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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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00HANOI1316 AMBASSADOR REVIEWS RELATIONS WITH FM NIEN
[...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY CHARGE D'AFFAIRES DENNIS HARTER. REASON: 1.5 (B) AND (D) 2. (C) BEGIN SUMMARY: AMB. PETERSON CALLED ON FM NGUYEN DY NIEN JUNE 9 PRIOR TO THE FORMER'S DEPARTURE FOR WASHINGTON. NIEN HOPED THAT JACKSON-VANIK WAIVERS WOULD NO LONGER BE NECESSARY IN THE FUTURE AND THAT T [...]
2000-06-15 08:19:00Embassy HanoiCONFIDENTIALPREL ETRD VM US
00HANOI1318 MFA OFFICIAL ON STRAINS IN U.S.-SRV RELATIONS
[...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY CHARGE D'AFFAIRES DENNIS HARTER. REASONS: 1.5 (B) (D). 2. (C) BEGIN SUMMARY: MFA AMERICAS DEPT HEAD NGUYEN MANH HUNG RECENTLY LAMENTED TO THE AMBASSADOR STRAINS THAT HAVE ENTERED U.S.-VIETNAM RELATIONS. SPECIFICALLY, THE GVN HAS TAKEN EXCEPTION TO SEVERAL NON-BINDING [...]
2000-06-15 10:11:00Embassy HanoiCONFIDENTIALPREL VM US
00HANOI1712 US DOD SEEKS ENVIRONMENTAL COOPERATION PROGRAM WITH VIETNAM MILITARY
[...] FROM JUL 31-AUG 3, A FOUR-PERSON USDOD TEAM VISITED VIETNAM FOR TALKS WITH VIETNAMESE OFFICIALS ON ENHANCING COOPERATION ON MILITARY ENVIRONMENT AND HEALTH ISSUES. AGREEMENT WAS REACHED TO CONSIDER U.S. SUPPORT TO THE GVN IN EFFORTS TO HOST A REGIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL WORKSHOP IN THEIR ROLE AS [...]
2000-08-10 09:07:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIEDMASS EAID VM US
00HARARE2204PROPOSAL FOR POTUS TO ENGAGE MUGABE BY TELEPHONE ON CURRENT DISTURBANCES IN ZIMBABWE
[...] (C) RECENT, PRESIDENTIALLY DIRECTED EVENTS HAVE TAKEN ZIMBABWE TO THE VERGE OF CRISIS. WE BELIEVE A STRONG AND HIGH-LEVEL MESSAGE APPEALING FOR CALM, RESTRAINT AND A RETURN TO DEMOCRACY AND RESPECT FOR THE RULE OF LAW AND HUMAN RIGHTS IS CRITICAL. IN THIS CONNECTION, I STRONGLY URGE THAT PR [...]
2000-04-24 12:44:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPREL ZI US SF WA MZ ZA PGOV
00HARARE3521THE NEW ZIMBABWEAN PARLIAMENT: THE GLOVES
[...] (C) SUMMARY: ZIMBABWE HAS CHANGED FOREVER AS A RESULT OF THE RECENT PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION THAT BROADENED PARTICIPATORY DEMOCRACY IN THE COUNTRY. THE "LOSERS" IN THIS ELECTION, THE OPPOSITION MOVEMENT FOR DEMOCRATIC CHANGE (MDC),WILL TAKE THEIR ELECTORAL GRIEVANCES TO COURT, NOT THE STREET, [...]
2000-06-28 13:12:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM PINR PREL ZI US
00HARARE3615FOURTH OF JULY CONGRATULATORY MESSAGE FROM PRESIDENT MUGABE
[...] No summary [...]
2000-07-03 13:48:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDOPDC PREL PGOV ZI US
00HARARE3616FOREIGN MINISTER PROTESTS ZIMBABWE DEMOCRACY
[...] (C) ON JULY 3 FOREIGN MINISTER STANISLAUS MUDENGE GRANTED AMBASSADOR MCDONALD AN AUDIENCE TO REGISTER HIS CONCERN ABOUT PASSAGE OF THE ZIMBABWE DEMOCRACY ACT IN THE SENATE. IN THIS CONNECTION, THE MINISTER SAID HE WAS UNHAPPY ABOUT THE FLURRY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITIES IN THE UNITED STATES TA [...]
2000-07-03 17:02:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ZI US
00HARARE3634GOVERNMENT OF ZIMBABWE SENDS SIGNALS OF
[...] (C) THE ZIMBABWEAN GOVERNMENT HAS FINALLY FOCUSED ON THE USG'S CRITICAL WORDS AND ACTIONS IN THE LAST FEW MONTHS AND HAS BEGUN SENDING SIGNALS OF ITS DISPLEASURE. THESE INCLUDE NOT ACCREDITING THE NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC INSTITUTE (NDI) AND THE INTERNATIONAL REPUBLICAN INSTITUTE (IRI) AS ELECTION [...]
2000-07-05 09:56:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ZI US
00HARARE4147ZIMBABWE TAKES ITS CASE AGAIQ THE ZIMBABWE
[...] (U) ON THE MORNING OF JULY 27 FOREIGN MINISTER STANISLAUS MUDENGE CONVENED THE AMBASSADORS AND HIGH COMMISSIONERS FROM THE NONALIGNED MOVEMENT (NAM) COUNTRIES REPRESENTED IN HARARE FOR A BRIEFING ON THE IMPLICATIONS OF THE ZIMBABWE DEMOCRACY ACT AT THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS. ACCORDING [...]
2000-07-27 14:28:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EFIN ZI US
00HARARE5362MFA INQUIRES ABOUT AMBASSADOR'S CALL ON
[...] (C) AMBASSADOR MCDONALD MET FOR HALF AN HOUR WITH MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS DEPUTY DIRECTOR FOR EUROPE AND THE AMERICAS JONATHAN WUTAWUNASHE AT THE LATTER'S CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 HARARE 05362 251504Z REQUEST SEPTEMBER 25. WUTAWUNASHE GOT TO THE POINT QUICKL [...]
2000-09-25 15:05:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPREL OIIP US ZI
00HARARE6993AMBASSADOR'S FAREWELL CALL: MUGABE STILL BITTER
[...] (C) PRESIDENT MUGABE RECEIVED ME DECEMBER 13 FOR A ONE HALF-HOUR FAREWELL CALL. WHILE THE ATMOSPHERICS OF THE MEETING WERE GOOD AND LIGHT, I DID MANAGE TO INTERRUPT THE START OF A TIRADE AGAINST THE BRITISH BY ADVANCING THE ARGUMENT THAT MUGABE SHOULD TO GIVE UNDP ADMINISTRATOR MARK MALLOCH- [...]
2000-12-13 09:05:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EAID EAGR ZI US
01HANOI2175QFOREIGN MINISTRY OBJECTS TO VIETNAM HUMAN RIGHTS ACT AND US POSTAL SERVICE ACTION
[...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY CHARGE DQAFFAIRES ROBERT C. PORTER, JR. REASON: 1.5(D). 2. (C) THE DIRECTOR OF THE AMERICAS DEPARTMENT AT THE FOREIGN MINISTRY, MR. NGUYEN XUAN PHONG, CALLED IN THE CHARGE ON SEPTEMBER 5 TO REAFFIRM THE GVN'S POSITION ON "CERTAIN ISSUES WHICH RECENTLY HAVE NEGATIVELY AF [...]
2001-09-05 09:57:00Embassy HanoiCONFIDENTIALPINS US VM HUMANR PREL
01HARARE1079 ZIMBABWE DEMOCRACY AND ECONOMIC RECOVERY ACT
[...] (U) IN THE LAST SEVERAL DAYS, AS REPORTED REFTEL, TWO OF ZIMBABWE'S INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPERS HAVE DEVOTED PROMINENT COVERAGE TO THE MARCH 8 INTRODUCTION IN THE U.S. SENATE OF THE ZIMBABWE DEMOCRACY AND ECONOMIC RECOVERY ACT (ZDERA). ALTHOUGH THE ACCOUNTS IN BOTH PAPERS WERE GENERALLY FACTUAL, TH [...]
2001-03-21 10:11:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KDEM ZI US
01HARARE2397MUGABE HEWS TO HARD LINE IN HEROES' DAY
[...] (C) PRESIDENT MUGABE'S NATIONAL HEROES' DAY ADDRESS TO A LARGE BUT LISTLESS CROWD AT HEROES' ACRE WAS DEFIANT IN TONE AND UNCHANGED IN SUBSTANCE. MUGABE LAMBASTED THE BRITISH FOR THEIR HISTORICAL SINS AND TOOK AIM AT THE U.S. OVER THE SENATE PASSAGE OF ZDERA. HE TALLIED UP FIGURES FOR LAND [...]
2001-08-14 11:05:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM UK US ZI
01LONDON5780TFUS01: EMBASSY LONDON SITREP 11, 09/28/01
[...] (U) PM TONY BLAIR MET SEPTEMBER 27 WITH A DIVERSE GROUP OF BRITISH MUSLIM LEADERS AT DOWNING STREET AND ANNOUNCED, "JUST AS WE HAVE BUILT A POLITICAL AND MILITARY COALITION FOLLOWING THE EVENTS IN AMERICA, NOW WE HAVE ALSO TO BUILD A HUMANITARIAN COALITION TO DEAL WITH THE HUMANITARIAN CRISIS [...]
2001-09-28 17:53:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALMARR PREL PGOV US UK
01VATICAN6350THREE MONTH ANNIVERSARY REMEMBRANCE EVENT OF SEPTEMBER 11 ATTACKS
[...] EMBASSY CONTACTED THE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT OF VATICAN CITY TO EXPLAIN THE IMPORTANCE OF A THREE-MONTH COMMEMORATION OF THE SEPTEMBER 11 ATTACK. WE REQUESTED THAT THE VATICAN HOLD AN EVENT IN REMEMBRANCE ON TUESDAY, DECEMBER 11 AT 1446. THE VATICAN WILL CONFIRM LATER TODAY A MEMORIAL SERV [...]
2001-12-07 15:44:00Embassy VaticanUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KPAO PREL US OIIP CWG PD
02ABUJA1919NIGERIA'S OBASANJO SEEKING WARMER RELATIONS WITH
[...] (C) Summary: President Obasanjo senses a loss of warmth in Nigeria's relationship with the U.S. and feels the U.S. and U.K. are frustrating his efforts by setting too tough terms for support, according to his VP. Obasanjo reportedly blames reports from Embassy Abuja and the British High Commi [...]
2002-06-26 13:08:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID EFIN PINR NI UK US
02ABUJA3332 UPDATED NIGERIA TRIP WIRES
[...] (C/NF) Abuja and Lagos EACs met separately to examine and update tripwires last reported reftel. The impetus for these meetings was rising tensions associated with electoral activity in Nigeria and the possibility of U.S. military action in Iraq. This message reports tripwires for both Post [...]
2002-12-18 15:50:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNAEMR ASEC PTER PINS CASC NI US
02ABUJA521NIGERIA: 9-11 DISASTER SUPPORT
[...] Post recently received the letter at para 3 (which included a donation of 15,000 Naira, or USD140),which is indicative of the messages of solidarity we have received from ordinary Nigerians in support of the families affected by 9-11. We thought it important to inform the Department how ordi [...]
2002-02-21 08:08:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PTER US NI
02AMMAN2221DEMARCHE ON BOYCOTT OF U.S. AND ISRAELI PRODUCTS
[...] (SBU) On May 6, Poloff conveyed reftel points on the boycott issue to Ali Al-Ayed of Foreign Minister Muasher's Private Office. Al-Ayed offered no substantive comment but promised to convey the message to FM Muasher who is currently in Washington with King Abdullah and other senior members of [...]
2002-05-06 14:44:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDKBCT PREL ETRD AL IS US JO
02AMMAN2258GOJ TAKES ACTIONS TO DISCOURAGE BOYCOTT OF U.S.
[...] (C) Responding to our earlier demarche on the local call for a boycott of U.S. goods (ref a),Acting Foreign Minister Shaher Bak told Charge and PolCouns May 8 that Prime Minister Ali Abul Ragheb was trying to discourage the boycott of U.S. goods in Jordan. Bak reported that Abul Ragheb has [...]
2002-05-08 11:48:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALKBCT PREL ETRD IS US JO
02AMMAN2725FONMIN SAYS JORDAN TO PRESS PARIS CLUB FOR
[...] (C) During a May 27 meeting with the Ambassador and PolCouns on other topics (septel),Foreign Minister Marwan Muasher mentioned that he was leaving in twelve hours for Tokyo to talk about Jordan's need for debt relief. Jordan, Muasher argued, needs "debt reprofiling on a long term basis" s [...]
2002-05-28 15:09:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALEFIN PREL US JO
02AMMAN2892KING, PM AND FONMIN PITCH A/S BURNS ON DEBT RELIEF
[...] (C) Prime Minister Ali Abul Ragheb and Foreign Minister Marwan Muasher asked A/S Burns and the Ambassador June 2 for greater U.S. support for Jordan's request for a reprofiling of its debt. Abul Ragheb said that Muasher's just-concluded meetings in Japan on debt had not gone well, with the [...]
2002-06-03 14:53:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALEFIN PREL JA US JO
02AMMAN3427GOJ'S OFFICIAL RESPONSE TO PRESIDENT BUSH'S SPEECH
[...] The Jordanian Foreign Ministry released on June 25 Jordan's official response to President Bush's June 24 speech on the Middle East. The full text follows: Begin text of statement. We welcome President Bush's speech and the commitment to US engagement. It is extremely important that the [...]
2002-06-25 12:14:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KPAL US JO
02AMMAN3617EUROPEANS ASK IF U.S. WILL BE MORE FORTHCOMING ON
[...] (C) During a regular monthly breakfast meeting July 2, new British Ambassador Christopher Prentice told the Ambassador that HMG had been surprised by the conservative stance of the USG on debt relief for Jordan at the June 20 Paris Club meeting (ref a). Prentice noted that PM Blair and FonS [...]
2002-07-02 16:35:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALEFIN PREL US JO
02AMMAN5239SEPTEMBER 11 MEETING OF EMBASSY AMMAN'S HOMELAND
[...] (S/NF) The Charge on September 11 chaired a meeting of Embassy Amman's Homeland Security Working Group (HSWG). A/DCM, and DAO, LEGATT, ORCA, RSO, POL, ECON, CONS, and ADMIN agency/section chiefs participated in the meeting. 2. (S) We intend to use the meetings of the newly-constituted H [...]
2002-09-12 16:31:00Embassy AmmanSECRET//NOFORNASEC PTER CASC US JO
02AMMAN5626MFA LEGAL ADVISOR SAYS ARTICLE 98 AGREEMENT STILL
[...] (U) This is an action request for the Department. See para 5 below. 2. (C) MFA Legal Advisor Samer Naber told PolCouns September 29 that the GOJ has not yet reached a conclusion on whether it can sign a bilateral Article 98 agreement with the U.S. He noted that, although Justice Minis [...]
2002-09-30 14:37:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV US JO UN
02AMMAN5838PRIME MINISTER ABUL RAGHEB ON HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES,
[...] (C) The Ambassador and DCM spoke October 5 with Prime Minister Ali Abul Ragheb about human rights and legal assistance issues (other topics septels, notal). Abul Ragheb mentioned that the Jordanian Ministry of Justice was collecting the bank records requested by the U.S. Department of Justi [...]
2002-10-08 11:59:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALCJAN PHUM PREL US JO
02AMMAN5908PM ABUL RAGHEB TELLS DAS CHENEY GOJ WORKING ON
[...] (C) NEA DAS Elizabeth Cheney met October 8 with Prime Minister Ali Abul Ragheb to discuss economic, political, and educational reform issues (septel). Ambassador Gnehm, USAID Director, and PolCouns accompanied. Planning Minister Bassam Awadallah and PM's Media Advisor Natasha Bukhari sat in [...]
2002-10-10 12:50:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PREL US JO
02AMMAN5915PM ABUL RAGHEB TELLS DAS CHENEY GOJ TO CONTINUE
[...] (SBU) NEA DAS Elizabeth Cheney discussed the USAID program and economic reform October 8 with Prime Minister Ali Abul Ragheb and Planning Minister Bassam Awadallah (discussion of honor killings reported in septel). Ambassador Gnehm, USAID Director Christiansen-Wagner and PolCouns Silliman ac [...]
2002-10-10 13:59:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID PGOV US JO
02AMMAN6226DOPCAT DEMARCHE DELIVERED: JORDAN WILL ALLY ITSELF
[...] (SBU) On October 24, PolCouns and Poloff delivered reftel demarche on the Draft Optional Protocol to the Convention Against Torture (DOPCAT) to Samer Naber, the MFA's Legal Advisor. Naber welcomed the points saying that Jordan had its own reservations about the DOPCAT and how it had been han [...]
2002-10-24 13:25:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM US JO
02AMMAN6427JORDAN RESPONDS TO BANK RECORDS REQUEST, INDICATES
[...] (C) Over the past two months, Embassy Officers have heard from a variety of GOJ officials increased willingness to cooperate on U.S. legal assistance requests. For example, Justice Minister Nabulsi told the Charge, Legatt, and PolCouns September 15 that the Justice Ministry supported provid [...]
2002-11-03 14:21:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPREL CJAN PTER US JO
02AMMAN6785LESSENING THE BLOW TO THE GOJ OF MOVING TO
[...] (S) If the Department approves our request for authorized departure (ref A),we need to consider carefully how to soften the political impact of this decision on Jordan. We should take steps to reassure the King and government that the U.S. continues to attach great value to the relationshi [...]
2002-11-20 19:48:00Embassy AmmanSECRET//NOFORNPREL ASEC US JO
02AMMAN6926ARTICLE 98: JORDAN EMPOWERS ITS UN PERMREP TO
[...] (C) PolCouns on November 26 separately queried Ali al-Ayed, personal assistant to Foreign Minister Muasher, and Samer Naber, MFA Legal Advisor, about the status of GOJ consideration of an Article 98 agreement with the U.S. PolCouns reiterated our desire to complete an agreement with Jordan a [...]
2002-11-27 11:39:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPREL US JO ICC
02HARARE2160 ZIMBABWE HUMANITARIAN CRISIS: THE FOOD GAP
[...] (U) Summary: The Zimbabwe Emergency Food Security Assessment Repo po prepared by the Zimbabwe National Vulnerability Assessment Committee (VAC),in collaboration with a number of UN Agencies, NGOs, the Government of Zimbabwe (GOZ) and SADC, was released on 16 September 2002. This report rai [...]
2002-09-26 12:45:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREL US ZI
02HARARE2210 ZIMBABWE FOOD SWAP AGREEMENT SIGNED
[...] This is to confirm that the ref. Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the long-planned swap of 17,500 Metric Tons (MT) of U.S.-source whole kernel corn/maize donated to the World Food Program's Emergency Operation (EMOP) appeal for Zimbabwe with an equivalent amount of corn/maize from Governm [...]
2002-10-02 13:49:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREL US ZI
02HARARE2217 ZIMBABWE HUMANITARIAN CRISIS: THE FOOD GAP
[...] Summary: The Zimbabwe Emergency Food Security Assessment Report prepared by the Zimbabwe National Vulnerability Assessment Committee (VAC),in collaboration with a number of UN Agencies, NGOs, the Government of Zimbabwe (GOZ) and SADC, was released on 16 September 2002. This report raises th [...]
2002-10-03 11:10:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREL US ZI
02HARARE2469ZIMBABWE HUMANITARIAN CRISIS:
[...] On October 25, donors, including USAID/Harare, met with U.N. management to discuss current problems and a way forward for UNDP/Zimbabwe's RRU. Following a frank discussion of the Unit's several shortcomings, the U.N. Humanitarian Co-ordinator proposed a revised structure for the RRU to addres [...]
2002-11-12 11:28:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREL US ZI
02HARARE2472 U.N. DONOR MEETING WITH GOZ MINISTERS OF HEALTH
[...] Summary: On November 6, Ambassador Sullivan and A/USAID Director attended a meeting, hosted and chaired by the U.N. Humanitarian Co-ordinator (HC) to Zimbabwe (J. Victor Angelo),between major donor country representatives and key Government of Zimbabwe (GOZ) officials on the worsening humanit [...]
2002-11-12 13:02:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREL US ZI
02HARARE2622WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME ZIMBABWE STATUS UPDATE
[...] During October 2002, the World Food Programme (WFP) distributed 22,495 metric tons (MT) of food commodities, falling short of its planned distribution of 33,060 MT. Nevertheless, because of increased food insecurity in Zimbabwe, WFP is expanding its targeted number of beneficiaries from 1.9 m [...]
2002-11-20 13:40:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREL US ZI
02HARARE2623ZIMBABWE AGRICULTURAL OUTLOOK FOR 2002/03 SEASON
[...] As of mid-November, rainfall has been slightly below normal over most of the country. If the rains persist, those farmers that have already planted could reap good harvests. Although those farmers that have not yet planted can still reap good harvests, they will have less flexibility to adju [...]
2002-11-20 13:50:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREL US ZI
02HARARE2632Field Visit Report to Matebeleland North;
[...] This cable summarizes the major findings on the food security situation in Matebeleland North Province from a recent field visit conducted to the area by a joint USAID Food for Peace, Famine Early Warning Service Network (FEWS NET) and World Food Programme (WFP) team. ---------------- PU [...]
2002-11-21 12:22:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREL US ZI
02HARARE2826FOOD SECURITY ASSESSMENT CONDUCTED IN ZIMBABWE
[...] The Zimbabwe Vulnerability Assessment Committee (VAC) conducted an assessment of food security in Zimbabwe between December 2 and 6, 2002. A preliminary report on the assessment is expected o/a December 18, 2002. Monitoring teams conducted focus group interviews in 62 villages throughout Zi [...]
2002-12-18 14:19:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREL US ZI
02HARARE2862WFP RESUMES FOOD ASSISTANCE TO INSIZA
[...] The World Food Programme (WFP) resumed general food distributions to Insiza District on Monday, December 16, 2002. The USAID Emergency Food for Peace Officer (FFPO) visited two villages in Insiza district on December 18, 2002. The FFPO monitored the distribution and verified that the food [...]
2002-12-27 10:09:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREL US ZI
02JAKARTA1853RELIGOUS EXTREMISTS SEEKING "SHORTCUT TO
[...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY POLOFF I. REED, REASON 1. 5 (D). 2. (C) SUMMARY: COORDINATING PEOPLE'S WELFARE MINISTER JUSUF KALLA TOLD VISITING EAP A/S JAMES KELLY MAY 18 THAT ECONOMIC MARGINALIZATION OF LOCALS WAS THE ROOT CAUSE OF INDONESIA'S COMMUNAL AND SEPARATIST CONFLICTS. HE DOWNPLAYED THE IMP [...]
2002-05-22 05:41:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ID US
02KUWAIT5177(C) GOK URGES US/SCIRI CONTACTS, WITH SOME
[...] (C) Summary: After a November 25 meeting with Codel Issa and the Ambassador, Kuwait's Minstate for Foreign Affairs offered to facilitate a meeting between the Codel and the Supreme Council for the Islamic Revolution in Iraq's (SCIRI's) Chairman Mohammed Baqer al-Hakim and suggested it might b [...]
2002-12-01 08:00:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALMARR PREL IZ US KU
02KUWAIT5231Erroneous GOK Press Statement Reqardinq Accident
[...] (SBU) This afternoon the Kuwaiti Ministry of Interior issued a press statement (text in paragraph 3 below) regarding a naval incident that took place near Bubiyan Island this morning in which one American and one Kuwait received minor injuries. The MOI statement contains information that diff [...]
2002-12-03 16:58:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MOPS US KU
02KUWAIT5241(U) CODEL ISSA MEETS KUWAITI NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
[...] (C) Summary: Codel Issa met with the Speaker of Kuwait's National Assembly, Mr. Jassem Al-Khorafi, and other MP's on November 25, 2002. Among the topics discussed were Kuwait's concerns over the U.S.-Saudi relationship, a post-Saddam Iraq and the impact of U.S. policies in Israel and the terri [...]
2002-12-04 11:28:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALIZ KU OREP PGOV PREL US
02KUWAIT5526IN WAKE OF FATAL ACCIDENT GOK SEEKS TIGHTER
[...] (C) In the course of a December 25 meeting on other topics (septels),the Ambassador and Kuwait Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Dr. Shaykh Mohammed al-Sabah discussed the December 22 death of French journalist Patrick Bourrat as a result of injuries he suffered the preceding day while co [...]
2002-12-26 11:59:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALMOPS PREL US FR IZ KU
02ROME1229GOI'S REACTION TO THE NEW ZINNI MISSION AND
[...] (C) ON MARCH 8, POL MC AND NEA WATCHER DELIVERED REFTEL POINTS AND THE PRESIDENT'S ANNOUNCEMENT TO LUCA FERRARI, THE MFA'S OFFICE DIRECTOR FOR ISRAEL AND PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS. POL MC STRESSED THE IMPORTANCE OF HAVING THE EU AND THE US SPEAK THE SAME MESSAGE ON THE MEPP: IT'S IMPERATIVE FOR ARAF [...]
2002-03-08 15:19:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAL IS XF US IT UN
02ROME1695ITALY'S MFA REQUESTS GEN. ZINNI TO SERVE AS
[...] (C) ON APRIL 4, LUCA FERRARI, MFA'S OFFICE DIRECTOR FOR THE MIDDLE EAST, CONTACTED NEA WATCHER TO EXPRESS THE GOI'S GRAVE CONCERN OVER THE SITUATION IN BETHLEHEM. ACCORDING TO FERRARI, TANZIM MILITANTS, PALESTINIAN CIVILIANS, AND THE GOVERNOR OF BETHLEHEM (WHOM HE DESCRIBED AS A "MODERATE CHR [...]
2002-04-04 13:26:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPREL IS XF US IT MEPP
02ROME1769UNCHR: ITALIANS EXPECT INCREASED U.S. EFFORT TO
[...] (C) MFA POLITICAL DIRECTOR GIANCARLO ARAGONA IS SCHEDULED TO MEET YOU 4/11, AFTER ARRIVING IN WASHINGTON 4/10. ARAGONA'S ROLE WAS INSTRUMENTAL, IF NOT DECISIVE, IN THE GOI'S DECISION TO POSTPONE ITS UNCHR CANDIDACY AND THEREBY MAKE WAY FOR THE U.S. TO RETURN TO THE COMMISSION IN 2003. ALTHOUG [...]
2002-04-09 13:29:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL IT US UNHRC
02ROME3217ITALY: REACTION TO THE PRESIDENT'S JUNE 24 SPEECH
[...] (U) SUMMARY: THE GOI INITIALLY EXPRESSED GENERAL SUPPORT FOR THE PRESIDENT'S JUNE 24 SPEECH ON THE MIDDLE EAST TEMPERED WITH CONCERN OVER ARAFAT'S ROLE. AFTER THE G8 SUMMIT, WHERE PM AND ACTING FM BERLUSCONI HAD A CHANCE TO SPEAK WITH PRESIDENT BUSH AND WAS REPORTEDLY "OVERWHELMED" BY THE EVI [...]
2002-07-02 08:01:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAL IS US XF IT UN
02SANAA3591USS COLE: INVESTIGATION AND PROSECUTION
[...] (S/NOFORN) BEGIN SUMMARY: THE YEMENI GOVERNMENT IS MOVING TOWARDS KEY DECISIONS REGARDING THE USS COLE INVESTIGATION, AND THE SUSPECTS IT HOLDS FALL INTO FOUR CATEGORIES: A) THOSE WHO WILL FACE TRIAL SOON; B) THOSE WHOSE TRIAL WILL CONTINUE TO BE HELD IN ABEYANCE AT U.S. REQUEST; C) THOSE WH [...]
2002-10-20 10:09:00Embassy SanaaSECRETPREL PTER PGOV PINS YM US
02TEGUCIGALPA3428PROPOSED MUNITIONS EXPORT APPLICATIONS #865798 AND
[...] SUMMARY: Omni Engineering Company, Inc. has applied for two (2) licenses to import arms and ammunition to Honduras. Application #865798 is a proposed sale of revolvers, pistols and rifles to La Armeria (the Honduran distributor/end user) valued at $312,500. Application #865799 is a proposed [...]
2002-12-23 22:06:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIEDKOMC ETTC KCRM US HO
03ABUJA746NIGERIA: OVERVIEW OF THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION
[...] (C) Summary: The Independent National Electoral Commission has declared the ruling PDP the major victor in the April 19 and April 12 elections. However, echoing reports of several observers, President Obasanjo's political opponents allege massive irregularities. The GON is striking back wit [...]
2003-04-24 17:00:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS KDEM PREL NI US EU XA
03AMMAN1040JORDAN MFA ON SECRETARY POWELL'S FEBRUARY 14 UNSC
[...] (C) PolCouns February 16 presented Ali al-Ayed, personal assistant to Foreign Minister Marwan Muasher, with a copy of the Secretary's February 14 address before the UNSC on Iraq. Ayed said he had called up a text of the Secretary's speech from the Department web site and had already read it. [...]
2003-02-18 13:34:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL US IZ JO UN
03AMMAN2261JORDAN HAS NOT RECEIVED EU DEMARCHE AGAINST
[...] (C) PolCouns on April 13 raised ref points on EU intervention against bilateral Article 98 agreements with Ali al-Ayed, personal assistant to Foreign Minister Marwan Muasher. Al-Ayed said that he was unaware of any EU approach discouraging Jordan from signing an Article 98 agreement with th [...]
2003-04-15 05:55:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALMARR PREL PHUM US EU JO
03AMMAN5041AFTER THE BOMBING, JORDAN REQUESTS U.S. PROTECTION
[...] (S) Ali al-Ayed, Foreign Minister Marwan Muasher's Private Office Director, told PolCouns August 10 that, despite the August 7 bombing of the Jordanian Embassy building in Baghdad (ref),Jordan wishes to maintain a diplomatic and security presence in Baghdad. Al-Ayed said Jordan hopes to m [...]
2003-08-10 15:02:00Embassy AmmanSECRETPREL MOPS PTER IZ US JO
03AMMAN6267GOJ SILENT, MEDIA NEGATIVE ON POTUS SPEECH AT UNGA
[...] (C) Although the GOJ did not issue any official commentary on President Bush's UNGA speech, the Jordanian media panned the remarks as "vulgar" and an "insult" to Arabs, particularly the section dealing with the "ideology of terrorism." Many of our contacts admitted to have not heard or read t [...]
2003-09-30 14:39:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPREL US IZ JO UNGA
03AMMAN6398U.S.-JORDAN EXTRADITION TREATY: AMBASSADOR ASKS
[...] (C) The Ambassador on October 5 asked FonMin Muasher to have the GOJ to submit the U.S.-Jordan extradition treaty to the Parliament for ratification. Muasher promised to raise the issue with the PM and cabinet. The MFA Legal Advisor told us separately that, while the legal obstacles to full [...]
2003-10-06 15:19:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALCJAN PREL PTER US JO
03AMMAN6518AMBASSADOR ASKS PM TO PRESENT EXTRADITION TREATY
[...] (C) The Ambassador on October 9 asked Prime Minister Ali Abul Ragheb to submit the U.S.-Jordan bilateral extradition treaty to Parliament for approval and work to bring it fully into force. Abul Ragheb was aware of the Ambassador's earlier request to the Foreign Minister (ref),and, in fact, [...]
2003-10-13 06:37:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPREL CJAN PTER US JO
03AMMAN6713JORDAN-IRAQ: SECURE DISPOSITION OF RADIOACTIVE
[...] (C) PolCouns on October 20 conveyed to Ali al-Ayed, Director of Foreign Minister Muasher's Private Office, and Basheer Zoubi, MFA Private Office Iraq Action Officer, ref points on the need to identify and secure orphaned and illicitly trafficked radioactive sources from Iraq. Ayed said he u [...]
2003-10-21 11:27:00Embassy AmmanSECRET//NOFORNKNNP MNUC PARM PREL US JO
03AMMAN6741JORDAN: DEMARCHE ON THE U.S. CANDIDATE FOR THE UN
[...] PolCouns delivered dip note, CV, and ref talking points on the candidacy of Ms. Felice Gaer for re-election to the UN Committee Against Torture October 20 to Ali al-Ayed, Director of Foreign Minister Muasher's Private Office. Ayed promised to study the U.S. request and provide a considered re [...]
2003-10-22 10:58:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL US JO
03AMMAN7147AMBASSADOR WITH NEW JUSTICE MINISTER: AID,
[...] (C) Ambassador, AID Country Director, AID officer and PolOff made an October 28 courtesy call on new Justice Minister Salah al-Bashir. Bashir requested that AID participate in the meeting and used the courtesy call as a platform to seek financial assistance for his judicial reform plans. Expla [...]
2003-11-02 13:41:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EAID CJAN CASC US JO
03ANKARA3197HIGHLIGHTS OF APRIL 27-29 CODEL WEXLER
[...] (C) Summary: During an April 27-29 visit to Ankara, Representative Robert Wexler visited with senior GOT leadership to assure continued support for the U.S.-Turkish relationship while simultaneously acknowledging there had been recent differences between the two countries. To mitigate any p [...]
2003-05-15 11:05:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALECON OREP PGOV PREL TU US
03ANKARA7033MFA RESPONSE TO USG REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE ON PFC
[...] The Embassy recently received a diplomatic note, number 2003/ALGY/442572 from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs regarding Henry Oran Smith (reftels),the dual (American and Turkish) citizen US Marine who deserted while at Incirlik AB on September 29. As anticipated in ref B, the note denies ou [...]
2003-11-12 13:31:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPREL MARR CASC CPAS TU US
03BUENOSAIRES1662ARGENTINA: PRESIDENT-ELECT KIRCHNER NAMES CABINET
[...] (U) SUMMARY. PRESIDENT-ELECT NESTOR KIRCHNER ANNOUNCED THE COMPOSITION OF HIS CABINET ON MAY 20. AS KIRCHNER HAD STATED DURING THE CAMPAIGN, ROBERTO LAVAGNA WILL CONTINUE ON AS ECONOMY MINISTER. THE BIGGEST SURPRISES WERE HIS SELECTION OF JUDICIAL AFFAIRS EXPERT RAFAEL BIELSA AS FOREIGN M [...]
2003-05-20 20:35:00Embassy Buenos AiresCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR US
03COLOMBO1602 The Ambassador reviews the peace process, aid
[...] (C) SUMMARY. In a September 14 introductory meeting, the Ambassador and Prime Minister Wickremesinghe agreed that last week's donor roundtable on the occasion of Japanese envoy Akashi's visit had usefully demonstrated that the donors were holding firm to the Tokyo linkage between progress at [...]
2003-09-15 08:14:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER EAID CE US UN LTTE
03COLOMBO1684 Ambassador Lunstead presents credentials to
[...] (C) The Ambassador, accompanied by the Deputy Chief of Mission, called on President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga on the evening of September 26 at her official residence to present his credentials. In a very brief ceremony (according to Sri Lankan practice, no formal remarks were made [...]
2003-09-29 07:38:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER EINV US CE LTTE
03GUATEMALA1DRUGS, TRADE, AND HUMAN RIGHTS: AMBASSADOR'S FIRST
[...] (C) Summary: At an informal dinner at the home of President Portillo December 28 that also included FM Gutierrez and the DCM, the Ambassador emphasize the need to focus in Portillo's remaining year in office on being recertified and on making progress in other areas -- human rights, corrupt [...]
2003-01-02 13:41:00Embassy GuatemalaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EAID SNAR KDEM PHUM CASC US GT
03HALIFAX110 FDA BIOTERRORISM MEASURES: NEWFOUNDLAND SEEKS
[...] SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The province of Newfoundland-Labrador believes its exporters of fish and other perishable products should get special consideration when the USG implements new FDA border measures to combat bioterrorism. Newfoundland, which depe [...]
2003-04-04 21:08:00Consulate HalifaxUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PBTS ETRD EFIS EAGR CA US FDA
03HALIFAX27 ATLANTIC CANADA WORRIED BY IMPACT OF BORDER
[...] SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Nova Scotia officials have raised with CG the deep concerns in Atlantic Canada over the potential that USG border screening systems, including the regulations emanating from the Bioterrorism Act, will hurt the large volume of agri [...]
2003-02-12 19:07:00Consulate HalifaxUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PTER PBTS ETRD EFIS EAGR CA US
03HALIFAX372FDA BIOTERROR RULES: POSITIVE LOCAL REACTION
[...] (U) Government and fishing industry officials in Atlantic Canada have told us that they are generally pleased with the FDA's anti-bioterrorism regulations, principally those concerning the prior notice time for perishable shipments. Our contacts were deeply concerned that the 24-hour notice ti [...]
2003-11-07 10:15:00Consulate HalifaxUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EFIS EAGR TBIO PREL CA US FDA
03HALIFAX52 NOVA SCOTIA ENERGY MINISTER STILL OPTIMISTIC
[...] SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The Nova Scotia provincial government remains optimistic about the future of the Deep Panuke offshore natural gas project despite EnCanaQs decision to halt work for the time being. The province is eager to persuade USG officials of Atlantic [...]
2003-02-28 17:41:00Consulate HalifaxUNCLASSIFIEDENRG EPET PGOV ETRD CA US
03HALIFAX86 ANTI-WAR PROTESTS IN HALIFAX
[...] SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. (SBU) AS REPORTED VIA E-MAILS OVER THE PAST WEEK, CONGEN HALIFAX HAS BEEN THE SITE OF THREE MAJOR (BY ATLANTIC CANADA STANDARDS) ANTI-WAR DEMONSTRATIONS SINCE THE COMMENCEMENT OF HOSTILITIES IN IRAQ. ALL THREE PROTESTS---ORGANIZED BY A COMBINAT [...]
2003-03-26 20:01:00Consulate HalifaxUNCLASSIFIEDASEC PREL CA US
03HALIFAX91 CANADIAN PUBLIC OPINION ON THE IRAQ WAR:
[...] SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. (SBU) CANADIANS IN THE ATLANTIC PROVINCES, MOST OF WHOM CONSIDER THEMSELVES TO HAVE A STAUNCHLY PRO-U.S. WORLD VIEW ON MOST ISSUES, ARE DEEPLY DIVIDED OVER THE WAR IN IRAQ. IN DISCUSSIONS DURING THE PAST WEEK WITH A WIDE RANGE OF PEOPLE INCLU [...]
2003-03-26 21:17:00Consulate HalifaxUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV ASEC KPAO CA US
03HALIFAX93 CANADIAN TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD
[...] THE TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD OF CANADA (TSB) TODAY RELEASED ITS FINAL REPORT ON SWISSAIR FLIGHT 111, WHICH CRASHED OFF THE COAST OF NOVA SCOTIA ON SEPTEMBER 2, 1998, KILLING ALL ABOARD, INCLUDING 103 AMERICAN CITIZENS. THIS REPORT MARKS THE CONCLUSION OF THE TSB'S LONGEST AND MOST EXTENSIVE [...]
2003-03-27 19:08:00Consulate HalifaxUNCLASSIFIEDCASC EAIR CA US
03HANOI240 VVAF AND MOD SIGN HISTORIC AGREEMENT TO CONDUCT
[...] (U) Another small, but historic step in the bilateral relationship took place in Hanoi on January 27, when the Ministry of Defense (MOD) signed an MOU for a survey of landmines and UXO with the Vietnam Veterans of America Foundation. The Director of Defense Ministry's Demining Command (BOMICO [...]
