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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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05ROME780AD-HOC UNIDROIT ELECTION COMMITTEE MEETING
[...] Summary: an ad-hoc committee of the International Institute for the Unification of Private Law (UNIDROIT) met on February 28 to discuss changes to the organization's by- laws that would guarantee geographic representation on the Governing Council. A general consensus formed around a minimalis [...]
2005-03-08 20:01:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDAORC UNIDROIT
05ROME857DEPARTING IRANIAN AMBASSADOR MAY SEEK SENIOR FAO
[...] (SBU) Mohammad Saeid Noori-Naeni, who has served as Iran's Ambassador to the UN agencies in Rome since 1994, returns to his academic roots in Iran this month to become Rector of the University of Tehran. Indications are that the Iranian diplomat, who is popular in Rome, may be contemplati [...]
2005-03-14 15:48:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALAORC EAGR KUNR PINR PREL IR FAO
05ROME860ITALY WILL DONATE TO FAO EXTERNAL EVALUATION
[...] No summary [...]
2005-03-14 17:23:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDAORC EAGR IT KUNR FAO
05SANAA1529DEMARCHE IN SUPPORT OF SWISS CIRCULAR ON
[...] No summary [...]
2005-06-06 13:21:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPREL AORC PHUM YM DEMARCHE
05SANAA1770ROYG SAYS THIRD PROTOCOL CONFERENCE NOT ON OIC
[...] (C) On June 26 Charge delivered ref A demarche to Deputy Foreign Minister Mustafa Noman requesting Yemen not to support OIC attempts to block the convening of a Conference on the Third Protocol this fall. Earlier in June, in response to ref B demarche, Noman said the ROYG had not yet formulat [...]
2005-06-26 13:22:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV AORC AUNR KISL YM DEMARCHE
05SANAA1771CDA DELIVERS UN REFORM PRIORITIES DEMARCHE TO
[...] (U) Charge delivered refs A and B requesting ROYG support for U.S. United Nations reform priorities, and ref C on UNHCR reform to Depduty Foreign Minister Mustafa Noman on June 26. Noman promised to get back to Charge on the ROYG position. 2. (C) Noman noted that the possibility of an OIC se [...]
2005-06-26 13:25:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV AORC KISL YM AUNR DEMARCHE
05SANAA2463THE CITY OF TAIZ: WILL THE PHOENIX RISE AGAIN?
[...] Summary: DCM visited the city of Taiz, the third largest city in Yemen to open bids for the the US Trade and Development Agency (USTDA)-funded wastewater system project and to meet with civic, NGO, and business leaders on August 8. Taiz stand on the shoulders of trained and passionate NGO, [...]
2005-08-29 13:08:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIEDECON SENV SOCI YM COM AORC
05SANJOSE1671COSTA RICAN REPRESENTATION AT WHTI MEETING
[...] No summary [...]
2005-07-21 22:01:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIEDAORC EAIR ELTN EWWT XM XL CS
05SANJOSE2019CHAVEZ SOCIAL CHARTER EVENT
[...] No summary [...]
2005-08-26 22:06:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL AORC KSUM SOCI CS
05SANJOSE2713MDA DEMARCHE ON ADDITIONAL GENEVA PROTOCOL
[...] (SBU) Post delivered reftel demarche on November 17 to Chief of Multilateral Affairs Carlos Cordero. In a follow-up conversation on November 22, Cordero advised Poloff that he would likely be attending the conference in Geneva to discuss the adoption of a third protocol. Cordero made clear th [...]
2005-11-23 18:52:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC PHUM PREF PREL
05SANJOSE2795COSTA RICA CONTINUES TO SUPPORT ADOPTION OF THIRD
[...] No summary [...]
2005-12-08 10:23:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PHUM PREF PREL CS ICRC
05SANJOSE2802DEMARCHE DELIVERED: METHYL BROMIDE EXEMPTION
[...] In response to demarche request (Reftel),on December 5, 2005 Post shared talking points with Vice Minister of Environment and Energy Allan Flores, Environmental Coordinator for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Maria Cristina Castro, and Enid Chaverri of the International Cooperation Office. [...]
2005-12-08 16:57:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIEDSENV AORC EAGR ETRD PREL
05SANTIAGO2324INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANIZATION CANDIDACY
[...] (C) Post delivered reftel demarche November 14 to Ximena Verdugo at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Multilateral Candidacies office. Verduga said that Chile's votes at the IMO are coordinated through Veronica Rocha at the Chilean Embassy in London. Verdugo noted it should be possible to arr [...]
2005-11-15 10:22:00Embassy SantiagoCONFIDENTIALEWWT PHSA KTIA AORC US CI IMO
05SANTIAGO2351CHILE TO CONSIDER VOCAL SUPPORT FOR THIRD
[...] (U) The Ambassador called on Foreign Ministry Director General for External Affairs Carlos Portales (the number three) on November 16, in part to deliver Ref A demarche seeking Chile's vocal support for the Third Additional Protocol to the Geneva Convention. The Ambassador expressed appreciat [...]
2005-11-16 20:17:00Embassy SantiagoCONFIDENTIALAORC ICRC PHUM PREF PREL IS SZ CI
05SANTIAGO2476MDA: DEMARCHE TO VOTE YES
[...] No summary [...]
2005-12-07 21:34:00Embassy SantiagoCONFIDENTIALAORC ICRC PHUM PREF PREL IS SZ CI
05SANTODOMINGO1199DEMARCHE ON URGING FISCAL RESTRAINT IN ILO:
[...] No summary [...]
2005-03-03 15:12:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL AORC ELAB DR
05SANTODOMINGO2614OAS WORKING GROUP ON RACISM - FOREIGN MINISTER
[...] (SBU) On April 5 the Ambassador discussed with Foreign Minister Carlos Morales Troncoso U.S. views (reftel) on proposals for an Inter-American Convention on Racism. Morales Troncoso agreed there was no reason to negotiate an additional instrument on racism and said he would speak with his MFA [...]
2005-05-06 20:53:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL AORC DR
05SANTODOMINGO285DOMINICAN FM RESPONSE ON PROPOSED ANNOUNCEMENT OF
[...] In response to Charge's telephone call on USG intentions to announce support for the OAS SYGEN candidacy of Francisco Flores, Dominican Foreign Minister Morales Troncoso confirmed Dominican support for Flores. He has asked for the date of the proposed announcement at the OAS by A/S Noriega an [...]
2005-01-19 19:59:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL AORC DR
05SANTODOMINGO2938OAS GENERAL ASSEMBLY: COMPOSITION OF DELEGATIONS -
[...] In response to Embassy's inquiries per reftel, the MFA on May 18 informed us of the principals who will comprise the Dominican Republic's delegation to the OASGA in Ft. Lauderdale, FL, June 5-7. MFA indicated there might be later additions to this list and also promised to provide the delegat [...]
2005-05-24 21:59:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PREL DR OAS
05SANTODOMINGO2972ILO FISCAL RESTRAINT, CUBAN CANDIDACY - DOMINICAN
[...] Embassy on May 25 provided Ref A-B talking points in Spanish to MFA UN-OAS Director Michelle Cohen, emphasizing the importance of fiscal restraint in the proposed ILO budget for 2006-2007 and U.S. preference for Barbados over Cuba as the Caribbean candidate for the ILO Governing Body. The same [...]
2005-05-25 22:12:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDELAB DR AORC PREL CU BB
05SANTODOMINGO3089DOMINICAN SUPPORT AT WORLD CUSTOMS ORGANIZATION
[...] Dominican Customs Director General Miguel Cocco received EcoPol counselor on June 7 for a wide-ranging discussion of customs cooperation and said that he would be issuing explicit directions to Dominican ambassador in Brussels Federico Cuello to support U.S. initiatives at the June meeting of [...]
2005-06-08 17:16:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDETRD DR AORC
05SANTODOMINGO3350MDA DEMARCHE: DOMINICAN REPUBLIC WILL SUPPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2005-06-23 20:54:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC IS SZ PREL PREF PHUM
05SANTODOMINGO3364U.S. CANDIDACY FOR THE WHO EXECUTIVE BOARD:
[...] Embassy delivered reftel diplomatic note to the MFA on June 20-21. On June 22 (and again on June 24),UN/OAS affairs deputy division chief Rhadys Abreu de Polanco informed us that she had requested the views of the Dominican Republic's health authorities. We will follow up, emphasize the im [...]
2005-06-24 19:42:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDAORC DR PREL
05SANTODOMINGO3446FAO/WHO CODEX ALIMENTARIUS COMMISSION - U.S.
[...] Embassy officer delivered reftel demarche and curriculum vitae of the U.S. candidate for vice-chair of the Codex Alimentarius Commission to MFA UN/OAS affairs division chief Michelle Cohen on July 1, pointing out that the election will occur during the July 4-9 meeting. Cohen undertook to pr [...]
2005-07-04 17:46:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ETRD AORC
05SANTODOMINGO3678DOMINICAN RESPONSE TO REQUEST ON INFO FOR MINISTER
[...] No summary [...]
2005-07-19 19:30:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDAORC EAIR ELTN EWWT XM XL CA
05SANTODOMINGO4212DOMINICAN REPUBLIC IS NOT FOCUSING ON TSUNAMI
[...] The Dominican government does not have a tsunami warning system (TWS) and it is unlikely that it will develop one soon. The Dominican National Emergency Commission does not believe tsunamis are a current threat to the Dominican Republic in comparison to hurricanes, flooding, and tornadoes. [...]
2005-09-06 20:22:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDAORC TPHY EAID SENV DR
05SANTODOMINGO4651DOMINICAN FM AGREES TO SUPPORT U.S. POSITION ON
[...] The Ambassador spoke by telephone with Dominican Foreign Minister Carlos Morales Troncoso, who is currently visiting Spain with President Leonel Fernandez. The Foreign Minister said that he would have instructions issued to the Dominican delegation to support the U.S. position. HERTELL [...]
2005-10-14 20:26:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDAORC SCUL ETRD OPDC DR UNESCO BHUM
05SANTODOMINGO4652UNSTRAW - PEDOPHILIA CERTIFICATION
[...] INSTRAW is an unfunded UN-affiliated research organization that has loose connections with 19 NGOs. The embassy is familiar with several of the NGOs and none is known to have the mission of promoting pedophilia. Political officer conducted a review of NGOs affiliated with INSTRAW and found [...]
2005-10-14 20:26:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PHUM SOCI
05SANTODOMINGO48682005 WHA ECONOMIC OFFICERS' CONFERENCE
[...] Embassy Santo Domingo will send EcoPol counselor Michael Meigs to the Econ Officers' conference. He is scheduled to attend the CCAA so he expects to arrive at the Doubletree on December 7 PM. KUBISKE [...]
2005-11-02 13:32:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDAORC ETRD EFIN EAID
05SANTODOMINGO777DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: PREPARATIONS FOR CICTE MEETING
[...] No summary [...]
2005-02-15 20:55:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPTER PREL AORC DR
05TAIPEI1974 Environmental Sustainability Index - Taiwan
[...] (SBU) Summary. In January 2005, Yale, Columbia and the World Economic Forum published a joint study that ranked Taiwan as the world's second worst economy in terms of environmental stewardship. The low ranking troubles policy makers in Taiwan because of significant environmental progress in [...]
2005-05-02 06:03:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC SENV PREL TW
05TAIPEI2058AIT 2005 EARTH DAY BEACH CLEAN-UP
[...] (U) Summary. Econ/ESTH, PAS and CLO along with the Taipei American School's (TAS) Key Club worked together to organize AIT's participation in a Taiwan government sponsored beach-clean up event in commemoration of Earth Day 2005. Thirty two people from the AIT community (including Americans, [...]
2005-05-06 06:38:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDSENV KSEP KPAO AORC PREL TW
05TEGUCIGALPA149OAS SECGEN CANDIDACY OF FRANCISCO FLORES -
[...] (C) Ambassador has raised this matter on multiple occasions with Honduran President Ricardo Maduro, most recently on January 18 during visit of CODEL Weller. Maduro again demurred taking a position in support of Francisco Flores. During this most recent instance, Maduro, after reciting aga [...]
2005-01-21 21:01:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALPREL AORC HO OAS
05TEGUCIGALPA1531HONDURAS CO-SPONSORING, NOT OPPOSING, G-4
[...] (C) Acting PolChief demarched Honduran MFA Acting Director General (A/DG) of Foreign Policy Alan Javier Oviedo Garcia July 19 and delivered talking points (refs B/C) on the proposed G-4 resolution for expanding the UN Security Council (UNSC). A/DG Oviedo told Acting PolChief that Honduras was [...]
2005-07-26 22:32:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KUNR AORC HO UNSC UNGA
05TEGUCIGALPA1916HONDURAS REQUESTS U.S. SUPPORT FOR HONDURAN
[...] This is an action cable for IO/T. Please see paragraph 4. 2. On July 12 Post sent reftel diplomatic note requesting GOH support for the USG candidacy for the World Heritage Committee of UNESCO. Post received vague responses each time the issue was mentioned to the MFA until September 5, w [...]
2005-09-20 22:35:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL SCUL SOCI AORC KJUS HO UNESCO UN
05TEGUCIGALPA1940MEDIA REACTION ON THE UN, SEPTEMBER 21, 2005
[...] On 9/21 the San Pedro Sula-based liberal daily "La Prensa" published an op-ed by Roger Martinez Miralda entitled "UN's difficulties." "Although my points of convergence with the Venezuelan president are few and his way of making his expositions be taken seriously do not seem the most suitable [...]
2005-09-21 20:42:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP PREL AORC KPAO PGOV KDEM HO
05TEGUCIGALPA1948MEDIA REACTION ON THE UN, SEPTEMBER 19, 2005
[...] On 9/18 the San Pedro Sula-based liberal daily "La Prensa" published an editorial entitled "Poor results." "The few results of the UN's General Assembly in its sixtieth anniversary is an obvious example of the disagreements, product of complex organization, to which we can apply the contradict [...]
2005-09-21 21:35:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP PREL AORC KPAO PGOV KDEM HO
05TEGUCIGALPA2092HONDURAS GIVEN SECRETARY'S LETTER ON UNESCO
[...] This is an action cable for IO/UNESCO and IO/T. Please see paragraph 4. 2. PolChief delivered ref A letter from Secretary Rice (under cover letter from the Charge) and demarche/non-paper on the UNESCO Convention on Cultural Expressions to Acting Foreign Minister Juan Alberto Lara Bueso the [...]
2005-10-11 14:48:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ETRD SCUL SOCI AORC KJUS HO UNESCO UN
05TEGUCIGALPA2154HONDURAS GIVEN SECRETARY GUTIERREZ'S LETTER ON
[...] This is an action cable for IO/T. Please see paragraph 4. 2. Post delivered ref B letter from Secretary Gutierrez (under cover letter from the Charge) on the UNESCO Convention on Cultural Expressions to Minister of Trade and Industry Irving Guerrero on October 14. Post delivered ref A dip [...]
2005-10-20 14:53:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ETRD SCUL SOCI AORC KJUS HO UNESCO UN
05TEGUCIGALPA273HONDURAN RESPONSE TO G-8 FM'S LETTER ON IAEA
[...] As reported ref A, Embassy delivered the G-8 Foreign Ministers' letter on the IAEA Comprehensive Safeguard Agreements and the Additional Protocol in English (ref C) and Spanish (ref B),under cover letter from the Ambassador, to Minister of Foreign Affairs Leonidas Rosa Bautista in December 20 [...]
2005-02-07 17:00:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP TRGY PREL AORC PARM OPDC HO IAEA
05TEGUCIGALPA697OAS SYG: GOH BELIEVES DERBEZ AND INSULZA HAVE
[...] (C) Honduran Foreign Minister Leonidas Rosa Bautista and Senior MFA advisor AMB Policarpo Callejas told POLCOUNS on March 30 that next week's OAS SYG race will hinge on the ability of the U.S. to swing the votes of CARICOM nations. Callejas added that Honduras expected the U.S. would be able t [...]
2005-03-31 23:46:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV AORC HO OAS
05TELAVIV1117MFA OFFICIAL SAYS GOI "ADAMANT" ABOUT GAINING MDA
[...] (C) The GOI is "adamant" about bringing to closure in 2005 the issue of Magen David Adom (MDA) membership in the International Red Cross/Red Crescent Movement, MFA Deputy Director General (A/S-equivalent) for International Organization Affairs Roni Ya'ar told poloff on February 23. He reported [...]
2005-02-24 16:01:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALAORC PHUM PREF PREL IS SZ GOI EXTERNAL ISRAELI SOCIETY
05TELAVIV5705IRAN-IAEA: ISRAELI ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION
[...] (S) Senior Israeli Atomic Energy Commission (IAEC) officials Gideon Frank and Eli Levite told the Ambassador September 8 that a renewed international push on Iran, including referral to the UN Security Council, is necessary, because, based on the response to date of the international community [...]
2005-09-16 11:09:00Embassy Tel AvivSECRETPREL KNNP AORC TRGY ENRG PARM IR IS GOI EXTERNAL
05TELAVIV6355ISRAEL SUPPORTS U.S. APPROACH TO CSD ENERGY ROUND
[...] (U) The Ministry of Environment shares U.S. views on the recent Water Round of the U.N. Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD) and looks forward to working closely with the U.S. and other like-minded parties in the Energy Round. MOE officials have made the following points to ESTH officer [...]
2005-11-04 14:53:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV ECON ENRG EAID AORC IS ENVIRONMENT SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
05THEHAGUE1988NETHERLANDS/GAERC: DUTCH VIEWS ON JULY 18-19 GAERC
[...] (C) Summary. Poloff participated in the Dutch pre-briefing for the GAERC to be held in Brussels on July 18-19. It will emphasize the fight against terror, in light of the recent London bombings. On Lebanon and Syria, the Dutch believe the situation in Lebanon is "very fragile" and that the [...]
2005-07-15 10:35:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPREL AORC NL EUN
05THEHAGUE2696NETHERLANDS/UNGA: DUTCH NON-COMMITTAL ON FIRST
[...] (C) On September 6, POLOFF discussed reftel points on the proposed Mexican draft resolution on ad hoc committees in the UNGA First Committee (UNFC) to Joan Wiegman, Deputy Head of the Nuclear Affairs and Non-Proliferation Division at the MFA. Wiegman explained that the Dutch do not yet have [...]
2005-10-06 11:51:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM MNUC AORC NL
05THEHAGUE363NETHERLANDS/UN REFORM: DUTCH WILL PLAY IMPORTANT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Dutch are encouraging EU partners to remain flexible on the issue of UN reform in the run-up to the 2005 UNGA, according to Karel van Kesteren (MFA, UN Director) and his deputy, Pieter Ramaer. The Dutch have come around to the view that a Democracy Caucus in UN fora could [...]
2005-02-08 15:27:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPREL KUNR AORC NL UNSC UNGA KINR
05THEHAGUE448NETHERLANDS/HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION: DUTCH
[...] (C) SUMMARY: At the upcoming Commission on Human Rights (CHR) in Geneva, the Dutch want a resolution on Sudan regardless of the status of UNSC action. They expect no AU action on the DRC, which means the EU will likely have to sponsor a resolution. They think an EU resolution on Zimbabwe [...]
2005-02-16 10:43:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL NL AORC EUN
05VIENNA1703AUSTRIAN RESPONSE: USG PROPOSED COPUOS SPACE
[...] On May 20 Economic Unit Chief delivered reftel text to Florian Lorenz, Head of the MFA's Multilateral Scientific Cooperation and Space Affairs Unit. Lorenz welcomed the USG proposals, noting the EU and USG normally coordinated closely on space mitigation issues. Lorenz said the USG proposals [...]
2005-05-23 14:15:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDTSPA AORC AU UNPUOS UNGA
05VIENNA1778SUPPORT FOR ADDITIONAL ILO 2006-2007 BUDGET
[...] No summary [...]
2005-06-01 09:10:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDAORC ELAB AU ILO
05VIENNA2008SWISS CIRCULAR NOTE ON CONFERENCE FOR THIRD
[...] (C) EconPolOff conveyed reftel points to MFA Human Rights Bureau Director Engelbert Theuermann on June 15. Theuermann said the GoA had already notified the Swiss Government that it supported a diplomatic conference to adopt the Third Additional Protocol. Theuermann added that the GoA was sa [...]
2005-06-15 14:50:00Embassy ViennaCONFIDENTIALAORC PHUM PREF PREL AU ICRC
05VIENNA2195 FAO/WHO CODEX DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] Per reftel, FAS/Vienna delivered talking points and Dr. Karen Hulebak's CV to Dr. Erhard Hoebaus, Austrian FAO/WHO Codex Contact Point, Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Environment and Water. 2. Dr. Hoebaus plans to attend the Codex session scheduled for July 4-9. Dr. Hoebaus knows Dr. H [...]
2005-06-29 12:08:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ETRD AORC AU FAO
05VIENNA2197 AUSTRIAN AVIATION SECTOR INTENSIFYING RELATIONS
[...] In 2004, the AUA group (Austrian Airlines, LaudaAir and Austrian Arrows) carried a record number of passengers and operating profits rose by 25 percent. The outlook for 2005 is dim because of overcapacity in the European market and higher-than-projected fuel costs. Both AUA and the Vienna Ai [...]
2005-06-29 12:53:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDAORC EAIR AU ICAO
05VIENNA2247AUSTRIAN VIEWS ON UN REFORM
[...] Summary: Austria welcomes U.S. initiatives for UN reform. In conversations with the Foreign Minister and the MFA's International Organizations director, we found broad Austrian agreement to U.S. objectives regarding reftel concepts on development, reform of the Commission on Human Rights, d [...]
2005-07-05 14:01:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV KUNR AORC AU UNSC
05VIENNA2252AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH AUSTRIAN FOREIGN
[...] (C) Summary: Foreign Minister Plassnik told Ambassador Brown that Austria strongly agreed with the U.S. on the need to reform and strengthen the UN. In particular, Austria supports increased emphasis on rule of law issues as the key to ensuring stability in developing countries, sees a need [...]
2005-07-05 14:52:00Embassy ViennaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KUNR AORC AU UNSC
05VIENNA3674INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANIZATION -- AUSTRIA
[...] Econ Unit Chief delivered reftel demarche November 17 to Georg Woutsas, Counsellor in the MFA's Transport Department. Woutsas, along with Viktor Siegl from the Ministry of Transportation, will represent Austria at the November 21-December 2 International Maritime Organization (IMO) Assembly. [...]
2005-11-18 12:18:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDAORC EWWT PHSA KTIA AU IMO
05VIENNA3704AUSTRIA SUPPORTS ADOPTION OF THIRD ADDITIONAL
[...] (U) On 14 November, EconPolOff met with Bert Theuermann, Director for Human Rights in the Foreign Ministry, and Eva Schoefer from the same department to discuss adoption of a Third Additional Protocol to the 1949 Geneva Convention. If a vote is necessary, Theuermann said, Austria and the EU pl [...]
2005-11-22 12:53:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC PHUM PREF PREL IS SZ AU ICRC
05VIENNA3834MDA: AUSTRIA CONFIRMS YES VOTE ON THIRD ADDITIONAL
[...] No summary [...]
2005-12-07 20:01:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC PHUM PREF PREL IS SZ AU ICRC
05VIENNA402AUSTRIAN REACTION TO MERCURY DEMARCHE
[...] Post delivered reftel talking points and background to Thomas Jakl, the head of the Chemicals Department in the Ministry for Agriculture and Environment, and to the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Environment and Sustainable Development bureau on February 4. EmbOff followed up with J [...]
2005-02-10 15:21:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV AORC ETRD PREL AU
05VIENNA6762006-2007 ILO BUDGET: AUSTRIAN RESPONSE
[...] On March 3, Emboffs met with Peter Guschelbauer from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' section responsible for ILO issues, to deliver reftel points. According to Guschelbauer, Austria shares the USG view and will not advocate for such a "substantial increase" in the 2006-07 ILO budget. Austri [...]
2005-03-04 10:24:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDAORC ELAB AU ILO
05VIENNA697ISRAEL'S MEMBERSHIP IN GROUPS AT WIPO, ILO, UNEP,
[...] (SBU) EconPolOff delivered ref a demarche on March 4 to Dr. Helmut Boeck, new deputy head of the Austrian MFA's International Organizations Bureau. He observed that some of these issues have been pending since his last stint in the UN Affairs Bureau seven years ago. Boeck told us that, to th [...]
2005-03-04 16:19:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC ELAB KIPR IS AU WIPO ILO
05VIENNA963UN FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION (FAO)
[...] Post conveyed reftel demarche on the independent external evaluation of the FAO to Walter Lichem, Head of the international organizations office in the FMA and to Hedwig Woegerbauer, GoA official responsible for FAO issues in the Ministry of Agriculture. 2. In a follow-up, Lichem told us [...]
2005-03-23 14:35:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR KUNR AORC AU FAO
05WARSAW2711DELIVERY OF DEMARCHE ON UN REFORM
[...] (SBU) Ambassador spoke to Polish Foreign Minister Daniel Rotfeld on June 30 to urge him to support the U.S. agenda for reform of the UN. Drawing on Reftels A and B, Ambassador emphasized the importance the Secretary attaches to broad reform, and emphasized that this goes farther than UNSC re [...]
2005-07-01 08:37:00Embassy WarsawUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKUNR PREL PGOV AORC PL UNSC
05WELLINGTON125NEW ZEALAND RESPONSE ON MERCURY ISSUE AT UNEP
[...] Poloff provided reftel demarche points to Lesley Woudberg, Environment Division, NZ Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT.) Woudberg stated that the GONZ would support the partnership concept advocated in the US draft resolution. She noted that the GONZ advocates a bilateral or national [...]
2005-02-14 01:23:00Embassy WellingtonUNCLASSIFIEDSENV AORC ETRD PREL NZ
05WELLINGTON199 FISCAL RESTRAINT ON ILO PROPOSED BUDGET
[...] No summary [...]
2005-03-09 17:46:00Embassy WellingtonUNCLASSIFIEDAORC ELAB NZ ILO
05WELLINGTON472DEMARCHE DELIVERED FOR MDA: CONFERENCE FOR THIRD
[...] No summary [...]
2005-06-16 03:52:00Embassy WellingtonUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PHUM PREF PREL IS SZ NZ ICRC
05WELLINGTON496NEW ZEALAND RESPONSE ON UN REFORM
[...] (SBU) On June 21, Charge delivered ref A, B and C demarche points to Wen Chin Powles and Valerie Meyer, both Deputy Directors at the United Nations, Human Rights and Commonwealth Division (UNHC) of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT). Powles and Meyer said that the GoNZ's positi [...]
2005-06-27 04:48:00Embassy WellingtonCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL PGOV KUNR AORC NZ UNSC UNCHR
05WELLINGTON79260TH UNFC: NEW ZEALAND RESPONDS TO DEMARCHE ON
[...] (C) Largely because of frustration over the lack of progress in the Geneva Conference on Disarmament, the New Zealand government supports the draft resolution in the UN First Committee that would establish Ad Hoc Committees under the UN General Assembly. However, New Zealand does not want the [...]
2005-10-13 02:13:00Embassy WellingtonCONFIDENTIALAORC PARM PREL MNUC CA MX NZ
05WELLINGTON883NEW ZEALAND'S POSITION ON U.S. CANDIDACY FOR IMO
[...] No summary [...]
2005-11-14 03:10:00Embassy WellingtonUNCLASSIFIEDKTIA AORC EWWT PHSA US NZ IMO
05WELLINGTON922 NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR BRIAN
[...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Brian Hutchins, International Postal Affairs Specialist, U.S. Postal Service to travel to Napier, New Zealand from January 29 - February 3, 2006. The purpose of this visit is to attend a meeting of a subgroup responsible for networks and [...]
2005-12-02 03:00:00Embassy WellingtonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA AORC NZ USPS
05WELLINGTON944NEW ZEALAND ON MDA VOTE
[...] No summary [...]
2005-12-08 04:05:00Embassy WellingtonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC PHUM PREF PREL NZ
05YEREVAN1018DEMARCHE DELIVERED: MDA AND CONFERENCE ON THIRD
[...] (C) Post delivered demarche talking points regarding the Israeli National Society (MDA) and International Committee of the Red Cross/Red Crescent movement to MFA International Organizations Department Chief Valery Mkrtumyan June 9 per reftel instructions. Mrkrtumyan said the GOAM did not have [...]
2005-06-10 02:23:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALAORC PHUM PREL IS SZ AM ICRC
05YEREVAN1203 UN REFORM: PROMOTING OUR PRIORITIES -
[...] (U) Sensitive But Unclassified. Treat Accordingly. 2. (SBU) We delivered demarche and talking points regarding USG reform priorities at the United Nations on June 21 to MFA International Organizations Department Chief Valery Mkrtumyan per reftel instructions. We followed up with Mkrtumyan [...]
2005-07-07 05:05:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKUNR PREL PGOV AORC AM UNSC
05YEREVAN2028RED CROSS/RED CRESCENT: ARMENIA "LIKELY TO
[...] No summary [...]
2005-11-18 10:51:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREF PREL AORC IS SZ AM ICRC
05ZAGREB1818GOC LIKELY TO SUPPORT U.S. ICCAT
[...] (SBU) Croatian Assistant Minister for Fisheries Ivan Katavic, Ministry of Agriculture, told Econoff on November 9 that the GOC supported Dr. Gerald Scott for chair of the Standing Committee on Research and Statistics (SCRS) and that he expects Croatia to support Dr. Hogarth as well. Katavic [...]
2005-11-14 11:34:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDEFIS PHSA SENV AORC ICCAT
06ABIDJAN652DEMARCHES ON NAM AND OIC STATEMENTS ABOUT IRAN'S
[...] (C) POL/ECON Counselor and Deputy POL/ECON Counselor delivered a demarche June 16 to Ambassador Bernard Tanoh Boutchoue, Director for the United Nations and Specialized Agencies at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, expressing U.S. disappointment with the statement on Iran's nuclear program that [...]
2006-06-16 15:37:00Embassy AbidjanCONFIDENTIALPREL AORC KNNP UNSC IV IR
06ABUDHABI103REPORTING IRAN TO THE UNSC DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] (C) On January 16, Pol Chief met with MFA Director for International Organizations Yacub al-Hosani to deliver ref A points on U.S. views regarding the Iran nuclear issue, and texts of both the EU-3 Foreign Ministers' Statement and the Secretary's Statement on Iran's resumption of uranium SIP [...]
2006-01-17 11:47:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALKNNP PARM PREL IR EU AORC AE UN
06ABUDHABI106INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL BOARD ELECTION
[...] No summary [...]
2006-01-17 11:52:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL AORC AE UNCND UN
06ABUDHABI183IAEA DONOR CONFERENCE ON DECOMMISSIONING IRAQ'S
[...] No summary [...]
2006-01-23 12:57:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC KNNP OTRA AE IAEA
06ABUDHABI1993UAE SUPPORTS U.S. CANDIDATE FOR INCB ELECTION
[...] (U) On May 13, the Embassy received a diplomatic note supporting U.S. candidate Melvin Levitsky's re-election to the International Narcotic Control Board elections. 2. (U) Begin diplomatic note: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs presents its compliments to the Embassy of the United States o [...]
2006-05-14 13:30:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR AORC PREL AE
06ABUDHABI2277FOLLOW-UP DEMARCHE ON NAM STATEMENT ON IRAN: "THE
[...] (C) On June 3 DCM delivered demarche points on the NAM Statement on Iran to MFA America desk director Ambassador Ali Al Zarouni -- along with a copy of the NAM statement. MinState Foreign Affairs Mohammed Hussain Al Sha'ali led the UAE delegation to the May 27-30 NAM meeting in Kuala Lumpur. [...]
2006-06-04 12:13:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALKNNP PREL AORC AE
06ABUDHABI2348UAE REQUESTS U.S. SUPPORT FOR INTERNATIONAL
[...] (U) The Embassy received via diplomatic note May 28 the UAE,s request for U.S. support for their nomination to the International Telecommunication Union Council (ITU). 2. (U) Begin text of diplomatic note: The Ministry has the honor to inform the Embassy that the UAE has achieved a distin [...]
2006-06-07 10:58:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECPS AORC AE
06ABUDHABI257REPORTING IRAN TO THE UNSC: UAE PERSPECTIVE,
[...] (C) On January 25, in the course of delivering demarches on Afghanistan donors conference and Bashar Al-Asad's travel, DCM met with MFA Asst U/S Tariq Al-Haidan and also reviewed ref A points on Iran. Al-Haidan (who formerly served as UAE ambassador in Iran) expressed what has been increasin [...]
2006-01-25 15:32:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALKNNP PARM PREL AORC IR AE UN
06ABUDHABI3056P5+1 IRAN INCENTIVE PACKAGE
[...] (C) Summary: Ambassador emphasized reftel points on Iran with MFA's number two on July 26. An inquiry about the Minister's Iran travel plans led to a discussion of consular and legal issues between the UAE and Iran which would be addressed by an MFA team the following week. End summary. [...]
2006-07-26 13:42:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM KNNP AORC IR EU AE
06ABUDHABI3623INTERNATIONAL MOBILE SATELLITE ORGANIZATION
[...] No summary [...]
2006-09-13 11:44:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC ECPS EWWT IMO INMARSAT KHLS AE
06ABUDHABI3631UAE UPDATE ON SUPPORT FOR INTERNATIONAL MOBILE
[...] (SBU) Ref A reports the probable support of the UAE for Steven Lett's candidacy to head the International Mobile Satellite Organization. Subsequent to that exchange, and in response to a diplomatic note which had been submitted to the MFA prior to our September 5 meeting, the MFA has responde [...]
2006-09-14 10:03:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC ECPS EWWT IMO INMARSAT KHLS AE
06ABUDHABI4221IMO DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO UAEG
[...] No summary [...]
2006-11-07 14:10:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDKTIA EWWT ANET AORC PREL ECPS IMO AE
06ABUJA1145NIGERIA: MDA DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-16 11:49:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PHUM PREL PREF ICRC NI
06ABUJA2772ABUJA DELIVERS DIPLOMATIC NOTES ON ITU CONFERENCE
[...] Embassy Abuja delivered on October 17 reftel diplomatic notes to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA),with a courtesy copy to the Ministry of Communications. The MFA had no immediate response. FUREY [...]
2006-10-18 15:39:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDAORC ECPS ITU NI
06ABUJA3274NIGERIA: UN SCALE OF ASSESSMENTS DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] (U) Post delivered reftel demarche on the U.N. scale of assessments to the office of Ambassador Abdul bin Rimdap, Chief of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs First UN Division on December 20. Ambassador Rimdap was not immediately available for comment. Any comments will be reported septel. FURE [...]
2006-12-22 11:27:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL AMGT AORC UNGA NI
06ACCRA1259DEMARCHE DELIVERED: IRAN SEEKS CHAIR OF IOM EXCOM
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-02 11:19:00Embassy AccraCONFIDENTIALPREL SMIG IR AORC
06ACCRA1357ADDRESSING THE IRAN ISSUE AT THE JUNE 12-16 IAEA
[...] (SBU) Charge made Ref A points with FMA Chief Director Ellen Serwaa Nee-Whang on June 9. Nee-Whang said the GoG had consistently supported the use of nuclear energy for peaceful purposes only and that it would back the role of the IAEA to verify that Iran's nuclear program was peaceful. Nee-W [...]
2006-06-14 07:29:00Embassy AccraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYIAEA PREL KNNP AORC UNSC GH
06ACCRA163DEMARCHE ON UN REFORM: GHANA
[...] No summary [...]
2006-01-20 11:17:00Embassy AccraUNCLASSIFIEDADCO AORC GH KUNR PHUM PREL
06ACCRA164IAEA AND IRAN: GHANA'S VIEWS
[...] (C) On January 19, Ambassador raised ref A points on Iran and the IAEA with Ghanaian Deputy Foreign Minister Awasi Osei-Adjei (the Foreign Minister was out of the country.) The Ambassador mentioned that she had raised the IAEA issue on January 13 with Professor Bekowe, Chairman of the Council [...]
2006-01-20 12:17:00Embassy AccraCONFIDENTIALAORC GH KNNP PREL TRGY IAEA
06ACCRA2842GHANA: DEMARCHE ON INT,L MARITIME ORGANIZATION,S
[...] EconOff delivered reftel demarche to two representatives of the Ghana Maritime Authority scheduled to attend the IMO Maritime Safety Committee meeting in Istanbul: Mrs. Bernadette Esa Chinery-Hesse, Board Secretary; and Captain E.B. Komeng, Maritime Security Coordinator. Both were highly supp [...]
2006-11-28 10:14:00Embassy AccraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYANET AORC ECPS EU EWWT GH IMO INMARSAT KTIA
06ACCRA3005GHANA HOSTS REGIONAL SEMINAR ON UNSCR 1540
[...] SUMMARY: Ghana hosted Africa's first outreach activity on United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1540, the UN Regional Seminar on Implementing UN Security Council Resolution 1540 (2004) in Africa, in Accra on November 9-10, 2006. Representatives from 23 African countries attended [...]
2006-12-18 17:35:00Embassy AccraUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP ETTC PARM PREL PTER AORC XA GH
06ADDISABABA3313ETHIOPIA: NOMINATIONS FOR USPTO GIPA PROGRAM
[...] The Ethiopian Intellectual Property Office nominates two candidates for participation in USPTO's February 2007 Global Intellectual Property Academy for Advanced Patent Law and Procedure: -- Temesgen Maru, Patent Search and Examination Expert, and -- Mekonnen Haile Woldemariam, Patent Admini [...]
2006-12-18 12:10:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD KIPR AORC EFIN OTRA ET
06ADDISABABA86AU SOCIAL AFFAIRS COMMISSIONER ON AU HEALTH
[...] (SBU) Summary: The African Union's (AU) attention to social issues in Africa is one of the major issues differentiating it from its predecessor organization, the OAU, Commissioner for Social Affairs Bience Gawanas (Namibian) told DCM January 5. The AU is working with African regional economi [...]
2006-01-11 06:09:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL AORC WHO SOCI AU
06AMMAN2446ANNUAL STAFFING DATA FOR UNRWA
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-06 12:09:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDAORC APER ECON KUNR UN JO
06AMMAN4063JORDAN ANNOUNCES CANDIDATE FOR WCO CHAIRMANSHIP;
[...] (SBU) The Foreign Ministry informed Embassy via diplomatic note June 4 that Jordan is nominating Customs Director General Ala'a Batayneh for the World Customs Organization chairmanship in the WCO election being held in Brussels at the end of the month. The GoJ seeks U.S. support for the nomi [...]
2006-06-07 10:04:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD AORC EFIN PINR JO
06AMMAN5491JORDAN INVITED TO LEBANON CORE GROUP
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-21 10:29:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL AORC IS LE JO
06AMMAN8690COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR USDEL TO THE CONFERENCE OF
[...] (SBU) Embassy Amman welcomes and grants country clearance for the following officials to visit Jordan to represent the U.S. at the Conference of State Parties to the UN Convention Against Corruption: Elizabeth Verville, Peter Ainsworth, John Brandolino, Christine Cline, Elizabeth Hart, Benjamin [...]
2006-12-04 08:10:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KCRM SNAR OTRA JO
06AMMAN883JORDANIAN REPRESENTATIVE TO THE IAEA DONOR
[...] No summary [...]
2006-02-07 13:59:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KNNP OTRA IZ JO IAEA
06AMMAN8965UN SCALE OF ASSESSMENTS DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2006-12-18 14:35:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL AMGT AORC UNGA JO
06ANKARA238TURKEY'S REPONSE ON INCB ELECTION
[...] (SBU) On January 20 we met with Peyami Ciklakalyoncu, attache in the MFA's Deputy Directorate General for International Political Organizations, regarding the USG's nomination of Ambassador (retired) Melvyn Levitsky to the International Narcotics Control Board (INCB). Ciklakalyoncu told us th [...]
2006-01-20 15:45:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL AORC TU
06ANKARA2445MDA: TURKISH RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON AMBASSADOR'S
[...] (C) We met with Turkish MFA International Political Organizations Deputy Director General Tunc Ugdul May 2 to discuss ref A points on the upcoming 29th International Conference of the Red Cross and Red Crescent in Geneva in June. He said he expected the GOT's position will likely remain the s [...]
2006-05-03 14:25:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALAORC PHUM PREF PREL ICRC SZ TU
06ANKARA2643TURKEY RESPONSES ON ITU CANDIDACIES
[...] Embassy submitted a diplomatic note on March 30 to relay the U.S. request for Turkey's support for the U.S. candidate Julie Napier Zoller for the ITU Radio Regulations Board (Ref A). The GOT MFA responded by diplomatic note on April 24 that "it would give its most careful consideration" to th [...]
2006-05-11 12:42:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDAORC ECPS TU
06ANKARA2663TURKEY SUPPORTS LEVITSKY IN INCB ELECTION
[...] (SBU) In a diplomatic noted dated May 10, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs informed us that Turkey supports the U.S. candidate, Ambassador (retired) Melvyn Levitsky, for re-election to the International Narcotics Control Board (INCB). This decision came as a result of two diplomatic notes, two [...]
2006-05-11 14:18:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL AORC TU
06ANKARA3763TURKISH RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON UN REFORM AND
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-27 13:18:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT AORC PREL EU EUN UNGA TU
06ANKARA4061TURKEY INVITED TO AFGHANISTAN PRT EFFECTIVENESS
[...] (SBU) We called on the MFA Deputy Director General for South Asia, Babur Hizlan, on July 10 to invite Turkey to the July 20-21 conference on enhancing Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) effectiveness co-sponsored by the governments of Canada and the United States and hosted by the Government [...]
2006-07-12 06:34:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MOPS TU AF XD AORC NATO
06ANKARA4314TURKEY FAMILIAR WITH P5+1 INCENTIVE PACKAGE FOR
[...] (C) We passed to MFA Arms Control and Disarmament Department Head Osman Yavuzalp on July 25 reftel points on the P5 1 incentive package for Iran. Yavuzalp confirmed his government's familiarity with the specifics. He said Iranian officials told Turkey's embassy in Tehran that the package was [...]
2006-07-26 14:12:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALKNNP PARM PREL IR EU AORC
06ANKARA4761TURKEY: AFGHANISTAN PRT TO OPEN IN NOVEMBER; ISAF
[...] (SBU) Summary: On August 8, MFA Head of Department for South Asia Murat Ulku provided an upbeat account of preparations to establish Turkey's first Afghanistan Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT),slated to open by November. Ulku said construction had begun, staffing is underway, and initial [...]
2006-08-16 10:38:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAF AORC EAID MOPS PREL TU XD NATO
06ANKARA5032TURKEY RESPONSE ON DEMARCHE FOR USG CANDIDATE LETT
[...] No summary [...]
2006-09-01 08:36:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC ECPS EU EWWT IMO INMARSAT KHLS
06ANKARA586TURKEY REQUEST DELAY OF IRAN NUCLEAR BRIEFING
[...] (C) As reported in ref (b),the Government of Turkey welcomes the opportunity to be briefed by the United States interagency team concerning the Iran nuclear program. We were informed the afternoon of Feb. 7 that due to the Feb. 15 visits by the Sheik of Bahrain, as well as the foreign mini [...]
2006-02-09 14:45:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALAORC EUN IR KNNP PARM PREL TU
06ANKARA5900 U.S. - TURKEY PEACEFUL NUCLEAR COOPERATION - SISTER LABS
[...] (SBU) We presented reftel points to MFA Energy Officer Gulsun Erkul on October 6. During the discussion, we encouraged the Government of Turkey to participate in the DOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) "Sister Laboratory" program for bilateral technical cooperation in peaceful [...]
2006-10-12 14:45:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYIAEA ENRG TRGY AORC KNNP OTRA TU
06ANKARA612TURKEY CTRY CLR GRANTED FOR IRAN BRIEFING TEAM
[...] (U) Mission welcomes and grants country clearance to USG interagency team led by Ambassador Schulte to travel to Turkey from February 15 through February 18, 2006. Embassy control officer for the visit is EXBS Advisor Kevin Lyon, who can be contacted 24 hours/day at (90)(312)455-5555, ext. 0. [...]
2006-02-10 14:29:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDAORC EUN IR KNNP PARM PREL TU
06ANKARA647SCENESETTER FOR THE FEB 15- 17 VISIT OF AMB
[...] (S) Summary: Your visit to Ankara provides a welcome opportunity to accomplish two things in our Iran diplomacy: brief the Turks on what we know about Iran's nuclear weapons development efforts and consult with them on the way forward. Turkey is at best a reluctant supporter of the internatio [...]
2006-02-14 06:01:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETAORC EUN IR KNNP PARM PREL TU
06ANKARA6480ITU PLENIPOTENTIARY: REQUEST FOR PERMISSION TO SIGN THE
[...] This is an action message. See paragraph 3. Post is transmitting this on behalf of the U.S. delegation to the ITU meeting in Antalya. 2. Summary and Action Request: The U.S. Delegation to the 2006 Plenipotentiary Conference of the International Telecommunication Union has achieved its [...]
2006-11-22 12:49:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDECPS AORC TU
06ASHGABAT349TURKMENISTAN: U.S. CANDIDATE FOR THE ITU RADIO
[...] Embassy Ashgabat delivered the reftel text supporting the candidacy of Julie Napier Zoller for the ITU Radio Regulations Board by diplomatic note 320/06 to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on March 31. Post does not anticipate information on who will lead the Government of Turkmenistan's del [...]
2006-04-04 10:34:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIEDAORC ECPS
06ASHGABAT581TURKMENISTAN'S FOREIGN MINISTER AGREES TO CONSIDER
[...] (C) Charge met with Turkmenistan's Foreign Minister Rashit Meredov to thank him for Turkmenistan's public statement in support of the U.S. initiative on Iran and to urge him to issue an additional public statement requesting Iran to do the right thing and also to follow up with Iran through d [...]
