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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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07LIMA1797COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR ASSISTANT LEGAL ADVISER MARK
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance forthe visit to Peru of Mark Clodfelter, Assistant Legal Adviser for International Claims and Investment Disputes from May 22-24, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to attend the seminar and workshop on investor-state dispute resolution. Hotel accommo [...]
2007-05-18 17:28:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC OTRA KIDE PE
07LIMA1804THE SNIP SNIPPED: STREAMLINED PUBLIC PROJECTS
[...] (U) SUMMARY: With Economy/Finance (MEF) Minister Luis Carranza out of the country, President Garcia issued an emergency decree allowing Regional Presidents to approve public investment projects based solely on project summaries, effectively dismantling the Finance Ministry's Public Investment S [...]
2007-05-18 21:37:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PGOV EINV EAID PE
07LIMA1825COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA PERSONNEL - ASO - CMO -
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Aviation Safety Inspectors Larry D. Sutton and Edward Morales from June 17-22, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to conduct maintenance facility inspection at Seman, Las Palmas, Peru of aircraft records, aging aircraft inspectio [...]
2007-05-22 15:23:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ASEC OTRA PE
07LIMA1826COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR HHS/FDA AMY GREEN
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Amy Green, Consumer Safety Officer, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, FDA, HHS from June 2 -9, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to provide FDA/Joint Institute for Food Supply and Applied Nutrition (JIFSAN)GAPS Train- [...]
2007-05-22 16:06:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC OTRA KSCA TBIO US PE
07LIMA183COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NIH/FIC DR. ROSENTHAL
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Dr. Joshua Rosenthal, Deputy Director, Division of International Center, NIH from January 21-26, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to attend a meeting of the Convention on Biological Diversity's group of technical experts on an [...]
2007-01-23 13:54:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO OTRA ASEC KSCA PE
07LIMA1835COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOE/NNSA/NA10/DPTRAV AHLE
[...] (U) The Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Larry E. Ahle from June 10 - 17, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to present a talk at the 7th Latin American Symposium on Nuclear Physics and Applications, describing current nuclear physics research relevant to G [...]
2007-05-22 21:49:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG TRGY KNNP OTRA ASEC PE
07LIMA184COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NASA PERSONNEL
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of the following NASA personnel: David Carter: February 7-17, 2007 Philip Liebrecht: February 10-14, 2007 The purpose of the visit is to participate in the re-opening ceremony of the NASA Satellite Laser Ranging (SLR) station [...]
2007-01-23 16:42:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTSPA OTRA ASEC PE
07LIMA2017NAS MONTHLY REPORT FOR MAY 2007
[...] (U) The key developments in May 2007: ** A total of 1,583 hectares of coca has now been eradicated and 10,752 square meters of seedbeds have been eliminated. ** A second eradication front in Ucayali is slated to start in early June. ** The U.S. Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) o [...]
2007-06-08 20:02:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR KCRM ASEC PREL PE
07LIMA2026DECENTRALIZATION: GOVERNMENT AMBIVALENCE AND
[...] (SBU) Summary: Decentralization -- the transfer of administrative responsibility from the national government to regions and municipalities -- is a cornerstone of the Garcia government's state reform plan. In pursuit of this policy, President Garcia recently signed a decree transferring 185 f [...]
2007-06-11 15:19:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PHUM ECON ETRD EINV PE
07LIMA2052COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR AVIATION SECURITY INSPECTORS
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Kevin Yap-Sam, Rosemary Austin and Anthony Rivera from July 10 - 17, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to assess security conditions as required by 49 USC, Section 44907, formerly known as the International Security and Develop [...]
2007-06-12 22:16:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ASEC OTRA PTER PE
07LIMA2090COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR HHS/CDC LIHUA XIAO
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Lihua Xiao, Microbiologist, NCID, HHS/CDC from June 18-27, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to lecture on molecular epidemiology of human cryptosporidiosis and discuss results and plans of collaborative research on Chagas diseas [...]
2007-06-15 12:58:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA ASEC KSCA CDC US PE
07LIMA2091COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR HHS/CDC MARILIYN DISIRIO
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Marilyn Disirio, Associate Director for Global Health, NCEH, CDC, HHS from August 10-12, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to attend a Water Safety Plan Meeting Conference and Report Discussion. No embassy assistance has been r [...]
2007-06-15 12:59:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA ASEC KSCA CDC US PE
07LIMA2097COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR ROBERT ZOELLICK AND STAFFORD
[...] (U) The Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Robert Zoellick, USG nominee for President of the World Bank and Treasury Official George Edward Stafford Via, from June 16 - 17, 2007. The purpose of the travel is conduct consultations and meetings. When depar [...]
2007-06-15 16:50:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN OTRA ASEC PE
07LIMA2100COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NIH/FIC NIAID GROUP
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of the following NIH staff from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID): Mr. John Brooks, June 17-21, 2007; Ms. Maureen Power, June 17-21, 2007; Ms. Tamara Kees, June 17-22, 2007; Ms. Deanna Ingersoll, [...]
2007-06-15 19:35:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA ASEC KSCA TBIO PE
07LIMA2135CONGRESS LABOR COMMITTEE ON THE GENERAL LABOR LAW
[...] (SBU) Summary: Two pro-labor members of Congress's labor committee described efforts to overcome remaining obstacles to the draft General Labor Law (GLL) and their hope that Congress will approve the law by the end of the year. They warned that critics were nitpicking to death an historic pi [...]
2007-06-19 18:34:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB ETRD PGOV PHUM ECON PE
07LIMA2143COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA PERSONNEL - ASO - CMO -
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Aviation Safety Inspector Robert L. Feldman from August 13-17, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to conduct inspection of Amerijet Aircraft Records, and perform facility inspection at AeroInversiones Del Peru. No embassy assi [...]
2007-06-19 21:51:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ASEC OTRA PE
07LIMA2181SCENESETTER FOR PM DAS COULTER-LED JUNE 26-27
[...] (SBU) Your visit to Peru to lead the first-ever Political-Military talks between Peru and the United States comes at a time when relations between Lima and Washington are in excellent shape. Since assuming office in July 2006, President Garcia has maintained the solid macroeconomic fundament [...]
2007-06-21 21:07:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV SNAR PE MARR
07LIMA2183PROPOSED STUDY SITES FOR GRANT 2 RO1 FD 002150-04, PHASE II
[...] No summary [...]
2007-06-22 14:31:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDKSCA TBIO OTRA US PE
07LIMA219COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA PERSONNEL:
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Benjamin Garrido-Godoy and Walter Wheeler from January 29 to February 7, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to conduct annual certification of servicio de electronics (SELEC) and initial certification of Seman Satellite at Jorge [...]
2007-01-26 18:17:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR OTRA ASEC PE
07LIMA221PERU 2007 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT (PART 1/2)
[...] No summary [...]
2007-01-26 18:36:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ETRD KTDB ELAB PGOV OPIC USTR PE
07LIMA222PERU 2007 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT (PART 2/2)
[...] No summary [...]
2007-01-26 18:40:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ETRD KTDB ELAB PGOV OPIC USTR PE
07LIMA2275COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA PERSONNEL - GEORGE
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Civil Engineer for Office of Airports, FAA, George Israel Legarreta from July 28 to Aug. 4, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to represent the U.S. FAA and chair the ICAO GREPECAS Task Force Runway End Safety Areas and Runway S [...]
2007-07-03 22:03:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ASEC OTRA PE
07LIMA2276COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR USGS KEEFER
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Mr. David Keefer, Research Geologist, from July 25 - Aug. 14, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to conduct fieldwork in areas of Peru that have experienced recurrent episodes of earthquake-induced landsliding followed by long-te [...]
2007-07-03 22:03:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA ASEC TPHY KSCA TBIO PE
07LIMA2313DAS COULTER'S VISIT TO PERU FOR POL-MIL TALKS
[...] (SBU) Peru and the United States held their first-ever bilateral POL-MIL talks on June 26 in Lima. Participants noted the striking overlap between the Peruvians' vision of their own security and that of the United States. The Peruvian team, made up of both Foreign Ministry and Ministry of D [...]
2007-07-06 17:45:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PHUM VE PE
07LIMA2317COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA PERSONNEL - ALAN JEFFREY
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Wichita Aircraft Certification Office Flight Test Pilot Alan Jeffrey Barton from July 10 to 12, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to conduct Cessna Mustang Model 510 High Altitude Engine Certification tests. No embassy assista [...]
2007-07-06 19:02:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ASEC OTRA PE
07LIMA2323OLLANTA HUMALA - THE BENEFITS OF SOCIAL UNREST
[...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Struble paid a cordial farewell call on Ollanta Humala, president of the Nationalist Party of Peru (PNP) on July 3. Humala said the Garcia administration's indifference to Peru's social problems was causing mounting unrest in the country. Humala noted his growing all [...]
2007-07-06 23:31:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALPE PGOV PHUM PINR PREL SNAR
07LIMA2345PERU FORECASTS 7% GDP GROWTH FOR 2007, SHIFTS
[...] In its latest medium-term economic report, the GOP raised its forecasted GDP growth rate for 2007 to 7.0 percent from its August 2006 forecast of 5.5 percent. This reviewed increase is in line with the Central Bank's May 2007 poll of local financial institutions and economists. The GOP repor [...]
2007-07-09 22:16:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDECON SOCI PGOV ETRD PE
07LIMA2347PERU FORECASTS 7% GDP GROWTH FOR 2007, SHIFTS
[...] In its latest medium-term economic report, the GOP raised its forecasted GDP growth rate for 2007 to 7.0 percent from its August 2006 forecast of 5.5 percent. This reviewed increase is in line with the Central BankQs May 2007 poll of local financial institutions and economists. The GOP repor [...]
2007-07-10 13:41:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDECON SOCI PGOV ETRD PE
07LIMA243COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA PERSONNEL: PAUL H.
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Paul H. Grandhahl from February 20-27, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to conduct surveillance on assigned operator, Murray Air, LLC heavy maintenance activities. No embassy assistance has been requested. When departing Li [...]
2007-01-29 22:13:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR OTRA ASEC PE
07LIMA2503COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR HHS/CDC MARIE HICKS
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Marie Hicks, Public Health Advisor, NCIRD, CDC, HHS from August 21-24, 2007. The purpose of this trip is the Influenza Division Bilateral Cooperative Agreement with Peru to increase capacity for health information collection res [...]
2007-07-24 15:34:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA ASEC KSCA SENV CDC AR BR PE
07LIMA2504COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR HHS/CDC CARYN BERN
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Caryn Bern, Medical Officer, NCZVED, CDC, HHS from August 22-29 and September 1-4, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to work with collaborators in Asociacion Benefica Proyectos en Salud, Medicina y Agricultura (A.B. PRISMA) on d [...]
2007-07-24 15:34:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA ASEC KSCA SENV CDC AR BR PE
07LIMA2505COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR HHS/CDC JERRY CEGIELSKI
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Jerry Cegielski, Medical Officer, CCID/NCHHSTP, CDC, HHS from August 24 - September 1, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to participate in a site visit and meetings related to the Preserving Effective TB Treatment Study (PETTS) a [...]
2007-07-24 15:35:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA ASEC KSCA CDC BL PE
07LIMA2542SCENESETTER FOR UNDERSECRETARY HUGHES
[...] (SBU) Summary: You will arrive in Peru as President Alan Garcia closes his first year in office with a bang and with a whimper. The bang is the probable approval by the U.S. Congress of the U.S.-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement (PTPA). The PTPA has been the centerpiece of Garcia's market-orien [...]
2007-07-26 20:13:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV MARR ECON ETRD PHUM PE
07LIMA2547COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR ANN MOEN
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Ann Moen, Associate Director for Extramural Program, NCIRD, HHS/CDC from August 21-24, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to provide an oppportunity to meet with project staff to review progress and plan for the second year of th [...]
2007-07-26 21:53:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA ASEC KSCA SENV CDC BR AR PE
07LIMA2553COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NSF OFFICIAL CASSANDRA FESEN
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Dr. Cassandra Fesen, Program Manager in the Division of Atmospheric Sciences (ATM) from July 31 - August 5, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to attend the First Low Latitude Ionospheric Sensor Network Workshop in Lima. Control O [...]
2007-07-27 20:10:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA ASEC TPHY NSFO PE
07LIMA2618COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CODEL RANGEL, LEVIN,
[...] (U) The Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Reps Charles Rangel, Sander M. Levin, Allyson Schwartz, and accompanying staff members: Timothy Reif, Viji Rangaswami and Matthew John Beck, from August 5-8, 2007. The purpose of the trip is to meet with head of s [...]
2007-08-02 15:10:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOREP OTRA ASEC AMGT AFIN ES PE
07LIMA2653AMENDED: COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CODEL RANGEL,
[...] (U) The Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Reps Charles Rangel, Sander M. Levin, Allyson Schwartz, Gregory Meeks and accompanying staff members: Timothy Reif, Viji Rangaswami, Matthew John Beck, and Annie Minguez from August 5-8, 2007. The purpose of the t [...]
2007-08-03 22:09:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOREP OTRA ASEC AMGT AFIN ES PE
07LIMA267COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR HHS/CDC LAURA CONKLIN,
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Laura Conklin, Carlos Sanchez, Antonio Neri, Paula Staley, Wendy Blumenthal, Jeffery Jarrett, Leslie Hausman, James Durant, and Rene Suarez-Soto from February 26 to March 15, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to assist in Cerro [...]
2007-01-31 13:51:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA ASEC US CDC PE
07LIMA2704COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA PERSONNEL - ASO - CMO -
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Aviation Safety Inspector Vincent Murray from August 19-22, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to perform a 14 CFR 121 required surveillance on Delta Airlines including personnel, equipment, facilities and operations at Jorge Ch [...]
2007-08-08 21:44:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ASEC OTRA PE
07LIMA2706COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA PERSONNEL: SPIVEY AND
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Kenneth Spivey, Manager, Southern Region FAAST Team and Raul Pomales, Aviation Safety Inspector from September 4-6, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to confer with the DGAC on the programs available from the FAA FAAST Team in [...]
2007-08-08 22:21:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ASEC OTRA PE
07LIMA2708PRESIDENT MORALES BLASTS NEOLIBERAL MODEL DURING
[...] (U) Summary: During his first visit to Peru as Bolivian President August 1, Evo Morales met with President Garcia to discuss bilateral integration, addressed Peru's Congress, and met with local indigenous and labor leaders. In his speech to Congress, Morales called for an end to discrimination [...]
2007-08-08 22:32:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL SNAR PINR BO PE
07LIMA2712COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NIH/FIC DRS. NASH AND
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Dr. Siddhartha Mahanty, Staff Clinician, and Dr. Theodore Nash, Head, Gastrointestinal Parasites Section, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIH from August 14-19, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to conduc [...]
2007-08-09 14:04:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA ASEC KSCA TBIO PE
07LIMA2756COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA PERSONNEL: GARRIDO-GODOY
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Benjammin F. Garrido-Godoy, Team Leader, and Walter Wheeler, Aviation Safety Inspector from September 6-12, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to conduct follow-up inspection of LC Burse A 14 CFR Part 129.14 Operator and Aviacion [...]
2007-08-13 20:37:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ASEC OTRA PE
07LIMA2757COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR EPA'S DAVIS JONES AND JORGE
[...] (U) The Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of EPA Officials Davis Jones, International Enforecement Training Coordinator, and Jorge Martinez from August 18-29, 2007. The purpose of the trip is to train Peruvian officials on Principles of Environmental Encorcem [...]
2007-08-13 20:46:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV ASEC OTRA KSCA TPHY EPA PE
07LIMA2769AMENDMENT: COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA PERSONNEL:
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Aviation Safety Inspectors Robert L. Feldman and Jack Holbrook from August 19-24, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to conduct inspection of aircraft records on Amerijet Aircraft, and a facility inspection at AeroInversiones Del [...]
2007-08-14 22:16:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ASEC OTRA PE
07LIMA2770AMENDED COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA PERSONNEL:
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Benjammin F. 4-14, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to conduct follow-up inspection of LC Burse A 14 CFR Part 129.14 Operator and Aviacion Lider. Hotel accommodations have been arranged and confirmed at the Miraflores Park Pl [...]
2007-08-14 22:39:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ASEC OTRA PE
07LIMA2799COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA PERSONNEL LABAY, MARCUS
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Aviation Safety Inspector Marcus Allen Labay from August 19-22, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to conduct ATOS constructed DOR 5.1.1, line stations and 1.3.16, fueling at Continental Airlines, Inc., Lima Peru operations. No [...]
2007-08-16 19:59:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ASEC OTRA PE
07LIMA2825COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR USGS HEILWEIL
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Mr. Victor Heilweil, Hydrologist, from September 13-23, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to participate as a technical expert in a technical cooperation mission on behalf of the International Atomic Energy Agency to Piura regard [...]
2007-08-17 22:58:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA ASEC TPHY KSCA TBIO PE
07LIMA2826COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR S/P WILLIAM MCILHENNY
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Mr. William McIlhenny, Member of the Policy Planning Staff, Office of the Secretary (S/P),from August 21-22, 2007. Mr. McIlhenny is a member of the delegation of the Under Secretary for Economic, Business, and Agricultural Aff [...]
2007-08-17 23:05:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA ASEC PREL BR CO PE
07LIMA290PERU: CRISIS WITH CHILE AVERTED
[...] (SBU) Summary: Following passage of Chilean legislation that, in effect, altered the territorial boundaries between Chile and Peru, intensive behind-the-scenes diplomacy helped avert a bilateral crisis, according to MFA contacts. Government officials are satisfied with the Chilean Constitutio [...]
2007-01-31 22:12:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PE
07LIMA3011AMENDED COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA PERSONNEL
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Aviation Safety Inspectors Robert L. Feldman and Jack Holbrook from September 9-14, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to conduct inspection of aircraft records on Amerijet Aircraft, and a facility inspection at AeroInversiones D [...]
2007-09-06 20:49:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ASEC OTRA PE
07LIMA3013COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA PERSONNEL GREGORY MARK
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Inspector Gregory Mark Lietke from September 17-19, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to conduct surveillance on assigned operator, Spirit Airlines, Inc. operations activities. No embassy assistance has been requested. When [...]
2007-09-06 21:50:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ASEC OTRA PE
07LIMA3014COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR IAF PERSONNEL WILBUR WRIGHT
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Inter-American Foundation Staff Member Wilbur Wright from September 10-26, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to visit and monitor existing IAF development projects FY07. No Embassy assistance has been requested. When departin [...]
2007-09-06 21:51:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID OTRA ASEC PE
07LIMA3015COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR RICHARD RAWL
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Richard Rawl, Oak Ridge National Laboratory from September 23-28, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to participate at National Training Course on Security During Transport of Radioactive Material. No embassy assistance has bee [...]
2007-09-06 21:52:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYIAEA ENRG TRGY AORC KNNP OTRA ASEC PE
07LIMA3031COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR IAF PRESIDENT AMBASSADOR
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Ambassador Larry Plamer and ramon E. Daubon, Inter-American Foundation from September 19-23, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to visit and monitor existing IAF development projects FY07. No Embassy assistance has been requeste [...]
2007-09-07 20:19:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID OTRA ASEC PE
07LIMA3060SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF SECRETARY GUTIERREZ
[...] (SBU) Summary: You will arrive in Peru at a good time for President Alan Garcia. Last month, the government statistics office declared that poverty rates had declined significantly to 44.5%. Last week, President Garcia took his first steps on the world stage at the APEC Summit in Sydney, an [...]
2007-09-11 19:53:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON OVIP
07LIMA3066BUILDING POLICE PRESENCE - AND BETTER FUTURES -
[...] No summary [...]
2007-09-11 21:47:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR KCRM ASEC PREL PE
07LIMA309GARCIA RE-CENTRALIZES DECENTRALIZATION
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Garcia government in late January formally placed the bureaucratic entity responsible for decentralization into the Council of Ministers structure. Some observers emphasize the irony that the central government has reasserted control over a mechanism intended to distribute a [...]
2007-02-02 15:04:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KDEM PE
07LIMA3136GOP FORMALLY REQUESTS HUMANITARIAN DEMINING
[...] (U) Summary: On August 1, the GOP formally requested USG assistance for humanitarian demining efforts. Post strongly supports the request and assesses that GOP interest and commitment to the program is high. Demining assistance would contribute to the overall USG foreign policy objective of [...]
2007-09-17 22:53:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM MCAP MASS MARR AFIN AMGT PE
07LIMA3216COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NIH/FIC DR. BENES TRUS,
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Dr. Benes Trus, Senior Investigator, Center for Information Technology, NIH from September 21-30, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to attend the 9th Inter-American Congress of Electron Microscopy in Cuzco. Dr. Trus will prese [...]
2007-09-21 17:24:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA ASEC KSCA TBIO PE
07LIMA3217THE MAJAZ REFERENDUM: A VOTE AGAINST MINING
[...] (SBU) Summary: Residents of three districts in the northern region of Piura voted September 16 to reject development of the Majaz copper deposit owned by the Chinese Zijin Consortium. The referendum is the latest event in two years of conflict between civil society and community groups that a [...]
2007-09-21 17:37:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ECON EINV EMIN PE PINR
07LIMA3229COCA GROWERS ELECT AFFILIATES OF CHAVEZ ASSOCIATE
[...] (SBU) Summary: Peru's largest coca-growers' organization elected new leadership September 14. Former leader Nelson Palomino, whose recent moderation was seen as bought by the GOP, lost his seat to individuals associated with the Peruvian Nationalist Party (PNP) and Venezuelan President Hugo C [...]
2007-09-24 13:26:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV SNAR PE
07LIMA3324COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR HHS/CDC CARYN BERN
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Caryn Bern, Medical Officer, NCZVED/COGH, HHS/CDC, from October 11-15, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to work with collaborators in Asociacion Benefica Proyectos en Salud, Medicina y Agricultura (A.B. PRISMA) on data from stud [...]
2007-10-03 13:38:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA ASEC KSCA CDC BL PE
07LIMA3325COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NIH/FIC DR. JERONIMO,
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Dr. Jose Jeronimo, Investigator, National Cancer Institute, NIH from October 6-8, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to speak at the XX Congress of the Cancerology. Control Officer would appreciate e-mail report of visit. No emb [...]
2007-10-03 13:38:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA ASEC KSCA TBIO PE
07LIMA3326COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR HHS/FDA DAVID LEPAY,
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of David Lepay, Medical Officer, Office of the Commissioner, FDA, HHS from October 14-19, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to serve as faculty and US FDA representative to a Pan American Health Organization sponsored training wor [...]
2007-10-03 13:38:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA ASEC KSCA TBIO US PE
07LIMA3327COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR HHS/CDC CHARLES RUPPRECHT
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Charles Rupprecht, Chief, Rabies Program, NCZVED/COGH, HHS/CDC, from October 21-25, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to provide consultation to the MOH on rabies prevention and control. POC would appreciate trip report of visi [...]
2007-10-03 13:38:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA ASEC KSCA CDC BL PE
07LIMA3369AMENDMENT: COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR HHS/CDC CARYN
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Caryn Bern, Medical Officer, NCZVED/COGH, HHS/CDC, from Oct. 11-21 & Oct. 26-27, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to work with collaborators in Asociacion Benefica Proyectos en Salud, Medicina y Agricultura (A.B. PRISMA) on dat [...]
2007-10-09 21:48:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA ASEC KSCA CDC BL PE
07LIMA338IMF COMMENDS PERU, BUT CHALLENGES REMAIN
[...] (U) Summary: On January 26, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) approved a stand-by agreement with the GOP for 2007-2009 during which the IMF will support the GOP's economic program. The IMF commended the GOP for its prudent conduct of fiscal policy in recent years, which is largely responsi [...]
2007-02-06 17:11:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINV EFIN ELAB PGOV USTR PE
07LIMA3518PERU LOWERS TARIFFS AGAIN, UNILATERALLY
[...] Summary: The Government of Peru (GOP) unilaterally lowered its tariffs again, to a 5.8 percent average tariff, from the previous 8.0 percent and over 60 percent in the mid-1990s. The GOP will likely continue this trend, reinforced by the prospect of ratification of the U.S.-Peru Trade Promoti [...]
2007-10-26 20:31:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDETRD ECON EFIN PGOV ENRG EAGR USTR PE CI
07LIMA354PERU'S MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE CONCEPT PAPER
[...] SUMMARY: The GOP's MCC Coordinator, Ben Schneider, will visit Washington February 12-13 to meet with State, USAID, MCA indicator institutions, and to present the GOP's draft Concept Paper to the MCC. The concept paper focuses on two of the most important indicators that Peru failed, Control of [...]
2007-02-07 12:16:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDKMCC PGOV PREL ECON ETRD EAID SNAR PE
07LIMA3581DECENTRALIZATION: THE VIEW FROM LORETO
[...] (C) Summary: As one of Peru's most isolated and poorest regions, Loreto is in some ways a microcosm of the challenges facing the administration's efforts to decentralize state functions and improve government. A variety of political actors in Loreto agree that decentralization has failed, at [...]
2007-11-07 11:45:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM ECON ETRD EINV PE
07LIMA3637PERU TO CO-SPONSOR UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY RESOLUTION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-14 21:59:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALAORC SOCI UNGA PE
07LIMA3673ONDCP DIRECTOR WALTERS SEES PROGRESS IN PERU'S WAR
[...] (C) Summary: ONDCP Director Walters met with Interior Minister Luis Alva Castro and Drug Policy Agency (DEVIDA) head Romulo Pizarro during a November 5-6 visit to Lima. Alva Castro characterized Peru's anti-drug efforts as an urgent fight to which U.S. assistance was critical. Pizarro credite [...]
2007-11-20 13:37:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER SNAR PE
07LIMA3776NAS MONTHLY REPORT, NOVEMBER 2007
[...] (U) The key developments in November 2007: ** CORAH surpasses the coca eradication goal of 10,000 hectares for CY 2007. ** President Garcia tells visiting ONDCP Director John Walters that he strongly supports controls on precursor chemicals, money laundering, and asset forfeiture. ** N [...]
2007-12-06 19:22:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PREL SNAR KCRM PE
07LIMA3853BOLIVIA CRISIS: CONCERN ABOUT POTENTIAL SPILLOVER
[...] (C) Summary: Peruvian observers are watching Bolivia's political crisis, including its possible impact on Peruvian investments, with great concern. Our foreign ministry (MFA) contacts tell us their main worry regarding Bolivia is stability but, while concerned about the government's confronta [...]
2007-12-17 21:54:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM PINR BO PE
07LIMA393COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR RESEARCH GEOLOGIST KEEFER
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of David Keefer and Matthew Larsen from March 3-14, 2007. The purpose of this trip is for Dr. Keefer to present a lecture entitled Landslides in Tectonically Active Regions, while Dr. Larsen, a co-convener and organizer of a Lands [...]
2007-02-08 21:07:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTPHY OTRA KSCA TBIO ASEC PE
07LIMA397COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA PERSONNEL: SUTTON, DI
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Larry D. Sutton, Carmen Di Giacomo and Samuel Perry from March 4-10, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to conduct substantial maintenance facility inspection to Centurion Air Cargo, Inc., (CLCA, SEMAN-PERU (SPUY),Amerijet (PCS [...]
2007-02-09 13:50:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR OTRA ASEC PE
07LIMA417PERU GEARING UP TO HOST APEC 2008
[...] (SBU) Organizing the 21-member APEC events presents an enormous challenge for Peru. The GOP recognizes the benefits APEC can bring and is engaged in preparations, but Peru will need substantial help from other APEC members. The GOP already has an active High-Level Organizational Committee le [...]
2007-02-12 20:57:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON APECO ETRD ASEC PE
07LIMA447SCENESETTER FOR CODEL NELSON
[...] (SBU) Welcome to Peru. Your visit comes just after the six-month mark of President Alan Garcia's government, which sees itself as leading a "moderate" Pacific coast bloc of nations toward regional integration. While President Garcia does not know the U.S. well, he understands that a coincid [...]
2007-02-14 22:20:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ECON OTRA ETRD PE
07LIMA452COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CODEL NELSON AND STAFF
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Senator Bill Nelson, Mrs. Grace Nelson, Caroline Tess, Sherry Davich, and Capt. Gene Moran from February 21-23, 2007. Senator Nelson, Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC),will lead a CODEL on official business to Costa Rica [...]
2007-02-15 16:21:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN CO BL EC SC NU PE
07LIMA458SCENESETTER FOR DIRECTOR OF FOREIGN ASSISTANCE
[...] (SBU) Welcome to Peru. Your visit comes just after the six-month mark of President Alan Garcia's government, which sees itself as leading a "moderate" Pacific coast bloc of nations toward regional integration. While President Garcia does not know the U.S. well, he understands that a coincid [...]
2007-02-16 17:09:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ECON ETRD EAID PE
07LIMA46PERUVIAN REACTION TO DEPARTMENT'S SOFA TEXT
[...] (SBU) Pol Mil Officer and MAAG Chief met with Ambassador Bellina, Political Advisor to the Ministry of Defense and Director of Policy and Strategy, on December 20 to discuss the Department,s proposed SOFA text. Bellina reiterated the Peruvian position that any SOFA should be grounded in the [...]
2007-01-08 21:04:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDKICC PREL MARR PE
07LIMA485COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOE/NNSA/NA21/NNTRAV WRIGHT
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Kyle Alan Wright, Gregory Allen Herdes, and Jeremy Don Jamison from March 26 to April 1, 2007. The purpose of this trip is for the GTRI team to conduct meetings with Sensormatic, the Basic Ordering Agreement contractor for the [...]
2007-02-20 20:18:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG KNNP PARM OTRA ASEC PE
07LIMA502COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA PROGRAM MANAGER ROSES
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Dulce Maria Roses from March 26-31, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to attend the 4th MEVA II/Redding Coordination meeting. No embassy assistance has been requested. When departing Lima by air, the Republic of Peru imposes [...]
2007-02-21 17:26:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR OTRA ASEC PE
07LIMA503COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA SENIOR REPRESENTATIVE
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Mayte A. Ashby from February 26 to March 1, 2007. The purpose of the travel is to meet with the US Embassy and the Director General of Civil Aviation to discuss international aviation programs and areas of cooperation in civil a [...]
2007-02-21 17:26:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR OTRA ASEC PE
07LIMA535COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR USGS DEWEY + 1
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Research Geophysicist James Dewey and Supervisory Geophyscist Bruce Presgrave from March 8-16, 2007. The purpose of travel is to attend a meeting of the Directing Council of the Centro Regional de Sismoloia para America del Sur [...]
2007-02-23 15:44:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTPHY OTRA KSCA TBIO ASEC PE
07LIMA541COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DAS DAVID BALTON
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Ambassador David Balton, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans and Fisheries from February 26-28, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to attend and deliver the keynote address to the Humane Society International Conference [...]
2007-02-23 16:24:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA SENV EFIS PHSA ASEC PE
07LIMA545COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DEPUTY ASSISTANT MARA M. BURR
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Mara Burr, Deputy Assistant United States Trade Representative for Environment and Natural Resources Office of the United States Trade Representative from February 25-28, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to attend the Humane So [...]
2007-02-23 17:39:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA SENV EFIS PHSA ASEC PE
07LIMA558COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR HHS/CDC ERSHOVA
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Julia Ershova from March 17-26, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to conduct training course to participants of project implementation and evaluation of rapid diagnostic methods. No embassy assistance has been requested. Contr [...]
2007-02-27 15:00:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA KSCA ASEC CDC US PE
07LIMA559COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR SEVGI ARAL
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Sevgi Aral from Feb. 28 to March 5, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to attend meeting and provide technical expertise on the on-going Welcome Trust-funded Urban Community Randomized Trial of Sexually Transmitted Infections (S [...]
2007-02-27 15:01:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA KSCA ASEC US CDC PE
07LIMA561COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR ROBIN MATTHEWMAN, DEPUTY
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Robin Matthewman from March 7 - 17, 2007 to familiarize herself with Embassies Lima and La Paz. DCM Powers graciously offered her residence for the nights of March 7 and 8. Contol Officer Mark Kissel will meet and assist you a [...]
2007-02-27 15:45:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA AMGT APER ASEC BL PE
07LIMA57COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA PERSONNEL: HECTOR O.
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Hector O. Hermosilla and Teeluckdarie Koodie from February 5-9, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to conduct a FAA 14 CFR Part 129.14 inspection of Trans-American airlines DBA Taca Peru. No embassy assistance has been requested. [...]
2007-01-09 15:06:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR OTRA ASEC PE
07LIMA605COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA PERSONNEL:
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Benjamin Garrido-Godoy and Walter Wheeler from March 5-15, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to conduct annual certification of servicio de electronics (SELEC) and required item inspections at Celios del Peru, both located in Li [...]
2007-03-02 14:13:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR OTRA ASEC PE
07LIMA606COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA PERSONNEL: KUTTLER AND
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Mauricio Jose Kuttler and John Alger Shelden from March 18-30, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to provide a workshopon cabin safety modifications to existing transport category airplanes. No embassy assistance has been request [...]
2007-03-02 14:13:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR OTRA ASEC PE
07LIMA609COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR KENNEDY, DEPUTY DIRECTOR,
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Teresa J. Kennedy from March 7-9, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to work with the GLOBE Country office in Lima. No embassy assistance has been requested. POC and ESTH officer would appreciate e-mail report of visit. When [...]
2007-03-02 16:01:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA ASEC PE
07LIMA610COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR INTER-AMERICAN FOUNDATION
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the official visit to Peru of Wilber T. Wright from March 12-24, 2007. No embassy assistance has been requested. POC would appreciate e-mail report of visit. When departing Lima by air, the Republic of Peru imposes an airport departure tax on any [...]
2007-03-02 16:01:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID OTRA ASEC PE
07LIMA612COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR HHS/CDC PAZ-ARGANDONA
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Enrique Paz-Argandona from March 21-24, 2007. The purpose of the trip is to participate in the 3rd Environmental Representative meeting in Lima. No embassy assistance has been requested. POC would appreciate e-mail report of [...]
2007-03-02 16:09:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA ASEC KSCA US CDC BL PE
07LIMA613COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR HHS/CDC LAURA CONKLIN,
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Laura Conklin, Antonio Neri, Paula Staley, Wendy Blumenthal, Jeffery Jarrett, Leslie Hausman, James Durant, and Rene Suarez-Soto from March 26 TO April 12, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to assist in Cerro de Pasco collecti [...]
2007-03-02 16:09:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA ASEC KSCA US CDC PE
07LIMA617COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR TEWELL AND ASPELIN
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Craig R. Tewell and Mark Aspelin from March 18-24, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to participate on the regional training course on Foundations of Physical Protection of Nuclear Materials and Facilities for a group of membe [...]
2007-03-02 16:13:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYIAEA ENRG TRGY AORC KNNP OTRA ASEC AU PE
07LIMA632COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR AMBASSADOR MICHALAK AND
[...] (U) The Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Ambassador Michael Michalak and Matthew Rooney from March 11 - 20, 2007. The purpose of the travel is to meet with Lima counterparts to discuss APEC Peru 2008. Reservations within per diem have been made at JW Marri [...]
2007-03-05 19:03:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON OTRA CI PE
07LIMA670COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA PERSONNEL: TONG AND WEBRE
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Hien Ho Tong and James Louis Webre from March 24 - 31, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to teach a workshop on flight test related modifications on existing transport catergory airplanes. No embassy assistance has been reques [...]
2007-03-06 21:48:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR OTRA ASEC PE
07LIMA671COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR AMBASSADOR BLISS, US
[...] (U) The Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Ambassador Donald T. Bliss from March 30 to April 8, 2007. The purpose of the travel is to meet with ICAO's regional office in Lima and travel with an excursion group from Montreal to visit sites in Lima and Machu P [...]
2007-03-06 22:51:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR OTRA AMGT ICAO ASEC PE
07LIMA672 FIRST AMAZON BASIN CONSERVATION INITIATIVE PARTNERS
[...] SUMMARY: USAID held the first Amazon Basin Conservation Initiative (ABCI) partners meeting from February 5-8 to lay the foundation for developing detailed work plans to implement this regional, five-year, $65 million dollar program. Over seventy participants from the six partner consortia, U [...]
2007-03-07 13:19:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV EAID EAGR PE
07LIMA690COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR TREASURY DAS NANCY LEE AND
[...] (U) The Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Nancy Lee and Luyen Tran from March 19 - 23, 2007. The purpose of the travel is to support Treasury Secretary Paulson's official visit to Peru and consult with SIPDIS counterparts in the Peruvian Government on cu [...]
2007-03-08 20:15:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN OTRA ASEC PE
07LIMA707PERU LOWERS MAHOGANY EXPORT QUOTA
[...] SUMMARY: The GOP has lowered its mahogany export quota to 13,476 cubic meters. While significantly lower than last year's quota of 23,000m3, NGOs and Peru's scientific authority for CITES believe that the quota is still too high. The quota also does not permit (much less give a preference fo [...]
2007-03-12 12:22:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR SENV ETRD EAID ECON PE
07LIMA715COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR OES/IH FOREIGN AFFAIRS
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Katherine Bliss from March 17-26, 2007. The purpose of the trip is to attend the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention-sponsored meeting of Environmental Health Representatives of the Ministries of Health in the Andean [...]
2007-03-12 17:00:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA ASEC SENV TBIO PE
07LIMA717COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NIH/FIC DR. LEHRMAN
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Dr. Sandra Lehrman, Director, Therapeutics Research Program, NIH from March 13-18, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to participate in an international course, "HIV Pathogenesis, Prevention and Treatment Workshop." No embassy a [...]
2007-03-12 17:11:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO OTRA ASEC KSCA PE
07LIMA748COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA PERSONNEL:
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Benjamin Garrido-Godoy and Walter Wheeler from April 23 to May 3, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to conduct annual renewal certification inspection of Seman Repair Station in Lima. No embassy assistance has been requested. [...]
2007-03-13 22:30:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR OTRA ASEC PE
07LIMA749COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR TREASURY SECRETARY PAULSON
[...] (U) The Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, Wendy Judge Paulson, James Wilkinson, Brooklyn Jean McLaughlin, Clay Lowery, Lindsay Valdeon, Matthew Malloy, Matthew Langston, Ronnie Lilly and Molly Jane Cogan from o/a March 14 - [...]
2007-03-13 23:25:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN OTRA ASEC PE
07LIMA782COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR TREASURY PERSONNEL
[...] (U) The Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Benjamin Arthur Abramson, Special Assistant and Matthew Everson, Lead Advance from o/a March 16-22, 2007. The purpose of the travel is to support Treasury Secretary Paulson's official visit to Peru. When departin [...]
2007-03-15 23:11:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN OTRA ASEC PE
07LIMA785SCENE SETTER FOR SECRETARY PAULSON
[...] (SBU) Secretary Paulson: Welcome to Peru. Your visit provides an excellent opportunity to affirm USG support for the Garcia government's efforts to reduce poverty and expand social inclusion through continued market-oriented, investment-friendly growth policies. 2. (SBU) Peruvian governm [...]
2007-03-16 15:17:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ECON ETRD EFIN ENRG PE
07LIMA795COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOE/NNSA/NA21/NNTRAV
[...] (U) The Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Joseph Henry Schwartzel, Brian J. Abeyta, and Michael Vernon Strosinski from March 31 to April 8, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to visit Instituto Peruano de Energia Nuclear (IPEN) facilitites in Lima to review [...]
2007-03-16 20:00:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG KNNP PARM OTRA ASEC PE
07LIMA796COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA PERSONNEL: MUNOZ
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Jose A. Munoz, Aviation Safety Inspector, from March 19 to March 22, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to perform ATOS constructed dynamic observation report (CONDOR) and ATOS element performace inspections. No embassy assistan [...]
2007-03-16 23:14:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR OTRA ASEC PE
07LIMA82COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NIH/FIC MS. POULIOT
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Eileen Pouliot from January 11-21, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to conduct a site visit to new clinic under construction, to meet with staff, and discuss outstanding issues. No embassy assistance is requested. When depa [...]
2007-01-10 21:47:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO OTRA KSCA ASEC PE
07LIMA826PERU'S FERVOUR FOR GLOBAL TRADE MARCHES FORWARD
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: While Peru waits for the US Congress to consider the U.S.-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement (PTPA),the GOP continues to discuss and engage in trade negotiations with numerous other countries. Peru recently completed an expanded trade agreement with Chile in October 2006; will fi [...]
2007-03-19 23:18:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECIN EINV APECO PE BL CA CI CH CO EC
07LIMA83Country Clearance Approval - Annabella Reszczynski
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Piura, Peru of Annabella Reszczynski, FSN, Agricultural Specialist, Area 1, South America Region, International Services, APHIS/USDA from January 15 through January 21, 2007. The purpose of travel is to perform a Mango Pilot Project Eva [...]
2007-01-11 14:54:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC OTRA PE
07LIMA859Country Clearance Approval - O'Neill and Maher
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Patricia Maher and Karen O'Neill, Supply Chain Specialists, from April 15-18, 2007 for C-TPAT validations. Post assistance has not been requested. When departing Lima by air, the Republic of Peru imposes an airport departure [...]
2007-03-20 17:03:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC OTRA ECON 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
07LISBON1057PORTUGAL ON THE APRIL 19 EC STANDING COMMITTEE
[...] (C) On April 18, Ambassador Hoffman sent a letter incorporating reftel A talking points to Luis Caiano, Assistant to the Ministry of Agriculture's Deputy State Secretary of Agriculture and Fishes, urging Portugal to vote SIPDIS favorably at the April 19 Standing Committee of the Food Chain [...]
2007-04-19 11:29:00Embassy LisbonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNEAGR ECON ETRD EU PO
07LISBON1085PORTUGUESE VIEWS ON APRIL 23-24 FOREIGN MINISTERS
[...] (U) Pol-Econ officer spoke with Deputy EU Correspondent Ana Filomena Rocha about the U.S. policy views on the Balkans, Middle East, Africa, Cuba, and trade as requested reftels a and b. Rocha replied as follows: 2. (C) CUBA: The EU common position on Cuba will be marginal for the foreign m [...]
2007-04-20 16:13:00Embassy LisbonCONFIDENTIALIS IR AF KPAL ETRD PREL PO
07LISBON1297PORTUGAL'S VIEWS ON THE MAY 14-15 FOREIGN
[...] (U) Portuguese Deputy EU Correspondent Ana Filomena Rocha responded to the reftel U.S. policy interests on the Balkans, Middle East, Africa, Iran, and EU-Russia. She also shared Portugal's views on the Italian initiative to introduce a draft UN Resolution against the death penalty. 2. (C) [...]
2007-05-11 16:37:00Embassy LisbonCONFIDENTIALIS IR AF KPAL ETRD PREL
07LISBON1412PORTUGAL AT THE AUSTRALIA GROUP MEETING
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-21 16:01:00Embassy LisbonCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL CBW PO
07LISBON1443PORTUGAL'S EU PRESIDENCY SCHEDULE: UPDATE
[...] (U) Reftel, sent in January, provided an interim list of the major meetings Portugal would host during its EU Presidency, which begins July 1. This cable provides an updated list. (Note: The GOP is very sensitive about this list and requested that we PROTECT this information in official chann [...]
2007-05-22 15:27:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV ECON EU PO
07LISBON1467PORTUGALS VIEWS ON NSG, GLOBAL INTIATIVE, AND PSI
[...] (U) Visiting ISN/CPI Director Tony Foley called on Portuguese Ministry of Foreign Affairs Security and Disarmament Director Joao Corte Real May 3 to discuss issues before the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG),the Proliferation Security Initiativ (PSI),and the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclar T [...]
2007-05-24 16:10:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR MCAP PARM PREL PO
07LISBON1492PORTUGUESE PRIME MINISTER SOCRATES HEADS TO MOSCOW
[...] (C) SUMMARY: A month before Portugal assumes the EU Presidency and on the heels of the May EU-Russia Summit, PM Jose Socrates will travel to Moscow May 27-29 to discuss easing EU-Russia tensions and strengthening bilateral ties. Socrates will also encourage Putin to support UNSC consensus on K [...]
2007-05-25 17:17:00Embassy LisbonCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECIN OFDP EIND EINV EPET ETRD EUN
07LISBON1498DUSD FATA'S MISSILE DEFENSE BRIEF TO NATO PA
[...] Summary. DASD Fata provided a missile defense briefing to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly meeting in Portugal, stressing that the proposed long range system was to detect, deter, and defend against missile threats from the Middle East and that the system posed no threat to Russia. Fata stres [...]
2007-05-29 10:35:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDMARR MCAP MNUC PARM PO PREL
07LISBON1508PORTUGAL JOINS GLOBAL INITIATIVE; URGES EU
[...] On May 30 Portuguese Ministry of Foreign Affairs Chief of the Non-Proliferation Office Pedro Sousa Abreu provided diplomatic notes to us and to our Russian counterparts to endorse the Statement of Principles for the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism. Sousa Abreu noted that his off [...]
2007-05-30 13:46:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDPTER KNNP PARM PREL PO
07LISBON153PORTUGUESE EURODEPUTY ALONE IN RENDITION
[...] (C) At a January 11 lunch with Pol/Econ Counselor and poloff, Socialist Party (PS) International Relations Secretary Jose Lello and PS senior staffer Paulo Pisco SIPDIS discussed Ana Gomes' vocal campaign on rendition flights, internal party dynamics, and the European Socialist movement sta [...]
2007-01-17 18:26:00Embassy LisbonCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PO
07LISBON1560PORTUGAL ON JUNE 8 BIOTECH VOTE
[...] (C/NF) On June 5, PolEconOff delivered reftel A talking points to Rui Noronho from the Ministry of Agriculture Office of Planning and Policies (GPPAA),urging Portugal to vote favorably at the June 8 Standing Committee of the Food Chain and Public Health. Noronho reiterated the Portuguese po [...]
2007-06-06 16:41:00Embassy LisbonCONFIDENTIALEAGR ECON ETRD EU PO
07LISBON1622PORTUGAL'S VIEWS ON JUNE 18-19 FOREIGN MINISTERS
[...] (U) Portuguese Deputy EU Correspondent Ana Filomena Rocha responded to the reftel points on U.S. policy interests regarding Cuba, Serbia, Kosovo, and Sudan. 2. (C) Cuba: Rocha reported that Portugal supported the proposal to remove EU sanctions. She emphasized Portugal's interest in suppor [...]
2007-06-15 17:08:00Embassy LisbonCONFIDENTIALKPAL ENRG ETRD ETTC PARM PGOV PREL PO
07LISBON1679PORTUGAL ON JUNE 25 BIOTECH VOTE
[...] (C/NF) On June 21, PolEconOff delivered reftel A talking points to Rui Noronho of the Ministry of Agriculture's Office of Planning and Policies (GPPA),urging Portugal to vote favorably at the June 25 Standing Committee of the Food Chain and Public Health. Noronho reiterated the Portuguese p [...]
2007-06-22 15:07:00Embassy LisbonCONFIDENTIALEAGR ECON ETRD EU PO
07LISBON1766A/S SHANNON VISIT HIGHLIGHTS EU-LATIN AMERICA TIES
[...] (SBU) During Assistant Secretary Tom Shannon's visit to Portugal on June 25, he met with Portuguese government officials and EU member ambassadors to discuss Cuba, Venezuela, and Brazil. Overall, most agreed that the US policy of supporting a Cuban-directed solution after Castro would be the [...]
2007-07-05 14:29:00Embassy LisbonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV EAID PREL EUN PO
07LISBON1800PORTUGAL: REACTION TO US VIEWS ON UN HUMAN RIGHTS
[...] (U) Pol-econ officer delivered reftel points underscoring deep USG unhappiness with the results of the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) 5th Session with MFA Deputy Director of Human Rights and International Affairs Susana Vaz Patto. Patto replied that the Portuguese were also quite unhappy with t [...]
2007-07-10 14:57:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM UN EUN PO
07LISBON1812SCENESETTER FOR YOUR VISIT TO PORTUGAL JULY 19-20
[...] (SBU) Madam Secretary: Your visit -- at the beginning of Portugal's EU presidency -- is particularly timely and provides an excellent opportunity to try to shape from the outset the Portuguese government's priorities in a direction consistent with U.S. interests. Portugal - Steadfast Ally ------- [...]
2007-07-11 18:30:00Embassy LisbonSECRETPREL PO
07LISBON182PORTUGAL'S VIEWS ON JANUARY 22 GAERC MEETING
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: MFA's Deputy European Correspondent Ana Filomena Rocha offered the Portuguese perspective on items scheduled for January's General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) meeting. Portugal agrees with the EU consensus on most issues but (1) favors greater flexibility in d [...]
2007-01-19 17:12:00Embassy LisbonCONFIDENTIALYI PREL PGOV ENRG EAID MARR PO
07LISBON1841TOUR D'HORIZON OF PORTUGAL'S EU PRESIDENCY AGENDA
[...] (C) SUMMARY. In recent meetings with EUR/ERA director Bill Lucas, Portuguese officials shared their latest thinking on Lisbon's agenda for its EU presidency (July ) December 2007). Lisbon has a number of challenges on its plate: securing final approval of an EU reform treaty; holding an EU-Afr [...]
2007-07-16 12:56:00Embassy LisbonCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ETRD EUN PO
07LISBON1854A/S FRIED WITH PORTUGUESE DEFENSE STATESEC JOAO
[...] (C) Summary. Portuguese State Secretary for Defense Mira Gomes told A/S Fried that his ministry is considering a plan to lead an Operational Mentoring Liaison Team in Afghanistan in addition to Portugal's current military contributions there, although budgetary and political considerations may [...]
2007-07-18 14:39:00Embassy LisbonCONFIDENTIALMARR MOPS PREL PO AF RS EUN
07LISBON1856PORTUGAL - MOVING TOWARDS EU CONSENSUS ON KOSOVO
[...] (C) FM Luis Amado told A/S Daniel Fried on July 13 that the issue of Kosovo's independence was the most pressing near-term issue of Portugal's EU Presidency, aside from EU treaty reform. The two compared notes from their recent trips to the Balkans, confirming the challenges and next steps th [...]
2007-07-18 16:16:00Embassy LisbonCONFIDENTIALPREL EUN PO UN ZL
07LISBON1882PORTUGUESE VIEWS ON JULY 23 FOREIGN MINISTERS
[...] (U) Portuguese Deputy EU Correspondent Ana Filomena Rocha outlined Portugal's views on the reftel points on U.S. policy interests regarding Kosovo, the Ukraine, Iran, Middle East, and Sudan. She also offered a preview of EU discussions on the Democratic Republic of Congo and Libya. 2. (C) [...]
2007-07-23 06:37:00Embassy LisbonCONFIDENTIALKPAL ENRG ETRD ETTC PGOV PREL SOCI
07LISBON1974BELLINGER REVIEWS KOSOVO WITH PORTUGUESE
[...] (U) Department Legal Adviser John Bellinger, in Lisbon July 26-28 to continue a counterterrorism dialogue with the EU, also discussed the situation in Kosovo with senior Foreign Ministry Officials. 2. (C) During Bellinger's initial call to the Foreign Ministry, Bellinger emphasized the USG' [...]
