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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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07BAGHDAD2782NINEWA: CHRISTIANS RELATIVELY SECURE IN BARTALLAH
[...] (C) Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) Leader Hyland and other PRT members, along with the 4-1 Brigade Combat Team Chaplain, August 18 visited Bartallah, a majority Christian town in the northern Iraqi province of Ninewa, part of the historic Iraqi Christian heartland. Local Christian polit [...]
2007-08-20 11:44:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PBTS PINR PHUM IZ
07BAGHDAD2794ISCI-SADRIST RIVALRY: A COMPLEX MIX OF
[...] (S) The often bitter rivalry between the Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq (ISCI) and the Sadrists - and their affiliated militias, Badr and JAM - highlights the different histories and structures of each organization. ISCI is more centrally organized; the Sadrist movement is more fragmented. [...]
2007-08-21 08:09:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPGOV PINS IZ
07BAGHDAD2835BAGHDAD: SEVEN TACTICS MILITANTS USE TO SEIZE AND
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Extra-legal governance institutions created by Shia and Sunni militants repeatedly use the same tactics to seize and maintain control of Baghdad's neighborhoods. In almost all areas of the city, militants initially found a role and a purpose in forcibly displacing people from the [...]
2007-08-24 11:08:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS PINR PREF PTER PHUM IZ
07BAGHDAD2923KURDISTAN REGION'S INVESTMENT LAW ATTRACTS LITTLE
[...] (U) This is a Kurdistan Regional Reconstruction Team (RRT) cable. 2. (SBU) BEGIN SUMMARY: The Dohuk Governorate has received little new foreign direct investment (FDI),following enactment of the Kurdistan Regional Government's (KRG) Investment Law in mid-2006. Although the law is materiall [...]
2007-08-31 12:58:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EINV IZ TU
07BAGHDAD3078INTERNALLY DISPLACED PERSONS IN IRAQ
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: At 2.2 million internally displaced persons (IDPs),Iraq now ranks third in the world among countries with IDP populations, behind only Sudan and Colombia. Such large-scale displacement in Iraq is producing potentially permanent social and religious segregation. Coordination r [...]
2007-09-12 11:26:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDUN EAID PREF PHUM PREL ECON IZ
07BAGHDAD3545BAGHDAD: BUILDING GOI CAPACITY TO DELIVER SERVICES
[...] (U) This is a Baghdad PRT/Embassy POL reporting cable. 2. (C) Summary: PRT Baghdad hosted a major inter-agency meeting September 26 to coordinate, at the working level, numerous initiatives launched to capitalize on the opportunities created by the troop and civilian surge in Baghdad. Thes [...]
2007-10-26 09:06:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALKDEM PGOV PINR PINS IZ
07BAGHDAD3684 DIYALA PRT: IDPS CONTINUE TO FACE
[...] (U) This is a Diyala PRT reporting cable. Summary ------- 2. (SBU) Summary: Management challenges continue to constrain the Diyala provincial government's capacity to address issues confronting the estimated 52,000 internally displace persons (IDPs) currently living in Diyala. Housing, [...]
2007-11-06 15:22:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PHUM PREF PINS IZ
07BAGHDAD3809IRAQ EXECUTIVE STEERING COMMITTEE, NOV 16
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Nouri Al-Maliki proposed creation of a committee to handle issues related to internally displaced persons at the November 16 Iraq Executive Steering Committee (I-ESC),though he did not specify the committee's structure or purpose. He also noted that the improved [...]
2007-11-20 17:42:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON MOPS IZ
07BAGHDAD4221VP HASHEMI ON ALLYING WITH KURDS AND STABILIZING
[...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador met on 30 December with Vice President and Iraqi Islamic Party (IIP) head Tariq al-Hashemi. Hashemi said the purpose of the IIP-Kurdish agreement last week was to pressure the GOI to work harder for political progress and to cooperate against increasing violence i [...]
2007-12-31 09:59:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINS PINR PTER IZ
07BAGHDAD620MAYSAN GOVERNOR DISCUSSES SECURITY SITUATION,
[...] (U//REL USA, MCFI) This is a PRT Maysan cable. ------- Summary ------- 2. (C//REL USA, MCFI) In a January 22 meeting with the new head of Multinational Forces Division (Southeast),Maysan Governor Adil Al-Maliki focused on his province's upcoming transition to Provincial Iraqi Control [...]
2007-02-20 18:04:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPGOV PINS PREL IR IZ
07BAGHDAD927IRAQI PM CHIEF OF STAFF DISCUSSES MINISTERIAL
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In a March 12 meeting with PM Chief of Staff Tariq Abdullah, the Charge urged the PM's office to continue to press for de-Baathification reform and movement on the hydrocarbons law. He congratulated the PM's office on the successful Neighbors Conference and stressed the importa [...]
2007-03-16 08:02:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALIZ PGOV PREL
07BAKU1460AZERBAIJAN COMMERCIAL UPDATE, NOVEMBER 15 - 30, 2007
[...] SUMMARY: This information is drawn primarily from the Azerbaijani local press, and has not been checked for accuracy. The opinions and policies expressed in this report are those of the authors, not the U.S. Government. END SUMMARY. - SOUTH-KOREAN ENERGY PROJECT - ADB HIGHWAY PROJECT - TR [...]
2007-12-10 08:53:00Embassy BakuUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV ETRD ENRG EFIN AJ
07BAKU252\\CORRECTED COPY - TAG ORDER\\ PART I OF II: AZERBAIJAN
[...] (U) As per reftel, paragraph 3 below begins Embassy Baku's submission on status of action the GOAJ has taken to combat human trafficking. Answers are keyed to questions in reftel. 2. (SBU) In preparing this report, the Embassy has undertaken extensive contacts with international organizatio [...]
2007-03-01 11:19:00Embassy BakuUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREF ASEC ELAB KCRM KWMN KFRD SMIG AJ
07BAKU289 BFIF 2007 PROJECT PROPOSALS FOR AZERBAIJAN
[...] SUMMARY: For FY2007, Embassy proposes an ambitious set of programs designed to further our commercial strategy. This proposal captures the benefits of BFIF funding possibilities, allowing Embassy to engage more forcefully in support of our commercial interests overseas. For FY 2007, Embassy req [...]
2007-03-09 14:13:00Embassy BakuUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP BTIO ETRD EINV ABUD AJ
07BAKU411PRESIDENT ALIYEV DISCUSSES RUSSIA, IRAN, ISLAM,
[...] (C) Summary: In an April 3 meeting with Representative Hoekstra and the Ambassador, President Ilham Aliyev provided a tour d'horizon of Azerbaijan's foreign policy, regional geopolitics, energy policy and domestic development. Aliyev argued that Azerbaijan was unique, bordered by its former co [...]
2007-04-11 11:44:00Embassy BakuCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ENRG EPET KDEM PHUM ABLD AMGT CASC
07BAKU477AZERBAIJAN CREATES NEW SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONES
[...] (SBU) Summary: Azerbaijani President Aliyev signed a decree March 6 creating Special Economic Zones (SEZ). The decree aims to create favorable conditions for Azerbaijan's economic development, streamline more investments in high-priority sectors, create new jobs, apply modern management practi [...]
2007-04-20 11:50:00Embassy BakuUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EAID ETRD ENRG EPET AJ
07BAKU683AZERBAIJAN: FINANCE MINISTER DISCUSSES ECONOMIC
[...] (C) SUMMARY: During a May 29 meeting with Deputy Assistant to the Vice President for National Security Affairs Joseph Wood and Ambassador Derse, Minister of Finance Samir Sharifov stated that Azerbaijan's economy was expanding rapidly and that as a result inflationary pressures were increasin [...]
2007-06-01 09:23:00Embassy BakuCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN PREL ENRG AJ
07BAKU803AZERBAIJAN MOVING AHEAD ON LARGE ROAD AND MARITIME
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a June 21 meeting, Deputy Minister of Transportation Musa Panahov discussed Azerbaijan's road and maritime infrastructure plans, including a Bechtel proposal to build a new four-lane highway and the government's plans to transform the Baku port and construct a new facility o [...]
2007-06-26 10:18:00Embassy BakuCONFIDENTIALECON ETRD PREL ELTN BEXP BTIO AJ
07BAMAKO1365READOUT OF MEETINGS BETWEEN PRESIDENTS TOURE AND
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-29 15:06:00Embassy BamakoCONFIDENTIALASEC PINR PREL PINS AL
07BANDARSERIBEGAWAN161BRUNEI: WHY WE CARE, HOW WE'RE DOING
[...] (C) A mid-fiscal year stocktaking confirms that Brunei's significance for the U.S. continues to be summarized in three words: oil, religion, and location. The following developments have occurred in each of these areas so far during FY-07: -- Increased oil and gas exports helped reduce mark [...]
2007-06-07 04:51:00Embassy Bandar Seri BegawanCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR SENV BX
07BANGKOK2601THAILAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR: SARAH M. BUCKLEY,
[...] Post warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Sarah Buckley from May 11 - May 16, 2007 and again from May 21 - May 25, 2007. 2. Per e-mail request Hotel reservations have been made at the following location: May 13 - May 16: Confirmation No: 330994 May 21 - May 25: Confirmati [...]
2007-05-10 02:13:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA AMGT TH
07BANGKOK354 THAILAND WARILY WATCHES VIETNAM'S ECONOMIC RISE
[...] Summary: A long string of bad economic news from Thailand coupled with a seemingly non-stop slew of positive news out of Vietnam has sparked great angst from Thai business and government officials that the country will soon fall behind their rapidly growing neighbor. Thai economic analysts f [...]
2007-01-18 07:50:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD EFIN TH VN
07BANGKOK358SCENE SETTER FOR THE VISIT OF OSD PRINCIPAL
[...] (C) Summary. General Toolan, your visit to Bangkok will be the first by a senior Pentagon official since the September 19 coup in Thailand and will provide an excellent opportunity to press Thai officials to rescind martial law and maintain timetables for drafting a new constitution and hold [...]
2007-01-18 09:04:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL OVIP MARR MASS TH
07BANGKOK5435SOUTHERN VIOLENCE: INSIDE THE ARMY'S RAID
[...] (C) Summary. During October 1-2 poloff travel to the deep South, a range of contacts provided a mixed picture of the situation in this troubled region, with security officials offering new details on their tactics and hailing arrest operations as resulting in lower levels of violence. Several [...]
2007-10-16 09:47:00Embassy BangkokSECRETPGOV PREL PINR PTER PHUM ASEC TH
07BANGKOK5689SCENESETTER FOR REAR ADMIRAL TYSON
[...] (C) Summary. Admiral Tyson, your visit to Thailand will afford you a chance to see the importance of Thailand to our regional security interests. You will also have an opportunity to underscore the United States Government's desire that Thailand return to democratically elected government th [...]
2007-11-06 05:58:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER MARR MOPS PINS PHUM TH
07BANGKOK6011SCENESETTER FOR LIEUTENANT GENERAL LEAF
[...] (C) Summary. General Leaf, your visit to Thailand will afford you a chance to see the importance of Thailand to our regional security interests. You will also have an opportunity to underscore the United States Government's desire that Thailand return to democratically elected government thr [...]
2007-11-30 09:40:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER MARR MOPS PINS PHUM TH
07BASRAH51HALLELUIA; MOI SECURITY COMMITTEE UNCOVERS HOW BAD BASRAH
[...] (S) Summary. In a two-hour meeting with the Regional Director on June 7, the Interior Ministry committee charged with evaluating Basrah's security situation quickly admitted that they found security in Basrah to be very poor and laid the blame squarely on the chief of Police, Iraqi Police Ser [...]
2007-06-08 12:21:00REO BasrahSECRETPTER PGOV PINS PREL MCAP MARR ZP
07BEIJING1438NDRC VICE CHAIRMAN ZHANG GUOBAO: CHAMPION OF
[...] (C) Summary. National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) Vice Chairman Zhang Guobao outlined China's growth in energy consumption and plans for expansion of production of a variety of energy sources at a luncheon hosted by the Ambassador on February 8. Zhang expressed his bureaucratic [...]
2007-03-05 08:20:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALENRG EPET EINV ETTC PGOV CH IR
07BEIJING1672LI YUANCHAO DISCUSSES REFORM, PROPERTY LAW AT
[...] (C) Pressing ahead with political and economic reform poses the biggest challenge for Jiangsu, provincial Party Secretary Li Yuanchao said at a dinner hosted by the Ambassador March 8. Interest groups that are unwilling to compromise, especially on issues such as health care, are slowing pos [...]
2007-03-13 10:18:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON KCUL SOCI CH
07BEIJING2016CHONGQING LEADER WANG YANG SAYS "THE WORLD IS
[...] (C) Chongqing Party Secretary Wang Yang, one of China's youngest regional leaders, told the Ambassador that continued good United States-China relations will depend on continued growth in bilateral economic ties. Wang frankly discussed the challenges he faces in Chongqing, but insisted that [...]
2007-03-26 03:47:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON SOCI CH
07BEIJING2459RESIDENCE PERMIT REFORM: "OLD WINE IN NEW BOTTLE"
[...] (C) An official announcement that residence permits in 12 provinces and regions will no longer classify citizens as rural or non-rural has pushed debate over China's household registration system back to the fore in media and academic circles. But as with previous declarations of reform, the [...]
2007-04-13 07:38:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM SOCI CH
07BEIJING6498DISH DIFFUSION: PIRATE SATELLITE TV THRIVES IN
[...] (C) China's State Administration of Radio, Film, and Television (SARFT) has been cracking down on illegal satellite television since July 2007, according to news reports. While police in several cities are confiscating illicit receivers, enforcement of China's long-standing ban on private sat [...]
2007-10-05 08:47:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPGOV PROP PHUM SOCI KCUL KIPR CH TW HK JA RP
07BEIJING7535GUANGZHOU INSURANCE CONFERENCE NOV. 28-29
[...] (SBU) Summary. Participants at the 8th annual China Rendezvous Insurance Conference in Guangzhou November 28-29 discussed insurance challenges in the China market for foreign insurance and reinsurance companies. Industry participants lamented the lack of insurance product awareness among the [...]
2007-12-18 09:10:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD WTRO EFIN EINV CH
07BEIRUT1301LEBANON: HIZBALLAH TELEPHONE NETWORK 'DISCOVERED'
[...] (C) The Ministry of Telecommunications announced it had found an illegal telecom network established and operated by Hizballah in the parts of Lebanon Hizballah controls. Minister of Telecom Marwan Hamadeh initially said the GOL would react "fiercely" to what he portrayed as a surprising disc [...]
2007-08-24 14:28:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER ECONEGE EFIN LE
07BEIRUT1944LEBANON: NGO HEAD SAYS HIZBALLAH FAVORS SHIA IN
[...] (SBU) Dr. Abbas Yaghi, a Shia local community leader from the north Bekaa region and Shia rival of Hizballah, described to Emboffs what he sees as Hizballah's favoritism towards the Shia in south Lebanon, to the detriment to those Shia living in the north Bekaa. Yaghi noted the vast difference [...]
2007-12-11 15:37:00Embassy BeirutUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON LE PGOV PREL SY
07BEIRUT219LEBANON: MODERATE SHIA LEADER DISCUSSES STATUS OF
[...] (C) In a 2/7 meeting with the Ambassador, Dureid Yaghi, a moderate, secular Shia who is Deputy Secretary of Walid Jumblatt's Progressive Socialist Party (PSP) in the Hizballah-stronghold of Baalbek, confirmed other reporting sources that Hizballah has re-established itself as the de facto go [...]
2007-02-09 14:38:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER CASC LE SY IR
07BEIRUT465LEBANON: FRANJIEH ADMITS OPPOSITION HOLDING
[...] (C) On March 23, Suleiman Franjieh treated the Ambassador to a full menu of the opposition leader's controversial positions on Lebanon's political crisis. Franjieh expressed general support for the international tribunal, but warned that the opposition would use it as a bargaining chip to obt [...]
2007-03-29 14:43:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALKDEM PGOV PREL PTER LE
07BEIRUT528LEBANON: NORTHERN BORDER PILOT PROJECT
[...] (C) On April 11, German Federal Police (GFP) representatives in Beirut released the draft concept paper for Lebanon's Northern Border Pilot Project, which is being developed and implemented by the GFP in coordination with senior leadership of the LAF, ISF, and Lebanon's Customs Police. The [...]
2007-04-16 14:24:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER LE IS SY
07BEIRUT635LEBANON: FORMER AMBASSADOR FEARS IRANIAN
[...] (C) Former Lebanese Ambassador to the U.S. Simon Karam expressed concerned that an allegedly Iranian-funded and Jihad al-Bina-managed highway linking Shia populations in the south and the Biqa' Valley could raise sectarian tensions and increase Hizballah's area of control. Meanwhile, the coun [...]
2007-05-04 16:08:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALIS LE PGOV PREL PTER SY
07BEIRUT817LEBANON: MITRI MOVING AHEAD ON TRIBUNAL, NEW
[...] (C) Acting Foreign Minister Mitri in a 6/4 meeting with IO A/S Silverberg and the Ambassador thanked the U.S. for its efforts to pass the tribunal and pledged quick Lebanese action to establish it. Mitri did not advocate expanding UNIFIL's mandate, but saw no obstacle to renewing the current [...]
2007-06-07 15:21:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL LE
07BELGRADE307SERBIA'S IPR ENFORCEMENT EFFORTS IMPROVE IN 2006
[...] The International Intellectual Property Alliance (IIPA),in its yearly Special 301 submission to USTR, elected not to recommend that Serbia be placed on the Special 301 Watch list. Embassy supports this decision. Serbian authorities responsible for intellectual property rights (IPR) enforce [...]
2007-03-07 13:45:00Embassy BelgradeUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD PREL SR KIPR
07BELMOPAN150 BELIZE - SEVENTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP)
[...] (U) Responses are keyed to the checklist (paras 27-32) in Ref. A. 2. (SBU) Overview of BelizeQs Activities to Eliminate Trafficking in Persons A. Belize is a transit and destination country for internationally trafficked men, women, and children. Trafficking occurs within the countr [...]
2007-03-02 22:00:00Embassy BelmopanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB BH
07BELMOPAN604BELIZE: CHILD ABDUCTION CASE RESOLVED
[...] Summary. A six-year-old Belizean girl was taken by her father to the United States in February 2007 without permission. The Embassy initially received negative press when the incident took place. On October 7 the girl was returned to Belize and the Embassy received thanks in the press and fr [...]
2007-10-12 21:49:00Embassy BelmopanUNCLASSIFIEDCASC PREL BH
07BERLIN459GERMANY - 2007 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT
[...] (SBU) The following is Mission Germany's submission for the seventh annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report. The entire report should be treated as sensitive but unclassified. Mission points of contact are Craig Conway SIPDIS (email: conwaycm@state.gov; tel: 49-30-8305-2127) and Caroli [...]
2007-03-07 09:17:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN KJUS SMIG ELAB PREL PGOV ASEC
07BOGOTA1836BUENAVENTURA'S SECURITY AND SOCIAL CRISIS
[...] (C) Multiple illegal groups including the FARC, renegade ex-AUC, and narco-gangs are battling for control of the coca business in the port city of Buenaventura. Marines and Police quadrupled force strength, captured a host of gang bosses, and may have begun to turn the tide on crime. The GO [...]
2007-03-21 19:57:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER MARR CO
07BOGOTA3307GUAJIRA'S UNIQUE SOCIAL PROBLEMS CONTINUE POST
[...] (C) Community leaders and local officials said security had improved in Guajira since the paramilitary demobilization, but some ex-paramilitaries continued their criminal activities. Several said most of the department's problems were not security related, but reflected entrenched social pro [...]
2007-05-10 21:44:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIALKJUS PGOV PINR PREL PTER CO
07BOGOTA606JOINT CHIEFS CHAIRMAN GENERAL PACE MEETS WITH VICE
[...] (C) In a one-hour meeting with CJCS General Peter Pace on January 19, Vice President Francisco Santos urged continued U.S. Congressional support for the fight against FARC terrorists. Santos said the GOC supported spraying but also sought new strategies. He cautioned that Ecuador's President [...]
2007-01-29 18:07:00Embassy BogotaSECRETPGOV PREL MARR PTER CO
07BRASILIA1037COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR NSF OFFICIAL SMITH
[...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for Dr. William M. Smith, Program Director in the Office of the Assistant Director (GEO),to Manaus, Brazil, June 10-16, 2007, to attend the 24th meeting of the Inter-American Institute (IAI) Conference of the Parties (COP). 2. Visitors are remi [...]
2007-06-06 20:00:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDTPHY KSCA NSF OTRA BR
07BRASILIA1039COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR NSF OFFICIAL BROWN
[...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for Dr. Louis B. Brown, Senior Staff Associate in the office of the Assistant Director (GEO),to Manaus, Brazil, June 10-16, 2007, to participate in the meetings of the Executive Council and Conference of the Parties of the Inter-American Institute [...]
2007-06-06 20:06:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDTPHY KSCA NSF OTRA BR
07BRASILIA1040COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR NSF OFFICIAL FILMER
[...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for Dr. Paul E. Filmer, Program Director in the Division of Earth Sciences (EAR),to Manaus (Brazil),June 10-17, 2007, who will lead the U.S. Government Delegation to the Conference of the Parties of the Inter-American Institute. 2. Visitors ar [...]
2007-06-06 20:08:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDTPHY KSCA NSF OTRA BR
07BRASILIA1041COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR NIH OFFICIAL ROSALY CORREA
[...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for Dr. Rosaly Correa de Araujo, Director of the Americas, OGHA, OS, HHS to travel to Sao Paulo, Brazil, from June 9-10, to Brasilia, Brazil, from June 10-15, and to Sao Paulo, Brazil from June 15-16, 2007, to co-chair the meeting of the JCM Workgro [...]
2007-06-06 20:17:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KSCA OTRA BR
07BRASILIA1042COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR OES/EGC OFFICIAL
[...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for Norman Barth, OES/EGC/State Department, to Manaus, Brazil, June 07-16, 2007, to attend the Executive Council and Conference of Parties of the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research. 2. Visitors are reminded that all US citizens t [...]
2007-06-08 10:07:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV KSCA TPHY OTRA BR
07BRASILIA1049COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR CDC OFFICIAL SIMOES
[...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for Dr. Eduardo Simoes, Prevention Research Program Director, NCCDPHP, DACH, COGH, HHS, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),to Brasilia (DF),Brazil, June 11-14, 2007, to represent HHS/CDC interests in establishing an agenda of future [...]
2007-06-08 16:53:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KSCA CDC OTRA BR
07BRASILIA1099COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR NPS OFFICIAL JOHNSON
[...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for Dr. Robert Johnson, Director of the Everglades-South Florida Natural Resources Center, National Park Service (NSP) in Florida, to Foz do Iguacu, Brasilia, and Cuiaba (Brazil),June 15-26, 2007, to participate in the Brazilian Congress on Protect [...]
2007-06-14 17:30:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV TPHY KSCA SCUL OTRA BR
07BRASILIA1115 COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR DOE CONTRACTORS PETERSON
[...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for David P. Perterson and Loren J. Habergger, U.S. Department of Energy (DOE),July 5-19, 2007, to Itaituba and Creporizao (State of Para) Brazil, to work on projects on reduction of emissions from community and small scale gold mining in developin [...]
2007-06-15 18:36:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDTRGY ENRG SENV KSCA OTRA US BR
07BRASILIA1145COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR DOE DOS AND NNSA FUNDED
[...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for a Department of Energy/National Nuclear Security Administration's (DOE/NNSA) International Nonproliferation Export Control Program (INECP) for the following DOS and NNSA-funded personnel, from July 7-14, 2007 to conduct WMD Commodity Identifica [...]
2007-06-20 10:05:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT ETTC KSTC PARM PREL KSCA KNNP BR
07BRASILIA116 COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR CDC OFFICIAL HOWARD
[...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for Dr. William Howard, Safety and Health Manager, Office of Health and Safety, OD, HHS, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),to Brasilia (DF),Brazil, February 6-8, 2007, to participate in the BSL-4 lab design workshop. 2. Visitors [...]
2007-01-22 20:09:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO CDC KSCA OTRA US BR
07BRASILIA1185SOUTH AMERICA ESTH NEWS, NUMBER 96
[...] The following is the ninety-sixth in a series of newsletters, published by the Brasilia Regional Environmental Hub, covering environment, science and technology, and health news in South America. The information below was gathered from news sources from across the region, and the views expres [...]
2007-06-22 19:56:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV EAGR EAID TBIO ECON SOCI XR BR
07BRASILIA1204 COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR EPA OFFICIAL SCHNEIDER
[...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for William Schneider, Office of Prevention, Pesticides an Toxic Substances, for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)'s OECD Biopesticide Steering Group, to Sco Paulo (transit only) and Brasilia, Brazil, from June 29 to July 05, 2007, to partic [...]
2007-06-26 19:24:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV KSCA TPHY EPA OTRA BR
07BRASILIA1216COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR CDC OFFICIAL BLANDFORD
[...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for John Blandford, Economist, NCHSTP, HHS, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),to Rio de Janeiro, , from July 1-8; Brasilia, from July 8-14, to Sao Paulo, Brazil, July 14, 2007, as follow: -- Rio de Janeiro/Brasilia: to provide techni [...]
2007-06-27 19:07:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KSCA CDC OTRA BR
07BRASILIA1240 COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR DOE/EE A/S KARSNER JULY
[...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for U.S. Department of Energy (USDOE),Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Alexander Karsner, to Brasilia (July 10-12) and Rio de Janeiro (July 12),Brazil, to participate in the Council on Competitiveness and its Brazil [...]
2007-07-02 18:12:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDTRGY ENRG SENV KSCA OTRA US BR
07BRASILIA1262 COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR EPA OFFICIAL FERNANDEZ
[...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for Mr. Luiz Fernandez, International Affairs Specialist, Office of International Affairs (OIA),U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA),to Brasilia, Itaituba, and Creporizao, Brazil, July 5-29, 2007, to work on UNEP Global Mercury Partnership P [...]
2007-07-05 10:41:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV KSCA TPHY EPA OTRA BR
07BRASILIA1278 COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR DOE/EE BARTON
[...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for Bradley L. Barton, U.S. Department of Energy (USDOE),Director of Commercialization and Deployment, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, to Brasilia (July 10-12) and Sao Paulo (transit),Brazil, to participate in the Council on Competitivenes [...]
2007-07-06 15:20:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDTRGY ENRG SENV KSCA OTRA US BR
07BRASILIA1285 COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR DOE/EE LUTTRELL
[...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for Ellen Luttrell, U.S. Department of Energy (USDOE),Consultant- Communications Advisor, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, to Brasilia (July 10-12) and Rio de Janeiro (July 12-15) and Sao Paulo (transit: Jul 10 and 15),Brazil, to participa [...]
2007-07-09 13:44:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDTRGY ENRG SENV KSCA OTRA US BR
07BRASILIA1287 COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR DOE/EE SATTELBERG
[...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for Alfred P. Sattelberg, U.S. Department of Energy (USDOE),Contract, Argone National Laboratory, Associate Lab Director for Physical Sciences, to Brasilia (July 9-13),Brazil, to participate in the Council on Competitiveness and its Brazilian coun [...]
2007-07-09 13:45:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDTRGY ENRG SENV KSCA OTRA US BR
07BRASILIA1289 COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR DOE/EE ARVISU
[...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for Dan E. Arvizu, U.S. Department of Energy (USDOE),Director, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, to Brasilia (July 10-12) and Rio de Janeiro (July 12-15) and Sao Paulo (transit: Jul 10 and 13),Brazil, to participate in the Council on Compet [...]
2007-07-09 13:46:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDTRGY ENRG SENV KSCA OTRA US BR
07BRASILIA1308 COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR EPA OFFICIAL LUDWIG
[...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for Ms. Victoria Ludwig, Program Manager, Landfill Methane Outreach Program, Office of Air and Radiation, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA),to Sao Paulo, Brasilia, Goiania, Cuiaba, Porto Alegre and Florianopolis, Brazil, July 15-29, 2007, [...]
2007-07-10 18:24:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV KSCA TPHY EPA OTRA BR
07BRASILIA1331COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR HHS OFFICIALS TO TRAVEL TO
[...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for Dr. William R. Steiger, Special Advisor to Secretary Leavitt for International Affairs, HHS, and Dr. Rosaly Correa-de-Araujo, Director Office for the Americas, Office of Global Health Affairs (OGHA),OS, HHS to travel to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, [...]
2007-07-13 12:52:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KSCA OTRA BR
07BRASILIA1333COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR CDC OFFICIAL LINK AND
[...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for Michael Link, Health Scientist; William Garvin, Computer Specialist, COCHP/NCCDPHP, HHS, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),to Sao Paulo, August 11, and Brasilia, Brazil, from August 11-18, 2007: -- Brasilia: travelers will par [...]
2007-07-13 16:25:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KSCA CDC OTRA BR
07BRASILIA1412COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR CDC OFFICIAL MOKDAD
[...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for Ali Mokdad, Epidemiologist, COCHP/NCCDPHP, HHS, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),to Sao Paulo, August 12, and to Brasilia, Brazil, August 12-18, 2007, as follow: -- to Brasilia: to participate in a meeting and workshop to discus [...]
2007-07-25 15:10:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KSCA CDC OTRA BR
07BRASILIA1413COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR CDC OFFICIAL HICKS
[...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for Marie Hicks, Public Health Advisor, NCIRD, HHS, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),to Sao Paulo, August 15, and to Brasilia, Brazil, August 15-18, 2007, as follow: -- to Brasilia: to support the bilateral cooperation agreement wit [...]
2007-07-25 15:11:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KSCA CDC OTRA BR
07BRASILIA1414COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR CDC OFFICIAL BLANDFORD
[...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for John Blandford, Economist, NCHSTP, HHS, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),to Sao Paulo, August 5, and to Brasilia, Brazil, from August 5-16, 2007, as follow: -- to Brasilia: to lead a data analysis workshop as part of a year lon [...]
2007-07-25 15:12:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KSCA CDC OTRA BR
07BRASILIA1456COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR CDC OFFICIAL JOHNSON
[...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for Denise Johnson, Associate Director for Extramural Program, NCIRD, HHS/CDC, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),to Rio de Janeiro, August 7-14 and Brasilia, Brazil, from August 14-16, 2007, as follows: -- Rio de Janeiro: to provide [...]
2007-07-31 19:07:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KSCA CDC OTRA BR
07BRASILIA1457COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR CDC OFFICIAL FLANNERY
[...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for Brendan Flannery, CCID/NCIRD/HHS, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, to Sao Paulo on or about (o/a) August 9; to Rio de Janeiro, o/a August 9-10 and to Brasilia, Brazil, o/a August 10-17, 2007, as follows: -- Rio de Janeiro: to partic [...]
2007-07-31 19:08:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KSCA CDC OTRA BR
07BRASILIA1458COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR CDC OFFICIAL MOEN
[...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for Ann Moen, Associate Director for Extramural Program, NCIRD, HHS/CDC, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),to Brasilia, Brazil, from August 15-18, 2007, to provide an opportunity to meet with project staff to review progress and plan [...]
2007-07-31 19:10:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KSCA CDC OTRA BR
07BRASILIA1507COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR CDC OFFICIAL PRATT
[...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for Michael Pratt, Senior Medical Officer, NCCDPHP/HHS, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, to Brasilia, Brazil, August 22-26, 2007, provide technical assistance/consultation to the Brazilian Ministry of Health on developing national chronic [...]
2007-08-07 19:34:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KSCA CDC OTRA BR
07BRASILIA1536 COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR NASA OFFICIALS MR AND MRS
[...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for Dr. Jeffrey Williams (Astronaut) and Anna Marie Williams (spouse),National Aeronautic and Space Administration (NASA) Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) official, to Sao Paulo (SP),Campos dos Goitacases (RJ),Brasilia (DF) and Rio de Janeiro (RJ) [...]
2007-08-10 12:36:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDTSPA SENV KSCA OTRA US BR
07BRASILIA1651COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR CDC OFFICIAL IMAI
[...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for Kumiko Imai, Service Fellow, NCCDPHP/HHS, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, to Brasilia, Brazil, from September 2 to September 6, 2007, to attend the Secretariat of Health Surveillance Meeting and Workshop, and present "Methodology Cos [...]
2007-08-29 19:29:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KSCA CDC OTRA BR
07BRASILIA1653COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR CDC OFFICIAL FLANNERY
[...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for Brendan Flannery, Epidemiologist, NCIRD/HHS, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, to Brasilia, Brazil, from September 10 to September 21, 2007, to work with current HHS/CDC secondee for immunizations and the Pan American Health Organizati [...]
2007-08-30 12:53:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KSCA CDC OTRA BR
07BRASILIA1654COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR CDC OFFICIAL PATEL
[...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for Manish Patel, Medical Epidemiologist, NCIRD/HHS, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, September 17; to Brasilia, Brazil, from September 17 to September 20; and, to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, September 20, 2007, as [...]
2007-08-30 13:26:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KSCA CDC OTRA BR
07BRASILIA1686COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR EPA CAREY BYLIN
[...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for EPA Official Carey Bylin, to Brasilia, Brazil, from September 16 to September 18; to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, September 18 to September 23, 2007, as follows: In Brasilia: Meetings at Ministry of Mines and Energy. In Rio de Janeiro: Meetings at P [...]
2007-09-05 13:41:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KSCA CDC OTRA BR
07BRASILIA1743COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR NSF OFFICIAL NOTMAN
[...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for Evan Notman, Assistant Program Officer in the Division of International Science Engineer (OISE),to Sao Paulo(SP),Manaus (AM),and Brasilia(DF),Brazil, from September 17 to September 26, 2007, to participate in the discussion of cooperative pr [...]
2007-09-13 16:30:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDKSCA TPHY NSF OTRA BR
07BRASILIA1779COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR CDC OFFICIAL JACOBS
[...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for Krista Jacobs, Economist, CCID/NCCPSTP, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/HHS, to Rio de Janeiro, October 16 and Brasilia, Brazil, from October 16-20, 2007, as follows: In Brasilia: to assist in teaching a course in economic evaluatio [...]
2007-09-19 14:28:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KSCA CDC OTRA BR
07BRASILIA1873COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR CDC OFFICIAL BLANDFORD
[...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for John Blandford, Economist, GAP, NCHHSTP/CCID/HHS, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from October-16-2007 to October-16-2007; Brasilia, Brazil from October-16-2007 to October-20-2007; Sao Paulo, Brazil from Oct [...]
2007-10-02 14:05:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KSCA CDC OTRA BR
07BRASILIA188COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR CDC OFFICIAL KSIAZEK
[...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for Dr. Thomas Ksiazek, Research Scientist, COCH, OD, HHS/ Centers for Disease Control (CDC),to Brasilia, Brazil, from February 5-7, 2007, to assist in the developing stages of a Bio Safety Level 4 Laboratory (BSL4) facility. 2. Visitors are re [...]
2007-02-01 11:45:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KSCA CDC OTRA BR
07BRASILIA1976COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR EPA LOREN HABEGGER
[...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for EPA Official Loren J. Habegger, to Itaituba, Brazil, from October 27 to November 5 and to Creporizao from November 5 and November 8, 2007. The purpose of the trip is to further test the performance of the technology installed in the two places [...]
2007-10-15 17:59:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KSCA CDC OTRA BR
07BRASILIA2021COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR DOE RODMAN LINN
[...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for DOE Official Rodman Linn, to Brasilia, Brazil, from November 3 to November 10, 2007. The purpose of the trip is to attend and do a presentation at the 19th International Congress of Mechanical Engineering. 2. Visitors are reminded that all [...]
2007-10-22 17:16:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KSCA CDC OTRA BR
07BRASILIA2065COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR DOE/NNSA/NA10/DPTRAV/MULLER
[...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for Richard P. Muller and Ann E. Mattsson, from Sandia National Laboratories (SNL),National Nuclear Security Administration's (NNSA),Office of Defense Programs, U.S. Department of Energy (USDOE),to Belem (Para),Brazil, November 3 to November 10, [...]
2007-10-30 19:24:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP ENRG TRGY OTRA KSCS BR
07BRASILIA2079COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR DOE/NNSA/NA10/DPTRAV MILLS
[...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for John M. Wills, Los Alamos National Laboratory, from Sandia National Laboratories (SNL),National Nuclear Security Administration's (NNSA),Office of Defense Programs, U.S. Department of Energy (USDOE) to attend the International Workshop on Full [...]
2007-11-01 13:26:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP ENRG TRGY OTRA KSCS BR
07BRASILIA367COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR CDC OFFICIAL WEATHERS
[...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for Dr. Andrew Weathers, Program Analyst, COCH, OD, HHS/Centers for Disease Control (CDC),to Brasilia, Brazil, from March 18-23, 2007, to work with the Field Epidemiology Training Program staff to identity administrative and logistical priorities i [...]
2007-03-01 19:20:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KSCA CDC OTRA BR
07BRASILIA368COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR USGS OFFICIAL TIESZEN
[...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for Larry Tieszen, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS),Physical Scientist to travel to Brasilia (DF),Brazil (03/18-03/25/2007). PURPOSE OF TRAVEL: To participate in a meeting for South American mapping agencies organized by the Andean Development Corpo [...]
2007-03-01 19:32:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDTPHY KSCA TBIO OTRA BR
07BRASILIA394COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR USGS OFFICIAL CROWLEY FROM APRIL 19
[...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for Mr. James Crowley, U.S. Geological Survey Research Geologist to travel to Sao Paulo (SP) April 19-28, 2007 and Maraba (PA),Brazil, April 28 to May 4, 2007 (in transit at Brasilia and Sao Paulo airports). Purpose of travel: Dr. Crowley and scien [...]
2007-03-06 18:11:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDTPHY KSCA TBIO OTRA BR
07BRASILIA482 COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR EPA OFFICIALS ZEPP AND
[...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for EPA Officials Richard Zepp, Senior Research Scientist and Marirosa Molina, Research Scientist, Office of Research and Development, to Brasilia (DF) April 13-20, and Florianopolis (SC),Brazil, April 20-23, 2007, to attend the Large-Scale Biosphe [...]
2007-03-21 18:41:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV KSCA TPHY EPA OTRA BR
07BRASILIA498COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR ROBERT MIRANDA AND ALAN
[...] Country clearance is granted for ROBERT MIRANDA and ALAN HAMPTON to visit Brasilia from 03/25-27/2007 for investigative purposes. All work will be coordinated through LEGAT Brassanini. 2. Visitors are reminded that all US citizens traveling to Brazil for any purpose require visas, which must [...]
2007-03-23 19:42:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT
07BRASILIA499COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR ROBERT MIRANDA AND ALAN
[...] Country clearance is granted for ROBERT MIRANDA and ALAN HAMPTON to visit Brasilia from 03/25-27/2007 for investigative purposes. All work will be coordinated through LEGAT Brassanini. 2. Visitors are reminded that all US citizens traveling to Brazil for any purpose require visas, which must [...]
2007-03-23 19:43:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT
07BRASILIA524 COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR EPA OFFICIAL YEOW
[...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for Aaron Yeow, Environmental Health Scientist, Office of Superfund Remediation and Technology Innovation, and Executive Secretary and OSRTI Liaison for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)'s Technical Review Workgroup (TRW) for Metal and Asbes [...]
2007-03-27 18:02:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV KSCA TPHY EPA OTRA BR
07BRASILIA545COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR CDC OFFICIAL SIMOES
[...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for Dr. Eduardo Simoes, Director, Prevention Research Centers, NCCDPHP, HHS/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),to Brasilia, Brazil, from April 9-19, 2007, to provide technical assistance to develop a long-term plan for training, scien [...]
2007-03-28 11:54:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KSCA CDC OTRA BR
07BRASILIA559COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR USGS OFFICIAL NICHOLS PLUS 2
[...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for Mr. James Nichols, Senior Scientist, Byron Williams, Senior Science Advisor, and James Hines, Computer Scientist, U.S. Geological Survey Research Geologist to travel to Cuiaba (Mato Grosso),Brazil, April 28 to May 12, 2007. Purpose of travel: [...]
2007-03-30 16:16:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDTPHY KSCA TBIO OTRA BR
07BRASILIA592COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR CDC OFFICER CHILLER
[...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for Tom Chiller, Medical Officer, COGH/NCZVED, OD, CDC, HHS, Brasilia, Brazil, from April 23-27, 2007, and to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from April 22-23, 2007 to meet with collaborators to work on the final analysis of the Candidemia surveillance stud [...]
2007-04-04 19:47:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KSCA CDC OTRA BR
07BRASILIA671 COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR NASA OFFICIAL BRIDGES
[...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for Dr. Nathan Bridges, National and Space Administration (NASA) Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) official, to Carajas (PA),Brazil, to conduct fieldwork at the Carajas mine in support of the remote spectral characterization of terrestrial life formi [...]
2007-04-16 13:54:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDTSPA SENV KSCA OTRA US BR
07BRASILIA694 COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR DOE A/S KARSNER DELEGATION
[...] Mission warmly welcomes and grants country clearance for U.S. Department of Energy Assistant Secretary Alexander "Andy" Karsner, and his delegation, to Sao Paulo and Brasilia, Brazil, April 22-25, 2007. Members of the Assistant Secretary's delegation include Courtney Gillespie, Michael Mills [...]
2007-04-19 12:52:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDTRGY ENRG SENV KSCA OTRA US BR
07BRASILIA697COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR CDC OFFICIAL FLANERY
[...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for Dr. Brendan Flannery, Epidemiologist, COCH/NCIRD/OD/HHS/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),to Brasilia, Brazil, from April 23-30, 2007, to meet with current CDC secondee to PAHO in Brasilia for measles and immunizations activities [...]
2007-04-19 18:21:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KSCA CDC OTRA BR
07BRASILIA698COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR CDC OFFICIAL CHILLER
[...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for Dr. Tom Chiller, Medical Officer, COGH/NCZVED/OD/HHS/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),to Rio de Janeiro (RJ),Brazil, from April 22-23, 2007, and Brasilia (DF) April 23-27, 2007 to meet with collaborators to work on the final an [...]
2007-04-19 18:33:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KSCA CDC OTRA BR
07BRASILIA745COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR CDC OFFICIAL NESLUND
[...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for Ms.. Verla Neslund, Special Project Advisor, OD/HHS/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),to Brasilia, Brazil, from May 1-5, 2007, to participate in WHO meeting as CDC foundation representative to ensure greater understanding of the [...]
2007-04-26 19:29:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KSCA CDC OTRA BR
07BRASILIA762COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR CDC OFFICIAL SAMIRA ASMA
[...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for Dr. Samira Asma, Associate Director, Global Tobacco Control Program, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),to Sao Paulo(transit),May 1; Brasilia, May 1-3; Rio de J [...]
2007-04-30 19:48:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KSCA CDC OTRA BR
07BRASILIA790COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR CDC OFFICIALS GREGG, IMAI,
[...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for Dr. Edward Gregg, Epidemiologist; Kumiko Imai Senior Service; and Yiling Cheng, Scientist, NCCDPHP/HHSCenters for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),to Brasilia, Brazil, May 6-12, 2007, to participate in a meeting and workshop to discuss the [...]
2007-05-04 14:36:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KSCA CDC OTRA BR
07BRASILIA839COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR CDC OFFICIAL FLANNERY
[...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for Dr. Brendan Flannery, Epidemiologist, NCIRD, HHS/CDC, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),to Brasilia, Brazil, May 27 to June 10, 2007, to work with current CDC secondee for immunization to Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) o [...]
2007-05-10 17:17:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KSCA CDC OTRA BR
07BRASILIA840COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR CDC OFFICIAL WELLINGTON SUN
[...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for Wellington Sun, Dengue Branch, HHS, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),to Brasilia, Brazil, May 23-25, 2007, to attend as a Temporary Advisor at the Regulatory Forum on Clinical Evaluation of Dengue Vaccines, as part of the Sixth [...]
2007-05-10 17:18:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KSCA CDC OTRA BR
07BRASILIA841COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR CDC OFFICIAL PARASHAR
[...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for Dr. Umesh Parashar, Medical Epidemiologist, CCID, NCIRD, HHS/CDC, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),to Brasilia, Brazil, May 22-23, 2007, to participate and present at a WHO Meeting on Developing Countries Vaccine Regulators Netw [...]
2007-05-10 17:23:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KSCA CDC OTRA BR
07BRASILIA854COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR VISIT OF U/S DOBRIANSKY
[...] The U.S. Mission in Brazil welcomes the May 16-17, 2007, visit of Under Secretary for Democracy and Global Affairs Paula Dobriansky and delegation for the Common Agenda for The Environment and other meetings, and grants country clearance to the travelers. During your stay in Brasilia (DF),Bra [...]
2007-05-14 14:21:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV KSCA OVIP PGOV BR
07BRASILIA858COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR CDC OFFICIAL PRATT
[...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for Dr. Michael Pratt, Lead, Senior Medical Officer, NCCDPHP, HHS/CDC, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),to Sao Paulo, May 15; to Brasilia, Brazil, May 15-18; to Curitiba, May 18-20; to Brasilia May 20-23; and, to Sao Paulo, Brazil, [...]
2007-05-14 17:59:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KSCA CDC OTRA BR
07BRASILIA888COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR CDC OFFICIALS SCHMID AND
[...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for Thomas Schmid, Senior Evaluation Specialist and Eduardo Simoes, Chief, PRC, NCCDPHP, CDC, HHS, to travel to Sao Paulo, Brazil on May 20, 2007 and to Brasilia, Brazil, from May 20-24, 2007, and Sao Paulo on May 24, 2007. The purpose of the trip [...]
2007-05-18 15:36:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KSCA CDC OTRA BR
07BRASILIA890COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR HHS/FDA OFFICIALS TIERNAN
[...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for Rose Tiernan, Medical Officer and Robin Levis, Regulatory Coordinator, Office of Vaccines Research and Review, Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, FDA, HHS to travel to Brasilia, Brazil, from May 22-27, 2007. The purpose of the trip [...]
2007-05-18 17:15:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDKSCA TBIO OTRA US BR
07BRASILIA919 COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR DOE CONTRACTOR NOZIK
[...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for Mr. Arthur J. Nozik, Sr Research Fellow, National Renewable Energy Laboratory to Manaus, Brazil from August 19-25, 2007. The purpose of the trip is to present a speech on recent published results from NREL's research on multiple exciton generat [...]
2007-05-23 13:41:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDTRGY ENRG OTRA BR
07BRASILIA920COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR NIH DR. KAMHAWI
[...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for Dr. Shaden Kamhawi, Staff Scientist, National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIH, to Manaus, Brazil, June 3-9, 2007, to meet with Brazilian collaborator to continue Sand Fly Leishmania Program research related to malaria studies. [...]
2007-05-23 13:42:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDKSCA TBIO OTRA BR
07BRASILIA934COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR NIH/FIC DR. COSTERO-SAINT
[...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for Dr. Adriana Costero-Saint Denis, Program Officer, National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID),NIH, to Manaus, Brazil, June 3-15, 2007, to attend a two-week course, Biology of Disease Vector, at Fundacao Oswaldo Cruz. 2. V [...]
2007-05-24 16:59:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDKSCA TBIO OTRA BR
07BRASILIA984COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR NIH OFFICIAL HANDLEY
[...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for Dr. Frank Gray Handley, Associate Director for International Research Affairs, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health (NIH),to Brasilia, Brazil, from June 10-14, 2007, to participate in the first me [...]
2007-05-31 17:00:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KSCA CDC OTRA BR
07BRASILIA985 COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR DOE/FE OFFICIAL MCKEE TO
[...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for Dr. Barbara McKee, Director, Office of Clean Energy Collaboration, U.S. Department of Energy (USDOE),to Brasilia, Brazil, June 26-30, 2007, to chair the International Energy Working Party on Fossil Fuels Executive Committee Meeting and speak a [...]
2007-05-31 17:01:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDTRGY ENRG SENV KSCA OTRA US BR
07BRATISLAVA196SLOVAK PM'S VISIT TO ISRAEL DECLARED A SUCCESS BY
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico traveled with Minister of Defense Frantisek Kasicky and a business delegation to Israel March 18-21. Fico met with Israeli leaders, including PM Olmert and the foreign and defense ministers. He did not meet with Palestinian officials. The pr [...]
2007-03-30 15:23:00Embassy BratislavaCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON ETRD PARM IS LO
07BRIDGETOWN561COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR KEN YAMASHITA TO TRAVEL TO
[...] Embassy Bridgetown grants country clearance for Susumu Ken Yamashita, Director, GH/OHA to travel to Barbados May 20-22, 2007 to assist the Mission with staffing and management issues in light of CDC co-location. 2. Hotel reservation has been confirmed for traveler at the Coral Sands Beach [...]