2003-01-29 09:42:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIEDPREL MASS VM US
03HARARE1316Situation in Zimbabwe Remains Critical:
[...] The significant 2002/2003 response by the international humanitarian community to the complex food security crisis in Zimbabwe averted famine. Although the current harvest is expected to be marginally better than last year's, the situation remains fragile and will require substantial quantiti [...]
2003-06-27 08:48:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREL US ZI
03HARARE134 UN Humanitarian Assistance Coordination
[...] Summary. On Monday, January 13, the UN held its first coordination meeting of 2003 on Zimbabwe's humanitarian crisis among UN agencies, donors and Government of Zimbabwe (GOZ) officials. The large number of attendees included July Moyo, the Minister of Social Welfare, Labor and Public Works [...]
2003-01-17 09:31:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREL US ZI
03HARARE1534 GOZ ISSUES APPEAL FOR HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE
[...] The Government of Zimbabwe (GOZ) has finally issued a formal request for humanitarian assistance to the United Nations (UN). The primary request is for additional (not in the pipeline) food aid in the amount of 600,000 MT of maize to fill what the GOZ perceives to be the "food gap," the diff [...]
2003-07-30 07:19:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREL US ZI
03HARARE183 PARLIAMENT BUDGETARY PROCESS
[...] This year represents the second time in Parliament's 20 year history that the budget bill has been disaggregated and subjected to a serious review by Parliament's newly (2000) created portfolio committees- consisting of Members of the ruling and opposition political parties. This new, more tr [...]
2003-01-27 14:53:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREL US ZI
03HARARE1880 UN Coordination Meeting with GOZ and
[...] Summary. On September 15th, the UN held its first coordination meeting on the humanitarian crisis, after a hiatus of many months, with the Government of Zimbabwe (GOZ) and donors. Overall, despite the GOZ's attempt to try and reassure the donors and encourage them to respond favorably to th [...]
2003-09-17 09:48:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREL US ZI
03HARARE1950 UN Consolidated Appeal for Zimbabwe
[...] The UN formally launched the stand-alone Consolidated Appeal (CAP) for Zimbabwe in September. While acknowledging the after effects of the last three years of drought, the CAP notes that Zimbabwe's humanitarian crisis has largely been man-made and that moving beyond emergency to recovery would [...]
2003-09-25 14:24:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREL US ZI
03HARARE1995Zimbabwe's Food Crises Set to Continue in the Face
[...] As a result of the continuing severe economic decline, particularly in the crippled agricultural sector, the food crisis in Zimbabwe is expected to continue into the 2004/05 marketing year. Projections for Zimbabwe's 2003/2004 agricultural season are bleak, largely due to worsening input supp [...]
2003-10-01 09:25:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREL US ZI
03HARARE2000 Zimbabwe HIV and AIDS Education Messages at
[...] Summary: Zimbabwe is facing both a food security crisis and the HIV and AIDS pandemic. Rural food distribution points provide an opportunity to save lives in terms of combatting hunger and fighting HIV/AIDS. USAID has just launched a new program working with local communities to capitalize [...]
2003-10-02 08:08:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDKHIV TSPL OSCI TBIO KSCA US ZI
03HARARE2044DISASTER DECLARATION FOR ZIMBABWE
[...] The Ambassador has determined that the severe and complex political, economic, social and humanitarian crises facing Zimbabwe continue to be of sufficient magnitude to warrant USG assistance and is therefore exercising the disaster assistance authority, as per Reftel B and 2 FAM-061-062, in de [...]
2003-10-09 14:42:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREL US ZI
03HARARE2241 FOOD ASSISTANCE IN NEWLY RESETTLED AREAS
[...] The World Food Program recently wrote to the major international donors requesting their concurrence with a proposal to provide food assistance in the newly resettled areas, i.e., the former commercial farming areas that were subject to the Government of Zimbabwe's fast-track, often violent, [...]
2003-11-13 14:02:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREL US ZI
03HARARE2449RAPID DETERIORATION OF SOCIAL SERVICES IN ZIMBABWE
[...] As detailed in a recent UN briefing to donors on trends in Zimbabwe's social sectors, the continuing complex emergency in Zimbabwe is taking a heavy toll on its citizens. This cable summarizes UN figures presented at recent special donor meeting. Crumbling social services are failing to meet b [...]
2003-12-23 09:57:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREL US ZI
03HARARE2453 Pilot WFP Feeding Program in Former Commercial
[...] On December 18 in a meeting for donor representatives, the World Food Programme (WFP) presented details of its proposed pilot program for extending general food distribution into newly resettled (i.e., former commercial farming) areas. This meeting followed the delivery of letters from the E [...]
2003-12-23 14:49:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREL US ZI
03HARARE260UN/Donor/GOZ Meeting on the Zimbabwe Food
[...] On 27 January 2003, US Ambassador Sullivan and Acting USAID Director attended a periodic meeting organized by the UN for diplomats to discus issues related to the humanitarian crisis with cabinet level representatives of the GOZ. While most embassies were represented by ambassadors/high comm [...]
2003-02-06 10:25:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREL US ZI
03HARARE293WFP EXPANDS ZIMBABWE DISTRIBUTION DURING
[...] During January 2003, the World Food Programme (WFP) distributed 42,428 metric tons (MT) of food commodities, more than doubling the total distribution for December 2002. The distribution reached 3.216 million beneficiaries in 47 of 49 targeted districts. In February, WFP plans to target 4.25 [...]
2003-02-11 07:47:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREL US ZI
03HARARE440U.N./Government/Donors Meeting on the
[...] Summary: On February 24, Ambassador Sullivan, USAID Director Weisenfeld and AidOff attended the regular bi-weekly U.N.-sponsored meeting on the humanitarian crisis in Zimbabwe with concerned Government of Zimbabwe (GOZ) and international donor country representatives. Meeting presentations [...]
2003-03-03 09:14:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREL US ZI
03HARARE537Humanitarian Assistance Field Observations
[...] From March 4-8, (2003) USAID/AFR/SA Officer (AIDOff) MacNairn conducted three field trips to assess the delivery and impact of humanitarian assistance in Zimbabwe. Events covered for these field trips included a seed fair, a food distribution (also attended by DCM Whitehead),and an intervie [...]
2003-03-14 10:20:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREL US ZI
03HARARE541WFP CONTINUES TO EXPAND DISTRIBUTIONS IN
[...] During February 2003, the World Food Programme (WFP) distributed 54,567 metric tons (MT) of food commodities in Zimbabwe, increasing by over 10,000 MT distribution totals from January 2003. The distribution reached 4.285 million beneficiaries in 49 targeted districts. In March 2003, WFP pl [...]
2003-03-17 07:27:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREL US ZI
03HARARE757 USG Response to Zimbabwe HIV/AIDS Crisis
[...] No summary [...]
2003-04-16 13:56:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDKHIV TSPL OSCI TBIO KSCA US ZI HIV AIDS
03HARARE758USG HIV/AIDS PROGRAMS IN ZIMBABWE: POISED FOR
[...] I call your attention to reftel which outlines the progress the US has made in HIV/AIDS prevention, care/treatment and mitigation in Zimbabwe, perhaps the second most affected country in the world. I believe it critical that the USG continue to give priority attention to Zimbabwe's enormous pu [...]
2003-04-16 14:21:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDKHIV TSPL OSCI KSCA ZI US HIV AIDS
03HARARE939 POOR 2003 AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
[...] A USAID BUREAU FOR DEMOCRACY CONFLICT AND HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE (DCHA) PRELIMINARY RAPID ASSESSMENT OF PROSPECTS FOR THE CURRENT HARVEST CONCLUDED THAT PARTS OF ZIMBABWE ONCE AGAIN FACE FAILED HARVESTS AND LIMITED MARKET ACCESS TO FOOD DUE TO A COMBINATION OF POOR RAINFALL, COMMERCIAL FARM [...]
2003-05-15 10:15:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EAGR EFIN PREL US ZI
03HARARE978 ZIMBABWE FOOD SECURITY PROJECTIONS FOR 2003/04:
[...] ACTION: THIS CABLE IS FOR AMBASSADOR J. SULLIVAN'S IMMEDIATE ATTENTION FOR USE IN CONJUNCTION WITH HIS TDY CONSULTATIONS IN WASHINGTON, D.C. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. Summary: The final Zimbabwe Vulnerability Assessment Committee (ZIMVAC) April (2003) update and joint U.N. World Food [...]
2003-05-20 13:26:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREL US ZI
03KUWAIT1168KUWAIT MINISTER OF STATE PLANS P-5 TOUR, REQUESTS
[...] (C) Kuwait's Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Shaykh Dr. Mohammed al-Sabah al-Salim al-Sabah contacted the Ambassador on March 30 to inform him that he is planning a whirlwind tour of P-5 capitals, most likely beginning with meetings on April 7 in Beijing and proceeding westward to Moscow [...]
2003-03-31 07:29:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALOVIP US IZ KU UNSC
03KUWAIT1293KUWAITI CONCERNS ON MEETING ITS AID PLEDGE TO PA
[...] (C) The Ambassador discussed the issue of Kuwaiti support for the Palestinian Authority (ref A) with Shaykh Dr. Ahmed Nasser al-Sabah, the Head of Office for Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Shaykh Dr. Mohammed al-Sabah, the morning of April 6. (Dr. Mohammed was unavailable due to a last [...]
2003-04-07 15:25:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID KPAL US IS KU
03KUWAIT2335KUWAITI AIRWAYS SEEKS ACCESS TO SEARCH FOR
[...] MFA U/S Khalid al-Jarallah called the Ambassador the afternoon of May 26. Al-Jarallah explained that he had recently received a request from Kuwait Airways. According to al-Jarallah, Kuwait Airways believed that spare parts stolen from its warehouses after the 1990 invasion of Kuwait had bee [...]
2003-05-31 14:45:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDPREL EAIR KCRM US IZ KU
03KUWAIT553ANTHRAX AND SMALLPOX PROGRAM FOR KUWAITI MILITARY
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 5. 2. (C) The United States and Kuwait are standing shoulder to shoulder in the international effort to disarm Iraq. As a result of Kuwait's geographic location next to Iraq, and the political decision by the GoK to support very large numbers of US [...]
2003-02-13 10:20:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALASEC KU MCAP PREL PTER US
03KUWAIT555SMALLPOX VACCINATION PROGRAM FOR DOD DEPENDENTS
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 4. 2. (C) Embassy is set to begin smallpox vaccinations on Sunday, February 16. We understand that DoD has still not given its assent to inclusion of DoD dependents in this program. Of the total of approximately 145 US Mission Kuwait dependents, ov [...]
2003-02-13 15:15:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALAMED AMGT ASEC KU PTER US
03KUWAIT747CZECH AMBASSADOR "OFFERS" FIELD HOSPITAL
[...] (C) In a conversation on the evening of February 27 Czech Ambassador Jana Hybashkova (please protect) told the Ambassador that her country had a field hospital that it was prepared to deploy to the AOR for possible duty in Iraq upon US request. She said that all the internal political approva [...]
2003-03-03 07:25:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALMARR PREL US IZ CZ
03ROME5694ITALY: 2004 REPORT TO CONGRESS ON ALLIED
[...] (U) The following is Rome's contribution to the 2004 burdensharing report to Congress. For the purpose of this cable, US. dollar amounts are calculated at the exchange rate of USD 1 = Euro .90 except when noted. Embassy point of contact for this report is Pol-Mil Officer Susanne Rose, tel: [...]
2003-12-23 11:24:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYJA KS KU MCAP PREL SA US MARR IT QU TC NATO
04ABUJA112 DEPUTY SECRETARY CLAUDE ALLEN, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF
[...] Deputy Secretary Claude Allen, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and a delegation from the African Development Foundation (ADF) and the U.S. Mission met with President Olusegun Obasanjo on January 18th to discuss major health threats of polio and HIV/AIDS and to introduce the ADFs e [...]
2004-01-22 05:36:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO OTRA US GH NI MI TZ
04ABUJA1126NIGERIA: ALIYU MOHAMMED COMES TO DINNER
[...] No summary [...]
2004-06-23 15:44:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALNI PGOV PREL US
04ABUJA1141NIGERIA: U.S. AMBASSADOR MEET WITH PRESIDENT
[...] (U) Classified by Ambassador John Campbell. Reason(s): 1.5 (b),(d 2. (C) Summary: In a conversation following my June 25 presentation of five years, Nigeria in on "the right track." He said that debt forgive expressed satisfaction with the current U.S. stance. He referred at le their d [...]
2004-06-25 13:23:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL NI US
04AMMAN2881MUASHER SEEKS CLARIFICATION ON POINTS FROM
[...] (S) Foreign Minister Muasher told the Charge April 15 that the President's April 14 statement with Israeli PM Sharon on the Gaza disengagement plan in essence closes off negotiations on return of refugees, kills the Arab peace initiative, attempts to change the status of the West Bank and Ga [...]
2004-04-15 18:54:00Embassy AmmanSECRETPREL KPAL IS US JO
04AMMAN3209GOJ REITERATES IMPORTANCE OF U.S. TIES IN WAKE OF
[...] (C) In a meeting with the Ambassador and PolCouns April 25, Foreign Minister Marwan Muasher said that King Abdullah wants to make sure the USG knows that he wants to visit Washington, and that the postponement of his April 21 meeting with the President was not in any way meant to damage U.S. [...]
2004-04-26 15:51:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON US IS IZ JO
04AMMAN3225ABU MAHJOOB MEETS BART SIMPSON AND NEMO
[...] No summary [...]
2004-04-27 13:29:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV SOCI KPAO US JO
04AMMAN3230JORDANIANS IN CUSTODY IN IRAQ
[...] (U) This is an action request for CPA, CENTCOM, and CJTF-7. See para 4 below. ------------------------------ JORDANIANS IN CUSTODY IN IRAQ ------------------------------ 2. (C) Let me take this opportunity to offer my sincere appreciation for your continuing efforts in Iraq. As we [...]
2004-04-27 16:41:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS IZ US JO
04AMMAN3305JORDAN BRIEFED ON ESTABLISHING A U.S. MISSION IN
[...] (C) Per ref, PolCouns on April 26 briefed Ali al-Ayed, Foreign Minister Muasher's Private Office Director, and Manar Dabbas, Private Office U.S. Action Officer, on the establishment of the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad. Ayed and Dabbas took extensive notes and said they would brief the Minister. [...]
2004-04-29 13:22:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPREL AMGT IZ US JO
04AMMAN3486MFA CLAIMS AS MANY AS 35 JORDANIANS IN CUSTODY IN
[...] (C) MFA officials told the Embassy this week that they believe there are as many as 35 Jordanians in Coalition custody in Iraq, and that the Jordanian Embassy in Baghdad and CPA have identified 23 detainees in Coalition custody as Jordanian. The MFA believes other Jordanians might be mis-id [...]
2004-05-06 17:12:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM US IZ JO
04AMMAN3822JORDAN MFA REQUESTS INFORMATION ON 19 JORDANIANS
[...] (U) This is an action request for CPA, CENTCOM, and CJTF-7. See para 5 below. ----------------------------- JORDANIANS IN CUSTODY IN IRAQ ----------------------------- 2. (C) There have been persistent reports of the detention of Jordanian citizens in Iraq. Members of the Jordanian Pa [...]
2004-05-17 06:10:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS IZ US JO
04AMMAN4065JORDAN MFA REQUESTS INFORMATION ON 10 MORE
[...] (U) This is an action request for CPA, CENTCOM, and CJTF-7. See para 4 below. ----------------------------- JORDANIANS IN CUSTODY IN IRAQ ----------------------------- 2. (C) The GOJ believes that as many as 38 Jordanians may be in coalition custody, 10 to 15 of which may be incorrectly [...]
2004-05-23 04:03:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS IZ US JO
04AMMAN5508THE DEPUTY SECRETARY'S VISIT TO JORDAN: IRAQ,
[...] (C) King Abdullah has sought to portray Jordan (and himself) as both a peacemaker and deal-maker in the Middle East. The popular mood, however, is uneven: the invasion of Iraq and perceived stronger pro-Israel tilt in U.S. policy have shaken Jordanian popular confidence in the moral underp [...]
2004-07-06 15:04:00Embassy AmmanSECRETPREL ECON PTER KPAL ASEC US JO
04AMMAN5685JORDAN: COMING TO CLOSURE ON AN ARTICLE 98
[...] (U) This is an action request for the Department. Please see para 4. 2. (C) Ambassador raised forcefully with Foreign Minister Marwan Muasher the USG's strong desire to come to closure on an Article 98 agreement in two separate meetings on July 7 and 8. The Ambassador noted that the GO [...]
2004-07-08 16:00:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPREL US JO KICC
04AMMAN5891DEMARCHE TO JORDAN ON ICJ ADVISORY OPINION ON
[...] (C) PolCouns delivered ref points on the ICJ advisory opinion on the Israeli security barrier July 13 to Manar Dabbas, USA action officer in Foreign Minister Muasher's Private Office. PolCouns emphasized that all parties must remain focused on realizing President Bush's vision of two states [...]
2004-07-13 14:55:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAL US IS JO
04ANKARA402GOT STICKS TO HARD LINE ON BOT ENERGY PROJECTS
[...] (SBU) Summary: Despite Energy Minister Guler's recent public comment that he had a "secret plan" to resolve the BOT energy disputes by the end of the month, we see no sign of progress. In fact, the companies and the government are not even seriously discussing possible compromises. Instead, [...]
2004-01-22 14:18:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG EINV PREL US
04ANKARA4094EXBS: U.S. COMMENTS ON NP COOPERATION AND
[...] Post delivered the U.S.text of the EXBS agreement and reftel talking points to the MFA on July 20. MFA Acting DDG for Disarmament Bulent Meric agreed to consider the two proposed changes to the last Turkish draft. 2. Meric did not evince significant concern with the change in Article 3, si [...]
2004-07-22 13:35:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KSTC PARM PREL TU US
04ANKARA4779EXBS: UPDATE ON NP COOPERATION AND ASSISTANCE
[...] This is an action request- see para 4. 2. We discussed the latest U.S. draft EXBS agreement (reftel) with MFA DDG for Disarmament Haluk Ilicak on August 13, 2004. Ilicak stated that the Turkish government could probably accept the proposed U.S. changes in the preamble and articles 3 and [...]
2004-08-24 09:48:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KSTC PARM PREL TU US
04ANKARA6240EXBS: TURKISH COMMENTS TO LATEST NP COOPERATION
[...] This is an action request- see para 4. 2. We have discussed the latest U.S. draft NP Cooperation and Assistance Agreement (ref A) with MFA Arms Control and Disarmament, Department Head, Bulent Meric and other MFA representatives on several occasions since originally delivering it to the G [...]
2004-11-04 08:14:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KSTC PARM PREL TU US
04BANGKOK8485U.S.-THAILAND FTA: STATUS AND PROSPECTS
[...] (SBU) The November 22 announcement by the Thai lead negotiator that the RTG was seeking a postponement of the December 2004 FTA round was the culmination of several complex crosscurrents within the RTG and Thai society. The ostensible reason for the postponement, the upcoming (February 6) e [...]
2004-12-16 09:55:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON PREL TH US FTA
04BRASILIA2263AMBASSADOR PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO PRESIDENT LULA
[...] (U) Ambassador formally presented his credentials to President Lula da Silva in a ceremony at the Planalto Palace in the afternoon of 2 September 2004. As per Brazilian protocol custom, Ambassador was one of three chiefs of mission presenting credentials to the president (the Venezuelan amb [...]
2004-09-09 10:09:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALPREL BR US
04BRASILIA2428AMBASSADOR'S CALL ON PRESIDENTIAL FOREIGN AFFAIRS
[...] No summary [...]
2004-09-24 14:10:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PARM BR US
04BRASILIA2468SCENESETTER: THE SECRETARY'S VISIT TO BRAZIL, 4-6
[...] (SBU) The United States Mission in Brazil warmly welcomes your visit to Sao Paulo and Brasilia. You are the senior USG official to travel to Brazil during the administration of President Lula da Silva. Your visit has been much sought after by the GOB, and the President and Foreign Minister A [...]
2004-09-29 20:16:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ECON PREL SOCI BR US
04BRASILIA2513AMBASSADOR'S CALL ON PRESIDENCY CHIEF OF STAFF
[...] (C) Summary. In an affable and candid first meeting with Ambassador, Presidential Chief of Staff and Lula right-hand man Jose Dirceu expressed optimism about bilateral relations, Brazil's economy and the potential for American investment in major new infrastructure projects. At the same time, [...]
2004-10-06 17:58:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV BR US
04BRATISLAVA636AMBASSADOR'S INITIAL CALL ON PRESIDENT GASPAROVIC
[...] (C) AMBASSADOR, ACCOMPANIED BY DCM, CALLED ON RECENTLY INAUGURATED PRESIDENT IVAN GASPAROVIC AT THE PRESIDENTIAL PALACE JUNE 30. GASPAROVIC GREETED THE AMBASSADOR WARMLY, THANKED HIM FOR HIS HARD WORK ON IMPROVING U.S.-SLOVAK RELATIONS, AND EXPRESSED THE HOPE THAT THEY WOULD BE IN FREQUENT C [...]
2004-07-01 15:28:00Embassy BratislavaCONFIDENTIALPREL PINR LO US
04CARACAS3788VENEVUELAN VICE PRESIDENT RANGEL ON BILATERAL
[...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador met December 8 with Vice President Rangel to get a read on bilateral access. Stressing he would meet with GOV officials at whatever level the GOV determined, the Amb noted the relatively restricted current access to the GOV made it more difficult to address issue [...]
2004-12-08 20:44:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALPREL VE US
04CHENNAI1306DUMPING DUTIES ARE LEAST OF SHRIMP FARMERS'
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Early fears that USDOC anti-dumping duties on warm water shrimp from India could become a hot- button political issue appear to be groundless. Shrimp farmers do not blame the duties for their problems, but rather four years of slumping international demand. While politicians in [...]
2004-11-01 08:27:00Consulate ChennaiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ETRD EFIS SENV IN CE BR EC US
04DJIBOUTI1168Djibouti Speaks Out on Darfur
[...] (U) The state run newspaper, La Nation, yesterday published a story saying that the Republic of Djibouti will support the Government of Sudan until the Darfur crisis is resolved. The story indicated that the Sudan situation is improving and that progress is being made at the Abuja conference. [...]
2004-09-02 08:55:00Embassy DjiboutiUNCLASSIFIEDPREL OPRC KMDR KPAO US XA
04GUATEMALA1477TFUS01: REAGAN CONDOLENCES
[...] Summary: The Embassy received condolence letters addressed to the Ambassador from President Oscar Berger Perdomo and former President (1986-90) and sitting Congressional Deputy Vinicio Cerezo regarding the passing of former President Reagan. The President, the Vice President, the Foreign Mi [...]
2004-06-15 20:02:00Embassy GuatemalaUNCLASSIFIEDGT PGOV PREL US
04HALIFAX199ATLANTIC CANADA: TWO LNG PROJECTS EYE NEW ENGLAND MARKET
[...] SUMMARY: The conditional approval of two LNG projects in Atlantic Canada, could substantially increase gas supplies in the U.S. northeast. Irving Oil and Access Northeast both say when their respective projects become operational in 2007, they will produce as much as two billion cubic feet pe [...]
2004-08-12 15:10:00Consulate HalifaxUNCLASSIFIEDEPET ENRG SENV PGOV PREL CA US
04HALIFAX223BORDER INFRASTRUCTURE: BADLY NEEDED NEW ENGLAND-ATLANTIC
[...] As debates about new border infrastructure continue, a coalition of local, state, provincial and federal officials in the U.S. and Canada have been quietly pushing for a new crossing to replace the inadequate two-lane bridge between Calais, ME and St. Stephen, NB. The eighth-busiest border cr [...]
2004-09-29 20:11:00Consulate HalifaxUNCLASSIFIEDELTN ETRD PREL CA US
04HARARE1139HOLDING ZIMBABWE ACCOUNTABLE FOR FOOD
[...] No summary [...]
2004-07-09 08:19:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREL US ZI
04HARARE1280 CONGRESSIONAL STAFFDEL VISITS
[...] On July 2nd, Congressional Professional Staffers Joan Condon and Pearl Alice Marsh, House International Relations Committee, and USAID Congressional Liaison Officer, Susan Williams, were joined by Acting USAID Director, Michael Foster, and Econ Opportunities Team Leader, Sarah Bishop, on [...]
2004-07-27 13:14:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREL US ZI VIP
04HARARE1636IS GOZ PLANNING TO DOUBLE MAIZE PRODUCTION
[...] For the 2004/2005 agricultural season the Government of Zimbabwe (GOZ) seems to be planning for a substantial increase in maize (corn) production above its claimed 2.4 million MT for the recent harvest. Seed companies reported to USAID General Development Officer that the Government requested [...]
2004-09-29 14:02:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREL US ZI
04HARARE1688 ZIMBABWE'S APPLICATION OF GUIDANCE FOR
[...] No summary [...]
2004-10-08 10:21:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDAMED EAID PREL US ZI HIV AIDS
04HARARE170 Rising Food Insecurity in Zimbabwe
[...] The number of vulnerable households in Zimbabwe continues to rise as food staples become more expensive. Seed prices have risen beyond affordable levels for most ordinary farmers and the outlook for this year's agricultural season is not yet clear. Continuing economic deterioration, disruptio [...]
2004-01-29 08:42:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREL US ZI
04HARARE1791 Zimbabwe Emergency: Ambassador's Declaration
[...] The Ambassador has determined that the complex political, economic, social and humanitarian crisis facing Zimbabwe is of sufficient magnitude to warrant continued USG emergency assistance, and therefore requests continued assistance through USAID, including USAID's Office of U.S. Foreign Dis [...]
2004-10-29 10:13:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREL US ZI
04HARARE1829GROWING FOOD INSECURITY IN
[...] There is still great uncertainty about both the quantity of maize (corn) produced in Zimbabwe during the past season and the magnitude of imports by the GOZ. Regardless of the quantities, however, re-distribution of in-country stocks from surplus to deficit rural areas is an immediate prob [...]
2004-11-05 08:52:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREL US ZI
04HARARE2060HUMANITARIAN SITUATION IN ZIMBABWE -
[...] AGRICULTURE AND FOOD SECURITY ADVISORS FROM USAID/OFDA/PRETORIA AND USAID/OFDA/W VISITED ZIMBABWE FROM OCTOBER 23 - 29, 2004 TO MONITOR USAID/OFDA- FUNDED ACTIVITIES AND TO INVESTIGATE THE CURRENT AGRICULTURE AND FOOD SECURITY SITUATION IN COUNTRY. 2. BASED ON FIELD VISITS AND CONVERSATION [...]
2004-12-21 06:32:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREL US ZI
04HARARE349CHANGING HUMANITARIAN PRIORITIES IN ZIMBABWE
[...] As Zimbabwe enters its third year of international humanitarian relief, there has been a shift in the thinking of the major donors and international development agencies with regard to how best to address the crisis. Most donors and NGOs have been responding to the immediate humanitarian need [...]
2004-02-27 04:55:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREL US ZI
04HARARE768 GOVERNMENT OF ZIMBABWE CANCELS CRITICALLY
[...] Summary. Less than a week after it started, the Government of Zimbabwe (GOZ) canceled the World Food Programme (WFP) and Food and Agriculture Organization's FAO) long-awaited crop and food supply assessment mission (CFSAM),which was expected to provide the most authoritative estimates to d [...]
2004-05-07 10:12:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREL US ZI
04HARARE801AMBASSADOR SULLIVAN MEETING WITH MINISTER JOHN
[...] (SBU) Summary. On May 10, 2004, Ambassador Sullivan met with John Nkomo, Minister of Special Affairs in the President,s Office (Lands, Land Reform, and Resettlement). The Ambassador raised the status of the Government of Zimbabwe,s (GOZ) land reform program with respect to conservancies, t [...]
2004-05-13 13:16:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALEAID ECON PGOV PREL SENV US ZI
04HARARE944 ZIMBABWE MAIZE PRODUCTION 2004, FEAST OR FAMINE
[...] In recent weeks, the Government of Zimbabwe (GOZ) officially proclaimed maize production of about 2.4 million metric tons (MT) and firmly stated that it will not need food aid. The GOZ withdrew from the FAO/WFP Crop and Food Assessment by ordering its staff back from the field, thus scuttli [...]
2004-06-07 11:39:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREL US ZI
04KINSHASA1357EMBASSY ATTEMPT TO ENSURE THAT FOREIGN MINISTER GHONDA REMAINS IN OFFICE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In demarches to both President Kabila's Chef de Cabinet and Vice President Bemba, the Embassy argued that FM Ghonda was a key element in the success of the July 14 and 15 meetings in Washington. Given the importance of his likely contribution to future such negotiations, we arg [...]
2004-07-20 15:44:00Embassy KinshasaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL CG UG US
04MADRID2495Country Clearance granted for DHHS/FDA Neal
[...] No summary [...]
2004-07-02 07:11:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO OTRA US SP
04MADRID2497Country Clearance granted for DHHS/FDA Neal
[...] No summary [...]
2004-07-02 07:12:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO OTRA US SP
04NEWDELHI6980INDO-US CYBERSECURITY FORUM: BIO NOTES FOR
[...] (SBU) Summary: This cable includes biographic data for Arvind Gupta, Joint Secretary, National Security Council Secretariat (NSCS),who will lead the GOI delegation to the SIPDIS November 9-10 Cybersecurity Forum in Washington, and his deputy, Commander Mukesh Saini. Unless otherwise speci [...]
2004-11-02 06:25:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPINR KCIP TINT PREL PGOV IN US
04NEWDELHI7026INDO-US CYBERSECURITY FORUM PREPARATORY
[...] (SBU) Summary: On October 14-18, 2004, Department Senior Coordinator for International Critical Infrastructure Protection Policy Michele Markoff and DOD Director of International Information Assurance Programs Tim Bloechl participated in preparatory meetings with the GOI for the November 9-10 [...]
2004-11-04 04:02:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCIP TINT PREL ECPS KCRM IN US
04NEWDELHI7091INDIAN LEFT NEGATIVE OVER BUSH RE-ELECTION,
[...] (C) Summary: Indian Communist Party leaders have criticized PM Manmohan Singh's warm welcome of President Bush's re-election, calling this "an attempt to please American imperialism." Interestingly, however, party spokesperson D. Raja welcomed the PM's commitment to train Iraqi election offi [...]
2004-11-05 13:33:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON ENRG IZ IN US GOI
04QUEBEC202QUEBEC LUMBER INDUSTRY ON SOFTWOOD STATE OF PLAY
[...] (SBU) Summary: Post recently met with Quebec lumber officials who told us the Province's first priority is to head off a Lumber V and carve out a permanent solution to the bilateral dispute. They argued that American industry is not benefiting from the U.S.-Canada softwood lumber dispute as [...]
2004-11-19 16:07:00Consulate QuebecUNCLASSIFIEDETRD EIND CA US
04SAOPAULO493SPECIAL ENVOY REICH'S MEETING WITH JOSE DIRCEU
[...] (C) SUMMARY. White House Special Envoy for the Western Hemisphere Otto Reich met with President Luis Inacio Lula da Silva's Chief of Staff Jose Dirceu on Sunday, March 21 at a private residence in Sao Paulo. During the course of the relaxed and open 90-minute conversation, the two touched o [...]
2004-03-26 12:12:00Consulate Sao PauloCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL CO BL CU VE BR UNHCR US
04WELLINGTON858 NIUE MARITIME BOUNDARY TREATY - U.S.
[...] On October 8, POL/ECON Counselor presented Ref. A U.S. instrument of ratification to Hima I L Takelesi, the High Commissioner at the Niue High Commission in Wellington. The High Commissioner was extremely pleased to receive the document, and said he would ask some visiting Niuean government o [...]
2004-10-13 04:11:00Embassy WellingtonUNCLASSIFIEDPBTS PHSA KTIA US NE NZ XV
05ABUDHABI3735TFUS01: UAE OFFER OF ASSISTANCE FOR HURRICANE
[...] Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Sheikh Hamdan Bin Zayed Al Nahyan called Ambassador early Saturday afternoon, September 3, to reiterate UAE President Sheikh Khalifa's message of condolence to President Bush (full text below, para 6) as well as the UAE's offer of [...]
2005-09-03 11:14:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ECON EFIN AEMR KPAO CASC MARR AMGT US TC
05ABUDHABI3746TFUS01: UAE OFFERS $100 MN IN HURRICANE KATRINA
[...] Sultan Al Rumaithi, Office Director for Deputy PM/MinState Foreign Affairs Sheikh Hamden Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, informed Ambassador today that the UAEG was prepared to extend $100 million dollars in assistance for Hurricane Katrina Relief. A UAEG inter-ministerial committee has been formed to [...]
2005-09-05 07:47:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ECON EFIN AEMR KPAO CASC MARR AMGT US TC
05ABUDHABI3772TFUS01: UAE DONATION - HURRICANE KATRINA
[...] Obeid Al Marra, from UAE Ministry of Presidential Affairs, telephoned DCM to request instructions for in-kind delivery of donated materials (MREs, medical aid, bedding, generators) for Hurricane Katrina victims. 2. Al Marra stated that most probably the UAEG donation would be half cash an [...]
2005-09-05 14:08:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ECON EFIN AEMR KPAO CASC MARR AMGT US TC
05ALGIERS1016AMBASSADOR'S INTRODUCTORY CALL ON FOREIGN MINISTER
[...] (C) Ambassador conducted his first official call May 21 on Foreign Minister Mohammed Bedjaoui, who was appointed May 1 in place of former Fonmin Belkhadem (septel reports their discussion of an exercise-specific SOFA). The conversation covered U.S.-Algerian relations and a possible Bedjaoui v [...]
2005-05-22 11:58:00Embassy AlgiersCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KNNP ABLD AG IR IS US SOFA
05ALGIERS1591AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES U.S.-ALGERIAN COOPERATION,
[...] (C) Ambassador was the first official caller on newly appointed MFA Secretary General Ramdane Lamamra July 31. Lamamra, a former Ambassador to Washington from 1996-99 and to the UN from 1993-96, was recalled from Lisbon last week to replace a colleague (former Secretary General Hocine Meghlao [...]
2005-08-01 17:50:00Embassy AlgiersCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER ETRD MARR AG MO WI IZ US SOFA
05ALGIERS1674UPCOMING SIGNING OF THE U.S.-ALGERIA S&T AGREEMENT
[...] Econoff notified MFA Deputy Director of the Americas August 11 of USG agreement to the Algerian proposed changes to the Science and Technology Agreement (preamble paragraph 3) and informed him that we understood U/S for Global Affairs Dobriansky was prepared to come to Algiers for the signing [...]
2005-08-13 18:14:00Embassy AlgiersUNCLASSIFIEDSENV KSCA TSPL AG US
05ALGIERS1677EQUIPMENT LICENSES TO ALGERIA SUSPENDED
[...] No summary [...]
2005-08-14 09:25:00Embassy AlgiersCONFIDENTIALETTC KOMC MASS AG US
05ALGIERS1766SENATOR LUGAR DISCUSSES REGIONAL ISSUES AND UN
[...] (C) During their August 18 meeting, President Bouteflika and Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Senator Richard Lugar discussed Morocco and the Western Sahara (ref A),U.S.-Algerian bilateral relations, Libya, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Israel's withdrawal from Gaza, the coup in Mau [...]
2005-08-21 16:40:00Embassy AlgiersCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER XF AG UNSC US
05ALMATY2017KAZAKHSTAN SUBMITS START QUARTERLY COST LIST
[...] On 26 May 2005, DTRO-A received the START Quarterly Cost List for the period of 1 January to 31 March 2005 from Lieutenant Colonel A. Aubakirov of the Ministry of Defense Arms Reduction Control and Inspection Activities Support Center. 2. Unofficial Translation follows: BEGIN TEXT U.S [...]
2005-05-31 08:15:00US Office AlmatyUNCLASSIFIEDKACT PARM US RS UP KZ DTRO
05ALMATY3223KAZAKHSTAN PLANNING TO OFFER ASSISTANCE, NO
[...] On September 5, Acting Principal Officer delivered list of priority needs in reftel to Aidar Shukenov, Head of the Americas Desk at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Shukenov indicated that the Government of Kazakhstan was putting together an offer of disaster relief assistance for those affe [...]
2005-09-06 10:49:00US Office AlmatyUNCLASSIFIEDAEMR EAID PREL KZ US POLITICAL
05ALMATY4290DELIVERY OF JCIC-DIP-05-019 TO THE MINISTRY OF
[...] On 5 December 2005, DTRO-Almaty delivered JCIC-DIP-05- 019, "Annual START SLCM Declarations," to CPT Radik Zhakirov, Duty Officer, Arms Reduction Control and Inspection Activities Center, Republic of Kazakhstan Ministry of Defense. CPT Zhakirov had no comments and no reaction. 2. (U) POC [...]
2005-12-05 03:54:00US Office AlmatyUNCLASSIFIEDKACT KTIA PARM US RS UP BO KZ DTRO
05AMMAN343JORDAN: BLUE LANTERN PROGRAM POC
[...] EMBASSY AMMAN DESIGNATES ECONOFF RICHARD C. DONOVAN AS THE PERMANENT BLUE LANTERN POINT OF CONTACT. 2. MR. DONOVAN'S CONTACT INFORMATION IS AS FOLLOWS: RICHARD C. DONOVAN ECONOMIC OFFICER TEL: 011-962-6-590-6659 FAX: 011-962-6-592-7653 UNCLASS EMAIL: DonovanRC@STATE.GOV SIPDIS [...]
2005-01-17 09:17:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDKOMC KSEP US JO ETCC
05AMMAN8994JORDAN: IMO ELECTION DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche November 17 to Jamal Al-Shamayleh, chief of the Foreign Ministry's International Organizations Department. Shamayleh said that he was unsure if Jordan would have representation at the 24th International Maritime Organization (IMO) assembly, and that he woul [...]
2005-11-20 03:13:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPHSA AORC EWWT KTIA US JO IMO
05ANKARA2194EXBS: TURKISH COMMENTS TO LATEST NP COOPERATION
[...] This is an action request- see para 4. 2. We have discussed the latest U.S. draft NP Cooperation and Assistance Agreement with MFA DDG for Arms Control and Disarmament Bulent Meric and other MFA representatives on several occasions since originally delivering it to the GOT in February, 20 [...]
2005-04-18 14:43:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KSTC PARM PREL TU US
05ANKARA2786TURKS AGREE TO REGULAR CONSULTATIONS
[...] (C) On May 13, Acting DCM discussed reftel list of proposed consultations with Turkey with Amb. Selahattin Alpar, MFA Director General for Bilateral Political Affairs. Visiting EUR DAS Laura Kennedy and MFA Under Secretary Ali Tuygan had informally agreed on reftel list in their May 3 meeting [...]
2005-05-17 04:14:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL EFIN ETRD PGOV US TU IZ
05ANKARA2892ACTION REQUEST: TIME TO RESTART TRILATERAL
[...] (U) This is an action request--please see para. 8. 2. (C) The United States engaged in trilateral talks with the Turkish and Iraqi governments on trucker security on Nov. 30, 2004 and on the PKK on Jan. 11 of this year. At both sets of talks--which were USG initiatives--all three sides agre [...]
