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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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07SANTODOMINGO2789LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - HARRIS RADIO OPERATION
[...] This is an action request. Please see para. 2. 2. Post requests the Department's assistance in conducting human rights screening pursuant to the Leahy Amendment for the following subjects who have been nominated for training. Post has no disqualifying information. Please slug response for [...]
2007-12-26 19:03:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDMARR PGOV PHUM DR
07SANTODOMINGO2790AMBASSADOR FANNIN PRESENTS CREDENTIALS, MAKES
[...] (U) Since arriving at Post on December 13, Ambassador Fannin has presented his credentials to President Fernandez and paid courtesy calls on all three branches of the Dominican Government, including the Attorney General, the Dean of the Diplomatic Corps, the President of the Central Elections [...]
2007-12-26 19:16:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALPGOV ETRD SNAR ECON PHUM DR
07SANTODOMINGO2794LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - CAPTAIN CAREER COURSE,
[...] This is an action request. Please see para. 2. 2. Post requests the Department's assistance in conducting human rights screening pursuant to the Leahy Amendment for the following subjects who have been nominated for training. Post has no disqualifying information. Please slug response for [...]
2007-12-27 18:05:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDMARR PGOV PHUM DR
07SANTODOMINGO2795LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - BOARDING OFFICER COURSE,
[...] This is an action request. Please see para. 2. 2. Post requests the Department's assistance in conducting human rights screening pursuant to the Leahy Amendment for the following subjects who have been nominated for training. Post has no disqualifying information. Please slug response for [...]
2007-12-27 18:05:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDMARR PGOV PHUM DR
07SANTODOMINGO2796LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - INSTRUCTOR FOR WH
[...] This is an action request. Please see para. 2. 2. Post requests the Department's assistance in conducting human rights screening pursuant to the Leahy Amendment for the following subject(s) who have/has been nominated for training. Post has no disqualifying information. Please slug respo [...]
2007-12-27 18:55:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDMARR PGOV PHUM DR
07SANTODOMINGO2797LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - WHINSEC INSTRUCTOR, FORT
[...] This is an action request. Please see para. 2. 2. Post requests the Department's assistance in conducting human rights screening pursuant to the Leahy Amendment for the following subject(s) who have been nominated for training. Post has no disqualifying information. Please slug response [...]
2007-12-27 18:59:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDMARR PGOV PHUM DR
07SANTODOMINGO2799LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - CAPTAIN CAREER COURSE,
[...] This is an action request. Please see para. 2. 2. Post requests the Department's assistance in conducting human rights screening pursuant to the Leahy Amendment for the following subjects who have been nominated for training. Post has no disqualifying information. Please slug response for [...]
2007-12-28 13:14:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDMARR PGOV PHUM DR
07SANTODOMINGO28DOMINICANS FIGHT CORRUPTION - MUCH BARK, LITTLE BITE, SHOOTING SNAFU WITH JUSTICE OFFICIALS
[...] No summary [...]
2007-01-08 11:16:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALPGOV KCOR KCRM KJUS DR
07SANTODOMINGO301DOMINICAN COMMERCE MINISTER EXPOSTULATES ABOUT
[...] (C) Summary. On February 6 Dominican Minister of Industry and Commerce Francisco Javier Garcia delivered to the Ambassador and Embassy officers a lengthy diatribe asserting that the USG is imagining contradictions between CAFTA-DR and Hydrocarbons resolutions 148 and 23 clamping down on cont [...]
2007-02-12 11:44:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALBEXP ELAB ENRG ETRD DR
07SANTODOMINGO329DOMINICAN POLITICS III #16: VARGAS MALDONADO
[...] (U) This is the 16th cable in our series on Dominican politics in the third year of the administration of President Leonel Fernandez. VARGAS MALDONADO CAMPAIGN - POLITICAL DIRECTOR DISCUSSES PRIMARY AND UPCOMING PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION (SBU) Alfredo Pacheco, the Political Director for Domini [...]
2007-02-14 14:57:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALDR
07SANTODOMINGO347DOMINICAN POLITICS III #17: A SKETCH OF
[...] (U) This is the 17th cable in our series on political events the third year of the presidency of Leonel Fernandez. A SKETCH OF PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARIES - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (U) The Dominican presidential election is set for May 16, 2008 -- [...]
2007-02-15 21:13:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALDR PGOV PREL
07SANTODOMINGO348DOMINICAN POLITICS III #18: VARGAS MALDONADO
[...] (U) This is the 18th cable in our series on Dominican politics in the third year of the administration of President Leonel Fernandez. (U) Summary: In a speech to the diplomatic corps, presidential candidate Miguel Vargas Maldonado said that the foreign policy of a Dominican government led b [...]
2007-02-16 13:09:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALDR PGOV PREL
07SANTODOMINGO35VETTING REQUEST FOR DOMINICAN MILITARY JOINT
[...] In connection with U.S. military training planned for the Dominican Military Joint Counter Terrorism Team, Embassy Santo Domingo requests that Department advise of any holdings of adverse information concerning the following 30 individuals. Embassy has no adverse information. Please slug r [...]
2007-01-08 19:48:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDMARR PGOV PHUM DR
07SANTODOMINGO355U/S EDELMAN ON COUNTER-NARCOTICS COOPERATION AND
[...] (C) Summary. On February 2, Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Eric Edelman, DEA Chief of Operations Michael Braun, Commander of U.S. Southern Command's Joint Interagency Task Force South (JIATF-South) Rear Admiral Jeffrey Hathaway, Ambassador Hans Hertell and other U.S. civilian and militar [...]
2007-02-20 14:30:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALMASS MOPS PREL KCRM SNAR HA VE DR
07SANTODOMINGO419DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - 2007 SPECIAL 301 REVIEW INPUT
[...] (SBU) The Dominican government made a series of modifications to its intellectual property laws in 2006 to implement the country,s obligations under CAFTA-DR. Entry into force of the free trade agreement is expected to occur in early 2007 and will create additional pressure on the government [...]
2007-02-27 16:43:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON KIPR DR
07SANTODOMINGO438DOMINICAN FUGITIVE CARLOS MOREL EXTRADITED TO THE
[...] On February 16, 2007, U.S. Marshals returned Carlos Morel to the United States to stand trial for federal narcotics-related offenses in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, as detailed in indictment number 03-20613-CR-SEITZ, filed July 31, 2003. According to the indic [...]
2007-03-01 19:33:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDCJAN CVIS KCRM SNAR DR
07SANTODOMINGO441DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: PART 2, SEVENTH ANNUAL
[...] The following is Part 2 of Embassy's response to the Trafficking in Persons (TIP) questions raised in reftel. 2. 2006 Trafficking in Persons Report for the Dominican Republic, Part 2 III. INVESTIGATION AND PROSECUTION OF TRAFFICKERS The Dominican government made significant progress i [...]
2007-03-02 11:13:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB DR
07SANTODOMINGO444DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: PART 1, SEVENTH ANNUAL
[...] The following is Part 1 of Embassy's response to the Trafficking in Persons (TIP) questions raised in reftel. 2. 2006 Trafficking in Persons Report for the Dominican Republic, Part 1 I. OVERVIEW: EXTENT OF TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC AND THE GOVERNMENT'S RESPONSE [...]
2007-03-02 11:22:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB DR
07SANTODOMINGO451DOMINICAN POLITICS III, #19: FERNANDEZ'S NATIONAL
[...] (U) This is the 19th cable in our series on Dominican politics in the third year of the administration of President Leonel Fernandez. SUMMARY (U) President Leonel Fernandez used the occasion of his February 27 Independence Day speech to announce that DR-CAFTA was expected to enter into fo [...]
2007-03-02 17:04:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALDR PGOV PREL ECON
07SANTODOMINGO479AT LAST, A BIRTH REGISTRATION SYSTEM FOR
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Dominican civil registry and elections authority has responded somewhat belatedly to complaints from the U.S. Embassy and others by voting to create a procedure to register the Dominican-born children of foreigners who are not legal Dominican residents. Such children, includ [...]
2007-03-05 20:12:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCASC DR PHUM PGOV PREF SMIG HA
07SANTODOMINGO48DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: DEMARCHE RESPONSE REGARDING
[...] Per reftel, Embassy delivered demarche on mercury issues at the 24th session of the United Nations Environment Programme's Governing Council (UNEP GC) to the Ministry of Environment. The Director of Planning, Omar Ramirez, stated that he and Minister Max Puig plan to attend the 24th session [...]
2007-01-10 11:07:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDAORC EMIN ETRD PREL SENV DR
07SANTODOMINGO485DOMINICAN FUGITIVE DE LA ROSA TO BE EXTRADITED TO
[...] On November 8, 2007, U.S. Marshals will return Yokary de la Rosa to the United States to stand trial for federal narcotics-related offenses as detailed in indictment number CR 03-893, filed on August 5, 2003, in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York. According to the in [...]
2007-03-06 18:51:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDCJAN CVIS KCRM SNAR DR
07SANTODOMINGO505DOMINICAN PROVINCE OF SAMANA PREPARES FOR TOURIST
[...] (U) This cable is part of a series of reports on economic and political issues at the provincial level in the Dominican Republic. SAMANA PREPARES FOR TOURIST BOOM - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (U) Tourism is on the rise throughout the Dominican Republic, and the northeastern province [...]
2007-03-08 16:08:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYDR PGOV PREL
07SANTODOMINGO508DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: THE DEVELOPMENT AND EXERCISING
[...] (SBU) Summary. Avian influenza (AI) preparedness is a concern for the Dominican Republic. According to Embassy sources, the country has conducted very few AI response exercises. Currently only the Ministry of Agriculture has completed its response plan and has sponsored exercises, focused [...]
2007-03-08 18:07:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KFLU KSTH DR
07SANTODOMINGO535DOMINICAN DIPNOTE REQUESTING SUPPORT IN FAVOR OF
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-12 17:19:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR PREL IO ICAO DR
07SANTODOMINGO556DOMINICAN LABOR, DRIVERS, AND LEFTIST GROUPS
[...] SUMMARY. The Dominican Republic's largest transportation associations, some key neighborhood organizations, and umbrella labor union organizations are uniting to promote an escalating strategy of strikes and protests beginning on March 14 in support of disparate objectives. Their message: p [...]
2007-03-14 11:04:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDELAB PGOV ENRG EFIN ASEC CASC DR
07SANTODOMINGO586AWAITING DOMINICAN RESPONSE REGARDING REQUEST FOR
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-19 11:22:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR MARR MOPS SENV DR
07SANTODOMINGO590DOMINICAN POLITICS III #20: ANECDOTES FROM "THE
[...] (U) This is the 20th cable in our series on Dominican politics in the third year of the administration of President Leonel Fernandez. (U) The presidential election in the Dominican Republic will not take place until May 2008; however, the Dominican Liberation Party's internal primary race is [...]
2007-03-19 18:26:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL DR
07SANTODOMINGO597REGIONAL DRUGS SUMMIT CALLS FOR INCREASED U.S.
[...] (U) Summary. On March 16, OAS Secretary General Insulza, President Preval of Haiti, President Uribe of Colombia, and Prime Minister Manning of Trinidad and Tobago joined Dominican President Fernandez to sign a non-binding declaration on measures to counter threats posed by the trafficking of [...]
2007-03-19 20:25:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL SNAR KCRM CO HA VE TD DR
07SANTODOMINGO617UPDATE ON DOMINICAN TRANSPORTATION AND LABOR
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The launch of labor and/or transportation strikes remains a possibility this week. Transportation unions have maintained their threat to strike in demand of government subsidies despite legal action against their leaders. On March 19, authorities arrested and detained the leade [...]
2007-03-21 11:33:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB PGOV ENRG EFIN ASEC CASC DR
07SANTODOMINGO636DOMINICAN REPLY ON HCOC AGAINST BALLISTIC MISSILE
[...] (SBU) POLOFF delivered a diplomatic note containing Reftel talking points encouraging the Dominican Republic to subscribe to the Hague Code of Conduct (HCOC). POLOFF emphasized the long period of time in which we have been discussing this issue with the Dominicans (more than four years),unde [...]
2007-03-21 20:26:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PARM ETTC MTCRE KSCA DR
07SANTODOMINGO637DOMINICAN REPLY TO DEMARCHE ON UN REFORM -
[...] On March 19, POLOFF delivered Reftel talking points on UN internal administration of justice to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Ambassador Michelle Cohen, Dominican Chief of United Nations and Organization of American States Affairs (Assistant Secretary-equivalent),had no immediate reply but [...]
2007-03-21 20:27:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL AORC APER UNGA DR
07SANTODOMINGO666VETTING REQUEST FOR MONEY LAUNDERING COURSE - NAS
[...] In connection with a Basic Course for Money Laundering planned for the first week of April in La Vega, Embassy Santo Domingo requests that Department advise of any holdings of adverse information concerning the following individuals. Embassy has no adverse information. Please slug reply for E [...]
2007-03-23 19:58:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDMARR PGOV PHUM DR
07SANTODOMINGO668FURTHER ON REGIONAL DRUGS SUMMIT AND CALLS FOR
[...] (U) Following is an amplified version of Santo Domingo 597 with addition of U.S. and Dominican positions, new text in paras. 10 and 11, and comment. 2. (U) Summary. On March 16, OAS Secretary General Insulza, President Preval of Haiti, President Uribe of Colombia, and Prime Minister Mannin [...]
2007-03-23 20:18:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL SNAR KCRM CO HA VE TD DR
07SANTODOMINGO685DOMINICAN POLITICS III #21: FERNANDEZ ANNOUNCES
[...] (U) This is the 21st cable in our series on Dominican politics in the third year of the administration of President Leonel Fernandez. (U) On March 25, Leonel Fernandez formally announced that he is running for re-election in 2008. The announcement, made at a rally in Santo Domingo, had been [...]
2007-03-26 21:00:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV DR
07SANTODOMINGO715DOMINICAN FOREIGN MINISTER CONFIRMS INTEREST IN
[...] Dominican FM Carlos Morales Troncoso welcomed the concept of a joint Brasilian and U.S. offer of assistance in developing biofuels capacity. Proposal was communicated by the Charge and by Brasilian ambassador Ronaldo Dunlap this morning, March 30. Dunlap provided a copy of the MOU signed M [...]
2007-03-30 13:12:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYDR ECON ENRG
07SANTODOMINGO732OPPONENTS MANEUVER TO STRIP DOMINICAN-HAITIAN
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: An investigation by staff at the Junta Central Electoral (JCE),or Central Elections Board, has recommended that the authorities strip the citizenship of Sonia Pierre, a prominent advocate for the rights of persons of Haitian descent. In quick reply, on March 30 JCE President C [...]
2007-03-30 22:59:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB PGOV PHUM PREF SMIG KWMN DR HA
07SANTODOMINGO733SENIOR DOMINICAN OFFICIALS IMPLICATED IN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: High-level officials in the Dominican Ministries of Foreign Relations and Migration use their positions to facilitate human trafficking and alien smuggling schemes, according to media reports, DHS investigations and Embassy contacts. Those implicated include the Assistant Secreta [...]
2007-03-30 23:06:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALCVIS PGOV PHUM SMIG KCOR KCRM CH DR HA HK
07SANTODOMINGO734DOMINICAN POLITICS III #22: THE PLD PARTY -
[...] (U) This is the 22nd cable in our series on Dominican politics in the third year of the administration of President Leonel Fernandez. (C/NF) SUMMARY: With a view to the 2008 presidential election, we make this assessment of the Dominican Liberation Party (PLD). Founded in the 1970s as a le [...]
2007-04-02 13:22:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PINR PREL DR
07SANTODOMINGO74VETTING REQUEST FOR DOMINICAN MILITARY JOINT
[...] In connection with U.S. military training planned on/around January 28, 2007 for the Dominican Military Joint Counter Terrorism Team, Embassy Santo Domingo requests that Department advise of any holdings of adverse information concerning the following 30 individuals. Embassy has no adverse i [...]
2007-01-12 17:11:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDMARR PGOV PHUM DR
07SANTODOMINGO75CARIBBEAN MASS MIGRATION - PROBABLE DOMINICAN
[...] (S) Santo Domingo country team considers that the Dominican government would NOT/NOT be willing to receive any Haitian migrants in the event of a mass migration event and that it would NOT/NOT be willing to place Cuban migrants in a camp or under any similar system of controls. In the unlike [...]
2007-01-12 17:32:00Embassy Santo DomingoSECRETPREL PREF XL XM XR DR
07SANTODOMINGO755DOMINICAN FUGITIVE ROMULA SILVA EXTRADITED TO THE
[...] On March 29, U.S. Marshals returned Romula (aka Romulo) Silva to the United States to stand trial in the Middle District of Florida for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute five (5) or more kilograms of cocaine. As detailed in indictment 8:03-Cr-476-T-23 (EAJ),filed on December 3, [...]
2007-04-03 17:55:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDCJAN CVIS KCRM SNAR DR
07SANTODOMINGO756DOMINICAN REPUBLIC REITERATES SECURITY COUNCIL
[...] This is an action request; please see para. 3. 2. In a diplomatic note received by the Embassy on April 3, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs reiterated the Dominican Republic's candidacy for a non-permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council and requested U.S. support. The candidacy [...]
2007-04-03 17:58:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNGA DR
07SANTODOMINGO76DOMINICAN POLITICS III #13: A NEW, MORE SERIOUS
[...] This is the thirteenth cable in our series on Dominican politics in the third year of the administration of President Leonel Fernandez. 2. (SBU) In November 2006 the Senate chose a new 9-member elections authority (JCE),composed for the most part of eminent jurists. The JCE is showing gr [...]
2007-01-12 17:32:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDDR PGOV PREL PINR
07SANTODOMINGO768UPDATE ON MANEUVERS AGAINST SONIA PIERRE,
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In the days following the release of an internal report to the Central Elections Board (JCE) by investigators who recommended stripping a prominent Haitian-Dominican activist of her citizenship, numerous domestic and foreign groups have mobilized in Sonia Pierre's defense. Gove [...]
2007-04-04 19:46:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB PGOV PHUM PREF SMIG KWMN DR HA
07SANTODOMINGO77DOMINICAN FUGITIVES JIMENEZ AND GARCIA EXTRADITED
[...] On January 12, 2007, U.S. Marshals returned Jose Jimenez Guerrero to the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico for trial on a variety of narcotics charges detailed in indictment number 06-253 (PG),filed on August 10, 2006. As described in the indictment, Jimenez was a member of a drug trafficking orga [...]
2007-01-12 17:32:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDCJAN CVIS KCRM SNAR DR
07SANTODOMINGO808DEMARCHES ON UNSCR 1747 AND DESIGNATION OF IRAN'S
[...] POLOFF delivered Reftels' talking points to the Ministry of Foreign Relations. Ambassador Rhadys Abreu, Acting Dominican Chief of United Nations and Organization of American States Affairs (Assistant Secretary-equivalent),took our views on board but had no immediate reply. We will report an [...]
2007-04-10 16:27:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNGA IAEA IR DR
07SANTODOMINGO817DOMINICAN GOVERNMENT APPROVES REQUEST FOR BLANKET
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-11 11:24:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR MARR MOPS SENV DR
07SANTODOMINGO825DOMINICAN BANKING SERIES, 14: BANINTER PROSECUTORS
[...] (U) This is the 14th in a series of cables following the Dominican banking frauds and prosecutions. Extensive additional material on prosecutions is available on our SIPRNET site. Baninter Prosecutors "Guarantee" Convictions, but Fear Sentencing Phase - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - [...]
2007-04-12 17:23:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN KJUS PGOV PREL DR
07SANTODOMINGO840DOMINICAN REPUBLIC EXTENDS INVITATION TO REGIONAL
[...] Embassy has received a letter from Dominican Attorney General Radhames Jimenez Pena inviting U.S. participation in an upcoming conference on regional penitentiary practices and penitentiary reform to be held in Santo Domingo, June 20-22, 2007. Post requests notification regarding USG intent t [...]
2007-04-13 19:10:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV KJUS KHUM OTRA DR
07SANTODOMINGO846DOMINICAN POLITICS III #23: PARTY UNITY UNDER
[...] (U) This is the 23rd cable in our series on Dominican politics in the third year of the administration of President Leonel Fernandez. PARTY UNITY UNDER STRESS AS PLD PREPARES FOR PRIMARY VOTE (SBU) On April 11 POLOFF met with Danilo Diaz of the ruling Dominican Liberation Party (PLD). As [...]
2007-04-13 20:37:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL DR
07SANTODOMINGO887DOMINICAN FUGITIVE WILFREDO TORIBIO TO BE
[...] On April 20, 2006, U.S. Marshals will return Wilfredo Antonio Toribio Reyes to the United States to stand trial in the State of New Jersey for multiple counts of robbery and conspiracy to commit robbery, as detailed in indictment number 05-05-0558-I (filed May 2, 2005) and indictment number 05 [...]
2007-04-18 17:54:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDCJAN CVIS KCRM SNAR DR
07SANTODOMINGO907DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: PREPARING FOR WMO QUADRENNIAL
[...] (U) Econoff met with the Director for the National Office of Meteorology (ONAMET),Gloria Ceballos, to raise awareness of the upcoming World Meteorological Organization (WMO) Congress, share USG priorities for the WMO Congress, solicit information on the Office of Meteorology priorities, and [...]
2007-04-20 11:05:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV TPHY WMO DR
07SANTODOMINGO926PRESIDENT FERNANDEZ SENDS CONDOLENCES FOR VIRGINIA
[...] President Leonel Fernandez expressed his condolences for the Virginia Tech tragedy to President Bush in an April 17 letter (received by the Embassy on April 19). An unofficial translation of the letter follows. 2. Begin translation. April 17, 2007 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Si [...]
2007-04-20 18:08:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL DR
07SANTODOMINGO964DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: ENVIRONMENT TRADE CAPACITY
[...] Summary: Per reftel this cable contains Embassy's proposals for regional and bilateral trade-related environment projects to be funded with FY2007 trade capacity funds under the CAFTA-DR free trade agreement. These proposals are in line with the CAFTA-DR Environmental Cooperation Agreement [...]
2007-04-24 11:11:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ELAB EPA ETRD SENV DR
07SANTODOMINGO971DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: LABOR TRADE CAPACITY BUILDING
[...] (SBU) Per Ref A, this cable contains Embassy's proposals for regional and bilateral trade-related labor projects to be funded with FY2007 trade capacity funds under the CAFTA-DR free trade agreement. These proposals are in line with the priorities identified within the White Paper. The breakdo [...]
2007-04-24 17:18:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ELAB PHUM DR
07SANTODOMINGO992DOMINICAN CAPITAL MARKET FAILS TO DEVELOP
[...] (SBU) Summary: Business finance in the Dominican Republic remains opaque, dominated by a small number of banks and trading groups characterized by virtually incestuous relationships. The country's long history of crony capitalism, corruption and tax evasion has retarded the establishment of [...]
2007-04-25 20:32:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN DR
07STATE130626(C) DEMARCHE REQUEST: GTMO DETAINEE EMERGENCY MEDEVAC
[...] (C) Department requests that Embassies Santo Domingo, San Jose, Panama City, and Mexico City approach the Governments of the Dominican Republic, Costa Rica, Panama, and Mexico about a standby arrangement that would enable DoD to transport Guantanamo detainees in need of critical care to a medic [...]
2007-09-17 20:58:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPTER PHUM PINS PREL MARR DR CS PM MX
07TEGUCIGALPA1154A CAFTA-DR SUCCESS STORY: TIME TO START A BUSINESS
[...] No summary [...]
2007-06-29 14:08:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIEDECIN ECON EIND PGOV DR GT CS HO
07TEGUCIGALPA1295MCC REQUIREMENTS KEY TO REDUCING BUSINESS OPENING TIME IN
[...] No summary [...]
2007-07-31 22:32:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIEDECIN ECON EIND PGOV DR CS HO
07USEUBRUSSELS1276U.S.-EU MEETINGS ON LATIN AMERICA
[...] (U) SUMMARY. US-EU Committee on Latin America (COLAT) troika consultations, held February 12 in Brussels, included discussion of Nicaragua, Venezuela, Colombia, Bolivia, Mexico, Brazil, Cuba and Central American gangs. The U.S. delegation consisted of WHA PDAS Charles Shapiro, USEU Deputy Pol [...]
2007-04-16 17:17:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EAID EUN MX DR GT CO VZ NI BO ES
08BOGOTA1001URIBE'S 84 PERCENT APPROVAL RATING SPURS
[...] (U) A Gallup poll taken March 4-6, shows President Uribe with an all-time high 84 percent approval rating. Only 13 percent disapproved of his performance, the lowest figure since 2002. The poll was taken prior to the Rio Group meeting in Santo Domingo, and pollster Jorge Londono said the Rio [...]
2008-03-14 16:06:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREF PREL PTER DR EC VZ CO
08NASSAU398SECOND TRIPARTITE CONFERENCE DISCUSSES DRUG AND MIGRANT TRAFFICKING AND ASSISTANCE FOR HAITI
[...] No summary [...]
2008-05-21 18:18:00Embassy NassauUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR PGOV PREL TK UK BF DR HA
08PANAMA120PANAMA: URGENT MEDEVAC DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] (C) "Let me raise this request with (First VP and FM) Samuel Lewis," Lewis' Senior Advisor Adolfo Ahumada told POLCOUNS on February 8 in response to reftel request for GOP assistance. Ahumada underscored (twice) in a brief conversation the "political sensitivities" that would need to be overc [...]
2008-02-08 19:23:00Embassy PanamaCONFIDENTIALPREL PREF PHUM SMIG BF CO CS CU DR JM MX PM
08PORTAUPRINCE523POSTCARD FROM OUANAMINTHE
[...] (U) Summary: The border town of Ouanaminthe thrives on legal and illegal trade with the Dominican Republic (DR) -- even as it continues to lack basic government services such as water, electricity, and telephones. Residents and local public officials openly criticize and sabotage GOH activit [...]
2008-04-02 11:50:00Embassy Port Au PrinceCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL ETRD DR HA
08PORTAUPRINCE895HAITI: AVIAN FLU OUTBREAK IN HAITI
[...] Acting Minister of Agriculture Joanas Gue announced June 11 that 11 positive cases representing four outbreaks of the H5N2 avian influenza virus were identified in four areas of Haiti. Gue attributed the cause of the outbreak in at least one area to fighting cocks that originated in the Dominic [...]
2008-06-19 17:57:00Embassy Port Au PrinceUNCLASSIFIEDEFLU ECON EFIN EAID PGOV PREL HA DR
08SANJOSE833PROSECUTIONS POSSIBLE, BUT NOT LIKELY IN DOMINICAN
[...] (SBU) Although local media alleged in April that 400-500 Dominican women had been trafficked into Costa Rica through proxy marriages to work in the sex trade, the story is not so straightforward. As the complicated facts have slowly emerged, it is apparent that the "victims" may have entered [...]
2008-10-22 19:29:00Embassy San JoseCONFIDENTIALPGOV KTIP CVIS CS DR
08SANODOMINGO1611ELECRICITY GENERATORS PREDICT A DARK DECEMBER IN
[...] No summary [...]
2008-10-17 20:39:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG ECON EINV DR
08SANTODOMINGO1009LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: COUNTER DRUG OPERATION
[...] This is an action request. Please see para. 2. 2. Post requests the Department's assistance in conducting human rights screening pursuant to the Leahy Amendment for the following subjects. Please slug response for NAS and ECOPOL. 3. Names and identifying information of the proposed [...]