2007-08-01 15:14:00Embassy LisbonCONFIDENTIALPREL EUN ZL PO
07LISBON2054PORTUGUESE MFA ON MIDDLE EAST, EU-AFRICA SUMMIT,
[...] (C) MFA political director Vasco Bramao Ramos told the Charge on August 8 that Portugal has not yet decided whether it will contribute troops to the new UN mission in Darfur. He expressed confidence that the EU-Africa summit would take place in December -- saying the EU and Africa have much t [...]
2007-08-09 15:44:00Embassy LisbonCONFIDENTIALPREL PO
07LISBON216PORTUGAL AND THE INFORMAL NATO FOREIGN MINISTERIAL
[...] (U) Summary: Portugal is unlikely to make further commitments for Afghanistan given existing contributions to several overseas operations coupled with the current austerity budget. MFA staff will, however, recommend an enhanced public diplomacy effort by their principals and they look forwar [...]
2007-01-24 13:50:00Embassy LisbonCONFIDENTIALMARR MOPS PREL PO
07LISBON2229IN BEIRUT, AMADO UNDERSCORES EU INTEREST IN
[...] (C) FM Luis Amado traveled to Beirut on August 22-23 to express EU concern about Lebanon's upcoming elections. He and his staff spoke with a variety of leaders, including PM Siniora and Speaker Berri, and encouraged all sides to act responsibly and engage constructively. His staff also trave [...]
2007-08-31 12:52:00Embassy LisbonCONFIDENTIALPREL PO
07LISBON2301US-EU PRESIDENCY CONSULTATIONS DISCUSS HUMAN
[...] (SBU) Summary: US-Portugal consultations on human rights covered the U.S.-EU common human rights agenda and outlined plans for resolutions both in the UN's Third Committee and the UN's Human Rights Council. Portugal agreed to seek common language with us and to avoid controversial measures as [...]
2007-09-07 12:58:00Embassy LisbonCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL UN PO
07LISBON2303PORTUGAL VIEWS IN ADVANCE OF THE SEPTEMBER 7-8
[...] (U) Portuguese Deputy EU Correspondent Ana Filomena Rocha offered Portugal's views on reftel U.S. policy interests regarding Kosovo, Russia, Georgia, China, India, and the Middle East. She also mentioned that the ministers will take up a discussion on Lebanon and Burma during their two days of [...]
2007-09-07 14:09:00Embassy LisbonCONFIDENTIALYI RS PGOV PREL PO EUN
07LISBON2307SCENESETTER FOR THE PRESIDENT'S SEPTEMBER 17
[...] (SBU) Mr. President: Your meeting with Prime Minister Socrates -- two months into Portugal's EU presidency -- provides an excellent early opportunity to try to shape the Portuguese government's priorities in a direction consistent with U.S. interests, both from a bilateral perspective and in the E [...]
2007-09-07 16:09:00Embassy LisbonSECRETPREL PO
07LISBON2410PORTUGAL'S UPDATED 62ND UNGA ATTENDEE LIST
[...] Per reftel, attached is the requested information on Portugal's participation at UNGA: A. Head of State Anibal Cavaco Silva (Not attending) B. Head of Government Jose Socrates will attend UNGA on September 25-27. He will be arriving on/about September 24 and departing o/a September 27. S [...]
2007-09-17 15:55:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDPREL OVIP PO
07LISBON2443PORTUGUESE RESPONSE ON OCTOBER COMMUNITY OF
[...] (SBU) Summary: Portuguese MFA Deputy Director General for Foreign Policy Antonio Ricoca Freire concurred with the U.S. priorities for the October meeting (reftel) and reported that Portugal would probably be represented by its Ambassador in Washington due to Minister Amado's other commitments. [...]
2007-09-20 15:39:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKDEM PHUM PREL PGOV PO
07LISBON2477EU AG MINISTERS DISCUSS FOOD SECURITY, HEALTH
[...] (U) Food security, the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) Reform Health Check, and wine reform dominated the September 16-18 Informal EU Agricultural Ministerial agenda in Porto, Portugal. Portugal's Agriculture Minister Jaime Silva also welcomed debate on the EU's transgenic crop policy to cl [...]
2007-09-24 11:55:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR ECON TBIO EUN
07LISBON2503PORTUGAL: CEQ CHAIRMAN CONNAUGHTON AND AMBASSADOR
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In Lisbon September 12-13, Chairman of the White House Council of Environmental Quality (CEQ) James Connaughton and USEU Ambassador Gray discussed with Portuguese officials the upcoming Major Economies Meeting (MEM) on climate change and energy security. The Portuguese interlocu [...]
2007-09-26 09:28:00Embassy LisbonCONFIDENTIALSENV KGHG ENRG EU PO
07LISBON2525PORTUGAL CIRCULATING DRAFT RESOLUTION ON
[...] No summary [...]
2007-09-28 10:17:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDUN KWMN AORC PHUM SOCI EUN PO
07LISBON253PORTUGAL'S EU COUNCIL PRESIDENCY SCHEDULE OF MOST
[...] (U) As of January 26, Portugal has finalized most of the scheduling for its EU Council Presidency and passed the listing below to the Embassy for planning purposes. (Note: The GOP is very sensitive about this list and requested that we STRICTLY PROTECT this information in official channels onl [...]
2007-01-29 10:51:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV ECON EU PO
07LISBON2564EU DEFENSE MINISTERS INFORMAL IN PORTUGAL
[...] (C) Summary. High Rep Solana briefed EU Defense Ministers on the first face-to-face Troika-led negotiations between Serbs and Kosovars. Solana's spokesman said the EU would support any necessary action by troops currently stationed in Kosovo to maintain stability. Solana strongly defended th [...]
2007-10-04 10:57:00Embassy LisbonCONFIDENTIALPINS PREL MOPS MARR AF XA ZL PO EUN
07LISBON2613PORTUGAL'S VIEWS IN ADVANCE OF THE OCTOBER 15- 16
[...] (U) In advance of the October 15-16 GAERC, Deputy EU Correspondent Ana Filomena Rocha responded with Portugal's views on reftel U.S. policy interests including Kosovo, Russia, Libya, the Middle East, Lebanon, Iraq, Iran, Chad, and Burma. She noted that the ministers will return to the issue o [...]
2007-10-12 14:53:00Embassy LisbonCONFIDENTIALYI RS KPAL PREL PGOV ETRD ETTC EUN PO
07LISBON2621Portugal Confirms Support for Gaer, Requests US Backing for
[...] (U) Following the informal notification on October 9, Portugal forwarded a diplomatic note, dated October 10 noting that it had voted in favor of the U.S. candidate for the UN Committee Against Torture. The note then goes on to solicit U.S. support for Portugal's candidacy for the UN Security [...]
2007-10-15 11:07:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UN PO
07LISBON2680EU LEADERS CLINCH LANDMARK DEAL ON "LISBON TREATY"
[...] EU leaders, at their informal Summit meeting in Lisbon October 18-19, reached an overall agreement on the new EU Treaty that will be signed in Lisbon on December 13. The deal was clinched after the Portuguese Presidency managed to overcome outstanding reservations by Italy and Poland on two [...]
2007-10-19 15:56:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDPREL EUN
07LISBON2714PORTUGAL ON THE EU-RUSSIA SUMMIT
[...] (C) Summary. Portugal's October 25 bilateral meetings with Russia will be designed to keep current relations warm. Even the October 26 EU-Russia summit will discuss issues generally and in a relatively short format. The Portuguese noted, however, that they do not see the December 10 deadline [...]
2007-10-24 16:59:00Embassy LisbonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL EUN PGOV IR RS UZ ZL PO
07LISBON2720AMBASSADOR WILLIAMSON SEEKS PORTUGUESE SUPPORT ON
[...] (S/NF) Ambassador Williamson (S/WCI) met on October 10 with senior MFA leadership to seek Portuguese agreement to accept some Guantanamo detainees. He emphasized that Portuguese acceptance of even a limited number of individuals as a humanitarian gesture might provide cover for other EU Memb [...]
2007-10-25 15:24:00Embassy LisbonSECRETPREL PTER PO
07LISBON2744PORTUGAL TALKS TO VENEZUELA, RUSSIA AND IRAN TO
[...] (C) Portugal's energy market is abuzz over Galp Energia's (Portugal's dominate energy firm) recent activities which include the signing of an MOU with Petroleos de Venezuela SA (PdVSA),Gazprom's possible acquisition of a minority stake in the company, and behind-the-scenes procurement talks wi [...]
2007-10-29 16:55:00Embassy LisbonCONFIDENTIALEPET ENRG ECON TRGY PO
07LISBON2745PORTUGAL RESPONSE ON CUBA EMBARGO RESOLUTION AT
[...] (U) Poloff delivered reftel points, stressing that the embargo was a matter of bilateral policy and that the UN resolution was an attempt to deflect the international community's attention away from the ongoing human rights crisis in Cuba. MFA International Affairs Officer Miguel Maia do Vale [...]
2007-10-29 17:21:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDUN ETRD PHUM PO
07LISBON2765PORTUGAL YET TO DECIDE ON CANDIDACY OF DAVID
[...] (U) Pol-econ officer delivered reftel demarche to MFA International Organizations Officer Pedro Pinto on October 22 and called to follow up on October 29. Pinto responded that Portugal recognizes our keen interest in seeing Mr. Walker elected to this committee but had not decided yet which ca [...]
2007-10-31 15:31:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDUN PREL AORC PO
07LISBON2806AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES EU-RUSSIA SUMMIT AND KOSOVO
[...] (C) In a one-on-one farewell lunch with the Prime Minister's senior diplomatic advisor, Jorge Roza de Oliveira, at the residence on October 31, the Ambassador asked whether Portugal was pleased with the recent EU-Russia summit (reftels). Roza de Oliveira said yes, Portugal's goal was to ensur [...]
2007-11-05 15:33:00Embassy LisbonCONFIDENTIALPREL PINR RU PO ZI
07LISBON2912PORTUGAL SUPPORTS EU COMPLIANCE WITH WTO RULING ON
[...] (C) In response to ref A points, Portugal underscored its efforts to support EU compliance with the WTO Dispute Settlement Body panel "reasonable period of time" ruling due to expire on November 21. In particular, MFA officials told us that Portugal made the very difficult decision to abstain [...]
2007-11-14 16:56:00Embassy LisbonCONFIDENTIALEAGR ETRD EUN PO TBIO
07LISBON2916FM AMADO ON KOSOVO
[...] (C/NF) Summary: During a farewell lunch he hosted for Ambassador Hoffman, Foreign Minister Luis Amado spoke at length in answer to Ambassador,s questions about the EU,s progress on Kosovo. While defending the Portuguese presidency,s role in making Kosovo an "EU issue" that is firmly stamped [...]
2007-11-15 14:24:00Embassy LisbonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PO KV SR
07LISBON2959PORTUGAL ON KOSOVO, BOSNIA, GEORGIA, AND RUSSIA
[...] (C/NF) Summary. According to MFA Director for European Affairs Liliana Araujo, avoiding bloodshed in the Balkans is one of Portugal's top EU presidency goals. Should Kosovars declare independence in the near term, the Portuguese believe the EU will be able to issue a statement that takes note [...]
2007-11-20 17:07:00Embassy LisbonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL EUN PGOV PINS RS MD GG BK SR KV PO
07LISBON2960EU-ASIA (ASEAN, CHINA, INDIA) SUMMITS: MORE THALK THAN SUBSTANCE
[...] (C) November ends in a flurry of EU-Asia Summits for Portugal's EU Presidency, with the EU-ASEAN Summit on November 22 in Singapore, EU-China Summit on November 28 in Beijing, and EU-India Summit on November 30 in New Delhi. Although agendas include everything from human rights to climate change, [...]
2007-11-20 19:47:00Embassy LisbonCONFIDENTIALPREL PO TW IN CH EUN
07LISBON3106EU-AFRICAN UNION SUMMIT SCENESETTER
[...] (U) Summary. More than 100 delegations will be in Lisbon for the EU-African Union Summit December 8-9, representing every state in both organizations, plus a few more. This event will consume nearly 20 percent of Portugal's entire EU Presidency budget. Participants will adopt the Strategic [...]
2007-12-06 17:04:00Embassy LisbonCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PO PREL XA EUN
07LISBON3114NOVEMBER US-EU COTER MEETING ENHANCES DISCUSSION
[...] (SBU) Summary: U.S. and EU counterterrorism (CT) experts shared their assessments, concerns, and cooperation agendas at the November 29 working group meeting on terrorism (COTER). In response to the U.S. briefing on the Trans-Sahara Counterterrorism Partnership (TS/CTP),the Portuguese presid [...]
2007-12-07 16:08:00Embassy LisbonCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL EUN PO
07LISBON3116PORTUGUESE VIEWS IN ADVANCE OF DECEMBER 10-11 GAERC
[...] (U) Deputy EU Correspondent Ana Filomena Rocha responded to ref A policy interests with the Portuguese views in advance of the GAERC meeting on December 10 and 11. In addition to reftel points, Rocha mentioned that ministers would review conclusions on Lebanon and would consider proposals to [...]
2007-12-07 17:13:00Embassy LisbonCONFIDENTIALIR IZ IS PREL PGOV PO
07LISBON3144CLUSTER MUNITIONS; PORTUGAL ON THE GGE AND GERMAN
[...] (SBU) Portuguese Ministry of Foreign Affairs Deputy Director for Security Pedro Sousa Abreu requested a meeting with us December 10 to review discussions on cluster munitions. At the meeting, we were asked point-blank if the U.S. objected to Portuguese Ambassador Jose Julio Pereira Gomes, Por [...]
2007-12-13 14:00:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL PO
07LISBON3193PORTUGAL SIGNS ENERGY AGREEMENTS WITH VENEZUELA,
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In an effort to diversify the country's energy supply, Portugal's national energy firms, Galp Energia and Energias de Portugal, recently signed several agreements for procurement and joint exploration projects with the national oil and gas companies of Venezuela, Libya and Algeria [...]
2007-12-20 14:47:00Embassy LisbonCONFIDENTIALEPET ENRG ECON PO RU VE AG LY AO
07LISBON3195Portugal Labor Market Stagnates, Unemployment Soars
[...] (U) Summary: Portuguese labor union and employers' organizations agree that three main considerations affected Portugal's labor markets: immigration, labor laws, and training/education opportunities. Labor union representatives stress that the Portuguese government's push towards "flexicurity" [...]
2007-12-20 16:08:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDELAB SMIG PO
07LISBON330PORTUGAL'S ABORTION REFERENDUM EXPOSES POLITICAL
[...] Summary: A new referendum set for February 11 on the question of decriminalization of abortion is dominating Portuguese political life. The effort to legalize abortion on demand in the first ten weeks of pregnancy demonstrates a political rift between young urbanites and older rural voters, [...]
2007-02-06 09:54:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KWMN SOCI PO
07LISBON345PORTUGUESE AUTHORITIES INVESTIGATING CIA FLIGHT
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Public Ministry received complaints from a crusading journalist and European Parliamentarian about alleged illegal CIA flights operating through Portugal. These allegations are undergoing a preliminary investigation, but no legal case has yet been opened. The issue will n [...]
2007-02-07 17:27:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PO
07LISBON423DAS ERIC JOHN IN PORTUGAL TO DISCUSS EAST TIMOR
[...] (C) EAP DAS Eric John met with Portuguese officials in Lisbon on February 5 to discuss the situation in East Timor and review military/police operations. All expressed Portugal's desire to work with the international community - particularly with the US and Australia. Portugal was not takin [...]
2007-02-15 17:41:00Embassy LisbonCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR KPKO PO TL
07LISBON437PORTUGAL'S CLIMATE CHANGE POLICY
[...] (U) Portugal is in danger of surpassing its Kyoto Protocol and EU Burden Sharing Agreement 2012 targets for greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The government has proposed implementing domestic policies to reduce Portugal's projected 42% increase in GHG emissions (using 1990 as a baseline) to the [...]
2007-02-16 17:34:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDSENV ENRG TSPL PO
07LISBON48EAST TIMOR: PORTUGAL'S FOREIGN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
[...] (U) Jose Luis Arnaut, Chairman of Parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee, led a multi-party delegation to East Timor in late November/early December to evaluate the state of play after a tumultuous year. In June 2006, Portugal sent its paramilitary police force - the Republican National Guard [...]
2007-01-05 17:09:00Embassy LisbonCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MOPS TT PO
07LISBON503PORTUGAL'S 2007 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] The following is Portugal's submission for the 2007 Investment Climate Statement: A. Openness to Foreign Investment --------------------------------- Portugal offers a favorable investment climate for foreign capital, both in the near and long term. Its economy has become increasingly dive [...]
2007-02-28 11:47:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV PO
07LISBON533PORTUGAL'S THOUGHTS ON MARCH 5-6 GAERC
[...] (U) Pol-Econ Officer met MFA Deputy EU Correspondent Ana Filomena Rocha to solicit Portugal's views on the March GAERC issues. Energy, the UN Human Rights Council, and climate issues do not fall under Rocha's portfolio, so she did not comment. 2. (SBU) BOSNIA: The EU unanimously supports t [...]
2007-03-05 11:56:00Embassy LisbonCONFIDENTIALYI IR KPAL PREL PGOV ENRG PO
07LISBON557PORTUGUESE EU PRESIDENCY LOGISTICS (C-RE6-02209)
[...] (SBU) In preparation for Portugal's term as the President of the European Council from July-December 2007, the Government of Portugal established an office dedicated to the logistical coordination efforts. The "Presidential Mission" (Missao Presidencia),led by career diplomat Jaime Leitao, e [...]
2007-03-06 17:29:00Embassy LisbonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PINR EU PO
07LISBON607PORTUGAL: 2006 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT
[...] The Monitoring Center for Trafficking in Persons; 2. The Portuguese Immigration Service (SEF); 3. The High Commission for Immigration and Ethnic Minorities (ACIME); 4. The Portuguese Association for Victim Support (APAV); 5. The International Organization for Migration (IOM); [...]
2007-03-09 16:31:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASCC PREF ELAB PO
07LISBON644FORMER GOVERNOR BUSH MEETS PORTUGUESE PM, PRESIDENT
[...] (C) Summary: In separate meetings with former Governor of Florida Jeb Bush, accompanied by Ambassador Hoffman, both President Cavaco Silva and Prime Minister Socrates stressed that the U.S.-Portugal relationship transcends party politics, asserting that changes in Portugal,s government do not [...]
2007-03-13 09:52:00Embassy LisbonCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV XA XF PO
07LISBON694PORTUGAL SEEKS REPLACEMENT LEADER FOR COMMUNITY OF
[...] (SBU) Summary: MFA Deputy Director General for Foreign Policy Antonio Ricoca Freire announced that, due to resource strains caused by Portugal's upcoming EU Council Presidency, Portugal would be stepping down as President of the Working Group for Inter-regional Cooperation in the Community of [...]
2007-03-16 15:28:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKDEM PREL PO
07LISBON710ON ZIMBABWE: PORTUGAL'S VIEWS ON EU, HRC, AND
[...] (C) Summary: The EU is already discussing action to condemn Zimbabwe in the Human Rights Council, but that action may merely be an EU statement during deliberations. Portugal is actively engaged in negotiations with the African Union on a joint strategy in the lead up to a potential EU-AU sum [...]
2007-03-19 17:01:00Embassy LisbonCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EUN XA PO
07LISBON750CUBAN FM DISCUSSES EU POLICY IN PORTUGAL
[...] (C) Summary: During a March 16 visit to Lisbon, Cuban Foreign Minister Perez discussed the EU,s Cuba policy with Portuguese Foreign Minister Amado, urging Portugal to support greater EU-Cuba engagement. Amado responded that the Cuban government needed to undertake major political reform befor [...]
2007-03-22 15:24:00Embassy LisbonCONFIDENTIALPREL CU PO
07LISBON791PORTUGAL - ENERGY SECTOR OVERVIEW
[...] Portugal, a country with just over 10 million inhabitants, is heavily dependent on energy imports, with foreign sources providing over 80% of its primary energy resources. Crude oil and natural gas imports comprise 63% and 13% of the total, with coal accounting for 3-5%. Domestic Renewable Ene [...]
2007-03-23 16:02:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDENRG TRGY EPET ETRD EIND ECON PO
07LISBON821PORTUGAL'S THOUGHTS ON EU FOREIGN MINISTERS'
[...] (U) In advance of the March 30-31 Foreign Ministers' meeting, MFA Deputy EU Correspondent Ana Filomena Rocha offered Portugal's views on the Balkans, Iran, the European Neighborhood Policy (ENP),and the human rights crisis in Zimbabwe. 2. (C) KOSOVO: Portugal firmly supports Ahtisaari and [...]
2007-03-28 16:33:00Embassy LisbonCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM IQ PO
07LISBON839PORTUGAL SUPPORTS UN KOSOVO PROPOSALS
[...] (C) Summary: In response to the Ambassador's demarche on reftel points, MFA Secretary of State for European Affairs (and acting Foreign Minister) Manuel Lobo Antunes assured us that Portugal fully supports UN Special Envoy Martii Ahtisaari's proposals on Kosovo. Should the UN be unable to rea [...]
2007-03-30 13:18:00Embassy LisbonCONFIDENTIALYI PREL PGOV PO
07LISBON852PORTUGAL: REQUEST FOR EMBASSY SCIENCE FELLOWS IN
[...] Embassy Lisbon requests Science Fellows for 2007/2008 to expand the Embassy's contacts with Portuguese counterparts and to develop direct relationships with research institutions. The Science Fellow Program also plays a valuable role in our ongoing S&T cooperation with Portugal as required b [...]
2007-04-03 11:46:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDKSCA TSPL SENV AMGT APER OTRA PO
07LISBON966SPEAKER PELOSI'S APRIL 6 MEETING WITH PARLIAMENT
[...] (C) Speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi paid a courtesy call on Portuguese Parliament President Jaime Gama on April 6 during a Lisbon stopover following her trip to the Middle East. The hour-long meeting was cordial and broad ranging. Speaker Pelosi underscored that the dele [...]
2007-04-13 09:42:00Embassy LisbonCONFIDENTIALMOPS PREL PO EUN XF ZP AF
07LISBON975PORTUGUESE PM DEFENDS ACADEMIC RECORD
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On his two year anniversary as Prime Minister, Jose Socrates held a 90-minute interview on national television to recap the highlights of his tenure. Nevertheless, almost half of the interview focused on the controversy surrounding his higher education history and the rumors tha [...]
2007-04-13 13:04:00Embassy LisbonCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PO
07LJUBLJANA100SLOVENIA: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON ADDITIONAL SUPPORT
[...] (U) PolMilOff delivered reftel demarche to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Security Policy staffer Igor Jukic on February 21. Mr. Jukic said he will raise the issue with the Head of the Security Policy Department at the MFA, Stanislav Vidovic, and relay information about any further plans for GoS [...]
2007-02-21 11:39:00Embassy LjubljanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL
07LJUBLJANA111SLOVENIA: CONTINUING ITS COMMITMENT TO NATO IN
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Slovenia begins its fifth year of commitment to Afghanistan this week with the deployment of 53 fresh soldiers for a six month rotation with the Italian-led PRT in Herat. These troops relieve 52 troops deployed at that location since August 2006. The GoS announced this fall that [...]
2007-02-23 09:30:00Embassy LjubljanaCONFIDENTIALMARR MOPS NATO PINS PREL SI
07LJUBLJANA119SLOVENIA: ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT 2007
[...] (U) This message transmits post's contribution to the Department of State's seventh annual report on Trafficking in Persons. Responses below are keyed to questions in paras 27-30 of reftel. Embassy POC is Pol/Econ Chief Colleen Hyland; tel. 386-1 -200-5708, fax 386-1-200-5650. Based on info [...]
2007-03-01 15:11:00Embassy LjubljanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KCRM KWMN ELAB SMIG KRFD PREF SI
07LJUBLJANA15SLOVENIAN FOREIGN MINISTER WILL ATTEND JANUARY 26
[...] No summary [...]
2007-01-10 14:18:00Embassy LjubljanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL NATO OPDC SI
07LJUBLJANA152SLOVENIA: GOVERNMENT AND MEDIA REACTION TO THE
[...] (C) SUMMARY. The 2006 Human Rights Report (HRR) generated extensive reaction from the Government of Slovenia (GoS),opposition party leaders, and the media. In general, government ministries offered an upbeat assessment, accentuating positive comments, minimizing criticism, and expressing pl [...]
2007-03-15 12:26:00Embassy LjubljanaCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV KPAO SI
07LJUBLJANA155SLOVENIA SAYING ALL THE RIGHT THINGS TO IRANIAN FM
[...] (S) SUMMARY: Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki touched down in Ljubljana for a one day visit on March 14, meeting with Foreign Minister Dimitrij Rupel, Prime Minister Janez Jansa, and President Janez Drnovsek for conversations touching on bilateral issues but focusing on the Iranian [...]
2007-03-15 14:12:00Embassy LjubljanaSECRETPREL KNNP PINR IR SI
07LJUBLJANA188SLOVENIA: MEDIA RESPONSE AND PUBLIC DIPLOMACY
[...] (C) Summary. Slovenian media coverage of U.S. missile defense plans in Poland and Czech Republic has been generally restrained, with numerous straightforward, factual articles, but, as is typical, a handful of acerbic anti-American commentaries from Slovenia's skeptical intellectual elite. A [...]
2007-03-28 09:51:00Embassy LjubljanaSECRETKPAO MARR PREL NATO PGOV MASS SI
07LJUBLJANA255PDAS VOLKER ENCOURAGES SLOVENES TO KEEP TRANS
[...] (C) In meetings April 10 with Government of Slovenia officials, EUR PDAS Kurt Volker reinforced the importance of maintaining a strong trans-Atlantic dialogue during Slovenia's EU Presidency. Discussions at the MFA focused on the Western Balkans including an idea suggested by MFA Security Poli [...]
2007-04-20 10:54:00Embassy LjubljanaCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR IR RU SI
07LJUBLJANA256SLOVENIA: BALKANS, MIDEAST AND (NOW) CUBA ON
[...] (C) Summary. Slovenian FM Dimitrij Rupel sees Kosovo as the make or break issue for the entire Western Balkans, and in a meeting with EUR PDAS Kurt Volker, urged continued unity between the US and EU as well as a comprehensive program with strong western perspective for Serbia, Kosovo and the [...]
2007-04-20 10:55:00Embassy LjubljanaCONFIDENTIALPREL KDEM PHUM CU YI SI
07LJUBLJANA285SLOVENIA'S WAY FORWARD ON IRAQ
[...] (U) This is an action cable, please see paragraph 6. 2. (C) SUMMARY. Slovenia is a standout ally in NATO - currently 11% of its active duty forces are deployed in support of NATO, EU, and UN operations abroad - and is making small, but concrete contributions to coalition efforts in Iraq. I [...]
2007-05-04 14:03:00Embassy LjubljanaCONFIDENTIALMARR MASS MOPS PREL PTER SI
07LJUBLJANA30SLOVENIA: DINNER WITH THE RUPELS: KOSOVO/SERBIA,
[...] (C) Summary. At dinner with COM and wife January 17, FM Dmitrij Rupel reported briefly on his recent trip to Belgrade where he urged PM Kostunica to accept the inevitable on Kosovo. He said he expected the Italian-Slovenian relationship to improve over the next year, noting a discrete agreem [...]
2007-01-19 15:45:00Embassy LjubljanaCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM IT SI
07LJUBLJANA31SLOVENIA IN CAUTIOUS, LISTENING MODE ON CLUSTER
[...] (C) PolMilOff met with MFA Security Policy Department staffer Bostjan Jerman on January 22 to discuss reftel demarche and ascertain the Government of Slovenia's (GoS) positions on cluster munitions policy and the upcoming conference hosted by the Government of Norway on February 22 and 23 in O [...]
2007-01-23 05:22:00Embassy LjubljanaCONFIDENTIALMOPS PARM PREL NATO SI
07LJUBLJANA312SLOVENIA CLOSELY WATCHING U.S.-RUSSIAN DISCOURSE
[...] (SBU) PolMilOff delivered reftel demarche to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Security Policy Department staffer Andrej Slapnicar on May 14. Slapnicar told PolMilOff that Slovenia was closely watching recent discourse on the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (CFE). 2. (C) Slapnicar [...]
2007-05-16 10:29:00Embassy LjubljanaCONFIDENTIALKCFE PREL OSCE PARM NATO SI
07LJUBLJANA317DAS MADISON VISIT: SLOVENES EAGER TO GET SMART ON
[...] (C) Summary. Slovenian government officials, academics, and media were eager to learn about USG views on Cuba and Latin America during the May 7-9 visit of DAS Kirsten Madison. Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) officials told Madison they have little expertise on issues in the Western Hemisph [...]
2007-05-21 07:11:00Embassy LjubljanaCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PGOV CU EUN SI
07LJUBLJANA321ZA RES, SLOVENIA'S NEWEST POLITICAL MOVEMENT
[...] (C) Summary. Matej Lahovnik, former Minister of Economy and the leader of Slovenia's newest political movement Za Res (For Real) views himself more as a technocrat than a politician and told DCM and PolEcon Chief that with his new movement, he wanted to put "real issues" on the government's [...]
2007-05-21 14:47:00Embassy LjubljanaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR SI
07LJUBLJANA342SLOVENIA/CROATIA: PRESSURE MOUNTING TO RESOLVE
[...] (C) Summary. The unseasonably warm spring seems to have been an early trigger for the annual summer border dispute between Croatia and Slovenia. Following a winter of relative peace on that front, Slovenian Foreign Minister Rupel stepped back into the fray after the unveiling in Croatia on M [...]
2007-05-29 09:43:00Embassy LjubljanaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV HR SI
07LJUBLJANA344SLOVENIA WILL PARTICIPATE IN THE MAY 31-JUNE 1
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-29 10:01:00Embassy LjubljanaUNCLASSIFIEDABUD AFIN OSCE PREL PTER RS SI
07LJUBLJANA382SLOVENIA: UNIFIED NATO POSITION IS TOP PRIORITY
[...] (C) PolMilOff delivered reftel a points to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Security Policy Department staffer Andrej Slapnicar who will represent the GOS at the High Level Task Force meeting in Brussels June 7. Slapnicar thanked PolMilOff for the points, the explanation of USG views, and the [...]
2007-06-06 11:00:00Embassy LjubljanaCONFIDENTIALKCFE NATO PARM PREL
07LJUBLJANA412SLOVENIA PUBLICLY REAFFIRMS READINESS TO ENTER
[...] (SBU) Ministry of Foreign Affairs Security Policy Office Director Stanislav Vidovic told PolMilOff June 14 that the GOS would publicly reaffirm its desire to join the Adapted Conventional Forces in Europe Treaty when possible (as requested in reftel a). He said that he hoped this would help b [...]
2007-06-15 11:32:00Embassy LjubljanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCFE NATO PARM PREL
07LJUBLJANA418COM'S JUNE 14 LUNCH WITH PRIME MINISTER JANSA
[...] (C) Summary: At a lunch hosted by Prime Minister Janez Jansa for COM June 14, the Ambassador urged Slovenia to exert strong leadership during its upcoming EU Presidency (January-June, 2008). Jansa discussed themes for the Presidency, warned about the potentially explosive situation in Kosov [...]
2007-06-22 13:59:00Embassy LjubljanaCONFIDENTIALPREL EUN PINS EINV MOPS ECON PHUM ETRD PGOV
07LJUBLJANA432KEEPING SLOVENIA IN IRAQ: HELP NEEDED
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 9. 2. (C) Summary. Slovenia's active support for coalition efforts in Iraq could terminate after only eighteen months. With its commitment of four troops halved to two by the reduction of billets at NTM-I earlier this year and the two re [...]
2007-07-02 12:38:00Embassy LjubljanaCONFIDENTIALMOPS PGOV PINR IZ SI
07LJUBLJANA454SLOVENIA ENDORSES GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO COMBAT
[...] (U) On July 4, the GOS officially endorsed the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism Statement of Principals. Post received a diplomatic note regarding the endorsement on July 9. 2. (SBU) A subsequent conversation between Ministry of Foreign Affairs Security Policy Office Director [...]
2007-07-16 15:16:00Embassy LjubljanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER KNNP MCAP PINR PINS PARM PREL SI
07LJUBLJANA51POLITICAL CURRENTS THREATEN TO SINK CENTRAL BANK
[...] (C) Summary. Central Bank Governor, Mitja Gaspari, widely credited for guiding Slovenia's successful adoption of the Euro, finds himself embroiled in a political controversy that threatens his renomination as Governor. Right wing legislators accuse Gaspari of undermining Slovenia's credibili [...]
2007-01-30 15:08:00Embassy LjubljanaCONFIDENTIALPGOV EFIN SI
07LJUBLJANA523RENEWABLE ENERGY CONFERENCE BRINGS US-SLOVENIAN
[...] (U) Summary. With support from the Business Facilitation Incentive Fund and the International Information Programs Division, the Embassy organized a one-day Clean Energy Innovation Conference on June 26 that emphasized the importance of alternative energy as a strategy for economic developmen [...]
2007-08-14 15:19:00Embassy LjubljanaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV ENRG ETRD OIIP KPAO SI
07LJUBLJANA544SLOVENE PM VOICES CONCERN ABOUT KOSOVO DURING COM
[...] (S) During COM's farewell call with Prime Minister Janez Jansa August 17, Jansa expressed concern that we have missed the best opportunity to resolve the Kosovo issue and warned that a solution is needed soon to prevent violence. He called the U.S. the "main hope," and blamed some European [...]
2007-08-23 13:12:00Embassy LjubljanaSECRETPREL PGOV EINV CASC PHUM PARM ECON SI
07LJUBLJANA558SLOVENIA RENEWS ITS COMMITMENT TO NMT-I
[...] (C) Slovenia has renewed its commitment to the NATO Training Mission in Iraq (NTM-I) by deploying two fresh troops to Baghdad to replace two soldiers who returned to Slovenia as scheduled. An officer who will perform logistical base operations and a non-commissioned officer who will serve as [...]
2007-08-30 11:42:00Embassy LjubljanaCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR SI
07LJUBLJANA560SLOVENIA RENEWS ITS COMMITMENT TO NMT-I
[...] (C) Slovenia has renewed its commitment to the NATO Training Mission in Iraq (NTM-I) by deploying two fresh troops to Baghdad to replace two soldiers who returned to Slovenia as scheduled. An officer who will perform logistical base operations and a non-commissioned officer who will serve as [...]
2007-08-30 12:26:00Embassy LjubljanaCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR SI
07LJUBLJANA563URGING SLOVENIAN SUPPORT FOR CONSENSUS PACKAGE ON
[...] (C) In separate August 30 meetings with Zorica Bukinac Cimpersek of the Slovenian Foreign Ministry's Security Policy Division and with Dr. Andrej Stritar, Director of the Slovenian Nuclear Safety Administration, Charge d'Affaires urged Slovenia to support a consensus outcome, or, failing that, [...]
2007-08-30 13:49:00Embassy LjubljanaCONFIDENTIALEG EUN PARM PREL IAEA IS JA SI
07LJUBLJANA564OECD ACCESSION CRITERIA FOR SLOVENIA
[...] (SBU) In post's judgment, Slovenia should not have many difficulties fulfilling the accession to the OECD. It meets many of the pre-accession criteria and shares the fundamental common values. Since independence in 1991, its foreign policy goal has been to integrate into the Euro-Atlantic co [...]
2007-08-30 17:36:00Embassy LjubljanaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNECON ETRD PGOV OECD KDEM SENV SI
07LJUBLJANA584SLOVENIA IN ADVANCE OF SEPTEMBER INFORMAL GYMNICH
[...] (U) This is an action request, please see para. 3. 2. (C) PolEcon Chief delivered reftel points to MFA Office of EU Affairs representative Aljaz Arih on September 5. He said that he expected that most of the Gymnich would focus on Russia, rather than on other strategic partnerships with In [...]
2007-09-06 10:24:00Embassy LjubljanaCONFIDENTIALEUN PGOV PREL YI RS CH IN SI
07LJUBLJANA590SLOVENIA SUPPORTS NAC VISIT TO GEORGIA
[...] (C) EmbOff delivered reftel points to MFA Security Policy Division representative Mateja Kracun on September 10. She stated that the MFA had instructed its permanent representative to NATO to support North Atlantic Council Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer's planned visit to SIPDIS T [...]
2007-09-11 15:29:00Embassy LjubljanaCONFIDENTIALNATO PREL SI
07LJUBLJANA600SLOVENIA: DEMARCH ON EU BORDER MISSION FOR LEBANON
[...] (C) In a September 18 meeting with arko Purkart of the Slovenian Foreign Ministry'sSecurity Policy Division, Pol-Econ Chief conveye U.S. support for EU involvement on the Lebanon-yria border along the lines discussed reftel. Pukart described the EU state of play on a possible brder mission, ex [...]
2007-09-18 15:10:00Embassy LjubljanaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PRE SY IS LE EUN SI
07LJUBLJANA640SLOVENIA: DEMARCHE ON U.S. OPPOSITION TO
[...] (U) On October 10, EmbOff delivered reftel points to MFA Security Policy Division Counselor Irina Gorsic. Gorsic stated she would pass points to Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty lead Ambassador Robert Basej. Gorsic reported that she expects there will be internal EU discussions on the issue [...]
2007-10-11 05:47:00Embassy LjubljanaUNCLASSIFIEDPARM MNUC UNGA SI
07LJUBLJANA660SLOVENIA'S PLANNED ASSISTANCE TO EU ESDP RULE OF
[...] (C) In an October 18 meeting, Slovenian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director for Security Policy Stanislav Vidovic told us that Slovenia's offer to provide pre-mission training to the core group of 20-25 of the ESDP Rule of Law Mission was "on track." At the October 10-11 EUPT Conference in P [...]
2007-10-18 14:43:00Embassy LjubljanaCONFIDENTIALPREL KCRM EAID EUN SI
07LJUBLJANA662SLOVENIA: PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS SNAPSHOT
[...] (U) Slovenia's Presidential election will take place this Sunday, October 21. The State Electoral Commission has confirmed the candidacies of seven citizens. The top two finishers will go to a second round on November 11 if neither garners over 50 percent of the vote. Polls still predict Eur [...]
2007-10-19 10:07:00Embassy LjubljanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINR ECON SI
07LJUBLJANA666SLOVENES FOCUSED ON BALKANS AND REGIONAL
[...] (C) Slovene officials assured visiting EUR DAS Judy Garber October 4-5 that the GOS views the transatlantic relationship as vital even as it becomes increasingly immersed in the internal business of the EU Presidency. Garber welcomed Slovenia,s Presidency and stressed that the U.S. is looking [...]
2007-10-24 09:42:00Embassy LjubljanaCONFIDENTIALPREL EUN NATO PGOV PHUM ENRG SI
07LJUBLJANA669SLOVENIA FOLLOWS EU STANCE ON UNGA THIRD COMMITTEE
[...] (SBU) On October 22, Emboff met with Nina Lenardic Purkart from the Human Rights Division at the Slovenian Ministry of Foreign Affairs to solicit the Government of Slovenia's support for U.S. resolutions as outlined in reftel. Purkart stated that Slovenia is in line with the EU on the U.S. pr [...]
2007-10-24 15:27:00Embassy LjubljanaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL KTIA UN SI
07LJUBLJANA672SLOVENIA ON CUBA EMBARGO RESOLUTION AT UNGA
[...] (SBU) On October 25, EmbOff met with Smiljana Knez, head of the MFA's Human Rights Unit, to urge Slovenia to vote against, or, at a minimum, abstain on the annual UNGA resolution introduced by Cuba condemning the U.S. economic embargo against Cuba, per reftel. EmbOff also asked that the GOS [...]
2007-10-25 14:06:00Embassy LjubljanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYUNGA ETRD PHUM UN CU SI
07LJUBLJANA683SLOVENIA: ALIGNED WITH EU POLICY ON COMBATTING PKK
[...] (S) In an October 26 meeting with Ambassador Andrej Grasseli of the MFA's Department for Southeastern Europe and Turkey, A/DCM drew upon reftel's points to raise U.S. concerns about the rise in PKK attacks and the need for concrete actions to stop this terrorist threat. After condemning the P [...]
2007-10-26 15:34:00Embassy LjubljanaSECRETPTER PREL PGOV KTFN TU IZ EUN SI
07LJUBLJANA688SLOVENIA CONSIDERING THEMES FOR FINANCIAL
[...] (SBU) In an October 30 meeting with Andrej Svetlicic from the Legal Department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Emboffs invited Svetlicic and other senior Slovenian officials attending the Lisbon financial sanctions workshop to meet on November 28, immediately after the Portuguese-hosted wo [...]
2007-10-30 15:27:00Embassy LjubljanaUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN PREL PTER KTFN EUN SI
07LJUBLJANA700SLOVENIA/INCSR: 2007 - 2008 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-06 14:32:00Embassy LjubljanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR KCRM SI
07LJUBLJANA704SLOVENIA EAGER TO HEAR FROM DAS DICARLO ON BALKAN
[...] (C) In a series of November 5 meetings with EUR DAS Rosemary DiCarlo, senior MFA officials urged close cooperation and sought U.S. views as to the way forward on Balkan issues, which Slovenia sees as a priority issue for its EU Presidency. The Slovenes stressed the importance of speeding up [...]
2007-11-09 11:52:00Embassy LjubljanaCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR EUN SI
07LJUBLJANA71SLOVENIA RESPONSE TO FEBRUARY GAERC DEMARCHE
[...] (C) Polecon Chief met with MFA EU Correspondent Aljaz Arih to discuss reftel points February 9. -- Kosovo/Serbia: The GOS sees Ahtisaari's presentation of his draft plan as a significant step toward settlement of Kosovo's status and agrees with the USG that a firm timeline should be maint [...]
2007-02-09 12:51:00Embassy LjubljanaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ETRD SI
07LJUBLJANA725SLOVENIA CONSIDERING EU POLICY ON LOW LEVELS OF
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-23 15:18:00Embassy LjubljanaUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ETRD TBIO
07LJUBLJANA734SLOVENIA SEEKS EU CONSENSUS ON VENEZUELA AND LATIN
[...] (C) On November 29, EmbOff met with Stefan Salej, Special Envoy for Latin America at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, to share U.S. concerns about the anti-democratic changes in the proposed constitutional reform package in Venezuela and to request that Slovenia join the voices of internationa [...]
2007-11-30 06:33:00Embassy LjubljanaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM WHA EU VE SI
07LJUBLJANA740SLOVENIA: GOS WILL PUSH FOR ISAF OMLT
[...] (C) In a November 30 discussion, MFA Security Policy Division Director Stanislav Vidovic told EmbOff that although Slovenia does not have any intention to increase its troop levels in Afghanistan, nor to remove any functional or regional caveats from its troops, there is a political push to re [...]
2007-12-04 17:03:00Embassy LjubljanaCONFIDENTIALMARR PREL SI
07LJUBLJANA749SLOVENIA IN ADVANCE OF DECEMBER 10-11 GAERC
[...] (U) Emboff delivered Department's points to the MFA's EU Correspondent Aljaz Arih on December 6. EU Enlargement -------------- 2. (C) Arih said that Slovenia, as one of the strongest advocates for EU enlargement, agreed with our points. He noted that the EU was still drafting the Europe [...]
2007-12-07 10:44:00Embassy LjubljanaCONFIDENTIALPREL EUN PGOV IR IS BM SY
07LJUBLJANA762SLOVENIAN POSITION ON CLUSTER MUNITIONS TRACKS EU
[...] (U) On December 11, Emboff delivered reftel points and nonpapers to MFA Security Policy Division Minister Counselor Irina Gorsic, who related that Slovenia supports the common EU position on cluster munitions in both the Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW) framework and the Oslo Process. Gorsic [...]
2007-12-14 09:07:00Embassy LjubljanaUNCLASSIFIEDNATO PARM PREL SI
07LJUBLJANA79SLOVENES TALK CLUSTER MUNITIONS, MANPADS, PSI, AND
[...] (C) SUMMARY. MFA Security Policy Director Stanislav Vidovic told PM/WRA Director Richard Kidd on February 6 that Slovenia is willing to hear the USG position on cluster munitions, ready to follow up on MANPADS discussions, eager to test its abilities with a May PSI exercise, and solidly in su [...]
2007-02-13 13:40:00Embassy LjubljanaSECRETPARM PINR PREL MARR MASS SI
07LJUBLJANA80RE-ELECTION WOES FOR SLOVENIA'S CENTRAL BANK
[...] (SBU) Summary. In a close vote February 2, Mitja Gaspari failed to get the 46 votes necessary for re-election as the governor of the Bank of Slovenia (BOS). On February 9, President Drnovsek put forward BOS Vice-Governor Andrej Rant as his second nominee. The ostensible cause of Gaspari's dow [...]
2007-02-13 14:44:00Embassy LjubljanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN PREL SI
07LJUBLJANA81SLOVENES TALK DEMINING TROUBLES WITH PM/WRA OFFICE
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Recently, both International Trust Fund for Demining (ITF) and Slovenian Ministry of Foreign Affairs staff expressed concern over the allegations of possible malfeasance in the Bosnian demining sector, but understood the importance of addressing them head on before the reputation [...]
2007-02-13 14:46:00Embassy LjubljanaCONFIDENTIALMARR MASS KCRM PREL SI
07LJUBLJANA95SLOVENIA WRESTLING ABOVE ITS WEIGHT CLASS IN NATO
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Slovenia's commitment to NATO and to international security took a giant leap forward this week as the Slovenian Armed Forces began a six month, 600 troop deployment -- the largest overseas operation in the history of independent Slovenia -- to take over the Western Sector of KFOR [...]
2007-02-16 14:18:00Embassy LjubljanaCONFIDENTIALMOPS MCAP PREL PINS NATO SI
07LJUBLJANA99SLOVENIA EXTENDS HEAD TRAINER AT THE JORDAN
[...] (U) PolMilOff delivered reftel demarche to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Security Policy staffer Igor Jukic and to Ministry of Interior European Affairs and International Cooperation Office Head Lilijana Sipec on February 14. On February 20, Ms. Sipec told PolMilOff that the GoS has approved th [...]
2007-02-21 11:38:00Embassy LjubljanaUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM SNAR PREL SI
07LOME176UFC LEADERSHIP IN CAMPAIGN MODE, UNLIKELY TO ENTER
[...] (C) Summary. The Union of Forces for Change (UFC),arguably the largest opposition party in Togo, has ruled out participating in the national unity government formed last September. The unity government's primary mandate is to prepare for free and fair legislative elections in 2007. Although t [...]
2007-03-02 14:40:00Embassy LomeCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM PINR TO
07LONDON1047ACCREDITATION - IMO - 34TH SESSION OF THE
[...] Embassy London has requested accreditation and is pleased to grant UK country clearance to the following delegation members from March 26 - 30, 2007 for the International Maritime Organization's Thirty-fourth Session of the Committee on Facilitation: Howard L. Hime, Representative Jaideep Si [...]
2007-03-19 14:10:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDAORC ASEC IMO UK
07LONDON1062BTEX FORENSIC EPIDEMIOLOGY WORKSHOP CATALYZES G8 EFFORTS AGAINST BIOTERRORISM
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The UK and Germany co-hosted, with U.S. co-sponsorship, the G8 "Forensic Epidemiology Workshop," in London March 13-15, 2007 (Ref A). Although the U.S. was the primary source for workshop design and facilitation, all three nations worked collaboratively to plan and execute the [...]
2007-03-20 11:09:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER TBIO CA FR GM IT JA RS UK EUN
07LONDON1196UK VIEWS IN ADVANCE OF THE MARCH 30-31 FOREIGN
[...] (U) UK priorities for the upcoming GYMNICH meeting are maintaining EU unity in support of 1) Ahtisaari's Kosovo plan; 2) a "middle ground" approach to the new Palestinian Unity Government, and 3) moving forward on EU-specific Iran sanctions. Martin Shearman, the Foreign Office's European Corr [...]
2007-03-28 15:32:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAL EUN XG IS IR ZI FI UK
07LONDON1265CHANCELLOR BROWN'S REPUTATION FOR FINANCIAL
[...] (C) Summary: Gordon Brown's expected procession from 11 to 10 Downing Street hit a pothole over the weekend. "The Times" newspaper won a long Freedom of Information battle and published documents showing Brown had been warned by Treasury staff against removing tax breaks favorable to pension [...]
2007-04-03 15:41:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALECON PGOV UK
07LONDON1279ONDCP DIRECTOR WALTERS REVIEWS AFGHAN AND OTHER CN ISSUES WITH UK
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-04 14:08:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALSNAR AF UK
07LONDON1346ACCREDITATION - IMO - ELEVENTH SESSION OF THE
[...] Embassy London has requested accreditation and is pleased to grant UK country clearance to the following delegation members from 16 - 20 April, 2007 for the International Maritime Organization's Eleventh Session of the Sub-Committee on Bulk Liquids and Gases: Richard Raksnis, Representative [...]
2007-04-12 12:10:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDAORC ASEC IMO UK
07LONDON1420(C) HMG UNLIKELY TO PARTICIPATE IN GLOBAL NUCLEAR
[...] (SBU) This is an action request. See para 6. 2. (C) SUMMARY: HMG is unlikely to attend the Global Nuclear Energy Partnership (GNEP) Ministerial on May 21 in Washington. Given the pending HMG decision on the expansion of nuclear technology, HMG believes that attending the GNEP meeting wo [...]
2007-04-17 12:54:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALENRG TRGY KNNP IAEA AORC UK
07LONDON1658COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED - IMO DELEGATION-(ISRWG)
[...] Embassy London is pleased to grant UK country clearance to the following delegation members from INTERSESSIONAL MEETING OF THE WORKING GROUP ON SHIP RECYCLING (ISRWG),LONDON, UK, MAY 6-13, 2007: Representative Constance C. Arvis Deputy Director Office of Oceans Affairs Bureau of Oce [...]
2007-05-02 16:05:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDAORC ASEC IMO UK
07LONDON1703HMG TO REVIEW CITES DOCUMENTS
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-04 13:25:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDSENV ETRD KSCA UK
07LONDON1835(S/NF) UK CONDUCTING STUDY OF IMPACT OF IRANIAN
[...] (S/NF) Summary. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office is doing a Top Secret study -- likely to get widespread attention within Her Majesty's Government -- of the real impact of Iranian financial measures. The study, which is intended to draw upon both open and closed sources, is intended to in [...]
2007-05-14 16:13:00Embassy LondonSECRET//NOFORNEFIN PARM PTER ETTC IR UK
07LONDON1893(C) ROSUKRENERGO: HM TREASURY TO ALERT REGULATORS
[...] (C) Embassy delivered reftel demarche to the head of HM Treasury's Financial Crime Team Sean Byrne and to Foreign and Commonwealth Office desk officer Jasper Thornton. Byrne said that issues surrounding a possible initial public offering (IPO) for RosUkrEnergo "resonate well here," noting that [...]