2005-05-20 15:19:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL ETRD MOPS EAID TU IZ US
05ANKARA2900DEMARCHE TO GOT ON HUMAN RIGHTS AND RELIGIOUS
[...] (U) The Ambassador delivered reftel A points May 18 to MFA U/S Tuygan, reiterating points raised by EUR DAS Kennedy during her May 3 visit to Ankara. He emphasized that PM Erdogan and FM Gul should be prepared to discuss human rights issues during their upcoming visit to Washington. 2. (C) [...]
2005-05-23 12:35:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM US EU TU
05ANKARA3358EXBS: SIGNING OF NP COOPERATION AND ASSISTANCE
[...] The Ambassador and Ambassador Ali Tuygun, Undersecretary of Foreign Affairs, signed the "Agreement Between the Government of the Republic of Turkey and the Government of the United States of America Regarding Cooperation to Facilitate the Provision of Assistance for Non-Proliferation Purposes [...]
2005-06-14 07:59:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KSTC PARM PREL TU US
05ANKARA3474DEMARCHE ON TURKISH RESTRICTIONS TO EMBASSY
[...] We delivered ref A demarche to MFA Northeast Mediterranean Affairs A/DDG Bilman June 14. Bilman was not aware of the incident. He said he would "definitely look into the matter." However, his "first reaction" was that the restriction is "not unacceptable." He wondered whether the Vienna C [...]
2005-06-17 14:35:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDCASC PREL TU CY US
05ANKARA4187IRAQ: TURKS PLEASED WITH KORUTURK'S WASHINGTON
[...] (C) On July 13, PolMilCouns and PolMilOff called on MFA Deputy Director General Safak Gokturk to get the Turkish assessment of the July 5-6 Washington visit of the GOT's Special Envoy for Iraq, Amb. Osman Koruturk (Gokturk accompanied Koruturk). Gokturk characterized the meetings as positive [...]
2005-07-19 18:00:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER ETRD IZ TU SY US
05ANKARA5499NSA HADLEY VISIT TO TURKEY: ANCHORING THE
[...] (C) Your arrival in Ankara comes at an extraordinarily difficult moment between Turkey and the EU. Your presence and the message of solidarity that you convey will provide much-needed solace to the Turkish government and to the broader population -- both of whom are feeling abused and humilia [...]
2005-09-22 12:51:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER MNUC TU US IZ SY IR EU
05ANKARA5825APNSA HADLEY'S MEETING WITH TURKISH PM ERDOGAN:
[...] (C) Summary: In a 90-minute meeting with APNSA Hadley on September 23, Turkish PM Erdogan spoke of the challenges in the Middle East and the need for concrete steps to promote democracy. In that context, he stressed his theme of building personal relations with leaders of Turkey's neighbors, [...]
2005-09-30 13:23:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER MNUC TU US EU IR IZ SY IS KPAL CY
05ANKARA5841APNSA HADLEY'S MEETING WITH NSC SECRETARY GENERAL
[...] SUMMARY: In a one-hour meeting with APSNA Hadley on September 23, National Security Council Secretary General Yigit Alpogan spoke of the importance of opening new channels of dialogue to enhance the U.S.-Turkish relationship. The GOT appreciates U.S. support with the accession process, but w [...]
2005-09-30 13:58:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER MNUC TU US EU IR IZ SY IS PA
05ANKARA5843APNSA HADLEY'S MEETING WITH TURKISH MFA U/S TUYGAN
[...] (C) Summary. U/S Tuygan and APNSA Hadley both stressed the importance of U.S.-Turkish strategic partnership and agreed on the need for a bilateral strategic dialogue concerning the full range of cooperation on regional issues. Tuygan, however, also implied that Turkey feels overburdened by EU [...]
2005-09-30 15:33:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER MNUC TU US EU IR IZ SY IS PA
05ANKARA6181LAUNCHING A STRUCTURED STRATEGIC DIALOGUE WITH
[...] (C) With the October 3 EU decision on Turkey's accession negotiations behind us, it is time to turn toward consolidation of recent gains made in our bilateral relationship and to expand regional cooperation with Ankara. One way to do this is to establish a more structured policy dialogue that [...]
2005-10-12 14:28:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER TU US
05ANKARA6849PKK TERRORISM: TURKS PROVIDE MORE INFO ON HIGH
[...] (S) Summary: MFA provided us with additional information on the seven high value PKK individuals in Europe, responding to our earlier request (ref B),and thought Ankara could accommodate a visit by a technical team from Washington to develop further information the week of November 28. Secur [...]
2005-11-21 13:39:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPTER TU US
05ANKARA689EXBS; TURKISH COMMENTS TO LATEST NP COOPERATION
[...] This is an action request- see para 4. 2. We have discussed the latest U.S. draft NP Cooperation and Assistance Agreement (ref A) with MFA Arms Control and Disarmament Department Head Sabri Ergen and other MFA representatives on several occasions since originally delivering it to the GOT [...]
2005-02-07 06:46:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KSTC PARM PREL TU US
05ANKARA7027(S) TURKS OFFER DEC 3 MEETING WITH IRAQI SUNNIS
[...] (S) Turkish MFA Middle East Director General Celikkol called in PolCouns November 30 to convey an invitation to U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Khalilzad, Ambassador Jeffrey or another appropriate USG official to meet privately this Saturday afternoon, December 3, in Istanbul with a group of Iraqi Su [...]
2005-11-30 14:00:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPREL PGOV TU IZ US
05ANKARA7218PKK TERRORISM: PKK/KONGRA GEL PRISONER'S STATEMENT
[...] (S) MFA Security Affairs Director General Hayati Guven on Dec. 7 raised with us the assertion by a PKK/Kongra Gel member who was arrested last month in Izmir that he received targeting information via Roj TV. (He had first informed us about this during a Nov. 18 meeting -- reftel.) Guven said [...]
2005-12-08 16:44:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPTER TU US PINR IZ DA
05ANKARA7237AMBASSADOR WILSON PRESENTATION OF CREDENTIALS
[...] (C) Ambassador presented his credentials to Turkish President Sezer on December 8. In a cordial, 20 minute private meeting following the ceremony, Sezer commented on the importance Turkey attaches to its close relationship with the US, which he described as a fundamental point of his country, [...]
2005-12-09 13:43:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ETRD TU US
05ANKARA7396EXBS: UPDATE OF NP COOPERATION AND ASSISTANCE
[...] This is an action cable. See para 5. 2. We received a diplomatic note from the MFA dated December 14, 2005 concerning the Agreement Between the Government of the Republic of Turkey and the Government of the United States of America Regarding Cooperation to Facilitate the Provision of Ass [...]
2005-12-16 15:07:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KSTC PARM PREL TU US
05ANKARA7423AMBASSADOR'S INTRODUCTORY MEETING WITH TURKISH FM
[...] No summary [...]
2005-12-19 14:22:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPREL ETRD ECON PTER TU US IZ IR SY EU CY
05ANKARA7592NOV. 9-10 HIGH LEVEL DEFENSE GROUP MEETING WITH
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In the first High Level Defense Group (HLDG) meeting with Turkey in two years, the US side emphasized recent concrete US actions to assist Turkey in its efforts against the PKK terrorist organization and underscored the need for Turkey to publicly recognize the US role. The Turks [...]
2005-12-27 15:40:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETMARR MASS PREL PARM TU US IZ AF
05ASUNCION1110PARAGUAY: OFFERS OF FOREIGN ASSISTANCE FOR
[...] (U) On 9/1, Post received the following offers of assistance for hurricane relief efforts from both Paraguayan government officials and the private sector: -- Ambassador Ceferino Valdez, the President of the Voluntary Firemen's Association in Paraguay and the Foreign Ministry's Director o [...]
2005-09-02 14:30:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ECON AEMR ASEC CASC AMGT US PA MATT
05ASUNCION1118PARAGUAY: SENATE DECLARATION OF SOLIDARITY FOR
[...] No summary [...]
2005-09-02 16:18:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIEDOPDC PREL AEMR US PA
05ASUNCION1123PARAGUAY: HURRICANE RELIEF -- RESCUE TEAMS
[...] Ambassador Ceferino Valdez, the Foreign Ministry's Director of Bilateral Affairs, is the the brother of Rafael Valdez, the President of Paraguay's Voluntary Firemen's Association. Valdez has offered to send 20-25 firemen who speak English and are experts in rescue, flooding, and recovery of [...]
2005-09-05 18:45:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIEDAEMR EAID PREL US PA
05ASUNCION1129PARAGUAY: HURRICANE RELIEF-- CHEMICAL PRODUCTS
[...] Post received the following additional information on the offer of chemical products to support Hurricane Katrina relief efforts: Esteban Morabito, President of M.A.A.H.S.A, a chemical production company, has offered to send a large quantity of chemical products for pest control to assist wit [...]
2005-09-06 21:46:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREL US PA AMER
05ASUNCION1131PARAGUAY: ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE OFFERS FOR
[...] On 9/6 Post received the following additional offers of assistance for Hurricane Katrina relief efforts from Paraguayan individuals in the private sector: -- Luis Pettengill and Jose D. Bogarin, of the company Frigorifico Guarani, S.A.--a meat processing company that is the exclusive provid [...]
2005-09-06 21:51:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIEDAEMR EAID PREL US PA
05ASUNCION1139TFUS01: PARAGUAY OFFERS ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE FOR
[...] On 9/8, Post received two additional offers of assistance for Hurricane Katrina relief efforts from Paraguayan individuals in the private sector: -- Marie Lopez Espinola, director of local artisans guild, has offered to organize a blood drive in coordination with the Paraguayan Ministry of H [...]
2005-09-09 15:00:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIEDAEMR EAID PREL US PA
05ASUNCION1169TFUS01: PARAGUAY: ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE OFFER FOR
[...] On 9/12 Post received the following additional offers of assistance for Hurricane relief efforts: -- Anibal Valiente, president of the Association of Local Employees at Post, announced that his organization would like to assist with donations to the victims of the hurricane. Mr. Valiente not [...]
2005-09-15 18:23:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIEDAEMR EAID PREL US PA
05ASUNCION1177CONVERSATION WITH PRESIDENT DUARTE
[...] (C) Summary: On September 14, I called on President Nicanor Duarte Frutos (NDF) to urge his involvement in seeking enactment of an anti-money laundering bill, and he concurred. We also talked about a September 16-18 workshop to help the GOP develop national security strategies and a State-fu [...]
2005-09-19 16:14:00Embassy AsuncionCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER ETRD US PY
05ASUNCION556DUARTE FORETELLS CABRAL'S OUSTER, SEEKS CLOSER
[...] (C) Summary: Duarte invited me to see him early on April 22. His purpose was to assure me that controversial police commissioner Aristides Cabral would be taken out of the picture, although it had not been easy because of Cabral's powerful backers. Cabral would be indicted soon, or he woul [...]
2005-04-25 16:31:00Embassy AsuncionCONFIDENTIALPREL SNAR US PA
05BANGKOK1072AMBASSADOR'S COURTESY CALL ON FINANCE MINISTER
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary. On February 3, the Ambassador paid a courtesy call on Minister of Finance Somkid Jatusripitak. The Ambassador discussed the ongoing Thai-US FTA negotiations, and stressed the need to work together to ensure the talk [...]
2005-02-10 07:41:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EINV PREL TH US FTA
05BANGKOK1169THAILAND: THE AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH PM
[...] (C) The Ambassador met with Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra at Government House on February 14, 2005. Although this meeting was billed as an official "courtesy call," the Ambassador had met with Thaksin several times since his arrival January 2 with the many high-level visits for the tsunami [...]
2005-02-15 11:40:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON TH TRT US FTA POL MIL
05BANGKOK1933AMBASSADOR CALLS ON FORMER PRIME MINISTER CHUAN
[...] (C) Summary: During a March 8 meeting with the Ambassador, former Prime Minister and Democrat Party (DP) leader Chuan Leekpai said that Prime Minister Thaksin did not understand the problems in southern Thailand and indeed his policies were exacerbating the situation. Chuan feared that if [...]
2005-03-16 10:52:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPGOV TH BURMA US FTA
05BANGKOK2087THAILAND: AMBASSADOR CALLS ON NEW DEMOCRAT PARTY
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On March 21 the Ambassador met with newly installed Democrat Party (DP) leader Aphisit Wetchachiwa. Aphisit spoke candidly about mistakes made by the DP during the election and discussed how he hoped to form the party into an effective opposition to Prime Minister Thaksin's [...]
2005-03-23 09:16:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL TH US FTA BIO
05BANGKOK2219THE THAKSINIZATION OF THAILAND -- IMPRESSIONS
[...] (C) After six and a half years away and three months back, this seems as good a time as any to review the landscape in Thaksin Shinawatra,s Thailand. For starters, there is the towering figure of the Prime Minister himself. Dominating the scene as no previous civilian leader has ever done, T [...]
2005-03-29 23:51:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON TH US FTA
05BANGKOK5271AMBASSADOR'S FTA MEETING WITH DEPUTY PM
[...] (SBU) On August 16, Ambassador Boyce called on Deputy Prime Minister and Commerce Minister Somkid Jatusripitak to express USG concerns about the slow pace of FTA negotiations, explain that an FTA with the U.S. must be a single undertaking (the Thai-Japan FTA model is not an option for us),the [...]
2005-08-17 03:45:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD EFIN TH US FTA
05BANGKOK5705ACCEPTANCE OF OFFER FOR ASSISTANCE FROM THAILAND
[...] This is an action request. Please see para 3. 2. Per ref. A Embassy notified RTG MFA America and South Pacific Affairs Department of U.S. acceptance and thanks for Thai offer of blankets, canned fish and rice for Hurricane Katrina relief on September 6. Embassy had earlier discussed pri [...]
2005-09-06 09:55:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIEDAEMR EAID PREL US TH
05BANGKOK6101AMBASSADOR RAISES KANTATHI'S COMMENTS TO PRESS ON
[...] (C) During a September 23 call on MFA Permanent Secretary Krit Garjana-Goonchorn, the Ambassador pointed out that Foreign Minister Kantathi Suphamongkhon's reported September 20 comments to the press on FTA and Burma appeared to be at odds with what was discussed on these issues between the P [...]
2005-09-23 10:46:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPREL BM TH BURMA US FTA
05BOGOTA11084DIALOGUE ON A FRAMEWORK FOR A STRATEGIC DEFENSE
[...] (S) Per reftel, Polcouns and DATT initiated dialogue on a framework for a strategic defense relationship with VMOD Andres Penate and COLMIL's General Padilla on November 22, and with MFA Vice Minister Reyes on November 23. The three officials constitute the internal GOC working group on the m [...]
2005-11-30 15:56:00Embassy BogotaSECRETMARR MCAP PARM PREL CO US PGOV
05BRASILIA1207 BRAZIL: Ambassador's Lunch with General Jorge
[...] No summary [...]
2005-05-06 15:05:00Embassy BrasiliaSECRETPINR PREL BR US
05BRASILIA1396BRAZIL DECLINES GUANTANAMO MIGRANTS
[...] (U) On May 20, PolOff delivered reftel and talking points to Brazil's Ministry of External Relations (MRE) International Organizations Division (DOI) and the Human Rights Divisions (DDH). PolOff also delivered reftel talking points to UNHCR representative in Brasilia Luis Varese. PolOff's req [...]
2005-05-24 19:47:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALPREF SMIG BR US
05BRASILIA1621UN REFORM - AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH BRAZILIAN FORMIN
[...] No summary [...]
2005-06-16 20:28:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KUNR AORC BR UNSC US
05BRASILIA2066SCENESETTER CABLE FOR VISIT OF A/S DESUTTER
[...] (U) The United States Mission in Brazil warmly welcomes your visit to Brasilia, August 14-16. We are currently working with your staff on the logistical arrangements for your travel. In Brasilia, we have confirmed meetings for you with Foreign Ministry Officials for compliance diplomacy dis [...]
2005-08-04 17:57:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC KNNP PARM PREL BR CWC US
05BRASILIA2231BRAZIL: AMBASSADOR AND FOREIGN MINISTER AMORIM
[...] (C) Introduction: Ambassador, accompanied by PolCouns, met on 19 August 2005 with Foreign Minister Celso Amorim and his chief of staff, to review a range of issues (with focus on reftel Haiti demarche) and discuss the Ambassador's departure from Brazil later in the year to assume the Chief Exe [...]
2005-08-19 17:55:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR BR UNSC US
05BRASILIA2628SCENESETTER CABLE FOR VISIT OF THE DEPUTY SECRETARY
[...] (SBU) The United States Mission in Brazil warmly welcomes your planned October 5 to 7 visit to Brasilia. Ambassador Danilovich will meet you upon arrival the evening of October 5. The next day, we have scheduled meetings for you with Foreign Minister Amorim, Finance Minister Palocci, Presid [...]
2005-09-30 20:18:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALOVIP PREL ECON PGOV ETRD BR US
05BRASILIA2675DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MEETING WITH PRESIDENTIAL
[...] (C) Summary. Deputy Secretary of State Zoellick, accompanied by Ambassador Danilovich and delegation, met on 6 October with Marco Aurelio Garcia, International Affairs Advisor to President Lula da Silva. Garcia has often served as Lula's special envoy for crisis situations in the region, and [...]
2005-10-07 13:45:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV BR OVIP US
05BRASILIA2676DEPUTY SECRETARY'S OCTOBER 6 MEETING WITH FOREIGN
[...] (C) Summary: Deputy Secretary Zoellick told FM Amorim October 6 that the international community needs to engage strongly in Bolivia during the elections to guarantee transparency, and must remain engaged following elections to guarantee some degree of governability. Amorim urged U.S. flexib [...]
2005-10-07 14:29:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MASS ETRD PHUM BR US
05BRASILIA2681DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MEETINGS WITH BRAZILIAN SENATOR
[...] No summary [...]
2005-10-07 14:57:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM ETRD ECON BR OVIP US
05BRASILIA2682DEPUTY SECRETARY'S ROUNDTABLE WITH BRAZILIAN
[...] No summary [...]
2005-10-07 14:58:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ETRD ECON BR OVIP US
05BRASILIA2811FINANCE MINISTRY QUERIES ON BILATERAL RELATIONS IN
[...] (SBU) On October 18, Regional Treasury Attache Mat Haarsager, EconCouns, and Econ Assistant met with Finance Ministry U/S Joaquim Levy. The wide-ranging conversation touched upon the issue of debt-for-nature swaps, the USG's democracy/development agenda, and U.S. industry's GSP petition on co [...]
2005-10-21 11:43:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON SENV KIPR PGOV EFIN US
05BRASILIA3125BRAZIL DEMARCHE ON U/S BURNS & U/S JOSEPH SFRC
[...] (C) Embassy presented the text of the testimonies of U/S Burns and Joseph November 28 to Santiago Mourao, Director of the Foreign Ministry's Disarmament and Sensitive Technologies Division. Mourao said he had seen references to the testimony of the two Undersecretaries and looked forward to [...]
2005-11-29 18:44:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALKNNP PARM PREL IN BR US
05BRASILIA3141BRAZIL SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF 3+1 DELEGATION
[...] (C) The Plenary Meeting of the 3 1 will provide an important benchmark for Brazil's willingness to increase cooperation with the United States on Counterterrorism, something the GOB has been reluctant to do. We do not expect a significant change in the GOB's position, which places great impor [...]
2005-11-30 19:12:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL PGOV ECON BR US
05BRASILIA3185CODEL HYDE DISCUSSES FTAA, CORRUPTION SCANDAL WITH
[...] Summary. Brazilian Congressional representatives told CODEL Hyde December 2 that they would like to see an increase in dialogue between the U.S. and Brazilian legislatures on important topics like the Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA). One representative said Brazil's recent corruption [...]
2005-12-05 17:46:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ECON BR FTAA ETRO US
05BRASILIA698AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH BRAZILIAN WORKERS' PARTY
[...] (C) SUMMARY. On March 9, Ambassador Danilovich met with Jose Genoino, the President of Brazil's Workers' Party (PT) and the PT's Secretary for International Relations, Paulo Ferreira. Genoino noted that the PT is now celebrating its 25th anniversary and has evolved into a modern nationwide i [...]
2005-03-14 18:33:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR SOCI BR US
05BRASILIA715BRAZIL: AMBASSADOR'S 14 MARCH MEETING WITH FM
[...] (C) Introduction. Ambassador was called for a one-on-one meeting with Foreign Minister Amorim on the afternoon of 14 March. Amorim focused initially on reiterating his strong interest in meeting soon with Secretary Rice, in spite of unsuccessful efforts to schedule a Washington meeting in lat [...]
2005-03-15 18:24:00Embassy BrasiliaSECRETPREL BR ETRD MARR FTAA US
05BRASILIA745BRAZILIAN SENATORS SUPPORT REINSTITUTING VISA
[...] (C) On March 16, Ambassador Danilovich met in the embassy with Brazilian Senators Cristovam Buarque and Marcelo Crivella to discuss the issue of Brazilians attempting to enter the US illegally via the southern land border. Senator Buarque (PT-Brasilia) is a former Minister of Education who no [...]
2005-03-18 12:19:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALPGOV CVIS BR US
05BRUSSELS1549DARFUR - RHETORIC AND REALITY OF A COMPLEX CONFLICT
[...] (C) Summary. The prevailing rhetoric on Darfur conveys the gravity of the humanitarian crisis, but does not capture the complexity of the changing situation on the ground. Though the violence emerged as a result of the political conflict between the GOS and the Darfur rebels, it had a ready b [...]
2005-04-20 09:02:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PREF EAID AU SU US USEU BRUSSELS
05BUENOSAIRES373GOA CALLS IN AMBASSADOR TO COMPLAIN ABOUT CONSULAR INFORMATION SHEET; CUBA DISCUSSED
[...] (U) Reacting to sensationalist stories in Clarin and La Nacion about the description of Argentina in the Consular Information Sheet on February 16 (reftel),Foreign Minister Rafael Bielsa and Tourism Secretary Enrique Meyer held a press conference that night to take issue with our Consular In [...]
2005-02-17 21:07:00Embassy Buenos AiresCONFIDENTIALCASC PREL PGOV AR US CU
05CAIRO6914TFUS01: EGYPT'S DONATION TO KATRINA RELIEF ON THE
[...] This is an action request. Please see paragraphs two and four. 2. The Government of Egypt (GOE) has dispatched to Little Rock two Egyptian C-130 aircraft containing Katrina relief, including 3,000 blankets, 1.1 tons of jam, and 1.3 tons of powdered milk. Post requests that Task Force ens [...]
2005-09-06 17:37:00Embassy CairoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ECON EFIN AEMR KPAO AMGT US EG
05CARACAS742VENEZUELA: VP'S SON SOUNDS US OUT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Jose Vicente Rangel Jr., mayor of Caracas' Sucre district and son of Venezuelan Vice President Rangel, met with DCM March 11 primarily to discuss bilateral relations. Rangel declined to support President Chavez' claims that the USG sought to kill him, but otherwise defended the [...]
2005-03-11 20:37:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV US
05CARACAS828VENEZUELAN FONMIN CALLS FOR MEETING WITH AMBASSADOR
[...] (C) Summary: Venezuelan Foreign Minister Ali Rodriguez called to meet March 17 with Ambassador Brownfield. Rodriguez' ostensible purpose was to finally meet the Ambassador four months after becoming FonMin. Real reason probably was to support Chavez' "charm offensive" towards the USG. The [...]
2005-03-18 21:38:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV US VE
05COLOMBO1974US INTERESTS AFTER THE SRI LANKAN PRESIDENTIAL
[...] (C) How is the apparent victory of Mahinda Rajapakse likely to affect US interests in Sri Lanka? We define our overriding interests here quite simply: Peace and Prosperity. Peace because a successful peace process will mean the end of terrorism by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) [...]
2005-11-18 07:44:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON EAID PTER US CE LTTE
05DARESSALAAM2151TANZANIA SUPPORTS U.S. CANDIDATE FOR IMO COUNCIL
[...] (U) On November 16, PolOff delivered reftel demarche to Ambassador Liberata Mulamula, Director of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Division of Multilateral Cooperation and International Organizations. Mulamula said the Government of Tanzania (GOT) would send a strong recommendation to its de [...]
2005-11-22 02:07:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamUNCLASSIFIEDARC IMO EWWT PHSA KTIA US TZ
05DHAKA6292SOUTH ASIA REGIONAL ENERGY MEETING, DHAKA,
[...] THE EIGHTH MEETING OF THE USAID SOUTH ASIA REGIONAL INITIATIVE FOR ENERGY (SARI/ENERGY) WAS HELD IN DHAKA, BANGLADESH ON DECEMBER 6-7, 2005. THE FOCUS OF THE MEETING WAS REGIONAL ENERGY SECURITY THROUGH TRADE, INVESTMENT AND ACCESS. THE MEETING WAS ATTENDED BY 115 PERSONS FROM THE PRIVATE AN [...]
2005-12-21 03:29:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDENRG US IN NP CE PK AF TH
05DUBLIN1482COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO PAULINE LOGAN
[...] Post welcomes and grants country clearance to Pauline Logan, Investigator, Office of Regulatory Affairs, FDA, HHS to travel to Galway, Ireland, from December 16 to 31, 2005. Purpose of the visit is to inspect one medical device manufacturer for compliance with FDAs Good Manufacturing Practice [...]
2005-12-07 13:07:00Embassy DublinUNCLASSIFIEDKSCA TBIO OTRA US EI DA
05GABORONE1026AMBASSADOR'S FAREWELL CALLS WITH BOTSWANA
[...] (SBU) Summary. In his farewell calls with Botswana's President Festus Mogae and Vice President Seretse Khama Ian Khama July 21, Ambassador Huggins highlighted promoting Botwsana business and human rights, specifically the Kenneth Good and Basarwa issues. The President and VP thanked the Amb [...]
2005-07-22 14:30:00Embassy GaboroneUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM ETRD US BC SAN CKGR
05GABORONE1656BOTSWANA'S VP ON SADC, ZIMBABWE, CRIME, TERRORISM,
[...] (C) Summary. Ambassador Kate Canavan's introductory call with Botswana's Vice President Lt. Gen. Seretse Khama Ian Khama November 8 highlighted environmental cooperation, counter-terrorism, Zimbabwe, crime, and military issues. Ambassador informed VP Khama of Botswana's acceptance for the Tr [...]
2005-11-10 06:40:00Embassy GaboroneSECRETMARR PREL SENV US ZI BC SADC POL MIL
05GABORONE520GENERAL WALD URGES BOTSWANA PARTICIPATION IN PKOS
[...] (C) Summary: General Charles Wald, Deputy Commander of EUCOM, discussed EUCOM programs, Botswana,s training needs, and peacekeeping (PKO) issues in a meeting at the Presidency on April 13. General Wald said the African Union (AU),not the United Nations or the European Union, should have the [...]
2005-04-13 15:19:00Embassy GaboroneCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR US BC POL MIL
05GABORONE523GENERAL WALD AND SADC SECGEN DISCUSS SADC'S NEW
[...] (C) Summary. Meeting with SADC Secgen Prega Ramsamy in Gaborone April 13, General Charles Wald explained how the U.S. could assist the African Union (AU) and its regional components, including SADC, to equip, train, organize and support the new Regional Responses Forces (RRFs). General Wald [...]
2005-04-14 04:15:00Embassy GaboroneCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR US BC SADC POL MIL
05GABORONE880TRADE, NOT AU/SADC BRIGADES, TO BE MOGAE'S
[...] (U) ACSS Director General Carlton Fulford (ret),in Gaborone for the Africa Center for Strategic Studies (ACSS) Senor Leader Seminar, called on President Mogae June 18, accompanied by Charge. Gen. Fulford thanked Botswana for co-hosting the seminar. Substantive discussion centered on militar [...]
2005-06-27 07:55:00Embassy GaboroneCONFIDENTIALPREL US BC SADC
05GENEVA1326JCIC-XXVII: BELARUSIAN, KAZAKHSTANI AND RUSSIAN
[...] This is JCIC-XXVII-003. 2. Paragraphs 3, 4 and 5 below contain the official translations of the texts of the Delegation Lists for the Belarusian, Kazakhstani and Russian Delegations, respectively, for Part I of JCIC-XXVII. 3. Begin text (Belarus): [...]
2005-06-01 11:08:00US Mission GenevaUNCLASSIFIEDPARM KACT US RS UP BO KZ START JCIC INF
05GENEVA1339JCIC-XXVII: (U) WORKING GROUP MEETING ON GROUND
[...] (U) This is JCIC-XXVII-009. 2. (U) Meeting Date: May 27, 2005 Time: 10:30 A.M. - 12:30 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva SUMMARY 3. (S) A Working Group Meeting was held at the U.S. Mission on May 27, 2005, to discuss the U.S.-proposed exchange of l [...]
2005-06-02 05:15:00US Mission GenevaSECRETPARM KACT US RS UP BO KZ START JCIC INF
05GENEVA1342JCIC-XXVII: (U) WORKING GROUP MEETING ON RSM-56
[...] (U) This is JCIC-XXVII-010. 2. (U) Meeting Date: May 27, 2005 Time: 3:30 - 4:30 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva SUMMARY 3. (S) A Working Group meeting with all Parties present was held at the U.S. Mission on May 27, 2005. The U.S. Delegation ask [...]
2005-06-02 06:34:00US Mission GenevaSECRETPARM KACT US RS UP BO KZ START JCIC INF
05GENEVA1361JCIC-XXVII: (U) WORKING GROUP MEETING ON SS-25
[...] (U) This is JCIC-XXVII-011. 2. (U) Meeting Date: May 30, 2005 Time: 10:30 A.M. - 1:00 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva SUMMARY 3. (S) A Working Group Meeting was held at the Russian Mission on May 30, 2005, to discuss the problems encountered d [...]
2005-06-03 09:01:00US Mission GenevaSECRETPARM KACT US RS UP BO KZ START JCIC INF
05GENEVA1363JCIC-XXVII: (U) HEADS OF DELEGATION MEETING ON
[...] (U) This is JCIC-XXVII-013. 2. (U) Meeting Date: May 31, 2005 Time: 10:30 A.M. - 12:07 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva SUMMARY 3. (S) A Heads of Delegation (HOD) meeting was held at the U.S. Mission on May 31, 2005, at which all Parties were repr [...]
2005-06-03 10:12:00US Mission GenevaSECRETPARM KACT US RS UP BO KZ START JCIC INF
05GENEVA1365JCIC-XXVII: (U) HEADS OF DELEGATION MEETING ON
[...] (U) This is JCIC-XXVII-014. 2. (U) Meeting Date: May 31, 2005 Time: 3:30 - 4:30 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva SUMMARY 3. (S) A Heads of Delegation (HOD) Meeting was held at the U.S. Mission on May 31, 2005, to discuss the results of the Trident [...]
2005-06-03 11:39:00US Mission GenevaSECRETPARM KACT US RS UP BO KZ START JCIC INF
05GENEVA1387JCIC-XXVII: (U) HEADS OF DELEGATION MEETING ON
[...] (U) This is JCIC-XXVII-015. 2. (U) Meeting Date: June 1, 2005 Time: 10:30 A.M. - 12:45 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva SUMMARY 3. (S) A Heads of Delegation (HOD) meeting was held at the U.S. Mission on June 1, 2005, to discuss SS-25, SS-27, and [...]
2005-06-07 04:08:00US Mission GenevaSECRETPARM KACT US RS UP BO KZ START JCIC INF
05GENEVA1388JCIC-XXVII: (U) WORKING GROUP MEETING ON RUSSIAN
[...] (U) This is JCIC-XXVII-012. 2. (U) Meeting Date: May 30, 2005 Time: 3:30 - 4:00 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva SUMMARY 3. (S) A Working Group Meeting was held at the Russian Mission on May 30, 2005, to discuss Russian-proposed S-Series Joi [...]
2005-06-07 04:09:00US Mission GenevaSECRETPARM KACT US RS UP BO KZ START JCIC INF
05GENEVA1391JCIC-XXVII: (U) WORKING GROUP MEETING ON TRIDENT
[...] (U) This is JCIC-XXVII-018. 2. (U) Meeting Date: June 2, 2005 Time: 5:10 - 5:50 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva SUMMARY 3. (S) A Working Group Meeting was held at the Russian Mission on June 2, 2005, to discuss inspection procedures to address [...]
2005-06-07 06:20:00US Mission GenevaSECRETPARM KACT US RS UP BO KZ START JCIC INF
05GENEVA1394JCIC-XXVII: (U) U.S.-HOSTED RECEPTION, JUNE 2,
[...] (U) This is JCIC-XXVII-019. 2. (U) At a U.S.-hosted reception, held on June 2 at the U.S. Mission, Delegation members engaged the other participating Delegations' members from Belarus, Kazakhstan, Russia and Ukraine on various topics under discussion in the JCIC. Those conversations are [...]
2005-06-07 10:04:00US Mission GenevaSECRETPARM KACT US RS UP BO KZ START JCIC INF
05GENEVA1401JCIC-XXVII: (U) WORKING GROUP MEETING ON
[...] (U) This is JCIC-XXVII-017. 2. (U) Meeting Date: June 2, 2005 Time: 3:00 - 5:05 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva SUMMARY 3. (S) A Working Group Meeting was held at the Russian Mission on June 2, 2005, at which Belarus, Russia, Ukraine, and the [...]
2005-06-07 11:56:00US Mission GenevaSECRETPARM KACT US RS UP BO KZ START JCIC INF
05GENEVA1403JCIC-XXVII: (U) SECOND WORKING GROUP MEETING ON
[...] (U) This is JCIC-XXVII-016. 2. (U) Meeting Date: June 2, 2005 Time: 10:30 A.M. - 12:30 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva SUMMARY 3. (S) A second Working Group meeting with all Parties present was held at the Russian Mission on June 2, 2005, to d [...]
2005-06-08 04:15:00US Mission GenevaSECRETPARM KACT US RS UP BO KZ START JCIC INF
05GENEVA1404JCIC-XXVII: DOCUMENTS SIGNED ON GROUND
[...] This is JCIC-XXVII-021. 2. The texts at paragraphs 3-6 below are the letters on the ground transportation understanding that were signed and exchanged between the Russian Federation and the United States, and the Russian Federation and Belarus, at the final meeting of the first part of JC [...]
2005-06-08 05:03:00US Mission GenevaUNCLASSIFIEDPARM KACT US RS UP BO KZ START JCIC INF
05GENEVA1411JCIC-XXVII: (U) BILATERAL MEETING ON UKRAINIAN
[...] (U) This is JCIC-XXVII-022. 2. (U) Meeting Date: June 7, 2005 Time: 11:30 A.M. - 12:30 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva SUMMARY 3. (S) A Ukraine-initiated bilateral meeting was held at the U.S. Mission on June 7, 2005, to discuss Ukrainian proposal [...]
2005-06-08 06:40:00US Mission GenevaSECRETPARM KACT US RS UP BO KZ START JCIC INF
05GENEVA1415JCIC-XXVII: DOCUMENTS SIGNED ON BULAVA, JUNE 7,
[...] This is JCIC-XXVII-024. 2. The texts in paragraphs 3-6 below are JCIC Agreement Numbers 52 and 53, and Joint Statement Numbers 37 and 38, respectively, that were signed or initialed at the final meeting of the first part of JCIC-XXVII. The documents were completed at the U.S. Mission in [...]
2005-06-08 08:32:00US Mission GenevaUNCLASSIFIEDPARM KACT US RS UP BO KZ START JCIC INF
05GENEVA1417JCIC-XXVII: DOCUMENT SIGNED ON REPLACEMENT OF
[...] This is JCIC-XXVII-025. 2. The text at paragraph 3 below is JCIC Agreement 54, "Replacement of Radiation Detection Equipment," that was signed at the final meeting of the first part of JCIC-XXVII. The document was completed at the U.S. Mission in Geneva on June 7, 2005. 3. Begin text [...]
2005-06-08 08:48:00US Mission GenevaUNCLASSIFIEDPARM KACT US RS UP BO KZ START JCIC INF
05GENEVA1418JCIC-XXVII: DOCUMENT SIGNED "ON CHANGES TO THE
[...] This is JCIC-XXVII-026. 2. The text at paragraph 3 below is JCIC Joint Statement Number S-21, that was initialed at the final meeting of the first part of JCIC-XXVII. The document was completed at the U.S. Mission in Geneva on June 7, 2005. This document does not include the classified [...]
2005-06-08 10:00:00US Mission GenevaUNCLASSIFIEDPARM KACT US RS UP BO KZ START JCIC INF
05GENEVA1419JCIC-XXVII: (U) FINAL MEETING OF PART ONE OF
[...] (U) This is JCIC-XXVII-023. 2. (U) The Parties met, with all delegation members of each Party present, at the U.S. Mission on June 7, 2005 for the final meeting of this part of the session. At the meeting, all Parties expressed their satisfaction for the work of the session. It had been [...]
2005-06-08 10:43:00US Mission GenevaSECRETPARM KACT US RS UP BO KZ START JCIC INF
05GENEVA24501503 CASE: COMMUNICATION REGARDING ALLEGED HUMAN
[...] Mission has received a note from the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) (G/SO 215/1 USA 2970) transmitting in accordance with Economic and Social Council resolution 728 F(XXVIII) copies of a communication dated 5 July 2004 concerning human rights, which refers to the Unit [...]
2005-10-12 10:40:00US Mission GenevaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM US
05GENEVA2616BIC-IV: (U) LOOK-UL'YANOV MEETINGS, OCTOBER 26
[...] (U) This is BIC-IV-001. 2. (U) Meeting: U.S.-Hosted Dinner Date: October 25, 2005 Time: 7:00 - 8:30 p.m. Place: Auberge des Trois Coqs, Chambesy Participants: U.S. Russia DAS Look Mr. Ul'yanov [...]
2005-10-28 08:19:00US Mission GenevaCONFIDENTIALPARM KACT US RS BIC SORT
05GENEVA2618BIC-IV: (U) U.S. AND RUSSIAN BRIEFINGS ON STATUS
[...] (U) This is BIC-IV-002. 2. (U) Meeting Date: October 26, 2005 Time: 3:00 - 4:00 p.m. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (C) The U.S. and Russian Delegations each provided briefings on the status of implementation of the Tre [...]
2005-10-28 09:23:00US Mission GenevaCONFIDENTIALPARM KACT US RS BIC SORT
05GENEVA2619BIC-IV: (U) QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ON THE MOSCOW
[...] (U) This is BIC-IV-003. 2. (U) Meeting Date: October 27, 2005 Time: 10:30 A.M. - 12:20 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (C) The U.S. and Russian Delegations met the morning of October 27, 2005, to provide answers to que [...]
2005-10-28 09:51:00US Mission GenevaCONFIDENTIALPARM KACT US RS BIC SORT
05GENEVA2620BIC-IV: (U) MEETING ON ISSUES RELATED TO
[...] (U) This is BIC-IV-004. 2. (U) Meeting Date: October 27, 2005 Time: 3:00 - 3:45 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (C) As a measure to improve transparency and confidence-building, Russia repackaged its proposal (orig [...]