2008-06-23 17:59:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR PHUM SNAR DR
08SANTODOMINGO1010LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: PEACE KEEPING OPERATIONS,
[...] This is an action request. Please see para. 2. 2. Post requests the Department's assistance in conducting human rights screening pursuant to the Leahy Amendment for the following subjects. Post has no disqualifying information. Please slug response for NAS and ECOPOL. 3. Names and i [...]
2008-06-23 18:36:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR PHUM SNAR DR
08SANTODOMINGO1023AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH FERNANDEZ: CHEVRON,
[...] (C) Summary: In the Ambassador's June 19 meeting with the President, Fernandez agreed to intervene in Chevron's investment dispute to prevent violence, but not to settle the dispute itself, stating that -- despite the contract -- there had to be a negotiated settlement. The President describe [...]
2008-06-25 13:32:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV PBIO ECON ENRG EAID EAGR CACS HA DR
08SANTODOMINGO1024AFTER THE ELECTION, WHAT NEXT?
[...] (SBU) Now that the presidential election is over, President Fernandez is turning to plans for his next term, the opposition is digging in its heels, and reformers are focusing on how to improve the democratic system before the congressional election of 2010. On economic issues, Fernandez face [...]
2008-06-25 13:35:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ECON DR
08SANTODOMINGO1025LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: DAMAGE CONTROL ASSESSMENT,
[...] This is an action request. Please see para. 2. 2. Post requests the Department's assistance in conducting human rights screening pursuant to the Leahy Amendment for the following subjects. Post has no disqualifying information. Please slug response for NAS and ECOPOL. 3. Names and i [...]
2008-06-25 16:30:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR PHUM SNAR DR
08SANTODOMINGO1028ICMEC EXPLORES AREAS OF COOPERATION WITH GODR TO
[...] Summary: Guillermo Galarza, a Program Director of the International Center for Missing and Exploited Children (ICMEC),an NGO, visited the DR to raise awareness of the global issue of child sexual exploitation and to meet with local government officials to explore areas of cooperation and aid. [...]
2008-06-25 20:02:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDCASC CVIS PHUM SOCI DR
08SANTODOMINGO1060DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: PROGRESS ON ASSET FORFEITURE
[...] (U) Summary. On June 13, a representative of the Department of Justice's (DOJ) Asset Forfeiture-Money Laundering Unit, accompanied by Assistant U.S. Attorneys (AUSAs) from the Districts of Puerto Rico and the Southern District of Florida and a Mexico City-based representative of the Internal [...]
2008-06-30 21:32:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KJUS KCRM SNAR DR
08SANTODOMINGO1073LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS,
[...] This is an action request. See para. 2. 2. Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following individuals who have been selected for Peacekeeping Operations Platoon Exchange, scheduled for 26 July - 06 August, 2008. Post has no disqualifying i [...]
2008-07-01 19:05:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDDR MARR PGOV PHUM
08SANTODOMINGO1074LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS,
[...] This is an action request. See para. 2. 2. Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following individuals who have been selected for Peacekeeping Operations Platoon Exchange, scheduled for 26 July - 06 September, 2008. Post has no disqualifyin [...]
2008-07-01 19:09:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDDR MARR PGOV PHUM
08SANTODOMINGO1075LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - PEACEKEPING OPERATIONS,
[...] This is an action request. See para. 2. 2. Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following individuals who have been selected for peacekeeping operations course, scheduled for 26 July - 06 September, 2008. Post has no disqualifying informat [...]
2008-07-01 19:13:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDDR MARR PGOV PHUM
08SANTODOMINGO1076LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - DEPARTMENTAL RESOURCE
[...] This is an action request. See para. 2. 2. Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following individuals who have been selected for a Departmental Resource Management Course, scheduled for 26 July - 06 August, 2008. Post has no disqualifying [...]
2008-07-01 19:27:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDDR MARR PGOV PHUM
08SANTODOMINGO1078INVITATION FOR PRESIDENT BUSH - INAUGURATION OF
[...] This is an action request for WHA/CAR. Please see paragraph 3. 2. On May 16, President Leonel Fernandez was elected President of the Dominican Republic. On August 16, per the Dominican Constitution, President Fernandez will be sworn-in. 3. Action request: Post requests that WHA/CAR wor [...]
2008-07-01 20:38:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV DR
08SANTODOMINGO1085DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: KOSOVO RECOGNITION DEMARCHE
[...] (C) Charge d' Affaires, a.i. Bullen spoke with and presented Ref A demarche to Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Manuel Trullols on July 2. Trullols took the Charge's comments on board, stated he will raise the issue with FM Morales when he returns to the country, and remained non-committal [...]
2008-07-03 17:10:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KPKO UNMIK UN YI EU DR
08SANTODOMINGO1108PRISONERS OF CONSCIENCE PUBLIC AFFAIRS EVENT
[...] On July 3, PolOff delivered to the Office of the Foreign Minister reftel demarche regarding the Prisoners of Conscience Public Affairs event. MFA did not have any immediate substantive response. Post will report any subsequent reply from the ministry. FANNIN [...]
2008-07-08 20:23:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDKDEM PHUM PREL DR
08SANTODOMINGO1118INAUGURATION OF PRESIDENT FERNANDEZ, AUGUST 16:
[...] (U) This is an action request for WHA/CAR; please see para. 3. 2. (U) President Leonel Fernandez, who was re-elected on May 16, will be inaugurated for his next term on August 16. Embassy Protocol Chief has obtained information on the schedule for inauguration event; please see below and no [...]
2008-07-10 20:25:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL OVIP DR
08SANTODOMINGO1122LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - COUNTER TERRORISM
[...] This is an action request. See para. 2. 2. Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following individuals who have been selected for a Counter Terrorism MARSOC/JCET Course, scheduled as on-going training from January 2008 - October 2010. Post [...]
2008-07-11 16:11:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDDR MARR PGOV PHUM
08SANTODOMINGO1167DOMINICAN SUPREME COURT UPHOLDS BANINTER BANK
[...] Summary. On July 11, the Dominican Supreme Court upheld the convictions in the Banco Intercontinental (Baninter) bank fraud case ensuring that the four defendants will spend time in prison. This is an important step forward because it is the first time that significant sentences were given to [...]
2008-07-18 12:09:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN PGOV PREL KJUS KCOR DR
08SANTODOMINGO1184SANTO DOMINGO ECONOMIC-POLITICAL ROUNDUP, JULY 22,
[...] Government,s Plan to Address Economic Crisis 2. Fernandez Focused on Constitutional Reform 3. Subsidy Must Keep Pace with Oil Prices or Lights Will Go Out 4. Astwood Extradition Controversy  [...]
2008-07-22 20:01:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ECON ENRG KJUS DR
08SANTODOMINGO1185PRESIDENT FERNANDEZ REQUESTS CONTRACT EXTENSION
[...] (C) On July 18, the Civil and Commercial Court of San Cristobal ruled in favor of Chevron,s petition that a blockade of the refinery by a transportation union is illegal and should be halted immediately. President Fernandez called the Ambassador on July 21 to convey a request from the transpo [...]
2008-07-22 20:10:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALECON ETRD DR
08SANTODOMINGO119AMBASSADOR' MEETING WITH PRESIDENT FERNANDEZ
[...] No summary [...]
2008-01-23 15:53:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALPGOV SNAR EINV DR
08SANTODOMINGO1199PRESIDENT FERNANDEZ ACKNOWLEDGES POLITICS MORE
[...] (C) In a meeting on July 22, President Fernandez asked Chevron to extend a contract with fuel transporters for one more year and offered to sign a personal guarantee that the contract would end after that time. This was the same request that the President delivered to the Ambassador on July 2 [...]
2008-07-25 16:26:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALECON ETRD DR
08SANTODOMINGO1235PRESIDENT AND FOREIGN MINISTER ON DRUGS, CHEVRON,
[...] (SBU) On July 23, in front of an audience that included President Fernandez and Acting U.S. DEA Chief, Dominican drug czar Marino Vinicio "Vincho" Castillo said that the United States is persistently obstructing the Dominican Republic's anti-drug efforts. Castillo said that this has harmed som [...]
2008-07-30 19:30:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON ENRG SNAR IR DR
08SANTODOMINGO124AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE
[...] (C) In his January 16 meeting with the Ambassador, PRD party presidential candidate Miguel Vargas Maldonado expressed concerns regarding the fairness of the election process; warned of possible Venezuelan support for his opponent; cited the importance of election observation; and explained his [...]
2008-01-23 19:48:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON ENRG VE DR
08SANTODOMINGO1241NODEL ENGEL'S MEETING WITH PRESIDENT FERNANDEZ:
[...] (U) Congressman Eliot Engel (D-NY),Chairman of the Western Hemisphere Affairs Subcommittee of the HCFA, made a brief private visit to the Dominican Republic July 28-29. The Congressman traveled to attend the July 29 ceremonial opening of the New York Mets baseball academy in Boca Chica (20 mi [...]
2008-07-31 13:25:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM ECON KV HA DR
08SANTODOMINGO1251LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - NCO DEVELOPMENT COURSE
[...] This is an action request. See para. 2. 2. Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 16 individuals who have been selected for a NCO Development Course, scheduled for 11 August - 26 September, 2008. Post has no disqualifying informati [...]
2008-08-05 21:48:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDDR MARR PGOV PHUM
08SANTODOMINGO1269DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON DOMINICAN REPUBLIC,S TRQ
[...] (SBU) Summary: Ambassador delivered reftel talking points regarding the administration of tariff rate quotas (TRQs) under CAFTA-DR to the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of Industry and Commerce on July 11 and August 5 respectively. The Secretary of Agriculture attributed the late [...]
2008-08-08 19:58:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALEAGR ETRD ECON DR
08SANTODOMINGO127LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS,
[...] This is an action request. Please see para. 2. 2. Post requests the Department's assistance in conducting human rights screening pursuant to the Leahy Amendment for the following subject(s) who has/have been nominated for training. Post has no disqualifying information. Please slug respo [...]
2008-01-25 14:35:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDMARR PGOV PHUM DR
08SANTODOMINGO128AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES VENZUELA WITH COLOMBIAN
[...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Fannin and Mrs. Fannin met Colombian Ambassador Luis Emilio Sierra and his wife Liliana Martinez de Sierra for a courtesy call. During the meeting Ambassador Fannin inquired as to the extent of Venezuelan influence in the Dominican Republic. Sierra stated that there is [...]
2008-01-25 15:05:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALPGOV EINV PARM PINR SNAR VE DR
08SANTODOMINGO129LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - COLOMBIAN TRAINERS FOR
[...] This is an action request. Please see para. 2. 2. Post requests the Department's assistance in conducting human rights screening pursuant to the Leahy Amendment for the following foreign subject(s) who will be providing training in community based policing to the Dominican National Police. [...]
2008-01-25 17:04:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM CO DR
08SANTODOMINGO130LEAHY REQUEST - COASTAL SEARCH AND RESCUE
[...] This is an action request. Please see para. 2. 2. Post requests the Department's assistance in conducting human rights screening pursuant to the Leahy Amendment for the following subjects who are tentatively slated to receive training. Post has no disqualifying information. Please slug r [...]
2008-01-25 18:30:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDMARR PGOV PHUM DR
08SANTODOMINGO131LEAHY REQUEST - MARITIME SAFETY/PORT CONTROL
[...] This is an action request. Please see para. 2. 2. Post requests the Department's assistance in conducting human rights screening pursuant to the Leahy Amendment for the following subject. Post has no disqualifying information. Please slug response for EcoPol. 3. Name and identifying i [...]
2008-01-25 19:00:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDMARR PGOV PHUM DR
08SANTODOMINGO132LEAHY REQUEST - INFORMATION OPERATIONS, FT.
[...] This is an action request. Please see para. 2. 2. Post requests the Department's assistance in conducting human rights screening pursuant to the Leahy Amendment for the following subjects. Post has no disqualifying information. Please slug response for EcoPol. 3. Names and identifying [...]
2008-01-25 19:14:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDMARR PGOV PHUM DR
08SANTODOMINGO1332LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - ALP COURSE (1),DOMINICAN
[...] This is an action request. See para. 2. 2. Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following MAAG sponsored individual who has been selected for an ALP Course, scheduled for 27 August 2008 - 24 July, 2010. Post has no disqualifying informatio [...]
2008-08-21 20:32:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDDR MARR PGOV PHUM
08SANTODOMINGO1333DEMARCHE ON DESIGNATION OF ADDITIONAL IRANIAN
[...] POLCHIEF delivered Reftel talking points on the designation of an additional five Iranian entities for proliferation activities to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Ambassador Ciro Amaury Dargam, Assistant Secretary of International Organizations Affairs, took our views on board but had no imme [...]
2008-08-22 17:39:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KNNP MNUC IR GM PARM EFIN DR
08SANTODOMINGO1340PLD LEADER MEDINA KEEPS DISTANCE FROM FERNANDEZ
[...] (C) BACKGROUND: Danilo Medina is the second-most powerful leader in the PLD party, after President Fernandez himself, and is seen as the strategic brains behind the organization's rise from third-party status in the 1980s to control of the presidency and both houses of congress by 2006. Medina se [...]
2008-08-25 19:57:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PBIO SNAR ECON DR
08SANTODOMINGO135LEAHY REQUEST - MAAG LIAISON OFFICERS
[...] This is an action request. Please see para. 2. 2. Post requests the Department's assistance in conducting human rights screening pursuant to the Leahy Amendment for the following subjects who will be receiving meals and other incidental expenses paid for by Defense Department funds. Post h [...]
2008-01-28 13:00:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDMARR PGOV PHUM DR
08SANTODOMINGO1353FERNANDEZ PLAYS MUSICAL CHAIRS WITH CABINET
[...] (C) In a series of decrees issued following his August 16 inauguration, President Fernandez shuffled his cabinet; however, many of the officials simply moved from one ministry to another. There was no clear public policy message sent by the personnel moves. Rather, by keeping most of the cabinet [...]
2008-08-27 17:02:00Embassy Santo DomingoSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PINR SENV MARR ETRD ECON DR
08SANTODOMINGO136LEAHY REQUEST - AIRCREW LIFE SUPPORT. SHEPPARD
[...] This is an action request. Please see para. 2. 2. Post requests the Department's assistance in conducting human rights screening pursuant to the Leahy Amendment for the following subjects. Post has no disqualifying information. Please slug response for EcoPol. 3. Names and identifying [...]
2008-01-28 19:54:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDMARR PGOV PHUM DR
08SANTODOMINGO1360REJECTING RUSSIAN RECOGNITION OF S.
[...] POLCHIEF delivered Reftel talking points on Russian recognition of the breakaway Georgian regions to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Deputy Foreign Minister Alejandra Liriano took our views on board but had no immediate reply. We will report any subsequent Dominican response. (U) Please vi [...]
2008-08-28 18:19:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV GG RU DR
08SANTODOMINGO1371FORBES ENERGY CITES CORRUPTION IN ETHANOL PROJECT
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Executives with Forbes Energy met with the Ambassador regarding the company,s planned USD 700 million sugarcane ethanol project straddling the Dominican Republic-Haiti border. They said that while they have already obtained all needed permits for the project, which will be based in Man [...]
2008-08-29 15:08:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALECON ENRG KCOR EINV DR
08SANTODOMINGO1383LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - CYBER CRIME TRAINING (2),
[...] This is an action request. See para. 2. 2. Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following two individuals who have been selected for LEGAT sponsored Cyber Crime Training, scheduled for 03 - 05 September, 2008. Post has no disqualifying inf [...]
2008-09-02 18:09:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDDR MARR PGOV PHUM
08SANTODOMINGO139LEAHY REQUEST - PILOT INSTRUMENT PROCEDURES
[...] This is an action request. Please see para. 2. 2. Post requests the Department's assistance in conducting human rights screening pursuant to the Leahy Amendment for the following subjects. Post has no disqualifying information. Please slug response for EcoPol. 3. Names and identifying [...]
2008-01-28 20:58:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDMARR PGOV PHUM DR
08SANTODOMINGO140LEAHY REQUEST - PILOT INSTRUMENT PROCEDURES
[...] This is an action request. Please see para. 2. 2. Post requests the Department's assistance in conducting human rights screening pursuant to the Leahy Amendment for the following subject. Post has no disqualifying information. Please slug response for EcoPol. 3. Name and identifying i [...]
2008-01-28 21:05:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDMARR PGOV PHUM DR
08SANTODOMINGO141U.S. CONSORTIUM TO BUY DOMINICAN AIRPORT
[...] (C) The operations manager for Aerodom (Dominican Airports International 21st Century),which manages the airport operations concessions for six of the Dominican Republic's eight international airports, including Las Americas International Airport in Santo Domingo, confidentially informed ECON [...]
2008-01-29 13:10:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALECON EAIR EINV DR
08SANTODOMINGO1410LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MARITIME TERRORISM CIV-MIL
[...] This is an action request. See para. 2. 2. Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following three US Navy sponsored individuals who have been selected for a Maritime Terrorism Civ-Mil Course, scheduled for 06 - 20 September, 2008. Post has [...]
2008-09-05 21:45:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDDR MARR PGOV PHUM
08SANTODOMINGO142DOMINICAN FUGITIVE CONTRERAS EXTRADITED TO THE
[...] On January 24, U.S. Marshals returned Rick Rogelio Contreras to the United States to appear before the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas on charges of conspiracy to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine, as well as possession with intent to distribute more than 500 [...]
2008-01-29 15:17:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDCJAN CVIS KCRM SNAR DR
08SANTODOMINGO1439GODR REACTIONS TO TIP TIER 2 WATCH-LIST PLAN
[...] (U) Summary: Per reftel instructions, Poloff delivered demarche and left the Tier 2 watch-list action plan recommendations as a non-paper with key Dominican officials. Our recommendations may be of assistance as the GODR is in the process of developing its own, multi-agency "integrated action [...]
2008-09-12 15:31:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL KTIP DR
08SANTODOMINGO1444LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - INSTR. FLIGHT PROCEDURES,
[...] This is an action request. See para. 2. 2. Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for Instr. Flight Procedures Course, scheduled for 16 September - 12 December 2008. Post has no dis [...]
2008-09-15 16:23:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDDR MARR PGOV PHUM
08SANTODOMINGO1445LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - HELICOPTER CREW CHIEF
[...] This is an action request. See para. 2. 2. Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for Helicopter Crew Chief Training, scheduled for 09 September - 12 December 2008. Post has no disqu [...]
2008-09-15 17:02:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDDR MARR PGOV PHUM
08SANTODOMINGO145FERNANDEZ MAKES HIS CASE TO THE DOMINICAN PEOPLE
[...] (SBU) On January 29, President Fernandez gave a major campaign speech in which he took credit for reestablishing macroeconomic stability, warned against returning the rival PRD party to power during challenging economic times, and promised a series of programs for his next term. While engagin [...]
2008-01-30 16:03:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ECON DR
08SANTODOMINGO1456SANTO DOMINGO ECONOMIC-POLITICAL ROUNDUP,
[...] Open Skies Agreements with Panama and Canada 2. U.S. Company Purchases Airport Operations 3. Bank Fraud Conviction Upheld 4. Venezuela: Scandal Over Houses Donated to Storm Victims 5. Unions Press for Wage Increase  [...]
2008-09-18 12:42:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ELAB EFIN ECON PGOV VE PM CA DR
08SANTODOMINGO1471LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - PKO/CFAC COURSE (33),
[...] This is an action request. See para. 2. 2. Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for PKO and CFAC courses, scheduled for 03 - 17 October, 2008. Post has no disqualifying informatio [...]
2008-09-19 18:30:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDDR MARR PGOV PHUM
08SANTODOMINGO1474FOREIGN MINISTER ON UNGA DEMARCHES AND
[...] (U) On September 18, the Ambassador met with Foreign Minister Morales Troncoso to deliver Reftel demarches on the UN General Assembly and the Bolivian and Venezuelan decisions to declare our Ambassadors persona non grata. 2. (SBU) Regarding A/S Shannon's meeting with DR/CARICOM Ambassadors [...]
2008-09-19 19:24:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON HA VE HO BL DR
08SANTODOMINGO1475LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - VISIT TO COLOMBIAN
[...] This is an action request. See para. 2. 2. Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following NAS sponsored individuals who have been selected for a visit to the Colombian National Police, scheduled for October 19 - 25, 2008. Post has no disq [...]
2008-09-19 19:27:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDDR MARR PGOV PHUM SNAR
08SANTODOMINGO1484LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - EXPLOSIVE INCIDENT
[...] This is an action request. See para. 2. 2. Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following DS/RSO sponsored individuals who have been selected for an Explosive Incident Countermeasures Course, scheduled for 20 October - 20 December, 2008. P [...]
2008-09-22 14:29:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDDR MARR PGOV PHUM
08SANTODOMINGO1486EAC MEETING
[...] SUMMARY: US EMBASSY SANTO DOMINGO CONVENED AN EAC MEETING ON 22 SEPTEMBER 2008, REGARDING A SEVERE STORM WATCH THAT MAY BRING HEAVY RAIN FALL AND POSSIBLE MAJOR FLOODING TO THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC. THE CHARGE D' AFFAIRS CONVENED THE MEETING TO DISCUSS AND IMPLEMENT APPROPRIATE COURSES OF ACTION, [...]
2008-09-22 21:32:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDASEC AMGT PTER CASC DR
08SANTODOMINGO149AMBASSADOR'S COURTESY CALL WITH CANADIAN AMBASSADOR
[...] (SBU) Summary: Ambassador and Mrs. Fannin met Canadian Ambassador Patricia Fortier and her husband Paul Durand, the OAS representative in the Dominican Republic, for a courtesy call. Fortier highlighted the GOC's efforts in stabilizing Haiti and increased role in fighting crime, as well as are [...]
2008-01-30 20:53:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV EINV PINR CA DR
08SANTODOMINGO1509URGENT LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - AIR INTEL (2
[...] No summary [...]
2008-09-26 12:23:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PGOV MARR DR
08SANTODOMINGO151DOL VISIT HIGHLIGHTS U.S. FIGHT AGAINST CHILD LABOR
[...] (SBU) Summary: On January 14 and 15, Department of Labor Deputy Undersecretary Charlotte Ponticelli traveled to the Dominican Republic to attend the launch of the second phase of a DOL-funded child labor project, meet the Secretaries of Labor and Education, civil society and business leaders as [...]
2008-01-31 11:27:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI USAID DR
08SANTODOMINGO1513THE DR'S REFORMISTA PARTY - A PHOENIX OR DEAD
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Social Christian Reform Party (PRSC),once the powerful political instrument of President Balaguer, is struggling to rise again after it received less than five percent of the vote during the May 2008 elections. The party is split in various ways and several nominal membe [...]
2008-09-26 19:01:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KJUS DR
08SANTODOMINGO1532LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - TECH TRAINING INST.COURSE
[...] This is an action request. See para. 2. 2. Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for a Tech Training Inst. course, scheduled for 07 October - 12 December, 2008. Post has no disqual [...]
2008-10-01 17:35:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDDR MARR PGOV PHUM
08SANTODOMINGO1533LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - NCOA COURSE (4),IAAFA,
[...] This is an action request. See para. 2. 2. Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for a NCOA course, scheduled for October 15 - December 12, 2008. Post has no disqualifying informat [...]
2008-10-01 17:58:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDDR MARR PGOV PHUM
08SANTODOMINGO1535LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - INT'L ASSOC. OF CHIEFS OF
[...] This is an action request. See para. 2. 2. Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following NAS sponsored individual who has been selected for the International Assoc. of Chiefs of Police Annual Conference, scheduled for 08 - 12 November 2008 [...]
2008-10-02 13:00:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDDR MARR PGOV PHUM SNAR
08SANTODOMINGO1536LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - TWO (2) ADDITIONAL NAMES
[...] This is an action request. See para. 2. 2. Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for two (2) additional MAAG sponsored individuals who have also been selected for the same Tech Training Inst. course as those candidates listed in reftel A. This cours [...]
2008-10-02 13:52:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDDR MARR PGOV PHUM
08SANTODOMINGO1557KOSOVO ICJ RESOLUTION AT UNGA: DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
[...] Political Chief delivered Reftel talking points on the Kosovo ICJ resolution at UNGA to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Acting Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Trullols took our views on board and pledged to inform the Foreign Minister, but made no substantive reply. We will report any subseque [...]
2008-10-07 17:42:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UN UNGA KV DR
08SANTODOMINGO1559DEMARCHE ON UN VOTING RECORD DELIVERED TO
[...] (C) On October 7, Political Chief delivered Ref A demarche on the Dominican Republic's UN General Assembly voting record to Acting Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Trullols. Given that the Ambassador had recently discussed this issue with Foreign Minister Morales, Trullols simply reaffirmed what h [...]
2008-10-07 18:51:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALPREL UNGA DR
08SANTODOMINGO1572STAFFDEL KILDEE
[...] Embassy Santo Domingo welcomes STAFFDEL Kildee. Post understands that the Control Officer for the visit is: Captain Baxter Goodly, USN Executive Officer USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) Tel: (757) 443-7615 E-Mail: goodlyb@lhd3.navy.mil 2. Post understands that Post is not being requested to prov [...]
2008-10-09 20:12:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV MARR OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN DR
08SANTODOMINGO1587(SBU) BIOFUELS CONSULTANTS BEGIN WORK ON SECOND
[...] (U) SUMMARY. Biofuels consultants working under the U.S.-Brazil Biofuels Initiative were in the Dominican Republic October 2 and 3 to meet with GoDR and private-sector players in the liquid fuels sector. The State Department provided funding through the Organization of American States (OAS) t [...]
2008-10-14 12:32:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG ECON SENV DR
08SANTODOMINGO1608FERNANDEZ'S PRIORITY: A NEW CONSTITUTION
[...] (SBU) Summary: On September 18, President Fernandez delivered his long-promised draft of a new constitution to the Congress. With the goal of a "democratic revolution," Fernandez proposes changes to the judiciary, presidential re-election, electoral system, nationality, and many other areas. [...]
2008-10-17 15:21:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM ECON DR
08SANTODOMINGO1610DOMINICAN ECONOMY VULNERABLE TO GLOBAL CRISIS
[...] (SBU) Summary: The global financial crisis has not yet had a serious impact in the Dominican Republic where the banking system appears to be in relatively good shape as a result of stronger regulatory measures put into place after the 2003 banking crisis. However, the private sector is publicl [...]
2008-10-17 20:16:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN PGOV DR
08SANTODOMINGO1611ELECTRICITY GENERATORS PREDICT A DARK DECEMBER IN
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. A fiscal crisis in the government is causing the GoDR to withhold payments to power generators who are cutting generation capacity as a result of not being able to pay for fuel shipments. As the mostly government-owned electricity distributors fall into further arrears with pri [...]
2008-10-17 20:39:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG ECON EINV DR
08SANTODOMINGO1613LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - PT-6A ENGINE TECHNICIAN
[...] This is an action request. See para. 2. 2. Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for a PT-6A Engine Technician Course, scheduled for 05 November - 12 December, 2008. Post has no d [...]
2008-10-20 12:27:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDDR MARR PGOV PHUM
08SANTODOMINGO1628LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - 4TH ANNUAL SOVEREIGN
[...] This is an action request. See para. 2. 2. Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following DAO US SOCOM sponsored individual who has been selected for 4th Annual Sovereign Challenge Conference, scheduled for 11 - 20 November, 2008. Post has [...]
2008-10-22 11:36:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDDR MARR PGOV PHUM
08SANTODOMINGO163LEAHY REQUEST - AIR MISSION COMMANDER (SPANISH),
[...] This is an action request. Please see para. 2. 2. Post requests the Department's assistance in conducting human rights screening pursuant to the Leahy Amendment for the following subjects. Post has no disqualifying information. Please slug response for EcoPol. 3. Names and identifying [...]