2007-05-18 09:14:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALEFIN KCRM PREL UP UK
07LONDON1947BROWN'S ECONOMIC PRIORITIES AND CHALLENGES
[...] (C) Gordon Brown is the longest continuously serving Chancellor of the Exchequer since 1823. During his ten year reign, Brown has enjoyed tremendous authority and autonomy in managing the UK's economy. As a result, Brown is expected to continue the economic and financial policies he developed [...]
2007-05-21 13:47:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALECON PREL EFIN PGOV PBIO UK
07LONDON2063ACCREDITATION - IMO - FIFTEENTH SESSION OF THE
[...] Embassy London has requested accreditation and is pleased to grant UK country clearance to the following delegation members from the U.S. for the International Maritime Organization's Fifteenth Session of the Subcommittee on Flag State Implementation, London, June 4 - 8, 2007: Representativ [...]
2007-05-30 15:07:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDAORC IMO
07LONDON2076ACCREDITATION - IMO - FIFTY-SEVENTH SESSION OF
[...] Embassy London has requested accreditation and is pleased to grant UK country clearance to the following delegation members from June 18 - 21, 2007 for the International Maritime Organization's Fifty-Seventh Session of the Technical Cooperation Committee: Head of Delegation Laurence Tobe [...]
2007-05-31 12:05:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDAORC IMO
07LONDON2077ACCREDITATION - IMO - NINETY-EIGHTH SESSION OF THE
[...] Embassy London has requested accreditation and is pleased to grant UK country clearance to the following delegation members from June 25 - 29, 2007 for the International Maritime Organization Council's Ninety-Eighth Session: Head of Delegation Laurence Tobey Transportation Affairs Office [...]
2007-05-31 12:05:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDAORC IMO
07LONDON2318UK CALLS ON EU TO INVESTIGATE U.S. BIODIESEL SUBSIDIES
[...] Summary: The UK Government has associated itself with its biodiesel industry in asking the EU to investigate whether US subsidies on biodiesel are trade distorting and should give rise to countervailing duties. HMG has "no appetite for a fight" about this, and wants to continue importing bio [...]
2007-06-15 14:57:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDETRD ENRG EAGR UK
07LONDON2340CUBA SOLIDARITY GROUP MAY FORCE SANCTIONS SHOWDOWN
[...] Summary: Hilton Hotels in the UK believes its efforts to obey US sanctions on Cuba, while simultaneously respecting UK law banning discrimination based on nationality, will soon be tested by a pro-Cuban government NGO. The NGO will seek to check a Cuban delegation into a Hilton hotel in the U [...]
2007-06-19 07:34:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDETTC ELAB CU UK
07LONDON2457IRAN NUCLEAR ISSUE: UK FEEDBACK ON SOLANA-LARIJANI
[...] Summary (CO) EU's Solana saw no movement during June 23 talks with Larijani on suspension and rebuffed Larijani's suggestion to link next steps on the nuclear issue in any way to the upcoming visit to Iran by IAEA chief El Baradei, according to the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office. The UK [...]
2007-06-26 17:59:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL EU IR IZ UK
07LONDON2488(U) PRIME MINISTER GORDON BROWN NAMES HIS CABINET
[...] (U) A day after taking over as Prime Minister, Gordon Brown has named his Cabinet. As expected, this is the biggest reshuffle since the Labour Party came to power in 1997. It includes several realignments, and has the maximum number of paid Cabinet Ministers permitted by law (22). While p [...]
2007-06-28 16:04:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR UK
07LONDON249UK PREVIEW OF THE JANUARY GAERC
[...] (C) Summary. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) expects Kosovo and Iran to be major issues of discussion at the January GAERC. UK goals are to 1) keep "wobbly" EU Members on board with the need to resolve Kosovo's status as soon as possible after the Serbian elections and 2) keep the [...]
2007-01-22 17:40:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ENRG EAID MARR YI SR BK IS SO IR
07LONDON2491IRAN IN IRAQ: IRANIAN DEMARCHES UK ON IRAN'S GOOD
[...] (CO/NF) Summary: The Iranian Ambassador conveyed a pro-forma summary of its own benign intentions in Iraq during a June 22 demarche at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO). The demarche was intended to provide an Iranian version of the May 28 U.S.-Iran talks in Baghdad, according to fe [...]
2007-06-28 17:44:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPHUM PREL IR IZ UK
07LONDON2510ACCREDITATION - IMO - INTERSESSIONAL MEETING OF
[...] Embassy London has requested accreditation and is pleased to grant UK country clearance to the following delegation members from July 9-13, 2007 for the International Maritime Organization's Intersessional Meeting of the Working Group on Long-Range Identification and Tracking of Ships: Curtis [...]
2007-07-02 09:59:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDAORC IMO
07LONDON2534(U) BROWN'S GOVERNMENT IN PLACE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Gordon Brown has moved fast to put his stamp on the UK Government and the results have been positive for his poll ratings and media coverage. The latest Guardian/ICM poll gives Labour the lead (39 percent to 35 percent) over the Conservatives, Labour's first le [...]
2007-07-02 16:01:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV UK
07LONDON2575ACCREDITATION - IMO - 56TH SESSION OF THE MARINE
[...] Embassy London has requested accreditation and is pleased to grant UK country clearance to the following delegation members for the International Maritime Organization's 56th Session of the Marine Environment Protection Committee: Jeffrey Lantz, Head of Delegation Victoria Huyck, Alternativ [...]
2007-07-05 11:04:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDAORC IMO
07LONDON2587DFID'S "COST" INITIATIVE: MORE QUESTIONS THAN
[...] (SBU) Summary: Participants from government, industry and the private sector agreed that transparency is a concern in the construction sector but questioned the value added by DFID's Construction Sector Transparency Initiative (CoST). Econoff raised reftel concerns widely at a June 20, DFID- h [...]
2007-07-06 09:06:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EIND ETRD EFIN PINS KCOR UK
07LONDON2595THE UK'S AGING POPULATION STRAINS THE SOCIAL
[...] (U) Summary: The UK is grappling with the booming growth of its elderly population. There were 20 million Britons aged 50 and over in 2003, a 45 percent increase since 1951. This number is projected to increase by a further 36 percent by 2031, to 27.2 million, or 42 percent of the population. [...]
2007-07-06 14:13:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDSOCI ECON TBIO UK
07LONDON2596GROWING UK ISLAMIC FINANCE IS GOOD POLITICS AND
[...] (C) SUMMARY The UK government has a high priority goal to make London a center of Islamic finance to both assimilate the indigenous Muslim UK community(ies) and capture a niche market of high net worth Muslims internationally. The world market for Islamic finance grew from about $150 billion in [...]
2007-07-06 15:45:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALEFIN KISL UK
07LONDON2984(S) TERRORIST FINANCE:UK SUPPORTS USG SUBMISSION
[...] (S) Econoff delivered reftel demarche and non-paper July 31, 2007 to Clive Hughes, Desk Officer Multilateral and Strategic Allies Section Counter Terrorism Policy Department at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO). Hughes said the UK favors co-sponsoring U.S. submissions to the UN 1518 a [...]
2007-08-03 06:30:00Embassy LondonSECRETEFIN FI IZ JO KTFN PREL PTER SA UK UNSC
07LONDON314 INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANIZATION (IMO):
[...] SUMMARY: The Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) held its 82nd session at the Polat Renaissance Istanbul Hotel in Istanbul, Turkey from 29 Nov ? 8 Dec 2006. The meeting was chaired by MSC vice chairman Mr. N. Ferrar (Philippines) as the Acting Ch [...]
2007-01-25 15:18:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDAORC IMO UK EWWT PHSA SENV KTIA ASEC ORTA
07LONDON3175IRAN: BROTHER OF IRGC'S SAFAVI SAYS A U.S. TERROR
[...] (C) Summary. xxxxxxxxxxxx Iran Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) xxxxxxxxxxxx told London Iran Watcher xxxxxxxxxxxx that Iran's cooperation on security in Iraq, though not yet evident, would be forthcoming, but in the same breath argued that a U.S. terrorist designation of the IRGC would prevent any [...]
2007-08-17 08:34:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPTER KPRP PGOV PHUM PREL BA KU IR IS UK
07LONDON3338SENATOR BOXER HEARS POSITIVE VIEWS ON CARBON
[...] Summary: Senator Barbara Boxer heard strongly positive views from HMG, heavy industry and the investment community on the UK,s experience with carbon cap-and-trade systems as a tool for addressing climate change. Many of HMG officials who handle climate change are new to their portfolios, and [...]
2007-08-31 12:19:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDOREP SENV KGHG PREL UK IZ AF SU
07LONDON3362IRAN DEPFORMIN WILL VISIT LONDON TO PITCH
[...] (S) Summary: The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) today told London Iran Watcher (Poloff) that Iran,s Deputy Foreign Minister Saeed Jalili will visit London Friday September 7 to push Iran,s recent agreement with the IAEA as Iran,s preferred means of addressing the nuclear issue, but th [...]
2007-09-04 16:07:00Embassy LondonSECRETPREL KNNP MNUC IR UK
07LONDON3369HMG TO OBSERVE GNEP MEETING IN VIENNA BELOW THE
[...] (SBU) Malcolm Wicks, Minister of State for Energy, will not attend the September 16 Global Nuclear Energy Partnership (GNEP) meeting in Vienna, according to a letter from Wicks to Secretary of Energy Bodman (text at para 2). Dr. Mel Draper, Director of Nuclear Nonproliferation at the Depart [...]
2007-09-04 17:46:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG TRGY KNNP IAEA PINR UK
07LONDON3370HMG TO OBSERVE GNEP MEETING IN VIENNA BELOW THE
[...] (SBU) Malcolm Wicks, Minister of State for Energy, will not attend the September 16 Global Nuclear Energy Partnership (GNEP) meeting in Vienna, according to a letter from Wicks to Secretary of Energy Bodman (text at para 2). Dr. Mel Draper, Director of Nuclear Nonproliferation at the Depart [...]
2007-09-05 08:18:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG TRGY KNNP IAEA PINR UK
07LONDON3415UK SELDOM INTERVENES IN FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-09-06 16:39:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDEINV UK
07LONDON3422UK GOALS FOR SEPTEMBER INFORMAL EU FOREIGN
[...] (C) Summary. According to the Foreign Office, the key agenda items at the September Gymnich meeting are Kosovo, the Inter-Governmental Conference on EU Reform, the Middle East, and a review of EU strategic partnerships with a focus on Russia. As is practice at informal Gynmich meetings, the UK [...]
2007-09-07 11:47:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EUN RS YI IR UK
07LONDON3519IRAN'S JALILI IN LONDON: REBUFFED AS EXPECTED
[...] (C) Summary: In a September 7 meetng, UK officials rebuffed Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Jalili's promotion of the IRI-IAEA Work Plan as a way to resolve the nuclear issue and reiterated the UK's firm commitment to the E3 3 and UNSCR process. End summary. 2. (C) Per ref (a),Iran Mul [...]
2007-09-13 13:02:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPREL KNNP MNUC IR UK
07LONDON3525LONDON - LESSONS LEARNED FROM PANDEMIC INFLUENZA
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Post held a Pandemic Influenza Tabletop Exercise (PI TTX) on September 7 with members of the Embassy's Pandemic Influenza Working Group (PIWG) and officials from the U.S. Department of Defense's (DOD) 3rd Air Force in the UK, and U.S. Air Force Europe (USAFE),located at Ramste [...]
2007-09-14 08:33:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKFLU CASC TBIO AMED AMGT UK
07LONDON3539SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY PAULSON'S VISIT TO
[...] (C/NF) SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION: Your visit is much welcomed. You come to London at a critical moment. The UK is adjusting to the change in leadership from Tony Blair to Gordon Brown, who has displayed calm confidence in addressing key domestic challenges in the short period he has been Prime [...]
2007-09-14 16:08:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNECON EFIN PREL UK
07LONDON3571UK WORRIED ABOUT IRAN, THEY TELL TREASURY A/S
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: British officials told Patrick O'Brien, A/S for Terrorist Financing and Financial Crimes, Treasury, on September 6, that they are very worried about Iran. Both sides agreed we should continue to turn up the pressure on Iran within the context of the United Nations Security Cou [...]
2007-09-17 18:16:00Embassy LondonSECRET//NOFORNEFIN KTFN PTER IR LY UK
07LONDON3608UK QUIETLY SUPPORTS U.S. ICAO COUNCIL CANDIDACY;
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The UK will support the U.S. ICAO Council candidacy, but their internal regulations prohibit them from giving us an official response. They have not given their views on the ICAO Split-Currency Assessments. Transport officials emphasized that the UK must see progress on Stage [...]
2007-09-19 12:03:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR ICAO AORC UK
07LONDON3662CROCKER/PETRAEUS MEETINGS WITH UK DEFENSE
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: With Prime Minister Gordon Brown set to deliver a widely-anticipated statement on HMG's policy in Iraq to Parliament on or about October 10, the UK needs the USG to define clearly its expectations for the British presence in Iraq as soon as possible, UK Defence Secretary Des Br [...]
2007-09-21 16:25:00Embassy LondonSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV MOPS MCAP IZ UK
07LONDON3712Bio Information on UK Delegation to Major Economies
[...] (U) Following is biographic information on the five members of the UK delegation to the September 27-28 Major Economies Meeting in Washington DC on climate change and energy security. The five people are Phil Woolas (Environment Minister at DEFRA),Michael Jacobs (Advisor to the Prime Ministe [...]
2007-09-26 16:51:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDPINR SENV UK
07LONDON374UK PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEE HEARS POSITIVE VIEWS ON
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Defense Select Committee of the UK House of Commons met with five experts in nuclear arms and defense policy on January 23 to hear views on HMG's recent white paper endorsing a renewal of the UK's existing submarine-based nuclear deterrent. Although the MPs heard some voice [...]
2007-01-29 17:17:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMNUC PARM MOPS UK
07LONDON3760EPA, DEFRA Seek Work-Sharing on Chemicals
[...] (SBU) Summary: On September 18, EPA Assistant Administrator for Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances Jim Gulliford discussed with DEFRA's Chemicals Director John Roberts ways that EPA can share work with the UK on assessments and characterizations of chemicals. Implementation of REA [...]
2007-10-02 12:38:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDSENV EAGR TSPL UK
07LONDON3824HMG DEPT OF HEALTH CHIEF SCIENTIST TO ATTEND
[...] (U) Dr. David Harper, Chief Scientist and Director General of Health Protection, International Health and Scientific Development, at the Department of Health (DH) will represent HMG at the October 22 Ministerial forum "All Against Tuberculosis" in Berlin. ESTOff delivered reftel demarche to [...]
2007-10-05 14:21:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDEAID TBIO PINR GR UK
07LONDON3923XXXXXXXXXXXX ARGUES TIME IS RIPE FOR
[...] (C) Summary. XXXXXXXXXXXX told London Iran Watcher (Poloff) that Islamic republic of Iran decision-makers lack the confidence to initiate an offer to the West to soften Iran's nuclear or regional posture, but are now, due to internal political conditions, hoping for a Western-initiated proposal on [...]
2007-10-12 16:44:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPREL KNNP MNUC IR UK
07LONDON3924IRAN DEMARCHE TO EU MEMBER STATES AHEAD OF OCTOBER
[...] (C/NF) Summary: London Iran Watcher (Poloff) delivered reftel nonpaper to FCO Iran Multilateral team leader Will Gelling, who said that at the GAERC HMG will be focused on autonomous sanctions only, and is confident the EU will quickly endorse this aim. Gelling added that HMG opposes trying [...]
2007-10-12 16:59:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV IR XF EUN UK
07LONDON3938GORDON BROWN TO ISSUE LETTER TO G7 AND IFIS ON
[...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Gordon Brown is considering sending a letter to G-7 participants, China, India, the IMF and the World Bank on how to support democracy in Burma. The London-based newspaper the Independent erroneously reported October 15 that the Prime Minister had already sent suc [...]
2007-10-15 16:05:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM EAID BM UK
07LONDON3983AMBASSADOR THANKS IRAN DEMOCRACY ADVOCATES FOR
[...] (C) Summary: Per reftel request for Chiefs of Mission worldwide to underscore U.S. support for democracy advocates, Ambassador met October 11 with two UK-based Iranian expatriate journalists to thank them for their years of advocacy for human rights and democracy in Iran and to lead their dis [...]
2007-10-19 12:14:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPREL KNNP MNUC PHUM IR UK
07LONDON4045EUR SENIOR ADVISOR PANDITH AND S/P ADVISOR COHEN’S
[...] (C) Summary. EUR Senior Advisor for Muslim Engagement Farah Pandith and S/P Member Jared Cohen met with a wide range of UK government leaders, community activists, think tanks, artists, and Muslim youth during their October 9-14 visit to the UK. Government officials stressed that the UK's problem w [...]
2007-10-25 16:38:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KISL PTER SCUL UK
07LONDON4082FCC COMMISSIONER COPPS EXPLORES UK'S DIGITAL TV TRANSITION
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The UK's transition to digital TV is progressing smoothly thanks in large part to an impressive BPS 200 Million ($400 Million) public awareness campaign and a BPS 600 Million ($1.2 Billion) Help Scheme, according to HMG officials. The analog BBC TWO signal in the small town of Whit [...]
2007-10-30 13:03:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECPS ECON UK
07LONDON414AMERICAN-IRANIAN UNIVERSITY PARTNERSHIP
[...] SUMMARY: A recent UK-based Iranian participant in the International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP),Ali Pedram, has developed a proposal for an "American-Iranian University Partnership." It calls for expanding U.S. university partnerships with Middle East institutions to include Iran. The [...]
2007-02-01 12:19:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDOEXC SCUL IR UK
07LONDON4189FINSBURY PARK MOSQUE -- AFTER THE STORM
[...] (C) Summary. A visit to the Finsbury Park Mosque -- once the home of the notorious extremist Imam Abu Hamza al-Masri and formerly exhibit A in the case for the threat from "homegrown" British radicalization -- found the Mosque apparently cleansed of its extremist past and working hard to counter ra [...]
2007-11-08 17:24:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPTER SCUL KISL PGOV UK
07LONDON4328(C/NF) UK SHARES U.S. GOALS ON IRAN; WE SHOULD RE-FOCUS UK DOMESTIC EFFORTS AND INCREASE COORDINATION REF: A. STATE 156409 B. STATE 157039 LONDON 00004328 001.2 OF 006
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-21 16:16:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL MNUC EFIN PTER KTFN IR UK
07LONDON4389A/S SULLIVAN DISCUSSES UK DEVELOPMENT POLICY
[...] (SBU) Summary: UK development official Shriti Vadera expressed an interest in closer cooperation with MCC and PEPFAR in a meeting with EEB A/S Sullivan. She also said she has been reaching out to private sector companies such as Coca-Cola and Vodafone (and next Wal-Mart) to use their systems [...]
2007-11-28 16:22:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAID KHIV UK
07LONDON4465IRAN: UK GOVERNMENT APPEALS MEK DE-LISTING ORDER
[...] (C) Summary: The FCO told Embassy London Iran Watcher (Poloff) that the Mujaheddin-e-Khalk (MEK) will continue to be listed as a terrorist organization under UK law, and its UK accounts frozen, until the outcome of HMG,s appeal of the administrative order issued by the UK's Prohibited Organi [...]
2007-12-04 16:30:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER IR UK
07LONDON4472SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY PETERS’ DECEMBER 7 VISIT
[...] (SBU) Summary: Your December 7-8 visit to London comes after Prime Minister Gordon Brown has finished putting his own stamp on the government, following this summer's transition from Tony Blair's tenure, and begins focusing on governing. It also comes at a time during which major infrastructure pro [...]
2007-12-05 11:58:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNEAIR ICAO ECON SENV ELTN UK
07LONDON4680IRAN: ALLEGED EX-IRGC MEMBER LISTS QUDS FORCE
[...] (S/NF) Summary. Mohammed Ali Khatami (please protect),claiming to have been in the past a long-term operative for the Iranian Revolutionary Guards (IRGC),provided London Iran Watcher (Poloff) detailed written allegations concerning long-term IRGC-Quds Force involvement in de-stabilizing Ira [...]
2007-12-28 15:41:00Embassy LondonSECRET//NOFORNEFIN KTFN PREL MNUC PTER IR UK
07LONDON473FY-2007 TEACHING AREA STUDIES, 11/15-12/2/06: EVALUATION BY
[...] SUMMARY/RESULTS-IMPACT ------------------------- A). Ali Pedram found this an interesting and informative program on all fronts, academically, professionally and personally. It destroyed the preconceived ideas he had of the United States and its culture as well as its foreign policy toward th [...]
2007-02-06 17:29:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO OEXC SCUL IR UK
07LONDON519TERRORISM FINANCE: REQUEST FOR POSTS ASSISTANCE IN
[...] (S/NF) In response to reftel, Embassy contacted officials in the international organizations and counterterrorism policy departments at the Foreign Office to request feedback on the first tranche of terrorist facilitators and inciters designations. Both officials with whom we spoke commented that, [...]
2007-02-09 16:22:00Embassy LondonSECRET//NOFORNEFIN ETTC KTFN PREL PTER UK
07LONDON6TERRORIST FINANCE: DOCKRAT PRENOTIFICATION
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (S) Embassy delivered reftel prenotification to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office on December 22. On January 3, Rod Mackenna of the FCO's Counter Terrorism Policy Department notified us that the UK will support a UN 1267 designat [...]
2007-01-03 15:17:00Embassy LondonSECRETEFIN ETTC KTFN PREL PTER ZU UK
07LONDON667UK WILL NOT EXTEND TRAINERS AT JIPTC
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-21 17:06:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM SNAR UK IZ JO
07LONDON679ACCREDITATION REQUESTED - IMO - FIFTIETH SESSION
[...] Embassy London has requested accreditation and is pleased to grant UK country clearance to the following delegation members from March 5 - 9, 2007 for the International Maritime Organization's Fiftieth Session of the Sub-Committee on Ship Design and Equipment (DE): Captain Patrick E. Little, [...]
2007-02-22 14:25:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDAORC ASEC IMO UK
07LONDON704UK TRADE UNIONS FEAR LOSS OF POLITICAL CLOUT FROM
[...] Summary: UK trade unions are anxiously following the deliberations of a commission exploring reforms to political party funding. The trade unions darkly suspect that some in the Labour Party would like to use the commission to break the unions' financial hold on Labour. At present, a handful [...]
2007-02-23 16:23:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDELAB PGOV UK
07LONDON764HILTON HOTELS CAUGHT BETWEEN US CUBA SANCTIONS AND
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-27 17:16:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDETTC ELAB CU UK
07LONDON780HILTON HOTELS CAUGHT BETWEEN US CUBA SANCTIONS AND
[...] Summary and action request: Hilton Hotels International, faced with a conflict between US sanctions on Cuba and UK law banning discrimination, has instructed its employees not to violate local UK law, putting them on a potential collision course with US law. Post would welcome any guidance W [...]
2007-02-28 18:00:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDETTC ELAB CU UK
07LONDON798IRAQ MND-SE UPDATE: UK TO BE OUT OF BASRA PALACE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The entire UK presence at Basra Palace, both military and civilian, will be transferred to Basra Air Station by August, UK MOD officials told Embassy London March  [...]
2007-03-01 17:50:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MCAP IZ UK
07LONDON809UK EXPECTATIONS FOR MARCH EU GAERC MEETING
[...] (C) The UK Government expects Iran and Bosnia to be issues of focus at the March General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) meeting. Martin Sherman, FCO's EU External Affairs head, provided Poloff on March 1 with a readout of UK expectations for the GAERC in response to ref non-p [...]
2007-03-02 15:26:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPREL EUN KPAL PGOV BK YI IS IR AF SU UZ UK
07LONDON892INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANIZATION (IMO): REPORT OF THE
[...] SUMMARY: COMSAR 11 was attended by 70 administrations and 1 Associate Member, 2 Specialized Agencies, and 19 non- governmental organizations. COMSAR considered the Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS),Review of the ITU radio communications matters, Satellite Services (COSPAS-SARS [...]
2007-03-07 16:45:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDIMO ITU IMSO AORC ASEC UK
07LUANDA110ANGOLA: DAS THOMPSON DISCUSSES POLITICS WITH MPLA
[...] (SBU) Summary: MPLA Party Secretary Joana Lina told visiting DAS Carol Thompson that the MPLA is focusing its efforts in 2007 on the planned 2008 elections, including intense support of the nationwide voter registration campaign. It has developed a vision for Angola,s future, Angola 2025, an [...]
2007-02-07 10:23:00Embassy LuandaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR PHUM AO
07LUANDA1116A PRODUCTIVE VISIT BY LULA
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Brazilian President Luis Ignacio da Silva's high-profile state visit on October 17 and 18, 2007 resulted in seven new technical assistance accords, the doubling of Brazil's credit line to Angola (to USD 2.3 billion) and the announcement of a business deal to build a sugarcane-based [...]
2007-10-30 16:12:00Embassy LuandaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECIN ENRG
07LUANDA1127HUILA PROVINCE - GREAT POTENTIAL AND HUGE PROBLEMS
[...] (SBU) Summary. An energy deficit and dilapidated infrastructure diminish Huila Province's economic potential. Investors have to provide their own electricity, water, transportation and security. The GRA's railroad rehabilitation, critical to reopening Huila's iron mines, is at a standstill [...]
2007-11-05 14:38:00Embassy LuandaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN AO
07LUANDA1238ANGOLA: 2007-08 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY
[...] Below please find Angola's contribution to the drugs and chemical controls portion of the 2007-2008 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report. ANGOLA ------- I. Summary 2. Although some cannabis is cultivated and consumed locally, Angola neither produces nor consumes signific [...]
2007-12-12 16:08:00Embassy LuandaUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR AO
07LUANDA1245ANGOLA: ANNUAL UPDATE ON THE WORST FORMS OF CHILD
[...] (U) The following responses reflect updated information as requested by ref A and B. Laws and Regulations on Child Labor ------------------------------------ 2. (U) Angola's onstitution prohibits human bondage in general, and statutory law specifically prohibits forced or bonded child la [...]
2007-12-14 11:21:00Embassy LuandaUNCLASSIFIEDELAB ETRD EIND PHUM SOCI AO
07LUANDA174UNHCR WISHES TO FORMALLY TERMINATE ANGOLAN REFUGEE
[...] (U) This is an action cable. Please see paragraph 8. 2. (SBU) Summary: United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) Representative informed Embassy Luanda of UNHCR,s intent to terminate the repatriation/reintegration program for Angolan refugees and invoke the cessation clause, rec [...]
2007-02-22 16:08:00Embassy LuandaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PHUM PGOV AO
07LUANDA250ANGOLA DECIDES NOT TO SEEK IMF AGREEMENT
[...] (SBU) Summary. Angola,s Finance Minister, Pedro de Morais, announced that Angola will not pursue a program with the IMF. Citing Angola,s progress in combating inflation and its growing foreign exchange reserves, Angola believes it does not need a stand-by agreement to ensure macroeconomic st [...]
2007-03-14 10:41:00Embassy LuandaCONFIDENTIALEFIN ECON AO
07LUANDA31ANGOLA: POLL SHOWS SUPPORT FOR GOVERNMENT AND
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Angolans support the government's economic performance and plan to participate in elections, according to a recent International Republican Institute (IRI) poll. Poll results indicate a clear electoral advantage and public support for the ruling MPLA party, but also show possible [...]
2007-01-16 14:26:00Embassy LuandaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL SOCI PINR KWMN AO
07LUANDA311ANGOLA'S NEW AGRICULTURE MINISTER PREDICTS SHARPLY
[...] (SBU) Summary. On March 22, 2007, Ambassador Efird and Econoff called on Agriculture Minister Afonso Pedro Canga. According to Canga, this year,s heavy rains will reduce the corn harvest to about 60,000 metric tons, compared with 450,000 tons in 2006. The cassava harvest will be adequate, [...]
2007-03-28 16:46:00Embassy LuandaUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ETRD EAID AO
07LUANDA38 Angola: Ambassador Briefs IMF Official on IMF Agreement,
[...] (SBU) Summary: Meeting with IMF Africa Department Senior Advisor Robert J. Corker on January 13, 2007 in Luanda, Ambassador Efird reviewed the likelihood of and the timetable for the GRA to conclude a Stand-by Agreement with the IMF, noting as well the serious steps taken by the GRA to liquid [...]
2007-01-17 11:25:00Embassy LuandaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON EAID AO
07LUANDA475GULF OF GUINEA COMMISSION OPENS ITS OFFICE IN
[...] (C) Summary: Embassy Luanda Charge visited the Gulf of Guinea Commission,s new headquarters in Luanda and met with Secretary General Carlos Gomes and staff to welcome Gomes to SIPDIS Luanda and convey USG willingness to cooperate with the Commission. Having only recently taken possession o [...]
2007-05-15 12:47:00Embassy LuandaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR PHSA AO
07LUANDA518ANGOLA APPRECIATES ITS CURRENCY
[...] (SBU) On May 7, 2007, Angola announced a 6.25 percent increase in the value of the Angolan Kwanza (Kz) from 80 to 75 Kwanza per dollar. The GRA uses the Angolan Central Bank's (BNA) monopoly position in exchanging dollars for kwanza as its primary instrument in combating currency inflation. [...]
2007-05-24 11:02:00Embassy LuandaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON AO
07LUANDA56SCENESETTER FOR DAS CAROL THOMPSON'S VISIT TO
[...] (C) DAS Thompson, I want to warmly welcome you to Angola. Your visit follows the highly successful 2006 visits of General Ward, A/S Lowenkron and then-PDAS Pittman. Your visit, which will be followed by the February ship visit of the USS Kaufmann, starts 2007 positively towards the USG goal o [...]
2007-01-22 11:45:00Embassy LuandaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON EAID PHUM AO
07LUANDA564IMF ARTICLE IV TEAM GIVES ANGOLA HIGH MARKS
[...] (SBU) Summary. On June 5, 2007, the IMF Article IV team, which is close to winding up its first visit to Angola since the GRA definitively walked away from a formal program with the IMF (reftel),presented a preliminary summary of its findings to representatives of embassies and international [...]
2007-06-07 15:35:00Embassy LuandaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON AO
07LUANDA624ANGOLAN GOVERNMENT WARMLY RECEIVES A/S FRAZER
[...] (C) Summary: In meetings with GRA officials A/S Jendayi Frazer reinforced the US-Angola bilateral relationship, generating much goodwill and amplifying the USG message that we want to develop a strong partnership with Angola, one based on mutual respect, democracy, and good economic governance [...]
2007-06-21 14:01:00Embassy LuandaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON EFIN OVIP AO
07LUANDA70 Angola: USAID-Central Bank Monetary Policy Workshop
[...] (SBU) Summary: On January 11 to 13, USAID Angola and the Angolan National Bank sponsored a monetary policy workshop featuring local and international experts. The workshop provided a forum to openly and frankly discuss the next steps required to help Angola take full advantage of increasing o [...]
2007-01-25 06:21:00Embassy LuandaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON EAID AO
07LUANDA872DEMARCHE: SEEKING HIGH-LEVEL COMMITMENT FOR
[...] (U) This is an action request, see paras. 6 and 7 2. (SBU) Summary. At the request of the President's diplomatic advisor (ref a),Charge delivered reftel c demarche to Vice Minister of Transportation Helder Preza on 21 August 2007. Preza has been ordered by President dos Santos to bri [...]
2007-08-22 14:30:00Embassy LuandaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ECON AO
07LUANDA924BIOGRAPHY - AUGUSTO TOMAS, SECRETARY OF STATE FOR
[...] (C) Summary: Over the past year, Augusto Tomas has emerged as the GRA's primary spokesman/advocate for privatization. He has taken the privatization show on the road to the US and Brazil, where he presented a polished Angolan plan for increasing competitiveness and privatizing state controlled [...]
2007-09-11 15:12:00Embassy LuandaCONFIDENTIALPGOV ENRG TBIO AO
07LUSAKA1054ZAMBIA AUGUST 2007 ECONOMIC ROUNDUP
[...] SUMMARY -- BOZ Bemoans Oil Prices, Warns Of Inflation Rate Rise -- Stakeholders Query Government Over CEE Act -- World Bank, IMF Caution On Copper Prices, Ag Subsidies -- BOZ To Withdraw Money From Commercial Banks -- Zambian Airways Records Growth -- Mining Companies Find High-Grade Uranium [...]
2007-09-17 09:50:00Embassy LusakaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV BEXP EAIR ZA
07LUSAKA1109 IMF GIVES ZAMBIA PASSING MARKS, BUT GROWTH PLATFORM "NEEDS
[...] (SBU) Summary: Zambia's macroeconomic performance continues to receive good reviews from International Monetary Fund analysts, but budget execution remains a challenge, and may generate excess liquidity and inflation later in 2007. To achieve higher rates of growth that lift more Zambians out [...]
2007-10-01 13:24:00Embassy LusakaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAID PGOV EINV ENRG ZA
07LUSAKA1132ZAMBIA SEPTEMBER 2007 ECONOMIC ROUNDUP
[...] SUMMARY -- ZAMBIA RECORDS SINGLE DIGIT INFLATION -- URANIUM MINING PROJECTS AWAIT GRZ POLICY FINALIZATION -- ZESCO PROPOSES ELECTRICITY PRICE HIKES -- KCM IMPORTS STATE-OF-THE ART SMELTER PLANT EQUIPMENT -- NEW TRI-NATIONAL JOINT VENTURE ESTABLISHED -- COMMERCIAL BANK LENDING RATES TOO HIGH F [...]
2007-10-05 06:11:00Embassy LusakaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV BEXP EAIR ZA
07LUSAKA1133ZAMBIA SEPTEMBER 2007 ECONOMIC ROUNDUP
[...] SUMMARY -- ZAMBIA RECORDS SINGLE DIGIT INFLATION -- URANIUM MINING PROJECTS AWAIT GRZ POLICY FINALIZATION -- ZESCO PROPOSES ELECTRICITY PRICE HIKES -- KCM IMPORTS STATE-OF-THE ART SMELTER PLANT EQUIPMENT -- NEW TRI-NATIONAL JOINT VENTURE ESTABLISHED -- COMMERCIAL BANK LENDING RATES TOO HIGH F [...]
2007-10-05 07:28:00Embassy LusakaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV BEXP EAIR ZA
07LUSAKA218ZAMBIA POLITICAL ROUNDUP
[...] (U) Topics Covered: -- United Party for National Development Seeks Pact with MMD -- Hakainde Hichilmema to Join MMD? -- Trouble in the UDA -- Mwanawasa and MMD Look to the Future -- ULP's Bob Sichinga Quits -- Defiance in Patriotic Front -- Parliamentary Election Petition Update UPND [...]
2007-02-26 12:43:00Embassy LusakaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ZA
07LUSAKA316ZAM IS NOT ZIM: REPORTS OF GRZ PROPERTY DEMOLITION
[...] (SBU) Summary: Following advance warnings made by the Zambian Minister of Local Government and Housing in late February, on March 11, the GRZ razed approximately 100 partially completed, unoccupied structures in the Kalikiliki section of Lusaka. The Zambia Land Alliance, an alliance of civil s [...]
2007-03-16 15:52:00Embassy LusakaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM ZA
07LUSAKA372ZAMBIA MARCH 2007 ECONOMIC ROUNDUP
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-29 08:16:00Embassy LusakaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV EAIR ZA
07LUSAKA429IMF GIVES ZAMBIA'S ECONOMIC MANAGEMENT HIGH MARKS AGAIN
[...] (SBU) Summary: Zambia's Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility program is "on track" and its macroeconomic performance has been good, according to a recent International Monetary Fund assessment team visit. The Zambian Government (GRZ) adequately addressed the team's concerns about fiscal accou [...]
2007-04-10 14:37:00Embassy LusakaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV EAID ZA
07LUSAKA563SCENESETTER FOR DAS THOMPSON'S VISIT TO ZAMBIA,
[...] (SBU) Summary: The U.S. Mission in Zambia warmly welcomes Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Carol Thompson to Zambia from June 1 to June 6, 2007. Your visit comes at a time when President Mwanawasa and his administration are seeking to establish a second-term agenda following the President's [...]
2007-05-10 10:58:00Embassy LusakaCONFIDENTIALPGOV ZA
07LUSAKA887ZAMBIAN NGO BILL--CIVIL SOCIETY AND DONOR CONCERNS
[...] (SBU) Summary: An NGO Bill that the Zambian government presented to Parliament on July 17 has met significant opposition from civil society. NGO representatives noted they were not consulted in the drafting process and raised concerns about the amount of power the Bill provides to the governme [...]
2007-08-03 09:33:00Embassy LusakaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV EAID ZA
07LUSAKA894ZAMBIA JULY 2007 ECONOMIC ROUNDUP
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-08 05:10:00Embassy LusakaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV ZA
07LUXEMBOURG162AMBASSADOR WAGNER'S MEETING WITH FM ASSELBORN
[...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Wagner met privately with Foreign Minister Asselborn April 28 to press home the U.S. government's deep concerns about the unhelpful remarks he has made about missile defense. Asselborn defended his comments by stating that he was merely saying "what other people were [...]
2007-05-03 16:33:00Embassy LuxembourgCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL LU
07LUXEMBOURG170LUXEMBOURG CONCERNED ABOUT CUBA'S LACK OF PROGRESS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Luxembourg is concerned about the EU's lack of progress with Cuba on the subject of human rights but still favors an "open, constructive and comprehensive dialogue" with Cuba. In the past, Luxembourg has played a constructive role within the EU in finding compromises but it does [...]
2007-05-08 10:19:00Embassy LuxembourgCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV PHUM CU LU EU
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
07LUXEMBOURG24LUXEMBOURG ON IRAN CIVIL SOCIETY AND DEMOCRACY
[...] (C) DCM delivered reftel information on U.S. democratization initiatives for Iran to Luxembourg's Cooperation and Development Director Marc Bichler January 16. Bichler welcomed the information and confirmed that Luxembourg has no programs of any type in Iran. 2. (U) As a matter of national [...]
2007-01-16 15:35:00Embassy LuxembourgCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KDEM KPAO IR EUN LU
07LUXEMBOURG42LUXEMBOURG URGED TO INCREASE ITS SUPPORT FOR
[...] (C) Ambassador Wagner met with Defense Minister Jean-Louis Schiltz January 23 to encourage increased Luxembourg support for Afghanistan. Offering the Minister an overview of U.S. policy in the Middle East including Afghanistan, Iraq, Lebanon, and the Middle East Peace Plan (MEPP),the Ambassa [...]
2007-01-24 16:11:00Embassy LuxembourgCONFIDENTIALNATO PINS PREL MARR MOPS AF LU
07LUXEMBOURG464LUXEMBOURG: SHARES CONCERNS OVER VENEZUELA
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-16 14:18:00Embassy LuxembourgCONFIDENTIALPGOV VE PHUM WHA EU LU
07LUXEMBOURG465TREASURY OFFICIALS MEET WITH GOL AND CLEARSTREAM
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On 8 November 2007, the U.S. Department of Treasury held consultations in Luxembourg with the Government of Luxembourg (GOL) and private sector as part of ongoing USG outreach highlighting the danger of doing business with Iran. The Treasury delegation met with senior Ministry of [...]
2007-11-16 14:50:00Embassy LuxembourgCONFIDENTIALTTFN EFIN PARM MNUC PREL KCRM ECON LU IR
07LUXEMBOURG489LUXEMBOURG'S NEW MFA SECRETARY-GENERAL ON IRAN
[...] (C) Ambassador received new MFA Secretary-General Paul Duhr for a courtesy call on 12 December and delivered reftel points on Iran and our recent NIE. Duhr commented that EU Foreign Policy Chief Javier Solana, a noted physicist, had briefed EU members on the latest intelligence on Iran, and [...]
2007-12-12 16:11:00Embassy LuxembourgCONFIDENTIALKNNP MNUC IR PARM PREL LU
07LUXEMBOURG68LUXEMBOURG PREVIEWS UPCOMING GAERC
[...] (U) Post delivered reftel demarche points February 9 to MFA Deputy Political Director Stephan Muller. He previewed the GAERC agenda and provided the following comments. ------ Kosovo ------ 2. (C) Discussion on the status of Kososvo will be the most important issue addressed by the min [...]
2007-02-09 16:40:00Embassy LuxembourgCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ETRD EUN LU
07MADRID1002SPANISH REGIONAL ELECTIONS UNLIKELY TO RADICALLY
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Spanish voters head to the polls on May 27 to elect governments in most of Spain's 17 autonomous communities and in all of its city and town councils, in the first important electoral battle between the Spanish Socialist Workers Party (PSOE) and the Popular Party (PP) since the [...]
2007-05-24 17:18:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL SP
07MADRID1021SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY RICE'S JUNE 1 VISIT TO
[...] (C) Dear Secretary Rice: I welcome you to Spain on behalf of our 367 American and Spanish colleagues serving the United States at Mission Spain. Your visit is a milestone in our work, together with you, to overcome the differences over Iraq with the Spanish government and convince them that further [...]
2007-05-25 11:27:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALOTRA PREL SP
07MADRID1036UPDATE FOR SECRETARY'S VISIT TO MADRID - BOTH
[...] (C) You are arriving in Spain just after the May 27 regional and local elections, the results of which have provided a mixed bag allowing each of Spain's main political parties to claim victory. The elections did not radically alter Spain's political map, but Mariano Rajoy's Popular Party (PP [...]
2007-05-29 15:33:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL SP
07MADRID104SPAIN'S VIEWS IN ADVANCE OF JANUARY 22 GAERC
[...] (S) SUMMARY: Emboff discussed Spanish views in advance of the January 22 GAERC meeting with Carlos Fernandez-Arias, MFA Subdirector General for the EU, on January 18. Fernandez-Arias highlighted the following areas of special Spanish interest. The EU expects to issue a communique either fr [...]
2007-01-19 11:17:00Embassy MadridSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV SP
07MADRID1078SPAIN: ETA ANNOUNCES THE END TO ITS "PERMANENT
[...] (C) Summary. In the early morning hours of June 5, the terrorist group ETA published a communiqu in the electronic editions of key Basque media outlets, announcing that it would end its 14-month "permanent cease-fire" beginning at midnight on June 6, and threatening to "reopen its activities [...]
2007-06-05 12:34:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPTER PGOV SP
07MADRID1107SPAIN/ETA: RUPTURE OF ETA CEASEFIRE BECOMES
[...] (SBU) Even as Spain braces for a new round of attacks in the wake of the Basque terrorist group ETA's June 6 decision to break its 15-month ceasefire (REFTEL A),Spanish government officials and opposition leaders have traded barbs and blamed each other for the breakdown in the peace process. [...]
2007-06-08 09:33:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PGOV PREL
07MADRID1144SPANISH POLDIR ON CFE, CUBA, ALLIANCE OF CIVILIZATIONS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The DCM met with Spanish MFA Political Director Rafael Dezcallar June 7 to discuss the need for unity at next week's extraordinary CFE Treaty conference in Vienna. Dezcallar reiterated Spain's strong commitment to NATO and expressed concern at the tone of Putin's recent rhetori [...]
2007-06-11 15:28:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM KCFE CU SP OSCE
07MADRID116SENIOR SPANISH OPPOSITION OFFICIAL REITERATES
[...] (C) Summary. The DCM on January 16 met with Angel Acebes, Secretary General of the opposition Popular Party (PP) and SIPDIS Minister of Interior under former President Aznar. The meeting covered a myriad of foreign policy issues. Acebes reiterated his party's strong disagreement with the anti-terr [...]
2007-01-22 12:55:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL SP
07MADRID1179SPAIN/CUBA: LIBERTAD ACT, TITLE III
[...] (C) Spain is believed to be the largest foreign investor in Cuba, though Spanish companies avoid publishing precise data out of concern that such information will be used to further U.S. enforcement actions under the Libertad Act. Cuba is the third-largest market for Spain in Latin America, after M [...]
2007-06-15 07:23:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL SP CU
07MADRID119SPAIN ACCEPTS RESETTLEMENT OF FOUR MIGRANTS
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 3. 2. (SBU) Per REF A instructions, poloff communicated to the Spanish authorities a request to resettle four Cuban migrants currently in protected status at the U.S. Naval Station on Guantanamo. Post formally relayed this request on 11/8/2006 [...]
2007-01-23 09:08:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCU PREF SMIG SP
07MADRID1202SPAIN: DEFENSE POLDIR ON AFGHANISTAN, MANAS,
[...] (S) SUMMARY: MOD Secretary General for Defense Policy Luis Cuesta told Charge on June 18 that last week's NATO Defense Ministerial was "lively" and brought progress on the NATO Response Force (NRF),missile defense, and Afghanistan. Cuesta said that Spanish military training teams (OMLTs) sh [...]
2007-06-19 10:56:00Embassy MadridSECRETPREL MARR MOPS AF
07MADRID122MADRID WEEKLY ECON/AG/COMMERCIAL UPDATE REPORT
[...] (U) Standard & Poor says as of 2007 Spain is the eighth industrial economy in the world, thereby surpassing Canada: The S & P ranking in billions of dollars follows. U.S. (13.8),Japan (4.5),Germany (3.1),China (3.0),UK (2.4),France (2.4),Italy (2.0),Spain (1.3). Spain's debt rating is [...]
2007-01-23 17:59:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD EAGR TBIO SP EINV EAIR UK EFIN
07MADRID1241SPAIN: GOVERNMENT DENIES RUMORED ETA TALKS
[...] (U) On June 19 conservative Spanish media outlets ABC and El Mundo claimed that Deputy Foreign Minister Bernardino Leon participated in negotiations with the Basque terrorist group ETA after the group ended its "permanent" cease-fire on June 6. The news reports sparked strong condemnations fro [...]
2007-06-21 07:41:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PTER SP
07MADRID1251SPAIN: DEFENSE POLDIR ON AFGHANISTAN, MANAS,
[...] (S) SUMMARY: MOD Secretary General for Defense Policy Luis Cuesta told Charge on June 18 that last week's NATO Defense Ministerial was "lively" and brought progress on the NATO Response Force (NRF),missile defense, and Afghanistan. Cuesta said that Spanish military training teams (OMLTs) sh [...]
2007-06-22 15:58:00Embassy MadridSECRETPREL MARR MOPS AF LE
07MADRID1276SPAIN/UNIFIL: POLITICAL AFTERMATH OF CAR BOMB
[...] (C) SUMMARY. After allowing 48 hours of respectful calm in which to bury the victims, President Zapatero and opposition Popular Party (PP) leader Mariano Rajoy pummeled each other in Parliament over responsibility for the car bomb deaths of six Spanish soldiers serving under UNIFIL in Lebanon [...]
2007-06-28 15:58:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS SP LE AF
07MADRID1287SPAIN: FORMER PRESIDENT AZNAR ON SPANISH POLITICS,
[...] (C) Summary. Former Spanish President Jose Maria Aznar told the Ambassador on June 28 that he viewed with great concern the "malignant affect" that the Zapatero government's policies were having on Spain, and he was dismayed to see the Spanish nation slowly eroding as more power continued to devolv [...]
2007-07-02 11:41:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL SP
07MADRID1331SPANISH POLDIR ON KOSOVO, HIZBALLAH, YEMEN,
[...] (C) SUMMARY: During a July 5 meeting on a separate issue, Spanish MFA Political Director Rafael Dezcallar and the DCM discussed key bilateral issues going forward. Dezcallar said that a crucial priority in coming months should be avoiding a unilateral declaration of independence by Kosovo. [...]
2007-07-06 14:29:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PHSA PBTS EWWT SP LE YM VE YI
07MADRID1336SPAIN: AMBASSADOR REVIEWS BILATERAL RELATION WITH
[...] (C) Summary. On July 2 Ambassador Aguirre met with Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos to review the progress made in the bilateral relationship since the Ambassador arrived in country two years ago and to look at what each country would like to accomplish together over the next 18 [...]
2007-07-06 16:38:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV SP
07MADRID1338SPAIN ON TRANSFERRING AMMUNITION TO LEBANON
[...] No summary [...]
2007-07-09 07:14:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS SP
07MADRID1342SPAIN: ZAPATERO RESHUFFLES DOMESTIC POLICY CABINET
[...] (U) SUMMARY. With an eye on issues that will be important to voters in upcoming national elections, President Zapatero announced on July 6 four changes to his cabinet. Parliamentary Vice President Carme Chacon will become the new Housing Minister. Elena Salgado, until now Minister of Health, w [...]
2007-07-09 16:07:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV SP
07MADRID136SPAIN SUPPORTS COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH IN
[...] (C) During a private dinner with spouses, the Ambassador briefly discussed with FM Moratinos on January 19 ref A points regarding the US's objectives for the NATO foreign ministerial and the need for Allies to take the offensive in Afghanistan. Moratinos said he looked forward to greater det [...]
2007-01-25 17:25:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR NATO SP
07MADRID1420(C) SPAIN'S RELATIONSHIP WITH CUBA (C-RE7-00940)
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Post appreciates INR's careful attention to the evolving issue of Spain's engagement with Cuba. The Ambassador and DCM, as well as Washington visitors, continue to take every opportunity to express to the GOS our disagreement with its current policy. Additional information on the relat [...]
2007-07-18 11:56:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPINR PREL SP CU
07MADRID1489MADRID WEEKLY ECON/AG/COMMERCIAL UPDATE REPORT -
[...] (U) The opposition Popular Party recently proposed tax cuts on the order of euros 20 billion. The budget surplus this year is euros 7 billion - Solbes says any tax cuts should amount to considerably less than this figure given future health and pension commitments. The Minister also critici [...]
2007-07-30 14:29:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ECON EFIN EIND ELAB ENRG ETRD KIPR PTER
07MADRID1492SPAIN WELCOMES CODEL LOWEY
[...] (U) Dear Madame Chairwoman: I welcome you to Spain on behalf of our 367 American and Spanish colleagues serving the United States at Mission Spain. In addition to being a beautiful, historic and culturally rich nation, Spain is a valued U.S. partner and an important geostrategic player. Spai [...]
2007-07-30 16:50:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALOREP PREL SP
07MADRID1494SPANISH DEFENSE POLDIR ON LEBANON, AFGHANISTAN,
[...] (C) SUMMARY: MOD Secretary General for Defense Policy Luis Cuesta told DCM on July 26 that Spain believes that the UNIFIL mission in Lebanon is helping. He rejected press reports that Spanish troops in Lebanon had been working with Hizballah. Cuesta said that MOD would be working throughout [...]
2007-08-01 07:02:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR SP LE AF
07MADRID1511HOUSING MARKET FINALLY COOLING, BUT THE
[...] SUMMARY: As the Spanish economy pushes forward toward matching wealthier EU members, it continues to face challenges. Spain must increase its competitiveness across the board, especially in its labor markets, energy utilities and telecoms. What has been of most immediate concern lately, howev [...]
2007-08-03 14:52:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDECON SP PREL
07MADRID1543SPAIN: 62ND UNGA HIGH LEVEL ATTENDANCE
[...] (SBU) This is an interim report of Spanish high-level attendance at the 62nd UN General Assembly: A. Attendance of the Head of State -- His Majesty King Juan Carlos will not attend. B. Attendance of the Head of Government -- Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, President, will attend. - [...]
2007-08-10 09:41:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL SP
07MADRID1555MADRID WEEKLY ECON/AG/COMMERCIAL UPDATE REPORT -
[...] (U) The Madrid exchange lost 2.59% of its value on Friday. Banks and real estate groups lost most value. What is happening in Spain is similar to what is happening in other major equities markets. The major Spanish banks continue to say they are not overly exposed to the American subprime m [...]