2007-05-09 20:52:00Embassy BridgetownUNCLASSIFIEDASEC EAID OTRA US BB XL
07BRIDGETOWN85INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2007
[...] Barbados is open for business. The Government of Barbados, through the Barbados Investment and Development Corporation (BIDC),strongly encourages foreign direct investment in Barbados, particularly in industries that create jobs and earn foreign currency. 2. The Government offers special [...]
2007-01-25 15:11:00Embassy BridgetownUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ETRD ELAB PGOV KTDB XL
07BRUSSELS826 EU MINISTERS KEEN TO RAISE THE VISIBILITY
[...] SUMMARY. EU ministers for Labor and Social Affairs in their February 22 Council meeting agreed on "key messages" for the March 8-9 European Council review of the "Lisbon Strategy" for Growth and Jobs. Though the dual approach of partnership and policy reform underpinning "Lisbon" was showi [...]
2007-03-13 09:27:00USEU BrusselsUNCLASSIFIEDELAB PGOV ESOC EUN
07BUCHAREST237ROMANIA,S SEVENTH ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN
[...] (SBU) OVERVIEW: ------------------- A. Romania is a country of origin and transit for trafficking in persons (TIP). While the majority of TIP cases pertain to international trafficking between Romania and Western Europe, there are cases of domestic trafficking as well. Victims - primar [...]
2007-03-01 15:36:00Embassy BucharestUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM PREF SMIG ELAB EAID KCRM KWMN
07BUENOSAIRES1707ARGENTINA-URUGUAY PULP MILL DISPUTE: NO END IN SIGHT
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Relations between Argentina and Uruguay have deteriorated since early 2006 over the construction of the $1.2 billion Finnish-built "Botnia" pulp mill, now nearing completion on the Uruguayan side of the Uruguay River. Some Argentine residents across the river from the pulp mill [...]
2007-08-29 19:08:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV ECON EINV PREL SOCI UY AR
07BUENOSAIRES2244ARGENTINA: 2007 TIP INTERIM ASSESSMENT
[...] (SBU) Post, through the combined efforts of the political section and ICE office, continues to coordinate with Argentine authorities to develop local capacity to investigate and prosecute trafficking crimes. We also continue to work with Argentine partners in government and civil society to [...]
2007-11-21 08:42:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC ELAB KCRM PHUM PREL SMIG KWMN PGOV AR
07BUENOSAIRES67ANNUAL OVERSEAS SECURITY ADVISORY COUNCIL (OSAC) CRIME AND
[...] OSAC CRIME SAFETY REPORT: I. OVERALL CRIME AND SAFETY: Traffic accidents are still the primary threat to life and limb in Argentina, especially in Buenos Aires. Pedestrians should be vigilant when crossing streets and remember to look both directions, even if the street is designated on [...]
2007-01-16 20:39:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC
07BUENOSAIRES767COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR AMBASSADOR GROVER JOSEPH
[...] (SBU) POST WELCOMES AND GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE TO AMBASSADOR GROVER JOSEPH REES, SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR SOCIAL ISSUES, WHO WILL TRAVEL TO ARGENTINA FROM APRIL 25-28, 2007. THE PURPOSE OF THE VISIT IS TO PARTICIPATE IN PUBLIC DIPLOMACY ACTIVITIES AND TO ASSESS U.S. SUPPORTED MULTILATERAL [...]
2007-04-20 13:04:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM SOCI UNICEF WHO OTRA PREL AR BR CI
07BUJUMBURA430BURUNDI ARRESTS FNL SPLINTER GROUP LEADER
[...] Summary: (U) The Burundian police reportedly arrested PALIPEHUTU-FNL splinter group leader Jean Bosco Sindayagaya on June 1 during his meeting with an unnamed PALIPEHUTU-FNL colleague at Chez Andre, a local Bujumbura restaurant. Although a number of local radio stations have confirmed the deta [...]
2007-06-07 15:39:00Embassy BujumburaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL BY
07BUJUMBURA731BURUNDI UPDATE - OCTOBER 2007
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The following is an update of outstanding issues of events of interest in Burundi: -- Truth and Reconciliation Commission -- Muyinga massacre -- upcoming legislation on women's issues -- justice reform -- refugees and returnees -- Hussein Radjabu -- East African Community integ [...]
2007-10-16 15:13:00Embassy BujumburaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPINR PGOV PHUM BY
07CAIRO1408SUPREME ELECTORAL COMMISSION TO BE FORMED, SHURA
[...] (C) Summary: Following vigorous parliamentary debate, on May 10 the People's Assembly approved several elections-related changes to the 1956 Political Rights Law, including the creation of a new Supreme Electoral Commission (SEC) to oversee Egypt's electoral contests. Opposition lawmakers bi [...]
2007-05-13 15:18:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM PREL EG
07CAIRO2726ECONOMIC REFORMS SHOWING RESULTS, BUT SLOWING
[...] (U) Summary and introduction: Since 2004, the Nazif government has cut tariffs and tax rates, fixed the current exchange system and eliminated the black market, rationalized fiscal cash managements with its Single Treasury Account, partially privatized and recapitalized the banking sector, [...]
2007-09-06 14:06:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALECON EAID PGOV EG
07CARACAS173VENEZUELA -- INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT (PART
[...] No summary [...]
2007-01-26 12:12:00Embassy CaracasUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV EFIN KTDB STR OPIC VE
07CARACAS2049COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR AVIATION SAFETY
[...] The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Venezuela of Joe Maiorana and Quentin Cruz of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for the period of October 21, 2007 through October 27, 2007. This approval is granted on the condition that the traveler will be traveling with an appr [...]
2007-10-19 22:02:00Embassy CaracasUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR OTRA ASEC VE
07CARACAS669CHINESE POLITBURO COMES TO TOWN
[...] (SBU) Summary: During Chinese Politburo Member Li Changchun's visit to Caracas March 25-27, Venezuela and China signed six new cooperative agreements in the petroleum sector and reaffirmed a USD 6 billion joint development fund. Chavez assured China that Venezuela would be a trustworthy oil s [...]
2007-03-30 20:04:00Embassy CaracasUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ENIV ENRG EPET PGOV VE CH
07CHENGDU124CHINA'S YUNNAN PROVINCE BUILDS OUT TO SOUTHEAST ASIA
[...] (C) Summary: Yunnan officials in southwest China see construction of new road, river, and rail links with neighboring ASEAN countries as the key to ending their mountainous and landlocked province's long history of isolation and stimulating economic growth. While provincial authorities disag [...]
2007-05-15 04:02:00Consulate ChengduCONFIDENTIALECON ETRD PGOV SOCI CH
07CHENGDU143SICHUAN RESEARCHER ON CHALLENGES TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
[...] (C) Summary: Sichuan Province, the third largest in China, ranks only tenth in terms of economic development, according to Wang Xiaogang (strictly protect),Deputy Director of the Sichuan Development Research Institute. While the purpose of "Scientific Development" is to bridge the gap betwe [...]
2007-06-05 07:49:00Consulate ChengduCONFIDENTIALECON PGOV CH
07CHENNAI214 CHINDIA: TALES OF SYNERGY PREMATURE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During a January swing through India's high-tech heartland, including Hyderabad and Bangalore, visiting Washington-based econoffs met with India's leading software firms and discussed the challenges these firms face in the China market. Most felt that the media hype about "Chind [...]
2007-03-20 11:37:00Consulate ChennaiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINV EIND ETRD IN CN
07CHENNAI223 CHINDIA: TALES OF SYNERGY PREMATURE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During a January swing through India's high-tech heartland, including Hyderabad and Bangalore, visiting Washington-based econoffs met with India's leading software firms and discussed the challenges these firms face in the China market. Most felt that the media hype about "Chind [...]
2007-03-22 08:28:00Consulate ChennaiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINV EIND ETRD IN CN
07CHENNAI54CODEL SPECTER IN SOUTH INDIA: COMMUNISTS, COMPUTERS AND
[...] (U) Summary: During a December 17-22 visit to the south Indian states of Kerala and Karnataka, Senator Arlen Specter (R-Pennsylvania) viewed first-hand India's high-tech and business boom, met with judicial officials and journalists, and experienced traditional culture and politics, the latter [...]
2007-01-22 11:09:00Consulate ChennaiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOVIP PREL PGOV ECON SCUL IN
07CHIANGMAI116CHIANG MAI SERVES AS BASE FOR CHINA-FOCUSED CHRISTIAN GROUP
[...] (C) Summary. Chiang Mai's large foreign Christian community provides a safe base for religious groups engaged in quiet work elsewhere in the region. While most do not identify their activities to the Consulate, our presence and American citizen services contribute to Chiang Mai's appeal for t [...]
2007-06-26 06:58:00Consulate Chiang MaiCONFIDENTIALPHUM CASC PREL KIRF SOCI OEXC TH CH
07COLOMBO1050SRI LANKA: EMBASSY HELPS GLOBAL ENERGY REVIVE ITS OIL
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy continues advocacy for U.S. firm Global Energy and Industrial Operations, Inc., which seeks to build and operate an $800 million oil refinery near Colombo. The project has been stalled since 2004, when Global Energy thought it had a deal upon signing a memorandum of und [...]
2007-07-30 06:35:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV ENRG PREL CE
07COLOMBO1134SRI LANKA: COLOMBO PORT STRUGGLING TO KEEP ITS DOMINANCE IN
[...] SUMMARY: Due to congestion, low productivity, increasing freight rates, and security concerns caused by the conflict, global shipping lines have begun bypassing Sri Lanka in favor of India's emerging ports. In the last six months, shipping costs from Colombo have nearly doubled to $600 per T [...]
2007-08-16 11:01:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINV ETRD EWWT CE
07COLOMBO82INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT, 2007 - SRI LANKA
[...] No summary [...]
2007-01-16 12:01:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDCE EFIN EINV ELAB ETRD KTDB OPIC PGOV USTR
07COLOMBO844SRI LANKA: OPPOSITION LEADER CALLS FOR ARREST OF
[...] (S) SUMMARY: United National Party (UNP) Opposition leader Ranil Wickremesinghe, citing the same grounds used by the Terrorism Investigation Division (TID) to arrest Tiran Alles (ref A),has called for the arrest of the President's brother Basil Rajapaksa and other members of the President's [...]
2007-06-14 10:36:00Embassy ColomboSECRETPGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE
07COLOMBO927AMBASSADOR AND OFDA DIRECTOR VISIT TO BATTICALOA,
[...] (SBU) Summary: OFDA recently completed a mission to Sri Lanka that was highlighted by the participation of OFDA Director, Ky Luu. While in Sri Lanka Mr. Luu, along with the Ambassador and USAID Director, spent two days in Batticaloa District assessing the situation of IDPs and returnees. The [...]
2007-06-29 04:03:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PINS PREF PGOV EAID CE
07COLOMBO959SRI LANKA: GOVERNMENT TAKES STEPS TO ADDRESS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) has recently made several announcements about its efforts to eliminate abductions in Sri Lanka. On July 4 Defense Spokesman Keheliya Rambukwella announced the arrest of 10 suspected abductors in the GSL's efforts to eliminate abductions-for-ra [...]
2007-07-06 07:35:00Embassy ColomboSECRETPGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE
07DAKAR112SENEGAL: 2007 INVESTMENT CLIMATE REPORT
[...] Senegal offers investors political stability, democracy, advanced telecommunications infrastructure, an advantageous geographic location, a bilateral investment treaty with the United States, low inflation, a currency pegged to the euro, easy repatriation of capital and income and abundant se [...]
2007-01-12 15:44:00Embassy DakarUNCLASSIFIEDEINV KTBD OPIC EFIN USTR ETRD SG
07DAMASCUS88SYRIA 2007 ELECTIONS PRIMER
[...] (SBU) THE SARG IS EXPECTED TO HOLD THREE SETS OF ELECTIONS IN 2007, STARTING WITH THE PEOPLE'S ASSEMBLY IN APRIL, FOLLOWED BY A PRESIDENTIAL REFERENDUM EXPECTED TO TAKE PLACE IN LATE MAY OR EARLY JUNE, AND MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS EXPECTED IN AUGUST. THE FOLLOWING IS AN EXPLANATION OF THE ELECTIO [...]
2007-01-25 16:12:00Embassy DamascusCONFIDENTIALPGOV SY
07DAMASCUS889EMBASSY TEAM VISITS SYRIAN NORTHEAST
[...] (SBU) Summary. PAO and Poloff visited the cities of Qamishli and Deir az-Zour as part of a PD led trip to archaeological sites in the Northeast of Syria, including one major site under excavation by UCLA. The trip afforded Emboffs the opportunity to examine the state of tourism sector develo [...]
2007-08-30 13:19:00Embassy DamascusCONFIDENTIALECON ENRG PGOV PHUM PREF PREL SY
07DAMASCUS933SYRIAN VISA REQUIREMENT ON IRAQIS: POSTPONED FOR
[...] No summary [...]
2007-09-13 15:40:00Embassy DamascusCONFIDENTIALPREF PHUM PREL SY IZ
07DARESSALAAM1249BOEING AND AIR TANZANIA: THE STRUGGLE TO ENSURE
[...] (C) As Air Tanzania shops for new airplanes for its aging fleet, we remain troubled by separate press reports, quoting Air Tanzania leadership and most recently the Minister of Infrastructure, that a decision has been made in favor of Airbus. This decision would have been made without any ser [...]
2007-09-13 11:25:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamCONFIDENTIALETRD ECON PGOV BEXP TZ
07DHAKA1089HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING (ADDITIONAL NAMES) FOR
[...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following additional candidates have been selected for participation for the International Defense Management Course to be held in Dhaka from July 15 to 26, 2007. Post vetting was completed on July 1, 2007. Post requests that vetting be com [...]
2007-07-03 06:33:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
07DHAKA1952007 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT - BANGLADESH
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-05 09:03:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDEINV OPIC KTDB USTR BG
07DHAKA241TERRORIST FINANCE: HUMAN APPEAL INTERNATIONAL
[...] (S/NF) Per Ref A request, Post assessed whether the GOB would object to U.S. designation of Human Appeal International (Human Appeal) under E.O. 13224 and/or UNSCR 1267. Post does not believe the GOB would object to designation under either authority. 2. (S/NF) According to information in [...]
2007-02-12 09:11:00Embassy DhakaSECRET//NOFORNEFIN PTER KTFN ETTC PREL ECON
07DHAKA55TERRORIST FINANCE: PRESENCE OF REVIVAL OF ISLAMIC
[...] (S/NF) Per Ref A request, Post assessed whether the GOB would object to US designation of the Kuwaiti-based Revival of Islamic Heritage Society branch in Bangladesh (RIHS-B) under E.O. 13224 and/or UNSCR 1267. Post does not believe the GOB would object to designation under either authority. I [...]
2007-01-11 09:19:00Embassy DhakaSECRET//NOFORNPTER KTFN ETTC PREL EFIN BG
07DHAKA971HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR USCENTCOM COMBINED
[...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the USCENTCOM Combined Planning Group training course in Tampa, Florida, from July 15, 2007 to Jaunary 14, 2008. Post vetting was completed on June 14, 2007. Post requests that vet [...]
2007-06-15 07:50:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
07DJIBOUTI1150 U.S. DEVELOPMENT AID IN DJIBOUTI SCORES SUCCESSES,
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: USAID assistance to Djibouti over the past four years has increased food security and raised agricultural incomes in Djibouti and its neighbors. It has helped to stave off famine and is reducing the risk of fatalities due to flooding. USAID re-established its presence and prog [...]
2007-10-10 15:52:00Embassy DjiboutiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAGR EAID DJ
07DUBLIN919DELIVERY OF DRAFT U.S.-IRELAND PRECLEARANCE AGREEMENT
[...] (SBU) Per Ref A, on December 18, 2007, Post delivered a hard copy of the draft U.S.-Ireland Agreement on Air Transport Preclearance to the Irish Department of Foreign Affairs under cover of a diplomatic note. The texts of the diplomatic note and draft agreement follow. 2. (SBU) Departmen [...]
2007-12-27 16:35:00Embassy DublinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ECON PGOV PREL EI
07DUSHANBE34ENERGETIC FOREIGN MINISTER FULL OF IDEAS -- PUSHING
[...] (C) Summary: Tajik Foreign Minister Zaripov visited the Embassy January 4 to sign the condolence book for President Ford and ended up canceling his follow-on appointments to discuss a number of issues with the Ambassador. Zaripov asked the Embassy's assistance to accelerate and expand U.S. [...]
2007-01-05 12:15:00Embassy DushanbeCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID EINV ENRG PGOV OVIP TI
07DUSSELDORF13A VISION AND A WAY FORWARD FOR CG DUESSELDORF
[...] Summary: After a thorough review of CG Duesseldorf operations, we have developed a roadmap for the long run that differs radically from the past and implements the Secretary's transformational diplomacy directives. Our vision is to continue advancing vital US interests in Germany and Europe [...]
2007-04-20 15:30:00Consulate DusseldorfUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT ECON CMGT PGOV BEXP GM
07DUSSELDORF16REQUEST FOR A NEW CONSULAR AGENCY -- COLOGNE
[...] Summary: Mission requests the establishment of a new consular agency to be located in Cologne, North-Rhine Westphalia (NRW),the most populous and politically and economically important state in Germany. The American Citizen Services (ACS) unit of the U.S. Consulate General Duesseldorf will c [...]
2007-05-09 13:13:00Consulate DusseldorfUNCLASSIFIEDCMGT CASC AFIN GM
07FREETOWN547SIERRA LEONEANS CAUTIOUSLY PREPARED TO CAST
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The official campaign period for the Sierra Leone run-off presidential election ended at 6 p.m., September 6, amid relative calm. Civil society successfully conducted an impromptu peace march without disruption and with only minor traffic congestion in Freetown. Both candidate [...]
2007-09-07 20:14:00Embassy FreetownCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM SL
07GEORGETOWN267SEVENTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS
[...] (SBU) The following is Embassy Georgetown's submission of information requested in reftel for the 2007 Annual Trafficking in Persons Report. --------------------------------------------- -- Begin Report: Overview of country's activities to eliminate trafficking in persons: ----------------- [...]
2007-03-12 20:47:00Embassy GeorgetownUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM SMIG ASEC PREF ELAB KCRM KWMN KFRD GY
07GEORGETOWN805REQUEST TO REPROGRAM INL FUNDS
[...] (U) Post requests to reprogram INL Allotment No: 0107-05-01 ($100,000). 2. (SBU) Post was granted US$100,000, pursuant to INL Allotment No: 0107-05-01, in September 2005 to fund a proposed Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) project to create a vetted DEA unit in Guyana. As of this date, no fun [...]
2007-08-29 15:06:00Embassy GeorgetownUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR AFIN AMGT GY
07GRENADA156SCENESETTER CABLE FOR WHA/CAR DIRECTOR'S VISIT TO GRENADA
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Embassy Grenada warmly welcomes November 12-13, 2007 visit to St. George's of WHA/CAR Director Velia de Pirro. Director De Pirro is visiting Grenada at a time when the United States is seen by Grenadians as losing its dominance in the Caribbean and China is filling the voi [...]
2007-11-06 21:21:00Embassy GrenadaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ECON ASEC EAID GJ
07GUANGZHOU317The Tiger Sprints Ahead: ExxonMobil First Western Oil Major
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: ExxonMobil became the first U.S. oil major to launch a fully integrated refining, petrochemicals, and fuels marketing joint venture in China with the signing of the contract on February, 25. Although Chinese partner Sinopec stated in the media that the company's ability to refin [...]
2007-03-09 08:52:00Consulate GuangzhouUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG ECON EMIN SENV PREF CH TW
07GUANGZHOU357South China Migrant Worker NGO - Compensation,
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Migrant worker health and labor rights NGO leader Jing Xiang told Congenoffs on March 2 that his Guangzhou-based group and PAS small grant recipient helps workers obtain work-injury compensation and facilitates legal aid for them in addition to organizing seminars to increase thei [...]
2007-03-20 07:31:00Consulate GuangzhouCONFIDENTIALELAB PHUM PGOV SOCI CH
07GUANGZHOU458Guangzhou International Christian Church Faces RAB
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Guangzhou International Christian Fellowship (GICF) faces renewed pressure to move its location, but the Religious Authorities Bureau (RAB) has told prospective landlords that the fellowship is composed of troublemakers and advised them not to rent to them. The RAB appears concer [...]
2007-04-13 04:02:00Consulate GuangzhouCONFIDENTIALKIRF PHUM PGOV SOCI CH
07GUANGZHOU505Guangzhou Police Raid Underground Church, Seek
[...] (C) SUMMARY: According to a leader of the local Li Jiang Fellowship church, the Guangzhou Public Security Bureau (PSB) raided her underground church on April 22. PSB officials disrupted the gathering of 100 churchgoers gathering in a local restaurant and warned church leaders to cease holding [...]
2007-04-27 09:31:00Consulate GuangzhouCONFIDENTIALKIRF PGOV SOCI PHUM CH
07GUANGZHOU559Transportation Infrastructure in the Pearl River Delta
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Guangdong planners hope to spur development in the western Pearl River Delta (PRD) and create a more sustainable development model by expanding and integrating the PRD transportation network. They aim to create an A-shaped network that links both sides of the delta and integrate t [...]
2007-05-15 07:38:00Consulate GuangzhouUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV ELTN KTDB CH
07GUANGZHOU622 SOUTH CHINA OUTWARD INVESTMENT IN 2006
[...] (U) Summary: In 2006, Chinese overseas investment surged by 32 percent and reached USD 16 billion, according to China's Ministry of Commerce. Last year Guangdong Province, which accounted for USD 600 million in total overseas investment, was first in the country again. The number of Guangdon [...]
2007-06-01 00:58:00Consulate GuangzhouUNCLASSIFIEDBTIO ECON EINV ETRD CH
07HAMBURG58HAMBURG, GERMANY: SCENESETTER FOR CODEL COSTELLO
[...] (U) Consulate General Hamburg warmly welcomes Congressman Jerry Costello and his delegation to Hamburg, Germany August 24-27. The U.S. has had a strong relationship with the Free and Hanseatic State of Hamburg for almost 220 years. Commissioned in 1790, ConGen Hamburg has been working to fost [...]
2007-08-16 20:34:00Consulate HamburgUNCLASSIFIEDOREP PREL PRGOV ECON GM
07HANOI1462"VIETNAMESE PEOPLE MORE WILLING TO FIGHT FOR
[...] (C) Ambassador Marine met with prominent cyber-dissident and former political prisoner Dr. Pham Hong Son, who is under house arrest, and his wife, Vu Thuy Ha, at their Hanoi home on August 9. Son, best known for his 2002 arrest and imprisonment for his translation and dissemination of a democ [...]
2007-08-14 17:05:00Embassy HanoiCONFIDENTIALASEC PGOV PHUM PINR PREL ELAB VM
07HANOI1838VIETNAM'S REGIONAL OVERVIEW: THE TALE OF TWO NORTHWEST
[...] (U) Summary: Northwest Vietnam has traditionally been Vietnam's poorest region. Natural topography, a widely-disbursed population, poor infrastructure, and, in part, provincial governance practices have prevented provinces in this region from keeping apace of economic development occurring el [...]
2007-10-26 07:34:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAGR EAID EINV ETRD OTRA EIND KIPR PGOV VM
07HANOI2064VIETNAM'S FIRST OIL REFINERY TAKES SHAPE IN QUANG NGAI
[...] (U) Summary: On November 29, members of the Embassy's Economic Section traveled to Central Vietnam's Quang Ngai Province to meet with government officials and tour the site of what will be Vietnam's first petroleum refinery, located in the nearby Dung Quat Economic Zone. Quang Ngai Province i [...]
2007-12-11 04:41:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ENRG EAID EIND EWWT SOCI TRGY EINV EPET ETRD
07HARARE170TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT - ZIMBABWE
[...] (SBU) This is Embassy Harare's response to questions in paragraphs 27-30 of SECSTATE 202745. -------- Overview -------- -- A. (SBU) Zimbabwe is a country of origin, transit and destination for internationally and domestically trafficked persons. Women and young girls are the most at ris [...]
2007-03-07 13:25:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB KFRD PREF SMIG
07HAVANA1011TSA DELEGATION VISIT TO CUBA: 7-22 OCTOBER
[...] (C) SUMMARY: A delegation from the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) visited Cuba from 7 to 22 October to assess the security of Cuban airports where U.S. (OFAC-licensed) charter flights operate: i.e., Havana, Cienfuegos, Camaguey, Santiago de Cuba, and Holguin. Interchanges with [...]
2007-10-26 07:59:00US Interests Section HavanaCONFIDENTIALASEC EAIR ECON PGOV PINR PREL CU
07HILLAH111KARBALA: SHRINES ANNOUNCE TRIBAL SHEIKHS CONFERENCE
[...] (U) This is a PRT Karbala cable. 2. (U) Sayed Ahmed al-Safi, Head of the Al Abbas shrine office, conducted the Friday sermon at Karbala's al-Husain shrine. The message of this sermon focused on government support of budget execution, security and inviting leaders around Iraq to attend a re [...]
2007-07-21 14:12:00REO HillahUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV
07HILLAH29BABIL PROVINCIAL COUNCIL MEMBER AIRS SOME DIRTY LAUNDRY
[...] (U) This is a PRT Babil cable. 2. (C) Summary and comment: Although the intended topic was the Babil governor's attempt to remove the mayor of Al-Hillah, a recent conversation with a Communist member of the Babil Provincial Council (PC) revealed much more, including allegations of bribes to [...]
2007-02-21 14:50:00REO HillahCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINS PINR KDEM IZ
07HOCHIMINHCITY1105DUS PONTICELLI HCMC VISIT - PUBLIC SECTOR LAPSES AND
[...] (U) Summary: Deputy Undersecretary of Labor for International Affairs Charlotte Ponticelli and Department of Labor Senior Advisor for EAP Affairs Zhao Li stopped in Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) on October 20 to observe and discuss HCMC labor issues en route to the 2007 U.S. - Vietnam Labor Dialogue [...]
2007-10-26 12:21:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB ECON PREL PGOV OTRA OVIP VM
07HOCHIMINHCITY1107PEPFAR SPENDING IN HCMC MONEY WELL-SPENT
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations staff members Shannon Smith and Jennifer Simon concluded their President's Emergency Plan for AIDs Relief (PEPFAR) assessment visit to Vietnam with a stop in Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) on October 11-12. HCMC officials, medical staff, and [...]
2007-10-29 12:46:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON KHIV TBIO PREL PGOV SOCI OTRA OVIP VM
07HOCHIMINHCITY689AMBASSADOR TACKLES RELIGIOUS FREEDOM ISSUES IN THE FOOTHILLS
[...] (SBU) Summary: On a June 6-8 trip to Dak Nong, Binh Phuoc and Tay Ninh provinces, leaders from the GVN-recognized and house church communities told the Ambassador that church members were free to worship and practice their faith. However, the GVN-recognized Southern Evangelical Church of Viet [...]
2007-06-28 10:12:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KIRF PREF PINR VM
07HONGKONG1579HKSAR - AFTER THE FIRST DECADE: ECONOMIC OUTLOOK
[...] (U) SUMMARY: At the ten-year anniversary of its reversion to the PRC, Hong Kong's economy is strong, led by a potent services sectors and robust consumer demand. Over the past decade, Hong Kong has solidified its position as a regional transportation hub, an international interface for the m [...]
2007-06-13 01:31:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALECON ETRD PGOV PHUM PINR PREL SOCI EWWT SENV
07HONGKONG2022PRIORITIES OF HONG KONG'S NEW ENVIRONMENT BUREAU:
[...] (SBU) During a July 19 meeting with local legislators, Hong Kong's new Secretary for the Environment Edward Yau detailed the environmental agenda for Chief Executive Donald Tsang's second administration. Yau said that Hong Kong SIPDIS Government (HKG) will strive to better regulate emission [...]
2007-08-03 00:47:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCH ENRG HK SENV PGOV
07HONGKONG2683EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: ZAND DYNASTY
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-25 02:39:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
07IRANRPODUBAI42IRANIAN BUSINESS IN DUBAI: A BLESSING AND A CURSE
[...] No summary [...]
2007-06-27 13:48:00Iran RPO DubaiSECRET//NOFORNIR PREL ECON SMIG
07IRANRPODUBAI70IRPO PUBLIC DIPLOMACY: YEAR ONE - A PROMISING START
[...] (C) Summary: One of IRPO's primary mandates upon commencing operations in August 2006 was the revival of US-Iran public diplomacy programming - which focused largely on supporting US-Iran educational and cultural exchanges. In this three-part report on IRPO Year One PD programming, part I will [...]
2007-11-27 12:07:00Iran RPO DubaiCONFIDENTIALOEXC OIIP PHUM PINR
07ISLAMABAD1240COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR STATE/DOE DELEGATION
[...] American Embassy Islamabad grants country clearance and warmly welcomes the visit of SCA/RA Director John Schlosser and ISN/RA Kahtryn Schultz from the Department of State, and Kelly Cummins, Anne Kohnen, Jimmie Collins, Chis Landers, and Greg Herdes from the Department of Energy to Islamabad M [...]
2007-03-17 11:17:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDPK PREL KNNP
07ISLAMABAD2530 SUBMISSION OF G/TIP PROPOSALS -- PAKISTAN
[...] SUMMARY: Following are summaries of three anti-trafficking in persons proposals received by Embassy Islamabad for consideration for funding from G/TIP-managed FY07 funds to strengthen Pakistan's efforts in combating trafficking in persons. As requested, post forwarded the original proposals t [...]
2007-06-07 05:21:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDASEC ELAB KCRM PHUM PREL SMIG KWMN PK
07ISLAMABAD3957COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CODEL BOEHNER
[...] Post welcomes and grants country clearance for the visit of Rep. John Boehner, Rep. Peter Hoekstra, Rep. Pat Tiberi, Rep. Tom Latham, Rep. Devin Nunes, Rep. Charles Wilson, Rep. Peter King, Ms. Jen Stewart, Mr. Brian Kennedy, COL Paul Kennedy, and GySgt Ramses Cypress, from September 14 to Se [...]
2007-09-12 12:18:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT ASEC OTRA PK
07ISLAMABAD4599DISCUSSION WITH BHUTTO DESIGNEES REGARDING SECURITY
[...] (C) Summary: RSO met October 26 with two individuals empowered by Benazir Bhutto to discuss her security. As per reftel, RSO provided names of three security contractors who can provide security assessments and a full range of security services. There has been no reduction in police protection for [...]
2007-10-27 11:26:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPREL ASEC PTER CASC PINR PK PGOV
07ISLAMABAD830COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR AMBASSADOR TAHIR-KHELI (MAR
[...] American Embassy Islamabad warmly welcomes and grants country clearance for the visit of Ambassador Shirin Tahir-Kheli, Senior Advisor to the Secretary of State for Women's Empowerment to Pakistan from March 9-March 19. The purpose of visit is to meet with Pakistani officials, politicians, an [...]
2007-02-21 11:20:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALAMGT ASEC OTRA OREP AFIN PK
07ISTANBUL438KOCAELI PROVINCE: SATURATED WITH INDUSTRY
[...] Summary: Kocaeli province is Istanbul's blue-collar neighbor. If Ankara is Turkey's Washington and Istanbul is New York, then Kocaeli is Chicago. Heavily industrial and densely populated, Kocaeli hugs the eastern tip of the Sea of Marmara. Chamber of Industry representatives and Ford Oto [...]
2007-05-24 12:26:00Consulate IstanbulUNCLASSIFIEDECON TU
07ISTANBUL553AMBASSADOR WILSON MEETS WITH CARGILL
[...] (SBU) Summary. Van Yeutter, Director of International Business Development for Cargill, Inc., and Mustafa Sayintac, CEO of Cargill-Turkey, told Ambassador and CG officers on June 7 in Istanbul that Cargill-Turkey's largest factory, which was ordered to close down last year, remains open pendin [...]
2007-06-27 12:34:00Consulate IstanbulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV EAGR BEXP TU
07JAKARTA1038EAST JAVA: Lapindo Mud Volcano Floods Roads and Rail While
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A March 30 dam wall collapse at the source of the PT. Lapindo Brantas (Lapindo) mud volcano flooded East Java's remaining north-south road and railways, causing major transportation disruptions. Local mudflow victims delayed damage control response by preventing heavy equipment [...]
2007-04-12 08:54:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINV EPET ELAB PGOV ASEC ID
07JAKARTA1129 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS SOLICITATION FOR G/TIP FY 2007 ESF
[...] U.S. Mission Jakarta submits to G/TIP the following five Indonesian Anti-Trafficking in Persons project proposals for consideration of funding from FY 2007 INCLE and ESF appropriation. Also listed are two regional proposals. These are listed in the rank order recommended by a Mission panel com [...]
2007-04-23 08:27:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PGOV PREL ELAB KWMN SMIG ID
07JAKARTA1475COMMISSION OF TRUTH AND FRIENDSHIP HEARINGS IN
[...] (C) Summary: The May 2-5 hearings of the Commission of Truth and Friendship Indonesia-Timor Leste (CTF) primarily provided opportunities for a series of present and former Indonesian government officials to lay out their theses on the violence of the time. At no time did any official concede [...]
2007-05-24 11:46:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PINS TT ID
07JAKARTA1585CENTRAL SULAWESI ON THE ROAD TO NORMALCY
[...] SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED. PLEASE HANDLE ACCORDINGLY. THIS CABLE IS A JOINT REPORT FROM EMBASSY JAKARTA AND CONSULATE GENERAL SURABAYA. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: During a recent visit to Central Sulawesi's former conflict areas, Mission officers clearly saw the beginning of a return to normalcy. [...]
2007-06-08 06:36:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PTER ECON PHUM PINR ID
07JAKARTA1832INDONESIA - FORESTRY MINISTER WELCOMES ORANGUTAN
[...] (SBU) Summary. The Minister of Forestry, Mr. Kaban, stressed to DCM in a July 3 meeting that conservation of orangutans and their forest habitat remains an urgent need. The Minister welcomed the $8 million USAID Orangutan Conservation Services Program and emphasized the importance of communit [...]
2007-07-06 08:06:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV EAID ECON TBIO ID
07JAKARTA2033BILATERAL DEFENSE DISCUSSIONS PROGRESS; HR VETTING
[...] (C) SUMMARY: At the seventh U.S.-Indonesia Bilateral Defense Discussions (USIBDD) in Honolulu July 18-20, USPACOM and the Indonesian military (TNI) approved 132 military-to-military activities for FY2008, agreed on provision of U.S. GPOI assistance for the TNI's planned Peacekeeping Training [...]
2007-07-27 08:46:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALMARR PREL MOPS PHUM ID
07JAKARTA2375EAST JAVA MUDFLOW UPDATE: FULL ECONOMIC IMPACT
[...] (SBU) Summary: During EAP Deputy Assistant Secretary Scot Marciel's visit to the Sidoarjo muflow site, the site manager expressed confidence that current efforts were mitigating the risk to surrounding areas, but warned about possible seismic activity. Local economic experts were univerisally [...]
2007-08-29 08:20:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINV EPET ELAB PGOV ASEC ID
07JAKARTA251GOI PRIORITIZES RECOVERY OF ADAM AIR BLACK BOXES
[...] (SBU) Summary: Minister of Transportation Hatta Rajasa thanked the Ambassador and members of the USS Mary Sears search team for U.S. assistance in locating the wreckage of Adam Air Flight KI-574 on the floor of the Suluwesi Straits. Hatta said that the GOI's priority in terms of next steps is [...]
2007-01-31 04:50:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ASEC CASC ID
07JAKARTA2712NOAA ASST. ADMINISTRATOR SPINRAD'S VISIT TO INDONESIA
[...] (U) Summary. Assistant Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) in the Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR),Richard Spinrad, participated in a series of meetings on tsunami monitoring, climate change, and future collaboration on September 17-21 in [...]
2007-09-26 02:22:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID TPHY ECON PREL ID
07JAKARTA590 INDONESIA ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP)
[...] (SBU) Indonesia remained a major sending country for international trafficking in persons (TIP) and faced a very significant internal trafficking problem. Indonesia was also a receiving country for trafficked prostitutes, though their numbers were very small relative to Indonesian victims. [...]
2007-03-01 10:06:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB
07JAKARTA672 INDONESIA ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP)
[...] (SBU) Indonesia remained a major sending country for international trafficking in persons (TIP) and faced a very significant internal trafficking problem. Indonesia was also a receiving country for trafficked prostitutes, though their numbers were very small relative t Indonesian victims. Th [...]
2007-03-08 10:08:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB
07JAKARTA698 INDONESIA ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP)
[...] (SBU) Indonesia remained a major sending country for international trafficking in persons (TIP) and faced a very significant internal trafficking problem. Indonesia was also a receiving country for trafficked prostitutes, though their numbers were very small relative to Indonesian victims. [...]
2007-03-12 02:05:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB
07JAKARTA700 INDONESIA ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP)
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-12 02:05:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB
07JERUSALEM1910LIST OF 105 ORGANIZATIONS CLOSED BY PA
[...] (U) Post has received from the Palestinian Authority (PA) Ministry of Interior (MOI) a list of 105 charities and NGOs closed on August 27 (reftel). Post translation of the list below, at para 3. 2. (C) MOI officials claim that the first 84 organizations listed below are suspected of having [...]
2007-09-11 09:37:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALEFIN PTER KTFN KPAL KWBG
07KABUL1030PRT KANDAHAR: ASSESSMENT -- WHERE WE ARE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: This cable assesses developments in Kandahar Province in 2006 through security, political, economic, and social lenses. The cable does not review ISAF performance or programs, but looks ahead to anticipated developments in 2007 and notes areas in need of further attention from [...]
2007-03-28 11:43:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER AF
07KABUL1036PRT MEHTARLAM: SIX MONTH REPORT ON SECURITY,
[...] (SBU) Summary. Laghman province is positioned to take advantage of new attention to governing capacity and increases in developmental funding after heightened anti-government activity in 2006. The security situation worsened somewhat in the second half of 2006 due to limited Coalition prese [...]
2007-03-29 09:57:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMCAP MOPS PREL PGOV PTER PHUM AF
07KABUL1123PRT/BADGHIS: SPAIN IMPROVES EDUCATION
[...] (U) The civilian component of the Spanish PRT recently launched the latest part of its plan to improve the provincial government's ability to meet the educational needs of the people of Badghis Province. They plan to erect temporary tent schools at 160 locations identified by the Education Mi [...]
2007-04-05 11:12:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV EAID AF
07KABUL1226EXBS Afghanistan Advisor Monthly Border Management
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During this reporting period the Border Management Task Force (BMTF) was briefed by the European Commission and UNDP regarding the planned construction upgrades in Badakhshan Province on the Tajikistan and Afghanistan border for three Border Crossing Points (BCPs): Nusay; Segna [...]
2007-04-12 14:01:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC PARM ETRD PREL KSTC KNNP AF
07KABUL1525AFGHANISTAN: OPIC VISIT BOOSTS INVESTMENT AND SECURES
[...] (SBU) OPIC President and CEO Robert Mosbacher came to Kabul on 21 April to accompany Dole CEO David Murdock and to examine potential investments in Afghanistan. The visit coincided with the first, US-assisted Afghan AgFair for agricultural buyers. When Mosbacher left on 23 April, he had not on [...]
2007-05-05 11:38:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV EFIN ENRG ETRD BEXP AF
07KABUL1731EXBS Afghanistan Advisor Monthly Border Management
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The new Border Management Task Force (BMTF) Director, and the Finance and Metrics Coordinator, and the Customs Systems Coordinators are expected to arrive between mid-May and early June. These positions are located at the U.S. Embassy in Kabul. In addition, six mentors who wil [...]
2007-05-24 12:06:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC PARM ETRD EFIN PREL KSTC KNNP AF
07KABUL187AFGHAN AND UN OFFICIALS COVER KEY DONOR
[...] No summary [...]
2007-01-21 01:11:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALECON PREL EAID PGOV EFIN AF
07KABUL3876 Overall Success and Room for Improvement in Refugee
[...] (SBU) Summary: During a visit to Kunduz, Baghlan, and Takhar provinces from November 11-14, the Refugee Section found most FY06 projects well-done and FY07 projects underway. The programs are vital to refugee reintegration and fill a critical need. In some cases, they represent the only visi [...]
2007-11-21 01:08:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREF PREL PHUM AF
07KABUL515CABLE/PRT JALALABAD: 6 MONTH REPORT ON SECURITY,
[...] (U) Summary: Nangarhar province is an important urban and agricultural center along Afghanistan's eastern border. During the past six months, the security climate has witnessed increased enemy activity, including IED attacks and ambushes of PRT convoys. The paving of roads and a dramatic r [...]
2007-02-14 19:11:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMCAP MOPS PREL PGOV PTER PHUM AF
07KABUL652DETAINEE LEGAL FRAMEWORK: GOA PROVIDES PART ONE
[...] (S) As promised (reftel A),on February 19 the GOA provided a written description of the legal framework that will apply to detainees transferred from the Bagram Theater Internment Facility (BTIF) and later possibly from Guantanamo Bay (GTMO) to GOA custody at the Afghan National Detention Fac [...]
2007-02-27 13:43:00Embassy KabulSECRETKAWC MARR PTER PGOV PINS PREL AF
07KABUL793AFGHANISTAN'S 2007 TIP QUESTIONNAIRE RESPONSE
[...] (SBU) Is the country a country of origin, transit, or destination for internationally trafficked men, women, or children? Provide, where possible, numbers or estimates for each group; how they were trafficked, to where, and for what purpose. Does the trafficking occur within the country's b [...]
2007-03-07 14:00:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PHUM KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC
07KABUL882EXBS AFGHANISTAN ADVISOR AND BORDER MANAGEMENT MONTHLY
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During this reporting period, the BMTF position for Border Police and Immigrations Systems Coordinator was filled. The Afghan Customs Department (ACD) drafted a proposal for transferring the Customs Police unit to MoF. The GoA accepted the Iranian proposal to fund and construc [...]
2007-03-15 13:51:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP AF
07KABUL944PRT GHAZNI: SIX MONTH REPORT ON SECURITY, POLITICAL, ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Security and governance in Ghazni have improved over the last six months due to an increase in troops and a change in governor. Reconstruction and development appear to be moving forward, but there is still no prioritized provincial development plan. Ghazni's citizens are expe [...]
2007-03-22 12:34:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMCAP MOPS PREL PGOV PTER PHUM ECON AF EAID
07KAMPALA377 UGANDA: TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT 2007
[...] (U) Embassy POC for Trafficking In Persons (TIP) issues is Political/Economic Chief Kathleen FitzGibbon, Tel: 256-41-306-214, Mobile: 256-772-220-030, Fax: 256-41-345-144. To prepare this report, P/E Chief Kathleen FitzGibbon (FO-02) spent 30 hours and political assistant Gracie Jaasi spent 3 [...]
2007-03-05 10:58:00Embassy KampalaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB UG
07KATHMANDU1577NEPAL: ARMY CHIEF ASKS FOR AMBASSADOR'S HELP TO
[...] (C) At an August 15 introductory courtesy call, Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Rookmangud Katawal requested the Ambassador's assistance to protect the Nepalese Army from institutional alteration after the Constituent Assembly election. General Katawal listed the chief threats he perceives [...]
2007-08-21 08:20:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALMARR PGOV PTER NP
07KATHMANDU493SCENESETTER FOR YOUR VISIT TO NEPAL
[...] Henrietta, I'm delighted that you are able to make it out to Nepal, at this crucial point in the country's history. You will find a fascinating country, great weather, and a talented country team that is getting the Mission fully ready for the 21st century. You will also find a country that i [...]
2007-03-07 11:45:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT PGOV NP PREL
07KHARTOUM1943UNAMID CISS: DEPLOYMENT DIFFICULTIES REMAIN DESPITE SLIGHT
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Chief of Integrated Support Services (CISS) for the United Nations-African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) addressed the Government of Sudan's December 5 rebuttal of charges leveled against it by UN Under-Secretary-General Jean-Marie Guhenno on November 27 of imposing obsta [...]
2007-12-09 08:28:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
07KHARTOUM530DARFUR: MORNEI, WEST DARFUR - THE EYE OF THE STORM?
[...] (U) On March 5 and 6, USAID staff traveled to Mornei, West Darfur, to monitor USAID-funded humanitarian programs and to assess current conditions. This represented the first visit by USAID Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance staff to Mornei in more than sixteen months due to restricted [...]
2007-04-04 09:07:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI SU
07KHARTOUM572DARFUR - UNDP RULE OF LAW OVERVIEW
[...] (U) The USAID-supported UN Development Program's (UNDP) Darfur Rule of Law Program, launched in September 2004, targets the region's absence of rule of law practices and institutions. The program has made a significant contribution to raising awareness of human rights and rule of law procedur [...]
2007-04-12 12:45:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI AU SU
07KHARTOUM78 Sudan Country Clearance Granted for AF/SPG Josh Drake and
[...] (SBU) Embassy Khartoum welcomes and grants country clearance for Josh Drake of AF/SPG and Ann Truitt and Kelly Bracey from A/LM/AQM to travel to Sudan from January 20 - 29. Please note that the RSO is away from post and will review specific travel requests upon his return; permission to travel [...]
2007-01-18 16:47:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA AMGT APER ACOA ASEC SU
07KHARTOUM782REQUEST FOR SECURITY WAIVER AND EXCEPTIONS - JUBA,
[...] (U) Summary: Post requests expedited consideration of the following waiver request, for an interim, unclassified U.S. Government facility in Juba, Southern Sudan. Charge signed COM statement on May 17, 2007. The package, including attachments, will be forwarded via DHL. End Summary. 2. (S [...]
2007-05-20 11:54:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA ASEC AMGT EAID SU
07KINGSTON1269JAMAICA: HURRICANE DEAN: SITREP #2
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-19 19:21:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC CASC EAID JM
07KINGSTON1813JAMAICA: COMMISSIONER OF POLICE TOP PRIORITY IS
[...] (C) Summary: One of Commissioner Lewin's first official acts on December 17, the day he took office, was to approve the proposed Anti-Corruption Strategy Paper, presented by the new Anti-Corruption Division Chief. In a meeting with NAS Director on December 19 (Reftel),and again in his inau [...]
2007-12-31 18:40:00Embassy KingstonSECRETSNAR PREL AA
07KINGSTON385CONTRABAND ENFORCEMENT TEAM DISCUSSED WITH CUSTOMS
[...] (SBU) Summary: Acting NAS Director (NASDIR) followed up earlier conversations with Assistant Commissioner Cecil Brown and Contraband Enforcement Team (CET) Director Karl McKen (reftel) by meeting with Commissioner of Customs Hector Jones on March 9. The purpose was to get the Commissioner's [...]
2007-03-20 15:16:00Embassy KingstonCONFIDENTIALSNAR PGOV JM
07KINSHASA1121DRC EBOLA EPIDEMIC UPDATE
[...] (SBU) Summary. The Ebola fever epidemic in south-central DRC has now claimed 172 lives. Nearly 400 suspected cases remain clustered around the towns of Mweka and Luebo in the West Kasai province. Unconfirmed cases have been reported as far as 300 kms from the epicenter, some little more than [...]
2007-09-19 06:02:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON SENV TBIO PGOV CG
07KINSHASA1188DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO - SKIRMISHES AND SQUABBLES
[...] During the last week of September, small skirmishes involving the Congolese military and various armed groups in North Kivu Province resumed, leading several thousand newly-displaced persons to flee to Goma-area settlement sites. Site visits by USAID's Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistan [...]
2007-10-09 11:31:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREL PHUM CG
07KINSHASA1247TRIPARTITE FUSION CELL -- WHAT NEXT?
[...] (S) Summary. The Tripartite Plus Intelligence Fusion Cell (TFC) has significant assets at its disposal, but they are currently underutilized. Member states should be encouraged to participate fully, or else be suspended from the project. Additionally, the TFC should be brought into alignment [...]
2007-11-02 10:35:00Embassy KinshasaSECRET//NOFORNPINR MOPS KPKO UG RW BY CG
07KINSHASA1422 REQUEST TO RECONSIDER DECREASE IN COLA
[...] (U) Summary: The recent decision to lower Kinshasa's COLA from 42 to 30 percent (ref A) has serious implications for post morale and its efforts to recruit Foreign Service staff. The new COLA is inconsistent with findings by the highly reputable Employment Conditions Abroad International" (EC [...]
2007-12-28 07:55:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDALOW AMGT AFIN CG
07KOLKATA86ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLANDS RETAIN THE SCARS OF THE 2004
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. March 2-7, ConGen visited the Union Territory of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands to assess recovery from the December 2004 tsunami and related issues such as the environment, economic conditions and strategic concerns. Two years after the tsunami devastated parts of the island [...]