2008-02-01 18:07:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDMARR PGOV PHUM DR
08SANTODOMINGO164LEAHY REQUEST - AIRCRAFT STRUCTURE MAINTENANCE
[...] This is an action request. Please see para. 2. 2. Post requests the Department's assistance in conducting human rights screening pursuant to the Leahy Amendment for the following subjects. Post has no disqualifying information. Please slug response for EcoPol. 3. Names and identifying [...]
2008-02-01 18:14:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDMARR PGOV PHUM DR
08SANTODOMINGO1640GODR LOOKS TO BUY SHELL RETAIL BUSINESS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Shell Company Regional Chairman Rafael Maradiaga told EconOff that the government has informed Shell it intends to purchase the company,s retail gasoline business, the country,s largest, for USD 190 million. The government has already signed a purchase agreement to buy Shell's 50 [...]
2008-10-23 19:34:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALENRG EINV ECON DR
08SANTODOMINGO1641STRENGTHENED ENVIRONMENTAL MINISTRY SAYS IT WILL
[...] (U) SUMMARY: On October 16, Environmental Minister Jaime David Fernandez Mirabal issued a warning to artisan craft merchants that the GODR will begin confiscating items made from components of endangered marine turtle species on November 3. The sale of these products has been illegal in the D [...]
2008-10-23 19:34:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV KICR ECON EFIS DR
08SANTODOMINGO1642GODR LOOKS TO BUY SHELL RETAIL BUSINESS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Shell Company Regional Chairman Rafael Maradiaga told EconOff that the government has informed Shell it intends to purchase the company,s retail gasoline business, the country,s largest, for USD 190 million. The government has already signed a purchase agreement to buy Shell's 50 [...]
2008-10-23 19:34:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALENRG EINV ECON DR
08SANTODOMINGO1643STRENGTHENED ENVIRONMENTAL MINISTRY SAYS IT WILL
[...] (U) SUMMARY: On October 16, Environmental Minister Jaime David Fernandez Mirabal issued a warning to artisan craft merchants that the GODR will begin confiscating items made from components of endangered marine turtle species on November 3. The sale of these products has been illegal in the D [...]
2008-10-23 19:34:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV KICR ECON EFIS DR
08SANTODOMINGO1649LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - HIV/AIDS PLAN. & POLICY
[...] This is an action request. See para. 2. 2. Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 3 MAAG/DOD sponsored individuals who have been selected for HIV/AIDS Planning & Policy Development, scheduled for 06 - 12 December, 2008. Post has no [...]
2008-10-27 14:18:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDDR MARR PGOV PHUM
08SANTODOMINGO165LEAHY REQUEST - UH-1H HELICOPTER MECHANIC COURSE,
[...] This is an action request. Please see para. 2. 2. Post requests the Department's assistance in conducting human rights screening pursuant to the Leahy Amendment for the following subjects. Post has no disqualifying information. Please slug response for EcoPol. 3. Names and identifying [...]
2008-02-01 18:19:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDMARR PGOV PHUM DR
08SANTODOMINGO1650CANCEL LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - 4TH ANNUAL
[...] This is an action request. See para. 2. 2. New information has surfaced and Post therefore respectfully requests to withdraw reftel request for human rights vetting pursuant to the Leahy Amendment. BULLEN [...]
2008-10-27 16:37:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDDR MARR PGOV PHUM
08SANTODOMINGO1657U.S.-CARIBBEAN SECURITY DIALOGUE: DOMINICAN
[...] On October 28, the Ambassador delivered Reftel talking points on the U.S.-Caribbean Security Dialogue to Foreign Minister Morales Troncoso. Morales expressed Dominican interest in the meeting and said that he would pass the invitation to Minister of Defense Pena Antonio. In addition, the Dom [...]
2008-10-29 18:45:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL SNAR KJUS PTER EAID MASS MOPS DR
08SANTODOMINGO1666SANTIAGO: THE OTHER DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
[...] (SBU) Summary: Whereas piles of trash and crumbling sidewalks decorate Santo Domingo, Santiago - the DR's second largest city - demonstrates what public-private partnerships and civic pride can achieve. The entrepreneurial spirit of the region was on display during Ambassador Fannin's recent [...]
2008-10-30 14:03:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KCRM EINV ECON DR
08SANTODOMINGO167LEAHY REQUEST - SPECIAL REACTION TEAM COURSE, SAN
[...] This is an action request. Please see para. 2. 2. Post requests the Department's assistance in conducting human rights screening pursuant to the Leahy Amendment for the following subjects. Post has no disqualifying information. Please slug response for EcoPol. 3. Names and identifying [...]
2008-02-01 18:24:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDMARR PGOV PHUM DR
08SANTODOMINGO168LEAHY REQUEST - CORROSION CONTROL TECHNICIAN
[...] This is an action request. Please see para. 2. 2. Post requests the Department's assistance in conducting human rights screening pursuant to the Leahy Amendment for the following subjects. Post has no disqualifying information. Please slug response for EcoPol. 3. Names and identifying [...]
2008-02-01 18:28:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDMARR PGOV PHUM DR
08SANTODOMINGO1682LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - SWAT TRAINING (96),SANTO
[...] This is an action request. See para. 2. 2. Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 96 MAAG sponsored Dominican SEFA Unit individuals who have been selected for SWAT training, scheduled for 01 November 2008 - 01 November 2009. Post [...]
2008-10-31 19:42:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDDR MARR PGOV PHUM
08SANTODOMINGO1683HAITIANS SUBJECTED TO VIOLENCE AND DEPORTATION
[...] (U) Summary: Longstanding tensions between Haitians, persons of Haitian descent, and Dominicans resulted in violence this week that left at least 6 dead, dozens of homes burned, and hundreds deported. Dominican authorities have issued statements condemning the violence and, while it is uncle [...]
2008-10-31 20:18:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV KCRM PREL DR HA
08SANTODOMINGO169LEAHY REQUEST - T-53/L-13 ENGINE TECHNICIAN
[...] This is an action request. Please see para. 2. 2. Post requests the Department's assistance in conducting human rights screening pursuant to the Leahy Amendment for the following subjects. Post has no disqualifying information. Please slug response for EcoPol. 3. Names and identifying [...]
2008-02-01 18:32:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDMARR PGOV PHUM DR
08SANTODOMINGO1697DEMARCHE ON U.S. CANDIDACY FOR CIM DELIVERED
[...] POLCHIEF delivered Reftel talking points on the U.S. candidacy for the Inter-American Commission of Women to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Ambassador Ciro Amaury Dargam, Assistant Secretary of International Organizations Affairs, took our views on board but had no immediate reply. We will [...]
2008-11-05 12:40:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDAORC OAS KWMN PGOV PREL DR
08SANTODOMINGO1698DEMARCHE ON DESIGNATION OF ADDITIONAL IRANIAN
[...] POLCHIEF delivered Reftel talking points on the designation of additional Iranian entitites to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Ambassador Ciro Amaury Dargam, Assistant Secretary of International Organizations Affairs, took our views on board but had no immediate reply. We will report any su [...]
2008-11-05 12:40:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP MNUC IR GM PREL PARM EFIN DR
08SANTODOMINGO17PARTNERSHIP FOR DEMOCRATIC GOVERNANCE: DOMINICAN
[...] This cable responds to Reftel request for Post's assessment of the suitability of the Dominican Republic for possible pilot projects under the Partnership for Democratic Governance (PDG). Background ---------- 2. The USG's Democracy and Governance assistance program in the Dominican Rep [...]
2008-01-04 19:05:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAID PHUM DR
08SANTODOMINGO170LEAHY REQUEST - HELICOPTER CREW CHIEF TRAINING,
[...] This is an action request. Please see para. 2. 2. Post requests the Department's assistancein conducting human rights screening pursuant to the Leahy Amendment for the following subjects. Post has no disqualifying information. Please slug response for EcoPol. 3. Names and identifying [...]
2008-02-01 18:35:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDMARR PGOV PHUM DR
08SANTODOMINGO172LEAHY REQUEST - AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE
[...] This is an action request. Please see para. 2. 2. Post requests the Department's assistance in conducting human rights screening pursuant to the Leahy Amendment for the following subjects. Post has no disqualifying information. Please slug response for EcoPol. 3. Names and identifying [...]
2008-02-01 18:43:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDMARR PGOV PHUM DR
08SANTODOMINGO1727NON-AVAILABILITY OF CBP INTERDICTION ASSETS
[...] (SBU) Summary. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Blackhawk helicopters stationed in Puerto Rico that have been assisting the Dominican Republic Directorate for National Drug Control (DNCD) and the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) in the interdiction of suspected narcotics laden [...]
2008-11-07 20:00:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYDR KCRM PHUM PREL SNAR
08SANTODOMINGO1729ONE DEAD AS BLACKOUTS LEAD TO PROTESTS
[...] (U) Summary: Owed USD 500 million, the country's private power generators have cut back electricity output, causing extensive blackouts throughout the country. This situation has incited violent protests, increased crime and caused economic losses. With GoDR officials saying the government l [...]
2008-11-07 20:32:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG ECON EINV DR
08SANTODOMINGO1739DOMINICAN PRESIDENT AND FOREIGN MINISTER
[...] No summary [...]
2008-11-12 19:37:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL DR
08SANTODOMINGO174AVIAN FLU OUTBREAK SPURS TRADE DISPUTE WITH HAITI
[...] (C) Summary. The Dominican poultry industry is claiming that it is suffering significant financial losses as a result of the decision by the Haitian government to ban all chicken and egg imports from the Dominican Republic on January 4. The decision to ban imports was the result of an occurrenc [...]
2008-02-04 14:56:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALKFLU EAGR SENV ECON ETRD PGOV HA DR
08SANTODOMINGO178UN DRIP FOLLOW-UP AND OAS STATE OF PLAY
[...] In response to reftel, Embassy Santo Domingo does not have current (or future) programs or outreach efforts to assist the indigenous population of the Dominican Republic. While there are some renewed historical and cultural interest among scholars and academics in the country's indigenous Tain [...]
2008-02-04 20:15:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV DR
08SANTODOMINGO18LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - NAS MONEY LAUNDERING
[...] This is an action request. Please see para. 2. 2. Post requests the Department's assistance in conducting human rights screening pursuant to the Leahy Amendment for the following subjects who have been nominated for training. Post has no disqualifying information. Please slug response for [...]
2008-01-04 19:10:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDMARR PGOV PHUM DR
08SANTODOMINGO180PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN: DIVERGING POLLS PROMPT
[...] (SBU) The results of four major presidential campaign opinion polls differ by as much as 20 percent (pct.),from a 16 pct. lead for the PLD's Leonel Fernandez to a 4 pct. lead for the PRD's Miguel Vargas Maldonado. The rival campaigns are busy debating the reliability of their favored polling [...]
2008-02-05 18:55:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR ECON DR
08SANTODOMINGO1807GODR RESPONSE TO GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP FOR
[...] FAS Counselor delivered talking points as per reftel to Minister of Agriculture Salvador Jimenez. On November 25, Jimenez responded by letter conveying his support for the proposed Global Partnership for Agriculture and Food (GPAF). Jimenez said he views GPAF as having the potential to reasse [...]
2008-11-26 15:33:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD EAGR TBIO EAID PGOV DR
08SANTODOMINGO1810DEMARCHE OPPOSING UNGA RESOLUTIONS WITH
[...] POLCHIEF delivered Reftel talking points on UNGA resolutions with anti-Israel bias to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Deputy Foreign Minister Alejandra Liriano took our views on board but had no immediate reply. We will report any subsequent Dominican response. (U) Please visit us at htt [...]
2008-11-26 18:40:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNGA IS PA LE SY DR
08SANTODOMINGO1811AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH PRESIDENT FERNANDEZ:
[...] No summary [...]
2008-11-28 14:05:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALPREL ENRG MARR SNAR DR
08SANTODOMINGO1812SANTO DOMINGO ECONOMIC-POLITICAL ROUNDUP, NOVEMBER
[...] IMF Visit Raises Concerns about Balance of Payments, 2009 Deficit 2. Government Completes Purchase of Oil Refinery 3. Another Bank Fraud Conviction Upheld by Supreme Court 4. Fernandez Hosts Seminar on Financial Crisis 5. Vargas Maldonado Makes Power Play in PRD Party  [...]
2008-11-28 14:06:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON EFIN DR
08SANTODOMINGO1813POLAD FOR VISIT OF HSV SWIFT
[...] (U) Post welcomes the visit of HSV Swift. Alain Norman, Political Officer, will serve as POLAD for the visit, with the Military Group (MAAG),Public Affairs, and other Embassy sections performing their usual duties. Post will discuss the specific dates of Mr. Norman's availability by e-mail [...]
2008-11-28 14:08:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL AFIN MARR MAS MOPS DR
08SANTODOMINGO1815DR TIP WATCH LIST INTERIM ASSESSMENT
[...] (U) The following is Embassy Santo Domingo's Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Watch List Interim Assessment, per ref A request. 2. (U) Authorities of the Dominican Republic report that they are working to prevent human trafficking, protect TIP victims and prosecute offenders under the "Traffick [...]
2008-11-28 18:33:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM SMIG KCRM KTIP KWMN DR
08SANTODOMINGO1819VISIT BY WHA DAS ROBINSON
[...] (U) Summary: The November 17-19 visit of WHA Deputy Assistant Secretary David Robinson and WHA/CAR Deputy Director Willard Smith to the Dominican Republic provided them an opportunity to hear first hand about the challenges faced by the GODR and Embassy Santo Domingo - the energy and fiscal cr [...]
2008-12-01 18:57:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PHUM KCRM SNAR DR
08SANTODOMINGO1825DEMARCHE ON UNGA FIRST COMMITTEE RESOLUTION ON
[...] POLCHIEF delivered Reftel talking points on the UNGA First Committee Resolution on Compliance to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Deputy Foreign Minister Alejandra Liriano took our views on board but had no immediate reply. We will report any subsequent Dominican response. (U) Please visit [...]
2008-12-02 16:49:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL MNUC PARM UNGA DR
08SANTODOMINGO1871DEMARCHE ON KOSOVO RECOGNITION DELIVERED
[...] POLCHIEF delivered Reftel talking points on Kosovo Recognition to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and noted that four Latin American countries have already recognized. Deputy Foreign Minister Alejandra Liriano took our views on board but had no immediate reply. We will report any subsequent [...]
2008-12-10 17:34:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KV DR
08SANTODOMINGO19NO DOMINICAN-HAITIAN POLITICAL PARTY
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The press recently reported that the Dominican-Haitian Community Political Movement (MPCDH),led by Ruben Jean-Baptiste Latorti, will form a political party representing the interests of Dominicans of Haitian descent. Jean-Baptiste clarified that he will not form a political party [...]
2008-01-04 19:56:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV ECON DR
08SANTODOMINGO1906LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - NAVAL STAFF COLLEGE (3),
[...] This is an action request. See para. 2. 2. Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 3 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for Naval Staff College, scheduled for 02 January - 17 June 2009. Post has no disqualifying infor [...]
2008-12-15 14:11:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDDR MARR PGOV PHUM
08SANTODOMINGO1907LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - GUEST INSTRUCTORS (4),
[...] This is an action request. See para. 2. 2. Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 4 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected as guest instructors, scheduled for 07 January, 2009. Post has no disqualifying information. Plea [...]
2008-12-15 14:13:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDDR MARR PGOV PHUM
08SANTODOMINGO1908LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - SWAT (3),07 JANUARY 2009
[...] This is an action request. See para. 2. 2. Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 3 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for SWAT training, scheduled for 07 January 2009. Post has no disqualifying information. Please s [...]
2008-12-15 14:13:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDDR MARR PGOV PHUM
08SANTODOMINGO1917SANTO DOMINGO ECONOMIC-POLITICAL ROUNDUP, DECEMBER
[...] IMF Visit 2. Fernandez Speech on Economic Crisis 3. Energy Sector Update 4. Job Losses in Mining Sector 5. Textile Sector Loses More Jobs  [...]
2008-12-16 13:44:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN PREL SNAR ETRD ENRG DR
08SANTODOMINGO192OPEN SOCIETY JUSTICE INITIATIVE CONDEMNS DR BIRTH
[...] (SBU) Summary: EmbOffs met with representatives of the Soros affiliated Open Society Justice Initiative to discuss the Dominican Republic,s birth registration policy, especially how it adversely affects Dominicans of Haitian descent. The Justice Initiative highlighted deficiencies with the co [...]
2008-02-07 16:33:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PGOV SMIG CASC HA DR
08SANTODOMINGO1921REFORM OF THE REFORMISTA PARTY - THE DREAM IS ALIVE
[...] (C) Summary: Poloff met with Victor "Ito" Bisono, a rising star of the falling Reform Party (PRSC) to discuss prospects for the party's revival - an on-going saga (ref A). Although some Dominicans have already dismissed the party as a thing of the past, Bisono has a different vision: He pred [...]
2008-12-16 20:39:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM KCOR KJUS VE DR
08SANTODOMINGO1924AGREMENT REQUEST FOR ROBERTO SALADIN TO BE
[...] (SBU) This is an action request. The Dominican Government has requested agrement for Roberto Saladin to be their next Ambassador to the United States. The request was made on December 5 via diplomatic note no. 29065 (sent to WHA/CAR). Post requests that the Department consider the request and [...]
2008-12-17 14:39:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ECON CVIS DR
08SANTODOMINGO1950DR POLITICS - EX-PRSC STAR GUIDING FEW, FOR NOW
[...] (C) Summary: Eduardo Estrella, a former presidential candidate of the PRSC (Partido Reformista Social Cristiano) offered Poloff a worrying assessment of the DR's political and economic scene much like other politicians and officials have done: Corruption is reaching self-destructive proportio [...]
2008-12-22 14:11:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALPGOV KCOR PREL KJUS SNAR DR
08SANTODOMINGO1951DR POLITICS - EX-PRSC STAR GUIDING FEW, FOR NOW
[...] (C) Summary: Eduardo Estrella, a former presidential candidate of the PRSC (Partido Reformista Social Cristiano) offered Poloff a worrying assessment of the DR's political and economic scene much like other politicians and officials have done: Corruption is reaching self-destructive proportio [...]
2008-12-22 14:11:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALPGOV KCOR PREL KJUS SNAR DR
08SANTODOMINGO1953(C) GODR BLAMES 'EXPLOSIVE' LEGISLATOR FOR SEA
[...] (C) Summary: On December 15, the Ambassadors from the United Kingdom, United States and Japan demarched Deputy Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Trullols regarding concerns about the Dominican Republic's expanded sea boundary claims under a 2007 law. Trullols said the Foreign Ministry opposed this [...]
2008-12-22 14:11:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALSENV ECON EFTA PBTS PREL DR
08SANTODOMINGO1959RULE OF LAW ROUND-UP - DEC 2008
[...] (U) This constitutes the first in a planned series of cables collecting and summarizing developments in the rule of law field, writ large: notable cases and controversies related to corruption, narco-trafficking, money-laundering, human smuggling and trafficking, as well as the functioning of [...]
2008-12-23 17:57:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KCOR KCRM SNAR PREL DR
08SANTODOMINGO1967LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - RSO - INTERDICTING
[...] This is an action request. See para. 2. 2. Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 12 RSO sponsored individuals who have been selected for an Interdicting Terrorist Activity course, scheduled for 2 - 13 February 2009. Post has no d [...]
2008-12-29 14:24:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDDR MARR PGOV PHUM
08SANTODOMINGO1973DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - 2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE REPORT
[...] The 2009 Investment Climate Update for the Dominican Republic. ---------------------------------- A.1 Openness to Foreign Investment ---------------------------------- 2. While the Dominican government welcomes foreign investment, significant systemic problems can make investing in the [...]
2008-12-30 14:38:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ETRD OPIC USTR KTDB PGOV DR
08SANTODOMINGO1974DOMINICAN TOURIST DESTINATIONS WARY AS ECONOMIC
[...] Summary: The tourist havens of Punta Cana and La Romana in the eastern part of the Dominican Republic are beginning to feel the effects of the global economic downturn, but the impact remains limited and most new development is continuing. However, Cap Cana, a large scale luxury resort projec [...]
2008-12-30 16:47:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EAID DR
08SANTODOMINGO201DOMINICANS NONCOMMITTAL ON URGENT MEDEVAC REQUEST
[...] Poloff met today with Deputy Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Alejandra Liriano, regarding REF A request for assistance. Liriano took the request under advisement and committed to informing the Embassy when/if the Dominican government takes a position. 2. COMMENT: Liriano's inabilit [...]
2008-02-11 19:04:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PM PREF PREL SMIG CU DR
08SANTODOMINGO202LEAHY REQUEST - NATIONAL POLICE ANTI-MONEY
[...] This is an action request. Please see para. 2. 2. Post requests the Department's assistance in conducting human rights screening pursuant to the Leahy Amendment for the following subjects, all of whom are members of the Dominican National Police Central Office of Criminal Investigation. P [...]
2008-02-11 19:04:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM DR
08SANTODOMINGO208DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: SOLICITATIONS FOR
[...] Per REFTEL, following are Embassy rank-ordered solicitations from a variety of sources for G/TIP managed FY-2008 ESF and INCLE funds. Full proposals to follow via e-mail. a) Name: International Organization for Migration Requested funding: 310,275 USD (all federal) Project title: [...]
2008-02-12 20:17:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDASEC ELAB SMIG PHUM KCRM DR
08SANTODOMINGO212DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: ADDITIONAL SUBMISSION FOR
[...] The Dominican government has requested that it be allowed to submit a proposal for G/TIP managed FY-2008 ESF and INCLE funds beyond the February 12 deadline established in REF A. Three other timely submissions from various NGOs were made in REF B. 2. Embassy forwards information regarding t [...]
2008-02-13 18:59:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDASEC ELAB SMIG PHUM KCRM DR
08SANTODOMINGO225PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION ROUNDUP, FEBRUARY 15, 2008
[...] Opposition Walks Out on Central Elections Board 2. Participacion Ciudadana Launches Observation, Cites Abuses 3. Fernandez Criticized for Describing Sun Land Issue as "Closed" 4. New Polls Fail to Clarify Divergent Numbers  [...]
2008-02-15 15:25:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR ECON KDEM DR
08SANTODOMINGO231KOSOVO: DOMINICAN REPUBLIC SUPPORTS U.S. POSITION
[...] (C) On February 15, the Ambassador followed up previous demarches by Post and delivered Reftel talking points to Minister of Foreign Affairs Morales. The Ambassador pressed for recognition of Kosovo as early as possible. Morales replied that the Dominican Republic would support the United St [...]
2008-02-15 19:53:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALPREL UN UNMIK EU YI DR
08SANTODOMINGO241LEAHY REQUEST - INTERNATIONAL LOGISTIC/SUPPLY
[...] This is an action request. Please see para. 2. 2. Post requests the Department's assistance in conducting human rights screening pursuant to the Leahy Amendment for the following subject. Post has no disqualifying information. Please slug response for EcoPol. 3. Name and identifying i [...]
2008-02-19 17:02:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDMARR PGOV PHUM DR
08SANTODOMINGO242LEAHY REQUEST - AIR COMMAND AND STAFF COLLEGE,
[...] This is an action request. Please see para. 2. 2. Post requests the Department's assistance in conducting human rights screening pursuant to the Leahy Amendment for the following subject. Post has no disqualifying information. Please slug response for EcoPol. 3. Name and identifying i [...]
2008-02-19 17:07:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDMARR PGOV PHUM DR
08SANTODOMINGO250LEAHY REQUEST - INTELLIGENCE BASIC COURSE, FT.
[...] This is an action request. Please see para. 2. 2. Post requests the Department's assistance in conducting human rights screening pursuant to the Leahy Amendment for the following subjects and requests notification of clearance NLT February 27, 2008, as notification on or before this date i [...]
2008-02-20 19:22:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDMARR PGOV PHUM DR
08SANTODOMINGO251KOSOVO: DOMINICAN PLANS FOR RECOGNITION ON HOLD
[...] As reported in Ref A, Foreign Minister Morales informed the Ambassador on February 15 that, regarding Kosovo's independence, the Dominican Republic would support the United States' position. On February 20, the Ambassador delivered Ref B demarche to Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Manuel T [...]
2008-02-20 19:38:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UN UNMIK YI EU KV DR
08SANTODOMINGO289KOSOVO: DOMINICANS PLEDGE DECISION BY FEBRUARY 25
[...] As reported in Refs A and B, Foreign Minister Morales informed the Ambassador on February 15 that, regarding Kosovo's independence, the Dominican Republic would support the United States' position. On February 20, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Manuel Trullols told the Ambassador that fin [...]
2008-02-22 19:18:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UN UNMIK YI EU KV DR
08SANTODOMINGO295KOSOVO: DOMINICANS SEEK RIO GROUP CONSENSUS
[...] (C) As reported in Refs A-C, Foreign Minister Morales informed the Ambassador on February 15 that, regarding Kosovo's independence, the Dominican Republic would support the United States' position. On February 20, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Manuel Trullols told the Ambassador that fin [...]
2008-02-25 19:45:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALPREL UN UNMIK YI EU KV DR
08SANTODOMINGO315KIDNAPPING, CATTLE-RUSTLING TREAD ON
[...] (U) The recent media reports of kidnapping and cross border skirmishes in the border towns of Dajabon-Ounaminthe highlight the increasing friction between Dominicans and Haitians in this area. Tensions mounted when two Dominican men from Dajabon were kidnapped by a group of about ten armed Ha [...]
2008-02-29 20:04:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PBTS SMIG HA DR
08SANTODOMINGO330DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: OVERFLIGHT CONCURRENCE
[...] Embassy concurs with Global Hawk and/or U2 overflight of the Dominican Republic for the purpose of imagery mapping and understands that U2 overflight is scheduled to occur during the period between March 7 and April 30, 2008, with exact dates to be determined. Embassy further understands that [...]
2008-03-05 19:30:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MARR DR
08SANTODOMINGO350DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: 8TH ANNUAL TIP REPORT
[...] Please find the following information keyed to reftel questions. -------------------------------- Overview of Dominican Activities -------------------------------- PARAGRAPH A ----------- -- Summary: The Dominican Republic is a country of origin for women trafficked internationally to [...]
2008-03-10 18:18:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG DR
08SANTODOMINGO371DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: PROSECUTION SEGMENT FOR 8TH
[...] Please find the following information in response to REF A questions regarding prosecution of human traffickers in the Dominican Republic. This information completes Embassy's 8th Annual TIP Report, initially submitted in REF B. --------------------------------------------- Investigations, [...]
2008-03-13 20:24:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG DR
08SANTODOMINGO373FM MORALES AND OAS REP ON RIO GROUP, OAS
[...] (C/NF) Summary: In a March 12 meeting with the Ambassador, Foreign Minister Morales described the successful outcome of the Rio Group Summit as a "team effort." Responding to Reftel demarche on the OAS Ministerial, Morales cautioned against any action that could scuttle the peace gains that t [...]
2008-03-13 21:32:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PTER PGOV PHUM CO EC DR
08SANTODOMINGO387ONDCP DIRECTOR, DEA ADMINISTRATOR CALL ON
[...] (C) Summary: On February 25, White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) Director John Walters, accompanied by Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Acting Administrator Michele Leonhart, U.S. Ambassador P. Robert Fannin, ONDCP and DEA Chiefs of Staff, and poloff called on Domi [...]