2007-08-13 08:53:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ECON EFIN EIND ELAB ENRG ETRD KIPR PTER
07MADRID1556SPAIN CONTINUES TO SUPPORT EU POSITION ON KOSOVO
[...] (C) Ambassador Aguirre spoke with Foreign Minister Moratinos on August 7, reaching him while vacationing in the Aegean Sea. The Ambassador thanked Moratinos for clarifying Spain's position on Kosovo during his August 3 conversation with Secretary Rice. The Ambassador asked Moratinos to go fu [...]
2007-08-14 10:06:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALKV YI UN PGOV EU PREL SP
07MADRID159NEW SPANISH DEFENSE POLICY DIRECTOR ON
[...] (C/NF) DCM, accompanied by PolCouns, met with new MOD Secretary General for Policy Luis Cuesta on January 30 to SIPDIS reinforce ref A points on the importance of additional commitments to the NATO ISAF mission in Afghanistan. DCM emphasized that while ISAF is making progress in Afghanistan [...]
2007-01-30 17:28:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL MARR NATO SP AF
07MADRID1597SPAIN: IMMIGRATION UPDATE 2007
[...] (U) SUMMARY: In 2006, Spain's population rose from 43,758,300 to 45,166,894 according to the national census. Of the additional 1.35 million people, the majority were immigrants. Over the last six years, the overall immigrant population in Spain has more than doubled to 4.5 million. In the l [...]
2007-08-17 15:16:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL SMIG SP
07MADRID1708MADRID WEEKLY ECON/AG/COMMERCIAL UPDATE REPORT -
[...] (U) John Fleming, President and Chief Executive Officer of Ford's European division signed an agreement with union leaders at the group's Valencia plant on Wednesday in which Ford has pledged to invest 400 million euros to maintain production through 2013. In turn the unions have agreed to " [...]
2007-08-31 16:14:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EIND ENRG ETRD SP EINV EAGR SMIG
07MADRID173SPAIN/CIA FLIGHTS: JUDGE ORDERS DECLASSIFICATION
[...] (C) Summary. National Court Examining Magistrate Ismael Moreno requested on January 31 that the Spanish Ministry of Defense and the National Intelligence Center (CNI) declassify any information related to the transit of CIA aircraft through Spanish territory, as well as any information indicating w [...]
2007-02-01 17:43:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PINR SP
07MADRID1734MADRID WEEKLY ECON/AG/COMMERCIAL UPDATE REPORT -
[...] (U) For the first time, on 9/5/07, Economy and Finance Minister Solbes conceded that there was more "uncertainty" about prospects for the Spanish economy, although he was quick to add he still thinks that Spain will grow by "close to" 3% in 2008, which is still higher than the eurozone average [...]
2007-09-10 11:03:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EIND ENRG ETRD SP EINV EAGR SOCI
07MADRID1735MADRID WEEKLY ECON/AG/COMMERCIAL UPDATE REPORT -
[...] (U) For the first time, on 9/5/07, Economy and Finance Minister Solbes conceded that there was more "uncertainty" about prospects for the Spanish economy, although he was quick to add he still thinks that Spain will grow by "close to" 3% in 2008, which is still higher than the eurozone average [...]
2007-09-10 11:03:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EIND ENRG ETRD SP EINV EAGR SOCI
07MADRID1737SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOT/NHTSA NGUYEN AND
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Nha Nguyen, General Engineer, International Policy and Harmonization, and Ms Barbara Hennessey, Phusical Scientist, Office ofApplied Vehicle Safety Research, from the National aHighway Traffic Safety Administration, DOT to travel to Sebastian, Spain on or a [...]
2007-09-10 14:09:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDENRG TRGY OTRA SP
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
07MADRID1807SPECIAL 301 DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] This message is sensitive but unclassified. 2. Per ref B instructions, Embassy delivered the Special 301 demarche to Ministry of Industry, Tourism and Trade Subdirector General for EU Trade Policy, Inigo Febrel Melgarejo, on 9/5/07; Ministry of Industry, Tourism and Trade Deputy Head of Ser [...]
2007-09-18 09:43:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD KIPR PGOV ADCO SP
07MADRID1823EMBASSY MADRID PROPOSAL FOR U.S.-SPAIN RENEWABLE
[...] Summary: Consistent with our Mission Strategic Plan, Embassy Madrid is launching an initiative to increase linkages between Spanish and U.S. government and private sector leaders in the area of renewable energy. Spanish firms are world leaders in renewable energy technology, and there is inc [...]
2007-09-19 16:24:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ECON ENRG EINV KGHG KPAO SENV SP
07MADRID1834MADRID WEEKLY ECON/AG/COMMERCIAL UPDATE REPORT -
[...] (U) First Vice President and Finance Minister Pedro Solbes would like to make this benefit prospective (not clear from media reports as of exactly when),but all the opposition parties want to make the benefit applicable to parents of children born as of January 1, 2007. (Comment: Usually the [...]
2007-09-21 16:24:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EIND ENRG ETRD SP EINV EAGR SOCI
07MADRID1835SPAIN EQUIVOCAL ON RCFS REGISTRATION, BUT MAY DO
[...] (C) Charge spoke September 20 with Jose Maria Pons, Director General for North America and Europe, about the need for Spain as Chair-in-Office (CiO) to allow the registration of the Russian Chechen Friendship Society (RCFS) for the Human Dimension Implementation Meeting (HDIM). Charge expres [...]
2007-09-21 17:14:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PTER OSCE RS SP
07MADRID188SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR AMBASSADOR DAVID GROSS
[...] Embassy warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Ambassador David Gross, U.S. Coordinator for International Comunications and Information Policy/EB/CIP/State, to travel to Barcelona, Spain on February 10 to February 14. The purpose of this visit is to speak at the 3GSM World Congress. [...]
2007-02-05 12:36:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA ECPS ETRD SP
07MADRID1933DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON UNGA RESOLUTION ON RAPE AS
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-03 16:27:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDAORC UN PHUM KWMN SOCI
07MADRID1937SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOE/EE: LISA EPIFANI
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Lisa Epifani, Assistant Secretary for CI, from DOE, to travel to Spain on or about October 6 to October 12. The purpose of the visit is to participate in a congressional staff tour on behalf of the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy to review [...]
2007-10-05 08:02:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDENRG TRGY OTRA SP
07MADRID194SPAIN: TELEFONICA'S VIEW OF VENEZUELA AND REST OF
[...] DCM, accompanied by ECONOFF, met February 5 with Jose Maria Alvarez-Pallete Lopez, President of Telefonica International, to discuss Chavez's telcoms (e.g., CANTV) nationalization threats and their potential impact on Telefonica's Venezuela operations/investment. Alvarez-Pallete said that Tel [...]
2007-02-06 11:05:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDECON ECPS EFIN ETRD PREL
07MADRID197SCENESETTER FOR SECDEF VISIT TO SPAIN
[...] (C/NF) Mr. Secretary, welcome to Spain. Your visit to Spain will be brief, and it will be focused on NATO issues rather than on the host. Nonetheless, the trip provides an important opportunity to discuss key initiatives with your Spanish counterpart, Defense Minister Jose Antonio Alonso, an [...]
2007-02-06 14:16:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL MARR SP
07MADRID198SPAIN: EU CONSTITUTION HELPS THOSE WHO HELP
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Spain hosted a January 26 conference at the deputy foreign minister level of the 18 nations that have ratified the EU Constitution Treaty. While most efforts at reviving the EU Constitution impasse have focused on stripping away enough objectionable content to satisfy the Frenc [...]
2007-02-06 14:42:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL EUN SP
07MADRID2021SPAIN: INL ACTING A/S SCHWEICH BRIEFS SPANISH
[...] (C) SUMMARY. During an October 9 visit to Madrid, Acting Assistant Secretary of State for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) Thomas Schweich met with representatives from the Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Intelligence Center Against Organized Crime (CICO). [...]
2007-10-23 16:04:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALSNAR PREL PGOV SP
07MADRID2023SPAIN/CT: S/CT COORDINATOR DAILEY DISCUSSES
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 11. 2. (S/NF) SUMMARY. Counterterrorism Coordinator Ambassador Dell Dailey led an interagency delegation to Madrid on September 21 for meetings with Spanish security, law enforcement, diplomatic and intelligence officials to discuss the evolving [...]
2007-10-24 07:58:00Embassy MadridSECRET//NOFORNPTER PREL PGOV SP
07MADRID2034EUR A/S FRIED'S OCTOBER 14-16 MEETINGS IN MADRID
[...] (C) Summary: EUR Assistant Secretary Fried visited Madrid October 14-16. The visit was in preparation for the November 29-30 OSCE ministerial. A/S Fried met with FM Moratinos (septel),Presidential foreign policy and security advisor Carles Casajuana, MFA DG for Foreign Policy Rafael Dezcall [...]
2007-10-25 15:41:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALOSCE PARM PREL SP CU
07MADRID2045MADRID WEEKLY ECON/AG/COMMERCIAL UPDATE REPORT -
[...] (SBU) In meeting with Ministry of Industry, Tourism and Trade Deputy Director for EU Trade Policy, Inigo Febrel, USTR Director for EU Affairs, David Weiner emphasized President Bush's personal engagement on Doha matters, and that the USG does see a possibility for a successful conclusion of the [...]
2007-10-29 14:33:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ECON EFIN EIND ELAB KIPR SP EINV
07MADRID2046EUR A/S FRIED'S OCTOBER 14-16 MEETINGS IN MADRID -
[...] (C) Summary: EUR Assistant Secretary Fried visited Madrid October 14-16. The visit was in preparation for the November 29-30 OSCE ministerial. A/S Fried met with FM Moratinos (septel),Presidential foreign policy and security advisor Carles Casajuana, MFA DG for Foreign Policy Rafael Dezcall [...]
2007-10-29 15:00:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALOSCE PARM PREL SP CU
07MADRID2056DEMARCHING EU STATES FOR HUMAN RIGHTS ACTION ON
[...] (C) DCM delivered reftel points October 31 to Spanish MFA Director General for Foreign Policy Rafael Dezcallar. He noted that the U.S. and Spain shared a strategic goal -- a free and democratic Cuba -- but differed sharply on tactics. The U.S. nevertheless wanted to work collaboratively with t [...]
2007-10-31 17:53:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL UNGA CU SP
07MADRID2063DEPUTY CHIEF OF MISSION DISCUSSES PKK TERRORISM,
[...] (C) PKK: DCM met October 31 with MFA Director General for Foreign Policy Rafael Dezcallar and delivered reftel points. Dezcallar said Spain shared U.S. concerns regarding the PKK and understood the delicacy of the situation between Turkey and Iraq. He emphasized that Spain wanted to be helpfu [...]
2007-11-02 15:16:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL PGOV KTFN TU IZ EUN SP
07MADRID2066SPAIN/INCSR: 2007-2008 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-05 11:41:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR KCRM EFIN SP
07MADRID2070SPANISH ROYAL VISIT TO CEUTA AND MELILLA BACKFIRES
[...] (C) The strong Moroccan reaction to the November 5-6 visit of the King and Queen of Spain to Ceuta and Melilla seems to have caught the Zapatero government completely by surprise. When Morocco recalled its ambassador, Spanish FM Moratinos and his number two, Bernardino Leon, were reportedly spendin [...]
2007-11-05 18:31:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL MO SP
07MADRID208SPAIN: ZAPATERO'S DECISION ON AFGHANISTAN FIRM
[...] (C/NF) President Zapatero is highly unlikely to in the near term reverse his statement that Spain will not augment its troop presence in Afghanistan, thereby nixing the possibility of staffing the ISAF XI HQ in Kabul (with some 120-150 personnel). This conclusion stems from Ambassador Aguirre,s con [...]
2007-02-07 14:38:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNMARR PGOV PREL SP
07MADRID2092NATO MILITARY COMMITTEE VOTE - SPANISH MAKE FINAL
[...] (C) DCM met November 7 with Secretary of State for Defense Policy Luis Cuesta. Cuesta raised the CHOD Sanz' candidacy for Chair of the NATO Military Committee, noting that all three countries seeking the post -- Italy, Poland, and Spain -- had much to recommend them. However, he noted that It [...]
2007-11-08 19:27:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR SP
07MADRID2093SPANISH AGAIN BRING UP CARRASCOSA CASE AND MAY
[...] (C) The DCM met November 5 with Secretary of State for Justice Julio Perez Hernandez to thank him for Spain's efforts in the Al-Kassar extradition case (REFTEL A). Perez Hernandez raised during the meeting Spain's continuing concern over the long-running case of Maria Jose Carrascosa, a Spani [...]
2007-11-08 19:29:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALKOCI PREL CASC SP
07MADRID2101MADRID WEEKLY ECON/AG/COMMERCIAL UPDATE REPORT -
[...] (U) The Ministry of Industry, Tourism and Trade sponsored a November 7-8 "Conference on Intellectual Property Rights in the Digital Environment" that included representatives from the USG (Associate Register of Copyrights David Carson),France, the UK and Korea, as well as representatives of c [...]
2007-11-14 15:35:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR ECON EFIN ELAB ETRD KIPR PTER SOCI TBIO
07MADRID2128USG REPRESENTATIVES REITERATE INTEREST IN WORKING
[...] (U) Summary: Associate Register of Copyrights David Carson, U.S. Patent & Trademark Office Senior Counsel Michael Shapiro and Deputy Chief of Mission Hugo Llorens used the Spanish government organized Madrid November 7-8, 2007 "Conference on Intellectual Property Rights in the Digital Environment" [...]
2007-11-19 09:03:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALECON ETRD KIPR PGOV ADCO SP
07MADRID2129MADRID WEEKLY ECON/AG/COMMERCIAL UPDATE - NOVEMBER
[...] (U) The 0.7% quarter-on-quarter GDP growth figure was lower than the second quarter's 0.9%, so it tracks with other signs of a slowdown. The Spanish government forecasts full-year 2007 growth of 3.8%. (Comment: The big question is how much lower growth will be in 2008. The opposition conser [...]
2007-11-19 10:38:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN ELAB ETRD KIPR PTER SOCI TBIO SP
07MADRID2142SPAIN SCENESETTER FOR UNDER SECRETARY BURNS'
[...] (C) Summary: Embassy Madrid warmly welcomes your visit. We realize much of your time will rightly be occupied by the OSCE ministerial, but we are certain that when you engage on bilateral issues, you will find the Spanish keenly interested in what you have to say. The country is absorbed with [...]
2007-11-20 18:55:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL SP
07MADRID215SPAIN/COUSO CASE: JUDGE THREATENS TO OBSTRUCT US-SPAIN JUDICICIAL COOPERATION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-08 18:12:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR CJAN KJUS SP
07MADRID2150SCENESETTER: SPAIN WELCOMES SECRETARY PETERS
[...] (SBU) I welcome you to Spain on behalf of our 362 American and Spanish colleagues serving the United States at Mission Spain. Your visit comes just three months before the general elections, an exciting time for the country in what appears will be a very close race between incumbent President [...]
2007-11-23 18:18:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDSP ECON OREP PREL
07MADRID2179ASSISTANT SECRETARY DANIEL FRIED BILATERAL WITH
[...] (C) Summary: Assistant Secretary Fried met with Montenegrin Foreign Minister Milan Rocen on 11/29/07 on the margins of the 11/29-30/07 Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Ministerial in Madrid. Rocen was not willing to commit on when Montenegro might recognize Kosovo - [...]
2007-11-30 14:57:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALECON ETRD EINV NATO PREL OSCE
07MADRID2183MADRID WEEKLY ECON/COMMERCIAL/AG UPDATE - NOVEMBER
[...] Table of Contents: EFIN: Inflation up again PGOV: Solbes agrees to run with Zapatero PGOV/SENV/KGHG/ENRG: Socialist climate change policy ideas in flux PGOV/ELAB: Opposition conservative PP proposes labor market change EAGR: Livestock producers receive subsidies; biotech could address pro [...]
2007-12-03 13:05:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR ECON ELAB ENRG ETRD KGHG KIPR PGOV SENV
07MADRID2188SPAIN/CUBA: TITLE III OF LIBERTAD ACT
[...] (U) The information in this message is keyed to questions posed in reftel A, paragraph 5. 2. (SBU) What is the nature of investments (and names, if known) that host country businesses have in Cuba? Information on Spanish foreign investment in Cuba is limited, in part because Spanish compan [...]
2007-12-04 08:38:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALETRD ETTC PREL SP CU
07MADRID2195SUDAN - UNAMID DEMARCHE REQUEST TO FOREIGN
[...] (C) On December 4 the Ambassador raised the issue of helicopters for UNAMID with FM Moratinos, emphasizing the urgent need given UNAMID's lack of air mobility assets and the enormous and rugged terrain in which UNAMID must operate. He underscored that UNAMID's effectiveness was critical to th [...]
2007-12-04 18:54:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL KPKO UN SU SP
07MADRID2216MADRID WEEKLY ECON/COMMERCIAL/AG UPDATE - DECEMBER
[...] (U) The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) held its 19th Business Roundtable with the GOS in Madrid on December 4. The EIU tried with mixed success to get the high-level participants to talk about the prospects of a hard landing versus a soft landing scenario for the Spanish economy. President [...]
2007-12-10 09:43:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EWWT KIPR PARM PGOV SP
07MADRID2238SPAIN/ISLAM: GOS SURVEY FINDS MUSLIM IMMIGRANTS
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The Government of Spain released its second annual survey of first generation immigrants of Muslim faith on December 11. The results, which generally described a tolerant and fairly content Muslim population in Spain, closely corresponded with those of the 2006 survey. Eighty-t [...]
2007-12-14 12:39:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KISL KIRF KPLS SP
07MADRID2240DCM HOSTS CIVIL AVIATION SECURITY DISCUSSION
[...] (U) Summary. On November 14, the DCM along with various sections of the Embassy hosted an interagency group of key representatives from Spain's civil aviation security sector. The DCM expressed the Embassy's appreciation for GOS security efforts and pledged to continue and increase dialogue an [...]
2007-12-14 12:44:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDSP ECON PREL ICAO EAIR AORC
07MADRID2241SPAIN WILL NOT RESOLVE RELIGIOUS FREEDOM ISSUE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: After high-level engagement with the Ministries of Foreign Affairs, Justice, and Economy and Finance, it is clear that Spain will not act to extend full benefits and privileges to the Church of Latter Day Saints, the Buddhists, and the Jehovah's witnesses prior to the March 20 [...]
2007-12-14 12:44:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PGOV KIRF SP
07MADRID2248U.S. NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE ESTIMATE ON IRAN'S
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-14 15:01:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALKNNP MNUC IR PARM SP
07MADRID225SPAIN ON HAMAS-FATAH AGREEMENT ON NATIONAL UNITY
[...] (C) POLOFFS RELAYED REFTEL POINTS TO MFA SUBDIRECTOR GENERAL FOR THE MIDDLE EAST ALBERTO MORENO AND TO MFA SUBDIRECTOR GENERAL FOR FOREIGN POLICY CARLOS FERNANDEZ ARIAS (IN THE OFFICE OF DIRECTOR GENERAL FOR FOREIGN POLICY RAFAEL DEZCALLAR) ON THE USG'S DESIRE TO COORDINATE ON A RESPONSE PRIOR [...]
2007-02-09 17:23:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALKISL KPAL KWBG PREL SP
07MADRID2250MADRID WEEKLY ECON/COMMERCIAL/AG UPDATE - DECEMBER
[...] (SBU) The Ambassador spoke on December 10 to the Circulo de Confianza, a blue-chip collection of important businessmen that also includes a few politicians and government officials. The Circulo meets periodically for off-the-record conversations with prominent individuals. Spaniards have a t [...]
2007-12-14 17:23:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYBEXP EAGR ECON EIND EINT EINV ENRG KIPR KNNP
07MADRID2265POLITICAL STRATEGIES DEVELOP FOR MARCH GENERAL
[...] (C) SUMMARY: As we head into the holidays, the polls continue to suggest a close race in the March general election, with President Zapatero and the Partido Socialista Obrero Espanol (PSOE) perhaps enjoying a slight lead over Mariano Rajoy and the Partido Popular (PP). Recent conversations with key [...]
2007-12-18 13:16:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL SP
07MADRID227SPAIN'S VIEWS IN ADVANCE OF FEBRUARY 12 GAERC
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Poloff met with MFA Subdirector General for Foreign Policy and Common Security Carlos Fernandez-Arias on February 9 to discuss Spain's views in advance of the February 12 GAERC meeting. Fernandez-Arias said that the EU's external statements of unity on Kosovo would not reflect [...]
2007-02-12 08:11:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EUN SP YI SR BK AL IS IR AF
07MADRID2282AMBASSADOR’S MEETING WITH SPAIN’S CELEBRATED AND
[...] (C) The Ambassador met on December 14 with Judge Baltasar Garzon, a high-profile investigative magistrate in Madrid's powerful National Court (Audiencia Nacional). Garzon was upbeat in his comments and said that he has a good understanding of U.S. law enforcement and counterterrorism policy, even t [...]
2007-12-21 12:04:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER SP
07MADRID2294SPAIN SYMPATHETIC TO U.S. IN ARGENTINE FRACTURE
[...] (C) Deputy Chief of Mission spoke December 20 to Spanish Director General of Foreign Policy for Latin America Javier Sandomingo and presented points in ref A. The DCM expressed concern over the limitations placed on the U.S. Embassy in Buenos Aires (ref B),saying the restrictions served neith [...]
2007-12-21 15:36:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL CJAN ASEC KJUS SP VE AR
07MADRID2297SPAIN: DCM COMPARES NOTES WITH MOD SEC-GEN LUIS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Deputy Chief of Mission and Spanish Ministry of Defense Secretary General for Policy Luis Cuesta reviewed the past year in U.S.-Spanish cooperation and addressed ongoing issues at their December 19 meeting. Saying it helped to have helpful counterparts, Cuesta agreed 2007 had [...]
2007-12-26 06:58:00Embassy MadridSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV MARR SP
07MADRID246MADRID WEEKLY ECON/AG/COMMERCIAL UPDATE REPORT
[...] (U) Finance Minister Solbes lays out a mostly rosy scenario for Spanish economy and says Spain does not share the same economic vulnerabilities as the U.S.: While speaking to a packed 1/24/07 Europa Press event, Solbes was mostly upbeat but acknowledged that Spain needs to improve its producti [...]
2007-02-13 09:36:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR EAID EAIR ECON EFIN ENRG ETRD TBIO SP
07MADRID336SPANISH ASSISTANCE IN AFRICA: NOT THE SAME AS PLAN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Following on the 2006 conversations and correspondence between Assistant Secretary Frazer and Spanish Director General Alvaro Iranzo, Emboffs met February 20 with Cristina Diaz Fernandez-Gil, Deputy Director General for Spanish International Cooperation in Africa and Asia, to d [...]
2007-02-23 08:51:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL EAID SP XA
07MADRID338SPAIN: TOUR D'HORIZON WITH MFA LATIN AMERICA UNDER
[...] (C) Summary: Over lunch, the DCM and MFA State Secretary for Latin America Trinidad Jimenez engaged in a review of the situation in Latin America. Jimenez sees the region as emerging from a very dynamic political and electoral season in 2006. Spanish objectives in 2007 are to help manage th [...]
2007-02-23 12:26:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL SP
07MADRID383SPAIN HOSTS MINISTERIAL WITH ARAB NATIONS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: MFA Director General for Middle East Affairs briefed PolCouns February 26 on events surrounding the February 23 Spain-Arab Nations Ministerial in Madrid to inaugurate Spain's newest cultural/international center, "Casa Arabe." Approximately 14 Arab Foreign Ministers attended t [...]
2007-03-02 11:22:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAL KISL SP
07MADRID394SPAIN'S VIEWS IN ADVANCE OF MARCH 5-6 GAERC
[...] (C) Poloff met with MFA Subdirector General for Foreign Policy and Common Security Carlos Fernandez-Arias on March 1 to discuss Spain's views in advance of the March GAERC meeting (ref A). Fernandez-Arias said that the GAERC discussion would be mainly theoretical and analytical this month, a [...]
2007-03-02 17:11:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV SP
07MADRID395SPAIN ON RUSSIAN THREATS AGAINST MISSILE DEFENSE
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-02 17:14:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALEZ MARR PL PREL SP
07MADRID396MADRID WEEKLY ECON/AG/COMMERCIAL UPDATE REPORT
[...] (U) An EU Directive from 1991 requires Member States to treat waste water in towns containing over 2,000 inhabitants to specified standards by December 2005. Spain codified this directive into national law via its 1995 Water Treatment Plan. But it is clear that Spain has failed to implement [...]
2007-03-02 17:56:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR EAID EAIR ECON EFIN ENRG ETRD SENV TBIO
07MADRID402SPANISH BACKTRACK ON CLUSTER MUNITIONS
[...] (C) During a March 2 meeting scheduled to discuss other disarmament-related issues, MFA Disarmament Affairs Deputy Director General Ignacio Sanchez sheepishly informed ESTHOFF that the information he had provided on January 24 regarding Spanish policy on cluster munitions (REF A) had been in [...]
2007-03-05 13:00:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALMOPS PARM PREL NATO SP
07MADRID425SPAIN: AFRICOM SHOULD ENGAGE AFRICAN UNION
[...] (C) At a meeting on a range of issues with Spanish Director General for Foreign Policy Rafael Dezcallar on February 2, the DCM raised the recent announcement of the creation of U.S. Combatant Command Africa (AFRICOM) and told Dezcallar that the U.S. would appreciate Spain's input, advice and [...]
2007-03-06 17:22:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS SP XA
07MADRID426SPAIN: NO SURPRISE CUBA VISIT IN THE WORKS
[...] (C) At an unrelated meeting with Spanish Director General for Foreign Policy Rafael Dezcallar on March 2, DCM raised the topic of a possible visit to Cuba of Foreign Minister Moratinos, and he noted that he had told Secretary of State for Latin America Trinidad Jimenez that such a visit could [...]
2007-03-07 09:37:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL SP CU
07MADRID432SPAIN/ETA: RELEASE OF PRISONER TRIGGERS POLITICAL
[...] (C) Summary. Just two months after ETA's December 30 bomb attack at Madrid's airport set off a bitter debate regarding the Zapatero Government's handling of the Basque issue, Zapatero has drawn fresh criticism for allowing a hunger striking ETA member to serve the remainder of his sentence in house [...]
2007-03-08 09:27:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPTER PGOV SP
07MADRID438SPAIN: NEED UNSCR ON KOSOVO; MUST ENGAGE SERBIA
[...] (C) The DCM met with Spanish Director General for Foreign Policy Rafael Dezcallar on March 2 to discuss his recent visit with Foreign Minister Moratinos to Belgrade and Pristina as Chair-in-Office of the OSCE. The DCM emphasized the need to support the Ahtisaari plan and maintain EU and U.S. [...]
2007-03-08 14:57:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV SP YI
07MADRID452SPAIN ON IRAN, MEPP, WESTERN SAHARA
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The DCM met with MFA Director General for Foreign Policy Rafael Dezcallar to discuss a variety of issues on March 2. Dezcallar said that he would look into moving along the internal approval process for the draft NCIS agreement. He offered a brief summary of Foreign Minister M [...]
2007-03-09 10:35:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM KPAL MO IR WI
07MADRID482PROGRESS MINGLED WITH COMPLACENCY: MUSLIM
[...] (U) Senior Advisor to A/S Fried Farah Pandith did not have the opportunity to clear this message. 2. (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: In her March 4-7 visit to Madrid, Senior Advisor to A/S Fried for Muslim Engagement Farah Pandith met with a broad variety of concerned parties, including represe [...]
2007-03-14 17:04:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALKISL PREL PGOV SP
07MADRID483OUTGOING SPANISH DEP DEFMIN ON AFGHANISTAN, BILAT
[...] (C) SUMMARY. In a farewell meeting, outgoing Deputy Defense Minister Francisco Pardo told DCM on March 13 that his recent trip to the US was useful. He said that he continues to worry about how to manage the "asymmetry" in the bilateral defense relationship. Pardo reiterated the Zapatero gov [...]
2007-03-15 08:34:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR SP
07MADRID497SPANISH COMPONENT OF U.S./FDA ORPHAN PRODUCT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-16 07:55:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO OTRA TPHY KSCA SP
07MADRID512SPAIN: MISSILE DEFENSE OUTREACH
[...] (C) Post is engaging the GOS on missile defense as requested in ref A. DCM raised the issue with MFA political director Dezcallar on March 2, as described in ref B. Dezcallar said that Spain has no objection to the program but expressed concern that Russia had not been sufficiently consulted [...]
2007-03-19 14:02:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR SP
07MADRID529SPAIN COURTS ALGERIA AND MOROCCO DESPITE WESTERN
[...] (U) This is an action request message (see paragraphs 3 and 11). 2. (C) NOTE: The conversations in this message took place prior to receipt of reftel on briefing Spain and other countries on our latest Western Sahara efforts, which we will report via separate telegram. END NOTE. 3. (C [...]
2007-03-21 13:57:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL PBTS UNSC SP WI
07MADRID535SPAIN WILL STICK TO EU APPROACH ON ZIMBABWE
[...] (C) Poloff presented ref. A demarche to Antonio Sanchez-Benedito Gaspar, Spanish MFA Deputy Director General for Sub-Saharan Africa, on March 22. Consistent with ref. B, Sanchez-Benedito said that Spain is in agreement with the U.S., is very concerned at the current state of affairs in Zimba [...]
2007-03-22 14:45:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM SP ZI
07MADRID536SPAIN FAVORS UN UMBRELLA FOR WESTERN SAHARA
[...] (C) Poloff delivered ref. A demarche to MFA Deputy Director General for North Africa Manuel Gomez-Acebo on March 21, asking Spain to intervene with the Polisario Front (PF) and encourage them to agree to direct negotiations with Morocco under U.S. auspices at a neutral location. Poloff empha [...]
2007-03-22 14:51:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL PBTS UNSC SP WI
07MADRID545SPAIN/CUBA: FM MORATINOS PLANNING TO VISIT HAVANA
[...] (C) Summary. MFA Director General for Iberoamerica Javier Sandomingo informed DCM on March 23 that Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos plans to visit Cuba, though no date has been fixed. Sandomingo (strictly protect) shared this with the DCM during a readout of the March 17 visit to Mad [...]
2007-03-23 17:10:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL CU SP
07MADRID568SPANISH FM WILL ONLY ATTEND SECOND HALF OF GYMNICH
[...] (SBU) Poloff spoke with MFA Deputy Director General for Foreign Policy Carlos Fernandez-Arias on March 28 to discuss Spain's views in advance of the Gymnich. Fernandez-Arias said that Foreign Minister Moratinos would miss the first two sessions on the Balkans and the European Neighborhood Poli [...]
2007-03-28 14:56:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNEUN KPAL PREL XG IS IR ZI SP
07MADRID571SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR EPA: MICHAEL DEANE
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to EPA personnel; Michael Deane, Senior Policy Advisor to the AA for Water and the Administrator on Infrastructure Finance to travel to Barcelona, Spain on or about March 31 to April 4. The purpose of this visit is to attend a Water Conference. 2. Post un [...]
2007-03-28 17:57:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDKSCA OTRA SENV SP
07MADRID596SPAIN ON TAKING GUANTANAMO DETAINEES
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-02 15:16:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PHUM PINR KAWC XG SP
07MADRID598SPAIN/KOSOVO: UN RESOLUTION KEY TO SPANISH TROOP
[...] (C) The DCM met with Spanish MFA Director General for Europe and North America Jose Maria PONS Irazazabal on March 29 to discuss Spain's support for the Ahtisaari Plan's proposals for Kosovo. Pons told DCM that Spain is committed to supporting the EU common position and strongly supports the [...]
2007-04-02 15:42:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UNMIK UN YI EU SP
07MADRID606SPAIN/HSPD-6: CONSULAR AFFAIRS AND TSC VISITORS
[...] (SBU) Alcy Frelick of CA/P/IP and Richard Kopel and Mary Draper of the Terrorist Screening Center (TSC) visited Madrid March 27 to meet with officials from Spain's National Center for Anti Terrorist Coordination to discuss implementation the HSPD-6 terrorist lookout data exchange between the U. [...]
2007-04-03 16:21:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER CVIS KHLS PREL PGOV SP
07MADRID61SPAIN RECEIVES DEMARCHE ON PRESIDENT'S IRAQ POLICY
[...] No summary [...]
2007-01-12 13:37:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDMARR MOPS PGOV PREL IZ SP
07MADRID613SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NOAA: BRADLEY BARR
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to NOAA personnel; Bradley Barr, Senior Policy Advisor to travel to Almeria, Spain on or about May 5 to May 12. The purpose of this visit is to participate in the Protected Areas Categories Summit. 2. Post understands that no assistance is required. 3. [...]
2007-04-04 13:11:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDKSCA OTRA TBIO SP
07MADRID629SPAIN: CUBA TRIP RESULTS NOT YET CLEAR
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Spanish Foreign Minister Moratinos said that his April 2-3 visit to Havana, during which he met with Raul Castro and other government leaders, has opened a new stage in Spain-Cuba relations. Moratinos had two principal objectives for the trip: re-engagement with the Cuban governm [...]
2007-04-04 15:08:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM SP CU
07MADRID640SPAIN/CUBA: ENGAGING MEMBERS EU TO REINFORCE
[...] (C) Summary. As discussed in reftels, Spanish FM Miguel Angel Moratinos and a top-level MFA team visited Havana April 1-3 and concluded political, economic, and cultural agreements with the Cuban Government. In effect, FM Moratinos undertook a major reorientation of Spanish policy, inverting [...]
2007-04-09 16:00:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM CU SP
07MADRID649SPAIN/CUBA: ENCOURAGING EU MEMBERS TO HOLD FIRM ON
[...] (C) As discussed in reftels, Spanish FM Miguel Angel Moratinos and a top-level MFA team visited Havana April 1-3 and concluded political, economic, and cultural agreements with the Cuban Government. In effect, FM Moratinos undertook a major reorientation of Spanish policy, inverting Spanish p [...]
2007-04-10 16:46:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM CU SP
07MADRID66SPANISH PROPOSAL FOR NCIS/OSI AGREEMENT
[...] (C/NF) As previewed in reftel, MOD has proposed a radically shorter, less detailed draft agreement that would govern the actions in Spain of the Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) and USAF Office of Special Investigations (OSI). Although only OSD can fully evaluate the text that MOD t [...]
2007-01-12 15:59:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL MARR SP
07MADRID667SPAIN: MOD POLICY DG ON NCIS/OSI, AFGHANISTAN,
[...] (C) SUMMARY: MOD Director General for Policy Major General Benito Raggio told PolCouns on March 26 that he is glad to see a positive conclusion to negotiations over regulations for the activities in Spain of the Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) and USAF Office of Special Investigati [...]
2007-04-11 12:58:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV SP RU YI
07MADRID672SPANISH EX-DEFENSE POLICY DIRECTOR REFLECTS ON
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Francisco Torrente, a retired admiral who stepped down in January as MOD Secretary General for Policy, told DCM during a private lunch on March 26 that Spain would staff the NATO-ISAF headquarters in Kabul beginning in summer 2008, after national elections. He acknowledged that th [...]
2007-04-11 16:41:00Embassy MadridSECRETPREL PGOV SP AF
07MADRID686SPAIN APPRECIATIVE OF MISSILE DEFENSE BRIEFING
[...] (C) SUMMARY: As part of ongoing USG efforts to engage the Spanish government on missile defense, Missile Defense Agency deputy director Brigadier General Patrick O'Reilly met with MOD and MFA officials, as well as opinion leaders and an influential opposition member of Parliament, on March 30. [...]
2007-04-13 10:17:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR SP
07MADRID687SPANISH MFA READOUT OF MORATINOS TRIP TO CUBA
[...] (C) SUMMARY: With FM Moratinos traveling in Central Asia as OSCE chairman and thus unable to meet with the Ambassador, MFA Secretary of State for Latin America Trinidad Jimenez gave DCM an initial readout on April 12 of Moratinos' trip to Cuba. Jimenez said that the trip's objective was to r [...]
2007-04-13 10:29:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM CU SP
07MADRID692MADRID WEEKLY ECON/AG/COMMERCIAL UPDATE REPORT
[...] (U) Finance Minister Solbes, Central Bank Chief Ordonez and Secretary of State for Economy Vergara traveling to Washington this weekend to campaign for bigger IMF Quota: Spain's IMF quota share is 1.41%, below Belgium's 2.13%. The Spaniards are aware that China, Mexico, Russia, Turkey and Bra [...]
2007-04-13 16:32:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP EAGR EAIR ECON EFIN EIND ETRD TBIO SP
07MADRID707SPANISH POLDIR: MY TRIPS TO KABUL, TEHRAN, HAVANA,
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Spanish MFA DG for Policy Rafael Dezcallar told DCM on April 17 that his recent trip to Afghanistan left him newly optimistic because NATO-ISAF is on the offensive and Afghan ministers and troops are starting to play a serious role. He said that the GOS will soon begin an initiat [...]
2007-04-18 15:37:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL SP IR AF CU AG MO WI IZ KZ UZ
07MADRID71SPAIN: UNVIE AMBASSADOR SCHULTE RAISES AWARENESS
[...] (U) UNVIE Ambassador Greg Schulte visited Madrid January 10-11 to raise the awareness of GOS officials and the public regarding the threat posed by the ongoing Iranian nuclear weapons program. On the government side, Schulte met with National Security Advisor Carles Casajuana, Deputy Foreign [...]
2007-01-12 17:32:00Embassy MadridSECRET//NOFORNPARM PREL MNUC MASS PINS PTER SP
07MADRID717MADRID WEEKLY ECON/AG/COMMERCIAL UPDATE REPORT
[...] (U) In what was billed by the GOS as the first annual "State of Economy" message, Zapatero praised the performance of the Spanish economy and released a report. He deliberately did not choose parliament as the venue for delivering the message as he reportedly wanted to avoid criticism from th [...]
2007-04-19 17:49:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYBEXP EAGR EAIR ECON EFIN EIND ETRD TBIO SP
07MADRID739SPANISH MOD POLDIR ON NCIS/OSI RESOLUTION,
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Secretary General for Defense Policy Luis Cuesta told DCM on April 18 that MOD appreciates US patience with its plans for signature and announcement on April 24 of regulations for the activities in Spain of the Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) and USAF Office of Special [...]
2007-04-23 12:41:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV SP AF
07MADRID750SPAIN AND US SIGN NCIS/OSI REGULATIONS
[...] (U) SUMMARY: As required by the 2002 revision of the bilateral Agreement on Defense Cooperation (ADC),Spain and the US have signed regulations for the activities in Spain of the Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) and USAF Office of Special Investigations (OSI). Defense Minister Alon [...]
2007-04-25 14:35:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR SP
07MADRID753SPANISH ENCOURAGE LONGER MINURSO RENEWAL
[...] (C) SUMMARY: NEA DAS Gordon Gray discussed the Western Sahara over lunch with a team of high-level MFA officials April 19 in Madrid. Alvaro Iranzo, the Spanish DG for North Africa, told Gray that the Spanish want a UNSCR which impels the two sides to negotiate without preconditions. While favoring [...]
2007-04-26 07:57:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL PBTS SP MO AG WI
07MADRID78MIDDLE EAST CONFERENCE: MORATINOS URGES EXPANSION
[...] (U) Summary. Participants in a high level event to commemorate the 15th anniversary of the 1991 Madrid Middle East Conference recalled the spirit of the 1991 Conference, discussed the problems facing current Middle East peace negotiators, urged deeper USG engagement in resolving the Israeli-P [...]
2007-01-16 16:09:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL IS SY LE SP
07MADRID81SPAIN/ETA POLICY: GOVERNMENT AND OPPOSITION FIND
[...] (U) In a lengthy and oftentimes vitriolic debate in the Spanish Parliament on January 15, President Zapatero and opposition Popular Party (PP) leader Mariano Rajoy traded verbal blows over the GOS' anti-terrorism policies and the way forward on forging an anti-terrorism pact among the parliame [...]
2007-01-16 16:57:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PTER SP
07MADRID859ENGAGING THE NEW FRENCH GOVERNMENT ON FOREIGN POLICY: FIVE IMMEDIATE ISSUES
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Foreign policy played only a negligible role in the presidential election campaign that concluded May 6, and Sarkozy has relatively little experience in foreign affairs, despite his tenures as Interior and Finance Minister. Nonetheless, Sarkozy's personality is such that he wil [...]
2007-05-10 13:41:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL PGOV SP
07MADRID862SPAIN/CUBA: VISIT OF WHA DAS MADISON
[...] (C) Summary. In a May 4 meeting with visiting WHA Deputy Assistant Secretary Kirsten Madison, MFA Director General for Ibero America Javier Sandomingo defended Spain's decision to ramp up contact with the Castro Government, though he acknowledged that Spain "made mistakes" in the course of FM [...]
2007-05-10 16:54:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM CU SP
07MADRID882SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR USAID: FRANKLIN MOORE
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to USAID Personnel; Franklin Moore, Agriculture and Trade, Office of Environment and Science Policy to travel to Madrid, Spain on or about May 13 to May 18. The purpose of this visit is to participate in a CGIAR Alignment Forum, Executive Committee-12 meeting. [...]
2007-05-11 12:15:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDEAID SENV SP
07MADRID907MADRID WEEKLY ECON/AG/COMMERCIAL UPDATE REPORT -
[...] (U) MINISTER OF INDUSTRY CLOS HOSTS AMBASSADOR AND AMERICAN BUSINESS COUNCIL FOR WORKING LUNCH Minister of Industry, Trade and Tourism Joan Clos hosted the Ambassador and an executive group from the American Business Council (ABC) for lunch May 10. The ABC groups the largest U.S. investors [...]
2007-05-14 13:00:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP EAGR EAIR ECON EFIN EIND ETRD TBIO SP
07MADRID911SCENESETTER FOR US-SPAIN HIGH LEVEL DEFENSE TALKS
[...] (C/NF) Dan, welcome back to Spain. I appreciate your patience and efforts to finally resolve the NCIS/OSI issue and I'm glad that you've made this High-Level Defense Committee (HLDC) meeting a priority. Now that the Permanent Committee is back on track, handling routine issues at the staff lev [...]
2007-05-14 17:44:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL MARR SP
07MADRID924SPAIN: VISIT OF INL DAS MCCAMPBELL; OPPORTUNITY
[...] (C) Summary. During a visit to Madrid to attend the 25th-annual International Drug Enforcement Conference (IDEC),INL DAS Christy McCampbell on May 7 met with senior officials in Spain's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and USAID-equivalent Agency for International Cooperation (AECI). During her [...]
2007-05-16 17:01:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALSNAR EAID PREL SP
07MADRID950DEPUTY FM LEON ON KOSOVO, IRAQ, IRAN/VENEZUELA,
[...] (C) Summary. Charge met with MFA Secretary of State Bernardino Leon on May 17 at the Charge's residence. Leon said Spain was looking forward to the visit of Secretary Rice and said that there was concern that the visit not be manipulated by "either side" of the Spanish political spectrum. C [...]
2007-05-18 17:27:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL SP
07MADRID9993RD US-SPAIN HIGH LEVEL DEFENSE COMMITTEE REVIEWS
[...] (C) SUMMARY. In the third bilateral High Level Defense Committee (HLDC) meeting, held in Madrid on May 17-18, DASD Dan Fata and MOD Secretary General for Policy Luis Cuesta discussed shared strategic interests including the NATO-ISAF operations in Afghanistan, multi-lateral missions in Kosovo [...]
2007-05-24 15:28:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR NATO SP AF RS YI LE IR PK IS
07MANAGUA106ORTEGA BLAIMS "NEO-LIBERALISM" FOR NICARAGUAN
[...] (U) Summary: New Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega assumed office on January 10 singing the praises of his Bolivarian "twin" Hugo Chavez and proclaiming the failure of "neo-liberalism." Ortega repeated his campaign promises to alleviate poverty through national and regional "unity," joining [...]
2007-01-17 17:40:00Embassy ManaguaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL ECON KDEM NU
07MANAGUA1067ORTEGA,S FIRST 100 DAYS -- AUTOCRATIC TRENDS DRAW
[...] (C) Summary: In its first 100 days, President Ortega's government was characterized by a blur between party and state; autocracy and secrecy; dependency on Chavez; disregard for law and human rights; the dismissal of thousands of government employees; and, a pointed effort to financially "sta [...]
2007-04-25 22:35:00Embassy ManaguaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PINR PREL KDEM NU SNAR IR
07MANAGUA1223ORTEGA APPOINTS ANOTHER PSEUDO-MINISTER OF DEFENSE
[...] (C) Summary: President Ortega recently appointed former spokeswoman for the Nicaraguan Supreme Court Ruth Tapia Roa to the post of Secretary General of the Ministry of Defense "with the rank of minister." Tapia's chief qualifications appear to be her relationship to former Sandinista military [...]
2007-05-10 23:00:00Embassy ManaguaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR KDEM NU
07MANAGUA127AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES BILATERAL CONCERNS WITH
[...] (C) Summary: Ambassador recently met with Arturo Cruz, Nicaragua's Ambassador-designate to the United States. During the conversation, Cruz first insisted on the importance of President Ortega's participation in the annual Prayer Breakfast; he later reconsidered and suggested Ortega decline the inv [...]
2007-01-18 17:57:00Embassy ManaguaCONFIDENTIALKDEM MARR MOPS PGOV PINR PREL SNAR IR NU
07MANAGUA1273NICARAGUA'S IRAN-VENEZUELA RELATIONS
[...] (S) Summary: Given President Daniel Ortega's close relationship with Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, the restoration of diplomatic ties with Iran, and the visit of President Ahmedinejad to Nicaragua, the Embassy has not formally engaged the Nicaraguans on the Venezuelan-Iranian alliance (Ref [...]
2007-05-16 21:06:00Embassy ManaguaSECRETPREL MARR PHUM MASS ECON PTER VE IR NU
07MANAGUA1327TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE IMPROVES ABILITY OF NEWLY
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: After several years of planning, a vetted unit has been created in Nicaragua to investigate high-profile financial, corruption-related, narcotics and transnational crimes. The unit has been initially funded by illicitly acquired assets of corrupt former Nicaraguan officials t [...]
2007-05-23 23:12:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINV OPIC KCOR PGOV SNAR KCRIM KJUS NU
07MANAGUA1350MISKITOS READY TO MOBILIZE BUT LACK RESOURCES
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Diverse anti-Sandinista Miskito groups in Nicaragua's North Atlantic Autonomous Region (RAAN) are slowly unifying into a single movement. Significant challenges remain, but the group is convinced of the need to win the municipal elections in four key RAAN municipalities in 2008 [...]
2007-05-28 16:40:00Embassy ManaguaCONFIDENTIALKDEM PGOV PHUM NU
07MANAGUA1377GROUP VOICES SUPPORT OF NICARAGUAN POLICE AND
[...] (C) SUMMARY: A group of fourteen prominent Nicaraguans, who call themselves the "Grupo de Opinion" (Opinion Group) are voicing their support of the Nicaraguan National Police and the Armed Forces in order to prevent them from being co-opted by President Daniel Ortega. Rafael Cordoba, a memb [...]
2007-05-30 22:28:00Embassy ManaguaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR KDEM NU
07MANAGUA1392POST REQUESTS EXTENSION OF RLA PROGRAM
[...] This is an action request. See para 3. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Ambassador requests serious consideration by State INL and DOJ-OIA of a continuation of the highly effective Resident Legal Advisor (RLA) position at Embassy Managua. Over the past three years, the RLA program has allowed this po [...]
2007-06-01 14:53:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINV KCOR KCRIM SNAR KJUS NU
07MANAGUA1541NEW ACTING MINISTER OF DEFENSE RECEIVES AMBASSADOR
[...] (C) Ambassador met with Ruth Tapia Roa, the new Secretary General and acting Minister of Defense (reftel),on June 4 to discuss issues of mutual concern. Although Tapia's office delayed granting the appointment for several weeks, the meeting was cordial. She led the meeting on behalf of the [...]
2007-06-18 22:52:00Embassy ManaguaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR KDEM NU
07MANAGUA1588USG COMMITMENT TO GOOD RELATIONS WITH SANDINISTAS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In May 29-June 1 meetings in Managua, WHA/CEN Office Director John Feeley reaffirmed with senior FSLN leaders that USG policy is to pursue productive and positive relations with the Ortega government. At the same time he communicated that President Ortega's increasingly anti-US [...]
2007-06-26 19:11:00Embassy ManaguaCONFIDENTIALKDEM PGOV NU
07MANAGUA1622ORTEGA ADMINISTRATION AT SIX MONTHS
[...] (C) Summary: During his first six months in office, President Daniel Ortega has expanded executive powers and used them to destroy or give away pieces of Nicaragua's cultural patrimony; to threaten opposition media and freedom of expression; to fire large numbers of government officials and r [...]
2007-07-02 17:35:00Embassy ManaguaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR ECON NU
07MANAGUA1719UPDATE ON NICARAGUA'S DOMESTIC DEBT
[...] (SBU) Summary: Working with the U.S. Department of Treasury's Office of Technical Assistance (OTA),Nicaragua is taking the first steps in addressing its excessive domestic debt burden. The OTA designed National Debt Management Strategy aims to develop an internal market for government debt to [...]
2007-07-13 20:22:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON PGOV PREL NU
07MANAGUA1720ECONOMIC IMPLICATIONS OF "CUADERNO SANDINISTA, NO.1"
[...] (SBU) Summary. "Cuaderno Sandinista No. 1," a propaganda piece produced by the FSLN Department of Political Education, claims to outline a new plan of reconciliation and national unity for Nicaragua. The plan is anchored by three pillars: improving the well-being of citizens, equitable econom [...]
2007-07-13 20:23:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PGOV PREL NU
07MANAGUA1750NICARAGUAN PUBLIC SEES COUNTRY ON WRONG PATH WITH
[...] (SBU) Summary: Nicaraguan public opinion has continued to sour on President Daniel Ortega, with his approval rating taking a 60-point nose-dive from a positive 51 percent job approval rating in February to a negative 10 percent approval just four months later, according to the latest CID-Gallu [...]
2007-07-18 21:53:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINR PHUM ECON NU
07MANAGUA1771NICARAGUA AND THE IMF HAVE A PRGF AGREEMENT
[...] (C) Summary: The IMF and GON have almost completed a three-year Poverty Reduction Growth Facility (PRGF) agreement. After finalization of some budgetary numbers, the PRGF will go before the IMF Board in October. Characterizing the agreement as "plain vanilla," IMF ResRep Humberto Arbulu Neir [...]
2007-07-23 14:47:00Embassy ManaguaCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN ENRG EPET PGOV PREL NU
07MANAGUA1847NICARAGUA: NEW TRADE MINISTER TAKES PRAGMATIC APPROACH TO
[...] (SBU) New Minister of Trade, Industry, and Development (MIFIC) Orlando SOLORZANO Delgadillo says he will focus on areas of common interest between Nicaragua and the United States, including trade and economic integration. He mentioned several specific areas of concern regarding CAFTA-DR, inclu [...]