2007-03-13 12:37:00Consulate KolkataUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV EAID SENV PHUM ECON MARR IN BM TH ID
07KUALALUMPUR1005SURFING IN SINGAPORE'S WAKE: MALAYSIA'S ISKANDAR
[...] (SBU) Summary. Malaysia's government hopes to accelerate investment in the southern state of Johor with its planned Iskandar Development Region (IDR). The government's public statements portray IDR as a new approach that will attract global firms for "knowledge-based" investment, but econoff' [...]
2007-06-08 08:21:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINV ETRD EWWT EAIR MY
07KUALALUMPUR1362UNHCR OVERVIEW OF REFUGEE OPERATIONS IN MALAYSIA
[...] (C) The UNHCR Representative in Malaysia presented on August 23 a "confidential" briefing to diplomatic missions monitoring the status of refugees in Malaysia. After the Government of Malaysia (GOM) denied access to detention facilities earlier this year, the UNHCR regained limited access to [...]
2007-09-05 23:41:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREF PREL CVIS SMIG BM MY
07KUALALUMPUR1652SCENESETTER FOR VADM CROWDER AND MGEN REMINGTON'S
[...] (C) Malaysia is important to us because it is an economically successful, stable, predominantly Muslim country that, over the longer term, may be able to support us more strongly in places like the Middle East. It is strategically located on the Straits of Malacca, through which one quarter o [...]
2007-11-27 09:22:00Embassy Kuala LumpurSECRETMARR MASS MCAP MOPS PREL PTER OVIP MY
07KUWAIT1023COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CODEL DAVIS (JUNE 30 - JUL 4,
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for CODEL Davis to travel to Post 1-2 July, 2007. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver/expeditor will [...]
2007-06-30 12:21:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN BA EI GM KU PK COUNTRY CLEARANCE
07KUWAIT1050COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR DS/IP/OPO TEAM
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for referenced DS/IP/OPO PMR Team to transit Kuwait August and September 2007. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Embassy points of contact are: Joh [...]
2007-07-03 10:09:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA ASEC AMGT IZ KU COUNTRY CLEARANCE
07KUWAIT1136COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CODEL BURGESS (19-23 JULY
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for CODEL Burgess to travel to post 19-23, July, 2007. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver/expeditor [...]
2007-07-18 07:40:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN GM IZ KU COUNTRY CLEARANCE
07KUWAIT1141KUWAIT COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR SHAWN
[...] (U) Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for Agricultural Counselor Shawn Roderick McSherry to travel to Kuwait o/a July 25-27, 2007 for consultations. 2. (U) This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Bag [...]
2007-07-18 11:22:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT APER KU OTRA PREL COUNTRY CLEARANCE
07KUWAIT1142COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR ROBERT MONK
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for Regime Crimes Liaison Robert Monk (SES-5) to travel to post July 17-25, 2007. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Embassy point of contact is: De [...]
2007-07-18 11:43:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA IZ KU COUNTRY CLEARANCE
07KUWAIT12KUWAIT COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR U/S
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for U/S Dobriansky and a thirty-one member U.S. delegation,including TDY support, to visit Kuwait from Thursday, January 4, 2007, to Friday, January 12, 2007, to participate in and support the Conference of Women Leaders in Science, [...]
2007-01-06 13:13:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDASEC SENV AMGT APER AA KWMN OTRA TSPL KU
07KUWAIT120KUWAIT GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CODEL KYL (FEBRUARY
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for CODEL Kyl to travel to post o/a 16 thru 17 February 2007. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver/exp [...]
2007-01-28 11:41:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN IZ IS KU COUNTRY CLEARANCE
07KUWAIT1208COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CODEL SCHAKOWSKY
[...] In reply to refs. A-C, Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for CODEL Schakowsky to travel to post 6-7 August 2007. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer [...]
2007-08-04 11:26:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN GM IZ KU COUNTRY CLEARANCE
07KUWAIT1212COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CODEL DURBIN (07-08 AUGUST
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for CODEL DURBIN to travel to post 07-08 AUGUST, 2007. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver/expeditor [...]
2007-08-05 09:57:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN IZ KU COUNTRY CLEARANCE
07KUWAIT123KUWAIT COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NOAA NMFS
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for NOAA NMFS Official Robert Metz to travel to post o/a February 2-8, 2007, to participate in the seafood audit for DSCP Philadelphia, PA. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance [...]
2007-01-29 08:53:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDKU KSCA TPHY OTRA EFIS AMGT
07KUWAIT1239COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CODEL WARNER
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for CODEL Warner to travel to post 15-20 August 2007. Please see 5.g. Security Clearance information is required in order to receive the Embassy's classified country briefing. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you mu [...]
2007-08-12 13:49:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN IZ KU COUNTRY CLEARANCE
07KUWAIT1240COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CODEL LEVIN
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for CODEL Levin to travel to post 15-20 August 2007. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver/expeditor w [...]
2007-08-12 13:57:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN IZ KU COUNTRY CLEARANCE
07KUWAIT1244COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CODEL FILNER
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for CODEL FILNER to travel to post 21-23 August 2007. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver/expeditor [...]
2007-08-13 09:45:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN IZ KU COUNTRY CLEARANCE
07KUWAIT1251KUWAIT TIP ACTION PLAN REVIEW
[...] (U) SUMMARY: During the past sixty days, the GOK has made progress on G/TIP's Short-Term Action Plan (Ref B). The Government of Kuwait (GOK) has drafted anti-TIP legislation, criminalized the withholding of passports, provided concrete examples of TIP criminal prosecution, authorized the esta [...]
2007-08-14 13:44:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV ELAB BG RP KU TIP
07KUWAIT1270COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CODEL BIDEN
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for CODEL BIDEN to travel to post September 4-8, 2007. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver/expeditor [...]
2007-08-20 09:49:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN IZ KU COUNTRY CLEARANCE
07KUWAIT1287COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CODEL MEEK (26-30 AUGUST
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for CODEL Meek to travel to post August 26-30, 2007. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver/expeditor w [...]
2007-08-25 07:31:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN GM IZ KU COUNTRY CLEARANCE
07KUWAIT1301COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CODEL TAUSCHER (23-29, AUGUST
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for CODEL TAUSCHER to travel to post 23-29, August, 2007. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver/expedit [...]
2007-08-28 09:28:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN GM IZ KU COUNTRY CLEARANCE
07KUWAIT1303COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CODEL COLEMAN
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for CODEL COLEMAN to travel to post on August 31 - September 2, 2007. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a dr [...]
2007-08-28 14:36:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN IZ KU COUNTRY CLEARANCE
07KUWAIT1313COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR TREASURY OFFICIALS
[...] (SBU) Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for Treasury Assistant Secretary Ahmed Saeed, and accompanying delegation of Robert Kaproth and Matthew Turner, to travel to Kuwait September 16-17 to meet with Kuwaiti government officials to discuss the region's sovereign we [...]
2007-08-29 12:58:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDKU OTRA AMGT EFIN ASEC PREL COUNTRY CLEARANCE
07KUWAIT1314KUWAIT COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR DOE A/S KEVIN
[...] (SBU) Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for DOE A/S Kevin Kolevar, and DOE employees Sarah K. Magruder and Patrick A. Willging to travel to Kuwait September 6-9 to meet with Kuwaiti Energy Officials. 2. (U) This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; [...]
2007-08-31 13:25:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDSA KU KCIP OTRA PTER ASEC ENGR PREL
07KUWAIT1319COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR TREASURY DAS HOWARD
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for Deputy Assistant Secretary HOWARD MENDELSOHN and Team Chief MICHAEL MADON to travel to post on September 5 - 9, 2007. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. [...]
2007-09-02 10:58:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT OTAR ASEC AFIN KU COUNTRY CLEARANCE
07KUWAIT1333AMENDED COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR TREASURY
[...] (SBU) This is an amended cable to include Matthew Epstein, who was omitted from REFTEL country clearance. Please provide Mr. Epstein's itinerary to the Point of Contact listed in paragraph three. Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for Treasury Assistant Secretary Ah [...]
2007-09-03 13:11:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDKU OTRA AMGT EFIN ASEC COUNTRY CLEARANCE
07KUWAIT1347COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR USCIS NATURALIZATION
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for Lori Pietropaoli, Deputy District Director, DHS USCIS Rome Italy; Emigidio Martinez, Adjudication Officer DHS USCIS, Frankfurt,Germany; and Darryl Perez, Rome Immigration Specialist, to travel to post on/about SEPTEMBER 6-13, 2007. [...]
2007-09-06 09:31:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS OTRA ASEC KU COUNTRY CLEARANCE
07KUWAIT1353COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CODEL ELLSWORTH (07-10 SEPT
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for CODEL ELLSWORTH to travel to post 07-09, SEPT, 2007. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver/expedito [...]
2007-09-09 08:02:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN KU IZ COUNTRY CLEARANCE
07KUWAIT1358COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CODEL BOEHNER (12-14
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for CODEL BOEHNER to travel to post on September 12-14, 2007. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver/exp [...]
2007-09-09 12:58:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN EI KU IZ AF SP PK COUNTRY
07KUWAIT1367COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CODEL BAUCAS (SEPTEMBER
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for CODEL BOEHNER to travel to post on September 13-17, 2007. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver/exp [...]
2007-09-11 12:18:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN KU IZ JO COUNTRY CLEARANCE
07KUWAIT1368COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CODEL BAUCAS (SEPTEMBER
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for CODEL BAUCAS to travel to post on September 13-17, 2007. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver/expe [...]
2007-09-11 12:21:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN KU IZ JO COUNTRY CLEARANCE
07KUWAIT1391COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR AMBASSADOR CROCKER AND PARTY
[...] (SBU) Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for Ambassador Crocker and party transit Kuwait per Ref. A September 13-22, 2007. 2. (SBU) Per Ref. B, Mr. Khedery will be picked up with CODEL Boehner and transported to the Federal Deployment Center (FDC) Crowne Plaza Room 201 whe [...]
2007-09-12 14:02:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA ASEC KU IZ COUNTRY CLEARANCE
07KUWAIT14KUWAIT GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CODEL BROWNBACK
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for CODEL Brownback to travel to post o/a 7 and 10 Jan, 2007. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver/exp [...]
2007-01-07 05:06:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN KU
07KUWAIT1415COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CODEL ABERCROMBIE ( SEPTEMBER
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for CODEL ABERCROMBIE to travel to post on/about SEPTEMBER 21-22, 2007. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a [...]
2007-09-19 12:18:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN AF EI GM KU IZ COUNTRY CLEARANCE
07KUWAIT1439COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR STAFFDEL CONATON (SEPTEMBER
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for Staffdel Conaton to travel to post on September 27 - October 1, 2007. Please pass security clearances of all travelers iaw para. 6.g. in order to allow the Staffdel to receive classified briefings. 2. This clearance is not/not valid f [...]
2007-09-25 08:56:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN KU IZ COUNTRY CLEARANCE
07KUWAIT1451KUWAIT COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR MR. BRADLEY
[...] (SBU) Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for Senate Foreign Relations Committee (SFRC) Professional Staffer Mr. Bradley Bowman to travel to Kuwait October 22-24, 2007 to identify the nuclear drivers that may motivate Middle Eastern states to pursue nuclear weapons wit [...]
2007-09-30 06:06:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT APER KU OTRA PREL COUNTRY CLEARANCE
07KUWAIT1492COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR STAFFDEL KRUSE (OCTOBER
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for Staffdel Kruse to travel to post on/about October 11 to 16, 2007. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Afghanistan; you must apply for Afghanistan clearance through Embassy Kabul. 3. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit offi [...]
2007-10-09 08:51:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN KU AF GM UK COUNTRY CLEARANCE
07KUWAIT1524KUWAIT COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR
[...] (SBU) Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for Department of Energy NNSA employee Jimmie Collins to travel to Kuwait October 20-23 to participate in the Border Standards Workshop for Iraq and its neighbors. Embassy requests an outbrief from Mr. Collins following the w [...]
2007-10-17 08:38:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDKU KNNP ENRG PARM OTRA PREL APER AMGT IZ
07KUWAIT1534KUWAIT COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR BORDER
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance to Mr.Stephen Mangino, Mr. Souad Al-Atar, and Mr. Mark Samuel Riley to travel to post on October 19-24, 2007 to attend a Border Security Experts Meeting. 2. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver/expeditor will meet and assi [...]
2007-10-18 09:50:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDIZ KU OTRA PBTS PREL PTER
07KUWAIT1536COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CODEL LOEBSACK (OCTOBER
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for CODEL LOEBSACK to travel to post on October 19-21, 2007. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver/exp [...]
2007-10-18 11:51:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN GM KU IZ COUNTRY CLEARANCE
07KUWAIT1543KUWAIT COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR AMBASSADOR
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance to Ryan Crocker, U.S. Ambassador to Iraq; Senior Advisor David Pearce; Special Assistant Ali Khedery; and A/RSO David Hazarian, to travel to post on October 29, 2007 to meet with host government principals. 2. An Embassy visit officer and [...]
2007-10-22 12:54:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDBA EG JO KU QA OTRA AMGT ASEC
07KUWAIT1544COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR DEPUTY DIRECTOR LORI
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance to DHS USCIS Military Naturalization Team to travel to Kuwait on/about November 6 to 14, 2007. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Visit Officer: No emb [...]
2007-10-23 06:56:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS OTRA ASEC KHLS KU IZ COUNTRY CLEARANCE
07KUWAIT1550KUWAIT COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR TREASURY
[...] (SBU) Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for Treasury Officials David H. McCormick, Under Secretary, International Affairs; Marvin J. Barth III, Chief SIPDIS Economist, International Affairs; Karen Mathiasen, Director, Office of Middle East and North Africa; and An [...]
2007-10-24 04:11:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDKU OTRA OVIP AMGT EFIN PREL APER
07KUWAIT1569COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CODEL SMITH (NOVEMBER 2-5,
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for CODEL SMITH to travel to post on November 2-5, 2007. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver/expedit [...]
2007-11-01 07:04:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN GM KU IZ COUNTRY CLEARANCE
07KUWAIT1574KUWAIT COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR LOVE + 1(THE
[...] (SBU) Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for Robert E. Love, SES, Director of Operations for the Task Force to Support Business and Stability Operations in Iraq, and Courtney Vicario, Project Support Specialist, to travel to Kuwait November 2-4 to attend the 2nd Inter [...]
2007-11-01 14:07:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT APER KU OTRA PREL COUNTRY CLEARANCE
07KUWAIT158KUWAIT COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR USAID
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for Anne Aarnes, USAID Director, Jordan, to travel to post o/a February 3-5, 2007 to attend the Donor Coordination Event hosted by the Arab Fund on February 4. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must appl [...]
2007-02-03 12:15:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDAPER AMGT OTRA AID KU COUNTRY CLEARANCE
07KUWAIT1597COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR DHS USCIS MILITARY
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance to DHS USCIS Military Naturalization Team (Gonzales, Scharfen Bulger, McCament, Aytes, Vorwerk, Lan, and Hudgins) to travel to Kuwait on/about November 6 to 14, 2007. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply [...]
2007-11-06 12:55:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS OTRA ASEC KHLS KU IZ COUNTRY CLEARANCE
07KUWAIT1629COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CODEL MURTHA (NOVEMBER 20-27,
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for CODEL Murtha to travel to post 20-27, November, 2007. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver/expedit [...]
2007-11-18 12:21:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN KU IQ TU COUNTRY CLEARANCE
07KUWAIT1630COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CODEL MARSHALL (18-26
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for CODEL Marshall to travel to post 18-26 November, 2007. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver/expedi [...]
2007-11-18 12:21:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN GM IZ KU COUNTRY CLEARANCE
07KUWAIT1637COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CODEL MCCAIN (21-24 NOVEMBER
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for CODEL McCain to travel to post 21-24 November, 2007. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver/expedito [...]
2007-11-19 11:59:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN GM IZ KU COUNTRY CLEARANCE
07KUWAIT1659COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CODEL WEBB (NOVEMBER
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for CODEL Webb to travel to post November 27 - December 1, 2007. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver/ [...]
2007-11-25 12:06:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN KU COUNTRY CLEARANCE
07KUWAIT1738COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CODEL TAYLOR (DECEMBER 14-18,
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for CODEL Taylor to travel to post 14-18, December, 2007. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver/expedit [...]
2007-12-17 14:10:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN KU IQ TU COUNTRY CLEARANCE
07KUWAIT175KUWAIT COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NEA/ARP
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for NEA/ARP Office Director Alan Misenheimer to post o/a February 9-13, 2007 for regional consultations. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Em [...]
2007-02-06 15:11:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDKU BA SA PREL AMGT OTRA COUNTRY CLEARANCE APER
07KUWAIT1751COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CODEL SKELTON (DECEMBER
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for CODEL Skelton to travel to post 23-26, December, 2007. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver/expedi [...]
2007-12-23 13:36:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN KU IQ TU IZ COUNTRY CLEARANCE
07KUWAIT1766COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CODEL WOLF (JANUARY 2-9,
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for CODEL Wolf to travel to post 2-4, January, 2008. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver/expeditor w [...]
2007-12-30 14:11:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE
07KUWAIT1767COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CODEL COLEMAN (January 1-7,
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for CODEL Coleman to travel to post 4-7 January, 2008. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver/expeditor [...]
2007-12-30 14:12:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN KU IZ COUNTRY CLEARANCE
07KUWAIT188COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR HANS WECHSEL TO
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for Mr. Hans Wechsel, MEPI Regional Office Director, to post o/a February 13-16, to meet with existing and potential MEPI partners and participants. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq [...]
2007-02-11 12:53:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDKU KMPI KPAO OTRA APER COUNTRY CLEARANCE
07KUWAIT190KUWAIT COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR DAVID
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for ATO Regional Director David Williams and Marketing Specialist Mohamed Taha to travel to post o/a February 12-13, 2007 to meet with Government officials to discuss food safety issues, particularly the importation of Genetically Mo [...]
2007-02-12 08:26:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR OTRA AMGT APER KU COUNTRY CLEARANCE
07KUWAIT196KUWAIT GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NEA DEPUTY
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for NEA DAS Lawrence Butler to travel to post o/a 20 Q 21 February 2007. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and [...]
2007-02-13 10:36:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT APER JO IZ KU COUNTRY CLEARANCE
07KUWAIT235KUWAIT COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR DOE/NNSA
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for Keith Koji Nakanishi, Rengin M. Gok, and Arthur James Rodgers Jr., of the National Nuclear Security Administration's Office of Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation to travel to post o/a March 23-28, 2007 to attend the Gulf Seismic Fo [...]
2007-02-18 14:57:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDENRG PARM OTRA KNNP COUNTRY CLEARANCE
07KUWAIT236KUWAIT COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR U.S.
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for U.S. Department of Commerce Under Secretary Franklin Lavin 4 to transit Kuwait o/a February 18-19, 2007 enroute to Iraq to launch the joint U.S.-Iran business dialogue in Erbil. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry [...]
2007-02-19 04:54:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDECON BEXP EINV OTRA APER AMGT OVIP LAVIN IZ
07KUWAIT247KUWAIT GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CODEL DICKS (FEBRUARY
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for CODEL Dicks to travel to post o/a 22-25 February 2007. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver/expedi [...]
2007-02-20 09:37:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN AORC TU PK AF IZ GM EI KU
07KUWAIT254KUWAIT COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR REGIONAL
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for Mary Ellen Hickey, Regional Consular Officer based in Damascus, for travel to Kuwait o/a February 26-March 1, 2007 for consultations with the Kuwait Consular section. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you [...]
2007-02-20 13:09:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDAPER AMGT OTRA CMGT ATRN KU COUNTRY CLEARANCE
07KUWAIT281KUWAIT COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED: KUWAIT CRITICAL
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for the following Kuwait Critical Energy Infrastructure Protection Survey Team (ATA 6156) members traveling to Kuwait from March 13-21, 2007: Richard Soler - DS/T/ATA; Kevin Maloy - DS/T/ATA; Patrick Willging - U.S. Dept. of Energy; [...]
2007-02-27 10:48:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDKU QA KCIP ASEC ENRG OTRA PTER
07KUWAIT283KUWAIT GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR TODD SCHWARTZ
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for Todd Schwartz to travel to post o/a 7 March, 2007. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver/expeditor [...]
2007-02-27 13:25:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA JO IZ GM KU COUNTRY CLEARANCE
07KUWAIT284KUWAIT GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR JANEELLEN BAGWELL AND
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for Janeellen Bagwell and Debbie Munt to travel to post o/a 28 February 2007 and 19-20 March. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Visit Officer: An Embas [...]
2007-02-27 14:12:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA IZ KU COUNTRY CLEARANCE
07KUWAIT297KUWAIT COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR HHS/CDC
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for Becky Lankenau, External Relations Coordinator, NCCDPHP, HHS/CDC to travel to post o/a March 7-14, 2007 to conduct a site visit supporting the development of Kuwait's national pyhsical activity plan. 2. This clearance is not/ [...]
2007-02-28 16:13:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDKU OTRA SOCI COUNTRY CLEARANCE
07KUWAIT30KUWAIT COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED: JONATHAN E.
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for Jonathan E. Fuller, Agricultural Commodity Grader (meat),Livestock and Seed Program, Agriculture Marketing Service, to travel to post o/a February 3-8, 2007 to participate in the DSCP worldwide food audit team meeting. 2. Th [...]
2007-01-09 12:47:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR APER OTRA KU COUNTRY CLEARANCE
07KUWAIT31COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR TREASURY AND FEDERAL RESERVE
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for Treasury Under Secretary Timothy D. Adams, Federal Reserve Governor Randall S. Kroszner, and Treasury Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Middle East and Africa Ahmed Saeed to travel to post o/a January 22-25, 2007, to meet with s [...]
2007-01-09 14:06:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDAPER OTRA AMGT EFIN KU COUNTRY CLEARANCE
07KUWAIT311KUWAIT COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR SENIOR
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for Senior Advisor Elizabeth Erin Walsh, to travel to post o/a March 9-10, 2007 for meetings pertaining to MEPI. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. [...]
2007-03-04 07:48:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA PREL AMGT APER KU COUNTRY CLEARANCE
07KUWAIT351KUWAIT COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR USDOC UNDER SECRETARY
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade, Ambassador Frank Lavin, and delegation, to travel to post o/a March 13-15, 2007 for meetings with Kuwaiti officials and investors to promote investment in the United States. [...]
2007-03-10 13:08:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDKU ECON OVIP OTRA BEXP APER AMGT
07KUWAIT357KUWAIT GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CODEL SNOWE (MARCH
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for CODEL Snowe to travel to post o/a 16-18 March 2007. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver/expeditor [...]
2007-03-11 12:49:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOREP ASEC AMGT AFIN IZ GM KU COUNTRY CLEARANCE
07KUWAIT397(SBU) KUWAIT COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for Biographic Officers Artheia Dingle, Ann Urralburu, and Ansel Stein for travel to post o/a 31 March to 2 April to meet with Embassy Officers and discuss the current needs of the biographic program. 2. This clearance is not/not [...]
2007-03-18 09:17:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDKU TC UK PINR OTRA APER AMGT COUNTRY CLEARANCE
07KUWAIT404KUWAIT GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR COUNSELOR TO THE
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for Counselor to the Department of State Eliot Cohen, Deputy Coordinator for Iraq Barbara Stephenson, Colonel Stephen Ganyard, and Mark D. Smith to travel to post o/a 23 to 24 March and 1 April 2007. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for [...]
2007-03-20 12:36:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT APER IZ JO KU COUNTRY CLEARANCE
07KUWAIT412COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR INTERAGENCY
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for Chris Camponovo (NSC),Alan Liotta (DoD),Marisa Porges (DoD),and Andrew Morrison, (DoS) to travel to post o/a March 23-25, 2007. The purpose of the interagency delegation's visit is to consult with Kuwait government officials o [...]
2007-03-22 17:27:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA AMGT AFIN ABUD ASEC KAWC KU
07KUWAIT43KUWAIT GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR OBO/IPCO TEAM
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for OBO/IPCO Team Members Jenkins and Rajen to travel to post o/a January 13 -30, 2007. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Visit Officer: Embassy point [...]
2007-01-11 14:57:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA AMGT ASEC AFIN KU
07KUWAIT432KUWAIT COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR SHAWN RODRICK
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for Shawn Rodrick McSherry, Agricultural Counselor, to travel to Kuwait City, March 29-30, 2007. Return travel to Kuwait on April 22. Purpose of travel is transit to and from Washington D.C. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for [...]
2007-03-27 07:11:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDAPER AMGT OTRA KU COUNTRY CLEARANCE
07KUWAIT433KUWAIT GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR STAFFDEL BLAZEY (MARCH
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for CODEL Reyes to travel to post o/a 28 - 30 March 2007. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver/expedit [...]
2007-03-27 07:53:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN PK AF JO AE GM KU COUNTRY
07KUWAIT44KUWAIT GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CODEL BAYH (JANUARY
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for CODEL Brownback to travel to post o/a 12 and 13 January 2007. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver [...]
2007-01-11 15:33:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN KU AF IZ PK GM EI
07KUWAIT449KUWAIT COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR AMBASSADOR
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for Amb. David A. Gross. U.S. Coordinator for International Communications & Information Policy and Alan Gibbs, State/EEB/CIP, to travel to Kuwait City. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for I [...]
2007-03-28 14:47:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDECIN ECON ECPS EINT EINV ETTC AMGT APER OTRA
07KUWAIT462KUWAIT GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CODEL MCCAIN (MARCH 30
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for CODEL Reyes to travel to post o/a 2 April 2007. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver/expeditor wi [...]
2007-04-02 12:19:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN KU IZ PK AF GM EI COUNTRY
07KUWAIT474KUWAIT COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR HARRIS ORKAND
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for Harris Orkand Information Services Contractors Brenda Dee Bacher, Christopher Noel Fuentes, Mohammad Yousuf Nawab, and Christopher Mark Pessima, to travel to post o/a April 23-May 10, 2007 to replace and perform maintenance on de [...]
2007-04-03 13:14:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDAADP AMGT APER CASC CMGT CPAS CVIS KCSY KU
07KUWAIT477KUWAIT GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CODEL HAGEL
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for CODEL Hagel (Sen. Chuck Hagel, Rep. Joe Sestak, Staffers Rexon Ryu and Eric Rosenbach, and MilEscort Col. Gregg Olson) to travel to post o/a 13-15 April 2007. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for [...]
2007-04-04 10:21:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN KU IZ COUNTRY CLEARANCE
07KUWAIT480KUWAIT GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CODEL TAYLOR (APRIL
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for CODEL Taylor to travel to post o/a 6 -7 and 11 April 2007. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver/ex [...]
2007-04-04 11:28:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN AF PK UK BA KU COUNTRY CLEARANCE
07KUWAIT481KUWAIT GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CODEL SANCHEZ (APRIL
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for CODEL Sanchez to travel to post April 7-8, 2007. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver/expeditor w [...]
2007-04-04 11:50:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN KS VM CH JA IT QA TH KU
07KUWAIT501KUWAIT COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR SUSAN JACOBS,
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for Susan Jacobs, Senior Policy Advisor to the Bureau of Consular Affairs, Mr. James W. Schnaible, Bureau of Diplomatic Security, and Mr. Gary Cote, Director Visa Security Program of the Department of Homeland Security to meet with E [...]
2007-04-07 13:05:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT APER ASEC CMGT KU OTRA COUNTRY CLEARANCE
07KUWAIT507KUWAIT COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR TREASURY A/S
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for Department of Treasury Assistant Secretary Patrick O'Brien, Policy Advisor Daniel Harris, and Analyst Benjamin Davis to travel to post o/a April 24, 2007 for meetings with GOK officials. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for [...]
2007-04-08 12:59:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDAPER AMGT OTRA KU COUNTRY CLEARANCE
07KUWAIT535KUWAIT COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR S/I
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for S/I Coordinator David Satterfield and Treasury Representative Malachy Nugent to travel to post o/a April 22, 2007 for meetings with GOK officials on the upcoming International Compact for Iraq and Iraq Neighbors conferences. [...]
2007-04-14 13:19:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDIZ EG SA TU OTRA MARR COUNTRY CLEARANCE
07KUWAIT539KUWAIT GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR STAFFDEL
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for STAFFDEL Makovsky to transit Kuwait April 13-15, 2007. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Embassy point of contact in case of emergency is: Carri [...]
2007-04-15 08:23:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN FR GM SA KU COUNTRY
07KUWAIT542KUWAIT COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR GULF SECURITY
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for PM Acting A/S Stephen Mull, DOD Acting A/S Mary Beth Long, NEA DAS Gordon Gray, NSC Director Nik Ramchand, Lt. Col. Reginald Robinson, Capt. James Pelkofski, and Cmdr. Edward Palmer to travel to post o/a May 21 to May 22, 2007. 2. Th [...]
2007-04-15 11:16:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDSA QA KU PREL AMGT OTRA COUNTRY CLEARANCE
07KUWAIT543KUWAIT GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOS, NSC,
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for USG officials Alan Van Egmond, Rich Hooker, Daniel Pick, David Jewell and Damon Richardson to transit Kuwait o/a April 17-19, 2007. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Emba [...]
2007-04-16 04:57:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA MARR IZ JO KU
07KUWAIT558KUWAIT COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR DAVID
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for ATO Regional Director David Williams and Marketing Specialist Mohamed Taha to travel to post o/a April 30-May 2, 2007. Travelers will accompany the Technical Director of the American Soybean Association to meetings with GOK offi [...]
2007-04-16 10:42:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR AMGT APER OTRA KU COUNTRY CLEARANCE
07KUWAIT567KUWAIT GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR JOHN HANNAH AND ROBERT
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for John Peter Hannah and Robert Story Karem to travel to post o/a 19 April and 22 April, 2007. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Embassy point of cont [...]
2007-04-17 07:37:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT OTRA PREL KU
07KUWAIT591KUWAIT GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CODEL NELSON (26-30
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for CODEL Nelson to travel to post o/a 27-28 April 2007. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver/expedito [...]
2007-04-22 11:27:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN IZ FR EI KU COUNTRY CLEARANCE
07KUWAIT619KUWAIT COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR AMBASSADOR RAPHEL AND
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for Ambassador Robin Raphel and Victoria Butler from the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction to travel to post on April 29-30, 2007 to meet with U.S. Embassy and host country officials to discuss Iraq reconstruction eff [...]
2007-04-28 08:13:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT APER OTRA PREL KU COUNTRY CLEARANCE
07KUWAIT624KUWAIT GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CODEL BOND
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for CODEL Bond to travel to post o/a May 4-6, 2007. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver/expeditor wi [...]
2007-04-29 04:58:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN GM IZ IC KU COUNTRY
07KUWAIT656KUWAIT COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CBP TRAINERS
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for INATAR Contractor James F. Kelly, INATAR CBP Officer Jackie Ramsey Jr., and OIT Chemist Stepahnie Coy to travel to Kuwait to provide seaport interdiction training from May 5-9, 2007. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for ent [...]
2007-05-01 12:06:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDAPER AMGT OTRA KU COUNTRY CLEARANCE
07KUWAIT681KUWAIT COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR SENIOR
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for Senior Advisor Elizabeth Erin Walsh to travel to post o/a May 15-18, 2007 for meetings with current and potential MEPI implementers to discuss programming and future strategy, and to conduct Embassy consultations. 2. This cle [...]
2007-05-05 09:13:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDJO KU OTRA PREL
07KUWAIT692KUWAIT GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CODEL G. SMITH
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for CODEL Smith to travel to post o/a May 18-19, 2007. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver/expeditor [...]
2007-05-06 06:46:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN IZ JO EI UK KU COUNTRY CLEARANCE
07KUWAIT70KUWAIT GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CODEL PELOSI (JANUARY
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for CODEL Pelosi to travel to post o/a January 25 to 27, 2007. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver/ex [...]
2007-01-19 06:32:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN IZ PK AF GM KU
07KUWAIT702KUWAIT COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR MU'AYYAD
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for Mu'ayyad Mehyar to travel to post o/a May 8-10, 2007 to attend a MEPI-funded KEPS activity, discuss program plans with KEPS officials, and meet with prospective small grantees. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry int [...]
2007-05-06 11:22:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT APER KPAO KU OTRA KMPI
07KUWAIT719KUWAIT COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR IBRAHIM
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for Ibrahim Parvanta, Health Scientist, NCCDPHP, CDC, HHS, to travel to Kuwait from May 25-June 1, 2007 to participate in a WHO/HHS/CDC expert meeting on flour fortification. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq [...]
2007-05-08 11:19:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT APER CDC KSCA KU OTRA COUNTRY CLEARANCE
07KUWAIT737KUWAIT GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CODEL INHOFE (10-14
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for CODEL Inhofe to travel to post o/a 10-14 May, 2007. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver/expeditor [...]
2007-05-12 10:39:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN IT IZ KU COUNTRY CLEARANCE
07KUWAIT766COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR AMB. PATRICK KENNEDY (MAY
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for Amb. Patrick Kennedy to travel to post o/a May 23, 2007. 2. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver/expeditor will meet and assist you at Ali Al Salem Air Base. Embassy point of contact is: John Higi, Iraq Support Uni [...]
2007-05-14 12:30:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA AMGT KU COUNTRY CLEARANCE
07KUWAIT789KUWAIT COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR GULF SECURITY
[...] This is an action request; please see paragraph j. 2. Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for PM Acting A/S Stephen Mull, DASD Mark Kimmitt, NEA DAS Gordon Gray, Col Ronald Tuggle, Brigadier General Michael Jones, DIA Senior Defense Intelligence Analyst Bruce Hardc [...]
2007-05-19 12:21:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDKU QA SA AMGT OTRA PREL APER COUNTRY CLEARANCE
07KUWAIT80KUWAIT COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR USAID MARK
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for Mr. Mark Ward, Senior Deputy Assistant Administrator, Bureau for Asia and the Near East, to travel to post o/a February 3-5, 2007 to participate in the Middle East donor coordination event hosted by the Arab Fund on February 4 (f [...]
2007-01-21 13:26:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDAPER AMGT OTRA KU COUNTRY CLEARANCE
07KUWAIT813COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CODEL LIEBERMAN (MAY 27,
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for CODEL Lieberman to transit Kuwait o/a May 27, 2007. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Post understands assistance is not required at this time. In [...]
2007-05-22 13:08:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN IZ KU COUNTRY CLEARANCE
07KUWAIT823KUWAIT GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CODEL SPRATT (MAY
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for CODEL Spratt to travel to post o/a 27-29 May 2007. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver/expeditor [...]
2007-05-25 07:02:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN KU IZ AE PK AF COUNTRY CLEARANCE
07KUWAIT84KUWAIT GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR GAO REVIEW OF
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for GAO employees Tet Miyabara and Daniel Cain to transit Kuwait between 2 February and 18 February 2007. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Visit Offic [...]
2007-01-22 12:08:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDAGAO OTRA KU JO IZ
07KUWAIT856KUWAIT COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR MS. VICTORIA
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for Ms. Victoria Butler, Deputy Director of Publications at the U.S. Department of Defense, to travel to Kuwait June 2-4, 2007. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Emb [...]
2007-06-02 07:15:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDKU AMGT OTRA PREL APER COUNTRY CLEARANCE
07KUWAIT871KUWAIT COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CEIP TEAM:
[...] (SBU) Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for S/CT Senior Coordinator Bruce A. Averill, DS/ATA officer Kevin A. Maloy, Sandia National Laboratory employee Byron H. Gardner, and USCG CAPT Donald C. Grant to travel to Kuwait June 11-15 to discuss Critical Energy Infras [...]
2007-06-04 13:58:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAMGT ASEC KCIP KU OTRA PREL PTER ENRG
07KUWAIT876KUWAIT COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR OPIC DIRECTOR
[...] (SBU) Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) Director Nancy Rivera to travel to Kuwait June 8-9 to attend meetings with client Kuwait Gulf Link regarding a port privatization project in Jordan. 2. (U) This clearanc [...]
2007-06-05 10:46:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT APER ENIV KU OTRA OPIC PREL
07KUWAIT879KUWAIT COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR HANS WECHSEL
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for Hans Wechsel, Regional Office Director, to travel to post o/a June 10-11, 2007 and for Dima Toukan, Political Women's Issues Specialist, to travel to post o/a June 8-10. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; [...]
2007-06-06 05:41:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDQA BA KU KMPI OTRA AMGT APER
07KUWAIT884COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR IMMIGRATION
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for Mr. Joseph Hackbarth and Ms. Sandra Echeverri, Immigration Officers, Department of Homeland Security to travel to post o/a June 28, 2007. 2. Visit Officer: No Embassy support has been requested Embassy point of contact is: Jared [...]
2007-06-06 12:22:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDKHLS CVIS ASEC
07KUWAIT901COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR PRM/ANE OFFICE DIRECTOR
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for PRM/ANE Office Director Richard Albright to transit Kuwait June 27, 2007. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer [...]
2007-06-11 11:02:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT ASEC OTRA IZ KU COUNTRY CLEARANCE
07KUWAIT907COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CODEL MCCASKILL (14-19 JUNE
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for CODEL McCaskill to travel to post 15-18, June, 2007. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver/expedito [...]
2007-06-12 07:34:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN GM IZ KU COUNTRY CLEARANCE
07KUWAIT923KUWAIT COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NEA/PI
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for Ms. Laura A. Schulz, NEA/PI Political Pillar Officer, to travel to post o/a June 19-21, 2007, to hold a mini strategic planning session with NEA/PI-grantee Kuwait Environmental Protection Society (KEPS). 2. This clearance is [...]
2007-06-16 07:51:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDJO KU KMPI ECON PREL OTRA AMGT APER
07KUWAIT930KUWAIT COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR JUNE 23-24
[...] (SBU) Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for NEA/ARP Regional Economic Officer Ashley Bagwell to travel to Kuwait June 23-24 for consultations and regional familiarization. 2. (U) This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clea [...]
2007-06-16 12:07:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDKU SA BA OTRA AMGT ECON PREL APR
07KUWAIT936COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR RICHARD SCHMIERER NEA/I
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for NEA/I Incoming Director Richard Schmierer to transit Kuwait June 26-27, 2007. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit of [...]
2007-06-18 09:35:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA PREL ASEC IZ KU COUNTRY CLEARANCE
07KUWAIT959COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR USCIS JULY 4TH MILITARY
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for DHS USCIS Assistant Secretary Jonathan Scharfen and party to transit Kuwait o/a June 30 to July 6, 2007. 2. RSO is in the process of obtaining clearances for Special Agent Vorwerk's SPE as requested in ref. A. Per ref. B, Post advise [...]
2007-06-21 07:22:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS ASEC OTRA GM IZ KU COUNTRY CLEARANCE
07KUWAIT976COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CODEL REED (05-09 JULY 2007)
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for CODEL REED to travel to post 06-09 July 2007. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver/expeditor will [...]
2007-06-25 11:45:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN GM IZ KU COUNTRY CLEARANCE
07KUWAIT979KUWAITI FIRMS ASK OSD TASK FORCE FOR HELP IN
[...] (C) Summary: On June 21, Robert Love of OSD's Task Force to Support Business and Stability Operations (TFBSO) in Iraq met with several Kuwaiti firms to encourage ongoing and new business ventures in Iraq. United International Holding, which owns two banks in Iraq and has built at least one h [...]
2007-06-26 04:58:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALECON ETRD EINV IZ KU
07KUWAIT980COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CODEL MCCAIN (2-6 JULY 2007)
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for CODEL McCain to travel to post 2-6, July, 2007. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver/expeditor wi [...]
2007-06-26 06:45:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN GM IZ KU COUNTRY CLEARANCE
07KUWAIT981COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR STAFFDEL HAWKINS (1-8 JULY
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for STAFFDEL Hawkins to travel to post July 1-8, 2007. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver/expeditor [...]
2007-06-26 06:47:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN GM IZ KU COUNTRY CLEARANCE
07KYIV114UKRAINE: 2007 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] Ref A contained part one of the 2007 Investment Climate Statement (ICS) for Ukraine. Part two of the ICS continues below. Text Continued: A.5. Performance Requirements/Incentives PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS There are no known cases of performance requirements imposed on foreign investo [...]
2007-01-18 13:46:00Embassy KyivUNCLASSIFIEDEINV ETRD KTDB OPIC USTR UP
07KYIV2753UKRAINE: PSI Eastern Shield Exercise, October 29-31, Odesa,
[...] (U) Summary: Ukraine and Poland sponsored a Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) Eastern Shield demonstration, with Romanian, Georgian, Moldovan, and Bulgarian participation, October 29-31 in Odesa, Ukraine. The demonstration, planned as the first PSI exercise in the Black Sea region, empl [...]
2007-11-06 09:24:00Embassy KyivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PTER KCRM PREL KNNP UP
07KYIV702UKRAINE: THE STRUGGLE FOR SEVASTOPOL
[...] (C) Summary: Sevastopol continues to be in the middle of a tug-of-war between Ukraine and Russian for the hearts and minds of its residents. Moscow Mayor Luzhkov visited Sevastopol February 21, to open a renovated Moscow-funded Russian Culture and Information Center, to visit the Russian Bla [...]
2007-03-29 08:46:00Embassy KyivCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM RS UP
07LAGOS241ELECTION DAY DETAILS HAZY; EDO INEC PREPARING FOR
[...] Summary: The Edo State Independent Electoral Commission (ESIEC) has not yet received guidance from the Independent National Electoral Commission on how to conduct the April 14 or 21 elections. ESIEC is preparing for the elections by identifying and training polling station agents and by mer [...]
2007-03-30 14:29:00Consulate LagosUNCLASSIFIEDNI PGOV PREL PTER
07LAGOS303AMERICAN CITIZEN, 4 ITALIANS AND 1 CROAT KIDNAPPED
[...] (SBU) Summary: American citizen John Stapleton, four Italians and one Croatian national were kidnapped around 5:30 AM on May 1, off the shore of Bayelsa State. Stapleton was employed by Chevron Nigeria Ltd. while the other five expatriates were working for a Chevron shipping subsidiary. The [...]
2007-05-01 09:50:00Consulate LagosUNCLASSIFIEDASEC CASC EPET KDEM NI PGOV PREL
07LAGOS471 AMERICAN, 1 BRITON TAKEN HOSTAGE IN PORT HARCOURT
[...] (C) Summary: American citizen Billy Ray Graham and Briton Neil Robert Mirrlees were kidnapped going to work at approximately 7:00 AM on January 23 in Port Harcourt. Graham and Mirrlees work for Pivot Engineering Company Ltd., a small oil service firm. A Port Harcourt police contact said a g [...]
2007-01-23 16:24:00Consulate LagosCONFIDENTIALEPET ENERG ASEC PTER CASC NI
07LAGOS571DOE A/S HARBERT'S DAY IN LAGOS: GAS, OIL, POWER,
[...] (C) Summary: On July 18, Department of Energy Assistant Secretary for Policy and International Affairs Karen Harbert SIPDIS met with Lagos business representatives from the power, gas, oil, and oil services sectors to assess the situation and hear energy companies' concerns. International [...]
2007-08-14 11:48:00Consulate LagosCONFIDENTIALEPET ENRG ECON PREL NI
07LAGOS622MILITANTS SEIZE PDP CHIEFTAINS IN ONDO STATE; MEND
[...] (U) On September 9, militants claiming to be members of Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) seized 11 chieftains of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) in Ondo State, a state which had previously been unscathed by kidnapping activity. However, a MEND spokesperson disclaimed [...]
2007-09-11 14:03:00Consulate LagosCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM NI
07LAGOS640WHO WILL GET NIGERIA'S NATURAL GAS? (CORRECTED
[...] (C) Summary: Godwin Billy Agha, Deputy Director, Gas Division, Department of Petroleum Resources told Pol-Econ Chief that the Government of Nigeria (GON) has shifted its priorities from gas to export to gas for domestic use. Currently, there is not enough gas to feed into export projects awai [...]
2007-09-20 15:46:00Consulate LagosCONFIDENTIALEPET ENERG PGOV NI
07LAPAZ3091BOLIVIA: EVO'S SUCRE SPIN BEGINS
[...] (C) Summary. Bolivian President Evo Morales waited almost three days after protests turned violent in the city of Sucre to address Bolivians. He asked for calm, as have other government and opposition leaders. Morales also accused "groups of oligarchs and neoliberals" of manipulating the vi [...]
2007-11-26 23:13:00Embassy La PazCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM BL
07LAPAZ3152BOLIVIA-CUBAN RELATIONS: REVIEW FOR LIBERTAD ACT
[...] (U) The following responses are keyed to the questions in ref A: --Bolivian Investment: Bolivia has no significant investments in Cuba. 2. (U) Bilateral Trade Agreements: Bolivia and Cuba signed a limited Economic Cooperation Agreement in May 1995. The accord offers preferential tariff [...]
2007-11-30 22:24:00Embassy La PazCONFIDENTIALETRD ETTC PREL ECON CU BL
07LAPAZ696EL ALTO: YOUNG, POOR, AND A POLITICAL FORCE
[...] (SBU) El Alto, Bolivia's fastest growing and second largest city, celebrated its 22nd anniversary March 6. The average Alteno, as residents of El Alto are called, is young, poor, indigenous, and a recent migrant to the city. To many observers, El Alto appears to be the most capitalist city in [...]
2007-03-13 19:44:00Embassy La PazUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ECON BL
07LAPAZ84COCHABAMBA: FIGHTING ERUPTS, TURNS DEADLY
[...] (U) On January 11 at 4:15 local time, violent confrontations between pro-GOB (mostly cocaleros) and anti-GOB forces in Cochabamba, Bolivia's third largest city, resulted in at least one death and over one hundred injured. This followed earlier skirmishes. The city had been paralyzed all day b [...]
2007-01-11 21:49:00Embassy La PazUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ECON PHUM BL
07LIMA2849PERU: 8.0 QUAKE SHAKES ICA ECONOMY
[...] The GOP has not yet issued an official assessment of the earthquake's economic effects and it is still early to gauge the disaster's full repercussions. Respected private sector analysts and Embassy officers and contacts have begun to evaluate the economic impacts of the massive August 15 ear [...]
2007-08-20 21:31:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON ETRD SENV ENRG USTR PE
07LIMA3764NARCO-TERRORISM CAUSING NATIONAL DEBATE IN PERU
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-05 11:46:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALSNAR PTER PREL PGOV PE
07LIMA487PERU: GOVERNMENT PLAN TO TAKE BACK ITS TERRITORY
[...] (S) Summary: The Garcia government has developed a comprehensive plan that, successfully implemented, could end the continuing threat to Peru's peace and security represented by Shining Path (Sendero Luminoso -- SL) remnants while blunting the FARC and narcotraffickers. The four-part plan fo [...]
2007-02-20 22:45:00Embassy LimaSECRETPGOV PINR PTER SNAR PE
07LIMA994SCENESETTER FOR PERU MOD WAGNER'S VISIT TO
[...] (C) Peruvian Defense Minister Wagner is sending a deliberate message by visiting the U.S. before any other region outside of South America. Wagner is pursuing an ambitious defense reform agenda, which includes developing higher levels of professionalization, building a joint operational rapid res [...]
2007-03-23 17:41:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALPGOV MARR KICC PREL PE
07LJUBLJANA416HARRAH'S HAMMERS OUT 11TH HOUR AGREEMENT WITH
[...] (SBU) Summary. On June 5, Harrah,s Entertainment and the Slovenian state-owned casino company Hit signed a letter of intent to build a mega entertainment center in Nova Gorica in western Slovenia worth up to $1 billion in U.S. foreign investment. Since talks were initiated eighteen months ago [...]
2007-06-19 14:43:00Embassy LjubljanaCONFIDENTIALECON EINV ETRD SI
07LJUBLJANA760SLOVENIA HAS LIMITED STRATEGIC ECONOMIC AGENDA
[...] (C) On November 29, EmbOffs accompanied Katherine Uhre, Senior Advisor of EEB's Commercial and Business Affairs Department, on a series of meetings with Slovenian officials from government economic agencies and commercial groups that highlighted Slovenia's disappointing lack of strategic econ [...]
2007-12-13 16:39:00Embassy LjubljanaCONFIDENTIALECON ETRD EINV PREL SI
07LONDON317INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANIZATION (IMO):
[...] SUMMARY: The International Maritime Organization (IMO) met at Central Hall Westminster in London, UK from 06-09 November 2006, to hold the ninety-seventh session of the Council (C97) chaired by Mr. Johann Franson (Sweden). Topics of significant interest included: Condolences for the recent pa [...]