2008-03-17 19:24:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KCRM SNAR MARR DR
08SANTODOMINGO389PLD HOPES FERNANDEZ WINS WITH SIXTY PERCENT
[...] (SBU) On March 6, The Ambassador, ECOPOL Counselor and POLOFFS met with Dominican Liberation Party (PLD) leaders, Francisco Javier Garcia Fernandez, National Campaign Chairman, Cesar Torribio Pena, Presidential legal advisor, and Reinaldo Pared Perez, President of the Senate, to hear their vie [...]
2008-03-17 19:36:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV DR
08SANTODOMINGO39PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN RHETORIC HEATS UP
[...] (SBU) After a respite caused by two major tropical storms and the holiday season, rhetoric among presidential candidates heated up again over the weekend. The PLD party candidate, President Leonel Fernandez, launched the first attack. Referring to the 2003-2004 economic crisis during the las [...]
2008-01-08 17:01:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ECON DR
08SANTODOMINGO414MEDICAL DOCTORS AND OTHER GROUPS CALL FOR MORE STRIKES
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Dominican Doctors Union (CMD) organized a march to the Presidential palace on Wednesday, March 12, to demand a salary increase for medical doctors employed by the state. However, the press reported the National Police aided by the National Investigation Department (DNI) disp [...]
2008-03-26 18:15:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM ELAB PGOV DR
08SANTODOMINGO418CONCERN GROWING OVER GOVERNMENT'S CAMPAIGN RULES
[...] (C) Summary: On March 24, the Government and ruling PLD party suffered a setback when a Central Elections Board (JCE) decision found that a special government payroll existed to pay party members who did no work, and ordered that the practice be ceased. The ruling follows a damning report by a [...]
2008-03-27 17:39:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KDEM DR
08SANTODOMINGO428DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: FY 2008 PEDOPHILIA
[...] The UN International Research and Training Institute for the Advancement of Women (INSTRAW) does not grant any official status, accreditation, or recognition to any organization which promotes and condones or seeks the legalization of pedophilia or has subsidiaries or member organizations that [...]
2008-03-28 17:36:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PHUM SOCI DR
08SANTODOMINGO429LEAHY VETTING: CLOSE COMBAT TRAINING, FEB.2008 TO
[...] This is an action request. Please see para. 2. 2. Post requests the Department's assistance in conducting human rights screening pursuant to the Leahy Amendment for the following subjects. Post has no disqualifying information. Please slug response for ECOPOL and NAS. 3. Names and ide [...]
2008-03-28 18:42:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR PHUM DR
08SANTODOMINGO440UPDATED LEAHY VETTING: MTT COASTAL SEARCH AND
[...] This is an action request. Please see para. 2. 2. Post requests the Department's assistance in conducting human rights screening pursuant to the Leahy Amendment for the following subjects whose names and identifying information were first submited by reftel on January 8, 2008, and are tent [...]
2008-04-01 15:32:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR PHUM DR
08SANTODOMINGO487LEAHY REQUEST - MARITIME INTERDICTION, SANTO
[...] This is an action request. Please see para. 2. 2. Post requests the Department's assistance in conducting human rights screening pursuant to the Leahy Amendment for the following subjects. Post has no disqualifying information. Please slug response for EcoPol and NAS. 3. Names and ide [...]
2008-04-08 14:51:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDMARR PHUM SNAR KCRM DR
08SANTODOMINGO490INSTRAW STAFFING AND BUDGET PROFILE
[...] Staffing and budget data for the Dominican Republic-based UN International Research and Training Institute for the Advancement of Women (INSTRAW) is as follows: Annual budget: 1.5 million USD Staff: 23 (9 fixed, 10 consultants on average, 4 interns on average). FANNIN [...]
2008-04-08 18:22:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDAORC APER ECON POL UN DR
08SANTODOMINGO491LEAHY VETTING: BASIC INTELLIGENCE COURSE, APR. 30
[...] This is an action request. Please see para. 2. 2. Post requests the Department's assistance in conducting human right screening pursuant to the Leahy Amendment for the following subjects. Post has no disqualifying information. Please slug response for ECOPOL and NAS. 3. Name and identi [...]
2008-04-08 19:02:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR PHUM DR
08SANTODOMINGO502DEMARCHES ON IRAN TRAVEL BAN AND DUAL USE ITEM
[...] POLOFF delivered Ref A-B talking points on "Implementing the Travel Ban and Dual Use Item Provisions of UNSCR 1803" to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Ambassador Ciro Amaury Dargam, Assistant Secretary of International Organizations Affairs took our views on board but had no immediate reply. [...]
2008-04-09 17:55:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDMNUC KNNP IR UNSC DR
08SANTODOMINGO503LEAHY VETTING: BASIC INTELLIGENCE COURSE, APR. 30
[...] This is an action request. Please see para. 2. 2. Post requests the Department's assistance in conducting human right screening pursuant to the Leahy Amendment for the following subjects. These 5 subjects are in addition to the 1 sent prior, reftel. Post has no disqualifying information. [...]
2008-04-09 17:56:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR PHUM DR
08SANTODOMINGO518INVITATION FOR HOUSE SPEAKER PELOSI
[...] This is an action request for WHA/CAR; see para. 3. 2. On April 7, the Ambassador met with Congresswoman Minou Tavares Mirabal (PLD-Santo Domingo),Chairwoman of the House Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Committee. Tavares delivered an invitation to the U.S. Congress to partic [...]
2008-04-14 12:51:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV ECON DR
08SANTODOMINGO55SCENESETTER FOR DOL DEPUTY UNDERSECRETARY
[...] The Dominican Republic has become a reliable supporter of democracy in the sometimes difficult and always strategic Caribbean. Our close relationship is exemplified by Dominican ratification of the CAFTA-DR free trade agreement, and our friendship is cemented by a history of strong economic [...]
2008-01-10 22:44:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI USAID DR
08SANTODOMINGO56URGENT LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - COUNTER DRUG
[...] This is an action request. Please see para. 2. 2. Post requests the Department's assistance in conducting human rights screening pursuant to the Leahy Amendment for the following subjects who have been nominated for training. Post has no disqualifying information. Please slug response for [...]
2008-01-11 13:14:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDMARR PGOV PHUM DR
08SANTODOMINGO561DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: BANINTER BANKING CONVICTIONS
[...] In a key blow to impunity, the 3rd Chamber of the National District's Court of Appeals early this morning upheld the convictions of senior banking officials involved in the disastrous 2003 bankruptcy of Banco Intercontinental (Baninter),made additional findings of guilt for a previously convi [...]
2008-04-18 18:36:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN KJUS KCOR PGOV DR
08SANTODOMINGO57URGENT LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - COUNTER TERRORISM
[...] This is an action request. Please see para. 2. 2. Post requests the Department's assistance in conducting human rights screening pursuant to the Leahy Amendment for the following subject who has been nominated for training. Post has no disqualifying information. Please slug response for E [...]
2008-01-11 13:14:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDMARR PGOV PHUM DR
08SANTODOMINGO58EMBASSY SUPPORTS 2ND TRANCHE OF SPECIALIZED
[...] (S) Embassy concurs with and supports the concept of specialized counter-terrorism training for Dominican forces as proposed by the U.S. Special Forces Command (SOCSOUTH) and termed OEF-CCA Dominican Republic. This training will enable Dominican forces to effectively conduct unilateral/combin [...]
2008-01-11 20:14:00Embassy Santo DomingoSECRETMARR PTER DR
08SANTODOMINGO585DOMINICAN FUGITIVE CAYETANO EXTRADITED TO THE
[...] On April 21, U.S. Marshals returned Henri Cayetano (aka "Figura Vieja") to the United States to appear before the U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico to face 4 narcotics-related counts, as detailed in indictment number 06-253 (PG),filed on August 19, 2006. The facts contained [...]
2008-04-22 17:35:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDCJAN CVIS KCRM SNAR DR
08SANTODOMINGO586PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION: LEFTIST PARTY HOPES TO
[...] (SBU) Summary: In his April 16 meeting with PolOff, Guillermo Moreno, the presidential candidate for the political party Movement for Independence, Unity, and Change (MIUCA),expressed concern about the allegations of the ruling Dominican Liberation Party's (PLD) use of state resources for the [...]
2008-04-22 18:09:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV DR
08SANTODOMINGO587LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: FBINAA LATIN
[...] This is an action request. See para. 2. 2. Post requests Department's assistance in rapidly processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following individual who has been selected for a FBI Retraining Course, located in Santiago, Chile, scheduled for May 19-23, 2008. Post possesses no/no [...]
2008-04-22 18:43:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM KJUS KCRM DR
08SANTODOMINGO59EMBASSY SUPPORTS 2ND TRANCHE OF SPECIALIZED
[...] (S) Embassy concurs with and supports the concept of specialized counter-terrorism training for Dominican forces as proposed by the U.S. Special Forces Command (SOCSOUTH) and termed OEF-CCA Dominican Republic. This training will enable Dominican forces to effectively conduct unilateral/combin [...]
2008-01-11 20:14:00Embassy Santo DomingoSECRETMARR PTER DR
08SANTODOMINGO594DEMARCHE ON PRISONERS OF CONSCIENCE DECLARATION
[...] POLOFF delivered Reftel talking points on the U.S.-EU Prisoners of Conscience Declaration to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Deputy Foreign Minister Alejandra Liriano took our views on board but had no immediate reply. We will report any subsequent Dominican response. FANNIN [...]
2008-04-23 19:54:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL EUN DR
08SANTODOMINGO611PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION ROUNDUP, APRIL 25, 2008
[...] Participacion Ciudadana's Second Observation Report 2. Latest Poll Results 3. Fernandez Discusses Removing Term Limits 4. Small Party Candidate Alleges Donations by Narcotics Traffickers  [...]
2008-04-25 18:50:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PINR PHUM ECON DR
08SANTODOMINGO63LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - DOMINICAN NATIONAL POLICE
[...] This is an action request. Please see para. 2. 2. Post requests the Department's assistance in conducting human rights screening pursuant to the Leahy Amendment for the following subjects who have been nominated for training. Post has no disqualifying information. And understand per REF t [...]
2008-01-11 20:20:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDMARR PGOV PHUM DR HO
08SANTODOMINGO653LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: PLATOON EXCHANGE, PUERTO
[...] This is an action request. Please see para. 2. 2. Post requests the Department's assistance in conducting human right screening pursuant to the Leahy Amendment for the following subjects. Post has no disqualifying information. Please slug response for NAS and ECOPOL. 3. Name and identi [...]
2008-05-01 16:21:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR PHUM DR
08SANTODOMINGO654LEAHY VETTING: ENLISTED MILITARY EDUCATION COURSE,
[...] This is an action request. Please see para. 2. 2. Post requests the Department's assistance in conducting human right screening pursuant to the Leahy Amendment for the following subjects. Post has no disqualifying information. Please slug response for NAS and ECOPOL. 3. Named and ident [...]
2008-05-01 16:28:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR PHUM DR
08SANTODOMINGO659LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ADVANCED SIU COURSE, SANTO
[...] This is an action request. See para. 2. 2. Post requests Department's assistance in rapidly processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following individuals who have been selected for an Advanced Sensitive Investigative Unit (SIU) training course, located in Santo Domingo, Dominican Rep [...]
2008-05-02 12:30:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KCRM SNAR DR
08SANTODOMINGO663LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: BORDER SECURITY REGIONAL
[...] This is an action request. See para. 2. 2. Post requests Department's assistance in rapidly processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following individuals who have been selected for the Border Security Regional MET Conference, located in Guatemala, and scheduled for May 19-23, 2008. [...]
2008-05-02 14:19:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM MARR DR
08SANTODOMINGO664LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: CTR FOR HOMLAND SECURITY
[...] This is an action request. See para. 2. 2. Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following individual who has been selected to attend coursework at the Center for Homeland Defense Security, located in Washington, DC, and scheduled for June 2 [...]
2008-05-02 14:48:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM MARR DR
08SANTODOMINGO665LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: IDEC CONFERENCE, ISTANBUL,
[...] This is an action request. See para. 2. 2. Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following Dominican Army flag officers who serve as the senior leaders of the DEA-equivalent National Directorate for Drug Control (DNCD). They have been select [...]
2008-05-02 15:10:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR SNAR KCRM DR
08SANTODOMINGO666LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: PATROL CRAFT HULL MAINT
[...] This is an action request. Please see para. 2. 2. Post requests the Department's assistance in conducting human right screening pursuant to the Leahy Amendment for the following subjects. Post has no disqualifying information. Please slug response for NAS and ECOPOL. 3. Name and identi [...]
2008-05-02 17:51:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR PHUM DR
08SANTODOMINGO668PRD CLAIMS POSSIBLE ELECTION FRAUD; PLD SMELLS A
[...] (SBU) The opposition Dominican Revolutionary Party (PRD) has strongly criticized the new electronic system for transmitting electoral results to the Central Election Board (JCE),with one senior party official even alleging an organized effort to steal the election. The ruling Dominican Liber [...]
2008-05-02 19:12:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PHUM DR
08SANTODOMINGO677LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: OUTBOARD MTR MT & OVHL
[...] This is an action request. Please see para. 2. 2. Post requests the Department's assistance in conducting human right screening pursuant to the Leahy Amendment for the following subject. Post has no disqualifying information. Please slug response for NAS and ECOPOL. 3. Name and identif [...]
2008-05-06 15:49:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR PHUM DR
08SANTODOMINGO688LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: PLATOON EXCHANGE, PUERTO
[...] This is an action request. Please see para. 2 and 3. 2. Post requests the Department's assistance in conducting human right screening pursuant to the Leahy Amendment for the following subjects. Post has no disqualifying information. The Military Assistance and Advisory Group (MAAG) reques [...]
2008-05-07 19:55:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR PHUM DR
08SANTODOMINGO699OAS HITS THE RIGHT NOTES IN ELECTION REPORT
[...] (SBU) Summary: On May 6, the OAS's Electoral Observation Mission issued a "Pre-Electoral Report" on the campaign for the May 16 presidential election. The report praised the performance of the Central Elections Board (JCE); criticized the ruling PLD party for spending state resources on the [...]
2008-05-09 12:53:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM DR
08SANTODOMINGO734DOMINICAN REPUBLIC REQUESTS RELIEF FROM LEAHY
[...] Summary. Embassy notes with understanding the tremendous volume of Leahy vetting requests that must be processed by the Department -- Embassy itself has submitted 66 requests for over 460 individuals so far in FY 08, and submitted 82 requests for 635 individuals and 1 military unit in FY 07 -- [...]
2008-05-12 16:35:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM DR
08SANTODOMINGO735LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: DEPARTMENTAL RESOURCE
[...] This is an action request. See para. 2. 2. Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following individuals who has been selected for a Departmental Resource Management Course, located at WHINSEC, and scheduled for June 9 - July 16, 2008. Post p [...]
2008-05-12 16:50:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR DR
08SANTODOMINGO738LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: NCO PROFESSIONAL
[...] This is an action request. See para. 2. 2. Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following member of the Dominican Army who has been selected for NCO Professional Development, located at Ft. Benning, GA, and scheduled for July 9 - September [...]
2008-05-12 18:56:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR DR
08SANTODOMINGO744LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: AIRCRAFT PNEUDRAULICS SYS
[...] This is an action request. See para. 2. 2. Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following individual who has been selected for an Aircraft Pneudraulics Systems Technician course, located in San Antonio, TX, and scheduled for May 27 - August [...]
2008-05-14 13:57:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR DR
08SANTODOMINGO745LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: INTL LOGISTIC/SUPPLY
[...] This is an action request. See para. 2. 2. Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following individual who has been selected for a International Logistics/Supply Management Course, located in San Antonio, TX, and scheduled for June 17 - Augus [...]
2008-05-14 15:25:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR DR
08SANTODOMINGO746LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: INSTRUCTOR TRAINING,
[...] This is an action request. See para. 2. 2. Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following members of the Dominican Army who have been selected for an Instructor Training course, located at Ft. Benning, GA, and scheduled for July 2-23, 2008. [...]
2008-05-14 16:32:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR DR
08SANTODOMINGO747LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: INTERMEDIATE LEVEL
[...] This is an action request. See para. 2. 2. Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following individual who has been selected for an Intermediate Level Education course, located at Ft. Benning, GA, and scheduled from June 13, 2008 to May 28, 2 [...]
2008-05-14 16:47:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR DR
08SANTODOMINGO749DEMARCHE DEMARCHE ON NPT PREPARATORY COMMITTEE
[...] POLOFF delivered Reftel talking points on the NPT Preparatory Committee Meeting to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Deputy Foreign Minister Alejandra Liriano took our views on board but had no immediate reply. We will report any subsequent Dominican response. (U) Please visit us at http:/ [...]
2008-05-14 19:51:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PREL NPT IAEA DR
08SANTODOMINGO751SCENESETTER FOR DOMINICAN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION,
[...] (SBU) Dominicans go to the polls on Friday May 16 in the fourth presidential election since 1994, when widespread fraud led to significant reforms to the electoral system. Since 1994, substantial USAID funds have been used to strengthen the Central Elections Board (JCE),make it more independe [...]
2008-05-15 15:43:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM ECON DR
08SANTODOMINGO76DOMINICANS CONFIRM SUPPORT OF PIERRE PROSPER FOR
[...] On January 14 Poloff met with Deputy Secretary of State Jose Manuel Trulolls and Deputy Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Alejandra Liriano, regarding the candidacy of Pierre Prosper for the CERD. Liriano confirmed that the Dominican Government will support the candidature of Prosper an [...]
2008-01-16 11:34:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL UNGA DR
08SANTODOMINGO760DOMINICAN ELECTION: FIRST RESULTS INDICATE
[...] The Central Election Board (JCE) released its "First Bulletin" at approximately 10:15 p.m., with the following results: -- Leonel Fernandez, Dominican Liberation Party (PLD),53 percent -- Miguel Vargas Maldonado, Dominican Revolutionary Party (PRD),41 percent -- Amable Aristy Castro, Ref [...]
2008-05-17 02:45:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM ECON DR
08SANTODOMINGO768PROPOSED CONGRATULATORY LETTER FROM SECRETARY TO
[...] This is an action request for WHA/CAR. On May 19, the Ambassador spoke with President Fernandez and congratulated him on his re-election on May 16. Post recommends that the Secretary also send a congratulatory letter to Fernandez. Post requests that WHA/CAR prepare a letter, using the propos [...]
2008-05-19 20:11:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL DR
08SANTODOMINGO769POLICE KILLINGS - A CAUSE OF CONCERN
[...] (SBU) Summary: The recent spate of police killings in Santo Domingo and Boca Chica highlight a disturbing trend of deaths at the hands of police, often attributed to "exchanges of gunfire." In both incidents, police demonstrated improper adherence to police and judicial procedures and used ex [...]
2008-05-19 20:58:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PHUM PGOV SOCI DR
08SANTODOMINGO770CESFRONT - A PERSPECTIVE FROM PEDERNALES
[...] PolOff met with source who is a U.S. citizen currently residing in Pedernales, a border town in the south of the country, doing local development work. Source, in the course of her duties, has regular contact with NGOs, local community leaders, and residents, including Dominicans, Haitians and [...]
2008-05-19 20:58:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL PGOV SMIG MCAP HA DR
08SANTODOMINGO79DOMINICAN FUGITIVE NUNEZ EXTRADITED TO THE UNITED
[...] On January 10, U.S. Marshals returned Maria Nunez to the United States to appear before the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey to face charges of conspiracy to commit food stamp fraud, as detailed in indictment number 00-776 (HAA),filed on December 1, 2000. The facts contained [...]
2008-01-16 11:43:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDCJAN CVIS KCRM SNAR DR
08SANTODOMINGO794LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: INTERMEDIATE LEVEL
[...] This is an action request. Please see para. 2. 2. Post requests the Department's assistance in conducting human right screening pursuant to the Leahy Amendment for the following subject to attend reftel training. Post has no disqualifying information. Please slug response for NAS and ECO [...]
2008-05-23 18:10:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR PHUM DR
08SANTODOMINGO795LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: OUTBOARD MOTOR MAINTENANCE
[...] This is an action request. Please see para. 2. 2. Post requests the Department's assistance in conducting human right screening pursuant to the Leahy Amendment for the following subject to attend reftel training. Post has no disqualifying information. Please slug response for NAS and ECO [...]
2008-05-23 18:15:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR PHUM DR
08SANTODOMINGO796LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: PLATOON EXCHANGE, DOMINICAN
[...] This is an action request. Please see para. 2. 2. Post requests the Department's assistance in conducting human right screening pursuant to the Leahy Amendment for the following Dominican Army units, all of which are components of the 1st Battalion "COEN": 1st and 2nd Platoons, "A" Compa [...]
2008-05-23 19:25:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR PHUM DR
08SANTODOMINGO804LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: INTERNATIONAL DAMCONT ASST
[...] This is an action request. Please see para. 2. 2. Post requests the Department's assistance in conducting human right screening pursuant to the Leahy Amendment for the following subjects. Post has no disqualifying information. Please slug response for NAS and ECOPOL. 3. Names and id [...]
2008-05-27 20:53:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR PHUM DR
08SANTODOMINGO805LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: INTERNATIONAL SHIPYARD
[...] This is an action request. Please see para. 2. 2. Post requests the Department's assistance in conducting human right screening pursuant to the Leahy Amendment for the following subjects. Post has no disqualifying information. Please slug response for NAS and ECOPOL. 3. Names and id [...]
2008-05-27 20:53:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR PHUM DR
08SANTODOMINGO806LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: NAVAL COMMAND COLLEGE,
[...] This is an action request. Please see para. 2. 2. Post requests the Department's assistance in conducting human right screening pursuant to the Leahy Amendment for the following subjects. Post has no disqualifying information. Please slug response for NAS and ECOPOL. Names and identif [...]
2008-05-27 20:53:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR PHUM DR
08SANTODOMINGO807LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: COUNTER DRUG OPS, WHINSEC,
[...] This is an action request. Please see para. 2. 2. Post requests the Department's assistance in conducting human right screening pursuant to the Leahy Amendment for the following subjects. Post has no disqualifying information. Please slug response for NAS and ECOPOL. 3. Names and id [...]
2008-05-27 20:53:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR PHUM SNAR DR
08SANTODOMINGO809LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: FOREIGN PURCHASE AND
[...] This is an action request. Please see para. 2. 2. Post requests the Department's assistance in conducting human right screening pursuant to the Leahy Amendment for the following subjects, one of whom is subject of pending reftel vetting request. Post has no disqualifying information. Ple [...]
2008-05-28 16:27:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR PHUM DR
08SANTODOMINGO822DEMARCHE ON CANDIDATE FOR INTER-AMERICAN JURIDICAL
[...] On May 21, Post delivered Diplomatic Note No. 95 to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The note contained the talking points and resume provided in Reftel regarding the candidacy of David Stewart for the IAJC. 2. The Foreign Ministry has not made any immediate reply. We will report any subs [...]
2008-05-28 20:35:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV OAS XM DR
08SANTODOMINGO884ASSESSING LABOR AFTER ONE YEAR OF CAFTA-DR:
[...] Summary: In a series of meetings with labor unions, NGOs and officials from the Ministry of Labor (SET),our contacts highlighted some of the successes and continuing problems in labor rights since the entry-into-force of CAFTA-DR in the Dominican Republic in March 2007. Positive improvements [...]
2008-06-04 15:12:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI DR
08SANTODOMINGO887DOMINICAN REPUBLIC RESPONSE: FORCED LABOR AND
[...] This is in response to a Department of Labor request for a list of goods that may have been produced with child or forced labor in the Dominican Republic as mandated by the Trafficking in Victims Protection Act. 2. Post reports that the following goods, listed in paragraph four, are alleged [...]
2008-06-04 18:41:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI DR
08SANTODOMINGO90VIEW FROM SANTIAGO: FERNANDEZ CAMPAIGN FACES
[...] (U) On January 11 ECOPOLCOUNS and POLOFF visited Santiago, the Dominican Republic's second largest city, to discuss the presidential election campaign. Santiago is the capital of a province of the same name, as well as the hub of the Cibao, a 14-province region with a record of successful priv [...]
2008-01-17 12:49:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON DR
08SANTODOMINGO927DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: SUBMISSION OF NOTE - AGREEMENT
[...] Pursuant to refetl, Embassy submitted on June 9, 2008, Diplomatic Note No. 103, regarding the Global Peace Operations Initiative. Embassy had previously received verbal consent from the Dominican Armed Forces and understands that submission of this note does not require a formal, substantive [...]
2008-06-09 15:39:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDMARR MASS KTIA DR
08SANTODOMINGO929ELECTION SHOWS STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES OF
[...] (SBU) Summary: The analysis of Post and other observers of the 2008 presidential election is that the Dominican democratic system has improved to the extent that widespread election day fraud, which occurred as recently as 1994, is now a thing of the past. Other strengths of Dominican democr [...]
2008-06-09 18:38:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM ECON DR
08SANTODOMINGO967LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: TERRORISM AND
[...] This is an action request. Please see para. 2. 2. Post requests the Department's assistance in conducting human rights screening pursuant to the Leahy Amendment for the following subject. Post has no disqualifying information. Please slug response for NAS and ECOPOL. 3. Name and ide [...]
2008-06-13 16:01:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR PHUM SNAR DR
08SANTODOMINGO990LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: UH-1H HELICOPTER MECHANIC
[...] This is an action request. Please see para. 2. 2. Post requests the Department's assistance in conducting human rights screening pursuant to the Leahy Amendment for the following subject. Post has no disqualifying information. Please slug response for NAS and ECOPOL. 3. Name and ide [...]
2008-06-19 14:30:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR PHUM SNAR DR
08SANTOOMINGO1959RULE OF LW ROUND-UP - DEC 2008
[...] No summary [...]
2008-12-23 17:57:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGV KCOR KCRM SNAR PREL DR
08STATE105116REQUEST FOR HEAD OF STATE-LEVEL DEMARCHE BY
[...] This is an action request for the Ambassador or Charge. OBJECTIVE --------- 2. To seek tangible improvements in UNGA voting by the Dominican Republic as part of a targeted effort to engage 17 friendly countries whose UNGA voting records vary sharply from their close relations with th [...]
2008-10-01 21:52:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL DR
08STATE91786RESPONSE TO SANTO DOMINGO 1332 LEAHY VETTING
[...] The Department has reviewed the relevant data sources and found no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the individual listed in paragraph 2, who has been selected to participate in ALP course training. 2. The candidates for training are: PINA DULUC, JUAN 03DEC1984 [...]
2008-08-26 20:27:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDMARR PGOV PHUM DR
08TAIPEI1373FOREIGN MINISTER OU ON UN EFFORT, DIPLOMATIC
[...] (C) Summary: Foreign Minister Ou told the Director on September 18 that the failure of Taiwan's UN proposal the day before was expected. Both Taiwan and the PRC made an effort to downplay the issue, and although the PRC reaction was "a little tough," PermRep Wang Guangya's UN statement also [...]
2008-09-18 10:12:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON PM PA NU GT DR CH TW
08USUNNEWYORK134UNGA 63: NICARAGUAN CANDIDACY FOR PGA
[...] No summary [...]
2008-02-13 19:39:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UNGA XK XL XM BR DR GT PA PM
09LISBON608IBERO-AMERICAN SUMMIT DOMINATED BY HONDURAS DISPUTE
[...] (U) Delegations from twenty-two Iberian and Latin American nations attended the nineteenth Ibero-American Summit in Estoril, Portugal November 29-December 1. The summit's theme was "Innovation and Knowledge" and featured discussions on technology and innovation collaboration, social developm [...]