2007-08-06 16:18:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON PREL NU
07MANAGUA1873EMBASSY MANAGUA ASSESSMENT OF CENTRAL AMERICA
[...] (C) Due to recent political changes in Nicaragua, it remains to be seen whether the GON will continue to cooperate with the U.S. on broad high-level security policy. Even so, day-to-day operational cooperation remains strong, particularly with the National Police and the military. We believ [...]
2007-08-08 23:46:00Embassy ManaguaCONFIDENTIALPTER PINS PREL XK
07MANAGUA1922NICARAGUA: FINANCIAL SECTOR UPDATE
[...] (U) Summary: Despite President Ortega's increasingly anti-capitalist rhetoric, the GON has not significantly changed economic policy vis a vis the previous administration. As a result, the financial sector has remained stable. The exchange rate continues on its 5% crawling peg and foreign res [...]
2007-08-15 20:47:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN PGOV NU
07MANAGUA1933Implementation of Nicaragua's 2007 Budget
[...] (SBU) Summary: President Ortega's 2007 $1.5 billion national budget, approved by the National Assembly in March, does not differ markedly from the October 2006 version presented by the Bolanos administration. The Sandinista budget did shift additional resources toward health, education and agr [...]
2007-08-17 17:00:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN PGOV NU
07MANAGUA194NICARAGUA: AMBASSADOR CALLS ON NEW MINISTER OF
[...] (SBU) Summary. In a January 22 introductory meeting with the Ambassador, newly minted Minister of Finance and Public Credit Alberto Jose Guevara Obregon sressed that the clear intention of the Ortega administration is to maintain macroeconomic stability. Guevara reported that he is talking to [...]
2007-01-24 18:58:00Embassy ManaguaCONFIDENTIALECON EAID EINV NU
07MANAGUA1952NICARAGUA: GOVERNMENT SEIZES EXXON FUEL STORAGE
[...] (C) Summary: After close of business on August 17, local police showed up at Esso/Nicaragua's Corinto I fuel storage facility located at the Port of Corinto and on a judge's order seized the facility. Exxon officials believe that the pretext for the seizure was a tax issue involving the exem [...]
2007-08-21 00:28:00Embassy ManaguaCONFIDENTIALEINV ETRD EPET NU
07MANAGUA1963FEAR AND LOATHING ON NICARAGUA'S ATLANTIC COAST
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Our contacts on Nicaragua's Atlantic Coast ("costenos") support the Ambassador's non-combative engagement strategy with President Ortega's administration. With many households almost wholly dependent on remittances from family members working in the U.S., costenos are fearful of [...]
2007-08-22 13:12:00Embassy ManaguaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM ECON KDEM NU
07MANAGUA2000NICARAGUAN ECONOMY COASTING - BUT STRAINS ARE
[...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador's Second Economic Roundtable reviewed the performance of different economic sectors and painted a picture of an economy coasting on the achievements of the Bolanos administration, early signs of a slowdown, and increasing strains between the GON and businesses. The [...]
2007-08-30 14:11:00Embassy ManaguaCONFIDENTIALECON PREL PGOV ETRD EPET EINV NU
07MANAGUA2008NICARAGUA NOMINATES ANTI-U.S., FORMER AMCIT AS
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Nicaragua plans to nominate former Foreign Minister, Miguel D'ESCOTO Brockmann, a gratuitously anti-U.S., former AMCIT, and former Catholic priest, as the GRULAC candidate for President of the 63rd Session of the UNGA (2008-2009),Foreign Minister Samuel Santos told us on August 2 [...]
2007-08-30 19:30:00Embassy ManaguaCONFIDENTIALPREL OPDC PINR CVIS UNGA VT NU
07MANAGUA2009NICARAGUA NOMINATES ANTI-U.S., FORMER AMCIT AS
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Nicaragua plans to nominate former Foreign Minister, Miguel D'ESCOTO Brockmann, a gratuitously anti-U.S., former AMCIT, and former Catholic priest, as the GRULAC candidate for President of the 63rd Session of the UNGA (2008-2009),Foreign Minister Samuel Santos told us on August 2 [...]
2007-08-30 19:30:00Embassy ManaguaCONFIDENTIALPREL OPDC PINR CVIS UNGA VT NU
07MANAGUA2203SWEDEN ENDS COOPERATION WITH NICARAGUA
[...] (SBU) Summary: On August 27, the Embassy of Sweden announced that the country will end its foreign assistance program in Nicaragua as part of a global strategy that aims to focus its international aid to countries in Africa and Eastern Europe. Members of the Nicaraguan National Assembly and in [...]
2007-09-25 23:03:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID EWWT PREL ECON PGOV NU
07MANAGUA2223SUBJECT: NICARAGUA: AN ECONOMIC PERSPECTIVE ON
[...] (C) Summary: Eight months into Daniel Ortega's term as president, his socialist rhetoric continues to worry potential and current investors in Nicaragua. Beginning on the day of his inauguration, Ortega launched into anti-capitalist, anti-neoliberal, and increasingly anti-American rhetoric, i [...]
2007-09-28 23:33:00Embassy ManaguaCONFIDENTIALECON ETRD EINV NU
07MANAGUA2232PATRONAGE TRUMPS PROFESSIONALISM AT NICARAGUAN TOURISM
[...] (SBU) Summary: Representatives of the Nicaraguan tourism industry complain that the Nicaraguan Tourism Institute (INTUR) has been decimated by an overhaul in personnel since President Ortega took office in January. They report INTUR is "paralyzed," offering no strategic vision for the sector. [...]
2007-10-02 17:07:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINV NU
07MANAGUA2295NICARAGUA: CRIMINALIZATION OF THERAPEUTIC ABORTION
[...] (U) Summary: Women's rights organizations, human rights NGOS, and physicians have reacted sharply to the Nicaraguan National Assembly's vote to include in the country's new Penal Code the criminalization of therapeutic abortion. Opponents of the criminalization of all forms of abortion have [...]
2007-10-10 22:23:00Embassy ManaguaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR KDEM KWMN NU
07MANAGUA2368BUSINESS SECTOR PRIVATELY EXPRESSES DISPLEASURE
[...] (C) Summary: On September 19, the Ambassador hosted his third Economic Roundtable with representatives of the private sector. While economic indicators are generally positive, some participants questioned whether economic growth can be sustained given power shortages and a deteriorating inve [...]
2007-10-22 19:01:00Embassy ManaguaCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN EPET EINV PREL PGOV ETRD NU
07MANAGUA2375NICARAGUAN GOVERNMENT LOOKS TO MARKET TO SUPPLY RED BEANS
[...] (U) The retail price of red beans, a staple in Nicaragua along with rice and corn, has tripled this year, increasing to $0.97/pound in some local markets from $0.32/pound in January. Adverse weather conditions have damaged two successive crops and are playing havoc with the market. Pre-existi [...]
2007-10-23 20:00:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR ETRD ECON NU
07MANAGUA2393Nicaragua: Government Back in the Microfinance Business?
[...] (SBU) Summary: The National Assembly has approved two bills creating a National Development Bank (NDB). A state-owned institution, the NDB will operate as a first story financial institution providing small loans to both urban and rural Nicaraguan producers. The GON will provide USD 8 million [...]
2007-10-29 21:08:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN EAID ECON PGOV NU
07MANAGUA2402REGIONAL PARTNERS SHARE CONCERNS ABOUT DIRECTION
[...] (C) Ambassadors from Spain, Japan, Chile, Colombia, Brazil, and Mexico share similar concerns about the direction of Nicaragua under the Ortega Government. They are frustrated by the GON's lack of professionalism, transparency and accountability, and have a low level of confidence in the gove [...]
2007-10-30 21:57:00Embassy ManaguaCONFIDENTIALEAID BR CI CO ECON JA MX NU PREL XM
07MANAGUA241A BLOW TO DEMOCRACY: LIBERALS DELIVER MORE POWER
[...] (C) Summary: The Nicaraguan National Assembly approved on January 24 a series of reforms to Law 290 -- which defines the roles of the ministries and other executive institutions -- that grant more authority to the Presidency and reduce transparency by considerably reducing civilian controls ove [...]
2007-01-26 22:46:00Embassy ManaguaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR KDEM NU
07MANAGUA242MARTINEZ CUENCA LAUDS U.S. POLICY TOWARDS ORTEGA
[...] (C) In Sandinista-dissident Alejandro Martinez Cuenca's recent meeting with the Ambassador, he applauded President Bush's "magnificent" decision to call Ortega before the inauguration, terming the gesture the "best antidote to keep Ortega from straying" and to check Venezuelan President Hugo [...]
2007-01-26 22:56:00Embassy ManaguaCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PINR KDEM NU PREL
07MANAGUA2428NICARAGUA: INPUT FOR THE SEVENTH CBERA REPORT
[...] As requested in reftel, the following is post's input for the Seventh Report on Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act (CBERA). Statistical Information ----------------------- 2. Population (2006, estimate): 5,457,000 (Nicaraguan National Statistics and Census Office) Real GDP per Capi [...]
2007-11-05 21:15:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDETRD EINV ECON ELAB PGOV NU
07MANAGUA245SECRETARY LEAVITT,S MEETING WITH GUATEMALAN
[...] (C) Summary: On January 9, 2007, the U.S. Presidential Delegation (Presdel),led by Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Michael Leavitt, discussed with Guatemalan Vice Foreign Minister Luis Fernando Andrade a new regional health-care training initiative; the Guatemalan Government's (GOG [...]
2007-01-29 14:34:00Embassy ManaguaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR KDEM NU PREL
07MANAGUA246 SECRETARY LEAVITT,S MEETING WITH HONDURAN
[...] (C) Summary: On January 9, 2007 the U.S. Presidential Delegation (Presdel),led by Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Michael Leavitt, discussed with Honduran President Jose Manuel Zelaya a new regional health-care training initiative; Honduras' petroleum dependency; resolving the need [...]
2007-01-29 14:39:00Embassy ManaguaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR KDEM NU PREL
07MANAGUA2479GON SLOWLY REACHING OUT TO BUDGET SUPPORT DONORS
[...] (C) Summary: The Budget Support Group (BSG),a group of donor countries providing direct budget support (i.e. cash transfers for development purposes) to Nicaragua, told the Ministry of Finance (MHCP) on October 4 that it could not confirm funds to support the 2008 National Budget without bett [...]
2007-11-19 17:29:00Embassy ManaguaCONFIDENTIALEFIN EAID ECON PREL PGOV NU
07MANAGUA2488NICARAGUA: DELIVERY OF MCC INDICATOR SCORECARDS
[...] (U) On November 1, post delivered Nicaragua's MCC Indicator Scorecard to President Ortega. While congratulating President Ortega on Nicaragua's continued eligibility for the MCC program, the Ambassador's letter highlighted slippage in the Control of Corruption, Rule of Law, Government Effectiv [...]
2007-11-23 16:08:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREL PGOV ETRD ECON MCC NU
07MANAGUA2494NICARAGUA: 2007-2008 ACTION PLAN TO RESOLVE U.S. CITIZEN
[...] (SBU) During the current waiver year, the GON has logged the poorest performance of any Nicaraguan administration since the U.S. Congress passed the FY1994-95 Foreign Relations Authorization Act, with its provisions on expropriation cases contained in Section 527. Post has developed an action [...]
2007-11-23 20:31:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV ECON USTR KIDE NU
07MANAGUA2497NICARAGUA: INPUT FOR THE 2008 NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATE
[...] The U.S. goods trade deficit with Nicaragua was $771 million in 2006, an increase of $215 million from $555 million in 2005. U.S. goods exports in 2006 totaled $755 million, up 20.7 percent from the previous year. In 2006, U.S. imports from Nicaragua were $1.5 billion, a 29.2 percent increas [...]
2007-11-26 22:13:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDETRD EINV ECON NU
07MANAGUA2543CERD ELECTION: NICARAGUA WILL FAVOR PROSPER;
[...] (C) On December 4, we delivered a copy of the diplomatic note and of Pierre-Richard Prosper's CV to Orlando Gomez, Director General for American Affairs; David McField, Director General for Asia, Africa and Oceana; and Mario Barquero Baltodano, Acting Director General for International Organiz [...]
2007-12-08 00:57:00Embassy ManaguaCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL UNGA NU
07MANAGUA2544NICARAGUA: IRANIANS AND LIBYANS WELCOME -- NO
[...] (C) According to a November 28 circular memo sent to all airlines operating out of Managua's international airport, the Government of Nicaragua (GON) now will allow all Libyan and Iranian passport holders (diplomatic, official and regular) to enter Nicaragua without visas. The GON states that [...]
2007-12-08 00:59:00Embassy ManaguaSECRETCVIS IR LY NU PREL PTER VE
07MANAGUA2551NICARAGUA: SALINAS REAPPOINTED AS PRESIDENT OF INTUR
[...] (SBU) Summary: President Ortega reappointed Mario Salinas as President of the Nicaraguan Tourism Institute (INTUR) on November 23. Since Salinas' departure from INTUR in June, the institute had been paralyzed, offering no strategic vision or support to the sector. Tourism experts and busines [...]
2007-12-11 15:20:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV ECON NU
07MANAGUA2567NICARAGUA RECEPTIVE TO U.S. CASH COURIER
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-12 20:35:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ETTC PREL PTER ASEC NU
07MANAGUA2581NICARAGUA: PROPERTY SUPERINTENDENT REJECTS CLAIMS FOR A
[...] (SBU) Summary: During the November 29 monthly Working Group meeting on property issues, Government of Nicaragua (GON) officials gave Econoffs a list of 8 American citizen claims allegedly resolved and 18 claims rejected for "lack of evidence." Property Superintendent Yara Perez repeated assert [...]
2007-12-13 20:42:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV ECON USTR KIDE NU
07MANAGUA2615NICARAGUA: GON TO RESOLVE PROPERTY CLAIMS WITHIN TWO YEARS
[...] (SBU) During a December 10 meeting with the DCM, Property Superintendent Yara Perez made clear the Government of Nicaragua's intent to resolve U.S. citizen property claims and other claims via its own timeline and criteria. Perez repeated her allegations that some U.S. citizen claimants lacked [...]
2007-12-18 22:01:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV ECON USTR KIDE NU
07MANAGUA318NICARAGUA: AMBASSADOR CALLS ON NEW CENTRAL BANK
[...] (SBU) Summary. In a courtesy call on January 29, new Central Bank President Antenor Rosales Bolanos told the Ambassador that the government intended to pursue prudent macroeconomic policy as a way of sending the right signals to investors. The government's objective is to find ways to channe [...]
2007-02-02 20:02:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EINV NU
07MANAGUA355NICARAGUA: AMBASSADOR CALLS ON NEW MINISTER OF
[...] (SBU) Summary. In a cordial introductory meeting with new Minister for Development, Trade, and Industry Horacio Manuel Brenes Icabalceta, the Ambassador touched on CAFTA and U.S. trade capacity building programs, the Millennium Challenge Account, and WTO trade issues. Also discussed were rece [...]
2007-02-06 23:52:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EINV EAGR WTO MCC PINR NU
07MANAGUA357ORTEGA ACTIONS TEST TRIPWIRES
[...] (C) SUMMARY/INTRODUCTION: With less than one month in office, President Daniel Ortega and Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN) lawmakers have already touched off a number of our tripwires and placed opposition parties and civil society, international financial institutions (IFIs),and [...]
2007-02-07 14:52:00Embassy ManaguaCONFIDENTIALPGOV EFIN KDEM MARR NU PARM PINR PREL PTER
07MANAGUA404LIBERALS FINALLY OPPOSE FSLN - WILL IT LAST?
[...] (SBU) Summary: Nicaragua's previously divided Liberal parties jointly passed two resolutions in the National Assembly opposing actions by the Sandinista Front (FSLN) administration to change the official government seal and attribute powers to citizen councils that are reserved for government [...]
2007-02-13 21:47:00Embassy ManaguaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR PARM KDEM NU
07MANAGUA405NICARAGUA: NEW GOVERNMENT MOVES QUICKLY TO
[...] (SBU) Summary. New government officials have moved quickly to put the logging industry back on track by modifying a June 2006 total moratorium on raw timber exports. The stated policy goals of the moratorium were to curb illegal logging activity and to spur foreign investment in wood manufac [...]
2007-02-13 22:03:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV EAGR ETRD EINV PGOV NU
07MANAGUA426NICARAGUA: BACKGROUND ON AMCIT PROPERTY CLAIMS
[...] (U) Summary: Current Nicaraguan property law affords U.S. claimants three administrative avenues to resolve their cases; claimants may also file in court. Since 1990, more than 1,130 U.S. citizens registered 3,193 claims with the Embassy in Managua. As of February 14, 2007, 298 U.S. citizens with 6 [...]
2007-02-15 17:29:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDEINV ECON USTR KIDE NU
07MANAGUA453NICARAGUA: AMBASSADOR CALLS ON NEW MINISTER OF
[...] (SBU) Summary. The Ambassador called on the new Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure Pablo Fernando Martinez Espinoza on February 7 to introduce himself and discuss transportation and infrastructure issues in Nicaragua. The Ambassador explained that the Millennium Challenge Corpora [...]
2007-02-20 21:54:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELTN EWWT EAIR EIND EPET ECON ETRD PINR NU
07MANAGUA466OPPOSITION ASSEMBLY CAUCUS LEADERS SEEK TRAINING
[...] (C) Summary: National Assembly caucus leaders representing the Nicaraguan Liberal Alliance (ALN),Liberal Constitutional Party (PLC),and the Sandinista Renovation Movement (MRS) recently met with the Ambassador and sought more U.S. training assistance, especially for freshmen lawmakers and [...]
2007-02-21 22:37:00Embassy ManaguaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR KDEM NU PREL
07MANAGUA530FOREIGN MINISTER TRIES TO DOWNPLAY ANTI-U.S.
[...] (C) Summary: Foreign Minister Samuel Santos appears perturbed by threats against U.S. local residents, tourists, and journalists in Nicaragua's San Juan del Sur area. He has requested details of the incidents and will speak with the mayor of the town about the concerns. Santos informed us t [...]
2007-02-27 17:02:00Embassy ManaguaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR KDEM NU PREL
07MANAGUA539CODEL NELSON MEETS WITH OPPOSITION LEADER EDUARDO
[...] (C) Summary: Nicaraguan Liberal Alliance (ALN) leader Eduardo Montealegre advised Senator Nelson that President Ortega is struggling against competing interests within the Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN) and may find governing more difficult when he is unable to comply with his cam [...]
2007-02-28 15:59:00Embassy ManaguaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR OVIP NU
07MANAGUA541CODEL NELSON MEETS WITH FOREIGN MINISTER SANTOS
[...] (C) Summary: In Senator Nelson's meeting with Nicaraguan Foreign Minister Samuel Santos, he impressed upon Santos his desire to establish sincere and positive relations with the new Ortega government and the Nicaraguan people. The Senator commented that Venezuelan President Chavez' lack of s [...]
2007-02-28 17:39:00Embassy ManaguaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR KDEM NU PREL
07MANAGUA583THE SANDINISTA GOVERNMENT 60 DAYS OUT - AND OUR
[...] (C) Summary: The FSLN administration is fast reverting to its improvisation, secrecy, and centralization of the 1980's, forging an operating style more appropriate for a revolutionary junta than a modern, democratic state. President Ortega appears determined to consolidate his power, circumve [...]
2007-03-05 22:52:00Embassy ManaguaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM NU PHUM PINR PREL KCOR
07MANAGUA585OVERVIEW OF MINISTERS AND SENIOR OFFICIALS IN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Within two weeks of his January 10 inauguration, President Daniel Ortega had appointed all his ministers save one, the Minister of Defense. Political opposition leaders have characterized the new ministers as "nobodies" who exercise virtually no authority or influence. Instead, [...]
2007-03-06 15:50:00Embassy ManaguaSECRET//NOFORNKDEM PGOV PREL PINR
07MANAGUA632NICARAGUA WILL CONSIDER SUPPORTING GLOBAL
[...] (C) On March 8, Deputy Chief of Mission Peter Brennan and Russian counterpart Valeriy Bobrov delivered the joint reftel demarche to Nicaraguan Vice Foreign Minister Manuel Coronel Kautz, Acting Foreign Minister in Foreign Minister Samuel Santos' absence. Coronel, who recently returned from an [...]
2007-03-09 20:57:00Embassy ManaguaCONFIDENTIALPTER KNNP MCAP PINR PINS PARM PREL NU
07MANAGUA637NICARAGUA-VENEZUELA AGREEMENT ON TECHNICAL
[...] (SBU) Summary. As part of a series of ALBA agreements between Nicaraguan and Venezuela signed on January 11, 2007, Nicaraguan and Venezuelan Ministers of Foreign Relations also signed an Agreement on Technical Cooperation in the Areas of Health and Medicine. The agreement sets out a general [...]
2007-03-09 23:00:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO OSCI EAID ECIN NU VE
07MANAGUA645NICARAGUA - VENEZUELA ENERGY SECTOR COOPERATION
[...] (SBU) Summary. As part of a series of Bolivarian Alternative agreements between Nicaragua and Venezuela signed on January 11, 2007, respective Ministers of Foreign Relations also signed an Energy Sector Cooperation Agreement. The agreement sets out general areas for cooperation, including th [...]
2007-03-09 23:32:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG EPET EAID MCC NU VE
07MANAGUA726ORTEGA FOLLOWS CHAVEZ' LEAD IN CONFRONTING U.S.
[...] (C) Summary: Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez traveled to Nicaragua on March 11 to use the country as a platform to criticize the United States and the Central American leg of President Bush's recent trip. Chavez' trips to Nicaragua have inspired President Daniel Ortega to abandon his pre-ele [...]
2007-03-20 15:29:00Embassy ManaguaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR KDEM NU VE
07MANAGUA776MARTINEZ CUENCA: GIVE THE ORTEGA GOVERNMENT A BIT
[...] (C) Summary: Sandinista-dissident Alejandro Martinez Cuenca believes it is still too soon to assess the performance of the Ortega administration, but he is certain that Ortega's prime goal is to remain in power indefinitely while he leaves First Lady Rosario to run the government. He is con [...]
2007-03-22 23:14:00Embassy ManaguaCONFIDENTIALKDEM NU PGOV PINR PREL SNAR
07MANAGUA784CENTAM CHIEFS OF MISSION BEWILDERED BY ORTEGA'S
[...] (C) Summary: Central American COMs in Nicaragua agree that the Ortega administration is pursuing a "double discourse" in foreign and economic policy, which makes predicting a future trajectory difficult. They have also been perturbed by protocol irregularities, including a delay in the accred [...]
2007-03-23 20:51:00Embassy ManaguaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR ECON KDEM NU XK
07MANAGUA788NICARAGUA: AMBASSADOR MEETS NEW MINISTER OF ENERGY
[...] (SBU) Summary. The Ambassador called on the new Minister of Energy and Mines Emilio de Jesus Rappaccioli Baltodano on February 14 to introduce himself and discuss energy issues in Nicaragua. Rappaccioli summarized recent changes to energy sector governance, including the creation of the Minist [...]
2007-03-23 21:06:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG EPET EMIN TBIO SENV EINV PINR VE NU
07MANAGUA791ORTEGA DESIRES CONSTRUCTIVE RELATIONS WITH THE
[...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Magda Enriquez, the Director of the MFA's Multilateral Affairs Office, believes President Ortega sincerely desires constructive relations with the United States, but she concedes that some Sandinista party hardliners object. While she acknowledges that Ortega consider [...]
2007-03-26 21:20:00Embassy ManaguaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR KDEM NU PREL UNGA IZ IR
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
07MANAGUA81MINISTRY OF DEFENSE FACES UNCERTAIN FUTURE
[...] (C) Summary: Embassy contacts fear that President Daniel Ortega's failure to name a Minister of Defense before his inauguration presages the eventual dismantling/undermining of the Ministry, or represents a stall tactic to eventually ease Lenin Cerna's wife, Marisol Castillo, into the job over [...]
2007-01-12 21:31:00Embassy ManaguaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PARM KDEM NU
07MANAGUA810POLITICAL PUNDITS PLACE ORTEGA GOVERNMENT ON
[...] (C) Summary: Six of Nicaragua's leading political analysts concur that the Ortega administration has already reached "yellow alert" status and that President Ortega's primordial objective is to consolidate power. Over breakfast at the Ambassador's residence, they lauded our government's app [...]
2007-03-29 18:04:00Embassy ManaguaCONFIDENTIALKDEM NU PGOV PHUM PINR PREL
07MANAGUA820EEB A/S SULLIVAN MEETS WITH OPPOSITION LEADER AND
[...] (C) Summary: During his February 27 visit, A/S Sullivan received messages of concern from Nicaragua's main opposition leader and members of Nicaragua's American Chamber of Commerce. Both expressed concern over Ortega's recent moves to divide and conquer the business community. They also call [...]
2007-03-29 22:53:00Embassy ManaguaCONFIDENTIALECON PREL PGOV EINV ETRD NU
07MANAGUA839EEB A/S SULLIVAN MEETS WITH PRESIDENT ORTEGA
[...] (SBU) Summary: On February 27, A/S Sullivan met with President Ortega and members of his cabinet at FSLN headquarters. The entire ninety minute meeting was covered on live television. A/S Sullivan delivered a positive message centered on the U.S. strategy of Total Economic Engagement (TEE * [...]
2007-04-02 14:39:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PREL PRGOV ETRD NU
07MANAGUA871NGO GIVES ORTEGA A FAILING GRADE ON HIS FIRST 60 DAYS
[...] (U) Summary: After a legal, economic and political analysis of the Ortega administration's first sixty days, Movimiento por Nicaragua (MpN),an influential civil society organization, gave the government a failing grade. Analysts attacked the government's numerous decrees and legislative initi [...]
2007-04-03 21:56:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ECON KDEM SOCI NU
07MANAGUA915FSLN CAUCUS CHIEF DEFENSIVE ON SENSITIVE ISSUES
[...] (C) Summary and Comment: Embassy officials and INR analysts met with Edwin Castro, head of the FSLN Congressional caucus on 21 March. Castro was defensive, almost to the point of being hostile, and dodged a number of questions on FSLN policy issues regarding constitutional reforms and trade, [...]
2007-04-11 15:33:00Embassy ManaguaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR NU
07MANAGUA955FORMER MRS CANDIDATE JARQUIN HOPES TO UNITE FORCES
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Former Sandinista Renovation Movement (MRS) presidential candidate Edmundo Jarquin told Embassy officers and INR analysts that he is focusing on the municipal elections and uniting forces opposed to President Daniel Ortega during a meeting on 23 March at his residence. Jarquin re [...]
2007-04-16 15:46:00Embassy ManaguaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR NU
07MANAGUA983NICARAGUA: MISSTEPS BY NEW AVIATION ADMINISTRATION
[...] (SBU) Summary. In a March 28 meeting with Econoffs and the TSA representative for Central America Victor Guardia, country managers and security directors from American, Continental, TACA, and Delta airlines hesitated to criticize new administrators at Empresa Administradora de Aeropuertos Int [...]
2007-04-19 15:45:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR PTER EIND ECON NU
07MANAGUA987PLC VICE PRESIDENT: WE MUST ALLY WITH THE ALN
[...] (C) Summary: Liberal Constitutional Party (PLC) vice president and National Assembly deputy Wilfredo Navarro informed poloffs that the PLC must form an alliance with the Nicaraguan Liberal Alliance (ALN) before the 2008 municipal elections or his party will face a devastating route. Navarro ex [...]
2007-04-19 21:57:00Embassy ManaguaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR KDEM NU
07MANAMA1051UPDATE: DEMOCRATIC REFORM STRATEGY FOR BAHRAIN
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-21 14:13:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM BA
07MANAMA1089CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR UNDERSCORES COMMITMENT TO DOLLAR REMAINS FIRM ---------------------------------
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-09 14:38:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER EFIN ECON IR BA
07MANAMA13AMBASSADOR AND NEWLY APPOINTED DEPUTY PRIME
[...] (C) The Ambassador January 4 called on new Deputy Prime Minister Jawad Al Arayedh and discussed local politics, the democratic reform process, and legal reform. Al Arayedh said the political climate had improved since Shia political society Al Wifaq boycotted the King's December 15 address to [...]
2007-01-04 15:24:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV BA POL OFFICIALS
07MANAMA151BAHRAIN: SPRING 2007 FSN ECONOMIC TRAINING
[...] Embassy Manama wishes to nominate Mr. Mohammed Al Khawaja to attend PE 220: FSN Economic Training from April 30 - May 11, 2007. A) Name: Mohammed Al Khawaja, FSN 9/2 B) Date of Birth: September 2, 1981 C) Nationality: Saudi D) Passport Number: 300101 E) Agency: State F) Po [...]
2007-02-15 14:18:00Embassy ManamaUNCLASSIFIEDAFSI ECON AMGT AFSN ETRD BA
07MANAMA170MFA ASSISTANT U/S DISCUSSES GSD, IRAN
[...] (C) MFA Assistant Undersecretary Shaikh Abdul Aziz Al Khalifa expressed Bahrain's hope February 14 that progress on the Gulf Security Dialogue (GSD) would continue as a result of the upcoming visits to the U.S. by Crown Prince Shaikh Salman and FM Shaikh Khalid. He stressed that forward move [...]
2007-02-22 13:49:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV BA IR REGION
07MANAMA184SCENESETTER FOR MARCH VISITS OF BAHRAINI CROWN
[...] (C) Crown Prince Shaikh Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa and Foreign Minister Shaikh Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa will both visit Washington in early March. Shaikh Khalid will arrive first for meetings beginning on March 1 and he plans to remain in the Washington area for more than a week until the [...]
2007-02-27 11:58:00Embassy ManamaSECRETPREL MARR BA BILAT OFFICIALS
07MANAMA190BLOCS IN THE NEWLY-ELECTED BAHRAINI PARLIAMENT
[...] (C) The two rounds of parliamentary electQ conducted November 25 and December 2 brought in a Sunni majority (23 of 40 seats),15 of whom are members of two Islamist political societies: Al Asala (Salafi),with eight seats, and Al Minbar (Muslim Brotherhood),with seven seats. Four of the ei [...]
2007-02-28 14:43:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM PINR BA POL
07MANAMA198RELEASE OF TWO DETAINEES RESTORES CLM TO SHIA
[...] (C) ing Hamad February 25 ordered the release of twoShia detainees who had been tried, convicted, and imprisoned for distributing illegal literature durng the fall 2006 election campaign season. Thei release ended some ten days of sometimes violen demonstrations in and around their two neigh [...]
2007-03-02 06:56:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALPGOV ASEC KISL BAPOL
07MANAMA22SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY OF DEFENSE GATES'
[...] (C) Mr. Secretary, we warmly welcome your January 17-19 visit to Bahrain. The fifty-year U.S. Navy presence in Bahrain is the centerpiece of the U.S.-Bahrain bilateral relationship. Bahrain considers the Navy to be its defense against external threats, starting with Iran, and has recently t [...]
2007-01-09 13:47:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS BA IZ IR BILAT OFFICIALS
07MANAMA224AMBASSADOR AND COR FIRST DEPUTY CHAIRMAN AL
[...] (C) Recently-elected Council of Representatives (COR) First Deputy Chairman Ghanem Al Buainain told the Ambassador March 5 he is willing to cooperate with Shia representatives in the COR despite his suspicion of their community,s links to Tehran. Al Buainain listed areas his Al Asala (Salafi) [...]
2007-03-08 10:38:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL BA POL
07MANAMA225AL WIFAQ LEADER OUTLINES CONCERNS ABOUT OVERCOMING
[...] (C) Secretary General of Shia political society Al Wifaq and MP Shaikh Ali Salman told the Ambassador March 5 that there was "nothing encouraging" about the current parliamentary session, which opened in mid-December 2006. He complained that although Shias represent 75 percent of the elector [...]
2007-03-08 10:58:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KISL BA POL
07MANAMA257SCENESETTER FOR COMMANDER, U.S. CENTRAL COMMAND,
[...] (C) Admiral Fallon, we warmly welcome your March 22-23 and 27-28 visits to Bahrain. The fifty-year U.S. Navy presence in Bahrain is the centerpiece of the U.S.-Bahrain bilateral relationship. Bahrain considers the Navy to be its defense against external threats, starting with Iran, and has [...]
2007-03-19 14:59:00Embassy ManamaSECRETPREL MARR MOPS MASS BA OFFICIALS BILAT
07MANAMA265"SPRING OF CULTURE" IGNITES RHETORICAL BATTLE
[...] (C) The elected lower house Council of Representatives (COR),which is dominated by Islamist deputies, voted overwhelmingly March 20 to form a committee to investigate the "Spring of Culture," a six-week cultural festival, which they complained included a performance that was "immoral and aga [...]
2007-03-23 09:05:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALPGOV SCUL KISL BA POL
07MANAMA27BAHRAIN REACTS TO PRESIDENT'S POLICY ADDRESS ON
[...] (C) In the Foreign Minister's absence, the Ambassador January 11 met with MFA Assistant Under Secretary for Coordination and Follow Up Shaikh Abdul Aziz bin Mubarak Al Khalifa to discuss the President's policy address on Iraq. Drawing from reftel background information, the Ambassador stated [...]
2007-01-11 12:57:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS BA IZ REGION OFFICIALS
07MANAMA285KING AND ADMIRAL FALLON CONSULT ON REGIONAL
[...] (C) King Hamad told CENTCOM Commander Admiral Fallon, in their first meeting March 22, that Bahrain and the United States are in business together as real allies. Although Bahrain supports a peaceful Iranian nuclear program, "the Iranian program is not peaceful." In the King's view, Iran in [...]
2007-03-29 09:13:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS BA IR IZ REGION OFFICIALS
07MANAMA291BAHRAIN: INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2007
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-29 14:14:00Embassy ManamaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB OPIC PGOV USTR
07MANAMA292GOB TIGHTENING CLAMP ON PUBLIC SECTOR UNIONS
[...] (SBU) The GOB Civil Service Bureau (CSB) announced that it is not prepared to tolerate the establishment of unions formed in government ministries and other government entities. It calls these unions illegal and has instructed government bodies to prevent them from forming. At the center of [...]
2007-03-29 14:38:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALELAB PHUM PGOV BA HUMRIT
07MANAMA305MINISTRY OF LABOR RESPONSE TO USG DEMARCHE ON
[...] (SBU) Ministry of Labor Director of Public and International Relations Subah Salem Al Dossary passed to the Embassy March 26 a letter containing the Ministry's response to Ref B points delivered by the Ambassador to Minister of Labor Dr. Abdulmajeed Al Alawi on February 28 (Ref A). The point [...]
2007-04-02 14:27:00Embassy ManamaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB PHUM PGOV BA HUMRIT
07MANAMA328PROMINENT SHIAS PAINT GLOOMY PICTURE OF SHIA
[...] (S) Summary. Prominent Shia cleric Shaikh Hussein Najati, in an April 4 discussion with the Ambassador, painted a gloomy picture of Shia prospects under King Hamad. At the top of his concerns was an allegedly expanding policy of "political naturalizations" of foreign Sunni aimed at redressing [...]
2007-04-09 05:59:00Embassy ManamaSECRETPREL PGOV PHUM PINR BA POL HUMRIT
07MANAMA336MARINE CORPS COMMANDANT DISCUSSES IRAQ, IRAN WITH
[...] (C) Crown Prince Shaikh Salman Al Khalifa told visiting Marine Corps Commandant General Conway April 5 that the "tide needs to be turned" in Iraq, and the Iraqi security forces need to find those perpetrating the violence to stop them. He advised coalition troop level reductions in urban areas and [...]
2007-04-11 05:50:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR MCAP BA BILAT REGION OFFICIALS
07MANAMA34FOREIGN MINISTER DISCUSSES GCC PLUS TWO, REGIONAL
[...] (C) During their January 15 meeting, Foreign Minister Shaikh Khalid told the Ambassador that Bahrain had no problem with a statement being issued at the January 16 GCC Plus Two meeting in Kuwait, but he thought the Saudis and Kuwaitis were concerned with aspects of the paragraph on Iraq. Bahr [...]
2007-01-15 14:08:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS BA IZ IR REGION OFFICIALS
07MANAMA370BAHRAINI LEADERSHIP WELCOMES NEW NAVCENT/FIFTH
[...] (C) In a series of introductory calls with the Bahraini leadership, NAVCENT/Fifth Fleet Commander Vice Admiral Cosgriff heard a consistent message of support for Bahrain's long-standing relationship with the U.S. Navy and Bahrain's commitment to continued future support. "You can always count [...]
2007-04-20 06:52:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS BA REGION OFFICIALS
07MANAMA375LONE SUNNI OPPOSITION MP UPBEAT ON LEVEL OF
[...] (C) In an April 17 meeting with Poloff, Independent MP Dr. Abdul Aziz Abul, the only Sunni member of the opposition in the elected Council of Representatives (COR),was optimistic about real collaboration between parliamentary members and blocs. He was also optimistic about increased numbers of Shi [...]
2007-04-23 14:10:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM BA POL
07MANAMA406BAHRAIN: NEW WAY FORWARD ON IRAQ
[...] (S) In response to Ref B request, post evaluates that Bahrain has no will or ability to contribute military resources to coalition operations in Iraq. Bahrain deployed troops and assets in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2003, but these were to defend Kuwait and Bahrain and were not se [...]
2007-05-02 14:37:00Embassy ManamaSECRETPREL MARR MASS MOPS BA IZ REGION
07MANAMA44CROWN PRINCE BRIEFS CNO PANEL ON REGIONAL,
[...] (C) Crown Prince Shaikh Salman told CNO Executive Panel co-chairs Zakheim and Skinner January 9 that the two issues of greatest concern in the region are Iran and perceived limitations on the U.S.'s ability to project power. With changes in Iraq and Afghanistan, Iran had been freed of its na [...]
2007-01-17 13:14:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR KDEM BA REGION OFFICIALS
07MANAMA446SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY OF HOMELAND SECURITY
[...] (C) Mr. Secretary, we warmly welcome your May 28 visit to Bahrain. Your visit will offer an excellent opportunity to follow up on the March visit to Washington of Minister of Interior Shaikh Rashid bin Abdulla Al-Khalifa, demonstrate our interest in and commitment to strengthening our cooper [...]
2007-05-17 09:58:00Embassy ManamaSECRETPREL MARR MASS PTER ASEC BA OFFICIALS BILAT
07MANAMA485BAHRAIN CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR REAFFIRMS COMMITMENT
[...] (SBU) Bahrain Central Bank governor Rashid Al-Maraj, in a May 30 meeting with a visiting U.S.-Bahrain Business Council delegation, strongly reaffirmed Bahrain's commitment to maintain the Bahrain dinar peg to the dollar. While acknowledging that the weakness of the dollar can have a negative [...]
2007-05-30 09:55:00Embassy ManamaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON ETRD PREL BA ECTRD
07MANAMA518ALLEGED BEATING PROMPTS HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH REQUEST
[...] (C) Two Shia Bahrainis were reportedly beaten by security personnel following their detention at a May 21 rally. The families of both men tried to locate them but were not informed of their whereabouts until May 29, when they were invited to visit the men at the Bahrain Defense Force hospita [...]
2007-06-07 13:09:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM ASEC BA POL HUMRIT
07MANAMA581GCC TO HOLD MINISTERIAL POLICY SESSION ON IRAN
[...] No summary [...]
2007-06-21 13:37:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALPREL BA IR REGION
07MANAMA669FUTURE OF BAHRAIN: AMBASSADOR'S PARTING THOUGHTS
[...] (S) Bahrain faces numerous challenges as it attempts to deal with transitional issues of economic development and political reform. Because the country's Sunni-Shia sectarian divide so dominates the local landscape, the path forward is potentially more treacherous for Bahrain's leadership than [...]
2007-07-19 06:58:00Embassy ManamaSECRETPREL PGOV PHUM PINR ETRD ECON BA POL OFFICIALS
07MANAMA696GOB PLANS AMNESTY FOR ILLEGAL EXPATS IN AUGUST
[...] (C) The GOB has announced plans to offer a six-month amnesty for illegal expatriate workers beginning August 1. Illegal workers will reportedly be permitted to legitimize their status or return to their home country without being subject to overstay fines. It is still unclear whether the amn [...]
2007-07-23 14:02:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALECON ELAB PGOV PREL PHUM BA HUMRIT
07MANAMA713DEMOCRACY ACTIONS: BAHRAIN
[...] (C) Per reftel request, Embassy continues to actively promote democracy and democracy-related programs, and the Ambassador, in close coordination with POL and PAS, made this an important theme of his farewell calls and press interviews. Examples: -- In a prominent, full-page interview June [...]
2007-07-26 13:13:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALKMPI KPAO SCUL PGOV PHUM BA HUMRIT
07MANAMA745BAHRAIN: PROGRESS ON TIP SHORT-TERM ACTION PLAN
[...] (SBU) The following describes actions by the GOB since the end of the reporting period for the 2007 TIP Report, including the 60-day period of the Short-Term Action Plan following Bahrain's placement on Tier 3. In addition to activities initiated entirely by the GOB, International Organizati [...]
2007-08-02 11:11:00Embassy ManamaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM KWMN ELAB PHUM PREL PGOV SMIG HUMRIT BA
07MANAMA79KING AND DEPUTY DEFENSE SECRETARY ENGLAND CONFER
[...] (C) King Hamad and Deputy Defense Secretary England discussed bilateral relations, Iran, Iraq, Syria, U.S. policy in the region and Bahraini domestic affairs during a January 22 lunch meeting. The King declared that Bahrain is proud of its relationship with the United States and pledged that [...]
2007-01-26 11:48:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR ECON PGOV KDEM BA REGION BILAT
07MANAMA802TREASURY U/S LEVEY CAUTIONS BAHRAIN CENTRAL BANK
[...] (S) Treasury Undersecretary Stuart Levey and Policy Advisor Kristen Hecht met August 8 with Central Bank of Bahrain (CBB) Governor Al Miraj to emphasize U.S. concerns that Iran may be seeking to develop means to evade the financial sanctions imposed under UNSCRs 1737 and 1747. U/S Levey cauti [...]
2007-08-22 14:51:00Embassy ManamaSECRETKNNP PREL PARM MNUC ECON IR BA REGION
07MANAMA803TREASURY U/S LEVEY WARNS AHLI UNITED AGAINST
[...] (C) Treasury Undersecretary Levey August 8 cautioned Ahli United Bank (AUB) officials on the bank's ties with Iranian state-owned banks. Through Future Bank, AUB was virtually the only bank in the world to be joint-ventured with Bank Melli and Bank Saderat. Bank Melli Iran had used deceptive [...]
2007-08-22 16:10:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALPREL EFIN PTER PARM MNUC IR BA
07MANAMA830NEW IRANIAN AMBASSADOR DRAWS CRITICISM
[...] (U) The announcement that Hossein Amir Abdollahian will be Iran's next ambassador to Bahrain has drawn sharp criticism from at least one Salafist member of Bahrain's parliament. Jassim Al-Saeedi, an independent Salafi member of the lower house of parliament who has been engaged in sectarian na [...]
2007-08-30 12:43:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALPREL IR BA
07MANAMA956PREPARATIONS FOR GSD TALKS IN MANAMA, NOVEMBER 1
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-22 12:29:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MASS BA
07MANAMA962UNGA THIRD COMMITTEE RESOLUTIONS
[...] (U) Pol/Econ Chief delivered reftel points on country-specific and thematic resolutions to Aisha Al-Khalifa of the MFA international organizations directorate on October 18. She received the points without substantive comment. 2. (SBU) IO Special Representative for Social Affairs Ambassad [...]
2007-10-23 13:34:00Embassy ManamaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL KTIA UNAUS BA
07MANILA1033ICITAP TRAINING PAYING OFF
[...] (U) Funded by State's Bureau for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs, staff from the International Criminal Investigative Training Assistance Program (ICITAP) of the Department of Justice has been in place in Manila since August 2006. Initially with only one Senior Law Enforc [...]
2007-03-30 08:44:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PREL EAID KCRM RP
07MANILA1034SCENESETTER FOR STAFFDEL MIXTER
[...] (SBU) Summary. Embassy warmly welcomes members of Staffdel Mixter to the Philippines! We have a packed schedule for you that includes meetings on counterterrorism, U.S.-Philippine military cooperation, unlawful killings, and Peace Corps issues. You are coming to the Philippines at an import [...]
2007-03-30 09:09:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOREP PREL PHUM PTER EAID RP
07MANILA105PHILIPPINES WELCOMES ASEAN-RELATED SUMMITS ANEW
[...] (C) In a discussion with Charge on January 8, President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo reiterated the Philippine Government's determination to host successful ASEAN-related summits, including the East Asia Summit, in Cebu January 13-15 following their postponement from the original December dates d [...]
2007-01-10 09:33:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALPREL ECIN PTER ASEAN RU XE CH JA KN KS BM
07MANILA1073 The 2007 Philippine Senate Race
[...] (SBU) Summary and comment: The nationwide May 14 elections for all members of the lower house of Congress and for virtually all governors and local officials also include the races for twelve seats in the 24-member Senate. Predictions vary widely, with the Administration boasting it will win [...]
2007-04-03 08:51:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINR RP
07MANILA1153CHINESE OPEN SECOND CONSULATE IN PHILIPPINES
[...] (SBU) The People's Republic of China officially opened its consulate in San Nicholas/Laoag City (reftel) in the north Luzon province of Ilocos Norte on April 11. The PRC also has an existing consulate in Cebu City (Central Visayas),as well as consular property (inherited from Taiwan) in D [...]
2007-04-12 09:00:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM CH RP
07MANILA1188SCENESETTER FOR PEACE CORPS DIRECTOR RONALD A. TSCHETTER
[...] Director Tschetter: We deeply appreciate your visit, which will mean a lot to our Peace Corps volunteers and to Philippine authorities who are offering extraordinary support in the search for Julia Campbell. Karl will be at the airport upon your arrival and give you the latest on the search. [...]
2007-04-16 09:35:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ECON EAID RP
07MANILA1284STAFFDEL MIXTER FOCUSES ON MILITARY, KILLINGS, AND PEACE
[...] (U) Summary. During an April 11-15 visit, Staffdel Mixter -- a bipartisan staff delegation from the U.S. House Committee on Foreign Affairs comprised of Cobb Mixter, Melissa Adamson, and Dennis Halpin -- met with high-ranking Philippine military officials regarding U.S.-Philippine military co [...]
2007-04-20 09:00:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL OREP MARR RP
07MANILA1608SCENESETTER FOR EAP ASSISTANT SECRETARY HILL
[...] (SBU) Summary. A warm welcome again to the Philippines! As you arrive, the Philippines will still be focused on recent mid-term election for the Senate, House, and provincial positions. Final national results will not be available until as late as June 14. In the counter-terrorism realm, t [...]
2007-05-17 06:48:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM PTER ECON RP
07MANILA1614ARF: PHILIPPINES TO LOOK AT U.S. PROPOSALS
[...] (C) The Philippines will look closely at the United States' proposals for the May 25 ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) Senior Officials Meeting (SOM) in Manila, according to Office of the Undersecretary for Policy Special Assistant Hans Siriban on May 16. 2. (C) In discussing the Inter-Sessional [...]
2007-05-17 09:19:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PARM ARF RP
07MANILA1644Trade Council Reviews U.S.-Philippine Trade and Investment
[...] (SBU) On May 9, the U.S. Philippine Trade and Investment Council met to review outstanding bilateral trade and investment issues. In a very productive session, participants noted that a number of bilateral trade and investment irritants have been resolved. Other potential irritants were ident [...]
2007-05-18 08:47:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD WTRO KIPR
07MANILA1653Philippines Turbulent Civair Development
[...] (SBU) Summary: Liberalization of civil aviation is crucial to the development of the Philippine economy, particularly by unlocking the potential of Asian tourism into the Philippines. Nevertheless, vested interests have, until recently, kept the GRP from implementing liberal policies. Post [...]
2007-05-21 02:55:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAIR RP
07MANILA1673 USTR Reviews IPR Progress, Economic Openness
[...] (SBU) Summary. AUSTR Barbara Weisel and USTR Director for Southeast Asia David Katz warned GRP officials that intellectual property rights protection must continue to improve if the country is to avoid a return to the Priority Watch List. They told Philippine officials and businessmen that an [...]
2007-05-22 06:18:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKIPR ETRD ECON RP
07MANILA1881SUPREME COURT STRIKES DOWN REBELLION CHARGES
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Philippine Supreme Court on June 1 dismissed rebellion charges against six leftist Members of Congress for alleged plans to overthrow the Arroyo government in February 2006. In a sharply worded decision, the Supreme Court ruled that the state prosecutors had erred in finding [...]
2007-06-06 07:20:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PINR RP
07MANILA1893PHILIPPINE POLICE SETS UP NEW HUMAN RIGHTS OFFICE
[...] (U) General German B. Doria, Officer-in-Charge of the Philippine National Police's new Human Rights Affairs Office (HRAO),on June 6 briefed Pol/C and U.S. Senior Law Enforcement Advisor on the role of this office, which PNP Director General Calderon had formally established only on April 18 [...]
2007-06-07 03:36:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL EAID RP
07MANILA1904SUPREME COURT STRIKES DOWN REBELLION CHARGES
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Philippine Supreme Court on June 1 dismissed rebellion charges against six leftist Members of Congress for alleged plans to overthrow the Arroyo government in February 2006. In a sharply worded decision, the Supreme Court ruled that the state prosecutors had erred in finding [...]
2007-06-08 00:42:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PINR RP
07MANILA1910PHILIPPINE POLICE SETS UP NEW HUMAN RIGHTS OFFICE
[...] (U) General German B. Doria, Officer-in-Charge of the Philippine National Police's new Human Rights Affairs Office (HRAO),on June 6 briefed Pol/C and U.S. Senior Law Enforcement Advisor on the role of this office, which PNP Director General Calderon had formally established only on April 18 [...]
2007-06-08 00:43:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL EAID RP
07MANILA1991NEXT STEP IN THE TRIPARTITE SEISMIC SURVEY IN
[...] (C) Summary: Phase II should begin in July for the tripartite Marine Seismic Undertaking in the South China Sea. Philippine authorities had temporarily delayed authorization as the government decided whether to approve a Service Contract with a UK-based oil company in an area within the bo [...]
2007-06-15 06:10:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALPREL PBTS EPET CH VM RP
07MANILA1995PROTECTING INDIGENOUS PEOPLES AND LANDS IN THE PHILIPPINES
[...] Summary: Since 1997, the Philippines has explicitly sought to protect and enhance the rights of its indigenous peoples, including "ancestral domains" and self-governance. Special legislation and an oversight commission address key concerns, which should be of increasing relevance in the wake [...]
2007-06-15 08:23:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM SCUL RP
07MANILA2052SCENESETTER FOR ADMIRAL KEATING'S VISIT TO THE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Welcome to the Philippines! I am looking forward to seeing you here. US Pacific Command is an essential partner in our efforts to defeat terrorism and help the Philippine military reform itself. The USS Peleliu is now in the Philippines as part of our effort to conduct civil [...]
2007-06-20 10:31:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALMARR MOPS PINS PREL PTER RP
07MANILA2238PHILIPPINE DEFENSE RESHUFFLE UNLIKELY TO AFFECT
[...] (U) Malacanang Palace announced on June 30 the appointment of outgoing Congressman Gilberto C. Teodoro Jr. as Secretary of National Defense, effective August 3. Outgoing Defense Secretary Hermogenes E. Ebdane, Jr. will return to his previous post as Secretary of Public Works and Highways, wh [...]