2005-10-28 10:58:00US Mission GenevaCONFIDENTIALPARM KACT US RS BIC SORT
05GENEVA2636JCIC-XXVII: RESUMPTION OF JCIC-XXVII (PART II)
[...] This is JCIC-XXVII-029. 2. The Twenty-seventh Session of the START Treaty's Joint Compliance and Inspection Commission (JCIC) resumed operations on October 31, 2005. Addressees are requested to route cable traffic on all START-related issues, as well as INF implementation and compliance [...]
2005-10-31 09:40:00US Mission GenevaUNCLASSIFIEDPARM KACT US RS UP BO KZ START JCIC INF
05GENEVA2669JCIC-XXVII: BELARUSIAN, KAZAKHSTANI, RUSSIAN AND
[...] This is JCIC-XXVII-031. 2. Paragraphs 3, 4, 5 and 6 below contain the official translations of the texts of the delegation lists for the Belarusian, Kazakhstani, Russian and Ukrainian Delegations, respectively, for Part II of JCIC-XXVII. 3. Begin text (Belarus): [...]
2005-11-02 11:18:00US Mission GenevaUNCLASSIFIEDPARM KACT US RS UP BO KZ START JCIC INF
05GENEVA2682 JCIC-XXVII: (U) HEADS OF DELEGATION MEETING ON A
[...] (U) This is JCIC-XXVII-034. 2. (U) Meeting Date: October 31, 2005 Time: 3:00 - 4:35 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) A Heads of Delegation (HOD) meeting was held at the U.S. Mission on October 31, 2005, to discuss a [...]
2005-11-03 10:16:00US Mission GenevaSECRETPARM KACT US RS UP BO KZ START JCIC INF
05GENEVA2683JCIC-XXVII: (U) TAYLOR-BORYAK DINNER, OCTOBER 30,
[...] (U) This is JCIC-XXVII-032. 2. Meeting Date: October 30, 2005 Time: 7:00 - 8:15 P.M. Place: Restaurant Le Creux-de-Genthod Participants: U.S. Russia Mr. Taylor Mr. Boryak ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) U.S. JCIC Representa [...]
2005-11-03 10:16:00US Mission GenevaSECRETPARM KACT US RS UP BO KZ START JCIC INF
05GENEVA2685JCIC-XXVII: (U) HEADS OF DELEGATION MEETING ON
[...] (U) This is JCIC-XXVII-037. 2. (U) Meeting Date: November 1, 2005 Time: 3:30 - 5:00 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) A Heads of Delegation (HOD) meeting was held at the Russian Mission on November 1, 2005, to dis [...]
2005-11-03 10:57:00US Mission GenevaSECRETPARM KACT US RS UP BO KZ START JCIC INF
05GENEVA2690JCIC-XXVII: (U) HEADS OF DELEGATION MEETING ON
[...] (U) This is JCIC-XXVII-035. 2. (S) Meeting Date: November 1, 2005 Time: 10:30 A.M. - 12:00 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) A Heads of Delegation (HOD) meeting was held at the Russian Mission on November 1, 2005, [...]
2005-11-04 06:15:00US Mission GenevaSECRETPARM KACT US RS UP BO KZ START JCIC INF
05GENEVA2712JCIC-XXVII: (U) HEADS OF DELEGATION MEETING ON
[...] (U) This is JCIC-XXVII-038. 2. (U) Meeting Date: November 2, 2005 Time: 10:30 A.M. - 12:00 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) At a heads of delegation (HOD) meeting, held at the U.S. Mission on November 2 at which all [...]
2005-11-08 06:02:00US Mission GenevaSECRETPARM KACT US RS UP BO KZ START JCIC INF
05GENEVA2719JCIC-XXVII: (U) WORKING GROUP MEETING ON
[...] (U) This is JCIC-XXVII-039. 2. (U) Meeting Date: November 2, 2005 Time: 3:30 - 5:30 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) A Working Group meeting was held at the U.S. Mission on November 2, 2005, to discuss the Ukrainian [...]
2005-11-08 10:57:00US Mission GenevaSECRETPARM KACT US RS UP BO KZ START JCIC INF
05GENEVA2726JCIC-XXVII: (U) WORKING GROUP MEETING ON TRIDENT
[...] (U) This is JCIC-XXVII-040. 2. (U) Meeting Date: November 3, 2005 Time: 3:30 - 6:00 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) A Working Group meeting was held at the Russian Mission on November 3, 2005, to discuss the U.S [...]
2005-11-09 05:41:00US Mission GenevaSECRETPARM KACT US RS UP BO KZ START JCIC INF
05GENEVA2734JCIC-XXVII: (U) WORKING GROUP MEETING ON
[...] (U) This is JCIC-XXVII-041. 2. (U) Meeting Date: November 3, 2005 Time: 11:00 A.M. - 12:30 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (U) A Working Group meeting was held at the Russian Mission on November 3, 2005, to discuss [...]
2005-11-09 07:35:00US Mission GenevaSECRETPARM KACT US RS UP BO KZ START JCIC INF
05GENEVA2735JCIC-XXVII: (U) U.S. CLOSING PLENARY STATEMENT,
[...] (U) This is JCIC-XXVII-049. 2. (U) At paragraph 3 is the text of the U.S. statement that was made at the closing plenary meeting of Part II of the Twenty-seventh Session of the START Treaty's Joint Compliance and Inspection Commission (JCIC),held at the Russian Mission on November 9, 200 [...]
2005-11-09 08:36:00US Mission GenevaSECRETPARM KACT US RS UP BO KZ START JCIC INF
05GENEVA2738JCIC-XXVII: UNCLASSIFIED ATTACHMENT TO THE U.S.
[...] This is JCIC-XXVII-047. 2. At paragraph 3 is the text of the Unclassified Attachment to the U.S. closing plenary statement -- Coordinated Plenary Statement on Reentry Vehicle Inspections of Trident II SLBMs -- that was made at the closing plenary meeting of the Twenty-seventh Session of t [...]
2005-11-09 09:44:00US Mission GenevaUNCLASSIFIEDPARM KACT US RS UP BO KZ START JCIC INF
05GENEVA2739JCIC-XXVII: INITIALED JOINT STATEMENT NUMBER 39
[...] This is JCIC-XXVII-048. 2. At paragraph 3 is the text of Joint Statement Number 39 "On First Stages of SS-25 ICBMs Burned Without Nozzles Attached" that was initialed by all Parties in Geneva, Switzerland, on November 8, 2005. 3. Begin text: [...]
2005-11-09 10:10:00US Mission GenevaUNCLASSIFIEDPARM KACT US RS UP BO KZ START JCIC INF
05GENEVA2741JCIC-XXVII: (U) RUSSIAN CLOSING PLENARY
[...] (U) This is JCIC-XXVII-052. 2. (U) The text at paragraph 3 is the official translation of the Russian statement that was delivered at the closing plenary meeting of Part II of the Twenty-seventh Session of the START Treaty's Joint Compliance and Inspection Commission (JCIC),held at the R [...]
2005-11-09 10:57:00US Mission GenevaSECRETPARM KACT US RS UP BO KZ START JCIC INF
05GENEVA2748JCIC-XXVII: (U) WORKING GROUP MEETING ON TRIDENT
[...] (U) This is JCIC-XXVII-042. 2. (U) Meeting Date: November 7, 2005 Time: 10:30 A.M. - 12:30 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (U) A Working Group meeting was held at the Russian Mission on November 7, 2005, to further [...]
2005-11-09 13:09:00US Mission GenevaSECRETPARM KACT US RS UP BO KZ START JCIC INF
05GENEVA2749JCIC-XXVII: (U) UKRAINIAN GRIEVANCES WITH CTR AND
[...] (U) This is JCIC-XXVII-046. 2. (U) Meeting Date: November 8, 2005 Time: 4:00 - 5:00 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) Ukraine took the opportunity, during a bilateral meeting at the U.S. Mission on November 8, 2005, [...]
2005-11-10 03:54:00US Mission GenevaSECRETPARM KACT US RS UP BO KZ START JCIC INF
05GENEVA2750JCIC-XXVII: (U) RUSSIAN-HOSTED RECEPTION,
[...] (U) This is JCIC-XXVII-033. 2. (U) Meeting Date: November 8, 2005 Event: Russian-Hosted Reception Time: 6:30 P.M. - 8:30 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva AND Meeting Date: November 9, 2005 [...]
2005-11-10 04:03:00US Mission GenevaSECRETPARM KACT US RS UP BO KZ START JCIC INF
05GENEVA2751JCIC-XXVII: (U) HEADS OF DELEGATION MEETING ON
[...] (U) This is JCIC-XXVII-043. 2. (U) Meeting Date: November 7, 2005 Time: 3:30 - 5:40 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) A Heads of Delegation (HOD) meeting, followed by a Working Group meeting, were held at the Russ [...]
2005-11-10 05:49:00US Mission GenevaSECRETPARM KACT US RS UP BO KZ START JCIC INF
05GENEVA2753JCIC-XXVII: (U) WORKING GROUP MEETING ON
[...] (U) This is JCIC-XXVII-044. 2. (U) Meeting Date: November 8, 2005 Time: 10:15 - 11:30 A.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) A working group meeting was held at the U.S. Mission on November 8, 2005, to discuss Russian con [...]
2005-11-10 06:24:00US Mission GenevaSECRETPARM KACT US RS UP BO KZ START JCIC INF
05GENEVA2755JCIC-XXVII: (U) BELARUSIAN CLOSING PLENARY
[...] (U) This is JCIC-XXVII-050. 2. (U) The text at paragraph 3 is the official translation of the Belarusian statement that was delivered at the closing plenary meeting of Part II of the Twenty-seventh Session of the START Treaty's Joint Compliance and Inspection Commission (JCIC),held at th [...]
2005-11-10 07:40:00US Mission GenevaSECRETPARM KACT US RS UP BO KZ START JCIC INF
05GENEVA2756JCIC-XXVII: (U) KAZAKHSTANI CLOSING PLENARY
[...] (U) This is JCIC-XXVII-051. 2. (U) The text at paragraph 3 is the official translation of the Kazakhstani statement that was delivered at the closing plenary meeting of Part II of the Twenty-seventh Session of the Start Treaty's Joint Compliance and Inspection Commission (JCIC),held at t [...]
2005-11-10 08:02:00US Mission GenevaSECRETPARM KACT US RS UP BO KZ START JCIC INF
05GENEVA2757JCIC-XXVII: (U) UKRAINIAN CLOSING PLENARY
[...] (U) This is JCIC-XXVII-053. 2. (U) The text at paragraph 3 is the official translation of the Ukrainian statement that was delivered at the closing plenary meeting of the Twenty-seventh Session of the START Treaty's Joint Compliance and Inspection Commission (JCIC),held at the Russian Mi [...]
2005-11-10 08:19:00US Mission GenevaSECRETPARM KACT US RS UP BO KZ START JCIC INF
05GENEVA2760JCIC-XXVII: CLOSE-OUT OF PART TWO OF JCIC-XXVII
[...] This is JCIC-XXVII-056. 2. This is the end of operations for the second part of JCIC-XXVII. The next meeting of the JCIC will be conducted at a date yet to be determined. Washington and other addresses are requested to continue to include U.S. Mission Geneva, slugged "Geneva for JCIC" o [...]
2005-11-10 08:59:00US Mission GenevaUNCLASSIFIEDPARM KACT US RS UP BO KZ START JCIC INF
05GENEVA2761JCIC-XXVII: (U) LIST OF REPORTING CABLES
[...] (U) This is JCIC-XXVII-055. 2. (S) Following is the listing of Geneva cables from Part II of JCIC-XXVII reporting activity during the period October 31 - November 9, 2005. JCIC-XXVII-029 (GENEVA 2636) JCIC-XXVII: (U) RESUMPTION OF JCIC-XXVII (PART II) OPERATIONS JCIC-XXVII-030 (GENE [...]
2005-11-10 09:04:00US Mission GenevaSECRETPARM KACT US RS UP BO KZ START JCIC INF
05HALIFAX113NEW BRUNSWICK DEPUTY MINISTER DISCUSSES BORDER, PREMIER
[...] SUMMARY: New Brunswick Deputy Minister for Intergovernmental Affairs, Jim McKay, traveled from Fredericton to Halifax recently to meet with CG to discuss issues related the border as well as to seek suggestions for appointments for Premier Lord's upcoming trip to Washington. END SUMMARY. [...]
2005-05-09 19:35:00Consulate HalifaxUNCLASSIFIEDPREL CPAS ETRD CA US
05HALIFAX16AMBASSADOR'S VISIT TO NOVA SCOTIA -- SECURITY AND TRADE
[...] SUMMARY: Ambassador Cellucci visited Nova Scotia January 13-15, stressing key policy goals of security and trade. He met with U.S. and Canadian military officers and the leadership of the Pearson Peacekeeping Centre, the Lt-Governor and the Premier of the province. He gave several media in [...]
2005-01-25 14:09:00Consulate HalifaxUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ETRD BEXP ASEC MARR PINR CA US
05HALIFAX176AMBASSADOR'S INITIAL VISITS TO ATLANTIC CANADA STRESS
[...] SUMMARY: Ambassador Wilkins made two successful trips in rapid succession to Atlantic Canada as part of his orientation to the country. His visits to New Brunswick and Nova Scotia focused on priority issues of security, border infrastructure and trade. END SUMMARY. New Brunswick ------ [...]
2005-08-16 14:58:00Consulate HalifaxUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ETRD ELTN ASEC CA US
05HARARE1307UN IN ZIMBABWE ANNOUNCES MEASURES TO STRENGTHEN
[...] No summary [...]
2005-09-20 14:27:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR EAID PREL US ZI
05HARARE1312TRANSMISSION OF LETTER OF CONDOLENCE FROM H.E.
[...] (U) Embassy Harare is in receipt of a dip note from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Zimbabwe forwarding a condolence message from H.E. President R.G. Mugabe to President George W. Bush and the bereaved families affected by Hurricane Katrina. Embassy will forward the note and [...]
2005-09-22 05:44:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDOPDC CASC PHUM US ZI
05HARARE1318 Subject: Food Import and Distribution
[...] Summary: Since April 2004, the import and distribution of food aid in Zimbabwe have been constrained by ambiguous GOZ requirements and unresolved issues concerning the quality of US- donated food. Currently there are no large amounts of food waiting for distribution or import, but it will b [...]
2005-09-22 14:32:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EAGR PREL US ZI
05HARARE1330 NGO study highlights enormous
[...] (U) Summary: ActionAid International recently presented to the US Mission the findings of the first nationwide assessment of the impact of the Government of Zimbabwe's (GOZ) Operation Murambatsvina. Their staggering conclusions indicate that nearly 1.2 million people were directly affected [...]
2005-09-26 14:49:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EAGR PREL US ZI
05HARARE1440ZIMBABWE ARV CRISIS LOOMING
[...] No summary [...]
2005-10-20 07:51:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDAMED EAID PREL US ZI HIV AIDS
05HARARE1447 ANOTHER POOR HARVEST LIKELY IN ZIMBABWE IN
[...] (SBU) The outlook for the upcoming agricultural season in Zimbabwe is poor. Climate forecasts indicate an increased chance of normal to above-normal rainfall in Zimbabwe during the 2005-2006 growing season. In addition, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) reports that maize see [...]
2005-10-21 05:43:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EAGR PREL US ZI
05HARARE1489 GOZ REJECTS SHELTER PROPOSAL FOR
[...] In a meeting on donor coordination on Thursday, October 27th, the UN Resident Representative and Humanitarian Coordinator, Agostinho Zacarias, announced to the major donors that the Government of Zimbabwe (GOZ) has rejected the UN's proposal to provide temporary shelter to families displace [...]
2005-10-28 10:13:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EAGR PREL PHUM US ZI
05HARARE1507DECLINING FOOD SECURITY IN ZIMBABWE
[...] The Ambassador traveled to Bikita, a district in hard-hit Masvingo Province, in early October to observe the food security situation. Although no overt signs of starvation were apparent, it was clear that deprivation had increased dramatically. The country's severe economic contraction and [...]
2005-11-03 11:16:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EAGR PREL US ZI
05HARARE1549 FY 2006 Re-declaration of Disaster in
[...] The humanitarian situation in Zimbabwe is deteriorating due to a variety of factors, including: continued economic and especially agricultural collapse brought about by government mismanagement and corruption, the government's displacement of large numbers of families, in urban areas through [...]
2005-11-14 10:24:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EAGR PREL US ZI
05HARARE1611Fall in Zimbabwe's National HIV/AIDs Prevalence
[...] The "Zimbabwe National HIV/AIDS Estimates 2005" will be officially released November 30 2005. The study's key finding is that the estimate of HIV/AIDS prevalence in adults (aged 15 to 49 years) was 20.1% in 2005, substantially lower than the 2003 estimate of 24.6%. The new figure represents [...]
2005-11-29 14:30:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDKHIV TSPL OSCI TBIO KSCA US ZI HIV AIDS
05HARARE162 FOOD INSECURITY INCREASING SLOWLY IN
[...] Although there is evidence of growing food insecurity, particularly in rural areas where low food production is a chronic problem, the situation has not yet reached the level of a crisis. It appears that most households are still managing to ward off hunger by employing a variety of coping [...]
2005-01-31 13:52:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREL US ZI
05HARARE1699 LARGE SCALE FOOD DISTRIBUTION REINITIATED IN
[...] Large-scale international food aid operations have once more begun in Zimbabwe. The World Food Program, which recently concluded protracted negotiations with the Zimbabwean Government on an MOU governing food assistance operations, has started large-scale food distributions through its tradi [...]
2005-12-19 14:31:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EAGR PREL US ZI
05HARARE423NATURAL RESOURCES DEGRADATION IN ZIMBABWE
[...] The degradation of Zimbabwe's natural resources is continuing at an alarming rate. Environmental and natural resource issues have taken a backseat to more pressing concerns. Confronted with insecure land tenure, food insecurity and rising poverty, there are few incentives for Zimbabweans t [...]
2005-03-16 07:49:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREL US ZI
05HARARE425 POOR MAIZE HARVEST EXPECTED IN ZIMBABWE
[...] (SBU) Zimbabwe's maize (corn) harvest this year will likely be less than last year's due to late planting, limited access to fertilizer and other inputs, and poor rainfall in many areas. Although official information on cereal planting, production and stocks is closely guarded by the GOZ, re [...]
2005-03-16 12:53:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EAGR PREL US ZI
05HARARE786Zimbabwe's Growing Water Problems
[...] Zimbabwe's urban infrastructure is raidly deteriorating as a result of six consequtive years of GOZ economic mismanagement. The supply and distribution of potable water has become especially problematic in several cities. There are reports of diarrhea and other stomach ailments increasing [...]
2005-06-07 07:14:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREL US ZI
05HELSINKI958FINNISH SUPPORT IN RESPONSE TO KATRINA ON THE
[...] On Sept. 1, the Embassy received general offers of assistance from the GOF in support of the victims of Hurricane Katrina (ref B). Following up, Charge spoke several times over the weekend with senior officials from the PM's office and the MFA. Based on Charge's requests, Finland committed t [...]
2005-09-06 13:07:00Embassy HelsinkiUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ECON AEMR ASEC CASC US FI
05KUWAIT3947TFUS01: GOK OFFERS $500 MILLION IN HURRICANE
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see Embassy recommendation in para 6 and action request in para 7. 2. (C) The Government of Kuwait (GOK) has decided to provide $500 million in aid to the victims of Hurricane Katrina, through a $100 million cash grant and $400 million in oil product [...]
2005-09-05 13:59:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALAEMR EAID PREL ENRG KU US KATRINA AID
05KUWAIT3960TFUS01: KUWAITIS AND OTHERS OFFER OUTPOURING OF
[...] Summary and Comment: The private sector response in Kuwait to the devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina has been overwhelmingly supportive and positive, with dozens of offers of support and solidarity streaming in from all sectors and segments of society. The Kuwait Red Crescent Society i [...]
2005-09-06 09:35:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDAEMR EAID PREL ENRG KU US KATRINA AID
05KUWAIT3961TFUS01: AMBASSADOR THANKS KUWAITI NATIONAL
[...] (U) Ambassador called on the Acting Speaker of the Kuwaiti National Assembly, Abdulwahab Rashid Al-Haroun on September 6 to thank him for the outpouring of sympathy and solidarity from the Kuwaiti parliament and population. The Ambassador also reiterated his public statement (carried in Kuwa [...]
2005-09-06 12:18:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAEMR EAID PREL ENRG KU US KATRINA AID
05KUWAIT4029TFUS01: MINISTER SAYS GOK WAS OBLIGED TO HELP,
[...] No summary [...]
2005-09-13 10:45:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV US KU AMER KATRINA AID
05KUWAIT4033TFUS01: ISLAMIC CONFERENCE MAKES APPEAL FOR AID TO
[...] (U) Summary. In a sign of solidarity with the victims of Hurricane Katrina, the International Islamic Council for Dawah and Relief (an-Egyptian based pan-Islamic organization),has issued a statement on the final day of its annual conference in Kuwait, urging all its international affiliate o [...]
2005-09-13 14:38:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDAEMR EAID PREL ENRG KU US ISCON
05KUWAIT4050TFUS01: GOK BEGINS TO CLARIFY ITS INTENTIONS ON
[...] (C) Summary/Comment. Ambassador was convoked to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on September 14 by Khaled Al-Babtain, the acting MFA Under Secretary. Al-Babtain clarified that the GOK 500M USD assistance offer would be comprised of 100M USD in cash for humanitarian assistance (HA); 300M USD [...]
2005-09-14 10:44:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALAEMR EAID PREL ENRG KU US
05KUWAIT4146KPC CHIEF ON IMPLEMENTATION OF GOK KATRINA AID
[...] During a September 20 meeting with Ambassador, Kuwait Petroleum Corporation CEO Hani Hussain, offered further clarification of GOK intentions on mechanisms for distribution of petroleum product assistance connected to Hurricane Katrina relief, specifically on the pricing of the $100 million of [...]
2005-09-22 09:03:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAEMR EAID PREL ENRG KU US
05KUWAIT4727BLUE LANTERN: CASE 966701
[...] (U) Per reftel request, Econoff paid a visit to the offices of "National Contracts Group" (NCG) to ascertain the validity of the company and its stated role as a party to pending license No. 966701. Econoff met with Mr. Omar A. A. Almutawa, President of NCG and Mr. Shahid Ayaz, General Manage [...]
2005-11-09 12:21:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC KOMC KUNC KU US
05KUWAIT4778DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON SUPPORT FOR U.S. CANDIDACY
[...] (U) On November 16, Embassy delivered reftel points via diplomatic note to the MFA. Embassy will report on the results of the demarche as appropriate. ********************************************* Visit Embassy Kuwait's Classified Website: http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/nea/kuwait/ You can [...]
2005-11-16 07:06:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDAORC IMO EWWT PHSA KTIA KU US
05LIMA3925TFUS01: ACCEPTANCE OF OFFER FOR ASSISTANCE FROM
[...] Polcouns, on 9/11, informed Daul Matute, the Foreign Ministry's Director of Security and Defense Affairs (and Peru's coordinator for Hurricane Katrina assistance) of the USG's acceptance at this time of Peru's offer to provide 1600 bandages, and of its continuing review of Peru's other offers [...]
2005-09-11 22:15:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDAEMR EAID PREL US PE
05LIMA4377PERUVIAN FOREIGN POLICY UNDER TOLEDO
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Under the Toledo Administration, Peru's foreign policy has become more aligned with that of the United States than it has probably been at any time since the 1968 Velasco coup. While Peru continues to advocate policies that we disagree with, such as adherence to the Internation [...]
2005-10-11 18:25:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALPREL PE US
05LJUBLJANA639TFUSO1: SLOVENIA OFFERS ASSISTANCE
[...] Slovenia has offered to send SIT 22 million (approx. $110,000) worth of supplies to the U.S. to assist the victims of Hurricane Katrina. According to the Department of Civil Protection at the Ministry of Defense the donation will include: 250 adult camp beds 250 mattresses 780 blankets [...]
2005-09-06 08:59:00Embassy LjubljanaUNCLASSIFIEDAEMR EAID PREL MARR US SI
05MADRID2069COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR HHS/CDC GERARDO
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Gerardo Garcia-Lerma, Senior Fellow, NCHSTP, CDC, HHS, to travel to Madrid, Spain from June 16-19, 2005. The purpose of this trip is to present, "Drug Resistant HIV-1 and Viral Fitness" at the 1st Symposium of the Spanish Retrovirus Working Gro [...]
2005-06-01 10:05:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA US SP CDC
05MADRID3149 TFUS 01: AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH FM MORATINOS
[...] Summary: In a September 5 meeting with the Ambassador, Spanish FM Moratinos made clear Spain's desire to assist the United States in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. After working through the reftel list of requested items, Spain is assembling materiel and has made two Spanish Hercules transp [...]
2005-09-06 12:44:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDAEMR EAID PREL US SP
05MADRID3153 TFUS01: Further information on Spanish Assistance
[...] According to Pablo Muelas Garcia, Technical Advisor in AECI (the Spanish USAID equivalent),two Spanish Hercules transport aircraft are scheduled to depart Spain tomorrow (September 7) with material assistance from the Spanish Government (reftel A.) As currently planned, one plane will conta [...]
2005-09-06 14:05:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDAEMR EAID PREL US SP
05MANAMA1281TFUS01: GOB REACTS TO KATRINA
[...] (C) In a September 4 meeting covering several subjects, Foreign Minister Shaikh Mohammed bin Mubarak Al Khalifa extended his condolences to the Ambassador for the catastrophe brought on by hurricane Katrina. He reiterated the GOB pledge made by Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Mohammed [...]
2005-09-05 14:06:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALPREL EFIN AEMR EAID KPAO BA US
05NEWDELHI1230IMPROVING US-INDIA DEFENSE COOPERATION: INDUSTRY
[...] Summary: In a February 10 meeting sponsored by the US- India Business Council (USIBC) and the Confederation of Indian Industries (CII),senior Indian and US defense company representatives suggested that to expand the bilateral defense market, the USG should reform its export licensing proces [...]
2005-02-16 11:29:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ETTC MASS TSPA CVIS TSPL FR TH IN US NSSP
05NEWDELHI1379MEA PAPER ON EXBS
[...] In response to the DCM's discussion with Joint Secretary for the Americas S. Jaishankar on February 14, the Ministry of External Affairs' Disarmament and International Security Affairs Division provided Embassy with a non-paper on EXBS on Wednesday, February 16. Following is the text of the n [...]
2005-02-23 11:21:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KSTC PARM KOMC ETRD ECON IN US
05NEWDELHI1481INDO-US SECURITY COOPERATION: THE WAY AHEAD
[...] (C) Summary: Meeting on 23 February, MEA Joint Secretary (Americas) S. Jaishankar and DSCA Director for Middle East, Asia and North Africa Ed Ross agreed that a large cooperative defense program, such as a P-3 or C-130 sale, would build trust and demonstrate US reliability as a defense suppli [...]
2005-02-25 13:43:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALKSTC MARR MASS PGOV PREL IN US
05NEWDELHI1824REVITALIZING THE US-INDIA ENERGY RELATIONSHIP
[...] (C) Secretary Bodman, now that you have had a few weeks to settle into your new role, I want to share with you some thoughts and ideas on our relationship with India. You already know from our meeting last November my views on the emerging India, a vibrant, multi-faceted democracy that is a [...]
2005-03-09 12:36:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALENRG EPET ECON ETTC PREL KNNP TRGY IN US NSSP
05NEWDELHI2048SARAN LAUDS SECRETARY'S "LANDMARK" VISIT
[...] (U) In the GOI's first public comments on Secretary Rice's just-concluded visit to New Delhi, Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran called it "landmark" and evidence of the US-India strategic partnership. Speaking at a small CSIS-sponsored gathering of senior foreign policy experts on March 17, Saran [...]
2005-03-17 12:41:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ENRG MASS KNNP KDEM IN US
05NEWDELHI2116DEPUTY SECRETARY OF LABOR LAW'S INDIA VISIT
[...] (SBU) Summary: Deputy Secretary of Labor Steven J. Law's February 21-27 visit to India to review progress on the DOL- sponsored INDUS Child Labor effort and other DOL-sponsored projects was well received by GOI officials, project managers, and participants. The highest-ranking Labor Departme [...]
2005-03-21 08:56:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB PHUM ECON KCRM KWMN EAID IN US
05NEWDELHI2220PM SINGH ALIGNS INDIA'S FOREIGN POLICY PRIORITIES
[...] (SBU) Summary: Signalling a break from India's traditional view of the world, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh declared in a February 25 speech that democracy and open economies are now the core of India's foreign policy values, replacing non-alignment, solidarity with developing countries, and [...]
2005-03-23 11:02:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KDEM IN US
05NEWDELHI2511 Scenesetter for Transportation Secretary Mineta's
[...] (SBU) Mr. Secretary, I want to welcome you to India, a vibrant, diverse, multiethnic, multifaceted democracy that is emerging as an economic powerhouse and has growing global ambitions. Your visit comes close on the heels of an extraordinarily successful visit of Secretary Rice, who unveiled [...]
2005-04-04 13:42:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR BEXP ECON IN US
05NEWDELHI2550SCENESETTER FOR ADMIRAL FALLON,S APRIL 13-16 VISIT
[...] (C) Summary: Admiral Fallon, we welcome your upcoming visit to India, coming at a time of excellent relations in a fast maturing defense cooperation relationship. You also come soon after Secretary of State Rice's first visit last month, which has been characterized as the most successful visit o [...]
2005-04-05 14:21:00Embassy New DelhiSECRETPREL MASS MOPS PTER IN US
05NEWDELHI2792DAS GASTRIGHT ENCOURAGES COORDINATION ON BANGLADESH
[...] (C) Summary: In an April 18 meeting with MEA Joint Secretary Neelam Deo (Bangladesh),SA DAS John Gastright SIPDIS emphasized that all concerned countries, not just India and the US, should encourage the BDG to improve its governance. Deo agreed that Bangladesh was still at a point where it could r [...]
2005-04-13 13:52:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER KISL IN BG US
05NEWDELHI282PM UPBEAT ON US-INDIA RELATIONS REAFFIRMS EXPORT CONTROL COMMITMENT WITH CODEL FRIST
[...] (C) Summary: Senators Frist, McConnell, DeWine and Coleman discussed a broad range of issues with PM Manmohan Singh during their January 10 meeting, including US-India ties, Tsunami disaster relief, democratization in Burma, HIV/AIDS, trade and the WTO, Iraq, NSSP, Indo-Pak relations, and UNS [...]
2005-01-12 08:21:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL ETRD ETTC EAID KDEM IN PK IZ BM CE US
05NEWDELHI3275INDIAN LAWMAKERS MISSING MESSAGE ON US-INDIA
[...] (C) Summary: During an Indo-US Parliamentary Forum (IUPF) gathering on April 27, Indian lawmakers were upbeat about US-India relations, but were surprisingly uninformed about key details of the initiatives underway to make the strategic partnership a reality. Suggesting that the positive impa [...]
2005-05-02 07:03:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL MASS PARM KNNP PK CH IN NSSP US
05NEWDELHI3505BJP LEADER REAFFIRMS US-INDIA COMMITMENT
[...] (C) Summary: BJP spokesman and former Commerce Minister Arun Jaitley warned us recently that the Modi controversy continues to fester among the party rank and file, who see the Chief Minister's visa revocation as a personal attack on a leader of the party that began the transformation of US-India r [...]
2005-05-10 10:14:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PINR ECON IN US
05NEWDELHI364INDIAN LEGISLATORS TELL CODEL LEACH THEY ARE
[...] (SBU) Summary: Senators Sam Brownback and John Corzine, and Representatives James Leach, Earl Blumenaur, Scott Garrett, Wayne Gilchrest, Frank Pallone, and Diane Watson discussed a broad range of issues with an Indian parliamentary delegation led by MP Murli Deora, the President of the India [...]
2005-01-13 15:12:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL ETRD ETTC EAID KDEM PINR IN PK US INDO PAK
05NEWDELHI3653FS SARAN PREPARES FOR WASHINGTON
[...] (C) Summary. In a May 14 meeting with the Charge, Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran gave an optimistic overview of the SIPDIS issues for his upcoming trip to Washington, emphasizing the GOI's intention to develop a rich menu of deliverables to make the Prime Minister's July White House visit "a [...]
2005-05-14 12:46:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL KNNP KDEM ETTC MASS NP CH IZ IN US
05NEWDELHI3769MEA PROVIDES "NEXT STEPS" FOR US-INDIA CT JWG
[...] (U) This is an Action Request -- see Para 4. 2. (U) Summary: MEA Director (Americas) Renu Pall recently gave Poloff the GOI's understanding of the next steps agreed to at the August 31-September 1, 2004, Sixth Meeting of the India-US Counter-Terrorism Joint Working Group (CTJWG),with a r [...]
2005-05-19 11:50:00Embassy New DelhiSECRETPTER PREL EFIN SNAR TBIO IN AF PK CE BG NP US INDO PAK
05NEWDELHI4633INDIA PROPOSES INDIA-US GLOBAL DEMOCRACY INITIATIVE
[...] The world's oldest democracy and the world's largest democracy have an obligation to the global community to strengthen values, ideals and practices of freedom, pluralism and rule of law. 2. As developed democracies, they must assist other societies in transition to become more open and d [...]
2005-06-17 13:54:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KDEM IN US
05NEWDELHI4679AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH PETROLEUM AND NATURAL
[...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador told Indian Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Mani Shankar Aiyar on June 17 that there appears to be an unprecedented level of optimism about the US-India relationship in the USG leadership. In this context, the Ambassador said, we have revitalized the Economic D [...]
2005-06-20 13:48:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALENRG EPET ECON ETTC IN US
05NEWDELHI4717S39-04: INDIAN NON-PAPER ON EXPORT OF CW PRECURSOR
[...] (C) During the June 16 US-India Strategic Stability and Nonproliferation Dialogue, MEA Additional Secretary (International Security) Meera Shankar gave A/S for Arms Control Stephen Rademaker the following nonpaper regarding export of sodium cyanide, a chemical weapons precursor, by the Indian [...]
2005-06-21 11:21:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPARM IN CBW US
05NEWDELHI4718INDIAN NON-PAPER ON PAKISTANI EFFORTS TO PURCHASE
[...] (C) During the June 16 US-India Strategic Stability and Nonproliferation Dialogue, MEA Additional Secretary (International Security) Meera Shankar gave A/S for Arms Control Stephen Rademaker the following non-paper regarding possible sale of a fixed gamma ray spectrometer by the US firm Canbe [...]
2005-06-21 11:23:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL KNNP PARM PK CH IN US INDO PAK
05NEWDELHI5048U/S BURNS' DISCUSSIONS ON SOUTH ASIAN ISSUES
[...] (C) Summary: U/S Nicholas Burns met with Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran on June 25 to review Indo-Pak SIPDIS relations, Iran, Nepal, Bangladesh, and briefly Sri Lanka. Although pleased with the groundswell of support for people-to-people exchanges with Pakistan, Saran warned that a single [...]
2005-07-01 12:12:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PK AF IR NP BG CE IN US
05NEWDELHI5049MISHRA CAUTIOUSLY OPTIMISTIC TO U/S BURNS ABOUT
[...] (C) Summary: Meeting with U/S Burns and the Charge on June 25, former NSA Brajesh Mishra was cautiously optimistic on the US-India relationship. One of the architects of India's greatly expanded ties with Washington, Mishra stressed that progress would be incremental and evolutionary, that b [...]
2005-07-01 12:12:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KNNP ENRG IN CH US
05NEWDELHI5108SEEKING ELECTORAL GAINS LEFT PARTIES COME DOWN
[...] (C) Summary: India's Left parties have severely criticized the "New Framework for the US-India Defense Relationship" signed by SecDef Rumsfeld and DefMin Mukherjee on June 28, despite initial positive reviews from most Indian media and strategic commentators, and will hold street demonstrations [...]
2005-07-05 10:57:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALMARR MASS PGOV PINR PINS PREL IN US
05NEWDELHI5964MHA WILLING TO PONDER DEPORTEE DOCUMENTATION FIX
[...] (SBU) Summary and Action Request: Ministry of Home Affairs Special Secretary Kanwar Pratap Singh told Charge, Consul General and Poloff on August 1 that MHA would be willing to meet with DHS representatives to explore developing a mechanism to speed up the process of documenting Indian nation [...]
2005-08-02 10:04:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCVIS PREL KCRM IN US
05NEWDELHI6294THE US-INDIA NUCLEAR DEAL: SHAPING PUBLIC OPINION
[...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Singh,s appearances before Parliament (Ref. A, B and C) and our contacts in the Indian scientific community allow an early assessment of how the GOI interprets the July 18 Joint Statement (JS) on civil nuclear cooperation and where challenges are likely to arise in [...]
2005-08-12 11:06:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALENRG ETRD IN KNNP PREL IAEA US
05NEWDELHI6485NATWAR RESERVED ON US-INDIA NUCLEAR UNDERSTANDING
[...] (C) Foreign Minister Natwar Singh was oddly aloof on the US-India nuclear understanding when the Ambassador met with him August 23 to convey the Secretary's letter designating Undersecretary Burns as the US interlocutor for the civil nuclear working group established in the July 18 joint state [...]
2005-08-23 12:47:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL KNNP ETTC MNUC IN IR NSSP US
05NEWDELHI6545GOI MOBILIZES TO SELL US-INDIA FRAMEWORK AND SHAPE
[...] (C) In an informal conversation on August 24, Prime Minister's Media Adviser Sanjaya Baru told A/DCM that the PMO would shortly unveil an advisory task force whose job would be to help sell the new US-India bilateral framework and to develop recommendations for action between now and the expec [...]
2005-08-25 13:29:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL ETTC KNNP MNUC IN US NSSP
05NEWDELHI6803NEW DELHI 2005 POLITICAL REPORTING OFFICERS'
[...] (U) As previewed in recent e-mails to addressee posts, Embassy New Delhi is pleased to host the second annual Political Reporting Officers' Conference, September 29, 2005 in New Delhi. The event, for which we hope to attract participation from both India constituent posts and India's neighbors [...]
2005-09-02 14:29:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV APER ASEC ECON ETRD IN ABUD AMGT US
05NEWDELHI6809TFUS01: INDIA SEEKS USG OK TO SEND MORE AID
[...] (U) SEE URGENT ACTION REQUESTS AT PARA 6. 2. (SBU) A/DCM conveyed Refs A and B points to MEA Joint Secretary (Americas) Jaishankar late evening on September 4. SIPDIS Jaishankar indicated he understood the bureaucratic issues regarding sending a medical team and offering Indian pharmace [...]
2005-09-05 14:04:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAEMR PREL EAID MOPS MASS AMGT MARR US
05NEWDELHI7880TFPK01: INDIA ANALYZING ITS NEEDS, ACKNOWLEDGES US
[...] (U) Please see Action Request in Para 4 below. 2. (SBU) In a meeting October 10 with Indian Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran (other topics reported septel),the SIPDIS Ambassador conveyed to India the condolences of the United States for the loss of life and injuries sustained as a result o [...]
2005-10-10 09:50:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAEMR ASEC KISL PREL PGOV EAID PBTS PK IN US
05NEWDELHI8163USG QUAKE ASSISTANCE CAN HELP BUILD GOODWILL IN J&K
[...] (SBU) Summary: The October 8 earthquake that carved a path of destruction through Kashmir continues to claim lives as the death toll continues to rise. A USAID/OFDA team completed a rapid assessment in J&K (Ref A) and reports more extensive damage and a slower humanitarian assistance respons [...]