2009-12-04 07:03:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ECIN EFIN PREL AN XM CU DR SP PO
09OTTAWA237CANADA TO SPONSOR UNSCR 1540 SEMINAR FOR CARICOM
[...] (U) This is an action request for ISN/CPI -- see para 5. 2. (U) In response to reftel demarche, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Senior Policy Officer David MacDuff expressed Canada's appreciation for the U.S. decision to provide both legislative drafting suppo [...]
2009-03-25 17:22:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDPTER PARM ETRD KSTC XL HA DR CA
09PARTO42802THANK YOU TO EMBASSY SANTO DOMINGO
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-28 06:24:00US Delegation, SecretaryUNCLASSIFIEDOVIP CLINTON HILLARY DR
09SANTODOMINGO1001LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG G3 PKO (54 NAMES,
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 54 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for G3 PKO training, scheduled to start 17 September 2009. Post has no disqualifying infor [...]
2009-09-02 17:12:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDDR MARR PGOV PHUM
09SANTODOMINGO1002LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - DHS-CBP (IACIT) INTL. A.P.
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 15 DHS-CBP sponsored individuals who have been selected for (IACIT) International Airport Cargo Interdiction Training, scheduled to start 21 Sep [...]
2009-09-02 18:27:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDDR MARR PGOV PHUM
09SANTODOMINGO1003LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG SPANISH UH1 RPR (1
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following MAAG sponsored individual who has been selected for Spanish UH1 RPR training, scheduled to start 16 September 2009. Post has no disqualifying i [...]
2009-09-02 18:45:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO1004LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG G3 PKO (42 NAMES,
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 42 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for G3 PKO training, scheduled to start 17 September 2009. Post has no disqualifying inform [...]
2009-09-02 18:47:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDDR MARR PGOV PHUM
09SANTODOMINGO1005LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG STRTGY. AND DEFENSE
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following MAAG sponsored individual who has been selected for Strategy and Defense Policy training, scheduled to start 15 October 2009. Post has no disqua [...]
2009-09-02 18:48:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO1006LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG G3 PKO (60 NAMES, M-Z),D.R., 09.17.2009
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 60 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for G3 PKO training, scheduled to start 17 September 2009. Post has no disqualifying infor [...]
2009-09-02 18:53:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDDR MARR PGOV PHUM
09SANTODOMINGO1010LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - DHS-CBP (ISIT) INTL.
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 11 DHS-CBP sponsored individuals who have been selected for (ISIT) International Seaport Interdiction Training, scheduled to start 14 September [...]
2009-09-03 20:22:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDDR MARR PGOV PHUM
09SANTODOMINGO1011LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - NAS ADVANCED MGT., AMC (11
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 11 NAS sponsored individuals who have been selected for Advanced Management AMC training, scheduled to start 14 September 2009. Post has no dis [...]
2009-09-03 20:22:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDDR MARR PGOV PHUM
09SANTODOMINGO1013LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG CREOMPAZ (5 NAMES),
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 5 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for CREOMPAZ training, scheduled to start 17 September 2009. Post has no disqualifying info [...]
2009-09-03 20:23:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDDR MARR PGOV PHUM
09SANTODOMINGO1014LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - NAS AIRPORT ANTI-NARCOTICS
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 2 NAS sponsored individuals who have been selected for Airport Anti-Narcotics training, scheduled to start 14 September 2009. Post has no disqu [...]
2009-09-03 20:23:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDDR MARR PGOV PHUM
09SANTODOMINGO1016VIGILANTE MOB KILLS HAITIAN AND DOMINICAN
[...] A vigilante mob in Las Charcas de Azua, a northwestern province of the Dominican Republic, on 8/30, hunted down and killed a Haitian and a Dominican national suspected of having robbed and murdered a local youth. The mob then reportedly burned the bodies in front of the murdered youth's family [...]
2009-09-04 12:16:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM PREF DR
09SANTODOMINGO1017SUPREME COURT CHIEF JUSTICE EMPHASIZES COMMITMENT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Supreme Court Chief Justice Jorge Subero Isa stressed his commitment to judicial independence and reform, but cautioned that there are powerful interests working to undermine his efforts and return the judiciary to subservience to political and economic influence, in a 9/04 me [...]
2009-09-04 20:56:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALPGOV CJAN PREL DR
09SANTODOMINGO1019LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG NCO PROFESSIONAL (2
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 2 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for Non-Commissioned Officer Professional training, scheduled to start 21 September 2009. P [...]
2009-09-08 15:48:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDDR MARR PGOV PHUM
09SANTODOMINGO1027UN INTERNATIONAL CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION -
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-09 14:02:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDAORC APER KAWC KJUS KUNR PREL UNGA DR
09SANTODOMINGO1051LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG CNIES COURSE, (10
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 10 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for CNIES Course training, scheduled to start 30 September 2009. Post has no disqualifying [...]
2009-09-15 18:18:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDDR MARR PGOV PHUM
09SANTODOMINGO1064DOMINICAN DELEGATION FOR 64TH UNGA
[...] (U) Dominican President Leonel Fernandez will attend the 64th UN General Assembly and expects to deliver a speech on opening day, September 23. According to MFA dip note number 7363 (dated 10SEP2009),he will depart for New York on September 21 at 10 am, and will stay there until 2 pm on Sep [...]
2009-09-15 20:55:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNGA DR
09SANTODOMINGO1065ATTORNEY GENERAL PLEDGES CONTINUED COOPERATION ON
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Attorney General Radhames Jimenez Pena, in a 9/9 meeting with Charge, vowed that the Public Ministry would continue its strong cooperation with the USG on extraditions and criminal investigations. He was proud of the advances in professionalism, prosecutorial independence and [...]
2009-09-15 21:28:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALPREL CJAN CJUS DR
09SANTODOMINGO1067EXPANDING THE CHORUS ON IRAN (DOMINICAN REPUBLIC)
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-16 15:57:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALKNNP MNUC PARM IAEA IR PREL AORC DR
09SANTODOMINGO1068DEMARCHE REQUEST FOR UNGA FOOD SECURITY EVENT
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-16 15:57:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ETRD EAGR UNGA DR
09SANTODOMINGO1069UNGA: INVITATION FOR HOST COUNTRY ATTENDANCE AT
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-16 16:02:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNGA KPKO UNSC HA DR
09SANTODOMINGO107LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - LEGAT CRISIS NEGOTIATION
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 18 LEGAT sponsored individuals who have been selected for a Crisis Negotiation course, scheduled to start 15 February 2009. Post has no disquali [...]
2009-01-27 17:38:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO1070SECRETARY AND CARIBBEAN LEADERS MEETING AT UNGA
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-16 16:02:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDXL PREL UNGA SNAR DR
09SANTODOMINGO1081LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG PANAMAX (2 NAMES),
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 2 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for Panamax training, scheduled to start 05 October. Post has no disqualifying information. [...]
2009-09-18 19:59:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDDR MARR PGOV PHUM
09SANTODOMINGO1082LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG CNIES (10 NAMES),
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 10 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for CNIES training, scheduled to start 05 October 2009. Post has no disqualifying informat [...]
2009-09-18 19:59:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDDR MARR PGOV PHUM
09SANTODOMINGO1083DOMINICAN REPUBLIC ACCESSION TO HAGUE FOREIGN
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-22 17:28:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDCJAN PREL DR
09SANTODOMINGO1084LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG COEN-PKO-CT (62
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 62 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for COEN-PKO-CT training, scheduled to start 14 October 2009. Post has no disqualifying in [...]
2009-09-22 17:28:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDDR MARR PGOV PHUM
09SANTODOMINGO1111LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG CFAC (1 NAME),D.R.,
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following MAAG sponsored individual who has been selected for CFAC training, scheduled to start 01 October 2009. Post has no disqualifying information. [...]
2009-09-25 15:21:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO1112LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG UN STAFF OFCR. (1
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following MAAG sponsored individual who has been selected for UN Command Staff Officer training, scheduled to start 05 October 2009. Post has no disqualif [...]
2009-09-25 15:21:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO1113LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG UN OBSRVR. (2 NAMES),
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 2 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for UN Command Observer training, scheduled to start 05 October 2009. Post has no disqualif [...]
2009-09-25 15:21:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO1114LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG UN TERMINOLOGY (1
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following MAAG sponsored individual who has been selected for UN Terminology training, scheduled to start 05 October 2009. Post has no disqualifying info [...]
2009-09-25 15:22:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO1115LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG CNIES-COC (18 NAMES),
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. (Note: Cable express difficulties may mean this cable was sent repeatedly. End Note.) 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 18 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for C [...]
2009-09-25 15:22:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDDR MARR PGOV PHUM
09SANTODOMINGO1116LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG UN COMMAND STAFF (1
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following MAAG sponsored individual who has been selected for UN Command Staff training, scheduled to start 02 October 2009. Post has no disqualifying in [...]
2009-09-25 15:22:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO1117LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG UN STAFF OFCR.
[...] (U) This is an action request. Seepara 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assisance in processing Leahy human rights vetting fo the following MAAG sponsored individual who hasbeen selected for UN Staff Officer Instructor traning, scheduled to start 05 October 2009. Post as no disqualify [...]
2009-09-25 15:22:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDDR MARR PGOV PHUM
09SANTODOMINGO1118LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG CNIES-COC (18 NAMES),
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 18 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for CNIES-COC training, scheduled to start 01 October 2009. Post has no disqualifying info [...]
2009-09-25 15:22:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDDR MARR PGOV PHUM
09SANTODOMINGO1119LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG CNIES-COC (18 NAMES),
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 18 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for CNIES-COC training, scheduled to start 01 October 2009. Post has no disqualifying info [...]
2009-09-25 15:22:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDDR MARR PGOV PHUM
09SANTODOMINGO1120LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG CNIES-COC (18 NAMES),
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 18 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for CNIES-COC training, scheduled to start 01 October 2009. Post has no disqualifying info [...]
2009-09-25 15:22:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDDR MARR PGOV PHUM
09SANTODOMINGO1121LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG CNIES-COC (18 NAMES),
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 18 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for CNIES-COC training, scheduled to start 01 October 2009. Post has no disqualifying info [...]
2009-09-25 15:23:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDDR MARR PGOV PHUM
09SANTODOMINGO1140MIGUEL VARGAS CEMENTS HOLD OVER OPPOSITION PRD
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Miguel Vargas Maldonado, President of the opposition Revolutionary Democratic Party (PRD),cemented his control over that organization in internal party elections held on 9/27. His candidates for Secretary General (Orlando Jorge Mera) and Secretary of Organzation (Geanilda V [...]
2009-09-29 20:59:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV CVIS DR
09SANTODOMINGO1145LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG INSTRUCTOR TRAINING
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 5 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for Instructor Training, scheduled to start 23 October 2009. Post has no disqualifying info [...]
2009-09-30 20:38:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDDR MARR PGOV PHUM
09SANTODOMINGO1147LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG AIR INTELLIGENCE (1
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following MAAG sponsored individual who has been selected for Air Intelligence training, scheduled to start 21 October 2009. Post has no disqualifying inf [...]
2009-09-30 20:38:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO1161GODR SEEKS USG SUPPORT FOR ITS CANDIDACY TO (UPOV)
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-02 15:08:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDSENV AORC PREL DR
09SANTODOMINGO1164GODR INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT FOR PROSECUTORS IN PAYA
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The Supreme Court, in response to threats against judicial authorities by some of the 25 defendants accused of complicity in the 8/5/08 slaying of seven suspected narcotraffickers in Paya, Bani Province, transferred the trial from a provincial court to a tribunal in Santo Domingo [...]
2009-10-02 17:26:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM KJUS PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO1165LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - NAS A.P. ANTI-NARC. GRP. 2
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 5 NAS sponsored individuals who have been selected for Airport Anti-Narcotics training, scheduled to start 18 October 2009. Post has no disqual [...]
2009-10-02 17:26:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO1166LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - NAS K9 INSTRUCTORS (4
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 4 NAS sponsored individuals who have been selected for K9 Instructor training, scheduled to start 12 October 2009. Post has no disqualifying in [...]
2009-10-02 17:27:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO1167LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG NCO PRO (1 NAME),
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following MAAG sponsored individual who has been selected for NCO Professional training, scheduled to start 15 October 2009. Post has no disqualifying inf [...]
2009-10-02 18:37:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO1168LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG UH-1H HELICOPTER
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following MAAG sponsored individual who has been selected for UH-1H Helicopter Mechanic training, scheduled to start 15 October 2009. Post has no disqua [...]
2009-10-02 18:37:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO1169PROPOSED SALE OF GOVERNMENT-OWNED OIL REFINERY TO
[...] (C) The Government of the Dominican Republic (GoDR) is proposing to sell 49 percent of its principal petroleum refinery, REFIDOMSA, to Venezuela's state-owned oil company, PdVSA. The American Chamber of Commerce (AMCHAM) has expressed its concern to the Embassy that this transaction would pro [...]
2009-10-02 18:49:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALENRG EINV PREL DR VE
09SANTODOMINGO1174PRD ANNOUNCES OFFICIAL RESULTS OF PARTY ELECTIONS;
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The Revolutionary Democratic Party's (PRD) National Organizing Committee for the 27th National Ordinary Convention, on 9/30, announced the official results of the 9/27 internal party balloting. The final results confirmed an overwhelming victory for party President Miguel Varga [...]
2009-10-02 21:02:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO1175LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG CT TRAINING (25
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 25 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for CT Training, scheduled to start 01 November 2009. Post has no disqualifying informatio [...]
2009-10-05 11:55:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO1196LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - NAS A.P. ANTI-NARC. (4
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 4 NAS sponsored individuals who have been selected for Airport Anti-Narcotics training, scheduled to start 18 October 2009. Post has no disqual [...]
2009-10-08 19:42:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO1197LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - NAS A.P. ANTI-NARC. (4
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 4 NAS sponsored individuals who have been selected for Airport Anti-Narcotics training, scheduled to start 18 October 2009. Post has no disqual [...]
2009-10-08 19:58:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO1204TOUR D'HORIZON WITH THE OPPOSITION PRD PARTY
[...] (C) Miguel Vargas Maldonado, President of the opposition Revolutionary Dominican Party (PRD),in a 10/7 meeting with PolEcon Counselor and Polchief, said his party was moving onward following its recent contentious National Convention and was now focusing on making significant gains in the 20 [...]
2009-10-09 14:23:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON DR
09SANTODOMINGO1205NEW NATIONAL ENERGY COMMISSION PRESIDENT DOUBTS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Recently-appointed President of the National Energy Commission (CNE) Enrique Ramirez expresses a commitment to incorporating ethanol into the Dominican Republic's fuel equation, doubts that ethanol production within the country is economically feasible, and hopes to set up a p [...]
2009-10-09 14:26:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG ECON SENV DR
09SANTODOMINGO1216CENTRAL ELECTORAL BOARD PRESIDENT LOOKS FORWARD TO
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Central Electoral Board (JCE) President Julio Cesar Castanos Guzman, in a 10/9 meeting with Charge, said that he expects the May 2010 congressional/municipal elections to be "passionate," but within the JCE's capabilities to handle smoothly. He also stated that digitization [...]
2009-10-14 16:17:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV CVIS PREL DR
09SANTODOMINGO1218LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG CNIES (8 NAMES),
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 8 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for CNIES training, scheduled to start 29 October 2009. Post has no disqualifying informati [...]
2009-10-15 11:50:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDDR MARR PGOV PHUM
09SANTODOMINGO1226LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG INSTRUCTOR COURSE,
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 7 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for Instructor Course, CFAC training, scheduled to start 01 November 2009. Post has no disqu [...]
2009-10-20 12:49:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDDR MARR PGOV PHUM
09SANTODOMINGO1227LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG INSTRUCTOR COURSE,
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 7 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for Instructor Course, CFAC training, scheduled to start 01 November 2009. Post has no disqu [...]
2009-10-20 12:50:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDDR MARR PGOV PHUM
09SANTODOMINGO1235 FRAUD SUMMARY - SANTO DOMINGO
[...] (U) Santo Domingo submits its semi-annual fraud report for the period March 2009 - August 2009 following format in ref A. ---------------------- A. COUNTRY CONDITIONS ---------------------- 2. (SBU) Country conditions generally remain as reported in previous Fraud Summaries, refs B [...]
2009-10-21 20:10:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC DR
09SANTODOMINGO1253CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR CAUTIOUSLY OPTIMISTIC ON
[...] (C) Summary: Dominican Central Bank Governor Hector Valdez Albizu, during a 10/22 meeting with Charge, expressed his optimism that the Dominican Republic (DR) would register 2.5 to three percent growth this year, rising to above five percent growth in 2010. He acknowledged that the Government [...]
2009-10-27 13:26:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN PGOV PREL DR
09SANTODOMINGO1255LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG CNIES COURSE, (3
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 3 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for CNIES Course training, scheduled to start 15 November 2009. Post has no disqualifying i [...]
2009-10-27 18:38:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDDR MARR PGOV PHUM
09SANTODOMINGO1257POLICE UNDER SPOTLIGHT FOLLOWING DEATH OF TWO
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The role of the police in the recent deaths of at least two suspects in a high-profile kidnapping case has focused attention on the problem of extra-judicial killings in the Dominican Republic. In the latest case, police claims that the two suspects died in an "exchange of g [...]
2009-10-28 14:07:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALPHUM PINS PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO1260LEAHY VETTIG REQUEST - MAAG CFAC INSTRUCTOR 2ND
[...] (U) This is an action equest. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Departent's assistance in processing Leahy human rightsvetting for the following 2 MAAG sponsored indivduals who have been selected for CFAC Instructor2nd Part Course training, scheduled to start 01 November 2009. Post has no d [...]
2009-10-28 19:07:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO1266GRUESOME MURDER OF THREE HAITIANS SPARKS
[...] SUMMARY: The gruesome killing and incineration of three Haitians in the Dominican Republic, two of whom were minors, engaged in cutting down trees to make charcoal near the southwestern border town of Jimani on 10/20, has shocked both countries. The Foreign Ministry condemned the action, whi [...]
2009-10-30 14:29:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREF PREL SENV DR
09SANTODOMINGO1267RESPONSE TO FY 2010 SUGAR TARIFF RATE QUOTA
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-30 14:31:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ETRD PREL DR
09SANTODOMINGO1270U.S.-OWNED ELECTRICITY GENERATOR CAUTIOUSLY
[...] (C) Charge and Emboffs,on 10/19, visited the AES Andres power plant, the largest American investment and the only liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal in the Dominican Republic. AES officials lamented the state of the electricity sector in the country, noting that most of the sector's proble [...]
2009-10-30 17:58:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN EINV PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO1277SALE OF 49 PERCENT STAKE STATE-OWNED REFINERY TO PDVSA NEARS
[...] Finance Minister Vicente Bengoa announced on 10/29 that the Government of the Dominican Republic (GoDR) is finalizing the sale of a 49% stake in the state-owned oil refinery (REFIDOMSA),the DR's only oil refinery, to Petroleos de Venezuela (PDVSA). Bengoa explained that the actual paymen [...]
2009-11-04 20:25:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDENRG DR PREL
09SANTODOMINGO1279DR WILL CONSIDER GLOBAL HUNGER AND FOOD SECURITY REQUEST
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-05 12:55:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR EAID ETRD DR
09SANTODOMINGO1287LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - RSO INCIDENT MGT., (21 NAMES),D.R.,
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 21 RSO sponsored individuals who have been selected for Incident Management training, scheduled to start 30 November 2009. Post has no disqu [...]
2009-11-12 20:25:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDMARR PGOV PHUM DR
09SANTODOMINGO1289PRD WINS FIRST SKIRMISH IN ADVANCE OF MAY
[...] (U) The first politically significant electoral contest before the May congressional/municipal elections was won by the opposition Dominican Revolutionary Party (PRD),as its candidate for the presidency of the Dominican Medical College (CMD) emerged victorious in balloting held on 11/11. [...]
2009-11-13 16:08:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO1299DR - TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS INTERIM ASSESSMENT 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-19 18:43:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDDR KCRM KWMN PGOV PHUM SMIG
09SANTODOMINGO1301Embassy Facilitates Second Airport Security Meeting -
[...] SUMMARY: EconOff facilitated the second Airport Security Working Group (ASWG) of US-flagged air carriers operating in the Dominican Republic (DR),which is aimed at addressing narcotics trafficking and other security issues at the DR's international airports. Group membership was expande [...]
2009-11-20 15:37:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR ASEC DR
09SANTODOMINGO1303CUBA: COUNTRY BY COUNTRY REVIEW FOR SUSPENSION OF TITTLE III
[...] (C) In response to Ref A, Post finds the Dominican Republic (DR) has made no marked changes to its relationship with Cuba since the last report (Ref B). Although some educational and medical exchanges exist, the DR has very few investments in Cuba and no bilateral trade agreement. Post asse [...]
2009-11-20 19:16:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALETRD PREL ETTC CU DR
09SANTODOMINGO1305(C) DR: IRAN DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-24 15:44:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALPREL IR DR IAEA
09SANTODOMINGO1307CARBONIZATION OF DOMINICAN FORESTS BY HAITIANS AND
[...] (U) EconOff recently traveled to the Sierra de Bahoruco National Park (SBNP) with a group of NGOs to assess the deforestation occurring in the heart of the most biologically diverse region of Hispaniola. Deforestation has devastated the Haitian side of the border for decades, and now threaten [...]
2009-11-30 14:38:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNSENV EAGR DR HA
09SANTODOMINGO1313Read-out on Climate Change Meeting (Dominican Republic)
[...] EconOff delivered the demarche on the UGS's position on the Copenhagen Climate Change meetings on 12/2/09, to Victor Garcia, Office Director, and Carol Franco, Environmental Economist, for the National Climate Change Council. The GoDR plans to send approximately 20 delegates to Copenha [...]
2009-12-03 12:03:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDSENV KGHG DR
09SANTODOMINGO1319Critical UNDP Report Spells Finis for Cement Factory Near
[...] SUMMARY: The findings of a United Nations Development Program (UNDP) report are highly critical of the environmental impact study commissioned by the Government of the Dominican Republic (GoDR) to support the construction of a cement production facility by the Consorcio Minero Dominicano [...]
2009-12-08 15:45:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDSENV EAGR DR
09SANTODOMINGO1321SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF WHA P/DAS CRAIG KELLY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Embassy Santo Domingo warmly welcomes you to the Dominican Republic. Your visit will reinforce our strong bilateral relationship that is based on extensive economic and commercial ties, military and law enforcement cooperation, and cultural links. President Leonel Fernandez has [...]
2009-12-08 18:48:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON SNAR EAID DR
09SANTODOMINGO1329WHA P/DAS KELLY'S DISCUSSIONS WITH PRESIDENT FERNANDEZ AND
[...] (S) SUMMARY: In a 12/10 meeting with visiting WHA P/DAS Craig Kelly, President Leonel Fernandez and Foreign Minister Carlos Morales Troncoso stated that the Government of the Dominican Republic (GoDR) shares the USGbs views on resolving the Honduran crisis, is actively seeking to facilitate [...]
2009-12-15 15:37:00Embassy Santo DomingoSECRETPREL DR HO
09SANTODOMINGO1333Rule of Law Round-Up December 2009
[...] (U) The latest key developments in the rule of law / law enforcement field include: -- Constitutional Reforms approved by Congress, set for promulgation on 01/26/10; -- The Central Electoral Board's procurement practices are questioned; -- Government agencies and politi [...]
2009-12-17 18:38:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KJUS KCRM ECON EAID DR
09SANTODOMINGO1335Pharma Industry Laments Lack of Patent Protection
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Dominican Republic has serious gaps in its legal and regulatory structure concerning pharmaceutical products. The patent-issuing authority, ONAPI, has not issued any new pharmaceutical patents this year, has a backlog of over 700 cases, and has cases that have been pending s [...]
2009-12-17 19:31:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALETRD EINV PREL DR
09SANTODOMINGO1338Troubling Overstay Rate for Santo Domingo Summer Work
[...] Post's validation study for the 2008 J1 Summer Work Travel (SWT) shows a 24 percent overstay rate. Of those who stayed in the U.S., 38 percent were previous SWT visa holders with good travel. Post met with J1 summer work recruiters to show them their individual overstay rates and to strongly [...]
2009-11-10 21:02:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS SMIG KFRD OEXC DR
09SANTODOMINGO1339WHA P/DAS Craig Kelly's Discussions with President and
[...] (C) WHA P/DAS Craig Kelly, in a 12/10/09 meeting with President Leonel Fernandez and Foreign Minister Carlos Morales Troncoso, and in a 12/11/09 meeting with Morales, encouraged the Government of the Dominican Republic (GoDR) to promote the Pathways to Prosperity initiative as a mechanism fo [...]
2009-12-22 18:53:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALPREL ETRD SNAR SCUL EAID DR HA
09SANTODOMINGO1343MAJOR PARTIES' PRIMARIES JUDGED FREE AND FAIR, THOUGH
[...] (SBU) The ruling Dominican Liberation Party (PLD) and opposition Dominican Revolutionary Party (PRD),in late November/early December, held primary elections for a majority of their candidacies in the 05/16/10 congressional/municipal elections. The Central Electoral Board (JCE),the independ [...]
2009-12-28 13:54:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO1344DEMARCHE DELIVERED FDA REPORTABLE FOOD REGISTRY (DOMINICAN
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-12 15:09:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ECON ETRD DR
09SANTODOMINGO1345GANGLAND-STYLE EXECUTION OF RETIRED POLICE LT. COLONEL
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-30 20:50:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL DR SNAR KJUS KCRM
09SANTODOMINGO1346AMERICAS ENERGY AND CLIMATE MINISTERIAL - DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-12 15:38:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDENRG KGHG EAGR KSUM SENV DR
09SANTODOMINGO1347INDEPENDENT ELECTORAL AGENCY CONFIDENT IT HAS THE
[...] (SBU) The members of the Administrative Chamber of the Central Electoral Board (JCE),the Dominican Government's independent electoral body, are confident that their agency has the organizational capabilities to oversee free and fair congressional/municipal elections on 05/16/10. They are co [...]
2009-12-31 16:23:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO1358SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS IS BEING MADE IN REFORMING THE
[...] Summary: A/DCM and Poloff attended the inauguration of the Dominican Republic's twelfth model Correctional and Rehabilitation Center (CRC) in Moca on 11/5/2009. According to the Attorney General's Office, there are roughly 19,000 prisoners and detainees in 35 prisons across the country, with [...]
2009-11-17 15:15:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PINS PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO137LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG INTL. DIVING COURSE,
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 3 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for an Intl. Diving Course, scheduled to start 15 February 2009. Post has no disqualifying [...]
2009-01-30 16:30:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO13942009 IWOC award nomination of Sonia Pierre
[...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy Santo Dominigo nominates Sonia Pierre, founder and leader of MUDHA (Movement of Dominican-Haitian Women) for the 2009 International Women of Courage (IWOC) award. Ms. Pierre has, for years, demonstrated courage, leadership and perseverance in advancing the cause of Hait [...]
2009-12-02 12:26:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KWMN PHUM PGOV KPAO DR
09SANTODOMINGO1400LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG CNIES TRAINING (2 NAMES),D.R.,
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 2 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for CNIES training, scheduled to start 15 December 2009. Post has no disqualifying infor [...]
2009-12-04 13:32:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR PGOV MASS DR
09SANTODOMINGO1408Socialist International Holds Second Council Meeting in the
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-07 16:20:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KDEM ECON DR
09SANTODOMINGO141DOL DRAFT LIST FOR TVPRA: DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
[...] (SBU) This message responds to the Department of Labor's request for comments on its draft list of products produced with child or forced labor, as required under the TVPRA Act (Ref A). Embassy Santo Domingo opposes the inclusion on the list of the Dominican sugarcane industry for forced labor [...]