2007-07-02 08:52:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALPGOV MARR PINR RP
07MANILA2259PHILIPPINE CONTRIBUTIONS TO INTERNATIONAL
[...] (SBU) Summary: With over 600 soldiers, police officers, and military observers currently deployed to seven countries, the Philippines remains an important contributor to international peacekeeping efforts. These deployments highlight the government's continuing policy of supporting UN peace [...]
2007-07-03 08:27:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MCAP MARR IV LI HA AF YI SU TT RP
07MANILA2260 Philippines Confirms Participation in APHIS Phytosanitary
[...] On July 3, EconOff presented reftel demarche and talking points to Segfredo Serrano, Undersecretary for Policy and Planning at the Department of Agriculture. Serrano confirmed the attendance of Joel Rudinas, Director of the Bureau of Plant Industry, and Larry Lacson, Chief of Plant Quarantine, [...]
2007-07-03 08:30:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD EAGR PREL ASEAN RP
07MANILA2343PHILIPPINES: FOREIGN LABOR TRENDS REPORT
[...] (U) MissionQs Foreign Labor Trends Report follows below. Per reftel guidance, the report is divided into four sections: I) Summary; II) Foreign Investment Potential; III) Directory of Labor Contacts; and IV) Key Sources. Points of contact on labor issues are Labor Attache Mario Fernandez ( [...]
2007-07-11 08:57:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDELAB PHUM RP
07MANILA238INTERIOR SECRETARY PLEDGES CONTINUED COOPERATION
[...] (C) Summary. In a January 19 meeting, the Ambassador thanked Interior Secretary Puno for his role in the transfer of LCpl Smith back to the Embassy, commended his Department for preparing a draft Executive Order on police/prosecutor cooperation, and stressed the need to implement the Philipp [...]
2007-01-19 09:25:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM PTER RP
07MANILA2417PHILIPPINES TO CONSIDER SWING CANDIDACY FOR IOM DG
[...] (C) In a July 18 meeting with Leah Ruiz, Director in the Department of Foreign Affairs' Office of United Nations and International Organizations, poloff requested Philippine support for Ambassador Swing's candidacy for Director General of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) (re [...]
2007-07-19 05:34:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALPREL AORC PREF SMIG RP
07MANILA242PHILIPPINE LEADERSHIP OF ASEAN-RELATED SUMMITS
[...] (C) Foreign Secretary Alberto Romulo on January 17 briefed Ambassador on the outcomes of the ASEAN-related summits hosted by the Philippines in Cebu January 10-15 (reftel). He highlighted that he and President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo had gone "full blast" on both Burma and North Korea, with [...]
2007-01-20 05:33:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALPREL ECIN PHUM BM KN RP
07MANILA2444AMBASSADOR HOSTS ASEAN MISSION CHIEFS
[...] (U) In anticipation of the upcoming ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) ministerial meetings in Manila August 1-2, Ambassador hosted an informal breakfast at her residence on July 20 for ASEAN member state ambassadors and officials from the Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA). Ambassador t [...]
2007-07-20 09:23:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ARF RP
07MANILA2588THE DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MEETING WITH PHILIPPINE
[...] (C) Summary: Philippine President Gloria Arroyo and Deputy Secretary Negroponte lauded stronger U.S.-Philippine ties, SIPDIS including continued close cooperation in counterterrorism and the Mindanao peace process during a July 31 meeting at Malacanang Palace. Arroyo pledged to take a "meas [...]
2007-08-01 11:54:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALASEAN ETRD PREL RP
07MANILA2589THE DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MEETING WITH PHILIPPINE
[...] (C) Summary: Meeting July 31 on the margins of the ASEAN summit, Philippine Foreign Secretary Alberto Romulo and Deputy Secretary Negroponte agreed on the importance of continued progress in the Six-Party Talks to denuclearize the Korean Peninsula. A nuclear-armed North Korea was inimical to [...]
2007-08-01 12:03:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALASEAN ETRD PREL RP
07MANILA2596THE DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MEETING WITH AUSTRALIAN FM
[...] (C) SUMMARY. U.S. Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte and Australian Foreign Minister Alexander Downer discussed U.S. involvement in Iraq and Secretary Rice's attendance at the upcoming Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Ministerial Meetings in Sydney during an August 1 meeting o [...]
2007-08-02 04:03:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALASEAN ETRD PREL EXBS AU IZ APEC
07MANILA2597THE DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MEETING WITH MONGOLIAN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Mongolian Deputy Foreign Minister Tserendash Tsolmon offered to host Six Party working group meetings, SIPDIS requested U.S. support for its APEC membership bid, and discussed the possibility of signing Mongolia's Millennium Challenge Compact during President Enkhbayar's fall vi [...]
2007-08-02 04:53:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALASEAN ETRD PREL EXBS MG
07MANILA2601THE DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MEETING WITH INDIAN EAM
[...] (C) Summary: The U.S.-India relationship has entered a "new stage" in the post-123 Agreement era, Deputy Secretary Negroponte and Indian External Affairs Minister (EAM) Pranab Mukherjee agreed in an August 1 meeting on the sidelines of the ASEAN Ministerial in Manila. Addressing Indian conc [...]
2007-08-02 05:44:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALASEAN ETRD PREL PARM TSRL KNNP ETTC ENRG TRGY
07MANILA2677GRP Committed to Market-Determined Foreign Exchange Rate
[...] (U) In a variety of public fora, Philippine Central Bank Governor Amando Tetangco has said the GRP remains committed to a flexible, market-driven foreign exchange rate policy. Although the GRP has undertaken measures to assist affected sectors, he rejected capital controls and calls from expo [...]
2007-08-09 05:54:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON PGOV RP
07MANILA2706THE DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MEETING WITH NEW ZEALAND FM
[...] (C) SUMMARY: New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters raised iss Asian/Pacific safety and security, particularly concerning Fiji and the Islands with the Deputy Secretary August 1 at the ASEAN Regional Forum Manila, Philippines. Peters suggested that the U.S. should limit its s and UN fina [...]
2007-08-10 06:59:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALASEAN ETRD PREL EXBS NZ
07MANILA2707THE DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MEETING WITH SINGAPORE FM
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Singapore Minister for Foreign Affairs George Yeo des the United States' role in the region as a quiet balancing force, inter only as necessary and offering symbolic support for ASEAN, during a bil meeting with Deputy Secretary Negroponte at the ASEAN Regional Forum (A August 1 m [...]
2007-08-10 06:59:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALASEAN ETRD PREL EXBS SN
07MANILA2708 THE DEPUTY SECRETARY'S BILATERAL MEETING WITH CANADIAN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Canadian Deputy Minister Leonard Edwards reiterated Canada's interest in maintaining the fluidity of the U.S. Q Canada border, during an August 1 bilateral meeting with the Deputy Secretary at ASEAN Regional Forum meetings in Manila.. In particular, Canada wants to use travel do [...]
2007-08-10 07:05:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALPREL
07MANILA2860PHILIPPINES UPDATE ON ASIA DEMOCRACY PARTNERSHIP
[...] (U) This is an action message. Please see para 4. 2. (C) As requested (ref a),post met with the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) and encouraged participation in and feedback on the Asia Democracy Partnership (ADP). 3. (C) Melanie Diano, desk officer covering U.S. affairs at DFA's [...]
2007-08-22 10:09:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM KDEM RP
07MANILA2925SCENESETTER FOR ADMIRAL OLSON'S VISIT TO THE
[...] (SBU) Summary: Admiral Olson, welcome to the Philippines! You are coming to the Philippines at an important time. The Armed Forces of the Philippines is demonstrating impressive combat prowess in ongoing operations against terrorists on the island of Jolo. Under the leadership of Philippi [...]
2007-08-29 01:31:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALMARR MOPS PINS PREL PTER RP
07MANILA3033PHILIPPINE DEFENSE SECRETARY EXPRESSES CONFIDENCE
[...] (C) Summary: During the Ambassador's initial call with new Secretary of National Defense Gilberto Teodoro, the two discussed the strong U.S.-Philippine relationship, particularly joint efforts on counterterrorism and military reform, and the need to better educate the Philippine Congress on [...]
2007-09-07 08:04:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALMARR MASS MCAP PREL RP
07MANILA3299PHILIPPINES: KEEPING PRESSURE ON BURMA
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The ongoing crisis in Burma continues to command high-level interest in Philippine government and media circles. President Arroyo repeated calls for restoration of democracy and the release of opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, while condemning the junta's harsh, repressive me [...]
2007-10-03 06:01:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALKDEM PGOV PHUM PREL RP BM
07MANILA3358PHILIPPINES: DEMARCHE ON U.S. DRAFT RESOLUTION ON
[...] Poloff on October 5 outlined reftel talking points to Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Acting Executive Secretary for UN and International Organizations Leah Ruiz, SIPDIS and provided a copy of the draft resolution per reftel. Although Executive Director Ruiz responded positively to the [...]
2007-10-09 08:38:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KWMN PHUM SOCI UNGA RP
07MANILA3449ENGAGING PHILIPPINES ON GAMBARI'S TRAVEL TO BURMA
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador continues to engage the Philippine government and media on Burma, seeking every opportunity to stress the importance of maintaining momentum toward more concrete actions on democratization on the part of the Burmese junta. Per reftel A, post discussed Burma objective [...]
2007-10-18 09:36:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL RP BM
07MANILA3519 PRESIDENT ARROYO PARDONS FORMER PRESIDENT ESTRADA
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a widely anticipated move, President Arroyo late on October 25 pardoned former President Joseph Estrada for his unprecedented conviction and sentence of life imprisonment on graft and corruption charges. President Arroyo cited the government's policy of clemency for elderly [...]
2007-10-25 12:42:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KCOR PINR RP
07MANILA3520PRESIDENT ARROYO PARDONS FORMER PRESIDENT ESTRADA
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a widely anticipated move, President Arroyo late on October 25 pardoned former President Joseph Estrada for his unprecedented conviction and sentence of life imprisonment on graft and corruption charges. President Arroyo cited the government,s policy of clemency for elderly [...]
2007-10-25 22:47:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KCOR PINR RP
07MANILA3595PHILIPPINES 2007-2008 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS
[...] The following text is keyed to questions posed in the 2007-2008 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report, Part I, Drugs and Chemical Control (ref). I. SUMMARY 2. The Government of the Philippines (GRP) attributes a reported decline in the number of users of illicit drugs to co [...]
2007-11-05 09:23:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR PGOV RP
07MANILA3637PHILIPPINES -- GREAT WHITE FLEET COMMEMORATION
[...] (C) After lengthy discussion of the strategic and political impact that the Great White Fleet commemoration initiative could have on bilateral relations, Post declines participation in the commemoration and recommends against a visit to the Philippines. The United States and the Philippines [...]
2007-11-13 08:11:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALMARR PREL RP KPAO MASS MPOS
07MANILA3640 Scenesetter for Philippine Agriculture Secretary Yap's
[...] (SBU) Summary. Philippine Agriculture Secretary Arthur Cua Yap has an impressive range of agricultural, environmental, trade and political goals for his brief November 15-16 visit to Washington. With nearly two-thirds of Filipinos engaged in agriculture - and farm families suffering the highe [...]
2007-11-13 09:43:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAGR PGOV OVIP RP
07MANILA3649DEATH OF A CONGRESSMAN: BASILAN'S COMPLEX CURRENTS
[...] (C) Summary: The death of controversial Basilan Congressman Wahab Akbar in an explosion outside the Congressional building November 13 was perhaps least a surprise to him. While a powerful politician with strong public support on his island province, he also acknowledged that he had many en [...]
2007-11-14 08:15:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALPTER MOPS PINS RP
07MANILA3667PHILIPPINES: DEMARCHE ON U.N. RESOLUTION ON RAPE
[...] Poloff met with Attorney Ana Hernandez of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA),representing the Office of United Nations and International Organizations, and pressed for Philippine support for the anti-rape resolution without amendments, as cited in reftel A. Ms. Hernandez said that the [...]
2007-11-15 08:52:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KWMN PHUM SOCI UNGA RP
07MANILA3694Philippine Delegation List to Washington International
[...] Per ref A request for invitees from the Philippine government to WIREC 2008, the Department of Foreign Affairs of the Philippines has suggested that invitations be sent to the following individuals: - Department of Foreign Affairs, 2330 Roxas Blvd., Pasay City, Philippines Secretary A [...]
2007-11-16 09:10:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ENRG EPET SENV SOCI TRGY KPAO KGHG KSCA RP
07MANILA3710UNGA HUMAN RIGHTS RESOLUTIONS: PHILIPPINES WILL
[...] (SBU) As requested reftel, Pol/C urged Evan Garcia, A/Sec for the Office of United Nations and Other International Organizations of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA),to support votes in favor of four UN Third Committee resolutions (reftel). Pol/C underscored the high priority that the [...]
2007-11-19 22:42:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYUNGA PHUM UN PREL
07MANILA3775UNANIMOUS PRAISE FOR PRESIDENT'S OUTSPOKEN BURMA
[...] (C) SUMMARY: President Arroyo took a bold stance on Burma at the ASEAN Summit in Singapore, plainly warning that the Philippine Congress would likely not ratify the ASEAN Charter if Burma did not release Aung San Suu Kyi and other political prisoners, and pursue rapid democratic reform. Arroy [...]
2007-11-27 08:06:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL RP BM
07MANILA3857PHILIPPINES: CHILD LABOR UPDATE 2007
[...] Summary: This cable provides input requested for the Secretary of Labor's annual report to Congress on the implementation of commitments to eliminate the Worst Forms of Child Labor (reftel a). It updates information provided by Post in 2006 (reftel c) regarding child labor laws and regulations [...]
2007-12-06 09:49:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI RP
07MANILA3881EXTRAJUDICIAL KILLINGS DECLINE IN 2007
[...] (C) Summary: Intensified domestic and international attention to the problem of extrajudicial killings and disappearances in the Philippines appears to be having a measurable impact, with government agencies and human rights NGOs reporting a significant decline in the number of extrajudicial k [...]
2007-12-10 04:35:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL RP
07MANILA3932RESCHEDULED VILLAGE ELECTIONS SET FOR DECEMBER 15
[...] (SBU) Summary: Special elections will be held on December 15 in 360 villages that were unable to carry out regular voting during the nationwide elections on October 29 in 42,000 villages. The Commission on Elections declared "failures of election" in these areas for various reasons, including [...]
2007-12-14 06:21:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL RP
07MANILA3963PHILIPPINES WELCOMES INFORMATION ON IRAN'S NUCLEAR
[...] (C) Per reftel B, Post shared key assessments from the U.S. National Intelligence Estimate (NIE) on Iran's nuclear program December 5 with Acting A/S Grace Princesa and Director Leah Ruiz, both of the Department of Foreign Affairs' (DFA) Office of United Nations and Other International Organ [...]
2007-12-18 08:24:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALPREL UNGA PARM KNNP IR RP MNUC IAEA AORC
07MANILA3964AMBASSADOR ENGAGES PHILIPPINE FOREIGN SECRETARY ON
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In a December 17 private breakfast, the Ambassador and Philippine Foreign Secretary Alberto Romulo discussed Burma, assessed the peace process in Mindanao, and explored opportunities to strengthen U.S.-Philippine ties. Romulo, who was frank and relaxed, inquired about the prospec [...]
2007-12-18 09:02:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL RP BM
07MANILA3966 Philippines Finally Sells TransCo for $3.95 Billion
[...] (SBU) Summary: With a bid of $3.95 billion a Philippine/Chinese consortium won the fifth (and hopefully final) round of bidding for the 25 year concession to operate the Philippine National Transmission Company, TransCo, which operates the electric grid of the Philippines. The consortium must [...]
2007-12-19 01:33:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDECON ENRG EINV RP
07MANILA4THE PHILIPPINES: YEAR IN REVIEW 2006
[...] (C) SUMMARY. President Arroyo has emerged in a stronger position at the end of 2006, but faces challenges ahead in preserving control of the House in the May 2007 bi-elections. Arroyo has been helped by a buoyant economy in 2006, but the country will have to deal with power privatization and [...]
2007-01-03 01:21:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER ECON EAID MOPS PHUM RP
07MANILA408POSSIBLE OPPORTUNITY FOR INCREASED U.S. ENGAGEMENT
[...] (C) Our experience with the Philippines' hosting of the ASEAN and East Asia summits last month indicates that USG attendance at the Assistant Secretary-level in future summits is worth consideration. We cannot tell how other hosts might act, but the Philippine President and Foreign Secretary [...]
2007-02-05 08:54:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALPREL ECIN XE RP
07MANILA458PROGRESS AGAINST POLITICAL KILLINGS
[...] (SBU) Summary. Philippine police have succeeded in filing additional cases in politically-related killings, leading to at least four convictions and dismissals of two police officials. They continue to investigate a large number of other deaths of leftists and journalists claimed by various [...]
2007-02-09 02:13:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL KCRM RP
07MANILA468MELO COMMISSION CALLS FOR COMMAND RESPONSIBILITY
[...] (C) Summary. The Melo Commission's report to President Arroyo emphasized the need to ensure command responsibility over errant military elements, and suggested some practical ways to do this. The Commissioners see their role as essentially over, with no additional budget or offices, apart [...]
2007-02-09 09:25:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL KCRM MOPS RP
07MANILA473 Congressman Salceda on Politics and Economic Policy
[...] (U) Summary: Over dinner on February 5, Representative Joey Salceda, a close advisor to President Arroyo, predicted the passage of the Roxas bill on pharmaceuticals and the eventual presidency of its sponsor, Senator Manuel Roxas. Salceda argued that the GRP has done what was necessary to sta [...]
2007-02-12 00:19:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD KIPR RP
07MANILA518 AMBASSADOR APPLAUDS US COMPANY INVESTMENTS IN RENEWABLE
[...] Ambassador highlighted USG promotion and American firm investment in alternative fuels during her February 7 visit to solar cell manufacturer SunPower and to a Ford plant, the sole manufacturer of biofuels capable vehicles in the Philippines. These two U.S. companies are at the forefront of p [...]
2007-02-14 09:41:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDECON ENRG EAID EINV RP
07MANILA552 Philippines: 2007 Special 301 Report
[...] (SBU) Summary. Embassy recommends retaining the Philippines on the Special 301 Watch List. The GRP continued to devote attention to intellectual property protection during 2006, increasing its enforcement actions, especially against optical disk piracy. While the total number of seizures was [...]
2007-02-20 07:50:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKIPR ETRD ECON RP
07MANILA553 CO-CHAIRS' SUMMARY REPORT OF THE SECOND MEETING OF THE
[...] The Department of Foreign Affairs has requested that Embassy forward to relevant U.S. authorities the summary report from the ARF EEP meeting in Manila. Full text in para 3. 2. Cover letter: quote Department of Foreign Affairs Republic of the Philippines 12 February 2007 Dear C [...]
2007-02-20 08:03:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL 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
07MANILA573UN SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR EXAMINES EXTRAJUDICIAL
[...] (C) Summary. The UN Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial killings views the Philippine government in a "state of denial" about who is responsible for these killings here, while crediting its leadership with its willingness to arrange meetings for him as well as its creation of Task Force Usi [...]
2007-02-21 08:34:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL RP
07MANILA593PHILIPPINES CONTEMPLATING NEXT STEPS ON BURMA
[...] (C) In a meeting with Ambassador on February 22, Foreign Secretary Romulo welcomed the latest U.S. thinking on Burma SIPDIS (ref a) and pledged to continue to use Philippine chairmanship of ASEAN through August to encourage the Burmese regime to take meaningful steps on its roadmap, as Pre [...]
2007-02-22 06:47:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM UNSC BM RP
07MANILA609MELO COMMISSION REPORT SPARKS NEW EFFORTS AGAINST
[...] (U) Summary: Lost in much of the media hype about the initial reluctance of Malacanang publicly to release the Melo Commission's report, the strong denials of culpability by the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP),and the public criticism by the UN Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial Kill [...]
2007-02-23 06:44:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL RP
07MANILA646INFORMAL U.S./AUSTRALIA/PHILIPPINE DEFENSE DIALOGUE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Philippine Department of National Defense invited U.S. Embassy representatives to participate in a February 22 "informal discussion" with Australian officials on defense issues. Australia expects to sign a status of forces agreement with the Philippines in 2007 and hopes t [...]
2007-02-27 09:31:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR MASS MOPS MCAP PREL PHUM AU RP
07MANILA649AMBASSADOR REES ADVOCATES U.S. HUMAN DIGNITY AGENDA
[...] (SBU) Summary. During his February 14-15 visit to the Philippines, Ambassador Grover Joseph Rees, Special Representative for Social Issues, advocated the U.S. Government human dignity agenda in meetings with the Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs, members of the Philippine House of Re [...]
2007-02-27 09:38:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL BM RP
07MANILA682Telecom Policy Workshop Inspires Participants
[...] Summary: At a telecommunication workshop for Malaysian and Filipino participants, U.S. experts discussed the regulatory and financial innovations used to deliver broadband to remote parts of the United States. The benefits of universal broadband motivated policy-makers to approach legislators a [...]
2007-03-01 06:48:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDECON ECPS ETRD EINV RP
07MANILA688PHILIPPINES -- SEVENTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN
[...] (U) Mission's seventh annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report follows below. The report covers the period from April 2006 to March 2007. Point of contact (POC) is Political Officer Barry Fullerton, FullertonTB@State.Gov, (632) 528-6300 x2350, fax (632) 523-1195. Rank of TIP action offic [...]
2007-03-01 11:20:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF ELAB RP
07MANILA785TENTATIVE PHILIPPINE SUPPORT FOR ARF DISASTER
[...] (SBU) Deputy POL/C shared reftel points on March 7 with Department of Foreign Affairs Special Assistant to the Undersecretary for Policy Maria Austria and North American Affairs Director Ed De Vega, as well as with Department of National Defense (DND) Assistant Secretary for International Def [...]
2007-03-09 08:37:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ARF EAID MARR MOPS RP
07MANILA854PHILIPPINES' CHINESE SCHOOLS: A BATTLEGROUND FOR
[...] (C) Summary: The People's Republic of China is playing an increasingly prominent role in promoting Chinese language/cultural education in the Philippines, primarily by engaging with Filipino-Chinese schools - historically pro-Taiwan institutions. Since 2003, the PRC has sent over 100 stude [...]
2007-03-15 09:41:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALPREL SCUL SOCI XE CH TW RP
07MANILA931PHILIPPINES SUPPORTS IN PRINCIPLE U.S. ARF
[...] (C) According to Hans Siriban, Department of Foreign Affairs' Special Assistant to the Undersecretary for Policy, the Philippines supports in principle the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) Statement Supporting National Implementation of the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1540 and the e [...]
2007-03-22 03:00:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALARF PREL MARR XB EAID PARM RP
07MAPUTO1022COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE
[...] Embassy Maputo welcomes and grants country clearance for MCC Officers Mark Huisenga and Gloria Kessler to travel to Mozambique, from August 28, 2007 until September 12, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to address implementation issues on the Farmers Income Support project. Please advise as so [...]
2007-08-27 10:04:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDKMCA EAID ECON OVIP AFIN OTRA MZ
07MAPUTO1089COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE
[...] Embassy Maputo welcomes and grants country clearance for MCC Officer Paul Tetrault (Procurement Specialist, Booz Allen Hamilton) to travel to Mozambique, from September 16, 2007 until October 3, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to oversee the Fiscal Agent and Procurement Agent Proposal evalua [...]
2007-09-11 09:31:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDKMCA EAID ECON OVIP AFIN OTRA MZ
07MAPUTO1112Mozambique: Macro-economic Stability and
[...] This report on MozambiqueQs macro-economic situation draws largely from a recent presentation by the IMFQs Resrep in Mozambique. As of September, Mozambique continued on track with core inflation in line with expectations although headline inflation spiked temporarily. Overall annual inflat [...]
2007-09-14 09:43:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EAID EINV MZ
07MAPUTO1173Mozambique: 2008 AGOA Eligibility Review
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-02 01:53:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD MZ
07MAPUTO1223COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR SCOTT SINDELAR TO
[...] Embassy Maputo welcomes and grants country clearance for Scott Sindelar, to travel to Mozambique, from October 22, 2007 through October 24, 2007. The purpose of this visit is to meet with Embassy Officials and local Government Officials to discuss USDA programs. Please advise as soon as possi [...]
2007-10-17 09:26:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR AMGT MZ
07MAPUTO126COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR DOUG SHUSTER TO
[...] Embassy Maputo welcomes and grants country clearance for Doug Shuster to travel to Mozambique from 30 Jan 2007 until 31 Jan 2007, to perform business development and identify FY 2007 projects. 2. Control Officer: Brooke Williams, Commercial Officer at the Embassy, will be control officer. [...]
2007-01-29 08:03:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDECON OTRA MZ
07MAPUTO1287MOZAMBIQUE: 2007-2008 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS
[...] Mozambique is a transit country for illegal drugs such as hashish, herbal cannabis, cocaine, and heroin consumed primarily in Europe, and for mandrax (methaqualone) consumed primarily in South Africa. Some illicit drug shipments passing through Mozambique may also find their way to the United [...]
2007-11-06 09:45:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM PREL PGOV SNAR MZ
07MAPUTO1301REACHING OUT TO NORTHERN MOZAMBIQUE'S MUSLIM
[...] During a recent visit to Nampula, Mozambique's most populous province, the Charge hosted a meeting with eight Muslim leaders representing key Muslim groupings in the province: the Islamic Council of Mozambique, one of the most representative Muslim organizations in the country with more than [...]
2007-11-08 08:21:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KISL PHUM EAID MZ
07MAPUTO134COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR MILLENNIUM
[...] Embassy Maputo welcomes and grants country clearance for MCC Marcelo Bueno, Jonathan Saiger, David Gentry, and Omar Hopkins to travel to Mozambique, from 04 February 2007 until 24 February 2007 to conduct due diligence on the MCA-Mozambique final proposal regarding infrastructure and fiscal ac [...]
2007-01-30 08:48:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDKMCA EAID ECON OVIP AFIN OTRA MZ
07MAPUTO1341BIOFUELS POTENTIAL ATTRACTS INTERNATIONAL
[...] Summary: Interest in bioenergy development in Mozambique is increasing rapidly. The country has significant tracts of undeveloped land and a climate conducive to biofuel crops. Mozambique participates in trade regimes with the European Union and the United States that could provide preferenti [...]
2007-11-15 13:38:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDENRG EAGR SENV EINV PGOV TBIO MZ
07MAPUTO1345MCC COMPACT UPDATE
[...] The Embassy welcomes the November 17-21 visit by Ambassador John Danilovich, Chief Executive Officer for the Millennium Challenge Corporation, and provides the following short update of MCC implementation activities in- country since the July 13 Compact signing in Washington. 2. On August [...]
2007-11-16 09:23:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON PGOV PREL MZ
07MAPUTO1392MOZAMBIQUE: WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR REPORT
[...] The Government of the Republic of Mozambique (GRM) is party to the ILO convention against the worst forms of child labor. The GRM has a regulatory framework in place to monitor and prosecute infractions of the labor code, but does not have a regulatory body specifically devoted to child labor [...]
2007-11-28 16:07:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI MZ
07MAPUTO1445MCC CEO DANILOVICH SEES CAPACITY CHALLENGES
[...] SUMMARY: Ambassador John Danilovich, CEO of the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC),met with Mozambican President Armando Guebuza, international donors and private sector representatives, gave a speech on U.S. development assistance at a local university, and visited MCC project sites on [...]
2007-12-06 13:07:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON PGOV PREL MZ
07MAPUTO1451MCC CEO DANILOVICH SEES CAPACITY CHALLENGES
[...] SUMMARY: Ambassador John Danilovich, CEO of the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC),met with Mozambican President Armando Guebuza, international donors and private sector representatives, gave a speech on U.S. development assistance at a local university, and visited MCC project sites on [...]
2007-12-11 06:31:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON PGOV PREL MZ
07MAPUTO1464COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR HEATHER BYRNES TO
[...] Embassy Maputo welcomes and grants country clearance for Heather Byrnes, to travel to Mozambique, from December 14, 2007 through December 18, 2007. The purpose of this visit is to conduct training for Embassy Maputo staff on commercial service products, and attend the G.E. open day. Please adv [...]
2007-12-14 07:40:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDBBSR SF MZ
07MAPUTO153COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR MILLENNIUM
[...] Embassy Maputo welcomes and grants country clearance for MCC Paul Tetrault and Alberto Neyra Estens to travel to Mozambique, from 08 February 2007 until 20 February 2007 to oversee the Fiscal Agent and Procurement Agent Expression of Interest (EOI) evaluation proceedings. Please advise as soon [...]
2007-02-05 06:29:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDKMCA EAID ECON OVIP AFIN OTRA MZ
07MAPUTO245COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE CORP
[...] Embassy Maputo welcomes and grants country clearance for MCC Maria Claudia Pachon, and Cassia Carvalho-Pacheco to travel to Mozambique, collectively, from March 12 to March 23, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to conduct due diligence on the MCA-Mozambique final proposal and to address impleme [...]
2007-02-28 12:03:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDKMCA EAID ECON OVIP AFIN OTRA MZ
07MAPUTO261COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE CORP
[...] Embassy Maputo welcomes and grants country clearance for MCC Jonathan Saiger, Jonathan Nash, John Polk, and Marcelo Bueno to travel to Mozambique, collectively, from March 11 to 30, 2007. The purpose of these trips is to conduct due diligence on the MCA-Mozambique final proposal and to address [...]
2007-03-05 13:02:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDKMCA EAID ECON OVIP AFIN OTRA MZ
07MAPUTO269MOZAMBIQUE: Update for 2007 President's Report on
[...] (U) The Government of Mozambique (GRM) continues to work toward creating an investment-friendly, market-based economy. Mozambique has one of the most dynamic and fastest-growing economies in sub-Saharan African, although the growth is from a very low base and is supported by substantial donor [...]
2007-03-06 15:16:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAID EINV ETRD MZ
07MAPUTO298COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE CORP
[...] Embassy Maputo welcomes and grants country clearance for MCC Carlos Linares to travel to Mozambique, from March 11 to 24, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to conduct due diligence on the infrastructure section of the MCA-Mozambique proposal to MCC. Please advise as soon as possible regarding a [...]
2007-03-13 11:42:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDKMCA EAID ECON OVIP AFIN OTRA MZ
07MAPUTO320COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE CORP
[...] Embassy Maputo welcomes and grants country clearance for MCC Jonathan Bloom and Kristin Penn to travel to Mozambique, from March 25 to 30,2007. The purpose of this trip is to participate in the Gates Foundation sponsored workshop titled "Biotechnology, Breeding and Seed Systems for African Crop [...]
2007-03-16 07:43:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDKMCA EAID ECON OVIP AFIN OTRA MZ
07MAPUTO386COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR MCC VISITORS
[...] Embassy Maputo welcomes and grants country clearance for MCC Charles Shea, Maria Claudia Pachon, Stephen Gaull, Jonathan Saiger, Marycel Tuazon, Beverly Watson, David Ameyaw, Cassia Carvalho-Pacheco, Celeste Tarricone, Jigar Bhatt, and Jolyne Sanjak to travel to Mozambique, from 08 April 2007 t [...]
2007-04-02 14:47:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDKMCA EAID ECON OVIP AFIN OTRA MZ
07MAPUTO425COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE CORP
[...] Embassy Maputo welcomes and grants country clearance for MCC Darius Mans to travel to Mozambique, from April 30, 2007 until May 2, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to due diligence wrap up, relationship management, and Compact development/ implementation discussions. Please advise as soon as [...]
2007-04-10 13:12:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDKMCA EAID ECON OVIP AFIN OTRA MZ
07MAPUTO435COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR EDWARD GERARD TO TRAVEL TO
[...] Embassy Maputo welcomes and grants country clearance for Edward Gerard from 29 April 2007 until 02 May 2007 to travel to Mozambique, to discuss the Norman Borlaug Fellows program and to resolve any remaining issues so that this program may begin in Mozambique. Please advise as soon as possible [...]
2007-04-12 11:08:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDETRD OTRA CTM MZ
07MAPUTO446COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CHRISTOPHER
[...] Embassy Maputo welcomes and grants country clearance for Christopher Peterson from 16 April 2007 until 30 April 2007 to travel to Mozambique, to assist Chikweti Forests and local population with termite control. Please advise as soon as possible regarding any schedule or itinerary changes; re [...]
2007-04-16 11:30:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDETRD OTRA CTM MZ
07MAPUTO478COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE
[...] Embassy Maputo welcomes and grants country clearance for MCC Lori Beaman to travel to Mozambique, from April 30, 2007 until May 8, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to work with MozambiqueQs Monitoring and Evaluation Team to help design an evaluation strategy for projects proposed to MCC by th [...]
2007-04-24 09:26:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDKMCA EAID ECON OVIP AFIN OTRA MZ
07MAPUTO556COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR ACOTA GEORGETTE
[...] Embassy Maputo welcomes and grants country clearance for ACOTA Georgette Maloney and John Sevold to travel to Mozambique from 23 to 26 May 2007. The purpose of this trip is to conduct coordination meetings with U.S. Embassy and FADM personnel prior to ACOTA New Equipment Training (NET) in the [...]
2007-05-15 15:32:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDMARR MASS PREL OTRA ASEC MZ
07MAPUTO680COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE CORP
[...] Embassy Maputo welcomes and grants country clearance for MCC Chris Bertels and Manuel Avila to travel to Mozambique, from July 15, 2007 until July 22, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to assess local audit firm capabilities. Please advise as soon as possible regarding any schedule or itinerar [...]
2007-06-18 15:00:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDKMCA EAID ECON OVIP AFIN OTRA MZ
07MAPUTO684COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE CORP
[...] Embassy Maputo welcomes and grants country clearance for MCC Officers Chris Bertels and Manuel Avila to travel to Mozambique, from July 15, 2007 until July 22, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to assess local audit firm capabilities. Please advise as soon as possible regarding any schedule or [...]
2007-06-19 14:02:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDKMCA EAID ECON OVIP AFIN OTRA MZ
07MAPUTO685COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE CORP
[...] Embassy Maputo welcomes and grants country clearance for MCC Chris Bertels and Manuel Avila to travel to Mozambique, from July 15, 2007 until July 22, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to assess local audit firm capabilities. Please advise as soon as possible regarding any schedule or itinerar [...]
2007-06-19 14:03:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDKMCA EAID ECON OVIP AFIN OTRA MZ
07MAPUTO691COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE
[...] Embassy Maputo welcomes and grants country clearance for MCC Officer Maria Claudia Pachon to travel to Mozambique, from July 01, 2007 until July 06, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to further develop implementation planning. Please advise as soon as possible regarding any schedule or itinera [...]
2007-06-20 07:28:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDKMCA EAID ECON OVIP AFIN OTRA MZ
07MAPUTO692COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE
[...] Embassy Maputo welcomes and grants country clearance for MCC Officer Maria Claudia Pachon to travel to Mozambique, from July 01, 2007 until July 06, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to further develop implementation planning. Please advise as soon as possible regarding any schedule or itinera [...]
2007-06-20 07:51:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDKMCA EAID ECON OVIP AFIN OTRA MZ
07MAPUTO743COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR ACOTA FREDERICK
[...] Embassy Maputo welcomes and grants country clearance for ACOTA Frederick Curry, Walter Griffin, Chris Hahn, Corry Holmes and Stephen Marshall to travel to Mozambique from 12 to 20 July 2007. The purpose of this trip is to conduct ACOTA New Equipment Training (NET) with FADM trainers and specia [...]
2007-06-29 17:54:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDMARR MASS PREL OTRA ASEC MZ
07MAPUTO773COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CHRIS BERTELS AND
[...] Embassy Maputo welcomes and grants country clearance for Chris Bertels and Manuel Avila to travel to Mozambique, from July 15, 2007 until July 22, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to assess local audit firm capabilities. Please advise as soon as possible regarding any schedule or itinerary ch [...]
2007-07-06 09:56:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDKMCA EAID ECON AFIN OTRA NH MZ
07MAPUTO774COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE
[...] Embassy Maputo welcomes and grants country clearance for MCC Officers Karen Benjamin, Gary Dayton, Cassia Carvalho- Pacheco, Irlene Gallardo, David Gentry, Joe Hook, Barbara Hayes and Marycel Tuazon to travel to Mozambique, from July 11, 2007 until August 24, 2007. The purpose of these trips i [...]
2007-07-06 09:56:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDKMCA EAID ECON OVIP AFIN OTRA MZ
07MAPUTO801May/June Economic Digest: Mozambique
[...] This is a brief summary of significant economic developments in Mozambique during May and June 2007. We provide it as a supplement to our other reporting. The items discussed are: -- Investment in Tourism Increases Significantly -- M-Cel Now in the Black -- Theft Plagues MozambiqueQs Po [...]
2007-07-11 11:04:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAID EINV ETRD MZ
07MAPUTO81COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR MILLENNIUM
[...] Embassy Maputo welcomes and grants country clearance for visit by MCC team in reftel. Please advise as soon as possible regarding any schedule or itinerary changes; refer to paragraph 13 regarding visa requirements. 2. Control Officer: John Wysham, Econ/Pol Chief at the Embassy, will be [...]
2007-01-18 13:35:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDKMCA EAID ECON OVIP AFIN MZ
07MAPUTO82COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO REHO ANTHONY WOODS
[...] Embassy Maputo welcomes and grants country clearance for Anthony Woods to travel to Mozambique, from Feb 5-8 to for courtesy calls and consultatins with Mission Staff, government officials and NGOs on a range of bilateral and regional environmental issues. Please advise as soon as possible re [...]
2007-01-18 13:36:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDSENV ECON EAID OTRA MZ
07MAPUTO864COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR MICHAEL PHELAN AND
[...] Embassy Maputo welcomes and grants country clearance for Mr. Michael Phelan and Mr. Marik String (STAFFDEL),of the Minority Staff of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee (SFRC),to travel to Mozambique, from July 30, 2007 through August 7, 2007 (tentative schedule). The purpose of this trav [...]
2007-07-23 09:09:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN MZ
07MAPUTO869COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR STEVEN SMITH AND
[...] Embassy Maputo welcomes and grants country clearance for Steven Smith and Nathan Bayer to travel to Mozambique, from July 24, 2007 through July 26, 2007. The purpose of this travel is to conduct site visit to the following projects: Central African Railway, Corredor do Norte, Jopa Villas, and [...]
2007-07-23 14:09:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDEINV OTRA OPIC MI KE MZ
07MAPUTO889COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE
[...] Embassy Maputo welcomes and grants country clearance for MCC Officers Darius Mans and Gary Jacobs to travel to Mozambique, from July 30, 2007 until August 22, 2007. The purpose of these trips is to perform a security assessment of the MCC Mission Office (Gary Jacobs) and to launch the MCA-Moza [...]
2007-07-27 07:51:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDKMCA EAID ECON OVIP AFIN OTRA MZ
07MAPUTO93Embassy Maputo's FY07 BFIF Proposal
[...] Post requests funding in the amount of USD 25726 under the Business Facilitation Incentive Fund (BFIF) for FY07. 2. Embassy Maputo proposes the following project for FY07. We are requesting funding for only one project as we consider Commercial Outreach essential to increasing trade between [...]
2007-01-22 05:24:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP BTIO ECON ETRD EAID EINV ABUD MZ
07MAPUTO933COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR REHO ANTHONY WOODS
[...] Embassy Maputo welcomes and grants country clearance for REHO Anthony Woods to travel to Mozambique, from August 12, 2007 until August 19, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to conduct courtesy calls and consultations with Mission staff, government officials and NGOQs on a range of bilateral an [...]
2007-08-08 10:44:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA SENV ECON EAID BC MZ
07MAPUTO934COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR MARK CLACK TO TRAVEL
[...] Embassy Maputo welcomes and grants country clearance for Mr. Mark Clack (STAFFDEL),Foreign Relations Staff Member for Foreign Relations Committee (SFRC),to travel to Mozambique, from August 16, 2007 through August 21, 2007. The purpose of this travel is to assess impact and effectiveness of [...]
2007-08-08 12:55:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN FR IV SF GH SG MZ
07MAPUTO935COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR STEVEN FELDSTEIN TO
[...] Embassy Maputo welcomes and grants country clearance for Mr. Steven Feldstein (STAFFDEL),Majority Professional Staff Member, Senate Foreign Relations Committee (SFRC),to travel to Mozambique, from August 16, 2007 through August 21, 2007. The purpose of this travel is to assess impact and eff [...]
2007-08-08 12:55:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN KE SF ET GM NL MZ
07MAPUTO936COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR PAMELA HOWARD-
[...] Embassy Maputo welcomes and grants country clearance for Pamela Howard-Reguindin, to travel to Mozambique, from August 12, 2007 through August 18, 2007. The purpose of this travel is to acquire publications for the US Government, renew arrangements with sources of publications, and consult wit [...]
2007-08-08 13:05:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA MZ
07MAPUTO947COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CATHERINE CALLOWAY
[...] Embassy Maputo welcomes and grants country clearance for Catherine Calloway, to travel to Mozambique, from August 12, 2007 through August 26, 2007. The purpose of this visit is to assist Chikweti Forests of Niassa in setting up a fire fighting methodology, and training employees and community [...]
2007-08-10 12:42:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR OTRA SF MZ
07MAPUTO952COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE
[...] Embassy Maputo welcomes and grants country clearance for MCC Officer Maria Pachon to travel to Mozambique, from August 31, 2007 until March 27, 2008. The purpose of this trip is to act as the Acting Deputy Resident Country Director for Mozambique. Please advise as soon as possible regarding an [...]
2007-08-13 08:41:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDKMCA EAID ECON OVIP AFIN OTRA MZ
07MAPUTO955MOZAMBIQUE OFFERS CONDITIONAL PKO PARTICIPATION
[...] (C) During an August 8 call on President Guebuza's Chief of Staff Antonio Sumbana, the Charge noted he would soon visit Minister of Defense Tobias Dai to inquire about Mozambican participation in peacekeeping operations in Africa. Sumbana agreed with the Charge's political analysis that Moz [...]
2007-08-14 07:29:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALKPKO PGOV MASS MCAP MOPS MARR MZ
07MAPUTO956MOZAMBIQUE--DISPARATE VIEWS ON MUGABE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: President Guebuza's Chief of Staff Antonio Sumbana told Charge of private GRM concerns about the ongoing political and economic crisis in Zimbabwe, but that the GRM saw little benefit in publicly challenging Robert Mugabe. "Zimbabwe still has the potential to destabilize Mozambiqu [...]
2007-08-14 08:10:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALKDEM MZ PGOV PHUM PREL ZI
07MARSEILLE9HEAD OF LOCAL MUSLIM COUNCIL LOOKING FORWARD TO A PRODUCTIVE
[...] (C) Summary: On January 23, 2007 Abderhammane Ghoul, (protect) President of the Regional Council of the Muslim Cult, Province Cote d'Azur Region (CRCM-PACA),discussed with Marseille Consul General his reasons for optimism about 2007. Major mosque projects in his region are advancing, and the [...]
2007-01-26 14:18:00Consulate MarseilleCONFIDENTIALFR PREL PINR PGOV
07MASERU149LESOTHO'S NEW FOREIGN MINISTER PRAISES BILATERAL
[...] (C) In her first official courtesy call on the "new" Foreign Minister (FOMIN) Mohlabi Kenneth Tsekoa March 14, Ambassador Perry congratulated him on his return to the posting. The Minister graciously accepted the Ambassador's congratulations and remembered our first meeting in 2004 when he ac [...]
2007-03-14 16:09:00Embassy MaseruCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM EAID LT
07MASERU227LESOTHO: APRIL 2007 ECONOMIC ROUNDUP
[...] SUMMARY: - SADC Council of Finance Ministers Convened in Maseru - World Bank Considers Lesotho for Non-Concessional Loans - UNFPA Presents 5th Five-Year Country Program - New Diamond Mining Areas Explored. END SUMMARY. --------------------------------- SADC COUNCIL OF FI [...]
2007-04-16 15:21:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDECON EIND EINV EMIN PGOV LT
07MASERU296LESOTHO: NATURAL RESOURCES MINISTER CALLS ON REHO
[...] At a May 15 reception to mark the forthcoming departure of U.S. Ambassador June Carter Perry, Monyane Moleleki, Lesotho's Minister of Natural Resources, approached visiting Regional Environment and Health Officer (REHO) Anthony Woods and requested for a meeting the following day. REHO and Pol [...]
2007-05-22 14:49:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDSENV KMCA ECON EAGR EAID LT
07MASERU297LESOTHO MAY 2007 ECONOMIC ROUNDUP: DIAMONDS, CORN, FISCAL
[...] SUMMARY: - Analyst: Fiscal Policy and Tax Base Key in Lesotho; - Diamond Mining in Lesotho: Implications; - Money Laundering Task Force Meets in Maseru; and - Lesotho's Maize and Sorghum Harvest Fails. END SUMMARY. --------------------------------------------- --- [...]
2007-05-22 15:34:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD EFIN PGOV EAGR KCRM EAID LT
07MASERU370LESOTHO: PM VISITS SOUTH AFRICA DESPITE TROUBLE AT HOME
[...] (U) SUMMARY: On June 18-20, the Prime Minister of Lesotho, Phakalitha Mosisili, conducted an official visit to Cape Town, South Africa. An official communiqui on the visit mentioned the signing of agreements on several bilateral issues, including the cross-border movement of citizens. In his [...]
2007-06-26 15:47:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV ECON KMCA KDEM EAID SF LT
07MASERU389LESOTHO: PEACEFUL OPPOSITION MARCH DISSIPATES TENSIONS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On July 5, Lesotho's opposition parties held a large and peaceful march to deliver protest petitions to Lesotho's Commissioner of Police and the Prime Minister's office. The march ended at the National Convention Center, where opposition leaders (with ABC Leader Thomas Thabane [...]
2007-07-05 18:30:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV ASEC KDEM PHUM LT
07MASERU406LESOTHO JULY 2007 ECONOMIC ROUNDUP: GOOD FISCAL POLICY BUT
[...] SUMMARY: While Lesotho's growth rate remains troublingly low, the GOL's fiscal discipline has allowed the country to keep inflation under double digits, maintain sizable foreign currency reserves, and run a public sector budget which is strongly in the black. On the good news front, the Worl [...]
2007-07-10 18:21:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDECON ECIN EINV LT
07MASERU412SCENESETTER FOR PRIME MINISTER MOSISILI'S VISIT TO
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Mosisili's imminent visit to Washington to sign a $362.5 million MCA Compact on July 23 with the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) comes at a high point in the U.S.-Lesotho bilateral relationship, reflecting many shared values, mutual cooperation, successful [...]
2007-07-12 18:33:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAID PGOV PREL PHUM KMCA LT
07MASERU424LESOTHO: SPEAKER PROGRAM EVALUATION - MR. ROBERT SMOLIK,
[...] SUMMARY: From July 13-17, Embassy Maseru hosted international speaker Mr. Robert Smolik, currently the State Department's Diplomat in Residence at the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy at the University of Michigan. Mr. Smolik's presentations on democracy, good governance, and anti-corr [...]
2007-07-19 10:55:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KDEM KCOR ECON LT
07MASERU43PEPFAR LESOTHO PROGRAM PRESENTED TO GOVERNMENT OF LESOTHO
[...] Seven USG representatives made a formal presentation of Lesotho's HIV/AIDS FY07 mini-Country Operational Plan (COP) to high-level officials in the Ministry of Health & Social Welfare (MOHSW) on January 18, 2007. The Ministry's Principal Secretary (PS) chaired the meeting, which was extremely [...]
2007-01-26 10:53:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDKHIV EAID PREL AMGT AFIN LT
07MASERU487THE LESOTHO LIBERATION ARMY (LLA): BACK FOR MORE?
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Lesotho Liberation Army, or LLA, is an aging insurgent group dating back to the 1970's which appeared to rest in obscurity until several of its former members were recently implicated in attacks on ministerial residences. Born out of opposition to the dictatorship of post-i [...]
2007-08-14 23:01:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PHUM ASEC PINS PTER LT
07MASERU488THE LESOTHO LIBERATION ARMY (LLA): BACK FOR MORE?
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Lesotho Liberation Army, or LLA, is an aging insurgent group dating back to the 1970's which appeared to rest in obscurity until several of its former members were recently implicated in attacks on ministerial residences. Born out of opposition to the dictatorship of post-i [...]
2007-08-14 23:01:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PHUM ASEC PINS PTER LT
07MASERU507LESOTHO: 2007 UNICEF COUNTRY PROGRAM DOCUMENT COMMENTS
[...] In response to reftel, Embassy Maseru submits the following comments regarding the 2007 UNICEF Draft Country Programme Document for Lesotho. 2. UNICEF is a visible and active UN agency in Lesotho, cooperating effectively with the GOL, donors, and partners. The five-year program proposal [...]
2007-08-29 10:53:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDPREF SOCI UN LT
07MASERU545LESOTHO: TEXTILE AND APPAREL PRODUCTION
[...] SUMMARY: Despite taking a battering from intensifying global competition, Lesotho's textile sector remains vital for Lesotho's economy -- directly employing approximately 45,777 people in 2007. This sector has strongly contributed to aggregate demand (supported by strong consumption spending [...]
2007-09-28 12:31:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDECIN ECON ETRD LT
07MASERU547LESOTHO: TEXTILE AND APPAREL PRODUCTION
[...] SUMMARY: Despite taking a battering from intensifying global competition, Lesotho's textile sector remains vital for Lesotho's economy -- directly employing approximately 45,777 people in 2007. This sector has strongly contributed to aggregate demand (supported by strong consumption spending [...]
2007-09-28 12:32:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDECIN ECON ETRD LT
07MASERU548LESOTHO: SPEAKER PROGRAM EVALUATION - MR. GEORGE TANBER
[...] SUMMARY: From September 17-21, Embassy Maseru hosted international speaker and journalist Mr. George Tanber, a former correspondent and investigative reporter/editor for The Toledo Blade. Mr. Tanber's presentation and dialogue with journalists from different media houses came at a timely poi [...]
2007-10-01 11:59:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KDEM LT
07MASERU549LESOTHO SEPTEMBER 2007 ECONOMIC ROUNDUP: ARRESTS, ANALYSIS,
[...] SUMMARY: - Fitch Puts Lesotho's Economy Under Microscope - Article IV Consultations: Good Numbers, No Poverty Impact - Principal Secretary of Justice Arrested - High-level Chinese Trade Delegation Visits Lesotho - "One Stop Shop" to Simplify Trade - Promise in the Mining Sect [...]
2007-10-01 12:13:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV EMIN EFIN PGOV CH LT
07MASERU553LESOTHO: ANACLETTA KEISO MATASHANE-MARITE, NOMINEE FOR
[...] Embassy Maseru is proud to nominate Ms. Anacletta Keiso Matashane-Marite for the 2008 Secretary's Award for International Women of Courage. As instructed REFTEL, we will also send this nomination by unclassified e-mail. 2. The following is Ms. Keiso's official nominating information: [...]