2006-06-02 13:46:00Embassy AshgabatCONFIDENTIALPREL AORC IAEA KNNP UNSC IR TX
06ASHGABAT582TURKMENISTAN'S FOREIGN MINISTER AGREES TO CONSIDER
[...] (C) Charge met with Turkmenistan's Foreign Minister Rashit Meredov to thank him for Turkmenistan's public statement in support of the U.S. initiative on Iran and to urge him to issue an additional public statement requesting Iran to do the right thing and also to follow up with Iran through d [...]
2006-06-02 13:46:00Embassy AshgabatCONFIDENTIALPREL AORC IAEA KNNP UNSC IR TX
06ASHGABAT787CHARGE DELIVERS P5+1 INCENTIVE PACKAGE DEMARCHE TO
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-24 08:24:00Embassy AshgabatCONFIDENTIALKNNP PARM PREL IR EU AORC TX
06ASTANA45WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION: SMALLPOX DEMARCHE TO KAZAKHSTAN
[...] Post delivered reftel demarche on May 17 to Almatbek Demesinov, Head of the UN division at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA). Demesinov stated that MFA concurred with the USG position in principle but needed to consult with the Ministry of Health before issuing a concrete response. On Ma [...]
2006-05-24 05:38:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL AORC TBIO WHO KZ
06ASTANA456KAZAKHSTAN WILL SUPPORT U.S. CANDIDACY AT ITU
[...] Econoff delivered reftel demarche October 31 to Rizat Nurshabekov, Deputy Chairman of the Agency for Informatization and Communications. Nurshabekov was receptive to the message and said that Kazakhstan will support the U.S. election to the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) Council [...]
2006-11-03 11:21:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDAORC ECPS ITU KZ
06ASTANA605KAZAKHSTANI POSITIONS AT ITU PLENIPOTENTIARY
[...] (SBU) In response to diplomatic notes prepared according to reftel instructions, the Kazakhstani Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) informed the Embassy on November 7 that Kazakhstan would support the U.S. candidacy to the International Telecommunications Union Council (ITU) at the ITU Plenipot [...]
2006-11-20 09:47:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC ECPS ITU KZ
06ASUNCION111PARAGUAY: INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL BOARD
[...] No summary [...]
2006-02-01 21:15:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIEDPREL AORC UNCND PA
06ASUNCION248PARAGUAY: DEMARCHE ON SIGNING THE THIRD ADDITIONAL
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-07 20:47:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIEDAORC ICRC PHUM PREF PREL SZ PA
06ASUNCION403PARAGUAY: INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL BOARD
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-20 21:06:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR AORC PREL UN PA
06ASUNCION406PARAGUAY: INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL BOARD
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-21 12:00:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR AORC PREL UN PA
06ASUNCION413PARAGUAY: INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL BOARD
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-24 12:10:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR AORC PREL UN PA
06ASUNCION490PARAGUAY ON SWISS CONFERENCE AMENDMENTS TO THIRD
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-10 14:54:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIEDAORC ICRC PHUM PREF PREL IS SZ PA
06ASUNCION492PARAGUAY: WHA/SMALLPOX DEMARCHE DEILVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-10 15:04:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIEDPREL AORC TBIO WHO PA
06ATHENS1057GREECE SUPPORTS INCREASING DIPLOMATIC PRESSURE ON
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-19 14:11:00Embassy AthensSECRETPREL AORC EU EUN IAEA KNNP UNSC IR GR WMD
06ATHENS1100GREECE WILL OPPOSE G-77 RESOLUTION ON UN
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-27 14:01:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC UNGA KUNR GR
06ATHENS1952DEMARCHE DELIVERED: GREECE SUPPORTS P5+1 INCENTIVE
[...] (C) Per reftel A, post transmitted subject demarche to MFA contacts on July 21. MFA recipients included Secretary General Charalambos Rocanas and Ambassador Fotis Xydas of the D1 Directorate of the UN, International Organizations and Disarmament. 2. (C) D1 officials responded on July 22, [...]
2006-07-26 12:46:00Embassy AthensCONFIDENTIALKNNP PARM PREL IR EU AORC GR PGOV PTER UNSC
06BAKU1091AZERBAIJAN: P5+1 INCENTIVE PACKAGE DEMARCHE
[...] (C) Poloff delivered ref A demarche to MFA Americas Desk officer Ilgar Mukhtarov July 24. Mukhtarov told Poloff that the GOAJ was concerned that the Israeli-Lebanese conflict might distract the international community's attention from the P5 1 incentive package negotiations and therefore inter [...]
2006-07-25 13:37:00Embassy BakuCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KNNP IR EU AORC AJ
06BAKU163AZERBAIJAN MUM ON P5+2 STATEMENT ON IRAN, LIKELY
[...] (C) Pol/Econ Counselor delivered ref a demarche on Iran's nuclear programs to MFA Americas Desk Director Ilgar Mukhtarov on February 2. Mukhtarov had no substantive comment and, in response to emboff's query, said the GOAJ had not issued a public statement on the P5 2's agreement that the IA [...]
2006-02-03 14:02:00Embassy BakuCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL KNNP AORC EU IR AJ
06BAKU1666DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON INTERNATIONAL MARITIME
[...] No summary [...]
2006-11-16 06:18:00Embassy BakuUNCLASSIFIEDKTIA EWWT ANET AORC PREL ECPS IMO INMARSAT EU
06BANDARSERIBEGAWAN459BRUNEI: INMARSAT CANDIDATE DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] (U) DCM delivered reftel demarche in support of the U.S. candidate for INMARSAT Director Steven Lett to USA Desk Officer at the MFAT Arni Abu Bakar on September 7. No response was given. SKODON [...]
2006-09-11 04:21:00Embassy Bandar Seri BegawanUNCLASSIFIEDKHLS AORC ECPS EWWT BX
06BANDARSERIBEGAWAN559BRUNEI RESPONSE TO ITU PLENIPOTENTIARY
[...] Embassy delivered reftel request to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade on October 20 with a courtesy copy to the Ministry of Communications. 2. MFAT Acting Deputy Director Haji Naaim Mohd Salleh of International Organizations Department informed embassy that Brunei supports both the [...]
2006-11-01 08:42:00Embassy Bandar Seri BegawanUNCLASSIFIEDAORC ECPS ITU BX
06BANGKOK1600THAILAND RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON MDA: SIGNING OF
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-15 09:52:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIEDAORC ICRC PHUM PREF PREL SZ
06BANGKOK2848WHO SMALLPOX DEMARCHE: THAILAND SUPPORTS US
[...] Post Health Attache contacted Dr. Supamit Chunsutthiwat, RTG Ministry of Public Health (MOPH),and communicated points in reftel. Dr. Supamit replied that the RTG concurs with the last WHO Executive Board report, which calls for a temporary maintenance of the virus stocks, and is not supporti [...]
2006-05-15 08:36:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIEDPREL AORC TBIO WHO
06BANGKOK3272THAILAND'S NON-RESPONSE ON DEMARCHE REGARDING NAM
[...] (C) Post delivered reftel demarche on May 25, 2006 via fax to the International Organization Bureau of Thailand's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA). The MFA confirmed receipt of the talking points and forwarded them to Director Charn Jullamon of the Peace, Security and Disarmament Division. [...]
2006-05-31 07:55:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPREL AORC KNNP IR PSI
06BANGKOK3302DEMARCHE DELIVERED: NAM/G-77 ON UN REFORM
[...] (U) On May 25, 2006 Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Phasporn Sangasubana, Director of Administrative Affairs Division of the International Organization Bureau of the Thai MFA. On May 31, Phasporn returned an official response to the U.S. points. Generally Disappointed -------------- [...]
2006-06-01 08:37:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT AORC UN
06BANGKOK3371DEMARCHE DELIVERED: FOLLOW-UP ON NAM STATEMENT ON
[...] (U) Poloff furnished Reftel A demarche points to the Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) on June 2, 2006. On June 5, the MFA notified Poloff that they have forwarded the points to Mr. Charn Jullamon, Director of the Office for Peace, Security, and Disarmament of the International Organiza [...]
2006-06-05 09:30:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIEDPREL AORC KNNP IR IAEA UNSC
06BANGKOK3372DEMARCHE DELIVERED: IRAN SEEKS CHAIR OF IOM EXCOM
[...] (U) The Thailand Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed receipt of reftel demarche on June 5, 2006 and forwarded it to Karntimon Ruksakiati, Counselor of the Social Division of the Bureau of International Organization for review and comments. BOYCE [...]
2006-06-05 09:44:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIEDPREL SMIG IR AORC
06BANGKOK3410DEMARCHE FOLLOW-UP: IRAN SEEKS CHAIR OF IOM EXCOM
[...] (U) On the evening of June 6, 2006, the Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs notified Poloff that Iran has withdrawn its bid for the Chairman of IOM EXCOM. Instead, Sri Lanka will be announced as the Chairman during the IOM meeting today. BOYCE [...]
2006-06-07 01:20:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIEDPREL SMIG IR AORC
06BANGKOK4096THAILAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR: MILOPS CONFERENCE
[...] Post warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to the individuals listed below from July 15 - July 23, 2006. C. Steven McGann J. Ashley Roach Capt. David H. Gordner William A. Conmley Ltc. Louis Ortiz 2. Per reftel all logistics being handled via USPACOM. No further action requi [...]
2006-07-11 03:17:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIEDAORC EWWT MOPS OTRA TH
06BANGKOK4505THAI REACTION TO P5+1 INCENTIVE PACKAGE FOR IRAN
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-26 04:06:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALKNNP PARM PREL IR EU AORC TH
06BANGKOK6941THAILAND: IRAN BRIEFING
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4. 2. (S) Ambassador spoke on November 9 to MFA Permanent Secretary Krit Garnchana-Gooncharn regarding reftel briefing. SIPDIS Given the nature of the issue, Krit recommended that the briefing be given to the MOD Permanent Secretary [...]
2006-11-16 10:08:00Embassy BangkokSECRETIAEA TRGY ENRG MNUC KNNP PARM PREL IR AORC TH
06BANGKOK7146ORANGUTAN ODYSSEYS IN SOUTHEAST ASIA
[...] Summary: A new wildlife anti-trafficking law enforcement network, the ASEAN-Wildlife Enforcement Network (ASEAN-WEN) established by ASEAN member countries in December 2005 shows that governments in Southeast Asia are beginning to pay more attention to the multi-billion dollar illegal wildlife [...]
2006-11-29 07:19:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIEDSENV AORC PREL XC
06BANGKOK7559REQUEST FOR DEMARCHE: UN SCALE OF ASSESSMENTS
[...] No summary [...]
2006-12-22 04:10:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT AORC PREL UNGA TH
06BANJUL381THE GAMBIA:MDA DEMARCHE: PERSUADING OIC MEMBERS TO
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-15 16:04:00Embassy BanjulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC PHUM PREF PREL ICRC SZ GA
06BANJUL473THE GAMBIA: P5+1 INCENTIVE PACKAGE FOR IRAN
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-24 14:04:00Embassy BanjulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM KNNP PREL IR EU AORC GA
06BEIJING1305GERMAN POLITICAL DIRECTOR TO PRESSURE BEIJING ON
[...] (C) The German Political Director will travel to Beijing January 23-24 to lead the EU-3 effort to pressure China to support its position on Iran's nuclear program, according to German Embassy Officer Aron Mir Haschemi. In a January 19 meeting and follow-up conversation on January 20, Aron sai [...]
2006-01-20 10:34:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM KNNP IR EU AORC CH
06BEIJING1306STRONG DOMESTIC PRESSURE DRIVING IRAN'S NUCLEAR
[...] (C) Summary: A strong domestic consensus in Iran is driving the government to restart enrichment activities and to pursue an indigenous nuclear program, according to MFA West Asia and African Affairs Iran Division Director Xu Wei. In a January 19 meeting, Xu said that Beijing believes it is [...]
2006-01-20 10:48:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM KNNP IR EU AORC CH
06BEIJING13859PRC/UN: UN MANAGEMENT REFORM DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] (C) China believes meaningful management reforms can be adopted before the United Nations General Assembly's (UNGA's) Fifth Committee adjourns, MFA IO Department UN Division Director Yang Tao told Poloffs on June 29 in response to Poloffs delivery of reftel points and draft resolution. China [...]
2006-06-29 10:29:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL AORC AMGT UNGA CH
06BEIJING16381U/S DOBRIANSKY DISCUSSES NORTH KOREANS, HUMAN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: UNDER SECRETARY DOBRIANSKY AND ASSISTANT FOREIGN MINISTER CUI TIANKAI DISCUSSED NORTH KOREANS IN CHINA, HUMAN RIGHTS AND CANDIDATES TO HEAD THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION (WHO) DURING AN AUGUST 9 BILATERAL MEETING PRIOR TO THE U.S.-CHINA GLOBAL ISSUES FORUM (GIF). U/S DOBRIANSKY E [...]
2006-08-09 12:41:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM AORC KN UN CH
06BEIJING4023PRC/IRAN: VFM LU GUOZENG'S TRIP TO IRAN
[...] (C) Vice Foreign Minister Lu Guozeng focused during his February 24-26 visit to Iran on discussing the gravity of the international situation that Iran faces with regard to the nuclear issue, according to MFA Arms Control and Nonproliferation Department Dputy Director General Wang Qun. Lu del [...]
2006-03-03 12:50:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM KNNP IR EU AORC CH
06BEIJING4219PRC/IRAN: VFM LU GUOZENG STRESSES COMMITMENT TO
[...] (C) Summary. China shares the international community's common goal of ensuring that Iran does not get nuclear weapons, Vice Foreign Minister Lu Guozeng stated. In a March 7 meeting with the CDA, Lu said he told Iranian officials during his late February trip to Iran that the "world does not [...]
2006-03-07 11:56:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM KNNP IR EU AORC CH
06BEIJING4893PRC/IRAN: CHINA OFFERS COMPROMISE SOLUTIONS TO P5
[...] (C) Summary: The PRC is prepared to adopt what it believes are compromise solutions to the current P5 disagreements over the text of a UNSC Presidential Statement (PRST),according to MFA International Organization Department Division Director Yang Tao. Noting Ambassador Wang Guangya,s discus [...]
2006-03-15 09:49:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM KNNP IR EU AORC CH
06BEIJING5077PRC/IRAN: IRANIAN PRESIDENTIAL ENVOY MOHAMMED
[...] (C) Summary: Iranian Presidential Envoy Mohammad Larijani, the elder brother of Iranian Supreme Security Council Secretary General Ali Larijani, hewed closely to Iran's standard positions on its nuclear program during his March 14-16 Beijing visit, but he did not repeat threats that Iran woul [...]
2006-03-17 09:54:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM KNNP ENRG IR EU AORC CH
06BEIRUT1342LEBANESE RESPONSE TO U.S. CANDIDATE FOR ITU RADIO
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-02 08:50:00Embassy BeirutUNCLASSIFIEDAORC ECPS LE
06BEIRUT350LEBANON'S RESPONSE TO ICAO DEMARCHE FOR U.S.
[...] No summary [...]
2006-02-07 15:18:00Embassy BeirutUNCLASSIFIEDPREL EAIR ICAO AORC EG ET FR LE PK SA TS
06BELGRADE1043DEMARCHE ON UN REFORM AND LIFTING THE BUDGET CAP
[...] (U) Emboffs conveyed ref demarche points and draft resolution to Katarina Lalic, head of the UN Directorate in the Serbian MFA on June 27. Ms. Lalic said she expected Serbia to vote with the consensus EU position on the issue. She promised to contact us immediately if GoS intentions changed. [...]
2006-06-29 09:19:00Embassy BelgradeUNCLASSIFIEDEU AMGT AORC PREL UNGA
06BELIZE106THE JANUARY 30 P5+2 STATEMENT DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2006-02-02 15:00:00Embassy BelmopanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM KNNP PREL IR EU AORC BH
06BELIZE471BELIZE: DEMARCHE IN ADVANCE OF NAM MINISTERIAL
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-26 15:46:00Embassy BelmopanSECRETKNNP PREL AORC UNSC IEAB BH
06BELIZE530BELIZE: FOLLOW-UP DEMARCHE ON NAM STATEMENT ON IRAN
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-14 14:34:00Embassy BelmopanCONFIDENTIALPREL AORC IAEA KNNP UNSC IR BH
06BELIZE532BELIZE: DEMARCHE TO NAM/G-77 ON UN REFORM: NAM
[...] Per reftel, post delivered demarche talking points to Aiesha Borland and Gianni Avila Desk Officers of Belize Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on May 24, 2006. Belize Desk officer responsible for U.N affairs Alphonso Gahona was on leave, and neither Borland nor Avila had any immediate comment. [...]
2006-06-14 16:36:00Embassy BelmopanUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT AORC UNGA BH
06BERLIN1502FOLLOW-UP DEMARCHE ON NAM STATEMENT ON IRAN
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-02 15:33:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALKNNP IAEA AORC PREL UNSC IR EU GM
06BERLIN2397DEMARCHE ON WTO DISPUTE ON CHINA IPR: GERMANY
[...] Embassy delivered reftel talking points to Knut Bruenjes, Deputy Director General for Trade Policy, at the Ministry of Economics and Technology, August 11, 2006. Bruenjes said German officials are aware of the seriousness of the IPR violations involving trademarks and copyrights occurring in [...]
2006-08-18 14:02:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDKIPR ECON ETRD AORC WTRO GM
06BERLIN3202GERMANY SUPPORTS U.S. CANDIDACY FOR ITU COUNCIL
[...] In response to the diplomatic notes relayed to German government as instructed in reftel, post recently received two Notes Verbal, both dated October 16. The first Note Verbal confirmed German support for the U.S. candidacy to the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Council in the up [...]
2006-11-02 14:19:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDAORC ECPS ITU GM
06BOGOTA1452COLOMBIA'S CANDIDATE FOR THE INTERNATIONAL LAW
[...] Post received on February 9 dip note DPM/CAI No. 5371 dated February 6 requesting U.S. support for Dr. Eduardo Valenica Ospina's candidacy for the UN International Law Commission as well as Valencia's CV (dip note and CV faxed to WHA/AND). Elections for 2007-2011 International Law Commission [...]
2006-02-15 16:57:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PREL CO
06BOGOTA3934COLOMBIA TO SUPPORT U.S. INBC CANDIDATE AMBASSADOR
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-04 17:12:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIALSNAR AORC PREL UN CO
06BOGOTA5396COLOMBIA DISCUSSING UN REFORM WITH NAM/G-77
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-14 18:38:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIALAORC UNGA CO
06BOGOTA553COLOMBIA SUPPORTS CONVENING MEETING OF THE IAEA
[...] (C) Polcouns demarched Vice Minister for Multilateral Affairs Alejandro Borda and others at MFA on January 12, encouraging Colombia to support convening an emergency meeting of the IAEA Board of Governors to report Iran to the Security Council because of continued failure to comply with the I [...]
2006-01-23 14:12:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL AORC KNNP CO
06BRASILIA1252BRAZIL RESPONDS TO NAM MINISTERIAL DEMARCHE NOTING DISTRUST
[...] Poloff delivered Reftel's talking points, June 21, to Bruno Brant of the MFA's Division for UN Affairs. In a revealing conversation about a prevailing mood of "distrust" within the UN, Brant noted that the GoB tends to be one of the moderating influences among the G-77, but that hard-line USG [...]
2006-06-22 15:42:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL AORC UNGA BR
06BRASILIA2228BRAZIL RESPONSE TO METHYL BROMIDE EXEMPTION DEMARCHE
[...] Scioff delivered reftel's talking points to Otavio Trindade of the Ministry of External Relation's Division for Environmental Policy and Sustainable Development. In response to the points, Trindade stated that the GoB would take the USG's request under consideration, but pointed out that Brazi [...]
2006-10-25 14:10:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV AORC EAGR ETRD BR
06BRATISLAVA309SLOVAKIA SUPPORTS CHAPTER VII RESOLUTION ON IRAN
[...] (C) CDA delivered reftel demarche April 18 to MFA Acting Political Director Stefan Rozkopal, Director for Disarmament, OSCE, and Counter-Terrorism Karol Mistrik, and UNSC Coordinator Marcel Pesko. They affirmed that Slovakia's position is clear: Slovakia supports a strong Chapter VII resol [...]
2006-04-18 15:59:00Embassy BratislavaCONFIDENTIALPREL AORC EU EUN IAEA KNNP UNSC IR LO
06BRATISLAVA31SLOVAKIA UNHAPPY WITH IRAN, SUPPORTS UNSC
[...] (C) DCM and Poloff delivered ref A points to State Secretary (Deputy Foreign Minister) Magda Vasaryova on SIPDIS January 13. Vasaryova, whose portfolio includes the United Nations, told us that Slovakia, as a member of the Security Council, a country with a bilateral relationship with Ira [...]
2006-01-13 15:21:00Embassy BratislavaCONFIDENTIALKNNP PARM PREL IR EU AORC LO
06BRIDGETOWN1072DOMINICA DROPS DIPLOMATIC CASE AGAINST SWITZERLAND
[...] (C) Summary: Dominica has dropped the case it brought against Switzerland at the International Court of Justice, choosing not to pursue the matter of a questionable "diplomat" who had been stripped of his diplomatic status. The Government of the Commonwealth of Dominica (GCOD) withdrew in May [...]
2006-06-22 11:48:00Embassy BridgetownCONFIDENTIALAORC CPAS OFDP PGOV PINR PREL KCRM DO SZ XL
06BRIDGETOWN1133CARIBBEAN CHUTZPAH OVER WHALING
[...] (C/NOFORN) Summary: Caribbean countries displayed considerable chutzpah during the June meeting of the International Whaling Commission (IWC) in St. Kitts. Eastern Caribbean delegates to the IWC accused Western nations of practicing colonialism and racism by attempting to keep in place the i [...]
2006-07-03 14:35:00Embassy BridgetownCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNAORC EAID EFIS PGOV PREL SENV JA XL
06BRIDGETOWN1174INTERNATIONAL WHALING COMMISSION: KITTITIANS
[...] (C) Summary: The International Whaling Commission (IWC) wrapped up its annual meeting in St. Kitts on June 21, amid expressions of dissatisfaction and disgruntlement from delegates representing anti-whaling nations and environmental groups. At the heart of the distress was a referendum that [...]
2006-07-07 20:08:00Embassy BridgetownCONFIDENTIALAORC EAID EFIS PGOV PREL SENV JA SC XL
06BRIDGETOWN1201CARIBBEAN DEVELOPMENT BANK STAFFING DATA
[...] This cable is an update to Ref A in reponse to the requests in Refs B and C. 2. Because the U.S. is not a member of the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB),Post had difficulty obtaining detailed staffing data for the organization. The CDB finally sent the Embassy the requested information [...]
2006-07-12 17:13:00Embassy BridgetownUNCLASSIFIEDAORC APER ECON EAID XL
06BRIDGETOWN2017BARBADOS WILL SUPPORT ZOLLER FOR ITU RADIO
[...] The following response to Diplomatic Note No. 397 was received 15 November. Begin Text No.IR/2006/284 The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade of Barbados presents its compliments to the Embassy of the United States of America and has the honour to refer to the latter's note n [...]
2006-11-16 22:17:00Embassy BridgetownUNCLASSIFIEDAORC ECPS PREL BB
06BRIDGETOWN578U.S. FAA CATEGORY ONE STATUS PRESENTATION - THE
[...] (U) SUMMARY: In an official ceremony on March 24, organized by the Eastern Caribbean Civil Aviation Authority, Ambassador Kramer presented the organization with Category One status on behalf of the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration. This classification could open the way for regional air [...]
2006-04-04 12:38:00Embassy BridgetownUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ETRD AORC PREL XL AC
06BRIDGETOWN603DELIVERED: U.S. CANDIDATE FOR THE ITU RADIO
[...] Embassy Bridgetown has delivered the demarche on the U.S. Candidate for the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Radio Regulations Board to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for the Governments of Antigua and Barbuda (Diplomatic Note No. 396),Barbados (Diplomatic Note No. 397),Dominica [...]
2006-04-07 11:59:00Embassy BridgetownUNCLASSIFIEDAORC ECPS XL
06BRIDGETOWN647DELIVERED: U.S. CANDICACY FOR INTERNATIONAL
[...] Embassy Bridgetown delivered the demarche on the U.S. Candidacy for the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Council Seat to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for the Governments of Antigua and Barbuda (Diplomatic Note No. 364),Barbados (Diplomatic Note No. 365),Dominica (Diplomatic Note [...]
2006-04-13 15:40:00Embassy BridgetownUNCLASSIFIEDECPS AORC XL
06BRIDGETOWN753CARIBBEAN WHALING VOTES SOLD TO JAPAN
[...] (C) Summary: Caribbean nations sold Japan their support for ending the international ban on whaling, complain environmentalists who fear that the Caribbean could help Japan overturn this prohibition during the International Whaling Commission's (IWC) June meeting in St. Kitts and Nevis. The [...]
2006-05-03 21:45:00Embassy BridgetownCONFIDENTIALAORC EAID EFIS PGOV PREL SENV JA XL
06BRIDGETOWN785CORRECTED COPY: CARIBBEAN WHALING VOTES SOLD TO
[...] (U) Corrected copy of ref A, which did not include the EST Collective as an addressee. 2. (C) Summary: Caribbean nations sold Japan their support for ending the international ban on whaling, complain environmentalists who fear that the Caribbean could help Japan overturn this prohibition d [...]
2006-05-08 18:10:00Embassy BridgetownCONFIDENTIALAORC EAID EFIS PGOV PREL SENV JA XL
06BRIDGETOWN875DOMINICA'S DIPLOMATIC TROUBLE WITH SWITZERLAND
[...] (C) Summary: Dominica brought Switzerland to the International Court of Justice over the Swiss decision to strip a Dominica "diplomat" of his diplomatic status. Russian-born Roman Lakschin, who obtained Dominica citizenship through the Caribbean island-state's economic citizenship program, wa [...]
2006-05-19 18:48:00Embassy BridgetownCONFIDENTIALAORC CPAS OFDP PGOV PINR PREL KCRM DO SZ XL
06BRIDGETOWN994STAFFING DATA REQUEST
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-09 21:02:00Embassy BridgetownUNCLASSIFIEDAORC APER ECON BB XL
06BRIDGETOWN997COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO USPS AND DOS
[...] Embassy Bridgetown welcomes and grants clearance to Dennis Delehanty, Director of Postal Affairs, Bureau of International Organizations, U.S. Dept. of State; Michael Regan, Director, International Postal Affairs, U.S. Postal Service; Brian Hutchins, International Postal Affairs Specialist, U.S [...]
2006-06-09 21:24:00Embassy BridgetownUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA AORC VC XL
06BRUSSELS2603BELGIAN RESPONSE TO P5+1 INCENTIVE PACKAGE FOR IRAN
[...] (SBU) Summary. In response to reftel, Belgian MFA Nonproliferation chief Werner Bauwens believed the Iranians would accept the P5 1 proposal as a basis of negotiation in mid-late August, and at the same time voluntarily suspend an unspecified degree of enrichment activities. He also believes [...]
2006-07-27 09:06:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNKNNP PARM PREL AORC
06BRUSSELS2606BELGIAN RESPONSE TO P5+1 INCENTIVE PACKAGE FOR IRAN
[...] (SBU) Summary. In response to reftel, Belgian MFA Nonproliferation chief Werner Bauwens believed the Iranians would accept the P5 1 proposal as a basis of negotiation in mid-late August, and at the same time voluntarily suspend an unspecified degree of enrichment activities. He also believes [...]
2006-07-27 13:50:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNKNNP PARM PREL AORC
06BRUSSELS3388UN SCALE OF ASSESSMENTS: DEMARCHE TO BELGIUM ON
[...] (U) When reftel arrived, the entire Belgian IO team was in NY attending the UNGA. On October 6, DCM Imbrie and Polcounselor Andrews met with Belgian UN experts, headed by Benedicte Frankinet (IO P/DAS-equivalent) to discuss the scale of assessments and UNGA. 2. (U) DCM reviewed US prioriti [...]
2006-10-06 13:50:00Embassy BrusselsUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYUNGA KUNR AORC BE
06BRUSSELS4157BELGIAN AND THE UN -- VIEWS OF A NEW UNSC MEMBER
[...] (C) Summary: IO A/S Silverberg's December 6 meetings with the Belgian MFA indicated that Belgium and the U.S. were in general agreement on most major issues facing the UN Security Council, apart from some differences on Iran. On Iran, the Belgians said that they thought it appropriate now to [...]
2006-12-15 16:37:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL AORC UNSC BE CG SU IR KN
06BRUSSELS4208BELGIANS DISAPPOINTED WITH LIKELY OUTCOME OF
[...] No summary [...]
2006-12-22 11:26:00Embassy BrusselsUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PREL UNGA
06BUCHAREST1055ROMANIA SUPPORTS DEMARCHE ON UN REFORM AND LIFTING
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-28 14:01:00Embassy BucharestUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAMGT AORC PREL RO
06BUCHAREST981ROMANIAN BLACK SEA FORUM: FIRST STEPS TOWARD A
[...] (C) Summary. Senior GOR officials assert that they will use the momentum initiated by the June 5 "Black Sea Forum for Dialogue and Partnership" summit in Bucharest as a "launching pad" for further dialogue and cooperation in the Black Sea region. Romanian interlocutors have also expressed gr [...]
2006-06-13 16:33:00Embassy BucharestCONFIDENTIALPREL AORC ECIN PINS PHSA NATO PGOV AM AJ BU
06BUENOSAIRES1025ARGENTINA VERY UNLIKELY TO CONTRIBUTE TO OAS
[...] (C) POLOFF met May 5 with Minister Maria Ines Fernandez in the MFA's Office of International Organizations, to discuss reftel points. POLOFF said that Canada, the U.S., and Brazil had all contributed to the proposed OAS electoral mission for Guyana, but that the OAS was still short of the nece [...]
2006-05-05 21:08:00Embassy Buenos AiresCONFIDENTIALAORC OAS PREL AR
06BUENOSAIRES1192ARGENTINA: DEMARCHE TO NAM/G-77 ON UN REFORM
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-24 21:02:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDUNGA AMGT AORC AR
06BUENOSAIRES141REPORTING IRAN TO THE UNITED NATIONS SECURITY
[...] (C) Argentine Deputy Foreign Minister Roberto Garcia Moritan phoned the Ambassador on January 18 to follow up on the Ambassador's January 12 demarche on reporting Iran to the Security Council (Reftel B). Garcia Moritan told the Ambassador the GOA would support both the call for an emergency [...]
2006-01-19 17:26:00Embassy Buenos AiresCONFIDENTIALKNNP PARM PREL IR EU AR AORC
06BUENOSAIRES1600ARGENTINA PROPOSES ITU QUID PRO QUO
[...] Reftel directed the Embassy to seek the GOA's support for reelecting the U.S. to the ITU Council at the ITU's November 2006 meeting. That message was delivered March 2006. 2. The Argentine MFA has responded with a diplomatic note containing a proposal for reciprocal assistance. That is, [...]
2006-07-19 15:47:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDECPS AORC AR
06BUENOSAIRES184ARGENTINA: IAEA ARREARS AND IRAN VOTE
[...] (U) Ambassador delivered talking points on the upcoming IAEA Board of Governors meeting and Argentina's arrears to the IAEA to Argentine Foreign Minister Jorge Taiana on January 24. As in previous discussions with Taiana on the Iranian nuclear program (reftels b and c),the Ambassador unders [...]
2006-01-24 20:45:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAFIN AORC AR IR KNNP PREL IAEA
06BUENOSAIRES85REPORTING IRAN TO THE UNITED NATIONS SECURITY
[...] (C) Ambassador delivered reftel demarche to Argentine Foreign Minister Jorge Taiana on January 12. Argentine Deputy Foreign Minister Roberto Garcia Moritan was also in attendance. Drawing on points in reftel, which were left as a non-paper, the Ambassador urged the GOA to continue its effor [...]
2006-01-13 15:12:00Embassy Buenos AiresCONFIDENTIALKNNP PARM PREL IR EU AR AORC
06BUENOSAIRES886ARGENTINA ON PRESSURING IRAN
[...] (C) Ambassador, accompanied by POLOFF, met with FM Jorge Taiana April 18 to discuss reftel points and asked for Argentina's support for a strong Chapter VII resolution requiring Iran to comply with the steps called for in the UNSC Presidential Statement and in past IAEA Board of Governor resol [...]
2006-04-19 14:17:00Embassy Buenos AiresCONFIDENTIALPREL AORC EUN IAEA KNNP UNSC IR AR
06CAIRO2993WORLD HEALTH ASSEMBLY: SMALLPOX DEMARCHE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-18 13:06:00Embassy CairoUNCLASSIFIEDEG PREL AORC TBIO WHO
06CAIRO647IRAN/IAEA: GOE PRESSES FOR REFERENCE TO ZONE FREE
[...] (C) Following the Ambassador's discussion with Egyptian Foreign Minister Aboul Gheit on referring Iran to the UNSC on February 1 (Ref A.),ECPO MinCouns followed up with Americas' Affairs Assistant Minister el-Hefny February 2 (as the Ambassador had traveled to visit the Gaza border/MFO)(Ref [...]
2006-02-02 19:12:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPARM IR AORC EG KNNP IAEA EUC
06CAIRO711EGYPT ICAO DEMARCHE: INITIAL RESPONSE
[...] (SBU) Econoff delivered reftel demarche and points to Samir Abd El Maboud, Head of the Egyptian Civil Aviation Authority (ECAA). Vice Chairman of the ECAA Gen. Shawky El Azzab was also present at the meeting. Maboud was thankful for the points outlining the U.S. position and for the Voss bio [...]
2006-02-06 15:10:00Embassy CairoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL EAIR AORC EG ICAO
06CANBERRA849EAST TIMOR: UPDATE ON AUSTRALIAN DEFENCE FORCE AND
[...] (C/NF) The GOA confirmed that the Australian Defence Force (ADF) could include U.S. Embassy in Dili in its patrolling arrangements and could mount a rapid reaction capability to respond to a security threat at the U.S. Embassy, if needed. The GOA planned to double the number of police currently [...]
2006-06-08 07:58:00Embassy CanberraCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNMOPS MARR AORC PREL KDEM AS PO TT
06CASABLANCA1308DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON MARITIME SAFETY ISSUES
[...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Per reftel, Econoff delivered talking points regarding the International Maritime Organization's (IMO) role in two maritime safety and security programs to Mohamed Marzagui, Chief of the Division of Maritim [...]
2006-11-22 15:49:00Consulate CasablancaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIA EWWT ANET AORC PREL ECPS IMO
06COLOMBO1708SRI LANKA SUPPORTS U.S. RE-ELECTION TO THE ITU
[...] No summary [...]
2006-10-17 03:05:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDAORC ECPS ITU CE
06COLOMBO180SRI LANKA TO SUPPORT IAEA REFERRAL OF IRAN TO UNSC
[...] (C) President Mahinda Rajapaksa called the Ambassador early February 2 to tell him that the cabinet had decided the night before to support the U.S. position on Iran and the IAEA by voting in the February 2 IAEA Board of Governors meeting to refer the issue to the United Nations Security Coun [...]
2006-02-02 09:32:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPREL AORC IAEA KNNP CE IR
06COLOMBO1847MALDIVES SUPPORTS U.S. RE-ELECTION TO THE ITU
[...] No summary [...]
2006-11-07 12:09:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDAORC ECPS ITU MV
06COLOMBO1869SRI LANKA NOMINEE: USPTO GIPA PROGRAM ON COPYRIGHT IN THE
[...] Post is pleased to submit the following nomination for the USPTO Global Intellectual Property academy (GIPA) program on copyright in the digital environment, from January 23-26, 2007. 2. Name: D. M. Karunaratna Designation: Director General, National Intellectual Property Office Source [...]
2006-11-09 06:11:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD KIPR AORC CE
06COLOMBO2118COLOMBO PLAN ON TRACK TO RECRUIT NEW
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 5. 2. (SBU) On December 21 Ambassador Blake met with Pakistani High Commissioner Shahzad Chaudhry, currently serving as President of the Colombo Plan Council (CPC). The Ambassador explained US objections to an extension on Colombo Plan Secret [...]
2006-12-22 06:00:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC PREL CE
06COLOMBO247SRI LANKA NOMINATION OF MFA LEGAL ADVISER ROHAN
[...] (U) Ambassador was requested to come in by Foreign Secretary Palihakkara Feb 16 to discuss the candidacy of Sri SIPDIS Lankan MFA Legal Adviser Rohan Perera to the International Law Commission (ILC). At the last minute, Foreign Secretary was detained at the President's office, so meeting wa [...]
2006-02-16 11:04:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV AORC CE UN
06COLOMBO248SRI LANKA NOMINATION OF MFA LEGAL ADVISER ROHAN
[...] (U) Ambassador was requested to come in by Foreign Secretary Palihakkara Feb 16 to discuss the candidacy of Sri SIPDIS Lankan MFA Legal Adviser Rohan Perera to the International Law Commission (ILC). At the last minute, Foreign Secretary was detained at the President's office, so meeting wa [...]
2006-02-16 11:07:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV AORC CE UN
06COLOMBO675SRI LANKA: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON ADOPTION OF ICRC
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-26 06:49:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PHUM PREL ICRC SZ CE
06COLOMBO836 World Health Assembly: Smallpox Demarche
[...] (SBU) Econoff and EconFSN met on May 19 with Dr. H.A.P. Kahandaliyanage, Director General of Health, Ministry of Healthcare and Nutrition, regarding reftel. Kahandaliyanage appeared to agree with various arguments for retaining the smallpox virus. He promised that he would discuss the issue wi [...]
2006-05-22 08:24:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL AORC TBIO WHO CE
06COLOMBO940U.S. STATEMENT ON IRAN; DEMARCHE ON NAM STATEMENT
[...] (C) Ambassador delivered demarche requested ref (A) to Foreign Secretary Palihakkara June 5. Palihakkara said that he had not read the NAM document, and presumed that as usual this "112-member monster" had produced a lowest common denominator document. Ambassador said that did not seem to be t [...]
2006-06-05 11:49:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPREL AORC IAEA KNNP UNSC IR CE
06COLOMBO947SRI LANKA WILL ATTEND RED CROSS-RED CRESCENT
[...] (SBU) Poloff delivered Reftel demarche to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Assistant Director for UN and Multilateral Affairs Sumedha Ekanayake June 5. Ekanayake said Sri Lanka will send a delegation to the Red Cross- Red Crescent scheduled for June 20-21 in Geneva, and his government supports [...]
2006-06-06 10:39:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC PHUM PREF PREL ICRC CE
06COPENHAGEN861DENMARK WANTS RED CRYSTAL VOTE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-19 07:13:00Embassy CopenhagenUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC PHUM PREL PREF ICRC SZ DA
06COPENHAGEN973DANES SAY EU CONSENSUS DOES NOT SUPPORT NICARAGUAN
[...] (C) While Denmark shares U.S. concerns expressed in ref draft statement, it also will not break with the EU consensus that the release of a statement now is premature. MFA Head of Section for Latin America Erik Hoeg told Pol/Econ Counselor and PolOff July 17 that Denmark saw "very little to d [...]
2006-07-19 09:08:00Embassy CopenhagenCONFIDENTIALKDEM AORC PGOV PREL NU DA
06COTONOU1201BENIN: IMO DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] (SBU) Pol/Econ Chief made reftel demarche on December 7 to Mr. Bienvenu Houngbedji of the MFA's International Organizations office and also emailed French translation of talking points to Director of the Merchant Marine office at the Ministry of Transportation, Ms. Rahanatou Anki Dosso. HO [...]
2006-12-11 14:37:00Embassy CotonouUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIA EWWT ANET AORC PREL ECPS IMO
06COTONOU603BENIN: GOB DEMARCHED ON NAM STATEMENT AND OIC
[...] (C) On June 19 Poloff delivered talking points in reftel demarches to Thomas Adoumasse, Director of International Organizations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Adoumasse, who said that no Benin representative would be present at the OIC Ministerial in Baku, personally attended the NAM meeti [...]
2006-06-21 10:51:00Embassy CotonouCONFIDENTIALPREL AORC KNNP UNSC BN
06DAKAR1256DEMARCHES TO NAM/G-77 ON UN REFORM AND IRAN IN
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-24 17:08:00Embassy DakarCONFIDENTIALPREL AORC KUNR UNSC UNGA IR SG
06DAKAR160REPORTING IRAN TO THE UNITED NATIONS SECURITY
[...] (SBU) On January 23, EmbOff delivered reftel points and supporting documents to senior Ministry of Foreign Affairs officials. 2. (C) On January 20, Senegalese Minister of Planning and Sustainable Development Mamadou Sidibe sought out Charge just before the cabinet and the diplomatic corps [...]
2006-01-23 17:58:00Embassy DakarCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL AORC KNNP IR SG
06DAKAR1703SENEGAL-EU FISHING NEGOTIATIONS STALLED
[...] SUMMARY: Government of Senegal (GOS) and European Union (EU) representatives, after three rounds of negotiations, failed to agree on the new terms of the bilateral Senegal-EU fishing agreement. As a result, on June 30 at midnight, the Senegal-EU Fishing Agreement expired and the last of the [...]
2006-07-17 07:38:00Embassy DakarUNCLASSIFIEDEFIS SENV FAO AORC EAGR SG
06DAKAR306SENEGALESE VIEWS ON UN REFORM
[...] No summary [...]
2006-02-08 12:33:00Embassy DakarCONFIDENTIALPREL KUNR PHUM UN SG AORC
06DAKAR554GUINEA-BISSAU LIKELY TO VOTE WITH AFRICAN UNION ON
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-03 17:49:00Embassy DakarCONFIDENTIALPREL KUNR AORC PINR UN PU
06DAKAR555GUINEA-BISSAU LIKELY TO VOTE WITH AFRICAN UNION ON
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-03 18:30:00Embassy DakarCONFIDENTIALPREL KUNR AORC PINR UN PU
06DAKAR708SENEGAL SEEKING UNSC SEAT FOR 2008-2009
[...] (U) This is an action message. Please see paragraph 2. 2. (SBU) On March 15, the Mission received a diplomatic note dated the previous day from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The note &solicits8 the support of the United States for Senegal for a non-permanent seat on the United Nations [...]
2006-03-20 15:34:00Embassy DakarCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL AORC UNSC SG
06DARESSALAAM1012TANZANIA VIEWS NAM STATEMENT ON IRAN AS A
[...] (C) According to Ambassador Liberata Mulamula, head of the Multilateral Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International cooperation, the Government of Tanzania (GOT) worked in committee for several weeks with Non Aligned Movement (NAM) partners to tone down the language of the NAM [...]
2006-06-22 02:56:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamCONFIDENTIALPREL AORC IAEA KNNP UNSC IR TZ
06DARESSALAAM125IRAN: TANZANIA BELIEVES MORE DIPLOMATIC EFFORTS,
[...] (C) Ambassador Liberata Mulamula, Head of the Multilateral Division of Tanzania's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, told PolOff January 19 that Tanzania believes recognizing the competency of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and allowing the IAEA to follow procedures is the preferred a [...]
2006-01-24 04:04:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamCONFIDENTIALKNNP PARM PREL IR EU AORC TZ
06DARESSALAAM1561INTERNATIONAL MOBILE SATELLITE ORGANIZATION
[...] (U) Tanzania was pleased to learn that the United States government views the future of the International Mobile Satellite Organization (IMSO) as important enough to merit the full endorsement of a U.S. candidate, Steven Lett, for IMSO Director, according to Dr. Bartholomew Rufunjo, Director o [...]
2006-09-19 13:28:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC ECPS EU EWWT IMO INMARSAT KHLS TZ
06DARESSALAAM1880TANZANIAN DELEGATION TO ATTEND IMO MARITIME SAFETY
[...] The Government of Tanzania's (GOT) delegation to the International Maritime Organization (IMO) meeting of the Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) in Istanbul, Turkey (November 29 to December 8) will take under consideration the United States' two proposals (reftel). Ms. Lucy Kachele, Deputy Dire [...]
2006-11-30 12:40:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamUNCLASSIFIEDKTIA EWWT ANET AORC PREL ECPS IMO INMARSAT TZ
06DARESSALAAM306TANZANIA: IAEA REPORT ON IRAN TO UN SECURITY
[...] No summary [...]
2006-02-16 12:01:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamUNCLASSIFIEDPARM KNNP PREL IR EU AORC TZ UN
06DARESSALAAM640TANZANIA GIVES IRAN BENEFIT OF THE DOUBT
[...] (S) SUMMARY. Charge delivered reftel demarche regarding increasing diplomatic pressure on Iran to Ambassador Liberatta Mulamula, Director of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Multilateral Division, on April 18, 2006. The Government of Tanzania (GOT) is waiting for the International Atomic Ener [...]
2006-04-19 16:41:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamSECRETPREL AORC EU EUN IAEA KNNP UNSD IR TZ
06DARESSALAAM641TANZANIA GIVES IRAN BENEFIT OF THE DOUBT
[...] (S) SUMMARY. Charge delivered reftel demarche regarding increasing diplomatic pressure on Iran to Ambassador Liberatta Mulamula, Director of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Multilateral Division, on April 18, 2006. The Government of Tanzania (GOT) is waiting for the International Atomic Ener [...]
2006-04-19 16:42:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamSECRETPREL AORC EU EUN IAEA KNNP UNSD IR TZ
06DARESSALAAM863GOT FAVORS CONSENSUS ON UN REFORM
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-26 14:25:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT AORC UNGA TZ
06DARESSALAAM864NAM STATEMENT ONE OF PRINCIPLE, PER TANZANIA
[...] (S) Poloff reviewed points in reftel with Ambassador Liberata Mulamula, Director of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Multilateral Division, on May 25. Mulamula said the statement being considered by the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) is a general message which would underline the position that [...]
2006-05-26 14:29:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamSECRETPREL AORC IAEA KNNP UNSC IR TZ
06DHAKA2662BANGLADESH: DEMARCHE INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-08 08:20:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR AORC PREL UN BG
06DHAKA274BANGLADESH: DELIVERED DEMARCHE ON REPORTING IRAN
[...] No summary [...]