2007-01-25 16:18:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHSA EWWT ECPS MOPS AORC IMO KTIA
07LUANDA328ANGOLA: GRA CELEBRATES WOMEN'S MONTH
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The role of women in Angolan society was a GRA focus during the month of March. The GRA organized workshops and seminars, conducted domestic violence awareness campaigns and carried out a special electoral registration campaign exclusively for women during March, using many of t [...]
2007-04-10 11:53:00Embassy LuandaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM KWMN AO
07LUXEMBOURG235LUXEMBOURG FENDS OFF EU VAT CHANGES
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. At the EU Economic and Finance (Ecofin) Council meeting on June 5, Luxembourg successfully fended off proposed changes to EU value added tax (VAT) policy which would have eroded its competitive advantage regarding VAT rates on e-commerce. Prime Minister Juncker said that the c [...]
2007-06-08 15:58:00Embassy LuxembourgUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN EINV EU LU
07LUXEMBOURG480LUXEMBOURG HOLDS OFF PROPOSED VAT CHANGES
[...] SUMMARY. At the 4 December Ecofin meeting, Luxembourg won crucial concessions from other EU member states on a proposal to change how the value-added tax (VAT) on services is levied and protected its comparative VAT advantage as well as a vital revenue source. These proposed changes would ha [...]
2007-12-06 15:49:00Embassy LuxembourgUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN EINV PGOV EU LU
07MADRID1774SPAIN/CT OVERVIEW: SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. Mr. Ambassador, the visit to Madrid of your interagency delegation comes during a time when the Spanish government is already in a heightened state of terrorist alert, both from the Basque terrorist group ETA and from Islamist extremists threatening to strike at the heart of t [...]
2007-09-13 13:34:00Embassy MadridSECRET//NOFORNPTER PREL SP
07MADRID1914SPAIN/CT: PROPOSAL TO CREATE A SOUTHERN EUROPEAN
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. In order to confront the sustained terrorist threat to the United States and our European allies, we must find innovative, flexible and proactive approaches to strengthen the effectiveness of international cooperation in the fight against terrorism. My Mission inter-agency team has [...]
2007-10-02 15:47:00Embassy MadridSECRET//NOFORNPTER SNAR SP
07MADRID1942MADRID WEEKLY ECON/AG/COMMERCIAL UPDATE REPORT -
[...] (U) Spanish Employers Federation (CEOE) Economic Commission President Jose Luis Feito says the Spanish economy can withstand a dollar/euro exchange rate of 1/1.4 because most Spanish exports go to Europe and, besides, exports are not as important a component of Spanish GDP as they are for coun [...]
2007-10-06 08:50:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EIND ENRG ETRD SP EINV EAGR SOCI
07MADRID2066SPAIN/INCSR: 2007-2008 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-05 11:41:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR KCRM EFIN SP
07MADRID838MUSLIM INTEGRATION IN BARCELONA AND ANDALUCIA
[...] (U) Senior Advisor to A/S Fried, Farah Pandith, cleared this message. 2. (C) SUMMARY: On her second visit to Spain, Senior Advisor to A/S Fried for Muslim Engagement, Farah Pandith, traveled to Barcelona, the Andalucian cities of Cordoba and Sevilla and Madrid from April 19-24, meeting [...]
2007-05-07 07:16:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALKISL PREL PGOV SP
07MANAGUA796NICARAGUA'S 2007 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS SUBMISSION
[...] (SBU) Summary: During the April 2006 to March 2007 reporting period, the Nicaraguan government continued its efforts to combat Trafficking in Persons (TIP) mainly in the areas of prevention and detection, while progress in victim assistance and prosecution of traffickers was limited and overal [...]
2007-03-27 21:51:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG KFRD PREF NU
07MANAGUA965NICARAGUA: HHS SECRETARY LEAVITT MEETS PRESIDENT
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Michael O. Leavitt visited Managua on March 26-27, 2007 to sign a Letter of Intent with Minister of Health Maritza Cuan on the establishment of a regional health-care training center in Panama. Secretary Leavitt met with President [...]
2007-04-17 20:01:00Embassy ManaguaCONFIDENTIALTBIO EAID PREL OSHA OTRA NU
07MANAMA291BAHRAIN: INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2007
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-29 14:14:00Embassy ManamaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB OPIC PGOV USTR
07MANAMA6PRIME MINISTER HIGHLIGHTS GOB ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL
[...] (C) PRIME MINISTER SHAIKH KHALIFA BIN SALMAN AL KHALIFA DECEMBER 20 REVIEWED THE GOB'S 2007-2008 BUDGETARY PRIORITIES BEFORE A JOINT SESSION OF THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY. KEY PRIORITIES HIGHLIGHTED BY THE PM INCLUDED PROGRAMS TO RAISE LIVING STANDARDS, EMPLOYMENT, AND WAGES. THE GOB AGENDA SHAR [...]
2007-01-03 14:47:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN PGOV BA POL ECTRD
07MANILA1089Ambassador Visits Successful USG Programs in Bicol
[...] Summary: Ambassador Kenney traveled to communities in the Bicol region to view USAID- and USDA-sponsored development assistance programs focusing on dairy development, ecotourism, and coastal resource management. The Ambassador's visit showcased successes in improving the livelihoods of commu [...]
2007-04-04 05:44:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EAGR PGOV RP
07MANILA11662007 GSO of the Year Award Nomination
[...] Summary. I am proud to nominate the entire General Services Section of Mission Manila for the honor of the 2007 GSO of the Year Award. They have reached remarkably high levels of achievement and customer satisfaction in a year marked by typhoons, budget reductions, and an OIG inspection. End S [...]
2007-04-13 07:47:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT APER RP
07MANILA2591 Muslim Mindanao Welcomes Ambassador and USS Peleliu
[...] Summary: Ambassador led a multi-agency team to Cotabato City and the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) for two days of positive interaction through outreach and partnership activities. Ambassador spoke at a regional Islamic summit and at a poverty reduction forum organized by the Mu [...]
2007-08-01 14:28:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL EAID MARR RP
07MANILA3160 U.S. BUSINESS PLAYING MAJOR ROLE IN DYNAMIC CLARK REGION
[...] (U) Summary. During an August 16 visit to Clark Freeport Zone, the Charge d'Affaires focused public and corporate attention on the positive role of U.S. business in the Philippines. Joining Philippine President Arroyo, the Charge attended the groundbreaking ceremony for Texas Instruments new [...]
2007-09-18 09:24:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL CASC BTIO BEXP EAIR ECON RP
07MANILA3419 AMBASSADOR'S VISIT HIGHLIGHTS CEBU'S BRIGHT HORIZONS
[...] SUMMARY: The Ambassador's October 4 visit to Cebu highlighted the opportunity the vital role American businesses play in the commercial life of the Philippines' second city. Buttressed by a live television interview and a roundtable with print media business editors, the Ambassador opened an [...]
2007-10-15 11:06:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KPAO BTIO ECON MARR RP
07MANILA3501 GROWING U.S. BUSINESS ROLE IN NORTHERN MINDANAO
[...] SUMMARY: The Deputy Chief of Mission's October 17 visit to Cagayan de Oro highlighted the increasing role that American business plays in the commercial life of Northern Mindanao. DCM participated in the ribbon cutting ceremony for the first Cagayan de Oro trade show and exposition, which fe [...]
2007-10-24 09:05:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP BTIO ECON EINV PREL RP
07MANILA561USS BLUE RIDGE VISIT CATALYST FOR EMBASSY OUTREACH TO THE
[...] SUMMARY: The February 11th-14th visit of the USS Blue Ridge to Cebu provided an opportunity for a coordinated, Mission-wide outreach to the Philippine's second largest metro area. Cebu's importance extends beyond its "second city" status, as its central location in the Philippine archipelago ma [...]
2007-02-20 09:25:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ECON EAID RP
07MEXICO1196SEVENTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT- MEXICO (PA
[...] (SBU) The mission's point of contact on the Anti-Trafficking in Persons Report is Poloff Walter R. Miller. He may be reached by telephone at (52) (55) 5080-2000, ext. 4806, or by fax at (52) (55) 5080-2247. Post requests that the names of the non-governmental organizations (NGOs) working wit [...]
2007-03-08 22:18:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM ELAB KFRD KWMN MX PHUM PREF SMIG
07MEXICO1201SEVENTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT- MEXICO (PA
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-08 22:20:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM ELAB KFRD KWMN MX PHUM PREF SMIG
07MEXICO4460MEXICO BORDER WORKING GROUP TOUR A SUCCESS
[...] (SBU) Summary: The U.S.-Mexico Border Facilitation Working Group (BFWG) toured points of entry (POEs) in Laredo, Nogales, and San Diego to witness first hand the bottlenecks that limit cross border trade and gain insight on possible low cost/high impact changes that could rectify the problems. [...]
2007-08-21 17:10:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECIN ETRD ELTN PGOV PREL MX
07MEXICO4726FDI IN MEXICO EXPECTED TO REACH 23 BILLION USD
[...] (U) Summary. The Mexican government revised its foreign direct investment (FDI) forecast for 2007 upward to 23 billion USD after a stronger than expected first half of the year. The manufacturing sector is the number one recipient of FDI, while the United States continues to be the number on [...]
2007-08-31 19:22:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV ECON EFIN MX
07MEXICO5891MEXICO: TIP INTERIM ASSESSMENT
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Government of Mexico (GOM) has shown significant and substantive progress in addressing its deficiencies in combating trafficking in persons (TIP) since the release of the June 2007 TIP Report, in particular by enacting comprehensive federal anti-TIP legislation to criminal [...]
2007-11-20 22:07:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDELAB KCRM KWMN MX PGOV PHUM PREL
07MINSK218VYACHORKA AND SIVCHIK ARRESTED, STILL MISSING
[...] (C) Belarusian security forces on March 13 arrested Belarusian National Front leader Vintsuk Vyachorka and opposition activist Vyacheslav Sivchik and kept them overnight at an undisclosed location. Relatives, colleagues, and DCM and Poloff waited hours at the Sovetskiy courthouse to learn mor [...]
2007-03-14 15:50:00Embassy MinskCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL BO
07MINSK319RELIGIOUS MINORITIES REMAIN IMMOBILIZED
[...] (SBU) GOB tactics force some churches to break the law in order to practice their religion. Hare Krishna members face ongoing harassment for fulfilling religious duties. Even "traditional" religions face restrictions. In addition, limitations on religious activity severely hamper the growth [...]
2007-04-19 15:18:00Embassy MinskCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM BO
07MINSK510EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - June 15, 2007
[...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS Civil Society ------------- - Opposition Activists Arrested and Fined in Vitebsk (para. 2) - Youth Activist Fined in Mogilev (para. 3) - Women Support Activist Shatsikova's Parental Rights (para. 4) [...]
2007-06-15 10:07:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM ECON EPET ENRG BO
07MINSK561EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - June 29, 2007
[...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS International Relations ----------------------- - GOB and Russian FMs Discuss Union, Missile Shield (para. 2) - Official Israeli Delegation Arrives in Minsk (para. 3) - Vietnam Military Delegation V [...]
2007-06-29 14:20:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM ECON EPET ENRG BO
07MONROVIA1135LIBERIA: RESULTS REPORT: IMPLEMENTATION OF THE KIMBERLEY
[...] SUMMARY: UN Sanctions on the Liberian diamond sector were lifted in April of this year following the Kimberley Process 3rd Expert Review Mission findings that Liberia met the minimum requirements of the KPCS. The mission report detailed further preparations necessary to ensure that internal con [...]
2007-09-27 16:36:00Embassy MonroviaUNCLASSIFIEDEMIN ECON PGOV EAID LI
07MONROVIA469LIBERIA BROADCASTING SYSTEM: SUPPORT BY RADIO CHINA
[...] (SBU) Summary: John Langlois, Senior Media Advisor for USAID's Office of Transition Initiatives (OTI) visited Liberia from February 28 - March 21, 2007. The purpose of his visit was to follow up on OTI media-related activities and to assess OTI's media strategy in light of new Chinese involvem [...]
2007-04-20 17:19:00Embassy MonroviaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PGOV SCUL PINR LI PREL CH
07MONROVIA591LIBERIA: SCENE SETTER FOR HDAC CODEL
[...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes the May 31-June 2 visit of the House Democracy Assistance Commission (HDAC) congressional delegation. Liberia is at a critical moment in its history, emerging from 14 years of civil war under a democratically elected government that has been in office a year and a half. [...]
2007-05-18 15:53:00Embassy MonroviaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL EAID ECON LI
07MONROVIA910LIBERIA: SCENE SETTER FOR CODEL LOWEY
[...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes the August 16, 2007 visit of the Congressional delegation led by Representative Nita Lowey, Chairwoman of the House Appropriations Committee, Subcommittee on Foreign Operations. Liberia is at a critical moment in its history, emerging from 14 years of civil war under a d [...]
2007-07-27 15:17:00Embassy MonroviaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOREP PGOV PREL EAID ECON LI
07MONTERREY818MONTERREY LAW ENFORCEMENT UPDATE: AUGUST 2007
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Monterrey's law enforcement agencies remained busy during the month of August. In a victory against narco-traffickers, a Monterrey Special Agent assisted in placing three known Gulf Cartel kingpins on the U.S. Consolidated Priority Organizational Target list. Post continued [...]
2007-09-05 20:32:00Consulate MonterreyUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR KCRM ASEC KCOR KHLS KJUS PINS CASC MX
07MONTEVIDEO714TREASURY SECRETARY PAULSON'S VISIT TO URUGUAY JULY
[...] (C) Summary: Secretary Paulson's July 11-12 visit to Uruguay was viewed as a positive follow-up to the President's March visit and to Under Secretary Burns and Assistant Secretary Shannon's visits the same week. The Secretary's SIPDIS initiatives on small businesses and infrastructure finan [...]
2007-08-03 14:12:00Embassy MontevideoCONFIDENTIALECON ETRD PREL EFIN PGOV UY
07MONTEVIDEO956INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY REPORT
[...] (U) Following (in reftel requested format) is Uruguay's 2007-08 INCSR Part I. 2. (SBU) URUGUAY I. Summary Uruguay is not a major narcotics producing country. However, current areas of concern include increased trafficking of cocaine, marijuana, heroin and increasing local consumpt [...]
2007-11-06 17:42:00Embassy MontevideoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR EFIN KCRM KCOR UY
07MOSCOW109EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: ITRC "MIR",
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. Reftel requested a Pre-license check to determine the legitimacy and reliability of the end-user, ITRC "MIR", Moscow, Russia. The company is listed on BIS license app [...]
2007-01-16 09:00:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ETTC RS
07MOSCOW1326RUSSIA: SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONES START TO STAND UP
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-27 10:35:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALEINV ETRD ECON RS
07MOSCOW1931AMBASSADOR'S VISIT TO TVER
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Tver Governor Dmitriy Zelenin is a businessman turned politician who integrates a Western business outlook in his style of government. During the Ambassador's visit to Tver Oblast on April 20, Zelenin outlined his priorities and described the future for economic development an [...]
2007-04-26 14:43:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINR ECON EINV RS
07MOSCOW5790RUSSIA UNLIKELY TO BACK DOWN ON BRITISH COUNCIL
[...] (C) Summary: UK diplomats do not expect the GOR to back down from its threat to close two British Council centers on January 1, with the latest salvo from the MFA making the "tactical mistake" of linking Russian actions to the July measures taken by the UK in response to the Russian failure [...]
2007-12-12 13:28:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPREL SCUL RU UK
07MUNICH652GALILEO AND THE EU -- NAVIGATING THE PORK BARREL
[...] (SBU) EADS-Astrium officials told Embassy Berlin EMIN and ConGen Munich that the Galileo satellite navigation project is proceeding under its new EU funding mechanism, albeit well behind schedule. The officials expressed frustration at the Byzantine web of EU politics and blatant promotion of [...]
2007-12-21 10:53:00Consulate MunichUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON TSPA EAIR ETRD PGOV EINV PREL EUN FR GM
07MUSCAT38SCENESETTER: VISIT OF DEPUTY SECRETARY OF COMMERCE
[...] (U) Greetings and welcome to Oman. The Embassy staff and I look forward to your arrival on February 5 to promote the U.S.-Oman Free Trade Agreement in the context of our overall bilateral relationship. In addition to your planned participation as the keynote speaker at an Oman Chamber of Com [...]
2007-01-14 14:25:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYBEXP ECON ETRD EAIR EIND PGOV PREL OTRA MU
07MUSCAT718DAMAGE ASSESSMENTS CONTINUE IN WAKE OF GONU
[...] (C) The Omani government continues its efforts to assess the damage caused by tropical cyclone Gonu. Construction work remains on track, though questions have arisen regarding the supply of cement. Businesses remain committed to reopening in heavily damaged areas, and the environment appears [...]
2007-07-28 07:05:00Embassy MuscatCONFIDENTIALECON EINV PGOV MU
07MUSCAT97OMAN 2007 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] Per reftel request, Embassy submits the following Investment Climate Statement for 2007. 2. Begin text of Investment Climate Statement: Economic Overview Oman's economy is based primarily on petroleum and natural gas, which are expected to account for 79% of the government's revenue [...]
2007-01-30 13:25:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ETRD ELAB ENRG KTDB OPIC PGOV USTR
07NAIROBI1136KENYA SUBMISSION FOR THE SEVENTH ANNUAL
[...] (U) The following is Embassy Nairobi's submission for the Department's annual Trafficking in Persons Report (TIP). Information is keyed to the format provided in reftel. 2. (SBU) STATUS AND EXTENT OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING IN KENYA I. Overview A. Origin, Transit, and Destination Origin [...]
2007-03-09 10:57:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KCRM KWMN ELAB SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF KE
07NAIROBI2452SOMALIA -- COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 5. 2. (S/NF) As described in current threat assessments, travel of USG personnel into Somalia, particularly in Mogadishu, remains problematic (Ref A). However, attendance by an appropriately high level USG official at the opening of Somalia's Nation [...]
2007-06-12 14:19:00Embassy NairobiSECRETPGOV PREL ASEC PTER MOPS SO
07NAIROBI3175Somalia - Travel Plan and Security Assessment
[...] (S/NF) This is an action request. See para 10. This message proposes travel to Somalia during the next three months. I consider this travel essential to advance the high USG foreign policy priority to promote security and stability in Somalia. The travel is aimed at: facilitating our inter [...]
2007-08-06 11:32:00Embassy NairobiSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PREL ASEC PTER SO ET
07NAIROBI369 SOMALIA DART SITUATION REPORT 6 NUTRITION IN
[...] In 2006, nutrition surveys revealed high rates of malnutrition in Bakool, Bay, Gedo, Lower Juba, and Middle Juba, while Hiraan, the Shabelle Valley, and parts of central Somalia had slightly better rates. In response, the UN Children?s Fund (UNICEF),the UN cluster lead for nutrition, is sca [...]
2007-01-22 08:51:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREF PHUM PREL SO
07NAIROBI4052006 END USE MONITORING REPORT FOR KENYA
[...] We provided no new commodities or services under the international narcotics and crime program to the government of Kenya in 2006. Post's End Use Monitoring Report is as follows: 2. Procedures: The Kenyan Police Service (KPS) was notified of monetary resources through the 2002 Amended Let [...]
2007-01-23 14:07:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR AFIN KE
07NAIROBI4582 STAFFDEL MARGON SCHEDULE FOR KENYA
[...] SHEDULE FOR Visit of Sarah Margon to Nairobi, Kenya 28-30 November 2007 Wednesday, November 28, 2007 1200 Arrive JKI airport (met by Political Counselor Larry Andre). 1330 Arrive at Holiday Inn, Check-in 1400 Lunch with Election Monitoring Team Larry Andre, Political Counselor [...]
2007-11-27 14:00:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN ET GM NL KE
07NDJAMENA358REFUGEE PROTECTION IN EASTERN CHAD - Part 2
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-26 09:37:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PGOV KCRS SU CD
07NDJAMENA468KOME OILFIELD SECURITY
[...] (SBU) After receiving tearline information that suspected extremists had allegedly conducted surveillance on the Doba Oil facility in Chad, on May 24, 2007 the Regional Security Officer was invited to review the oilfield security operation in the Kome region of Chad near the city of Doba by the [...]
2007-06-06 13:53:00Embassy NdjamenaCONFIDENTIALASEC CD EPET PGOV PREL
07NDJAMENA593COST AND RESOURCE ESTIMATE FOR US OUTPOST IN ABECHE
[...] (U) RSO N,djamena was tasked on July 3 to produce a survey to address the creation of a diplomatic outpost in Abeche, Chad. US Embassy Chad has recognized since early 2007 the desirability of a permanent base of operations (or at the very least, a facility) to house the numerous TDY,rs in the [...]
2007-07-13 13:09:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIEDASEC CD
07NDJAMENA674 EASTERN CHAD - USAID FIELD VISIT TO DOGDORE IDP
[...] The week of August 13, a USAID's Bureau for Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance (DCHA) field officer based in eastern Chad traveled to the internally displaced person (IDP) site of Dogdore, the largest IDP site in eastern Chad. Dogdore's proximity to the Chad-Sudan border and the [...]
2007-08-16 16:37:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PGOV PHUM SOCI PREF PREL CD
07NDJAMENA85 Eastern Chad: USAID Assessment of Internally
[...] Summary: A USG humanitarian assessment team spent two weeks in Chad, including ten days in the East, investigating reports of internal displacement and assessing humanitarian conditions and response for the affected communities. This is the fourth and final cable from the team and includes k [...]
2007-01-29 15:30:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI KCRS
07NEWDELHI2839EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: ARMY SIGNALS
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12(c) of the Export Administration Act. 2. BIS requested a Post-shipment Verification (PSV) at Indian Army Signals Headquarters (ASH),website: http//mod.nic.in/. ASH was listed as the Ultimate Consignee; Tat [...]
2007-06-19 04:58:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDETTC ETRD BEXP IN
07NEWDELHI3321EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: SCHLUMBERGER ASIA
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12(c) of the Export Administration Act. 2. Export Control Officer (ECO) Paul Cushman and BIS FSN Prem Narayan conducted a Post-shipment Verification (PSV) at Schlumberger Asia Services Ltd. (SAS),Mumbai, on J [...]
2007-07-23 08:41:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDETTC ETRD BEXP IN
07NEWDELHI345EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: NATIONAL CENTRE
[...] Acting Export Control Officer (ECO) David Nardella and BIS FSN Prem Narayan conducted a Post-shipment Verification (PSV) at the National Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasting (NCMRWF),NOIDA, U.P., on January 11, 2007. 2. BIS requested a PSV at NCMRWF, a GOI entity under the Ministry o [...]
2007-01-23 06:00:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDETTC ETRD BEXP IN
07NEWDELHI4590NEW DELHI WEEKLY ECON OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR OCTOBER 8-12,
[...] (U) Below is a compilation of Economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of October 8-12, 2007. ---------------------------- ADB DISCUSSES INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCING NEEDS ---------------------------- 2. (SBU) Econoff met October 12 with Ajay Sagar, Head, Private Sector and [...]
2007-10-12 11:56:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN EINV EPET ETRD EAGR SENV IN
07NIAMEY1359A BRIDGE FROM CHINA TO NIGER
[...] Summary. The November 5, 2007 groundbreaking and laying of the first stone for a long-awaited second bridge in the capital city of Niamey symbolizes an increasingly closer relationship between two friends, the Republic of Niger (RON) and the Peoples Republic of China (PRC). Exchanges between [...]
2007-11-08 15:40:00Embassy NiameyUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ENRG EPET SOCI NG CH
07NICOSIA165AREA ADMINISTERED BY TURKISH CYPRIOTS -- SEVENTH ANNUAL TIP
[...] (U) Paras 3-6 are sensitive but unclassified --not/not for Internet distribution. 2. (U) Embassy Nicosia hereby submits information for the April 2006 - March 2007 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report. Embassy POC is Terry Steers-Gonzalez, Political Section, Tel: (357) 22-39-3364, Fax: (357) [...]
2007-02-27 07:15:00Embassy NicosiaUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM CY PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB
07NICOSIA45CYPRUS: 2007 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-01-12 15:19:00Embassy NicosiaUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ECON ETRD ELAB OPIC KTDB USTR CY
07NOGALES36W/W: CASE OF THREE ABANDONED MINORS: MIGDALIA, SUJEY, AND
[...] SUMMARY: On Thursday, February 8, 2007, Post received notification from Mexican officials that a babysitter had abandoned three amcit minors and left them in the care of the Mexican Family Services, Desarrollo Integral de la Familia (DIF). 2. (Child 1) NAME: HERNANDEZ JIMENEZ, Migdalia Patr [...]
2007-02-10 03:06:00Consulate NogalesUNCLASSIFIEDCASC MX
07NOGALES77UPDATE ON W/W CASE OF MCGRAW, BRITNY
[...] Amcit sixteen-year-old Britny McGraw after several weeks of being missing in Mexico, was located on March 1, 2007 by Mexican officials in Nogales, Sonora. Mexican immigration officials removed her from Mexico the following day into the custody of her mother, Suzanne McGraw. Post confirmed on [...]
2007-03-09 20:06:00Consulate NogalesUNCLASSIFIEDMX CASC
07PANAMA1370RESPONSE: EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION SECTION FOR
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-15 17:53:00Embassy PanamaUNCLASSIFIEDECIN ECON ELAB ETRD PM
07PANAMA1737PANAMA: THE WAY AHEAD
[...] (C) The election of Pedro Miguel Gonzalez (PMG),who is under federal indictment on five counts related to the 1992 murder of U.S. serviceman Zak Hernandez, as president of Panama's National Assembly marks a watershed for the U.S.-Panama bilateral relationship and Panamanian domestic politics [...]
2007-11-02 18:54:00Embassy PanamaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON SNAR MARR MOPS KCRM PM
07PANAMA807OXY INKS MOU WITH GOP AND QATAR PETROLEUM TO
[...] Summary: Occidental Petroleum (Oxy) joined with Qatar Petroleum on May 15 to advance its proposed $7 billion, 350,000 barrel per day (bpd) refinery in Panama. This gives Panama a leg up on establishing a regional refinery and would deliver a huge boost for an area of the country that has str [...]
2007-05-17 12:42:00Embassy PanamaUNCLASSIFIEDENRG EPET ECON ETRD PM
07PARIS232FRANCE 2007 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] Investment Climate Statement Contents A. French Investment Regime A1. Openness to Foreign Investment A2. Conversion and Transfer Policies A3. Expropriation and Compensation A4. Dispute Settlement A5. Performance Requirements and Incentives A6. Right to Private Ownership and Establis [...]
2007-01-22 12:35:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ELAB PGOV KTDB OPIC USTR FR
07PARIS254UNESCO - FIRST LADY LAURA BUSH'S UNESCO ROUNDTABLE ON
[...] Summary. On January 15, 2007, Ambassador Oliver moderated a Roundtable at UNESCO hosted by First Lady Laura Bush and Director General Matsuura on the topic, "Teacher Training and Literacy". The purpose of this roundtable was to highlight the First Lady's role as Honorary Ambassador for the UN [...]
2007-01-22 16:30:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDUNESCO SCUL KPAO
07PARIS2634INDUSTRY SOURCE DISCUSSES GALILEO WOES
[...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy officers recently heard a litany of frustrations about the European Galileo Positioning, Navigation and Timing (PNT) project from an EADS contact who had worked on various aspects of the project. According to the contact, financing has been only one of a number of trenc [...]
2007-06-19 11:14:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTSPA ECPS FR
07PARIS319PARIS HOSTS INAUGURAL W. MED RSI CONFERENCE
[...] (S) Summary: Ambassador Stapleton hosted the inaugural Western Mediterranean Regional Strategic Initiative (RSI) Conference on December 5-6 in Paris. U.S. Chiefs of Mission and Embassy representatives from France, Italy, Spain, Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia, Portugal and Malta gathered as a first [...]
2007-01-26 16:34:00Embassy ParisSECRETPREL PGOV ASEC OTRA PTER FR AG LY IT MT SP
07PARIS515U.S. BIOTECH COMPANIES CONCERNS ABOUT SECURITY AND OUTLOOK
[...] (SBU) Summary: On February 1, 2007, Embassy FAS, Econ, Science and Regional Security Officers met with representatives of three U.S. companies involved in agricultural biotechnology in France: Monsanto, Dupont/Pioneer, Dow Agro-Sciences. The companies raised concerns about security conditions [...]
2007-02-09 05:58:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR ETRD EU FR
07PARIS902FRANCE KICKS OFF IPY RESEARCH
[...] Summary: Following the March 1 launch of the fourth International Polar Year (IPY) in Paris, 70 French research teams plan to participate in 55 approved programs, evidencing keen French interest in glaciology, biology and astronomy in the polar regions. A number of the programs France will lea [...]
2007-03-09 09:20:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDSENV TPHY TSPA TSPL KSCA FR
07PHNOMPENH1203KHMER ROUGE TRIBUNAL ACHIEVES BENCHMARK OF
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The September 19 announcement of the detention of Nuon Chea, Khmer Rouge "brother number two", marks a turning point in the proceedings of the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC). For the first time, a senior KR leader stands in the dock of a credible tribu [...]
2007-09-19 10:23:00Embassy Phnom PenhCONFIDENTIALPHUM KJUS PREL PINR EAID CB
07PHNOMPENH193CAMBODIA: 4TH QUARTER 2006 REPORT ON TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS
[...] (U) Summary: During the last quarter of 2006, the Cambodian police arrested 16 human traffickers and six pimps. At least 31 victims of trafficking were identified during the reporting period, and police removed 28 sex workers from brothels. Police also arrested three foreigners, including t [...]
2007-02-02 10:15:00Embassy Phnom PenhUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL KWMN KJUS CB
07PHNOMPENH3502007 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT FOR CAMBODIA
[...] (U) The following is Embassy Phnom Penh's contribution towards the preparation of the 2007 Trafficking in Persons Report for Cambodia, covering the period March 2006 - March 2007. Responses follow the questions outlined in reftel. The entire report is classified sensitive but unclassified (S [...]
2007-03-05 01:15:00Embassy Phnom PenhUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREF ELAB SMIG KCRM KWMN KFRD ASEC CB
07PHNOMPENH582CAMBODIA: 2007 1ST QUARTER REPORT ON TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS
[...] (U) Summary. During the first quarter of 2007, the Cambodian police arrested seven human traffickers and eighteen pimps. At least 60 victims of sexual trafficking and 39 victims of labor trafficking were identified during the reporting period, and 52 sex workers removed from brothels. Three [...]
2007-04-25 02:44:00Embassy Phnom PenhUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL KWMN CB
07PHNOMPENH602REQUEST FOR FUNDING FOR METHAMPHETAMINE SUPERLAB
[...] (U) This is an action request for INL and OES. Please see paragraph 10. Methamphetamine Superlab Discovered in Cambodia --------------------------------------------- -- 2. (SBU) On April 1, the Cambodian Anti-Drug Police (CADP) raided a a chemical storehouse in Phnom Penh and ametham [...]
2007-04-30 11:06:00Embassy Phnom PenhUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR SENV PREL SOCI KCRM CB
07PHNOMPENH782CAMBODIA: EFFECTIVE NARCOTICS CONTROL AND
[...] (SBU) Summary: Cambodia has a wide-ranging and growing narcotics problem which the government has only limited funding, equipment, skills, and political will to address. During a May 21-23 visit to Phnom Penh, two INL officers learned that drug use in Cambodia is growing, and that while ATS [...]
2007-06-08 07:44:00Embassy Phnom PenhUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR PGOV KCRM SOCI CB
07PORTAUPRINCE1705BUILDING SYNERGY: IMPROVING ECONOMIC PROSPECTS IN
[...] Summary: As part of a new effort to generate long term employment, the Haiti Stabilization Initiative (HSI) and USAID are encouraging private sector interest in Cite Soleil. Several major Haitian business figures are leading social welfare projects in Cite Soleil and are interested in providi [...]
2007-10-23 11:42:00Embassy Port Au PrinceUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL EAID ECON HA
07PORTAUPRINCE252MINUSTAH SLOWS DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS
[...] (C) Summary: MINUSTAH has a habit of blaming international aid agencies for moving too slowly to implement projects in the disadvantaged neighborhoods of Port-au-Prince. However, staff at the International Organization for Migration (IOM),USAID's main implementing partner in community deve [...]
2007-02-06 13:43:00Embassy Port Au PrinceCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KPKO EAID HA
07PORTAUPRINCE642CITE SOLEIL INDICATORS POSITIVE
[...] (U) This message is senstive but unclassified -- please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: Cite Soleil has turned a corner and the citizens, the GoH, and the international community are all poised to attempt to bring normalcy to the embattled slum. MINUSTAH is renting a facility on t [...]
2007-04-05 19:13:00Embassy Port Au PrinceUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KCRM ASEC PREL KPKO MOPS HA
07PORTOFSPAIN236TRINIDAD & TOBAGO ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS - FEBRUARY
[...] PM announces "Full Employment" 2. Inflation Continues Downward Trend 3. Central Bank Bond Issue Oversubscribed 4. Smelter Saga Continues 5. Amended OSHA debuts U.S. affiliate charged 6. Music pirates keel-hauled 7. Opposition questions U.K. consulting firm ties to CAL CEO, role [...]
2007-03-16 17:50:00Embassy Port Of SpainUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAIR ECPS EFIN EIND ELNT KIRP TD
07PRAGUE1293IRAN BLASTS THE CZECHS FOR REACTION TO NIE
[...] (C) Summary: Iran has reacted harshly to the Czech stance on the recently released NIE and their decision to continue missile defense negotiations. They appear to have, at least temporarily, halted what were tentative steps towards normalizing relations. End summary 2. (C) During a meeti [...]
2007-12-12 15:10:00Embassy PragueCONFIDENTIALKNNP MNUC PREL PGOV IR EZ EUN
07PRETORIA1SCENE-SETTER FOR CODEL LED BY CONGRESSWOMAN EDDIE
[...] (SBU) I warmly welcome the visit of your congressional delegation to South Africa. My staff and I stand ready to do everything we can to make your trip a success. You are visiting South Africa at a particularly interesting time, only two weeks after Jacob Zuma defeated incumbent Thabo Mbeki [...]
2007-12-31 16:00:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON SENV PREL PGOV SF
07PRETORIA1447PROSPECTS FOR MBEKI FACILITATION IN ZIMBABWE
[...] (C) SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION. As recently-appointed SADC "facilitator" for Zimbabwe, President Mbeki is off to the races but may not make it to the finish line. Mbeki has taken on Mugabe in the past and failed, and we should not underestimate Mugabe's ability to outfox him again. Nevertheles [...]
2007-04-24 14:50:00Embassy PretoriaCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM KDEM ZI SF
07PRETORIA3319SOUTH AFRICAN ENVIRONMENT, SCIENCE, AND TECHNOLOGY MONTHLY
[...] (U) Summary: This is the South African Environment, Science and Technology Monthly Briefings newsletter, August 2007, Volume 2, Number 5, prepared by the U.S. Embassy Pretoria, South Africa. Topics of the newsletter: -- SASOL THE SINGLE LARGEST SOURCE OF GREEN HOUSE GASES IN THE WORLD -- [...]
2007-09-19 13:58:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV SOCI ETRD SF
07PRETORIA771SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER FEBRUARY 9,
[...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 7, issue 09 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News weekly newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Ambassador Opens BEE Conference - Pace of Growth Jumps to Fastest in Two Years - Weather Affects Expected Corn Harvest - South Africa's U [...]
2007-03-02 15:12:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
07PRISTINA150KOSOVO: SEVENTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Post's submission for the Seventh Annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report follows. Kosovo is administered by the United Nations Interim Administrative Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) pursuant to UN Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1244, which was adopted in 1999 following the NA [...]
2007-02-28 13:55:00Embassy PristinaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG KFRD PREF PGOV KJUS
07PRISTINA404KOSOVO: SERB RETURNS HAMPERED BY A COMPLEX MIX OF
[...] (C) SUMMARY: There have been 16,458 cases of known minority returns to Kosovo since the 1999 conflict out of an estimated population of 230,000 displaced persons. Current impediments include most prominently lack of employment opportunities, concerns (real and exaggerated) over security, poo [...]
2007-05-22 14:49:00Embassy PristinaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREF UNMIK EAID YI
07QUITO1945USNS COMFORT VISIT TO ECUADOR
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The USNS Comfort stopped in Manta, Ecuador, on August 15-21 during its humanitarian assistance deployment in the region. In coordination with Mission Ecuador personnel, NGOs and Ecuadorian authorities, members of the medical ship provided some 51,000 instances of medical, dent [...]
2007-08-24 11:39:00Embassy QuitoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MARR MASS MOPS SNAR PTER EC CO
07QUITO1947USNS COMFORT VISIT TO ECUADOR
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The USNS Comfort stopped in Manta, Ecuador, on August 15-21 during its humanitarian assistance deployment in the region. In coordination with Mission Ecuador personnel, NGOs and Ecuadorian authorities, members of the medical ship provided some 51,000 instances of medical, dent [...]
2007-08-24 15:45:00Embassy QuitoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MARR MASS MOPS SNAR PTER EC CO
07QUITO1992ECUADOR: PROPOSALS ILLUMINATE KEY ISSUES FOR
[...] (C) Ecuadorian political parties and civil society groups have put forward a variety of proposals for the new constitution, which will be drafted by the Constituent Assembly to be elected on September 30. Some of the major issues Assembly members are likely to address include the extent of s [...]
2007-08-30 21:02:00Embassy QuitoCONFIDENTIALEFIN ELAB ENRG KDEM PGOV PHUM PREL EC
07QUITO2299ECUADOR'S PROPOSED REVISIONS TO SECURITY
[...] (U) Action Request - See Paragraph 7. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Following internal meetings between Ecuador,s MFA and MOD, Post has received a response to Embassy,s diplomatic note on FY08 security cooperation containing several proposed revisions. The MFA clearly communicated the desire to contin [...]
2007-10-10 19:09:00Embassy QuitoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MASS MARR EC
07QUITO27CODEL REID VISIT SETS POSITIVE TONE WITH NEW
[...] (C) Summary: Codel Reid's visit to Ecuador from December 29-31 sent a message to the incoming government of President-Elect Rafael Correa of USG openness to dialogue, respect for Ecuadorian sovereignty and determination to continue cooperation on issues of mutual importance. The bipartisan vi [...]
2007-01-04 09:23:00Embassy QuitoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON ETRD EAID PINR MARR SNAR OREP
07QUITO642Manta FOL - Request for DOS and DOD Financial Support for
[...] The U.S.-Ecuador agreement to allow U.S. counter narcotics operations to be conducted at the Forward Operating Location (FOL) at the Eloy Alfaro Ecuadorian air base in Manta expires in Nov., 2009. President Rafael Correa has publicly stated that he does not intend to renew the agreement. Th [...]
2007-03-20 12:04:00Embassy QuitoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPINS PGOV SNAR MARR MASS KPAO
07RABAT1117COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR KOGAN, FELIX
[...] Embassy Rabat is pleased to grant country clearance for to the Department of Commerce, NOAA meteorologist Felix Kogan to travel to Morocco, July 9-13, 2007 for the purpose of conducting meetings with GOM and embassy officials. 2. Post understands travelers require no further assistance. 3 [...]
2007-07-06 16:02:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA MO
07RABAT1180Moroccan journalists detained for publishing confidential
[...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified; please protect accordingly. ------- Summary ------- Â [...]
2007-07-19 17:33:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKPAO SCUL OIIP KIRC PHUM KMPI MO PGOV
07RANGOON203AI UPDATE: USAID/FAO VISITORS REVIEW BURMA EFFORTS
[...] (U) Summary: Burma has not reported any new cases of AI since it contained a March-April 2006 outbreak in poultry in Mandalay and Sagaing Divisions through extensive culling. Recent sero surveillance detected AI antibodies in ducks in Mandalay and Bago Divisions, but examination by GOB, USAID [...]
2007-02-27 05:27:00Embassy RangoonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR EAID AMED PGOV CASC TBIO KLFU BM
07RANGOON361BURMA'S MOE MYINT LAYS LOW AND PROFITS
[...] (SBU) Summary: Moe Myint, a well-connected Burmese business leader, was accustomed to making money while keeping a low profile until he burst into the headlines recently as the head of the only Burmese private company to join the international rush for petroleum reserves beneath Burma's waters [...]
2007-04-12 02:58:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALECON PGOV EPET BM
07RANGOON555BURMA: 2007 COUNTERNARCOTICS REPORT CARD
[...] (U) This message responds to ref A request for a report on the Government of Burma's cooperation on counternarcotics efforts, based on benchmarks established in the prior year, in preparation for the FY 2008 certification process. 2. (SBU) Begin Text of 2007 Certification Report Card: [...]
2007-06-08 09:17:00Embassy RangoonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR KCRM BM
07RANGOON645BURMA: KEY REGIME CRONY LIKELY TO BUILD DEEP SEA
[...] (C) Summary: Tun Myint Naing aka Steven Law of Asia World Co. Ltd. has emerged as a key regime crony running one of Burma's most powerful business conglomerates. Local reports that Asia World has won the right to build a deep sea port at Kyauk Phyu in Rakhine State appear premature. However, As [...]
2007-07-12 05:18:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALECON PGOV BM
07REYKJAVIK49 SEVENTH ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP)
[...] (SBU) Embassy point of contact on the trafficking in persons (TIP) issue is Political Officer Brad Evans, tel. +354-562-9100x2294, fax +354-562-9139, unclassified e-mail EvansBR@state.gov. From February 20 until April 1, point of contact is Economic Officer Fiona Evans, tel. +354-562- 9100x22 [...]
2007-03-01 17:59:00Embassy ReykjavikUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KCRM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF IC
07REYKJAVIK69 ICELAND UNVEILS PLANS FOR UNIVERSITY ON KEFLAVIK BASE ONE
[...] Summary: The one-year anniversary of the March 15, 2006 announcement of the closing of U.S. Naval Air Station Keflavik (NASKEF) passed quietly, marked only by the announcement that part of the former base will become a university-level institution focusing on international education and techno [...]
2007-03-16 17:28:00Embassy ReykjavikUNCLASSIFIEDNATO MARR PREL KPAO IC
07REYKJAVIK90 UPDATED SEVENTH ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN
[...] (SBU) Updated report reflects changes in the prostitution law, and two possible trafficking cases in the last month (ref C). Embassy point of contact on the trafficking in persons (TIP) issue is Political Officer Brad Evans, tel. +354-562-9100x2294, fax +354-562-9139, unclassified e-mail Evans [...]
2007-03-30 13:51:00Embassy ReykjavikUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KCRM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF IC
07RIGA290SCENESETTER FOR LATVIAN PRESIDENT VIKE-FREIBERGA'S
[...] (C) Summary: Latvian President Vaira Vike-Freiberga will make her final official visit to Washington the week of April 30. In her eight years in office she has been a leader in securing democratic values in Latvia and bringing it into the EU and NATO, and a force in supporting others who wish [...]
2007-04-23 15:19:00Embassy RigaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV CVIS MOPS LG
07SANAA297(C) YEMENIS ASK CODEL FOR HELP IN SAADA; PRESENT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: President Saleh asked CODEL Reyes on February 19 to support on an urgent basis the Yemeni Government's military campaign against insurrectionists in Saada with intelligence, equipment and armored vehicles. Interior Minister Rashad al-Alimi warned that anti-government fighters in [...]
2007-02-26 06:51:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER MOPS MASS SO YE
07SANSALVADOR1258YOUR VISIT TO EL SALVADOR
[...] (SBU) I,m delighted that you,ll be visiting El Salvador. Your presence here will underline the importance of El Salvador,s contribution to coalition efforts in Iraq, and offer a boost to our efforts to address the nation,s most pressing problem: a public security crisis that has spiraled out [...]
2007-06-29 22:21:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR OVIP ES
07SANSALVADOR1939YOUR VISIT TO EL SALVADOR
[...] (SBU) I'm delighted that you'll be visiting El Salvador. Your presence here will underline the importance of El Salvador's contribution to coalition efforts in Iraq, and offer a boost to our efforts to address the nation's most pressing problem: a public security crisis that has spiraled out [...]
2007-09-26 22:10:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR OVIP ES
07SANSALVADOR1953YOUR VISIT TO EL SALVADOR
[...] (SBU) I'm delighted that you'll be visiting El Salvador. Your presence here will underline the importance of El Salvador's contribution to coalition efforts in Iraq, and offer a boost to our efforts to address the nation's most pressing problem: a public security crisis that has spiraled out [...]
2007-09-28 21:03:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR OVIP ES
07SANSALVADOR2228EL SALVADOR: DRAFT 2007-2008 INTERNATIONAL
[...] (U) The following is El Salvador's draft 2007-2008 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR),Part One, Drugs and Chemical control. Draft INCSR is submitted in compliance with instructions contained in reftel. 2. (U) Begin draft text: 2007-2008 INCSR Part One: Drugs and Ch [...]
2007-11-05 22:36:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDES SNAR
07SANSALVADOR2240EL SALVADOR: CBERA REPORT INPUT
[...] Economic Review: After more than a decade of systematic economic reforms, crowned in January 2001 with the introduction of the U.S. dollar as full legal tender, EL Salvador has been described as having the most open trade and investment environment in Central America; in Latin America, only Ch [...]
2007-11-06 17:35:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDETRD AMGT ES
07SAOPAULO754BRAZIL'S RIBEIRAO PRETO: SUGAR AND ETHANOL BRING PROSPERITY
[...] (U) During an official visit to Ribeirao Preto, an agri-business center in northeastern Sao Paulo state, the Consul General visited a sugar mill and met with the Mayor and the President of the City Council. Once part of the state's coffee belt, the Ribeirao Preto area is now best known for it [...]
2007-09-11 19:04:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ECON PGOV ENRG ELTN BR
07SARAJEVO2229BOSNIA - WOMAN OF COURAGE NOMINATION FOR FATA
[...] (U) Post nominates Fata Orlovic as an International Woman of Courage for 2008. For more than 8 years, Ms. Orlovic, a Muslim, has been involved in a political and legal battle with the Government of the Republika Srpska (RS) and the Serb Orthodox Church for the return of property illegally tak [...]
2007-10-19 07:35:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM KWMN KPAO BK
07SARAJEVO2270BOSNIA - STALEMATE OVER CATHOLIC CHURCH PERMIT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: During recent visits to Sarajevo, prominent Catholic Church (hereinafter "Church") officials have highlighted their concerns over a seven-year wait for permission to build a new church in the Sarajevo neighborhood of Grbavica. Although the Church has made several requests for a b [...]
2007-10-25 08:29:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KIRF BK
07SARAJEVO23272007-2008 BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA INCSR REPORT (PART I)
[...] (U) BELOW FOLLOWS THE 2007-2008 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY REPORT (INCSR) PART ONE FOR BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA: I. Summary Narcotics control capabilities in Bosnia and Herzegovina remain in a formative period and have not kept pace with developments in other areas of law enforceme [...]
2007-10-31 11:18:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV SNAR KCRM BK
07SARAJEVO487BOSNIA: SUBMISSION FOR 2007 TIP REPORT
[...] (U) Summary: This cable constitutes Post's submission for the 2007 TIP report for Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH). Post's point of contact for trafficking issues is Poloff Danielle Harms, phone 387-33-445-700 x2312, fax 387-33-659-722, e-mail HarmsDA@state.gov. Time spent in preparing report: CDA [...]
2007-03-02 06:36:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIEDASEC ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PGOV PHUM PREF SMIG
07SECTON03OF04DAKAR269SENEGAL: SENESETTER FOR GENERAL WARD
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-02 11:18:00Embassy DakarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOVIP PGOV PHUM EAID MASS PREL SG ECON
07SEOUL1826MOFAT EQUIVOCAL ABOUT CONTINUING THE ROK PRESENCE
[...] (C) Summary. In a June 7 meeting, DoS and OSD representatives presented the ROKG with a proposed course of action for the ROK's continued presence in Afghanistan beyond 2007. In response, Ministry of Trade and Foreign Affairs (MOFAT) North America III Division Director Lee Jeong-kyu acknowl [...]
2007-06-15 04:36:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL MOPS MARR PBTS KS
07SEOUL1852SPI 13: U.S.-ROK SECURITY POLICY INITIATIVE TALKS
[...] (C) Summary. The thirteenth U.S.-ROK Security Policy Initiative talks (SPI 13) took place June 8, 2007 in Seoul. Topics addressed included the transition of wartime operational command (OPCON),UNC Armistice maintenance responsibilities, airspace management, security cooperation in Afghanista [...]
2007-06-19 08:22:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALKS MARR MNUC PARM PREL KN
07SEOUL33552007-2008 ROK AND DPRK INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS
[...] (U) Per reftel, Embassy Seoul's submission for the Republic of Korea (ROK) portion of the 2007-2008 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report is provided at para 2. Input for the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) portion of the INCSR is provided at para 3 with the understandi [...]