2005-10-20 12:50:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV EAID AEMR KISL PTER PBTS IN PK US
05NEWDELHI8245BURNS-SARAN OCTOBER 21 MEETING ON BILATERAL ISSUES
[...] (C) Summary: Much progress was made in the October 21 opening meeting in Delhi between Under Secretary for Political Affairs Burns and Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran which reviewed the US-India joint ventures launched at the July 18 Summit. Both agreed that the two sides must ensure that smal [...]
2005-10-24 11:45:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPGOV MASS EAID EAGR ENRG EINV KNNP ETRD EAIR ETTC ECPS TSPA TBIO TSPL CVIS KDEM SENV IN PK US
05NEWDELHI8397SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY SNOW'S VISIT TO INDIA
[...] (C) Mr. Secretary, I want to warmly welcome you to India, a vibrant, diverse, multi-ethnic, multifaceted democracy -- much like our own in important respects -- that is emerging as an economic powerhouse and has growing global ambitions. Your visit will help set the stage for President Bush's [...]
2005-10-28 13:32:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALEFIN ECON BEXP PGOV PREL IN US
05NEWDELHI8782MEA: LACK OF REPSONSE IN IC-814 CASE COULD HAMPER US-INDIA RELATIONS
[...] (U) This is an action request for S/CT, CIA, DNI, and SECDEF. See paragraph 5. 2. (C) MEA Joint Secretary (Americas) Jaishankar used a November 18 meeting with Charge and PolCouns to warn that a USG failure to respond to earlier information requests (Reftel) regarding the hijacking of IC-814 [...]
2005-11-18 11:56:00Embassy New DelhiSECRETPGOV PTER KISL KCRM EAIR IN US
05NEWDELHI9393URGENT REQUEST FOR RE-ESTABLISHMENT OF NEW DELHI
[...] This is an ACTION REQUEST for NEA/SA/EX and HR/RMA. Please see paragraph 6. 2. Summary: Embassy New Delhi respectfully requests that the DRI position (10504002 vice Nair) in our Political Section be immediately re-established and filled for 2006- 2008. Our workload has skyrocketed as US- [...]
2005-12-14 09:18:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDAPER AMGT PREL PHUM ELAB PGOV KDEM BT IN US
05NEWDELHI997NEW NSA SIGNALS COMMITMENT TO US-INDIA
[...] (C) Summary: In his first meeting with the Ambassador since his elevation as National Security Adviser, MK Narayanan identified progress in US-India relations as one of the three or four top priorities that the PM has tasked him to focus upon. Although Narayanan was uninformed about Phase 2 o [...]
2005-02-08 12:49:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL ETTC PTER BG NP IN PK US
05OTTAWA1503CANADA-U.S. EXCHANGE ALUMNI CONFERENCE, APRIL 8-9,
[...] SUMMARY: In the first national conference of Canada- U.S. exchange alumni, a sense of common purpose and responsibility for contributing to the shape of the North American community emerged from a day and a half of lectures, discussions, and informal networking at Vancouver's Simon Fraser U [...]
2005-05-19 11:56:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO OEXC SCUL CA US
05OTTAWA2638TFUS01 - CANADA: SURGE OF ASSISTANCE OFFERS IN
[...] (SBU) Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath have captured Canadian headlines and triggered heart-felt offers of assistance (list from paragraph 5). The Mission has received an outpouring of sympathy and offers of assistance from governments at all levels as well as from individual officials and [...]
2005-09-02 17:54:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ECON AEMR ASEC CASC MARR AMGT US CA
05OTTAWA2669TFUS01 - CANADA: STATUS OF ASSISTANCE REPORT 2,
[...] (SBU) After the long weekend and initial confused flurry, things seem to be running smoothly. We will direct most future offers of Canadian assistance to the GOC for coordination. Deputy Prime Minister Anne McClellan told the Ambassador this afternoon that the USG should let her know of any [...]
2005-09-06 21:20:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ECON AEMR ASEC CASC MARR AMGT US CA
05OTTAWA2677TFUS01 - CANADA: AMBASSADOR JOINS PRIME MINISTER
[...] (U) Ambassador Wilkins thanked Prime Minister Martin privately and Canadians publicly for their support to victims of Katrina at a ceremony in Halifax seeing off the four Canadian ships deploying for the Gulf of Mexico with relief supplies. Along with CG Halifax, US Naval Attache and DCM, [...]
2005-09-07 18:30:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON AEMR ASEC CASC MARR AMGT US CA
05OTTAWA2689TFUS01 - CANADA: STATUS OF ASSISTANCE 3 -
[...] We continue to receive offers of assistance and are referring all Canadian donors, public and private, to: Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Canada (PSEPC) at 1-800-929-1705 or 613-991-7000; goc-cog@psepc-sppcc.gc.ca 2. PSEPC suggests that corporations that are interested in sellin [...]
2005-09-07 21:08:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ECON AEMR ASEC CASC MARR AMGT US CA
05OTTAWA2701TFUS01 - CANADA: STATUS OF ASSISTANCE 4 --
[...] The contact number for Canadians wishing to contribute to Katrina relief is 1-800-O CANADA (1-800-622-6232). Information on how to help is also available on the web sites of Foreign Affairs Canada, International Trade Canada (for companies wishing to sell to the US market) and the Canadian Re [...]
2005-09-08 20:12:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ECON AEMR ASEC CASC MARR AMGT US CA
05OTTAWA2741TFUS01 - CANADA: STATUS OF ASSISTANCE 4 -
[...] Canadians are still offering to assist with emergency relief, but we are also starting to receive offers of recovery assistance. Past reports have mentioned offers by Canadian schools to assist students from the affected area. Jobs ---- 2. WCG International, through its Sacramento-based [...]
2005-09-12 20:54:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ECON AEMR ASEC CASC MARR AMGT US CA
05OTTAWA2766TFUS01 - CANADA: STATUS OF ASSISTANCE SEPTEMBER
[...] Archival assistance: The National Librarian and Archivist of Canada, Ian Wilson, offered the Ambassador assistance in restoring historic documents, manuscripts, maps, artwork, that may have been damaged by flooding of archives or museums. He notes that his conservators have experience with [...]
2005-09-14 20:30:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ECON AEMR ASEC CASC MARR AMGT US CA
05PARIS3025USUNESCO BIOETHICS DECLARATION DISCUSSIONS AT THE
[...] Summary. UNESCO's ongoing efforts to elaborate a universal declaration on bioethics were discussed by the 171st Executive Board on April 22, 2005. Divisions on the nature and usefulness of the declaration remain and it is not clear that those divisions will be bridged before the next round o [...]
2005-05-04 13:01:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO US UNESCO KSCI
05PARIS3490USUNESCO: INFORMAL BIOETHICS DECLARATION MEETING
[...] An explicitly "informal" and ad referendum intersessional meeting on the draft bioethics declaration called by Ambassador Sader, President of the Intergovernmental Meeting of Experts, was held at UNESCO on May 17. The meeting was organized around a non-paper written by Sader and distributed a [...]
2005-05-20 16:13:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO US FR UNESCO KSCI
05PARIS5196SUDAN: FRENCH INFORMED OF DEPUTY SECRETARY'S
[...] No summary [...]
2005-07-27 17:50:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL US AMGT SU FR
05PARIS6137TFUS01: UPDATE ON FRENCH REACTION TO HURRICANE
[...] SUMMARY: This is an action request, see para 14. France is still willing to provide further assistance, but awaits word from the USG as what else might be provided. The Ambassador, DCM, and other Embassy officials have publicly expressed thanks per ref B. END SUMMARY. -------------------- [...]
2005-09-09 17:26:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS AEMR MARR CASC PGOV US FR
05PARIS6488NO FRENCH COMMERCIAL SOURCES OF VEGETARIAN MRES
[...] No summary [...]
2005-09-22 17:17:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDPREL EAID ETRD ECON AMGT US FR
05PHNOMPENH1539CAMBODIAN KING SIHAMONI DONATES $20,000 FOR
[...] On September 13, King Norodom Sihamoni conveyed to Charge and USAID Mission Director his profound condolences and those of King Father Norodom Sihanouk and Queen Mother Monineath for the destruction, suffering, and loss of life caused by Hurricane Katrina. King Sihamoni then provided a cash [...]
2005-09-13 08:21:00Embassy Phnom PenhUNCLASSIFIEDAEMR EAID PREL US CB
05RECIFE150RESPONSE TO VIOLENT PROTEST AT RECIFE CONSULATE DURING
[...] (SBU) Summary: Demonstrators protesting President Bush's visit to Brazil marched on the U.S. Consulate in Recife -- peacefully on Friday November 4 and violently the next day. The second group of approximately 200 protesters included members of the Landless Movement (MST),who came armed with [...]
2005-11-09 19:37:00Consulate RecifeUNCLASSIFIEDASEC CASC KPAO PTER BR US
05ROME2929TFUS01: CONDOLENCE LETTER FROM PRESIDENT CIAMPI
[...] No summary [...]
2005-09-02 14:22:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDOPDC PREL ECON AEMR US IT
05ROME2938TFUS01: PRIORITY AREAS LIST DELIVERED; ITALY HOPES
[...] Embassy delivered ref A points on USG priorities to Agostino Miozzo, Katrina relief coordinator for the GOI's Department of Civil Protection. Ambassador Spogli personally thanked Prime Minister Berlusconi September 2 for Italy's offer of assistance. The Embassy also issued a press release Se [...]
2005-09-04 12:12:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDAEMR EAID PREL US IT AVIATION
05ROME3050TFUS01: KATRINA CONDOLENCE LETTER FROM CHAMBER OF
[...] Embassy Rome received a letter of condolence addressed to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Dennis Hastert, from Chamber of Deputies Speaker, Pier Ferdinando Casini. We faxed the message to Speaker Hastert's office (attn: Foreign Affairs Assistant Chris Walker) with the following in [...]
2005-09-14 10:50:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDOPDC PREL US IT
05ROME819LETTER FROM ITALIAN PRESIDENT CIAMPI TO PRESIDENT
[...] Please deliver following message from President Ciampi to President Bush. 2. Begin Text. Mr. President, Dear George, I appreciate the sincerity of the words of solidarity you have addressed to me after the tragic accident in Iraq which caused the death of Nicola Calipari and the woundi [...]
2005-03-10 17:17:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDOPDC PREL IT US IRAQI FREEDOM
05SANAA2483YEMEN REQUESTS EXTENSION IN TIME FOR BLUE LANTERN
[...] Post requests an extension of 60 days to conduct the Blue Lantern end-use check on the Yemen Air Force Suppliers Aston Aviation, Transworld Aviation, and Segers. (reftel) 2. Emboffs met with Yemen Air Force (YAF) on 22 August but were not able to discuss the matter with the appropriate YAF [...]
2005-08-31 05:01:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KOMC YM SN AE US
05SANJOSE2086HURRICANE KATRINA: COSTA RICA OFFER OF ASSISTANCE
[...] No summary [...]
2005-09-07 20:07:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIEDAEMR EAID PREL US CS
05SANSALVADOR2464EL SALVADOR OFFERS SUPPORT IN HURRICANE KATRINA
[...] During the Ambassador's and DCM's August 31 meeting with Foreign Minister Lainez, President Saca phoned to express his sympathy and solidarity, and to offer whatever assistance possible to the USG and/or affected states. Saca indicated that he would send letters the following day to President [...]
2005-09-06 21:05:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDAEMR EAID ES PGOV PREL US HURRICANE KATRINA
05SANSALVADOR2488GOVERNMENT OF EL SALVADOR REITERATES KATRINA
[...] (C) GOES Foreign Minister Francisco Lainez called CDA on September 7 at at President Saca's request. Saca had been informed that Mexican troops had entered the U.S. to participate in Hurricane Katrina relief efforts in New Orleans, and he wanted to remind us that Salvadoran troops are ready [...]
2005-09-08 13:31:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALAEMR CASC EAID ES MARR PGOV PINS PREL US HURRICANE KATRINA
05SANSALVADOR2519KATRINA HURRICANE TASK FORCE (EL SALVADOR RESPONSE)
[...] This message summarizes all ES offerings received as of September 9 for the Hurricane Task Force. 2. GOES has offered up to 200,000 pounds of ready-to-eat rations (7000 of which could be airlifted by the ES military) and 150 military personnel to assist with logistics or search and rescue. [...]
2005-09-09 22:28:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ECON AEMR ASEC CASC MARR AMGT US HURRICANE KATRINA
05SANTIAGO2324INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANIZATION CANDIDACY
[...] (C) Post delivered reftel demarche November 14 to Ximena Verdugo at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Multilateral Candidacies office. Verduga said that Chile's votes at the IMO are coordinated through Veronica Rocha at the Chilean Embassy in London. Verdugo noted it should be possible to arr [...]
2005-11-15 10:22:00Embassy SantiagoCONFIDENTIALEWWT PHSA KTIA AORC US CI IMO
05TAIPEI1626CHEN ADMINISTRATION ISSUES SEVEN POINT STATEMENT
[...] (C) Taiwan National Security Advisor Chiou I-jen contacted AIT Director by phone on April 5 to inform him that President Chen Shui-bian had just concluded a meeting to discuss how to respond to the recent contacts between the KMT and Beijing, especially the recent trip of KMT Vice Chairman Chia [...]
2005-04-05 14:14:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiCONFIDENTIALCH PGOV PREL TW US
05TAIPEI3294PRESIDENTIAL OFFICE EXPLAINS SUBTLE MESSAGE IN TSU
[...] (S) President Chen Shui-bian spoke to the fourth anniversary of the Taiwan Solidarity Union August 6 (reported septel),echoing many of the themes he sounded in his remarks to the Formosa Foundation on August 2 (reftel). Presidential Office Deputy Secretary General James Huang called AIT DDIR [...]
2005-08-08 23:01:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiSECRETPGOV PREL TW US
05TAIPEI3663CHEN SHUI-BIAN VERSUS MA YING-JEOU, AND TAIWAN'S
[...] SUMMARY. Over the next several months President Chen Shui-bian and the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) Chairman Ma Ying-jeou will compete to shape Taiwan's future. Each has chosen a strategy, and the victor will be determined by whose party wins two critical elections in December 2005 and Mar [...]
2005-09-03 01:53:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiCONFIDENTIALCH PGOV PREL TW US
05TAIPEI3664TFUS01: TAIWAN OFFERS MEDICAL TEAM, SUPPLIES
[...] (U) AIT Acting Director David J. Keegan on September 4 delivered reftel list of priority needs to the Taiwan government through Taiwan Ministry of Foreign Affairs Division of North American Affairs Secretary General Victor Chin. SecGen Chin delivered that information to Taiwan Minister of Fo [...]
2005-09-04 10:23:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ECON AEMR ASEC CASC MARR AMGT US ESTH
05TAIPEI4440CAMPAIGNING ON CROSS-STRAIT TENSIONS
[...] No summary [...]
2005-11-02 08:52:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL TW CH US
05TELAVIV6084KIDNAPPING OF KNIGHT RIDDER JOURNALISTS
[...] (C) The October 12 kidnapping of an American reporter, Dion Nissenbaum, and a British photographer, Adam Pletts, near Khan Yunis is symptomatic of the lawlessness that prevails in the Gaza Strip, according to Embassy Fatah contacts in Gaza. An influential Fatah-affiliated lawyer in Gaza City [...]
2005-10-14 16:16:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALKWBG KPAL PGOV PINS PTER US UK GAZA DISENGAGEMENT
05THEHAGUE2414TFUS01: STATUS REPORT ON DUTCH OFFERS OF
[...] This is an action request. See paras 4-10. 2. Summary: The Dutch Parliament on September 6 issued a brief statement expressing condolences for the victims of Hurricane Katrina and declaring its support for relief efforts. The Dutch have made several offers of assistance to the hurricane-a [...]
2005-09-06 15:53:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PREL MARR CASC US NL AMER
05TORONTO2634Canadian Financial Services Sector: U.S.
[...] (U) This message is one in a series reviewing the Canadian financial services sector from a cross-border, North American integration perspective. In September 2005 the Toronto Financial Services Alliance sponsored roundtables for ConGen Toronto with industry sector experts in venture capital [...]
2005-10-12 15:46:00Consulate TorontoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV EFIN KTIA PREL CA US
05TORONTO2638The Canadian Financial Services Sector:
[...] (U) This message is one in a series reviewing the Canadian financial services sector from a cross-border, North American integration perspective. In September 2005 the Toronto Financial Services Alliance sponsored roundtables for ConGen Toronto with industry sector experts in venture capital [...]
2005-10-12 15:52:00Consulate TorontoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV EFIN PREL CA US
05TORONTO2697The Canadian Financial Sector: U.S. Life
[...] (U) This cable contains an action request; see paragraph 9. 2. (U) This message is one in a series reviewing the Canadian financial services sector from a cross-border, North American integration perspective. In September 2005 the Toronto Financial Services Alliance sponsored roundtable [...]
2005-10-14 11:08:00Consulate TorontoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV EFIN PREL KPAO CA US
05TORONTO2704ONTARIO COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICES MINISTER
[...] (SBU) Summary: Ontario Community and Social Services Minister Pupatello emphasized the importance the Ontario Government places on relations with the United States during an October 13 courtesy call the Consul General paid on her. Pupatello digressed from issues associated with her portfolio [...]
2005-10-17 10:08:00Consulate TorontoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ELTN ENRG PGOV SENV CA US
05TORONTO2705Canadian Financial Services Sector: Capital
[...] (U) This cable contains a request for SEC guidance, see paragraph 14. 2. (U) This message is one in a series reviewing the Canadian financial services sector from a cross-border, North American integration issue perspective. In September 2005 the Toronto Financial Services Alliance spon [...]
2005-10-17 12:26:00Consulate TorontoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV EFIN PREL CA US
05VIENNA2955TFUS01: AUSTRIAN OFFERS OF ASSISTANCE FOR
[...] Summary: Top Austrian officials have made specific offers to the Ambassador for disaster assistance. The Austrian military has made a specific offer of a Disaster Relief group to provide capabilities including water purification, decontamination, and search and rescue support. In [...]
2005-09-03 11:01:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ECON AEMR ASEC CASC MARR AMGT US AU
05VIENNA2956TFUS01: NEEDS LIST PASSED TO AUSTRIA -- AUSTRIA
[...] Ambassador contacted Austrian Foreign Ministry Secretary General Johannes Kyrle (in the absence of the Foreign Minister) on September 4 to convey ref (a) and (b) needs list and secretary's statement on Hurricane Katrina. On behalf of the Minister, Kyrle undertook to work on supplying U.S. needs [...]
2005-09-04 13:39:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ECON AEMR ASEC CASC MARR AMGT US AU
05VIENNA2957TFUS01: AUSTRIAN ASSISTANCE OFFER, CONSULAR
[...] On September 5, EconPolCouns met with Christian Berlakovits, the Austrian MFA's Consular Affairs head, to discuss Austria's offers of assistance to the U.S. and its efforts to provide consular assistance to its own citizens. ------------------------- Austrian Assistance Offer --- [...]
2005-09-05 15:34:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS AEMR CASC MARR AMGT US AU KHLS
05VIENNA3017TFUS01: ACCEPTANCE OF AUSTRIAN ASSISTANCE OFFER FOR
[...] Ambassador and Embassy officers will convey acceptance of Austrian offer for 500 tarps and 300 camp beds immediately to senior Austrian officials per reftel. 2. For 24-hour contact on assistance and relief operations, contact the Austrian Federal Alarm Center ("Bundeswarnzentrale"): Addr [...]
2005-09-11 00:37:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDAEMR EAID PREL PGOV ASEC MARR AMGT US AU
05VIENNA3018TFUS01: ACCEPTANCE OF AUSTRIAN ASSISTANCE OFFER FOR
[...] Ambassador and Embassy officers will convey acceptance of Austrian offer for 500 tarps and 300 camp beds immediately to senior Austrian officials per reftel. 2. For 24-hour contact on assistance and relief operations, contact the Austrian Federal Alarm Center ("Bundeswarnzentrale" [...]
2005-09-11 00:43:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDAEMR EAID PREL PGOV ASEC MARR AMGT US AU
05VILNIUS911TFUS01: PRESIDENT ADAMKUS EXPRESSES CONDOLENCES,
[...] No summary [...]
2005-09-02 16:13:00Embassy VilniusUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ECON AEMR ASEC CASC MARR AMGT US LH
05WELLINGTON435LUIS POSADA CARRILES - MESSAGE PASSED TO NEW
[...] No summary [...]
2005-06-02 02:33:00Embassy WellingtonUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR IT KJUS PHUM PREL PTER CU US VE NZ EUN
05WELLINGTON675TFUS01: NEW ZEALAND OFFERS ASSISTANCE
[...] The Government of New Zealand has made a general offer of assistance to the United States in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. In addition, the government has approved specific areas of assistance, and the New Zealand Embassy has been instructed to convey those offers to USG officials on Se [...]
2005-09-02 05:58:00Embassy WellingtonUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ECON AEMR ASEC CASC MARR AMGT US NZ
05WELLINGTON679TFUS01: NEW ZEALAND TO CONTRIBUTE CASH FOR
[...] New Zealand Prime Minister Clark announced September 6 that her government would contribute NZ $2 million (US $1.4 million) through the Red Cross for hurricane relief. The contribution is in addition to the government's previously announced offers of a search and rescue team, disaster victim [...]
2005-09-06 20:02:00Embassy WellingtonUNCLASSIFIEDAEMR EAID PREL US NZ
05WELLINGTON683TFUS01: ADDITIONAL DETAILS ON NEW ZEALAND'S OFFER
[...] In response to ref B, post provided in ref A the names and contact information for the New Zealand disaster assistance teams that the New Zealand government has offered for assisting in the Hurricane Katrina relief effort. 2. In further response to ref B, following are additional details on [...]
2005-09-07 20:14:00Embassy WellingtonUNCLASSIFIEDAEMR EAID PREL US NZ
05WELLINGTON688TFUS01: MORE DETAILS ON NEW ZEALAND'S OFFER OF
[...] No summary [...]
2005-09-08 19:48:00Embassy WellingtonUNCLASSIFIEDAEMR EAID PREL US NZ
05WELLINGTON833BLUE LANTERN CASE AG-1003-97: CHECK ON BOEING A-4
[...] Safe Air Limited of Marlborough, New Zealand, reported October 26 that it has no record of being informed by Boeing/McDonnell-Douglas that it should cease servicing Indonesian Air Force A-4s in 1999. However, the company says it was well aware of the arms embargo against Indonesia and complie [...]
2005-10-25 21:53:00Embassy WellingtonUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KOMC NZ ID US
05WELLINGTON883NEW ZEALAND'S POSITION ON U.S. CANDIDACY FOR IMO
[...] No summary [...]
2005-11-14 03:10:00Embassy WellingtonUNCLASSIFIEDKTIA AORC EWWT PHSA US NZ IMO
06ANKARA1069TURKISH PRESS DOUBTS U.S. INTENTIONS IN BLACK SEA
[...] (C) The Turkish press on March 1 and 2 has been full of speculation that the U.S. has an aggressive policy to gain dominance over the Black Sea. When asked, we are explaining to the media and the diplomatic community that U.S.-Turkish cooperation and dialogue on potential threats in the Black [...]
2006-03-03 05:56:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALMARR PREL NATO MOPS TU US
06ANKARA16052005/2006 REPORT TO CONGRESS ON TURKEY'S
[...] (U) This is Mission Turkey's contribution to the 2005/2006 Report to Congress on Allied Contributions to the Common Defense. We follow reftel's format. General Assessment ------------------- 2. (U) A. Turkey has NATO's second-largest military after the United States. It has taken on an [...]
2006-03-27 08:00:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMCAP PREL NATO US TU
06ANKARA1627ANOTHER LOOK AT TURKEY'S BLACK SEA MARITIME
[...] (U) This is an action request -- please see para. 13. Summary ------- 2. (C) Turkey welcomes U.S., NATO, EU and others' active involvement in political and economic challenges facing the greater Black Sea region, such as frozen conflicts and energy flows. However, Turkey prefers that th [...]
2006-03-27 13:46:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALMARR PREL NATO MOPS TU US RO
06ANKARA1659CJCS GEN PACE'S MARCH 23 MEETING WITH PM ERDOGAN
[...] (C) Summary: Turkey continues to support the Iraqi people and coalition efforts, but the PKK, ethnic and religious strife, and Kirkuk remain difficult issues for the GOT, Prime Minister Erdogan told CJCS Gen Pace March 23. Erdogan praised the U.S.-Turkey strategic partnership and hoped the re [...]
2006-03-29 07:17:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALOVIP PACE PETER PREL MOPS MARR PTER TU US
06ANKARA28AMBASSADOR URGES TURKISH NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISER
[...] (C) Ambassador used his Jan. 2 introductory call on National Security Council Secretary-General Alpogan to urge Turkey to define what new role it is ready to play in the diplomatic effort to deal with Iran's nuclear ambitions. Alpogan assured the Ambassador that Iran's nuclear program is a rea [...]
2006-01-03 16:49:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL KNNP TU IZ IR SY US
06ANKARA2924(S/NF) GUN USED TO KILL TURKISH JUDGE APPARENTLY
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para. 4. 2. (S/NF) Turkish National Police (TNP) sources informed LEGATT May 22 that the weapon used to murder Council of State judge Ozbilgin and wound five others May 17 was a Glock pistol. TNP sources further reported that the Glock company had [...]
2006-05-23 15:02:00Embassy AnkaraSECRET//NOFORNPTER KCRM PREL PGOV TU IZ US
06ANKARA3096TURKEY'S ATTENDANCE AT PSI HIGH-LEVEL POLITICAL
[...] (SBU) We approached the MFA team attending the Anatolian Sun PSI exercise in Antalya on May 26 about the GOT's planned attendance at the June 23 High Level Political Meeting. MFA officials said their initial thinking was that International Security Affairs Director General (A/S equivalent) Tom [...]
2006-05-26 13:53:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMNUC KNNP PARM US PL TU
06ANKARA3172TURKEY: POSITIVE RESPONSE TO U.S. STATEMENT ON
[...] (SBU) Following the Secretary's May 31 telephone conversation with Turkish FM Gul, we contacted DFM Tuygan, Undersecretary Uzumcu, PM spokesman Akif Beki, MFA spokesman Namik Tan and MFA Americas Deputy Director General Murat Esenli. Their responses were uniformly positive and supportive. Se [...]
2006-06-01 10:05:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV IR TU US
06ANKARA4200TFLE01: LEBANON EVACUATION: POSSIBLE ARRIVAL OF
[...] (U) In response to Task Force information (ref A) that AmCits may be arriving in the Turkish port city of Mersin on 7/19, Mission made contingency preparations to accommodate and process. 2. (U) Initial information that 100 ) 200 AmCits would arrive late July 19 in Mersin on a Canadian-char [...]
2006-07-19 15:05:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDAEMR CASC EWWT PREL CMGT MOPS US TU
06ANKARA4234TFLE01: LEBANON EVACUATION: PREPARING ALTERNATE
[...] (U) In response to Task Force direction, Mission Turkey has prepared to use the port of Mersin as an overflow evacuation point for AmCits departing Lebanon. We intend to bus evacuees to Incirlik Air Base and conduct processing on the base. Mission has directed all available existing resourc [...]
2006-07-20 16:14:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDAEMR CASC EWWT REL CMGT MOPS US TU
06ANKARA4249BREATHING LIFE INTO THE U.S.-TURKEY STRATEGIC
[...] (SBU) Secretary Rice and Turkish FM Gul have put their imprimatur on the Structured Strategic Dialogue. We must now implement it. Over the next six months, we should focus on some of the most pressing bilateral and regional issues through continued high-level dialogue, consultations and ste [...]
2006-07-21 14:04:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL US TU
06ANKARA4252TFLE01: LEBANON EVACUATION: MERSIN/ADANA/INCIRLIK
[...] (U) By evening 7/21 local time, Mission Turkey will have staffed up in Mersin and Incirlik Air Base to accommodate AmCits evacuating Lebanon. As of 7/22 we will be capable of processing the 1400 pax expected on the Rahmah. We understand TDY consular and management assistance is en route; we [...]
2006-07-21 15:46:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDAEMR CASC EWWT PREL CMGT MOPS US TU
06ANKARA5333AVOIDING A TURKEY-EU TRAIN WRECK: CONSULTING IN
[...] (U) This is a joint message from Embassies Ankara, Athens and Nicosia. 2. (C) Summary: We are seeing increasing signs that Turkey may indeed be headed for a train wreck in its relations with the EU late this fall. Derailment would endanger Turkey's EU accession bid, which the US has suppo [...]
2006-09-14 15:07:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL TU EU CY US
06ANKARA5581POLICY PLANNING TALKS WITH TURKEY ON FOR OCTOBER 19
[...] (SBU) We met with Turkish Deputy Director General (DAS equivalent) for policy planning Atilla Gunay, who reconfirmed that the Turks are looking forward to the October 19 visit of S/P director Stephen Krasner and EUR DAS Matt Bryza for the inaugural set of U.S.-Turkey policy planning talks. [...]
2006-09-22 14:32:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL TU US
06ANKARA5972ENCOURAGING TURKEY ON DARFUR
[...] (C) Ambassador followed up the President's lengthy exchange on Darfur with Turkish President Erdogan earlier this month in meetings October 13 and 16 with MFA U/S Tuygan and PM/FM foreign policy advisor Davutoglu, respectively. Ambassador reviewed the state of play with respect to rehatting t [...]
2006-10-17 13:14:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL SU TU US
06ANKARA6585TURKEY: EXPANDING OPPOSITION HORIZONS
[...] (SBU) Prior to Turkey's 2007 parliamentary elections, it is time to expand to Washington our outreach to Turkish opposition leaders. Two, three or perhaps more are likely to be in the next government and they need to start to understand the realities and challenges of the relationship first h [...]
2006-12-05 13:51:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV TU US
06ANKARA935CFE HOST COUNTRY AGREEMENT WITH TURKEY
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para. 4. 2. (SBU) Post received a diplomatic note from the Turkish MFA dated Feb. 2, 2006 informing us that the GOT's legal procedures for entry into force of the CFE Host Country Agreement for Turkey have been completed. Text of diplomatic note fo [...]
2006-02-24 12:06:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM KCFE NATO PREL TU US
06ASHGABAT1052SCENESETTER FOR DASD MACDOUGALL'S OCTOBER 17-18
[...] (C) Embassy Ashgabat welcomes your visit but fears the Government of Turkmenistan may now have developed cold feet regarding signing a Mary Divert Agreement. Although the agreement originally was proposed by President Niyazov to State's Deputy Assistant Secretary Lynn Pascoe in 2004 (ref a),[...]
2006-10-05 12:47:00Embassy AshgabatCONFIDENTIALEPET IR MARR PGOV PHUM PREL RS TX US
06ASHGABAT108TURKISH ENERGY MINISTER'S MEETING WITH NIYAZOV ON
[...] (C)Turkish Ambassador Hakki Akil provided Ambassador a readout of Turkish Energy Minister Mehmet Hilmi Guler 1/19 meeting with President Niyazov. Guler told Niyazov that Turkey was ready to pursue seriously a Trans-Caspian Pipeline (TCP),and that he himself was prepared to come to Ashgabat [...]
2006-01-24 11:22:00Embassy AshgabatCONFIDENTIALECON ENRG EPET GG KZ PGOV PREL RS TX UP US
06ASHGABAT1225DEMARCHE ON HUMAN RIGHTS IN TURKMENISTAN
[...] No summary [...]
2006-12-01 13:24:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL TX US
06ASHGABAT1285GOVERNMENT OF TURKMENISTAN'S FLEX OBSTRUCTION MORE
[...] (U) This year Future Leaders Exchange (FLEX) recruitment has encountered an unprecedented level of interference and disinformation from the Ministry of Education (MOE),despite official approval of the program and host government rhetoric that the problems will be resolved. As in past years, [...]
2006-12-19 12:55:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO PREL TX US
06ASHGABAT1288ADDITIONAL TESTING FOR FLEX: A BREAKTHROUGH?
[...] (U) In response to Assistant Secretary Richard Boucher's letter to President Niyazov regarding problems with FLEX recruitment and testing, Serdar Bashimov, head of the American Department in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA),requested a meeting December 20 with A/DCM and PAO. Mr. Bashimo [...]
2006-12-20 12:57:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO PREL TX US
06ASHGABAT1303DEATH OF NIYAZOV SITREP 004: 12/26/2006
[...] (C) Interim President Berdimuhammedov, for all intents and purposes, was elected president at the December 26 session of the People's Council. The actual election is February 11, but his competition of five low-level unknown bureaucrats is a joke, and Berdimuhammedov had to "fight back" the [...]
2006-12-26 15:04:00Embassy AshgabatCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV TX US
06ASHGABAT1312A/S BOUCHER'S MEETING WITH TAJIKISTAN'S PRESIDENT
[...] (C) Taking the opportunity to meet prior to the wreath laying for Niyazov's funeral, visiting A/S Boucher and Charge met with President of Tajikistan, Imomali Rahmonov, and discussed Rahmonov's views on Turkmenistan's future, U.S. relations with Uzbekistan, energy cooperation, and the situatio [...]
2006-12-27 13:13:00Embassy AshgabatCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV TX TI UZ US
06ASHGABAT1323TURKMENISTAN SURVIVES A WEEK WITHOUT NIYAZOV
[...] (C) Turkmenistan's first week of independence without Niyazov was eerily calm. After saying farewell to their first president with pomp and respect, the remaining powers in Turkmenistan's government rallied around Interim President Gurbanguly Berdimuhammedov, even providing a well-intentione [...]
2006-12-29 14:18:00Embassy AshgabatCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PREL RS TX US
06ASHGABAT140TURKISH AMBASSADOR POSITS GAZPROM PLANS TO
[...] (C) During a lunch he hosted for Georgian Ambassador Petriashvili, Ukrainian Ambassador Mayko, and U.S. Ambassador, Turkish Ambassador Hakki Akil argued passionately (with the help of visual aids) that Gazprom is intent on establishing a monopoly of gas supply to Europe. Akil argued that Gaz [...]
2006-01-27 12:17:00Embassy AshgabatCONFIDENTIALECON ENRG EPET GG KZ PGOV PREL RS TX UP US
06ASHGABAT151NIYAZOV WANTS TO "SOLVE GAS ISSUES PEACEFULLY"
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Ambassador was called in by Niyazov Monday morning for a briefing on his Moscow meeting with Putin last week. Unexpectedly, it transpired that the Turkish ambassador had been called in for the same briefing. Niyazov said he had resisted Putin,s pressure to take sides against Uk [...]
2006-01-30 13:09:00Embassy AshgabatCONFIDENTIALECON ENRG EPET GG KZ PGOV PREL RS TX UP US
06ASHGABAT177EU SPECIAL ENVOY KUBIS GIVES READOUT OF NIYAZOV
[...] (SBU) EU Emissary to Central Asia Jan Kubis told the ambassador on 2/7 that he had raised energy issues with Niyazov at their meeting the previous day and tried to drive home the point that, despite the current lack of a coordinated EU energy policy, energy developments in Turkmenistan are of [...]
2006-02-07 12:58:00Embassy AshgabatCONFIDENTIALECON ENRG EPET GG KZ PGOV PREL RS TX UP US
06ASUNCION634PARAGUAY: DEMARCHE FOR PROFESSOR RUTH WEDGEWOOD'S
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-21 17:16:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM US UNHRC
06ASUNCION867PARAGUAY TO SUPPORT U.S. CANDIDATE TO THE UN HUMAN
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-25 18:01:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM US UNHRC PY
06AUCKLAND65COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR BARBARA BREITHAUPT TO AUCKLAND, NEW
[...] AMCONGEN Auckland welcomes HSS/FDA Barbara Breithaupt to Auckland, 08-13 July 2006. The purpose of the visit is to conduct CDER regulatory inspections at Middlemore Hospital in order to check compliance with FDA current laws and regulations. 2. Post understands no assistance is required. [...]
2006-06-12 22:55:00Consulate AucklandUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO OTRA US NZ KSCA
06BAGHDAD4758 Media Reaction: Barzani Says Americans Will Not Stay
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Speaking in everyday language directly to the Kurdish people, Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) President Massoud Barzani made a statement to a special session of the Kurdistan National Assembly (KNA) on December 26 in which he downplayed the significance of the Iraq Study Gro [...]
2006-12-29 21:48:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PTER EPET KPAO KMDR US IZ
06BAGHDAD4778IRAQI KURDISTAN MINISTER OF HUMAN RIGHTS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Minister of Human Rights, Yousif Mohammad Aziz, admitted an imperfect human rights record in a meeting with Regional Coordinator and RRTOffs on December 18. Minister Aziz acknowledged physical abuse in prisons, failure to release prisoners af [...]
2006-12-30 01:36:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PREL PINS KJUS KPAO US IZ
06BANGKOK1170THAI PM APPROVES "INTERIM" RESUMPTION OF
[...] (SBU) Summary. MFA informed the Ambassador that Thai PM Thaksin has agreed to resume AER-covered services investments in exchange for US willingness to renegotiate the language in the proposed State/MFA exchange of letters. The renegotiation aims to provide the RTG with greater "legal comf [...]
2006-02-27 09:09:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV ETRD TH US FTA
06BANGKOK1176SENATOR FEINGOLD'S MEETING WITH PRIME MINISTER
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On February 20, Senator Russell Feingold (D-WI) accompanied by Ambassador Boyce called on Prime Minister Thaksin. Thaksin said the relationship with the U.S., as exemplified by our close cooperation following the December 2004 tsunami, was excellent. The discussion focused on [...]
2006-02-27 09:34:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL TH BURMA HUMAN RIGHTS POL MIL US FTA
06BANGKOK1215SENATOR FEINGOLD'S MEETING WITH FOREIGN MINISTER KANTATHI
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a February 20 meeting with Senator Russell Feingold (D-WI),Thai Foreign Minister Kantathi Suphamongkhon discussed the ongoing violence in southern Thailand; ASEAN; the U.S.-Thai FTA; China; and perceptions of the U.S. Senator Feingold emphasized the strong nature of the U [...]
2006-02-28 23:43:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL TH US FTA ASEAN LA BM IZ
06BANGKOK1317THAILAND'S POLITICAL CRISIS AND THE FTA
[...] (C) With Prime Minister Thaksin's February 24 dissolution of the Parliament and the calling of elections, our FTA with Thailand is on hold. That may not be all bad: the FTA was the one American component of the increasingly vociferous anti-Thaksin campaign here, and the negotiations hiatus [...]
2006-03-03 03:55:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALETRD TH US FTA
06BANGKOK1471EAP DAS JOHN'S MEETING WITH MFA PERMSEC KRIT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: During a March 8 meeting with MFA Permanent Secretary Krit Garnjana-Goonchorn, EAP DAS Eric John countered the perception that the U.S. was not sufficiently engaged in Southeast Asia. Krit indicated that a 505 Agreement on Excess Defense Articles could be concluded prior to Ma [...]