2006-01-19 07:47:00Embassy DhakaCONFIDENTIALKNNP PARM PREL AORC BG
06DHAKA3060DEMARCHE IN ADVANCE OF NAM MINISTERIAL MEETING MAY
[...] (S) On May 25, we conveyed reftel points to MFA UN Director Hamid Rashid, stressing the importance of addressing Iran's pursuit of a nuclear weapons capability and holding it accountable to its international obligations. Rashid expressed appreciation for the points and undertook to ensure the [...]
2006-05-25 08:15:00Embassy DhakaSECRETPREL AORC IAEA KNNP UNSC IR
06DHAKA730BANGLADESH DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON THE JANUARY 30
[...] (U) POLOFF delivered information (reftel) on February 2, 2006 to Mr. Fazlul Karim, Director General of United Nations Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Mr. Karim had no substantive response. CHAMMAS [...]
2006-02-12 08:54:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP PARM PREL AORC
06DHAKA767BANGLADESH DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON THE IAEA REPORTS
[...] (U) Acting Deputy Chief of Mission delivered information (reftel) on February 13, 2006 to Mr. Fazlul Karim, Director General of United Nations Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Mr. Karim had no substantive response. CHAMMAS [...]
2006-02-13 09:18:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP PARM PREL AORC BG UNSC UNGA
06DJIBOUTI556DJIBOUTI RESPONSE ON SMALLPOX DEMARCHE
[...] On May 10, Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Nasser Mohammed Hassan, the Assistant Director for Bilateral Affairs in charge of American and Europe at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Poloff explained that the World Health Assembly would convene in Geneva later this month, and asked for Djibo [...]
2006-05-10 12:07:00Embassy DjiboutiUNCLASSIFIEDPREL AORC TBIO WHO DJ
06DJIBOUTI63DJIBOUTI AND REPORTING IRAN TO UNITED NATIONS
[...] (C) Per reftel instructions, Ambassador briefed Djibouti's Foreign Minister Mahmoud Ali Yousuf January 14 on U.S. views regarding Iran's decision to proceed with uranium enrichment activities. In a meeting at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA),Ambassador conveyed talking points provided in [...]
2006-01-16 08:43:00Embassy DjiboutiCONFIDENTIALKNNP PARM PREL AORC IR EU DJ
06DOHA616INCREASING DIPLOMATIC PRESSURE ON IRAN: QATAR'S
[...] (S) Ambassador delivered ref A message to Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Ahmed al-Mahmoud April 18. Al-Mahmoud said that, as he told U/S Joseph during his recent visit (ref B),Qatar is in a "difficult position." He said Qatar's main interest is to resolve the crisis peacefully so that [...]
2006-04-20 12:03:00Embassy DohaSECRETPREL AORC EU EUN IAEA KNNP UNSC IR QA
06DUBAI523IRANIAN GOVERNMENT REACTS TO IAEA VOTE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-02-05 13:10:00Consulate DubaiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC IAEA KNNP EU IR
06DUBAI543IRANIANS CLAIM NUCLEAR CRISIS HELPS GOVERNMENT
[...] No summary [...]
2006-02-06 12:08:00Consulate DubaiSECRETAORC IAEA KNNP EU IR
06DUBLIN156IRELAND STILL IN STEP WITH THE UNITED STATES ON
[...] No summary [...]
2006-02-10 15:54:00Embassy DublinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM KNNP PREL IR EU AORC EI
06DUBLIN258IRELAND: DELAYS IN SIGNING THE THIRD ADDITIONAL
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-10 17:24:00Embassy DublinUNCLASSIFIEDAORC ICRC PHUM PREF PREL EI
06DUBLIN338IRELAND ESPONSE TO U.S. CANDIDACY FOR
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-30 16:08:00Embassy DublinUNCLASSIFIEDECPS AORC EI
06DUBLIN470IRELAND LIKELY TO SIGN RED CRYSTAL PROTOCOL
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-28 13:10:00Embassy DublinUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PHUM PREF PREL ICRC SZ IE
06DUBLIN519IRELAND AWAITING EU DISCUSSION ON SMALLPOX
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-10 17:14:00Embassy DublinUNCLASSIFIEDPREL AORC TBIO WHO EI
06DUBLIN54IRELAND SUPPORTS REPORTING IRAN TO THE UNSC
[...] (C) Ireland fully supports the EU-3's intention to request that the IAEA Board of Governors report Iran's nuclear safeguard violations to the UNSC, said Therese Healy, Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) First Secretary for Disarmament and Nonproliferation, to whom Post delivered reftel demar [...]
2006-01-19 13:41:00Embassy DublinCONFIDENTIALKNNP PARM PREL IR EU AORC EI
06DUBLIN779IRELAND AGREES WITH UN REFORM DRAFT RESOLUTION
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-30 15:54:00Embassy DublinUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT AORC EU EUN PREL UNGA EI
06DUBLIN968IRELAND UNABLE TO RESPOND ON POSSIBLE WTO DISPUTE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-23 15:27:00Embassy DublinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD AORC KIPR EURM WTRO USTR EI
06DUSHANBE279TAJIKISTAN: IRAN POINTS DELIVERED
[...] (C) Post delivered reftel talking points on February 10 on the IAEA decision to report Iran to the UN Security Council along with the President's and Secretary's talking points. Ismatullo Nasredinov, Head of the Department of European and American Countries at the MFA accepted the points and sa [...]
2006-02-13 05:28:00Embassy DushanbeCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PARM KNNP IR AORC TI
06DUSHANBE880TAJIKISTAN: WHA SMALLPOX TALKING POINTS DELIVERED
[...] PolOff delivered talking points per reftel to Ismatullo Nasredinov, Head of the Department of European and American Countries at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) May 8. Naredinov promised to pass the information on the U.S. position support continued retention of official smallpox stocks. [...]
2006-05-16 02:24:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL AORC TBIO KPAO SENV WHO TI
06GENEVA1886WHO: AMBASSADOR'S MEETINGS WITH WHO
[...] Summary. Ambassador Tichenor met July 26, 2006, with Dr. Shigeru Omi of Japan and July 27, 2006, with Mr. David Gunnarsson of Iceland, both of whom are candidates to be Director-General (DG) of the World Health Organization (WHO). Omi stressed his technical, management and political skills, [...]
2006-08-03 15:34:00US Mission GenevaUNCLASSIFIEDAORC TBIO WHO
06GENEVA2993HRC: PRESIDENT'S PROPOSED DECISION FOR FUNDING OF
[...] (U) Human Rights Council President Luis Alfonso de Alba has circulated the text of a Presidential decision to be adopted by consensus during the third regular session of the Council, 11/27-12/8, requesting adequate funding for the HRC to discharge its responsibilities under UNGA resolution 60 [...]
2006-11-22 17:44:00US Mission GenevaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM UNHRC AORC
06GEORGETOWN1208DEMARCHE DELIVERED IN ADVANCE OF IMO MARITIME SAFETY
[...] Emboff delivered reftel talking points to Ivor English, Director General, Guyana Maritime Administration, on November 14, 2006. English said MARAD will not be sending a representative to the November 29 International Maritime Organization Maritime Safety Committee meeting. English agreed to rev [...]
2006-11-15 18:56:00Embassy GeorgetownUNCLASSIFIEDEWWT ANET AORC PREL ECPS KTIA IMO INMARSAT GY
06GEORGETOWN170STATEMENT DELIVERED: IAEA REPORTS IRAN TO UN
[...] (U) Per reftel, Ambassador briefed Foreign Minister Insanally on the IAEA's reporting of Iran to the UN Security Council during February 15 meeting on another matter. Ambassador provided copies of President's and Secretary's statements. 2. (U) Post will forward any response by the Governmen [...]
2006-02-17 19:04:00Embassy GeorgetownUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM KNNP PREL IR EU AORC GY
06GEORGETOWN494DEMARCHE DELIVERED IN ADVANCE OF NAM MINISTERIAL
[...] (C) PolOff delivered demarche per reftel May 24 to Ambassador Elizabeth Harper, Director General (and number two) at Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Harper was unaware of any movement afoot to include a statement in support of Iran at the NAM Ministerial. Nor had she read such language in the d [...]
2006-05-25 18:54:00Embassy GeorgetownCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL AORC AIEA KNNP UNSC IR GY
06GEORGETOWN738DEMARCHE DELIVERED--P5+1 INCENTIVE PACKAGE FOR IRAN
[...] EmbOff delivered talking points to Jackie Hamer, Director of Multlateral and Global Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs on July 26. Hamer said that the Ministry is currently drafting a position paper on the Iran matter and that the demarche comes at an opportune time to inform that process. H [...]
2006-07-27 14:37:00Embassy GeorgetownUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL AORC KNNP IR GY
06HANOI1255 IRAN/NAM: Demarche Delivered to Vietnam
[...] (SBU) Senior Ministry of Foreign Affairs officials have been completely tied up with the visit of UN Secretary General Kofi Annan, so Poloff delivered reftel demarche January 20 to Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs Arms Control Expert Vu Van Mien. Mien is responsible for drafting the pap [...]
2006-05-25 09:39:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP AORC TRGY ENRG IAEA IR VM
06HANOI1503 VIETNAM RECEIVES ADDITIONAL GENEVA PROTOCOL DEMARCHES
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-19 10:44:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIEDAORC ICRC PHUM PREF IS SZ VM
06HANOI169 IRAN/UNSC: Demarche Delivered to Vietnam
[...] (SBU) In the absence of available higher-level officials without a lengthy wait for an appointment, Poloff delivered reftel demarche January 20 to Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs Arms Control Expert Vu Van Mien. Poloff made the point that this is an exceedingly important issue not just [...]
2006-01-19 10:29:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP AORC TRGY ENRG IAEA IR VM
06HANOI2415HINTS OF VIETNAMESE SUPPORT FOR U.S. NOMINEE STEVEN LETT TO
[...] (SBU) Supplementing two earlier demarches to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Post and Telematics (Refs B and C),Econ/C delivered talking points and color campaign brochure (Ref A) to VISHIPEL Deputy Director Mr. Phan Ngoc Quang on September 20. VISHIPEL is the state-owned e [...]
2006-09-21 01:40:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON AORC ECPS EU EWWT IMO INMARSAT KHLS VM
06HANOI2598VIETNAM WILL SUPPORT UNITED STATES AT ITU
[...] (SBU) As reported in Reftel B in July, the Government of Vietnam (GVN) will support the candidacy of the United States for re-election to the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) Council and the candidacy of Mrs. Julie Napier Zoller for election to the ITU Radio Regulations Board. The [...]
2006-10-11 08:06:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECPS AORC ECON ITU VM
06HANOI289IAEA REPORTS IRAN TO THE UNSC
[...] (SBU) During a meeting February 10, Charge delivered reftel points to Assistant Foreign Minister and Americas Department Director General Nguyen Duc Hung. Hung had no substantive response, but promised to report our points to his leadership. 2. (SBU) Comment: We will follow-up with the MF [...]
2006-02-10 09:12:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM KNNP PREL IR EU AORC VM
06HANOI625 VIETNAM: WILL LIKELY APPROVE ADDITIONAL GENEVA
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-17 02:58:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIEDAORC ICRC PHUM PREF IS SZ VM
06HANOI952MDA - VIETNAM WILL VOTE YES IN JUNE
[...] (SBU) In response to Ref A's points, MFA International Organizations Department First Secretary Ngo Thi Lien reported that Vietnam will vote "yes" at the International Conference in June. However, the GVN is still studying the Third Additional Protocol and has no plan at this time to sign it. [...]
2006-04-26 10:35:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC PHUM PREL PREF ICRC SZ VM
06HARARE1472PAT2007FEB: ZIMBABWE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-12-15 10:25:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC ECON EFIN ETRD KIPR OTRA ZI
06HELSINKI1109FINNS VOICE SUPPORT FOR THE U.S. AT THE ITU
[...] (SBU) Econoff delivered diplomatic notes (Refs A and B) regarding U.S. candidacy to the ITU Council and Mrs. Julie Zoller to ITU's Radio Regulation Board to Anu Pulkkinen, MFA North American Division. The nine- person Finnish delegation to the ITU meeting will be led by Rauni Hagman, Director [...]
2006-10-31 13:48:00Embassy HelsinkiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECPS ECON ITU AORC FI
06HELSINKI1176FINLAND TO SUPPORT U.S. POSITION ON LRIT AT IMO,S
[...] (SBU) Econoff delivered reftel demarche on the International Maritime Organization,s (IMO) Maritime Safety Committee meeting (MSC) to Captain Paavo Wihuri, Director of Maritime Safety at the Finnish Maritime Administration. Captain Wihuri will also be leading the eight person Finnish delegatio [...]
2006-11-22 14:37:00Embassy HelsinkiCONFIDENTIALEWWT KTIA AORC PREL ECPS IMO INMARSAT EUN FI
06HELSINKI125U.S. CANDIDATE FOR ICAO SECRETARY GENERAL: FINLAND
[...] (U) Post discussed the reftel demarche with officials at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs and the Finnish Civil Aviation Administration (FCAA),and left behind relevant biographic material on U.S. candidate for ICAO Secretary General William Voss. 2. (SBU) Matti Tupamaki, who directs the Ai [...]
2006-02-10 13:04:00Embassy HelsinkiUNCLASSIFIEDPREL EAIR AORC FI ICAO
06HELSINKI405ACTING DAS DISCUSSES POLIO ERADICATION, AVIAN
[...] (U) Summary. On May 9, Acting OES S DAS Jack Croddy and Embassy reps met with senior public health officials at the Finnish Foreign Ministry to discuss polio eradication and avian influenza. He encouraged the Finns to continue funding the Polio Eradication Initiative and to take an active rol [...]
2006-05-12 07:04:00Embassy HelsinkiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL AORC TBIO WHO FI
06HELSINKI585FINLAND RESPONSE TO SUPPORT FOR NICARAGUAN
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-22 13:10:00Embassy HelsinkiUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KDEM NU PGOV PREL FI
06HELSINKI697TUOMIOJA WILL ATTEND LEBANON CORE GROUP MEETING
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-21 13:14:00Embassy HelsinkiUNCLASSIFIEDPREL AORC IS LE EUN FI
06HELSINKI960FINLAND UNCOMMITTED ON IMSO CANDIDATE
[...] (SBU) Econoff discussed the candidacy of Mr. Steven Lett as Director of the International Mobile Satellite Organization (IMSO) with Mr. Riku Ahola, Legal Advisor for the Finnish Ministry of Transport and Communications and the appointed Finnish voting representative at the IMSO meeting in Lond [...]
2006-09-21 13:35:00Embassy HelsinkiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC ECPS EU EWWT IMO INMARSAT KHLS FI
06ISLAMABAD10554DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON NAM STATEMENT ON IRAN
[...] (C) On June 3, Poloff delivered reftel demarache points to the Ministry of Foreign Affair's UN Director, Imran Siddiqui. Siddiqui explained that for many delegations the preoccuption with the potential use of force against Iran drove the NAM's statement in support of Iran. Siddiqui said that [...]
2006-06-06 12:30:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPREL AORC IAEA KNNP UNSC IR PK
06ISLAMABAD14190DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON P5+1 INCENTIVE PACKAGE FOR
[...] (C) On July 21, Poloff delivered ref A demarche points to the MFA Acting-Director for Americas, Abdul Hameed. Hameed accepted demarche points and said he would forward them to the appropriate parties. On July 22, Poloff followed up with MFA Director for Disarmament, Wasim Ashraf. Ashraf sa [...]
2006-07-24 10:09:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALKNNP PARM PREL IR EU AORC PK
06ISLAMABAD9709DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO NAM/G-77 ON UN REFORM
[...] (SBU) On May 25, Poloff delivered reftel demarche points on UN reform at the upcoming Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) Ministerial-level meeting to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs's UN-I Director, Imran Siddiqui. Having recently served at Pakistan's Permanent Mission to the UN in New York and well [...]
2006-05-26 01:36:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAMGT AORC UNGA PK
06ISLAMABAD9875COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORY
[...] Post welcomes and grants country clearance for the visit of Sandia National Laboratories' staff Jose R. Rodriguez and James W. Purvis from June 10 to 16. The purpose of the visit is to participate in an IAEA training course in Islamabad. Post understands that IAEA's local partner, the Pakista [...]
2006-05-30 05:14:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT AORC ASEC ENRG KNNP OTRA PK
06ISTANBUL693INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE SHOWS TURKEY,S GROWING
[...] (U) Summary: The Governments of Turkey and the United States co-chaired a high-level conference in Istanbul April 27-28, 2006 on international cooperation for disaster relief and humanitarian assistance. The conference, attended by twelve nations and the leadership of the United Nation,s Off [...]
2006-05-09 11:36:00Consulate IstanbulUNCLASSIFIEDAORC IR PHUM PREL TU
06JAKARTA12829ITU PLENIPOTENTIARY CONFERENCE - INDONESIA RESPONSE
[...] We delivered reftel demarches on October 19 to Ikhsan Baidirus, Deputy Director General for International Affairs, and Inda Mekawati Perdanaputra, Assistant Director for International Affairs, in the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, Directorate General of Post and Teleco [...]
2006-10-27 09:17:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDAORC ECPS ITU
06JAKARTA13497INDONESIA ON THE UN SECURITY COUNCIL
[...] (C) Indonesia's election to the UNSC demonstrates President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's (SBY) desire to raise his country's international profile. We have recently seen the emergence of a more flexible, multi-faceted style of Indonesian diplomacy, particularly where SBY's personal initiatives a [...]
2006-12-15 09:10:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM AORC UNSC ID
06JAKARTA13543INDONESIA WANTS NO CHANGE IN SCALE OF ASSESSMENTS
[...] (U) On December 18, visiting IO PDAS Warlick met with Slamet Hidayat, Director General for Multilateral Affairs in Indonesia's Department of Foreign Affairs. During the meeting, we urged that Indonesia support retention of the current 22-percent ceiling rate in the UNGA debate on UN assessmen [...]
2006-12-20 10:47:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAMGT AORC PREL UNGA ID
06JAKARTA13579IO PDAS WARLICK MEETS WITH INDONESIAN FOREIGN
[...] (SBU) Summary. In December 18 meetings with senior officials of the Indonesian Department of Foreign Affairs, Principal Deputy Secretary for International Affairs James B. Warlick reviewed our agenda for the upcoming session of the U.N. Security Council, to which Indonesia has been elected as [...]
2006-12-22 05:33:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC AORC PHUM ID
06JAKARTA13584IO PDAS WARLICK MEETS INDONESIAN NATIONAL SECURITY
[...] (C) Summary. In a December 19 meeting with IO PDAS James B. Warlick, Indonesian National Security Advisor Dino Djalal stressed that the GOI takes its upcoming UNSC duties very seriously, and looks forward to a constructive working relationship with the U.S. He said that President Yudhoyono [...]
2006-12-26 09:32:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC AORC PHUM BM ID
06JAKARTA13609IO PDAS WARLICK'S MEETING WITH FORMER FORMIN ALI
[...] (C) Summary. On December 19, IO PDAS James B. Warlick met with Ali Alatas, former Foreign Minister of Indonesia (1987-99),to discuss Indonesia's upcoming term as a non-permanent member of the U.N. Security Council. Alatas said that both President Yudhoyono (SBY) and Foreign Minister Hassan [...]
2006-12-28 09:18:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC AORC PHUM MNUC KNNP BM IR ID
06JAKARTA3560SENATOR FEINGOLD'S MEETING WITH ASEAN SECRETARY
[...] (SBU) In a wide-ranging discussion on February 23, ASEAN General Secretary Ong Keng Yong outlined ASEAN's priorities and challenges for U.S. Senator Russell Feingold. He praised the U.S.-ASEAN Enhanced Partnership, noting that it reaffirms a critical relationship sometimes taken for granted in [...]
2006-03-20 08:54:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALASEAN OREP PREL PGOV AORC CH BM ID
06JAKARTA5705IRANIAM PRESIDENT AHMADINEJAD'S MAY 10 - 13 VISIT
[...] (C) Summary. Prior to participating in the D-8 Summit in Bali on May 12 - 13, Iranian President Ahmadinejad will be hosted to a state visit in Jakarta, including meetings with President Yudhoyono and Foreign Minister Wirajuda as well as meetings with parliamentarians and appearances at univer [...]
2006-05-05 13:26:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KNNP KISL AORC IR ID
06JAKARTA617INDONESIA SOFT ON REPORTING IRAN TO THE UNSC
[...] Summary: On January 16, the Ambassador followed up the Secretary's telephone call to Foreign Minister Wirajuda SIPDIS seeking Indonesian support for referral of Iran to the UN Security Council by the IAEA Board of Governors. The Ambassador called for Indonesia to serve as a strong voice i [...]
2006-01-17 14:48:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALKNNP PARM PREL IR EU AORC ID
06JAKARTA6201D-8 SUMMIT KEEPS FOCUS ON DEVELOPMENT ISSUES
[...] (C) Summary: Indonesian hosts and other participants at the D-8 Summit in Bali succeeded in preventing Iranian President Ahmadi-Nejad from using the event as a platform to drum up support for his country's nuclear program. The D-8 (which also includes Turkey, Nigeria, Pakistan, Bangladesh, M [...]
2006-05-16 10:08:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALAORC KISL KNNP PREL TU IR ID
06KATHMANDU12SMALLPOX AGENDA ITEM DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] (SBU) Post delivered the smallpox agenda item demarche (reftel) to Mr. Kali Prasad Pokhrel, Under Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and to Dr. Hari Nath Acharya, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Health, on December 30. Acharya stated that he would convey the talking points to other concerne [...]
2006-01-03 10:09:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL AORC TBIO WHO NP
06KATHMANDU1430DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON NAM STATEMENT ON IRAN
[...] (C) On June 5, 2006, drawing from points in reftel, A/DCM Larry Schwartz met with Acting Foreign Secretary Pradeep Kumar Khatiwada to express the USG's strong disappointment with the Non-Aligned Movement's (NAM) decision to issue their statement on Iran. The Acting Foreign Secretary stated tha [...]
2006-06-05 11:45:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREL IAEA KNNP USNC AORC IR NP
06KATHMANDU1575MDA DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] On June 19, Emboff delivered talking points (Ref A) to Nirmal Kafle in the office of the United Nations and International Organizations in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) about preventing a conference disruption at the June 20-21 International Conference on the Red Cross and the Red Cres [...]
2006-06-19 13:00:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PHUM PREF PREL IRCE SZ NP
06KATHMANDU1974DEMARCHE ON P5+1 INCENTIVE PACKAGE FOR IRAN
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-24 12:02:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM KNNP EU AORC NP
06KATHMANDU2701U.S. CANDIDACY FOR ITU COUNCIL AND ITU RADIO
[...] No summary [...]
2006-10-12 11:51:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDAORC ECPS ITU NP
06KATHMANDU628MDA: DEMARCHE ON SIGNING THE THIRD PROTOCOL
[...] On March 6, Embassy delivered talking points, reftel, to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Joint Secretary for United Nations, International Organizations, and International Law Dinesh Bhattarai and urged the Government of Nepal (GON) to sign the Third Additional Protocol. Bhattarai undertook to r [...]
2006-03-07 07:43:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDAORC ICRC PHUM PREF PREL SZ NP
06KATHMANDU723MDA: NEPAL SIGNS THIRD PROTOCOL
[...] On March 16, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Joint Secretary for United Nations, International Organizations, and International Law Dinesh Bhattarai informed Emboff that the Government of Nepal (GON) had signed the Third Additional Protocol in Geneva on March 15. SCHLOSSER [...]
2006-03-16 07:40:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDAORC ICRC PHUM PREF PREL SZ NP
06KATHMANDU843U.S. CANDIDACY FOR THE INTERNATIONAL
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-30 11:54:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDECPS AORC NP
06KATHMANDU907U.S. CANDIDATE FOR ITU RADIO REGULATIONS BOARD
[...] (SBU) On April 4, Post delivered a diplomatic note requesting support for the U.S. nomination of Julie Napier Zoller for election to the International Telecommunication Union's (ITU) Radio Regulations Board (reftel) to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) and a copy to the Ministry of Informa [...]
2006-04-05 11:57:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC ECPS NP
06KHARTOUM1068 Sudanese Armed Forces Addresses UNSCR 1672
[...] On April 30, Official Spokesman of the Sudanese Armed Forces General Osman Mohammed al-Aghbash issued a press release regarding the UN Security Council Resolution 1672 sanctions involving Major General Gaffer Mohammed al- Hassan. 2. The text of the press release reads as follow (unoffici [...]
2006-05-05 09:51:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM AORC MCAP UN SU
06KHARTOUM1069 ITU Council Demarche - Sudanese Proposal
[...] This is an action request - see para 4. 2. On May 2, Embassy Khartoum received a diplomatic note pertaining to reftel, wherein post served a demarche on the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in support of the U.S. candidacy for an International Telecommunications Union (ITU) Council seat. The [...]
2006-05-05 09:52:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDECPS AORC US SU
06KHARTOUM1300SUDAN/IRAN: POINTS ON NUCLEAR ISSUE PASSED
[...] (C) Charge delivered reftel points to MFA America's desk head, Ambassador Dirdiri, on June 5. Charge stressed the importance of the evolution of U.S. policy on the Iran nuclear issue, as well as our unhappiness with the NAM statement. 2. (C) Charge noted the significance of the P5 plus [...]
2006-06-05 09:19:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPREL AORC IAEA KNNP UNSC IR SU
06KHARTOUM2675 Sudan: International Law Commission Election
[...] Pol/Econ Chief delivered subject demarche (talking points, biodata, and diplomatic note) to MFA Deputy Director for the Americas Abdel Rahman Sharfi on November 2. 2. Sharfi promised to refer the issue to the Department for International Organizations, but was non-committal regarding a li [...]
2006-11-14 16:50:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDAORC ILC UN US SU
06KHARTOUM2691 Sudan: Demarche on UN Country Specific Human Rights
[...] (SBU) Pol/Econ Chief delivered Ref A demarche to MFA Director of the Americas Abdel Rahman Sharfi on November 7; Charge Powers and Pol/Econ Chief subsequently delivered Ref B demarche to MFA Under Secretary Mutriff Siddiq on November 9. SIPDIS 2. (SBU) U/S Mutriff responded that UN countr [...]
2006-11-18 09:09:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC PHUM PREL UN SU
06KIEV2068UKRAINE/GUAM: U.S.-GUAM BILATERAL MEETING
[...] (U) Summary: The U.S. delegation of EUR DAS Kramer and Vice-Presidential Deputy National Security Adviser Wood met with GUAM (Georgia, Ukraine, Azerbaijan, Moldova) representatives May 22. GUAM representatives favorably noted strong U.S.-GUAM past and present cooperation. Kramer congratulat [...]
2006-05-30 07:38:00Embassy KyivCONFIDENTIALPREL KDEM ETRD EAID AORC UNMIK PINR YI AZ GG
06KIEV2526UKRAINE: FM TARASYUK ON COALITION AGREEMENT,
[...] (SBU) Summary: In a June 23 meeting with the American Jewish Committee (AJC),Acting Foreign Minister Tarasyuk said Ukraine would not join moves against Israel in the new UN Council for Human Rights and undertook to examine the possibility of withdrawing Ukrainian membership in the UN Committ [...]
2006-06-29 13:37:00Embassy KyivCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL AORC KCRM PINR IZ UP
06KIGALI277AMIS RE-HAT AND 3RD PROTOCOL DEMARCHES TO GOR
[...] (SBU) On 21 March, poloff delivered demarche and talking points (ref A) to Augustin Rutikara, America's desk officer in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Rutikara was noncommittal when asked if the GOR would remain in Darfur if and when it becomes a UN mission. He acknowledged the questionable [...]
2006-03-23 13:40:00Embassy KigaliUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL SOCI AORC ICRC PHUM PREF SZ SU RW
06KIGALI449 World Health Assembly: Smallpox Demarche
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-11 13:21:00Embassy KigaliUNCLASSIFIEDPREL AORC TBIO WHO RW
06KIGALI514EMBASSY DELIVERS DEMARCHES ON IRAN AND UN
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-31 13:12:00Embassy KigaliUNCLASSIFIEDPREL AORC IAEA KNNP UNSC AMGT UNGA IR RW
06KIGALI555GOR DEMARCHED ON NAM IRAN STATEMENT
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-09 11:11:00Embassy KigaliUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KNNP PREL IAEA USNC IR RW
06KIGALI724IRAN INCENTIVE AND HIGH LEVEL DIALOGUE ON
[...] On 27 July poloff delivered the "P5 1 Incentive Package for Iran" and "High Level Dialogue on International Migration and Development" demarches (reftels) to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Desk Officer Augustin Rutikara. Rutikara had no immediate comment on the subjects but assured poloff the t [...]
2006-07-28 10:22:00Embassy KigaliUNCLASSIFIEDAORC EAID KNNP PARM PREF UNGA RW IR EU
06KINGSTON1045DEMARCHE IN ADVANCE OF MAY 27 NAM MINISTERIAL
[...] (S) On May 26, P/E Couns and Poloff delivered reftel points to Angella Brown, Deputy Director, Multilateral Affairs Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade (MFAFT). Given staffing gaps on the Ministry, this was the earliest the meeting could be scheduled. Brown read the poi [...]
2006-05-26 20:22:00Embassy KingstonSECRETPREL AORC IAEA KNNP UNSC IR JM
06KINGSTON1103DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON AMBASSADORS MEETING IN GENEVA
[...] (U) On May 4, Poloff faxed Ref A talking points to Angella Brown, Assistant Director, International Organizations Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade (MFAFT),and asked that the GOJ vote yes to amend the statutes of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement in Geneva on Jun [...]
2006-06-05 19:16:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PHUM PREL PREF ICRC SZ JM
06KINGSTON1117AMBASSADOR RAISES NAM STATEMENT ON IRAN STATEMENT,
[...] (C) On June 5, the Ambassador called on Foreign Minister Anthony Hylton to follow up on Guatemala's candidacy for a UNSC seat (Ref A),and to express disappointment with the recent NAM statement on Iran (Ref C). On Guatemala/UNSC, Hylton denied that Jamaica or CARICOM had yet decided how to v [...]
2006-06-07 18:26:00Embassy KingstonCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL UNSC AORC IAEA KNNP IR JM
06KINGSTON1195DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON UN REFORM
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-16 19:02:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT AORC UNGA JA
06KINGSTON1209DEMARCHES DELIVERED REGARDING MDA AND THE ANNUAL
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-19 19:51:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC PHUM PREF PREL ICRC SZ JM
06KINGSTON1499DEMARCHE DELIVERED: P5 + 1 INCENTIVE PACKAGE FOR
[...] (U) On July 24, 2006, PolOff delivered reftel talking points to Angella Brown, Deputy Director of International Organizations at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade. 2. (U) On July 28, Poloff followed up with Brown who said she was preparing briefing materials for the GOJ del [...]
2006-07-31 21:01:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP PARM PREL IR EU AORC JM
06KINGSTON2427JAMAICA: 1540 CONSULTATIVE WORKSHOP
[...] Per Reftel (B),in a private conversation of Dec. 22 with Chief Legal Counsel of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade (MFAFT) Michelle Walker, PolOff extended thanks to the MFAFT for offering to host a CARICOM-wide consultative workshop to strengthen member states' capacity to ful [...]
2006-12-22 18:33:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIEDAORC EFIN KPAO OAS OSCE PARM PGOV PREL UNSC
06KINGSTON395DEMARCHE ON IRAN, IAEA, AND UNSC
[...] (U) This message is Sensitive But Unclassified. Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) On February 24, P/ECouns met with and conveyed reftel points to Ambassador Vilma McNish, Director, Office of Multilateral Affairs, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade (MFAFT),leaving the p [...]
2006-02-27 18:28:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIEDPARM KNNP PREL IR EU AORC JM
06KINGSTON69DEMARCHE DELIVERED: SMALLPOX AGENDA ITEM
[...] (U) On January 5, Econoff delivered reftel talking points via fax to the office of Ambassador Wolfe, Under Secretary for Multilateral Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade (MFAFT). Wolfe then transmitted the points to Dr. Barrington Wint, Chief Medical Officer at the Mi [...]
2006-01-11 14:39:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIEDPREL AORC TBIO JM WHO
06KINGSTON772GOJ RESPONSE TO DIPLOMATIC NOTE SENT REGARDING
[...] On March 28, poloff sent Diplomatic Note 093/06 to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade (MFAFT) announcing the U.S. candidacy for the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Council and requesting the GOJ's support for election to the ITU Council. As requested in reftel, polo [...]
2006-04-20 18:46:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIEDECPS AORC
06KINSHASA160DRC RESPONSE ON INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL
[...] (U) PolOff delivered January 30 reftel diplomatic note and curriculum vitae to Jacques Djoli, Chief of Staff of Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Djoli said the GDRC would support Ambassador Levitsky's re-election to the Board and would not nominate its own candidate. MEECE NNNN [...]
2006-01-31 14:21:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL AORC CG UNCND UN
06KINSHASA371DRC: DEMARCHE ON THIRD ADDITIONAL PROTOCOL
[...] (U) PolOff delivered March 3 reftel demarche and talking points to Jacques Djoli, Chief of Staff of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Djoli said the GDRC was pleased to see the Third Additional Protocol had passed, and it would work to ensure that MDA could join the ICRC Movement. Djoli added t [...]
2006-03-06 10:28:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDAORC ICRC PHUM PREF PREL SZ CG
06KINSHASA372DRC: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON IAEA IRAN REPORT
[...] (U) PolOff met March 3 with Ministry of Foreign Affairs Chief of Staff Jacques Djoli and delivered reftel statements and talking points. Djoli said the GDRC was very interested in what the IAEA would report to the UNSC, and hoped it would spur Iran to curtail its nuclear ambitions. Djoli agreed [...]
2006-03-06 10:29:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDPARM KNNP PREL IR EU AORC CG
06KINSHASA517DRC: DEAMRCHE ON INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL
[...] (SBU) Poloff delivered March 27 reftel demarche and talking points to Jacques Djoli, Chief of Staff of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs March 29. Poloff reminded Djoli of previously pledged Congolese support for U.S. candidate to the International Narcotics Control Board Melvyn Levitsky, and D [...]
2006-03-31 12:05:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL SNAR AORC UN CG
06KINSHASA657DRC: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON THIRD ADDITIONAL
[...] (SBU) PolOff delivered April 26 reftel demarche and talking points to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Chief of Staff Jacques Djoli. Djoli said the GDRC delegation would vote again in support of the Third Additional Protocol and the inclusion of Magem David Adom into the International Red Cross and [...]
2006-04-27 11:21:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC PHUM PREL PREF ICRC CG SZ
06KUALALUMPUR2313DEMARCHE ON UN SCALE OF ASSESSMENTS
[...] No summary [...]
2006-12-19 07:45:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIEDPREL AMGT AORC UNGA MY
06KUALALUMPUR2369MALAYSIAN PARTICIPATION IN ARF WORKSHOP ON UNSCR
[...] No summary [...]
2006-12-29 10:19:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PARM AORC KPAO PTER UNSC OSCE KNNP ETTC
06KUALALUMPUR955MALAYSIA ON IRANIAN NUCLEAR PROGRAM
[...] (C) In the May 24 Malaysia-U.S. Senior Officials Dialogue, EAP A/S Hill conveyed points to the Malaysian delegation, led by MFA Secretary General Rastam Isa, that closely tracked those of ref A. Septel will cover the Senior Officials Dialogue in full. Hill warned that the Iranian foreign min [...]
2006-05-25 06:04:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPREL AORC IAEA KNNP UNSC IR MY
06KUWAIT2067(C) A/S WELCH URGES KUWAIT TO SUPPORT GUATEMALA
[...] (C/NF) NEA Assistant Secretary Welch, during his June 3 visit to Kuwait (septel),raised Venezuela's bid for a seat on the UN Security Council with Prime Minister Shaykh Nasser Mohammed Al-Sabah and Deputy Prime Minister/Foreign Minister Shaykh Dr. Mohammed Al-Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah. He str [...]
2006-06-04 07:28:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL AORC UNSC KU
06KUWAIT2096KUWAIT DEMARCHE ON RE-ELECTION OF RUTH WEDGWOOD TO
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-05 15:21:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL AORC KU
06KUWAIT2417KUWAIT DEMARCHE DELIVERED: PERSUADING OIC MEMBERS
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-20 13:22:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL AORC PHUM PREF ICRC KU
06KUWAIT2838AMERICAS DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR LOBBIES ON BEHALF OF
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-15 13:57:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPREL AORC UN KU
06KUWAIT3226(C) KUWAIT CONFIRMS SUPPORT FOR GUATEMALA'S UNSC
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-12 09:03:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL AORC UNSC KU
06KUWAIT3274KUWAIT REAFFIRMS SUPPORT FOR U.S. CANDIDATE FOR
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified; not for internet distribution. 2. (SBU) During an August 13 meeting, PolChief reminded Ministry of Foreign Affairs International Organizations Department Director Ambassador Mansour A. Alawadhi of the September 7 elections for the UN Human Rights Committe [...]
2006-08-13 11:51:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM AORC PREL KU DEMARCHE
06KUWAIT3750 DEMARCHE DELIVERED: IMSO CANDIDATE STEVEN LETT
[...] No summary [...]
2006-09-19 08:45:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDAORC ECPS EWWT IMO INMARSAT KHLS KU DEMARCHE
06KUWAIT4314KUWAITI CANDIDATE FOR WHO DIRECTOR-GENERAL
[...] (SBU) On November 1 DCM attended a meeting called by Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Dr. Muhammad Al-Sabah. Purpose of the meeting was to present to heads of diplomatic missions Kuwait's case for selection of Dr. Kazem Behbehani as the next WHO Director. The Foreign Minister made a presentation dra [...]
2006-11-02 10:41:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL AORC UN WHO KU
06KUWAIT4407MFA U/S ASK FOR US SUPPORT FOR KUWAIT'S CANDIDATE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-11-07 14:45:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KU PREL UN WHO
06KUWAIT4414DEMARCHE DELIVERED: DEMARCHES IN ADVANCE OF INT'L
[...] (U) PolCouns delivered on November 7 reftel points regarding the International Maritime Organization's upcoming Maritime Safety Commission meeting starting 29 November in Istanbul to MFA Director of International Organization Affairs Ambassador Mansour Al-Awadi. Al-Awadhi undertook to get the [...]
2006-11-08 12:44:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDKTIA EWWT ANET AORC PREL ECPS IMO INMARSAT EU
06KUWAIT453629TH MEETING OF THE TRIPARTITE COMMISSION AND THE
[...] Summary. The 29th Meeting of the Tripartite Commission on Gulf War Missing met in Geneva on November 15, 2006. The Commission announced the closure of 12 cases. The Commission agreed on a plan of action to address the inability of the Commission's Technical Subcommittee to conduct any field [...]
2006-11-29 13:03:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM AORC MARR IZ SA KU
06KUWAIT4678KUWAIT DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UN SCALE OF ASSESSMENTS
[...] No summary [...]
2006-12-19 13:06:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL UNGA AORC KU
06LAPAZ1586BOLIVIA ON NAM STATEMENT
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-12 18:29:00Embassy La PazCONFIDENTIALAORC PREL IAEA BL KNNP USNC IR
06LAPAZ3148COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR OPIC'S JEAN ADEN
[...] Embassy La Paz is pleased to grant country clearance to Jean Aden, Director, OPIC Office of Accountability, to travel to Santa Cruz, Bolivia December 2-4, 2006 to speak at "Strengthening Environmental Law and Enforcement in the Americas," an OAS-sponsored side event to the December 4-5 Min [...]
2006-11-22 16:25:00Embassy La PazUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT AORC EINV OTRA OPIC BL
06LILONGWE243MDA DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] PolOff met with Director of Political Affairs Paul Chiunguzeni at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on March 9 to discuss reftel talking points. Chiunguzeni stated that he was sure Malawi would sign the additional protocol, and would bring up the issue within the Ministry. Any further response [...]
2006-03-15 13:46:00Embassy LilongweUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PHUM PREF PREL
06LILONGWE53DEMARCHE DELIVERED: REPORTING IRAN TO THE UNSC
[...] (C) On Tuesday, January 17 Poloff met with Director of Political Affairs Paul Chiunguzeni and presented talking points in reftel. After a short discussion on Iran's continued violations of international agreements, Chiunguzeni said the GOM would be supportive of the effort to properly deal wi [...]
2006-01-20 08:21:00Embassy LilongweCONFIDENTIALKNNP PARM PREL AORC
06LILONGWE635DEMARCHE DELIVERED: P5+1 INCENTIVE PACKAGE FOR IRAN
[...] (U) On July 25 Poloff met with U.S./U.N. Desk Officer in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Pamela Mkwamba to discuss reftel talking points. Mkwamba said that she would pass along the information to the Minister, and thanked Poloff for the information. Any further response will be reported septel [...]
2006-07-27 14:38:00Embassy LilongweUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP PARM PREL AORC
06LIMA1491INCREASING DIPLOMATIC PRESSURE ON IRAN (PERU)
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-18 23:03:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALPREL AORC EU EUN IAEA KNNP UNSC IR PE
06LIMA1511INCREASING DIPLOMATIC PRESSURE ON IRAN (PERU)
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-20 14:41:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALPREL AORC EU EUN IAEA KNNP UNSC IR PE
06LIMA2035SMALLPOX DEMARCHE (PERU)
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-23 21:20:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL AORC TBIO WHO PE
06LIMA4466IMO MARITIME SAFETY MEETING DEMARCHE (PERU)
[...] DepEconCouns delivered Reftel demarche on November 7 to Doris Sotamayor, Director for Maritime Matters at the Ministry of Foreign Relations, as well as to Vice Minister for Fisheries Alfonso Miranda. Sotamayor asked for some time to consider Reftel request, and asked for a meeting with DepEco [...]
2006-11-22 23:09:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDKTIA EWWT ANET AORC PREL ECPS PE
06LIMA4541COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOT/FRA CLIFFORD EBY
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Clifford Eby from December 2-6, 2006. The purpose of this trip is to give talks about the US rail system and FRA's Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement Financing Program (RRIF) at a conference sponsored by Ferrocarril Central [...]
2006-12-01 17:37:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELTN OTRA AORC PE
06LISBON1212PORTUGAL CONCURS ON MDA VOTE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-20 16:26:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PHUM PREL PREF PT
06LISBON1797WTO CONSULTATIONS ON CHINA IPR: PORTUGAL AGREES IN
[...] (U) SUMMARY. Embassy staff met with MFA Multilateral Services Director Joana Tavares to encourage support as a co-complainant against China for IPR violations. Tavares agreed in principle with the US proposal but noted that she would need to consult with the Ministry of Economy before renderi [...]
2006-08-24 06:36:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD AORC KIPR EURM WTRO USTR CH PO
06LISBON2271FORMER MOZAMBICAN PRIME MINISTER SOLICITS
[...] Former Mozambican Prime Minister, Dr. Pascoal Manuel Mocumbi, and the Mozambican Ambassador to Portugal, Miguel Costa Mkaima, met with Ambassador Hoffman on October 4, to solicit support for Dr. Mocumbi,s candidacy for Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO). If selected, Dr. M [...]
2006-10-13 11:17:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDAORC EAID OFDP PGOV PREL PO
06LISBON2721PORTUGAL ENDORSES IMSO TAKING ADMINISTRATIVE ROLE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-12-04 07:47:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIA EWWT ANET AORC PREL ECPS IMO INMARSAT EU
06LISBON2891PORTUGAL FOLLOWS EU ON UN SCALE OF ASSESSMENTS
[...] No summary [...]
2006-12-21 16:42:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PREL PO
06LJUBLJANA258SLOVENIA SUPPORTIVE OF U.S. PRIORITIES FOR THE
[...] (U) On April 26, PolMiloff delivered reftel demarche to MFA Nonproliferation Department Head Bostjan Jerman. Jerman agreed that the two meetings of the IAEA's Committee on Safeguards and Verification (CSV) that have taken place thus far were deeply disappointing and said Slovenia was largely [...]
2006-04-26 05:41:00Embassy LjubljanaUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP AORC PARM PREL IAEA SI
06LJUBLJANA791SLOVENES HAVE SELECT INTERESTS IN INT'L MARITIME
[...] On November 6 Econoff learned that the Government of Slovenia (GOS) would not be attending the Maritime Safety Committee meeting. When Econoff delivered reftel points on November 28 to Jadran Luin, Director General at the Ministry of Transport (MOT) in charge of Maritime affairs, Luin explaine [...]
2006-12-08 05:10:00Embassy LjubljanaUNCLASSIFIEDANET AORC ECPS EUN EWWT KTIA PREL IMO
06LONDON5267INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANIZATION (IMO): REPORT OF THE
[...] SUMMARY: The 14th session of the Flag State Implementation Subcommittee (FSI 14 S/C) met at IMO Headquarters, London, UK. Mrs. Tatjana Krilic of Croatia chaired the meeting. The meeting was attended by seventy members, two associate members, one United Nations specialized agency, two intergover [...]
2006-07-18 14:57:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDAORC IMO EWWT PHSA SENV KTIA UK
06LONDON5547INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANIZATION (IMO): REPORT OF THE
[...] SUMMARY: The International Maritime Organization (IMO, or "the Organization") held meetings in London from June 13 through June 23, 2006, consisting of the Technical Co-operation Committee's fifty-sixth session (TCC56) and the Council's ninety-sixth session (C96). Significant agenda items dur [...]
2006-07-28 15:46:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHSA EWWT ECPS MOPS AORC IMO KTIA US UK KE XA
06LONDON6053 INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANIZATION (IMO): REPORT OF THE
[...] SUMMARY: The thirty-third session of the IMO FAL met in London from 3-7 July 2006, under the chairmanship of Mr. C. Abela (Malta). The session was attended by delegations from sixty-six Member Governments, two Associate Member Governments, three Intergovernmental Organizations, and fourteen N [...]