2009-01-30 19:01:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEIND ELAB ETRD PHUM SOCI KTIP DR
09SANTODOMINGO142LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG BOARDING OFF. BASIC,
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 2 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for a Boarding Off. Basic course, scheduled to start 15 February 2009. Post has no disquali [...]
2009-01-30 19:24:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO143LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG AIRCRAFT MAINT.
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 12 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for an Aircraft Maint. Officers course, scheduled to start 28 February 2009. Post has no di [...]
2009-01-30 19:44:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO144LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG PILOT INSTRMNT.
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 4 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for a Pilot Instrument Procedures course, scheduled to start 21 February 2009. Post has no [...]
2009-01-30 20:38:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO1458LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG COUNTERDRUG OPS. (1 NAME),
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following MAAG sponsored individual who has been selected for Counterdrug Ops. training, scheduled to start 06 January 2010. Post has no disqualifying [...]
2009-12-11 15:35:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR PGOV MASS SNAR DR
09SANTODOMINGO1460LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG CIVIL MILITARY OPS. (2 NAMES),
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 2 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for Civil Military Ops. training, scheduled to start 02 January 2010. Post has no disqua [...]
2009-12-11 15:50:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR PGOV MASS DR
09SANTODOMINGO1472LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - DEA TACTICAL RESPONSE (38 NAMES),
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 38 DEA sponsored individuals who have been selected for Tactical Response training, scheduled to start 04 January 2010. Post has no disquali [...]
2009-12-14 14:30:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR SNAR PGOV MASS DR
09SANTODOMINGO1474LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - DEA CNIES (14 NAMES),D.R.,
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 14 DEA sponsored individuals who have been selected for CNIES training, scheduled to start 04 January 2010. Post has no disqualifying inform [...]
2009-12-14 14:51:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR PGOV SNAR MASS DR
09SANTODOMINGO15LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - CNIES COURSE, 01.13.2009
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 2 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for a CNIES course, scheduled to start 13 January 2009. Post has no disqualifying informati [...]
2009-01-08 18:53:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO1536LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG PATROL CRAFT WEAPONS (1 NAME),
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following MAAG sponsored individual who has been selected for Patrol Craft Weapons training, scheduled to start 15 December 2009. Post has no disquali [...]
2009-12-16 15:51:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR PGOV MASS DR
09SANTODOMINGO155CHARGE'S MEETING WITH FERNANDEZ: LETTER OF CREDIT,
[...] (U) This is an action request; please see para. 5. 2. (SBU) On February 2, the Charge met with President Fernandez at the President's request. Fernandez inquired about the possibility of the U.S. Federal Reserve providing a stand-by letter of credit to the GODR. He noted that the Federal [...]
2009-02-03 19:07:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON EFIN CVIS KCRM DR
09SANTODOMINGO156(U) HUMAN SMUGGLING VIA AIR APPEARS BROADER THAN
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Dominican Civil Aviation Institute (IDAC) officials told EmbOffs January 28 that two recent incidents of charter flights ferrying illegal migrants into or toward the United States have revealed the existence of well-organized networks of human smugglers using Dominican airspace an [...]
2009-02-04 10:04:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALECON EAIR KCRM DR
09SANTODOMINGO1584LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG JCET 2010, PART 2 (18 NAMES),
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 18 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for JCET 2010, Part 2 training, scheduled to start 25 January 2010. Post has no disqual [...]
2009-12-21 16:18:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR PGOV MASS DR
09SANTODOMINGO1586DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: 2009 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM
[...] Dominican Republic Country report on terrorism submitted in compliance with reftel. 2. Begin Text. While there were no reported terrorist attacks in 2009, the Dominican Republic is considered a transit point for human trafficking and contraband, which can also be exploited by s [...]
2009-12-21 16:26:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPTER ASEC DR
09SANTODOMINGO1588LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG YANMAR ENGINE MAINT. (4 NAMES),
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 4 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for Yanmar Engine Maintenance training, scheduled to start 10 January 2010. Post has no [...]
2009-12-21 16:41:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR PGOV MASS DR
09SANTODOMINGO1590LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG COUNTER DRUG OPS (2 NAMES),
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 2 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for Counter Drug Ops training, scheduled to start 06 January 2010. Post has no disqualif [...]
2009-12-21 18:30:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MARR PGOV MASS DR
09SANTODOMINGO1596GODR Commits to Anti-Corruption Initiative with
[...] (U) Summary: On December 17, Embassy Officers joined representatives of several international development organizations in a meeting with President Fernandez to discuss how the GODR might begin to tackle effectively the issue of corruption - as well as citizens' perception of corruption. The i [...]
2009-12-21 22:45:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KJUS PREL KCRM KCOR EAID DR PHUM
09SANTODOMINGO16DEMARCHE ON DESIGNATION OF ADDITIONAL IRANIAN
[...] POLCHIEF delivered Reftel talking points on the designation of ASSA CORP and ASSA CO LTD to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Jocelyn Pou, Assistant Secretary for International Organizations Affairs, took our views on board but had no immediate reply. We will report any subsequent Dominican r [...]
2009-01-08 19:26:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KNNP EFIN PARM IR DR
09SANTODOMINGO1606FOR RELEASE: Fraud Prevention Initiatives Against
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-24 12:28:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCVIS KFRD ASEC SMIG DR
09SANTODOMINGO161APPROVAL OF AGREMENT FOR DOMINICAN AMBASSADOR
[...] Per Reftel request, Post delivered agrement approval to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Begin diplomatic note. No. 40 The Embassy of the United States presents its compliments to the Secretariat of State for Foreign Relations of the Dominican Republic and has the honor to refer to the d [...]
2009-02-05 15:45:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDOFDP PREL PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO1620Crackdown on Mala Fide Visa Applicants and Document Brokers
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-28 19:23:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCVIS KFRD ASEC SMIG DR
09SANTODOMINGO1624ARSO-I Led Team Breaks Up Visa Counterfeiting Ring with
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-29 18:24:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCVIS KFRD ASEC SMIG DR
09SANTODOMINGO167LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG USS SWIFT COURSES,
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 30 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for USS Swift courses, scheduled to start 20 February 2009. Post has no disqualifying info [...]
2009-02-06 14:48:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO18LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - INTERDICTING TERRORIST
[...] This is an action request. See para. 2. 2. Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 18 RSO sponsored individuals who have been selected for an Interdicting Terrorist Activity ATA 6637 course, scheduled for 02 - 13 February 2009. Post [...]
2009-01-09 15:31:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDMARR PHUM PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO183SANTO DOMINGO ECONOMIC-POLITICAL ROUNDUP, FEBRUARY
[...] National Summit Undertakes Ambitious Agenda 2. PRD Deadlock Over National Summit Is Latest Example of Weak Opposition 3. Customs Not Implementing CAFTA-DR Tariff on U.S. Origin Vehicles 4. Fernandez on Drug Corruption: Rhetoric or Reality? 5. IPR Training Leads to Police Crackdown on Pir [...]
2009-02-10 16:52:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN ETRD PGOV PREL KIPR MARR DR
09SANTODOMINGO187LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG HARRIS RADIO MAINT.,
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 11 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for Harris Radio Maintenance course, scheduled to start 23 February 2009. Post has no disqu [...]
2009-02-10 19:20:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO205BONDS, THIEVES AND ARBITRATIONS: A DOMINICAN
[...] (U) Summary: In what the electricity generators consider a very positive step forward, the Dominican Corporation of State-Owned Electricity Companies (CDEEE) is paying a large part of its outstanding 2008 balance to the generators with USD 250 million in bonds backed by a sovereign guarantee. [...]
2009-02-13 14:51:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG ECON EINV DR
09SANTODOMINGO206DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - RESPONSE FOR CHILD LABOR
[...] The following information is Post's response to Reftel A request for information for the Trade and Development Act 2008 Report and follows the same question and answer format as the original request. A) Laws and regulations proscribing the worst forms of child labor. What laws have been p [...]
2009-02-13 18:00:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI USAID DR
09SANTODOMINGO209LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG TRADE WINDS COURSES,
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 21 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for Trade Winds Courses, scheduled to start 04 March 2009. Post has no disqualifying inform [...]
2009-02-17 11:55:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO215LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG NDU ALUM EVENT, (2
[...] (U) This is an urgent action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 2 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for an NDU Alumni Event scheduled to start 18 February 2009. Post has no disqualifyi [...]
2009-02-18 18:23:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO217CIVAIR DESIGNATION FOR PAN AM WORLD AIRWAYS
[...] (U) Post has received Diplomatic Note 2934 from the GoDR notifying that Aerolinea Pan Am World Airways Dominicana, C. por A. (PAWA Dominicana) has been designated by the Civil Aviation Board to provide regular commercial air transportation service between the Dominican Republic and the United [...]
2009-02-18 19:13:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR ECON DR
09SANTODOMINGO227DOMINICAN REPUBLIC WILL NOT ATTEND MEETING ON
[...] Summary: The Dominican Republic will not attend the February 23-27 meetings in Mexico City of the Group of the Friends of the Co-Chairs Concerning Liability and Redress in the Context of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (Reftel). The primary reason for non-participation is a lack of time an [...]
2009-02-20 19:57:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ECON ETRD TBIO KPAO DR
09SANTODOMINGO236DOMINICANS BEGIN WORK ON IMPLEMENTING THEIR 2004
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Dominican government recently held a summit on migration issues that resulted in recommendations for regularizing the large undocumented population in the country. The day following these recommendations, the country witnessed a rare coordination between four departments ( [...]
2009-02-24 17:07:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREF HA DR
09SANTODOMINGO240LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - DEA INTERMEDIATE LVL EDUC,
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following DEA sponsored individual who has been selected for Intermediate Level Education training, scheduled to start 12 June 2009. Post has no disquali [...]
2009-02-25 16:02:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO245DR'S RESPONSE FOR UN'S UPR OF HUMAN RIGHTS FOR 2009
[...] (SBU) In response to Reftel A, Post has contacted several NGOs working in the country to determine if they will be participating in the UN's Universal Periodic Review of Human Rights for 2009. The Dominican Republic will be reviewed during the sixth session in late 2009, and submissions are d [...]
2009-02-26 18:12:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM DR
09SANTODOMINGO256DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - 2009 SPECIAL 30 REVIEW INPUT
[...] Summary. Post recommends that the Dominican Republic remain on the Special 301 Watch List in 2009. Despite the approval of new legislation in 2006 to implement CAFTA-DR requirements, intellectual property rights (IPR) enforcement in the DR remains weak. While there has been a slight increase [...]
2009-03-02 13:41:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD KIPR DR
09SANTODOMINGO259LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG TECH TRAINING
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 4 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for Tech Training Instructor courses, scheduled to start 14 March 2009. Post has no disqua [...]
2009-03-02 17:42:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO260LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG ENDURING FRIENDSHIP
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 5 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for Enduring Friendship Boats course, scheduled to start 01 March 2009. Post has no disquali [...]
2009-03-02 18:16:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO261LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG PKO TRAINING, (12
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 12 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for PKO training, scheduled to start 02 March 2009. Post has no disqualifying information. [...]
2009-03-02 18:19:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO268DEMARCHE ON U.S. PARTICIPATION IN UN HUMAN RIGHTS
[...] POLCHIEF delivered Reftel talking points on U.S. participation in the UN Human Rights Council to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Deputy Foreign Minister Alejandra Liriano took our views on board but had no immediate reply. We will report any subsequent Dominican response. (U) Please visit [...]
2009-03-04 12:57:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM DR
09SANTODOMINGO276DEMARCHE ON DURBAN REVIEW CONFERENCE DELIVERED
[...] POLCHIEF delivered Reftel talking points on the Durban Review Conference to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Deputy Foreign Minister Alejandra Liriano took our views on board but had no immediate reply. We will report any subsequent Dominican response. (U) Please visit us at http://www.st [...]
2009-03-05 19:02:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM DR
09SANTODOMINGO278TIP REPORT 2009 Q SUBMISSION FROM EMBASSY SANTO DOMINGO,
[...] (U) This constitutes Embassy Santo DomingoQs initial submission and response to ref A for the 2009 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) annual report. Post may add information if/as GODR officials or other sources provide any further details. Per ref A paragraph 1, the following is submitted in resp [...]
2009-03-06 10:45:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PGOV PHUM PREF DR
09SANTODOMINGO286INDEPENDENCE DAY SPEECH: VINTAGE FERNANDEZ
[...] (U) In his Independence Day speech on February 27, President Fernandez was optimistic about the local economy's ability to weather the global economic crisis. Focusing largely on the economic accomplishments of 2008, Fernandez noted that GDP grew 5.3 percent, inflation was 4.5 percent and for [...]
2009-03-06 13:11:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO287KOSOVO RECOGNITION: DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
[...] POLCHIEF delivered Reftel talking points on Kosovo to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Deputy Foreign Minister Alejandra Liriano took our views on board but had no immediate reply. Post is considering the best means to elevate this issue, and we will report on subsequent efforts to encourage [...]
2009-03-06 13:12:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL AORC ICJ KV DR
09SANTODOMINGO289SANTO DOMINGO ECONOMIC-POLITICAL ROUNDUP, MARCH 6,
[...] Movement on DR-Haiti Mixed Bilateral Commission 2. Fernandez Visits Cuba 3. HSV Swift Visit Brings Training and Humanitarian Outreach 4. Fernandez Hands Out the Spoils 5. Caribbean Discusses Drugs at UNODC Conference  [...]
2009-03-06 16:07:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALPREL SNAR MARR CU HA DR
09SANTODOMINGO295LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - NAS MONEY LAUNDERING
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 33 NAS sponsored individuals who have been selected for a Money Laundering Workshop, scheduled to start 23 March 2009. Post has no disqualifyin [...]
2009-03-11 14:23:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO297VICINI BATEY SITUATION
[...] (C) SUMMARY: This cable addresses three matters involving Grupo Vicini sugarcane bateyes: reports from a tour by Embassy employees of several bateyes in the San Pedor de Macoris area; an ongoing case involving labor rights for 500 Vicini bateye workers; and specific concerns voiced by Vicini b [...]
2009-03-11 15:42:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PGOV ECON DR
09SANTODOMINGO3IPR WORKSHOP LEADS TO RESULTS
[...] Summary: On December 10-11, Embassy Santo Domingo hosted an intellectual property rights (IPR) workshop that was well attended by Dominican government officials as well as representatives from the private sector, including Dominican music and film artists who spoke of the importance of IPR in [...]
2009-01-02 18:18:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDKIPR ECON PREL DR
09SANTODOMINGO308RULE OF LAW ROUND-UP MARCH 2009
[...] (U) Following an Independence Day (Feb 27) speech in which President Fernandez called for fighting "without fear" against corruption and narco-trafficking, the head of the National Police, Guillermo Guzman Fermin recommended to the President that some 700 other officers be sacked. In the last [...]
2009-03-12 17:15:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALPGOV KCOR KJUS ECON SNAR DR
09SANTODOMINGO310LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG USCENTCOM TRAINING (1
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following MAAG sponsored individual who has been selected for USCENTCOM training scheduled to start 25 March 2009. Post has no disqualifying information. [...]
2009-03-13 13:03:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO311CHARGE'S MEETING WITH FORMIN: SUMMIT OF AMERICAS,
[...] (U) This is an action request; please see para. 5. 2. (U) On March 12, the Charge met with Foreign Minister Morales a the Charge's request. Morales was accompanied by Deputy Foreign Minister Trullols; the Charge was oined by POLCHIEF. Summit of Americas ----------------- 3. (C) Per [...]
2009-03-13 14:08:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALPREL PINR PREF SMIG KV HA CU DR
09SANTODOMINGO315CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM - JUDICIARY IN PLAY,
[...] (C) Summary: Although the President's 2/27 Independence Day speech ran for two hours, regarding constitutional reforms he noted merely that the government's proposed changes will "strengthen" the judiciary. It is far from clear that that will be the case, given the analysis of FINJUS, a majo [...]
2009-03-16 12:09:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALPGOV KJUS KCOR PREL DR
09SANTODOMINGO322LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG UH-1H HELICOPTER MECH
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 3 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for UH-1H Helicopter Mech. training, scheduled to start 21 March 2009. Post has no disqualif [...]
2009-03-17 15:10:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO323LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG INTL. LOGISTICS (2
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 2 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for Intl. Logistics training, scheduled to start 31 March 2009. Post has no disqualifying i [...]
2009-03-17 15:12:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO324LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG JOINT OPS (6 NAMES),
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 6 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for Joint Ops training, scheduled to start 25 March 2009. Post has no disqualifying informa [...]
2009-03-17 15:14:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO325LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG AIR INTEL (2 NAMES),
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 2 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for Air Intel training, scheduled to start 28 March 2009. Post has no disqualifying informa [...]
2009-03-17 15:15:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO326LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - DEA SIU PROGRAM TRAINING
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 11 DEA sponsored individuals who have been selected for SIU Program Training, scheduled to start 05 April 2009. Post has no disqualifying infor [...]
2009-03-17 16:23:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO354LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG JOINT OPS (1 NAME),
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following MAAG sponsored individual who has been selected for Joint Ops training, scheduled to start 25 March 2009. Post has no disqualifying information [...]
2009-03-17 19:49:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO367LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - DEA SIU PRGM TRAINING,
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 18 DEA sponsored individuals who have been selected for SIU Program Training, scheduled to start 05 April 2009. Post has no disqualifying infor [...]
2009-03-23 11:10:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO375LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - USMS FUGITIVE BASICS
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 12 United States Marshals Service (USMS) sponsored individuals who have been selected for a Fugitive Basics course, scheduled to start 11 May 20 [...]
2009-03-24 16:19:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO385LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - NAS BASIC COMPUTER
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 15 NAS sponsored individuals who have been selected for Basic Computer Forensics training, scheduled to start 24 April 2009. Post has no disqua [...]
2009-03-26 18:22:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO386EVANGELICAL GROUPS CHALLENGE DOMINICAN-VATICAN
[...] (U) Summary: The Concordat signed by the GoDR and the Vatican in 1954 designated the Catholic Church as the official church of the Dominican Republic. In October of 2008, the Supreme Court rejected the Evangelical Church's challenge to the constitutionality of the Concordat. In response to t [...]
2009-03-26 20:00:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM PGOV ECON DR
09SANTODOMINGO394LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG DEPT. RESOURCE MGT.
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 3 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for Dept. Resource Mgt. training, scheduled to start 08 April 2009. Post has no disqualifyin [...]
2009-03-30 14:47:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO4ANNUAL OSAC CRIME/SAFETY REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-02 20:07:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDASEC CASC DR KSAC
09SANTODOMINGO402SANTO DOMINGO ECONOMIC-POLITICAL ROUNDUP, MARCH
[...] Chevron Settles Dispute with Union Drivers 2. First Arrests Made Under 2007 Electricity Theft Law 3. GoDR Energy Officials Receptive to Proposed Regional Partnership 4. Government Caught in Orwellian Incident 5. Think Tank Event Publicizes Dominican-Haitian Cooperation  [...]
2009-04-01 11:45:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ENRG PGOV PHUM HA DR
09SANTODOMINGO403DEPLOYMENT OF USNS COMFORT: DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
[...] (SBU) Embassy Santo Domingo welcomes the visit of USNS Comfort and looks forward to building on the highly successful recent visits of USS Kearsarge and HSV Swift. Post is actively engaged in the visit and will continue to cooperate closely with all relevant parties. 2. (U) Per Reftel reque [...]
2009-04-01 12:20:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MARR MAS MOPS OIIP DR
09SANTODOMINGO404LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG AIR COMMAND & STAFF
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 2 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for Air Command & Staff College training, scheduled to start 06 August 2009. Post has no dis [...]
2009-04-01 14:20:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO405LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - RSO/USSS BICEP (12 NAMES),
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 12 RSO/USSS sponsored individuals who have been selected for a BICEP course, scheduled to start 24 April 2009. Post has no disqualifying inform [...]
2009-04-02 14:51:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO41LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - JUNGLA COMANDO COURSE,
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 4 DEA sponsored individuals who have been selected for a Jungla Comando course, scheduled to start 26 January 2009. Post has no disqualifying i [...]
2009-01-14 15:40:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO419LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - LEGAT INNOCENT IMAGES
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following LEGAT sponsored individual who has been selected for Innocent Images International Task Force training, scheduled to start 19 April 2009. Post [...]
2009-04-03 12:06:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO426GODR ACKNOWLDGES RECESSION POSSIBLE; CONCERNED
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-06 11:59:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN PREL DR
09SANTODOMINGO434MONEY LAUNDERING IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
[...] (C) Summary: Years after appropriate legislation to combat money laundering was put in place, and with the support of various Embassy agencies, the GODR has begun mounting criminal cases involving financial misconduct. However, the prosecution of money laundering, per se, remains infrequent d [...]
2009-04-08 12:15:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALKCRM PGOV KCOR SNAR KJUS DR
09SANTODOMINGO44LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - LAW ENFORCEMENT ILEA, EL
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 10 NAS sponsored individuals who have been selected for a CNIES course, scheduled to start 13 January 2009. Post has no disqualifying information [...]
2009-01-14 18:35:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO443LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG ENDURING FRIENDSHIP
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 50 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for Enduring Friendship Boats training, scheduled to start 25 April 2009. Post has no dis [...]
2009-04-09 13:45:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO449SCENESETTER FOR THE SECRETARY'S VISIT TO THE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-14 12:53:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON ETRD DR
09SANTODOMINGO450LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG ENDURING FRIENDSHIP
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 50 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for Enduring Friendship Boats training, scheduled to start 25 April 2009. Post has no disqu [...]
2009-04-14 12:53:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO451LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG ENDURING FRIENDSHIP
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 50 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for Enduring Friendship Boats training, scheduled to start 25 April 2009. Post has no disqu [...]
2009-04-14 12:53:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO453AIR DOMINICANA SEEKS REGULAR, COMMERCIAL AND
[...] (U) Post has received Diplomatic Note 7748 from the GoDR notifying that Aerolinea Air Dominicana, S.A. has been designated by the Civil Aviation Board to provide regular, commercial, and charter air transport service between the Dominican Republic and the United States. This note appears to f [...]
2009-04-14 12:53:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR ECON DR
09SANTODOMINGO454AIR DOMINICANA SEEKS REGULAR, COMMERCIAL AND
[...] (U) Post has received Diplomatic Note 7748 from the GoDR notifying that Aerolinea Air Dominicana, S.A. has been designated by the Civil Aviation Board to provide regular, commercial, and charter air transport service between the Dominican Republic and the United States. This note appears to f [...]
2009-04-14 12:53:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR ECON DR
09SANTODOMINGO456SCENESETTER FOR THE SECRETARY'S VISIT TO THE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-14 12:58:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON ETRD DR
09SANTODOMINGO459SCENESETTER FOR THE SECRETARY'S VISIT TO THE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-14 14:58:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON ETRD DR
09SANTODOMINGO46LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - DEA TACTICAL RESPONSE
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 33 DEA sponsored individuals who have been selected for a Tactical Response Training course, scheduled to start 09 February 2009. Post has no d [...]
2009-01-15 14:05:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO467SICA MULTILAT
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-16 11:40:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL DR
09SANTODOMINGO468DEMARCHE ON KOSOVO'S IMF AND WB MEMBERSHIP
[...] Econ Chief delivered reftel points to GODR officials at the Central Bank and Ministry of Economy, Development, and Planning, the government agencies responsible for IMF and World Bank issues respectively. Ana Beatriz Rodgriguez, Director of the International Department at the Central Bank sai [...]
2009-04-16 13:48:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN PREL KV DR
09SANTODOMINGO481UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CANDIDACY DEMARCHE:
[...] On April 22, the Charge delivered Reftel demarche on the U.S. candidacy for the UN Human Rights Council to Deputy Foreign Minister Trullols (the Foreign Minister was traveling). Trullols said that he would pass the U.S. diplomatic note and "commitments and pledges" to the Foreign Minister imm [...]
2009-04-23 16:00:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM DR
09SANTODOMINGO483BROADBAND DEPLOYMENT INITIATIVES IN THE DOMINICAN
[...] This cable presents initial reporting on broadband deployment initiatives in the Dominican Republic (reftel). There is one ongoing government initiative to provide broadband access to 508 rural communities that is scheduled to finish by September. While future incentives are being considered [...]
2009-04-24 18:41:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDECPS ECON DR
09SANTODOMINGO484REFORMISTA PARTY LEADERSHIP BATTLE WORSENS SPLITS
[...] (SBU) Summary: The once mighty Reformista Party has become so fractured that it cannot proceed with the selection of a new set of leaders. Indeed, one commentator referred to the party as an "archipelago of individual interests." New leadership was to have been selected last autumn, but this [...]
2009-04-24 18:43:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KDEM PREL DR
09SANTODOMINGO50DOMINICAN ECONOMY SLOWING DOWN; GODR RUNNING OUT
[...] (U) Summary: The recent economic slowdown and global financial crisis are now showing its affects on the economy and finances of the Dominican Republic. There were a large number of layoffs in December in the textile, mining and tourism sectors. Economists predict that the full impact of the [...]
2009-01-16 14:43:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN ETRD EAID DR
09SANTODOMINGO509LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG ILE (1 NAME),FT.
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following MAAG sponsored individual who has been selected for ILE training, scheduled to start 01 June 2009. Post has no disqualifying information. Pl [...]
2009-04-28 18:29:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO51DR DEBATE OVER CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM OF JUDICIARY
[...] (U) Summary: President Fernandez's proposed constitutional reforms continue to generate public comment, especially those reforms that touch on the judiciary. On "Judiciary Day" (07 Jan),Supreme Court President Subero Isa gave a speech underscoring the need for political leaders to respect jud [...]
2009-01-16 18:27:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKJUS PGOV PHUM PREL DR
09SANTODOMINGO514DOMINICAN REPUBLIC SUPPORTS U.S. FOR UN HUMAN
[...] (SBU) In a diplomatic note received on April 28, the Foreign Ministry informed Post that the Dominican Republic will vote in favor of the U.S. candidacy for a seat on the UN Human Rights Council. Post's translation of the note follows. The full text will be sent by e-mail to WHA/CAR. Begin t [...]
2009-04-29 18:46:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM DR
09SANTODOMINGO515DARK DOMINICAN NIGHTS LOOM AS DEBT TO POWER
[...] (U) Despite optimism earlier this year that the government would be able to settle its debt to the private electricity generators, the government's failure to pay 2009 invoices has instead compounded last year's deficit and led to increased blackouts in recent weeks. A corruption scandal in th [...]
2009-04-30 17:24:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ENRG EINV DR
09SANTODOMINGO518LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - LEGAT RETRAINER (1 NAME),
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following LEGAT sponsored individual who has been selected for Retrainer training, scheduled to start 18 May 2009. Post has no disqualifying information. [...]
2009-05-01 11:03:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO530LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - LEGAT MALWARE TRAINING (15
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 15 LEGAT sponsored individuals who have been selected for Malware training, scheduled to start 04 May 2009. Post has no disqualifying informati [...]
2009-05-06 10:53:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO537DOUBLE HOMICIDE RILES DOMINICAN-HAITIAN RELATIONS
[...] (SBU) Summary: On May 1, following an apparent argument over payment on a loan, a Haitian national killed a Dominican national in Santo Domingo. The following day, in retaliation for this murder, the victim's brother sought out and murdered the original aggressor's brother. The second murder [...]