2007-11-21 00:19:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR KS KN
07SEOUL33572007-2008 ROK AND DPRK INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS
[...] (U) Per reftel, Embassy Seoul's submission for the Republic of Korea (ROK) portion of the 2007-2008 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report is provided at para 2. Input for the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) portion of the INCSR is provided at para 3 with the understandi [...]
2007-11-21 04:33:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR KS KN
07SEOUL33582007-2008 ROK AND DPRK INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS
[...] (U) Per reftel, Embassy Seoul's submission for the Republic of Korea (ROK) portion of the 2007-2008 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report is provided at para 2. Input for the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) portion of the INCSR is provided at para 3 with the understandi [...]
2007-11-21 04:33:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR KS KN
07SEOUL33592007-2008 ROK AND DPRK INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS
[...] (U) Per reftel, Embassy Seoul's submission for the Republic of Korea (ROK) portion of the 2007-2008 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report is provided at para 2. Input for the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) portion of the INCSR is provided at para 3 with the understandi [...]
2007-11-21 04:33:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR KS KN
07SEOUL587SEVENTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP)
[...] (U) Post's submission for the seventh annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report follows. Responses are keyed to questions in Ref A. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) The ROKG continued to make efforts to fight trafficking in persons during the April 2006 to March 2007 reporting perio [...]
2007-02-28 08:33:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDKS KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF
07SEOUL983KOREA BEGINS TO SEE THE LIGHT ON UNDERGROUND
[...] (U) Representative Cho Bae sook, Chairperson of the Culture and Tourism Committee, co-hosted a seminar at the National Assembly on March 20 to discuss the evolution of the prostitution industry in Korea. The other host of the event was the Dasi-Hamkke Center (Together Again Center),a large [...]
2007-04-04 02:53:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM KWMN SMIG KS
07SHANGHAI229CHINA CHRISTIAN COUNCIL PRESIDENT CAO MEETING
[...] (C) Summary: In an April 18 luncheon hosted by the Consul General, China Christian Council (CCC) President Cao Shengjie confirmed that all Protestant churches must go through the China Christian Council/Three-Self Patriotic Movement (CCC/TSPM) in order to register, although these churches did n [...]
2007-04-19 08:16:00Consulate ShanghaiCONFIDENTIALPGOV KIRF PINR CH
07SHANGHAI26FRB TOLD: NO OVERHEATING AND BUSINESS GOOD
[...] (SBU) Summary: A Federal Reserve Bank (FRB) delegation led by Governor Kevin Warsh met with economic analysts, U.S. business leaders, and equity market analysts during a December visit to Shanghai. Economic analysts offered the contrarian view that China's economy was not overheated, and, in t [...]
2007-01-12 02:12:00Consulate ShanghaiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN PREL PGOV CH
07SHANGHAI71SHANGHAI POPULATION TRENDS: RETIREE NEEDS CONTINUE TO BURDEN
[...] (SBU) Summary: During a series of meetings with Congenoffs over the last three months, Shanghai population experts agreed that Shanghai continued to be a rapidly-aging city that faced problems of pension obligations and services to the elderly. They also noted that Shanghai had reversed its de [...]
2007-01-31 11:38:00Consulate ShanghaiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB PGOV SOCI CH
07SHANGHAI736HANGZHOU: GOING GREEN, FOR FUN AND PROFIT
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Renowned within China for its natural beauty, Hangzhou is beginning to attract international attention for its economic growth and high quality of life. While Hangzhou's government claims that these successes are due to its commitment to preserving the environment, there is no qu [...]
2007-11-16 09:46:00Consulate ShanghaiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV PGOV EINV ECON CH
07SHANGHAI785LEADING INDIAN IT COMPANIES BULLISH ON CHINA MARKET
[...] (SBU) Summary: Poloff met with high level managers of three Indian information technology (IT) companies operating in Shanghai -- Tata Consultancy Services, Infosys Technologies, Satyam Computer Services -- to discuss their current operations and future outlook for the China market. They expla [...]
2007-12-11 09:05:00Consulate ShanghaiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EFIN EINV ELAB PGOV PREL CH IN
07SINGAPORE2016SINGAPORE - 2008 NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATE REPORT
[...] (U) In response to reftel instructions, this message is Post's draft chapter on Singapore for the 2008 National Trade Estimate Report. We assume that Washington agencies will update the trade and investment data in the first three paragraphs of the report as they have done in the past. Per r [...]
2007-11-07 06:55:00Embassy SingaporeUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD EINV EFIN KIPR ECPS SN
07SINGAPORE2085ASEAN LEADERS SIGN CHARTER
[...] (U) Summary: Following is the text, as issued by the Singapore MFA, of the ASEAN Charter signed by ASEAN leaders in Singapore on November 20. The Charter identifies "democracy," "the rule of law," and "human rights" as principles of ASEAN, in addition to familiar ASEAN principles like "sover [...]
2007-11-20 11:16:00Embassy SingaporeUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM SN ASEAN
07SOFIA593BULGARIA'S EU ENTRY HELPS MANY - BUT NOT ALL
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Bulgaria entered the EU in strong macroeconomic and fiscal shape with 5 percent annualized GDP growth over the past 7 years and three years of budget surpluses. Foreign investors are piling in to take advantage of cheap prices and labor, much as they did in the EU-10 a few year [...]
2007-05-16 08:52:00Embassy SofiaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEUN ECON EINV BU
07STATE470DEMARCHE TO ROMANIA AND BULGARIA ON BILATERAL
[...] THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. SEE PARAGRAPH 19. 2. SUMMARY: Per refs a and b, the Governments of Romania and Bulgaria have recently presented diplomatic notes to Embassies Bucharest and Sofia, respectively, proposing to amend or terminate several economic agreements with the United States in [...]
2007-01-03 21:29:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDBU ETRD EUN RO
07STATE54846Walk-In Guidance for 2007 - Administrative Procedures For Handling Foreign National Walk-Ins, Defectors and Asylum Seekers
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: THE INFORMATION IN THIS TELEGRAM MUST BE HANDLED WITH UTMOST DISCRETION AND DUE DILIGENCE. THIS TELEGRAM CONTAINS UPDATED GUIDANCE AND PROCEDURES FOR HANDLING FOREIGN NATIONAL WALK-INS, DEFECTORS AND ASYLUM SEEKERS AT OVERSEAS POSTS. IT DESCRIBES PROCEDURES TO BE FOLLOWED IN RE [...]
2007-04-24 21:11:00Secretary of StateSECRET//NOFORNASEC CVIS PINR PREF
07SUVA223FIJI PM OFFICE PERMANENT SECRETARY MEETS WITH
[...] (C) PM Office Permanent Secretary Parmesh Chand told the Ambassador April 17 that interim PM Bainimarama issued the directive to remove barriers in front of the Embassy because he was very upset about U.S. comments against the interim government. These included the video conference DAS Davies [...]
2007-04-16 22:25:00Embassy SuvaCONFIDENTIALASEC AMGT CASC PREL FJ
07TAIPEI1634TAIWAN PROMOTES MEDICAL TOURISM OVERSEAS
[...] (U) Summary. Taiwan has announced plans to allow entry of mainland Chinese for medical treatment, beginning August 1, 2007. Starting in 2002, Taiwan has permitted a limited number of mainland Chinese to visit the island each year, traveling to Taiwan via a transit location such as Hong Kong. [...]
2007-07-19 23:31:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDETRD PREL CH TW
07TAIPEI2279TAIWAN'S IMPORT INSPECTION REGIME FOCUSES ON CHINA
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Global concern about Chinese product safety has focused Taiwan regulatory attention on imports from the PRC, especially food products. Recent conversations with agencies in charge of formulating policy, NGOs, and local and foreign importers give a better sense of how the regula [...]
2007-10-04 05:32:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN ETRD PREL CH TW
07TAIPEI2525 Taiwan Banks - Too Much Money but Low Profits
[...] (SBU) Summary. Taiwan's banking system is stable but anemic, financial analysts and local U.S. bank representatives told officials from the San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank. The banking sector faces low profitability and too much competition. Taiwan's large banks have excess liquidity du [...]
2007-11-26 02:03:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV EFIN ECON PINR TW
07TAIPEI267TAIWAN 2006 INVESTMENT IN CHINA REACHES NEW HIGH
[...] (U) Summary: Taiwan and PRC official data for planned Taiwan investment in Mainland China both reached new highs in 2006. Taiwan's approved investment in China grew 27.2 percent from 2005 to US$7.64 billion. The rise was due to a dramatic increase in the size of investment projects. End su [...]
2007-02-02 05:58:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV EFIN ECON TW CH
07TAIPEI409 Taiwan Banking Sector Update
[...] This report covers the 42 Taiwan banks, 28 credit coops, and 278 Farmers/Fishermen Association (FA) credt departments which constitute Taiwan's banking sector. In 2006, delinquent credit/cash card debt eroded profitability of Taiwan banks which, nevertheless, remained relatively healthy in te [...]
2007-02-16 07:17:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ECON PINR TW
07TAIPEI605TAIWAN SLOWLY OPENING DOOR TO PRC EMPLOYEES
[...] (SBU) Summary: Taiwan has made gradual but notable progress in making it easier for firms in Taiwan, both foreign and local, to bring Mainland employees to Taiwan for business activities. Requirements have been lowered and processing times have been reduced. The next step will be to treat bu [...]
2007-03-16 07:03:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB ECON EINV CH TW
07TAIPEI740INPUT FOR 2007 TIP REPORT - TAIWAN
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-30 11:21:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV TW
07TALLINN367TALLINN'S PROPOSAL FOR 2007 IPR ENFORCEMENT
[...] In response to reftel, the following is Embassy Tallinn's proposal for funding to develop, distribute and promote an extensive awareness campaign in Estonia to combat internet piracy and promote cyber security. Background ----------- 2. The biggest IPR challenge in countries with a well [...]
2007-06-05 07:41:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAIR EU KTIA PREL EN
07TASHKENT1058UZBEKISTAN 2007 FOREIGN LABOR TRENDS (FLT) REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-06-04 09:39:00Embassy TashkentUNCLASSIFIEDELAB PHUM UZ
07TBILISI1213ANTADZE ON PROSPECTS FOR DIALOGUE WITH ABKHAZIA
[...] (C) Georgian State Minister for Conflict Resolution Merab Antadze told the Ambassador May 22 that Abkhaz de facto officials appeared to have decided to block contacts with Georgia at virtually every level of society, rebuffing Georgian requests to discuss the security situation in Gali and oth [...]
2007-05-23 09:38:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV GG
07TBILISI3098GEORGIANS ADVANCE PROPOSAL TO SOLVE WTO BORDER
[...] (C) Summary: On December 13, Econoff met with Tamar Kovziridze, Deputy Minister of Economic Development and Georgia's lead negotiator on WTO issues. Kovziridze shared the text of a proposal by the Georgian government for solution of the impasse over border crossings that is the basis of a dis [...]
2007-12-14 12:06:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALETRD PREL WTO USTR GG RU
07TEGUCIGALPA432HONDURAS TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT 2006/2007
[...] (SBU) The following is the 2006/2007 Anti-Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report input for Honduras, responding to questions posed in the checklist. Post point of contact is Vice Consul Jason McInerney, phone: 011-504-238-5114 x 4152, IVG phone: 539-4152, fax 011-504-237-1792, and unclassified [...]
2007-03-09 21:25:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KJUS ASEC PREF ELAB HO
07TEGUCIGALPA509HONDURAS SCENESETTER FOR HHS SECRETARY LEAVITT
[...] (SBU) Summary: After 14 months in office, the Honduran President, Jose Manuel "Mel" Zelaya Rosales, faces the difficult task of leading one of the poorest countries in Latin America. Bilateral relations between the U.S. and Honduras are excellent. Honduras was the first country in the Wester [...]
2007-03-22 22:59:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOVIP PREL PGOV ECON MOPS SNAR PTER SOCI HO
07TEGUCIGALPA584HONDURAS SCENESETTER FOR DHS DEPUTY SECRETARY
[...] (SBU) Summary: After 15 months in office, the Honduran President, Jose Manuel "Mel" Zelaya Rosales, faces the difficult task of leading one of the poorest countries in Latin America. Bilateral relations between the U.S. and Honduras are excellent. Honduras was the first country in the Wester [...]
2007-04-09 20:08:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOVIP PREL PGOV ECON MOPS SNAR PTER SOCI HO
07TEGUCIGALPA585HONDURAS SCENESETTER FOR CODEL THOMPSON
[...] (SBU) Summary: After 15 months in office, the Honduran President, Jose Manuel "Mel" Zelaya Rosales, faces the difficult task of leading one of the poorest countries in Latin America. Bilateral relations between the U.S. and Honduras are excellent. Honduras was the first country in the Wester [...]
2007-04-09 20:13:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOVIP PREL PGOV ECON MOPS SNAR PTER SOCI HO
07TELAVIV1750A/S SILVERBERG DISCUSSES LEBANON AND UNSCR 1701
[...] (C) Summary: IO A/S Kristen Silverberg discussed Lebanon and UNSCR 1701 issues with MFA IO Deputy Director General Roni Leshno-Ya'ar and his staff on June 7 in Jerusalem. Ya'ar reiterated Israeli concerns over the rearmament of Hizballah, noting Israeli plans to meet with the UN border assessm [...]
2007-06-14 14:26:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC PGOV PTER SY LE IS
07TELAVIV3595ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN WATER ISSUES - PREPARING FOR BILATERAL WATER NEGOTIATIONS AND THE TRILATERAL WATER WORKING GROUP MEETS
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-21 13:55:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV PREL EAGR EINV EAID IS KWBG
07THEHAGUE949ONDCP DIRECTOR'S MAY 7-8 VISIT TO THE NETHERLANDS
[...] (C) Summary. White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) Director John Walters visited The Hague May 7-8. In meetings with the Foreign, Justice, and Health Ministries, Walters thanked the Dutch for their cooperation on a range of counter-narcotics issues from improved police-to [...]
2007-05-18 16:59:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALSNAR PREL PGOV KJUS KCRM PINR NL
07THEHAGUE974NETHERLANDS/CUBA: LIBERTAD ACT REVIEW
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Dutch investments in Cuba remain minimal. Post is not aware of any bilateral trade agreements or exchange programs between Cuba and the Netherlands. The GONL and Dutch NGOs remain active advocates for promoting human rights in Cuba. Post is not aware of any high-level diploma [...]
2007-05-24 09:17:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALETRD ETTC PREL CU NL
07TOKYO10282007 TIP REPORT: JAPAN
[...] (SBU) Embassy's point of contact on TIP issues is Political Officer Scott Hansen, Office Phone: 81 (3) 3224-5558, Fax: 81 (3) 3224-5322, Email: hansensw@state.gov. 2. (SBU) Embassy Tokyo has spent a total of 207 hours researching trafficking issues, developing and implementing TIP progr [...]
2007-03-09 09:01:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB JA
07TOKYO10342007 TIP REPORT: JAPAN
[...] (SBU) Embassy's point of contact on TIP issues is Political Officer Scott Hansen, Office Phone: 81 (3) 3224-5558, Fax: 81 (3) 3224-5322, Email: hansensw@state.gov. 2. (SBU) Embassy Tokyo has spent a total of 207 hours researching trafficking issues, developing and implementing TIP progr [...]
2007-03-12 02:09:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB JA
07TOKYO1379 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/29/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-29 08:01:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO164 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/12/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-01-15 22:38:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1802JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/24/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-24 01:22:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1817TOKYO MEDICAL CENTER BREAKS NEW GROUND IN HEALTH
[...] (SBU) Summary. The Tokyo Midtown Medical Center (TMMC),located in the newly opened Tokyo Midtown complex in the Roppongi area of central Tokyo, boasts Japan's first hospital with a foreign affiliation. TMMC has contracted with Johns Hopkins International (JHI),part of the Johns Hopkins med [...]
2007-04-24 05:06:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINV ETRD SOCI TBIO JA
07TOKYO2177The Japan Economic Scope - May 11, 2007
[...] (U) This cable contains the Japan Economic Scope from May 11, 2007. 2.(SBU) Table of Contents 3. Keidanren DG on Mideast Trip, FTAs and Upper House Elections 4. Advisory Committee's Recommends Joint Studies for a U.S. -- Japan FTA 5. Tokyo Uneasy on New WTO Paper on Agriculture 6. [...]
2007-05-15 04:42:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
07TOKYO232JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01/19/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-01-19 01:00:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO3749JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/15/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-15 02:23:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO3870JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/22/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-22 01:53:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO4015JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/30/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-30 01:31:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO4055METI'S "ASIAN OECD" HAS FUNDING...BUT LITTLE ELSE
[...] (C) Summary: The research institute initially conceived as part of Japan's "ASEAN Plus Six" proposal for regional economic integration will be, at least at the beginning, a small, independent entity with no direct ties to any organization or model for regional architecture, according to an [...]
2007-08-31 07:38:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALECON ECIN PREL ETRD JA
07TOKYO4416 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09/21/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-09-21 08:03:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO4528 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09/27/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-09-27 08:12:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO4879JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 10/19/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-19 01:49:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO4954JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 10/24/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-24 01:36:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO4976JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 10/25/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-25 01:04:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO520The Japan Economic Scope - February 2, 2007
[...] (SBU) Table of Contents 3. High Pathology Avian Influenza in Japan 4. Abe Urges Early Listing of Japan Post Corporation Stock 5. USG Urges Postal Privatization Committee to Get Serious About Level Playing Field 6. ANRE's Hosaka Discusses Russian, Chinese Energy Issues 7. Machimura [...]
2007-02-06 00:34:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
07TOKYO5376 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 11/29/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-29 08:21:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5425 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 12//07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-03 08:12:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO5570The Japan Economic Scope--December 13, 2007
[...] (U) This cable contains the Japan Economic Scope from December 13, 2007. 2. (SBU) Table of Contents Japan Post, Privatization 3. Japan Post Insurance Submits New Product Applications 4. Bill to "Review" Postal Privatization Passes Upper House 5. Japan Post Insurance Contract Sales [...]
2007-12-14 08:24:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
07TOKYO5678SUB CABINET MEETINGS, DEC. 6-7, U.S. URGES MORE
[...] (SBU) Assistant to the President and Deputy National Security Advisor for International Economic Affairs Daniel Price led a deputies-level team from USTR, Treasury, Agriculture, Commerce, and State for the U.S.-Japan Economic Sub-Cabinet Dialogue meetings on December 6-7 in Tokyo. The over-a [...]
2007-12-28 06:42:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EAGR ETRD JA
07TOKYO61JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01//07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-01-10 01:10:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO762DIET ECONOMIC AGENDA
[...] (SBU) Summary. The 2007 Diet convened on January 25 and will run 150 days to June 23 during which it will consider a number of economic bills with potential impact on this summer's Upper House election, particularly those designed to bolster PM Abe's "Second Chance" initiative to close a perce [...]
2007-02-22 23:01:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ECON EFIN EAGR ELAB EINV ETRD JA
07TOKYO856 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02//07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-28 22:59:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TORONTO448Narcotics Smugglers Still Working the U.S.-Canada Border
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Drug smuggling continues to be a major challenge for Ontario law enforcement. Organized criminal groups smuggle ecstasy, cocaine, and marijuana in and out of Canada on a regular basis, trying to exploit seams along the lengthy shared border with the United States, and Pearson I [...]
2007-11-13 15:28:00Consulate TorontoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV SNAR KCRM CA
07TUNIS1286TUNISIA: US BUSINESSES BRIEF ECONOMIC DELEGATION
[...] (SBU) During the September 9-12 visit of an interagency business delegation (reftels),EEB PDAS Dibble met with representatives from a cross-section of US businesses currently operating in Tunisia to discuss the business climate in general and the issues that impede their operations. PDAS Di [...]
2007-09-21 06:44:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN ETRD TS
07ULAANBAATAR599WE'RE TALKIN' TRASH: MONGOLIA TACKLES A MOUNTING SOLID
[...] SUMMARY. As Mongolia evolves into a consumerist, disposable society, its cities are increasingly becoming overrun by mounting piles of trash and other solid waste. Garbage sometimes goes uncollected for months, especially in impoverished ger (yurt) districts, and Ulaanbaatar's single landfill [...]
2007-10-19 06:37:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIEDECON SENV PGOV SOCI EAID BTIO MG
07USNATO259U.S. NON-PAPER ON MISSILE DEFENSE COOPERATION WITH
[...] The following is the text of the non-paper provided to Russia on April 17 in Moscow. It was distributed to Allies during meetings on April 19. It was not distributed to partners, other than Russia. Begin text: NON-PAPER ON MISSILE DEFENSE COOPERATION WITH RUSSIA The United States is [...]
2007-04-20 14:24:00Mission USNATOUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF MOPS NATO MARR
07USNATO408REPORT OF SENIOR RESOURCE BOARD PLENARY MEETING JUN 28 & 29, 2007
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The Senior Resource Board (SRB),meeting on June 28 and 29, endorsed the Capability Package (CP) for Vital Security Projects for NATO Command Facilities and agreed on plans of action for a variety of resource issues. The following topics were considered: CP for Deployable Ground Based [...]
2007-07-09 06:57:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALAORC MARR NATO
07USNATO569REPORT OF SENIOR RESOURCE BOARD PLENARY MEETING
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The Senior Resource Board (SRB),meeting on October 12 and 13, endorsed the Capability Package (CP) addendum for Missile Defense Feasibility Study to address the impact of the third U.S. site; agreed to forward to Council the report on analysis of expenditures for the NATO Securit [...]
2007-10-22 05:10:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALAORC MARR NATO
07USUNNEWYORK23UNDP CONFIDENTIAL AUDITS EXPOSE SYSTEMATIC
[...] This is an action request. See para 4. 2.(C) Summary. Ambassador Wallace led a USUN MR team to visit UNDP on January 11, 2007. At the meeting, UNDP made available three internal audits from the years 1999, 2001 and 2004, for USUN's on site review. Per reftel, USUN was allowed access to the i [...]
2007-01-13 00:08:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALEAID KFPC KN KNNP KUNR PINR PREL UNDP
07USUNNEWYORK511RUSSIA DENIES PROTECTION OF VLASTIMIR DJORDJEVIC
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The Security Council (SC) met June 18 for a briefing on the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) and the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR). The President and Prosecutor of each tribunal made a statement, as did representatives from all [...]
2007-06-22 23:28:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDICTY PHUM PREL
07USUNNEWYORK878BOARD OF AUDITORS (BOA) DECIDES NOT TO COMPLETE
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-17 22:39:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KUNR UNDP UNFPA UNGA UNICEF
07VIENNA2482AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: September 25, 2007
[...] Austria's Data Protection Commission does not issue a good report for the state authorities and companies with regard to their handling of sensitive data. In their Data Protection Report 2005-1007, the Commission has made a case for urgent legislative action in three areas: Information on cred [...]
2007-09-25 11:15:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KPAO AU
07VIENNA2692007 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT FOR
[...] Following is the 2007 Investment Climate Statement for Austria, keyed to reftel instructions: 2007 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT -- AUSTRIA -------------------------------------------- Introduction ------------ With the European Union's (EU) enlargements in May 2004 and January 2007, [...]
2007-02-06 12:37:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ELAB ETRD PGOV KTDB OPIC
07VIENNA532AUSTRIA: SEVENTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP)
[...] Entire cable is sensitive but unclassified; please treat accordingly. 2. Below please find Embassy Vienna's submission for the seventh annual TIP report. Responses are keyed to reftel. BEGIN TEXT: 27. OVERVIEW ------------ A. Austria as a Country of Transit and Destination P [...]
2007-03-01 15:35:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB AU
07VIENTIANE12REPRESENTATIVE MCCOLLUM MEETS NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
[...] (C) Summary: During her first visit to Laos, Representative Betty McCollum met with a series of senior Lao National Assembly (NA) officials, including Madame Pany Yathotu, NA Vice President as well as member of the ruling party's Politburo, members of the NA,s Foreign Affairs Committee, and th [...]
2007-01-08 10:31:00Embassy VientianeCONFIDENTIALLA OREP PGOV PHUM PREF PREL SMIG SOCI TH
07WARSAW1843LOT AIRLINE MANAGEMENT ON CHALLENGING POLISH
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-28 13:24:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALEAIR ECON PL
07WARSAW2272ASYLUM SEEKERS IN POLAND- PART 1: THE BASICS
[...] (U) Poland,s accession to the Schengen area, permitting open travel within much of Europe, and its geographical location on the Eastern border of the European Union, have had a large influence on the number of Eastern Europeans (especially Chechens) seeking asylum in Poland. As the number of [...]
2007-11-27 15:35:00Embassy WarsawUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL PREF PL
07WARSAW688POLAND: COMPETITION INCREASING IN TELCOM SECTOR
[...] Competition in Poland's telecommunications sector is increasing rapidly due to the strong new policies of the telcom regulator. By forcing the monopoly telcom company, TPSA, to lease its lines to other telcom providers, consumers finally can choose which voice and internet services they use. [...]
2007-03-20 15:21:00Embassy WarsawUNCLASSIFIEDECON ECPS EINT PL
07WELLINGTON182COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DSS SPECIAL AGENT PHILLIPE
[...] (SBU) Embassy Wellington welcomes and grants country clearance to Diplomatic Security (DS) Special Agent (SA) Phillipe Furstenberg for travel to Wellington, New Zealand from 08-09 March 2007. The purpose of this trip is attend meetings and conduct investigations regarding Operation Treasure Is [...]
2007-02-27 21:21:00Embassy WellingtonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC
07WELLINGTON489STATUS OF RECENT NEW ZEALAND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
[...] (U) SUMMARY: New Zealand remains embroiled in a politically contentious battle over access to medicines and regulatory reform of its pharmaceutical industry. Recent legislation aimed at linking a proposed to create a joint Australia - New Zealand regulatory body (ANZTPA) along with stricter ma [...]
2007-07-05 06:12:00Embassy WellingtonUNCLASSIFIEDECON ECPS ETRD KIPR PREL NZ
07WELLINGTON678REQUEST FOR DVC WITH BRUCE HOFFMAN FOR COUNTERTERRORISM
[...] PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: Post requests a DVC with Bruce Hoffman, terrorism expert in Georgetown University's Security Studies Program at the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service in Washington, DC. 2. PREFERRED DATE AND TIME OF PROGRAM, FISCAL YEAR, QUARTER: Request November 5, 3:00pm Washin [...]
2007-09-17 04:22:00Embassy WellingtonUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KPAO NZ
07YAOUNDE667KENYA AIR CRASH PUTS CAMEROON'S GOVERNANCE
[...] (C) Summary. The May 5 crash of Kenya Airways flight 507 (reftels) brought to stark relief some of the worst characteristics of governance in Cameroon. Although the event would have challenged even a capable government, Cameroon's response was hampered by many of the same factors that impe [...]
2007-05-29 11:19:00Embassy YaoundeCONFIDENTIALKCOR EAIR PREL CM PGOV
07YEREVAN250EMBASSY YEREVAN'S 2007 TIP REPORT INPUT
[...] (U) This cable represents Embassy Yerevan's submission for the Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report. Please see paragraph 5 for responses keyed to reftel request. 2. (SBU) The government of Armenia has made progress in its efforts to combat trafficking since the release of the 2006 TIP Repo [...]
2007-03-05 06:26:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM PREF ASEC ELAB KFRD KCRM KWMN
07YEREVAN70ARMENIA: LAW ENFORCEMENT COOPERATION WITH U.S.
[...] (SBU) Law enforcement cooperation with Armenia continued to improve in 2006, with concrete key successes despite a complex environment and the lack of a formal bilateral legal framework. Fugitive investigations continued to be the most fruitful area of cooperation, but GOAM cooperation in an [...]
2007-01-19 07:00:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ASEC SOCI PINS AM
08ABIDJAN133CHINESE VIEWS ON COTE D'IVOIRE
[...] (C) Summary. Chinese Embassy Political Counselor Fulin Ma told Pol/Econ section chief February 25 that he thinks elections will take place in 2008, most likely between August and October. Ma believes there is a real chance for President Gbagbo to win transparent elections due to the average [...]
2008-02-28 16:34:00Embassy AbidjanCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV IV CH
08ABIDJAN171AMBASSADOR MEETS AFDB PRESIDENT KABERUKA,
[...] (C) Summary. Ambassador met with African Development Bank (AfDB) President Donald Kaberuka on February 28th during the latter's swing through Abidjan to sign a $25 million post conflict grant and ahead of an AfDB delegation trip to Abidjan by Members of the Bank's Board of Directors. Kaberu [...]
2008-03-12 16:32:00Embassy AbidjanCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN EAID PREL IBRD IMF AFDB IV
08ABIDJAN36COTE D'IVOIRE 2008 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] OPENNESS TO FOREIGN INVESTMENT Despite the ongoing political/economic crisis, the Ivorian government actively encourages foreign investment through mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures, takeovers, or startups. There are no significant limits on foreign investment nor are there generally diffe [...]
2008-01-16 14:18:00Embassy AbidjanUNCLASSIFIEDOPIC USTR KTDB ECON ETRD
08ABUDHABI159ADMIRAL FALLON'S UPCOMING VISIT TO ABU DHABI
[...] (S) Admiral Fallon, Embassy Abu Dhabi again welcomes you for a visit to the UAE, where we look forward to your engagement with U.S. personnel on the ground and your discussions with the nation's top strategic defense planner, Abu Dhabi Crown Prince and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Arme [...]
2008-02-05 14:29:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRETPREL PTER PARM MOPS MARR KPAL IR IZ AF LE
08ABUJA1589MISSION NIGERIA OIG COMPLIANCE REPORT
[...] Below follows Mission Nigeria compliance report for Ref A Report of Inspection. 2. Recommendation 1: Embassy Abuja should follow National Security Decision Directive-38 guidelines to perform and document a comprehensive analysis of both programmatic and administrative requirements, includin [...]
2008-08-11 11:24:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAMGT NI
08ABUJA1602CORRECTION: MISSION NIGERIA OIG COMPLIANCE REPORT
[...] Below follows Mission Nigeria compliance report for Ref A Report of Inspection. 2. Recommendation 1: Embassy Abuja should follow National Security Decision Directive-38 guidelines to perform and document a comprehensive analysis of both programmatic and administrative requirements, includin [...]
2008-08-12 11:03:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAMGT ASIG NI
08ABUJA1929NIGERIA: CODEL JOHNSON VISITS ABUJA
[...] (U) SUMMARY: A Congressional Delegation, led by Congressman Hank Johnson and including Congresswoman Jean Schmidt, visited Abuja on August 19. The Codel discussed bilateral relations, mutual security issues, foreign investment and future cooperation between the GON and USG with members of Niger [...]
2008-09-30 14:23:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KDEM ECON EPET EFIN MOPS PHUM NI
08ABUJA2325MEETING WITH YAUKU ON RIBADU AND OTHER ISSUES
[...] No summary [...]
2008-11-26 17:59:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KCRM KCOR KDEM NI
08ABUJA236NIGERIA: 2007-2008 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY
[...] Although the Federal Republic of Nigeria is not an offshore financial center, Nigeria's large economy is a hub for the trafficking narcotics and other contraband. Nigeria is also a center of criminal financial activity, reportedly for the entire continent. Individuals and criminal organizations [...]
2008-02-05 14:14:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN SNAR KTFN KCRM NI
08ABUJA2438NIGERIA: BI-WEEKLY POL/ECON UPDATES FOR DECEMBER 1-14,
[...] (U) The Following is a joint Embassy Abuja, ConGen Lagos compilation of December 1-14 political/economic highlights, which did not feature in our other reporting, covering: --Economic News --Southern Economic News --Delta Security Incidents --Oil and Gas --Human Rights --Labor --Corrupti [...]
2008-12-16 14:21:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ECON ELAB EPET EFIN EAGR KDEM NI
08ACCRA89GHANA 2008 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-01-16 09:13:00Embassy AccraUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN OPIC USTR
08ADDISABABA120USG HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE TEAM: FIELD VISIT #2 -WATER,
[...] Between January 2 and 9, U.S. Government (USG) Humanitarian Assistance Team (HAT) in Ethiopia staff, traveled to Degehabur and Fik zones in Somali Region as part of a second field visit to assess the current humanitarian situation, including health, nutrition, and water and sanitation conditio [...]
2008-01-16 05:45:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PHUM SENV EAGR PGOV ET
08ADDISABABA1267ETHIOPIAN AIRLINES DETAILS AMBITIOUS EXPANSION PLANS
[...] SUMMARY: In recent meetings, the management of Ethiopian Airlines detailed expansion plans both to their core business and into associated areas. The airline's plans mesh well with the Government of Ethiopia's (GoE) poverty reduction efforts, but overexpansion or poor investments could risk Et [...]
2008-05-12 08:19:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIEDETRD EAIR ECON ET
08ADDISABABA240USG HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE TEAM: FIELD VISIT #2 -WATER,
[...] Between January 2 and 9, U.S. Government (USG) Humanitarian Assistance Team (HAT) in Ethiopia staff, traveled to Degehabur and Fik zones in Somali Region as part of a second field visit to assess the current humanitarian situation, including health, nutrition, and water and sanitation conditio [...]
2008-01-31 09:09:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PHUM SENV EAGR PGOV ET
08ADDISABABA2655ADDIS ABABA EAC MEETS TO DISCUSS RECENT TERRORIST
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: U.S. Embassy Addis Ababa's Emergency Action Committee (EAC) convened on September 22, 2008 to review the details of the September 17, 2008 terrorist attack on U.S. Embassy Sana'a and the September 20, 2008 attack on the Marriott hotel in Islamabad, Pakistan. Post,s primary foc [...]
2008-09-23 13:28:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIEDASEC CASC
08ADDISABABA360USG HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE TEAM: FIELD VISIT #2 -WATER,
[...] Between January 2 and 9, U.S. Government (USG) Humanitarian Assistance Team (HAT) in Ethiopia staff, traveled to Degehabur and Fik zones in Somali Region as part of a second field visit to assess the current humanitarian situation, including health, nutrition, and water and sanitation conditio [...]
2008-02-13 07:09:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PHUM SENV EAGR PGOV ET
08ALGIERS1003RESURGENCE OF "ECONOMIC PATRIOTISM" TARGETS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Following President Bouteflika's public blaming of foreign investors for Algeria's lagging economy outside of the hydrocarbons sector (ref A),the Algerian government has begun to impose new taxes and restrictions on foreign companies doing business here. Apparently sobered by t [...]
2008-09-16 16:04:00Embassy AlgiersCONFIDENTIALEINV ETRD EFIN ECON AG
08ALGIERS661MOUNTING SOCIAL DISCONTENT DRIVES LATE MAY STREET
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Algeria's two biggest cities, Algiers and Oran, suffered prolonged street violence in late May at the hands of angry youths for whom disappointing soccer results were the final straw that pushed them into the streets. Parts of Algiers had to shut down each night May 20-22 due to [...]
2008-06-05 08:29:00Embassy AlgiersCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM SOCI AG
08AMMAN146JORDAN 2008 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT: OPENNESS TO
[...] Since King Abdullah succeeded to the throne in 1999, Jordan has taken several steps to encourage foreign investment and realize the vision of transforming Jordan into an outward- oriented, market-based economy competitive in the global marketplace. Key reforms have been undertaken in the info [...]
2008-01-15 09:09:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ETRD ELAB PGOV OPIC KTDB USTR
08AMMAN1533DEBATE OVER PUBLIC GATHERINGS LAW BALANCES CONTROL
[...] (C) Summary: Jordan's government is working on a new public gatherings law which will replace the much-criticized statute now in force. As the system currently operates, requests for demonstrations and public meetings must be approved by the regional governor. The criteria by which those re [...]
2008-05-20 12:57:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM JO
08AMMAN1724PALESTINIAN REFUGEE CAMPS IN JORDAN, PART 1: THE REFUGEES AND THEIR WORLD
[...] (SBU) Note: This is the first of a four-part series of cables examining the world of Jordan's Palestinian refugee camps. Part one will focus on the different categories of refugees, and the basic structure of the camp system as it exists in Jordan. Part two will examine the isolation of the ca [...]
2008-06-09 15:01:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREF KPAL JO
08AMMAN1737HOW ISLAMISTS INFILTRATED JORDAN'S BAR ASSOCIATION
[...] (C) Summary: Jordan's Bar Association is controlled by the Jordanian Muslim Brotherhood (JMB),even though most of the country's lawyers are not Islamists. The JMB maintains its position in the Bar by exploiting the lack of political engagement on the part of pro-government lawyers and buildi [...]
2008-06-10 14:22:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPGOV KISL KPAL JO
08AMMAN2154U.S.-Jordan Joint Committee Meeting Forms Seven Working
[...] Summary: The first meeting of Jordan-United States Joint Committee on Science and Technology Cooperation (JCM) resulted in new energy initiatives, enhanced collaboration on environmental issues, and the formation of seven separate working groups on water, environment, energy, agriculture, ed [...]
2008-07-17 11:35:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDTSPL SENV PREL EAID TBIO TPHY ETRD JO
08AMMAN2783FY09 PRIORITIES AND WORK-ITEMS FOR AMMAN ESTH HUB
[...] The Amman ESTH Hub for the NEA Bureau was established in 1997 and supports 17 countries in the NEA region. The current incumbent (Manu Bhalla) is the fourth Hub officer and is supported by a regional environmental specialist (currently vacant). The Amman Hub advances a wide range of regional [...]
2008-10-05 11:02:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDSENV TSPL TBIO ETRD EAID PGOV JO
08AMMAN813Promoting the U.S.-Jordan Free Trade Agreement
[...] (SBU) Summary: Although total U.S.-Jordan trade has continued to grow, Jordanian exports to the U.S. under the U.S.-Jordan Free Trade Agreement (FTA) represented a mere 23% of total exports to the U.S. in 2007, and grew only modestly over 2006. Garment exports, primarily shipped under the Qua [...]
2008-03-13 15:26:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON EAGR WTRO JO
08ANKARA1828TURKEY: TRABZON UP FOR GRABS IN NATIONWIDE LOCAL
[...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT. Politics are personal and party affiliation counts for little in Turkey's Black Sea port of Trabzon. The ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) is hoping to win Trabzon -- one of the very few large municipalities outside of its control -- in the March 2009 local [...]
2008-10-20 16:18:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON ETRD EIND SOCI TU
08ANKARA426TURKEY: 8TH ANNUAL TIP REPORT: VICTIM PROTECTION
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (U) Post's responses are keyed to reftel A questions. This is part 3 of 3 (septels). VICTIM PROTECTION AND ASSISTANCE -------------------------------- A. (SBU) Foreign victims identified by Turkish authorities may apply f [...]
2008-03-04 15:19:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB TU
08ASHGABAT1168TURKMENISTAN: FOREIGN ENERGY COMPANIES PRESS ON
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Over the summer, some foreign oil and gas companies, hoping to make progress on proposals they submitted to the government months ago, were in a "wait and see" mode, after Turkmenistan's hydrocarbon officials gave them subtle hints that responses could be forthcoming or policie [...]
2008-09-04 16:29:00Embassy AshgabatCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EPET TX
08ASHGABAT1333TURKMENISTAN: COMMERCE DAS DYCK TELLS MINISTER OF
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Turkmenistan's Minister of Trade and Foreign Economic Relations told visiting Department of Commerce DAS Paul Dyck September 29 that he hopes that increased U.S.-Turkmenistan trade relations will move the U.S. up from Turkmenistan's 16th place trading partner to "the top ten or b [...]
2008-10-08 07:48:00Embassy AshgabatCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN PGOV PREL TX
08ASHGABAT206 TURKMENISTAN: INSTITUTE FOR DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On February 7, USAID Country Representative met with the Director of the Institute for Democracy and Human Rights to discuss areas of potential cooperation outlined in the letter received from the Ministry of Forei [...]
2008-02-11 03:11:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM EAID KDEM TX
08ASHGABAT312 TURKMENISTAN: ACTIVIST'S LETTER TO
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Civil society activist Natalya Shabunts published via Internet a long letter she sent to Turkmenistan's President Berdimuhamedov, criticizing the government for its failure to protect and care for Turkmenistan' [...]
2008-03-06 12:32:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM SOCI KDEM TX
08ASHGABAT377 TURKMENISTAN: NEW TAX CODE FOSTERS FOREIGN ASSISTANCE
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) SUMMARY: On March 17 President Berdimuhamedov passed a law amending the Tax Code of Turkmenistan for the sixth time since he is in office. The March 17 amendments are the most numerous and significant so far. The majority o [...]
2008-03-26 10:20:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV EAID ECON EFIN EPET TX
08ASHGABAT421 TURKMENISTAN: TURKMENABAT CHRISTIAN CHURCH FACES
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Registration in 2007 appears to have given a small minority Christian church in Turkmenabat some taste of normalcy, but it appears that members of this church will still face an uphill battle with cultural biase [...]
2008-04-03 12:41:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM KIRF TX
08ASHGABAT93SCENESETTER FOR CDR, USCENTCOM VISIT TO
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Your second visit to Turkmenistan follows the visits in mid-January of Senator Lugar to Ashgabat and of the Turkmenistani Defense Minister and Border Service Chief to NAVCENT HQ in Bahrain. This visit will help continue the ongoing, bilateral dialogue on security issues, while [...]
2008-01-18 03:01:00Embassy AshgabatSECRETPGOV PREL MARR EPET ECON TX
08ASHGABAT958TURKMENISTAN/AZERBAIJAN: GAC MARINE OFFERS DETAIL
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The country manager of GAC Marine, the company that was providing towing services for the rig intercepted by Azeri border guard vessels on April 11 told A/DCM on July 24 that the rig and vessels were at no time anywhere close to the median line that Azerbaijan claims at its bord [...]
2008-07-24 14:03:00Embassy AshgabatCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EPET AJ TX
08ASMARA324 EGYPT'S ERITREAN DEPORTEES LAND IN MASSAWA
[...] (C) Summary: Embassy inquiries regarding Egypt's deportation of Eritreans were met with deception, lack of knowledge, and surprising openness from different sources. A well-placed Embassy source informed Emboffs of Egypt Air's deportation flights to Massawa, a location more concealed for Eg [...]
2008-06-17 14:29:00Embassy AsmaraCONFIDENTIALPREF PREL SU EG ER
08ASTANA1246KAZAKHSTAN: MEDIA REPORTS ON HUMAN TRAFFICKING CASES FROM
[...] The following is a summary of human trafficking cases reported in local newspapers from February to June 2008. --------------------------- UZBEKISTANIS IN KAZAKHSTAN --------------------------- 2. March 14, Interfax: Uzbekistani and Kazakhstani police jointly dismantled an organized smu [...]
2008-07-11 03:34:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDSOCI KCRM PREL UZ KZ
08ASTANA1332007 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT - KAZAKHSTAN
[...] No summary [...]
2008-01-29 02:04:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EFIN ECON EINV PREL OPIC KTDB USTR
08ASTANA1462007 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT - KAZAKHSTAN
[...] The following information is provided in response to reftel request. Openness to Foreign Investment ------------------------------ Kazakhstan has made significant progress toward creating a market economy since its independence in 1991. The European Union in 2000 and the U.S. Department of [...]
2008-01-29 09:12:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EFIN ECON EINV PREL OPIC KTDB USTR
08ASTANA1865 KAZAKHSTAN - ATYRAU OIL REFINERY LOOKS TO UPGRADE
[...] (SBU) Charge and Energy Officer met with Kairat Urazbayev, First Deputy General Director of the Atyrau oil refinery, on September 18 and toured the refinery's processing facilities. The original plant was built in 1936, but was upgraded most recently in 2006. It is therefore, said Urazbayev, [...]
2008-09-24 11:16:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEPET EINV PGOV KZ
08ASTANA1977 KAZAKHSTAN: INTERNATIONAL OIL COMPANIES BRIEF AMBASSADOR
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) SUMMARY: Several international oil companies active in Kazakhstan briefed the Ambassador on their current operations and future plans in separate meetings during September 30 to October 2. They reported that negotiations on [...]
2008-10-06 11:33:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV EPET EINV ELAB TX GG RS KZ
08ASTANA2025 KAZAKHSTAN: KASHAGAN PROJECT UNLIKE ANYTHING ELSE IN THE
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On October 4, Eurasian Energy Diplomacy Coordinator Ambassador Steve Mann visited the offshore and onshore facilities of the North Caspian Sea Production Sharing Agreement project -- also known as Kashagan -- with [...]
2008-10-14 10:46:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV EPET EINV KZ
08ASTANA2350KAZAKHSTAN: OPPORTUNITY IN MANGYSTAU OBLAST
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Deputy Chief of Mission and poloff visited the port-city of Aktau, the capital of Mangystau oblast, during November 5-6. In addition to attending the construction completion ceremony of the U.S.-funded Sodium Pr [...]
2008-11-25 15:13:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PREL ECON EINV EPET KPAO KDEM AE
08ASTANA2380 KAZAKHSTAN: 2008-2009 INCSR REPORT, PART 1
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: In response to reftel, please find below Part 1 of the 2008 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR) for Kazakhstan. Kazakhstan is still affected by the expansion of international drug trafficking [...]
2008-12-02 01:58:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR KCRM KCOR PREL KZ
08ASTANA2447 KAZAKHSTAN: 2008-2009 INCSR, PART II, FINANCIAL CRIMES
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) In response to reftel, the text of Part II of the 2008-2009 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR),Financial Crimes and Money Laundering for Kazakhstan follows. The INCSR currently covers only the first n [...]
2008-12-10 14:26:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV EFIN KCRM KCOR SNAR KZ
08ASUNCION505CHILD AND FORCED LABOR IN GOODS PRODUCTION
[...] (U) This cable responds to the Department of Labor's request for information on the use of forced labor and exploitative child labor in the production of Paraguayan goods as mandated in the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act (reftel). Per reftel, this cable focuses on labor [...]
2008-07-23 16:25:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIEDELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI PGOV PA
08ATHENS1168 CONTROVERSY OVER PROGRESS MADE TO CLEAN UP ASOPOS RIVER
[...] (SBU) Summary: In September 2007, Post received over four thousand emails in a 24-hour period from concerned American citizens in reference to the presence of hexavalent chromium in the Asopos River near Athens. The emails were in response to a posting by Erin Brockovich on her website. Brock [...]
2008-08-14 13:53:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV EAGR SOCI TBIO EIND GR
08ATHENS972GREEKS TO ENVOY KENNEDY: WE'LL KEEP DIGGING IN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: THIS IS A JOINT EMBASSY ATHENS AND CONGEN THESSALONIKI MESSAGE. Ambassador J. Christian Kennedy, Special Envoy for Holocaust Issues, visited Athens June 25-26 and Thessaloniki 26-28 to discuss Holocaust restitution issues with Greek officials, with a special focus on the Thessal [...]
2008-07-08 12:33:00Embassy AthensCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM GR
08BAGHDAD1008 MINISTERIAL CAPACITY SURGE ASSESSMENT - INTERIM REPORT
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: As of March 30, 97 percent of the 75 "surge" advisors on Ministerial Capacity have arrived in Baghdad. Their arrivals were staggered; in mid-January, 53 percent were present and working in country. Surge personnel focus on providing targeted skills to several key non-security [...]
2008-04-01 16:48:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDEAID AMGT PGOV ECON PREL SOCI PINR IZ
08BAGHDAD1221MALIKI IMPATIENT TO BEGIN MORE INTENSIVE MILITARY
[...] (S) SUMMARY: At an April 14 Crisis Action Cell (CAC) concerning operations in Ninewa province, Prime Minister Maliki complained that the operational plan briefing lacked substance; Vice President Hashimi and Deputy Prime Minister Salih concurred. Maliki--clearly frustrated by what he perceive [...]
2008-04-20 07:16:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPGOV IZ MARR MASS MCAP MOPS PINS PTER
08BAGHDAD1347RESULTS OF FINANCIAL SYSTEMS ASSESSMENT TEAM VISIT TO THE
[...] (U) This is an RRT Erbil reporting cable. 2. (SBU) A tailored Financial System Assessment Team (FSAT) consisting of Gary Novis (Department of State, Office of the Coordinator for Counterterrorism (S/CT)-Head of Delegation),Robert Stapleton, (Department of Justice, Asset Forfeiture and Money [...]
2008-05-01 09:56:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN PGOV PREL KTFN KCRM PTER SNAR IZ
08BAGHDAD1502ANALYSIS OF MAY 12 16-POINT SADR CITY CEASEFIRE
[...] (S) Summary: On May 12, a committee comprised of representatives of United Iraq Alliance (UIA) and the Sadrist Trend agreed upon a sixteen-point declaration as part of a larger four-day ceasefire agreement that expires May 15. The sixteen-point agreement incorporates the gist of an agreement [...]