2006-08-17 14:13:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDIMO AORC ASEC UK
06LONDON6448INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANIZATION (IMO): REPORT OF THE
[...] SUMMARY: The International Maritime Organization's (IMO) Sub-Committee (S/C) on Stability and Load Lines and on Fishing Vessels Safety (SLF) held its 49th session at IMO headquarters in London from July 24-28, 2006, under the chair of Mr. Rob Gehling (Australia). 59 Member Governments, 1 Associ [...]
2006-09-06 15:04:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDIMO AORC ASEC UK
06LONDON7225INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANIZATION (IMO): REPORT OF THE
[...] SUMMARY: The eleventh session of the International Maritime Organization's Subcommittee (S/C) on Dangerous Goods, Solid Cargoes and Containers (DSC) met in London from 11 - 15 September 2006, under the chairmanship of Mrs. Olga Pestel-Lefevre (France). The session was attended by delegations [...]
2006-10-10 14:39:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDIMO AORC EWWT UK
06LONDON7695INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANIZATION (IMO): REPORT OF THE
[...] SUMMARY: The 55th Session of IMO's MEPC convened 9-13 October 2006 under the chairmanship of Mr. A. Chrysostomou (Cyprus). The meeting was attended by 86 members, one associate member, one country not a member of IMO (Cook Islands),six United Nations agencies, eight intergovernmental organi [...]
2006-10-31 16:45:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDIMO AORC UK EWWT PHSA SENV KTIA ASEC
06LONDON7916INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANIZATION (IMO) REPORT OF THE
[...] SUMMARY: The International Maritime Organization (IMO) Legal Committee held its 92nd session in Paris, France at UNESCO, October 16-20 (LEG 92),under the chairmanship of Professor Lee-Sik Chai (Republic Of Korea). The Legal Committee discussed, among other issues, the Draft Wreck Removal Co [...]
2006-11-13 11:50:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDIMO EWWT AORC ASEC UK PTER
06LONDON8032ACCREDITATION AMENDMENT - IMO - MARINE SAFETY
[...] Embassy London has requested accreditation amendment to the US Delegation attending the Eighty-Second Session of IMO's Marine Safety Committee to be held in Istanbul, Turkey from November 29 - December 8, 2006. Advisors Leslie Fleming and Phillip Warker and Private Sector Advisor Denise McCaf [...]
2006-11-21 14:22:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDAORC ASEC
06LONDON8438 INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANIZATION (IMO):
[...] SUMMARY: The Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) held its 82nd session at the Polat Renaissance Istanbul Hotel in Istanbul, Turkey from 29 Nov ? 8 Dec 2006. The meeting was chaired by MSC vice chairman Mr. N. Ferrar (Philippines) as the Acting Ch [...]
2006-12-21 08:52:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDAORC IMO UK EWWT PHSA SENV KTIA ASEC ORTA
06MADRID1593SPAIN ON MDA DEMARCHE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-19 15:37:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PHUM PREL PREF ICRC SP
06MADRID1743SPAIN TO SEND HIGH-LEVEL DELEGATION TO AFGHANISTAN
[...] After consulting with Canadian DCM, Emboffs delivered PRT conference invitations on June 26 to the Foreign Ministry Director General (DG) for Asia and Pacific, the Spanish aid agency AECI DG for Africa, Asia, and Eastern Europe, and Defense Ministry DG for Policy. Separately, Emboffs reached [...]
2006-07-07 14:01:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDPREL AORC NATO SP AF
06MADRID1940SPAIN ON SUPPORT FOR BASRAH CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL
[...] This is an action request. Please see para 6. 2. Summary. FM Moratinos reaffirmed to the Ambassador on July 27 that Spain will provide the requested funds to support construction of the Basrah Children's Hospital. Moratinos said Spain would provide the funds as quickly as possible, but co [...]
2006-07-31 16:03:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDIZ AORC KCOM SP
06MADRID2162SPAIN ON IMSO DIRECTOR ELECTION
[...] This is an action request for IO/T and EB/CIP/TS - see para 4. 2. ESTHOFF passed reftel diplomatic note and candidacy materials August 30 to MFA Director of Air, Maritime and Land Cooperation Juan Luis Munoz de Laborde, urging Spain to support the U.S. candidate for the Directorship of th [...]
2006-08-30 14:22:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDAORC ECPS EWWT KHLS INMARSAT IMO EU SP
06MADRID2340SPAIN ON INTERNATIONAL MOBILE SATELLITE
[...] (U) This is an action request -- see paragraph 4 2. (SBU) Ref B reported that Spain, in response to Ref C request, would likely agree to support the candidacy of Steven Lett to head the IMSO in the event that the Spanish candidate for the same position was eliminated prior to Lett. Ref [...]
2006-09-18 14:53:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC ECPS EWWT KHLS INMARSAT IMO EU SP
06MADRID2512SPAIN ON UN SCALE OF ASSESSMENTS
[...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Juan Manuel Gonzalez de Linares, Subdirector General for the United Nations, on October 2. Linares told Emboff that the GOS clearly understands that 22 percent is a red line for the U.S. in terms of reaching a consensus on the scale of assessments f [...]
2006-10-04 08:22:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL AORC KUNR UNGA SP
06MADRID3030SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR USPTO: JESSIE ROBERTS
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to USPTO officer, Jessie Roberts to travel to Alicante, Spain on December 10 to December 14. The purpose of this visit is to attend the Trademark Trilateral Meeting. 2. Post understands that no assistance is required. 3. Visitors are reminded that bea [...]
2006-12-13 13:47:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD AORC ASEC KIPR OECD SP
06MADRID3083SPAIN ON UN SCALE OF ASSESSMENTS
[...] (SBU) Poloff delivered ref. A demarche to Miriam Alvarez, Spanish MFA Deputy Subdirector General for the United Nations, on December 20. After consulting with New York and the MFA Director General in charge of UN affairs, Alvarez informed Poloff on December 21 that the debate was ongoing in [...]
2006-12-21 17:47:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAMGT AORC PREL UNGA SP
06MANAGUA1053NICARAGUA SUPPORTS MDN RED CRYSTAL INITIATIVE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-12 19:21:00Embassy ManaguaCONFIDENTIALAORC PHUM PREL PREF ICRC
06MANAGUA1143NICARAGUA: DEMARCHE IN ADVANCE OF NAM MINISTERIAL
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-26 22:47:00Embassy ManaguaCONFIDENTIALPREL AORC IAEA KNNP UNSC IR NU
06MANAGUA1144NICARAGUA: DEMARCHE TO NAM/G-77 ON UN REFORM
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-26 22:47:00Embassy ManaguaSECRET//NOFORNPREL AMGT AORC UNGA NU
06MANAGUA1189FOLLOW-UP DEMARCHE ON NAM IRAN STATEMENT
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-02 21:57:00Embassy ManaguaCONFIDENTIALPREL AORC KNNP IAEA USNC IR NU
06MANAGUA1309NICARAGUAN PARTICIPATION AT INTERNATIONAL RED
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-14 22:22:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDPREF PREL PHUM ICRC AORC IS NU
06MANAGUA134NICARAGUA SUPPORTS EU-3 AND USG POSITIONS ON IRAN
[...] No summary [...]
2006-01-24 16:13:00Embassy ManaguaCONFIDENTIALKNNP PARM PREL IR EU AORC NU
06MANAGUA324GON FULLY AGREES WITH USG POSITIONS ON IRAN
[...] No summary [...]
2006-02-10 14:24:00Embassy ManaguaCONFIDENTIALPARM KNNP PREL IR EU AORC NU
06MANAGUA516GON INCLINED TO SIGN THIRD ADDITIONAL PROTOCOL,
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-08 17:51:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC ICRC PHUM PREF PREL SZ IS NU
06MANAMA1092BAHRAIN: PERSUADING OIC MEMBERS TO JOIN THE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-19 07:17:00Embassy ManamaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PREF ICRC AORC PHUM BA REGION HUMRIT ROW
06MANAMA1354BAHRAIN: P5+1 INCENTIVE PACKAGE FOR IRAN
[...] (C) PolOff July 24 delivered reftel demarche on the Iran P5 1 incentive package to MFA Director for Bilateral Affairs Dr. Dhafer Al Umran. Al Umran's initial reaction was that the package is quite extensive and includes many concrete benefits for Iran. He then asked about the inclusion of p [...]
2006-07-26 09:42:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALKNNP PARM PREL BA IR EU AORC REGION OFFICIALS
06MANAMA1659BAHRAIN: IMSO CANDIDATE STEVEN LETT
[...] No summary [...]
2006-09-14 14:42:00Embassy ManamaUNCLASSIFIEDAORC ECPS EU EWWT IMO INMARSAT KHLS BA
06MANAMA901BAHRAIN: SMALLPOX DEMARCHE
[...] The Ambassador May 17 shared reftel demarche concerning the World Health Assembly (WHA) draft resolution on smallpox eradication with Health Minister Nada Haffadh. Minister Haffadh expressed interest in the subject and said she would convey the information to Health Ministry Director of Public [...]
2006-05-24 05:01:00Embassy ManamaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL AORC TBIO WHO BA BILAT CTR
06MANAMA91BAHRAIN: REPORTING IRAN TO THE UNITED NATIONS
[...] (C) This is an action request; please see para 5. 2. (C) The Ambassador January 21 delivered Ref B demarche concerning reporting Iran to the UN Security Council to Foreign Minister Shaikh Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa. Shaikh Khalid said that he had met recently with the EU-3 Ambassadors, [...]
2006-01-23 12:45:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALKNNP PARM PREL AORC BA IR OFFICIALS REGION ROW
06MANAMA987BAHRAIN: NAM STATEMENT ON IRAN
[...] (C) Econoff June 5 delivered Ref. B demarche concerning the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) statement on Iran's nuclear program to MFA Director for International Organization Affairs Ghassan Shaikho. Shaikho replied that he had been present at the drafting of the NAM statement and said he wished t [...]
2006-06-05 15:46:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALPREL AORC IAEA KNNP USNC IR BA REGION ROW
06MANILA2009WORLD HEALTH ASSEMBLY: SMALLPOX DEMARCHE
[...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified. Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) On May 8, poloff delivered reftel talking points to Rosalita Prospero, Health Division Director, Office of United Nations and Other International Organizations, Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA). Pros [...]
2006-05-10 08:25:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL AORC TBIO WHO RP
06MANILA2104AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH PHILIPPINE RED CROSS
[...] (SBU) Per reftel, Ambassador met May 17 with Senator Richard J. Gordon, Chairman and CEO of the Philippine National Red Cross, to discuss the importance of the upcoming meeting of the 29th International Conference of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies and its scheduled vote to establish [...]
2006-05-17 08:41:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALAORC PHUM PREL PREF ICRC RP IS
06MANILA5102INVITATION TO ARF MEETING ON MULTILATERAL SECURITY
[...] (U) During a December 28 meeting to discuss ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) issues (septel),Department of Foreign Affairs Special Assistant to the Undersecretary for Policy Maria Andrelita Austria passed Acting Pol/C a copy of letter from Undersecretary Erlinda Basilio to her ARF Senior Officials [...]
2006-12-28 09:20:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL AORC ARF CH KS JN RP
06MAPUTO1147MOZAMBIQUE: DEMARCHE DELIVERED FOR LETT'S ELECTION
[...] No summary [...]
2006-09-11 14:26:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDAORC ECPS EU EWWT IMO INMARSAT KHLS MZ
06MAPUTO1287COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR ASSISTANT USTR, FLORIZELLE LISER AND PATRICK COLEMAN TO TRAVEL TO MOZAMBIQUE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-10-05 08:55:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA ETRD AORC USTR MZ
06MAPUTO1499Mozambique: ITU Council and Radio Regulations Board
[...] No summary [...]
2006-11-17 11:44:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDAORC ECPS ITU MZ
06MAPUTO526MOZAMBIQUE: MDA - DEMARCHE ON AMBASSADORS MEETING
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-08 05:04:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC PHUM PREL PREF MZ
06MAPUTO612MOZAMBIQUE: DEMARCHE IN ADVANCE OF NAM MINISTERIAL
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-30 05:14:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP PREL AORC IAEA MZ IR
06MAPUTO78MOZAMBIQUE: REPORTING IRAN TO THE UNITED NATIONS
[...] No summary [...]
2006-01-18 13:22:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP PARM PREL IR EU AORC MZ
06MASERU228WORLD HEALTH ASSEMBLY: SMALLPOX
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-11 10:12:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDPREL AORC TBIO WHO LT
06MASERU236SMALLPOX ERADICATION AND RESEARCH
[...] (SBU) Ambassador reviewed smallpox points again with Minister of Health Phooko on May 16. Regarding "closed door" discussions by the Africa Group in Geneva, the Minister said it was agreed that no one African country would take a position; there would be an African Union (AU) stance (not yet [...]
2006-05-17 11:07:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC TBIO WHO PREL PGOV LT
06MASERU34REPORTING IRAN TO THE UNITED NATION'S SECURITY COUNCIL
[...] No summary [...]
2006-01-20 10:12:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP PARM PREL IR EU AORC LT
06MASERU62THE JANUARY 30 P5+2 STATEMENT ON IRAN
[...] No summary [...]
2006-02-02 09:38:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDPARM KNNP PREL IR EU AORC LT
06MASERU7WHO EXECUTIVE BOARD: LESOTHO'S POSITION ON SMALLPOX AGENDA
[...] (U) Lesotho's Minister of Health Phooko concurred with USG position regarding WHO Smallpox Agenda Item during January 9 discussion with Ambassador. Following review of talking points (reftel),Dr. Phooko stated that the concern of WHO Regional Committee for Africa was a desire for transparenc [...]
2006-01-10 11:04:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDPREL AORC TBIO WHO LT
06MASERU8WHO EXECUTIVE BOARD: LESOTHO'S POSITION ON SMALLPOX AGENDA
[...] (U) Lesotho's Minister of Health Phooko concurred with USG position regarding WHO Smallpox Agenda Item during January 9 discussion with Ambassador. Following review of talking points (reftel),Dr. Phooko stated that the concern of WHO Regional Committee for Africa was a desire for transparenc [...]
2006-01-10 11:05:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDPREL AORC TBIO WHO LT
06MEXICO1463MEXICO PLANS TO SIGN MDA ADOPTION WITHIN A MONTH
[...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Liliana Lopez Ortiz, Assistant Director for International Law, at Mexico's Foreign Relations Secretariat (SRE). Lopez reminded Poloff of Mexico's long tradition of supporting international rights and that the GOM was happy to vote in favor of the adopt [...]
2006-03-17 20:51:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL AORC ICRC PHUM PREF MX
06MEXICO1758MEXICO STILL WAITING FOR RESPONSE ON INCB CANDIDACY
[...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Julian Juarez Cadenas, Assistant Director General for Security and Judicial Affairs, at the Foreign Relations Secretariat's (SRE) Office of United Nations Affairs. Juarez reminded Poloff that Mexico also had a candidate for the International Narcotics [...]
2006-04-04 20:09:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL SNAR AORC UN MX
06MEXICO2555MEXICO: SUPPORT FOR MDA STILL STRONG, DELAYED
[...] Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Liliana Lopez Ortiz, Assistant Director for International Law, at Mexico's Foreign Relations Secretariat (SRE). Lopez Ortiz was happy to hear that the Ambassador's meeting had gone well and reiterated Mexico's support for the initiative. Lopez Ortiz explain [...]
2006-05-12 20:24:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM AORC PREF ICRC MX
06MEXICO2958MEXICO WILL SUPPORT GRULAC CANDIDATE NOT IRAN FOR
[...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Norma Diaz, Director for International Organizations at Mexico's Foreign Relations Secretariat's (SRE) Office of United Nations Affairs. Diaz explained that the GOM has no official position on Iran's candidacy for Chairman of the International Organiz [...]
2006-06-01 20:04:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL SMIG AORC MX
06MILAN39 Fiat Out of the Red
[...] Fiat Chairman Luca Cordero di Montezemolo held a press conference to announce that after almost five years of steady losses, the auto giant posted operating profits of 1.33 billion euro in 2005. Fiat ended the year with 7 billion euro in cash, compared with 6 billion euro at the end of 2004, [...]
2006-02-02 15:42:00Consulate MilanUNCLASSIFIEDECON EIND ETRD PGOV IT AORC EUN
06MINSK545Belarus Supports U.S. ITU Candidacy
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-23 14:10:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDECPS AORC BO
06MINSK972MOBILE SATELLITE DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] Poloff delivered reftel talking points to the Americas Desk at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) in the form of a non-paper on September 1. The talking points were received without comment. MOORE [...]
2006-09-07 08:57:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDAORC ECPS EU EWWT IMO INMARSAT KHLS BO
06MONTEVIDEO1068LACKLUSTER XVI IBERO-AMERICAN SUMMIT IN MONTEVIDEO
[...] (SBU) Summary: The XVI Ibero-American Summit took place in Montevideo on 3-5 November without major logistical or security incidents. Leaders from 22 Latin American and European countries focused on "Migration and Development," though we detected few concrete accomplishments in these areas. [...]
2006-11-06 19:13:00Embassy MontevideoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL AORC SOCI XM SP PO UY
06MONTEVIDEO1097HOW MERCOSUR HAS CHANGED
[...] (C) Summary and Introduction: This telegram contains a healthy dose of subjective analysis designed to stimulate constructive debate on an issue of regional importance. The Embassy is keenly interested in Mercosur, not only because its headquarters are located here, but also because we have [...]
2006-11-16 13:31:00Embassy MontevideoCONFIDENTIALETRD ECON PREL AORC SOCI UY
06MONTEVIDEO229VAZQUEZ SAYS HE WANTS A FREE TRADE AGREEMENT
[...] (C) Summary: Charge met with President Tabare Vazquez at the Embassy's request on March 7 to advise the President on his upcoming meeting with the Secretary on March 11 at the margins of Michelle Bachelet's inauguration ceremony in Santiago, Chile. Vazquez explicitly stated that he wanted a F [...]
2006-03-07 16:09:00Embassy MontevideoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ETRD PINR KCRM AORC UY
06MONTEVIDEO254MERCOSUR - LOVE IT OR LEAVE IT? URUGUAY'S QUANDARY
[...] (C) Summary: The GOU's perception of Mercosur has undergone an extraordinary change over the past year, going from wide-eyed enthusiasm to deep disillusion to even questioning the wisdom of full membership. After initial declarations prioritizing the ""deepening of Mercosur"", the GOU experi [...]
2006-03-14 11:47:00Embassy MontevideoCONFIDENTIALECON ETRD PREL PGOV PINR AORC UY
06MONTEVIDEO268PULP MILLS: VAZQUEZ' TRIP EXPOSES HARSH REALITIES
[...] (C) Summary: President Tabare Vazquez returned empty-handed from an erratic eight-day tour of regional countries designed to drum up support for Uruguay's position in the serious paper mill dispute with Argentina (ref A). From our point of view, the trip was a disaster, especially his confusi [...]
2006-03-20 18:34:00Embassy MontevideoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV SOCI EINV ECON AORC UY
06MONTEVIDEO353PAPER MILLS DISPUTE: NO END IN SIGHT
[...] (SBU) The long-running dispute between Argentina and Uruguay over construction of giant pulp mills on a shared river seems to have worsened and entered into a more litigious phase after Presidents Vazquez and Kirchner canceled their plans to meet on the issue last week. Uruguayan public critic [...]
2006-04-12 19:19:00Embassy MontevideoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL SOCI EINV SENV AORC AR UY
06MONTEVIDEO376PAPERMILL DISPUTE HAS FINLAND'S ATTENTION
[...] (U) In Uruguay there has been widespread dissatisfaction over reports from Sao Paulo that Brazil and Argentina will not support the papermill dispute's submission to Mercosur's conflict resolution mechanism, as Presidents Lula da Silva and Nestor Kirchner apparently consider the affair to be p [...]
2006-04-26 19:55:00Embassy MontevideoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL SOCI EINV SENV AORC UY
06MONTEVIDEO415SCENESETTER AMBASSADOR MAISTO'S VISIT TO URUGUAY
[...] (SBU) Summary: Your visit to Uruguay on May 18 comes on the heels of a very successful May 4 meeting between Uruguayan President Vazquez and President Bush in Washington. Uruguay is important to U.S. interests as an example of temperate, long-standing democracy in a region that has largely lu [...]
2006-05-10 17:24:00Embassy MontevideoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOVIP PREL AORC PGOV SOCI UY
06MONTEVIDEO419URUGUAY: MDA DEMARCHE ON AMBASSADOR'S MEETING IN
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-11 15:08:00Embassy MontevideoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC ICRC PHUM PREF IS SZ UY
06MONTEVIDEO469URUGUAY: DEMARCHE ON NAM/G-77 UN REFORM DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-26 17:30:00Embassy MontevideoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAMGT AORC UNGA UY
06MONTEVIDEO529PULP MILL DISPUTE GOES TO COURT
[...] (SBU) Summary: Uruguay's dispute with Argentina over the construction of two pulp mills on a shared river (reftels) has reached the International Court of Justice (ICJ). On June 8, both sides, backed by expensive international law firms, presented their opening arguments to the ICJ's 15 magistr [...]
2006-06-09 18:02:00Embassy MontevideoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL SOCI KLIG EINV EWWT AORC SENV AR UY
06MONTEVIDEO55URUGUAY: REPORTING IRAN TO THE UN SECURITY COUNCIL
[...] (C) On January 18, Polcouns delivered reftel demarche and talking points to MFA Director for Multilateral Affairs Gustavo Alvarez. Alvarez listened attentively and seemed particularly interested in what steps the UN Security Council might take in response to the international community's grow [...]
2006-01-19 11:50:00Embassy MontevideoCONFIDENTIALKNNP PARM PREL IR EU AORC UY
06MONTEVIDEO553URUGUAY: DEMARCHE ON MDA/JUNE 20 CONFERENCE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-15 19:49:00Embassy MontevideoUNCLASSIFIEDPREF PREL PHUM ICRC AORC IS UY
06MONTEVIDEO554URUGUAY DEMARCHED ON HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL
[...] (C) On June 12, PolCouns delivered ref A demarche conveying US priorities and concerns on the upcoming inaugural session of the UN Human Rights Council to the MFA's Director for Multilateral Affairs Gustavo Alvarez. Alvarez registered the points attentively and said that the GOU was in line wi [...]
2006-06-15 20:29:00Embassy MontevideoCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL AORC UY
06MONTEVIDEO555SCENESETTER FOR UPCOMING TRADE TALKS IN WASHINGTON
[...] (C) Summary: Following the successful Vazquez/POTUS encounter in the Oval Office on May 4, trade talks between GOU negotiators and USTR have been scheduled to take place at a meeting in Washington during the last week of June. The GOU is now much more focused on discussing a Free Trade Agreemen [...]
2006-06-16 15:32:00Embassy MontevideoCONFIDENTIALECON ETRD PREL AORC UY
06MONTEVIDEO563MDA DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON PREVENTING CONFERENCE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-20 20:12:00Embassy MontevideoUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PHUM PREF PREL IRCE UY
06MONTEVIDEO567MERCOSUR: THE ARGENTINE PRO TEMP PRESIDENCY AND
[...] (C) Summary: Argentina's pro temp presidency of Mercosur is seen in Uruguay as a resounding failure that weakened the trading bloc's institutions. The conflict over the paper pulp mills overshadowed the entire presidency, as the dispute spun out of control and Argentina blocked the GOU's att [...]
2006-06-21 20:52:00Embassy MontevideoCONFIDENTIALETRD ECON PREL PINR AORC UY
06MONTEVIDEO574GOU DEMARCHED ON OAS MLAT AND OPTIONAL PROTOCOL
[...] (U) Embassy contacted various GOU interlocutors to discuss reftel demarche, including officials in the MFA's Office of International Treaties and International Law, and a subject material expert on MLATs at the Ministry of Education and Culture. (Note: The GOU does not have a Ministry of Justic [...]
2006-06-23 17:20:00Embassy MontevideoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL AORC KCRM UY
06MONTEVIDEO616URUGUAY'S FTA AT CROSSROADS WHILE VENEZUELA JOINS
[...] (C) Summary: President Vazquez is caught between wanting a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with us and Brazil's open opposition to it. On June 23, Brazil's visiting Foreign Minister explicitly warned the Uruguayans that an FTA with us would be damaging to Mercosur and Uruguay. On June 26, GOU and [...]
2006-07-05 18:03:00Embassy MontevideoCONFIDENTIALPREL ETRD ECON PGOV AORC UY
06MONTEVIDEO746USTR VISIT PROMPTS PRESIDENT VAZQUEZ TO OPENLY
[...] (C) Summary: The recent visit by Assistant United States Trade Representative for the Americas Everett Eissenstat and USTR's Senior Director for Brazil and the Southern Cone, Sue Cronin, sparked an intense internal debate over the future direction of Uruguay's trade relationships and pitted o [...]
2006-08-14 19:07:00Embassy MontevideoCONFIDENTIALETRD PREL ECON PGOV AORC UY
06MONTEVIDEO774PRESIDENT VAZQUEZ MOVES FORWARD ON US TRADE AGENDA
[...] (C) Summary: Since the August 7-10 visit of senior USTR officials to Uruguay (reftel),President Vazquez has been assiduously preparing his domestic constituency for deeper trade ties with the United States. He has publicly stated that the feasibility of a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) could be [...]
2006-08-22 20:21:00Embassy MontevideoCONFIDENTIALPREL ETRD PGOV ECON AORC UY
06MONTEVIDEO977ONCE AGAIN, THE PULP MILLS PLAGUE URUGUAY
[...] (SBU) Summary. The long-running dispute between Argentina and Uruguay over the construction of pulp mills on a shared river shows no signs of letting up. For the second time this tourist season, Argentine environmental protesters will block international bridges linking the two countries. Wor [...]
2006-10-13 16:58:00Embassy MontevideoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL SOCI KLIG EINV EWWT AORC SENV AR UY
06MOSCOW12914RUSSIA: KIRIYENKO REVIEWS TEHRAN VISIT
[...] (C) SUMMARY. In a December 13 meeting with the Ambassador, Rosatom Director Kiriyenko provided his impressions from his recent trip to Tehran. He said Foreign Minister Mottaki had been full of bluster, claiming to be unafraid of sanctions and unconcerned about the United States. Mottaki had [...]
2006-12-13 15:55:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALKNNP PREL ETRD RU IR UN AORC
06MOSCOW3979INCREASING DIPLOMATIC PRESSURE ON IRAN
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-14 12:27:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPREL AORC IAEA KNNP RS IR
06MOSCOW5741RUSSIA SHARES TRILATERAL CONCERNS ABOUT UN
[...] (C) Responding to a May 26 demarche (ref A) by Australian, New Zealand and U.S. emboffs on the draft UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (DRIP),Grigoriy Lukyantsev, Head of the UN Division of the MFA's Department of Humanitarian Cooperation and Human Rights said that Moscow h [...]
2006-05-31 13:22:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM AORC UN RS
06MUSCAT1174TFLE01: LEBANON CRISIS COMPLICATES IRAN NUCLEAR
[...] (C) In a July 30 meeting with the Ambassador, MFA Under Secretary Sayyid Badr said the crisis in Lebanon is SIPDIS complicating the Iran nuclear matter and may even harden Tehran's position. He urged that greater emphasis be placed on continuing diplomatic efforts to build trust in the reg [...]
2006-07-31 12:52:00Embassy MuscatCONFIDENTIALKNNP PARM PREL AORC MU
06MUSCAT1574OMAN RESPONSE TO ITU NOMINATIONS
[...] No summary [...]
2006-11-08 13:23:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC ECPS ITU MU
06MUSCAT291TSUNAMI FEARS FOCUS OF FORUM
[...] USG scientists raised seismic awareness and delivered the keynote address on establishing a tsunami warning system for the Indian Ocean basin during the third annual Gulf Seismic Forum in Muscat. The real threat of tsunami-generating seismic activity between the Omani and Pakistani coasts was [...]
2006-03-01 13:56:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDAORC TPHY KSCA SENV MU ESTH
06MUSCAT473OMAN NOMINATION TO USPTO PATENT ACADEMY
[...] Per reftel request, Embassy received the following nomination for the May session of the USPTO Global Intellectual Property Academy on Patents: -- Batul bint Ja'far bin Sulaiman, Director of Drug Control, Ministry of Health. 2. Embassy requests confirmation that MEPI funds are availab [...]
2006-03-26 09:21:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD AORC ASEC KIPR OTRA KMPI MU
06MUSCAT605OMAN RATIFIES IAEA COMPREHENSIVE SAFEGUARDS,
[...] (U) Sultan Qaboos issued royal decree 32/2006 on April 2, 2006, formally ratifying Oman's IAEA safeguards agreement and the Additional Protocol. This issue was the subject of Embassy and EU demarches in December 2004 (reftels). MFA Disarmament Affairs officer Abdullah al-Riyami confirmed to [...]
2006-04-16 12:32:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDTRGY KNNP PREL AORC MU
06MUSCAT823DEMARCHE IN ADVANCE OF NAM MINISTERIAL MEETING MAY
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-24 11:11:00Embassy MuscatCONFIDENTIALKNNP PREL AORC IAEA UNSC IR MU
06NAIROBI2386KENYA CONSIDERS IOM EXCOM CHAIRMANSHIP
[...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Tom Amolo, Head of MFA's International Organizations and Conferences Division who expressed an interest in Kenya's own candidacy for chairman of the IOM's Executive Committee. While Kenya had not previously considered seeking the position, Amolo stated [...]
2006-05-31 11:42:00Embassy NairobiCONFIDENTIALPREL SMIG KNNP AORC KE IR
06NAIROBI819LETTER FROM PRESIDENT KIBAKI TO FORMER PRESIDENT
[...] (U) On February 21, Post received a faxed copy of a diplomatic note transmitting the following letter from His Excellency President Mwai Kibaki of the Republic of Kenya to former President Jimmy Carter via the Kenyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In the letter, Kibaki spells out Kenya's curre [...]
2006-02-23 12:43:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDAORC OPDC PREL KE UNHRC
06NEWDELHI1631INDIA WILL SIGN THIRD ADDITIONAL PROTOCOL
[...] (SBU) MEA Deputy Secretary (UN Economic and Social) Prashant Pise told Poloff on March 7 in response to reftel demarche that the MEA's legal division was preparing the ratification process for the Third Additional Protocol to the Geneva Conventions. "We will sign it," he stated, but did not [...]
2006-03-08 11:44:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC ICRC PHUM PREF PREL IN SZ
06NEWDELHI2172INDIA WILL SUPPORT OUR INCB CANDIDATE IF WE
[...] (SBU) After PolCouns raised reftel points regarding the nomination of Ambassador Levitsky for re-election to the International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) on March 29, MEA Joint Secretary (UN Economic and Social) Manjeev Puri responded that India would be pleased to support the US candidat [...]
2006-03-30 12:48:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR AORC PREL UN IN
06NEWDELHI2783MDA DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] (U) Poloff delivered Ref A demarche on the meeting of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement to MEA Deputy Secretary (UN Economic and Social) Prashant Pise on April 24. Pise had no immediate substantive comment. Post notes that Pise had earlier assured Poloff that India would [...]
2006-04-25 12:11:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDPREL AORC PHUM PREF ICRC IN
06NEWDELHI2997INDIA REQUESTS USG SUPPORT FOR UN HUMAN RIGHTS
[...] (SBU) Reflecting the priority the GOI places on participating in the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC),Indian Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran called together resident Chiefs of Missions on May 1 to promote the GOI candidacy. Adding to the previous GOI non-paper outlining India's qualificaitons [...]
2006-05-02 11:52:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM KUNR AORC UNHRC KDEM IN
06NEWDELHI3382GOI FAVORS NEPAL CEASE-FIRE MONITORING UNDER UN
[...] (C) Summary: Noting that that India does not want to be unilaterally involved in maintaining the peace in Nepal, MEA Under Secretary (Nepal) Manish Gupta indicated on May 16 that the GOI would not oppose UN involvement in monitoring the cease-fire between the Maoists and Government of Nepal. [...]
2006-05-16 12:04:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER AORC ECON EPET MASS KDEM IN NP
06NEWDELHI3433POLITICAL AND DIPLOMATIC SUPPORT TO NEPAL VITAL,
[...] (U) This is an ACTION REQUEST for G, IO and USUN. Please see paragraph 10. 2. (C) Summary: The international community needs to provide full diplomatic and political support to the Government of Nepal (GON) and be ready to provide aid when requested, MEA Joint Secretary (North) Pankaj Sa [...]
2006-05-18 06:46:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PTER AORC ECON EPET MASS KDEM IN NP
06NEWDELHI3665INDIANS MINDFUL OF IRANIAN MISCHIEF AT NAM
[...] (C) Charge delivered reftel demarche to Ministry of External Affairs Joint Secretary for the Americas Dr. Jaishankar on May 25. After Charge walked him through the demarche and noted Washington's keen interest in India's views in light of the US-India civil nuclear energy agreement, Jaishanka [...]
2006-05-25 13:21:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER KNNP AORC IAEA PARM IR IN
06NEWDELHI3667UN REFORM DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-25 13:28:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL AMGT AORC UNGA IN
06NEWDELHI3668UN REFORM DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] (C) PolCouns delivered reftel demarche expressing concern about the NAM line on UN reform to MEA Joint Secretary (UN/Political) Sanjiv Arora on May 25, hours before his departure for Kuala Lumpur. Arora was familiar with the issues, having covered some of the same ground (he said) in May 10 a [...]
2006-05-25 13:42:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL AMGT AORC UNGA IN
06NEWDELHI4206INDIA SHARES OUR CONCERNS ABOUT DECLARATION ON
[...] SUMMARY: A senior Indian official said India shared U.S. views on the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, found the self-determination clauses unacceptable, and was not comfortable with the process by which the declaration had been framed, but would not be averse to an extension o [...]
2006-06-15 14:20:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPHUM KDEM AORC PREL IN
06NEWDELHI4589UN MANAGEMENT DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] A/Pol/Couns delivered reftel demarche regarding UN Management reform and UN spending cap on June 28 to Gaitri Kumar, MEA, Director (Americas) and to Ravi Shankar, MEA, Director for United Nations Political affairs. Neither had any substantive response. 2. (U) Visit New Delhi's Classif [...]
2006-06-29 12:01:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDAORC IN IS PREL UNGA
06NEWDELHI5609A/S BOUCHER AND FOREIGN SECRETARY SARAN TALK
[...] (S) Summary. In an August 7 meeting between A/S Boucher and Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran, A/S Boucher: -- told Saran that the U.S. is committed to maintaining the spirit of the civil-nuclear deal as agreed on July 18; and -- explained concrete steps the U.S. has taken against Pakistani t [...]
2006-08-11 10:29:00Embassy New DelhiSECRETPREL PGOV PTER PINR PARM KNNP AORC UN NP PK
06NEWDELHI6423LEBANON DEMARCHE: GOI FIRM ON PEACEKEEPING VERSUS
[...] (C) PolOff delivered Ref A demarche on September 12 to MEA's West Asia and North Africa (WANA) Division Deputy Secretary N.J. Gangte, who said that the GOI has already SIPDIS pledged humanitarian aid and will continue to administer it. He confirmed that the GOI is supportive of the long-ter [...]
2006-09-14 10:12:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER IS LE IN AORC
06NEWDELHI6770INDIA WELCOMES COORDINATION WITH US AS IT PURSUES
[...] SUMMARY: India's senior foreign ministry official charged with managing relations with Asia, Ashok Khanta, unofficially expressed interest in pursuing a four-party dialogue with the US, Japan, and Australia with a focus on regional issues including maritime security, science and technology c [...]
2006-09-28 12:15:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR AORC EAID EIND MOPS OVIP PHSA
06NEWDELHI8424DEMARCHE TO INDIA ON UN SCALE OF ASSESSMENTS
[...] No summary [...]
2006-12-19 12:24:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNGA AMGT AORC IN
06NIAMEY961NIGER CANDIDATES FOR CONFERENCE COMBATING
[...] Post nominates the following candidates for participation in the conference. Note: all would benefit from travel funding, and their participation may well be contingent upon it, given the paucity of host government resources available for this sort of conference travel. END NOTE Mr. Mamane [...]
2006-09-06 11:48:00Embassy NiameyUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD AORC ASEC KIPR OTRA NG
06NICOSIA1039CYPRUS WILL SUPPORT EU CONSENSUS ON UN MANAGEMENT
[...] (U) On June 28, poloff delivered reftel message to Panayiotis Papadopoulos in the MFA's Division of Multilateral Affairs. Papadopoulos said that Cyprus was generally in favor of UN management reform and that it would closely follow EU countries' consensus on the proposed draft resolution. S [...]
2006-07-03 09:44:00Embassy NicosiaUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT AORC EU EUN PREL UNGA
06NICOSIA1362CYPRUS: EU MEMBER STATES DEMARCHE ON POSSIBLE WTO DISPUTE
[...] (SBU) Post delivered on August 10 reftel demarche to Eleni Pitsillidou, Commercial Officer, at the Ministry of Commerce, Industry, and Tourism, who has just taken over the EU trade issues and 133 Committee portfolio from Charalambous Roussos. Pitsillidou is part of a skeleton staff at the Min [...]
2006-08-11 10:40:00Embassy NicosiaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD AORC KIPR EURM WTRO USTR CH CY EUN
06NICOSIA172THE JANUARY 30 P5+2 STATEMENT ON IRAN
[...] No summary [...]
2006-02-06 11:54:00Embassy NicosiaUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL KNNP AORC CY
06NICOSIA369DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON MDA: SIGNING THIRD
[...] (SBU) We delivered reftel demarche on March 7 to Francis Lanitou, who handles EU Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Lanitou stated that Cyprus strongly supported the signing of the Third Additional Protocol to the Geneva Conventions and assured Poloff that the paperwork for transmi [...]
2006-03-13 12:06:00Embassy NicosiaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC PHUM PREF PREL
06NICOSIA56CYPRUS FULLY SUPPORTS EU POSITION ON IRAN
[...] No summary [...]
2006-01-19 08:00:00Embassy NicosiaCONFIDENTIALKNNP PARM PREL IR EU AORC CY
06NICOSIA639CYPRUS LIKELY TO SUPPORT AMENDMENTS TO RED
[...] (U) Poloff delivered reftel message to Demetra Christodoulou in the MFA's Multilateral Affairs Division on April 28. Christodoulou was unaware of the Ambassadors' meeting in Geneva in April to start work on the June International Conference. She noted, however, that Cyprus had voted for the [...]
2006-04-28 13:35:00Embassy NicosiaUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PHUM PREF PREL ICRC SZ CY
06NICOSIA640CYPRUS WILL SUPPORT EU ALTERNATIVE RESOLUTION ON
[...] (U) Poloff delivered reftel message to Demetra Christodoulou in the MFA's Division of Multilateral Affairs on April 28. Christodoulou commented that Cyprus would not support a consensus adoption of the G-77 resolution, but would instead support the EU alternative resolution that would keep n [...]
2006-04-28 13:35:00Embassy NicosiaUNCLASSIFIEDAORC UNAUS UNGA KUNR CY
06NICOSIA773CYPRUS WILL NOT ATTEND NAM MINISTERIAL IN KUALA
[...] (S) The Republic of Cyprus formally withdrew from the Non-Aligned Movement following its accession to the European Union in 2004. A mid-level MFA official did attend a NAM meeting in Jakarta after the ROC terminated its membership, but as a "guest" rather than an "observer." We confirmed wit [...]
2006-05-24 11:48:00Embassy NicosiaSECRETPREL AORC IAEA KNNP UNSC IR CY
06NICOSIA794CYPRUS SUPPORTS U.S. POSITION ON UN REFORM
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-30 12:47:00Embassy NicosiaUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT AORC UNGA CY
06OSLO1279ITU COUNCIL SEAT - CONFIRMATION OF DELIVERED NOTES
[...] No summary [...]
2006-10-11 14:33:00Embassy OsloUNCLASSIFIEDAORC ECPS NO
06OSLO1501U.S. VIEW ON HIGH-LEVEL PANEL REPORT SHARED WITH
[...] No summary [...]
2006-12-15 12:29:00Embassy OsloUNCLASSIFIEDAORC UNGA PREL PHUM SOCI EAID NO
06OSLO296NORWAY CLAIMS "NO NEW CHANNEL" TO IRAN
[...] (C) We raised reftel concerns with MFA Assistant Secretary for Security Policy Kaare Aas, freshly back from the IAEA Board Meeting in Vienna, on March 10. Aas tried to spin the visit of Norwegian State Secretary Raymond Johansen in the best light, stressing that the concept of a broader securi [...]
2006-03-10 17:16:00Embassy OsloCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL AORC IR NO KNNP
06OSLO454DIPLOMATIC NOTES - ITU COUNCIL SEAT AND RADIO
[...] Per reftel a, Post delivered a diplomatic note supporting the U.S. Candidacy for the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) Council Seat on April 6. Pursuant to reftel b, Post delivered a diplomatic note related to Ms. Julie Naper Roller's candidacy for the ITU Radio Regulations Board on [...]
2006-04-07 12:59:00Embassy OsloUNCLASSIFIEDAORC ECPS NO
06OSLO46NORWAY LIKELY TO FOLLOW EU-3 ON IRAN REFERRAL
[...] (C) On January 11, following up on ref A, we asked Norwegian MFA DAS for Nonproliferation and Disarmament Jan Arve Knutsen about Norwegian intentions as a member of the IAEA Board. Knutsen replied that Norway was still hoping for a solution short of referring Iran to the UN Security Council. [...]
2006-01-12 14:31:00Embassy OsloCONFIDENTIALPARM KNNP PREL AORC IR NO
06OSLO499POINTS DELIVERED: GUIDELINES FOR TREATMENT OF
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-21 13:10:00Embassy OsloUNCLASSIFIEDEWWT IMO KTIA AORC ELAB NO
06OSLO533DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON THIRD ADDITIONAL PROTOCOL
[...] (SBU) On April 26 we delivered reftel points to Martine Scheie, Higher Executive Officer in the MFA's Legal Department, Section for International Humanitarian and Criminal Law. Scheie noted Norway's long-standing support of the Third Protocol. She stated that Norway will continue to work clo [...]
2006-04-27 12:06:00Embassy OsloUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PHUM PREF PREL ICRC SZ NO
06OSLO56NORWAY STILL NOT FIRM ON REPORTING IRAN TO UNSC
[...] (C) The Ambassador raied ref A with Norwegian Foreign Minister Jonas Stoere on January 13. FM Stoere noted that the MFA had called in the Iranian Ambassador the previous day (before the EU-3 announcement) and made clear its deep concerns. Stoere understands the growing need for the IAEA to [...]
2006-01-13 16:29:00Embassy OsloCONFIDENTIALPARM KNNP PREL AORC IR NO
06OSLO661U/S SHINER'S VISIT TO OSLO
[...] (U) Summary: On May 16, Under Secretary Josette Shiner met in Oslo with Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg and the PM,s team working on the UN High Level Panel for Reform. The Norwegians laid out their plans for moving forward the work of the panel, including establishing the advance [...]
2006-05-22 14:08:00Embassy OsloCONFIDENTIALAORC PREL ENRG UN NO KPAL
06OSLO783NORWAY WILL CONSIDER LEADING CSV CONSULTATIONS
[...] (U) We delivered reftel to Norwegian MFA PDAS for Security Policy Trine Skymoen on June 14 and discussed further with Ambassador Naess our request (reftel) that Naess lead informal consultations on the IAEA Secretariat's recommendations to the Committee on Safeguards and Verification (CSV). [...]
2006-06-15 12:36:00Embassy OsloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC TRGY IAEA NO KNNP
06OSLO828INVITATION DELIVERED-AFGHANISTAN PROVINCIAL
[...] (U) On June 26 we delivered the PRT Conference invitation to Anita Nergaard, Director in the MFA's Global Security Section. We were joined by Lisa Stadelbauer, Canadian Counselor for Political Affairs. Nergaard thanked us for the invitation and noted that she would forward the information t [...]
2006-06-28 13:56:00Embassy OsloUNCLASSIFIEDAF XD AORC NATO NO
06OSLO859DIPLOMATIC NOTE - ITU RADIO REGULATIONS BOARD
[...] (U) Pursuant to reftels, Post delivered a diplomatic note related to Ms. Julie Napier Zoller's candidacy for the ITU Radio Regulations Board on April 7. The note was presented to the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, with a copy sent to the Ministry of Transportation and Communication. [...]
2006-07-07 14:42:00Embassy OsloUNCLASSIFIEDAORC ECPS NO
06OSLO863AFGHANISTAN PROVINCIAL RECONSTRUCTION TEAM (PRT)
[...] (U) On July 10 we delivered reftel points and PowerPoint template to Anita Nergaard, Director in the MFA's Global Security Section, and Sigurd Marstein, Senior Adviser in the Ministry of Defense. Marstein informed us that Col. Axel Olsson will represent the MOD. All intended electronic com [...]
2006-07-10 11:55:00Embassy OsloUNCLASSIFIEDAF XD AORC NATO NO
06OSLO895NICARAGUA DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-18 14:03:00Embassy OsloCONFIDENTIALAORC PGOV PREL DEM NO KDEM
06OTTAWA2361CANADA: VIEWS ON AVIATION SECURITY, DIPLOMATIC POUCH AND VCDR
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-04 19:56:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDASEC ADPM EAIR AORC ICAO KTIA CA
06OTTAWA2406CANADIAN RESPONSE: SEEKING CO-COMPLAINANTS FOR
[...] (SBU) This is an action message: see paragraphs 3 and 4. 2. (SBU) On August 9, EconMinCouns and Econoff met with Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Intellectual Property Director Doug George to discuss reftel and other IPR issues (septel). George said he was t [...]
2006-08-10 22:29:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCA CH KIPR ECON ETRD AORC WTRO USTR
06OTTAWA2562CERTAIN CANADIAN INDUSTRIES' INPUT ON POSSIBLE WTO
[...] (SBU) Summary: EconMinCouns and Econoff met with Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA) head Graham Henderson (protect) on August 24 to discuss IP, specifically the USG's role in encouraging GOC to pass legislation implementing the WIPO Internet Treaties. Henderson also briefed us o [...]