2006-03-09 09:56:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL TH BURMA US
06BANGKOK4921DEMARCHE DELIVERED: U.S. CANDIDATE FOR UN HUMAN
[...] (U) On August 11, Poloff delivered diplomatic note and Reftel demarche to Deputy Director of the Social Division of the Department for International Organizations, Ms Phantipha Iamsudha. Poloff conveyed the great importance that the USG attached to the re-election of Professor Ruth Wedgwood, [...]
2006-08-11 08:16:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM US UNHRC TH
06BANGKOK5215RTG RECONSIDERS U.S. CANDIDATE FOR UN HUMAN RIGHTS
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-25 06:12:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM US UNHRC TH
06BANGKOK7627THAI CONDOLENCE MESSAGES ON THE DEATH OF FORMER
[...] On December 28, we received from the Thai MFA unsigned, faxed copies of condolence messages from Prime Minister Surayud Chulanont and Foreign Minister Nitya Pibulsonggram. The texts of the messages follow. BEGIN TEXT OF PRIME MINISTER'S LETTER: Dear Mr. President, I am deeply saddened t [...]
2006-12-28 09:50:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIEDPREL US
06BELIZE499BELIZE: ATTENDANCE AT PSI HIGH-LEVEL POLITICAL
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-07 19:07:00Embassy BelmopanUNCLASSIFIEDMNUC KNNP PARM US PL XX BH
06BELIZE502BELIZE: DEMARCHE FOR PROFESSOR RUTH WEDGWOOD'S
[...] (U) Per reftel, PolOff delivered demarche to Ambassador Amalia Mai, CEO of Belize Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) and Belize MFA U.N Desk Officer Alphonso Gahona. Mai stated that she would pass along the diplomatic note and Professor Wedgwood's C.V. to the Minister of Foreign Affairs. 2. [...]
2006-06-07 19:08:00Embassy BelmopanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM US UNHRC BH
06BOGOTA2282BLUE LANTERN: EAVESDROPPING EQUIPMENT LICENSE
[...] SUMMARY: Post visited the offices of Eagle Commercial on Wednesday, March 8th to verify the information requested reftel. The company was founded in Bogota, Colombia by Arquemidis Bonilla Vega in 1997 and is a registered distributor, importer, exporter, and retailer of electronic and communic [...]
2006-03-14 13:11:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KOMC MX CO US
06BRASILIA1062COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR NOAA OFFICIAL RIVERA
[...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for Kimberly Rivera, National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS),National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),to Brasilia, Brazil, June 1-9, 2006, to attend the Second Meeting of the Advisory Committee of Agreement on the Conservation of Al [...]
2006-06-01 12:15:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDTPHY EFIS KSCA OTRA US BR
06BRASILIA1219BRAZIL STILL EVALUATING WEDGEWOOD RE-ELECTION BID
[...] Poloff delivered reftel's talking points to Marcia Adorno of the MFA's Division for Human Rights. During the discussion Adorno reflected on Wedgewood's "impressive resume" and record as an incumbent, making special note of Wedgewood's demanding analysis of Brazil's latest report. However, Ado [...]
2006-06-20 18:42:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM US UNHRC BR
06BRASILIA1236BRAZIL'S RESPONSE TO HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL DEMARCHE
[...] Poloff delivered reftel's talking points to Marcia Adorno of the MFA's Division for Human Rights. Adorno stated that the GoB concurred with the USG's overarching message that the inaugural session of the Council should be devoted to planning and building an effective framework for future proce [...]
2006-06-21 13:17:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM US UNHRC BR
06BRASILIA1333BRAZIL SPONSORS REFLECTIVE RACIAL CONFERENCE
[...] Poloff participated in a June 29 meeting hosted by Itamaraty and SEPPIR (Special Secretariat of Policies for the Promotion of Racial Equality),an advisory body to the Presidency, which aimed to explain in more detail the Regional American Conference on Advances and Challenges in the Action Pla [...]
2006-07-03 17:44:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL PGOV SOCI OAS KNSD BR US
06BRASILIA1365BRAZIL REJECTS SOFA REQUEST FOR BRAZILIAN AIR FORCE ANNUAL
[...] Poloff delivered reftel's talking points and draft dip notes, July 5, to Virginia Toniatti, the MFA's General Coordinator Against Transnational Crime (COCIT). In response to the draft note and Poloff's assertion that the USG would like to conclude a long-term SOFA agreement with Brazil, Toniat [...]
2006-07-06 18:51:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDMARR MOPS MASS KTIA US BR
06BRASILIA1472COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR CDC OFFICIALS PRATT AND
[...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for Michael Pratt, Senior Medical Epidemiologist, and Dr. Harold Kohl, Lead Epidemiologist; NCCDPHP, HHS, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),as follows: -- to Brasilia, Brazil, Aug 14-18, to attend a planning meeting with the Brazili [...]
2006-07-21 18:43:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO CDC KSCA OTRA US BR
06BRASILIA1487COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR CDC OFFICIAL SILVA
[...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for Alexandre da Silva, Senior Service Fellow, NCID, HHS, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),as follows: -- to Rio de Janeiro (RJ),Brazil, Jul 29 to Aug 2, to present three lectures at the course entitled "Molecular Epidemiology and [...]
2006-07-24 17:32:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO CDC KSCA OTRA US BR
06BRASILIA1508BRASILIA COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST - DR. SUZANNE WESTMAN,
[...] Embassy Brasilia requests country clearance for Dr. Suzanne Westman, Dr. Aristides Barbosa and Mrs. Erin Johnson for August 03, 2006. 2. The purpose of this visit is to view access to care and HIV testing services for high risk migratory groups along the corridor between Guyana and Brazil; [...]
2006-07-27 13:21:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO CDC OTRA US GY BR
06BRASILIA1515COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR CDC OFFICIAL SILVA (AMENDED
[...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for Alexandre da Silva, Senior Service Fellow, NCID, HHS, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),as follows: -- to Rio de Janeiro (RJ),Brazil, Jul 29 to Aug 2 and from Aug 6 to Aug 9, to present three lectures at the course entitled "Mol [...]
2006-07-28 16:15:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO CDC KSCA OTRA US BR
06BRASILIA1588COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR CDC OFFICIALS JAMES
[...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for CDC Officials James Mendlein, Andrew Weathers, Michael Link, Douglas Hatch and Eduardo Simoes, itinerary as follows: James Mendlein, Scientific Research Expert, COGH, CDC, HHS: -- to Brasilia (Distrito Federal),Brazil, Aug 9 to Aug 19, 2006 [...]
2006-08-07 19:06:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO CDC KSCA OTRA US BR
06BRASILIA1660AMEDMENT TO COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR CDC OFFICIAL:
[...] This is to amend country clearance approval for Dr. Eduardo Simoes COGH, HHS/CDC. Amendment reflects change on Dr. Simoes's itinerary and dates that have been changed from August-14, to August-30-2006. Itinerary is as follows: --Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, August-14-2006 to August-14-2006. The [...]
2006-08-11 19:29:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO CDC KSCA OTRA US BR
06BRASILIA1797 COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR CDC OFFICIAL SHAPIRO
[...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for CDC Official Carrie Shapiro-Mendoza, Epidemiologist, Maternal and Infant Health Branch, NCCDPHP, HHS/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),to Sao Paulo, Brazil, August 27-31, 2006 to attend "Maternal Mortality Surveillance in Latin A [...]
2006-08-25 16:59:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO CDC KSCA OTRA US BR
06BRASILIA1810 COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR CDC OFFICIAL DASCH
[...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for CDC Official Gregory Dasch, Supervisory Research Microbiologist, NCID, HHS/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),to Brazil as follows: -- Sao Paulo, from August-31 to September 2; -- Ribeirao Preto, from September 2-7; -- Brasilia, [...]
2006-08-28 19:17:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO CDC KSCA OTRA US BR
06BRASILIA1839 COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR STATE AND DOE OFFICIALS TO
[...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for: --Jeffrey A. Mitoke, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health, Space and Science Bureau of Oceans and Intl. Environmental and Scientific Affairs, U.S. Department of State; -- Gregory Manuel, Director for Intl. Energy Affairs, office of Policy Pla [...]
2006-09-01 17:58:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV TBIO TRGY KSCA OTRA US BR
06BRASILIA2005NO ADVERSE FOREIGN POLICY IMPLICATIONS REGARDING NSF
[...] No summary [...]
2006-09-21 13:51:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDKSCA TPHY NSF US BR
06BRASILIA2023 COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR CDC OFFICIALS ORCIARI,
[...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for CDC Officials, Lilian Orciari, Microbiologist; Ivan Kuzmin, Associate Service Fellow; Boonlert Lumlertdacha, Guest Researcher; Richard Franka, Regular Fellow; Jesse Blanton, Associate Service Fellow, NCID, HHS/Centers for Disease Control and [...]
2006-09-22 13:00:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO CDC KSCA OTRA US BR
06BRASILIA2034 COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR CDC OFFICIAL HANLON
[...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for CDC Official Cathleen Hanlon, Veterinary Medical Officer, NCID, HHS/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),to Brasilia (DF),October 15-21, to attend Brazil Rabies Consultation Meeting and to Florianopolis (SC),Brazil, December 3-6, [...]
2006-09-25 12:03:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO CDC KSCA OTRA US SZ WHO IT BR
06BRASILIA2056 COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR CDC OFFICIAL RUPPRECHT
[...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for CDC Official, Charles Rupprecht, Rabies Team Leader, NCID, HHS/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),to Brasilia, Brazil, October 9-21, 2006 to attend Brazil Rabies Consultation Meeting and provide consultations to the Brazil Ministr [...]
2006-09-27 11:45:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO CDC KSCA OTRA US BR
06BRASILIA2089COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR NASA OFFICIAL WICKLAND
[...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for Dr. Diane Wickland, NASA Headquarters (HQ) Official, to Brasilia, Brazil, October 1-7, 2006 to attend the Large Scale Biosphere Atmosphere Experiment Science Team Meeting. 2. Visitors are reminded that all US citizens traveling to Brazil for [...]
2006-10-02 13:04:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDTSPA KSCA OTRA US BR
06BRASILIA2102COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR CDC OFFICIAL BROGDON
[...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance approval for Dr. William Brogdon, Research Scientist, NICD/HHS/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to visit Rio de Janeiro (RJ) October 16; Brasilia (DF) October 16-20; and Rio de Janeiro (RJ) Brazil, October 20, 2006 to participate in [...]
2006-10-03 17:40:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO CDC KSCA OTRA US BR
06BRASILIA2112COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR CDC OFFICIAL MILLS
[...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for CDC Official, James Mills, Management Program Analyst, NCID/ HHS/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),to Porto Alegre (RS),October 5; to Gramado (RS) October 5-8; Porto Alegre (RS),Brazil, October 8, 2006, to participate in the F [...]
2006-10-04 12:39:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO CDC KSCA OTRA US BR
06BRASILIA2113 COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR CDC OFFICIAL TRAICOFF
[...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for CDC Official, Denise Traicoff, Health Educational Specialist, COGH, OD, HHS/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),to Brasilia, Brazil, November 11-18, 2006 to provide technical assistance and deliver a workshop at TEPHINET Internatio [...]
2006-10-04 12:40:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO CDC KSCA OTRA US BR
06BRASILIA2115COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR EPA OFFICIAL ROWSON
[...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for Mr. David Rowson, EPA Official, Center Director, Office of Air and Radiation (OAR),Environmental Protection Agency (EPA),to Brasilia, Brazil, October 14-18, 2006 to attend the International Meeting on IAP, Fuel-Efficient Stoves and Sustainable [...]
2006-10-04 14:24:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV TPHY KSCA EPA OTRA US BR
06BRASILIA2116 COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR CDC OFFICIAL HATCH
[...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for Dr. Douglas Hatch, Medical Officer, HHS/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),to Sao Paulo, Brazil, October 19 and to Brasilia, Brazil from October 19 to November 18, 2006 to provide technical assistance to Field Epidemiology Trainin [...]
2006-10-04 14:24:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO CDC KSCA OTRA US BR
06BRASILIA2129 COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR FWS OFFICIALS OCTOBER 2006
[...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for Dyan Straughan, Forensic Scientist; Gary Young, Special Agent; Marty Hernandez, Special Agent; Jill Birchell, Special Agent, from DINT/Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) to Brasilia (Distrito Federal); Sao Paulo/Cuiaba/Londrina in transit; Campo Gr [...]
2006-10-06 17:21:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV TBIO KSCA OTRA US BR
06BRASILIA2183 COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR CDC OFFICIALS TO
[...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) officials, to Rio de Janeiro (transit/layover) and Brasilia, Brazil, November 10-23, 2006, to participate in the Global Training Epidemiology and Public Health Interventions Network (TEPHINET) Con [...]
2006-10-17 20:12:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO CDC KSCA OTRA US BR
06BRASILIA2207 COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR STAS, AAAS AND INR
[...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for Science and Technology adviser (STAS) Atkinson; Deputy STAS Andrew Reynolds, Jefferson; Science fellows Kim Boyer and Edward Samulksi, AAAS fellow Christina McCain; and INR geographer Lee Schwartz, to travel to and Sao Paulo and Campinas (SP),N [...]
2006-10-20 18:32:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDKSCA TBIO TPHY CI PE OTRA US BR
06BRASILIA2241 COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR HRSA/HHS OFFICIAL SCOLLARD
[...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for David Scollard, M.D., Ph.D. Chief, Pathologist Research Department, National Hansen's Disease Program, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA),Department of Health and Human Services (HHS),as follows: -- October 29 to November 0 [...]
2006-10-26 19:47:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KSCA KHIV OTRA US BR
06BRASILIA2275 COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS OFFICER TO
[...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for Foreign Affairs Officer Michael C. Egan, to travel to Rio de Janeiro and Petropolis (RJ),Brazil, November 10-17, 2006, to participate in the "Global Dialogue on Emerging Science and Technology" (GDEST) on the topic of bioinformatics, hosted by [...]
2006-10-30 19:16:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDKSCA TBIO TPHY CI PE OTRA US BR
06BRASILIA2361 COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR CDC OFFICIAL UYEKI
[...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for Dr. Timothy Uyeki, Medical Officer, NCHSTP, HHS, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),to Rio de Janeiro (RJ),Brazil, November 10, and to Brasilia (DF),Brazil, November 10-19, 2006, to attend the International Global Training Epide [...]
2006-11-08 19:50:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO CDC KSCA OTRA US BR
06BRASILIA2362 COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR CDC OFFICIAL WHITE
[...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for Dr. Mark White, Medical Officer, COGH, HHS, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),to Sao Paulo, Brazil, November 11, and to Brasilia, Brazil, November 11-18, 2006, to participate in the Global Training Epidemiology and Public Health [...]
2006-11-08 19:52:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO CDC KSCA OTRA US BR
06BRASILIA2363 COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR CDC OFFICIAL IKEDA
[...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for Dr. Robin Ikeda, Associate Director for Science, NCIPC, HHS, CDC, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),to Brasilia, Brazil, November 14-18, 2006, to serve as keynote speaker addressing the Implementation of Accidents and Violence Su [...]
2006-11-08 19:55:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO CDC KSCA OTRA US BR
06BRASILIA2366 COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR CDC OFFICIAL FONTAINE
[...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for Dr. Robert E. Fontaine, CDC CFETP Official, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),to Rio de Janeiro (RJ),Brazil, November 9-19, 2006, to attend the Fourth TEPHINET Global Scientific Conference. 2. Visitors are reminded that all U [...]
2006-11-09 14:29:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO CDC KSCA OTRA US BR
06BRASILIA2384 COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR NIH/FIC OFFICIAL MEJIA
[...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for Dr. Raymond Mejia, Mathematician, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health (NIH),to Manaus, Brazil, November 25 to December 1, 2006, to attend and give a lecture, "Mathematical model prediction of high energy met [...]
2006-11-13 19:03:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KSCA OTRA US BR
06BRASILIA2385 COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR DOE OFFICIALS TO ATTEND THE
[...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for Allan S. Perelson and Ruy Miguel Ribeiro from Los Alamos National Laboratory, the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) Office of Defense Programs, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) funded personnel, November 24 to December 4, 2006, [...]
2006-11-13 19:04:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDTRGY KNNP ENRG TBIO KSCA OTRA US BR
06BRASILIA2386COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR STATE AND USDOC/NOAA/NMFS
[...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for Clayton Stanger, OES/OMC Department of State; and Eric Hawk, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS); and, Keith Bates, Harvesting Systems, USDOC/NOAA/NMFS, to Belem (Para) and Fortaleza (Ceara),Brazil, November [...]
2006-11-13 19:06:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDEFIS SENV TBIO TRGY KSCA OTRA US BR
06BRASILIA2388 COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR CDC OFFICIAL CHILLER
[...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for Dr. Tom Chiller, MD, NCID, HHS, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),to Brasilia, Brazil, November 12-16, 2006, to give presentation at the Global Training Programs in Epidemiology and Public Health Interventions Network (TEPHINET) [...]
2006-11-13 19:08:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO CDC KSCA OTRA US BR
06BRASILIA2452 COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR CDC OFFICIAL KSIAZEK
[...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for Dr. Thomas Ksiazek, Research Scientist, COCH, OD, HHS/ Centers for Disease Control (CDC),to Brasilia, Brazil, from November 28-30, 2006, to assist in early stages of planning a BSL4 Laboratory Facility. 2. Visitors are reminded that all US c [...]
2006-11-21 18:33:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO CDC KSCA OTRA US BR
06BRASILIA2453 COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR CDC OFFICIAL MINTZ
[...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for Dr. Eric Mintz, Medical Epidemiologist, COGH, HHS/CDC, to Brasilia, Brazil, from December 12-22, 2006, to represent CDC at meeting convened by Brazilian Ministry of Health and to provide technical consultation to on CDC/Brazilian projects. 2 [...]
2006-11-21 18:35:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO CDC KSCA OTRA US BR
06BRASILIA2472 COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR DOE CONTRACTOR LOREN J.
[...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for DOE contractor Loren J. Habegger from Argonne National Laboratory, December 7 to December 21, 2006, to Itaituba (PA),Brazil. Traveler is the technical expert for EPA/OIA projects on reduction of emissions from community and small-scale gold mi [...]
2006-11-22 18:09:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDTRGY KNNP ENRG TBIO KSCA OTRA US BR
06BRASILIA2495 COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR CDC MEDICAL EPIDEMIOLOGIST
[...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for Dr. Jeremy Sobel, Medical Epidemiologist, COGH, HHS/CDC, to Rio de Janeiro on December 6 and to Brasilia, Brazil, from December 6-22, 2006, to attend a meeting on analysis of data in public health emergencies and to provide technical consultatio [...]
2006-11-27 20:46:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO CDC KSCA OTRA US BR
06BRASILIA2513 COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR EPA OFFICIAL FERNANDEZ
[...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for Luis Fernandez, International Affairs Specialist, Office of International Affairs (OIA),Environmental Protection Agency (EPA),to Brasilia (DF),December 2-6, Belem (Para),December 7, Itaituba and Creporazao (Para),Brazil, December 8-20, 200 [...]
2006-11-29 18:55:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV KSCA OTRA US BR
06BRASILIA36YOUR CONSULTATIONS WITH GOB MINISTERS ON BOLIVIA
[...] (C) We look forward to your visit on 10-11 January, and senior GOB officials seem keen to discuss the situation in Bolivia with you. Our requests for meetings with Foreign Minister Celso Amorim, Presidency International Affairs Advisor Marco Aurelio Garcia, Finance Minister Antonio Palocci, [...]
2006-01-05 18:26:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALPREL BR US
06BRASILIA527COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR NASA (GSFC) OFFICIAL
[...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for Mr. Darrell Williams, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) to Manaus and Santarem, Brazil, April 2-7, 2006 to address various NASA-Supported Large-Scale Biosphere-Atmosphere Experiment in Amazonia (LBA-ECO) Project office management issues. [...]
2006-03-16 10:59:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDTSPA KSCA OTRA US BR
06BRASILIA717COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR CDC OFFICIAL GREEN
[...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for Michael Green, Chemist, NCID, HHS, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),to Belem, Brazil, May 7-14, 2006, to conduct a workshop on Chloroquine and Melfloquine Drug analysis in biological fluids in regards to efficacy and resistance [...]
2006-04-13 13:19:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO CDC OTRA US BR
06BRASILIA840COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR CDC OFFICIAL GREEN
[...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for Michael Green, Chemist, NCID, HHS, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),to Belem, Brazil, May 28 to June 03, 2006, to conduct a workshop on Chloroquine and Melfloquine Drug analysis in biological fluids in regards to efficacy and re [...]
2006-04-28 18:56:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO CDC OTRA US BR
06BRASILIA868COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR CDC OFFICIAL BLANDFORD
[...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for John Blandford, Economist, NCHSTP, HHS, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),to Brasilia, Brazil, May 21-26, 2006, to conduct one-week training in economic evaluation methods as part of a certificate course in monitoring and evaluat [...]
2006-05-04 18:48:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO CDC OTRA US BR
06BRASILIA869COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR USGS WHEELER
[...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for Ben Wheeler, Technical Information Specialist, U.S. Geological Survey, to Brasilia, Brazil, June 4-9, 2006, to attend a United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Coordination Meeting for Latin American and the Caribbean and help harmonize USGS [...]
2006-05-04 18:49:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDTPHY SENV KSCA OTRA US BR
06BRASILIA873NO ADVERSE FOREIGN POLICY IMPLICATIONS REGARDING NSF
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-05 13:16:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDKSCA TPHY NSF US BR
06BRASILIA964COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR CDC OFFICIAL ADDISS
[...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for David Addiss, Chemist, NCID, HHS, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),to: -- Belem, Brazil, May 21 to May 24, to attend a meeting a meeting on certifying the elimination of lymphatic filariaris in Brazil, and; -- Recife, Brazil, M [...]
2006-05-17 18:23:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO CDC OTRA US BR
06BRIDGETOWN1526DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON U.S. CANDIDATE FOR THE UN
[...] Per reftel instructions, talking points were delivered under cover of Diplomatic Notes (Antigua #1026, Barbados #1027, Dominica #1028, St. Kitts #1029, St. Lucia #1030, St. Vincent #1031, and Grenada #1032) on August 29, 2006. The original Diplomatic Notes were also mailed on this date. 2 [...]
2006-08-30 17:29:00Embassy BridgetownUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM US UNHRC XL
06BRIDGETOWN1527DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON U.S. CANDIDATE FOR THE UN
[...] Per reftel instructions, talking points were delivered under cover of Diplomatic Notes (Antigua #1026, Barbados #1027, Dominica #1028, St. Kitts #1029, St. Lucia #1030, St. Vincent #1031, and Grenada #1032) on August 29, 2006. The original Diplomatic Notes were also mailed on this date. 2 [...]
2006-08-30 17:33:00Embassy BridgetownUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM US UNHRC XL
06BRIDGETOWN1971 COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO J. BROOKS TO TRAVEL TO
[...] Embassy Bridgetown grants country clearance to Ms. Janna Brooks, Public Health Advisor, COGH, HHS/CDC, to travel to Barbados from November 12-18, 2006, to attend a workshop with Caribbean HIV/AIDS training coordinators. 2. Ms. Brooks has no access to classified material clearance. 3. [...]
2006-11-09 20:27:00Embassy BridgetownUNCLASSIFIEDEAID KSCA OTRA US BB
06BRIDGETOWN471HAVE WE LOST THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN: DO WE CARE
[...] SUMMARY: (C) Public positions and policies taken by Barbados, Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, and St. Vincent and the Grenadines ) the seven nation states of the Eastern Caribbean (EC) ) appear to be diametrically opposed to those of the USG. Yet, priv [...]
2006-03-16 14:32:00Embassy BridgetownCONFIDENTIALPREL US XL
06BUCHAREST1300DEMARCHE DELIVERED: U.S. CANDIDATE FOR THE UN
[...] (C) MFA Acting Director for UN Affairs Eugen Mihut confirmed to PolOff on August 16 that Romania would support U.S. candidate Ruth Wedgwood for the Human Rights Committee. He said the MFA had just sent those instructions to NY. 2. (C) Mihut added, however, that this support meant that Roman [...]
2006-08-21 15:12:00Embassy BucharestCONFIDENTIALPHUM US UNHRC RO
06CAIRO3270(U) PRESSING EGYPT ON TORTURE CASE
[...] (C) Summary: Egyptian human rights circles are outraged by reports of the alleged torture by police of Mohammad Al-Sharqawy and Kamal Al-Shaer, activists with "Youth for Change," an offshoot of the Kefaya movement. According to press and blog accounts, police detained Sharqawy and Shaer af [...]
2006-05-30 14:47:00Embassy CairoSECRETPGOV PHUM PINR KDEM EG US
06CAIRO651EGYPTIANS REFLECT ON THE NIGHT BAGHDAD
[...] (U) SUMMARY From a standing ovation at the Cairo International Film Festival to standing room only crowds in working class downtown theaters, the film The Night Baghdad Fell (NBF) has enjoyed critical and popular success in Egypts capitol since its premier on December 8. The film condemns US [...]
2006-02-05 08:06:00Embassy CairoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL EG US OIIP KPAO KIRF
06COLOMBO1232GOVERNMENT OF SRI LANKA SUPPORT FOR CONTACT GROUPS
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-27 10:47:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPREL PINS PTER MARR CE US
06DAKAR2418GUINEA-BISSAU: CASHEWS: INFORMATION FOR USITC STUDY ON
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Two-thirds of Bissau-Guineans depend upon cashews for their livelihood. Cashews constitute Guinea-Bissau's primary export, but only two or three percent of total production is processed in the country. Most of the remainder is sold to India for processing. USAID and OPIC had [...]
2006-10-05 11:09:00Embassy DakarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EAGR ECON EINV PU US
06DAKAR904GUINEA-BISSAU: COURTING U.S. AND OTHERS WITH
[...] (C) In a March 29-31 visit, then Charge and PolOff saw a Guinea-Bissau that is oriented toward courting international donors and investors and implementing a domestic agenda that reflects the top priorities of UN, European and U.S. interests. The government,s priority is security sector refo [...]
2006-04-13 13:04:00Embassy DakarCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS PREL ECON SNAR SG PU US
06DAKAR940AF/W DIRECTOR CARTER DISCUSSES SUDAN AND WEST
[...] (C) SUMMARY: AF/W Director Phillip Carter discussed peacekeeping and Darfur with Armed Forces Chief of Staff LTG P.K. Fall early in his visit. Carter concluded his successful visit to Senegal with a tour d,horizon of African issues at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, where Ambassador Mankeur [...]
2006-04-18 19:01:00Embassy DakarCONFIDENTIALPREL KPKO SU GA GV IV MR PU SG US
06DARESSALAAM1068PROFESSOR RUTH WEDGWOOD REELECTION NOT A PROBLEM
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-29 05:54:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamUNCLASSIFIEDUS UNHRC TZ PHUM
06DARESSALAAM1321TANZANIA SUPPORTS WEDGWOOD; ACTION REQUEST
[...] (U) The Embassy received diplomatic note Ref. No. CLA 119/738/01/8, dated July 20, 2006, from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) on July 26, in response to the USG request for support of Ruth Wedgwood's reelection to the UN Human Rights Commission (reftel A). The text of said note is in [...]
2006-08-04 09:51:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM US UNHRC TZ
06DARESSALAAM1375TANZANIA SUPPORTS WEDGWOOD; REQUEST FOR USG
[...] (U) Poloff delivered points and diplomatic note regarding candidacy of Ruth Wedgwood for reelection to the United Nations Human Rights Committee per reftel A. Tanzania supports Ms. Wedgwood's candidature as communicated in a diplomatic note received July 26 (reftel B). 2. Post reiterate [...]
2006-08-13 14:17:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM US UNHRC TZ
06DUBLIN664IRELAND CONSIDERS U.S. CANDIDATE FOR UN HUMAN
[...] On May 31 emboff delivered reftel dipnote and talking points to Department of Foreign Affairs Human Rights Section Director Eamonn MacAodha. MacAodha confirmed Ireland's participation at the September 7 New York meeting of the States Parties to the International Covenant on Civil and Politica [...]
2006-06-09 13:27:00Embassy DublinUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM US UNHRC EI
06DUBLIN677IRELAND TO ATTEND PROLIFERATION SECURITY
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-13 13:56:00Embassy DublinUNCLASSIFIEDMNUC KNNP PARM US PL XX EI
06FREETOWN707SIERRA LEONE'S VOTE FOR INTERNATIONAL LAW
[...] (C) On August 28, Director General of Foreign Affairs Umaru Wurie told the Ambassador that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has recommended to their mission at the UN to vote in favor of Michael Matheson's candidacy to the UN International Law Commission. 2. (C) On an earlier occasion, Wurie [...]
2006-08-29 07:44:00Embassy FreetownCONFIDENTIALPREL UNGA SL US
06FREETOWN709FREETOWN REPLY: U.S. CANDIDATE FOR THE UN HUMAN
[...] (C) On August 28, Director General of Foreign Affairs Umaru Wurie told the Ambassador that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has recommended to their mission at the UN to vote in favor of Ruth Wedgewood's candidacy to the UN Human Rights Committee. 2. (C) On an earlier occasion, Wurie told Po [...]
2006-08-29 07:45:00Embassy FreetownCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL SL US
06HANOI1324 VIETNAM: WEDGEWOOD/UNHRC DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-31 07:23:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM US UNHRC VM
06HARARE191 AMBASSADOR OBSERVES FOOD
[...] The Ambassador recently visited a WFP food distribution in rural Zimbabwe. He witnessed the labor-intensive and complicated nature of the distribution process. Community members were involved in almost all aspects of the process, helping to make it transparent, fair, and apolitical. --- [...]
2006-02-21 13:32:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EAGR PREL US ZI
06HELSINKI525FINNISH RESPONSE - ATTENDANCE AT PSI HIGH-LEVEL
[...] Finland will be represented at subject conference by Helsinki-based technical expert Erik af Halstrom and by its Ambassador to Poland. WARE [...]
2006-06-08 11:20:00Embassy HelsinkiUNCLASSIFIEDMNUC KNNP PARM US PL XX FI
06HELSINKI814FINLAND NONCOMMITAL ON U.S. CANDIDATE FOR UN HUMAN
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-16 11:58:00Embassy HelsinkiCONFIDENTIALFI PHUM US
06JAKARTA6020BLUE LANTERN PRE-LICENSE CHECK AS INDONESIAN AIR
[...] Summary. The Indonesian Air Force (AF) verified that a division of the Air Force Procurement Service has ordered the C-130 radar components detailed in reftel. The AF seeks to purchase the C-130 radar components through their local agent PT. Dwi Anugrah, which sub-contracted the order to the [...]
2006-05-12 09:21:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDKOMS ETTC ECON ID SN US
06JAKARTA8390BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECKS ON
[...] Summary. The Indonesian Air Force (IDAF) verified on June 19 that the IDAF has ordered the C-130 components detailed in reftel through their local agent PT. Citra Wira Bawana (Citra). We also contacted a Citra official on June 2 and July 3 and verified the order. We will provide Washington [...]
2006-07-05 11:54:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDKOMS ETTC ECON ID US
06KABUL5258EMBASSY KABUL POC FOR BLUE LANTERN
[...] (U) Per reftel, Christopher Buck, Political-Military Affairs Officer (phone: 93-070-10-8177, e-mail: BuckC@state.gov, Departure date: 8/07) will serve as the designated point-of-contact for the Blue Lantern End-Use Monitoring Program. NEUMANN [...]
2006-10-30 03:54:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKOMC ETTC KSEP US AF
06KATHMANDU1429DEMARCHE DELIVERED FOR PROFESSOR RUTH WEDGWOOD'S
[...] On June 5, 2006 A/DCM Larry Schwartz met with Acting Foreign Secretary Pradeep Kumar Khatiwada to seek Nepal's support for Professor Ruth Wedgwood's re-election to the U.N. Human Rights Committee. The A/DCM specifically highlighted Ms. Wedgwood's commitment to human rights and trafficking as [...]
2006-06-05 11:44:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM UNHRC PREL NP US
06KHARTOUM1031 Pres. Bashir Interview with Saudi News Channel
[...] Summary: On April 17, Riyadh Al-Ikhbariyah Satellite Channel in Arabic broadcast an interview of President Bashir by Sharif Husayn Sharif. During the broad-ranging interview, Bashir commented on the Darfur conflict and characterized it as a tribal issue. He claimed the Darfur problem had t [...]
2006-05-02 05:27:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL SOCI AL US SU
06KHARTOUM1035 Presidential Call Makes Local News
[...] On May 2, the Sudanese News Agency, a government news service, posted the following account: (Begin text) U.S. President George Bush telephoned Monday night the President of the Republic Field Marshal Omer Al-Bashir. The two Presidents discussed, through the telephone contact, Darfur issue [...]
2006-05-02 13:28:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDPREL US SU
06KHARTOUM1069 ITU Council Demarche - Sudanese Proposal
[...] This is an action request - see para 4. 2. On May 2, Embassy Khartoum received a diplomatic note pertaining to reftel, wherein post served a demarche on the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in support of the U.S. candidacy for an International Telecommunications Union (ITU) Council seat. The [...]
2006-05-05 09:52:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDECPS AORC US SU
06KHARTOUM1117AMIS TRANSITION AND DARFUR PEACE AGREEMENT
[...] (C) Summary: Initiating the transition from the African Union Mission in Sudan (AMIS) to a UN peacekeeping operation and implementing the Darfur Peace Agreement require well targeted and bold steps taken in a timely manner. Advancing this agenda will require strengthening AMIS during the int [...]
2006-05-11 15:56:00Embassy KhartoumSECRETPREL KPKO PGOV PREF EAID AU US UN SU
06KHARTOUM1122SUDANESE VP TAHA SAYS NO DECISION YET ON UN
[...] (C) Summary: On May 13, Sudanese VP Taha told CDA Hume that Sudan had not yet decided on whether to accept transition to a UN peacekeeping force in Darfur. The Government of Sudan is committed to the Darfur Peace Agreement, and it is ready to take concrete steps, such as expanding delivery o [...]
2006-05-13 13:58:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPREL KPKO PREF EAID PGOV US AU UN SU
06KHARTOUM1139EMBASSY KHARTOUM CAPACITY TO SUPPORT DARFUR PEACE
[...] (U) This is an action request -- see para 5. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Managing USG support for stability in Darfur involves both personnel and funding resources. Additional personnel include a Contracting Officer's Technical Representative (slated to arrive at post shortly),reporting officers for [...]
2006-05-15 11:59:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALAMGT APER PGOV PREL KPKO US SU
06KHARTOUM1140EMBASSY KHARTOUM CAPACITY TO SUPPORT DARFUR PEACE
[...] (U) This is an action request -- see para 5. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Managing USG support for stability in Darfur involves both personnel and funding resources. Additional personnel include a Contracting Officer's Technical Representative (slated to arrive at post shortly),reporting officers for [...]
2006-05-15 11:59:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALAMGT APER PGOV PREL KPKO US SU
06KHARTOUM1141EMBASSY KHARTOUM CAPACITY TO SUPPORT DARFUR PEACE
[...] (U) This is an action request -- see para 5. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Managing USG support for stability in Darfur involves both personnel and funding resources. Additional personnel include a Contracting Officer's Technical Representative (slated to arrive at post shortly),reporting officers for [...]
2006-05-15 11:59:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALAMGT APER PGOV PREL KPKO US SU
06KHARTOUM1150 Darfur Peace Agreement: Seizing the Opportunity
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: To ensure a lasting and just peace, the USG must move quickly to support the Darfur Peace Agreement (DPA) and help the African Union (AU) establish its institutions. The DPA outlines some ambitious timelines and requires AU action in almost all areas. The security provisions [...]
2006-05-15 15:10:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PREF KPKO US SU
06KHARTOUM1155 SUDAN: OFAC WAIVER NEEDED IN SUPPORT OF SAWA START-
[...] (U) This is an action request - see para 7. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: After long negotiations, an agreement for the establishment of Radio SAWA in Sudan is nearing the point of signature. At this juncture, Post has learned that the Department of Treasury's Office Foreign Assets Control (OFAC),wh [...]
2006-05-15 16:52:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC BEXP PREL KPAO OIIP PGOV US SU
06KHARTOUM1193 SUDAN: OFAC WAIVER NEEDED IN SUPPORT OF SAWA START-
[...] (U) This is an action request - see para 7. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: After long negotiations, an agreement for the establishment of Radio SAWA in Sudan is nearing the point of signature. At this juncture, Post has learned that the Department of Treasury's Office Foreign Assets Control (OFAC),wh [...]
2006-05-22 05:49:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC BEXP PREL KPAO OIIP PGOV US SU
06KHARTOUM1301DEMARCHE DELIVERED FOR PROFESSOR RUTH WEDGWOOD'S
[...] (U) On June 1, PolOff delivered reftel demarche points to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the candidacy of Professor Ruth Wedgwood for re-election to a seat on the United Nations Human Rights Committee. The government had no comment. STEINFELD [...]
2006-06-05 10:24:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM US UNHRC SU
06KHARTOUM1403MEETING WITH YASSIR ARMAN ON EASTERN SUDAN,
[...] (C) Charge Hume met with SPLM parliamentary leader Yassir Arman on June 13. Arman was hurrying to the airport to fly to Asmara for the opening of the Eritrean-sponsored talks on eastern Sudan. He expected the opening round to last for perhaps a week. The Sudanese delegation included former F [...]
2006-06-13 17:39:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR US ER SU
06KHARTOUM1410MEETING WITH MINISTER OF CABINET AFFAIRS DENG ALOR
[...] (C) Summary: At the request of CDA Hume, Minister Deng Alor intervened on behalf of pending USG visa requests. Acting FM Karti said he would authorize issuance of the visas, pending receipt of further details on these persons. (Note: Subsequent to the meeting, MFA advised that the visas wou [...]
2006-06-14 11:51:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KPKO US SU
06KHARTOUM1412 Sudanese Bar Association Dean Calls for Release
[...] On June 13, Fathi Khalil, Dean of the Sudanese Bar Association, renewed his call for the release of ASudanese national Sami al-Haj from Guantanamo, where he has apparently been held for over four years. In a symposium organized by the Al-Jazeera television channel office in Khartoum in coope [...]
2006-06-14 13:22:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL PTER US SU
06KHARTOUM1477SOMALIA: TFG, UIC REACH AGREEMENT, PARTIES TO
[...] (C) Summary: President Yusuf said the Transitional Federal Government and the Union of Islamic Courts agreed on June 22 to cease hostilities, recognize each other, and meet again in Arab League-sponsored talks in Khartoum on July 15. He characterized the Union as a complex, multi-faceted orga [...]
2006-06-23 11:35:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER SO US AL SU
06KHARTOUM1538DARFUR DPA SUPPORT TEAM FIRST IMPRESSIONS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Initial impressions from an orientation tour for the DPA Support Team to El Fasher confirmed the DPA implementation faces many challenges. There is no visible sign of DPA implementation taking place on the ground. The most significant contributing factors are a lack of AMIS cap [...]
2006-06-29 10:16:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KPKO SOCI US UN AU SU
06KHARTOUM1548SUDAN: UN SUPPORT FOR DPA IMPLEMENTATION
[...] (SBU) Summary: Despite GNU opposition to UNPKO in Darfur, the UN is preparing several avenues of support for the DPA, including transferring resources to the AU and seconding staff. It also hopes to coordinate other donor DPA support, such as the two recently arrived UK media advisors. Top [...]