2007-10-03 11:29:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDKWMN PREL KPAO PHUM LT
07MASERU554LESOTHO: AGOA ELIGIBILITY REVIEW
[...] In response to REFTEL, Embassy Maseru submits the following updated AGOA country eligibility information. 2. TPSC SUBCOMMITTEE ON AGOA IMPLEMENTATION COUNTRY ELIGIBILITY RECOMMENDATIONS 2007 STATE SUBMISSIONS Country: Lesotho Current AGOA Status: Eligible Country Background Summar [...]
2007-10-03 15:34:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD LT
07MASERU561LESOTHO INTERESTED IN WIREC, VAGUELY SUPPORTIVE ON UN
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On October 2, Poloff met Lesotho's Ministry of Foreign Affairs Europe and Americas Director P.P. Makoaholo to discuss the upcoming WIREC conference and various UN issues. Makoaholo expressed interest in recruiting a high-level delegation for the WIREC conference and was vague bu [...]
2007-10-10 14:02:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ENEG SENV TRGY UN PHUM KWMN SOCI PTER UNSC
07MASERU563LESOTHO: AMBASSADOR NOLAN PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO KING
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On October 10, Ambassador Robert B. Nolan presented his credentials to Lesotho's King Letsie III at the Royal Palace in Maseru. During their private conversation following the presentation, the King emphasized the excellent state of U.S.-Lesotho bilateral relations following th [...]
2007-10-10 16:41:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV EAID KHIV KMCA LT
07MASERU574LESOTHO: DRAFT 2008 NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATE
[...] In response to reftel, post submits the following revised text for the 2008 National Trade Estimate. The "tracked changes" version of this text has been sent by e-mail directly to USTR. LESOTHO IMPORT POLICIES Tariffs Lesotho applies the SACU Common External Tariff. Additional ch [...]
2007-10-16 10:18:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDETRD ECON EFIN LT
07MASERU586LESOTHO SUPPORTS RAPE RESOLUTION, AMBIVALENT ON
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On October 26, Poloff delivered reftel demarches on UN resolutions concerning rape, the Cuba embargo, and the human rights situation in Iran, Burma, Belarus, and North Korea to Lesotho's Deputy Principal Secretary of Foreign Affairs Thabang Lekhela. Mr. Lekhela was strongly supp [...]
2007-10-26 12:32:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL KTIA UN UNGA ETRD IR LT
07MASERU611LESOTHO: HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR IMET STUDENT
[...] Post submits the following personal information to the Department for human rights vetting on the Lesotho Defense Force (LDF) candidate who will pariticipate in the International Military Education Training (IMET) program on HIV/AIDS Strategic Planning and Policy Development Conference commenc [...]
2007-11-23 06:22:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDASEC KCRM KJUS LT
07MASERU623LESOTHO DEFENCE FORCE COMMANDER: "WE SUPPORT AFRICOM"
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On December 5, Ambassador paid a courtesy call on Lesotho Defense Force (LDF) Commander Lt. General Thuso Motanyane, during which the Commander expressed strong support for the establishment of AFRICOM and lauded growing military relations between the U.S. and Lesotho. The Amba [...]
2007-12-06 16:50:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL KDEM MARR MASS MOPS MCAP LT
07MASERU64FOREIGN AFFAIRS CONCURS WITH U.S. ON SEVERAL ISSUES;
[...] (S) On February 7 ( and over the course of the past 3 weeks) Ambassador raised key U.S. policy issues with Foreign Minister Moleleki. We also discussed the issues facing the February 17 general elections. On the new U.S. Africa Military Command, Moleleki was in complete agreement with the U [...]
2007-02-08 15:40:00Embassy MaseruSECRETPGOV PREL KDEM PTER MARR KNNP EFIN LT
07MASERU642LESOTHO: SPEAKER PROGRAM EVALUATION - DR. STEVEN LIVINGSTON
[...] SUMMARY: From December 10-15, Embassy Maseru hosted media and public affairs expert Dr. Steven Livingston, a professor of Political Communication at George Washington University's School of Media and Public Affairs (SMPA),for a series of workshops with Government of Lesotho officials, journa [...]
2007-12-27 10:59:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KDEM LT
07MASERU81INITIAL POST ELECTIONS VIEWS
[...] (C) In reviewing the outcome to date, Ambassador has met with counterparts in the diplomatic corps, heads of observer missions, and primary opposition leader Thabane to further analyze the implications of Lesotho's February 17 elections. The major observer groups and the Independent Electoral [...]
2007-02-20 14:48:00Embassy MaseruCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR LT
07MEXICO1020PRESIDENT CALDERON SEEKS INVESTMENT FOR MEXICO,S
[...] (SBU) Summary: Speaking three months after taking office, President Calderon offered his perspective of why Mexico is uniquely positioned to become one of the world's leading investment destinations and gave an overview of progress on his three priorities: security and the rule of law, poverty [...]
2007-02-28 19:25:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PINR ECON EFIN MX
07MEXICO1041SCENESETTER FOR AGRICULTURE SECRETARY JOHANNS
[...] (SBU) Summary: We welcome your visit to Mexico City as an outstanding opportunity to demonstrate our continued interest in working with the new Mexican government on tackling the sensitive issues surrounding the bilateral agricultural relationship, which will be key to making progress on oth [...]
2007-03-01 16:44:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR BEXP ETRD ECON KJUS PREL MX
07MEXICO108MEXICO ECONOMIC NOTES, DECEMBER 7 - DECEMBER 13 --
[...] (U) The first budget from the Calderon Administration, for fiscal year 2007 (ref A) was met by loud protests over proposed funding levels for education and infrastructure, as well as an increase in the tax for soft drinks. A detailed cable regarding contentious parts of the budget will follow. [...]
2007-01-09 19:00:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDECON ENRG ELAB EFIN PGOV PREL MX
07MEXICO1102SCENESETTER FOR PRESIDENT'S TRIP TO MEXICO, MARCH
[...] (SBU) Mission Mexico warmly welcomes you to Merida. President Calderon recognizes the broad-ranging challenges his country faces and appears to have the vision and political will to address them strategically. Having completed three months in office, he has demonstrated resolve in tackling hi [...]
2007-03-05 19:24:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PINR ECON OVIP MX
07MEXICO1200SEVENTH 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
07MEXICO1209DEMARCHE TO MEXICO ON USG PRIORITIES FOR HUMAN
[...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel talking points to Luis Benavides, Director of International Policy on Political and Civil Rights, and Mariana Salazar, Director of International Policy on Cultural, Social, Economic and Minority Rights, both of the Secretariat of Foreign Relations. 2. (C) Con [...]
2007-03-08 23:51:00Embassy MexicoCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL UNHCR MX
07MEXICO1258CALDERON ANNOUNCES INCREASED FARM ASSISTANCE TO
[...] (U) This message is based on Global Agriculture Information Network Report Number MX7016 from Embassy Mexico City's Foreign Agricultural Service Section. Summary ------- 2. (U) Last week the Calderon administration rolled out a number of agricultural/rural development initiatives in a f [...]
2007-03-12 22:21:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR ECON SENV MX
07MEXICO1259MEXICAN ENERGY OFFICIALS TALK BILATERAL
[...] (SBU) A Department of Energy (DOE) delegation and Mexican officials discussed areas for bilateral cooperation between the U.S. and the Calderon administration, as well as trilateral cooperation with Canada where applicable, including: -- Biofuels - exploring technologies and applications fo [...]
2007-03-12 22:48:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG EPET ECON MX
07MEXICO1367MEXICO ECONOMIC NOTES, MARCH 9 - MARCH 16
[...] (SBU) A senior Mexican Treasury (Hacienda) official told emboffs that pension reform introduced this week would pass before a general fiscal reform because it was less contentious. The Mexican Senate nixed Carlos Hurtado as a new Deputy Governor of the Bank of Mexico (Central Bank). A judge r [...]
2007-03-16 23:37:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN ENRG MX PGOV PINR PREL
07MEXICO1451MEXICO ECONOMIC NOTES, MARCH 16-23, 2007
[...] (SBU) The Mexican Chamber of Deputies (lower house) on March 22 approved new draft legislation to reform the agency responsible for providing pension and health care services for government employees. The centerpiece of the reform is the replacement the current "defined-benefits" system with a [...]
2007-03-23 18:06:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ECPS EFIN ELAB MX PGOV PREL
07MEXICO1452CORRECTED COPY - MEXICO ECONOMIC NOTES, MARCH
[...] (SBU) The Mexican Chamber of Deputies (lower house) on March 22 approved new draft legislation to reform the agency responsible for providing pension and health care services for government employees. The centerpiece of the reform is the replacement the current "defined-benefits" system with a [...]
2007-03-23 18:44:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ECPS EFIN ELAB MX PGOV PREL
07MEXICO1484LAMY AND SOJO ON THE DOHA ROUND AND THE
[...] WTO Director General Lamy and Mexico's Economy Secretary spent two hours discussing the status of the Doha round of trade negotiations and the stake that Mexico and other developing economies have in its successful conclusion. Lamy said the three main challenges are getting the U.S. to offer [...]
2007-03-26 18:10:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDETRD WTRO EAGR KTEX ELAB ENRG MX CN
07MEXICO149MEXICO'S NEW TRADE CZAR - BEATRIZ LEYCEGUI
[...] (SBU) The Secretariat of Economy's new Sub-Secretary for International Trade Negotiations, Beatriz Leycegui, is a seasoned trade hand (she was a Mexican NAFTA negotiator and has since worked in the private sector as a trade lawyer and consultant) and committed to maintaining good commercial re [...]
2007-01-11 23:27:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EAGR PREL PINR MX VE
07MEXICO1550CALDERON WARNS OF PEMEX CRISIS
[...] (U) President Calderon spoke frankly about the challenges facing Mexico in the petroleum sector on "Pemex Day," March 18, the 69th anniversary of the expropriation of foreign oil company assets in Mexico. He announced that Mexico has less than ten years of reserves remaining at current produc [...]
2007-03-27 19:57:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG EPET ECON MX
07MEXICO1688SCENESETTER FOR CODEL THOMPSON, 10-11 APRIL 2007
[...] (SBU) Summary: Ambassador Garza and Mission Mexico welcome you to Mexico City. Since his December 1 inauguration, President Felipe Calderon has taken several bold actions to confront the public security challenges facing Mexico: he has launched major military-backed surge operations against [...]
2007-04-03 19:31:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PINR SMIG SNAR MX
07MEXICO173MEXICO 2007 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT -- PART II
[...] No summary [...]
2007-01-12 23:05:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV KTDB OPIC USTR ELAB ETRD EFIN PGOV
07MEXICO1815MEXICO HOSTS PLAN PUEBLA-PANAMA SUMMIT
[...] (C) Summary: Leaders from seven Central American nations, plus Colombia, met with Mexican President Felipe Calderon in Campeche April 9-10 for a two day summit aimed at revitalizing the long-stagnant Plan Puebla Panama (PPP),a regional development initiative proposed by former President Vic [...]
2007-04-12 18:03:00Embassy MexicoCONFIDENTIALPREL MX PGOV
07MEXICO185PRESIDENT CALDERON CALLS FOR GREATER FOREIGN
[...] (U) Summary: During the January 9-10 annual meeting of Mexican ambassadors and counsels, President Calderon envisioned Mexico's foreign policy as "more of Mexico in the world and more of the world in Mexico." He told his country's top diplomats to execute a "responsible and active foreign pol [...]
2007-01-13 00:27:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MX
07MEXICO1854ONDCP WALTERS MEETINGS WITH MEXICAN OFFICIALS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The February 27 visit by John Walters (ONDCP) helped initiate coordination with the newly installed Calderon Administration. In separate meetings with Attorney General Medina Mora and Public Security Secretary Garcia Luna, Director Walters emphasized the importance of information [...]
2007-04-13 22:28:00Embassy MexicoCONFIDENTIALSNAR PREL MX
07MEXICO212MEXICO 2007 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT -- PART I
[...] No summary [...]
2007-01-16 20:50:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV KTDB OPIC USTR ELAB ETRD EFIN PGOV
07MEXICO213MEXICO ENERGY REFORM
[...] (C) Embassy Mexico is supporting the establishment of a Mexican private sector working group to promote serious, in-depth discussion of the future of energy in Mexico. Energy is at the core of debates affecting the Government of Mexico's fiscal future. President Calderon and other leaders hav [...]
2007-01-16 21:11:00Embassy MexicoCONFIDENTIALEAID EPET ECON MX
07MEXICO2202MEXICO ECONOMIC NOTES, APRIL 27 - MAY 4
[...] (SBU) The Mexican senate approved a bill combating terrorist financing that will now go to the President for signature. The Bank of Mexico (BOM) raised interest rates by a quarter percent to head off inflation, and the Finance Secretariat and BOM revised this year's growth forecast SIPDIS [...]
2007-05-04 16:11:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ECPS EFIN MX PGOV PREL
07MEXICO2254MISSION MEXICO CONTINUES TO MONTIOR MURDER OF
[...] SUMMARY: Mission Mexico personnel have continued their efforts to monitor the situation surrounding the recent murder in Monterrey of agricultural worker labor union organizer Santiago Rafael Cruz. Embassy Mexico City,s Labor Counselor and AmConsul Monterrey,s Pol/Econ Officer visited the FLO [...]
2007-05-07 20:08:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDECON ELAB KFRD PGOV PHUM PINR CVIS MX
07MEXICO2518MEXICO'S GOVERNMENT BUILDING SUPPORT FOR FISCAL
[...] (SBU) President Calderon and members of his administration have been working with Congress to build support for fiscal reform. The government would like for the reform to be approved during a special session of Congress this summer so the new measures can be incorporated into the President's [...]
2007-05-17 21:35:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDECON ELAB EFIN PINR PGOV MX
07MEXICO2653MEXICO NOT LIKELY TO VOICE CONCERN OVER
[...] (C) Summary: Political Counselor met with Mario Arriola Woog, SRE's Director General for Latin America and the Caribbean, on May 21 to emphasize that growing political, economic and commercial ties between Venezuela and Iran not only served to undermine international sanctions against the l [...]
2007-05-23 22:22:00Embassy MexicoCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR PHUM MASS ECON PTER VE IR MX
07MEXICO2666RENEWABLE ENERGY IN MEXICO
[...] (SBU) Embassy Mexico, working through USAID under the auspices of the ongoing Mexican Energy Network (ref A),joined with the Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) and the Autonomous Mexican Institute of Technology (ITAM) on May 15, 2007 to present a conference on identifying and overcomin [...]
2007-05-24 18:02:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG EPET ECON MX
07MEXICO2852 PRESIDENT CALDERON UNVEILS MEXICO'S NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
[...] (U) Summary: President Calderon has announced a National Development Plan for Mexico. The plan calls for extensive political and economic reform covering a wide range of areas from security to competitiveness to foreign policy and the environment. Although many of the proposals have been pen [...]
2007-06-01 22:43:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDECON BEXP SENV EAID PGOV EFIN EINV MX
07MEXICO306MEXICO'S NEW ECONOMY SECRETARY MEETS WITH
[...] (SBU) Mexico's top trade and industry official wants to deepen North American economic integration and improve the country's investment climate to counter growing competition from China and elsewhere. After a short briefing on the Mexican government's (GOM) approach to dealing with the recent [...]
2007-01-23 14:48:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EAGR ECON BEXP WTRO MX CH
07MEXICO3080MEXICO COMMITTED TO SUCCESSFUL TRADE RELATIONSHIP,
[...] (SBU) The Calderon administration recognizes the vital economic role played by a bilateral trade relationship that is, on the whole, quite healthy. Nonetheless, Mexican officials are worried about the political implications of a growing perception in Mexico that NAFTA implementation is a one- [...]
2007-06-12 22:22:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYERTD ECON MX
07MEXICO3442STATE GOVERNMENT AND UNION PROMOTE JOBS IN COAHULA
[...] SUMMARY: The government of the northern Mexican state of Coahuila and the national union of the Mexican Workers Confederation (CTM) recently took advantage of a newly published university study positively highlighting the state,s economic growth to sign an agreement promoting job growth and c [...]
2007-07-02 15:09:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDELAB ECON ETRD PGOV PINR SOCI MX
07MEXICO3443STATE GOVERNMENT AND UNION PROMOTE JOBS IN COAHULA
[...] SUMMARY: The government of the northern Mexican state of Coahuila and the national union of the Mexican Workers Confederation (CTM) recently took advantage of a newly published university study positively highlighting the state,s economic growth to sign an agreement promoting job growth and c [...]
2007-07-02 15:09:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDELAB ECON ETRD PGOV PINR SOCI MX
07MEXICO3444STATE GOVERNMENT AND UNION PROMOTE JOBS IN COAHULA
[...] SUMMARY: The government of the northern Mexican state of Coahuila and the national union of the Mexican Workers Confederation (CTM) recently took advantage of a newly published university study positively highlighting the state,s economic growth to sign an agreement promoting job growth and c [...]
2007-07-02 15:10:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDELAB ECON ETRD PGOV PINR SOCI MX
07MEXICO346SCENESETTER FOR COMMERCE SECRETARY GUITERREZ'S
[...] (SBU) Summary: We welcome your visit to Mexico City as an unparalleled opportunity to set the stage and coordinate with the new Mexican government on concrete measures we can take together to move the relationship forward in many important economic areas, including improving competitiveness [...]
2007-01-23 23:05:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYBEXP ETRD ECON KJUS PREL MX
07MEXICO351MEXICAN FINANCE SECRETARY DISCUSSES REFORM AGENDA,
[...] (C) Ambassador Garza met with Mexican Finance Secretary Agustin Carstens on January 22, 2007. The Ambassador began the meeting by congratulating Carstens for the Calderon administration's strong start -- highlighting their counterdrug and anticrime efforts. Carstens told the Ambassador that [...]
2007-01-24 14:28:00Embassy MexicoCONFIDENTIALKTFN PGOV PTER PINR MX
07MEXICO3839ZAPATERO VISIT BOOSTS CALDERON
[...] (SBU) Summary: During his four-day visit to Mexico, Spanish PM Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero and President Calderon agreed to cooperate on apprehending ETA members and other extremists, develop infrastructure and the tourism sector, increase people-to-people contacts through a "Dialogue Forum," [...]
2007-07-20 16:19:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PTER ECON MX
07MEXICO3926DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON USG PRIORITIES FOR
[...] No summary [...]
2007-07-24 22:56:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKDEM PGOV PREL PHUM UNGA MX
07MEXICO3931SPECULATION ON MEXICO'S MEDIA SECTOR
[...] (SBU) Ernesto Piedras (strictly protect throughout),President of the Competitive Intelligence Unit and Angel Lopez Hoher (strictly protect throughout),Head of the Unit for Planning, Liaison and International Affairs at the Mexican Federal Competition Commission (Cofeco) agreed that a new Me [...]
2007-07-25 14:17:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ECPS EINV PGOV MX
07MEXICO4017MEXICO ECONOMIC NOTES, JULY 14 - JULY 27
[...] (SBU) Senior Mexican officials told Commerce Assistant Secretary Bohigian they wanted more participation from U.S. SIPDIS Cabinet level officials to push the prosperity agenda at the upcoming North America SPP Summit. While the Confederation of Mexican Workers (CTM) publicly announced its [...]
2007-07-30 22:41:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ECPS EFIN ELAB MX PGOV PREL
07MEXICO414MEXICAN REACTION TO EXTRADITIONS MUTED;
[...] (SBU) Summary. Mexican reaction to the recent, unprecedented extradition of 15 wanted criminals to the U.S. has been muted. Although such massive extraditions predictably triggered isolated complaints from the opposition that the move violated Mexico's "national sovereignty," such complaint [...]
2007-01-29 13:20:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINR PREL ECON EFIN MX
07MEXICO4236MEXICO: U.S. INVESTORS ASK FOR INTERVENTION ON TAX
[...] Sensitive but unclassified, entire text. 2. (SBU) This is an action message, see paragraph 2. 3. (SBU) Summary and Action Request. Representatives of U.S. real estate firms in Mexico contacted the Embassy August 6 to express their concern over the Calderon administrations tax reform [...]
2007-08-09 14:48:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN PGOV MX
07MEXICO4286 POSSIBLE TELECOM PROPOSAL FOR NORTH AMERICA LEADERS'
[...] (SBU) Summary: Mexico's Communications and Transport Ministry (SCT) has asked the Calderon Administration to present a dramatic telecom proposal at the North America Leader's Meeting in Montebello, Canada on August 20-21. Under the proposal, the Security and Prosperity Partnership (SPP) would [...]
2007-08-13 13:44:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ECPS EFIN ELAB PGOV PREL SPP KIPR EAIR MX
07MEXICO4291 POSSIBLE TELECOM PROPOSAL FOR NORTH AMERICA LEADERS'
[...] (SBU) Summary: Mexico's Communications and Transport Ministry (SCT) has asked the Calderon Administration to present a dramatic telecom proposal at the North America Leader's Meeting in Montebello, Canada on August 20-21. Under the proposal, the Security and Prosperity Partnership (SPP) would [...]
2007-08-13 13:47:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ECPS EFIN ELAB PGOV PREL SPP KIPR EAIR MX
07MEXICO4334MEXICAN TELECOMMUNICATION POLICY TARGETS TELMEX
[...] (SBU) On August 3, as part of the Ninth Meeting of the High Level Consultative Commission (HLCC) on Telecommunications, Rafael del Villar, Under Secretary for Communications at the Secretariat of Communications and Transportation (SCT),briefed a small group of Department of State (DOS),Feder [...]
2007-08-14 15:31:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ECPS ENIV PGOV MX
07MEXICO4390SCENESETTER FOR CODEL BLUNT'S AUGUST 20-21 VISIT
[...] (SBU) My staff and and I warmly welcome you to Mexico City. President Calderon recognizes the broad-ranging challenges his country faces and has the vision and political will to address them strategically. Having completed his first 9 months in office, he has demonstrated resolve in implemen [...]
2007-08-16 18:31:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOREP ECON PGOV PREL MX OVIP BLUNT ROY
07MEXICO4399 SUPREME COURT RULES IN FAVOR OF COMPETITION IN MEXICO'S
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Below is an analysis and English-language summary of the 900-page final decision by Mexico's Supreme Court (SCJN) that some provisions of the April 2006 Radio and Television Law are unconstitutional. The Court threw out the most blatant anti-competition measures that led the 2006 [...]
2007-08-16 22:21:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECPS ECON EINV PGOV MX
07MEXICO4598SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF
[...] (SBU) My staff and I warmly welcome you to Mexico City. President Calderon recognizes the broad-ranging challenges his country faces and has the vision and political will to address them strategically. Having completed his first 9 months in office, he has demonstrated resolve in implementing [...]
2007-08-27 20:06:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PGOV ENRG PREL MX OVIP DANIEL SULLIVAN
07MEXICO4816REALISTIC VIEW OF CHALLENGES IN STATE OF UNION
[...] (U) On September 2, President Calderon presented his 2007 State of the Union Address (Informe) at the Palacio National. The Informe covered rule of law and security, competitive economy and job creation, equal opportunity, sustainable development, effective democracy and responsible foreign p [...]
2007-09-06 22:32:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV ELAB EFIN PINR MX
07MEXICO4856EEB A/S SULLIVAN DISCUSSES MAJOR ECONOMIES MEETING
[...] (SBU) A/S Dan Sullivan met with a range of senior GOM officials to encourage high-level Mexican participation from the full range of relevant ministries in the September Major Economies Meeting on Climate Change (MEM) proposed by President Bush. Upon being assured that the MEM is aimed at con [...]
2007-09-07 22:20:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV ENRG MX
07MEXICO4906DEMARCHES DELIVERED: IRAN AT THE SEPTEMBER 2008
[...] (SBU) Poloffs delivered reftel demarches on September 10 to the Foreign Secretariat's (SRE's) Deputy Director General for UN-Related Security and Legal Issues Julian Juarez Cardenas. Juarez noted U.S. views and reiterated Mexico's policy with regard to the Iran issue: The GOM respects each co [...]
2007-09-11 21:52:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP MNUC IR IAEA AORC MX
07MEXICO4916READ-OUT OF BILATERAL MEETINGS ON MEXICO'S
[...] (SBU) Summary: On August 16-17, Department of Commerce/Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) senior technical and policy representatives participated in a bilateral technical exchange in Mexico City, Mexico. This meeting was in response to a specific request by the Mexican Government seeking a [...]
2007-09-11 21:56:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMCAP PARM PTER MX
07MEXICO5044MEXICAN CONGRESS APPROVES LONG-SOUGHT TAX REFORM
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Mexico's Senate approved an overhaul of the country's tax laws on September 14 -- a move that will strengthen public finances and give President Calderon another legislative victory. The Chamber of Deputies has already approved the bill, so most of the reforms only require the [...]
2007-09-18 20:07:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ELAB EFIN PINR PGOV MX
07MEXICO5191MX #2007- 229, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests an expedited response to this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on Defense Strategy and Policy, 10/10/2007. Post appreciates receiving a response, if possible before 10/10/2007 but no later than 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines. 2. Post possesses no cr [...]
2007-09-26 21:41:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
07MEXICO5242CALDERON'S EFFORTS TO COOL INFLATION DRAW MIXED
[...] (SBU) President Calderon on September 26 announced several measures aimed at stemming inflation, including postponing the enactment of a new gasoline tax and freezing prices of gasoline, liquid petroleum gas, and electricity until yearend. Mexico's annual inflation rate has remained above the [...]
2007-10-01 12:23:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ELAB EFIN EAGR PINR PGOV MX
07MEXICO529KEY MEXICAN LEADERS AND ACADEMICS DISCUSS ECONOMIC
[...] (SBU) Two GOM ministers, Bank of Mexico (BOM) Governor Guillermo Ortiz, and leading experts discussed the future of economic policy in Mexico and key economic challenges at seminar hosted by the Autonomous Technological Institute of Mexico (ITAM) on January 11, 2007. Finance Secretary Agustin [...]
2007-02-02 18:15:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN ELAB PGOV PINR MX
07MEXICO5345DEMARCHE DELIVERED: U.S. DRAFT RESOLUTION ON
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-05 20:48:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KWMN PHUM SOCI UN
07MEXICO5418FISCAL REFORM AND OTHER ECONOMC DEVELOPMENTS IN
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Finance Secretariat is preparing a presidential decree that it says will "refine some of the details" of the recently passed fiscal reform package. The decree will adjust the way inventories accumulated by yearend are treated, and gives special treatment to maquiladoras. T [...]
2007-10-11 19:38:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ELAB EFIN PINR PGOV MX
07MEXICO5419CORRECTED COPY - FISCAL REFORM AND OTHER ECONOMIC
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Finance Secretariat is preparing a presidential decree that it says will "refine some of the details" of the recently passed fiscal reform package. The decree will adjust the way inventories accumulated by yearend are treated, and gives special treatment to maquiladoras. T [...]
2007-10-11 19:53:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ELAB EFIN PINR PGOV MX
07MEXICO5466MEXICAN CONGRESS BUILDS CONFIDENCE DURING ACTIVE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Mexico's legislature has moved beyond its rubber stamp role of years past and begun playing a formative role in the advancement of critical bills. Strong inter-party and party-government dialogue, as well as the powerful impetus provided by the three senior party leaders in the S [...]
2007-10-16 17:08:00Embassy MexicoCONFIDENTIALECON ELAB ENRG PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PTER SENV
07MEXICO5567FINANCIAL SECTOR REFORMS IN THE PIPELINE IN MEXICO
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Finance Secretariat (Hacienda) sent a reform initiative to Congress that would allow banks to apply for bank licenses based on the operations they intend to pursue. Banks would only be required to comply with the regulations for the specific activities they perform, and mi [...]
2007-10-23 22:11:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ELAB EFIN PINR PGOV MX
07MEXICO5620MIGRATION, POVERTY AND OTHER DYNAMICS IN CHIAPAS
[...] (C) Summary: Poloff and Econoff explored current political, social, and economic dynamics in Chiapas during recent visits to the state, among Mexico's most culturally and geographically distinct. Although the Zaptista movement of the mid-1990s raised the profile of Chiapas and resulted in inc [...]
2007-10-26 21:38:00Embassy MexicoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON ELAB PHUM MX
07MEXICO589MEXICAN CONGRESS MEMBERS DISCUSS ENERGY REFORM
[...] (SBU) The Mexican Autonomous Technological Institute (ITAM) January 22 hosted an energy conference on January 22. The event drew over 100 people, including representatives from all three political parties in Congress, the Mexican Council on International Affairs (Comexi),academia and policy i [...]
2007-02-07 22:46:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG EPET ECON MX
07MEXICO5979AUTO PARTS SUPPLIER AND SUB-CONTRACTOR ACCUSED OF
[...] SUMMARY: Johnson Controls Inc., a US based auto parts supplier and One-Digit, its Mexican based sub-contractor have been accused of a series of ongoing labor rights abuses. The Johnson Controls and the One-Digit plants where the abuses are said to be occurring are located in the central Mexic [...]
2007-11-30 17:42:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDELAB ECON EIND EINV PINR MX
07MEXICO5981MEXICO ON VENEZUELA'S CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM PACKAGE
[...] (C) Deputy Political Counselor met with Landy Esquivel, from SRE's Latin American Office, November 28, to convey U.S. concerns as relate to the anti-democratic changes Chavez seeks to make with its constitutional reform package coming up for a vote on December 2 and urge Mexico to join us in [...]
2007-11-30 18:45:00Embassy MexicoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM WHA VE MX
07MEXICO6042DEPUTY SECRETARY ENGAGES MEXICAN LEGISLATORS ON
[...] (SBU) Summary: At an October 29 dinner with senior members of Mexico,s congress, Deputy Secretary had the opportunity to address some of the issues raised both in the U.S. and Mexico regarding the announced Merida Initiative. While members of the three principal parties in both chambers ind [...]
2007-12-05 21:12:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ECON MX
07MEXICO6044DEPUTY SECRETARY OF STATE NEGROPONTE MEETS WITH
[...] (SBU) Summary: On October 30, Deputy Secretary Negroponte met with Mexican human rights groups to address the concerns raised in recent weeks regarding both President Calderon,s approach to law enforcement and the Merida Initiative. He conveyed the U.S. commitment to promoting greater resp [...]
2007-12-05 21:14:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ECON MX
07MEXICO6045PUBLIC OUTREACH REINFORCES MISSION PUBLIC
[...] (U) Summary: The Deputy Secretary built a robust public diplomacy element into his October 29-30 visit to Mexico City. Two TV interviews and a round table with senior print and broadcast leaders (reported septel) substantially buttressed ongoing mission efforts to build public support for t [...]
2007-12-05 21:15:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ECON MX
07MEXICO6143DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UNGA PLENARY VOTES ON
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-12 21:58:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDMX PGOV PHUM UNGA
07MEXICO656MEXICO EAGER TO REVISE NAFTA ORIGIN RULES; STILL
[...] (C) According to Mexico's top trade official, many of the NAFTA's provisions need to be updated, and she wants North American political leaders to consider re-opening the chapters dealing with market access, rules of origin, and customs treatment, despite the political challenges such an initi [...]
2007-02-12 16:37:00Embassy MexicoCONFIDENTIALETRD EAGR ECON MX
07MEXICO871NUCLEAR SUPPLIERS GROUP OUTREACH MEETING TO MEXICO
[...] (SBU) Summary: During outreach meetings with GOM officials, representatives of the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) were told that Mexico would like to join the NSG. This visit followed an NSG "Troika" (current, past, and future NSG chairs) outreach visit to Mexico in January 2006. The Chairman [...]
2007-02-21 21:07:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA ENRG KNNP PARP TRGY MX
07MEXICO939KEY ECONOMIC THEMES FOR THE MARCH VISIT OF
[...] (C) The President,s visit comes at critical time as the new Mexican government seeks to set and implement its priorities across many fields. Our common border with Mexico gives us strong common interests, including security and North American economic success. The United States has a great [...]
2007-02-23 23:05:00Embassy MexicoCONFIDENTIALOVIP ECON MX
07MEXICO965DHS SECRETARY CHERTOFF IN MEXICO, FEBRUARY 15-16:
[...] (SBU) Summary: Secretary Chertoff's February 15 meetings with GOM Interior (Gobernacion) officials occasioned broad-ranging discussions of ongoing bilateral cooperation and yielded several specific proposals to broaden it, including: --A commitment to work together closely in shaping and [...]
2007-02-26 22:17:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PTER SNAR
07MINSK1004KOZULIN CONTEMPLATES NEW HUNGER STRIKE
[...] (C) Aleksandr Kozulin plans to begin another hunger strike in March 2008, his wife Irina told the Charge in a meeting December 7. Upset with the legitimacy that he felt Lukashenko had gained through appeals for dialogue with the regime by some opposition figures and European officials, Kozul [...]
2007-12-07 16:11:00Embassy MinskCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL PINR BO
07MINSK1020EBRD ON MICROFINANCE, POWER PROJECTS IN BELARUS
[...] (C) The EBRD signed a charter to open a microfinance bank in Minsk Belarus December 12. The bank, with seven investors and start-up capital of USD 7 million, needs 19 permits to begin operation but could be ready for business by mid-2008. In a briefing for the Ambassador, EBRD representatives [...]
2007-12-13 14:49:00Embassy MinskCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN EAID PINR BO
07MINSK1035BELARUSIAN OPPOSITION INVIGORATED BY U.S. VISIT
[...] (C) Following a Belarusian opposition delegation's December 3-8 visit to the United States, party leaders from the United Democratic Forces (UDF) met with the Ambassador December 13. All expressed gratitude for the meetings with President Bush and Secretary Rice, and said that the private co [...]
2007-12-18 16:48:00Embassy MinskCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM PINR BO
07MINSK104BELARUS DEVELOPING PARTNERSHIP WITH IRAN: MOTIVES
[...] (SBU) On January 21 and January 27, the Belarusian Ministers of Defense and Foreign Affairs held meetings with their Iranian counterparts and the Iranian president in Tehran. Although the Belarusian state media mysteriously ignored the trips, Iranian and independent Belarusian news sources re [...]
2007-02-02 10:39:00Embassy MinskCONFIDENTIALPREL PINR ETRD BO IR
07MINSK1060IOM BULLISH ON GOB TIP COOPERATION
[...] (SBU) DCM, USAID, and poloffs met with Dejan Keserovic, Minsk Chief of Mission of the International Organization for Migration (IOM),to discuss GOB cooperation with the organization's anti-trafficking efforts. Keserovic expressed a generally favorable attitude towards the GOB and government [...]
2007-12-28 13:22:00Embassy MinskCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PREL SMIG KCRM KWMN BO
07MINSK1064LUKASHENKO THREATENS TO EXPEL AMBASSADOR
[...] (C) While addressing the press following a holiday visit to an orphanage December 30, Belarusian head of state Aleksandr Lukashenko threatened to expel the Ambassador should the USG impose additional economic sanctions on Belarus. GOB contacts have been reached by the Embassy but have not pr [...]
2007-12-31 12:52:00Embassy MinskCONFIDENTIALPREL ODIP OFDP APER BO
07MINSK110LUKASHENKO'S "REACHING OUT" TO THE WEST: POSTURING
[...] (U) In his latest public appearances on January 25-30, the Belarusian President slammed Russia's energy prices and indicated that his country was ready for a dialogue with the West. In usual form, Lukashenko deflected blame for poor relations with Belarus' neighbors. He admitted that Belarus' [...]
2007-02-06 12:45:00Embassy MinskCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON PHUM BO
07MINSK113EUR/UMB DIRECTOR DISCUSSES OPPOSITION CONGRESS AND
[...] (C) Ambassador and visiting EUR/UMB Director Boehme recently met with several Belarusian opposition party leaders who expressed their support for holding an early March congress of pro-democracy forces. The opposition leaders generally were in favor of broadening U.S. economic sanctions agai [...]
2007-02-06 14:51:00Embassy MinskCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM BO
07MINSK150MILINKEVICH AND PARTISAN LEADERS SHOWING SIGNS OF
[...] (C) Since the January 14 municipal elections, the United Democratic Forces (UDF) have focused almost exclusively on organizing another democratic opposition congress, tentatively set for March 17-18. However, the coalition seems ill-prepared to hold a forum by that date. The UDF has yet to [...]
2007-02-16 17:08:00Embassy MinskCONFIDENTIALPGOV BO
07MINSK152EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - FEBRUARY 20, 2007
[...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS ----------------------- - U.S. Citizens Deported from Belarus (para. 2) - Lukashenko Wants to Cooperate with Europe (para. 3) - GOB Delegation Me [...]
2007-02-20 14:57:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM ECON EPET ENRG BO
07MINSK163SCENESETTER FOR BELARUSIAN OPPOSITION LEADERS'
[...] (C) The delegation of leading Belarusian political and civil society activists to the U.S. will provide USG policy makers an insightful and balanced view of the current state of affairs in the democratic opposition camp. The Lukashenko regime's desperate struggle to adapt to significantly hig [...]
2007-02-23 15:21:00Embassy MinskCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON PREL PHUM BO
07MINSK18EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - JANUARY 5, 2007
[...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS ELECTIONS --------- - Prosecutor Not to Investigate Election Fraud (para. 2) DOMESTIC ECONOMY ---------------- - Finance Ministry to Adjust 2007 Budget (para. 3) - Belarus Worst Country for Ta [...]
2007-01-09 03:57:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM ECON EPET ENRG BO
07MINSK188GOB SEARCHES FOR EASY MONEY AS OIL EXPORTS VANISH
[...] (C) Two months after the loss of Belarus' privileged status as a de facto offshore for Russia oil companies, the GOB has yet to find a way to sustain the economy. The duty on refined oil product exports from Belarus, established at Russia's behest, currently makes refining oil profitable only [...]
2007-03-05 14:00:00Embassy MinskCONFIDENTIALEPET PGOV PREL BO RS
07MINSK198UKRAINIAN CHARGE ON LUKASHENKO-YUSHCHENKO MEETING
[...] (C) Ukrainian Charge Aksana Kitsun assured DCM March 5 that the Ukrainians want any meeting between Presidents Yushchenko and Lukashenko to bring concrete, positive results. She reported that Ukrainian Presidential Secretariat Deputy Head for Foreign Policy Oleksandr Chaliy SIPDIS met wit [...]
2007-03-06 14:20:00Embassy MinskCONFIDENTIALPREL PBTS MNUC PINR BO UP
07MINSK199LUKASHENKO FOR PRESIDENT OF RUSSIA?
[...] (SBU) In late February, relatively unknown Moscow artist turned political activist Aleksandr Kanurin announced a movement to nominate Belarusian President Lukashenko as a candidate for the 2008 Russian presidential elections. The movement's website solicits people to register their names and [...]
2007-03-06 15:03:00Embassy MinskCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON PHUM BO RS
07MINSK204EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - MARCH 9, 2007
[...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS ----------------------- - GOB Security Council Denies Iran, Syria Arms Sales (para. 2) - GOB Calls ODIHR Monitoring Practices "Biased" (para. 3) CIVIL SOCIETY ------------ [...]
2007-03-09 14:12:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM ECON EPET ENRG BO
07MINSK216ENTREPRENEURS HOLD SMALL ANTI-GOB RALLY
[...] (C) On March 12, 300 small entrepreneurs, mostly market vendors, gathered peacefully to protest new regulations. Executive order number 760, in particular, would force all but the smallest business to re-register and potentially put many out of business. Despite the unanimous opposition to th [...]
2007-03-13 15:57:00Embassy MinskCONFIDENTIALECON PGOV BO
07MINSK221VYACHORKA AND SIVCHIK RELEASED; TRIAL MARCH 23
[...] (C) Belarusian National Front (BNF) leader Vintsuk Vyachorka and opposition activist Vyacheslav Sivchik were unexpectedly released on March 14 at 18:00 from the Okryestina detention facility. However, they are scheduled to appear in court on March 23 on "petty hooliganism" charges. Human rig [...]
2007-03-15 12:22:00Embassy MinskCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV BO
07MINSK222RUSSIA'S AGGRESSIVE NEW BELARUS POLICY - IS IT
[...] (C) Last December, Russia delivered a body blow to the Lukashenko regime by ending years of cheap energy and easy profits. Observers here generally agree that several objectives prompted Russia to significantly raise energy prices for Belarus. First, Russia is forcing Belarus through the ne [...]
2007-03-15 13:21:00Embassy MinskCONFIDENTIALPREL PINR ENRG RS BO
07MINSK239KOMSOMOLSKAYA PRAVDA'S NEW CHIEF EDITOR SEEMS
[...] (C) Yelena Mironova, the new Editor-in-Chief of Komsomolskaya Pravda, Belarus' largest independent newspaper, admitted to Pol/Econ Chief that upon accepting the position she signed an agreement acknowledging that she would accept "certain editorial guidelines." However, Mironova convincingly [...]
2007-03-20 14:20:00Embassy MinskCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM EAID BO
07MINSK250GOB LIKELY TO SEEK LOANS BEFORE FDI
[...] (C) While higher energy prices have not immediately impacted all firms significantly, Belarusian manufacturers have become less competitive. As a result, the GOB will seek to reduce imports. Bureaucratic and philosophical barriers will prevent drawing foreign investment into Belarus via ser [...]
2007-03-22 08:57:00Embassy MinskCONFIDENTIALECON EPET PGOV PREL BO
07MINSK336GOB STILL FINDS ENERGY SOLUTION ELUSIVE
[...] (C) Press speculation that the government will institute measures to make refining oil in Belarus for export profitable despite export duties masks the fact that the country cannot support its two refineries in the long-term. Moreover, recent official GOB visits to oil exporting countries will [...]
2007-04-25 15:12:00Embassy MinskCONFIDENTIALECON EPET PGOV PREL BO
07MINSK342DAS KRAMER ASSUAGES CONCERNS OF CIVIL SOCIETY
[...] (C) On April 24, EUR DAS David Kramer met with representatives of Belarusian civil society NGOs during his visit to Minsk. The NGO leaders concurred that the Lukashenko regime appears anxious following the conflict with Russia over energy prices earlier in the year and seeks to better relati [...]
2007-04-26 14:49:00Embassy MinskCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM BO
07MINSK347POLICE KEEP HANDS TO THEMSELVES AT CHERNOBYL PATH
[...] (SBU) Although smaller than in 2006, this year's April 26 "Chernobyl Path" demonstration in Minsk enjoyed a turnout of approximately 3,000 people and was not marred by the authorities' typical violence and mass arrests. Using loudspeakers and a heavy police presence, authorities made sure dem [...]
2007-04-27 14:15:00Embassy MinskCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV ASEC BO
07MINSK349LUKASHENKO'S ANNUAL SPEECH FOCUSES ON
[...] (U) In his annual address to the Belarusian parliament, President Lukashenko announced plans to prevent future energy crises, which include diversifying Belarus' energy supplies, building a nuclear power plant, and encouraging Belarusians to be thriftier. Naming China as Belarus' number one i [...]
2007-04-27 18:46:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ECON PHUM BO
07MINSK352VISITING DAS DELIVERS STRONG MESSAGE TO CLOSE
[...] (C) Visiting EUR DAS David Kramer and Ambassador were invited to an informal meeting with Presidential Administration Deputy Head and close Lukashenko advisor Natalya Petkevich. Following a disappointing meeting with Foreign Minister Martynov and an unequivocal endorsement from the oppositio [...]
2007-04-30 09:38:00Embassy MinskCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL BO
07MINSK382LUKASHENKO, PALE AND BOMBASTIC, SLAMS U.S. AT
[...] (SBU) President Lukashenko on May 9 delivered a war-like Victory Day speech to WWII veterans and the diplomatic corps at Victory Square in Minsk. After leading a short march of WWII veterans and laying a wreath at the eternal flame, Lukashenko praised the heroism and sacrifice of the Belarusi [...]
2007-05-10 14:21:00Embassy MinskCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR BO
07MINSK437EUR DAS KRAMER'S MESSAGE RESOUNDS
[...] (SBU) Local media coverage of DAS Kramer's recent visit to Minsk reflected primarily straightforward and opinion-free reporting. A bit of vituperation was thrown in by Belarusian State TV, which commented in a manner consistent with its usual anti-American sentiment. A lively element of pu [...]
2007-05-24 10:17:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKPAO OEXC SCUL PREL BO
07MINSK463BELARUSIAN-CHINESE RELATIONS: MORE HYPE THAN
[...] (C) Lukashenko has referred to China as its most important strategic partner with increasing regularity. Not only do GOB officials routinely claim that trade between the countries is developing rapidly, they note that Beijing's ability to spur economic growth while maintaining "political sta [...]
2007-06-01 12:10:00Embassy MinskCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM BO
07MINSK52EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - JANUARY 17, 2007
[...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. This report covers events from January 8 to January 19. TABLE OF CONTENTS GOVERNMENT ---------- - Lukashenko Appoints Son to Belarus' Security Council (para. 2) - Parliamentary Session on Election Commission (para. 3 [...]
2007-01-19 14:28:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM ECON EPET ENRG BO
07MINSK551BELARUS HOPES TO REVERSE GSP SUSPENSION
[...] (U) The GOB has responded relatively tamely to the June 21 suspension of the EU's General System of Preferences (GSP) for Belarus. Although a loss to the country's budget, independent analysts doubt the annual impact will amount to more than USD 67 million. However, Belarus' image will suffe [...]
2007-06-28 09:31:00Embassy MinskCONFIDENTIALELAB PGOV ECON PREL PHUM BO
07MINSK566SCENESETTER FOR CODEL BOEHNER MEETING WITH
[...] (SBU) Your decision to meet with leaders from the Belarusian opposition underlines continued USG support for democratic transformation in the country Secretary Rice aptly labeled Europe's last dictatorship. Belarus's increasing international isolation puts the opposition in a unique position [...]
2007-07-05 09:22:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV PREL BO
07MINSK577EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - July 06, 2007
[...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS International Relations ----------------------- - Iranian Military Delegation Comes to Belarus (para. 2) - South Korean Trade Delegation in Minsk (para. 3) Civil Society ------------- - Opposi [...]
2007-07-06 12:57:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM ECON EPET ENRG BO
07MINSK578LUKASHENKO PAYS FEALTY TO RUSSIA, DEFIES WEST
[...] (C) In recent Belarusian Independence Day speeches, President Lukashenko reaffirmed the GOB's commitment to strengthening its relations with Russia and other former Soviet republics. Meanwhile, the dictator defiantly downplayed the economic consequences of the EU's recent removal of trade pr [...]
2007-07-06 13:32:00Embassy MinskCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM BO
07MINSK601EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - July 13, 2007
[...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS Civil Society ------------- - Top Election Official Rules Out Dialogue with Opposition (para. 2) - Civil Society Activist Loses Lawsuit, Remains Expelled (para. 3) - Youth Opposition Activist Faces J [...]
2007-07-13 11:00:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM ECON EPET ENRG BO
07MINSK642ISA DEMARCHE DELIVERED, IRANIAN FM VISITS MINSK
[...] (SBU) On July 20, Acting Pol/Econ Chief delivered reftel points to Oleg Anisimov, Counselor in the North American Division. Anisimov promised to pass the information along to the Asia-Africa Department and the International Organizations Department. He also offered to attempt to facilitate a m [...]
2007-07-25 10:22:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC PREL ENRG EPET IR BO
07MINSK661AUTHORITIES DISPERSE JULY 27 DEMONSTRATIONS
[...] (SBU) A large GOB security force aggressively, though non-violently, dispersed opposition demonstrations commemorating the 17th anniversary of Belarus' independence from the Soviet Union. Nine activists, including United Civic Party leader Lebedko and Belarusian National Front (BNF) Deputy Iv [...]
2007-07-30 13:45:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM BO
07MINSK674TWO DAYS FOR LUKASHENKO TO FIND A COMPROMISE
[...] (C) Gazprom's surprise announcement that it will reduce gas transfers to Belarus by 45 percent effective August 3 follows the company's longstanding policy of publicly stating it wants to move its dealings with Minsk to a market basis. Unlike negotiations over gas and oil pricing for 2007, def [...]
2007-08-01 14:06:00Embassy MinskCONFIDENTIALEPET PGOV PREL BO RS
07MINSK692GOB THREATENS UNSPECIFIED RECIPROCAL MEASURES IN REACTION
[...] (SBU) In an August 9 meeting, the MFA protested to Ambassador the expansion of categories of persons considered subject to travel restrictions under Presidential Proclamation 8015. The Ambassador reviewed the policy behind the expansion and reminded the GOB that it could hardly be described a [...]
2007-08-10 14:15:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM CVIS BO
07MINSK710REPLACING PM SIDORSKIY EASIER SAID THAN DONE
[...] (C) Once again, Belarusian Prime Minister Sergey Sidorksiy has survived rumors of his imminent political demise. Dismissing Sidorskiy with economic indicators still holding up, and with further gas negotiations with Russia just around the corner, would seem ill-timed. Instead, Lukashenko may [...]
2007-08-17 13:25:00Embassy MinskCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR BO
07MINSK72KEEPING THE ECONOMY AFLOAT SANS CHEAP ENERGY?
[...] (C) Economists' forecasts for Belarus in the wake of significant energy import price rises vary greatly. Those most optimistic about the economy's prospects focus on the relatively benign budget implications for 2007 and the ability of Lukashenko to dictate adjustments. Pessimists note the m [...]
2007-01-30 09:28:00Embassy MinskCONFIDENTIALECON EPET PGOV PREL BO
07MINSK739RUSSIAN AMBASSADOR IN MINSK SPECULATES ON
[...] (U) In an Interfax interview that has circulated widely through the international media beginning on August 27, Russian Ambassador to Belarus Aleksandr Surikov was asked whether Russia might station new military assets on Belarusian territory in response to USG moves to enhance European anti- [...]
2007-08-28 14:37:00Embassy MinskCONFIDENTIALPREL PINR MNUC BO RS
07MINSK787DEMONSTRATION AGAINST HIRING RESTRICTIONS
[...] (SBU) On September 10, several hundred small entrepreneurs gathered peacefully to protest an executive order which will limit entrepreneurs to employing only family members. The Perspektiva small business association and retail vendors' councils from several cities throughout the country organ [...]
2007-09-13 13:08:00Embassy MinskCONFIDENTIALECON PGOV BO
07MINSK796CHANGE COMING TO BELARUS WITH OR WITHOUT CIVIL
[...] (SBU) The fledging Belarusian Institute for Strategic Studies (BISS) held its inaugural conference September 10-12 in Kyiv. The conference represents the first attempt to gather the full spectrum of independent political and social analysts of Belarus, without GOB or political participants, t [...]
2007-09-17 12:01:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ECON ENRG BO
07MINSK808GEORGIA ON LUKASHENKO'S MIND
[...] (C) During a visit by Georgia's Minister of Defense to Minsk, Lukashenko said he wanted to make relations between the two countries "better than during the Soviet Union." While Georgian officials mostly focused on trade in public statements, the GOB most likely sought to signal independence fr [...]
2007-09-21 11:06:00Embassy MinskCONFIDENTIALPREL BO GG
07MINSK825EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - September 28, 2007
[...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS Civil Society ------------- - Leaflets against Edicts Seized at Market (para. 2) - Corruption Case Sent to Supreme Court (para. 3) - Activist Hospitalized After Arrest (para. 4) - Participants of F [...]