2006-08-28 18:18:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCA CH KIPR ECON ETRD AORC WTRO USTR
06OTTAWA2615CANADA'S VIEWS ON AMERICAN IMSO DG CANDIDATE STEVEN LETT
[...] No summary [...]
2006-09-01 16:02:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDAORC ECPS EU EWWT IMO INMARSAT KHLS CA
06OTTAWA3089ITU PLENIPOTENTIARY CONFERENCE: U.S. CANDIDACY FOR
[...] (U) On October 12, Economic Minister-Counselor presented reftel diplomatic notes to Bill Graham, Director, International Telecommunications Policy and Coordination, Industry Canada and Jim MacKenzie, Senior Advisor, International Telecommunications Policy and Coordination (Canada/United States [...]
2006-10-12 17:48:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDECPS AORC ITU CA
06OTTAWA40WHO EXECUTIVE BOARD: DEMARCHE REQUEST ON SMALLPOX
[...] No summary [...]
2006-01-06 17:16:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL AORC TBIO CA WHO
06PANAMA1016PANAMA NONCOMMITTAL ON NON-ALIGNED MOVEMENT
[...] (U) Post conveyed talking points (reftels A and B) to Panamanian MFA International Organizations Director Javier Bonagas May 25. Bonagas was noncommittal on both subjects but agreed to pass on the U.S. position to FM Samuel Lewis Navarro. 2. (S) Bonagas said he realized the Non-Aligned Mov [...]
2006-05-26 20:11:00Embassy PanamaSECRETAORC IR KNNP PREL IAEA UNSC AMGT UNGA
06PANAMA1101PANAMA DID NOT VOTE AT NON-ALIGNED MOVEMENT (NAM)
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-07 21:20:00Embassy PanamaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL AORC IAEA KNNP USNC IR
06PANAMA123PANAMA DEMARCHE ON REPORTING IRAN TO THE UNITED NATIONS SECURITY COUNCIL (UNSC)
[...] (C) On January 17, Ambassador Eaton delivered reftel demarche to Foreign Minister Samuel Lewis and discussed the GOP's position on a possible emergency IAEA Board meeting to report Iran to UNSC. Ambassador Eaton emphasized to Lewis that Iran has violated both IAEA resolutions and EU-3 agreements [...]
2006-01-20 16:49:00Embassy PanamaCONFIDENTIALKNNP PARM PREL IR EU AORC LABOR HUMAN RIGHTSPOLMIL
06PARAMARIBO105VENEZUELA DEFENDS IAEA VOTE ON IRAN IN THE
[...] (U) Under the heading "Venezuela Justifies Its Vote Against IAEA," De West, a Surinamese daily paper published a press release on February 20 from sources at the Venezuelan Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The paper, which has the smallest circulation in Suriname, ran the article on its second pag [...]
2006-02-22 10:55:00Embassy ParamariboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL EU AORC ENRG NS
06PARAMARIBO714ITU DEMARCHE DELIVERED; MINISTER AMAFO TO ATTEND
[...] (U) Per reftel, post delivered demarche and diplomatic notes regarding the International Telecommunications Union plenipotentiary conference to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Government of Suriname acknowledged receipt of information and had no immediate response. GOS informed post that [...]
2006-11-07 11:49:00Embassy ParamariboUNCLASSIFIEDAORC ECPS ITU NS
06PARAMARIBO755ADVANCE OF INT'L MARITIME ORGANIZATION'S MARITIME
[...] No summary [...]
2006-11-29 13:40:00Embassy ParamariboUNCLASSIFIEDKTIA EWWT ANET AORC PREL ECPS IMO INMARSAT EU
06PARIS1006 UNESCO: INTANGIBLE CULTURAL HERITAGE CONVENTION
[...] SUMMARY: On February 9, 2006 UNESCO hosted an information session for member states on the Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage. Director General (DG),Matsuura and Assistant Director General (ADG) for Culture, Bouchenaki outlined the next steps for the impleme [...]
2006-02-16 15:48:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDSCUL AORC UNESCO
06PARIS1295 UNESCO: CARTOON ISSUE THREATENS TO HIJACK UPCOMING
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: This is a guidance request, see para 7. On February 15 the UNESCO Ambassadors of the Member States of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) released a statement in response to the Danish cartoons. Among other things, the statement calls for the creation of a normativ [...]
2006-03-01 17:56:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSCUL AORC KISL UNESCO
06PARIS1344UNESCO: THE WAY AHEAD
[...] (SBU) My staff and I held an off-site meeting February 14 to review the past two years of our engagement with UNESCO and to offer suggestions for the path ahead. We all agreed that we need to achieve tangible results for the USG by the October 2007 General Conference. That requires a realistic [...]
2006-03-03 12:21:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSCUL KPAO AORC UNESCO
06PARIS2130 UNESCO: PREPARATIONS FOR JULY 2006 VILNIUS
[...] Summary: In preparation for the July 8-16 2006 meeting of the World Heritage Committee in Vilnius, invited experts met at UNESCO headquarters to discuss the impact of climate change on World Heritage sites; (Their recommendations para 5). The meeting was held at the request of the July 2005 [...]
2006-03-31 17:09:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDAORC SCUL KSCA SENV RS XG UNESCO
06PARIS2207 UNESCO: EXECUTIVE BOARD CONSIDERS DG'S PLANS
[...] THIS IS A GUIDANCE REQUEST, SEE PARA 2. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION: AT THE MARCH 29-31 MEETING OF THE FINANCIAL AND ADMMINSTRATIVRE EXPERTS' GROUP, A MEMBER OF UNESCO'S LEGAL OFFICE SAID THAT HIS OFFICE HAD ADVISED THE SECRETARIAT THAT CERTAIN ACTIVITIES IN WHICH UNESCO IS SUB-CON [...]
2006-04-04 17:42:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC BR UNESCO
06PARIS228VISIT TO PARIS - DOE DEPUTY SECRETARY SELL; U/S
[...] (U) This message is SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED; protect accordingly. Message sent NIACT Precedence to the Departments of State and Energy Ops Centers to assure OOB 01/13/06 delivery to offices of Deputy Secretary Sell and U/S Joseph (ATTN Timbie). 2. (SBU) The Embassy has confirmed/con [...]
2006-01-13 10:16:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTRGY ENRG KNNP UK FR RS JA OVIP AORC IAEA
06PARIS2305FRANCE WRONGFOOTED ON LEVITZKY INCB CANDIDACY
[...] (C) An abashed IO DAS-Equivalent Beatrice Le Fraper confided to poloff on 4/7 that France had already pledged to back Belgian and German candidates for the International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) prior to her learning from the Embassy on 3/27 of the USG request to support ambassador Levi [...]
2006-04-07 15:23:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALSNAR AORC PREL FR UN
06PARIS2774 UNESCO: 174th EXECUTIVE BOARD HIGHLIGHTS CHALLENGES FOR
[...] Summary: The 174th Executive Board highlighted two major challenges that UNESCO faces in the Natural Sciences Sector. Firstly, the Secretariat needs to define a strategy for UNESCO's category two centers. Secondly, the Secretariat must respond to the demand from member states for cross-secto [...]
2006-04-27 11:02:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDUNESCO AORC TSPL EAID SENV KSCI
06PARIS2836MDA: FRANCE LOOKING TO ENGAGE CONSTRUCTIVELY
[...] (C) MFA IO DAS-Equivalent for Human Rights Beatrice Le Fraper told poloff on April 26 that the French MFA concurred with U.S. demarche points on the need for the June 19-21 International Conference of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement to amend its statutes to reflect the Third Additiona [...]
2006-04-28 16:14:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM AORC ICRC SZ FR
06PARIS3283WORLD HEALTH ASSEMBLY: SMALLPOX DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-17 15:46:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL AORC TBIO FR WHO
06PARIS3362 UNESCO: DAKAR OFFICE CHIEF OUTLINES DECENTRALIZATION
[...] Summary and Comment: To explore issues relating to decentralization, Ambassador Oliver and Science Officer met with Lalla Aicha Ben Barka, Director of the UNESCO Office in Dakar and the regional office for Education in Africa (BREDA). Although the UNESCO secretariat often highlights its decen [...]
2006-05-19 08:52:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDAORC EAID KDEM KSCA SOCI XA SG UNESCO EDU
06PARIS3366GOF INCLINED TO SUPPORT UN DECLARATION ON THE
[...] (C) Responding to a May 13 demarche by Australian, U.S., and New Zealand emboffs on the draft UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (DRIP),MFA PDAS-equivalent for IO/UN Affairs Jean-Pierre La Croix described the GoF as inclined towards supporting the draft text, despite reservati [...]
2006-05-19 08:57:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM AORC UN FR
06PARIS3368GOF INCLINED TO SUPPORT UN DECLARATION ON THE
[...] (C) Responding to a May 18 demarche by Australian, U.S., and New Zealand emboffs on the draft UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (DRIP),MFA PDAS-equivalent for IO/UN Affairs Jean-Pierre La Croix described the GoF as inclined towards supporting the draft text, despite reservati [...]
2006-05-19 10:33:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM AORC UN FR
06PARIS341 UNESCO: AMBASSADOR USES JANUARY 16 MEETING WITH
[...] (U) Classified by N. Cooper Acting Deputy Chief of Mission, reasons 1.4.(D) 2. (C) Summary and Comment: Ambassador Louise V. Oliver's January 16 meeting with UNESCO DG MATSUURA focused on USG program priorities including literacy (and the Honorary Ambassador role of the First Lady) and [...]
2006-01-19 09:26:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALAORC SCUL SOCI UNESCO KSA
06PARIS3450 UNESCO REFORM: NEW STRATEGY UNVEILED ON VOLUNTARY
[...] This is a Guidance Request, see para 4. 2. Summary and Comment: UNESCO Extrabudgetary Funding Director Moller briefed Geneva Group members on the Director general's plans for a more strategic approach to extra-budgetary resources; these now account for more than half of UNESCO's funding. T [...]
2006-05-22 16:36:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDAORC EAID KSCA SOCI UNESCO
06PARIS3471U.S.-FRENCH CONSULTATIONS ON UN ISSUES: UN REFORM,
[...] (C) Summary: IO PDAS Jim Warlick's May 19 meeting with MFA IO A/S-equivalent Sylvie Bermann focused primarily on UN reform issues -- namely the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC),Human Rights Council (HRC),and management reform -- with SYG elections, Darfur, Cote d'Ivoire, and UNSC elections dis [...]
2006-05-23 13:11:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL UNGA UNSC AORC SU IV FR
06PARIS384 UNESCO: GENEVA GROUP SETS WORKPLAN FOR COMING
[...] This is a guidance request, please see Para 2. 2. AT THE JANUARY 12 GENEVA GROUP MEETING, CHAIRED BY THE UK, PARTICIPANTS GAVE PROVISIONAL AGREEMENT TO THE DRAFT WORK PLAN (SEE PARA 5) FOR THE COMING MONTHS. THIS IS TO BE A ROLLING DOCUMENT THAT WILL BE DISCUSSED AT FUTURE MEETINGS AND U [...]
2006-01-20 13:14:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDAORC EAID UNESCO
06PARIS388 UNESCO: AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH OUTGOING
[...] The Ambassador met on January 16 with outgoing Culture Assistant Director General Mounir Bouchenaki. Bouchenaki and the Ambassador discussed the fact that the two key organizations for the World Heritage Program ICCROM (International Organization for the Conservation of Cultural Heritage) and [...]
2006-01-20 14:32:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDAORC SCUL MEPP UNESCO
06PARIS393 UNESCO: SOCIAL AND HUMAN SCIENCES SECTOR
[...] SUMMARY AND COMMENT: On January 11, Dr. Marc Renaud, former president of the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, outlined for selected delegations his recommendations regarding the future role of UNESCO's Social and Human Sciences Sector: to act as an "observatory"; [...]
2006-01-20 14:34:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KSCA SOCI UNESCO
06PARIS402FRANCE SUPPORTS DEMARCHE ON YEMENI 1267 VIOLATION,
[...] (C) Following January 11 delivery of reftel demarche, Poloff received an update on the GOF response on January 20 from Julien Deruffe, the MFA's senior desk officer for counterterrorism. Deruffe said France wholeheartedly supported the USG's demarche, and called the Yemeni government's violat [...]
2006-01-20 16:16:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER AORC EFIN ETTC FR YM
06PARIS4159 UK DELEGATION SEEKS EU CONSENSUS ON UNESCO'S ROLE IN
[...] At a June 16 informal meeting of UNESCO delegates, the UK deputy informed Mission Officer that the UK is, in advance of Group I consultations in Athens on the medium-term strategy, seeking to achieve EU consensus on a non-paper on UNESCO's role. The aim of the UK paper is to encourage UNESCO t [...]
2006-06-16 16:32:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDAORC EAID SOCI UK UNESCO
06PARIS4206UNESCO: OVERVIEW OF UNESCO'S WORK ON DESERTIFICATION AND
[...] INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY. At a June 13 information session, UNESCO secretariat experts discussed the continuing progress the organization has made with regard to desertification and arid zones. After outlining UNESCO's history of action in this area, panelists presented some of UNESCO's curre [...]
2006-06-19 15:56:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDKS AORC TSPL EAID SENV SOCI UNESCO KSCI
06PARIS4213UNESCO SEMINAR TACKLES ISSUE OF INTERCULTURAL DIALOGUE WITH
[...] SUMMARY AND COMMENT: At a UNESCO International Seminar entitled "New Stakes for Intercultural Dialogue" academics, diplomats, and artists predominantly from Europe and the Arab world discussed cross-cultural communication, the role of the city in intercultural dialogue, and the unique experie [...]
2006-06-19 16:30:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDSCUL KISL MU AORC UNESCO
06PARIS4477FRANCE/UN: DRAFT REFORM RESOLUTION USEFUL; TIME TO
[...] (SBU) Embassy delivered reftel demarche points at opening of business on June 27 to MFA IO PDAS-equivalent Jean-Pierre Lacroix, DAS-equivalent Jean-Hugues Simon-Michel, and IO desk officer Nicholas Kassianides. Lacroix offered feedback on June 28 in which he emphasized French concurrence on [...]
2006-06-28 15:53:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAMGT AORC EU EUN PREL UNGA FR
06PARIS4511UNESCO: STRIVING FOR RESULTS BASED MANAGEMENT AT THE WORLD
[...] INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY: On May 30, 2006, consultant Bruno Lefevre gave a presentation about his work to institute Results Based Management (RBM) at the World Heritage (WH) Center. He was one of two consultants hired to examine the RBM framework and World Heritage System model, and propose [...]
2006-06-30 08:54:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDAORC SCUL KSCA SENV UNESCO
06PARIS4525FRANCE TO ATTEND THE AFGHANISTAN PROVINCIAL
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-30 11:24:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALAORC MARR PREL NATO AF FR
06PARIS4643UNESCO: U.S. COMMITMENT TO IMPROVED WATER RESOURCES HIGHLIGHTE
[...] THE OPENING DAYS OF THE 17TH MEETING OF THE GOVERNING COUNCIL OF THE INTERNATIONAL HYDROLOGICAL PROGRAM (IHP IGC, JULY 3-7) HAVE ALREADY YIELDED SEVERAL IMPORTANT EXAMPLES OF U.S. RE-ENGAGEMENT WITH UNESCO'S ACTIVITIES IN WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT. 2. ON JULY 4, THE COUNCIL - IN WHICH TH [...]
2006-07-06 16:08:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDKS AORC TSPL EAID SENV SOCI UNESCO KSCI
06PARIS4673 UNESCO REFORM: GENEVA GROUP TO TACKLE UN "COHERENCE"
[...] This is a Guidance Request, see para 3. 2. At its July 12 meeting, the UNESCO Geneva Group of donor member states will focus on the ongoing exercise to enhance UN system-wide coherence in the areas of humanitarian assistance, the environment and development. The meeting will start with a [...]
2006-07-07 15:43:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDAORC EAID KSCA SOCI UNESCO
06PARIS5110 THE OECD BUDGET: GETTING TO ZERO
[...] (SBU) Summary: The ambitious budget proposals by the new OECD Secretary General for the 2007-2008 biennium exceed the guidelines SIPDIS of the United States and other major contributors, resulting in a proposed increase in member contributions of 4.35 percent for 2007 that is simply unreali [...]
2006-07-28 06:52:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAMGT EFIN AORC OECD FR
06PARIS5146 THE OECD BUDGET: PUSHING RUSSIA TO REFORM
[...] (SBU) Summary: The role played by the OECD at the G8 summit is only one of many OECD activities aimed at strengthening the market economy and democratic governance in Russia. A comprehensive economic survey, scheduled for completion in September, will focus on innovation and reform of public [...]
2006-07-28 16:25:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PGOV AORC OECD FR
06PARIS5170 INTERNATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHIC COMMISSION (IOC/UNESCO)
[...] Summary and Key Accomplishments: At the 39th Session of the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) Executive Council -- which took place June 21-28, 2006 at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris -- the U.S. delegation (USDEL) met all of its objectives. These included: encouraging fiscal tra [...]
2006-07-31 14:54:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDUNESCO AORC TSPL EAID SENV KSCI IZ
06PARIS5341USG Delegation Report on 17th Meeting of the UNESCO
[...] A US delegation participated in the 17th meeting of the UNESCO International Hydrology Program (IHP) Intergovernmental Council (IGC) at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris, France, July 3-7, 2006. The delegation consisted of: Mathew C. Larsen, U.S. Geological Survey (head of delegation),Verne R. Sch [...]
2006-08-07 16:20:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDUNESCO KS AORC TSPL EAID KSCI SENV SOCI
06PARIS5655POSSIBLE CHINA IPR CASE: DEMARCHE TO FRANCE
[...] (U) Economic Minister-Counselor met August 22 with Philippe Pegorier, technical advisor in the cabinet of Trade Minister Lagarde, and Bertrand Walckenaer, Finance Ministry desk officer for China, to deliver reftel demarche. 2. (SBU) The GOF is very focused on intellectual property (IP) en [...]
2006-08-24 06:43:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD AORC KIPR EURM WTRO CH FR
06PARIS584IAEA DONOR CONFERENCE ON DECOMISSIONING OF IRAQ'S
[...] No summary [...]
2006-01-30 14:28:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP AORC FR IZ IAEA
06PARIS5872FRANCE: DEMARCHE ON AVIATION SECURITY, THE DIPLOMATIC POUCH
[...] (SBU) Econoff delivered reftels' points August 10 to Luc Lapene, head of the International Coordination Office at the French Civil Aviation Authority (DGAC). Lapene indicated that France would attend the Montreal ICAO AVSEC panel meeting, and would be represented by one of DGAC's technical e [...]
2006-08-31 16:05:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC ADPM EAIR AORC ICAO FR
06PARIS617 UNESCO: WESTERN EUROPE AND OTHERS GROUP
[...] Summary and comment: on January 16, the French chair convened a meeting of Electoral Group I(Western Europe and others) to explore the issue of the rotation of Executive Board membership in the context of an October 2005 resolution calling on the GC president to hold consultations on this is [...]
2006-01-31 12:42:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDAORC FR UNESCO
06PARIS621 UNESCO: UNESCO-SENIOR LEVEL POSITIONS AND
[...] (SBU) Progress has been slow hiring Americans at UNESCO. We do not miss an opportunity to push for more American staff but we run up against a tight budget situation, a clamor from the staff union to compete more positions internally so that long-time employees can get promoted and UNESCO's [...]
2006-01-31 12:44:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC APER KUNR PREL UNESCO
06PARIS6360FRANCE HOLDS EU DISADVANTAGED BY UN SCALE OF
[...] (SBU) In response to reftel points, MFA IO Acting A/S-Equivalent Marc Giacomini expounded on the disadvantages for the EU of the current UN scale of assessments in a September 19 meeting with poloff. Giacomini observed that the present 22 percent ceiling on the USG assessment of the UN budge [...]
2006-09-22 09:02:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALAORC FR KUNR UNGA UNSC
06PARIS6614 UNESCO REFORM: F/A EXPERTS MEETING HIGHLIGHTS BRASILIA
[...] Summary and INTRODUCTION: At the September 27-29 meeting of UNESCO's Financial and Administrative (f/A) experts' group, the U.S, delegation: raised questions on the legal risks posed by the Brasilia office, underlining the Executive board's fiduciary responsibilities and urging that Brasilia [...]
2006-10-04 15:05:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDUNESCO AORC EAID
06PARIS680IRAN/IAEA: FRANCE REMAINS FIRM ON REFERRAL OF IRAN
[...] (C) On Feb 2, post delivered reftel demarche to Nicolas Roche, deputy to Francois Richier in the MFA's Strategic affairs and Disarmament office, as well as to the Political Director's special assistant. Embassy Polmiloff conveyed U.S. rejection of a proposed Egyptian amendment to the resolut [...]
2006-02-02 11:53:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALKNNP PARM PREL AORC EUN IR FR
06PARIS7455 UNESCO: AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH WORLD HERITAGE COMMITTEE
[...] Summary: The November 7 meeting of the Bureau of the World Heritage Committee focused on the agenda for the Committee's June 23-July 2, 2007 meeting in Christchurch, New Zealand. The Bureau heard progress reports from the WH Secretariat on a policy paper on the effects of climate change on Wor [...]
2006-11-20 11:09:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDAORC SCUL MEPP UNESCO
06PARIS7482FRANCE: DEMARCHE IN ADVANCE OF INTERNATIONAL
[...] (SBU) Econoff delivered reftel demarche November 16 to Eric Berder, Ministry of Transportation Deputy Director for Maritime Safety. Berder noted that the EU had developed a common position on the issue, to which France adhered. They viewed the International Maritime Organization (IMO) and th [...]
2006-11-21 14:22:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIA EWWT ANET AORC PREL ECPS FR
06PARIS7490FRANCE: DEMARCHE IN ADVANCE OF INTERNATIONAL
[...] (SBU) Econoff delivered reftel demarche November 16 to Eric Berder, Ministry of Transportation Deputy Director for Maritime Safety. Berder noted that the EU had developed a common position on the issue, to which France adhered. They viewed the International Maritime Organization (IMO) and th [...]
2006-11-21 15:11:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIA EWWT ANET AORC PREL ECPS FR
06PARIS7828UNESCO REFORM: NATURAL SCIENCES SECTOR PONDERS POTENTIAL
[...] SUMMARY: U.S. National Commission for UNESCO Executive Director Susanna Connaughton used her December meetings with leaders of UNESCO's Natural Sciences Sector to query them on the ongoing review of the Sciences sectors, and on how they assess the impact of their programs. Her interlocutors, [...]
2006-12-18 16:44:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDUNESCO SCI SENV AORC EAID
06PARIS993 UNESCO DIRECTOR GENERAL PARRIES WITH EXECUTIVE
[...] Summary: On January 19, 2006 the UNESCO Executive Board met for an information meeting with UNESCO Director-General (DG) Matsuura. Members of the Executive Board were invited to submit questions in advance of the meeting. Rather than answer questions directly, the DG read prepared remarks t [...]
2006-02-16 11:02:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO SCUL AORC SOCI UNESCO
06PHNOMPENH1091CAMBODIA: IRAN AND NAM STATEMENT
[...] (C) Summary. During a June 8 meeting with Acting Foreign Minister Ouch Borith, Charge delivered demarche points contained in reftels. On Iran, Borith said the RGC would consider a public statement, and asked to see Secretary Rice's statement regarding the USG proposal, which the Embassy ha [...]
2006-06-09 11:18:00Embassy Phnom PenhCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL AORC CB
06PHNOMPENH1529CAMBODIA SEEKS APEC MEMBERSHIP
[...] (SBU) On August 22, the Ambassador and A/DCM met with MFA Secretary of State Ouch Borith at the latter's request. Borith provided a letter to the Ambassador from DPM and Minister of Foreign Affairs Hor Namhong to the Secretary requesting USG support for Cambodia's bid for APEC membership. T [...]
2006-08-28 01:22:00Embassy Phnom PenhUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PREL CB
06PHNOMPENH1534CAMBODIA'S LEGISLATURE LAUNCHES BURMA CAUCUS
[...] (SBU) Summary. On August 25, Cambodia's National Assembly launched its Burma Caucus, which includes 26 members from Cambodia's three political parties. Members of the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Myanmar Caucus (AIPMC),diplomats, and NGOs participated in the inauguration ceremony, as did mem [...]
2006-08-28 09:56:00Embassy Phnom PenhUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PREL KDEM CB
06PHNOMPENH1799CAMBODIA: PM SUPPORTS GUATEMALA FOR UNSC SEAT
[...] (C) Summary. The Cambodia government recently informed the Embassy that it would support Guatemala in the October 16 election for the GRULAC rotational seat on the UNSC. The Japanese Ambassador raised the issue with PM Hun Sen during an unrelated September 29 meeting. The RGC had hoped for [...]
2006-10-03 01:58:00Embassy Phnom PenhCONFIDENTIALPREL AORC UNGA CB
06PHNOMPENH643CAMBODIA'S FM ON APEC, BURMA, AND
[...] (C) Summary. During Ambassador's April 5 meeting with FM Hor Namhong, the FM raised the prospect of APEC membership, PM Hun Sen's desire to participate in the November APEC Summit meeting in Hanoi as part of the ASEAN leaders' meeting with President Bush, and the FM's interest in meeting wi [...]
2006-04-05 11:51:00Embassy Phnom PenhCONFIDENTIALPREL AORC PHUM CB
06PHNOMPENH744CAMBODIA ON HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL VOTE
[...] (SBU) Cambodia is in the midst of making determinations regarding its support for candidates from all geographic blocs for the new Human Rights Council, according to Sun Suon at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Department of International Organizations. Pol/Econ Chief made demarche points in [...]
2006-04-21 11:13:00Embassy Phnom PenhUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV AORC PREL PHUM CB
06PRAGUE1157CZECHS SUPPORT U.S. CANDIDATE FOR ITU RADIO
[...] No summary [...]
2006-09-18 15:18:00Embassy PragueUNCLASSIFIEDAORC ECPS EZ
06PRAGUE1158CZECHS NOT LIKELY TO SUPPORT U.S. CANDIDATE FOR
[...] Econoff met September 6 with Ministry of Informatics Head of European Integration and International Relations Unit Marketa Morska about reftel request for support of Mr. Steven Lett as Director of International Mobile Satellite Organization. Morska explained her ministry will not make the fina [...]
2006-09-18 15:23:00Embassy PragueUNCLASSIFIEDAORC ECPS EUN EWWT IMO INMARSAT KHLS EZ
06PRAGUE1184CZECHS ON UN SCALE ASSESSMENT
[...] (C) Poloff met with Czech MFA Deputy Director of the UN Department Josef Vitek on September 25 to discuss UN scale assessment and deliver reftel talking points. Vitek said the Czechs plan to follow the EU's lead on whether to maintain the 22% ceiling rate on U.S. payments, and/or to modify the [...]
2006-09-25 16:12:00Embassy PragueCONFIDENTIALAORC KUNR UNGA EZ
06PRAGUE1270CZECHS SUPPORT U.S. CANDIDACY FOR ITU COUNCIL AND
[...] In response to reftel A, Czech MFA Deputy Director of Multilateral Economic Relations Jaroslav Stepanek confirmed his government's support for the U.S. candidate to the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) Council during the November Plenipotentiary Conference in Turkey. The Czechs als [...]
2006-10-13 13:37:00Embassy PragueUNCLASSIFIEDAORC ECPS ITU EZ
06PRAGUE1432CZECH REPUBLIC: UNLIKELY ATTENDANCE AT
[...] In response to reftel, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Department of Multilateral Economic Relations Deputy Director Jaroslav Stepanek said the Czechs do not normally send a representative to the committee meetings of the International Maritime Organization (IMO),and Stepanek himself only attends [...]
2006-11-21 15:18:00Embassy PragueUNCLASSIFIEDKTIA EWWT ANET AORC PREL ECPS IMO INMARSAT EZ
06PRAGUE304CZECHS WILL SOON SIGN THE THIRD ADDITIONAL
[...] (U) Poloff met Milan Dufek, Czech MFA International Legal Department, on March 9 to discuss reftel demarche on the Third Additional Protocol. Dufek reiterated strong Czech support for the Protocol and said it would be signed as soon as official authorization is obtained. On March 23, a represe [...]
2006-03-23 14:23:00Embassy PragueUNCLASSIFIEDAORC ICRC PHUM PREF PREL SZ EZ
06PRAGUE984CZECHS WILLING TO DRAW GREATER EC FOCUS ON CHINA
[...] Econoff delivered reftel demarche August 7 to Ministry of Industry and Trade (MIT) Multilateral Department Director Ladislava Votavova, who agreed that Chinese intellectual property (IPR) violations are a serious concern for the CR and the GOCR would be willing to draw greater EC attention to [...]
2006-08-18 09:20:00Embassy PragueUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD AORC KIPR EURM WTRO USTR CH EZ
06PRETORIA4327SA DELEGATION TO ITU PLENIPOTENTIARY CONFERENCE
[...] (SBU) Per Reftel post delivered diplomatic notes for U.S. Election to the ITU Council and Mrs. Zoller's candidacy for the ITU Radio Regulations Board on 11 October to the Department of Communications (DOC) and the Department of Foreign Affairs. DOC Administrative Officer Thabane Sieeko respon [...]
2006-10-18 13:27:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDAORC ECPS ITU
06PRETORIA4658INT'L MARITIME ORGANIZATION'S MARITIME SAFETY COMM
[...] (SBU) Per Reftel, on November 8 talking points were delivered to Department of Transportation's Director, Safety, Security and Bilateral Affairs Mr. Andrew Maswanganye, Department of Foreign Affairs' Ms. Nokwazi Mtshali, and South African maritime Safety Authority's General Manager of Operatio [...]
2006-11-09 15:13:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDKTIA EWWT ANET AORC PREL ECPS
06PRETORIA5005SOUTH AFRICA: INTERNATIONAL NUCELAR SAFEGURDS
[...] (SBU) This is an Action Cable -- See paragraphs 6 and 8. 2. (SBU) Summary. South Africa Department of Minerals and Energy (DME) Nuclear Chief Tseliso Maquebela requested that the two R&D agreeements under consideration be separated so that South African approval for one of the agreements can [...]
2006-12-12 13:16:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDENRG PARM PREL ETTC MNUC AORC KNNP KTIA IAEA
06QUITO1304NAM/G-77 ADVANCE DEMARCHES DELIVERED: GOE
[...] (C) PolOff met with Acting Director for Multilateral Affairs Dennys Toscano on May 25 to deliver RefTel A and B points. PolOff expressed USG concern that the long-established practice of consensus decision-making on budgetary matters in the UN not be broken, and that the GOE consider pushing [...]
2006-05-30 12:56:00Embassy QuitoCONFIDENTIALPREL AORC AMGT IAEA KNNP UNSC UNGA EC
06QUITO535IRAN/IAEA: GOE REAFFIRMS SUPPORT
[...] (SBU) PolChief presented suggested RefTel points for Board member statements at the March 6 IAEA Board of Governors meeting to MFA U/S Mauricio Montalvo on March 3. Montalvo indicated GOE agreement that the DG report met conditions in the Board's earlier resolution to refer Iran to the UNSC, [...]
2006-03-03 23:26:00Embassy QuitoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM KNNP PREL IAEA IR EU AORC EC
06RABAT1030MOROCCO: DEMARCHE IN ADVANCE OF NAM MINISTERIAL
[...] (C) Pol/C delivered reftel demarche regarding Iran to MFA Director of International Organizations and UN Affairs Nasser Bourita on May 24. Bourita said the demarche was timely as he was departing the following day for the NAM ministerial, accompanying FM Benaissa. 2. (C) Bourita said the [...]
2006-05-30 18:30:00Embassy RabatSECRETPREL AORC IAEA KNNP UNSC IR MO
06RABAT1041MOROCCO: IRAN SEEKS CHAIR OF IOM EXCOM
[...] (C) Poloff contacted MFA Acting Director of United Nations and International Organizations Sidi Abdelfattah El Kadiri on May 31 to convey reftel USG opposition to Iran's candidacy for the Chairmanship of the Executive Committee of the International Organization for Migration (IOM). Poloff also [...]
2006-05-31 14:29:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALPREL SMIG IR AORC MO
06RABAT1404P5+1 INCENTIVE PACKAGE FOR IRAN
[...] (C) On July 25, Poloff delivered the points in reftel to Nasser Bourita, Director of United Nations and International Organizations in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. According to Bourita, the GOM thinks the P5 1 incentive package for Iran is excellent and the Iranians have no reason not to [...]
2006-07-25 17:03:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNKNNP PARM PREL IR EU AORC MO
06RABAT2103MOROCCAN CONCERNS ABOUT IRANIAN AND ALGERIAN
[...] (C) Summary: T Senior Advisor Jim Timbie met with Nasser Bourita, Morocco's top International Organizations official, on October 31, to convey USG concerns about Iran and other items on the international non proliferation agenda. Bourita advised that the GOM shares the USG's concerns and said [...]
2006-11-14 08:50:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALAORC IAEA KNNP PREL MO IR
06RABAT2334DEMARCHE: UN SCALE OF ASSESSMENTS
[...] No summary [...]
2006-12-26 15:56:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT AORC PREL UNGA
06RIGA680LATVIA LOOKS TO COMMISSION CONSENSUS ON CHINA IPR
[...] (SBU) Pol/econ off met with Zaiga Liepina, Ministry of Economics Deputy State Secretary, on August 22 to request support in the possible WTO dispute with China on IPR. Liepina stated that Latvian business has a very small representation in China, so Chinese IPR practices do not have much of a [...]
2006-08-25 06:16:00Embassy RigaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD AORC KIPR EURM WTRO USTR CH LG
06RIGA736LATVIA WILL SUPPORT U.S. CANDIDATE FOR THE INTERNATIONAL
[...] No summary [...]
2006-09-13 12:59:00Embassy RigaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL AORC UNGA LG
06RIGA775LATVIA TO SUPPORT US CANDIDATE FOR IMSO DIRECTOR
[...] Pol/Econ Off spoke with Aigars Krastins, Head of the Maritime Department in the Latvian Ministry of Transportation, on September 22 regarding our candidate for Director of the International Mobile Satellite Organization, Steven Lett. Krastins stated that he had received copies of the diplomati [...]
2006-09-25 05:14:00Embassy RigaUNCLASSIFIEDAORC ECPS EU EWWT IMO INMARSAT KHLS LG
06RIGA913LATVIANS TO TOW EU LINE AT ITU
[...] Pol-Econ Off met with Guntis Macs, Deputy State Secretary with the Ministry of Transportation, to deliver copies of the diplomatic notes and demarche on the US candidacy for the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) Council and the US candidate for the ITU's Radio Regulations Board, Jul [...]
2006-11-02 11:14:00Embassy RigaUNCLASSIFIEDAORC ECPS ITU LG
06RIGA933LATVIA TO SUPPORT US CANDIDACIES AT ITU
[...] (U) Embassy received on November 6 diplomatic notes from the MFA stating that the GOL will support the USG candidacy at the Council of the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) and will also support the US candidate for the ITU's Radio Regulations Board, Julie Zoller. BAILEY [...]
2006-11-09 08:46:00Embassy RigaUNCLASSIFIEDAORC ECPS ITU LG
06RIYADH390REPORTING IRAN TO THE UNITED NATIONS SECURITY
[...] (C) Ambassador met with SAG U/S for Political Affairs Prince Turki Saud al-Kabir on January 28 to deliver reftel points and paper. (Note: FM Prince Saud al-Faisal was accompanying King Abdullah on four-country Asian travel and is not expected back in the Kingdom until 2/5.) Ambassador stress [...]
2006-01-29 10:48:00Embassy RiyadhCONFIDENTIALKNNP PARM PREL AORC SA IR
06RIYADH7097SAUDI REACTION TO SENTENCING OF HOMAIDAN AL-TURKI
[...] (S/NF) The August 31, 2006, sentencing by a Colorado court of Homaidan Al-Turki to 28 years to life imprisonment for sexually assaulting his Indonesian maid has provoked calls for a boycott of U.S. products and the return of Saudis studying in the U.S. Some Saudi contacts even fear that this [...]
2006-09-10 11:29:00Embassy RiyadhSECRET//NOFORNAORC ELAB FBI KCRM PGOV PHUM PREL PTER SA
06RIYADH9134SAG ON UN SCALE OF ASSESSMENTS
[...] On December 20, PolOff delivered reftel demarche to Mr. Talal Berri of the SAG MFA International Organizations Directorate. On December 18, PolOff hand-delivered and faxed reftel non-paper to the MFA. Mr. Berri could not state whether the SAG would support maintaining the UN Scale of Assess [...]
2006-12-20 13:24:00Embassy RiyadhUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT AORC PREL UNGA SA
06ROME1024ITALY RESPONSE TO WHA SMALLPOX DEMARCHE
[...] On March 31, per instructions in reftel, Rome delivered talking points to Dr. Vittorio Silano, Head of the Ministry of Health's Department of Innovation. On April 4, we received a reply from Dr. Maria Grazia Pompa, Head of Office V (Infectious Diseases and International Prevention) of the MO [...]
2006-04-04 17:38:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDAORC TBIO PREL IT WHO
06ROME1208FAIR TREATMENT OF SEAFARERS, POINTS DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-21 16:51:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEWWT KTIA AORC ELAB UK IT IMO
06ROME1272MDA: ITALY REMAINS ON BOARD
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-28 09:37:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PHUM PREF PREL IT ICRC HUMAN RIGHTS
06ROME1631IRAN SEEKS CHAIR OF IOM EXCOM
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-31 17:09:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDPREL SMIG IR AORC IT
06ROME1897ITALY WANTS PROGRESS ON UN MANAGEMENT REFORM
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-28 13:40:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNGA EU EUN AORC AMGT IT
06ROME209WFP LIST D CHAIR
[...] (SBU) Summary. On January 13, Danish Ambassador Poul Skytte Christoffersen, 2005 President of the World Food Program (WFP) Executive Board and chair of WFP's List D countries (OECD),convened his last session as List D Chair. The meeting was called to appoint a new List D chair. The United [...]
2006-01-23 10:14:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC EAID WFP
06ROME255ITALY OPEN TO MUTUAL SUPPORT OF INCB CANDIDATES
[...] (U) Poloff presented reftel dipnote and CV of Melvyn Levitsky, U.S. candidate for re-election to the International Narcotics Control Board (INCB),to Enrico Valvo, head of the MFA Counterterrorism Policy Unit January 25. Highlighting Amb. Levitsky's extensive experience, Poloff stressed that [...]
2006-01-27 16:35:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL AORC UNCND UN IT
06ROME2580ITALIAN RESPONSE WEAK ON POSSIBLE WTO DISPUTE REGARDING
[...] SUMMARY: A/ECMIN delivered reftel demarche to the Prime Minister's office and to the Ministry of Foreign Trade. While the GOI is broadly sympathetic to USG concerns regarding Chinese IPR violations, China's potential as a large trading partner lessens GOI enthusiasm for direct WTO action. GO [...]
2006-09-13 14:28:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD AORC KIPR EURM WTRO USTR CH IT
06ROME2663ITALY: "CAPACITY TO PAY" KEY SCALE OF ASSESSMENTS
[...] (C) Summary. Poloff met with Leonardo Bencini, Acting MFA UN Office Director, and Gabriella Biondi, UN office, September 19 to discuss the upcoming UN Scale of Assessments negotiations, as per reftel. Poloff stressed that the United States would not agree to a scale that eliminated or increas [...]
2006-09-21 09:53:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALKUNR AORC UNGA IT
06ROME2724PASSENGER DATA SHARING VIEWS AS OLD AGREEMENT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Italy,s privacy authority reports EU member state privacy authorities are working toward a new U.S.-EU agreement on Passenger Name Records (PNR) to replace the current one expiring September 30. The new agreement reportedly will not differ in substance from the existing agreemen [...]
2006-09-27 17:23:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALASEC EAIR PTER AORC ICAO KTIA IT
06ROME3354ITALY, UN ASSESSMENTS: EU DOESN'T WANT TO GET
[...] No summary [...]
2006-12-21 14:41:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAMGT AORC PREL UNGA
06ROME46324TH FAO AFRICAN REGIONAL CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS
[...] Summary: The biennial African Regional Conference (ARC) of the UN Agency for Food and Agriculture (FAO),held in Bamako, Mali, from January 30 to February 3 highlighted the continent's lack of progress towards achieving the Millennium Development Goals for reducing hunger and poverty, and pr [...]
2006-02-15 14:54:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR AORC EAID ETRD SENV KUNR XA FAO
06ROME465 UN REFORM: INDEPENDENT EXTERNAL EVALUATION OF
[...] (U) Summary: A Committee of the FAO Council charged with oversight of the comprehensive Independent External Evaluation (IEE) of FAO has just approved the selection of a high-caliber core team of evaluators and decided that the IEE would formally begin on March 13, subject to firm assurance [...]
2006-02-15 16:53:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDAORC EAGR EAID KUNR FAO
06ROME591 FOOD SECURITY ISSUES IN MOPTI DISTRICT, MALI
[...] Summary: In conjunction with official travel to attend FAO's African Regional Conference in Bamako (septel),Alternate Permanent Representative Willem Brakel, U.S. Mission to the UN Agencies in Rome, traveled to Mopti, Bandiagara and surroundings in Central Mali between January 31 and Februa [...]
2006-02-27 09:25:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEAID AORC EAGR ML WFP FAO IFAD
06ROME824INTERNATIONAL TRACING SERVICE: ITALY SENDS INITIAL
[...] (U) Labor Counselor met February 27 and March 15 with Francesco De Stefani, Acting Director of the MFA's UN Office, to deliver reftel demarche and discuss Italy's participation in the International Tracing Service (ITS). De Stefani confirmed that MOD Colonel Sandro Tortoro has replaced Carlo [...]
2006-03-16 10:11:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALAORC PREL KNAR IT EUN
06SANJOSE1219COSTA RICA RED CROSS PARTICIPATION AT
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-02 23:11:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIEDAORC ICRC PHUM PREF PREL CS
06SANJOSE1913COSTA RICA ON THE P5+1 INCENTIVE PACKAGE FOR IRAN
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-30 00:42:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PARM KNNP IR EU AORC CS
06SANJOSE2799COSTA RICA ON UN SCALE OF ASSESSMENTS
[...] (SBU) PolOff discussed reftel points with the Foreign Ministry's Director for Multilateral Affairs, Carlos Cordero, on December 18. Cordero claimed to be unaware of any G-77 position or proposals for increasing the dues ceiling from 22 to 25 percent. Cordero stated that Costa Rica would prefe [...]
2006-12-21 16:15:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL UNGA AMGT AORC CS
06SANJOSE281DEMARCHE RESPONSE: P5+2 STATEMENT ON IRAN
[...] Post delivered reftel talking points to Carlos Cordero, Deputy Director of Multilateral Affairs at the Costa Rican Foreign Ministry, and followed up by telephone on February 3. According to Mr. Cordero, Costa Rica has never had diplomatic relations with Iran, so official communication is unl [...]
2006-02-06 22:09:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIEDPARM KNNP PREL IR EU AORC CS
06SANJOSE550MAGEN DAVID ADOM: COSTA RICA SIGNING MECHANISM
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-08 19:31:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PHUM PREF PREL CS ICRC
06SANSALVADOR1090MDA - DEMARCHE ON AMBASSADORS MEETING IN GENEVA
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-26 20:47:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PHUM PREL PREF ES
06SANSALVADOR1275WORLD HEALTH ASSEMBLY: SMALLPOX DEMARCHE (EL
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-12 19:11:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDPREL AORC TBIO ES
06SANSALVADOR1388EL SALVADOR: DEMARCHE TO NAM/G-77 ON UN REFORM
[...] Poloff on May 25 delivered reftel demarche talking points on UN reform and the May 27-30 NAM Ministerial to MFA Director of Multilateral Affairs Mario Rivera, who offered assurances that he would personally see to its further distribution to all relevant MFA officers and offices, and to El Sa [...]
2006-05-26 17:46:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT AORC ES PGOV PREL UNGA
06SANSALVADOR1455IRAN SEEKS CHAIR OF IOM EXCOM (EL SALVADOR)
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-02 18:38:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALPREL SMIG AORC ES
06SANSALVADOR1640DEMARCHE: OAS MLAT AND OPTIONAL PROTOCOL (EL
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-23 20:59:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDAORC ES PGOV PREL
06SANSALVADOR1704EL SALVADOR: DEMARCHE TO NAM/G-77 ON UN REFORMS
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-03 18:32:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT AORC PGOV PREL UNGA ES
06SANSALVADOR1874P5+1 INCENTIVE PACKAGE FOR IRAN (EL SALVADOR)
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-26 17:42:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALKNNP PARM PREL AORC ES
06SANSALVADOR2963EL SALVADOR: UN SCALE OF ASSESSMENTS
[...] No summary [...]
2006-12-18 18:45:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAMGT AORC PREL UNGA ES
06SANSALVADOR659MDA: DEMARCHE ON SIGNING THIRD ADDITIONAL
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-13 16:22:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PHUM PREF PREL ES IS
06SANTIAGO198CHILE: CONCERNED ABOUT IRAN'S NUCLEAR AMBITIONS
[...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel talking points to Foreign Ministry Special Policies Counselor Jaime Contreras, and MFA/North American Affairs Desk Officer Beatriz de la Fuente on January 18. Contreras told Poloff the following day that Chile was concerned about Iran's nuclear ambitions, explainin [...]
2006-01-30 19:46:00Embassy SantiagoCONFIDENTIALKNNP PARM PREL AORC IR CI
06SANTIAGO254CHILE: JANUARY 30 P5+2 STATEMENT DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2006-02-03 19:34:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDPARM KNNP PREL AORC IR EU CI
06SANTIAGO284CHILE: THE IAEA REPORTS IRAN TO THE UNITED NATIONS
[...] No summary [...]