2008-05-14 11:33:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPGOV PREL IZ IR
08BAGHDAD183Chalabi's Provision of Services Committee - January 22
[...] SUMMARY: Attendance was high at the January 22 meeting of the Baghdad Services Committee, both from the Government of Iraq (GoI) and USG sides. The Baghdad Deputy Mayor started the meeting, emphasizing the need for better service project coordination between the Amanat and the USG. The Joint Pl [...]
2008-01-24 09:12:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREL IZ REL UK
08BAGHDAD2166EPRT DIYALA SOUTH: CRIMINALIZED SONS OF IRAQ
[...] (U) This is an ePRT Diyala South reporting cable. Summary ------- 2. (S) The ePRT has received various reports that some SOIs in the provincial capital of Baqubah in Diyala province are engaged in criminal activities and conduct that runs counter to the efforts to revive local city [...]
2008-07-11 17:11:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPREL PGOV PINR PTER PINS IZ
08BAGHDAD2770ELECTRICITY MINISTER OBTAINS RUSSIAN SUPPORT;
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Outgoing Coordinator for Economic Transition in Iraq (CETI) Ambassador Charles Ries and incoming CETI Ambassador Marc Wall met with Electricity Minister Karim Wahid al-Hasan on August 24. Karim, who had just returned from Moscow, reported that the Russians would be sending a te [...]
2008-08-28 14:27:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALENRG EINV PREL RS IZ
08BAGHDAD2968DPM SALIH PLEDGES TO TRY TO DEFUSE KHANAQIN
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Although the Kurds say they have complied with the August 30 agreement by withdrawing additional "new" Peshmerga from the Khanaqin area, the situation remains tense. DPM Barham Salih agreed to continue defusing the situation. Salih believes that Prime Minister Maliki,s decision [...]
2008-09-15 09:17:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV IZ
08BAGHDAD3311IRAQI TURKOMAN ALLEGE KURDISH MISRULE AND US BIAS
[...] (C) Summary: Iraqi Turkoman both in and out of government in late September broadly agreed that Kurdish oppression is their community's largest problem and that the U.S. sytematically discriminates against Turkoman and in favor of Kurds. Contacts generally criticized the Iraqi Turkoman Front [...]
2008-10-14 08:37:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINS PINR IZ
08BAGHDAD3417WITH CITI DEAL, WARKA POSITIONED TO LEAD IRAQ'S
[...] (SBU) Summary: Citibank and Iraq's Al Warka Bank for Investment and Finance (Warka) announced establishment of a correspondent relationship on October 22. This is good news for Iraq as Warka is leading the way in revitalizing Iraq's private banking industry. This is also good news for the USG [...]
2008-10-26 15:10:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON IZ
08BAGHDAD3454GOI DISCUSSES COMPENSATION FOR DISPLACED
[...] (S) Summary. Prime Minister al-Maliki opened the October 26 meeting of the Iraqi National Security Council (NSC) with an appeal for Iraqi and Coalition Forces to do everything to avoid use of excessive force while continuing to conduct operations against insurgents. The NSC went on to discus [...]
2008-10-29 14:00:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETMOPS MARR MASS PREL PTER SY IZ
08BAGHDAD3749FIRST YEAR WRAP UP: OPA'S QUICK RESPONSE FUND HELPS PRTS
[...] SUMMARY: Embassy Baghdad's Office of Provincial Affairs (OPA) recently concluded the first year of its $135 million Quick Response Fund (QRF) program. QRF was created to finance Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) projects designed to promote socio-economic development and stability througho [...]
2008-11-29 09:18:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDEAID SOCI PREL ECON IZ
08BAGHDAD3763EPRT BAGHDAD: IDP RETURNS IN SAB AL BOUR --
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Two years ago, Sab al Bour was a virtual ghost town, with fewer than 2,000 people of a population that had numbered 58,000 in 2003 (and an almost equal mix of Sunni and Shia). The village could now be a model of reconstruction and reconciliation for other Iraqi cities. Over 3,5 [...]
2008-11-30 16:28:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALIZ PGOV PREL PREF
08BAGHDAD3811COUNTERING HOSTAGE-TAKING IN IRAQ
[...] (S) SUMMARY. Embassy Baghdad's Office of Hostage Affairs (OHA) has provided critical support to the Embassy and MNF-I in the recovery of hostages captured by a multitude of criminal/insurgent organizations in Iraq. Formed in 2004 as the Hostage Working Group (HWG),OHA has three primary role [...]
2008-12-04 14:57:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETASEC IZ MOPS PGOV PINS PTER
08BAGHDAD3874RRT ERBIL: BUYING SOCIAL CONSENSUS IN THE KRG
[...] (U) This is an Erbil Regional Reconstruction Team (RRT) cable. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (C) Government oversight over religious affairs and civil society organizations in the Kurdistan Region is cemented by financial ties that bind these organizations to the government in a client/ [...]
2008-12-11 14:28:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM KDEM PINR IZ
08BAGHDAD39ANBAR POLITICAL LEADERS DISCUSS POLITICAL AND
[...] (C) Summary: Four Anbari leaders met with the Ambassador December 31, to highlight the newly formed Anbar Higher Committee (AHC) as a conflict-resolution mechanism in the province. Anbar is eager to pursue an economic zone (EZ),perhaps in the city of al-Qaim. The Anbaris noted the lack of [...]
2008-01-04 14:21:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV IZ
08BAGHDAD4033IRAQI NSC DISCUSSES INSURGENT FINANCING, AGREEMENT
[...] (S) Summary. At the December 21, 2009 meting of the Iraqi National Security Council (NSC),Prime Minister (PM) Nouri al-Maliki received a detailed report from the Minister of Defense (MoD) on the internal sources of financing for Al Qaeda in Iraq (AQI) and other insurgent organizations. Accor [...]
2008-12-26 14:38:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETMOPS MARR MASS PREL PTER SY IZ
08BAGHDAD537BAGHDAD EPRT: SHEIKH ALI-HATEM SPEAKS ON AQI,
[...] (U) This is a Baghdad 2 E-PRT reporting cable. 2. (C) Summary: During a February 12 meeting with MNF-I Officers and E-PRT Team Leader, Sheikh Ali Hatem al-Suleiman, a controversial Anbar Province figure, condemned the February 11 VBIED attack against him, which he attributed to AQI, and de [...]
2008-02-24 17:28:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER SOCI SCUL IZ
08BAGHDAD590BAGHDAD TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS RESPONSES
[...] (U) This is post's summary of trafficking in persons activities for the period April 2007-April 2008. Little progress has been noted since the previous report, and post strongly recommends that Iraq continue to be treated as a special case during this rating period. The government of Iraq co [...]
2008-02-29 09:34:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB IZ
08BAGHDAD763Chalabi's Provision of Services Committee - March 11
[...] SUMMARY: Despite the Chairman's absence, the Provision of Services Committee met this week, hosted by the Deputy Minister of Electricity (DMoE). The meeting was well attended - the Baghdad Governor and a representative from the National Reconciliation Committee attended for the first time. The [...]
2008-03-14 10:57:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREL IZ REL UK
08BAGHDAD971Chalabi's Provision of Services Committee - March 25
[...] SUMMARY: Dr. Chalabi's March 25 Provision of Services Committee meeting focused on a variety of topics covered in previous weeks. While he did briefly discuss ongoing events in southern Iraq and Basra, the remainder of the meeting was divided between violations on potable water lines, Ministry [...]
2008-03-30 02:39:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREL IZ REL UK
08BAKU83AZERBAIJAN COMMERCIAL UPDATE, December 15 2007 - January
[...] SUMMARY: This information is drawn primarily from the Azerbaijani local press, and has not been checked for accuracy. The opinions and policies expressed in this report are those of the authors, not the U.S. Government. END SUMMARY. - ONE-STOP-SHOP - LAW ON INSURANCE WAS ADOPTED IN AZERBAI [...]
2008-01-31 06:50:00Embassy BakuUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV ETRD ENRG EFIN AJ
08BAKU920SCENESETTER FOR THE DEPUTY SECRETARY'S VISIT TO
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Your visit comes as the Russia-Georgia conflict continues to unfold, with critical and sensitive ramifications for Azerbaijan. Baku quietly supported Georgia from the start, providing immediate assistance to Tbilisi in the form of food and other commodities, financial aid to ba [...]
2008-09-26 13:13:00Embassy BakuCONFIDENTIALOTRA AJ
08BAMAKO371BERABICHE AND AQIM IN NORTHERN MALI
[...] No summary [...]
2008-04-17 11:36:00Embassy BamakoCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PINS PINR ML
08BAMAKO712DETAILS ON RECENT HOSTAGE RELEASE AND NEXT STEPS
[...] No summary [...]
2008-08-07 15:50:00Embassy BamakoCONFIDENTIALASEC PINS PINR PREL ML
08BANDARSERIBEGAWAN105SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF ADMIRAL KEATING TO
[...] (C) Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan is pleased to welcome you to Brunei. Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF) Commander General Halbi is enthusiastic about your visit, and his staff has supported our request for you to meet with Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah (not yet confirmed). Yours is the highest- [...]
2008-04-03 02:59:00Embassy Bandar Seri BegawanCONFIDENTIALMASS MARR MOPS PREL PGOV BX
08BANDARSERIBEGAWAN187INTERCOUNTRY ADOPTION - BRUNEI
[...] (U) Below please find post's submission for the Intercountry Adoption Flyer for Brunei. We have adhered as closely as possible to the model text provided by CA/OCS/CI. Post would like to acknowledge and thank John Groch from Embassy Singapore for his valuable support in drafting this message [...]
2008-06-17 01:18:00Embassy Bandar Seri BegawanUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS CASC CMGT BX
08BANGKOK1003BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: POST-SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK
[...] (U) According to the Thai Ministry of Commerce, Yip In Tsoi & Jacks Co., Ltd. was registered as follows: SIPDIS Registration: 0105510002718 Registered Date: June 27, 1967 Status: Company Limited Capital Registration: 100,000,000 baht Executives: Thienchai Lailoet, Morakot Yip In Tsoi, Ap [...]
2008-03-29 00:55:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KOMC TH
08BANGKOK1654BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: POST-SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK
[...] (U) According to the Thai Ministry of Commerce, Hollywood International Co., Ltd. is listed: Registration No. 0105525023104 Registered Date: June 30, 1982 Status: Company Limited Capital Registration: 81,000,000 baht Executives: Thirawut Tantiwongsakit, Arunee Tantiwongsakit, Atchara Rinch [...]
2008-05-29 10:05:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KOMC TH
08BANGKOK1896BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK ON
[...] (U) According to the Thai Ministry of Commerce, Laser Research Co., Ltd. was listed. Registration No. 0105536079904 Registered Date: July 12, 1993 Status: Company Limited Capital Registration: 2,000,000 baht Executives: Kriangdech Prasong and Duangsamon Thongsidaeng. Authorized executive m [...]
2008-06-19 11:08:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KOMC TH
08BANGKOK2591SCENESETTER FOR GENERAL BOONSRANG'S COUNTERPART
[...] (C) Summary. Embassy Bangkok is extremely appreciative that General Boonsrang Niumpradit will be able to conduct a counterpart visit with CJCS Admiral Mullen. The visit will reinforce the importance of Thailand to our regional security interests as the United States and Thailand celebrate 175 [...]
2008-08-29 09:41:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER MOPS PINS PHUM TH
08BANGKOK521BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK ON
[...] (U) According to the Thai Ministry of Commerce, Wanmelarp Firearms Ltd Partnership was registered as follows: Registration No. 0103518012168 Registered Date: August 4, 1975 Status: Limited Partnership Name: Name: Wanmelarp Firearms Part. Ltd. Capital Registration: 190,000 Baht Business par [...]
2008-02-15 09:46:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KOMC TH
08BANGKOK585SCENESETTER FOR ADMIRAL KEATING
[...] (C) Summary. Admiral Keating, your visit to Thailand will afford you a chance to see the importance of Thailand to our regional security interests as the United States and Thailand celebrate 175 years of relations. You will also have an opportunity to underscore the United States Government's [...]
2008-02-22 11:11:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER MARR MOPS PINS PHUM TH
08BANGKOK802BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK ON
[...] (U) According to the Thai Ministry of Commerce, Aumnaj Firearms was registered as follows: Registration No. 0103513014952 Registered Date: August 25, 1970 Status: Limited Partnership Name: Aumnaj Firearms Ltd, Part. Capital Registration: 2,000,000 baht Business partners: Wichien Suphap, wi [...]
2008-03-13 09:55:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KOMC TH
08BANGKOK803BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK ON
[...] (U) According to the Thai Ministry of Commerce, Manittyont Ltd. was registered as follows: Registration No. 0103499000805 Registered Date: May 10 1956 Status: Limited Partnership Name: Manittyont Ltd, Part. Capital Registration: 3,000,000 baht Business partners: Kritsana Chittangwong, Sani [...]
2008-03-13 10:00:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KOMC TH
08BANGKOK833SCENESETTER FOR GENERAL MONTREE,S COUNTERPART
[...] (C) Summary. General Montree Sungkasap's counterpart visit will afford the chance to reinforce the importance of Thailand to our regional security interests as the United States and Thailand celebrate 175 years of relations. This visit to the U.S. will be the first by a senior Thai military [...]
2008-03-14 09:59:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER MARR MOPS PINS PHUM TH
08BEIJING2281U.S.-CHINA SECURITY DIALOGUE - MORNING SESSION
[...] No summary [...]
2008-06-11 23:00:00Embassy BeijingSECRETPREL PGOV MARR MCAP MNUC CH TW KN KS JA RS
08BEIJING2322U.S.-CHINA SECURITY DIALOGUE WORKING LUNCH: STRATEGIC SECURITY, MISSILE DEFENSE, SPACE, NONPRO, IRAN
[...] No summary [...]
2008-06-13 06:01:00Embassy BeijingSECRETPREL PGOV MNUC MCAP MAPS PARM PTER CH TW IR
08BEIJING3002BEIJING 2008 SUMMER OLYMPICS: USG SITUATION REPORT
[...] (SBU) The following cable provides information on security, public diplomacy, and consular activities related to the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympic Games as of 08/04/2008. Copies of this and previous situation reports can be found on the following ClassNet/SIPRNet link: http://www.intelink.sgov.g [...]
2008-08-04 08:31:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALASEC CASC CH CMGT ECON KOLY OVIP PREL PTER
08BEIJING3060BEIJING 2008 SUMMER OLYMPICS: USG SITUATION REPORT
[...] (SBU) The following cable provides information on security, public diplomacy, and consular activities related to the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympic Games as of 08/02/2008. 2. (U) The interagency USG Joint Operations Center (JOC) can be contacted on a 24-hour basis at the following numbers: XXXXXXXXX [...]
2008-08-08 07:21:00Embassy BeijingSECRET//NOFORNASEC CASC CH CMGT ECON KOLY OVIP PREL PTER
08BEIJING3091BEIJING 2008 SUMMER OLYMPICS: USG SITUATION REPORT
[...] (SBU) The following cable provides information on security, public diplomacy, political, and consular activities related to the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympic Games as of 08/12/2008. 2. (U) The interagency USG Joint Operations Center (JOC) can be contacted on a 24-hour basis at the following n [...]
2008-08-12 07:31:00Embassy BeijingSECRET//NOFORNASEC CASC CH CMGT ECON KOLY OVIP PREL PTER
08BEIJING3117BEIJING 2008 SUMMER OLYMPICS: USG SITUATION REPORT
[...] (SBU) The following cable provides information on security, public diplomacy, political, and consular activities related to the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympic Games as of 08/14/2008. 2. (U) The interagency USG Joint Operations Center (JOC) can be contacted on a 24-hour basis at the following n [...]
2008-08-14 08:10:00Embassy BeijingSECRET//NOFORNASEC CASC CH CMGT ECON KOLY OVIP PREL PTER
08BEIJING3139BEIJING 2008 SUMMER OLYMPICS: USG SITUATION REPORT
[...] (SBU) The following cable provides information on security, public diplomacy, political, and consular activities related to the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympic Games as of 08/15/2008. 2. (U) The interagency USG Joint Operations Center (JOC) can be contacted on a 24-hour basis at the following n [...]
2008-08-15 08:31:00Embassy BeijingSECRET//NOFORNASEC CASC CH CMGT ECON KOLY OVIP PREL PTER
08BEIJING3146BEIJING 2008 SUMMER OLYMPICS: USG SITUATION REPORT
[...] (SBU) The following cable provides information on security, public diplomacy, political, and consular activities related to the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympic Games as of 08/16/2008. 2. (U) The interagency USG Joint Operations Center (JOC) can be contacted on a 24-hour basis at the following n [...]
2008-08-16 08:21:00Embassy BeijingSECRET//NOFORNASEC CASC CH CMGT ECON KOLY OVIP PREL PTER
08BEIJING3253BEIJING 2008 SUMMER OLYMPICS: USG SITUATION REPORT
[...] (SBU) The following cable provides information on security, public diplomacy, political, and consular activities related to the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympic Games as of 08/23/2008. 2. (U) The interagency USG Joint Operations Center (JOC) can be contacted on a 24-hour basis at the following n [...]
2008-08-23 08:29:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNASEC CASC CH CMGT ECON KOLY OVIP PREL PTER
08BEIJING3254BEIJING 2008 SUMMER OLYMPICS: USG SITUATION REPORT
[...] (SBU) The following cable provides information on security, public diplomacy, political, and consular activities related to the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympic Games as of 08/24/2008. 2. (U) The interagency USG Joint Operations Center (JOC) can be contacted on a 24-hour basis at the following n [...]
2008-08-24 10:06:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNASEC CASC CH CMGT ECON KOLY OVIP PREL PTER
08BEIJING3275BEIJING 2008 SUMMER OLYMPICS: USG SITUATION REPORT
[...] (SBU) The following cable provides information on security, public diplomacy, political, and consular activities related to the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympic Games as of 08/25/2008. 2. (U) The interagency USG Joint Operations Center (JOC) can be contacted on a 24-hour basis at the following n [...]
2008-08-25 07:56:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC CASC CH CMGT ECON KOLY OVIP PREL PTER
08BEIJING3405Can't Please Everyone: Shanghai Party Secretary Describes
[...] (C) Summary: During a September 2 meeting with the Ambassador, Shanghai Party Secretary Yu Zhengsheng said managing differences among competing interest groups remains his biggest management challenge in China's most dynamic city. Making sure people do not get angry with the government will b [...]
2008-09-03 23:15:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON EINV ELAB SOCI BEXP CH
08BEIJING3465CORRECTED COPY -(INFO ADDRESSES) - CAN'T PLEASE EVERYONE:
[...] (C) Summary: During a September 2 meeting with the Ambassador, Shanghai Party Secretary Yu Zhengsheng said managing differences among competing interest groups remains his biggest management challenge in China's most dynamic city. Making sure people do not get angry with the government will b [...]
2008-09-06 04:23:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON EINV ELAB SOCI BEXP CH
08BEIJING3509USTR MEETING WITH STATE COUNCIL LEGISLATIVE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: USTR officials Claire Reade and Tim Stratford discussed China's draft Postal Law with State Council Legislative Affairs Office Director General Zhao Xiaoguang on September 2. Zhao acknowledged that the current draft still restricts the rights of foreign companies to engage i [...]
2008-09-10 03:24:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ELTN EINV EAIR CH
08BEIJING3966TIBETAN UNREST AFTERMATH: SECURITY POSTURE STILL
[...] (C) During an unofficial visit to Tibetan areas in Qinghai and Gansu Provinces in September, EmbOffs witnessed wide variation in conditions at Tibetan monasteries six months after the outbreak of major unrest in March 2008. At one end of the spectrum was Lucang (Lutsang) Monastery in Guinan ( [...]
2008-10-17 09:53:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PREL CH
08BEIJING808HENAN IS OPEN FOR BUSINESS: AMBASSADOR'S MARCH 5
[...] (C) Henan Party Secretary Xu Guangchun stressed his desire to attract more American companies to Henan in the logistics, food processing and electricity generation sectors during a March 5 lunch hosted by the Ambassador. While Henan ranks fifth among China's provinces in terms of total GDP, X [...]
2008-03-05 12:58:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON EINV CH
08BEIJING927CHONGQING PARTY SECRETARY BO XILAI ON U.S.
[...] (C) New Chongqing Party Secretary Bo Xilai emphasized the historical ties between Chongqing and the United States, as well as investment opportunities for U.S. firms, during a March 13 meeting with the Ambassador. Coming across as an energetic salesman for his region, Bo claimed that the Cent [...]
2008-03-13 10:13:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON ETRD EINV SOCI PREL CH
08BEIJING999TIBET: MARCH 17 UPDATE ON PROTESTS
[...] (C) This cable draws heavily on sources and information obtained by officers and staff at Consulate General Chengdu, and has been coordinated with the Consul General in Chengdu. Summary ------- 2. (S) Summary: Contacts of Embassy Beijing and ConGen Chengdu report that the situation in Lh [...]
2008-03-17 14:34:00Embassy BeijingSECRETPHUM PGOV PREL KIRF ASEC CH
08BEIRUT1441BEIRUT EAC MEETING OF OCTOBER 3, 2008
[...] (S) At 1030 hours of October 3, 2008, DCM convened a meeting of the Emergency Action Committee (EAC) to discuss the embassy's security posture in light of the latest threat information. The following EAC members were present during the meeting: DCM, POL, RAO, RSO, AID, DAO, ODC, MGMT, CONS, an [...]
2008-10-03 15:13:00Embassy BeirutSECRET//NOFORNASEC CASC LE MOPS PTER SY
08BEIRUT1489LEBANON: HARIRI CONCERNED ABOUT ISRAEL AND
[...] (C) In a wide-ranging October 15 discussion with the Ambassador, majority leader Saad Hariri said he anticipated meeting Hizballah Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah "soon," explaining that such a meeting would fulfill his own political agenda by giving other Shia a green light to enter into d [...]
2008-10-15 16:59:00Embassy BeirutSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC SY IS IR RS LE
08BEIRUT1529LEBANON: FINMIN: ALL PARTS OF GOVENMENT SUPPORT ECONOMIC
[...] (SBU) During a Paris III donor briefing on October 23, Finance Minister Mohammad Chatah stressed the government's commitment to improving the standard of living of the Lebanese people by fostering an economic climate that encourages investment, creates jobs, and supports its people through stro [...]
2008-10-25 02:36:00Embassy BeirutUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN PREL PGO LE
08BEIRUT411LEBANON: UNIFIL COMMANDER REQUESTS ASSISTANCE FROM
[...] (S) In a March 21 introductory meeting with Charge, United Nations Interim Force In Lebanon (UNIFIL) Force Commander Graziano discussed a wide range of issues, but focused primarily on the difficulties posed by the continued Israeli occupation of Ghajar village inside Lebanon, the precipitous [...]
2008-03-21 15:18:00Embassy BeirutSECRETPGOV PREL PTER PARM PINR MCAP MASS SY IS LE
08BEIRUT520LEBANON: ON CIVIL WAR ANNIVERSARY, CIVIL SOCIETY
[...] (SBU) April 13 marked the 33rd anniversary of the outbreak of the 1975-1990 Lebanese civil war and a number of civil society organizations marked the occasion with public events. Commemorative events have been held in the past, but this year's events are drawing more participants and public a [...]
2008-04-16 14:45:00Embassy BeirutUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREL PHUM PGOV SY IS LE
08BEIRUT655BEIRUT EAC MEETING MAY 11, 2008 (1600 EST)
[...] (C) At 2300 local time (1600 EST) on May 11, 2008, CDA Sison convened a meeting of the Emergency Action Committee to brief on her leadership discussions throughout the day and dispel some of the day's rumors. She met with the Lebanese Armed Forces Commander twice, the Prime Minster, the Defens [...]
2008-05-11 22:56:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALCASC PTER MOPS LE SY
08BELGRADE786SERBIA: NEW SANDZAK MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENTS FACE OLD
[...] (SBU) New municipal governments in Serbia's predominantly Muslim southwestern Sandzak region are optimistic that their ties to the national coalition government will pay off in both political support and state funds. These political alliances, though helpful, may not be enough for the region t [...]
2008-08-01 18:08:00Embassy BelgradeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL EINV SR
08BERLIN1466ATTEMPTED EXPORT OF GERMAN-ORIGIN HELICOPTERS TO
[...] (U) This is an urgent action request. See comment and action requests in paragraphs 11 and 12. 2. (S) Summary: Embassy Berlin has become aware that a U.S. firm, Presidential Airways, appears to have moved German-origin helicopters to Turkey, with the intent of moving them NLT 30 Oct to [...]
2008-10-30 06:29:00Embassy BerlinSECRETKOMC ECCT AF GM
08BERLIN1467ATTEMPTED EXPORT OF GERMAN-ORIGIN HELICOPTERS TO AFGHANISTAN
[...] (U) This is an urgent action request. See comment and action requests in paragraphs 11 and 12. 2. (S) Summary: Embassy Berlin has become aware that a U.S. firm, Presidential Airways, appears to have moved German-origin helicopters to Turkey, with the intent of moving them NLT 30 Oct to Afghanista [...]
2008-10-30 06:29:00Embassy BerlinSECRETKOMC ECCT AF GM
08BERLIN256GERMANY - 2008 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT
[...] (SBU) The following is Mission Germany's submission for the eighth annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report. The entire report should be treated as sensitive but unclassified. Mission point of contact is Craig Conway SIPDIS (email: conwaycm@state.gov; tel: 49-30-8305-2127). 2. (SBU) [...]
2008-03-03 08:58:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG ASEC PREF ELAB PGOV GM
08BERN612BILATERAL RELATIONSHIPS WITH SWITZERLAND AND THE
[...] No summary [...]
2008-12-02 14:39:00Embassy BernCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON ETRD PHUM EFIN SZ
08BISHKEK293EMBASSY BISHKEK RESPONSES TO RECOMMENDATIONS
[...] (C/NF) Recommendation 1: Embassy Bishkek should continue to coordinate with the Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations to ensure near term installation of locally fabricated mantraps for the vehicle entrances to the embassy compound. (Action: Embassy Bishkek, in coordination with OBO) Ma [...]
2008-03-27 09:02:00Embassy BishkekSECRET//NOFORNAMGT ASEC ASIG AISG
08BOGOTA126A/S FARRAR'S VISIT TO CHOCO RAISES CONCERNS ON
[...] On November 28, 2007, DRL Acting A/S Jonathan Farrar visited Quibdo, Choco to discuss Afro-Colombian land and social issues. Choco Governor Julio Ibarguen said weak infrastructure, poor nutrition, and underdevelopment foster violence and displacement in Choco, especially in Afro-Colombian com [...]
2008-01-10 18:22:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PGOV KJUS CO SOCI
08BOGOTA1373 AMBASSADOR BROWNFIELD'S VISIT TO QUIBDS, CHOCS ON MARCH
[...] (U) SUMMARY. The Ambassador traveled on March 28 to the predominately Afro-Colombian town of Quibds, Chocs to meet local military, political and economic figures, civil society leaders, and university students. Chocs is the department with the highest percentage of Afro popolulation in Colo [...]
2008-04-14 13:44:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV EAID EAGR PTER PREL ECON SOCI CO
08BOGOTA1376 AMBASSADOR BROWNFIELD'S VISIT TO QUIBDS, CHOCS ON MARCH
[...] (U) SUMMARY. The Ambassador traveled on March 28 to the predominately Afro-Colombian town of Quibds, Chocs to meet local military, political and economic figures, civil society leaders, and university students. Chocs is the department with the highest percentage of Afro popolulation in Colo [...]
2008-04-14 14:47:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV EAID EAGR PTER PREL ECON SOCI CO
08BOGOTA2034MAPP/OAS HIGHLIGHTS PROGRESS/CHALLENGES IN
[...] (SBU) The MAPP/OAS (OAS Mission in Support of the Peace Process) eleventh draft report favorably evaluates the GOC reintegration program for demobilized paramilitaries as well as heightened GOC attention to victims, citing greater psychosocial assistance to the former paramilitaries, expansio [...]
2008-06-03 23:25:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIEDCO PHUM PGOV KJUS PREL
08BOGOTA4135BUENAVENTURA: EPICENTER OF NARCOTRAFFICKING,
[...] (SBU) Top security officials said Buenaventura illustrates all of Colombia's ills, including narco-trafficking, violence, corruption and poverty. Local Marine Commander Carlos Diaz told us murder rates have fallen 70% since last year, attributing the fragile gains to the increased military a [...]
2008-11-17 21:52:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIALPTER PGOV PREL ECON SOCI CO
08BOGOTA540COLOMBIA'S TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE: IS IT UP TO
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Colombia's demography and topography make transportation infrastructure development particularly challenging. Security problems and constitutional earmarks for social services and local governments hobbled public investment in transportation in the 1990s. Today the GOC is emb [...]
2008-02-12 15:13:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIEDELTN EAIR EWWT ETRD ECON CO
08BOGOTA940COLOMBIA'S EIGHT ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN
[...] (U) Embassy point of contact on trafficking in persons is human rights officer Scott Fagan, phone number (57-1) 383-2122, fax number (57-1) 315-2163. Officer spent 48 hours preparing the report. 2. (U) Responses below are to questions in paragraphs 27-30 of reftel. ------- SUMMARY --- [...]
2008-03-10 22:12:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB CO
08BRASILIA1000USDA UNDER SECRETARY KEENUM CO-CHAIRS 3RD U.S.-BRAZIL
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Dr. Mark Keenum, USDA Under Secretary Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services co-chaired the 3rd U.S.-Brazil Consultative Committee on Agriculture in Brasilia May 19-20, 2008 which was successful in expanding bilateral dialogue and in nudging the agricultural trade agenda with Br [...]
2008-07-24 10:26:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR ETRD BR
08BRASILIA454SOUTH AMERICA ESTH NEWS, NUMBER 108
[...] The following is the one hundred eigth in a series of newsletters, published by the Brasilia Regional Environmental Hub, covering environment, science and technology, and health news in South America. The information below was gathered from news sources from across the region, and the views e [...]
2008-04-09 16:53:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV EAGR EAID TBIO ECON SOCI XR BR
08BRIDGETOWN116INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT, 2008
[...] (U) Barbados is open for business. The Government of Barbados, through the Barbados Investment and Development Corporation (BIDC, a.k.a. "Invest Barbados"),strongly encourages foreign direct investment in Barbados, particularly in industries that create jobs and earn foreign currency. 2. [...]
2008-02-25 14:32:00Embassy BridgetownUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV XL
08BRIDGETOWN149 2007 END USE MONITORING REPORT - EASTERN CARIBBEAN
[...] Embassy Bridgetown is responsible for the NAS-funded program in seven countries: Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia and St. Vincent and the Grenadines. It is also responsible for monitoring equipment provided to the French department of Martinique. [...]
2008-03-06 12:26:00Embassy BridgetownUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR AFIN XL
08BRIDGETOWN162TIP SUBMISSION - ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA
[...] (U) Below are Post's responses to questions regarding Antigua and Barbuda for the annual Trafficking in Persons Report. ------------------ Para 27 - Overview ------------------ 2. (SBU) A. Is the country a country of origin, transit, or destination for internationally trafficked m [...]
2008-03-11 12:28:00Embassy BridgetownUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM ELAB KFRD ASEC KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG BB XL
08BRUSSELS1957BELGIUM:2008 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM
[...] Embassy point of contact is Aaron Jensen. Email: JensenAW@state.gov 2. Begin text of report. Belgium Belgium continued to strengthen its response to the threat of terrorism, with the new institutions it developed over the past several years working to coordinate the Belgian governmen [...]
2008-12-24 11:09:00Embassy BrusselsUNCLASSIFIEDPTER ASEC BE
08BRUSSELS651EU INSTITUTIONS AGREE ON GALILEO GOVERNANCE; FINAL
[...] (SBU) Summary: On April 22, the European Parliament endorsed a compromise text on the governance and financing of the EU's Galileo global satellite navigation system (GNSS). The adoption of the Regulation, which already received the backing of the EU member states at the Transport, Telecommuni [...]
2008-04-29 13:17:00USEU BrusselsUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EIND EU EUN TSPA TSPL
08BRUSSELS962DIRECTOR WALTERS DISCUSSES DRUG FLOWS AND
[...] (C) During his recent visit to Brussels, the Director of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP),John Walters, discussed a wide range of drug issues with European Union (EU) counterparts and media. He briefed EU officials and journalists on U.S. domestic counter-drug e [...]
2008-06-25 12:58:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIALOVIP KCRM PREL SNAR PTER EUM BE CO MX
08BUCHAREST178QROMANIAQS EIGHTH ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS
[...] No summary [...]
2008-03-07 14:34:00Embassy BucharestUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM PREF SMIG ELAB EAID KCRM KWMN KFRD
08BUCHAREST183ROMANIA'S EIGHTH ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN
[...] (SBU) OVERVIEW: ------------------- A. Romania is a country of origin and transit for trafficking in persons (TIP). While the majority of TIP cases pertain to international trafficking between Romania and Western Europe, there are cases of domestic trafficking as well. Victims ) primar [...]
2008-03-10 13:22:00Embassy BucharestUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PGOV PHUM PREF PREL
08BUCHAREST647ROMANIA : PROPERTY FUND IS HIRING PROFESSIONAL MANAGERS AND
[...] (SBU) Summary: The long process of establishing a property restitution fund to reimburse former owners of certain expropriated properties is finally drawing to a close. The four billion Euro fund has already distributed nearly 20 percent of its outstanding shares and is in the final stages of [...]
2008-08-14 13:35:00Embassy BucharestUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ETRD ECON CASC PGOV RO
08BUENOSAIRES129ARGENTINA PERSPECTIVES
[...] (SBU) Summary: As part of outreach efforts during recent friction in U.S.-Argentine relations, Ambassador held one-on-one discussions with key players on the Argentine scene. In each, he explained the U.S. perspective on discord over the Miami court case and on bilateral relations. Inte [...]
2008-02-04 15:29:00Embassy Buenos AiresCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON EINV EPET KPAO KCOR MARR VZ AR
08BUENOSAIRES307ARGENTINA: COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CODEL SHELBY
[...] Post warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Ambassador Richard Shelby and members of his delegation to travel to Argentina for the period March 23-26, 2008. The purpose of the visit is to have bilateral discussions with senior Argentine government officials on a range of financial, ec [...]
2008-03-10 18:13:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PHUM PTER SNAR ECON EFIN BEXP AR
08BUENOSAIRES472ARGENTINA: COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FSI ECONOMICS DIVISION
[...] Post warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to FSI Economics Division Professor Lynda D. Vargha for the period of April 19-26, 2008. The purpose of the trip is an orientation to Economic Section work and training requirements. 2. Embassy Buenos Aires Control Officer will be ECON Office [...]
2008-04-14 13:29:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON AMGT AFSI AFSN ETRD AR
08BUENOSAIRES62ANNUAL OVERSEAS SECURITY ADVISORY COUNCIL (OSAC) CRIME AND
[...] (SBU) OVERALL CRIME AND SAFETY: Traffic accidents are still the primary threat to life and limb in Argentina, especially in Buenos Aires. Pedestrians should be vigilant when crossing streets and remember to look both directions, even if the street is designated one way. Traffic laws are ro [...]
2008-01-16 17:47:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC AR
08CAIRO808U.S.-EGYPT COUNTERTERRORISM WORKING GROUP MEETING
[...] No summary [...]
2008-04-20 15:33:00Embassy CairoSECRETPTER PREL PGOV KISL AG MO SO PK AF LY SU
08CAIRO84SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY OF ENERGY BODMAN VISIT
[...] (C) Egypt is addressing the mushrooming energy demands of its growing economy and population, but tackling the problem will require aggressive action on energy subsidies, increased conservation, and maximization of finite hydrocarbon reserves. In addition to its plans for civilian nuclear pow [...]
2008-01-17 15:06:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALENRG ECPO KNNP PREL EG
08CANBERRA403RUDD HOLDS SUMMIT OF THE BEST AND BRIGHTEST
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Kevin Rudd convened a summit of 1000 of Australia's "brightest and best" on the weekend of April 19-20 to discuss ways of addressing long-term challenges facing Australia. The high-profile summit, "Australia 2020," produced a number of proposals, many of which we [...]
2008-04-21 23:40:00Embassy CanberraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV SOCI AS
08CASABLANCA107CHINA'S GROWING ECONOMIC INFLUENCE IN MOROCCO
[...] (SBU) Summary: Strong bilateral ties between China and Morocco have been bolstered in recent years by state and official visits. Commercial exchanges between the two countries have increased, and Chinese traders have begun to set up shop in Casablanca's largest commercial district. Although b [...]
2008-05-29 16:28:00Consulate CasablancaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD PGOV XA CH MO
08CHENGDU288SOUTHEAST TIBET: TRAVELING WITH THE PARTY'S MINDERS
[...] (C) Summary: A week spent in the Bayi capital of Linzhi Prefecture in China's Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR) with local authorities and "Help Tibet Cadres" yielded a number of insights on prevailing attitudes about government policies in the region and the personalities involved. The array of [...]
2008-12-16 01:02:00Consulate ChengduCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR CH
08CHENNAI133 RURAL DEVELOPMENT IN INDIA: FROM CATTLE HERDING TO DATA
[...] SUMMARY: Local government and non-governmental organizations have established innovative rural development initiatives in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu. An entrepreneurial district administrator has used pre-existing development funds to establish India's first-ever rural business pro [...]
2008-04-11 07:37:00Consulate ChennaiUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINT EIND PGOV PHUM PTER IN
08CHENNAI134BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: POST-LICENSE PRE-SHIPMENT CHECK ON
[...] (SBU) Summary: Post does not recommend approval of this license. Both the foreign consignee and end-user have been difficult or impossible to contact, and much of the contact information on the license check request is erroneous. The end-user has also been evasive and non-cooperative. We ha [...]
2008-04-11 07:41:00Consulate ChennaiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC KOMC IN
08CHENNAI33 HHS SECRETARY SWINGS THROUGH SOUTH INDIA
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Honorable Michael O. Leavitt, U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS),visited three of South India's largest cities from January 7-9, 2008. The visit provided the Secretary an opportunity to promote the importance of assuring SIPDIS product safety in an increa [...]
2008-01-29 10:47:00Consulate ChennaiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ECON TBIO SENV AMED KSCA PHUM KCRM SOCI IN
08CHENNAI51FIRST EVER USG VISIT TO INDIAN CAMPS FOR SRI LANKAN
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On January 30, Consulate staff visited two camps for Sri Lankan Tamil refugees in Vellore, Tamil Nadu, marking the first official visit to the camps by representatives of the U.S. government. The visit reflects the growing openness of Indian government authorities, particularl [...]
2008-02-14 03:18:00Consulate ChennaiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PREF PREL IN
08CHENNAI99NEW AIRPORTS IN HYDERABAD AND BANGALORE WILL BRING
[...] (SBU) Summary: The new airports slated to open in the next several weeks in both Hyderabad and Bangalore promise to bring world-class modernity and comfort to air travelers in South India. The opening of the new airports will also close the cities' current airports for commercial aviation, one [...]
2008-03-14 10:46:00Consulate ChennaiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAIR ETRD EFIN PREL PGOV IN
08CHIANGMAI128NORTHERN THAILAND CREATES A SPACE FOR U.S. INVESTMENT
[...] Northern Thailand boasts many attributes that are attractive to foreign investors, including low labor and land costs, making the region an inviting alternative to the growing costs of operating in Bangkok. Moreover, favorable tax incentives in the north, combined with sophisticated transporta [...]
2008-08-26 09:51:00Consulate Chiang MaiUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAGR ECIN ECPS EFIN EIND EINV ELAB ELTN CH
08CHIANGMAI169CROSS-BORDER MOVEMENT OF PEOPLE EXPANDS WITH GREATER MEKONG
[...] (U) With the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) highway infrastructure project nearing completion, movement of persons and trade in services - not only trade in goods - across the northern Thai border is increasing. While the number of persons entering Thailand at Chiang Khong, the border point fo [...]
2008-11-07 07:51:00Consulate Chiang MaiUNCLASSIFIEDECON ECPS EINV ELAB ELTN ETRD PREL EWWT BM CH
08CHIANGMAI192MINORITY HILL TRIBES STILL PLAGUED BY STATELESSNESS, THOUGH
[...] Roughly half of Thailand's estimated 900,000 hill tribe minorities lack citizenship. This statelessness contributes significantly to their disadvantaged status. In recent years the Royal Thai Government (RTG) has made strides to improve citizenship eligibility for highlanders, including pass [...]
2008-12-19 09:39:00Consulate Chiang MaiUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SMIG PREF PGOV PREL KDEM SNAR KCRM KWMN TH
08CHISINAU1095UKRAINIAN AMBASSADOR ON BORDER DISPUTES AND
[...] (C) Summary: In an October 28 meeting with Ambassador Chaudhry, Ukrainian Ambassador Serhiy Pirozhkov underscored his desire for close cooperation with the U.S. and coordination on 5- plus-2. He reviewed three troublesome issues in border delineation that remain unresolved irritants to Ukra [...]
2008-11-06 14:37:00Embassy ChisinauCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PBTS UK MD
08CHISINAU1260IURIE ROSCA CLAIMS DEATH THREATS
[...] (C) Summary: As part of a series of courtesy calls on political party leaders, the Ambassador met on December 17 with Iurie Rosca, chairman of the People's Christian Democratic Party (PPCD). In a rambling 2-1/2 hour long meeting, Rosca described his fundamental political position opposing Rus [...]
2008-12-23 12:54:00Embassy ChisinauCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PBTS MD
08DAKAR125 RESULTS OF FINANCIAL SYSTEMS ASSESSMENT TEAM VISIT TO
[...] (SBU) This cable is largely derived from the initial report by an interagency Financial System Assessment Team (FSAT),which conducted an onsite visit to Senegal November 5-9, 2007. The team met with a wide array of government and private sector entities in Senegal and came away with a nuance [...]
2008-02-04 08:59:00Embassy DakarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN KTFN PTER KCRM PREL SNAR PGOV SG
08DAKAR601ASECNA EVICTED FROM SENEGAL'S AIRPORTS - NEW POLICY FOR
[...] This is an action request for PM/ISO and AF/W; see paras 10-11. 2. Summary: On May 10, following the previous day's announcement by Minister of Civil Aviation, Farba Senghor, the government of Senegal (GOS) took over operations of Senegal's airports, essentially kicking out the regional a [...]
2008-05-23 12:26:00Embassy DakarUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR ECON EFIN SG
08DAMASCUS167HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE FOR IRAQI REFUGEES IN
[...] (SBU) Summary: The following is a trip report by PRM Jay Zimmerman. The international community's response to the needs of Iraqi refugees has expanded the numbers and scale of humanitarian agencies in Syria, however, humanitarian space remains confused and uncoordinated. Local UNHCR represen [...]
2008-03-11 08:48:00Embassy DamascusCONFIDENTIALHU PREF PREL
08DAMASCUS345SYRIAN REGIME CONTROL OF INTERNET MORE VARIED,
[...] No summary [...]
2008-05-15 12:13:00Embassy DamascusCONFIDENTIALKDEM PGOV PHUM PREL SY
08DAMASCUS442SCENE SETTER FOR AMB FOLEY: EBBS AND FLOWS OF REFUGEE ASSISTANCE/RESETTLEMENT IN SYRIA
[...] (SBU) Summary: Since your October 2007 visit to Damascus, there have been significant changes, both positive and negative, with respect to how international organizations and the SARG are coping with the Iraqi refugee population. Assistance continues to flow in and the UN country team, in coor [...]
2008-06-19 14:20:00Embassy DamascusUNCLASSIFIEDPREF PHUM PREL SY IZ
08DAMASCUS744DAMASCUS EAC REVIEWS SECURITY ENVIRONMENT
[...] (S/NF) The Damascus Emergency Action Committee (EAC) met October 27 to review Post's security profile amid Syrian media allegations of an October 26 U.S. military strike on Syrian territory. Charge chaired the meeting; A/DCM, RSO, POL/ECON, PAO, A/MGT (IMO),DAO, GRPO, CONS, and MSGDETCMDR at [...]
2008-10-27 11:34:00Embassy DamascusSECRET//NOFORNASEC PREL PTER CASC SY
08DAMASCUS896SCENESETTER FOR SENATOR SPECTER'S DEC. 29-31 VISIT
[...] (C) Summary: Embassy Damascus looks forward to your visit. You will find President Asad and his regime more confident and self-assured since your meetings in December 2007. In the last year, Syria has successfully maintained and even deepened relationships with Iran, Hizballah, Hamas, an [...]
2008-12-18 16:45:00Embassy DamascusSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV LE IR FR IZ SY
08DAMASCUS906SYRIA: 2008 COUNTRY REPORT ON TERRORISM
[...] (SBU) Russell Comeau is the Embassy POC. Address: 6110 Damascus Place, Dulles, VA 20189. Unclassified e-mail: ComeauR@State.gov. Tel: ( 963) 11-3391-3785. 2. (SBU) Designated in 1979 as a State Sponsor of Terrorism, Syria in 2008 continued political support to Palestinian terrorist gro [...]
2008-12-23 12:10:00Embassy DamascusUNCLASSIFIEDPTER ASEC
08DAMASCUS908SYRIA: 2008 COUNTRY REPORT ON TERRORISM
[...] (SBU) Russell Comeau is the Embassy POC. Address: 6110 Damascus Place, Dulles, VA 20189. Unclassified e-mail: ComeauR@State.gov. Tel: ( 963) 11-3391-3785. 2. (SBU) Designated in 1979 as a State Sponsor of Terrorism, Syria in 2008 continued political support to Palestinian terrorist gro [...]
2008-12-29 04:30:00Embassy DamascusUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER ASEC
08DARESSALAAM32 TANZANIA: INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2008
[...] No summary [...]
2008-01-15 12:13:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB OPIC PGOV USTR TZ
08DARESSALAAM325ZANZIBAR: RIFT BETWEEN CCM AND CUF WIDENS;
[...] (C) Two months have passed since the inter-party discussions on a powersharing agreement in Zanzibar broke down on March 29. The talks were disrupted when the Central Committee of the ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) party made a surprise call for a referendum on the agreement. Tensions on P [...]
2008-05-29 03:39:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PGOV KDEM TZ
08DHAKA1151ADDRESSING THE ROHINGYA REFUGEE SITUATION IN THE
[...] (U) Previous international assistance for Burmese Muslim Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh has focused largely on those who have been formally registered with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). While this approach has improved the well being of the registered refugees, i [...]
2008-11-04 09:45:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID KDEM PGOV PHUM PINS PREF PREL BG BM
08DHAKA409SIGNS OF CHANGE IN ROHINGYA CAMPS, BUT LONG-TERM
[...] (C) SUMMARY. The plight of Burmese Rohingyas living in southeastern Bangladesh is dire, but the government of Bangladesh is taking some steps to improve conditions. In a recent visit to the region, POLOFF visited the official and unofficial Rohingya camps and met with local UN representatives [...]
2008-04-07 10:57:00Embassy DhakaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL PREF BG
08DILI67TIMOR-LESTE 2008 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT SUBMISSION
[...] (SBU) The following is Embassy Dili's submission in preparation for the 2008 Trafficking in Persons Report. Please note paragraph designations are keyed to reftel questions: -------- OVERVIEW -------- A. Timor-Leste is a destination country for trafficking victims. Nearly a [...]
2008-03-01 03:31:00Embassy DiliUNCLASSIFIEDASEC PREL SMIG ID
08DJIBOUTI1018EMERGENCY ACTION COMMITTEE MEETING:DJIBOUTI THREAT
[...] (SBU) On December 17, 2008 at 11:15 AM Embassy Djibouti's Emergency Action Committee (EAC) convened to discuss recent threat information. The EAC was led by Ambassador Swan and in attendance were RSO, ORA, POL, MNGT, PD, IMO, CON, USLO, CCE and members of CJTF-HOA security. 2. (S/NF) GRPO [...]
2008-12-17 17:12:00Embassy DjiboutiSECRETASEC DJ MOPS PTER SO
08DJIBOUTI553DJIBOUTI'S GROWING FINANCIAL SERVICES SECTOR
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Djibouti has long served as a regional financial services center for the Horn of Africa. As Djibouti increasingly seeks to position itself as a world-class shipping and services platform, it has looked to cement its status as a financial services hub. Three new banks have recent [...]
2008-06-26 11:35:00Embassy DjiboutiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EINV PREL DJ
08DJIBOUTI89DJIBOUTI: 2008 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] SUMMARY: Foreign direct investment in Djibouti in 2007 is five times as large as it was in 2003. Djibouti's economy is service-based, with the country's seaport accounting for the bulk of economic activity. Almost all food and many other goods are imported from Ethiopia, the Arabian Gulf, or [...]