2006-07-02 12:37:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL KPKO PGOV SOCI US UN AU SU
06KHARTOUM1556 Sudan: 2006 Report on Investment Disputes and
[...] Embassy Khartoum notes that there are no pending investment disputes or expropriation claims by U.S. persons or firms in Sudan. 2. Post will e-mail this message as well to EB/OIA as requested in reftel. HUME [...]
2006-07-03 03:59:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDEINV CASC KIDE PGOV ETRD US SU
06KHARTOUM1561SUDAN,S RESPONSE ON NOTICE OF GUANTANAMO ARB
[...] (C) Post delivered reftel talking points on July 3 to Magdy al-Mufaddal, Acting Deputy Director for the Americas at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 2. (C) Magdy replied that he would forward the information to the MFA'S Department of Treaties and Legal Affairs, as well as the national intell [...]
2006-07-03 12:55:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL PINR KAWC US SU
06KHARTOUM1565DARFUR: BASHIR WANTS DIALOGUE ON PEACEKEEPING
[...] (C) Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir wants to open a dialogue with the United States about peacekeeping in Darfur, Presidential Advisor Magzoub al-Khalifa told CDA Hume on July 5. In a previously unscheduled meeting -- which Magzoub had urgently requested only hours before -- Magzoub said he [...]
2006-07-05 09:35:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM KPKO SU US AU UN
06KHARTOUM1573SOMALIA: MFA READOUT ON SOMALI TALKS
[...] (C) Summary: MFA Director of Arab Affairs Mabrouk described the June 21-22 Somali talks in Khartoum as achieving a breakthrough, reflecting mutual interest in restoring a united Somalia. He described the tone as cordial and committed. Clarifying Sudan's role in the talks as facilitator and [...]
2006-07-05 12:50:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER SO US AL SU
06KHARTOUM1588GOVERNMENT OF SUDAN PREPARING FOR JULY 18 MEETING
[...] (C) Summary: President Bashir has endorsed the proposal for a high-level government of Sudan delegation to meet with A/S Frazer in Brussels on July 18. Bashir remains committed to improving relations with the United States and to implementation of the Darfur Peace Agreement. CDA Hume repeat [...]
2006-07-08 09:37:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPREL KPKO PGOV US AU UN SU
06KHARTOUM1589 Sudan: 2005 Import-Export Trade Report
[...] SUMMARY: 2005 trade statistics from the Central Bank of Sudan (CBOS) shows a trade balance roughly six times higher than the 2004 level, growing from a negative USD 297 million in 2004 to negative USD 1,932 million. Crude oil exports make up 82 percent of the total during 2005, up from 78 pe [...]
2006-07-08 11:53:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDETRD ECON EPET PGOV CH SA US SU
06KHARTOUM1595ESTABLISHING AN EMBASSY FIELD PRESENCE IN EL FASHER --
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 6. 2. (SBU) Summary: ARC officers established a rudimentary field presence in El Fasher with communications, transportation, and working capabilities adequate in the short term. Limitations to medium and long term operations include the [...]
2006-07-09 11:08:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL AMGT US SU
06KHARTOUM1613 EL FASHER DPA IMPLEMENTATION OFFICE CHALLENGES
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The El Fasher DPA Implementation Office is still two weeks away from opening. While AMIS is engaged in the logistical aspects of the facility, they have neither the staffing capabilities nor policy guidance to move the operation forward. AMIS appears willing to accept support a [...]
2006-07-10 08:13:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KPKO AMGT AU UN US SU
06KHARTOUM1619 Friday Prayers Address U.S. Condemnation of Kordofan
[...] (SBU) Summary: July 7 prayers at a Khartoum mosque praised U.S. condemnation of the July 3 rebel attack in Hamra al-Sheikh in Kordofan, yet linked the response to perceived U.S. apprehensions arising from North Korean missiles and a purported shift in the world balance of power. End summary. [...]
2006-07-10 08:59:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL SOCI NK US SU
06KHARTOUM1628GNU ON BRUSSELS CONFERENCE AND U.S.-SUDAN
[...] (C) Summary: GNU officials Presidential Advisor Ismail and State Minister of Foreign Affairs Al-Wassila expressed the Government's interest in improving the U.S.-Sudan bilateral relationship, and in taking advantage of the July 18 AMIS donor's conference in Brussels to hold discussions with A [...]
2006-07-11 16:25:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPREL KPKO PGOV US AU UN SU
06KHARTOUM1632AMIS INACTIVITY AND THE SECURITY CRISIS IN DARFUR
[...] (C) Summary: A security crisis is approaching in Darfur, and the AU peacekeepers are not taking charge of the situation. A wide variety of reporters -- civilian contractors, BBC journalists, INGO workers, and others -- have been filing unconfirmed reports of clashes between SLA/Minawi for [...]
2006-07-11 17:12:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPREL KPKO PGOV MOPS AU UN US SU
06KHARTOUM1634AMIS INACTIVITY AND THE SECURITY CRISIS IN DARFUR
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-11 17:12:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPREL KPKO PGOV MOPS AU UN US SU
06KHARTOUM1635SLM ADVANCE TEAM PROVIDES UPDATE
[...] (C) Summary: The SLM advance team, now in place in Khartoum, numbers around 112 individuals. Chairman Abdul Karim noted its efforts to propagate the Darfur Peace Agreement and welcomed U.S. Government efforts to advance its implementation. The SLM seeks African Union support for the process [...]
2006-07-11 17:12:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPREL KPKO PGOV PINR PHUM US AU UN SU
06KHARTOUM1652AMIS INTEL REPORT OUTLINES RISE OF NRF
[...] (C) Summary and comment: An AMIS intelligence report details the evolution of the National Redemption Front (NRF),formed in May 2006 by elements of the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM),Sudanese Liberation Movement/Abdel Wahid faction (but not Abdel Wahid himself),and the Sudan Federal D [...]
2006-07-13 15:13:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPREL KPKO PGOV PINR PHUM US AU UN SU
06KHARTOUM1659DPA IMPLEMENTATION: AU ADMITS DRAMATIC LACK OF
[...] (C) Summary and recommendations: In a frank three- hour discussion among the donors, UNMIS deputy, and AU DPA implementer Sam Ibok, it became clear that the AU was dramatically understaffed and underfunded to lead DPA implementation. Ibok admitted that he will be totally reliant on the UN an [...]
2006-07-13 16:11:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPREL KPKO PGOV US AU UN SU
06KHARTOUM1668UPDATE ON DARFUR VIOLENCE: FORCES GATHER AGAINST
[...] (C) SUMMARY: SLM/A leader Minni Minawi reports that forces, including Chadian regulars, have crossed the Chadian border to link with JEM and G-19 troops to attack Minawi,s positions northwest of Birmaza. He is concerned that the international community is not doing enough to support the Darf [...]
2006-07-15 12:08:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS KPKO PGOV US CH AU UN SU
06KHARTOUM1674NO. DARFUR UNMIS OFFICE ON DDDC, SECURITY, & HUMANITARIAN
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The North Darfur UNMIS office is moving cautiously in promoting the DDDC, acknowledging a lack of coordination between the UN and the AU. Local UNOCHA staff express concern that the international community's "preferential" treatment accorded to Minni Minawi is further undermini [...]
2006-07-16 11:10:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KPKO PREL PREF PHUM UN AU US SU
06KHARTOUM1682SLM/A-MINAWI REQUESTS UN INTERCESSION ON BORDER
[...] (C) SUMMARY: SLM/A leader Minawi reports that more forces are preparing to cross the Chadian border and move against his positions. Circumstantial evidence suggests fighting continues in North Darfur, although at a lower level of intensity that during the previous week. AMIS and UNMIS are u [...]
2006-07-17 11:03:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS KPKO PGOV US AU UN SU
06KHARTOUM1753SLM/W Splinter Leader Musa Declines U.S. Visit
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A conversation with SLM/A-Wahid break away and Declaration of Commitment signer Abdulrahman Musa revealed Musa's ambition to organize and lead the splinter group. Musa refuses to accompany SLM/A leader Minni Minawi to Washington, concerned that this would jeopardize his positio [...]
2006-07-21 20:25:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV MOPS KPKO US SU
06KHARTOUM1764ABU SHOUK TRIBAL LEADERS PROVIDE VIEWS ON SECURITY, DPA
[...] SUMMARY: Tribal leaders from Abu Shouk IDP camp pointed out shortcomings in the DPA, but many also noted their support for the document and desire to learn more about it. The group emphasized the need for rapid implementation of the agreement and unanimously favored a UN peacekeeping force i [...]
2006-07-23 14:57:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KPKO SOCI AU UN US SU
06KHARTOUM1771UNDSS BRIEFS ON SECURITY SITUATION IN NORTH DARFUR
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The United Nations Department of Safety and Security (UNDSS) Coordinator continues to assess the current situation in North Darfur as volatile and unpredictable. Fighting in the north has fallen off; however, the UNDSS Coordinator believes this is due to militia consolidation a [...]
2006-07-24 09:47:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV MOPS KPKO US SU
06KHARTOUM1772DISCOURAGING AU MEETING WITH G-19 RAISES MANY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: AU DPA implementation lead Ambassador Sam Ibok held a harrowing, but fruitless meeting with members of the G-19 SLM/A-Minawi breakaway group. The G-19 sees little utility in engaging with the African Union (AU),which they believe will soon be replaced by a UN peacekeeping operat [...]
2006-07-24 12:31:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS KPKO PGOV US AU UN SU
06KHARTOUM1791SUDAN RESPONSE TO NOTICE OF SECOND ROUND OF
[...] (C) In response to reftel demarche, post received on July 23 a response from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 2. (C) The text of the document is as follows: (Begin text) Sudan Preparedness to Receive the Sudanese Citizen Sami Mohy Eldin Muhammed Al hajj 1) The family of the Sudanese [...]
2006-07-25 16:37:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPTER KAWC PINR PREL US SU
06KHARTOUM1801MFA RAISES CONSULAR ISSUES
[...] (C) Summary: The MFA's list of consular issues includes an interest in faster processing for official and diplomatic visas, better treatment for Sudanese officials at U.S. ports of entry, tourist and business visas in Khartoum versus Cairo, facilitated documentation for Sudanese diplomats in [...]
2006-07-27 10:25:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPREL CVIS CMGT PINR US SU
06KHARTOUM1819 Sudan: Agrement Request for Proposed Ambassador to U.S.
[...] (SBU) On July 29, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Department of Protocol summoned Pol/Econ Chief to receive a diplomatic note regarding its proposed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the United States, John Ukee Lueth. Director of Protocol Amb. Hassan Bashir Abdelwahab noted that [...]
2006-07-31 10:59:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL OPDC US SU
06KHARTOUM1864 UNDSS AUGUST 3 SECURITY UPDATE FOR NORTH DARFUR; MORE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: UNDSS continues to describe the security situation in North Darfur as unstable and volatile. Shifting positions and allegiances among the rebel movements are clouding the political and security picture on the ground, increasing the threat level for NGOs. END SUMMARY. ------ [...]
2006-08-07 06:52:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KPKO SOCI AU UN US SU
06KHARTOUM1898 SPLA Chief of Staff Disappointed
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The SPLA Chief of Staff, Oyai Deng, is disappointed with the assistance he has received from the USG program to transform his military from a guerilla movement to a professional military. Tired of waiting for the U.S., the SPLA is now proceeding with transformation plans on its [...]
2006-08-10 11:18:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MOPS US SU
06KHARTOUM1903DARFUR: GRIM PROGNOSIS FOR THE COMING WEEKS
[...] (C) Summary: Over the next few weeks, increased military action in Darfur is likely to continue, as the SAF, perhaps in cooperation with SLM/A Minawi, seek to destroy National Redemption Front (NRF) rebels while recapturing traditional SLM/A Minawi-held areas. The GNU may seek to prosecute a [...]
2006-08-10 16:11:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPREL KPKO PGOV PINR AU CH ER US UN SU
06KHARTOUM1933 DPA IMPLEMENTATION OFFICE OPENS IN KHARTOUM
[...] Sudanese and international community efforts to achieve peace in Darfur received a boost with the opening of the Darfur Peace Agreement (DPA) Implementation Office in Khartoum on August 12. Signatories to the agreement and the Declaration of Commitment attended, as did representatives of Darfu [...]
2006-08-14 15:02:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KPKO PREF SOCI US UN AU SU
06KHARTOUM1936CDA HUME'S MEETING WITH GNU AMBASSADOR-DESIGNATE
[...] (C) Summary: During an August 14 meeting, Charge Hume noted the importance of building the U.S.-Sudan relationship and permitting a transition to a UN peacekeeping operation in Darfur. Deciding not to do so would involve significant risks, as Sudan would be solely responsible for the consequ [...]
2006-08-14 16:22:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPREL KPKO PGOV PINR AU US UN SU
06KHARTOUM1937DARFUR: MINNI MINAWI SPEAKS HIS MIND
[...] (C) Summary: In a wide ranging, two-hour meeting between Minni Minawi and the USG Senior Security Advisor, Tod Wilson, Minni discussed ideas on how to move forward with the DPA and his short-term concerns, particularly SLM capacity building. He asked for advice on how to improve the Ceasefire [...]
2006-08-14 16:27:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPREL KPKO PGOV PINR AU CH ER US UN SU
06KHARTOUM1938 DynCorp Article Resonates, Perhaps Badly
[...] (U) This is an action request - see para 5. 2. (SBU) On August 12, the online news service Sudan Tribune carried an article titled, "US Firm to Turn South Sudan Rebels into Soldiers." The article states that Reuters interviewed DynCorp Vice President for International Business Development A [...]
2006-08-14 16:44:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MARR EAID PGOV KPKO US SU
06KHARTOUM1941 Darfur: Increased Dangers, Reduced Humanitarian Access,
[...] USAID/DCHA Khartoum recently produced a report on the changing security environment in Darfur and its impact on the delivery of humanitarian goods and services, particularly in the event of increased displacements. Post hereby offers the report below, which it believes will be of interest to [...]
2006-08-15 04:14:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREF PHUM ASEC MOPS PGOV PREL US SU
06KHARTOUM1943 JURY STILL OUT ON IMPLICATIONS OF SLA-ABDEL WAHID OUSTER
[...] (SBU) Summary: Several Fur activists in South Darfur, including an SLA commander, justify Abdel Wahid's ouster as Chairman on the basis of his lack of leadership and increasing distance from Darfurian popular opinion. The SLA faction now led by Ahmed Abdul Shafi is organizing itself in Asmara [...]
2006-08-16 04:15:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KPKO SOCI AU UN US SU
06KHARTOUM1960UNSC/SUDAN: NOTES ON DARFUR UNSCR
[...] (C) Minister of Foreign Affairs Lam Akol is in Thailand at present, and is not expected back in Khartoum until August 17 or 18. Given his past roles and standing among GNU officials, however, post believes FM Akol would echo President Bashir's denunciations of a UN peacekeeping operation, and [...]
2006-08-16 16:52:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPREL KPKO PGOV PINR AU US UN SU
06KHARTOUM1971DPA PARTNERS DISCUSS WAY FORWARD
[...] (C) Summary: An August 17 meeting of DPA partners, chaired by visiting UK Special Envoy Pullen, discussed the need to be inclusive, broadening the base of support for the DPA. Strategies discussed included building trust among Darfurians, coordinating support for the DPA, rendering the Cease [...]
2006-08-18 14:16:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPREL KPKO PGOV PINR AU US UN SU
06KHARTOUM1976PULLING PRESIDENT BASHIR BACK FROM THE DARK SIDE
[...] (C) Summary: Over the past few weeks, President Bashir has turned away from his previous strategy of cooperation with the international community to resolve the conflict in Darfur and gone over to the dark side -- a unilateral approach relying on the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) to re-establis [...]
2006-08-19 16:15:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPREL KPKO MOPS PGOV ETTC SCUL AU US UN SU
06KHARTOUM2010DARFUR: BROADENING THE BASE OF DPA SUPPORT
[...] (C) Summary: Embassy Khartoum has spoken with numerous SLM dissidents who favor international support for a meeting with a focus on sorting out leadership issues. EU and UK Special Envoys for Darfur and UK Embassy officials have told us that support for an SLM/Shafi conference should be tied [...]
2006-08-24 12:06:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPREL KPKO PGOV US EU SU
06KHARTOUM2100SITUATION IN DARFUR CONTINUES TO DETERIORATE;
[...] (C) Summary: Without political intervention, the government offensive will continue, resulting in increased displacement and hardship for the people of Darfur and lack of progress in the Darfur Peace Agreement (DPA) over the near to mid-term. Numerous attacks by the National Redemption Front [...]
2006-08-31 15:43:00Embassy KhartoumSECRETPREL KPKO PREF SOCI US UN AU SU
06KHARTOUM2112 BASHIR: CONSISTENT CONDEMNATIONS OF UN FORCE
[...] (SBU) In numerous statements over the last two months, President Bashir has opposed the introduction of UN forces into Darfur. 2. (U) His public comments included the following: -- June 30, 2006, Address on the Anniversary of the 1989 Coup: "We will not allow international troops under the [...]
2006-09-04 14:32:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PHUM UN US SU
06KHARTOUM2113DARFUR: PROTESTS LEAD TO VIOLENCE AS N. DARFUR GOVERNOR
[...] (SBU) The Governor of North Darfur state led a peaceful demonstration against UN Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1706 on September 2. In prepared remarks, he called for "jihad" against any "foreign invaders" and urged the Government of National Unity (GNU) to support all efforts to resist [...]
2006-09-04 14:33:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KPKO SOCI AU UN US SU
06KHARTOUM2114 BASHIR SAYS AU MUST LEAVE DARFUR BY SEPT 30
[...] (SBU) At the end of a September 3 meeting of the Council of Ministers, President Bashir unilaterally announced that the African Union Mission in Sudan (AMIS) is expected to withdraw its forces in Darfur by September 30 and will not be permitted to remain for a transition to a possible UN peace- [...]
2006-09-04 14:34:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KPKO SOCI AU UN US SU
06KHARTOUM2162FM LAM AKOL PLANS TRAVEL TO WASHINGTON
[...] (C) On September 7, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs notified Charge Hume that Minister of Foreign Affairs Lam Akol, currently in Cairo at a League of Arab States foreign ministers conference, plans to depart Khartoum September 10 for Washington. 2. (C) The MFA noted that FM Akol would be av [...]
2006-09-07 16:08:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPREL KPKO PGOV AU US UN SU
06KHARTOUM2181RICHARDSON - BASHIR MEETING
[...] (U) This is an action request ) see para 8. -------------------------------------------- President Bashir Agrees to Free Paul Salopek -------------------------------------------- 2. (C) At the outset of the 30 minute meeting between Gov. Bill Richardson and President Bashir, Bashir agreed [...]
2006-09-10 15:17:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPREL KPKO PHUM PGOV AU US UN SU
06KHARTOUM2201 FIGHTING RESUMES IN NORTH DARFUR AS NRF CAPTURES UM SIDIR
[...] (SBU) UN sources report that on September 11, National Redemption Front (NRF) forces attacked and recaptured Um Sidir, 90 km north of El Fasher. In reprisal for the NRF attack, on September 12, Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) initiated bombing of Um Sidir and Hashaba North. It is believed that SA [...]
2006-09-12 15:21:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KPKO SOCI AU UN US SU
06KHARTOUM2203 Juba: Avian Flu Identified in Poultry
[...] The Government of Southern Sudan (GoSS) Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) has confirmed several cases of poultry infected with Avian Influenza (H5N1) in Juba. There are no reports of Avian Influenza in the human population, however, and no commercial poultry operations in the region. The Centers [...]
2006-09-12 16:29:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV TBIO KFLU EAID SOCI US SU
06KHARTOUM2239 UN SECURITY UPDATE FOR NORTH DARFUR
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: UNDSS highlighted ongoing SAF operations in areas to the north and southwest of El Fasher. It estimated the overall security environment in those areas as unpredictable, and advised humanitarian agencies to exercise caution when operating in those particular locales. END SUMMA [...]
2006-09-14 15:40:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KPKO SOCI AU UN US SU
06KHARTOUM2240UN SRSYG PRONK BRIEFS DARFUR PARTNERS
[...] (C) Summary: During a Sept. 14 briefing of Darfur Partners, UN SRSYG Pronk said little progress had been made on broadening support for the DPA, the Government is pressing military campaigns in North Darfur, the Ceasefire Commission does not work well, and the Sudanese Government remains unal [...]
2006-09-14 16:20:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPREL KPKO PGOV PINR AU US UN SU
06KHARTOUM2264DARFUR: REALIGNMENTS AND FRAGMENTATION OF DPA
[...] (S) Summary: An effective and successful organizational conference for Darfur Peace Agreement (DPA) non-signatories in the near-term appears unlikely. Fur commanders have splintered into three or four groups with a new breakaway faction splitting from Ahmed Abdul Shafi. Abdel Wahid appears [...]
2006-09-17 16:59:00Embassy KhartoumSECRETPREL KPKO PGOV PINR AU US UN SU
06KHARTOUM2277IN SUDAN, EGYPT PREFERS THE DEVIL IT KNOWS
[...] (C) In a September 16 meeting with Poloff, Egyptian DCM Osama Shaltout expressed his government's concern for Sudan's political stability in light of recent public unrest, the looming collision between the Sudanese government and the international community on Darfur, and the beheading of jour [...]
2006-09-18 13:58:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER SU EG US
06KHARTOUM230UPDATE ON MASSING OF ARAB MILITIA NEAR GEREIDA
[...] (C) An AU Mission in Sudan (AMIS) Incident Report dated January 28 states that hostilities between "janjaweed and SLA" took place on January 27 in Donkey Abiad, 17 kilometers northeast of Gereida in South Darfur state, and continued to the afternoon of January 28. The report states that "janj [...]
2006-01-30 09:46:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM MOPS PREF PREL US SU
06KHARTOUM2347PRESIDENT DECLARES U.S. DIPLOMATS RESTRICTED TO 25
[...] (SBU) U.S. diplomats in Sudan will be restricted to a 25 km radius of the Presidential Palace, President Omar Hassan al-Bashir declared during a September 24 press conference in Khartoum. According to the state-owned Sudan News Agency (SUNA),Bashir said any American official visiting Sudan w [...]
2006-09-25 15:52:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPREL CVIS US SU
06KHARTOUM2348 Inauguration of El Fasher DPA Implementation Office
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The El Fasher DPA Implementation Office opened officially on September 17. Fully staffing the Peace Secretariat, guiding its operation, and maximizing its potential role in facilitating implementation activities are challenges that must be confronted in the weeks ahead. END SUMM [...]
2006-09-26 06:05:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KPKO SOCI AU UN US SU
06KHARTOUM2360DARFUR FORUM PROMOTES DIALOGUE ACROSS POLITICAL SPECTRUM
[...] (U) The Darfur Forum convened a "town hall" meeting on September 16 in El Fasher to promote dialogue and peaceful co-existence among all ethnic and political groupings in Darfur. More than four hundred persons attended the gathering, including prominent government officials, community leaders [...]
2006-09-26 06:55:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KPKO SOCI AU UN US SU
06KHARTOUM2381SLM/A EFFORTS TO WIN OVER G-19 COMMANDERS FALTER
[...] (C) Summary: Minni Minawi continues to complain that Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) leaders and Suleiman Jamoush are actively engaged in an effort to prevent the breakup of the National Redemption Front (NRF) and G-19 commanders from rejoining the SLM/A. Meanwhile, Minawi,s military del [...]
2006-09-27 15:41:00Embassy KhartoumSECRETPREL KPKO PGOV PINR AU US UN SU
06KHARTOUM2382 Impact of Sudanese Travel Restriction on USG
[...] SUMMARY: The September 24 decision of President Bashir to restrict all travel by official visitors to 25 kilometers from Khartoum will have a severe impact on USG operations. The impact will be immediate. Should this restriction be continued, Embassy Khartoum will have to adjust staffing pa [...]
2006-09-27 15:52:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PINS OTRA EAID ADPM US SU
06KHARTOUM2384 NCP POLITICIANS: "CLOSE U.S. MISSION"
[...] (U) During an annual conference of military conscripts on September 23, several pro-National Congress Party (NCP) politicians said that proposed UN intervention in Darfur was a ruse to steal Sudan's resources and called on the Sudanese government to close the U.S. Mission for violating Sudanese [...]
2006-09-27 20:06:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL SOCI EAID UN US SU
06KHARTOUM239A/S FRAZER MEETING WITH GOS NISS D/G GHOSH ON 25
[...] (S) SUMMARY: A/S Frazer met with NISS D/G Saleh Ghosh on January 25 following the AU Summit in Khartoum. This was A/S Frazer,s second meeting with Ghosh, the first was in late November 2005. Ghosh emphasized his and his government,s desire to make the Darfur issue go away, noting that activ [...]
2006-01-31 12:14:00Embassy KhartoumSECRETPREL PGOV PINR US AU
06KHARTOUM240UPDATE ON SOUTH DARFUR IDP SECURITY SITUATION
[...] (C) According to the USAID Darfur Field Office, conflict in Mershing, South Darfur, led to approximately 40,000 ) 60,000 local residents and internally displaced persons (IDPs) fleeing 10 miles southeast to Menawashi. The events, triggered by jinjaweed and police harassment, attacks, and loot [...]
2006-01-31 12:19:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM MOPS PREF PREL US SU
06KHARTOUM2408SUDAN: MFA ADVISES OF TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS FOR
[...] (SBU) On October 1, Embassy Khartoum received a diplomatic note from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs dated September 27 regarding limitations on travel by U.S. nationals. 2. (SBU) The text of the dip note (received in English) is as follows: (Begin text) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs [...]
2006-10-01 15:43:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ODIP CASC OTRA OVIP US SU
06KHARTOUM2409SUDAN: MFA SAYS NO GUESTS, HIGH-LEVEL VISITS
[...] (U) On October 1, Embassy Khartoum received a diplomatic note from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs dated September 30 regarding guests and visitors to Sudan. 2. (U) The text of the dip note (received in Arabic ) unofficial Embassy translation) is as follows: (Begin text) The Ministry o [...]
2006-10-01 15:51:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV ODIP OVIP OTRA US SU
06KHARTOUM2469ONGOING MILITARY ACTIVITY IN NORTH DARFUR
[...] (SBU) In briefings to the humanitarian community in El Fasher and in separate conversations with Active Response Corps (ARC) Officer, the UN Department of Safety and Security (UNDSS) provided updates regarding ongoing military confrontations between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Natio [...]
2006-10-10 04:44:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KPKO SOCI AU UN US SU
06KHARTOUM2480FOREIGN MINISTRY WELCOMES NATSIOS, BUT SAYS
[...] Summary: Sudan welcomes the visit of Special Envoy Natsios, but believes "Democrats within the US State Department" are trying to sabotage his mission before it takes off, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in an October 5 press release. Natsios will be granted a visa, provided both his mi [...]
2006-10-10 10:42:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV OPRC KPAO SU US
06KHARTOUM2557PRESIDENTIAL SPECIAL ENVOY NATSIOS, MEETING WITH
[...] (U) This is an action request - see para 10. 2. (SBU) Summary: Senior GoSS officials expressed gratitude for the lifting of sanctions on Southern Sudan under the Darfur Peace and Accountability Act of 2006 (DPAA),but fear Khartoum's retaliation for increased restrictions on the North. Th [...]
2006-10-27 10:07:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR EAID ETTC US SU
06KHARTOUM264ANTI-DANISH REFUGEE COUNCIL PROTEST SUGGESTS
[...] (SBU) On February 2, an angry crowd of approximately 100 students surrounded the Danish Refugee Council (DRC) and Agencies Coordinating Together (ACT)/CARITAS (which houses Norwegian NGOs) compounds in Nyala, South Darfur, and stoned several vehicles at 10:00 in the morning. The NGO staff were [...]
2006-02-02 15:55:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL KCRM SOCI PTER DA NO US SU
06KHARTOUM2648INTERIOR MINISTER IMPLIES U.S. LINK TO
[...] (C) In widely-reported remarks to the Arabic-language press, Minister of the Interior Al Zubair Bashir Taha alleged on November 8 that a Sudanese employee of a "Western Embassy" was involved in the September beheading of "Al Wafaq" Editor-in-Chief Mohammed Taha (reftel). Though Embassy Senior [...]
2006-11-09 14:48:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR KPAO KCRM PTER SU US
06KHARTOUM2649 CONFIRMED DIFFICULTIES WITH THE DIPLOMATIC POUCH
[...] (SBU) Background: In late September, the Sudanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) did not grant, as requested by post, appropriate paperwork to allow Post personnel to meet an airQft carrying a classified pouch. Compounding our problems, Air Egypt received instructions to forbid the USG cou [...]
2006-11-09 14:59:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PREL ADPM OFDP SU US
06KHARTOUM2664MEETING WITH PRESIDENTIAL ADVISER MUSTAFA ISMAIL
[...] (C) On November 13, CDA Hume met at his request with Presidential Adviser Mustafa Ismail, who has recently been named to take the lead on Sudan,s contacts to resolve the issue of Darfur. At the outset of the meeting, Mustafa commented that this week he had reminded government colleagues that [...]
2006-11-13 17:15:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPREL KPKO PGOV PHUM AU UN US SU
06KHARTOUM2668DARFUR-DARFUR DIALOGUE AND CONSULTATION OFFICIALLY
[...] Summary: The long-awaited Darfur-Darfur Dialogue and Consultation (DDDC),mandated by the May 2006 Darfur Peace Agreement (DPA),is finally off the ground. All participants in its inauguration agreed the DDDC was vital to the success of the DPA and broader efforts to restore the social fabric [...]
2006-11-14 13:49:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KPKO SOCI AU UN US SU
06KHARTOUM2669PERHAPS A MOMENT OF OPPORTUNITY ON DARFUR
[...] (C) Summary: Six months after the conclusion of the Darfur Peace Agreement, perhaps there is a moment of opportunity to re-launch implementation of its important security provisions. The new AMIS force commander has provided needed leadership and challenged the international community to sup [...]
2006-11-14 15:07:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPREL KPKO PGOV AU UN US SU
06KHARTOUM2675 Sudan: International Law Commission Election
[...] Pol/Econ Chief delivered subject demarche (talking points, biodata, and diplomatic note) to MFA Deputy Director for the Americas Abdel Rahman Sharfi on November 2. 2. Sharfi promised to refer the issue to the Department for International Organizations, but was non-committal regarding a li [...]
2006-11-14 16:50:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDAORC ILC UN US SU
06KHARTOUM2681MEETING WITH STATE MINISTER FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS
[...] (C) Summary: According to State Minister for Foreign Affairs Ali Karti, the Government of Sudan welcomes another visit by Special Envoy Natsios, to include a meeting with President Bashir, following his meetings in Addis Ababa. Sudan also appreciates continued U.S. support to the African Unio [...]
2006-11-15 14:28:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PREF PHUM KPKO SU US AU
06KHARTOUM2689CONTINUED GOVERNMENT OBSTRUCTION OF VISAS FOR DOD
[...] (C) In the last year, Department of Defense Military Attaches assigned to Sudan have been subjected to a concerted effort by the Sudanese government to refuse or delay issuance of visas for travel to Sudan. This effort prevents military personnel from filling critical advisory roles for the Ch [...]
2006-11-16 15:13:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ODIP CASC OTRA CVIS MARR SU US
06KHARTOUM2698CDA MEETING WITH MINISTER OF CABINET AFFAIRS DENG
[...] (C) On November 18, CDA Hume met with Minister for Cabinet Affairs Deng Alor at Deng's request. Deng wanted to discuss peace-keeping in Darfur and the statement of principles recently concluded in Addis Ababa. He said that the international media had presented the agreement as including all [...]
2006-11-19 15:20:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KPKO CVIS ASEC AU SU US UN
06KHARTOUM271SUDAN: Reaction to Danish Cartoon Relatively
[...] Summary: Despite some violence in Darfur and a Friday demonstration in Khartoum, the situation here has remained relatively calm. The Norwegian Embassy received a threat, but is being well protected by Sudanese forces. There is some concern that Danish and Norwegian NGO's may have to halt [...]
2006-02-06 10:28:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDASEC PREL SOCI SCUL PGOV KISL DA NO US SU
06KHARTOUM2710Government of Sudan Launches Military
[...] (SBU) Summary: Sudanese armed forces, reinforced by air power and allied Arab janjaweed militia, have launched major attacks against rebels in the area of Birmaza in North Darfur from late October to the present. UN, AU, NGO, and press accounts report that scores of livestock were looted and [...]
2006-11-20 15:10:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV MOPS KPKO SOCI AU UN US SU
06KHARTOUM2725 DARFUR: MFA CRITICISES U.S. SPECIAL ENVOY REMARKS
[...] (U) Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesman Ali Al-Sadig described Special Envoy for Sudan Andrew Natsios' November 20 statements on Darfur as being "inappropriate and not serving to resolve the situation in Darfur." "We have no idea of the content of Plan A, never mind Plan B which he refers to [...]
2006-11-22 13:53:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV MOPS KPKO SOCI AU UN US SU
06KHARTOUM2729RESPONSE: SUDANESE BUSINESS ENTITIES FOR SDN
[...] (C) In response to reftel, Embassy Khartoum offers the following response with respect to proposed identification of Specially Designated National (SDN) entities by OFAC. A. Mission vendors: 1) Sudan Telecommunications Company ("Sudatel") ) provides essential telecommunications systems [...]
2006-11-22 16:35:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPREL ETTC EFIN US SU
06KHARTOUM273 SUDAN SANCTIONS - MORE ON RAIL/BARGE SPARE PARTS
[...] (U) This is an action request for EB/EPC - see para 4. 2. (U) In reply to the letter dated January 16, requesting assistance in securing imports of railway parts(reftel),the Charge replied to First Vice President Salva Kiir on January 29. Text of the letter follows. (Begin text) Tha [...]
2006-02-06 11:43:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ELTN ETTC EAID PHUM OPDC US SU
06KHARTOUM2743MINAWI CALLED TO KHARTOUM TO BRIEF CABINET ON
[...] (C) Summary: Senior Assistant to the President and Sudanese Liberation Movement (SLM) leader Minni Minawi has been called to return to Khartoum from Darfur by Vice President Taha in order to brief the Government's High Commission on Peace and Security and the Cabinet. He intends to emphasize [...]
2006-11-27 05:15:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PREF PHUM KPKO SU US AU
06KHARTOUM2747PRES. BASHIR,S JUBA VISIT: SECURITY, ABYEI, CPA,
[...] (C) Summary: President Bashir,s November 18 visit to Juba has done little to assure southern Sudanese of Khartoum,s sincerity in ending support for the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) and militia groups widely believed to be responsible for recent violence in Juba and surrounding areas. Bashir pled [...]
2006-11-27 16:08:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR EAID MOPS SOCI ASEC US SU
06KHARTOUM2749DARFUR'S AGONY AND BASHIR'S PLAN
[...] (C) Summary: Darfur's agony is not ending. The territory is awash with weapons, including shipments of sniper rifles, assault rifles, and machine guns. Traditional social structures, already weakened, no longer keep the peace--even within internally displaced persons (IDP) camps. The new co [...]
2006-11-28 12:54:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL AU SU UN US
06KHARTOUM2756 C-130 DEPARTURE INCIDENT AT EL FASHER AIRPORT
[...] Combined Joint Task Force Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) supports a small detachment of officers serving as advisors to the African Union Mission in Sudan (AMIS) in El Fasher. On November 28, a CJTF-HOA HC-130, call sign PAT 332, landed in El Fashir, Darfur, at approximately 1450, on a scheduled m [...]
2006-11-29 09:17:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDPREL MOPS PINR PINS EAIR US SU
06KHARTOUM2761CDA HUME, MFA OFFICIAL KARTI DISCUSS PKO IN DARFUR
[...] (C) Summary: In a November 28 meeting, CDA Hume and State Minister of Foreign Affairs Ali Karti discussed the way forward on peacekeeping operations in Darfur following the November 16 Addis Ababa agreement. Addressing issues such as troop levels and financing, CDA Hume encouraged the Sudanes [...]
2006-11-29 14:39:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KPKO AU CLOK CVIS SU US UN
06KHARTOUM2768BASHIR PRESS FORUM
[...] (SBU) Summary: In a November 27 press forum in Khartoum conducted via satellite, President Bashir emphasized that international forces in Darfur should remain under African Union (AU) command and that he considered the proposed "third phase" of UN support for the African Union Mission in Sudan [...]
2006-11-30 15:45:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV KPKO AU SU CD UN US
06KHARTOUM2770 Sudan: MFA Advises of Lifting of Travel Restrictions for
[...] On November 30, the Embassy received a note verbale from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs lifting the 25-mile travel limit placed September 27 (reftels) on all U.S. citizens in Sudan, other than those assigned to the mission. 2. The text of the note verbale, received in English, is as foll [...]
2006-11-30 19:51:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDPREL CASC OTRA OVIP ODIP US SU
06KHARTOUM2786AU SPECIAL ENVOY SALIM BRIEFS INT'L PARTNERS,
[...] (C) Summary: AU Special Envoy Salim A. Salim told international partners and CDA Hume separately on Nov. 29 that getting DPA non-signatories on board when signatories were not abiding by it was difficult. He noted Pres. Bashir's continued opposition to a hybrid AU/UN PKO force, and said a jo [...]
2006-12-03 16:48:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR EAID MOPS SOCI ASEC US SU
06KHARTOUM2794 KHARTOUM NEC - STATUS OF CONTAINERS
[...] (SBU) On December 4, CDA Hume met with the Deputy Director for the Americas at the MFA to raise the need for action by the Sudanese government to release construction materials for the New Embassy Compound (NEC) from customs at Port Sudan. OBO Project Executive Albertson and Management Counsel [...]
2006-12-05 08:06:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYABLD AMGT ASEC PREL US SU
06KHARTOUM2814SUDAN: BRIEF BIODATA ON KHALIL IBRAHIM
[...] (SBU) In response to Ref A, Embassy Khartoum offers the following information. 2. (SBU) Dr. Khalil Ibrahim Mohamed, Chairman, Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) and Co-Founder of the National Redemption Front (NRF) -- Leader of a Peoples Defense Forces unit that took part in its operati [...]
2006-12-07 16:47:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPINR PTER PREL US SU
06KHARTOUM2815SUDAN SDN DESIGNATION AND SUDATEL
[...] (C) Regarding the designation of additional Sudanese companies as "specifically designated nationals" (SDNs),Embassy Khartoum notes the following information regarding Sudatel: A. The potential impact if Sudatel were named as an SDN would cause complications including but not limited to s [...]
2006-12-07 16:51:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPREL ETTC EFIN US SU
06KHARTOUM2816DARFUR: STAFFING CFC AND JC MEETINGS
[...] (C) Following the May 5 signing of the Darfur Peace Agreement and the arrival of new African Union Mission in Sudan (AMIS) Force Commander Major General Aprezi, Ceasefire Commission (CFC) meetings take place twice each week in El Fasher, Darfur. In the past, the U.S. Observer to these import [...]
2006-12-07 16:56:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPREL KPKO APER MARR SU AU US
06KHARTOUM2818 Sudan: Letter to Sec. Rice from FM Lam Akol on Guantanamo
[...] (SBU) On December 6, Embassy Khartoum received a letter dated December 4 from Foreign Minister Lam Akol regarding the status of Guantanamo detainee Sami Mohy El din Mohammed Al Hajj, an Al-Jazeera cameraman. 2. (SBU) the text of the letter is as follows: (Begin text) I am writing to yo [...]