2006-02-08 18:26:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP PARM PREL AORC IR CI
06SANTIAGO562CHILE: FOREIGN MINISTRY OFFICIAL DISCUSSES ICC
[...] (U) Director for Special Policies at Chile's Foreign Ministry, Ambassador Luis Winter, told EPOL Counselor and Poloff that the Chilean Congress would likely ratify the International Criminal Court (ICC) at an early opportunity. Winter said the GOC would also introduce legislation allowing it [...]
2006-03-17 21:59:00Embassy SantiagoCONFIDENTIALPREL AORC PTER MARR CI
06SANTODOMINGO1579DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: WORLD HEALTH ASSEMBLY SMALLPOX
[...] Doctor Tirsi Quezada Assistant Health Secretary for Public Health told USAID officer on May 10 that the Secretariat has not made a decision on who will attend the SIPDIS WHA. However, Doctor Cristina Nogueira, Pan-American Health Organization representative to the Dominican Republic, told [...]
2006-05-12 21:20:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDDR PREL AORC TBIO WHO
06SANTODOMINGO1754DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: DEMARCHE DELIVERED IN ADVANCE
[...] Poloff delivered talking points as requested in reftel to Dominican Ambassador for African and Middle Eastern Affairs, Jose Juan Hernandez Cimadevilla, on May 24. There was no substantive comment. HERTELL [...]
2006-05-30 21:12:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL AORC IAEA KNNP UNSC IR
06SANTODOMINGO1756DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: UN REFORM DEMARCHE GIVEN IN
[...] Poloff delivered talking points on UN reform to Dominican Ambassador for UN Affairs, Michelle Cohen, as well as Dominican Vice-Minister for Foreign Relations, Alejandra Liriano, on May 25. The DOS Spanish-language translation of these points was distributed to both officials the morning of M [...]
2006-05-30 21:13:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT AORC UNGA
06SANTODOMINGO1854MDA DEMARCHE - FUNDING NATIONAL SOCIETIES -
[...] Per guidance reftel, Embassy contacted the American Red Cross field representative for the Caribbean, David Hintch, who is based in Santo Domingo and works closely with the Dominican Red Cross. He had already spoken with the Dominican Red Cross about attendance at the 29th International Confe [...]
2006-06-02 20:28:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PHUM DR ICRC PREL HA SZ
06SANTODOMINGO1858DOMINICAN PRESIDENT SYMPATHETIC TO U.S. DIPLOMATIC
[...] (C) On June 2 the Ambassador opened his private meeting with Dominican President Leonel Fernandez with a description of the U.S. initiative with European nations concerning Iran and nuclear enrichment issues. The issue had preempted attendance of the Secretary of State at the annual general a [...]
2006-06-05 11:11:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALPREL AORC IAEA KNNP UNSC IR DR
06SANTODOMINGO2552DOMINICAN REPUBLIC LACKS POSITION ON P5+1
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-08 18:53:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALKNNP PARM PREL AORC IR EU DR
06SANTODOMINGO268REPORTING IRAN TO THE UNSC - DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
[...] (C) Embassy delivered reftel demarche as a nonpaper, seeking support for reporting Iran to the UN Security Council, to MFA director of UN affairs Michelle Cohen on January 20 (as soon as we received the official Spanish language version of the points). Cohen on January 25 informed us she had [...]
2006-01-25 20:39:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALKNNP PARM PREL IR DR EUN AORC
06SANTODOMINGO591IAEA REPORTS IRAN TO UNSC: DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
[...] Embassy delivered reftel points and non-papers -- regarding the February 4 IAEA Board of Governors decision to refer the Iran dossier to the UN Security Council -- to MFA UN affairs director Michelle Cohen on February 8 and to MFA Africa/Middle East affairs director Jose Juan Hernandez Cimadev [...]
2006-02-17 21:14:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPARM KNNP PREL IR DR EU AORC
06SARAJEVO1019BOSNIA SUPPORTS NEW ICRC SYMBOL
[...] On May 5, Post delivered points in reftel to Ambassador Nedzad Hadzimusic, Head of the Department for Multilateral Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Hadzimusic represented Bosnia at the diplomatic conference in Geneva in December 2005 and was very familiar with the issues. He noted t [...]
2006-05-09 13:13:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PGOV PHUM PREF ICRC BK
06SARAJEVO1022BOSNIA: SMALLPOX DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] On May 5 and 9, Post delivered points in reftel to Ambassador Nedzad Hadzimusic, Head of the Department of Multilateral Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA),and to Dr. Zlatko Puvacic, Head of the Department of Epidemiology at the Federation Institute of Public Health. The demarche [...]
2006-05-09 14:50:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PREL TBIO WHO BK
06SARAJEVO1208BOSNIA: DEMARCHE ON UN REFORM
[...] Post delivered points in reftel on May 26 to Biljana Gutic in the Office of the UN and International Organizations (UN Office) at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Gutic thanked us for the information and noted that the MFA would not be able to respond to the substance of the demarche until the [...]
2006-05-30 16:14:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT AORC PREL UNGA BK
06SARAJEVO1367BOSNIA: NIGHT OF A THOUSAND DINNERS A SUCCESS FOR
[...] On June 10, 2006, the Embassy co-hosted a "Night of 1,000 Dinners" (N1KD) gala dinner with the local American Chamber of Commerce and the Embassy of Canada, the fourth of its kind since 2002. Donors to the event contributed almost 200,000 KM (approximately US $130,000),which will be matched [...]
2006-06-15 11:10:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM KHDP PREF PARM AORC ODIP OFDP KSEP BK
06SARAJEVO2661BOSNIA WILL CONSIDER ATTENDING NOVEMBER 8 UNSCR
[...] No summary [...]
2006-10-26 10:00:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIEDOSCE PARM PREL AORC KPAO UNSCR PTER KNNP BK
06SEOUL1158ROKG SOON TO SUPPORT USG CANDIDATE FOR INCB
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-07 09:00:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALSNAR AORC PREL UN KS
06SEOUL1378ROK PREPARING TO SIGN THIRD ADDITIONAL PROTOCOL
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-25 08:42:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC PHUM PREL PREF ICRC KS SZ
06SEOUL2054ROK TO OPPOSE CONFERENCE DISRUPTION
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-21 03:45:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM PREF AORC ICRC KS
06SEOUL2108INVITATION TO AFGHANISTAN PRT EFFECTIVENESS
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-26 08:06:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDAORC NATO AF XD KS
06SEOUL2144ROK SUPPORTS UN REFORM, CONCERNED ABOUT BUDGET CAP
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-28 08:31:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV UNGA AMGT AORC EUN EU KS
06SEOUL2351ROKG RESPONSE TO AFGHANISTAN PRT CONFERENCE
[...] (U) On July 14, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MOFAT) Southwest Asia and Oceania Division delivered a response declining to participate in the Afghanistan Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) Effectiveness Conference scheduled for July 20-21 in Hungary. 2. (U) Begin text: Min [...]
2006-07-14 06:55:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALAORC NATO AF XD KS
06SEOUL368JANUARY 30 P5+2 POINTS CONVEYED
[...] No summary [...]
2006-02-01 08:12:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM KS KN KNNP IR EU AORC
06SEOUL4412ROKG UNDECIDED ON ARF WORKSHOP DELEGATION
[...] No summary [...]
2006-12-29 07:34:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV AORC ARF KS
06SEOUL448POINTS DELIVERED TO ROK ON IAEA DECISION ON IRAN
[...] No summary [...]
2006-02-08 08:18:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPARM KNNP PREL KS IR EU AORC
06SEOUL558ROK WELCOMES U.S. EFFORTS ON IAEA SAFEGUARDS
[...] (SBU) On February 17, poloff conveyed reftel points requesting support for the U.S.-proposed draft program of work and work plan for the IAEA Board of Governors (BOG) Committee on Safeguards and Verification to Kwon Hee-seog, Director of the Disarmament and Nonproliferation Division at the Min [...]
2006-02-17 08:54:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPARM MUNC AORC PREL NP KNNP IAEA KS
06SEOUL997ROKG STILL FAVORS USG CANDIDATE FOR INCB
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-27 07:24:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALSNAR AORC PREL UN KS
06SINGAPORE3435CONFIRMED BILAT AT ITU CONFERENCE IN ANTALYA, TURKEY
[...] No summary [...]
2006-10-27 03:52:00Embassy SingaporeUNCLASSIFIEDECPS ECON ITU AORC SN
06SINGAPORE404U.S. CANDIDATE FOR ICAO SECRETARY GENERAL:
[...] (SBU) Emboff delivered reftel demarche to Singapore International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Representative Bong Kim Pin on February 10, following a personal representation by Singapore-based FAA Asia Pacific Director Nancy Graham to Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore Deputy Direct [...]
2006-02-10 09:28:00Embassy SingaporeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL EAIR ICAO AORC AS CA FI HU JA KS SN UK
06SKOPJE419MACEDONIA: DEMARCHE ON THE ICRC THIRD ADDITIONAL
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-05 11:24:00Embassy SkopjeUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PHUM PREF PREL ICRC SZ MK
06SKOPJE516MACEDONIA: DEMARCHE ON UN REFORM (NAM MINISTERIAL)
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-30 05:54:00Embassy SkopjeUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT AORC UNGA MK
06SKOPJE593MACEDONIA RESPONDS TO MDA DEMARCHES
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-21 08:06:00Embassy SkopjeUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PHUM PREL PREF ICRC IS SZ MK
06SKOPJE614MACEDONIA: DEMARCHE ON UN REFORM AND LIFTING THE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-29 02:00:00Embassy SkopjeUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT AORC EU EUN PREL UNGA MK
06SOFIA1024BULGARIA ON BOARD WITH P5+1 INCENTIVE PACKAGE FOR
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-21 14:21:00Embassy SofiaCONFIDENTIALPARM KNNP PREL AORC IR EU BU
06SOFIA1025BULGARIA ON BOARD WITH P5+1 INCENTIVE PACKAGE FOR
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-21 14:21:00Embassy SofiaCONFIDENTIALPARM KNNP PREL AORC IR EU BU
06SOFIA1566GLOBAL INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ACADEMY (GIPA),
[...] (U) Per reftel, we would like to nominate Mrs. Shtiriana Valchanova-Krasteva and Ms Vanya Vassileva, of the Bulgarian Patent Office, for USPTO IPR training scheduled for January 08-12, 2007. Valchanova-Krasteva has been with the Patent Office since 1981. In her capacity as Head of the Legal [...]
2006-11-16 15:29:00Embassy SofiaUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD KIPR AORC BU
06SOFIA1626USPTO FEBRUARY 12-16, 2007 GLOBAL INTELLECTUAL
[...] (U) Per reftel, we would like to nominate Mrs. Anka Chervenkova and Mrs. Svetla Iordanova, of the Bulgarian Patent Office, for the USPTO Advanced Patent Law and Procedure Program scheduled for February 12-16, 2007. From April 2006 until now Chervenkova has headed the Disputes Department at the [...]
2006-11-30 15:27:00Embassy SofiaUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD KIPR AORC BU
06STATE180479ADDITIONAL VOTING INSTRUCTIONS FOR ECOSOC
[...] (U) On November 2, the General Assembly will vote on eighteen new states to be members of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC). Reftel describes the voting instructions for the three agreed regional group slates and the contested elections for states for two regional groups. The following [...]
2006-10-30 23:04:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALAORC UNGA ECOSOC
06STATE188131INSTRUCTIONS FOR UNGA RESOLUTION ON
[...] (U) Mission is authorized to join consensus on UNGA Agenda Item 53 (b) resolution titled "Follow-up and implementation of the Mauritius Strategy for the Further Implementation of the Programme of Action for the Sustainable Development of Small Island Developing States." RICE [...]
2006-11-16 20:39:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDAORC UNGA PREL SENV
06STATE188324INSTRUCTIONS FOR UNGA RESOLUTION ON UNHCR EXCOM
[...] No summary [...]
2006-11-17 14:08:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PREF UNGA
06STATE190078INSTRUCTIONS FOR UNGA 2C RESOLUTION ON
[...] (U) Mission is authorized to join consensus on the UN Second Committee resolution titled "International Financial System and Development." RICE [...]
2006-11-21 21:13:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDAORC EFIN UNGA
06STATE190080INSTRUCTIONS FOR UNGA 2C RESOLUTION ON
[...] (U) Mission is authorized to join consensus on the UN Second Committee resolution titled "International Year of Forests, 2011." RICE [...]
2006-11-21 21:14:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDAORC UNGA PREL SENV
06STATE192317INSTRUCTIONS FOR UNGA RESOLUTION ON INTERNATIONAL
[...] (U) Mission is authorized to join consensus on UNGA Agenda Item 53 (a) resolution titled "International Year of Sanitation 2008." RICE [...]
2006-11-28 20:12:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDAORC UNGA PREL SENV
06STATE192406INSTRUCTIONS FOR UNGA RESOLUTION ON INTERNATIONAL
[...] (U) Mission is authorized to join consensus on UNGA Agenda Item 53 (a) resolution titled "International Year of Sanitation 2008." RICE [...]
2006-11-28 21:57:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDAORC UNGA PREL SENV
06STATE86004IRAN SEEKS CHAIR OF IOM EXCOM
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 11 and 12. ------------ Summary ------------ 2. (C) On June 7, 2006, the International Organization for Migration (IOM),a non-UN intergovernmental organization dedicated to promoting humane and orderly migration, is holding its a [...]
2006-05-26 14:54:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPREL SMIG IR AORC
06STOCKHOLM55SWEDEN: MFA POLDIR ON REPORTING IRAN TO THE
[...] (c) Charge d'Affaires a.i. Noble delivered ref A demarche January 13 to MFA Political Director Olof Skoog, seeking Sweden's support as an IAEA Board member for a proposed emergency meeting of the Board, with the purpose of reporting Iran to the UNSC. Charge underscored that Iran had been fo [...]
2006-01-13 16:46:00Embassy StockholmCONFIDENTIALKNNP PARM PREL IR EU AORC
06STOCKHOLM59SWEDEN: MFA POLDIR ON REPORTING IRAN TO THE
[...] (c) Charge d'Affaires a.i. Noble delivered ref A demarche January 13 to MFA Political Director Olof Skoog, seeking Sweden's support as an IAEA Board member for a proposed emergency meeting of the Board, with the purpose of reporting Iran to the UNSC. Charge underscored that Iran had been fo [...]
2006-01-17 08:25:00Embassy StockholmCONFIDENTIALKNNP PARM PREL IR EU AORC
06STOCKHOLM60SWEDEN: MFA POLDIR ON REPORTING IRAN TO THE
[...] (c) Charge d'Affaires a.i. Noble delivered ref A demarche January 13 to MFA Political Director Olof Skoog, seeking Sweden's support as an IAEA Board member for a proposed emergency meeting of the Board, with the purpose of reporting Iran to the UNSC. Charge underscored that Iran had been fo [...]
2006-01-17 08:25:00Embassy StockholmCONFIDENTIALKNNP PARM PREL IR EU AORC
06STOCKHOLM934SWEDEN: SUPPORT FOR NICARAGUAN PRESIDENTIAL
[...] (u) See Action Request Para 2. 2. (c) Polcouns made 6/21 reftel demarche seeking support for Nicaraguan presidential elections to MFA Desk Officer for Nicaragua Carolina Benedictsson. Sweden supports an EU election observation mission, Benedictsson said, adding that a Swedish representat [...]
2006-06-22 14:28:00Embassy StockholmCONFIDENTIALAORC KDEM NU PGOV PREL SW
06STOCKHOLM941SWEDEN: DEMARCHE ON UN REFORM AND LIFTING THE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-27 14:14:00Embassy StockholmCONFIDENTIALPREL AMGT AORC EU EUN UNGA SW
06SUVA341PACIFIC THOUGHTS ON RESTRUCTURE OF REGIONAL
[...] (U) Pacific leaders tasked a group of experts to consider ways regional agencies might be rationalized. The experts' report advocates realigning 10 regional agencies into three pillars. The Pacific Island Forum (PIF),the regional policy-oriented body, would acquire policy/negotiation aspect [...]
2006-08-28 23:28:00Embassy SuvaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC PREL EFIS EAID SENV SPC PIF XV
06SUVA350PACIFIC REVIEW OF THE POST-FORUM DIALOGUE
[...] (U) At Pacific leaders' request, an experts group consulted widely and has drafted proposals to reform the Pacific Island Forum (PIF) Post-Forum Dialogue (PFD) process. They affirmed that Pacific Island leaders and partners highly value their dialogue; they just want to improve it. The expert [...]
2006-08-29 23:57:00Embassy SuvaUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PREL PIF XV
06SUVA364PACIFIC FORUM POST-FORUM DIALOGUE - PROPOSAL FOR
[...] (U) When EAP/ANP Director Steven McGann visited the Pacific Island Forum (PIF) Secretariat on Sept. 6, PIF Secretary General Greg Urwin elaborated on current plans for SIPDIS the annual Forum meetings, now to be held in Nadi, Fiji. The schedule has been condensed, with the Forum meetings t [...]
2006-09-07 00:34:00Embassy SuvaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC OVIP PIF XV
06SUVA490PACIFIC ISLANDS FORUM 2006: A/S HILL UNDERSCORES
[...] (C) EAP Assistant Secretary Christopher Hill emphatically reaffirmed U.S. commitments and interests in the Pacific at the 2006 Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) summit in Nadi, Fiji. In a new PIF-Leaders "special session" for the United States, Hill countered a suggestion that the U.S. has disengaged [...]
2006-11-13 15:26:00Embassy SuvaCONFIDENTIALAORC PREL EAID ECIN ETRD FJ XV
06TALLINN396ESTONIA: RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR SUPPORT OF
[...] Post received a Note Verbale from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Estonia on April 20, 2006, in response to reftels on the ITU Radio Regulations Board elections. (begin text of Note Verbale) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Estonia present their compl [...]
2006-04-27 06:03:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC ECPS EN
06TALLINN407ESTONIA SUPPORTS EU ALTERNATIVE RESOLUTION
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-28 07:57:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC UN UNGA KUNR EN
06TALLINN503DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON UN REFORM
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-26 13:07:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT AORC UNGA EN
06TALLINN613ESTONIAN PARTICIPATION IN AFGHANISTAN PRT
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-30 13:30:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDAF XD AORC NATO EN
06TALLINN615UN REFORM DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-30 14:27:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT AORC EU EUN PREL UNGA EN
06TALLINN683IRAN: ESTONIA SUPPORTS P5+1 INCENTIVE PACKAGE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-28 12:08:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIALKNNP PARM PREL AORC PGOV UNSC IR EU EN
06TALLINN910UN SCALE OF ASSESSMENTS: ESTONIA'S REPLY ON SCALE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-10-05 14:53:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KUNR UNGA
06TALLINN970ESTONIA WILL SUPPORT U.S. ITU CANDIDATE
[...] (U) Minna-Liina Lind, UN Desk officer at the Estonian Ministry of Foreign Affairs told us on October 24 that Estonia will support the U.S. candidacy for re-election to the International Telecommunication Union Council as well as Julie Napier Zoller's nomination for membership on the ITU's Radi [...]
2006-10-24 13:31:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDAORC ECPS ITU EN
06TASHKENT833MAGEN DAVID ADOM DEMARCHE ON AMBASSADOR'S MEETING
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-27 02:17:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALAORC PREF PHUM PREL ICRC UZ
06TEGUCIGALPA1007HONDURAS DID NOT SEND REPRESENTATIVE TO NAM
[...] (C) On May 25, PolChief delivered ref E demarche on the NAM Ministerial and UN reform to Honduran MFA Director of Multilateral Affairs Irene Cardona and ref D demarche on the possible NAM Ministerial statement on Iran to Foreign Minister Milton Jimenez. FM Jimenez told PolChief that Honduras [...]
2006-06-02 22:13:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PARM AORC UNGA UNSC IAEA KNNP IR HO
06TELAVIV3041ISRAELI ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION DIRECTOR GENERAL
[...] (S) Israeli Atomic Energy Commission (IAEC) Director General Gideon Frank told the Ambassador on August 2 that Iran's rejection of what Frank characterized as a generous P-5 1 offer to Iran suggests that Iran has never been serious about negotiations on its nuclear program. Frank said the pas [...]
2006-08-03 16:46:00Embassy Tel AvivSECRETKNNP PARM PREL PTER MNUC AORC EU IR IS
06TELAVIV3456DEMARCHE DELIVERED: AVIATION SECURITY, THE POUCH
[...] (U) This message contains an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (C) Econoff delivered reftel A talking points to Arik Ben-Ari, Senior Deputy Director General of the Israel Civil Aviation Authority (CAA). Ben-Ari said that he will lead the Israeli delegation at the upcoming ICAO me [...]
2006-08-30 15:03:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALASEC ADPM EAIR AORC ICAO OPDC KTIA IS
06TELAVIV3703ISRAEL WILL SUPPORT U.S. CANDIDATE FOR IMSO
[...] No summary [...]
2006-09-18 07:13:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC ECPS EU EWWT IMO INMARSAT KHLS IS
06TELAVIV688IRAN-IAEA: ISRAELI ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION
[...] (S) In a February 7 meeting, Israeli Atomic Energy Commission (IAEC) Director General Gideon Frank told Ambassador Jones the following: A) On February 16, the EU3 MFA directors general are going to meet with an Israeli interagency team in Israel at the MFA to discuss Iran and the way ahead. [...]
2006-02-15 15:57:00Embassy Tel AvivSECRETPREL PINR MNUC KNNP IR EU AORC IS GOI EXTERNAL
06THEHAGUE1119DUTCH OPPOSE SETTING DESTRUCTION DATE FOR OFFICIAL
[...] In response to reftel B demarche, Ministry of Health Coordinator for Global Public Health, Lejo van der Heiden, told Global Issues Chief May 16 that the Dutch government would not support setting a date for destruction of the smallpox virus held in official repositories at the upcoming World [...]
2006-05-17 18:16:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO PREL AORC WHO NL
06THEHAGUE1172COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR PARTICIPANTS FOR
[...] Country clearance is granted for June 26 - July 7, 2006 visit to the Netherlands of Sandia National Laboratories personnel Mr. Josae Rafael Rodriguez, Mr. Michael J. Irwin, Mr. Herbert Metcalf, Mr. Dale Wiley Murray, Mr. Chris Eric Robertson, and Ms. Anita Romero, to participate in a training [...]
2006-05-24 08:29:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDIAEA ENRG TRGY AORC KNNP OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE1204NETHERLANDS/UN REFORM: BRIDGING THE DIVIDE WITH
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-30 13:23:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNGA AMGT AORC NL
06THEHAGUE1262NETHERLANDS/IRAN: DUTCH WILL NOT SEEK CHAIR OF IOM
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-06 14:55:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPREF AORC PREL SMIG IR NL
06THEHAGUE1354 COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR G. BRUCE VARNADO
[...] The Hague grants country clearance to G. Bruce Varnado from the Sandia National Laboratories to travel to the Netherlands on June 26-July 7, 2006. The purpose of the travel is to participate at the training course on the security of nuclear research reactors. 2. As per reftel, no assistan [...]
2006-06-16 10:15:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDIAEA ENRG TRGY AORC KNNP OTRA AU NL
06THEHAGUE1360NETHERLANDS/NICARAGUA: SUPPORT FOR NICARAGUAN
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-16 11:11:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPGOV AORC KDEM PREL NU NL
06THEHAGUE1425NETHERLANDS: U/S JOSEPH'S JUNE 21 VISIT TO THE
[...] (S) Summary: Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security Robert Joseph held bilateral consultations at the Dutch MFA, met with Dutch defense and foreign affairs committee spokespersons, and spoke to the press on June 21. Topics covered during his meetings included: the Prolife [...]
2006-06-27 09:56:00Embassy The HagueSECRETPREL KNNP PARM ENRG EU AORC MTCR NL ETTC
06THEHAGUE1441NETHERLANDS/UN: UN REFORM AND LIFTING THE BUDGET
[...] (SBU) Poloff delivered demarche on UN management reform and lifting the budget cap to Alain Ancion at the Dutch MFA's Office of UN Management Reform Office on June 27. Per instructions, Poloff also provided a copy of the draft resolution for the MFA to review. 2. (SBU) Ancion was supportiv [...]
2006-06-28 12:15:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL AORC EU EUN UNGA NL
06THEHAGUE1566NETHERLANDS/NICARAGUA: SUPPORT FOR ELECTION DONOR
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-17 11:22:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPREL AORC EUN KDEM PGOV NU NL
06THEHAGUE1894CHINA IPR WTO DISPUTE: DUTCH PREFER DIALOGUE AND
[...] (U) On August 18, Econoff shared reftel points concerning a possible USG request for WTO dispute settlement consultations regarding aspects of China's protection of intellectual property rights (IPR) with Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs (MEA),Innovation Department officials Brigitte Spiege [...]
2006-08-29 12:55:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD AORC KIPR EURM WTRO USTR CH NL
06THEHAGUE191COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NATIONAL SCIENCE
[...] Country clearance is granted for February 5-8, 2006 travel to the Netherlands of NSF official Dr. Wayne van Citters, Division Director in the Division of Astronomical Sciences, to attend the Square Millimeter Array International Meeting at Schiphol Airport. 2. Embassy understands that no [...]
2006-01-27 12:54:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDTPHY KSCA AORC OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE2030NETHERLANDS/UN: SCALE OF ASSESSMENTS
[...] No summary [...]
2006-09-18 15:05:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPREL AORC KUNR UNGA NL
06THEHAGUE2380DUTCH SUPPORT U.S. CANDIDACY FOR ITU COUNCIL AND
[...] (U) On October 12, Econoff shared reftel demarche and diplomatic notes with Hein van der Hoeven, Department for UN and Financial Institutions, Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and Wim Rullens, Directorate General for Energy and Telecom, Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs. 2. (SBU) Van der [...]
2006-11-03 17:04:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC ECPS ITU NL
06THEHAGUE2411COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NATIONAL SCIENCE
[...] Country clearance is granted for NSF Official Dr. Scott Moore, Investigative Scientist in the Office of the Inspector General, to travel to the Netherlands from November 24-28, 2006 to attend the workshop on integrity in science, standing committee for the social sciences, European science fo [...]
2006-11-08 15:00:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDTPHY KSCA AORC OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE2530COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NATIONAL SCIENCE
[...] Country clearance is granted December 5-9, 2006 travel to the Netherlands of NSF official Dr. Lynda Carlson, Director, Science Resource Statistics Division, to attend a meeting on innovation and technology policy. 2. Embassy understands that no assistance is necessary. POST ACCESS: [...]
2006-12-01 14:01:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDTPHY KSCA AORC OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE489DEMARCHE: DUTCH PLAN TO SIGN THIRD ADDITIONAL
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-07 19:26:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDAORC ICRC PHUM PREF PREL SZ NL
06THEHAGUE494COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES OFFICIAL GUY JONES - APRIL 2-10, 2006
[...] Country clearance is granted for April 2-10, 2006 travel to the Netherlands of Guy L. Jones, Sandia National Laboratories, to participate at a Design Basis Threat Technical Workshop for the Netherlands in the Hague. POST ACCESS: 2. Visitors who need unescorted access into secure areas [...]
2006-03-08 11:49:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA NLIAEA ENRG TRGY AORC KNNP NL
06THEHAGUE629COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NATIONAL SCIENCE
[...] Country clearance is granted for April 19-23, 2006 visit to the Netherlands of National Science Foundation Program Director in the Division of Ocean Sciences, Dr. Linda Goad, to attend the Annual Meeting of the European Ocean Facilities Exchange Group in Amsterdam. 2. Embassy understands [...]
2006-03-23 10:15:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDTPHY KSCA AORC OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE724COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NATIONAL SCIENCE
[...] Country clearance is granted for May 9 - 13, 2006 visit to the Netherlands of National Science Foundation Directore of the Division of Chemistry, Dr. Arthur Ellis, to attend the CERC3 Conference and to give a presentation on scientometrics in The Hague. 2. Embassy understands that no assi [...]
2006-04-05 06:19:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDTPHY KSCA AORC OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE744COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NATIONAL SCIENCE
[...] Country clearance is granted for April 17-23, 2006 visit to the Netherlands of Dr. Jane Silverthorne, Program Director in the Division of Biological Infrastructure, to attend the Eranet PG Programme Board Meeting in the Hague. 2. Embassy understands that no assistance is necessary. POST [...]
2006-04-06 14:14:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDTPHY KSCA AORC OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE870COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NATIONAL SCIENCE
[...] Country clearance is granted for NSF Official Dr. Mary Santonastasso, Director of the Division of Grants and Agreements, to travel to the Netherlands from May 26 - June 5, 2006 to attend the OIG Accountability in Science Research Funding Workshop in Amsterdam. 2. Embassy understands that no [...]
2006-04-19 13:17:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDTPHY KSCA AORC OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE928NETHERLANDS/UN: DEMARCHE ON MANAGEMENT REFORM TO
[...] (U) Poloff delivered reftel demarche April 27 to MFA Policy Officer Alain Ancion, who handles the UN Management Reform Portfolio at the MFA UN and IFIs Department. 2. (C) Ancion said the Netherlands will definitely vote against the resolution. He added that the Dutch and at least 11 other [...]
2006-04-27 13:23:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALUN UNGA KUNR AORC NL
06THEHAGUE939NETHERLANDS/MDA: DEMARCHE ON AMBASSADOR'S MEETING
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-28 07:13:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM AORC PREF PREL ICRC SZ NL
06TIRANA441ALBANIA: MDA DEMARCHE ON AMBASSADOR'S MEETING IN
[...] (SBU) PolEcon Chief delivered reftel points to Mimoza Kondo, Office Director for the Americas at the MFA. Kondo was aware of the upcoming vote and indicated the GOA's position has not, and is not expected to change, before the June vote. She expressed appreciation for the points and undertoo [...]
2006-05-04 07:52:00Embassy TiranaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC PHUM PREF PREL ICRC SZ AL
06TIRANA776ALBANIA ON P5+1 INCENTIVE PACKAGE FOR IRAN
[...] (C) Ambassador met with Foreign Minister Besnik Mustafaj July 21 to brief him on the P5 1 incentive package for Iran. Mustafaj said the GoA shared U.S. and EU concern about Iran's nuclear ambitions and agreed that Iran must suspend enrichment-related activity immediately and respond positively [...]
2006-07-21 09:45:00Embassy TiranaCONFIDENTIALKNNP PARM PREL IR EU AORC
06TOKYO1791DEMARCHE DELIVERED: SMALLPOX AT THE WHA
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4. 2. (SBU) ESToff met with Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) Deputy Director for International Cooperation Shinichiro Noda, Tuberculosis and Infectious Diseases Control Division Official Ai Sato and others and delivered reftel [...]
2006-04-04 08:56:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC PREL WHO JA
06TOKYO2536JAPAN ON SMALLPOX DEMARCHE
[...] (SBU) EST M/C delivered reftel points to Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) Assistant Minister for Technical Affairs Takashi Toguchi on May 10. A non-paper was sent to the Ministry in advance of the meeting. Toguchi explained that Japan would base its decision on the actual proceedi [...]
2006-05-10 08:15:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL AORC TBIO WHO JA
06TOKYO3020IRAN'S CANDIDACY FOR IOM EXCOM CHAIR: JAPAN'S
[...] (U) This message contains an action request, para 3. 2. (C) Embassy Tokyo Political Officer delivered reftel demarche to MOFA Humanitarian Assistance Division Principal Deputy Director Masanori Nakano on June 1, 2006. Nakano said the Japanese Mission to the UN in Geneva had already been ap [...]
2006-06-01 10:10:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL SMIG AORC UNGA IR JA
06TOKYO3349JAPAN ASKS FOR CLARIFICATION REGARDING NICARAGUAN
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-16 10:25:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALAORC KDEM PGOV PREL NU JA
06TOKYO3398MDA: JAPAN TO OPPOSE CONFERENCE ADJOURNMENT
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-19 09:18:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALAORC PHUM PREF PREL IS JA
06TOKYO4088JAPAN RECEIVES P5-PLUS-ONE INCENTIVE PACKAGE FOR
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-21 09:13:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL KNNP PARM AORC EUN IR JA
06TOKYO4135JAPAN'S MOFA PUNTS NICARAGUAN ELECTION-RELATED
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-25 05:11:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL AORC KDEM NU JA
06TOKYO4713JAPAN HESITANT TO JOIN WTO DISPUTE ON CHINA IPR
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-17 06:21:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKIPR ECON ETRD AORC WTRO CH JA
06TOKYO4858DEMARCHE IN SUPPORT OF U.S. PROPOSAL FOR THE ICAO AVSEC
[...] (U) Per reftel, talking points were delivered by ECOUNS to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) on August 14, and to Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transportation (MLIT) on August 18. 2. (SBU) MOFA Director of Specialized Agencies Division, Mr. Yoichiro Yamada said that he understand [...]
2006-08-24 08:05:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC ADPM EAIR AORC ICAO OPDC KTIA CA JP
06TOKYO6203METHYL BROMIDE DEMARCHE: JAPAN SKEPTICAL
[...] ESTOff and ESTFSN delivered reftel talking points on October 24 to Hideo Fukushima, Director of the Global Environment Division at Japan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and head of the Japanese delegation to next week's Montreal Protocol Meeting of the Parties in India. Fukushima acknowledged [...]
2006-10-25 05:20:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDAORC EAGR ETRD JA PREL SENV
06TOKYO6221METHYL BROU+Q.24 to Hideo Fukushima, Director of the Global
[...] No summary [...]
2006-10-25 08:15:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDAORC EAGR ETRD JA PREL SENV
06TOKYO7177JAPAN'S RESPONSE ON INVITATION TO ARF WORKSHOP ON
[...] No summary [...]
2006-12-28 09:39:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PARM PGOV PTER ARF JA
06TUNIS1274DEMARCHE TO NAM/G-77 ON UN REFORM
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-26 11:41:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIEDPREL AMGT AORC UNGA TS
06TUNIS1276DEMARCHE IN ADVANCE OF NAM MINISTERIAL
[...] (S) On May 26, Ambassador delivered reftel demarche on the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) Ministerial to MFA Director General for the Americas and Asia Ghazi Jomaa. Jomaa said that Deputy Foreign Minister Hatem Ben Salem would be representing Tunisia at the Ministerial and that he would pass the [...]
2006-05-26 11:42:00Embassy TunisSECRET//NOFORNPREL AORC IAEA KNNP UNSC IR TS
06TUNIS1344DEMARCHE DELIVERED: FOLLOW UP ON NAM STATEMENT ON
[...] (C/NF) On June 1, Ambassador delivered reftel demarche on the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) Ministerial statement on Iran to MFA Secretary of State Hatem Ben Salem. Ben Salem, who represented Tunisia at the Ministerial, agreed that the final statement was unhelpful. He stressed that Tunisia, alo [...]
2006-06-02 12:18:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL AORC IAEA KNNP UNSC IR TS
06TUNIS1429AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK: ANNUAL STAFFING,
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-12 12:37:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIEDAORC APER ECON TS
06UNVIEVIENNA500IAEA/BOG/IRAN: STATEMENTS CALL ON IRAN TO
[...] (SBU) At the June BOG, mission, per reftel, accomplished its objectives of underscoring the absence of confidence in the peaceful nature of Iran's nuclear program, stressing Iran's need to halt enrichment-related activities, and re-dividing the NAM. Iran was dealt with under agenda item 8 (g) [...]
2006-06-16 09:29:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIEDAORC IAEA IR KNNP
06UNVIEVIENNA511IAEA/BOG/IRAN: STATEMENTS CALL ON IRAN TO
[...] (SBU) Further to Reftel, this message provides detailed information on the June 15 IAEA Board of Governors debate on Iran. During that discussion, 33 countries delivered statements, with a preponderance calling on Iran to cooperate with the IAEA to resolve the outstanding issues identified in [...]
2006-06-23 13:39:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIEDAORC IAEA IR KNNP
06UNVIEVIENNA522PROFILE OF MALAYSIAN AMBASSADOR RAJMAH HUSSAIN
[...] (C) Summary and Introduction. Malaysian Ambassador Rajmah Hussain, designated next Malaysian Ambassador to Washington, arrived Vienna 16 months ago from her previous position as Ambassador to the CD in Geneva. While in Vienna, Hussain served as chair of the Vienna Chapter of the Non-Aligned [...]
2006-06-28 06:37:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALAORC ETRD IAEA IR KNNP PINR
06UNVIEVIENNA572 IAEA/IRAN: BUSHEHR START-UP UNLIKELY UNTIL AT
[...] (S) The IAEA's Russ Clark, during a July 18 meeting with Msnoff, said that the Iranians would be "lucky" to commission the first power reactor at Bushehr (BNPP-1) by 2009 because the Russians are "dragging their feet." Key equipment required to finish the plant, such as valves and cables, has [...]
2006-07-26 15:40:00UNVIESECRETAORC IAEA IR KNNP
06UNVIEVIENNA626 SUBJECT: POSSIBLE IRAN SCENARIOS LEADING UP TO
[...] (C) There are three possible Iranian responses to both the EU3 "package" and UNSCR 1696: accept the package and comply with the resolution (highly unlikely),reject the package and the resolution outright (unlikely),or express a willingness to negotiate the package "without preconditions", i.e [...]
2006-08-21 15:12:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALAORC IAEA IR KNNP
06UNVIEVIENNA650IAEA/IRAN: DG'S REPORT: NO SUSPENSION, NO FURTHER
[...] (SBU) The DG, as mandated by UNSCR 1696, reported that as of August 31 Iran has not suspended uranium enrichment activities, halted construction of the heavy water research reactor at Arak, cooperated with the IAEA to resolve the outstanding issues, voluntarily implemented the Additional Proto [...]
2006-08-31 17:50:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALAORC IAEA IR KNNP
06UNVIEVIENNA659IAEA/IRAN: "LIKE-MINDED" DISCUSS DG REPORT,
[...] (U) This is a guidance request; please see para 9. 2. (C) Ambassador Schulte met with the group of "like-minded" countries (EU3, CAN, AUS, NZ, NOR, ROK, JAP, ARG) on September 6, with all parties agreeing that the DG's August 31 report clearly shows Iranian defiance of UNSCR 1696 (even tho [...]
2006-09-06 17:34:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALAORC IAEA IR KNNP
06UNVIEVIENNA815IAEA/DPRK/IRAN: JAPAN NIXES BOG DPRK RESOLUTION;
[...] (S) Like-minded countries, meeting at the US mission November 2, agreed with Japan's view that, in light of the October 31 announcement on Six-Party talks, the Board should pursue a Chairman's Summary, but not a resolution unless the DPRK reneges on this agreement. Country statements at the B [...]
2006-11-03 15:11:00UNVIESECRETAORC IAEA IR KNNP
06UNVIEVIENNA851IAEA/IRAN: SECRETARIAT TELLS MEMBER STATES THAT
[...] (SBU) During a technical briefing on November 15, the IAEA Secretariat advised that TC project IRA/9/019 (Strengthening Safety Capabilities for the Construction of a research Reactor) was not directly linked to enrichment and reprocessing activities, and the "Secretariat is certain this proj [...]
2006-11-17 08:20:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIEDAORC IAEA IR KNNP
06USUNNEWYORK1006UN REQUESTS PAYMENT OF U.S. ASSESSMENTS FOR TWO
[...] USUN has faxed to Department (IO/PSC-Charles Casper and IO/EX/OB-Alice Green a copy of a note and three related annexes from the SYG dated May 17,2006 concerning the financing of two peacekeeping operations. Annex One contains current amounts payable by the U.S. Government as follows: Oper [...]
2006-05-18 09:35:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC AFIN UN
06USUNNEWYORK1015UN: OIOS REPORT ON FRAUD AND CORRUPTION
[...] Summary. The report of the Office of Internal Oversight Services (OIOS) on the investigation conducted by the Investigations Task Force (ITF) into fraud and corruption allegations at Pristina Airport (A/60/720) will be considered by the Fifth Committee during its 2nd resumed session that beg [...]
2006-05-18 19:10:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KUNR PREL UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK1033INDIAN DPR PLEDGES TO COOPERATE WITH USG ON NEPAL, UN BUDGET, AND SYG SELECTION
[...] (C/NF) During a May 19 lunch with USUN Deputy PermRep Wolff, Indian Deputy PermRep Ajai Malhotra (protect) reported that he had been sent to New York with instructions from Indian Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran to cooperate with the USG on the broad range of issues facing both countries at the UN. [...]
2006-05-19 21:04:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV UNSC KUNR AORC NP IN
06USUNNEWYORK1067UN REFORM: G-77 URGES POSTPONEMENT OF ECOSOC
[...] (U) The UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) convened an opening round of informal consultations on a review of its mandates on May 23 pursuant to the Secretary-General's report (A/60/733) and General Assembly guidelines for UN mandate review. Haiti's Permrep Leo Merores, who is ECOSOC Vic [...]
2006-05-24 15:55:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KUNR
06USUNNEWYORK1071UN FINANCES: 2006 PAYMENTS ARE SLOW
[...] SUMMARY: On May 24th, UN Controller Warren Sach updated the Fifth Committee on the current financial situation of the United Nations. He noted that the overall financial situation in 2005 was better than 2004, but that 2006 payments thus far on the regular budget were below payments made this [...]
2006-05-25 17:24:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KUNR UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK1072MAY 24 INFORMALS ON ENVIRONMENT HIGHLIGHT
[...] (U) Co-chairs of the informal consultation process on the framework of the UN's environment activities, Ambassador Maurer of Switzerland and Ambassador Berruga of Mexico, convened a one hour meeting May 24 to brief New York delegations on the outcome of their recent trips to Nairobi and Geneva [...]
2006-05-25 20:08:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KUNR SENV
06USUNNEWYORK1073EGYPT AND THE U.S.: BILATERAL TIES NOT REFLECTED
[...] (C) Summary and Comment: The prevailing atmosphere at the UN is one of increasing polarization between the UN's top donors (chiefly the U.S., Japan, Europe and CANZ) and the G-77. This sharpening divide manifests itself in debates across the full spectrum of reform issues: administrative, bu [...]
2006-05-25 21:38:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PHUM ECON AORC KUNR EG
06USUNNEWYORK1120HUNGARY: CEDAW CANDIDACY
[...] Mission has received a note from the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Hungary to the United Nations requesting USG support for the candidature of Prof. Dr. Andrea Peto for election to the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) for the term 2007-2010. The elec [...]
2006-06-01 18:53:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC CEDAW UNAUS SOCI PHUM HU
06USUNNEWYORK1124UN REFORM: JUSCKANZ AMBASSADORS DISCUSS STRATEGY
[...] SUMMARY: Ambassador Bolton convened a meeting of JUSCKANZ ambassadors (Note: South Korea recently joined JUSCKANZ discussions) the afternoon of May 23 to coordinate a strategy aimed at achieving meaningful results on mandate review and UN management reform before the $950 million spending aut [...]
2006-06-02 18:52:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC UUNR UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK1154PAKISTAN AND THE U.S.: BILATERAL TIES NOT
[...] (C) Summary and Comment: This cable, which focuses on Pakistan's opposition to U.S. positions and interests at the UN, is the second in a series. Like Egypt -- the first UN member state reviewed by USUN (reftel) -- Pakistan is one of a handful of countries (including India, Brazil, and South Afri [...]
2006-06-06 21:54:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PTER PHUM ECON AORC KUNR UNGA UNSC PK
06USUNNEWYORK1157SYG ANNAN DISCUSSES IRAN, DARFUR, SOMALIA AND UN
[...] (C) SUMMARY. In a meeting convened at his request, Secretary-General (SYG) Annan gave Ambassador Bolton a SIPDIS read-out of his recent conversation with head of Iran's Supreme National Security Council Larijani on the incentives package just presented by European Union High Representative [...]
2006-06-06 23:02:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALAMGT AORC CM IR NI PGOV PREL PTER SO SU
06USUNNEWYORK1161UN REQUESTS PAYMENT OF ADDITIONAL 2006 ASSESSMENT
[...] USUN has faxed to Department IO/S-David Leis and IO/EX/OB-Alice Green a copy of a note from the Secretary-General, dated June 6, 2006, requesting payment of SIPDIS additional U.S. assessed contribution to the UN Capital Master Plan (CMP) for 2006 in the amount of $5,170,000. The note also [...]
2006-06-07 15:17:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC AFIN UN
06USUNNEWYORK1163UN FINANCES: G77 RAISES LIFTING OF SPENDING CAP IN
[...] SUMMARY: The normally routine discussion on the UN financial situation turned heated on June 1st when the G77 raised the issue of lifting the spending cap and linked it to late payments by some Member States. Delegations stated that the cap had been imposed on the Organization by a few Member [...]
2006-06-07 15:22:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KUNR UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK1180ICTY/ICTR PRESIDENTS, PROSECUTORS BRIEF SECURITY
[...] BEGIN SUMMARY: The Presidents of and Prosecutors for the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) and the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) briefed the Security Council June 7 on their progress toward implementation of the Completion Strategy of the re [...]
2006-06-09 19:47:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC ICTY KJUS UNSC ICTR
06USUNNEWYORK1181UN REFORM: U.S. HOSTS LUNCH TO DISCUSS WAYS FORWARD
[...] Summary. In the latest in a series of lunches on reform in New York, Ambassadors and representatives from fourteen key countries on June 6 acknowledged that time was getting short and that it was critical to seek agreement on measures to strengthen the UN. At the lunch, hosted for the first [...]
2006-06-09 22:29:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KUNR UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK1191UN CAPITAL MASTER PLAN: POSSIBILITY OF BUILDING A
[...] SUMMARY: As requested in resolution 60/256, the Secretary-General has prepared a report providing a business SIPDIS analysis on the possibility of constructing a new permanent building on the North Lawn. The report states that there is a cost advantage in the long-term to constructing a bu [...]
2006-06-12 21:09:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KUNR UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK1197SECURITY COUNCIL ADOPTS RESOLUTION 1687
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-13 22:57:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC ICTR KJUS UNSC
06USUNNEWYORK1199UN ACKNOWLEDGES RECEIPT OF U.S. CONTRIBUTIONS FOR
[...] USUN has received official receipts from the United Nations dated May 31, 2006 acknowledging receipt of U.S. contributions for the following: UNMEE $ 2,795,946 UNMIL $47,535,464 UNMIS $60,080,750 2. Copy of receipts have been faxed to IO/EX/OB-Alice Green and IO/PSC- [...]