2008-01-31 06:18:00Embassy DjiboutiUNCLASSIFIEDEINV ETRD ECON EFIN ELAB PGOV
08DOHA152QATAR: CI/KR RESPONSE FOR S/CT
[...] (S/NF) Summary: Post assesses that U.S. investments in Qatar's energy industry, coupled with the onset of regular liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports to the U.S. 2008-12, constitute the main critical infrastructure and key resources, which if destroyed, disrupted or exploited might have an im [...]
2008-02-21 09:57:00Embassy DohaSECRET//NOFORNPTER PREL PGOV ECON ETTC EAID EFIN EAGR ASEC
08DOHA866SCENESETTER FOR LTGEN ALLEN'S DECEMBER 17 VISIT TO
[...] (C) General Allen, Embassy Doha welcomes your visit to Qatar. I look forward to meeting with you and joining you for dinner with the Chief of Staff of the Qatar Armed Forces, Major General Hamad bin Ali Al-Attiyeh. Because your visit is so short and December 18 is Qatar's National Day, there [...]
2008-12-16 13:21:00Embassy DohaSECRETPREL MOPS PGOV QA
08DUBAI1DIFC SIGNS MOU WITH FDIC, FEDERAL RESERVE AND OTHER US
[...] (U) On October 23 the Dubai Financial Services Authority (the DFSA is the regulating authority for the Dubai's self-governing financial "free zone" the Dubai International Financial Center, DIFC) entered into a comprehensive Statement of Cooperation with key U.S. federal banking supervision aut [...]
2008-01-02 08:18:00Consulate DubaiUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV TC AE
08DUBAI167HOLY IHOTTZ, BATMAN OUTLINES UNLV AND OTHER PLANS FOR HOTEL
[...] (C) Summary. In an ambitious bid to meet the region's swiftly growing hospitality training and infrastructure business needs, the Emirate of Ras al Khaimah (RAK) and US development firm Argentum, led by CEO Bobby Batman (also known as Bobby Batmanghelidj),is developing The International Hos [...]
2008-04-27 11:33:00Consulate DubaiCONFIDENTIALECON EINV ETRD SCUL PGOV AE
08DUBLIN202007 ANNUAL OSAC CRIME AND SAFETY REPORT.
[...] (U) Although official Police reports for 2007 will not be available until later in the year, RSO police contacts have reported that crime overall in Ireland has risen over the last twelve months. There has been an increase in activities by organized criminal groups in Ireland. Preliminary rep [...]
2008-01-14 08:54:00Embassy DublinUNCLASSIFIEDASEC APER AMGT EI
08DUBLIN51IRELAND -- INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2008
[...] Per reftel, the following is Embassy Dublin's 2008 Investment Climate Statement submission. 2. The text of the submission follows. BEGIN TEXT ---------- IRISH GOVERNMENT'S ATTITUDE TOWARDS FOREIGN INVESTMENT The Irish Government actively promotes foreign direct investment (FDI),[...]
2008-01-28 13:41:00Embassy DublinUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN PGOV OPIC KTDB USTR EI
08DUSHANBE1396SCENESETTER FOR ARCENT COMMANDER LTG LOVELACE,S 20
[...] (U) Embassy Dushanbe looks forward to the upcoming visit of LTG Lovelace. Since Tajikistan,s limited defense capability consists primarily of Russian-influenced ground forces, the position of the ARCENT Commander is ideal to pursue basic and sorely needed reforms as well as further joint Taji [...]
2008-11-14 09:58:00Embassy DushanbeCONFIDENTIALAF MAS MCAP OVIP PGOV PREL TI
08DUSHANBE634TAJIKISTAN - WHY AMERICAN CORNERS MATTER
[...] (U) Sensitive But Unclassified - Not for Internet Distribution. 2. (SBU) Summary. Despite widespread academic corruption and crumbling infrastructure, Tajik students and instructors are striving to achieve, as Public Affairs Officer and visiting Information Resources Officer learned during a [...]
2008-05-06 03:09:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ECON KPAO TI
08DUSHANBE731TAJIKISTAN INL 2007 END USE MONITORING REPORT
[...] (U) For provision of goods, services, and technical assistance, the U.S. Government and the Government of Tajikistan (GOTI) signed a Letter of Agreement (LOA) in 2003. For subsequent years, INL Dushanbe negotiates an annual Amendment to the Letter of Agreement (ALOA) when project funds are all [...]
2008-05-30 06:12:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR KCRM PGOV PREL TI
08DUSSELDORF25BONN-VIBRANT: A GROWING CITY AFTER CAPITAL MOVES TO BERLIN
[...] (U) Summary: The gloom that descended upon Bonn in the wake of the German government's 1991 decision to move the capital back to Berlin has lifted as the city booms economically and retains its strong international orientation. Through the Bonn-Berlin Law and other initiatives introduced in t [...]
2008-04-29 13:15:00Consulate DusseldorfUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV ECON GM
08FESTTWO1NDJAMENA 001: AN EERIE NORMALCY RETURNS
[...] Summary: Life is slowly returning to what passes for normal in N'Djamena as Chadian citizens emerge from hiding or flight to view the newest scars on this historically war-torn city. The U.S. Embassy transferred operations from a temporary site at the French base to the Chancery and other fa [...]
2008-02-17 15:50:00US Delegation FEST TWOUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PREF CASC SU CD
08FREETOWN416STAFFDEL VISIT TO SIERRA LEONE REVEALS CONSTANT
[...] Summary: The three-day visit of Shannon Smith from the Senate Foreign Affairs Committee, and Sarah Margon from Senator Russ Feingold's office highlighted both Sierra Leone's development accomplishments and major obstacles to further progress. Visits with Government of Sierra Leone (GoSL) offic [...]
2008-08-25 12:20:00Embassy FreetownUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PINS SL
08FREETOWN458RELIGIOUS CLASH FALSELY REPORTED IN SIERRA LEONE
[...] (U) Summary: Media reports of a clash between Christians and Muslims in East Freetown on September 5 were largely overblown. Though an altercation did ensue between congregants of the Calaba Town mosque and the Achiever's Church, it appears that the conflict was the result of noise pollution r [...]
2008-09-15 13:05:00Embassy FreetownCONFIDENTIALKIRF PHUM SL
08GENEVA758IFRC: STRUGGLING WITH NEW APPROACH TO MIGRATION
[...] (SBU) Summary: The International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) recently appointed Thomas Linde to the newly created position of Special Representative on Migration. Charged with the task of developing a policy document for the IFRC and the national Red Cross a [...]
2008-09-08 12:23:00US Mission GenevaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREF EAID IFRC
08GEORGETOWN693TIP: GUYANA 2008 INTERIM ASSESSMENT
[...] (U) This is a response to reftel about progress made by the Government of Guyana (GoG) in addressing Trafficking in Persons issues. 2. (SBU) In 2008, The GoG continued its prosecution of a woman arrested in October 2006 in the town of Bartica, in which two teenage girls were allegedly traff [...]
2008-12-09 20:12:00Embassy GeorgetownUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP KCRM KWMN PGOV PHUM SMIG GY
08GEORGETOWN698USS KEARSARGE VISIT A HUGE SUCCESS
[...] (U) Summary. On November 22, the USS KEARSARGE concluded its two-week humanitarian medical and engineering mission to Guyana, the final stop on its six-nation "Continuing Promise 2008" mission. Medical and dental practitioners provided care at three sites in one of Guyana's more remote and und [...]
2008-12-10 18:11:00Embassy GeorgetownUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYGY SOCI PREL MARR
08GUADALAJARA49DHS/STATE HOSTS REGIONAL CONFERENCE ON SMUGGLING AND
[...] Summary: In January, DHS and State's Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration (PRM) hosted a seminar within the framework of the Regional Conference on Migration (RCM) in Manzanillo, Mexico. The workshop focused on best practices in the prosecution of human smugglers and traffickers in C [...]
2008-02-08 17:03:00Consulate GuadalajaraUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM PREL SMIG KCRM MX XM XS
08GUANGZHOU228Leaving the PRD - Regulations and Market Conditions Forcing
[...] (SBU) Summary: The numbers differ dramatically, with some investors hyping a massive exodus of factories from the Pearl River Delta (PRD) while local government officials spout figures that obscure the scale of the trend. But one thing is clear: many firms are choosing to move production to n [...]
2008-04-21 09:01:00Consulate GuangzhouUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINV ELAB ETRD EFIN CH
08GUANGZHOU512Guangzhou - Avian Influenza Pandemic Planning
[...] (U) Summary: Consulate General Guangzhou has reviewed pandemic preparedness efforts based on guidance issued by the Department (reftel). Post's Emergency Action Committee meets regularly and reviews tripwires annually or as often as necessary if circumstances warrant. Employees are strongly en [...]
2008-08-22 02:04:00Consulate GuangzhouUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR KFLU CH
08GUANGZHOU52SHENZHEN STOCK MARKET LAMENTS LACK OF AUTONOMY
[...] (SBU) Summary: Managers at the Shenzhen Stock Exchange (SSE) are frustrated that excessive regulation and limited market access for foreign investment banks stymie financial innovation, SSE officials told Embassy Beijing's Financial Attache and Congenoffs. As a large institutional investor, S [...]
2008-01-30 08:01:00Consulate GuangzhouUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN SENV ECON PGOV CH
08GUANGZHOU60South China's Foreign Lawyers - Strangers in a Strange
[...] (SBU) Foreign attorneys in south China are subject to tight restrictions, including prohibitions on advising on Chinese law, with regard to the nature and scope of their professional activities. Traditional Western legal touchstones such as confidentiality, conflict of interest, and legal prec [...]
2008-02-01 09:32:00Consulate GuangzhouUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV SOCI ECON EINV CM
08GUATEMALA466SANTA ROSA RELOCATION PROJECT SUCCESSFULLY
[...] SUMMARY: On April 14, the last two Guatemalan families were relocated from the village of Santa Rosa inside the territory of Belize. The move brings to an end one of the longest-running and high-profile irritants in the Guatemala-Belize bilateral relationship. The OAS Adjacency Zone Office p [...]
2008-04-15 22:18:00Embassy GuatemalaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PTER SNAR GT
08HALIFAX28VIEW FROM THE BORDER: MAINE-NEW BRUNSWICK CROSSINGS
[...] SUMMARY: Building on the border reporting in ref (a),conoff and assistant visited the Calais/St. Stephen and Houlton/Woodstock ports of entry on the Maine/New Brunswick border the week of March 31. Meetings with border officials, community representatives and businesspeople confirmed that th [...]
2008-04-21 12:44:00Consulate HalifaxUNCLASSIFIEDCPAS PGOV PREL WHTI ASEC ECON CA
08HALIFAX45ENERGY PROJECTS IN ATLANTIC CANADA - FACTS AND FIGURES
[...] This cable is a "primer" on the status of significant operating and future energy projects in Atlantic Canada. The Atlantic Provinces Economic Council (APEC),a regional think tank, reported in March 2008 that actual and proposed new investment in these projects had reached the level of $42 [...]
2008-06-13 19:06:00Consulate HalifaxUNCLASSIFIEDEPET ENRG PGOV CA
08HALIFAX70HALIFAX ANNUAL CERTIFICATION OF CONSULAR MANAGEMENT
[...] In accordance with reftel, Halifax conducted its annual review of consular management controls on November 10, 2008. Harold D. Foster, FS-01, Consul General certifies successful completion of the management review and that post is in full compliance. 2. a. Standard Operating Procedures: [...]
2008-11-10 19:35:00Consulate HalifaxUNCLASSIFIEDCMGT CVIS CASC KFRD CA
08HANOI160CATHOLIC CHURCH PROTESTS: DIFFERENT LOCATION, SAME ISSUES
[...] (U) Summary: While there has been apparent progress in defusing the dispute over the former Vatican residence in Hanoi, another dispute has arisen at Thai Ha parish in Hanoi where the GVN's approval of construction of a state-owned sewing factory on the disputed property triggered a wave of pro [...]
2008-02-14 05:23:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KIRF PHUM PGOV VM
08HANOI398BORDER PROVINCE WITH CHINA: HEALTH, ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS
[...] (SBU) Summary: A small, mountainous province bordering China, Lang Son's location is both a blessing and a curse. Its four border gates with Vietnam's huge neighbor to the north have encouraged trade and development, leading to increased economic growth. However, local authorities also blame i [...]
2008-04-08 07:42:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO AMED EAGR PINR KFLU VM
08HANOI537POSSIBILITIES FOR USG COLLABORATION WITH VIETNAM ON CLIMATE
[...] (U) Summary: Vietnam's unique position as a growing emitter facing imminent and serious impacts from climate change makes it a particularly attractive partner for collaboration with the United States. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) warned that Vietnam will be one of the c [...]
2008-05-08 09:50:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV ENRG ECON TBIO KGHG VM
08HANOI90ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND IPR ENFORCEMENT IN VIETNAM'S CHINA
[...] (SBU) Summary: Vietnam's mountainous northeast border region with China has tied its economic development plans to Vietnam's growing international trade. Provincial governments are making the most of their geographic advantages and reaping growth rates that exceed the 8.5 percent national aver [...]
2008-01-28 01:29:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON KIPR EAID EINV ETRD OTRA EIND VM
08HANOI944Harassment of Protestants in Vietnam's Thanh Hoa Province
[...] (SBU) Summary: In recent months, post has received reports of three separate incidents of harassment by local authorities of two Full Gospel Church congregations in Thanh Hoa Province to the south of Hanoi. While post has yet to independently confirm the reports, the sources are reliable and [...]
2008-08-14 08:32:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKIRF PHUM PREL VM
08HARARE1055 STATUS OF FOOD/NUTRITION IN ZIMBABWE
[...] Following alarming news reports of severe malnutrition, vitamin deficiency disease and deaths among children and adults in Zimbabwe, country and regional USAID/Food for Peace staff visited primary health care facilities in four Zimbabwean provinces to verify reports. Findings were not adequat [...]
2008-11-26 07:53:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ZI
08HARARE1066EAC MEETS TO DISCUSS DISTURBANCES BY SOLDIERS,
[...] (SBU) Harare EAC convened on December 2 to discuss recent incidents involving disgruntled soldiers (reftel) and a planned December 3 demonstration by the Zimbabwe Council of Trade Unions (ZCTU) and the National Constitutional Assembly (NCA). The EAC determined that these developments required [...]
2008-12-03 15:47:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC AMGT CASC PREL ZI
08HARARE1067HARARE MANAGEMENT CHALLENGE: COPING WITH COLLAPSE
[...] SUMMARY: The collapse of Zimbabwe's infrastructure and economy continues to provide new challenges to post management. Post currently has the capacity to provide regular water supplies to all USG offices and residences except those in commercial office buildings. Additional wells may be requ [...]
2008-12-03 17:06:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT SOCI ECON PGOV AMED ZI
08HARARE1138MDC, ZPP DETAINEES TO GET CHRISTMAS EVE COURT
[...] (SBU) After weeks of repeated public denials by the GOZ that dozens of MDC and civil society leaders were in state custody, lawyers learned on the afternoon of December 23 that numerous abductees were in police stations around Harare. After hours of searching individual police stations, lawyer [...]
2008-12-24 12:16:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM KDEM ZI
08HARARE186TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT (TIP) - ZIMBABWE
[...] (U) The following is Embassy Harare's response to questions posed to Post in reftel. -------- OVERVIEW -------- -- 27 A. (SBU) Zimbabwe is a country of origin, transit, and destination for internationally trafficked men, women and children. Women and children are trafficked for labor and [...]
2008-03-10 15:29:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG ZI ASEC
08HARARE327SITUATION REPORT: MDC CALLS ELECTIONS A SLOW
[...] (U) At a press conference on April 14, MDC-Tsvangirai Vice President Thokozani Khupe called the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission,s (ZEC) continued withholding of presidential results and the announcement of recounts in 23 constituencies a "slow moving coup." Additionally, Khupe sounded an alarm [...]
2008-04-14 16:14:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALASEC PHUM PGOV KDEM ZI
08HARARE395HUMANITARIAN SITUATION INTENSIFIES DRAMATICALLY WITH
[...] In October 2007, then- Charge d'Affaires Kathy Dhanani renewed the complex emergency disaster declaration for Zimbabwe based on the continuing effects of poor governance on the most vulnerable segments of the population (Ref). Post draws attention to the rapidly declining and new, violent natu [...]
2008-05-05 07:37:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PHUM PGOV KHIV ZI
08HARARE489ZIM VIOLENCE INCREASING AND MORE SEVERE
[...] (C) The Zimbabwean director of the Counseling Services Unit (CSU) describes the increasingly severe and numerous injuries inflicted on Zimbabwean citizens as the worst violence Zimbabwe has seen since CSU's opening in 1993. Describing the increased use of weapons and severe beatings, Dr. Franc [...]
2008-06-06 09:46:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM KDEM ZI
08HARARE598EMBASSY HELPS OVER 300 IDPS, MORE IN NEED AS
[...] (C) On July 3, 308 displaced Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) supporters came to the U.S. Embassy after being locked out of the MDC headquarters, Harvest House. Through considerable effort, Mission staff transferred about 64 women and 68 children to existing safe houses in Harare that day [...]
2008-07-07 16:20:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALEAID PHUM PREF PGOV PREL ZI
08HARARE78Zim Notes November 16, 2007
[...] The Embassy Harare Political/Economic Section began producing Zim Notes in July, 2007 to present a perspective on current events in Zimbabwe. Suggestions are always welcome. If you would like to receive Zim Notes by email, as well, please contact Frances Chisholm at chisholmfm@state.gov. Dist [...]
2008-01-28 15:05:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ECON ZI
08HAVANA300FOLLOWERS OF ISLAM STRUGGLE FOR RECOGNITION IN CUBA
[...] (C) Summary: Orestes Fonseca, one of the leaders of Cuba's Islamic Community, described the problems with practicing his faith in Cuba. He represented to USINT officers that the GOC has been more focused on accommodating Moslems from the diplomatic community and other foreigners residing i [...]
2008-04-10 13:25:00US Interests Section HavanaCONFIDENTIALCU PGOV PHUM PINR PREL
08HAVANA811PATIENCE IS A VIRTUE: THOUGHTS ON THE CATHOLIC
[...] (C) The Catholic Church seeks to work under the GOC's radar to rebuild its infrastructure and ecclesiastical ranks. From Cardinal Ortega all the way down to provincial nuns, the Church mostly avoids challenging the GOC. Fear of drawing the ire of the GOC limits church outreach programs to narrow [...]
2008-10-15 21:25:00US Interests Section HavanaCONFIDENTIALPHUM EAID PGOV KDEM CU
08HILLAH18SAYID AMAR AL-HAKIM AND GOVERNOR AL-TAIE DISCUSS ELECTIONS,
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On February 17, Najaf Governor Asad Abu Gelal al-Taie organized a series of meetings to welcome the Ambassador in Najaf that included a meeting with Amar al-Hakim (son and heir apparent of Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq leader Abd al-Aziz Hakim),a luncheon with 30 Najaf notable [...]
2008-02-20 19:08:00REO HillahCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL IZ
08HOCHIMINHCITY1088DIVERGENT DEVELOPMENT PATHS IN THREE "DEEP SOUTH" PROVINCES
[...] (U) Summary. Vietnam's "deep south" provinces of Ca Mau, Bac Lieu and Soc Trang are among the roughest business environments in the southern provinces of Vietnam. Both private and state-owned enterprises say they are struggling with poor infrastructure, weak consumer demand and inadequate acc [...]
2008-12-23 11:37:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD EIND EAGR PGOV SENV SOCI TBIO VM
08HOCHIMINHCITY305TH HUMANITARIAN RESETTLEMENT PROCESS JOINT WORKING GROUP
[...] (U) Summary: During the fifth Humanitarian Resettlement (HR) Joint Working Group (JWG) meeting on December 13, discussion centered on plans to conclude the process and was generally productive. The two sides agreed on a final round of Public Information Outreach (PIO) throughout southern Vie [...]
2008-01-07 05:30:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PREL KPAO VM
08HONGKONG1067EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: LAM LABORATORIES LIMITED
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. As per reftel A request and at the direction of the Office of Enforcement Analysis (OEA) of the USDOC Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS),Export Control Officer Phil [...]
2008-06-13 08:08:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
08HONGKONG1087EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: WINSUNY TECH HK
[...] No summary [...]
2008-06-16 08:45:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
08HONGKONG179HONG KONG'S 2008 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] The following is the 2008 Investment Climate Statement for the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. ----------------------------------- A.1 Openness to Foreign Investment ----------------------------------- 2. Hong Kong pursues a free market philosophy with minimal government interfe [...]
2008-01-28 06:34:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV USTR OPIC MO
08HONGKONG2145EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: JSD BROAD
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. As per reftel A request and at the direction of the Office of Enforcement Analysis (OEA) of the USDOC Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS),Export Control Officer Phil [...]
2008-11-26 05:45:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
08HONGKONG41EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: FIRE SERVICES
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. As per reftel A request and at the direction of the Office of Enforcement Analysis (OEA) of the USDOC Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS),Export Control Officer Phil [...]
2008-01-08 04:58:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
08HONGKONG824EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: SEISMIC CABLE
[...] No summary [...]
2008-05-06 02:11:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP ETRD ETTC HK
08ISLAMABAD2524SCENESETTER FOR PM GILANI'S VISIT TO WASHINGTON
[...] (S/NF) Summary. Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani will be anxious to prove that he is committed to fighting "Pakistan's war" on terrorism and will outline the GOP's partial response to the July demands presented by CJCS Mullen/DDCIA Kappes. Gilani will publicly support the coaliton's "neg [...]
2008-07-25 13:26:00Embassy IslamabadSECRET//NOFORNPREL PTER PGOV PK
08ISLAMABAD3048POST-ATTACK RESOURCE REQUESTS FOR CONSULATE
[...] (SBU) In the wake of the August 26 attack on Principal Officer (Ref B),post has taken initial steps to enhance its security posture to respond to Peshawar's heightened threat conditions (Ref A). The State platform is already under tremendous pressure because of a more than 200 percent staffi [...]
2008-09-17 10:09:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPTER ASEC PK
08ISLAMABAD3377 PAKISTAN-CHINA AGREEMENTS: NEITHER NEW NOR SPECIFIC
[...] (SBU) Summary. To further the strategic partnership between the two countries, Pakistan and China signed 11 agreements during President Zardari's recent visit to China. These agreements range in scope from economic cooperation to the construction of two nuclear power plants to a Memorandum o [...]
2008-10-27 05:58:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EAID EIND ENGY EPET PREL PGOV PK
08ISLAMABAD3598GOVERNMENT TO PRIVATIZE 17 PUBLIC SECTOR ENTITIES
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On November 13, Naved Qamar the newly appointed Privatization Minister presented the fiscal year 2008-2009 privatization plan to Pakistan's parliament despite severe disagreement on the subject. The Privatization Ministry has identified 57 public sector entities for future priv [...]
2008-11-17 01:36:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD EAID EFIN ENGY PK
08ISTANBUL394IRAQI OFFICIALS MEET IN ISTANBUL TO CREATE
[...] Summary. On July 17-19, 26 Iraqi men and women gathered in Istanbul to create a development plan for the City of Samarra, where in 2006 the bombing of the Golden Mosque initiated two years of country-wide sectarian violence. Attendees included the provincial governor, members of the provincial [...]
2008-07-25 12:47:00Consulate IstanbulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL IZ KDEM PGOV TU
08ISTANBUL416NO EASY WAY OUT FOR MANY ASYLUM SEEKERS IN TURKEY
[...] Summary: In meetings with asylum seekers and Istanbul-based refugee officials, we confirmed the GOT does not recognize "political migrants" from non-European countries as "refugees" under the Geneva Convention on Refugee Status. Rather, it assigns them temporary "asylum seeker" status, denyin [...]
2008-08-06 09:06:00Consulate IstanbulUNCLASSIFIEDPREF PGOV AA TU PHUM
08ISTANBUL540IRANIAN AND AFGHAN REFUGEES IN TURKEY: A SNAPSHOT
[...] (C) Summary: We met October 8-10 with UNHCR, provincial, municipal, and police officials, an NGO, and Iranian Baha'i families in Van province in southeast Turkey, to look at conditions facing Iranian refugees. Van hosts between 1700 and 2100 registered refugees, mostly Iranian and Afghan. So [...]
2008-10-23 05:17:00Consulate IstanbulCONFIDENTIALPREF PHUM PGOV PINS PREL IT TU
08JAKARTA1243INDONESIA ESTH HIGHLIGHTS: MAY 2008
[...] According to Tri Widayati, Director of Ozone Protection of the State Ministry of Environment (MOE),most operators of industrial-size chilling/air-conditioning units will have replaced those units with new ones that use environmentally friendly Freon, such as hydrochlorofluorocarbon (HCFC) 123 [...]
2008-06-26 01:58:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV TPHY TBIO TRGY ENRG ID
08JAKARTA1743CIVIL NUCLEAR COOPERATION: AMB. WOLCOTT'S
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On August 21-22, Ambassador Jackie Wolcott led an interagency delegation to discuss civil nuclear cooperation with officials from the GOI's key nuclear-related agencies plus the Foreign Ministry and the principal national nuclear laboratory. All meetings indicated that Indonesia [...]
2008-09-15 08:23:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM TRGY ENGY PGOV ID
08JAKARTA1770PAPUA -- AMBASSADOR VISITS KEY SITES IN TROUBLED
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On a September 10-12 trip to Papua, a wide range of interlocutors told Ambassador Hume the province faces many significant development challenges. The provincial government has an ambitious program to develop the region but this has yet to show concrete results. Relations betw [...]
2008-09-18 08:06:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS EMIN EAID ID
08JAKARTA2251 INDONESIA 2008-2009 INCSR PART II, MONEY LAUNDERING AND
[...] The following information was previously relayed via unclassified e-mail with tracked changes from the 2007-2008 INCSR (ref A),as requested by ref B. 2. As noted in ref A, report provided the USD equivalent figures reflecting an exchange rate of IDR 12,000/USD. The rupiah has been extre [...]
2008-12-15 02:59:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM EFIN KTFN SNAR ID
08JAKARTA415INDONESIA ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Indonesia took a major step forward in fighting trafficking in persons (TIP) in April 2007 with the signing into law by President Yudhoyono of a tough, comprehensive Law on the Eradication of the Criminal Act of Trafficking in Persons. Police and prosecutors began using the n [...]
2008-02-29 08:07:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREF ELAB EAID ID
08JEDDAH16AMERICAN CULTURE AND COMMERCE FESTIVAL IN ABHA,
[...] (U) SUMMARY: With the goals of engaging broader, younger and harder-to-reach audiences outside of the Kingdom's major cities and educating Saudis about U.S. culture, education and commercial partnerships, the U.S. Consulate General Jeddah Public Affairs Section planned and conducted a four-day [...]
2008-01-09 13:57:00Consulate JeddahUNCLASSIFIEDPREL SCUL ODIP OIIP BEXP SA
08JEDDAH186ARREST/RELEASE OF CHRISTIAN INDIANS IN TAIF
[...] (S) SUMMARY: On April 25, plain-clothed Saudis of unknown affiliation arrested 16 Christian Indians -- including women and children -- for conducting a worship service in the southwestern city of Taif. Police raided the worship location, locked-in everyone present, questioned them, and then t [...]
2008-05-04 05:49:00Consulate JeddahSECRETPGOV PHUM KIRF SA
08JEDDAH93INSIDE THE JEDDAH MUNICIPAL COUNCIL: CURRENT
[...] (C) BEGIN SUMMARY AND COMMENT: In meetings with Jeddah Municipal Councilors, including Council President Tarek Fadaak and Vice President Hasan Zahrani, Post has learned of how the Council troubleshoots resident concerns, the nature of ongoing projects, and plans for the future. In the past t [...]
2008-02-26 08:12:00Consulate JeddahCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KDEM KISL SA
08JOHANNESBURG34SOUTH AFRICA: GAUTENG PREMIER SHILOWA REPORTS ON THE STATE
[...] Gauteng Premier Mbhazima Shilowa addressed the provincial legislature on February 18, outlining achievements of the past year and setting priorities for 2008. As in previous years, Shilowa's main emphasis on was on service delivery achievements, poverty alleviation, and measure taken to prom [...]
2008-02-20 12:37:00Consulate JohannesburgUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV ECON EINV ELAB SF
08KABUL1552PRT ASADABAD: GOVERNANCE AND DEVELOPMENT
[...] (SBU) Summary: Governor Wahidi extended good governance and implemented an aggressive development strategy despite ongoing insurgent activity in Kunar over the past six months. Governance is improved; development is increasing; and security is improving slightly. The threat of improvised ex [...]
2008-06-24 06:15:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PGOV PREL PTER AF
08KABUL1602KUNDUZ PROVINCE: INCREASED TRADE AND IMPROVED SECURITY
[...] (SBU) Summary: Private sector activity, spurred by trade across the new Afghan-Tajik bridge, and improved security are driving economic growth in Kunduz. Security has benefited from improved Afghan army and police capabilities, institutionalized co-operation amongst the security forces and a t [...]
2008-06-29 09:43:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV ECON ETRD AF TI
08KABUL3240PRT KUNDUZ - KUNDUZ CITY'S INFORMAL SETTLEMENTS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Since 2001, a number of informal settlements have sprung up around the Kunduz City's old urban core. Made up of returnees, internally displaced persons (IDP) and people simply attracted to the opportunities in the big city, these settlements vary in the level of amenities and or [...]
2008-12-23 03:39:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV EAID AF
08KABUL585 UNHCR Moves to Zone Defense in Afghanistan But Donors Have
[...] (SBU) Summary. UNHCR is urging donors to concentrate their refugee assistance projects in distinct geographic zones. Their proposal would have major donors working around ongoing efforts of the Japanese in the east, the Germans in the north, and the Italians in the west. Major donors who are [...]
2008-03-08 03:32:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREF PREL PHUM AF
08KABUL770 AFGHANISTAN'S 2008 TIP QUESTIONNAIRE RESPONSE
[...] (SBU) Is the country a country of origin, transit, and/or destination for internationally trafficked men, women, or children? Provide, where possible, numbers or estimates for each group; how they were trafficked, to where, and for what purpose. Does the trafficking occur within the country's [...]
2008-03-26 13:18:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF AF
08KAMPALA1084UGANDA: REGIONAL EXPORTS ON THE RISE
[...] SUMMARY: Ugandan exports increased by 40 percent to USD 1.34 billion in 2007 due to an improved regional trading environment and high commodity prices. Exports to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and southern Sudan rose to USD 100 million and USD 157 million, representing a 127 percent [...]
2008-08-05 05:04:00Embassy KampalaUNCLASSIFIEDETRD ECIN ECON PREL EFIN UG
08KAMPALA1391UGANDA: 2008 AGOA ELIGIBILITY REVIEW
[...] Country: Uganda 2. Current AGOA Status: Eligible 3. Country Background Summary: After two decades of broad-based economic growth and political stability, Uganda is now confronting a range of economic and governance challenges as it tries to sustain and deepen economic growth and deve [...]
2008-10-16 13:53:00Embassy KampalaUNCLASSIFIEDAGOA ETRD PGOV KCOR EINV ECON UG
08KAMPALA1449NORTHERN UGANDA NOTES (October 1-31, 2008)
[...] (U) Summary: The following Northern Uganda Notes provide information on the situation on the ground and USG activities aimed at meeting Mission's objectives in northern Uganda. These objectives include promoting regional stability through peace and security, good governance, access to social [...]
2008-11-04 10:18:00Embassy KampalaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREF ASEC EAID UG SU CG
08KAMPALA1567 NORTHERN UGANDA NOTES (NOVEMBER 1-30, 2008)
[...] (U) Summary: The following Northern Uganda Notes provide information on the situation on the ground and USG activities aimed at meeting Mission objectives in northern Uganda. These objectives include promoting regional stability through peace and security, good governance, access to social s [...]
2008-12-05 05:09:00Embassy KampalaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREF ASEC EAID UG SU CG
08KAMPALA235 NORTHERN UGANDA NOTES (January 1-31, 2008)
[...] (U) Summary: The following Northern Uganda Notes provide information on the situation on the ground and USG activities aimed at meeting Mission objectives in northern Uganda. These objectives include promoting regional stability through peace and security, good governance, access to social s [...]
2008-02-06 10:29:00Embassy KampalaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREF ASEC EAID UG SU CG
08KAMPALA351 UGANDA: TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT 2008
[...] (U) Embassy POC for Trafficking In Persons (TIP) issues is Political/Economic Chief Kathleen FitzGibbon, Tel: 256-41-306-214, Mobile: 256-772-220-030, Fax: 256-41-345-144. To prepare this report, P/E Chief Kathleen FitzGibbon (FS-02) spent 30 hours and political assistant Gracie Jaasi spent 1 [...]
2008-03-04 11:03:00Embassy KampalaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB UG
08KATHMANDU1189CLAD SCENESETTER
[...] (C) U.S. Mission Kathmandu warmly welcomes you to Nepal. In April, Nepalis elected a long awaited Constituent Assembly. In May the Assembly completed the country,s two-year-long evolution from a kingdom to a republic by abolishing the monarchy. Since August, the former Maoist insurgents have [...]
2008-11-12 10:39:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALMARR NP PGOV PHUM PREL
08KATHMANDU1251NEPAL'S WATER AGREEMENTS WITH INDIA
[...] Nepal has bilateral water agreements with India that cover three of the four major trans-boundary rivers. The complex, politically charged agreements are a source of concern and resentment among Nepalis and the recent Koshi River floods have led to calls to renegotiate them. Although Nepal is [...]
2008-12-01 10:49:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDSENV EAID ENRG XD NP
08KHARTOUM1031MISSERIYA TRIBAL LEADER TELLS CDA "DON'T IGNORE US!"
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: CDA Fernandez warned traditional Misseriya leader Sidiq Babo Nimer that the Misseriya risk being branded as aggressors if they resort to violence in Abyei and he urged that they argue their case carefully and reasonably. Sidiq praised Embassy efforts to engage the Misseriya, an [...]
2008-07-10 08:50:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PREF EAID SOCI KPKO SU
08KHARTOUM1119SPLA PURCHASES RUSSIAN HELICOPTERS AND BEGINS PILOT
[...] (SBU) The newly-established Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) Air Force is awaiting the delivery of ten Mi-17 helicopters that are being manufactured by the Russian Kazan Helicopter Plant. In preparation of this equipment's arrival, SPLA troops are undergoing air maintenance, repair, and fl [...]
2008-07-27 13:48:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
08KHARTOUM1236UNAMID PLANS TO ELIMINATE CONTAINER BACKLOG
[...] (SBU) Summary: UNAMID estimates that it requires significantly enhanced cargo-transport capacity if it is to deploy planned, additional military and police personnel before the end of the year. UNAMID's ambitious goals, including additional cargo aircraft and material handling equipment, appe [...]
2008-08-15 09:02:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
08KHARTOUM1250SUMMER 2008: TRENDS ANALYSIS OF THE SITUATION IN SUDAN
[...] (U) BEGIN SUMMARY: During July and August, USAID's field officers provided information and analysis on sector trends throughout Sudan. Examining the issues of safety and insecurity, food security, nutrition, health, returns, integration, and political process on a broader scale offers a chance [...]
2008-08-17 15:40:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI UN SU
08KHARTOUM1451UNAMID DEPLOYMENT UPDATE
[...] (SBU) Summary: UNAMID officials still believe that sixty-percent deployment is possible by the end of 2008, and eighty-percent is achievable by the end of March 2009. However, for this to happen, all former AMIS battalions must rotate at full strength and several new battalions have to be will [...]
2008-09-26 14:25:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
08KHARTOUM1618SUDAN'S NORTHERN STATE: WHERE PARANOIA REIGNS
[...] (C) Summary. On a rare visit to Sudan's Northern State on October 20-22, Emboffs faced significant intimidation and harassment by Northern State local government and intelligence authorities who denied them permission to meet with opposition parties and genuine civil society members, followed [...]
2008-11-05 08:54:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PREL SOCI ASEC KDEM SU
08KHARTOUM1691UPSURGE IN FIGHTING IN NORTH DARFUR
[...] (C) Rebel, UNAMID and NGO contacts confirmed fighting in and around Helif, North Darfur between November 18 and 20. SLA/AW commander Suleiman Marajane told emboffs that on November 20 his forces attacked a SAF position in Helif at 7:00 am. (Note: Helif was previously under the control of SLA/ [...]
2008-11-21 11:15:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALASEC PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU
08KHARTOUM1842MINOR DEMONSTRATIONS AT EMBASSY KHARTOUM RELATED TO ISRAELI
[...] (SBU) Summary: On December 27-28, several waves of demonstrators gathered outside the Embassy Khartoum Chancery to exhibit solidarity with the cause of Palestinians following Israeli air strikes in Gaza. The demonstrations remained peaceful but were marked by anti-American slogans including "Do [...]
2008-12-28 14:44:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
08KHARTOUM195PRESIDENT BASHIR'S NICER BROTHER: RUFAIDA MEDICAL
[...] (SBU) Summary: Led by President Omar Al-Bashir,s brother and sister-in-law, the Rufaida Health Foundation (RHF) promotes health services and disaster relief throughout Sudan, notably to populations marginalized or victimized by the policies of the Khartoum government. The Foundation also wor [...]
2008-02-07 13:35:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL EAID SOCI KHIV SU
08KHARTOUM392DARFUR - UNOFFICIAL SETTLEMENTS NEAR SEKELE PRESENT
[...] (U) SUMMARY: New settlements near Sekele (near Nyala, South Darfur) originated in October 2007 as a result of GNU HAC efforts to relocate IDPs who fled Kalma camp following inter-tribal violence in that camp. While the GNU HAC completed the resettlement process, approximately 500 additional fa [...]
2008-03-16 15:51:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI UN SU
08KHARTOUM434UNAMID IS ITS OWN WORST ENEMY ON DEPLOYMENT
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: For at least the second time in four months, UNAMID leadership in El Fasher has attempted to use logistical considerations as an excuse for delaying deployment of the peacekeeping force in Darfur. The latest attempt, articulated by the Chief of Planning, was in direct response t [...]
2008-03-24 05:44:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
08KHARTOUM52FINANCE MINISTER REFUSES TO RELEASE NEC CONTAINERS
[...] (C) Summary: GOS Finance Minister Zubair Ahmed Al-Hassan told visiting PDAS Linda Thomas-Greenfield that he will not authorize the release of the containers for the New Embassy Compound unless the Embassy pays the customs duties and demurrage fees, due to the deteriorating relationship between [...]
2008-01-15 12:15:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU
08KHARTOUM650TCCS FORCE AGWAI TO CHANGE UNAMID PRIORITIES
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. United Nations-African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) Force Commander (FC) Agwai compromised on his number one deployment priority while in Addis Ababa, according to UNAMID's Chief of Planning. As he did with the Egyptians in Um Kadada (ref A),Agwai agreed to let the Ethiopi [...]
2008-04-29 09:58:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM KPKO SOCI AU UNSC CD ET SU
08KHARTOUM716JEM REBELS ATTACK OMDURMAN, ALMOST REACH KHARTOUM
[...] (SBU) JEM rebels attacked the sprawling Khartoum suburb of Omdurman May 10 and advanced within sight of one of the bridges leading to Khartoum. Although Sudanese Government forces prevented the rebels from crossing the Nile into the capital, JEM claims that it will launch another attack on the [...]
2008-05-11 15:50:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV MOPS KPKO AU UN SU CD
08KHARTOUM729SPLM'S SHIFTING RESPONSE TO JEM ATTACK
[...] (SBU) The SPLM's reaction to the May 10 JEM attack on Omdurman has shifted from private glee to deep concern. Any admiration for JEM's ability to achieve what eluded the SPLA during 21 years of war with Northern Sudan Party has been muted by fears of a National Congress Party (NCP) backlash ag [...]
2008-05-13 15:20:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV MOPS KPKO AU UN SU CD
08KHARTOUM749TAWILA INCIDENT AS UNAMID TEST CASE IN PROTECTION OF
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Violence in Tawila, North Darfur on May 12, threatens to create a humanitarian crisis if left unchecked and unaddressed by the United Nations-African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID). An interagency UNAMID team plans to travel to the region on May 15 to do an assessment and to m [...]
2008-05-16 11:11:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM KPKO SOCI AU SU
08KHARTOUM788HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS FOLLOWING REBEL ACTION IN KHARTOUM
[...] (U) Summary: Following last week's armed engagements in Omdurman between JEM and the GOS forces, Sudanese authorities have begun a widespread campaign of random arrests, detainee torture and newspaper censorship. While many have been released, 150 individuals remain under arrest, and one newsp [...]
2008-05-21 13:53:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
08KHARTOUM85AT LONG LAST CHINESE AND BANGLADESHI UNITS DEPLOY
[...] (SBU) Despite a 24-hour delay from their projected January 20 deployment date, the Chinese engineering unit and the Bangladeshi-formed police unit (FPU) of the United Nations Heavy Support Package (HSP) of assistance to the African Union Mission in the Sudan finally left their base in Nyala to [...]
2008-01-22 09:16:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
08KHARTOUM891EL FASHER CULTURAL CENTER AMBITIOUS, UNDERFUNDED
[...] SUMMARY. Situated on the outskirts of the bustling central market, the El Fasher Cultural Center includes a theater, music room and public library. The Center, managed under the watchful eye of General Manager Ibrahim Abbakr has eight departments - art and painting, folklore, music and bands, [...]
2008-06-15 12:12:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDSCUL SOCI SU
08KHARTOUM922SPLA ACCUSED OF TOTURING SUSPECTS WHILE SPLA
[...] (SBU) Summary: SPLA military police have been accused of torturing employees of a U.S. company operating in Juba, Sudan. Two of these individuals were reportedly subject to psychological abuse as well as beatings and sodomy. In an unrelated incident, a counter-intelligence officer was arreste [...]
2008-06-22 10:26:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
08KIGALI534NEIGHBORHOODS FLATTENED TO MAKE WAY FOR URBAN
[...] No summary [...]
2008-08-07 14:17:00Embassy KigaliUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYBEXP BTIO ECON EFIN EINV ETRD PGOV RW
08KIGALI708AGOA COUNTRY ELIGIBILITY REVIEW - RWANDA
[...] (U) This cable responds to queries in reftel. Country Background Summary -------------------------- 2.(U) With 85 percent of its population engaged in subsistence agriculture, Rwanda's economic priorities include poverty alleviation, encouraging private investment and infrastructure d [...]
2008-10-07 12:15:00Embassy KigaliUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINV ETRD PGOV RW
08KINGSTON875CRIME IN JAMAICA
[...] (SBU) Summary: Gruesome headlines of multiple murder and discoveries of the mutilated bodies of children are all too common in today's Jamaica. Despite the Prime Minister's announcement of the urgency to pass new crime legislation, the draft bills are taking a pounding in Parliamentary hearin [...]
2008-10-06 18:21:00Embassy KingstonCONFIDENTIALASEC SNAR KCRM PREL JM
08KINGSTON95(S) JAMAICAN-VENEZUELAN RELATIONS: AN INSIDE VIEW
[...] (S) The text below is taken directly from an internal briefing document drafted by the Jamaican Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade (MFAFT)'s Bilateral Relations Department. The document was dated October 1 2007 and prepared for the then-newly elected Prime Minister Bruce Golding. [...]
2008-01-30 17:50:00Embassy KingstonSECRETPREL PINR SOCI ETRD ENRG ECON EINV XL JM
08KINSHASA1033 USAID/DART Update 2 on the Humanitarian
[...] Begin summary: As of November 19, the situation in Goma, North Kivu was calm. On November 18, the National Congress of the Defense of the People (CNDP) announced plans to pull back approximately 40 km in order to provide a corridor for humanitarian assistance. As of 0800 hours on November 2 [...]
2008-11-20 16:01:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREF CG
08KINSHASA400DEMARCHE DELIVERED: FOLLOW UP TO OIOS INVESTIGATION ON
[...] (SBU) Per instructions reftel, Ambassador met May 1 with Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General (DSRSG) Ross Mountain. Mountain said that it was his impression that India had disciplined individuals cited in the OIOS (UN Office for Internal Oversight Services) report but he was [...]
2008-05-06 16:18:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL UNSC KPKO CG
08KINSHASA594Tripartite Plus: Coordinator's Visit to Kinshsa
[...] (SBU) Summary: Ambassador Joyce Leader, Snior Coordinator of the Tripartite Plus Joint Comission, traveled to Kinshasa June 22-23 as partof a regional trip to Tripartite Plus capitals. Hr schedule included meetings with Foreign Ministr Mbusa, CHOD Kayembe, Presidential Envoy Seraphi Ngwej, an [...]
2008-07-17 14:59:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS KPKO CG
08KINSHASA819 Text of September 23 CNDP
[...] The National Congress for the Defense of the People (Congres National pour la Defense du Peuple -- CNDP),the insurgent group in North Kivu led by Tutsi General Laurent Nkunda, issued a letter September 23 addressed to Alan Doss, head of the UN Mission in the Congo (MONUC) and the UN Secretary [...]
2008-10-01 16:07:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL MOPS KPKO PHUM PREF CG
08KOLKATA114DAS FEIGENBAUM HEARS PITCH FOR INVESTMENT IN WEST BENGAL,
[...] (U) During his April 2 visit to Kolkata, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia Evan Feigenbaum SIPDIS met with the Government of West Bengal (GOWB) Commerce Secretary and industry representatives, discussing investment opportunities in West Bengal, the business clim [...]
2008-04-09 12:09:00Consulate KolkataUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD PREL EFIN EINV PGOV IN PHUM
08KUALALUMPUR147MALAYSIA'S EIGHTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS
[...] (SBU) Malaysia made significant efforts to combat trafficking in persons during this reporting period, marking a positive shift from previous years. Malaysia's drafting, passage, and enactment of a comprehensive anti-trafficking in persons law represents an important advance in Malaysia's co [...]
2008-03-04 00:04:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREF ELAB SMIG KCRM KWMN KFRD ASEC MY
08KUALALUMPUR366: SCENESETTER FOR VADM CROWDER,S VISIT TO
[...] (C) Malaysia is important to us because it is an economically successful, stable, predominantly Muslim country that, over the longer term, may be able to support us more strongly in places like the Middle East. It is strategically located on the Straits of Malacca, through which one quarter [...]
2008-05-12 00:42:00Embassy Kuala LumpurSECRETMCAP MARR MASS MOPS PGOV PREL PTER OVIP MY
08KUALALUMPUR367SCENESETTER FOR VADM CROWDER'S VISIT TO MALAYSIA
[...] (C) Malaysia is important to us because it is an economically successful, stable, predominantly Muslim country that, over the longer term, may be able to support us more strongly in places like the Middle East. It is strategically located on the Straits of Malacca, through which one quarter [...]
2008-05-12 05:55:00Embassy Kuala LumpurSECRETMCAP MARR MASS MOPS PGOV PREL PTER OVIP MY
08KUALALUMPUR401 MALAYSIAN TRADE MINISTER SUPPORTS FTA NOGOTIATIONS
[...] (SBU) Summary: In a meeting with the Ambassador on the eve of his visit to the U.S., Minister for Trade Muhyiddin Yassin reaffirmed Malaysia's desire continue FTA negotiations with the U.S. and noted it was understood that Malaysia needed to create additional negotiating flexibility. Malaysia [...]
2008-05-16 09:15:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD EINV EAGR KIPR MY
08KUALALUMPUR793BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3 - POST-SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK
[...] Pursuant to ref, Econoff in late August and early September 2008 was in email and phone contact with Zetro Services, a subsidiary of Zetro Aerospace Corporation. Zetro Services proved to be a cooperative, professional, and well-known company. While we were unable to receive any answers from [...]
2008-09-10 05:11:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KOMC MY
08KUWAIT10KUWAIT COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED CODEL WOLF (JAN
[...] (SBU) Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for Rep. Frank Wolf, Rep. Joseph Pitts, and Mr. Dan Scandling, Chief of Staff, to travel to Kuwait January 3-4 to meet State Department officials and prominent Kuwaitis to address a variety of human rights concerns. 2. (U) [...]
2008-01-03 07:20:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN APER OTRA KU
08KUWAIT100COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR STAFFDEL SANZ (JANUARY 30 -
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for STAFFDEL Sanz to travel to post 30 January to 4 February 2008. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a drive [...]
2008-01-27 11:34:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN KU IZ COUNTRY CLEARANCE
08KUWAIT1012COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CODEL CAPUANO (SEPTEMBER
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for CODEL Capuano to travel to post September 27-30, 2008. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver/expedi [...]
2008-09-28 03:37:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN AF IT RO KU COUNTRY CLEARANCE
08KUWAIT1042COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR STAFFDEL HUGHES (OCT.11 - 15,
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for Staffdel Hughes to travel to post Oct. 11-15, 2008. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver/expeditor [...]
2008-10-08 13:36:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN UK KW JO IZ AF SY COUNTRY
08KUWAIT1078COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR STAFFDEL TERRY/MALLARD
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for Staffdel Terry/Mallard to travel to post November 2-4, 2008. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver/ [...]