2009-05-08 14:58:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV HA DR
09SANTODOMINGO547PRESENT LABOR CONDITIONS RELATED TO FORCED LABOR
[...] (SBU) Summary: This cable reports on current labor conditions evaluated to help determine whether the production of sugar in the Dominican Republic is accomplished through forced labor. Post individually consulted ten groups with significant experience working in the sugar bateyes. The respo [...]
2009-05-12 17:40:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM PGOV HA DR
09SANTODOMINGO555LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG PKO TRAINING (1
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following MAAG sponsored individual who has been selected for Peace Keeping Operations (PKO) training, scheduled to start 21 May 2009. Post has no disqual [...]
2009-05-13 15:12:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO556LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG PKO TRAINING (1
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following MAAG sponsored individual who has been selected for Peace Keeping Operations (PKO) training, scheduled to start 21 May 2009. Post has no disqual [...]
2009-05-14 11:26:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO566FERNANDEZ AND VARGAS SIGN PACT ON CONSTITUTIONAL
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On May 14, the leaders of the Dominican Republic's two largest political parties issued and signed a joint declaration on seven of the constitutional articles currently being debated by the Congress, which must approve the new constitution proposed by President Fernandez (Refte [...]
2009-05-15 17:50:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREF ECON DR
09SANTODOMINGO569DEMARCHE ON DPRK ENTITIES DELIVERED
[...] POLCHIEF delivered Reftel talking points on DPRK entities to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Deputy Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Trullols replied that the demarche "has legal considerations" and that he would pass it to the Foreign Ministry's legal advisor, who would give a recommendation to [...]
2009-05-18 16:54:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ETTC KNNP PREL PARM XE ZO KN DR
09SANTODOMINGO570DOMINICAN REPUBLIC IS BAD FOR BUSINESS, SAYS
[...] (C) Summary: Managers from U.S. investment company Advent International told EconOffs that they have faced numerous barriers to their conduct of business since acquiring the airport concessionaire Aerodom Dominicana Siglo XXI in October 2008. Among these is a GODR official who has harassed, threate [...]
2009-05-18 17:29:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALEAIR KCOR EINV ECON DR
09SANTODOMINGO595LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG HUMAN RTS. INSTRUCTOR
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following MAAG sponsored individual who has been selected for Human Rts. Instructor training, scheduled to start 05 June 2009. Post has no disqualifying [...]
2009-05-21 17:14:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO596LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG SPCL RXN TM CERT (2
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 2 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for Special Reaction Team Certification, scheduled to start 05 June 2009. Post has no disqu [...]
2009-05-21 17:16:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDDR MARR PGOV PHUM
09SANTODOMINGO597LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG AIRCRAFT STRUCT MNT
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 2 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for Aircraft Structure Maintenance Tech training scheduled to start 05 June 2009. Post has [...]
2009-05-21 17:18:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDDR MARR PGOV PHUM
09SANTODOMINGO598LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG PT6A ENGINE TECH (4
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 4 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for PT6A Engine Tech training, scheduled to start 05 June 2009. Post has no disqualifying i [...]
2009-05-21 17:20:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO599LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG INTL MARITIME OFF. (4
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 4 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for Intl. Maritime Off. training, scheduled to start 05 June 2009. Post has no disqualifying [...]
2009-05-21 17:23:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO600LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG MACHINERY TECHNICIAN
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 2 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for Machinery Technician A training, scheduled to start 05 June 2009. Post has no disqualif [...]
2009-05-21 17:24:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO601LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG HUMAN RTS. INSTRUCTOR
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 2 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for Human Rts. Instructor training, scheduled to start 05 June 2009. Post has no disqualify [...]
2009-05-21 17:27:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO606LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG JIATFS LIAISON OFCR.
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following MAAG sponsored individual who has been selected for JIATFS Liaison Officer training, scheduled to start 08 June 2009. Post has no disqualifying [...]
2009-05-26 12:40:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO607LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG CIVIL MIL OPS (3
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 3 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for Civil Mil. Ops. training, scheduled to start 08 June 2009. Post has no disqualifying in [...]
2009-05-26 12:41:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO608LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG ELECTRICIANS MATE A
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following MAAG sponsored individual who has been selected for Electricians Mate A training, scheduled to start 08 June 2009. Post has no disqualifying in [...]
2009-05-26 12:42:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO609LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG STRATEGY & DEFENSE
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 2 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for Strategy & Defense Policy training, scheduled to start 08 June 2009. Post has no disqual [...]
2009-05-26 14:04:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO610LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG PANAMAX (3 NAMES),
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 3 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for Panamax training, scheduled to start 08 June 2009. Post has no disqualifying informatio [...]
2009-05-26 14:47:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO612LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG CAPT CAREERS COURSE
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 2 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for a Capt. Careers course, scheduled to start 24 June 2009. Post has no disqualifying info [...]
2009-05-26 15:50:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDDR MARR PGOV PHUM
09SANTODOMINGO613LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG ELECTRONIC
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following MAAG sponsored individual who has been selected for Electronic Technicians A training, scheduled to start 08 June 2009. Post has no disqualifyin [...]
2009-05-26 15:58:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO617LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG FAHUM (1 NAME),ST.
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following MAAG sponsored individual who has been selected for FAHUM training, scheduled to start 08 June 2009. Post has no disqualifying information. [...]
2009-05-26 17:57:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO618LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG INTL DAMCONT ASST. (5
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 5 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for Intl. Damcont Asst. training, scheduled to start 01 July 2009. Post has no disqualifying [...]
2009-05-26 17:58:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDDR MARR PGOV PHUM
09SANTODOMINGO619LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG PATROL CRAFT WEAPONS
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following MAAG sponsored individual who has been selected for Patrol Craft Weapons MT training, scheduled to start 01 July 2009. Post has no disqualifyin [...]
2009-05-26 17:59:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO632SANTO DOMINGO ECONOMIC-POLITICAL ROUNDUP, MAY 29,
[...] New Customs Director and Superintendent of Banks 2. Pressure Builds on the GODR to Seek an IMF Agreement 3. Government Seeks to Buy Out Remaining Private Participation in Electricity Distribution 4. Constitutional Reform and Nationality  [...]
2009-05-29 17:43:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON ENRG EINV PHUM DR
09SANTODOMINGO644REQUEST FOR DOD ASSETS FOR DOMINICAN HELICOPTER
[...] This is an action request. The Charge d'Affaires requests that the Department seek the assistance of the Department of Defense and U.S. Military Forces to provide U.S. Helicopter assets to recover a downed Dominican Air Force Huey Helicopter in response to a request received from the Dominica [...]
2009-06-03 14:02:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL MARR DR
09SANTODOMINGO648LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - DEA INTL NARCOTICS
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following DEA sponsored individual who has been selected for an International Narcotics Enforcement Seminar, scheduled to start 14 June 2009. Post has n [...]
2009-06-05 13:34:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDDR MARR PGOV PHUM SNAR
09SANTODOMINGO651NARCOTICS MAJORS LIST 2010 REQUEST FOR REPORT CARD
[...] (U) The Government of the Dominican Republic (GODR) continues to make progress in combating the transient flow of illicit drugs through the Dominican Republic en-route to the United States. Although the GODR expresses a desire to combat criminal activities and continues to cooperate with the [...]
2009-06-05 18:34:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYDR PGOV SNAR
09SANTODOMINGO658LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - NAS POLYGRAPHER (4 NAMES),
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 4 NAS sponsored individuals who have been selected for Polygrapher raining, scheduled to start 08 June 2009. Post has no disqualifying informat [...]
2009-06-09 14:46:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDDR MARR PGOV PHUM
09SANTODOMINGO659LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - NAS POLYGRAPHER (4 NAMES),
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 4 NAS sponsored individuals who have been selected for Polygrapher raining, scheduled to start 08 June 2009. Post has no disqualifying informat [...]
2009-06-09 14:47:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDDR MARR PGOV PHUM
09SANTODOMINGO660LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - NAS POLYGRAPHER (4 NAMES),
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 4 NAS sponsored individuals who have been selected for Polygrapher raining, scheduled to start 08 June 2009. Post has no disqualifying informat [...]
2009-06-09 14:47:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDDR MARR PGOV PHUM
09SANTODOMINGO661LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - NAS POLYGRAPHER (4 NAMES),
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 4 NAS sponsored individuals who have been selected for Polygrapher raining, scheduled to start 08 June 2009. Post has no disqualifying informat [...]
2009-06-09 14:47:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDDR MARR PGOV PHUM
09SANTODOMINGO662LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - NAS POLYGRAPHER (4 NAMES),
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 4 NAS sponsored individuals who have been selected for Polygrapher raining, scheduled to start 08 June 2009. Post has no disqualifying informat [...]
2009-06-09 14:47:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDDR MARR PGOV PHUM
09SANTODOMINGO665LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG SWOS (1 NAME),
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following MAAG sponsored individual who has been selected for SWOS training, scheduled to start 15 June 2009. Post has no disqualifying information. P [...]
2009-06-09 16:30:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO672LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - DEA JUNGLE TRAINING (3
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following DEA 3 sponsored individuals who have been selected for Jungle Training, scheduled to start 27 July 2009. Post has no disqualifying information. [...]
2009-06-10 16:26:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDDR MARR PGOV PHUM SNAR
09SANTODOMINGO6872009 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND EXPROPRIATIONS
[...] Below is the 2009 submission of the Report on Investment Disputes and Expropriations Claims for the Dominican Republic. The same will be sent via e-mail with all changes from the 2008 marked as well as a list of the claimants. 2. The United States Government is presently aware of twenty (20 [...]
2009-06-16 16:58:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDCASC EINV KIDE OPIC ECON DR
09SANTODOMINGO697LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG CADET LEADERSHIP (32
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 32 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for Cadet Leadership training, scheduled to start 01 July 2009. Post has no disqualifying [...]
2009-06-17 17:53:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDDR MARR PGOV PHUM
09SANTODOMINGO706GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCES DOCUMENTATION INITIATIVE
[...] (SBU) Summary: Following on the heels of a proposed plan to regularize undocumented foreigners, the GODR hosted the conference "Migratory Policies and Experiences in the Regularization Process" on June 10 and 11. Although the initial presentation and much of the discussion during the two-day [...]
2009-06-22 15:20:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREF DR
09SANTODOMINGO707SANTO DOMINGO ECONOMIC-POLITICAL ROUNDUP, JUNE 23,
[...] GODR Announces Sale of 49 percent of Government-owned Refinery to Venezuela 2. Government Revenue Falls Sharply in First Quarter; Fernandez Rules Out IMF Program For Now 3. Caribair Suspension Lifted 4. Protests Over Plans to Build Cement Plant Near National Park  [...]
2009-06-22 21:29:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN ETRD ENRG EAIR SENV DR
09SANTODOMINGO712LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG US CENTCOM (1 NAME),
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following MAAG sponsored individual who has been selected for US CENTCOM training, scheduled to start 10 July 2009. Post has no disqualifying information [...]
2009-06-26 11:48:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO713LEAHY VETTING MAAG REQUEST - CADET LEADERSHIP, FT
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 1 MAAG sponsored individual who has been selected for Cadet Leadership training, scheduled to start 01 July 2009. Post has no disqualifying info [...]
2009-06-26 12:50:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PGOV MARR DR
09SANTODOMINGO715ASSESSING LABOR AFTER TWO YEARS OF CAFTA-DR
[...] (SBU) Summary: During the two years following the entry into force of CAFTA-DR, the GODR has made several advances towards meeting its White Paper goals, but nearly all of the major problems noted a year ago remain. While progress has not always been smooth, and significant problems remain, th [...]
2009-06-26 18:59:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB PGOV PHUM PREF ECON ETRD DR
09SANTODOMINGO734SCENE-SETTER FOR SENATOR GILLIBRAND
[...] (SBU) As much general information has been provided to the Senatorial Delegation Gillibrand about the Dominican Republic (DR),this scene-setter will focus on key issues relevant to the visit: Education, Dominican emigrant issues and economics, as well as the meeting with President Fernandez [...]
2009-07-01 14:56:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV EIND USAID DR
09SANTODOMINGO752KENNEDY VISIT RAISES HOPE AND SOME HARSH WORDS
[...] (SBU) Summary: Kerry Kennedy, Founder of the RFK Center for Justice and Human Rights, and other members of the RFK Center visited bateyes in Villa Altagracia and attended meetings with several GODR officials. Throughout the meetings, Kennedy spoke about the plight of undocumented residents an [...]
2009-07-07 18:36:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM PREF ECON DR
09SANTODOMINGO757DEMARCHE RESPONSE ON UNSCR 1874
[...] (U) Acting EcoPol Chief and EconOff delivered demarche (reftel A) to Mabel Feliz Baez, the president of the National Drug Counsel. Feliz Baez oversees the Financial Analysis Unit (UAF),which has oversight over financial transactions. Feliz Baez said she was aware of the United Nations resolu [...]
2009-07-08 18:17:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN PARM PREL KNNP DR
09SANTODOMINGO764PRESIDENT FERNANDEZ DISCUSSES EXPANDING EXCHANGE
[...] (U) SUMMARY: During her one-day visit to the Dominican Republic, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand of New York met for about 30 minutes with President Fernandez. The discussion focused on international exchanges in academics, professional and technical training. Fernandez told Senator Gillibrand th [...]
2009-07-10 18:44:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOVIP ECON ENRG DR
09SANTODOMINGO765REFERENDUM PROCESS COMES TO DOMINICAN POLITICAL
[...] (U) Summary: On July 9, the Dominican Congress approved a constitutional amendment confirming the ability of municipalities to hold plebiscites. That same evening, the mayors of three municipalities in which an historic referendum was held last May thanked and bid farewell to the Canadian [...]
2009-07-10 18:53:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYDR ECON KDEM PGOV
09SANTODOMINGO769LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - NAS COMANDO JUNGLA (6
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 6 NAS sponsored individuals who have been selected for Comando Jungla training, scheduled to start 27 July 2009. Post has no disqualifying info [...]
2009-07-14 13:29:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDMARR PGOV PHUM SNAR DR
09SANTODOMINGO770LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG PKO-COEN (2 NAMES),
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 2 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for PKO-COEN training, scheduled to start 10 July 2009. Post has no disqualifying informati [...]
2009-07-14 13:31:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDDR MARR PGOV PHUM
09SANTODOMINGO772LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG PKO GROUP 3 (10
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following *?10 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for PKO Group 3 training, scheduled to start 01 July 2009. Post has no disqualifying inf [...]
2009-07-14 13:40:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO798LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG PKO COEN UNIT
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 9 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for PKO training, originally scheduled to start 01 July 2009. Post has no disqualifying inf [...]
2009-07-17 10:17:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO799LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG CTFP SEMINAR (1
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following MAAG sponsored individual who has been selected for CTFP Seminar, scheduled to start 16 August 2009. Post has no disqualifying information. Pl [...]
2009-07-17 10:35:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO855RESPONDING TO THE PRESIDENT'S REQUEST FOR
[...] (U) In response to the Department's request for information on new and innovative torture prevention techniques and programs to assist torture victims (ref A),Post submits the following information for consideration. 2. (U)There is some evidence that the GODR has taken action to counter t [...]
2009-08-03 16:28:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM UN DR
09SANTODOMINGO857LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - DHS/ICE HUMAN TRAFFICKING,
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 2 ICE sponsored individuals who have been selected for Human Trafficking, Sex Tourism, Forced Child Labor training, scheduled to start 20 July 2 [...]
2009-08-05 15:11:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDDR MARR PGOV PHUM
09SANTODOMINGO858LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - LEGAT LALEEDS (2 NAMES),
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 2 LEGAT sponsored individuals who have been selected for LALEEDS training, scheduled to start 14 September 2009. Post has no disqualifying info [...]
2009-08-05 15:21:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDDR MARR PGOV PHUM
09SANTODOMINGO865SUGAR-CANE BATEY CONDITIONS VARY GREATLY
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: This cable analyzes living conditions in sugar-cane bateyes in the Dominican Republic that are owned by Grupo Vicini, Centro Romana Corporation (CR),and the GODR's State Sugar Council (CEA). During the last six months, PolOffs visited several bateyes throughout the country. M [...]
2009-08-07 15:10:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PREF ECON EAID DR
09SANTODOMINGO880LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - DEA TACTICAL RESPONSE
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 9 DEA sponsored individuals who have been selected for Tactical Response Training, scheduled to start 01 August 2009. Post has no disqualifying [...]
2009-08-11 15:46:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDDR MARR PGOV PHUM
09SANTODOMINGO885LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - DHS/CBP IPR TRAINING (27
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 27 DHS/CBP sponsored individuals who have been selected for IPR training, scheduled to start 24 August 2009. Post has no disqualifying informat [...]
2009-08-12 10:47:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDDR MARR PGOV PHUM
09SANTODOMINGO886LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG UN MAINTENANCE (4
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 4 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for UN Maintenance training, scheduled to start 17 August 2009. Post has no disqualifying in [...]
2009-08-12 13:31:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDDR MARR PGOV PHUM
09SANTODOMINGO888LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - NAS AIRPORT ANTI-NARCOTICS
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 7 NAS sponsored individuals who have been selected for Airport Anti-Narcotics training, scheduled to start 15 August 2009. Post has no disquali [...]
2009-08-12 16:25:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDDR MARR PGOV PHUM
09SANTODOMINGO889LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - NAS CRIMINAL
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 36 NAS sponsored individuals who have been selected for Criminal Investigations training, scheduled to start 09 August 2009. Post has no disqual [...]
2009-08-12 16:56:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDDR MARR PGOV PHUM
09SANTODOMINGO892LIGHT AT END OF THE TUNNEL FOR DR ENERGY SECTOR?
[...] (U) President Fernandez announced on August 4, 2009 that the GoDR, with the assistance of Inter-American Development Bank (IDB),World Bank (WB),and the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) will undertake a two-year plan to address the country's electricity crisis. The initia [...]
2009-08-13 16:38:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALDR ECON ENRG EINV
09SANTODOMINGO898MINIMAL CHANGES TO DOMINICAN LEADERSHIP - SO FAR
[...] (U) As is the tradition, the President of the Dominican Republic announced changes in his cabinet and among his advisors on August 16. There have so far been no sweeping or radical changes, but the following are noteworthy: -- Celso Marranzini replaces Radhames Segura as Executive Vice- [...]
2009-08-18 09:31:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL DR
09SANTODOMINGO902GODR SEEKS USG SUPPORT FOR CANDIDACY IN THE POSTAL
[...] (U) Embassy received on August 13, 2009 a diplomatic note from the Secretary of State of Foreign Affairs seeking support for the Dominican Republic's candidacy to the Postal Union of the Americas, Spain, and Portugal (UPAEP). The elections will take place August 17-21, 2009 at the UPAEP cong [...]
2009-08-18 16:08:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDDR PUAS WHO
09SANTODOMINGO903GODR SEEKS USG SUPPORT OF ITS CANDIDACY TO THE UN
[...] (U) Embassy received on August 13, 2009 a diplomatic note from the Secretary of State of Foreign Affairs seeking the USG's support for the Dominican Republic's candidacy to the United Nations Economic and Social Council for the 2013-15 period. The elections will take place during the 67th ses [...]
2009-08-18 16:09:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDAORC ECOSOC DR
09SANTODOMINGO912LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG AIRCRAFT ELECTRONIC
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following MAAG sponsored individual who has been selected for Aircraft Electronic Fundamentals training, scheduled to start 08 September 2009. Post has n [...]
2009-08-19 12:47:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO921LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG PT-6A ENGINE TECH. (3
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 3 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for PT-6A Engine Technician training, originally scheduled to start 25 July 2009. Post has [...]
2009-08-20 17:24:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDDR MARR PGOV PHUM
09SANTODOMINGO922LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG AIR MISSION CMNDR. (4
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 4 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for Air Mission Commander Training, scheduled to start 21 August 2009. Post has no disquali [...]
2009-08-20 17:28:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDDR MARR PGOV PHUM
09SANTODOMINGO923LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG AIRCRAFT MNT.
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 2 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for Aircraft Maintenance Superintendent training, originally scheduled to start 06 October 2 [...]
2009-08-20 17:36:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO924MORE GODR PRESIDENTIAL APPOINTMENTS - IN SECURITY
[...] As predicted, additional changes in the GODR's high-level personnel were recently announced, following those made by President Leonel Fernandez on August 16 (reftel). The most significant appointments, all in the security forces, are: -- Brigadier General of "Preventive Security" in the N [...]
2009-08-20 18:58:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MARR KCRM DR
09SANTODOMINGO934LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG MTT BOARDING OFCR.,
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 27 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for MTT Boarding Officer and Train the Trainer training, scheduled to start 07 September 20 [...]
2009-08-24 14:09:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDDR MARR PGOV PHUM
09SANTODOMINGO935LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - DEA ADV.SENSITIVE INVEST.
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 2 DEA sponsored individuals who have been selected for Advanced Sensitive Investigative Unit Seminar, scheduled to start 14 September 2009. Po [...]
2009-08-24 14:43:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDDR MARR PGOV PHUM
09SANTODOMINGO937LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG SPANISH UH-1 RPR (2
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 2 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for Spanish UH-1 RPR training, scheduled to start 07 September 2009. Post has no disqualify [...]
2009-08-24 16:03:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDDR MARR PGOV PHUM
09SANTODOMINGO938LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - DHS/ICE INT'L AIRPORT
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 5 DHS/ICE sponsored individuals who have been selected for International Airport Cargo Inspection training, scheduled to start 21 September 2009 [...]
2009-08-24 17:18:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDDR MARR PGOV PHUM
09SANTODOMINGO944CORRECTED COPY (NAME DATA ADDED): LEAHY VETTING
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please refer to para 3 for name data that was previously omitted in reftel. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 5 DHS/ICE sponsored individuals who have been selected for International Airport [...]
2009-08-24 18:14:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDDR MARR PGOV PHUM
09SANTODOMINGO946FOREIGN MINISTER WARY OF ZELAYA-CHAVEZ-KIRCHNER
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Foreign Minister Carlos Morales Troncoso, who will be one of six regional foreign ministers travelling to Honduras the week of August 24 in support of the latest OAS mission, expressed his wariness of the linkages between ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya, Venezuelan Presi [...]
2009-08-24 18:41:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PBTS DR HO RU HA
09SANTODOMINGO956LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - DHS/ICE INT'L SEAPORT
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 5 DHS/ICE sponsored individuals who have been selected for International Seaport Interdiction training, scheduled to start 14 September 2009. P [...]
2009-08-25 16:40:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDDR MARR PGOV PHUM
09SANTODOMINGO957LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG CORROSION CNTRL.
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 2 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for Corrosion Control Technician training, scheduled to start 21 October 2009. Post has no [...]
2009-08-25 17:28:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDDR MARR PGOV PHUM
09SANTODOMINGO962CONTINUED STRAINS BETWEEN DOMINICANS AND HAITIANS
[...] SUMMARY: The 8/8 murder of a Dominican, allegedly by a Haitian, sparked a new wave of unrest directed against Haitian residents of Tamboril and Moca, resulting in the burning of 33 homes occupied by Haitians, demands for the repatriation of Haitian illegal immigrants, the flight of Haitian r [...]
2009-08-25 18:15:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM PREF ECON KCRM KJUS DR
09SANTODOMINGO963REVENUE SHORTFALLS SEND THE GODR BACK TO THE IMF
[...] President Leonel Fernandez, at an 8/21 meeting of the GoDR's economic team, instructed Central Bank Governor Hector Valdez and Secretary of Finance Vicente Bengoa to head a delegation to Washington this week to seek an agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) aimed at obtaining a l [...]
2009-08-25 18:21:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EFIN EINV IMF DR
09SANTODOMINGO964PRESIDENT FERNANDEZ SEEKS BILAT WITH POTUS,
[...] (C) President Leonel Fernandez, in an 8/24 meeting with Charge, DCM and EconPol Counselor: -- Requested a bilateral with POTUS on the margins of the UNGA or in Washington; -- Indicated that he favors people with experience in the community they will be serving to occupy consular positi [...]
2009-08-25 18:39:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALPREL ODIP PGOV ECON DR
09SANTODOMINGO977LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG MSOT 415 SEFA COUNTER
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 92 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for MSOT 415 SEFA Counter Terrorism training, scheduled to start 01 July 2009. Post has n [...]
2009-08-27 11:49:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDDR MARR PGOV PHUM
09SANTODOMINGO979LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG PILOT INSTRMNT.
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following MAAG sponsored individual who has been selected for Pilot Instrument Procedures training, scheduled to start 15 September 2009. Post has no dis [...]
2009-08-27 18:19:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO98LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - LEGAT CRISIS NEGOTIATION
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 18 LEGAT sponsored individuals who have been selected for a Crisis Negotiation course, scheduled to start 15 February 2009. Post has no disquali [...]
2009-01-27 17:31:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO986PRESIDENT FERNANDEZ SENDS LETTER OF CONDOLENCE TO
[...] On 8/28, Embassy received a diplomatic note from the Foreign Ministry forwarding a signed letter, dated 8/26, from President Leonel Fernandez to Vice President Joseph Biden, in his capacity as President of the Senate, expressing condolences on the death of Senator Edward Kennedy. The origina [...]
2009-08-28 18:19:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDOPDC PREL DR
09SANTODOMINGO989LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG MARITIME TERRORISM (1
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following MAAG sponsored individual who has been selected for Maritime Terrorism training, scheduled to start 01 September 2009. Post has no disqualifying [...]
2009-09-01 13:58:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO990SUGGESTED FOLLOW-UP TO UNANSWERED U.S./UK/JAPAN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: At a meeting on 8/27 of representatives from the resident diplomatic missions representing major maritime powers (U.S., UK, Japan, Germany and France - Russia is resident in Venezuela) to review the Government of the Dominican Republic's (GoDR) lack of response to prior demarche [...]
2009-09-01 19:38:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALPBTS PREL EWWT DR UK
09SANTODOMINGO991LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - DEA ISIT AND IACIT (7
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 7 DEA sponsored individuals who have been selected for International Seaport Interdiction Training and International Airport Cargo Inspection Tr [...]
2009-09-02 13:12:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDDR MARR PGOV PHUM
09STATE110433WHA: INSTRUCTIONS FOR 2009 TIP INTERIM ASSESSMENT
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-26 22:54:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM KTIP KWMN PGOV PHUM SMIG AR BH DR GT GY NU XL
09STATE37293EEB A A/S NELSON DISCUSSES BIOFUELS AND ENERGY
[...] (C) Summary: Brazilian U/S for Energy Andre Amado met with EEB A A/S David Nelson on March 4 to discuss ongoing cooperation on biofuels and cooperation on energy more broadly. Brazil and the U.S. remain enthusiastic about our cooperation on biofuels, particularly in assisting developing cou [...]
2009-04-15 20:07:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPREL SENV SG SN ENGR DR ES GB GM GT HO
09STATE57016(S/NF) KUDOS FOR REPORTING IN ADVANCE OF 5TH
[...] (S/NF) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS GREATLY APPRECIATE HIGH-QUALITY REPORTING, BOTH IN RESPONSE TO REF A AND THOSE PREPARED SEPARATELY, FROM POSTS ON US-LATIN AMERICAN RELATIONS AND REGIONAL PREPARATIONS IN THE MONTHS PRECEEDING THE 5TH SUMMIT OF THE AMERICAS. WHILE MANY MORE CABLES WERE ALSO HIGHLY [...]