2006-06-14 14:52:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC AFIN UN
06USUNNEWYORK1222UN ACKNOWLEDGES RECEIPT OF U.S. CONTRIBUTION TO
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-16 18:47:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC AFIN UN
06USUNNEWYORK1223UN ACKNOWLEDGES RECEIPT OF U.S. CONTRIBUTION TO
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-16 18:47:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC AFIN OCHA UN
06USUNNEWYORK1241GA MANDATE REVIEW DISCUSSIONS
[...] Summary: General Assembly mandate review discussions continued in light of the Co-Chairs proposal to focus remaining discussion, at least initially, on those mandates that are older than five years and have not been renewed. Co-Chair Rock opened the meeting by addressing the Co-Chairs letter, [...]
2006-06-20 20:43:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KUNR UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK1249UN ACKNOWLEDGES RECEIPT OF U.S. CONTRIBUTION TO UN
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-21 20:14:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC AFIN UN
06USUNNEWYORK1252UN BUDGETS: ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATION NEEDED FOR
[...] SUMMARY: In Security Council resolution 1662 (2006),the Council extended the mandate of UNAMA for one year until March 22, 2007, and the General Assembly approved $13,616,900 in funding for the Mission for the period of January 1 - March 31, 2006, in its resolution 60/255. The Secretary-Gene [...]
2006-06-21 20:58:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KUNR PREL UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK1254INDIA AND THE U.S.: BILATERAL TIES NOT REFLECTED
[...] (C) Summary and Comment. India's positions on key issues of importance to the U.S. in New York do not appear to have kept pace with the increasingly strong bilateral ties developing in New Delhi and Washington. India is perceived as one of a handful of countries (which includes Egypt, Pakistan, B [...]
2006-06-21 22:04:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV ECON AORC KUNR UNSC IN
06USUNNEWYORK1263 UN OVERSIGHT: OIOS EVALUATION CONCLUDES DPA NEEDS
[...] This is an action request. Mission seeks guidance on the subject evaluation report in time for the next session of CPC, beginning August 14. 2. Summary: In its report on the UN's Department of Political Affairs (DPA),issued as E/AC.51/2006/4, the Office of Internal Oversight Services (O [...]
2006-06-23 20:20:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KUNR UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK1264UN OVERSIGHT: EVALUATIONS NEED IMPROVEMENT
[...] ACTION REQUEST: USUN seeks Department guidance on the OIOS report summarized in this cable in time for the 46th session of the Committee for Program and Coordination (CPC),which begins August 14, 2006. 2. SUMMARY: In its biennial report covering the period 2004-2005 on strengthening the r [...]
2006-06-23 20:21:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KUNR UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK1265UN REFORM: OIOS CHIEF WARNS NEW STUDY COULD LEAD
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Under Secretary-General for Internal Oversight Inga-Britt Ahlenius met privately June 9 with Ambassador Wallace to present her vision of a strengthened, more independent OIOS, but warned the soon-to-be released independent external evaluation of UN oversight prepared by Price-Wate [...]
2006-06-23 20:32:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALAORC UUNR UNGA ASIG
06USUNNEWYORK1266UN OVERSIGHT: JIU LACUNAE REPORT (A/60/860)
[...] This is an action request. USUN seeks Department guidance on the JIU Report on "Oversight Lacunae in the United Nations System" summarized below in time for imminent discussions in the Fifth Committee on UN oversight and accountability. 2. SUMMARY: The UN Joint Inspection Unit (JIU) has re [...]
2006-06-23 21:21:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KUNR ASIG UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK1283SECURITY COUNCIL DEBATES INTERNATIONAL LAW
[...] BEGIN SUMMARY: Security Council members joined by 16 other representatives of UN Missions debated the topic of the Security Council and international law on June 22, 2006. Nicolas Michel, Under-Secretary-General for Legal Affairs, and President of the International Court of Justice (ICJ),Ro [...]
2006-06-29 13:34:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KJUS UNSC
06USUNNEWYORK1298UN REFORM: SYG'S REPORT EXPLAINS ACCOUNTABILITY
[...] SUMMARY: In Addendum 6 to the report of the Secretary-General, &Investing in the United Nations for a SIPDIS stronger Organization worldwide,8(A/60/846) the definition of accountability, clear accountability mechanisms, and parameters for the enforcement of accountability are addressed, as [...]
2006-07-03 19:24:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KUNR UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK1315CPC ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING
[...] SUMMARY: USUN Management Reform (M/R) officer represented the U.S. Delegation at a June 21st organizational meeting of the Committee for Programme and Coordination (CPC) to discuss preparations for the 46th CPC session, scheduled for August 14 - September 8, 2006. Jamaica was elected by acclima [...]
2006-07-05 21:21:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDABUD AMGT AORC KUNR UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK1321UN ADMINISTRATION: U.S. MEMBER REPASCH TO ATTEND
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-06 17:17:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KUNR
06USUNNEWYORK1337UN BUDGET: APPROVAL OF ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATION
[...] Having considered the reports of the Secretary-General on the estimates in respect of Special Political Missions (SPMs) authorized by the General Assembly and/or the Security Council, as well as the related reports of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions (ACABQ),on [...]
2006-07-10 21:59:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KUNR PREL UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK1340UN: FIFTH COMMITTEE CONCLUDES CONSIDERATION OF ALL
[...] Summary. The Fifth Committee considered over 60 reports related to the budgetary, administrative and policy issues for UN peacekeeping at its second resumed 60th session from May 22 to June 30, 2006. By the end of the session, the Committee had agreed to financing resolutions for all 13 acti [...]
2006-07-11 19:55:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KUNR PREL UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK1342UN REQUESTS PAYMENT OF U.S. ASSESSMENTS FOR TWO
[...] USUN has faxed to Department (IO/PSC-Charles Casper and IO/EX/OB-Alice Green a copy of a note and three related annexes from the SYG dated July 7, 2006 concerning the financing of two peacekeeping operations. Annex One contains current amounts payable by the U.S. Government as follows: Ope [...]
2006-07-11 20:13:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC AFIN UN
06USUNNEWYORK1343UN REFORM: UN STAFF UNION REPORT CALLS FOR
[...] SUMMARY: The UN Staff Union's Report of the Commission of Experts (CE) on Reforming Internal Justice at the United Nations concludes that the UN is in breach of the international human rights standards, because: it does not provide a level playing field for staff involved in administrative or [...]
2006-07-11 20:16:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KUNR UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK1344UN OVERSIGHT: CONFLICT OF INTEREST INVESTIGATION
[...] SUMMARY: This report, which was requested by USUN under the provision that allows Member States to obtain copies of OIOS reports, details the findings of an OIOS investigation launched in response to the allegations of two UN Joint Staff Pension Fund staff members that procurement irregulariti [...]
2006-07-11 20:19:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC ASIG KUNR UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK1345UN OVERSIGHT: AUDIT REVEALS UNAUTHORIZED POSTAL
[...] SUMMARY: An OIOS audit of the United Nations Postal Administration (OIOS Audit No. AH2005/213/02) for the bienniums 2002-2003 and 2004-2005 found concerning evidence of poor management, inaccurate financial information, procedural violations, and substantial vulnerability to contingent liabil [...]
2006-07-11 20:27:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KUNR UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK1346UN/MANAGEMENT REFORM: U.S. JOINS CONSENSUS IN JULY
[...] (U) USUN, as instructed (ref e-mails),joined other General Assembly members July 7 in adopting by consensus a resolution (A/C.5/60/L.67) supporting a number of management reform measures recommended by the Secretary-General in his report on "Investing in the United Nations for a Stronger Orga [...]
2006-07-11 20:34:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC UUNR UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK1351UN CAPITAL MASTER PLAN: GENERAL ASSEMBLY APPROVES
[...] SUMMARY: After several months of discussion, the General Assembly approved Strategy IV (phased approach) for the Capital Master Plan, and also converted into an appropriation the existing commitment authority of $77 million. The resolution (currently found in A/C.5/60/L.66) provides the CMP o [...]
2006-07-12 20:44:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KUNR UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK1372UN CAPITAL MASTER PLAN: LETTER TO SECRETARY RICE
[...] Mission was requested to forward the following letter to Secretary Rice. The letter was also faxed to IO/S. SIPDIS Begin text: 20 June 2006 Dear Secretary Rice, Last week I met with Senator Coburn about the Capital Master Plan (CMP) of the United Nations, our $1.6 billion plan to [...]
2006-07-17 20:15:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC UN
06USUNNEWYORK1373UN: SG SEEKS CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE TRUST FUND FOR
[...] USUN received a letter dated 30 June 2006 from the UN's Department of Safety and Security (DSS),soliciting contributions to the Trust Fund for Security of Staff Members of the United Nations System. Begin text of letter: The Secretariat of the United Nations presents its compliments to the [...]
2006-07-17 20:17:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC
06USUNNEWYORK1374UN BUDGET: GENERAL ASSEMBLY APPROVES ADDITIONAL
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-17 20:19:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KUNR UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK14101540: P-5 EXPERTS NEAR AGREEMENT ON DRAFT
[...] Begin summary: P-5 experts met informally July 24 to discuss a UK draft of the 12-month program of work for the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1540 (2004) (ref A). USUN stressed the U.S. desire for the Committee to agree upon a work program soon and urged the [...]
2006-07-25 20:45:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PTER AORC KNNP UNSC PGOV
06USUNNEWYORK1416UN REQUESTS PAYMENT OF U.S. ASSESSMENTS FOR
[...] USUN has faxed to Department (IO/PSC-Charles Casper and IO/EX/OB-Alice Green) a copy of a note and four related annexes from the SYG dated July 26, 2006 concerning the financing of 13 peacekeeping operations. Annex One contains current amounts payable by the U.S. Government as follows: Ope [...]
2006-07-26 20:55:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC AFIN UN
06USUNNEWYORK1417SIERRA LEONE SPECIAL COURT CONFIRMS RECEIPT OF
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-26 20:55:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC AFIN UN
06USUNNEWYORK1418UNEP ACKNOWLEDGES RECEIPT OF U.S. CONTRIBUTION
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-26 20:56:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC AFIN UNEP
06USUNNEWYORK1419UNRWA ACKNOWLEDGES RECEIPT OF U.S. CONTRIBUTION
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-26 20:56:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC AFIN UNRWA
06USUNNEWYORK1421UNEP ACKNOWLEDGES RECEIPT OF U.S. CONTRIBUTION
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-28 20:46:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC AFIN UNEP
06USUNNEWYORK14281540: RUSSIA BLOCKS ADOPTION OF WORK PROGRAM
[...] (U) Summary: The Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1540 (2004) met informally July 27 to discuss the status of reporting, outreach activities, and the adoption of a new 12-month program. After no delegation commented on the draft work program during the informal m [...]
2006-07-31 12:54:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PARM UNSC AORC KNNP
06USUNNEWYORK1457UN REQUESTS PAYMENT OF ADDITIONAL 2006 ASSESSMENT
[...] USUN has emailed to Department (IO/S-David Leis and IO/EX/OB-Alice Green) a copy of a note from the Secretary-General, dated July 31, 2006, requesting payment of SIPDIS additional U.S. assessed contribution to the UN Capital Master Plan (CMP) for 2006 in the amount of $16,940,000. The not [...]
2006-08-02 19:35:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC AFIN UN
06USUNNEWYORK1458UNIFEM CONFIRMS RECEIPT OF FINAL 2005 U.S.
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-02 19:35:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC AFIN UNIFEM
06USUNNEWYORK1459UN REFORM: GAO TEAM ASSESSES PROGRESS
[...] SUMMARY: A four-member GAO team (Government Accountability Office, International Affairs and Trade Section) already engaged in an ongoing analysis of UN reform efforts visited New York July 17-19 to assess progress to date on management reform and mandate review initiatives. They met with a [...]
2006-08-02 19:40:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC ASIG KUNR UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK1480POST CLEARANCE: USDEL FOR THE AUGUST 2006
[...] Mission grants post clearance and warmly welcomes the proposed visit of the members of the U.S. delegation to USUN. Control Officer is LAURIE SHESTACK, available at office telephone (212) 415-4204, email SHESTACKLL@state.gov, cell phone (646) 245-4308. 2. Mission is currently arranging b [...]
2006-08-03 21:07:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDUN AORC SOCI
06USUNNEWYORK1506UNICEF ACKNOWLEDGES RECEIPT OF U.S. CONTRIBUTION
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-09 13:59:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC AFIN UNICEF
06USUNNEWYORK1527DEMARCHE DELIVERED: PREVENTING DPRK FINANCIAL
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-11 13:48:00USUN New YorkSECRETAORC KN KNNP MNUC PARM
06USUNNEWYORK15321540 COMMITTEE: RUSSIAN VIEWS ON PROGRAM OF WORK
[...] USUN LegalOff delivered ref A points, concerning the 1540 Committee's draft program of work, to Russian Mission First Secretary Denis Paletskiy on August 10. While acknowledging SIPDIS that Victor Slipchenko, the Russian on the 1540 Committee's team of experts, might have originated the ob [...]
2006-08-11 21:12:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL AORC PTER UNSC KNNP
06USUNNEWYORK1533UNDP ACKNOWLEDGES RECEIPT OF U.S. CONTRIBUTIONS
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-14 13:41:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC AFIN UNDP
06USUNNEWYORK1534UNEP REQUEST PAYMENT OF $41 MILLION TO THE TRUST
[...] USUN has faxed to IO/EX/OB-Alice Green and IO/S-Steven Johnston an official note and invoice requesting payment of $41,104,704.67 to the Trust Fund for the Implementation of the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer (MF),of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNE [...]
2006-08-14 13:42:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC AFIN UNEP
06USUNNEWYORK1539UN ACKNOWLEDGES RECEIPT OF U.S. CONTRIBUTION TO
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-15 16:14:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC AFIN UN
06USUNNEWYORK1549UN SEEKS FUNDS FOR EXPANDED UNIFIL MISSION
[...] The Security Council, by its resolution 1701 (2006) of August 11, 2006, decided to supplement and enhance the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) in numbers, equipment, mandate and scope of operations, thereby authorizing an increase in the force strength of UNIFIL from 2,000 to a [...]
2006-08-16 19:01:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDKPKO AORC ACABQ IS LE
06USUNNEWYORK1572DEMARCHE DELIVERED: PREVENTING DPRK ABUSE OF THE
[...] As a follow up to the demarche Mission delivered on August 8th to acting UN Controller Jay Karia concerning currency transactions between United Nations agencies and the government of North Korea (DPRK) (ref B),Mission asked the following UN entities whether they have ongoing activities in DP [...]
2006-08-18 16:13:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC EAID KN KNNP MNUC PARM
06USUNNEWYORK1612UN CAPITAL MASTER PLAN: GAO DISCUSSES TIMEFRAME
[...] SUMMARY: During the week of Aug. 7th, representatives from the Government Accountability Office in Washington, D.C. traveled to New York to meet with representatives of the Capital Master Plan (CMP) Office regarding the CMP schedule and draft graphic to be included in an upcoming report. CMP [...]
2006-08-23 20:26:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KUNR UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK1620UN ADMINISTRATION: PENSION BOARD APPROVES
[...] Summary. At its meeting held in Nairobi July 13-21, the 33-member Board of the UN Joint Staff Pension Fund considered several dozen reports on a range of topics, including: the Fund's actuarial valuation; management of the Fund's $32 billion of investments; and the creation of an Audit Commi [...]
2006-08-24 20:44:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KUNR UNGA ASIG
06USUNNEWYORK1665FOLLOW-UP TO UNDP DEMARCHE:DPRK ABUSE OF THE UN
[...] (S) As a follow up to the demarche Mission delivered on August 16th to Darshak Shah, Director and Comptroller of UNDP and Julie Anne Mejia, UNDP Treasurer, concerning currency transactions between United Nations agencies and the government of North Korea (DPRK) (ref B),Mission met with Mr. Sh [...]
2006-08-30 20:02:00USUN New YorkSECRETAORC EAID KN KNNP MNUC PARM
06USUNNEWYORK1666RWANDA TRIBUNAL (ICTR) EXTENSION OF TENURE OF AD
[...] The Security Council on August 29 adopted (15-0-0) Resolution 1705 (2006) extending Judge Bossa's term on the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda until June 24, 2007. 2. Following the Council's action the General Assembly decided to endorse the extension of Bossa's term. BOLT [...]
2006-08-30 21:04:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAF AORC PREL RW UNSC ICTR
06USUNNEWYORK16671540 COMMITTEE: UK VIEWS ON PROGRAM OF WORK
[...] USUN LegalOff met with UKUN First Secretary Samantha Purdy on August 29 to discuss the draft work program for the 1540 Committee, which the Russian delegation blocked on July 27 after presenting last-minute amendments it said would avoid "politicizing" the Committee's work (reftels). Purdy s [...]
2006-08-30 22:19:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL AORC PTER UNSC KNNP
06USUNNEWYORK1675SECRETARY-GENERAL AUTHORIZES IMMEDIATE MEASURES TO
[...] In his 17 August 2006 letter to the President of the General Assembly (A/60/986),Secretary-General Kofi Annan outlined the series of extraordinary measures he has authorized in order to meet the needs of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) expansion as per Security Council r [...]
2006-09-01 13:46:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KUNR PREL UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK1702UN CAPITAL MASTER PLAN: 2005 BOARD OF AUDITORS
[...] SUMMARY: The Board of Auditors latest report on the Capital Master Plan, for the year ended December 31, 2005, raises concerns regarding the cost impact of delays in project implementation, the CMP office's adherence to the UN Procurement Manual and the submission of certain contract delivera [...]
2006-09-01 19:31:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KUNR UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK17201540: COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN SEEKS MOVEMENT ON WORK
[...] Summary: Slovak PermRep and 1540 Committee Chairman Peter Burian consulted Ambassador Bolton and Ambassador Sanders August 31 on how to end the 1540 Committee's deadlock over its draft work program. The Russian delegation blocked the UK-drafted program on July 27, despite the P-5 experts' p [...]
2006-09-05 15:25:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL AORC PTER UNSC KNNP
06USUNNEWYORK1756UN BUDGET: CONSTRUCTION IN ADDIS ABABA AND VIENNA
[...] SUMMARY: The Fifth Committee, under the agenda item "program budget for the biennium 2006-2007," will take up two reports in the coming weeks related to the construction of additional facilities at the Economic Commission for Africa in Addis Ababa (A/61/158) and at the Vienna International Ce [...]
2006-09-07 18:51:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KUNR UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK1769UN SCALE OF ASSESSMENT: EXPERT-LEVEL MEETING WITH
[...] (SBU) On September 7, USdel (UNMR) met with Finnish Fifth Committee delegate Katja Pehrman, in her capacity as EU president, to discuss positions and approaches to the UN scale of assessment methodology. USdel emphasized the need for the major financial contributors to work towards a common a [...]
2006-09-08 21:13:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK1770UN SCALE OF ASSESSMENT: JAPAN AND US SHARE VIEWS
[...] On September 8, Japanese Amb. Toshiro Ozawa demarched Amb. Wallace on the UN scale of assessment for the period 2007-2009, raising two specific areas of interest: 1) China's role in scale of assessment and 2) the debate over the length of the base period to be used in the methodology. ----- [...]
2006-09-08 21:14:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KUNR UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK17891540: RUSSIANS CIRCULATE "COMPROMISE" ON WORK
[...] (U) BEGIN SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST: On September 8, the Russian Mission circulated new compromise language for the 1540 Committee's work program (ref A),revising amendments it had presented after blocking adoption of the draft work program on July 27. Russia's new language proposes that th [...]
2006-09-12 20:37:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL AORC PTER UNSC KNNP
06USUNNEWYORK1845UN SCALE OF ASSESSMENT: REQUEST FOR GUIDANCE ON
[...] Among its first actions to be taken in the 61st General Assembly, the Fifth Committee is expected to consider requests by Member States for exemption to Article 19 of the UN charter. Exemptions to Article 19 (loss of vote) are considered in light of requests of individual delegations and any [...]
2006-09-20 18:14:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KUNR UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK1846UN REQUESTS PAYMENT OF U.S. ASSESSMENT FOR TWO
[...] USUN has faxed to Department (IO/PSC-Charles Casper and IO/EX/OB-Alice Green a copy of a note and three related annexes from the SYG dated August 31, 2006 concerning the financing of two peacekeeping operations. Annex One contains current amounts payable by the U.S. Government as follows: [...]
2006-09-20 18:15:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC AFIN UN
06USUNNEWYORK1847UN SCALE OF ASSESSMENT: AMBASSADORIAL LEVEL
[...] Summary. On September 15, Ambassador Wallace met with Ambassador Tom Gronberg (Austria) who will negotiate the scale of assessment this fall on behalf of the European Union. Wallace and Gronberg engaged in a state of play discussion on US and EU positions (both of which remain under discussio [...]
2006-09-20 18:16:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KUNR UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK1848UN SCALE OF ASSESSMENTS: EXPERT LEVEL MEETING WITH
[...] (C) On September 20, USdel met with UK Fifth Committee delegate Wasim Mir to discuss the UN scale of assessment methodology. Mir emphasized that the European Union collectively is assessed well beyond its capacity to pay, and the group's bottom line is to ensure that it does not see any incre [...]
2006-09-21 19:56:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALAORC KUNR UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK1873UN SAFETY AND SECURITY: MEASURES TAKEN TO IMPROVE
[...] In its resolution 59/276 the General Assembly established the Department of Safety and Security and, while recognizing "the operational difficulties linked to cost-sharing by organizations", decided to maintain existing arrangements with regard to UN system cost-sharing for safety and security [...]
2006-09-29 15:19:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KUNR UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK1879UN BUDGET: DEVELOPMENT ACCOUNT FUNDING
[...] ACTION REQUEST: USUN requests guidance on this issue for upcoming discussions in the Fifth Committee. 2. SUMMARY: In paragraph 14 of General Assembly resolution 60/246, the Assembly requested the Secretary-General to provide recommendations on how additional resources in the area of $5 mill [...]
2006-09-29 19:36:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KUNR UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK1887SECRETARY-GENERAL'S REPORT, STANDARDS OF
[...] Summary. On October 16, 2006 the following reports are expected to be introduced in the Fifth Committee under agenda item 117, Programme Budget for 2006-2007, "Standards of Accommodation for Air Travel"; report of the Secretary-General (A/61/188) and the report of the Joint SIPDIS Inspecti [...]
2006-10-02 19:55:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KUNR UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK1888UN CAPITAL MASTER PLAN (CMP): IMPACT OF CMP ON
[...] SUMMARY: In paragraph 9 of resolution 60/282, the General Assembly requested the Secretary-General to offer proposals at its sixty-first session, through the Committee on Conferences (CoC),on the possible modification of meeting schedules for the period of the implementation of the capital m [...]
2006-10-02 19:55:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KUNR UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK1901AMBASSADOR WALLACE MEETS WITH SECRETARIAT
[...] SUMMARY: Ambassador Wallace met with Deputy-Secretary-General Mark Malloch Brown, Under-Secretary-General for Management Chris Burnham, Assistant-Secretary-General and Controller Warren Sach and Officer-in-Charge of the Capital Master Plan John Clarkson on Monday, September 25th. The Secreta [...]
2006-10-03 14:15:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KUNR UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK1902UN SCALE OF ASSESSMENT: ARTICLE 19, MULTIYEAR
[...] Summary. Beginning the week of October 9, in addition to the consideration of exemptions to Article 19 (reftel),the Fifth Committee is expected to consider the reports of the Secretary-General on the implementation of General Assembly SIPDIS resolutions 55/235 and 55/236 (A/61/139) relating [...]
2006-10-03 15:36:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KUNR UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK1937UN CAPITAL MASTER PLAN: JAPAN CANNOT PAY UNTIL
[...] The Secretary-General's report on the Capital Master Plan (CMP) is not yet final, but it is expected that the General Assembly will be asked to approve a financing plan for the CMP construction phase that includes direct assessments over a five year period, with assessments beginning in Januar [...]
2006-10-10 23:01:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KUNR UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK1953UN OVERSIGHT: OIOS RECOMMENDS IMPROVEMENTS TO
[...] SUMMARY: The Office of Internal Oversight Services (OIOS) has conducted a review (A/61/61) of the program and administrative management of the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA). OIOS notes that ESCWA consistently uses results-based management, and is one of the most adv [...]
2006-10-12 16:48:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KUNR UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK1975SCALE OF ASSESSMENTS: ARTICLE 19 EXEMPTIONS
[...] On October 12, the Fifth Committee and the General Assembly Plenary adopted Article 19 exemptions in document A/61/512 for the following nine member states: the Central African Republic, the Comoros, Georgia, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, the Niger, Sao Tome and Principe, Somalia, and Tajikistan. Ac [...]
2006-10-13 22:21:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KUNR UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK1986UN ACKNOWLEDGES RECEIPT OF U.S. CONTRIBUTIONS FOR
[...] USUN has received official receipts from the United Nations dated August 31, 2006 acknowledging receipt of U.S. contributions for the following: UNMIK $25,819,150 UNMIL $19,521,100 UNMIS $64,999,600 2. Copy of receipts have been scanned and emailed to EUR/IO/BUD-Robert [...]
2006-10-17 18:15:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC AFIN UN
06USUNNEWYORK1987UN ACKNOWLEDGES RECEIPT OF U.S. CONTRIBUTION TO UN
[...] No summary [...]
2006-10-17 18:15:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC AFIN UN
06USUNNEWYORK1988UN ACKNOWLEDGES RECEIPT OF U.S. CONTRIBUTIONS FOR
[...] USUN has received official receipts from the United Nations dated August 31, 2006 acknowledging receipt of U.S. contributions for the following: ICTY $2,515,324 ICTR $2,225,500 2. Copy of receipts have been faxed to EUR/IO/BUD-Alice Green. BOLTON [...]
2006-10-17 18:16:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC AFIN UN
06USUNNEWYORK1990UNEP ACKNOWLEDGES RECEIPT OF U.S. CONTRIBUTIONS
[...] No summary [...]
2006-10-17 20:33:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC AFIN UNEP
06USUNNEWYORK2039UN BUDGET: SECRETARY-GENERAL REQUESTS FUNDING TO
[...] In coming weeks, the Fifth Committee will consider the Secretary-General's proposal of a renovation to his residence SIPDIS in order to bring it up to modern safety and construction codes. In his report to the General Assembly, he notes the malfunctions and life safety concerns associated [...]
2006-10-25 14:45:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KUNR UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK2075UN REQUESTS PAYMENT OF U.S. ASSESSMENTS FOR FIVE
[...] USUN has faxed to Department (IO/PSC-Charles Casper and EUR-IO/EX/FM-Alice Green) a copy of a note and three related annexes from the SYG dated October 31, 2006 concerning the financing of five peacekeeping operations. Annex One contains current amounts payable by the U.S. Government as foll [...]
2006-11-01 22:04:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC AFIN UN
06USUNNEWYORK2112UNRWA ACKNOWLEDGES RECEIPT OF U.S. CONTRIBUTION
[...] No summary [...]
2006-11-03 20:25:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC AFIN UNRWA
06USUNNEWYORK2113UNRWA ACKNOWLEDGES RECEIPT OF U.S. CONTRIBUTION
[...] No summary [...]
2006-11-03 20:25:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC AFIN UNRWA
06USUNNEWYORK2114UN ACKNOWLEDGES RECEIPT OF U.S. CONTRIBUTIONS FOR
[...] USUN has received official receipts from the United Nations dated September 29, 2006 acknowledging receipt of U.S. contributions for the following: ICTR 2,225,514 ICTY 2,515,325 2. Copy of receipts have been faxed to EUR/IO/BUD-Alice Green. BOLTON [...]
2006-11-03 20:25:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC AFIN UN
06USUNNEWYORK2116UN CAPITAL MASTER PLAN: REQUEST FOR GENERAL
[...] ACTION REQUEST: Discussion on the capital master plan (CMP) is expected to begin as early as the week of November 13. USUN requests guidance on all items highlighted in this cable in time for Fifth Committee discussions. 2. SUMMARY: The fourth annual report on the capital master plan, av [...]
2006-11-03 21:39:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KUNR UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK2124UN OVERSIGHT: OIOS REVIEW OF MANAGEMENT OF SPECIAL
[...] SUMMARY: The Office of Internal Oversight Services (OIOS),in response to General Assembly resolution 60/255, conducted an audit of the management of special political missions by the Department of Political Affairs (DPA). Special political missions are involved in the prevention and control a [...]
2006-11-06 18:01:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KUNR UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK2140UN BUDGET: SUBREGIONAL OFFICES OF THE ECONOMIC
[...] SUMMARY: In reponse to General Assembly (GA) resolution 60/235, the Secretary-General has presented a comprehensive action plan with regard to the subregional offices of the Economic Commission for Africa (A/61/471). The report explains how the Secretary-General is implementing the recommend [...]
2006-11-09 23:49:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC UNGA KUNR
06USUNNEWYORK2143UNRWA ACKNOWLEDGES RECEIPT OF U.S. CONTRIBUTION
[...] No summary [...]
2006-11-13 20:21:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC AFIN UNRWA
06USUNNEWYORK2144UNEP REQUEST PAYMENT OF $41 MILLION TO THE TRUST
[...] USUN has faxed to EUR-IO/EX/FM-Alice Green and IO/MPR-Steven Johnston an official note and invoice requesting payment of $41,104,704.67 to the Trust Fund for the Implementation of the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer (MF),of the United Nations Environment Programm [...]
2006-11-13 20:22:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC AFIN UNEP
06USUNNEWYORK2145UNEP REQUEST PAYMENT OF $4,175,735 TO THE TRUST
[...] USUN has faxed to EUR-IO/EX/FM-Alice Green and IO/MPR-Steven Johnston an official note and invoice requesting payment of $4,175,735 to the Trust Fund for the Multilateral Fund for the Implementation of the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer (MP),of the United Nation [...]
2006-11-13 20:22:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC AFIN UNEP
06USUNNEWYORK2166UN FINANCES: IMPROVING THE FINANCIAL SITUATION OF
[...] SUMMARY: ON NOVEMBER 9 AND 15TH , THE FIFTH COMMITTEE (ADMINISTRATIVE AND BUDGETARY) RESUMED CONSIDERATION AND DISCUSSION ON IMPROVING THE FINANCIAL SITUATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS. CONTROLLER WARREN SACH HAD PREVIOUSLY (REFTEL) EMPHASIZED THE FOLLOWING THREE POINTS IN HIS STATEMENT PERTAINI [...]
2006-11-17 15:06:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC UNGA KUNR
06USUNNEWYORK2167SCALE OF ASSESSMENTS: REQUEST FOR INSTRUCTIONS ON
[...] SUMMARY: Ambassador Wallace met November 14 with Croatian Permanent Representative Amb. Mirjana Mladineo on a proposal of the successor states of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (SFRY) to resolve the issue of unpaid assessed contributions of the former Yugoslavia. Amb. Mladineo no [...]
2006-11-17 15:57:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KUNR UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK2180UN BUDGET: FIFTH COMMITTEE VOTE ON BUDGET
[...] No summary [...]
2006-11-22 20:24:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDKUNR AORC UNGA PREL IS
06USUNNEWYORK2184SCALE OF ASSESSMENTS: INITIAL FIFTH COMMITTEE
[...] (U) SUMMARY/COMMENT: On November 21, the Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary) took up initial discussion on concepts submitted by the U.S., the Group of 77 and China, Japan, the European Union, Russia, and Mexico on the scale of assessments for the period 2007-2009, with the majority [...]
2006-11-22 22:52:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALAORC UNGA KUNR
06USUNNEWYORK2186UN BUDGET: FIFTH COMMITTEE VOTE ON BUDGET
[...] (U) SUMMARY: On Friday, November 17th, the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions (ACABQ) and the Fifth Committee of the General Assembly acted on the program budget implications (PBI) of draft resolution A/ES-10/L.19, in accordance with Rule 153 of the Rules and Procedur [...]
2006-11-23 00:52:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALAORC IS KUNR PREL UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK2190UN ACKNOWLEDGES RECEIPT OF U.S. CONTRIBUTIONS
[...] USUN has received official receipts from the United Nations dated October 31, 2006 acknowledging receipt of U.S. contributions for the following: UN Regular Budget $65,000,000 MINUSTAH $27,633,502 ICTY $ 1,176,000 ICTR $ 3,375,000 [...]
2006-11-27 17:26:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC AFIN UN
06USUNNEWYORK2194UN CAPITAL MASTER PLAN: CLARIFICATION REQUESTED
[...] ACTION REQUEST: Mission appreciates instructions from Department on upcoming Capital Master Plan negotiations in the Fifth Committee (reftel). Mission seeks clarification on paragraph 5 of reftel regarding the U.S. position on the letter of credit. Fifth Committee discussions begin on Thur [...]
2006-11-27 22:26:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KUNR UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK2199SCALE OF ASSESSMENTS: URGENT REQUEST FOR GUIDANCE
[...] (U) ACTION REQUEST: Discussion on the unpaid assessed dues of the Socialist Former Republic of Yugoslavia (SFRY) will occur on December 1 in the Fifth Committee. USUN reiterates its request for guidance in time for Fifth Committee discussions.END ACTION REQUEST 2. (U) SUMMARY: Ambassador [...]
2006-11-30 22:14:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALAORC KUNR UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK2204UNITED NATIONS PENSION SYSTEM DEBATE
[...] SUMMARY: On November 10, the Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary) of 61st United Nations General Assembly held its formal opening consultations on the UN Pension Fund and on the Joint Staff Pension Board. United Nations Joint Staff Pension Board Chairman presented the outcomes of the [...]
2006-12-04 16:27:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KUNR UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK2205UN ACKNOWLEDGES RECEIPT OF U.S. CONTRIBUTION TO
[...] No summary [...]
2006-12-04 16:28:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC AFIN UN
06USUNNEWYORK2206UN ACKNOWLEDGES RECEIPT OF U.S. CONTRIBUTION TO
[...] No summary [...]
2006-12-04 16:29:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC AFIN UN
06USUNNEWYORK2210UN BUDGET: GENERAL ASSEMBLY ADOPTS RESOLUTION ON
[...] SUMMARY: On November 28, the Plenary adopted a resolution on the "Renovation to the residence of the Secretary-General" (A/C.5/61/L.8) after the Fifth Committee adopted the draft resolution on November 22. Member States were able to reach agreement on endorsing the recommendations and observa [...]
2006-12-04 22:07:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC UNGA KUNR
06USUNNEWYORK2222UN CAPITAL MASTER PLAN: INTRODUCTORY STATEMENTS
[...] SUMMARY: On November 30 and December 4, the Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary) considered the Capital Master Plan, with several speakers emphasizing the need to take an early decision on the financing of the Plan so the project could move forward quickly. The UN acting under-secr [...]
2006-12-06 23:28:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC UNGA KUNR
06USUNNEWYORK2223UN CAPITAL MASTER PLAN: INFORMAL CONSULTATIONS
[...] SUMMARY: On December 4, the Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary) continued informal consultations on the Capital Master Plan. Delegations raised questions regarding cost increases since least year, in particular with regard to swing space and scope options. On financing, Switzerla [...]
2006-12-06 23:28:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC UNGA KUNR
06USUNNEWYORK2228UN CAPITAL MASTER PLAN: GUIDANCE REQUESTED ON
[...] ACTION REQUEST: The Secretary-General has recommended a financing methodology for the Capital Master Plan that would have Member States assessed over five years, in equal installments (ref A). The European Union (ref B) has proposed that, instead of five even assessments, assessments for the [...]
2006-12-07 23:25:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC UNGA KUNR
06USUNNEWYORK2236UN BUDGET: BUDGET OUTLINE FOR BIENNIUM 2008-2009
[...] This is an action request. The Fifth Committee will soon consider the Secretary-General's proposed budget outline for the biennium 2008-2009 (A/61/576). USUN requests guidance for the upcoming discussion. 2. The Secretary-General's preliminary estimate for the biennium 2008-2009 is $4 [...]
2006-12-08 23:39:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC UNGA KUNR
06USUNNEWYORK2237SCALE OF ASSESSMENTS: 22 PERCENT UN REGULAR BUDGET
[...] No summary [...]
2006-12-09 00:25:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALAORC KUNR UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK2244SCALE OF ASSESSMENTS: EUROPEAN UNION POSITION ON
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On December 8, Ambassador Wallace met with European Union representatives Ambassador Karen Pierce of the United Kingdom, German Deputy Permanent Representative (DPR) Michael von Ungern-Sternberg, and French DPR Jean-Pierre Lacroix to discuss the way forward on the scale of assess [...]
2006-12-12 23:45:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALAORC UNGA KUNR
06USUNNEWYORK2253RESOLUTION CONDEMNING STATE SPONSORED EFFORTS TO
[...] ACTION REQUEST:(C) USUN seeks concurrence from Department to submit a resolution (drafted in para. 9) directly to the General Assembly Plenary condemning state sponsored (Iran) efforts to deny the existence of the Holocaust as an historical event. USUN seeks to submit a resolution to the Gene [...]
2006-12-14 18:45:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALAORC KAWC KUNR UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK2255SAFETY AND SECURITY: GUIDANCE REQUEST ON
[...] This is a guidance request. See paragraph 10. 2. SUMMARY. In the coming weeks, the Fifth Committee will begin consideration of the reports A/61/531, strengthened and unified security management system for the UN, and A/61/566, standardized access control under agenda item 117 programme budg [...]
2006-12-15 15:04:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KUNR UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK2256UN BUDGET: GUIDANCE NEEDED ON BUDGET IMPLICATIONS
[...] ACTION REQUEST: The Fifth Committee will, beginning Monday, December 18, consider the budgetary requirements emanating from decisions made by the Human Rights Council (HRC). USUN seeks guidance on whether the U.S. can agree to the Secretary-General's proposals, with which the Advisory Commit [...]
2006-12-15 15:30:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDUNGA AORC KUNR PHUM UNHRC
06USUNNEWYORK2258UN BUDGET: FUNDING FOR SPECIAL POLITICAL MISSIONS
[...] ACTION REQUEST: USUN seeks guidance for Fifth Committee discussions on this topic, scheduled to begin on Monday, December 18. 2. In resolution 60/248, the General Assembly approved a charge of $100 million against the provision of $355,949,300 that was included in the budget for the bien [...]
2006-12-15 16:45:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDUNGA AORC KUNR
06USUNNEWYORK2263UN BUDGET: FIFTH COMMITTEE VOTES ON DRAFT DECISION
[...] SUMMARY: On December 11th and 15th, the Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary) voted on draft decisions regarding the program budget implications (PBIs) of A/ES-10/L.20 and A/ES-10/L.20/Rev.1, a draft resolution (reftels) to be acted on at the December 15th Emergency Special Session. [...]
2006-12-19 15:47:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC UNGA KUNR PREL IS
06USUNNEWYORK2268SCALE OF ASSESSMENTS: PREPARING FOR STATUS QUO
[...] SUMMARY AND COMMENT: On December 14, the Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary) resumed its consideration of the draft resolution of the scale of assessments during informal informal consultations. Progress in the Fifth Committee towards finding consensus on the scale has come to a s [...]
2006-12-19 21:25:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALAORC UNGA KUNR
06USUNNEWYORK2272SCALE OF ASSESSMENTS: U.S. MODERATES NEGOTIATION
[...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: On December 19, per the explicit request of the Japanese and European Union (EU) members (UK, Germany, Finland, France),Ambassador Wallace chaired and facilitated an informal meeting to discuss Fifth Committee issues and the scale of assessments at the Japanese Missio [...]
2006-12-21 16:10:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALAORC UNGA KUNR
06USUNNEWYORK2278FINAL UNGA PLENARY ACTION ON RESOLUTIONS OF THE
[...] (U) Summary: The UN General Assembly took final action December 20 on all the resolutions of the Second Committee. As is customary, final action in the Plenary was virtually identical to that taken previously when the Second Committee adopted each resolution. For the sake of brevity, this cabl [...]
2006-12-22 19:24:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN AORC UNGA ETRD SENV KPAL LE
06USUNNEWYORK2283SCALE OF ASSESSMENTS: AGREEMENT REACHED ON SCALE
[...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: On December 20 and 21, the Fifth Committee reached agreement on a methodology for the scale of assessments for the biennium 2007-2009. The 22 per cent ceiling was preserved. The path to consensus at first seemed unattainable, as the European Union (EU) remained entren [...]
2006-12-22 22:49:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALAORC UNGA KUNR
06USUNNEWYORK2290FINAL UNGA PLENARY ACTION ON RESOLUTIONS OF THE
[...] (U) Summary: The UN General Assembly took final action December 19-22 on all the resolutions of the Third Committee, including human rights resolution on Belarus, Iran, DPRK and Burma (Burma further reported septel). As is customary, final action in the Plenary was virtually identical to that [...]
2006-12-26 18:31:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM AORC UNGA XX
06USUNNEWYORK2291CONDEMNATORY HUMAN RIGHTS RESOLUTION ON BURMA
[...] (U) A strong and unambiguous resolution deploring the situation of human rights in Burma gathered momentum and passed by a significant margin of 57 votes in a late-night session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA) on December 22. The final vote count was 82 in favor (U.S.) - 25 opposed - 45 ab [...]
2006-12-26 20:24:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM AORC UNGA BM XC
06USUNNEWYORK350 GERMANY :COMMISSION ON NARCOTIC DRUGS CANDIDACY
[...] Mission has received a note from the Permanent Mission of Germany to the United Nations requesting USG support for its candidature for re-election to the Commission on Narcotic Drugs for the period 2008-2011. The elections will be held during the resumed organizational session of the Economic [...]
2006-02-24 20:54:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KCRM SNAR GM
06USUNNEWYORK363 AZERBAIJAN: CEDAW CANDIDACY
[...] Mission has received a note from the Permanent Mission of Azerbaijan to the United Nations requesting USG support for the candidature of Azerbaijan for election to the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) for the term 2007-2011. The elections will be held durin [...]
2006-02-27 14:41:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC CEDAW UNAUS SOCI PHUM AJ
06USUNNEWYORK376 PANAMA: UNDP/UNFPA CANDIDACY
[...] Mission has received a note from the Permanent Mission of Panama to the United Nations requesting USG support for its candidature to the Executive Board of the United Nations Development Fund and the United Nations Population Fund (UNDP/UNFPA) for the term 2007-2009, at the elections to be he [...]
2006-02-28 15:55:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC UNDP UNFPA PM
06USUNNEWYORK387SECURITY COUNCIL ADOPTS AMENDMENTS TO THE YUGOSLAV
[...] The Security Council, February 28, adopted (15-0-0) resolution 1660 (reftel),which amends the statute of the Tribunal to allow for the appointment of reserve judges from among the ad litem judges . The reserve judges would be present at each stage of a trial to [...]
2006-02-28 23:52:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC ICTY KJUS UNSC
06USUNNEWYORK388UN REQUESTS PAYMENT OF U.S. ASSESSMENTS FOR FOUR
[...] USUN has faxed to Department (IO/PSC-Charles Casper and IO/EX/OB-Alice Green a copy of a note and three related annexes from the SYG dated February 24, 2006 concerning the financing of four peacekeeping operations. Annex One contains current amounts payable by the U.S. Government as follows [...]
2006-03-01 14:27:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC AFIN UN
06USUNNEWYORK399JOINT INSPECTION UNIT: A MORE EFFICIENT ELECTION
[...] This is an action request; please see para. 5. 2. SUMMARY: As invited by the General Assembly (GA) in its resolution 59/267, the President of the General Assembly (PGA) has reviewed the procedures followed by the General Assembly to appoint inspectors to the Joint Inspection Unit (JIU). [...]
2006-03-02 14:53:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KUNR UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK411ROMANIA: ECOSOC CANDIDACY
[...] Mission has received a note from the Permanent Mission of Romania to the United Nations requesting USG support for its candidature for membership to the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) for the term 2007-2009 at the elections to be held during the 61st session of the UN General Assembly in [...]
2006-03-03 19:11:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC ECOSOC RO
06USUNNEWYORK412URUGUAY: ECOSOC CANDIDACY
[...] Mission has received a note from the Permanent Mission of Uruguay to the United Nations requesting USG support for its candidature for membership to the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) for the term 2008-2010 at the elections to be held during the 62nd session of the UN General Assembly in [...]
2006-03-03 19:12:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC ECOSOC UY
06USUNNEWYORK427P5 MEETING WITH SECRETARY-GENERAL ON IRAN
[...] (C) Ambassador Sanders and Pol MinCouns and the other P5 Ambassadors met with the SYG and former Chief of Staff and new Deputy SYG Designate Malloch Brown early in the evening of March 3. SYG called the meeting to offer a briefing on his meetings with former Iranian President Khatami in Doha [...]
2006-03-06 23:37:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALKNNP IAEA AORC IR
06USUNNEWYORK433UNSC/IRAN: EU3 IRAN ELEMENTS
[...] (C) In a brief P3 meeting mid-day March 7, Ambassadors agreed to defer the P5 meeting planned for later in the day until the afternoon of Wednesday, March 8 at 5:00, when we would have a read-out of the Secretary's discussion with Russian FM Lavrov and when the IAEA Board of Governors (BOG) w [...]
2006-03-08 00:26:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALAORC IAEA KNNP EU IR
06USUNNEWYORK444 SOUTH AFRICA: CEDAW CANDIDACY
[...] Mission has received a note from the Permanent Mission of South Africa to the United Nations requesting USG support for the candidature of Ms. Hazel Edith Gumede Shelton for election to the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) for the term 2007-2010. The electi [...]