2008-10-26 10:24:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN IT KU QA AE COUNTRY CLEARANCE
08KUWAIT1100STAFFDEL LEELING (NOVEMBER 5-10, 2008)
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes Staffdel Leeling to travel to post November 7-10, 2008. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver/expeditor will meet and assist you at [...]
2008-11-04 13:47:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN IZ KU
08KUWAIT1111COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR STAFFDEL CODEL THOMPSON
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for CODEL Thompson to travel to post November 11-13, 2008. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver/expedi [...]
2008-11-06 07:29:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN PK KU AF COUNTRY CLEARANCE
08KUWAIT1132COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR STAFFDEL ROSENBLUM (NOV
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for Staffdel Rosenblum to travel to post November 16-22, 2008. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver/ex [...]
2008-11-13 09:06:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN
08KUWAIT1168COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CODEL MCCAIN(DECEMBER 1-2,
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for CODEL MCCAIN to travel to post December 1-2, 2008. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver/expeditor [...]
2008-11-26 10:10:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN
08KUWAIT1170COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CODEL BAIRD (DECEMBER 6-9,
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for CODEL Baird to travel to post on December 6-9, 2008. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver/expedito [...]
2008-11-30 07:42:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN KW AF QA PK COUNTRY CLEARANCE
08KUWAIT122COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR STAFFDEL HIGGINS (FEBRUARY
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for CODEL Higgins to travel to post February 5-8, 2008. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver/expeditor [...]
2008-01-31 09:16:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN KU IZ COUNTRY CLEARANCE
08KUWAIT134COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CODEL ENSIGN (FEBRUARY 7-12,
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for CODEL Ensign to travel to post 8-12 February 2008. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver/expeditor [...]
2008-02-06 05:53:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN KU IZ AF AE COUNTRY CLEARANCE
08KUWAIT148AMIR TO PETRAEUS ON IRAQ, SALVAGE OPERATIONS AND
[...] (C) On February 4, GEN Petraeus met separately with Kuwaiti Amir Shaykh Sabah Al Sabah; Defense Minister Shaykh Jaber Al Sabah; and Chief of Staff LTG Fahad Al-Amir. The Amir commented on the positive impact of the surge in Iraq, but again criticized the CPA's dissolution of the Iraqi milita [...]
2008-02-07 11:43:00Embassy KuwaitSECRETPGOV PTER MARR MOPS PBTS KU
08KUWAIT157COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR IMMIGRATION
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for Immigration Officers Hackbarth and Perez to travel to post April 2-14, 2008. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Visit Officer: No Embassy support h [...]
2008-02-10 10:29:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA CVIS ASEC KHLS KU IZ COUNTRY CLEARANCE
08KUWAIT173COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CODEL ANDREWS (February
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for CODEL Andrews to travel to post 16-19 February, 2008. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver/expedit [...]
2008-02-14 09:50:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN KU IQ TU IZ COUNTRY CLEARANCE
08KUWAIT190COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR STAFFDEL GROVE (FEBRUARY
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for STAFFDEL Grove to travel to post 22-29, February, 2008. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver/exped [...]
2008-02-18 11:04:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN KU IQ TU IZ COUNTRY CLEARANCE
08KUWAIT193COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CODEL ETHERIDGE-
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for CODEL ETHERIDGE to travel to post 19-21, February, 2008. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver/expe [...]
2008-02-18 13:45:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN IZ KU COUNTRY CLEARANCE
08KUWAIT199COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CODEL HUTCHISON (FEBRUARY
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for CODEL Hutchison to travel to post 21-24, February, 2008. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver/exp [...]
2008-02-20 10:58:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN KU AF PK IZ COUNTRY CLEARANCE
08KUWAIT222COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CODEL COSTA
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for CODEL Costa to travel to post February 29 - March 2, 2008. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver/ex [...]
2008-02-27 09:52:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN IQ AF IZ COUNTRY CLEARANCE
08KUWAIT236COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR STAFFDEL LOGAN (MARCH 9-14,
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for Staffdel Logan to travel to post March 9-14, 2008. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver/expeditor [...]
2008-03-03 12:08:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN KU TU GM IZ COUNTRY CLEARANCE
08KUWAIT237KUWAIT COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST GRANTED FOR GULF
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for Assistant Secretary of Defense Mary Beth Long, PM Acting A/S Stephen Mull, NEA DAS Gordon Gray, RADM John Miller, DIA Senior Analyst Bruce Hardcastle, Gen Ralph Baker, Col Russell C. Barnes, LtCol Reginald Robinson, Roger Pena, Maj Chri [...]
2008-03-03 13:51:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN COUNTRYCLEARANCE
08KUWAIT247KUWAIT COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR THE GULF
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for Brig Gen Robin Rand and Col Thomas Henwood to travel to Kuwait City, Kuwait for the Gulf Security Dialogue (GSD) talks which will be held on March 10, 2008. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Ir [...]
2008-03-06 06:01:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDKU OTRA PREL AMGT ASEC OREP COUNTRYCLEARANCE
08KUWAIT281COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CODEL LEVIN (MARCH 14-18,
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for CODEL Levin to travel to post March 17-18, 2008. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver/expeditor w [...]
2008-03-12 11:04:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN KU JO IZ COUNTRY CLEARANCE
08KUWAIT282COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CODEL MCCAIN/LIEBERMAN (MARCH
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for CODEL McCain/Lieberman to travel to post March 16-17, 2008. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver/e [...]
2008-03-12 11:05:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN KU JO IZ IS FR UK COUNTRY
08KUWAIT290COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CODEL BARRASSO(MARCH 16-21,
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for CODEL Barrasso to travel to post March 17-21, 2008. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver/expeditor [...]
2008-03-13 08:22:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN AF KU PK COUNTRY CLEARANCE
08KUWAIT297COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CODEL ELLSWORTH (MARCH 17-25,
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for CODEL Ellsworth to travel to post March 18-20, 2008. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver/expedito [...]
2008-03-16 07:31:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN KW IQ UK AF PK KU COUNTRY
08KUWAIT339COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR STAFFDEL MELENDREZ (MARCH
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for STAFFDEL Melendrez to travel to post March 27-28, 2008. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver/exped [...]
2008-03-26 09:14:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN KU COUNTRY CLEARANCE
08KUWAIT351KUWAIT COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NEA A/S DAVID
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for NEA A/S C. David Welch and NEA Staff Assistant Kimberly Harrington to travel to Kuwait City on April 1, 2008 to conduct meetings with host government officials. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply fo [...]
2008-03-30 13:01:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDKU QA OTRA PREL
08KUWAIT41COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CODEL L. DAVIS(JANUARY 8-16,
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for CODEL L. Davis to travel to post 12-16 January 2008. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver/expedito [...]
2008-01-09 10:22:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN KU IQ TU IZ COUNTRY CLEARANCE
08KUWAIT45COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CODEL MENENDEZ (JANUARY
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for CODEL Menendez to travel to post 20-21, January 2008. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver/expedit [...]
2008-01-10 13:33:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN IZ KU COUNTRY CLEARANCE
08KUWAIT468COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR US TREASURY OFFICIALS (MAY 9
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for US Treasury Office Director, Michael Madon, Research Analysts Samuel White and Catherine Ahn to travel to post May 9-16, 2008. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy B [...]
2008-04-29 11:58:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA AMGT ASEC KU IZ COUNTRY CLEARANCE
08KUWAIT469COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CODEL THOMPSON (MAY 2-5,
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for CODEL Thompson to travel to post May 2-5, 2008. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver/expeditor wi [...]
2008-04-30 14:24:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN KU IZ COUNTRY CLEARANCE
08KUWAIT52COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CODEL REED (January 15-19,
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for CODEL Reed to travel to post 16-19 January 2008. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver/expeditor w [...]
2008-01-14 11:50:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN KU IZ COUNTRY CLEARANCE
08KUWAIT537KUWAIT MINDEF: STRONG TIES DESPITE FMS IRRITANTS;
[...] (C) Ambassador used her introductory call on Kuwait MinDef Shaykh Jaber Mubarak Al-Hamad Al Sabah to thank him for the unparalleled support Kuwait provides to our military forces and their efforts in Iraq and the broader war on terrorism. The Ambassador noted that we were looking at ways to [...]
2008-05-14 14:29:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER MASS MARR MOPS KU
08KUWAIT599COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR STAFFDEL CASEY (JUNE 3-4,
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for STAFFDEL Casey to travel to post June 3-4, 2008. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Kuwait points of Contacts are: Agnel Berry Coordinator Iraq [...]
2008-05-26 13:30:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN IZ KU COUNTRY CLEARANCE
08KUWAIT612COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR STAFFDEL ANDERSON (JUNE 5-6,
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for STAFFDEL Anderson to travel to post June 5-6, 2008. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Kuwait points of Contacts are: Agnel Berry Coordinator Ir [...]
2008-05-28 11:10:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN KU COUNTRY CLEARANCE
08KUWAIT640KUWAIT COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR WAINSTEIN
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism Ken Wainstein and delegation to travel to Kuwait City on June 10-12, 2008 to conduct meetings with host government officials. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for [...]
2008-06-04 14:01:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALAPER AMGT OTRA KU COUNTRY CLEARANCE
08KUWAIT665CAUTIOUS OPTIMISM ABOUT KUWAIT'S HYDROCARBON
[...] (C) Kuwait's new Oil Minister and the new CEO of Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) have led a number of positive developments in Kuwait's oil sector in the past year and have announced plans to make USD 55 billion of investments in new projects over the next five years. After several years [...]
2008-06-11 14:00:00Embassy KuwaitSECRETEPET ENRG EINV KU OIL SECTOR
08KUWAIT694KSS TO WAINSTEIN: KUWAIT CT LEGISLATION INADEQUATE
[...] (S) Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism (APHSCT) Kenneth Wainstein, in a June 11 meeting with Kuwait State Security (KSS) Director Muhaylan, conveyed the President's appeal for increased counterterrorism (CT) cooperation and information sharing among partners [...]
2008-06-18 11:21:00Embassy KuwaitSECRETPTER PGOV KDRG PREL KTFN KU
08KUWAIT697KUWAIT COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR GENERAL DAVID
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for General David Petraeus and delegation to travel to Kuwait City on June 22-25, 2008 to engage with key Kuwaiti leaders to provide an update on the security, stability, and the broad spectrum of coalition operations in support of OIF. 2 [...]
2008-06-18 13:33:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDKU IZ OTRA APER
08KUWAIT7COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CODEL MITCHELL
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for CODEL Mitchell to travel to post 10-14, January, 2008. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver/exped [...]
2008-01-03 04:57:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN GM PK AF KU IZ
08KUWAIT761SPECIAL ENVOY WOLCOTT AND EXPERT DELEGATION
[...] (C) Summary and Comment: On June 10, a delegation led by Ambassador Jackie Wolcott, Special Envoy for Nuclear Nonproliferation, and including representatives from the Department of State, the Department of Energy (DOE),the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA),and the Nuclear Regu [...]
2008-07-02 13:23:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALENRG KNNP PREL PARM
08KUWAIT786COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CODEL REED (JULY 17-23,
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for CODEL Reed to travel to post on July 20 - 21, 2008. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver/expeditor [...]
2008-07-10 13:46:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN AF IZ JO KU EI QA
08KUWAIT805WELCOME CODEL OBEY (JULY 17-21, 2008)
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes CODEL Obey's travel to post on July 18-20, 2008. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver/expeditor will meet and assist you at the ai [...]
2008-07-16 13:56:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN KU IZ EI
08KUWAIT813KUWAIT COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED
[...] (SBU) Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for Gordon Gray, Senior Advisor for Southern Iraq Affairs, American Embassy, Baghdad, to travel to Kuwait July 21-23 for consultations and meetings with the Embassy and Government of Kuwait officials. 2. (U) This clearan [...]
2008-07-17 13:27:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT APER KU OTRA PREL COUNTRY CLEARANCE
08KUWAIT826WELCOME CODEL LYNCH (JULY 26-27, 2008)
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for CODEL LYNCH to travel to post on July 26 - 27, 2008. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver/expedito [...]
2008-07-22 12:05:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN IZ IS KU EZ
08KUWAIT83COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CODEL THOMPSON (JANUARY
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for CODEL Thompson to travel to post 24-26 January 2008. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver/expedito [...]
2008-01-22 09:06:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN KU IZ COUNTRY CLEARANCE
08KUWAIT853WELCOME CODEL ROSS (AUGUST 1-5, 2008)
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes CODEL ROSS to travel to post on August 2-3, 2008. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver/expeditor will meet and assist you at the a [...]
2008-07-30 07:55:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN IZ KU EI IT GE
08KUWAIT860WELCOME CODEL MICHAUD (AUGUST 3-7, 2008)
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes CODEL Michaud to travel to post August 4-6, 2008. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver/expeditor will meet and assist you at the a [...]
2008-08-03 13:06:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN GM IZ KW COUNTRY CLEARANCE
08KUWAIT88COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR STAFFDEL DAUM (JANUARY
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for STAFFDEL Daum to travel to post January 27 to February 2. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver/exp [...]
2008-01-23 08:48:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN KU IZ COUNTRY CLEARANCE
08KUWAIT889COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CODEL Graham (AUGUST 16-25,
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for CODEL Graham to travel to post August 17-18, 2008. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver/expeditor [...]
2008-08-13 12:21:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN GM IZ KW COUNTRY CLEARANCE
08KUWAIT890COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CODEL BORDALLO (AUG 13-15, 2008)
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for CODEL Bordallo to travel to post August 13-15, 2008. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Kuwait points of Contacts are: Agnel Berry Coordinator I [...]
2008-08-13 12:23:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDAE AFIN AMGT ASEC GM IN IZ KU OREP PK
08KUWAIT93COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR STAFFDEL LOGAN (FEBRUARY 4-8,
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for STAFFDEL Logan to travel to post 4-8 February 2008. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver/expeditor [...]
2008-01-24 07:04:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN KU TU GM IZ COUNTRY CLEARANCE
08KUWAIT94COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR MR. MAXWELL AGBENYEGA
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for Mr. Maxwell Agbenyaga to travel to post February 15-17, 2008. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. If there are any questions, POC in Kuwait is: Ag [...]
2008-01-24 07:20:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA APER AFSN IZ KU COUNTRY CLEARANCE
08KYIV101UKRAINE: 2008 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT, PART
[...] Ref A contained part one of the 2008 Investment Climate Statement (ICS) for Ukraine. Part two of the ICS continues below. Begin Text of Part II: A.7. Protection of Property Rights MORTGAGES During the last few years, Ukraine's policymakers have launched several initiatives to develo [...]
2008-01-17 07:20:00Embassy KyivUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ETRD KTDB OPIC USTR UP
08KYIV1064UKRAINE: YUSHCHENKO POISONING REVISITED
[...] (C) Summary. In the heat of a spat between President Yushchenko's team and former financial and political backer David Zhvaniya, the issue of Yushchenko's poisoning in September 2004 has once again become subject of political accusations. After the Presidential Secretariat initiated a case t [...]
2008-06-03 16:23:00Embassy KyivCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR UP
08KYIV2259UKRAINE: A CLOSER LOOK AT THE CRIMEAN ECONOMY,
[...] (U) This is the first of two cables on the economy in Crimea. The second cable will focus on Russia's influence on the Crimean economy and will examine the city of Sevastopol. 2. (SBU) Summary: Economic development in Crimea has fallen behind other parts of Ukraine despite great potential, [...]
2008-11-17 15:02:00Embassy KyivCONFIDENTIALECON EINV PGOV PINR RS UP
08KYIV2339U.S.-UKRAINE COOPERATION ON SCUD MISSILE
[...] (C) Following up on proposals made by the U.S. delegation at the July 30-August 1 U.S.-Ukraine Non-Proliferation Working Group discussions (reftel),a State Department delegation met with Ukrainian Ministry of Defense and National Security and Defense Council officials in Kyiv on November 18. [...]
2008-11-26 16:31:00Embassy KyivCONFIDENTIALPARM MASS PREL UP
08LAGOS446NIGERIA: STATE SECRETARY EXPLAINS RIVERS STATE
[...] No summary [...]
2008-11-13 12:02:00Consulate LagosUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PTER ECON KCOR NI
08LAGOS464NIGERIA: NGO BRINGS URGENTLY NEEDED MEDICAL CARE
[...] No summary [...]
2008-11-21 07:19:00Consulate LagosUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV TBIO PHUM SOCI NI
08LAGOS481NIGERIAN ECONOMIC SUMMIT II: PRIVATE PARTICIPATION, RESPECT
[...] (U) Summary: Participants at the Nigerian Economic Summit Group's power sector forum held October 22 agreed that private sector funding is crucial if Nigeria is to attain 70,000 megawatts of electricity, projected to cost USD 50 billion, by 2020. Forum participants concluded that Nigeria needs [...]
2008-11-28 11:42:00Consulate LagosUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EFIN EINV PGOV NI
08LAGOS500NIGERIA: PIPELINE EXPERT SAYS 73 PERCENT OF NIGER
[...] (SBU) Summary: The President of oil services company Nestoil, Ernest Azudialu, told PolOffs on November 17 that most oil spills in the Niger Delta occur because 73 percent of pipelines are corroded and need to be replaced; pipelines, which have a technical life of 15 years, have often been in [...]
2008-12-17 06:50:00Consulate LagosUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV EPET SENV NI
08LAPAZ2669GET THIS MONKEY OFF MY BACK: BOLIVIAN ECOTOURISM
[...] SUMMARY. Known as the "Tibet of the Andes," Bolivia has long relied on beautiful mountains, lush valleys and the opportunity for adventure for its tourism industry. As more of Bolivia's mystique is revealed to the outside world, ecotourism experts continue to clash on how to develop (or not) o [...]
2008-12-30 21:32:00Embassy La PazUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV ECON ENVR BL
08LAPAZ694BOLIVIA: EVO AND AUTONOMY, NEXT STEPS
[...] (C) Summary: Although isolated incidents of violence are already occurring and will continue up to the scheduled May 4 Santa Cruz autonomy referendum, we do not expect the ruling Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) party to take military or police action against the opposition departments (states) [...]
2008-03-28 22:12:00Embassy La PazCONFIDENTIALECON PGOV PREL ASEC EAID BL
08LILONGWE1312008 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT - MALAWI
[...] SUMMARY. The government of Malawi remains committed in its fight against trafficking but continues to suffer from a lack of resources. The GOM has a strong working relationship with International Organizations (IOs) and NGOs and continued to provide social, counseling, and rehabilitation serv [...]
2008-03-05 14:35:00Embassy LilongweUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB EAID MI
08LIMA150PERU SIGNS FTA WITH CANADA AND MOVES FORWARD ON OTHER FREE
[...] (SBU) With the U.S.- Peru Free Trade Agreement, approved by the U.S. Congress last month, in its implementation phase, the Government of Peru (GOP) has closed its agreement with Canada, and is actively negotiating a tariff-only deal with China. The GOP is also looking to conclude agreements w [...]
2008-01-28 19:50:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON EFIN USTR CA CH CI EU PE
08LIMA1555LIMA NAS MONTHLY REPORT - AUGUST
[...] (SBU) Summary: - NAS Director Visits Pucallpa, Santa Lucia and Tingo Maria - Mazamari Pre-Academy's Multi-Cultural Students' Movie Debut - DIRANDRO Seizure Report - Eradication Operations Shift to Aucayacu - Police Resources Redirected to APEC - Typhoid Outbreak in Palma Pampa - NAS Ports Pr [...]
2008-09-22 22:13:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR KCRM ASEC PREL PE
08LIMA1808LIMA NAS END OF MONTH REPORT - OCTOBER
[...] (U) Summary: - New National Police Director and Minister of Interior Named - Eradication - New Graduating Class of the Special Counter Drugs Operations Course: Mazamari - DIRANDRO Statistics - MEDEVAC Policy/Procedures to be Revised - FLIR Back in Business - Change in FAP C-26 Contractors [...]
2008-11-17 18:27:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR KCRM ASEC PREL PE
08LIMA389RADICALS HIJACK CUSCO PROTESTS; CITY LOSES APEC
[...] (C... id: 144228 date: 3/4/2008 17:59 refid: 08LIMA389 origin: Embassy Lima classification: CONFIDENTIAL destination: header: VZCZCXYZ0950 PP RUEHWEB DE RUEHPE #0389/01 0641759 ZNY CCCCC ZZH P 041759Z MAR 08 FM AMEMBASSY LIMA TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 8088 INFO RUEHAC/AMEMBASSY ASUNCION P [...]
2008-03-04 17:59:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR PE
08LIMA395Peru: 2008 Anti-Trafficking in Persons Report
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Peruvian Government continues to demonstrate a commitment to comply with basic TIP standards by making significant efforts in the areas of prevention, prosecution, and protection. Its achievements include: -- One person sentenced to 12 years in prison for commercial se [...]
2008-03-05 12:13:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB PE
08LJUBLJANA563THE FUTURE OF NUCLEAR ENERGY HAS A GLOWING FUTURE
[...] (SBU) The Slovene nuclear energy sector holds considerable promise for the U.S. company Westinghouse. Slovenia currently shares the electricity from its only nuclear plant, which was established during Yugoslav days, with Croatia. Westinghouse built the plant, which is 50% owned by the Govern [...]
2008-12-24 13:58:00Embassy LjubljanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYBEXP BTIO ENRG ETRD TRGY SI
08LUSAKA666DRC/ZAMBIA COPPER BELT - EQUINOX'S GIANT LUMWANA
[...] (U) This cable represents one of a series of DRC/Zambian copperbelt mine-specific reports emanating from a ground-breaking resource-reporting and commercial advocacy collaboration between Embassies Pretoria, Kinshasa, and Lusaka. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: North-western Zambia's Lumwana Mine is note [...]
2008-06-20 05:43:00Embassy LusakaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEMIN ENRG EINV EIND ETRD ELAB CG ZA SF
08MADRID1186SCENESETTER FOR CODEL SIRES' NOVEMBER 13-16 VISIT
[...] (SBU) Representative Sires, Embassy Madrid looks forward to your and your delegation's visit to Madrid and Barcelona. The Spanish are eager to share their assessment of political developments, regional issues, and bilateral relations with you. The recent US national election has been closely [...]
2008-11-07 12:56:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELTN OVIP PINS PREL PTER SP OREP AMGT AFIN
08MADRID1306SPAIN: 2008 COUNTRY REPORT ON TERRORISM
[...] (U) As requested in REFTEL A, Post's submission for the "2008 Country Report on Terrorism" follows in paragraph 2. POC for the CRT in Spain is Hugh Clifton. Telephone 34-91-587-2294, email: CliftonLH@state.gov. 2. (U) The Government of Spain and its citizens were concerned that their cou [...]
2008-12-12 17:25:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDPTER SP ASEC EFIN KCRM KHLS AEMR
08MADRID1307SPAIN: INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY
[...] (U) As requested in REFTEL A, Post's submission for the "International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR) Part I, Drugs and Chemical Control," follows in paragraph 2. This report includes draft numbers for statistical information on seizures for the calendar year 2008. If information [...]
2008-12-12 17:28:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR SP KCRM
08MADRID502SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF ADMIRAL THAD W. ALLEN,
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Embassy Madrid Country Team warmly welcomes your visit. It will provide an important opportunity to highlight the importance we place on the relationship, particularly as it concerns our strategic interests such as the fight against terrorism and transnational crime. We a [...]
2008-05-08 16:42:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER SMIG SNAR SP
08MADRID595SPAIN: U.S. COAST GUARD COMMANDANT VISITS MADRID
[...] (C) SUMMARY. U.S. Coast Guard Commandant Admiral Thad W. Allen visited Madrid from 12-13 May to meet with Spanish naval and law enforcement counterparts to highlight the importance we place on joint efforts between civilian and military authorities to break down stovepipes in the fight again [...]
2008-05-28 14:56:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER SMIG SNAR SP
08MADRID657SPAIN/GLOBAL INITIATIVE: SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Embassy Madrid warmly welcomes your visit to Spain. Although your relatively short time in Madrid will be taken up with events surrounding the fourth plenary session of the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism, it will provide a key opportunity to highlight the importa [...]
2008-06-10 13:53:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL PTER KGIC KNNP SP
08MADRID790SPANISH AIR FORCE GENERAL RODRIGUEZ TO BE NEW
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Spain's Council of Ministers approved July 18 the changes to Spanish military leadership alluded to by Defense Minister Carme Chacon in her June 30 congressional testimony. Chacon, who assumed charge of the MOD April 14, was on maternity leave beginning May 19. In all likelihoo [...]
2008-07-18 12:49:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR SP
08MADRID98CODEL MARTINEZ JANUARY 10-11 VISIT TO MADRID
[...] (U) Summary: Codel Martinez had a busy and productive visit to Madrid January 10-11, 2008, meeting with the Prince of Asturias, Popular Party (PP) presidential candidate Mariano Rajoy, National Security Advisor Carles Casajuana (septel),former President Aznar, Foreign Minister Moratinos (se [...]
2008-02-01 10:58:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOREP PREL ECON EFIN ETRD ENRG EINV SP
08MANAGUA1203ORTEGA SUPPORTS CHAVEZ, CLAIMS U.S. BEHIND
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega publicly supported Hugo Chavez's decision to declare persona non grata the United States ambassador and accused the United States of being behind a plot to assassinate the Venezuelan President. His public statements were part of a coordinated stra [...]
2008-09-25 18:31:00Embassy ManaguaCONFIDENTIALPREL VE NU
08MANAGUA1389EMERGENCY ACTION COMMITTEE (EAC) MEETING - MANAGUA
[...] (SBU) AmEmb Managua's EAC convened on 11/17/2008 to discuss recent events surrounding the municipal elections that were held on 11/9/2008. Members in attendance were AMB (Chair),DCM, RSO, POL, ECON, ORA, DAO, MILGRP, DEA, PAO, MGT, CONS, IMO, HU, GSO, and USAID. 2. (SBU) The following sub [...]
2008-11-17 23:39:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDASEC AEMR CASC NU
08MANAGUA1514NICARAGUA: NEW RAAS LEADERS FOCUS ON COAST NOT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On December 9 through 12, EmbOff traveled to the South Atlantic Autonomous Region (RAAS) municipalities of El Rama, Bluefields, Pearl Lagoon, and Corn Island as well as the coastal communities of Rama Cay and Monkey Point to meet with outgoing mayors, mayor-elects, and community le [...]
2008-12-19 21:26:00Embassy ManaguaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM NU
08MANAGUA304NICARAGUA: EIGTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS
[...] (SBU) During the April 2007 to March 2008 reporting period, the Government of Nicaragua (GON) maintained efforts to combat trafficking in persons (TIP) in the areas of prevention, raising awareness, and detection, but made little progress in terms of victim assistance and the prosecution and c [...]
2008-03-12 18:45:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG NU
08MANAGUA323 Managua End Use Monitoring Report 2007
[...] Embassy Managua provides the following information regarding the end use of resources acquired with INL funds. INL began operating in Nicaragua in 1997. This cable reviews resources used through the end of 2007 and details resources supplied in 2007. 2. The USG supports the Nicaraguan Nat [...]
2008-03-17 19:49:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR AFIN NU
08MANILA1763PHILIPPINE GOVERNMENT WORKING OUT DETAILS OF ARF
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In a meeting with U.S. officials in Manila July 17, Philippine officials confirmed their commitment to co-host with the United States an ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) Disaster Relief Exercise in Manila during 2009, but said they have many hurdles to overcome internally before a dat [...]
2008-07-24 06:41:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL RP
08MANILA691DCM'S VISIT TO STRATEGIC PALAWAN PROFILES RANGE OF
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The DCM's March 3-4 visit to Palawan, a island province stretching to Malaysia, showcased a wide range of U.S. activities, including construction of a new schoolhouse by U.S. and Philippine militaries on a remote island prone to terrorist recruitment; Peace Corps engagement; U [...]
2008-03-17 08:56:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMOPS PINS PTER RP
08MAPUTO1135 TENDER ANNOUNCEMENT N. 634/DIMAN/2008
[...] 787/11/T027 2. 11/25/08 3. RDOUGHTEN 4. 787 MOZAMBIQUE 5. - 6A. REPLY TO: 6B. Administracao Nacional de Estradas Q ANE Gabinete do Director Geral Av. de Mocambique, 1225 Maputo, Mozambique Tel: (258 21) 476 163/7 Fax: (258 21) 475 290 ---------------- [...]
2008-11-25 09:37:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ECON MZ
08MAPUTO1173 TENDER ANNOUNCEMENT N. 634/DIMAN/2008
[...] 787/11/T027 2. 11/25/08 3. RDOUGHTEN 4. 787 MOZAMBIQUE 5. - 6A. REPLY TO: 6B. Administracao Nacional de Estradas Q ANE Gabinete do Director Geral Av. de Mocambique, 1225 Maputo, Mozambique Tel: (258 21) 476 163/7 Fax: (258 21) 475 290 ---------------- [...]
2008-11-26 10:24:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ECON MZ
08MAPUTO60MOZAMBIQUE'S 2008 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] The following is Mozambique's 2008 Investment Climate Statement. ------------------------------ Openness to Foreign Investment ------------------------------ 2. Mozambique encourages foreign direct investment. CPI, the government's Investment Promotion Center, seeks to bring investor [...]
2008-01-18 06:38:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV EFIN ELAB KTDB PGOV OPIC USTR MZ
08MAPUTO972RESPONSE TO USITC STUDY ON SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA:
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: This cable responds to Ref B's request to provide an overview of the current physical infrastructure conditions of land transport (road and rail),maritime transport, and electricity in Mozambique to include capacity, state of repair, and state of technology; an overview of the [...]
2008-10-10 11:49:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EAGR ECON EINV MZ
08MEXICO1215SAN DIEGO/BAJA MISSION ADVOCATES FOR BORDER DEVELOPMENT
[...] (U) The San Diego/Baja California Mission to Mexico, sponsored by the Mexico Business Center and the San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce, met Mexican government officials and analysts during their third annual visit, including Mexican President Calderon; Economy Secretary Eduardo Sojo Guille [...]
2008-04-23 17:50:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON MX
08MEXICO1523MEXICO PUBLICLY PUSHES FOR PROGRESS ON
[...] (U) In a May 14 briefing to the Trade and Investment Committe of the American Chamber of Commerce in Mexico, Mexican Under Secretary of International Trade Negotiations for the Ministry of Economy Beatriz Leycegui urged the business community to support GOM efforts to improve the competitivene [...]
2008-05-20 12:27:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON PBTS KTEX EAGR MX
08MEXICO199AMBASSADOR LAGON APPLAUDS PROGRESS, IDENTIFIES
[...] Summary: On January 9-12, Ambassador Mark P. Lagon, Director, Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons (G/TIP),met with Mexican immigration officials and NGOs in Tapachula, Chiapas to discuss trafficking in persons (TIP),especially with regard to Central Americans entering Mexi [...]
2008-01-25 15:26:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDAPER ELAB KWMN MX PGOV PHUM PREF PREL SMIG
08MEXICO2669MEXICAN LEADERS SIGN SECURITY ACCORD RESPONDING TO
[...] Civil society organizations have organized a massive demonstration on August 30 calling upon the government to respond with greater urgency to rising levels of violent crime. In response to the public clamor over the serious security challenges Mexico faces, senior Mexican government official [...]
2008-09-02 17:50:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PHUM SNAR KCRM MX
08MEXICO3491 ENERGY REFORM - WAITING TO READ THE FINE PRINT
[...] (SBU) Summary: The energy reform package approved by the Mexican Congress in late October is complex - and in some areas vague. Many experts are waiting to see the bylaws and new contract templates before making a final judgment on what impact the legislation will have. In the meantime, the [...]
2008-11-25 20:36:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG EPET ECON PGOV MX
08MEXICO3689BLUE LANTERN PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK ON LICENSE
[...] (SBU) Poloff met with President Mauricio Natale and his assistant, Jose Eduardo Llanos, of Blindajes Mexicanos S.A. de C.V. (whose commercial name is Global Armor) November 25 about the end-use check on license 050126003 (reftel). Natale confirmed the order for steel armor plates from Astrall [...]
2008-12-15 23:37:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC KOMC SNAR MX
08MEXICO721EIGHTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT
[...] (SBU) The mission's point of contact on the Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report is Poloff Janelle Guest. She may be reached by telephone at (52) (55) 5080-2000, ext. 4806, or by fax at (52) (55) 5080-2247 or GuestJR@state.gov). Post requests that the names of the non-governmental organization [...]
2008-03-11 22:19:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN MX PHUM PREF SMIG
08MINSK145IRINA KOZULINA RESTS IN PEACE, LUKASHENKO WORRIES
[...] (C) Overflow crowds packed the February 26 and 27 funeral services for Irina Kozulina held in downtown Minsk. Opposition figures and Minsk residents both paid their respects to her and took the opportunity to express their support to her political prisoner husband Aleksandr, who had been furl [...]
2008-02-27 16:28:00Embassy MinskCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PINR BO
08MINSK151EMBASSY MINSK SUBMISSION FOR THE EIGHTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING
[...] (U) This is Embassy Minsk's submission for the eighth annual TIP report. Responses are keyed to reftel. 2. (SBU) This report identifies anti-TIP NGOs and international organizations by name. However, for security reasons, post requests that the Department protect their identity and not p [...]
2008-02-29 14:22:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG BO
08MINSK262BELARUS: 2008-2009 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY
[...] The following is the submission by Embassy Minsk for Part One of the 2008-2009 INCSR. Please note that post is operating under extreme conditions with only five American staff. Please direct any questions about this report to EUR/UMB. 2. Summary: Belarus remains a transit route for traff [...]
2008-12-19 17:28:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR PGOV KJUS BO
08MINSK270BELARUS WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - DECEMBER 31, 2008
[...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS Civil Society ------------- - Vandals Attack Human Rights Group Office (para. 2) - GOB Registers Hare Krishna Communities (para. 3) - Opposition Activists Dismissed (para. 4) - Independent Journalis [...]
2008-12-31 13:39:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM ECON BO
08MONROVIA336LIBERIA: 21 REFORMS TO IMPROVE THE BUSINESS CLIMATE MAY
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The GOL has announced 21 reforms to improve Liberia's ranking in the IFC "Doing Business" index by enhancing the business climate. The rapid progress reflects President Sirleaf's commitment and the productive collaboration between the GOL and the business community to target r [...]
2008-05-05 13:48:00Embassy MonroviaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV BEXP EFIN ETRD ECON KMCA LI
08MONTERREY10MONTERREY: A NAFTA SUCCESS STORY
[...] (SBU) Summary. The state of Nuevo Leon and its capital city of Monterrey have benefited greatly from NAFTA, with huge leaps in manufacturing exports and employment. Nuevo Leon faces stiff international competition on basic manufactured goods but hopes to move to higher value added products. [...]
2008-01-09 20:49:00Consulate MonterreyUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD PGOV PREL MX
08MONTERREY100SAN LUIS POTOSI GROWING ECONOMICALLY BUT NOT ENOUGH TO
[...] (SBU) Summary: In a February 12 meeting with San Luis Potosi Governor Marcelo de los Santos Fraga (PAN),the Governor told the Consul General that the state's current economic situation is strong and growing and projected a 50% increase in jobs by the end of his administration in the summer of [...]
2008-02-27 22:25:00Consulate MonterreyUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV EAID ECON KCRM EIND EINV SMIG SNAR SOCI MX
08MONTERREY306NUEVO LEON DEVELOPS A HIGH TECHNOLOGY SERVICE INDUSTRY;
[...] (SBU) Summary. The state of Nuevo Leon continues to pursue higher value added industries through a government led strategy, highlighted by the Research and Technological Innovation Park. The Research and Technological Innovation Park (PIIT for its initials in Spanish) has made substantial st [...]
2008-07-02 20:01:00Consulate MonterreyUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EIND EINT EINV PGOV MX
08MONTERREY397RENEWABLE ENERGY IN NUEVO LEON: A VIABLE MODEL?
[...] Summary: Nuevo Leon is blazing new trails as it seeks to counteract rising energy costs. A public-private initiative known as Simeprode that converts the methane gas from a landfill into biofuel is already lighting up the streets of Monterrey and neighboring municipalities and powering the Me [...]
2008-08-26 16:15:00Consulate MonterreyUNCLASSIFIEDENRG ECON PGOV MX
08MONTEVIDEO365SECURITY PLANNING FOR MONTEVIDEO JULY 4
[...] (SBU) AmEmbassy Montevideo convened an EAC to discuss the security for our planned 4th of July events. In attendance at the EAC were the DCM, RSO, POL, and RAO. There is no known country-specific or regional terrorist threat in Uruguay at this time. 2. (SBU) Both of our July 4th functions [...]
2008-06-24 19:10:00Embassy MontevideoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PTER CASC
08MONTEVIDEO68VAZQUEZ ANNOUNCES A MAJOR CABINET RESHUFFLE
[...] (U) Summary: President Vasquez announced a major cabinet reshuffle in a February 11 televised address. His long-anticipated changes began in earnest when he convoked several ministers to his residence over the weekend to inform them of their departure. The current Ministers of Foreign Affai [...]
2008-02-12 19:05:00Embassy MontevideoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR MARR EAGR ETRD UY
08MOSCOW1420HHS DELEGATION HEARS RUSSIAN VIEWS ON JOINT SMALLPOX
[...] (SBU) Summary: A Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Delegation led by Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Preparedness Gerald Parker visited Moscow and St. Petersburg May 4-7 to meet with senior GOR health officials to discuss the current state of smallpox research and avian an [...]
2008-05-20 12:54:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO KFLU EAGR PREL PGOV WHO RS
08MOSCOW1489RUSSIA-EU SUMMIT PREVIEW: PCA AND EFFORTS TO FIND
[...] (C) Summary. Russian officials believe the long haggling within the EU over the mandate for a new Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (PCA) has eroded the credibility of the process, and hold out the option of reverting to a framework closer to the U.S.-EU agenda if negotiations fail. EU o [...]
2008-05-27 15:43:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON ENRG EUN RS
08MOSCOW1765AN INSIDER'S LOOK AT RUSSIA'S COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE
[...] (SBU) We have reported extensively on the residential real estate sector. Last week Econoffs returned to Cushman & Wakefield to gain a better understanding of the flip side of the coin: commercial real estate. Denis Sokolov, Head of Research, said the commercial real estate market is "hot," e [...]
2008-06-20 12:28:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINV EFIN RS
08MOSCOW3344TAFT GRANT RECIPIENT MARKS PROJECT COMPLETION
[...] (U) Summary: The Moscow Protestant Chaplaincy (MPC) held a ribbon-cutting ceremony November 17 to celebrate successful renovations on its new Parish Center, a social services office and refuge for mainly African refugees and vulnerable migrants in Russia's capital. Approximately 35 attendees, [...]
2008-11-19 08:38:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDPREF KIRF EAID RS
08MOSCOW339LOWER PROFILE FOR KREMLIN YOUTH GROUP
[...] (C) Summary: Recent Kremlin steps to rein in the United Russia-affiliated youth movement Nashi suggest that GOR neuralgia about a possible Orange Revolution has faded. With the Kremlin now confident that operation successor has been successfully launched and will encounter no opposition, Nas [...]
2008-02-08 13:13:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM SOCI PINR RS
08MOSCOW3575SMOLENSK: HOPE IN GOD AND PUTIN, APATHY IN ALL ELSE
[...] (SBU) Summary: Recent conversations with government, political, business, religious and NGO officials in Smolensk revealed the divisions between official messages of calm and stability and the nervousness and discontent among citizens. Senior United Russia officials, speaking in their capacity [...]
2008-12-10 14:53:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM ECON EFIN RS
08MOSCOW833RUSSIA-UZBEKISTAN RELATIONSHIP COMPLEX BUT GROWING
[...] (C) Summary: In the wake of Karimov's February visit, MFA officials and outside experts agree that Uzbekistan remains a priority, if difficult, partner for Russia. MFA officials stress Russia does not oppose the U.S. use of the Termez airbase in Uzbekistan, given the shared goal of a stable [...]
2008-03-27 04:38:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALEIND ENRG EPET ETRD MARR MASS PGOV PINS PREL
08MOSCOW989RAID ON OFFICES OF HUMAN RIGHTS ADVOCATES LIKELY A
[...] (C) Summary: A late-night raid on the offices housing well-known human rights figures, Karina Moskalenko and Lev Ponomarev, was likely an attempt to seize property in a desirable part of Moscow. The description of events fits an increasingly common phenomenon in Moscow of wealthy Russians hi [...]
2008-04-10 12:22:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM SOCI RS
08MUMBAI46INDIAN IT AND TEXTILE INDUSTRIES STRUGGLE TO COPE WITH
[...] (U) This cable is classified as sensitive but unclassified. Please treat accordingly. 2. (U) Summary: India's two largest foreign exchange earners - the textile and IT industries -- are struggling to adjust to the appreciation of the Indian rupee against the dollar. However, in a series o [...]
2008-02-11 11:12:00Consulate MumbaiUNCLASSIFIEDECON EIND ETRD IN
08MUSCAT273SCENESETTER FOR GENERAL SCHWARTZ'S VISIT TO OMAN
[...] (C) General Schwartz: Embassy Muscat and I warmly welcome you to Oman. As one of our oldest friends in the region -- the Omanis refer to their relationship with us as "strategic" -- the Sultanate remains a strong and trusted U.S. partner. We have requested meetings with Air Vice Marshal Yahya [...]
2008-04-09 12:38:00Embassy MuscatSECRETPARM PGOV PREL PTER KNNP MASS MNUC MOPS ECON
08MUSCAT384OMAN INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS PAVE WAY FOR
[...] (SBU) Oman's investment in its infrastructure is paying dividends, as port development has led to greater foreign participation in various downstream industrial opportunities, while improvements to Oman's air transportation network will facilitate increased tourist arrivals. Road construction [...]
2008-05-26 12:23:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINV EAIR MU
08MUSCAT812BACKGROUND ON OMAN FOR CENTCOM ASSESSMENT TEAM
[...] (C) One of our oldest and most dependable friends in the region, Oman remains a valued ally. This year marks the 175th anniversary of the U.S.-Oman "Treaty of Amity and Commerce," second oldest in the Middle East and North Africa. In 2009, we will begin negotiations on renewal of our bilate [...]
2008-11-24 14:01:00Embassy MuscatSECRET//NOFORNPARM PGOV PREL PTER ECON EFIN ETRD MASS MOPS
08MUSCAT992008 OMAN INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT: PART I
[...] No summary [...]
2008-02-05 13:23:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV USTR OPIC MU
08NAIROBI1456KENYA INFORMATION ON FORCED LABOR AND CHILD LABOR IN THE
[...] Summary: Forced labor is insignificant in Kenya in the production of manufactured goods. There is virtually no child labor in the formal manufacturing sector. The number of child workers in Kenya dropped by over 47% in five years, from 1.9 million in 1999 to 1 million in December 2005. Over [...]
2008-06-16 04:26:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI KE
08NAIROBI1657 KENYA IDP RETURN OPERATION OVERVIEW
[...] (U) The pace of internally displaced person (IDP) returns from host communities and formal camps has slowed significantly following an initial surge of predominately agricultural IDP returns to pre-crisis areas. The Government of Kenya (GOK) stated during the month of June that all formal IDP [...]
2008-07-07 14:31:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PHUM PREL KE
08NAIROBI2253MT. ELGON: STATUS OF INVESTIGATIONS ALLEGATIONS OF
[...] (C) In late July, the international NGO Human Rights Watch (HRW) issued a second, more detailed report alleging security forces' involvement in serious human rights violations during the joint military-police operation against the Sabaot Land Defense Force (SLDF) in Mt. Elgon in March-April 200 [...]
2008-09-24 15:57:00Embassy NairobiCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL PGOV KDEM MOPS MASS KPKO KCRM KE
08NAIROBI2660EL WAK RESIDENTS ACCUSE KENYAN SECURITY FORCES OF
[...] (C) Summary. 34 residents of El Wak, North Eastern Province, interviewed by Embassy Officers have alleged that Kenyan security forces, primarily police, engaged in human rights abuses as part of an operation in late October to confiscate illegal arms. The pattern of operations -- and allega [...]
2008-11-25 12:32:00Embassy NairobiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM MOPS ASEC KE
08NAIROBI2676NAIROBI CORE EAC CONVENED TO DISCUSS RECENT THREAT REPORTING
[...] (S/NF) Summary: Embassy Nairobi's Acting Deputy Chief of Mission (DCM) convened Post's Core Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on 28 November 2008 to discuss recent reporting contained in RefTel regarding a threat to the Lamu Festival taking place in Lamu, Kenya from 28 to 30 December 2008 and [...]
2008-11-26 14:01:00Embassy NairobiSECRET//NOFORNASEC KE PTER
08NAIROBI383KENYAN CEOS CALL FOR PEACE, RECONCILIATION, REFORMS, AND
[...] (SBU) Summary: Over 300 CEOs from firms employing 12 million Kenyans met on February 5 to issue a strong statement on the need for peace, security, reconciliation, reconstruction, and reform for Kofi Annan to deliver to Government-ODM negotiators. Although the final text (para 8) of the CEO su [...]
2008-02-06 12:02:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN ELAB ETRD KE
08NEWDELHI1275NEW DELHI WEEKLY ECON OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF MAY
[...] (U) Below is a compilation of Economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of May 5-9, 2008, including the following items: -- GOVT MOVES ON DIVESTMENT PLANS -- GOVT BANS SOME MORE FUTURES TRADING -- CONTROVERSY OVER BIOTECH CROPS AND FOOD -- INDIA INCREASES FOOD GRAIN STOCKS - [...]
2008-05-09 11:34:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR EFIN EINV EPET ETRD SENV IN ECPS BEXP
08NEWDELHI1976NEW DELHI BI-WEEKLY ESTH REPORT
[...] Summary: This edition of the New Delhi ESTH report includes an update on the die-off of a critically endangered crocodilian species; EmbOffs meeting with a company that provides Greenhouse Gas (GHG) monitoring solutions in the building sector; biofuels; a shortage of scientists in GOI researc [...]
2008-07-18 08:12:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO SENV AMED KSCA ECON TSPL TRGY TNGD EIND ENRG
08NEWDELHI2641WITH THE UPCOMING LAUNCH OF "CHANDRAYAAN I" MOON MISSION,
[...] (U) Summary. The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) is poised to take on many ambitious projects with the aim of establishing broader international collaborations, developing novel technologies to meet social and economic development needs, and attracting and harnessing India's young ta [...]
2008-10-03 10:50:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG TRGY SENV KGHG TSPL TNGD EIND KSCA ECON
08NEWDELHI3012NEW DELHI WEEKLY ECON OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF
[...] (U) Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of November 24 to November 28, 2008, including the following: -- July-September GDP Growth Surprises at 7.6% -- Budget Session of Parliament Outlook -- GOI Restricts Steel Imports -- GOI Considering Curren [...]
2008-11-28 10:55:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR EAIR ECON ECPS EFIN EINV EMIN ENRG EPET ETRD
08NEWDELHI3104 INDIAN TSUNAMI EARLY WARNING SYSTEM TECHNICALLY
[...] SUMMARY: (SBU) In October 2008, SCIOFF and SCIFSN toured the Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES)-affiliated National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT) facilities in Chennai and the Indian National Center for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS) in Hyderabad, and spoke with scientific staff abo [...]
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08NEWDELHI701HARYANA BELLWETHER: A PROSPEROUS STATE WITH STRONG
[...] (C) Summary: January 20-22, Emboffs traveled to Haryana to gauge the political, economic, and social climate of the state. Journalists and politicians alike described the pace of development as constant and fast in Haryana regardless of which political party leads the state, leading to overall [...]
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08NICOSIA180TURKISH CYPRIOT-ADMINISTERED AREA -- EIGHTH ANNUAL
[...] (U) Paras 3-6 are sensitive but unclassified -- not for internet distribution. 2. (U) Embassy Nicosia hereby submits information for the April 2007 - March 2008 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report. Embassy point of contact is Amy E. Dahm, Political Section, Tel: (357) 22-39-3345, Fax: (357) [...]
2008-03-14 11:12:00Embassy NicosiaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB CY
08NICOSIA32CYPRUS: 2008 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] EU nationals permanently residing in the Republic of Cyprus, and EU registered legal entities with jurisdiction, central management or primary place of business in the Republic of Cyprus may acquire real estate (of any type or size) without prior approval by the District Administration Office [...]
2008-01-14 10:19:00Embassy NicosiaUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ECON ETRD ELAB OPIC KTDB USTR CY
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