2009-06-03 14:41:00Secretary of StateSECRET//NOFORNPINR PREL AC AR BB BF BH BL BR CI CO CS CU DO DR
09STATE60546DOMINICAN REPUBLIC -- 2009 TIP REPORT: PRESS
[...] This is an action cable; see paras 5 through 7 and 10. 2. On June 16, 2009, at 10:00 a.m. EDT, the Secretary will release the 2009 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report at a press conference in the Department's press briefing room. This release will receive substantial coverage in domestic an [...]
2009-06-11 22:43:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP ELAB KCRM KPAO KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG DR
09STATE83954BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK
[...] This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2 - 4. 2. The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests Post's assistance in conducting a pre-license check on license 050183057 for the export of rifles to the Dominican Republic. Post is requested to complete thi [...]
2009-08-12 17:59:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KOMC DR
10SANTODOMINGO11SANTO DOMINGO EARTHQUAKE SITREP 1
[...] Embassy Santo Domingo Earthquake Sitrep 1: n The Haiti earthquake caused tremors in the Dominican Republic, but minimal damage. n Wardens report no Americans missing or casualties. n President Fernandez told Charge that the Dominican Government is prepared to provide mili [...]
2010-01-13 16:29:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDAEMR ASEC CASC MARR AMGT HA DR
10SANTODOMINGO112LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - DEA TACTICAL RESPONSE TRAINING (6
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 6 DEA sponsored individuals who have been selected for Tactical Response Training, scheduled to start 04 February 2010. Post has no disquali [...]
2010-01-19 16:43:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR PGOV MASS SNAR DR
10SANTODOMINGO116SDO Sit Rep 7 - Haiti Earthquake response
[...] Embassy Santo Domingo Sitrep 7, further to reftel A: 2. (U) Ref B reports on Haiti relief and reconstruction conference held in Santo Domingo on 18 January. Also, on 19 January, WHA Assistant Secretary Arturo Valenzuela gave print and TV interviews, then met with SOUTHCOM Co [...]
2010-01-20 01:04:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL EAID CMGT AMGT MARR DR HA
10SANTODOMINGO124DR: 2010 Investment Climate Statement
[...] While the Dominican government welcomes foreign investment, significant systemic problems can make investing in the country a risky undertaking. Foreign investors cite a lack of clear, standardized rules by which to compete and a lack of enforcement of existing rules. Complaints have included [...]
2010-01-20 12:00:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDEINV ECON EFIN ELAB PGOV OPIC KTDB USTR DR
10SANTODOMINGO132Santo Domingo Sit Rep 8 - Haiti Earthquake Response
[...] Embassy Santo Domingo Sitrep 8, further to reftel A: 2. Border Issues Update: a) The border is open between 07:00 and 19:00, with GODR officials permitting USG and humanitarian groups' conveys to go through without inspection, although this approach may change with time. While nighttim [...]
2010-01-21 01:10:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL EAID CMGT ASEC AMGT DR HA
10SANTODOMINGO148SDO Sit Rep 10 - Haiti Earthquake response
[...] Embassy Santo Domingo Sitrep 10, further to reftels A and B: 2. Border issues update: a) Many entities are working on the DR-Haiti border at Jimani, including the United Nations (including the International Organization for Migration, IOM),the Red Cross, and several GoDR agencies, i [...]
2010-01-23 00:10:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL EAID CMGT AMGT MARR DR HA
10SANTODOMINGO154Santo Domingo Sit Rep 11 - Haiti Earthquake response
[...] (U) Embassy Santo Domingo Sitrep 11, further to reftels A-C: 2. (SBU) Dominicans to join MINUSTAH: Embassy sources indicate that deployment of 150 Dominican troops as part of MINUSTAH has been agreed in principle by the DR, Haiti and UN, but details still need to be worked o [...]
2010-01-23 20:27:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL EAID CMGT AMGT MARR DR HA
10SANTODOMINGO156Santo Domingo Sit Rep 11 - Haiti Earthquake response
[...] Embassy Santo Domingo Sitrep 11, further to reftels A-C: 2. (SBU) Dominicans to join MINUSTAH: Embassy sources indicate that deployment of 150 Dominican troops as part of MINUSTAH has been agreed in principle by DR, Haiti and UN, but details still need to be worked out. On W [...]
2010-01-23 20:39:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL EAID CMGT AMGT MARR DR HA
10SANTODOMINGO17SDO Earthquake SitRep 4
[...] (U)Embassy Santo Domingo Earthquake Sitrep 4, further to reftels: Communications with U.S. Embassy PAP 2. (U) Normal communications established between Port-au-Prince and Santo Domingo, including ClassNet, OpenNet, VPN (including IVG). Post has not had communications with HF radio [...]
2010-01-15 21:15:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL EAID DR AMGT ASEC HA
10SANTODOMINGO19DR-Haiti Border - Chaotic, But Functional
[...] (SBU) Summary: As of midday 1/17 a variety of American citizens working in the public hospital in the border town of Jimani report a disorganized yet functional situation in which hundreds of displaced Haitians seek, and generally receive, urgent medical assistance. Witnesses report that the [...]
2010-01-17 18:03:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL AMGT ASEC EAID DR HA
10SANTODOMINGO198"Climate Change Next Steps" follow-up
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-01 17:31:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDSENV KGHG DR
10SANTODOMINGO206President Fernandez and Opposition Leader Vargas on the New
[...] The Dominican Republic formally promulgated a new Constitution, composed of 277 Articles and 19 Transitional Articles, on 1/26/10. President Leonel Fernandez, after praising his mentor, former President Juan Bosch, Bosch's Constitution of 1963 and the 1965 "April Revolution" that sought its [...]
2010-02-01 21:20:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KJUS PHUM KCOR DR
10SANTODOMINGO208President Fernandez and Opposition Leader Vargas on the New
[...] The Dominican Republic formally promulgated a new Constitution, composed of 277 Articles and 19 Transitional Articles, on 1/26/10. President Leonel Fernandez, after praising his mentor, former President Juan Bosch, Bosch's Constitution of 1963 and the 1965 "April Revolution" that sought its [...]
2010-02-03 01:30:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KJUS PHUM KCOR DR
10SANTODOMINGO21RESULTS OF 1/18 HEMISPHERIC PREPARATORY CONVERENCE ON HAITI
[...] Dominican Rebublic (DR) President Leonel Fernandez, on 1/18/10, hosted a hemispheric preparatory meeting for a future international conference on elaborating a strategic plan for the reconstruction of Haiti. He proposed that a coordinating committee be created made up of Haiti, the DR, CARICO [...]
2010-01-19 20:43:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL EAID ECON PGOV HA DR
10SANTODOMINGO220LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - RSO USSS - ILEA PROTECTION DETAIL (9
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 9 RSO-USSS sponsored individuals who have been selected for ILEA Protection Detail training, scheduled to start 01 March 2010. Post has no [...]
2010-02-08 13:21:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR PGOV MASS SNAR DR
10SANTODOMINGO226Santo Domingo 2009 End Use Monitoring Report
[...] Per REFTEL, Embassy Santo Domingo provides the below responses. 2. BACKGROUND A. EUM Program Coordinator: Mr. Roberto Elias, Phone (809)731-5006; Email: eliasrr@state.gov B. Inventory System: The inventory of donated property is tracked via an excel s [...]
2010-02-10 16:07:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR EFIN DR
10SANTODOMINGO23PRESIDENT FERNANDEZ ANNOUCES HE WILL ATTEND LOBO
[...] (C) President Leonel Fernandez and Honduran President-elect Porfirio "Pepe" Lobo, on 01/20/10, signed an "Accord for National Reconciliation and the Strengthening of Democracy in Honduras" during Lobo's visit to the Dominican Republic. Five senior Honduras politicians representing different [...]
2010-01-21 20:20:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM HO DR
10SANTODOMINGO232New LNG Fueling Terminal Expands DR's Energy Diversification
[...] On 2/1, AES Dominicana inaugurated a new USD 10 million liquefied natural gas (LNG) fueling terminal at its Caucedo energy park outside Boca Chica, reportedly the first of its kind in Latin America, capable of filling 48 trucks per day, operating 24 hours per day. AES is currently focused on u [...]
2010-02-12 20:47:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDENRG SENV DR
10SANTODOMINGO244LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - NAS PROTECTION DETAIL (16 NAMES),
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 16 NAS sponsored individuals who have been selected for Protection Detail training, scheduled to start 28 February 2010. Post has no disqual [...]
2010-02-17 18:04:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR PGOV MASS SNAR DR
10SANTODOMINGO246FOREIGN MINISTRY STATES THAT PROPOSED AGREEMENT ON STATUS OF
[...] (SBU) The Foreign Ministry of the Dominican Republic, by diplomatic note dated 10 February 2010 (received 12 February),responded to the Embassy's diplomatic note on a proposed agreement on status protections for U.S. military personnel who will be temporarily present in the Dominican Republi [...]
2010-02-17 18:11:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR KTIA MOPS PREL DR
10SANTODOMINGO248REQUEST FOR AUTHORIZATION TO SIGN MOU ON RADAR SHARING WITH
[...] (SBU) ACTION REQUEST: SOUTHCOM, Dominican Air Force and Dominican Aviation Institute (IDAC) officials have developed the enclosed Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on radar sharing. This MOU is designed to be an extension of the Cooperating Nations Information Exchange System (CNIES) that w [...]
2010-02-17 18:12:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR PREL SNAR DR
10SANTODOMINGO25PRESIDENT FERNANDEZ ANNOUCES HE WILL ATTEND LOBO
[...] (C) President Leonel Fernandez and Honduran President-elect Porfirio "Pepe" Lobo, on 01/20/10, signed an "Accord for National Reconciliation and the Strengthening of Democracy in Honduras" during Lobo's visit to the Dominican Republic. Five senior Honduras politicians representing different [...]
2010-01-22 12:59:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM HO DR
10SANTODOMINGO250DR First Lady Cedeno's Invitation to Michelle Obama for
[...] (U) Post has received a Diplomatic Note from the Dominican Foreign Ministry enclosing an invitation to First Lady Michelle Obama from Dominican First Lady Margarita Cedeno, soliciting Mrs. Obama's participation in a "Coalition to Aid Haiti". Post has scanned and e-mailed the original Spanis [...]
2010-02-17 20:01:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL OPDC DR HA
10SANTODOMINGO252DR-CAFTA Notification Letter
[...] Below, find the translation of a letter for United States Trade Representative Ron Kirk from Jose Ramon Fadul Fadul, the Secretary of State for Industry and Commerce of the Dominican Republic. Post will send a scanned version of the original letter via e-mail to WHA/CAR and USTR. 2. BE [...]
2010-02-17 20:48:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDETRD DR
10SANTODOMINGO258LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG COUNTER TERRORISM (52 NAMES),
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 52 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for Counter Terrorism training, scheduled to start 02 MARCH 2010. Post has no disqualif [...]
2010-02-18 19:46:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR PGOV MASS DR
10SANTODOMINGO260LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG JOINT OPERATIONS (2 NAMES),
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 2 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for Joint Operations training, scheduled to start 03 MARCH 2010. Post has no disqualifyi [...]
2010-02-18 20:11:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR PGOV MASS DR
10SANTODOMINGO262LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG CAPTAINS CAREER (2 NAMES),
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 2 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for Captains Career training, scheduled to start 04 MARCH 2010. Post has no disqualifyin [...]
2010-02-18 20:36:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR PGOV MASS DR
10SANTODOMINGO266REQUEST FOR AUTHORIZATION TO SIGN MOU ON RADAR SHARING WITH
[...] (SBU) ACTION REQUEST: SOUTHCOM, Dominican Air Force and Dominican Aviation Institute (IDAC) officials have developed the enclosed Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on radar sharing. This MOU is designed to be an extension of the Cooperating Nations Information Exchange System (CNIES) that w [...]
2010-02-19 00:43:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR PREL SNAR DR
10SANTODOMINGO268LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG T-53/L-13 ENGINE TECH (2
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 2 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for T-53/L-13 Engine Tech training, scheduled to start 05 MARCH 2010. Post has no disqua [...]
2010-02-19 14:15:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR PGOV MASS DR
10SANTODOMINGO27DOMINICAN GOVERNMENT SEES ECONOMIC THREATS AND OPPORTUNITIES
[...] In a 01/22/10 meeting with Charge and Emboffs, Eddy Martinez, Executive Director (with ministerial rank) of the Dominican Export and Investment Center (CEI-DR),explained that the Government of the Dominican Republic (GoDR) is concerned the Haitian earthquake and its aftermath will adversely a [...]
2010-01-22 22:52:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ETRD EINV HA DR
10SANTODOMINGO270LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG AIRCRAFT MAINT. OFCR. (4
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 4 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for Aircraft Maint. Ofcr. training, scheduled to start 06 MARCH 2010. Post has no disqua [...]
2010-02-19 14:15:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR PGOV MASS DR
10SANTODOMINGO272LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG INT. LOGISTIC/SUPPLY MGT. (2
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 2 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for Int. Logistic/Supply Mgt. training, scheduled to start 02 MARCH 2010. Post has no di [...]
2010-02-19 14:18:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR PGOV MASS DR
10SANTODOMINGO274LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG GROUND DEF. SKILLS (7 NAMES),
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 7 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for Ground Def. Skills training, scheduled to start 09 MARCH 2010. Post has no disqualif [...]
2010-02-19 14:18:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR PGOV MASS DR
10SANTODOMINGO276LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG SQUADRON OFCR. SCHOOL (4
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 4 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for Squadron Ofcr. School training, scheduled to start 16 MARCH 2010. Post has no disqua [...]
2010-02-19 14:59:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR PGOV MASS DR
10SANTODOMINGO278GoDR Reponse About Ability to Fill FY2010 Sugar TRQ
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-19 20:58:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ETRD DR
10SANTODOMINGO280LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG T-53/L-13 ENGINE TECH (1 NAME),
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following MAAG sponsored individual who has been selected for T-53/L-13 ENGINE TECH training, scheduled to start 05 MARCH 2010. Post has no disqualify [...]
2010-02-22 18:34:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR PGOV MASS DR
10SANTODOMINGO282LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG AIRCRAFT MNT. OFCR. (1 NAME),
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following MAAG sponsored individual who has been selected for Aircraft Mnt. Ofcr. training, scheduled to start 06 MARCH 2010. Post has no disqualifyin [...]
2010-02-22 18:43:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR PGOV MASS DR
10SANTODOMINGO284LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG GROUND DEFENSE SKILLS (3
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 3 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for Ground Defense Skills training, scheduled to start 09 MARCH 2010. Post has no disqua [...]
2010-02-22 18:53:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR PGOV MASS DR
10SANTODOMINGO286DAS Reynoso's Meetings on Justice, Transparency and Human
[...] (SBU) WHA DAS Julissa Reynoso held separate meetings during her 5-9 February 2010 visit to the Dominican Republic related to justice, the rule of law and transparency, with Supreme Court Chief Justice Jorge Subero Isa, Attorney General Radhames Jimenez Pena, and leading NGOs dedicated to prom [...]
2010-02-22 20:49:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KJUS KCOR PHUM DR
10SANTODOMINGO288DR: DAS Reynoso Discusses Haiti with Foreign Minister,
[...] (SBU) WHA DAS Julissa Reynoso, during her 5-9 February 2010 visit, travelled to the Jimani border crossing and met with a wide range of leading Dominican Government (GoDR) officials, business leaders and intellectuals where the principal topic was what role the Dominican Republic should play [...]
2010-02-22 23:02:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ENRG HA DR
10SANTODOMINGO29WHA A/S VALENZUELA'S DISCUSSION WITH PRESIDENT FERNANDEZ ON
[...] (C) President Leonel Fernandez, in a 01/18/10 meeting with visiting WHA Assistant Secretary Arturo Valenzuela, described his efforts to centralize in the Dominican Republic international discussions aimed at developing a long-term strategic plan for Haitian reconstruction and sustainable devel [...]
2010-01-25 17:52:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALPREL DR HO
10SANTODOMINGO294LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG NAT'L. DEFENSE UNIVERSITY (4
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 4 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for Nat't. Defense University training, scheduled to start 28 February 2010. Post has no [...]
2010-02-24 15:17:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR PGOV MASS DR
10SANTODOMINGO296Dominican Republic Response to CITES COP-15 Demarche
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-24 19:36:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDSENV KSCA AORC UNEP DR
10SANTODOMINGO3DR BUDGET RAISES MORE QUESTIONS THAN IT ANSWERS
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The 2010 budget of the Government of the Dominican Republic (GoDR) fails to make any significant progress in making the budget process more transparent and, equally troubling, misses several marks set by the IMF as part of its Standby Agreement. The budget allocates 11.4 percent [...]
2010-01-06 14:05:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN EINV DR
10SANTODOMINGO302DR: IRAN REVOLUTIONARY GUARD POINTS DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-25 17:11:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN KNNP PREL IR DR
10SANTODOMINGO304LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG ENGINEERING/LOGISTICS ADMIN.
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 13 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for Engineering/Logistics Admin. training, scheduled to start 15 MARCH 2010. Post has n [...]
2010-02-25 17:52:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR PGOV MASS DR
10SANTODOMINGO31NEW CONSTITUTION MAY DELAY BUT SHOULD NOT PREVENT DOMINICAN
[...] (U) The Dominican Republic, on 1/26/10, promulgated a new Constitution, which contains a provision that could delay a Dominican troop deployment to MINUSTAH. Article 80(6) states that, "in the absence of a prior agreement," any deployment of foreign troops to the Dominican Republic, or of D [...]
2010-01-27 19:47:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KPKO PGOV DR HA
10SANTODOMINGO312LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - DAO 5TH ANNUAL SOVEREIGN CHALLENGE
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following DAO sponsored individual who has been selected for 5th Annual Sovereign Challenge Conf. training, scheduled to start 08 MARCH 2010. Post has [...]
2010-02-25 23:16:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR PGOV MASS DR
10SANTODOMINGO33AFTER THE EARTH MOVED: A NEW HISPANIOLA
[...] (SBU) The horrific earthquake in Haiti could be the cathartic event that leads to an historic change in relations between that country and the Dominican Republic. In its rubble, we see a providential opening, a chance to leave behind three centuries of enmity and distrust, to foster a new s [...]
2010-01-28 21:53:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ETRD EAID EINV DR HA
10SANTODOMINGO35Zelaya and Fernandez Arrive in DR
[...] SUMMARY: Former Honduran President Manuel Zelaya, accompanied by President Leonel Fernandez, arrived in the Dominican Republic (DR) the evening of 1/27/10, following the latter's attendance at the inauguration of Zelaya's constitutional successor, Porfirio Lobo. Both Zelaya and Fernandez c [...]
2010-01-29 15:54:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KDEM PREL PHUM HO DR
10SANTODOMINGO372009 Labor Monitoring and Engagement With Free Trade
[...] The following is Embassy Santo Domingo's submission (requested in reftel) for information on labor issues in the Dominican Republic. Labor Issues Scene-Setter --------------------------------- 2. Labor unions represent about eight percent of the formal workforce, according to [...]
2010-01-29 18:43:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB ECON ETRD DR
10SANTODOMINGO41Ecuadoran President Correa's Comments on Honduras and Haiti
[...] Ecuadoran President Rafael Correa, in a press conference following a 1/30/10 meeting with President Leonel Fernandez, declared that Ecuador would not recognize the Porfirio Lobo government in Honduras, agreed with his Dominican counterpart that the Inter-American Democractic Charter should be [...]
2010-02-02 20:51:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL EAID EC DR HA
10SANTODOMINGO43DR: Electricity Sector at a Crossroads
[...] (SBU) Six months ago, President Leonel Fernandez shook up the dysfunctional electricity sector by appointing businessman Celso Marranzini - a long-time critic of the status quo - as head of the Dominican Corporation of State-Owned Electricity Companies (CDEEE). Marranzini has since embarked on [...]
2010-02-03 21:23:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG EFIN DR
10SANTODOMINGO47DR-based Consortium Presses for Action on Haiti Electricity
[...] (SBU) Summary: Since the 1/12 earthquake in Haiti, a consortium of Dominican electricity companies (and D.R.-based international electricity companies) have been working with Electricite de Haiti (EDH) to bring the electricity sector in Haiti back on line . The group, calling itself HEART, ha [...]
2010-02-04 22:13:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALENRG EAID EFIN DR HA
10SANTODOMINGO49EX-PRESIDENT HIPOLITO MEJIA ON THE OPPOSITION PRD AND THE
[...] (C) Summary: Former President Hipolito Mejia (2000-2004),in a 2 Feb 2010 meeting with Pol-Econ Counselor and Polchief, criticized opposition Dominican Revolutionary Party (PRD) President Miguel Vargas Maldonado for trying to run the party as if it were a business; discounted the possibility [...]
2010-02-05 19:59:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL DR
10SANTODOMINGO5Emboffs Visit DR-Haiti Border Region
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Polchief and Poloff traveled to the border town of Dajabon (located in the northwestern part of the Dominican Republic) with representatives from NGO Catholic Relief Services (CRS) from 11/30-12/01/2009. Poloffs met with labor lawyers from the Solidaridad Fronteriza NGO wh [...]
2010-01-06 17:31:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KJUS KCRM ECON EAID DR
10SANTODOMINGO51GODR Health Assistance Following Haiti Earthquake
[...] Summary: On 04 Feb 2010, the Dominican Public Health Ministry (SESPAS) provided the Embassy statistics indicating that 50,647 people have received some kind of medical attention (29,467 vaccinated, plus 21,180 others) in the "framework" of the GoDR's "Contingency Plan to Help Haiti." SESPAS h [...]
2010-02-05 20:03:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV AMED SMIG AEMR AORC HA DR
10SANTODOMINGO55ENGAGING THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC ON IRAN'S NUCLEAR PROGRAM
[...] (C) Pol-Econ Counselor raised the issues of Iran's reluctance to cooperate with international efforts to build confidence and transparency in its nuclear program (Ref B) and its continuing human rights violations, as well as the prospect of increased repression on/about the upcoming anniversa [...]
2010-02-08 21:09:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALPHUM PARM PREL UNSC DR IR
10SANTODOMINGO57DR Firms Ask to Be Allowed to Bid on Haiti Reconstruction
[...] On 2/10, Charge and Emboffs met with representatives of the Association of Industries of the Dominican Republic (AIRD) to discuss the Dominican private sector's desire to bid on Haitian reconstruction projects. The representatives were from the two largest producers of reinforced steel and roo [...]
2010-02-12 20:47:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDETRD ECON HA DR
10SANTODOMINGO58LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG JCET 2010 (19 NAMES),D.R.,
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 19 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for JCET 2010 training, scheduled to start 25 January 2010. Post has no disqualifying [...]
2010-01-12 18:11:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR PGOV MASS DR
10SANTODOMINGO59DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: FORCE GENERATION ISSUES TO REINFORCE THE
[...] (SBU) Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Juan Manuel Trullols, on 16 February 2010, informed Pol-Econ Counselor that the status of the Dominican Republic's planned deployment of a 150-troop unit to MINUSTAH is as follows: n The Minister of Defense is reviewing the agreement to be signed [...]
2010-02-16 20:37:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV KPKO MARR DR HA
10SANTODOMINGO61Dominican Republic: Information on Child Labor and Forced
[...] Persuant to ref A, this is Post's response to a Department of Labor request for a list of goods that may have been produced with child or forced labor in the Dominican Republic as mandated by the 2005 Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act (TVPRA). Although child labor remains a si [...]
2010-02-19 15:04:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB EIND ETRD KTIP PHUM SOCI DR
10SANTODOMINGO65OAS REFORM AND MANDATE FOR NEXT SECRETARY GENERAL (DOMINICAN
[...] (C) Charge, accompanied by Pol-Econ Counselor, on 24 February 2010, delivered the demarche on "OAS Reform and Mandate for Next Secretary General" (Reftel) to Foreign Minister Carlos Morales Troncoso and Vice Minister Juan Manuel Trullols. The Foreign Minister said that the Dominican Governm [...]
2010-02-25 18:34:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALPREL OAS KDEM AORC DR
10SANTODOMINGO67FOREIGN MINISTER ON FEBRUARY 22-23 RIO GROUP SUMMIT
[...] (C) Foreign Minister Carlos Morales Troncoso, in a 24 February 2010 meeting with Charge, dismissed the recent Rio Group summit in Cancun as, "useless." He characterized the nascent Community of Latin American and Caribbean States as just, "one more bureaucracy," that would result in addition [...]
2010-02-25 18:51:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALPREL OAS KSUM KPIN DR
10SANTODOMINGO71ELECTION CAMPAIGN OFFICIALLY BEGINS; CENTRAL ELECTORAL BOARD
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-26 20:56:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM DR
10SANTODOMINGO80Santo Domingo - Haiti Earthquake Sit Rep 2
[...] Embassy Santo Domingo Earthquake Sitrep 2, further to reftel: - At 14:30, Charge Lambert met with various Ambassadors, UN and EU reps at residence; USAID and MAAG briefed all on Embassy / USG efforts to assist Haiti; Foreign reps had some questions and provided updates as well. - [...]
2010-01-13 22:47:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL AEMR ASEC CASC MARR AMGT HA DR
10SANTODOMINGO86Fiscal Transparency for the Dominican Republic
[...] (U) This cable responds to Ref A request regarding information on the transparency of the budget of the Government of the Dominican Republic (GoDR). 2. (U) The questions and answers follow: -- Is the central government expected to receive funding under the FY 2010 SFOAA? (U) Yes. [...]
2010-01-14 19:36:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN EAID ECON PREL DR
10SANTODOMINGO88SDO Sit Rep 3 Earthquake Response
[...] Embassy Santo Domingo Earthquake Sitrep 3, further to reftels: a) Two more flights of Amcits arrived in Santo Domingo, brining in another 140 persons. They came via C-130s. Also, RSO has been in communication with UN security rep in the DR who is currently in Jimani, working on ro [...]
2010-01-14 23:51:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL DR AMGT ASEC HA
10SANTODOMINGO9Constitutional Reform Process - The Judiciary Altered
[...] (U) The GODR's constitutional reform process, ongoing now for more than a year (reftel A) reveals much about the relative powers of various actors including the President, political parties, the judiciary, civil society, the Catholic Church and Dominicans in general. The independence and po [...]
2010-01-08 21:13:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KJUS KDEM PHUM DR
10SANTODOMINGO92Santo Domingo - Haiti Earthquake Sit Rep 5
[...] (U) Embassy Santo Domingo Earthquake Sitrep 5, further to reftels: 2. (SBU) Embassy Santo Domingo is organizing a convoy that will travel to Embassy Port au Prince, Saturday 16 JAN. The convoy will include fuel, vehicles and drives, water and other supplies requested by Embas [...]
2010-01-15 22:37:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL AMGT ASEC EAID DR HA
10SANTODOMINGO96Santo Domingo - Haiti Earthquake Sit Rep 6
[...] Embassy Santo Domingo Earthquake Sitrep 6, further to reftels: 2. (SBU) As indicated in reftel A, there have been no signs of tension between Dominicans or displaced Haitians who are seeking medical assistance near the border. On 16 JAN, it was reported by Dominican authori [...]
2010-01-18 14:19:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL AMGT ASEC EAID DR HA
10STATE1168AGREEMENT WITH THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC ON STATUS
[...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. SEE PARAGRAPHS 2, 5, and 6. 2. (U) DOD HAS ASKED THE DEPARTMENT TO SECURE STATUS PROTECTIONS FOR U.S. MILITARY PERSONNEL WHO WILL BE TEMPORARILY PRESENT IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC IN CONNECTION WITH MILITARY EXERCISES AND TRAINING, COUNTER-DRUG RELATED ACTI [...]
2010-01-06 20:41:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKTIA MARR MOPS PM PREL DR
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