2006-03-09 14:35:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC CEDAW UNAUS SOCI PHUM SF
06USUNNEWYORK452UN SCALE OF ASSESSMENT: AMBASSADOR WOLFF MEETS
[...] Ambassador Wolff met with Finnish Permanent Representative Kirsti Lintonen, Ambassador Tom Gronberg, and Fifth Committee delegate Katja Pehrman on March 8 concerning the upcoming consideration of the scale of assessment in the General Assembly. Ambassador Gronberg, who will represent the EU in [...]
2006-03-09 21:50:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KUNR UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK455CONSIDERATION OF HRC POSTPONED TO MARCH 15;
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In response to a U.S. request, the UN Fifth Committee agreed March 9 to postpone decision scheduled that day on the budget to establish a Human Rights Council. General Assembly President (PGA) Eliasson also put off the GA plenary session scheduled for March 10. Both meetings are [...]
2006-03-09 23:43:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALAORC KUNR UNGA PHUM PREL
06USUNNEWYORK461UN MANAGEMENT REFORM: SYG CALLS FOR "RADICAL
[...] UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan presented a comprehensive report on UN management reform (A/60/692) to the General Assembly March 7, telling delegates that "our present regulations and rules do not respond to current needs." In introducing the report, entitled, "Investing in the United Natio [...]
2006-03-10 17:13:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK467UNSC/IRAN: P3/P5 MEETINGS CONTINUED
[...] (C) Summary: The Perm Five Permanent Representatives met at 5:00 pm Friday, March 10 at USUN to discuss the British-French draft elements on Iran. Discussion went round and round, as the Russians and Chinese had no specific instructions on the text, speaking instead in general terms about h [...]
2006-03-11 00:27:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALAORC IAEA KNNP EU IR AA
06USUNNEWYORK476UNSC/IRAN: P3/P5 MEETINGS
[...] (C) Role for the Germans: P3 Ambassadors met early in the afternoon of March 8 in advance of the P5 meeting later in the day. French PR de la Sabliere urged German participation in the next meeting. Ambassador Bolton said regardless of how the meeting was described -- P5-plus-1 or E3-plus [...]
2006-03-13 18:13:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALAORC IAEA KNNP EU IR
06USUNNEWYORK481UN REFORM: SECRETARY-GENERAL SEEKS WEOG SUPPORT
[...] In a briefing March 10 to ambassadors from the Western Europe and Other Group (WEOG),Secretary-General Kofi Annan said that the Summit initiative by world leaders last September had provided an unprecedented opportunity to push forward a comprehensive proposal for reforming UN management. [...]
2006-03-14 13:50:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KUNR UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK482 THAILAND: CEDAW CANDIDACY
[...] Mission has received a note from the Permanent Mission of Thailand to the United Nations requesting USG support for the candidature of Dr. Saisuree Chutikul for election to the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) for the term 2007-2010. The elections will be h [...]
2006-03-14 14:32:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC CEDAW UNAUS SOCI PHUM TH
06USUNNEWYORK501UN SCALE OF ASSESSMENT: MEXICO PROPOSES "BUFFER"
[...] Summary. In a briefing at the Mexican Mission on March 8th, the Mexican delegation briefed members of JUSCANZ (Japan, US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand),as well as Norway, Switzerland and South Korea on its proposal to modify the UN regular budget scale of assessment. The proposal would, in [...]
2006-03-14 17:56:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KUNR UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK508UN: US PROPOSES PURCHASING POWER PARITY AS A BASIS
[...] Summary. The Fifth Committee resumed its consideration on March 13th of the elements of the scale of assessment to be sent to the Committee on Contributions (CoC) this June. New proposals were tabled by Japan, Mexico and the US, and a revised proposal was presented by the European Union. The [...]
2006-03-15 14:13:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KUNR UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK509UN JOINT INSPECTION UNIT: PRESENTATION OF CHINESE
[...] USUN received a diplomatic note dated February 28, 2006 from the Mission of the People's Republic of China to the United Nations requesting USG support for the candidature of Ambassador Yishan Zhang for election to the Joint Inspection Unit (JIU) at elections to be held during the 61st Session [...]
2006-03-15 14:38:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK512UN REFORM: SYG SPECIAL ADVISER GUPTA ADVOCATES
[...] SUMMARY: The Secretary-General's Special Adviser on Management Reform Rajat Gupta told Ambassador Bolton March 9 that immediate action was needed to implement at least some of the management reform proposals outlined in the SYG's March 7 report entitled, "Investing in the United Nations: For [...]
2006-03-15 23:25:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KUNR UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK513UN ACKNOWLEDGES RECEIPT OF U.S. CONTRIBUTIONS FOR
[...] USUN has received official receipts from the United Nations dated February 28, 2006 acknowledging receipt of U.S. contributions for the following: UNIFIL $ 5,707,873 MINURSO 5,023,597 MONUC 204,632,000 UNOCI 7,236,532 MINUSTAH 7,286,875 [...]
2006-03-16 13:43:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC AFIN UN
06USUNNEWYORK516IRAQ: CSW CANDIDACY
[...] Mission has received a note from the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Iraq to the United Nations requesting USG support for its candidature for membership on the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW). The elections will be held during the resumed organizational session of the Economic a [...]
2006-03-16 14:50:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC SOCI UNCSW KWMN IZ
06USUNNEWYORK517UNRWA ACKNOWLEDGES RECEIPT OF U.S. CONTRIBUTION
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-16 18:09:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC ABUD AFIN UNRWA
06USUNNEWYORK518UNEP REQUEST PAYMENT OF $63 MILLION FOR THE TRUST
[...] USUN has faxed to IO/EX/OB-Alice Green and IO/S-Steven Johnston an official note and invoice requesting payment of $63,335,300.67 to the Trust Fund for the Multilateral Fund for the Implementation of the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer (MP),of the United Nations [...]
2006-03-16 18:11:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC AFIN UNEP
06USUNNEWYORK520UN: FIFTH COMMITTEE TO CONSIDER 2006 BUDGET FOR
[...] On March 20 the Fifth Committee will begin its consideration of the budgets for Special Political Missions (SPMs) for 2006. In its resolution 60/248 of December 2005, the General Assembly endorsed the recommendation of the ACABQ and approved a charge of $100 million against SPMs until the en [...]
2006-03-16 19:16:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KUNR PREL UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK521UN BUDGET: FIFTH COMMITTEE APPROVES FUNDING FOR
[...] The Fifth Committee adopted a decision on March 15 to approve additional financial resources of $4.3 million for the Human Rights Council created by draft resolution A/60/L.48. The decision was adopted without a vote after Ambassador Wolff delivered the U.S. explanation of position (ref) hig [...]
2006-03-16 19:23:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KUNR UNGA PHUM PREL
06USUNNEWYORK527UN MANAGEMENT REFORM: JUSCANZ AMBASSADORS CONSULT
[...] Representatives of Japan, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and the United States (JUSCANZ) conferred March 14 to explore ways of dealing with the Secretary-General's latest initiatives for improving the UN's management and governance (reftels). While none of the Ambassadors had yet received c [...]
2006-03-16 22:20:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KUNR UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK528MARCH 15 P5 MEETING ON IRAN
[...] (C) Summary: The P-5 met at 8AM Wednesday, March 15 at the U.S. Mission to continue consultations on Iran. The Russians and Chinese continued to stonewall any progress on the British-French draft UNSC Presidential Statement, with no change in their positions since the March 14 P-5 and inform [...]
2006-03-17 14:20:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALAA AORC EU IR KNNP IAEA
06USUNNEWYORK530UN HIGH LEVEL PANEL ON SYSTEM-WIDE COHERENCE: U/S
[...] Summary: In New York consultations March 13, Under Secretary Shiner surveyed the upcoming work of the UN SIPDIS Secretary General's High-Level Panel on UN System-wide SIPDIS Coherence in the Areas of Development, Humanitarian Assistance, and Environment. The thirteen-member Panel -- man [...]
2006-03-17 16:40:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EFIN ETRD KUNR AORC SENV UN
06USUNNEWYORK531UN SECRETARY-GENERAL FAILS TO CREATE PEACEBUILDING
[...] (U) Summary. Following long and divisive deliberations in the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions (ACABQ),the U.S. remains isolated in its commitment to establish a small Peacebuilding Support Office (PBSO) "from within existing resources," as mandated by the World S [...]
2006-03-17 17:00:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KUNR UNGA KPKO
06USUNNEWYORK534ARGENTINA: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CANDIDACY
[...] Mission received a note from the Permanent Mission of Argentina to the United Nations requesting USG support for its candidature to the Human Rights Council. The elections will be held in New York in May 2006. USUN notes that this is the first diplomatic note we have received formally annou [...]
2006-03-17 18:06:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PHUM UN AR
06USUNNEWYORK546UN REFORM: BATTLE WITH G-77 LOOMING OVER CONTROL
[...] SUMMARY: Ambassador Wolff met March 16 with GA President's Chef de Cabinet Lars Wiede to discuss next steps in Member States' consideration of the Secretary-General's report on management reform introduced March 7 entitled, "Investing in the UN: For a Stronger Organization Worldwide" (reftels [...]
2006-03-20 21:55:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK548WOLFF-OZAWA DISCUSS WEOG ROTATIONS, UN SCALE OF
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-21 11:13:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALKUNR UNGA UNCHR AORC UNDP UNICEF PREF
06USUNNEWYORK551UN EMPLOYMENT: NATIONAL COMPETITIVE RECRUITMENT
[...] SUMMARY. On February 28, 2006, the UN held its annual National Competitive Recruitment Examination (NCRE) for entry level junior professional positions for the following occupational groups: architecture, demography, library science, security, science and technology, statistics and web design [...]
2006-03-21 17:52:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC
06USUNNEWYORK557 FRANCE: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CANDIDACY
[...] Mission received a note from the Permanent Mission of France to the United Nations requesting USG support for its candidature to the Human Rights Council. The elections will be held in New York in May 2006. 2. Mission will respond that careful consideration will be given by the United St [...]
2006-03-22 13:50:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PHUM UN FR
06USUNNEWYORK558IRAQ: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CANDIDACY
[...] Mission received a note from the Permanent Mission of Iraq to the United Nations requesting USG support for its candidature to the Human Rights Council. The elections will be held in New York in May 2006. 2. Mission will respond that careful consideration will be given by the United Stat [...]
2006-03-22 13:50:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PHUM UN IZ
06USUNNEWYORK559BENIN: CEDAW CANDIDACY
[...] Mission has received a note from the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Benin to the United Nations requesting USG support for the candidature of Hugette Bokpe-Gnacadja for re-election to the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) for the term 2007-2010. The el [...]
2006-03-22 14:17:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC CEDAW UNAUS SOCI PHUM BN
06USUNNEWYORK560BARBADOS: ECOSOC CANDIDACY
[...] Mission has received a note from the Permanent Mission of Barbados to the United Nations requesting USG support for its candidature for membership to the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) for the term 2007-2009 at the elections to be held during the 61st session of the United Nations Genera [...]
2006-03-22 15:16:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC ECOSOC BB
06USUNNEWYORK561UN MANAGEMENT REFORM: JUSCANZ CONTINUE
[...] SUMMARY: Representatives of Japan, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and the U.S. (JUSCANZ) met March 17 to continue their discussions on the Secretary-General's management reform ("rules and regulations") report (A/60/692); except for Canada, the countries were representated at the Deputy Per [...]
2006-03-22 19:18:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KUNR UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK562UN CAPITAL MASTER PLAN: AMBASSADOR BOLTON MEETS
[...] SUMMARY: New York City Deputy Mayor for Economic Development and Rebuilding Dan Doctoroff and Commissioner for the United Nations, Consular Corps and Protocol Marjorie Tiven called on Ambassador Bolton on March 21 to discuss DC-5 and the UN Capital Master Plan (CMP). They highlighted the City [...]
2006-03-22 19:46:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KUNR UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK564 UNITED KINGDOM: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CANDIDACY
[...] Mission received a note from the Permanent Mission of the United Kingdom to the United Nations requesting USG support for its candidature to the Human Rights Council. The elections will be held in New York in May 2006. 2. Mission will respond that careful consideration will be given by t [...]
2006-03-23 14:16:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PHUM UN UK
06USUNNEWYORK565 ROMANIA: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CANDIDACY
[...] Mission received a note from the Permanent Mission of Romania to the United Nations requesting USG support for its candidature to the Human Rights Council. The elections will be held in New York in May 2006. 2. Mission will respond that careful consideration will be given by the United S [...]
2006-03-23 14:17:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PHUM UN RO
06USUNNEWYORK566 ARMENIA: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CANDIDACY
[...] Mission received a note from the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Armenia to the United Nations requesting USG support for its candidature to the Human Rights Council. The elections will be held in New York in May 2006. 2. Mission will respond that careful consideration will be given [...]
2006-03-23 14:17:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PHUM UN AM
06USUNNEWYORK567MOROCCO: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CANDIDACY
[...] Mission received a note from the Permanent Mission of Morocco to the United Nations requesting USG support for its candidature to the Human Rights Council. The elections will be held in New York in May 2006. 2. Mission will respond that careful consideration will be given by the United S [...]
2006-03-23 15:09:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PHUM UN MO
06USUNNEWYORK568PERU: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CANDIDACY
[...] Mission received a note from the Permanent Mission of Peru to the United Nations requesting USG support for its candidature to the Human Rights Council. The elections will be held in New York in May 2006. 2. Mission will respond that careful consideration will be given by the United Stat [...]
2006-03-23 15:10:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PHUM UN PE
06USUNNEWYORK569 POLAND: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CANDIDACY
[...] Mission received a note from the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Poland to the United Nations requesting USG support for its candidature to the Human Rights Council. The elections will be held in New York in May 2006. 2. Mission will respond that careful consideration will be given [...]
2006-03-23 15:11:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PHUM UN PL
06USUNNEWYORK570 MEXICO: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CANDIDACY
[...] Mission received a note from the Permanent Mission of Mexico to the United Nations requesting USG support for its candidature to the Human Rights Council. The elections will be held in New York in May 2006. 2. Mission will respond that careful consideration will be given by the United St [...]
2006-03-23 15:24:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PHUM UN MX
06USUNNEWYORK571 LITHUANIA: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CANDIDACY
[...] Mission received a note from the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Lithuania to the United Nations requesting USG support for its candidature to the Human Rights Council. The elections will be held in New York in May 2006. 2. Mission will respond that careful consideration will be give [...]
2006-03-23 15:28:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PHUM UN LH
06USUNNEWYORK572AZERBAIJAN: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CANDIDACY
[...] Mission received a note from the Permanent Mission of Azerbaijan to the United Nations requesting USG support for its candidature to the Human Rights Council. The elections will be held in New York in May 2006. 2. Mission will respond that careful consideration will be given by the Unite [...]
2006-03-23 15:30:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PHUM UN AJ
06USUNNEWYORK573 SAUDI ARABIA: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CANDIDACY
[...] Mission received a note from the Permanent Mission of Saudi Arabia to the United Nations requesting USG support for its candidature to the Human Rights Council. The elections will be held in New York in May 2006. 2. Mission will respond that careful consideration will be given by the Uni [...]
2006-03-23 15:31:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PHUM UN SA
06USUNNEWYORK580UN:PRESENTATION OF INTERNATIONAL CIVIL SERVICE
[...] USUN received a diplomatic note dated February 20, 2006 from the Permanent Mission of Tunisia to the United Nations requesting USG support for the candidature of Mr. Mohsen Bel Hadj Amor, candidate of Tunisia for re-election as member and Chairman of the International Civil Service Commission [...]
2006-03-23 16:48:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK583RUSSIAN FEDERATION: UN COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC,
[...] Mission has received a note from the Permanent Mission of the Russian Federation to the United Nations requesting USG support for the candidature of Professor Yuri M. Kolosov for re-election to the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR). The elections will be held during th [...]
2006-03-23 19:56:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC SOCI PHUM UN RS
06USUNNEWYORK584BRAZIL: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CANDIDACY
[...] Mission received a note from the Permanent Mission of Brazil to the United Nations requesting USG support for its candidature to the Human Rights Council. The elections will be held in New York in May 2006. 2. Mission will respond that careful consideration will be given by the United St [...]
2006-03-23 19:57:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PHUM UN BR
06USUNNEWYORK592 BANGLADESH: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CANDIDACY
[...] Mission received a note from the Permanent Mission of the People's Republic of Bangladesh to the United Nations requesting USG support for its candidature to the Human Rights Council. The elections will be held in New York in May 2006. 2. Mission will respond that careful consideration w [...]
2006-03-24 14:47:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PHUM UN BG
06USUNNEWYORK594 HUNGARY: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CANDIDACY
[...] Mission received a note from the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Hungary to the United Nations requesting USG support for its candidature to the Human Rights Council. The elections will be held in New York in May 2006. 2. Mission will respond that careful consideration will be given [...]
2006-03-24 16:04:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PHUM UN HU
06USUNNEWYORK595GERMANY: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CANDIDACY
[...] Mission received a note from the Permanent Mission of the Federal Republic of Germany to the United Nations requesting USG support for its candidature to the Human Rights Council. The elections will be held in New York in May 2006. 2. Mission will respond that careful consideration will [...]
2006-03-24 16:05:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PHUM UN GM
06USUNNEWYORK596URUGUAY: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CANDIDACY
[...] Mission received a note from the Permanent Mission of Uruguay to the United Nations requesting USG support for its candidature to the Human Rights Council. The elections will be held in New York in May 2006. 2. Mission will respond that careful consideration will be given by the United S [...]
2006-03-24 16:06:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PHUM UN UY
06USUNNEWYORK598UN: GUIDANCE REQUEST FOR SPECIAL POLITICAL
[...] Following the introduction of the Secretary-General's report on the budgets for Special Political Missions, the Fifth Committee is at the stage of comprehensive questions and answers with the Secretariat. Action on a draft resolution for financing will be necessary during the week of March 2 [...]
2006-03-24 22:25:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KUNR UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK599UN REFORM: AMBASSADOR BOLTON MEETS WITH JAPAN'S
[...] SUMMARY: Ambassador Bolton met with Ambassador Takasu, GOJ Special Ambassador for UN Reform, on March 23 to review the state-of-play on UN reform. Ambassador Takasu said the management reform report (A/60/692) is problematic because it will cost several hundred million dollars to implement it [...]
2006-03-24 22:32:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KUNR UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK600UN MANAGEMENT REFORM: DELEGATIONS STILL DEADLOCKED
[...] At a small meeting of key delegations on March 23, 2006, General Assembly President Jan Eliasson sought to find a way to break the deadlock over how the General Assembly would consider the Secretary-General's report, "Investing in the United Nations: for a stronger Organization worldwide" (A/ [...]
2006-03-24 22:48:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KUNR UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK604NIGERIA: CEDAW CANDIDACY
[...] Mission has received a note from the Permanent Mission of the Federal Republic of Nigeria to the United Nations requesting USG support for the candidature of Mrs. Saudatu Mahdi Magajiya Shehu for election to the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) for the term [...]
2006-03-27 14:41:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC CEDAW UNAUS SOCI PHUM NI
06USUNNEWYORK610USUN/IRAQ: AL-KHOEI BENEVOLENT FOUNDATION
[...] (SBU) USUN Deputy PolCouns and PolOff met March 23 with Syed Meesam Razvi, the UN representative of the AlKhoei Benevolent Foundation, and three of his colleagues. AlKhoei Foundation is the only Shia NGO to have consultative status at the UN. The meeting -- the first initiated by the founda [...]
2006-03-27 17:29:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALUN AORC KISL KDEM IZ SA
06USUNNEWYORK611 REPUBLIC OF KOREA: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CANDIDACY
[...] Mission received a note from the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Korea to the United Nations requesting USG support for its candidature to the Human Rights Council. The elections will be held in New York in May 2006. 2. Mission will respond that careful consideration will be given b [...]
2006-03-27 17:55:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PHUM UN KS
06USUNNEWYORK612 FINLAND: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CANDIDACY
[...] Mission received a note from the Permanent Mission of Finland to the United Nations requesting USG support for its candidature to the Human Rights Council. The elections will be held in New York in May 2006. 2. Mission will respond that careful consideration will be given by the United S [...]
2006-03-27 17:57:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PHUM UN FI
06USUNNEWYORK614 NIGERIA: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CANDIDACY
[...] Mission received a note from the Permanent Mission of the Federal Republic of Nigeria to the United Nations requesting USG support for its candidature to the Human Rights Council. The elections will be held in New York in May 2006. 2. Mission will respond that careful consideration will [...]
2006-03-28 15:46:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PHUM UN NI
06USUNNEWYORK615JAPAN: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CANDIDACY
[...] Mission received a note from the Permanent Mission of Japan to the United Nations requesting USG support for its candidature to the Human Rights Council. The elections will be held in New York in May 2006. 2. Mission will respond that careful consideration will be given by the United Sta [...]
2006-03-28 15:47:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PHUM UN JA
06USUNNEWYORK623 LATVIA: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CANDIDACY
[...] Mission received a note from the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Latvia to the United Nations requesting USG support for its candidature to the Human Rights Council. The elections will be held in New York in May 2006. 2. Mission will respond that careful consideration will be given [...]
2006-03-29 16:56:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PHUM UN LG
06USUNNEWYORK624 PORTUGAL: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CANDIDACY
[...] Mission received a note, through the current WEOG Chair, from the Permanent Mission of Portugal to the United Nations requesting support for its candidature to the Human Rights Council. The elections will be held in New York in May 2006. 2. Mission will respond that careful consideration [...]
2006-03-29 16:56:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PHUM UN PO
06USUNNEWYORK627CAMEROON: UN COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND
[...] Mission has received a note from the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Cameroon to the United Nations requesting USG support for the candidature of Mr. Clement Atangana for re-election to the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR). The elections will be held during the [...]
2006-03-29 18:57:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC SOCI PHUM UN CM
06USUNNEWYORK638GREECE: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CANDIDACY
[...] Mission received a note from the Permanent Mission of Greece to the United Nations requesting USG support for its candidature to the Human Rights Council. The elections will be held in New York in May 2006. 2. Mission will respond that careful consideration will be given by the United St [...]
2006-03-29 20:50:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC GR PHUM UN
06USUNNEWYORK641UNEP ACKNOWLEDGES RECEIPT OF U.S. CONTRIBUTION
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-30 14:07:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC UNEP UN
06USUNNEWYORK649DEMARCHING THE UN SECRETARIAT ON POSSIBLE
[...] (SBU) PolMinCouns, accompanied by Poloff, delivered reftel points to Assistant Secretary-General for Political Affairs (A/SYG) Angela Kane on March 30. PolMinCouns asked whether the UN had yet received the findings of the UN team that recently visited Ecuador to explore the possibility of a s [...]
2006-03-31 15:59:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC CO EC FAO SENV SNAR WHO UN PINR
06USUNNEWYORK661UN MANAGEMENT REFORM: GENERAL ASSEMBLY ADOPTS
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-31 17:01:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KUNR UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK668UN MANAGEMENT REFORM: GENERAL ASSEMBLY ADOPTS
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-01 03:48:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KUNR UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK669YUGOSLAV WAR CRIMES TRIBUNAL BRIEFS ON MILOSEVIC
[...] At the request of the Russian Federation, the President of the Yugoslav War Crimes Tribunal (ICTY) Fausto Pocar briefed SC members via videoconference on the investigation of the deaths of Milan Babic and Slobodan Milosevic. After Pocar's report, Russia's representative asked a series of que [...]
2006-04-03 14:10:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC ICTY KJUS UNSC
06USUNNEWYORK670 INDIA: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CANDIDACY
[...] Mission received a note from the Permanent Mission of India to the United Nations requesting USG support for its candidature to the Human Rights Council. The elections will be held in New York in May 2006. 2. Mission will respond that careful consideration will be given by the United S [...]
2006-04-03 18:34:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PHUM UN IN
06USUNNEWYORK671 SWITZERLAND: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CANDIDACY
[...] Mission received a note from the Permanent Mission of Switzerland to the United Nations requesting USG support for its candidature to the Human Rights Council. The elections will be held in New York in May 2006. 2. Mission will respond that careful consideration will be given by the Unit [...]
2006-04-03 18:38:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PHUM UN SZ
06USUNNEWYORK672 ALBANIA: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CANDIDACY
[...] Mission received a note from the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Albania to the United Nations requesting USG support for its candidature to the Human Rights Council. The elections will be held in New York in May 2006. 2. Mission will respond that careful consideration will be given [...]
2006-04-03 18:38:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PHUM UN AL
06USUNNEWYORK673 CZECH REPUBLIC: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CANDIDACY
[...] Mission received a note from the Permanent Mission of the Czech Republic to the United Nations requesting USG support for its candidature to the Human Rights Council. The elections will be held in New York in May 2006. 2. Mission will respond that careful consideration will be given by t [...]
2006-04-03 18:40:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PHUM UN EZ
06USUNNEWYORK674 MALAYSIA: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CANDIDACY
[...] Mission received a note from the Permanent Mission of Malaysia to the United Nations requesting USG support for its candidature to the Human Rights Council. The elections will be held in New York in May 2006. 2. Mission will respond that careful consideration will be given by the United [...]
2006-04-03 18:40:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PHUM UN MY
06USUNNEWYORK677 GEORGIA: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CANDIDACY
[...] Mission received a note from the Permanent Mission of Georgia to the United Nations requesting USG support for its candidature to the Human Rights Council. The elections will be held in New York in May 2006. 2. Mission will respond that careful consideration will be given by the United S [...]
2006-04-03 21:53:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PHUM UN GG
06USUNNEWYORK678KYRGYZ REPUBLIC: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CANDIDACY
[...] Mission received a note from the Permanent Mission of the Kyrgyz Republic to the United Nations requesting USG support for its candidature to the Human Rights Council. The elections will be held in New York in May 2006. 2. Mission will respond that careful consideration will be given by [...]
2006-04-03 21:54:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PHUM UN KG
06USUNNEWYORK680UN PEACEBUILDING COMMISSION - ECOSOC COMPONENT
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-03 23:18:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALKPKO EAID PREL AORC UN ECOSOC
06USUNNEWYORK681UN REFORM: UN SECRETARY-GENERAL INTRODUCES MANDATE
[...] UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan presented his report, entitled "Mandating and delivering: analysis and recommendations to facilitate the review of mandates" (A/60/733),to the General Assembly on March 30. In introducing the report, the SYG said "The review of mandates is a unique opportunit [...]
2006-04-04 14:33:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KUNR UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK692CANADA: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CANDIDACY
[...] Mission received a note from the Permanent Mission of Canada to the United Nations requesting USG support for its candidature to the Human Rights Council. The elections will be held in New York in May 2006. 2. Mission will respond that careful consideration will be given by the United St [...]
2006-04-04 20:28:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PHUM UN CA
06USUNNEWYORK693SLOVENIA: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CANDIDACY
[...] Mission received a note from the Permanent Mission of Slovenia to the United Nations requesting USG support for its candidature to the Human Rights Council. The elections will be held in New York in May 2006. 2. Mission will respond that careful consideration will be given by the United [...]
2006-04-04 20:28:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PHUM SI UN
06USUNNEWYORK716ECUADOR: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CANDIDACY
[...] Mission received a note from the Permanent Mission of Ecuador to the United Nations requesting USG support for its candidature to the Human Rights Council. The elections will be held in New York in May 2006. 2. Mission will respond that careful consideration will be given by the United S [...]
2006-04-05 14:04:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PHUM UN EC
06USUNNEWYORK717THE NETHERLANDS: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CANDIDACY
[...] Mission received a note from the Permanent Mission of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to the United Nations requesting USG support for its candidature to the Human Rights Council. The elections will be held in New York in May 2006. 2. Mission will respond that careful consideration will b [...]
2006-04-05 14:05:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PHUM UN NL
06USUNNEWYORK718NIGERIA: UN COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND
[...] Mission has received a note from the Permanent Mission of the Federal Republic of Nigeria to the United Nations requesting USG support for the candidature of Ambassador A. J. Nanna for election to the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR). The elections will be held duri [...]
2006-04-05 14:06:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC SOCI PHUM UN
06USUNNEWYORK719SOUTH AFRICA: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CANDIDACY
[...] Mission received a note from the Permanent Mission of the Republic of South Africa to the United Nations requesting USG support for its candidature to the Human Rights Council. The elections will be held in New York in May 2006. 2. Mission will respond that careful consideration will be g [...]
2006-04-05 14:06:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PHUM UN SF
06USUNNEWYORK733PHILIPPINES: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CANDIDACY
[...] Mission received a note from the Permanent Mission of the Philippines to the United Nations requesting USG support for its candidature to the Human Rights Council. The elections will be held in New York in May 2006. 2. Mission will respond that careful consideration will be given by the [...]
2006-04-05 18:34:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PHUM UN RP
06USUNNEWYORK735LEBANON: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CANDIDACY
[...] Mission received a note from the Permanent Mission of Lebanon to the United Nations requesting USG support for its candidature to the Human Rights Council. The elections will be held in New York in May 2006. 2. Mission will respond that careful consideration will be given by the United S [...]
2006-04-06 19:06:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PHUM UN LE
06USUNNEWYORK747UN: FIFTH COMMITTEE AGREES TO FINANCING FOR
[...] Summary. Following weeks of discussion and deliberation, the Fifth Committee broke its deadlock on the funding and staffing modalities of the Peacebuilding Support Office (PBSO) and agreed on April 5 to a short resolution to provide the financing to operationalize the office which, in sum, suc [...]
2006-04-07 19:26:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KUNR UNGA KPKO
06USUNNEWYORK748YUGOSLAV TRIBUNAL REQUESTS AN EXTENSION FOR A JUDGE
[...] Action Request. Para 1. On March 27 the Secretary General forwarded to the Security Council a request from the President of the International Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia to extend the term of Judge Canivell to enable him to complete a trial. At SC consultations today, the SC Presid [...]
2006-04-07 19:35:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC ICTY KJUS UNSC
06USUNNEWYORK750YUGOSLAV TRIBUNAL (ICTY) REQUESTS AN EXTENSION FOR
[...] As instructed reftel, USUN joined consensus on the draft resolution to extend the term of an ICTY judge to enable him to complete the Krajisnik trial. The draft was adopted (15-0-0) as SC resolution 1668. 2. After the vote, the Russian Federation stated that they had joined consensus but [...]
2006-04-10 20:07:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC ICTY KJUS UNSC
06USUNNEWYORK752CAMEROON: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CANDIDACY
[...] Mission received a note from the Permanent Mission of Cameroon to the United Nations requesting USG support for its candidature to the Human Rights Council. The elections will be held in New York in May 2006. 2. Mission will respond that careful consideration will be given by the Unite [...]
2006-04-11 12:48:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PHUM UN CM
06USUNNEWYORK753GABON: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CANDIDACY
[...] Mission received a note from the Permanent Mission of Gabon to the United Nations requesting USG support for its candidature to the Human Rights Council. The elections will be held in New York in May 2006. 2. Mission will respond that careful consideration will be given by the United Sta [...]
2006-04-11 12:49:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PHUM UN GB
06USUNNEWYORK754UKRAINE: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CANDIDACY
[...] Mission received a note from the Permanent Mission of Ukraine to the United Nations requesting USG support for its candidature to the Human Rights Council. The elections will be held in New York in May 2006. 2. Mission will respond that careful consideration will be given by the United S [...]
2006-04-11 12:50:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PHUM UN UP
06USUNNEWYORK756UN: FIFTH COMMITTEE UNABLE TO AGREE ON A SCALE OF
[...] Summary. Following weeks of discussion and then negotiation on a draft resolution, the Fifth Committee had agreed to all paragraphs except operative paragraph (OP) 5, which included eight proposals to be forwarded to the Committee on Contributions (CoC) for its consideration this June. In the [...]
2006-04-11 13:59:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KUNR UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK759SRI LANKA: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CANDIDACY
[...] Mission received a note from the Permanent Mission of Sri Lanka to the United Nations requesting USG support for its candidature to the Human Rights Council. The elections will be held in New York in May 2006. 2. Mission will respond that careful consideration will be given by the United [...]
2006-04-11 14:26:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PHUM UN CE
06USUNNEWYORK760MAURITIUS: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CANDIDACY
[...] Mission received a note from the Permanent Mission of Mauritius to the United Nations requesting USG support for its candidature to the Human Rights Council. The elections will be held in New York in May 2006. 2. Mission will respond that careful consideration will be given by the United [...]
2006-04-11 14:28:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PHUM UN MP
06USUNNEWYORK763 ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA: UNDP/UNFPA CANDIDACY
[...] Mission has received a note from the Permanent Mission of Antigua and Barbuda to the United Nations requesting USG support for its candidature to the Executive Board of the United Nations Development Fund and the United Nations Population Fund (UNDP/UNFPA) for the term 2007-2009, at the elect [...]
2006-04-11 15:18:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC UNDP UNFPA AC
06USUNNEWYORK771BAHRAIN: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CANDIDACY
[...] Mission received a note from the Permanent Mission of Bahrain to the United Nations requesting USG support for its candidature to the Human Rights Council. The elections will be held in New York in May 2006. 2. Mission will respond that careful consideration will be given by the United S [...]
2006-04-12 13:51:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PHUM UN BA
06USUNNEWYORK774UN CAPITAL MASTER PLAN: STATUS OF FIFTH COMMITTEE
[...] This is an action request. Please see para. 7. 2. SUMMARY: Fifth Committee discussions on the Capital Master Plan are currently stalled. The Committee is unable to reach consensus on the level of funding needed for ongoing work, with the U.S. alone supporting less than the full $100.5 m [...]
2006-04-12 16:40:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDUNGA KUNR AORC
06USUNNEWYORK786NICARAGUA: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CANDIDACY
[...] Mission received a note from the Permanent Mission of Nicaragua to the United Nations requesting USG support for its candidature to the Human Rights Council. The elections will be held in New York in May 2006. 2. Mission will respond that careful consideration will be given by the United [...]
2006-04-13 14:40:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PHUM UN NU
06USUNNEWYORK788UN REQUESTS PAYMENT OF U.S. ASSESSMENTS FOR FOUR
[...] USUN has faxed to Department (IO/PSC-Charles Casper and IO/EX/OB-Alice Green a copy of a note and three related annexes from the SYG dated April 13, 2006 concerning the financing of four peacekeeping operations. Annex One contains current amounts payable by the U.S. Government as follows: [...]
2006-04-13 19:59:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC AFIN UN
06USUNNEWYORK826UN: UNCC EXEC DIR KNUTTSON EXPRESSES CONTINUED
[...] (C) SUMMARY: UN Compensation Commission (UNCC) Executive Director Rolf Knutsson briefed Ambassador Wolff April 4 regarding ongoing UNCC concerns that UN Office of Internal Oversight Services (OIOS) audits of UNCC activities were continuing to exceed the scope previously defined for such audits [...]
2006-04-20 14:03:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALAORC PREL IZ
06USUNNEWYORK827PAKISTAN: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CANDIDACY
[...] Mission received a note from the Permanent Mission of Pakistan to the United Nations requesting USG support for its candidature to the Human Rights Council. The elections will be held in New York in May 2006. 2. Mission will respond that careful consideration will be given by the United [...]
2006-04-20 19:11:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PHUM UN PK
06USUNNEWYORK828PHILIPPINES: UN COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND
[...] Mission has received a note from the Permanent Mission of the Philippines to the United Nations requesting USG support for the candidature of Dr. Virginia Bonoan Dandan for re-election to the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR). The elections will be held during the res [...]
2006-04-20 19:13:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC SOCI PHUM UN RP
06USUNNEWYORK834UNSC/IRAN: AMBASSADOR BOLTON MEETS WITH JAPANESE
[...] (C) Begin Summary. In an April 13 meeting, Director-General of Middle Eastern and African Affairs at the Japanese MFA Motohide Yoshikawa raised with Ambassador Bolton some of the economic and domestic pressures impacting Japanese government policy on Iran. He asked that U.S. statements not [...]
2006-04-24 13:21:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALAORC IAEA KNNP JA IR
06USUNNEWYORK849DJIBOUTI: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CANDIDACY
[...] Mission received a note from the Permanent Mission of Djibouti to the United Nations requesting USG support for its candidature to the Human Rights Council. The elections will be held in New York in May 2006. 2. Mission will respond that careful consideration will be given by the United [...]
2006-04-26 12:30:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PHUM UN DJ
06USUNNEWYORK873PHILIPPINES: INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL
[...] Mission has received a note from the Permanent Mission of the Philippines to the United Nations requesting USG support for its candidature of Mr. Miguel Coronel for election to the International Narcotics Control Board. The elections will be held during the organizational segment of the Econ [...]
2006-04-26 19:35:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR AORC ECON UN RP
06USUNNEWYORK884THAILAND: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CANDIDACY
[...] Mission received a note from the Permanent Mission of Thailand to the United Nations requesting USG support for its candidature to the Human Rights Council. The elections will be held in New York in May 2006. 2. Mission will respond that careful consideration will be given by the United [...]
2006-04-27 19:43:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PHUM UN TH
06USUNNEWYORK893UN: OIOS ISSUES REPORT ON THE COMPREHENSIVE
[...] Summary. Pursuant to General Assembly resolution 59/296 in which the Assembly requested the Office of Internal Oversight Services (OIOS) to conduct a comprehensive management audit of the Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO),OIOS issued a summary report (A/60/717) of its seven separa [...]
2006-05-01 17:42:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KUNR PREL UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK894UN: FIFTH COMMITTEE TO CONSIDER SG'S REPORT ON
[...] Summary. The report of the Secretary-General (SYG) on disarmament, demobilization, and integration (A/60/705) notes an increased engagement of the United Nations in disarmament, demobilization and reintegration (DDR) processes in complex peacekeeping and non-peacekeeping operations over the [...]
2006-05-01 17:42:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KUNR PREL UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK895UN: FIFTH COMMITTEE TO CONSIDER BOARD OF AUDITORS
[...] Summary. The Board of Auditors (BOA) conducted an audit of the United Nations peacekeeping operations for the year ended June 30, 2005 at Headquarters and at 2 field missions funded from the regular budget, 15 missions funded from special assessed contributions and the United Nations Logisti [...]
2006-05-01 17:43:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KUNR PREL UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK896ACABQ SCRUTINIZES SYG'S PROPOSALS ON PEACEKEEPING
[...] Summary: The Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions (ACABQ) concluded its three-month long winter session on April 13, 2006. While the Committee largely focused on the budgets and administrative matters of the UN's peacekeeping missions as well as the Support Account a [...]
2006-05-01 17:43:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDACABQ AORC KPKO
06USUNNEWYORK908UN REFORM: G-77 WINS FIFTH COMMITTEE VOTE IN
[...] SUMMARY/COMMENT: The Fifth Committee, meeting in formal session April 28, voted 108 to 50, with 3 abstentions, to support adoption of a draft resolution introduced April 21 by the G-77 and China that attempts to impeded ongoing Secretary-General efforts to pursue management reform in the SI [...]
2006-05-03 20:40:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KUNR UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK910UN ACKNOWLEDGES RECEIPT OF U.S. CONTRIBUTIONS FOR
[...] USUN has received official receipts from the United Nations dated March 31, 2006 acknowledging receipt of U.S. contributions for the following: UNIFIL $ 5,062,569 UNOMIG 1,288,412 UNOCI 22,186,619 MINUSTAH 50,344,287 2. Copy of receipts have been faxe [...]
2006-05-04 12:45:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC AFIN UN
06USUNNEWYORK911UN BUDGET: FIFTH COMMITTEE APPROVES RESOLUTIONS
[...] SUMMARY: The Fifth Committee, at its meetings on April 11 and April 24, adopted resolutions approving additional funding for special political missions, the Peacebuilding Support Office (reported septel),and the UN Capital Master Plan. In addition, the Committee adopted resolutions on the a [...]
2006-05-04 12:47:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KUNR UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK923UN: OIOS REPORT ON SEXUAL EXPLOITATION AND ABUSE
[...] Summary: The Office of Internal Oversight Services (OIOS),in response to a request from the Under Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, conducted a SIPDIS global review, in April and May of 2005, of discipline in field missions led by the Department of Peacekeeping Operations (D [...]
2006-05-05 14:12:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KUNR PREL UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK924UN OVERSIGHT: FIFTH COMMITTEE ADOPTS JIU RESOLUTION
[...] SUMMARY: On April 11, 2006, the Fifth Committee adopted a resolution on the Joint Inspection Unit's (JIU) annual report for 2004 and program of work for 2005 and 2006. The Committee also considered a note by the President of the General Assembly (PGA) on revised procedures for appointing JIU [...]
2006-05-05 14:15:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KUNR UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK925REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL
[...] Mission received a note from the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Macedonia to the United Nations requesting USG support for its candidacy to the Human Rights Council. The elections will be held in New York in May 2006. 2. Mission will respond that careful consideration will be given [...]
2006-05-05 14:35:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PHUM UN MK
06USUNNEWYORK942UN: FIFTH COMMITTEE TO CONSIDER PEACEKEEPING
[...] Summary. At its second resumed session, beginning May 22, the Fifth Committee is scheduled to consider all 13 peacekeeping budgets for the period 1 July 2006 to 30 June 2007. In addition, the Committee will also consider the budgets for the Support Account and the UN Logistics Base in Brind [...]
2006-05-10 17:42:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KUNR PREL UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK943UN REFORM: AMB. BOLTON CALLS FOR REVIEW OF
[...] SUMMARY: Despite GA President Eliasson's last-minute efforts to devise an alternative to a formal vote on the issue, the General Assembly voted 121 to 50 (with 3 abstentions) on May 8 to adopt the draft resolution on UN management reform proposed by the Group of 77 and China that was also appr [...]
2006-05-10 19:03:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC UNGA KUNR
06USUNNEWYORK975UN ACKNOWLEDGES RECEIPT OF U.S. CONTRIBUTIONS FOR
[...] USUN has received official receipts from the United Nations dated April 28, 2006 acknowledging receipt of U.S. contributions for the following: UNDOF $ 2,555,762 ONUB 35,359,893 UNFICYP 1,169,957 ICTY 17,879,000 ICTR 13,485,000 2. Copy of receipts h [...]
2006-05-15 13:12:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC AFIN UN
06USUNNEWYORK976IRAQ: ECOSOC CANDIDACY
[...] Mission has received a note from the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Iraq to the United Nations requesting USG support for its candidacy for membership to the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) for the term 2007-2009 at the elections to be held during the 61st sesion of the General Ass [...]
2006-05-15 15:05:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC ECOSOC IZ
06USUNNEWYORK980UNEP REQUEST PAYMENT OF $60 MILLION TO THE TRUST
[...] USUN has faxed to IO/EX/OB-Alice Green and IO/S-Steven Johnston an official note and invoice requesting payment of $60,175,600.67 to the Trust Fund for the Implementation of the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer (MF),of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNE [...]
2006-05-15 17:44:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC AFIN UNEP
06USUNNEWYORK993UN REFORM: U/S BURNS SEES GA PRESIDENT ELIASSON
[...] (C) Summary. U/S Burns called on GA President Eliasson during a break in the HRC voting on Tuesday, May 9. Eliasson was clearly energized by the results of the voting and expressed his hope that the U.S. would be "encouraged" by the process. Both agreed that the proof of positive change woul [...]
2006-05-16 14:52:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM KUNR AORC UNGA UN IR
06USUNNEWYORK994UN REFORM: U/S BURNS AND DEPUTY SECRETARY GENERAL
[...] (C) Summary. Deputy SYG Mark Malloch Brown told U/S Burns May 9 that the UN faced a looming crisis over the upcoming expiration of the spending cap. He encouraged early agreement among key delegations on a set of reforms that could be accomplished by the end of June and which would then allo [...]
2006-05-16 15:01:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL KUNR AORC UN UNSC SU IR
06USUNNEWYORK996UN REFORM: U/S BURNS PRESSES KEY G-77 AMBASSADORS
[...] (C) Summary. On May 9, U/S Burns pressed the UN reform agenda with four senior G-77 Ambassadors, three in particular (Egypt, Pakistan and South Africa) who play a disruptive role on a number of U.S. priority reform issues. The meeting took place a day after the G-77 successfully forced a reso [...]
2006-05-16 15:12:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL KUNR AORC UN
06VATICAN170HOLY SEE: NONPAPER ON UNIDIR
[...] Embassy received a fax message August 11 from Monsignor Pietro Parolin, the Holy See's Under Secretary for Relations with States (and acting Foreign Minister). The message included a nonpaper on UNIDIR, a subject which Parolin had raised earlier that day with Charge d'affaires (ref). Text of [...]
2006-08-14 10:03:00Embassy VaticanUNCLASSIFIEDAORC VT PARM
06VATICAN75HOLY SEE: SMALLPOX DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-10 09:19:00Embassy VaticanUNCLASSIFIEDPREL AORC TBIO WHO VT
06VIENNA1366AUSTRIA ON SMALLPOX DESTRUCTION: NO FINAL EU
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-10 16:10:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL AORC TBIO WHO AU
06VIENNA2447AUSTRIA NOT READY TO SUPPORT WTO CONSULTATIONS
[...] (SBU) On August 9, Acting EconPolCouns delivered reftel points to Gabriela Habermayer, Head of the Ministry of Economy's Multilateral Trade Division. Habermayer said that the EU Commission has not yet formally discussed the U.S. request for WTO dispute settlement consultations. Habermayer n [...]
2006-08-17 13:53:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD AORC KIPR EURM WTRO USTR CH AU
06VIENNA3391 AUSTRIA WILL NOT ATTEND NOVEMBER 29 MEETING OF THE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-11-22 16:38:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDKTIA EWWT ANET AORC PREL ECPS IMO INMARSAT AU
06VIENNA3596DEMARCHE TO AUSTRIA ON UN SCALE OF ASSESSMENTS
[...] (U) A/DCM presented reftel demarche on December 21 to Peter Huber, the Austrian MFA's DAS-level UN Director. A/DCM stressed the need to maintain the 22 percent ceiling, noting the significant level of U.S. financial contributions. We also addressed potential concerns about the U.S. response [...]
2006-12-21 16:09:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAMGT AORC PREL UNGA AU
06VIENNA982AUSTRIA TO SUPPORT USG STANCE ON SMALLPOX
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-03 15:35:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC PREL WHO JA MX AU
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