2007-09-27 16:33:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM ECON ENRG BO
07MINSK850VENEZUELA ARMS SHIPMENTS DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO
[...] (S) On October 2, Ambassador delivered points from reftel to Valentin Rybakov, Foreign Policy Advisor to President Lukashenko. Rybakov noted the points, and responded only by asking if the U.S. Government expresses such concerns to other governments as well, mentioning Russia in particular, o [...]
2007-10-05 16:31:00Embassy MinskSECRETPARM PREL MASS ETTC RS VE BO
07MINSK882LUKASHENKO CRITICIZES PUTIN, BACKS
[...] (U) At an October 12 press conference with Russian journalists, President Lukashenko criticized the Putin government for limiting the GOB's access to Russian mass media and stalling Belarusian-Russian integration. Lukashenko advocated a "multi-directional" GOB foreign policy emphasizing close [...]
2007-10-17 16:14:00Embassy MinskCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM BO RS
07MINSK893 NEAR-TERM ECONOMIC COLLAPSE UNLIKELY - ANALYSTS
[...] (C) Belarusian economic experts do not foresee the imminent collapse of the Belarusian economy, in spite of price hikes for imported Russian natural gas. During an October 18 meeting with the Ambassador, economic analysts predicted that the Belarusian economy could sustain expected gas price [...]
2007-10-23 15:21:00Embassy MinskCONFIDENTIALECON ENRG EFIN PINR BO
07MINSK944INTERIM TIP ASSESSMENT FOR BELARUS
[...] This interim assessment (reftel) covers Belarus' continuing efforts against trafficking in persons (TIP) since April, 2007. GOB action on TIP has seen marked, if uneven, improvement in this period. The GOB has provided increased in-kind resources to TIP-related NGOs, and has improved relatio [...]
2007-11-15 15:33:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PGOV PREL SMIG KCRM KWMN BO
07MINSK949REGIME FAILING TO DEAL WITH POPULATION DECLINE
[...] (C) A recent conference demonstrated that official Minsk recognizes that economic migration to Belarus could help counterbalance the country's significant natural population decline. Weak policies and modest goals for attracting workers from abroad suggest the GOB will continue to focus on we [...]
2007-11-16 13:10:00Embassy MinskCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL ELAB BO
07MINSK96KEEPING THE ECONOMY AFLOAT SANS CHEAP ENERGY?
[...] (C) Economists' forecasts for Belarus in the wake of significant energy import price rises vary greatly. Those most optimistic about the economy's prospects focus on the relatively benign budget implications for 2007 and the ability of Lukashenko to dictate adjustments. Pessimists note the m [...]
2007-02-01 19:09:00Embassy MinskCONFIDENTIALECON EPET PGOV PREL BO
07MINSK968MESSAGE FOR BELARUSIAN OPPOSITION: UNITY, ACTION,
[...] (C) An opposition visit to Washington just weeks after the OFAC listing of Belarusian petrochemical giant Belneftekhim offers an ideal opportunity both to reconfirm USG support for the opposition and to express USG expectations for 2008. The opposition will no doubt take heart from a restatem [...]
2007-11-23 16:14:00Embassy MinskCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PREL BO
07MINSK97EUR/UMB DIRECTOR DISCUSSES OPPOSITION CONGRESS AND
[...] (C) Ambassador and visiting EUR/UMB Director Boehme recently met with several Belarusian opposition party leaders who expressed their support for holding an early March congress of pro-democracy forces. The opposition leaders generally were in favor of broadening U.S. economic sanctions agai [...]
2007-02-01 19:09:00Embassy MinskCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM BO
07MINSK993NATIONAL BANK CHAIR MAY SUCCEED SIDORSKIY AS PM
[...] (C) While talk of the imminent sacking of Belarusian Premier Sergey Sidorskiy has circulated for some time, rumors are increasing regarding one likely successor, Chairman of the Board of the National Bank of Belarus Pyotr Prokopovich. A civil engineer by training, Prokopovich is a long-time [...]
2007-12-05 14:42:00Embassy MinskCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON PINR BO
07MONROVIA1090LIBERIA: FORESTRY / TIMBER SECTOR UPDATE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Liberian Forestry Development Authority (FDA) has missed key deadlines in the chain of deliverables necessary for the resumption of commercial logging in Liberia. Much of the legal framework for the forestry sector is in place and the FDA has made substantial strides towar [...]
2007-09-13 14:35:00Embassy MonroviaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR PGOV EINV EAID SENV LI
07MONROVIA1190LIBERIA: GRAPPLING WITH THE ELECTRICITY SECTOR
[...] SUMMARY: Easing the dire shortage and addressing the cost of electricity is a top priority of Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf's government but balancing speed with a prudent strategy is a challenge. The GOL believes the best solution is developing Liberia's abundant hydroelectric pot [...]
2007-10-10 10:08:00Embassy MonroviaUNCLASSIFIEDENRG EINV EAID LI
07MONROVIA1201LIBERIA: AGOA COUNTRY ELIGIBILITY RECOMMENDATIONS 2008
[...] Following is the text of Embassy Monrovia's AGOA recommendations. The text has also been e-mailed to AF/EPS and USTR. Country: LIBERIA Current AGOA Status: Eligible Country Background Summary: Liberia has a government that was democratically elected in multi-party elections in October/N [...]
2007-10-12 07:06:00Embassy MonroviaUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD LI
07MONROVIA1293LIBERIA: REHABILITATING A TROUBLED BUT PROPITIOUS MARITIME
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Liberian maritime sector has a unique and vibrant past, but years of war and neglect have taken a toll on the fishing industry (ref A),the port (ref B),and overall maritime control and security inside Liberia's Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). Although Liberia's U.S.-based [...]
2007-10-29 10:58:00Embassy MonroviaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EWWT EFIS PHSA SENV LI
07MONROVIA1297LIBERIA PLANS TO INCREASE MANO RIVER UNION COOPERATION
[...] SUMMARY: Liberia has assumed the chairmanship of the Mano River Union (MRU) and will promote economic integration in addition to the traditional focus on security. The GOL plans to encourage Cote d'Ivoire to become a full member of the union, and will propose a free trade zone along the MRU bo [...]
2007-10-29 16:58:00Embassy MonroviaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM ECON LI
07MONROVIA1348LIBERIA: MCC SCORECARD DELIVERED; GOL EAGER FOR THRESHOLD
[...] (SBU) Summary: Econoff delivered Liberia's MCC scorecard and reftel points to Minister of Commerce and Industry Frances Johnson Morris during an introductory call. There has been press reporting here on President Sirleaf's appeal, during her recent meetings with the President and others in W [...]
2007-11-16 16:22:00Embassy MonroviaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON ETRD KMCA MCC PHUM LI
07MONROVIA1424LIBERIA: GOL CONSULTS CITIZENS ON POVERTY
[...] (U) SUMMARY. Liberians want roads, healthcare, and education, and they still don't feel secure. The GOL held two-day consultations with stakeholders in each of Liberia's 15 counties as part of the Poverty Reduction Strategy (PRS) process. For the first time, Liberians nationwide had a chanc [...]
2007-12-20 15:26:00Embassy MonroviaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPRGOV PREL EAID EFIN ECON LI
07MONROVIA221LIBERIAN LEGISLATIVE CRISIS: SPEAKER SNOWE RESIGNS
[...] (C) Summary. Edwin Snowe resigned as Speaker of the House of Representatives February 15, but retained his position as a member of the House. At a press conference announcing his resignation, Snowe urged the international community and the Council of Churches to investigate allegations of bri [...]
2007-02-16 17:56:00Embassy MonroviaCONFIDENTIALKDEM PGOV LI
07MONROVIA282LIBERIA: FEBRUARY 1 VISIT OF CHINESE PRESIDENT
[...] (C) Summary. Chinese President Hu Jintao visited Liberia for a one-day visit February 1. According to Chinese Embassy Political Counselor Gou Hao Dong, it was the first visit by a Chinese head of state to Liberia since the two countries first established diplomatic relations in 1977. Gou to [...]
2007-03-01 10:37:00Embassy MonroviaCONFIDENTIALEAID PREL LI CH
07MONROVIA620GOL PRESENTS DRAFT BUDGET TO THE LEGISLATURE
[...] (U) SUMMARY: On May 16, 2007, President Johnson Sirleaf presented the draft Fiscal Year 2007/08 National Budget to the National Legislature. The draft budget amounts to US$183 million and reflects a 40 percent increase in revenues compared to the 2006/07 budget. The increase in the budget refle [...]
2007-05-24 15:58:00Embassy MonroviaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ECON EFIN ETRD EINV LI
07MONROVIA623LIBERIA: TRUTH AND RECONCILIATION COMMISSION MOVES
[...] (C) Summary. Over the past two months, the Liberian Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) has been working with the international community to put policies and practices in place that will instill donor confidence and permit resumption of funding of the TRC's activities. Many strides have [...]
2007-05-24 17:11:00Embassy MonroviaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM EAID LI
07MONROVIA666CODEL PRICE VISIT TO LIBERIA
[...] Summary. Members of the U.S. House of Representatives David Price (D-NC),Chairman of the House Democracy Assistance Commission (HDAC),Jeff Fortenberry (R-NEB),and Gwen Moore (D-WIS),visited Liberia May 31-June 2. Their visit followed up on a July 2006 visit to the Liberian Congress by U. [...]
2007-06-06 09:30:00Embassy MonroviaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV OREP KDEM EAID LI
07MONROVIA864LIBERIA: TRUTH AND RECONCILIATION COMMISSION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-07-18 16:08:00Embassy MonroviaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM EAID LI
07MONROVIA902VISIT TO LIBERIA BY DAS TODD MOSS - JULY 11 - 17,
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Deputy Assistant Secretary for African Affairs Todd Moss visited Liberia July 11-17, and met with leaders from the Government of Liberia (GOL),business and banking representatives, members of the legislative opposition, UNMIL and international partners, and directors from key se [...]
2007-07-25 18:50:00Embassy MonroviaCONFIDENTIALASEC EAID ECON EFIN ENRG EWWT LI MAS MCAP
07MONROVIA960LIBERIA ECONOMIC BRIEFS -- August 2007
[...] (U) Following is a summary of recent economic and commercial developments in Liberia. ---------------------- PRESIDENT SIGNS BUDGET ---------------------- 2. (U) President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf signed into law the FY2007-08 national budget on July 31. The US$199.3 million budget is ov [...]
2007-08-02 16:01:00Embassy MonroviaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV ECON EPET ETRD EINV EFIN ASEC EAID LI
07MONTERREY775NUEVO LEON PRD REJECTS PRESIDENT CALDERON AND SUPPORTS
[...] (U) SUMMARY. Representing the hard-line faction of the PRD, Nuevo Leon party leaders continue to reject President Calderon as illegitimate, refuse to work with President Calderon, plan to denounce Calderon at his September 1 State of the Union address, and focus their efforts on recruiting l [...]
2007-08-14 21:07:00Consulate MonterreyUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ETRD ECON SOCI MX
07MONTEVIDEO1017URUGUAY: SCENESETTER FOR COMMANDER, SOUTHCOM
[...] (C) Summary and Introduction: The U.S. Mission in Montevideo welcomes you and your delegation's visit to Uruguay. Though led by a left-leaning government, Uruguay shares many of our values and remains an island of democratic stability and good governance in a turbulent region. Your arrival [...]
2007-12-04 16:48:00Embassy MontevideoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON MARR MASS UY
07MONTEVIDEO1026URUGUAY: WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR INFORMATION
[...] Per reftel, post submits the following report on worst forms of child labor in Uruguay, formatted as requested. ------------ Begin Report ------------ A) Laws and regulations proscribing the worst forms of child labor The law sets the minimum age for employment at 15 years. Adolescent [...]
2007-12-07 19:10:00Embassy MontevideoUNCLASSIFIEDELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI USAID UY
07MONTEVIDEO189URUGUAY: SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY RICE
[...] (C) Summary and Introduction: American Embassy Montevideo and I warmly welcome your participation in President Bush's historic visit to Uruguay. Though led by a left-leaning government, Uruguay shares many of our values and remains an island of democratic stability and good governance in a tu [...]
2007-02-27 14:40:00Embassy MontevideoCONFIDENTIALOVIP RICE CONDOLEEZZA PREL PGOV ECON UY
07MONTEVIDEO216LULA ATTEMPTS TO REKINDLE RELATIONSHIP WITH
[...] (U) Summary: Brazil's President Lula, accompanied by a high-level delegation, came to Uruguay on February 26 for a 6-hour visit to repair a strained relationship with President Vazquez. The two presidents met in a cordial atmosphere at the presidential retreat in Anchorena, the same venue whe [...]
2007-03-05 21:02:00Embassy MontevideoCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON ETRD UY
07MONTEVIDEO253POTUS VISIT TO URUGUAY A RESOUNDING SUCCESS
[...] (SBU) Summary: President Bush's March 9-11 visit to Uruguay was overwhelmingly positive for our bilateral relations and we believe very successful in spreading the message that the U.S. favors good relations with governments in the region that respect democracy, the rule of law and human right [...]
2007-03-14 13:01:00Embassy MontevideoCONFIDENTIALOVIP BUSH GEORGE PREL PGOV ECON UY
07MONTEVIDEO345URUGUAY ON THE PEACEKEEPING CHALLENGE AHEAD
[...] (C) Summary: This telegram provides local context on the challenge of finding enough troops, military observers and police to staff new UN peacekeeping missions in Africa (ref A). Uruguay is likely to maintain its unmatched per capita contributions to PKO, and it appears well disposed to join [...]
2007-04-04 17:40:00Embassy MontevideoCONFIDENTIALPREL KPKO MOPS MARR UY
07MONTEVIDEO376THREATS HIGHLIGHT STAKES IN PULP MILL DISPUTE
[...] (C) Summary. Threats against Uruguay's Botnia pulp mill were largely discounted this week, but they highlight the regional tension which surrounds upcoming mediation between Uruguay and Argentina in Madrid beginning April 17. One international bridge remains blocked since November 20 and ano [...]
2007-04-13 20:08:00Embassy MontevideoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV SENV SOCI ETRD AR UY
07MONTEVIDEO611SCENESETTER FOR U/S NICHOLAS R. BURNS' VISIT TO
[...] (C) American Embassy Montevideo and I warmly welcome you, WHA A/S Thomas A. Shannon and the other members of your distinguished delegation to Uruguay. Your July 10-11 visit comes at an especially auspicious time: only three months after the historic POTUS visit and right on the eve of Secret [...]
2007-06-27 14:28:00Embassy MontevideoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ETRD MARR PHUM ECON OVIP OTRA UY
07MONTEVIDEO629SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY OF TREASURY HENRY M.
[...] (C) American Embassy Montevideo and I warmly welcome you and the other members of your distinguished delegation to Uruguay. Your July 12-13 visit comes at an especially auspicious time: only three months after the historic POTUS visit and right on the heels of U/S Burns' and A/S Shannon's po [...]
2007-07-02 19:07:00Embassy MontevideoCONFIDENTIALEFIN OVIP ECON OTRA ASEC UY
07MONTEVIDEO699CONSTRUCTIVE GOOD WILL: U/S BURNS' JULY 10-11
[...] (C) Summary: Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs R. Nicholas Burns, densely-packed visit to Uruguay substantially advanced our bilateral relations and key U.S. foreign policy objectives. Trade, the fight against poverty, UN peacekeeping operations (PKO),MERCOSUR, Venezuela, WTO, e [...]
2007-07-27 15:13:00Embassy MontevideoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON ETRD ASEC OVIP PTER UY
07MONTEVIDEO707SUBSTANTIVE ENGAGEMENT: A/S SHANNON JULY 10-11
[...] (C) Summary. Arriving in Montevideo several hours ahead of U/S Burns on July 10, A/S Shannon,s pre-visit to Uruguay was very successful and advanced important U.S. foreign policy objectives. The pulp mill dispute with Argentina, Uruguay,s $20 million Haiti proposal, trade, Bolivia, Venezuela [...]
2007-07-31 18:51:00Embassy MontevideoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON ETRD ASEC OVIP PTER UY
07MONTEVIDEO89THE MERCOSUR RIO SUMMIT: USELESS FOR URUGUAY
[...] (C) Summary: The following was gathered from press reports and from our close contacts within the GOU. It represents the view from Uruguay, where dissatisfaction with Mercosur has been steadily growing. President Vazquez's expectations for the Rio Mercosur Summit were reportedly "very low" [...]
2007-01-24 20:20:00Embassy MontevideoCONFIDENTIALECON ETRD PREL ECIN AORC UY
07MONTEVIDEO917THE VAZQUEZ ADMINISTRATION AT THE HALFWAY MARK
[...] (C) Summary: The Frente Amplio (FA) government of President Vazquez passed its halfway mark last month. This cable provides our assessment of the first half of the Vazquez administration as it relates to foreign relations, economic policy and domestic issues. Our overall assessment is posit [...]
2007-10-23 19:22:00Embassy MontevideoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON EINV ETRD SOCI ELAB PINR 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
07MONTEVIDEO965DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO URUGUAY: DEMOCRACY IN
[...] (C) On November 9, 2007, A/DCM delivered reftel demarche to the MFA's Director of Multilateral Affairs, Ambassador Carlos Barros. He listened attentively and said that "officially" the GoU registered U.S. concerns about the anti-democratic changes in the BRV's constitutional reform package and [...]
2007-11-09 20:33:00Embassy MontevideoCONFIDENTIALPGOV VE PHUM WHA EU UY
07MONTEVIDEO98DUSTR VERONEAU SIGNS TIFA WITH URUGUAY
[...] (C) Summary: DUSTR John Veroneau came to Uruguay on January 25-26 to sign a Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) with Presidential Chief of Staff Gonzalo Fernandez. Accompanied by AUSTR Everett Eissenstat, Director Sue Cronin and Ambassador Frank Baxter, Veroneau met with Economy [...]
2007-01-30 13:49:00Embassy MontevideoCONFIDENTIALECON ETRD PREL ECIN UY
07MONTREAL132Mosaic under pressure: Quebec's identity and religious
[...] (SBU) An undercurrent of social conflict has emerged between Quebec's identity as a "secular" province and the more overt expressions of faith, particularly by immigrants whom Quebec has received in recent years. While "reasonable accommodation" originated in jurisprudence of labor relations b [...]
2007-03-19 18:43:00Consulate MontrealUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PTER PHUM PINS KDEM KWMN SOCI CA
07MONTREAL137Mosaic under pressure (part 2 of 2): Politicians Enter the
[...] (SBU) This is the second part of our examination of the debate over "reasonable accommodation," the political catch-all term for the building tension between Quebec's identity as a "secular" society and the perceived need to shape its rules and values to "accommodate" religious or cultural cons [...]
2007-03-23 19:26:00Consulate MontrealUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PTER PHUM PINS KDEM SOCI CA
07MONTREAL150 McGill Conference Offers Perspectives on New Media and
[...] (SBU) A conference on music and copyright issues entitled "Musical Myopia, Digital Dystopia: New Media and Copyright Reform," hosted by McGill University on March 23, brought together a number of experts in the field of digital rights management and musical technology to discuss the current cha [...]
2007-03-31 13:49:00Consulate MontrealUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD KIPR CA
07MONTREAL58 CANADIAN FILM INDUSTRY LAUNCHES CAMPAIGN AGAINST MOVIE
[...] (SBU) Representatives from Cineplex Entertainment, which operates Canada's largest chain of movie theaters, expressed their frustration with the lack of an anti-camcording provision in the Canadian criminal code to Econ MinCouns and other Mission Canada representatives in Ottawa, Montreal, and [...]
2007-02-13 13:24:00Consulate MontrealUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD KIPR CA
07MOSCOW10DEFENSE REFORM: IVANOV ANNOUNCES TWO INITIATIVES
[...] (SBU) Spurred by public concern over the widespread abuse of conscripts, Minister of Defense Sergey Ivanov outlined two initiatives to improve the quality of life in the military when he met November 16 with senior commanders of the Armed Forces. Ivanov called for the creation of Parents' Com [...]
2007-01-08 14:39:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM PGOV PINR RS
07MOSCOW1001U/S JOSEPH-RUSSIAN DFM KISLYAK MEETING ON
[...] (C) Summary. On January 29 in Moscow, Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security Robert Joseph and Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Kislyak co-chaired a meeting on the Strategic Security Dialogue. They discussed a range of issues, including: -- Joint Ini [...]
2007-03-09 15:07:00Embassy MoscowSECRETIAEA KACT KNNP MNUC PARM PREL IR RS START
07MOSCOW1002U/S JOSEPH-RUSSIAN DFM KISLYAK MEETING ON
[...] (SBU) DFM Kislyak asked whether U/S Joseph had anything new on the issue of the denial of Russia's membership in the Australia Group. U/S Joseph said he did not. 2. (SBU) DFM Kislyak used this occasion to complain that the U.S. Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) was requiring that cont [...]
2007-03-09 15:23:00Embassy MoscowSECRETIAEA KACT KNNP MNUC PARM PREL IR RS START
07MOSCOW1005RUSSIAN INDIVIDUAL'S EFFORTS TO BROKER SALE OF
[...] (S) On March 9, we discussed reftel information with Sergey Petlyakov, Director of the Foreign Ministry's Arms Technology and Transfer Policy Section in the Department for Disarmament and Security Affairs. Petlyakov said he was unaware of any arms broker named Arkadiy Vinogradov or efforts t [...]
2007-03-09 16:36:00Embassy MoscowSECRETPARM PREL ETTC MTCR KSCA RS SY
07MOSCOW1026FOLLOW-UP DEMARCHE TO RUSSIA ON ARMS COOPERATION
[...] (S) Sergey Petlyakov, Director of the Foreign Ministry's Arms Technology and Transfer Policy Section in the Department for Disarmament and Security Affairs, told us March 9 that he would raise Ref B information within the GOR's interagency community and get back to us on Russian arms cooperati [...]
2007-03-12 13:00:00Embassy MoscowSECRETPREL PARM ETTC RS SY SU IR
07MOSCOW105RUSSIA REACTS TO IRAQ STRATEGY, IRANIAN
[...] (C) Summary: The GOR publicly reacted to the President's policy address by repeating the need for "broad and real" dialogue among Iraqi groups and neighboring countries, including Iran and Syria, and indicating concern over the perceived reliance on a military solution. The MFA told us it r [...]
2007-01-12 15:27:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER MARR IZ IR
07MOSCOW1098RUSSIA ENERGY: MORE ON LUKOIL AND IRAN AND THE ISA
[...] (C) In response to reftel A, we have raised our concerns about Lukoil's investment in the Anaran field with Acting Foreign Minister Andrey Denisov and Lukoil President Alekperov. In a March 12 meeting with Deputy Energy Secretary Sell (septel),Alekperov reiterated his clear SIPDIS underst [...]
2007-03-14 14:09:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALEPET ENRG ETTC PREL IR NO RS
07MOSCOW1104RUSSIAN MFA REACTION ON KODORI INCIDENT
[...] (C) Summary: DFM Karasin told Ambassador March 12 -- and the MFA repeated March 13 -- that Russia was not involved in the March 11 firing incident in Georgia's Kodori Gorge. The CIS PKF had observed firing in the region, but the GOR had no further information and would await the results of th [...]
2007-03-14 14:56:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS MARR GG RS
07MOSCOW1105CSTO: RUSSIA'S COUNTER TO NATO
[...] (C) Summary. Russian observers see the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) as a potential counter to NATO influence, particularly in Central Asia. The reintegration of Uzbekistan into the organization in 2006 gave it a much-needed shot in the arm. CSTO leaders, while wary of NATO [...]
2007-03-14 14:58:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALMARR PINR PREL MCAP MOPS NATO RS
07MOSCOW1144SERGEY IVANOV'S MIXED LEGACY AS DEFENSE MINISTER
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Former Minister of Defense Sergey Ivanov leaves behind a mixed legacy as Defense Minister. He can claim credit for increased defense funding and launching a multi-year modernization program for the armed forces. He also sparked some reform initiatives, like the Ministry's revi [...]
2007-03-16 13:57:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPINR MARR MCAP PREL PGOV RS
07MOSCOW1149ENERGY DEPUTY SECRETARY SELL'S TRIP TO MOSCOW:
[...] (C) Summary. Deputy Secretary of Energy Clay Sell visited Moscow March 11 - 14 to participate in the bilateral Energy Working Group (EWG) and to meet with U.S. energy companies as well as Lukoil and Gazprom. At the EWG, there was a good exchange of views on information exchanges, energy effi [...]
2007-03-16 15:28:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALEPET ENRG ECON PREL RS
07MOSCOW1198RUSSIA: PRIVATIZATION OF POWER SECTOR ON TRACK
[...] (C) Summary. Privatization of Russia's electricity power sector, the fourth largest in the world, is set to accelerate this year. Electricity monopoly RAO UES is currently preparing final reform measures needed to sell off its power companies to the private sector, and hopes to close its door [...]
2007-03-20 14:38:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALECON EIND ENRG PREL RS
07MOSCOW1285AEROFLOT "BUYS" A350 AS UAC AND EADS CUDDLE UP
[...] (C) Summary. In a March 22 meeting with Airbus, Aeroflot signed a memorandum of understanding to purchase 22 Airbus 350XWBs for delivery between 2014 and 2017. In a separate March 22 ceremony EADS promised the Russian United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) five percent of the airframe work of the [...]
2007-03-23 15:41:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALECON PREL EAIR RS
07MOSCOW1287RUSSIA-CHINA RELATIONS -- PART 1
[...] (C) President Hu's upcoming visit to Russia March 26-29 will showcase a thriving bilateral relationship, with the launching of the much-hyped "Year of China" in Russia, a publicity stop at Kazan, and the decision to open another Russian consulate in Guangzhou. Moscow's China experts differ i [...]
2007-03-23 19:47:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON ETRD ENRG CH RS
07MOSCOW1288RUSSIA-CHINA RELATIONS -- PART 2
[...] (C) Despite the positive official rhetoric from Moscow and Beijing, Russian fears of a rising China will shape the future of their relationship. Continuing areas of concern to the Russians include the lopsided trade relationship (Russia's raw materials for China's finished products),real an [...]
2007-03-23 19:48:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON ETRD ENRG CH RS
07MOSCOW1291RUSSIA-CHINA RELATIONS -- PART 1
[...] (C) President Hu's upcoming visit to Russia March 26-29 will showcase a thriving bilateral relationship, with the launching of the much-hyped "Year of China" in Russia, a publicity stop at Kazan, and the decision to open another Russian consulate in Guangzhou. Moscow's China experts differ i [...]
2007-03-26 02:57:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON ETRD ENRG CH RS
07MOSCOW1292RUSSIA-CHINA RELATIONS -- PART 2
[...] (C) Despite the positive official rhetoric from Moscow and Beijing, Russian fears of a rising China will shape the future of their relationship. Continuing areas of concern to the Russians include the lopsided trade relationship (Russia's raw materials for China's finished products),real an [...]
2007-03-26 02:57:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON ETRD ENRG CH RS
07MOSCOW1316RUSSIA-GEORGIA, TRANSNISTRIA: TOUGH TALK FROM DFM
[...] (C) DFM Grigoriy Karasin showed little flexibility when Ambassador pressed him on relations with Georgia March 26. Karasin warned that a Georgian application to the European Court of Human Rights over last autumn's deportations would lead to a sharp Russian reaction. He said no process of nor [...]
2007-03-26 13:40:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPREL PBTS MARR MOPS OSCE MD BO UP KZ GG RS
07MOSCOW1377YOUR VISIT TO MOSCOW
[...] (C) On behalf of the Ambassador, we look forward to your arrival, and offer the following overview of our commercial relationship with Russia. You may want to read also the Ambassador's scenesetter for Foreign Minister Lavrov's last visit to Washington (referenced above),which provides insig [...]
2007-03-29 11:37:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALECON ETRD EINV OVIP
07MOSCOW1434RUSSIA: THE HARSH IMPACT OF DEMON VODKA
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Leading European and Russian addiction and demographics experts met recently in Moscow to discuss alcohol consumption and policy in Russia. Binge drinking causes an estimated three percent drag on GDP and leads to about half a million premature deaths every year. The lack of a [...]
2007-03-30 14:17:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO EAGR ETRD SOCI RS
07MOSCOW1442RUSSIAN CORPORATE STATISM: WATCH THIS SPACE
[...] (C) Summary: The rise of corporate statism in Russia has been significant. Since 2004, the government has taken over the world's largest titanium business, consolidated its position in Gazprom, merged 10 aviation businesses into a state-owned conglomerate, and taken controlling positions in ot [...]
2007-04-02 07:50:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALECON EINV EIND PGOV RS
07MOSCOW1537NEW RUSSIAN DEFENSE MINISTER STILL AN ENIGMA
[...] (C) SUMMARY: More than a month and a half after his appointment as Defense Minister, Anatoliy Serdyukov continues to take a low-key approach to his new job. He has not circulated widely among Defense Ministry officials or military personnel, nor has he publicly articulated a strategic vision for th [...]
2007-04-06 11:39:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPINR MARR MCAP PREL PGOV RS
07MOSCOW1552UKRAINIAN CRISIS: "NO SHARP MOVEMENT" FROM MOSCOW
[...] (C) The GOR continues to keep a cautious but close watch over the unfolding crisis in Ukraine. In private, Russian leaders urge that the US and Russia advocate quietly for a constitutional resolution. DFM Karasin told the Ambassador and DAS Kramer to expect "no sharp movement" from the Russi [...]
2007-04-06 16:54:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UP RS
07MOSCOW1606RUSSIAN ENERGY: GAS OPEC -- NOT QUITE
[...] (U) Very few in Moscow believed that the April 9 Gas Exporting Countries Forum in Doha would result in a decision to set up an OPEC-like cartel. In the run-up to the meeting, Russia's representative Energy Minister Viktor Khristenko said, "the fact that a cartel agreement on price formation f [...]
2007-04-10 14:14:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALEPET ENRG ECON PREL RS
07MOSCOW1631UKRAINE: RUSSIAN OFFICIALS CIRCUMSPECT WHILE DUMA
[...] (C) GOR officials assured the Ambassador April 10 that the Russian government would continue to be an attentive observer of the Ukrainian political crisis while avoiding direct public involvement. Russian Presidential Foreign Affairs Advisor Sergey Prikhodko told the Ambassador that Russia w [...]
2007-04-11 14:53:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UP RS
07MOSCOW1637RUSSIA: GLOBAL NAVIGATION SATELLITE FORUM CONTRASTS COSMIC
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The April 9-10 International Global Navigation Satellite Forum in Moscow showcased advances in global positioning, navigation and timing (PNT) systems. Led by the U.S. GPS system and followed closely by the Russian GLONASS, many new technologies are opening in agriculture, weath [...]
2007-04-12 03:28:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTSPA TSPL ECON RS
07MOSCOW1674OFFICIAL RUSSIA BRISTLES AT SUPPORTING HUMAN RIGHTS AND DEMOCRACY REPORT
[...] (C) In its April 11 reaction to the release of the 2006 Supporting Human Rights and Democracy report, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs further stoked a fire that was set by an April 7 front-page article in the national daily Kommersant and fed with criticism by State Duma Foreign Affairs Commit [...]
2007-04-12 14:51:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PINR SOCI RS KDMR
07MOSCOW1710RUSSIA: AMBASSADOR'S APRIL 12 MEETING WITH UAC DG
[...] (C) Summary. In a April 12 meeting with the Ambassador, Director General of the United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) Aleksey Federov said that he had joined the industry effort to lobby GOR officials, particularly Presidential Aide Igor Shuvalov, for a "balanced" aviation policy to build good re [...]
2007-04-16 05:55:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALEAIR ECON EINV PGOV PARM PINR RS
07MOSCOW1721EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: NOVIKOVA
[...] 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, Novikova Irina PBOUL firm, Moscow, Russia. The company is listed on [...]
2007-04-16 11:09:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ETTC RS
07MOSCOW1723EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: VITALIY
[...] 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, Vitaliy Shevchenko, Kremenchuk, Ukraine. The company is listed on BI [...]
2007-04-16 11:10:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ETTC RS
07MOSCOW1724EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: JSC
[...] 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, JSC Sredneuralsky Copper Smelter Plant, Sverdlovsk Region, Revda, Ru [...]
2007-04-16 11:10:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ETTC RS
07MOSCOW1809UKRAINE: GOR WAITING FOR COMPROMISE
[...] (C) Since the early-April start of the Ukrainian government crisis, the GOR has consistently maintained that it is an internal Ukrainian affair and not amenable to Russia's overt involvement. The Ukrainian FM Yatsenyuk's April 16 visit was portrayed as "business as usual," during which the t [...]
2007-04-19 13:14:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UP RS
07MOSCOW1811RUSSIA: MIXED REVIEWS ON NATIONAL HEALTH PROJECT
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: With thepQ`j6th three main components: improving primary care by raising health sector salaries and purchasing new equipment and ambulances; strengthening prevention and treatment for infectious diseases; and making high-tech health care more widely available. A separate prog [...]
2007-04-20 04:14:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO SCUL SOCI RS
07MOSCOW1834RUSSIA: DEMOGRAPHIC UPTURN?
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Russia's demographics picture brightened in 2006, at least compared to 2005. Leading politicians argue the improvements show the National Priority Health Project is working. Demographics experts are skeptical, however, and believe the recent uptick might only be a temporary bli [...]
2007-04-20 12:41:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO SCUL SOCI RS
07MOSCOW1877US-RUSSIA STRATEGIC SECURITY TALKS, APRIL 17
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Missile Defense (MD) dominated the all-day Strategic Security talks in Moscow April 17. The Russian side, led by Deputy Foreign Minister Kislyak, contended that the proposed placement of MD interceptors and a radar in Poland and the Czech Republic, respectively, occurred along [...]
2007-04-23 14:46:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALKNNP MARR PINS PREL PTER RS
07MOSCOW1896AMBASSADOR PRESSES GOR ON INTERNEWS
[...] (C) The Ambassador emphasized strong USG concerns about Internews/the Educated Media Foundation (EMF) with several senior GOR officials, urging a quick resolution of the case. In separate conversations with First DFM Denisov, DFM Yakovenko, DFM Kislyak, and Presidential Foreign Policy Advisor [...]
2007-04-24 15:36:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM EAID RS
07MOSCOW1919Russia: Environmental NGOs Focus on Sochi
[...] SUMMARY: Large scale development plans for Sochi, a major resort in the south of Russia and one of three finalists to host the 2014 Winter Olympics, continue to prompt concerns among environmental NGOs in Russia. Despite intense government pressure and Rosprirodnadzor approval of an environm [...]
2007-04-26 07:31:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDSENV PGOV RS
07MOSCOW1932PUTIN'S STATE OF THE FEDERATION ADDRESS: TOUTING
[...] (SBU) Summary: President Putin's hour-plus address to the Federal Assembly on April 26 was - he emphasized - his last. To loud applause, he declared support for a "moratorium" on Russia's compliance with the CFE Treaty. He again condemned U.S. plans to deploy BMD systems in Europe. The bul [...]
2007-04-26 15:00:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ECON PGOV PARM RS
07MOSCOW1960RUSSIA: AMBASSADOR'S APRIL 26 MEETING WITH AUDIT
[...] SUMMARY (C) In an April 26 meeting with the Ambassador, Audit Chamber Chairman Stepashin remarked that the presence of former Presidents Bush and Clinton at the Yeltsin funeral will help improve U.S.-Russian relations. He also said that problems with Iranian payments for Bushehr continue to ho [...]
2007-04-27 13:33:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALECON EPET ETRD PGOV PINR PREL RS
07MOSCOW2128ASSISTANT SECRETARY FRIED'S MEETING WITH RUSSIAN
[...] (C) EUR A/S Daniel Fried and Russian DFM Grigoriy Karasin focused on Georgia and Ukraine during an April 23 discussion in Moscow lasting over an hour. Fried noted recent progress from the Georgian side (the release of an Abkhaz official arrested by the Georgians, toned-down rhetoric) and call [...]
2007-05-08 14:38:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR PGOV ETRD PHUM OSCE UNSC GG UP RS
07MOSCOW2129MEDIA AGENCIES MERGE AHEAD OF ELECTIONS AND
[...] (SBU) Summary: Against the background of an increasingly controlled media climate, the GOR has merged the agencies Rosokhrankultur and Rossvyaznadzor into one "super" agency in an effort to consolidate regulatory control of the media and information technology. It will not be known for at l [...]
2007-05-08 15:56:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KDEM PHUM PINR RS
07MOSCOW2166PUTIN'S ENERGY DIPLOMACY: MAY 9-12 VISIT TO
[...] (C) Summary. President Putin appears determined to come back home from his May 9-12 visit to Astana and Ashgabat with a signed document that will guarantee 25 years of Turkmen gas to Russia -- something that the history of Russian-Turkmen gas relations suggests may be a difficult task. Some [...]
2007-05-11 06:09:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EPET ENRG ECON KZ TX RS
07MOSCOW2189SCENESETTER FOR RUSSIA CIVAIR NEGOTIATIONS
[...] (C) Summary. This cable lays out some key U.S.-Russian bilateral aviation issues in preparation for the bilateral Civilian-Aviation Negotiations May 16-17 in Moscow. The Russians have told us they are preparing draft updates to the six annexes to our agreement, which they propose to use as t [...]
2007-05-11 12:50:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALEAIR ECON PREL RS
07MOSCOW2197SLAIN BELARUSIAN JOURNALIST'S SON FLEES TO MOSCOW
[...] (C) This is an action request. See paragraphs 6 and 7. 2. (C) Anton Filimonov, the 17-year-old son of slain Belarusian journalist Veronika Cherkasova, has fled to Moscow accompanied by Cherkasova's stepfather Vladimir Meleshko. Meleshko told REFCOORD that they believed Filimonov was in [...]
2007-05-11 14:46:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPREF PHUM RS
07MOSCOW2201RUSSIA AND A CFE "MORATORIUM"
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Deputy Foreign Minister Kislyak reviewed with the Ambassador Putin's April 26 call for a moratorium on Russia's compliance with the Conventional Forces in Europe (CFE) Treaty and his insistence that all NATO Allies ratify the Adapted Treaty without linkage to the 1999 Istanbul c [...]
2007-05-11 15:35:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPREL KCFE OSCE PARM MARR NATO RS
07MOSCOW2250GIMME SHELTER: STRAYS FIND NEW HOME IN MOSCOW
[...] SUMMARY: Strays roaming Moscow now have an upscale alternative. The International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) recently opened a new Stray Dog and Cat clinic in northern Moscow that is intended to work in tandem with an existing mobile vet clinic. This represents the first such combination [...]
2007-05-15 13:26:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDSENV SOCI PGOV RS
07MOSCOW2332RUSSIAN ENERGY: THE RUSSIA-CENTRAL ASIA GAS DEAL
[...] (C) Summary: During the course of DAS Paul Simons's May 16-17 Moscow visit we spoke with several people about the gas agreements reached between Turkmenistan and Russia during President Putin's recent trip to Russia's southern neighbor. Most of those we spoke to said that they were not surprise [...]
2007-05-18 13:26:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALEPET ENRG ECON PREL RS
07MOSCOW2393THE 2ND ASIAN ENERGY OFFICERS CONFERENCE --
[...] (C) Summary. On April 19-20, Embassy Moscow hosted energy officers from regional Embassies and Washington DC-based USG officials at the 2nd Asia Energy Officers Conference. The conference focused on the still nascent oil and gas linkages between energy-rich Russia and energy-hungry Asia. Rus [...]
2007-05-23 09:34:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALEPET ENRG ECON PREL RS
07MOSCOW2462RUSSIA BILATERAL CIVAIR NEGOTIATIONS: FRUITFUL
[...] (C) The U.S. and Russian civil aviation delegations had productive discussions May 16-17 on updates to the Annexes of our 1994 Bilateral Air Transport Agreement, but no deal was reached. On overflights, the GOR continues to bar any use of the Trans-Siberian routes without a commercial agreemen [...]
2007-05-25 13:14:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALEAIR ECON PREL RS
07MOSCOW2527RUSSIA: REYMAN'S RIO-CENTER LOOKS FOR ALTERNATIVE
[...] (C) Summary. Six months before the Duma elections and nine months before the Presidential contest, several economic think-tankers are laying out strategies for the post-Putin period. Most of these plans are descriptive, not prescriptive: they are critical of the government's record on modern [...]
2007-05-30 13:21:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALECON EINV EIND PGOV PREL RS
07MOSCOW2658SOFT POWER IN ACTION: MOSCOW PROMOTES RUSSIAN
[...] (SBU) Summary: Moscow has ramped up its efforts to promote the Russian language in both the former Soviet Union and throughout the world. Observers say the program is aimed at using "soft power" to maintain Russia's dominance in its neighborhood and underline that Russia remains a great powe [...]
2007-06-05 15:50:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV SOCI RS
07MOSCOW2659LOCAL PUNDITS ON RUSSIA'S ESCALATING RHETORIC
[...] (C) Summary: The latest Russian rhetoric against U.S. missile defense plans, in conjunction with last week's missile testing, is read by both pro-Kremlin and liberal analysts as further evidence of Putin's continued frustration with U.S.-Russian relations. They argue that the combative ton [...]
2007-06-05 16:12:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPREL MCAP PGOV RS
07MOSCOW2741RUSSIA: NO FLEXIBILITY ON CFE REDLINES IN ADVANCE
[...] (C) Summary: The Russians plan to come to the June 12 CFE Extraordinary Conference (which they convened) with no new initiatives. Instead, they plan to restate their longstanding positions and to listen to what the U.S. and its Allies have to offer. Barring an unanticipated decision by NA [...]
2007-06-08 11:48:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPREL NATO PARM RS
07MOSCOW2768MISSILE DEFENSE: POSITIVE REACTION TO PUTIN'S
[...] (C) Summary: Putin's offer to collaborate with the U.S. in Missile Defense at the Qabala radar site in Azerbaijan has been hailed by Russian officials and most commentators. Most argue that Moscow's offer of cooperation should be taken at face value and seriously. By proffering Russian coo [...]
2007-06-08 15:34:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPREL MCAP MARR MASS MNUC RS
07MOSCOW2928TRANSMITTAL OF USG ASSURANCES REGARDING BANCO
[...] (SBU) This message is sensitive but unclassified and not for Internet distribution. 2. (SBU) Per reftel, Embassy delivered via diplomatic note, under cover of a letter from the Ambassador, USG assurances regarding Banco Delta Asia to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on June 18. In respons [...]
2007-06-18 15:13:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN RS KN KS
07MOSCOW2932RUSSIA: INVESTMENT BOOMING AT RECORD LEVELS
[...] (C) Summary: This year's annual update on Russia's investment trends includes a number of impressive headlines: record foreign direct investment (FDI) flows into Russia; record domestic investment; record sums raised by Russian companies through IPOs; and record outward investment by Russian c [...]
2007-06-19 05:58:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALEINV ECON RS
07MOSCOW2970CODEL NELSON-LOTT: INTERPARLIAMENTARY TALKS FOCUS
[...] (SBU) Summary: In May 27-28 sessions in Moscow of the U.S.-Russian Senate-Federation Council Interparliamentary Working Group, co-chairs Senators Ben Nelson and Trent Lott and Russian Federation Council Foreign Affairs Committee Chair Mikhail Margelov underlined the importance of encouragin [...]
2007-06-19 14:42:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PARM MNUC ETRD OREP NELSON LOTT RS
07MOSCOW2981SMALL BUSINESSES REPORT SOME EASING IN CORRUPTION
[...] (C) Su... C O N F I D E N T I A L MOSCOW 002981 SIPDIS SIPDIS E.O. 12958: DECL: 06/13/2017 TAGS: ECON PREL RS Â [...]
2007-06-20 07:59:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALECON PREL RS
07MOSCOW2985USE OF RUSSIAN HELOS IN DARFUR RAISED WITH MFA
[...] (S) SUMMARY: The DCM and other Embassy officers have raised new evidence of the reported use of Russian helicopters in Darfur with mutliple MFA officials June 13-19. MFA officials questioned the veracity of our information, but they agreed to look into US concerns, including end-use checks [...]
2007-06-20 11:57:00Embassy MoscowSECRETMARR ETTC PREL PARM RS SU
07MOSCOW3025RUSSIA INFORMED OF US POLICY ON LETHAL MILITARY
[...] (S) We briefed Sergey Vershinen, Director of the Foreign Ministry's Middle East and North Africa Department, on reftel policy on exports of lethal military equipment to Libya, and we followed up June 19 with Sergey Petlyakov, Director of the Arms Technology and Transfer Policy office in the MF [...]
2007-06-21 13:35:00Embassy MoscowSECRETPARM PREL ETTC RS LY
07MOSCOW3034KREMLIN NON-AGGRESSION PACT WITH THE COMMUNIST
[...] (C) Communist Party (KPRF) contacts suggest that the Kremlin has agreed not to interfere in the party's election campaign efforts, in exchange for the KPRF's agreement to eschew direct criticism of Putin. While some view this as an effort by Kremlin Presidential Administration Deputy Vladisla [...]
2007-06-22 08:47:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPGOV SOCI PINR RS
07MOSCOW3064EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: VYACHESLAV
[...] 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, Vyacheslav Filinov, Moscow, Russia. The company is listed on BIS lic [...]
2007-06-25 12:23:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ETTC RS
07MOSCOW3138AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH GARRY KASPAROV: KOSOVO
[...] (C) Garry Kasparov on June 26 talked with the Ambassador about the future of his Other Russia movement, the state of other political parties, the Russian presidential succession, the December Duma elections, and Russian foreign policy. He ascribed President Putin's recent hard line with the We [...]
2007-06-27 14:56:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM PHUM PINR RS
07MOSCOW3139HUGO CHAVEZ RETURNS TO RUSSIA SEEKING MORE ARMS
[...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador expressed strong concern to Security Council Secretary Ivanov and Kremlin Foreign Policy Adviser Prikhodko over the visit of Venezuelan President Chavez to Moscow, June 28-30, on the eve of Putin's meeting with the President in Kennebunkport. Noting that the visi [...]
2007-06-27 15:26:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR ECON RS
07MOSCOW3162RUSSIA: DEPUTY TREASURY SECRETARY KIMMITT'S
[...] (U) SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED. NOT FOR INTERNET DISTRIBUTION. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: In a June 22 meeting with Deputy Treasury Secretary Kimmitt, Russian Deputy FM Denisov expressed SIPDIS interest in cooperating with Iraq for the long term ("we are optimists") but indicated that debt reli [...]
2007-06-28 12:48:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN ENRG EIND PREL PINR IZ KN IR RS
07MOSCOW3207MOSCOW LOWERS CHAVEZ VISIT PROFILE
[...] (C) Summary. Amid media reports that the Kremlin is attempting to keep a leash on the firebrand Venezuelan leader in the lead up to the Kennebunkport summit, Hugo Chavez held a low-key meeting with President Putin on June 28. The tete-a-tete meeting presumably covered two important agenda i [...]
2007-06-29 13:43:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR ECON RS
07MOSCOW3262ROGOZIN ON "GREAT RUSSIA;" KOSOVO
[...] (C) Summary: The charismatic and unscrupulous Dmitriy Rogozin is making another political bid to tap Russian nationalism with the attempted registration of a new political party, "Great Russia." Claiming to have siphoned off his previous Rodina supporters, dissatisfied with their merger in [...]
2007-07-03 13:54:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PREL RS
07MOSCOW3344TREASURY DEPUTY SECRETARY KIMMITT'S JUNE 20
[...] (C) Summary. In a June 20 dinner meeting with Treasury Deputy Secretary Kimmitt and Ambassador Burns, Finance Minister Kudrin raised the issue of Iraqi debt forgiveness. Kimmitt expressed appreciation for Russia's assistance with the transfer of funds from Banco Delta Asia to the Far Easter [...]
2007-07-09 12:45:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALEINV EFIN ECON RS
07MOSCOW3434RUSSIA AND IRAN: MOSCOW'S SHIFTING VIEWS
[...] (C) Summary: Iran's nuclear program has posed an increasing challenge to Russia's foreign policy as Moscow tries to balance its strong interest in preventing a nuclear armed Iran against the political and economic considerations that have traditionally driven relations with Tehran. However, [...]
2007-07-13 11:06:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM KNNP ETRD MASS IR RS
07MOSCOW3529RUSSIA ENERGY: OIL COMPANY EXECS TELL U/S JEFFREY
[...] (SBU) Summary: During a lunch meeting with U/S Jeffrey, local representatives of Chevron, ExxonMobil, and ConocoPhillips told us that the best way to engage Russia and enhance global energy security is to focus on positive dialogue geared towards helping Russia improve its oil and gas investm [...]
2007-07-19 08:01:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEPET ENRG ECON PREL RS
07MOSCOW3530RUSSIA: KAZAN FAIR VENTURES INTO INVESTMENT ARENA
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Tatarstan recently hosted a Regional Venture Fair in the historic city of Kazan to showcase the development of local innovative enterprises. The impressive array of high technology companies at the fair and at the regional technopark contrasted with the decaying condition of th [...]
2007-07-19 08:44:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALECON EINT RS TNGD
07MOSCOW3542IGOR IVANOV OUT AT SECURITY COUNCIL; VALENTIN
[...] (C) On July 18, President Putin accepted Security Council Secretary Igor Ivanov's resignation, which had been pending for several weeks (reftel). Ivanov first offered to resign in February, prompted largely by differences over Russia's relations with the West and concerns about the role of [...]
2007-07-19 14:00:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR RS
07MOSCOW3579THINKING ABOUT KADYROV
[...] (C) Ramzan Kadyrov recently celebrated his 100th day as President of Chechnya. Characteristics of the new order are already visible: -- The appointment of personnel who have no loyalties except to Kadyrov, and the steady elimination of those with independent ties to Moscow or independent bases of [...]
2007-07-23 06:00:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM PINR RS
07MOSCOW3581THE SUCCESSION RACE: MEDVEDEV AND IVANOV AT THE
[...] (C) Elections for President Putin's successor are slated for March 2008 and two candidates --First Deputy Prime Ministers Sergey Ivanov and Dmitriy Medvedev-- have the blessing of the Kremlin and are already campaigning feverishly. This message discusses their recent efforts, while a subseque [...]
2007-07-23 06:20:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR RS
07MOSCOW3601PUTIN CONTINUES DRIVE TO MORE PALATABLE HISTORY
[...] (SBU) Summary: President Putin's effort to inculcate Russia's children with "national pride" via appropriately written history textbooks could bear fruit at the start of the 2008 school year. The campaign, which began in 2003 with the ban of a popular history textbook and a Kremlin call for [...]
2007-07-23 14:08:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINR SOCI RS
07MOSCOW3684FLY ME TO THE MOON, AND MARS; SHAKE-OUT IN RUSSIAN
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On June 22 the president of Energia, one of the major Russian space corporations, was suspended by the Board of Directors at the instigation of the Federal Space Agency Roskosmos in a reported dispute over the direction of space exploration. He had urged more market-oriented p [...]
2007-07-27 14:57:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALTSPA ESA KSCA TSPL RS
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