2006-12-07 20:34:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM PTER US SU
06KHARTOUM282ACTION NEEDED TO STEM WORSENING SECURITY IN DARFUR
[...] (C) A February 4-5 visit to Darfur confirmed that the security situation in Darfur is getting worse. A companion message will report on separate meetings with the local governor, the new AMIS commander, UN staff, U.S. military observers, and international NGOs. All are worried what will happ [...]
2006-02-07 11:00:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM KPKO MOPS EAID US UN AU SU
06KHARTOUM2846SUDAN: INFO ON SDN DESIGNATIONS
[...] (C) In response to Ref A, Embassy addressed the issue of Sudatel in Ref B. 2. (C) Regarding other firms mentioned in Refs C and D, post believes that none plays a direct role in the provision of humanitarian or reconstructive efforts in Sudan. Actions taken against listed firms, especially t [...]
2006-12-14 13:54:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPREL ETTC EFIN US SU
06KHARTOUM2893MFA ON DELAYED NEC CONTAINERS
[...] (C) During a December 21 meeting with State Minister for Foreign Affairs Ahmed Ali Karti, Charge Hume raised Sudan's non-compliance with the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations with respect to containers still detained at Port Sudan. Noting the containers had so far been held for approx [...]
2006-12-22 13:30:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPREL OFDP ABLD AMGT ASEC US SU
06KHARTOUM2895SLA,S MINNAWI MAY BE EXPLORING HIS OPTIONS
[...] (C) This week,s attack on OXFAM and ACF NGO operations in Gereida was carried out by Minni Minawi,s SLA forces, according to a UN investigation (reftels). UN Deputy SRSG Manuel Da Silva told CDA Hume that signs of cooperation between National Redemption Front (NRF) forces and forces loyal to [...]
2006-12-22 13:41:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPGOV EAID PREL ASEC PREF PHUM US UN SU
06KHARTOUM2924 Sudan: No Progress on NEC Containers
[...] (SBU) During a December 27 meeting with MFA Director of Americas Badawi al-Sanosi, Pol/Econ Counselor raised the matter of the detained containers pertaining to the New Embassy Compound (NEC),as in reftels. 2. (SBU) Al-Sanosi responded that he had tried several times to obtain an update fr [...]
2006-12-31 06:14:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL OFDP ABLD AMGT ASEC US SU
06KHARTOUM363A/S FRAZER MEETING WITH EGYPTIAN FOREIGN MINISTER
[...] (C) Summary: A/S Frazer and Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit met in Khartoum outside the AU Summit on January 24. Aboul Gheit urged U.S.-Egyptian cooperation in Africa; he described the Nile River and countries adjacent to the Arab world as Egypt's priorities in Africa. He said th [...]
2006-02-14 15:11:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EG US AU SU
06KHARTOUM406QUESTIONS ON GOSS MINISTER GARANG'S TRIP TO
[...] (U) Government of Southern Sudan (GoSS) Minister Rebecca Garang's high-profile trip to the U.S. has raised some eyebrows among other SPLM leaders. 2. (C) Remy Oller Itorong, Deputy Speaker of the Government of National Unity (GNU) Council of States and a close associate of Salva Kiir, dur [...]
2006-02-16 08:13:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR US SU
06KHARTOUM413A/S FRAZER MEETING WITH LIBYAN FM SHALGAM
[...] (C) Summary: Libyan Foreign Minister Shalgam met with A/S Frazer in Khartoum on January 24; he cited regional instability as a key Libyan concern, and urged Libyan )U.S. coordination in addressing issues of mutual interest. He mentioned President Qadafi's suggestion to send 3,000 AMIS troops [...]
2006-02-16 15:44:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL US AU LY SU
06KHARTOUM440CODEL PELOSI AND VP TAHA ON CPA AND DARFUR
[...] (C) Summary: CODEL Pelosi and Vice President Taha discussed the implementation of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) and the crisis in Darfur during a February 19 meeting in Khartoum. The CODEL pressed Taha to get the CPA "back on track," and asked about the U.S. proposal to expand the [...]
2006-02-21 11:46:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPREL KPKO US AU UN
06KHARTOUM583SUDAN: NOTIFICATION OF 2ND ROUND GTMO ARB
[...] (SBU) This is an action request ) see para 4. 2. (SBU) Poloff met with MFA Americas desk officer Magdi el-Mofadi on March 1 to discuss the case of Yakub Mohammed per reftel. Poloff asked that the Sudanese Government, within 30 days, confirm the nationality of Yakub Mohammed, notify any kno [...]
2006-03-07 08:52:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDPTER KAWC PINR PREL US SU
06KHARTOUM605SUDAN'S RESPONSE: ENSURING THE AU REQUESTS A UN
[...] (C) Pol/Econ Chief delivered subject demarche on March 7 to MFA Department of the Americas Acting Director Abd Elghani Elnaim Elkarim. Rejecting the premise of the message, he offered several reasons why Sudan instead seeks to continue the African Union Mission in Sudan (AMIS): -- AMIS is n [...]
2006-03-08 16:12:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPREL KPKO NATO AU US SU
06KHARTOUM606Anti-International Intervention Campaign
[...] (SBU) Summary: Sudan continues its campaign against U.N. intervention in Darfur, with a steady stream of protests and actions taken by the press, government, and public to reject the introduction of international forces to replace those of the African Union. End summary. ------------------ [...]
2006-03-08 16:32:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL KPKO SOCI US AU SU
06KHARTOUM674SUDAN: MFA DISCUSSES UN RE-HATTING OF AMIS
[...] (C) Summary: During a March 15 discussion, MFA Acting Americas Director Abd Elghani said that ending the Darfur conflict through a political settlement was Sudan's priority, not finding a role for another UN peacekeeping force. He urged the U.S. to work with Sudan to push for a peace agreeme [...]
2006-03-16 13:31:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPREL KPKO NATO AU US SU
06KHARTOUM796 Pres. Bashir Interview with Al-Jazira at Arab
[...] Summary: In a March 29 interview with Al-Jazira, President Bashir said: many southern forces had supported the government during the North-South civil war; Khartoum was both a northern state and the national capital subject to shari'ah law; the Arab League had pledged to support AMIS financ [...]
2006-03-30 13:26:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL SOCI AL US SU
06KHARTOUM798 Local Press, AU Special Rep React to Arab
[...] Summary: Khartoum media coverage of the Arab League Summit was favorable, with extensive coverage on television, radio, and newspapers, both in English and Arabic. AU Special Representative Kingibe criticized Arab League offers of financial support for AMIS, referring to it as "medicine aft [...]
2006-03-30 15:12:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL SOCI AL US SU
06KHARTOUM808 Local Press Account Alleges CIA Is Studying
[...] On March 30, pro-government Arabic daily Al-Intibaha published an article claiming that the CIA was active in Darfur to study its geography in advance of intelligence and military operations. 2. The text of the article per unofficial Embassy translation is as follows: (Begin text) C [...]
2006-04-02 09:49:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL SOCI AL US SU
06KHARTOUM811 Arab League Summit: Khartoum Declaration
[...] The Arab League Summit took place March 28-29 in Khartoum (reftel). The Khartoum Declaration was printed on March 30 by the daily London Al-Quds Al-Arabi in Arabic. 2. The text of the Arab League Khartoum Declaration per FBIS translation of the Al-Quds Al-Arabi publication is as follows [...]
2006-04-02 13:13:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL SOCI AL US SU
06KHARTOUM825 Sudanese Gov't Inaction Prevents UN U/S Egeland
[...] (SBU) On April 3, the Sudanese government denied permission for UN Under Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs Jan Egeland to travel to Nyala and Khartoum. According to World Food Program Flight Operations Coordinator Nigel Sanders (protect),the Sudanese government did not respond to a [...]
2006-04-04 11:20:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL SOCI AL US SU
06KHARTOUM850MFA Paper Outlines Foreign Policy Objectives
[...] Summary: During the April 1-5 MFA ambassadorial corps conference (reftel),the ministry circulated a thought piece on the future of Sudanese foreign policy. Its key points are as follows: Sudan is entering a new era following the signing of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement, Sudan must thus [...]
2006-04-06 15:52:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV US SU
06KHARTOUM926 Sudan Scholars Organization Continues
[...] According to local Arabic daily newspaper Akhbar Al- Youm, a public prosecutor in Khartoum North continues to maintain an active case against Charge Hume for alleged insults to Islam and defamation of the Prophet Mohammed. The case stems from a written complaint filed by the Sudan Scholars Or [...]
2006-04-17 10:16:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV KISL SCUL US SU
06KHARTOUM959UPDATE ON SUDANESE DETAINEE AT GUANTANAMO AND
[...] (C) On April 19, MFA Deputy Director for the Americas Abd Elghani Elnaim Elkarim met at his request with Pol/Econ Chief at the MFA to provide undated documents about Ref A demarche on Guantanamo detainees. 2. (C) The first document provides information about an Administrative Review Board f [...]
2006-04-20 15:51:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL KAWC US SU
06KIEV1530UKRAINE: YANUKOVYCH TO CODEL FRIST: ORANGE
[...] (C) Summary: Former Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych told CODEL Frist and Ambassador April 13 that the pro-presidential Our Ukraine (OU) bloc needed to form a coalition with his Party of Regions in order to overcome the east-west split within the country. A union of the previous ruling coalit [...]
2006-04-14 14:23:00Embassy KyivCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ETRD NATO OREP PINR US UP
06KIEV1772UKRAINE: FM TARASYUK, NSAU CHIEF ALEXEYEV PRESS
[...] (C) Summary: Foreign Minister Borys Tarasyuk and National Space Agency of Ukraine (NSAU) Director Yuri Alekseyev urged greater U.S.-Ukraine cooperation on ballistic missile defense during an April 26 meeting at MFA with U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) Director Lt Gen (USAF) Trey Obering III [...]
2006-05-05 15:00:00Embassy KyivCONFIDENTIALMARR MCAP PREL PINR US UP
06KIEV3021UKRAINE: FOLLOW UP ON MANPADS COUNTERMEASURES
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 6 2. (S) We met August 1 with Defense Minister First Assistant Oleksiy Melnyk regarding next steps on MANPADS countermeasures development, as agreed during our July 14 meeting with Melnyk and other Ukrainian officials (ref A). Melnyk said he had repo [...]
2006-08-03 13:03:00Embassy KyivSECRETMARR MOPS PREL PARM NATO PINR US UP
06KINGSTON1263COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR HHS/CDC'S RICHARD DAVIS FOR
[...] Embassy Kingston grants country clearance to Richard Davis, Management Analyst, NCEH, HHS/CDC, to travel to Kingston, Jamaica July 10, 2006 to July 14, 2006. Traveler will conduct a second site visit for PAHO and HHS/CDC on the EPA Water Safety Plan Demo Project. 2. Embassy point of cont [...]
2006-06-26 20:07:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIEDKSCA OTRA US CDC JM
06KINGSTON16512006 BLUE LANTERN PROGRAM ANNUAL UPDATE
[...] Embassy Kingston's designated contact responsible for oversight of the Blue Lantern Program in Jamaica is Ms. Kara V. French, Political Officer; telephone: 876-935-6079; fax: 876-935-6029; email: FrenchKV@state.gov; ETD: 11/1/2006. 2. Effective November 1, 2006, the designated contact for [...]
2006-08-22 19:12:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIEDKOMC ETTC KSEP US JM
06KYIV4432UKRAINE: ADDITIONAL MANPADS AND SCUDS INVENTORY:
[...] (S) Summary: Deputy Defense Minister Volodymyr Tereshchenko told us November 22 that Ukraine would be willing to provide an additional 1,713 MANPADS, a mix of SA-7s and SA-14s, for destruction in the NATO PfP Trust Fund project. An official notification of this offer was under preparation and [...]
2006-12-01 16:33:00Embassy KyivSECRETMARR MOPS PREL PARM NATO PINR US UP
06LIMA1205COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR HHS/CDC GRAYLIN MILLER,
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Graylin Miller, Biologist; Eduardo Azziz-Baumgartner, Medical Epidemiologist; George Luber, Epidemiologist; Manish Patel, Medical Officer; Joshua Schier, Medical Toxicologist; Fuyuen Yip, Medical Epidemiologist for the period of [...]
2006-03-28 14:03:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC KSCA OTRA US CDC PE
06LIMA1441COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR HHS/CDC CARYN BERN. ATD
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of HHS/CDC Caryn Bern for the period of May 7, 2006 through May 17, 2006. The purpose of the visit to collaborate with Robert Gilman, Asociacion Benefica Proyectos en Informatica, Salud y Aglicultura on Chagas disease research, in [...]
2006-04-12 18:49:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC KSCA OTRA US CDC PE
06LIMA1602AMENDED COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR HHS/CDC CARYN BERN.
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of HHS/CDC Caryn Bern for the period of May 15, 2006 through May 28, 2006. The purpose of the visit to collaborate with Robert Gilman, Asociacion Benefica Proyectos en Informatica, Salud y Aglicultura on Chagas disease research, i [...]
2006-04-26 16:31:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC KSCA OTRA US CDC PE
06LIMA1603AMENDED COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR HHS/CDC CARYN BERN.
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of HHS/CDC Caryn Bern for the period of May 15, 2006 through May 28, 2006. The purpose of the visit to collaborate with Robert Gilman, Asociacion Benefica Proyectos en Informatica, Salud y Aglicultura on Chagas disease research, i [...]
2006-04-26 16:31:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC KSCA OTRA US CDC PE
06LIMA1733COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR HHS/CDC ANGEL ROCA. ATD #
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of HHS/CDC Angel Roca for the period of May 21, 2006 through May 27, 2006. The purpose of the visit is to participate in the coordinating meeting for the Health Promotion Effectiveness Evaluation Project. Per Reftel no Embassy a [...]
2006-05-05 16:48:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDASEC KSCA OTRA US CDC PE
06LIMA1734COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR HHS/CDC PAUL JENSEN. ATD #
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of HHS/CDC Paul Jensen for the period of May 22, 2006 through June 2, 2006. The purpose of the visit is to collaborate with the Peruvian Ministry of Health and Socios en Salud, review plans for Tuberculosis infection control inter [...]
2006-05-05 16:49:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDASEC KSCA OTRA US CDC PE
06LIMA1839COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR GALEN COLE. ATD #1535
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of HH/CDC Galen Cole for the period of May 16, 2006 through June 19, 2006. The purpose of the visit is to attend and interntional meeting in Cuzco on "Strategic Communication on Avian Influenza/Human Influenza" sponsored by UNICEF [...]
2006-05-12 15:14:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDASEC OTRA US KSCA CDC PE
06LIMA2559COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR HHS/FDA SHERWOOD HALL.
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of HHS/FDA Sherwood Hall for the period of July 16 through July 22, 2006. The purpose of the visit is to train and provide a course on Marine Biotoxins to the officials of the Official Sanitary Authority of the Peruvian Government [...]
2006-06-27 17:09:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC KSCA TBIO OTRA US PE
06LIMA2629COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR HHS/FDA MARTHA BALDWIN AND
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of HHS/FDA Martha Baldwin and Karen Bryerton for the period of June 30 through July 8, 2006. The purpose of the visit is to conduct Regulatory Inspection Opening meeting with government officials and to conduct food inspections of [...]
2006-07-05 15:06:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC KSCA TBIO OTRA US PE
06LIMA2900COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR HHS/CDC CARYN BERN. ATD #2357
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of HHS/CDC Caryn Bern for the period of August 16 through August 20, 2006 and August 25 through August 31, 2006. The purpose of the visit is to collaborate on Changas Disease Research, including data analysis and development of p [...]
2006-07-26 16:42:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC KSCA OTRA US PE BL CDC
06LIMA2947COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR HHS/CDC JULIA ERSHOVA ATD
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Julia Ershova for the period of August 05 through August 14, 2006. The purpose of the visit is to conduct a training course for the participants of project "Implementation and Evaluation of Rapid Diagnostic Methods". Per Reft [...]
2006-08-01 16:04:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC KSCA OTRA US PE CDC
06LIMA3943COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR MARILYN DISIRIO AND ENRIQUE
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Marilyn Disirio and Enrique Paz from October 29-31, 2006. The purpose of this trip is to finalize their negotiation with their partners. No embassy assistance has been requested. When departing Lima by air, the Republic of P [...]
2006-10-04 19:13:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKSCA OTRA ASEC CDC US PE
06LIMA4176COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR SEVGI ARAL
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Sevgi Aral from Nov. 27 to December 2, 2006. The purpose of this trip is to provide technical expertise on a qualitative evaluation, which is a complementary study to the ongoing Trust-Funded, "Urban Community Randomized Trial o [...]
2006-10-25 18:55:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKSCA OTRA ASEC US CDC PE
06LIMA4177COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CARLA LEE
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Carla Lee from Nov. 5-18, 2006. The purpose of this trip is to assist the Pan American Health Office and the Ministry of Health with Rubella campaign activities. No embassy assistance has been requested. When departing Lima [...]
2006-10-25 18:55:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKSCA OTRA ASEC US CDC PE
06LIMA4415COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR SEVGI ARAL
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Sevgi Aral from Nov. 30 to December 6, 2006. The purpose of this trip is to provide technical expertise on a qualitative evaluation, which is a complementary study to the ongoing Trust-Funded, "Urban Community Randomized Trial o [...]
2006-11-20 12:38:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKSCA OTRA ASEC US CDC PE
06LISBON1921AMBASSADOR - FOREIGN MINISTER TOUR D'HORIZON
[...] (S/NF) Ambassador Hoffman's meeting with Foreign Minister Amado on September 8 covered the waterfront of issues. The Minister said that he would push hard with the Prime Minister to allow Lajes to be used as a transit point in repatriating Guantanamo detainees (ref a). During recent closed testimon [...]
2006-09-08 16:57:00Embassy LisbonSECRETMOPS PREL PTER PO US VE
06LONDON5547INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANIZATION (IMO): REPORT OF THE
[...] SUMMARY: The International Maritime Organization (IMO, or "the Organization") held meetings in London from June 13 through June 23, 2006, consisting of the Technical Co-operation Committee's fifty-sixth session (TCC56) and the Council's ninety-sixth session (C96). Significant agenda items dur [...]
2006-07-28 15:46:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHSA EWWT ECPS MOPS AORC IMO KTIA US UK KE XA
06MADRID2028SPAIN SUPPORTS U.S. CANDIDATE FOR UN HUMAN RIGHTS
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-11 11:10:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM UNHRC US SP
06MASERU257DEMARCHE DELIVERED: CANDIDACY OF RUTH WEDGWOOD
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-02 07:47:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM UNHRC PGOV US LT
06MEXICO4704DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON REELECTION OF PROFESSOR
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-21 23:11:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL UNHRC US MX
06MINSK1215DELIVERED JCIC-DIP-06-11, 12, AND 13
[...] No summary [...]
2006-11-24 12:06:00Embassy MinskSECRETKACT PARM UP US START JCIC BO
06MINSK1256DELIVERED JCIC-DIP-14
[...] No summary [...]
2006-12-07 13:15:00Embassy MinskCONFIDENTIALKACT PARM UP US START JCIC BO
06NAIROBI2564KENYA WILL SUPPORT U.S. CANDIDATE FOR UN HUMAN
[...] Kenya sent Embassy Nairobi a diplomatic note indicating it will support the candidacy of Professor Ruth Wedgwood for the UN Human Rights Committee (UNHRC). 2. The text of the Government of Kenya's diplomatic note follows. (BEGIN TEXT.) MFA 33/214/001 The Ministry of Foreign Affairs [...]
2006-06-12 12:55:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM US UNHRC PREL KE
06NEWDELHI2060CODEL BOND, NSA NARAYANAN FOCUS ON AREAS OF
[...] (C) Summary: In his March 22 meeting with Senator Kit Bond (R-Missouri),National Security Advisor MK Narayanan reiterated the GOI's commitment to the transformed US-India relationship, and stressed the common ground India shares with the US. Narayanan responded positively to Senator Bond's c [...]
2006-03-24 12:54:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPINR PTER ECIN ENRG MARR MASS OREP EAGR US IN
06NICOSIA790CYPRIOT AMBASSADOR IN WARSAW TO REPRESENT GOC AT
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-26 12:49:00Embassy NicosiaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMNUC KNNP PARM US PL CY
06OSLO682DEMARCHE DELIVERED - WEDGEWOOD RE-ELECTION TO UNHRC
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-26 10:54:00Embassy OsloUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM US UNHRC NO
06OSLO729NORWEGIANS WILL ATTEND HLPM
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-07 11:22:00Embassy OsloUNCLASSIFIEDMNUC PARM US PL XX NO KNNP
06PANAMA363BLUE LANTERN END-USE CHECK ON DDTC LICENSE 977347,
[...] Per reftel, EmbOffs confirmed the bona fides of Fairmont Company with Panama's corporate registry. Fairmont has been registered with Panama's Public Registry since September 1975. EmbOffs visited Fairmont Corporation and believe its purchase of the Cineflex aerial camera suite is a legitima [...]
2006-02-25 11:03:00Embassy PanamaUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KOMC PNAT US
06PARIS3939WEDGEWOOD DEMARCHE PROMPTS MFA REQUEST TO BACK
[...] (SBU) Embassy delivered diplomatic note June 5 to MFA IO A/S-Equivalent Sylvie Berman seeking support for Professor Wedgewood's reelection to the Human Rights Committee and followed up June 6 with IO Human Rights DAS-Equivalent Beatrice Le Fraper, who in turn sought U.S. backing for the reele [...]
2006-06-12 10:44:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL UNGA US FR
06PARIS4011HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE: FRENCH OFFER VOTE PACT
[...] (U) THIS IS A GUIDANCE REQUEST. SEE PARA 3. 2. (SBU) The French MFA has formally proposed, by diplomatic note, a pact to exchange votes on behalf of U.S. and French candidates to the Human Rights Committee. Ref A related that MFA IO DAS-Equivalent Le Fraper sought U.S. backing for the c [...]
2006-06-13 17:46:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM UNGA US FR
06PARIS7806USUNESCO: 13th SESSION OF THE INTERNATIONAL BIOETHICS
[...] Summary: The 13th session of the International Bioethics Committee (IBC) examined the preliminary reports of its working groups on social responsibility and health and on consent. During the debate on social responsibility and health, IBC members reiterated their independence from UNESCO itsel [...]
2006-12-15 10:35:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDUNESCO TBIO US KSCI FR
06PARTO1(U) Secretary Rice's July 27, 2006 conversation
[...] (U) July 27, 2006; 4:45 PM; Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. 2. (U) Participants: U.S. The Secretary Amb. Christopher J. LaFleur U/S Karen Hughes A/S Chris Hill NSC Senior Director Dennis Wilder Malaysia Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi Foreign Minister Hamid Amb. Rajmah Hussein MFA Depu [...]
2006-07-31 10:35:00US Delegation, SecretaryCONFIDENTIALOVIP RICE CONDOLEEZZA PREL MY US
06PORTOFSPAIN958 MFA STILL UNDECIDED ON WEDGWOOD CANDIDACY
[...] On August 15, PolChief and PolAsst met with MFA Multilateral Affairs Division Director Susan Gordon and Senior Multilateral Affairs Officer Roanna Gopaul. Among other topics, we delivered the August 9 demarche(reftel)requesting confirmation of what the department reported as T&T's commitment [...]
2006-08-16 18:13:00Embassy Port Of SpainUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM US UNHRC TD
06PRAGUE969CZECHS WILL SUPPORT WEDGWOOD
[...] (SBU) Poloff met with Czech MFA Deputy Director of the Human Rights Department Jan Kamenik on August 12 to discuss Czech support for the candidacy of Professor Ruth Wedgwood and to deliver reftel demarche. Kamenik confirmed the Czechs will/will vote to reelect Wedgwood to serve on the UN Human [...]
2006-08-16 14:52:00Embassy PragueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM US UNHRC EZ
06PRISTINA811COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO JOHN ERATH, EUR/SCE DEPUTY DIRECTOR
[...] US Office Pristina welcomes and grants country clearance to EUR/SCE Deputy Director for Kosovo John Erath to visit Pristina September 28-30, 2006. The purpose of the visit is for consultations with US Office Pristina staff and with local and international officials. Point of contact is Polit [...]
2006-09-26 14:31:00Embassy PristinaUNCLASSIFIEDASEC OTRA PREL EUN AU SE NATO US
06RABAT1097MOROCCO: DEMARCHE FOR PROFESSOR WEDGWOOD'S
[...] Per reftel, poloff delivered diplomatic note number 183 on June 6 to MFA Director of UN and International Organizations Affairs Nasser Bourita requesting GOM support for the Ruth Wedgwood's re-election to the U.N. Human Rights Committee. Poloff also left a copy of Wedgwood's CV. The diploma [...]
2006-06-06 17:11:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM US UNHRC MO
06RIYADH7498POST'S BLUE LANTERN POINTS OF CONTACT
[...] (U) As of October 15, Embassy Riyadh's Blue Lantern primary point of contact will be: Mr. Joel Wiegert Political-Military Officer Tel: 966-1-488-3800 ext. 4327 Fax: 966-1-483-0042 Alternative point of contact is Mr. Irfan Qaiyumi, who will remain at post until April, 2007: Mr. Irfan [...]
2006-09-26 11:43:00Embassy RiyadhUNCLASSIFIEDKOMC ETTC KSEP US SA
06ROME1308ITALY: 2005/2006 REPORT TO CONGRESS ON ALLIED
[...] This unclassified cable is Embassy Rome,s contribution to the 2005 ) 2006 Report to Congress on Allied Contributions to the Common Defense. Post understands from Reftel, Paragraph 6, that DOD will secure significant quantitative data, including defense spending data, from other sources. Pos [...]
2006-05-03 08:25:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDJA KS KU MCAP PREL QA SA US MARR IT TC NATO
06ROME2481ITALY SUPPORTS WEDGWOOD FOR UN HUMAN RIGHTS
[...] No summary [...]
2006-09-06 10:20:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM US UNHRC
06ROME556ITALY: 2005/2006 REPORT TO CONGRESS ON ALLIED
[...] The following is Embassy Rome,s contribution to the 2005 ) 2006 Report to Congress on Allied Contributions to the Common Defense. Post understands from Reftel, Paragraph 6, that DOD will secure significant quantitative data, including defense spending data, from other sources. Post will prov [...]
2006-02-23 09:42:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYJA KS KU MCAP PREL QA SA US MARR IT TC NATO
06SANJOSE2702PRESIDENT ARIAS ON HIS VISIT TO WASHINGTON
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On November 29, the Ambassador met with President Arias to discuss the latter,s upcoming visit to Washington. The Ambassador noted Arias,s position as a leader with regional stature, and suggested President Bush would be interested in Arias,s views on developments in Nicaragua [...]
2006-12-01 21:41:00Embassy San JoseCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR ETRD ECON CS US
06SANTODOMINGO2771DOMINICANS SUPPORT U.S. HRC CANDIDATE, STUDY ILC
[...] On August 24, poloff delivered reftel B talking points with accompanying diplomatic note to Ambassador for UN and OAS Affairs Michelle Cohen, both requesting Dominican support for the candidacy of Michael Matheson for the International Law Commission (ILC). 2. Cohen noted that the Dominic [...]
2006-08-28 10:58:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM US UNGA UNHRC
06SEOUL1855PRESS BULLETIN - JUNE 5, 2006
[...] How Far Will Seoul Be Swayed By Pyongyang and Washington? (Dong-a Ilbo) 2. A Collapse is Also an Option at the FTA Talks (Hankyoreh Shinmun) FEATURES 3. Joint Chiefs of Staffs Report: "ROK-U.S. Combined Forces Command to Be Dissolved in 2012" (Chosun Ilbo) 4. If U.S. Pre [...]
2006-06-05 07:54:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL MARR ECON KS US
06SEOUL2721ROK WELCOMES U.S. NOMINEE'S CANDIDACY FOR UNHRC
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-11 05:00:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM UNHRC KS US
06SHANGHAI7130RECENT SETBACKS ON PUBLIC DIPLOMACY OUTREACH
[...] (C) Summary. For the past several months, Shanghai's Public Affairs Section (PAS) has pursued local partner institutions as potential hosts for a variety of IIP-produced poster shows on key mission themes. Like our colleagues in Guangzhou (reftel),we too have run into resistance from our lo [...]
2006-12-15 05:45:00Consulate ShanghaiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL US CH
06SKOPJE537MACEDONIA SUPPORTS U.S. CANDIDATE FOR THE U.N.
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-05 14:01:00Embassy SkopjeUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM US UNHRC MK
06SUVA65SCENE SETTER FOR GENERAL ABIZAID'S FEBRUARY 25
[...] (C) We look forward to your short visit to Fiji. It comes in the run-up to national elections, which could take place as early as late April. It is also a time of very difficult civil-military relations. Tensions between the government and military have been at a near-boiling point for m [...]
2006-02-21 21:47:00Embassy SuvaCONFIDENTIALMARR PREL PGOV FJ US
06TAIPEI1434 TAIWAN STUDENTS: US DOING TOO LITTLE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On April 11, 2006, AIT hosted a group of 35 students to discuss cross-Strait issues in a Digital Video Conference (DVC) with Washington. In a 1-hour follow-on discussion, the students candidly expressed frustration with the USG's cross-Strait policy and the lack of support for Ta [...]
2006-04-26 05:06:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KPAO US CH TW
06TAIPEI1731MA YING-JEOU: FTA ESSENTIAL TO TAIWAN
[...] (C) Summary: During a May 19 meeting with the Director, Taipei Mayor and KMT Chairman Ma Ying-jeou reviewed his recent visits to Singapore and Australia. He also volunteered that he is frustrated with the lack of progress toward a U.S.-Taiwan Free Trade Agreement (FTA),arguing that without a [...]
2006-05-19 10:55:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON TW ETRD CH US
06TALLINN504DEMARCHE AND DIP NOTE DELIVERED ON RUTH
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-26 13:09:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM US UNHRC EN
06TELAVIV1009U.S.-ISRAEL JPMG FOLLOW-UP: ISRAELI RESPONSE TO
[...] (C) On March 2, Israeli MOD POL-MIL Bureau Senior Coordinator for Strategic Dialogues and Defense Cooperation Rami Yungman passed poloff the nonpaper in paragraph six -- Israel's response to a U.S. presentation on proposed defense sales to the Middle East that was made at the January 11 U.S.-Israel [...]
2006-03-13 15:37:00Embassy Tel AvivSECRETPREL MARR MASS US XF IR IS MILITARY RELATIONS ISRAEL
06TELAVIV4303THE LIEBERMAN FACTOR IN ISRAEL POLITICS AND U.S.
[...] (C) Summary: Avigdor Lieberman's Yisrael Beiteinu (YB) party is poised to formally join the governing coalition on October 30, following negotiations with PM Olmert and the grudging acceptance of this deal by Labor Party chairman Amir Peretz. Although several Labor MK's have made their vocife [...]
2006-10-27 16:27:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR KPAL IS US
06TELAVIV4897FORMER PM BARAK DISCUSSES REGIONAL CHALLENGES WITH
[...] (C) Summary: Senators John McCain (AZ),Joe Lieberman (CT),Susan Collins (ME) and John Thune (SD),as well as Representative Mark Kirk (IL) met with former Prime Minister Ehud Barak on December 17 to discuss developments in Afghanistan, Iraq, Iran, Lebanon and the Palestinian Authority. Ba [...]
2006-12-21 09:26:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS KPAL IZ IR US RU CH IN
06TELAVIV4929SENATOR NELSON'S MEETING WITH LIKUD LEADER
[...] (C) Summary: Senator Bill Nelson (FL) and his senior staff met with former prime minister (PM) and current Likud Party leader Binyamin Netanyahu on December 12 to discuss the Iranian nuclear threat. Netanyahu urged the U.S. to mobilize all its diplomatic and national efforts against Iran. [...]
2006-12-26 09:54:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR PTER IS IR IZ SY KPAL US
06THEHAGUE1050 COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO KERM HENRIKSEN TO
[...] The Hague warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Dr. Kerm Henriksen to travel to Maastricht, The Netherlands. July 9-14, 2006. 2. The Embassy understands that no assistance is required. POST ACCESS: 3. Visitors who need unescorted access into secure areas of the Mission must [...]
2006-05-10 12:21:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDKSCA TBIO OTRA TPHY US IT NL
06THEHAGUE1265NETHERLANDS/PSI: DUTCH ATTENDANCE AT PSI
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-06 15:56:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMNUC KNNP PARM US PL NL
06THEHAGUE1332 COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CYNTHIA HARRIS
[...] The Hague grants country clearance to Cynthia Harris to travel to the Netherlands on June 24-July 1, 2006. The purpose of the travel is the pre approve medical device audit inspection of Dr. J. van der Zee, M.D., Ph.D., Principal Clinical Investigator at the research site of Daniel den Hoed C [...]
2006-06-14 13:52:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDKSCA TBIO PREL OTRA US SW NL
06THEHAGUE1363 COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR JEFFERY SIEGEL
[...] The Hague grants country clearance to Jeffery Siegel, Medical Officer, Center for Drug Evaluation Research, FDA, HHS to travel to the Netherlands on June 20-25, 2006. The purpose of the travel is to be meeting speaker/presenter at the meeting of Annual European Congress of Rheumatology (EULAR [...]
2006-06-16 13:12:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDKSCA TBIO OTRA US PREL NL
06THEHAGUE1747 COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR SALVATORE BUTERA
[...] The Hague grants country clearance for research microbiologist, NCHSTP, HHS/CDC Salvatore Butera to travel to the Netherlands on August 26- September 1, 2006. The purpose of the visit is to attend and present at the AIDS vaccine 2006 conference. 2. As per reftel, no assistance is required [...]
2006-08-10 12:21:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDKSCA OTRA US CDC NL
06TIRANA479ALBANIA APPROVES AMENDMENT TO CLAIMS SETTLEMENT
[...] Per reftel, we approached the MFA last year to request the suggested amendment. The Council of Ministers approved the amendment in mid-April 2006 and the MFA issued a confirmatory Diplomatic Note (Note verbal 6012) on April 27th. 2. Embassy's translation of the MFA's note follows: (Ve [...]
2006-05-10 05:49:00Embassy TiranaUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EIND AL US
06TOKYO3096JAPAN "FAVORABLY CONSIDERING" PROFESSOR WEDGWOOD'S
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-06 06:55:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPHUM US UNHRC JA
06TOKYO4549JAPAN EXPRESSES CONDITIONAL SUPPORT FOR U.S. UNHRC
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-11 08:37:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPHUM US UNHRC JA
06ULAANBAATAR215Press Pans Former Secretary Baker's Visit
[...] Summary: Much of Mongolia's press reacted negatively to a visit to Ulaanbaatar by former Secretary of State James Baker. Secretary Baker is remembered warmly by many Mongolians as the man behind the strengthening of bilateral ties after Mongolia's 1990 democratic revolution. His visit here [...]
2006-03-29 01:38:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KPAO EINV MG US EMIN ETRD
06ULAANBAATAR382Minister Claims U.S. Paid MP Bribes
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Over the last week, Minister of Industry and Trade Jargalsaikhan appears to have made claims to different audiences (including the Cabinet and foreign mining company representatives) that USAID had paid several hundred thousand dollars to an MP for anti-corruption e [...]
2006-05-17 07:34:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ETRD EINV PREL PGOV PINR MG US
06ULAANBAATAR539Secretary Johanns' Visit Advances Relationship
[...] (U) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Secretary for Agriculture Mike Johanns headed a Presidential Delegation which visited Mongolia July 12-13. During very cordial meetings with President Enkhbayar and Prime Minister Enkhbold, Johanns conveyed President Bush's congratulations on Mongolia's 800th annivers [...]
2006-07-18 01:47:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL OVIP EAID MASS MG US
06ULAANBAATAR648ULAANBAATAR CONTACT FOR BLUE LANTERN PROGRAM
[...] Embassy Ulaanbaatar appoints the following two individuals as the current mission U.S. Department of State employees responsible for Blue Lantern Program related issues in Mongolia. 2. Primary Contact (note: Mr. Herman will arrive on September 2 to begin his assignment in Ulaanbaatar): -- [...]
2006-08-25 05:48:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KOMC KSEP US MG
06USUNNEWYORK2074UNITED NATIONS CONVENTION AGAINST CORRUPTION
[...] On October 30, as instructed Reftel, USUN delivered to the UN Treaty Office, diplomatic note (copy faxed to L/T) and the United States instrument of ratification of the United Nations Convention against Corruption. BOLTON [...]
2006-11-01 19:20:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDCJAN KCRM KTIA US
06WARSAW207POLAND: 2005/2006 ALLIED CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Over the last two years, Poland has been a staunch ally of the United States. According to the General Staff of the Polish Armed Forces, Poland spent about 1,213,151,800 Zloty ($370,994,434) and committed 4,122 troops to Iraq-coalition and NATO operations in 2005. In 2004, Polan [...]
2006-02-09 12:54:00Embassy WarsawUNCLASSIFIEDPREL MCAP PM KS KU QA SA US PL TC NATO
06WELLINGTON640NEW ZEALAND ON U.S. CANDIDATE FOR THE UN HUMAN
[...] On August 11, Poloff delivered a diplomatic note containing ref A points, text and c.v. to Michelle McGillivrary; Senior Policy Officer; United Nations, Human Rights and Commonwealth Division; Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT). 2. Embassy received the following Diplomatic Note f [...]
2006-08-16 05:30:00Embassy WellingtonUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM US UNHRC NZ
06WELLINGTON655VISIT OF EAP DAS DAVIES TO NEW ZEALAND
[...] (C) Summary: New Zealand is eager to continue to identify areas of future US-NZ cooperation, GNZ officials told EAP DAS Glyn Davies during his August 17-19 visit. But PM Clark and other senior officials are wary of riling the Labour party's left, and prefer that we gradually signal our dialo [...]
2006-08-22 01:02:00Embassy WellingtonCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV NZ US
06WELLINGTON732EAP/ANP DIRECTOR MCGANN'S MEETINGS WITH GNZ:
[...] (C) Summary: During September 13 meetings in Wellington, GNZ officials told EAP/ANP Director Steven McGann that PM Clark and NZ Ministers support greater US-NZ cooperation. McGann and his counterparts agreed that meetings over the coming months between both sides' leaders and senior officials [...]
2006-09-19 01:26:00Embassy WellingtonCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR ETRD NZ US
06WELLINGTON733EAP/ANP DIRECTOR MCGANN'S VISIT TO NEW ZEALAND:
[...] (C) SUMMARY: U.S. officials are interested in participating in a U.S. special session proposed by the Pacific Island Forum (PIF),EAP/ANP Director Steven McGann told the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) at a September 12 meeting in Wellington. McGann and MFAT agreed the USG and G [...]
2006-09-19 01:27:00Embassy WellingtonCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV NZ XV US CH TW
06WELLINGTON736GNZ THINKING ON ANTARCTIC COMMEMORATIONS, LOGISTICS
[...] (SBU) GNZ officials welcome USG participation in and support for January events hosted by PM Clark to commemorate the International Polar year and the 50th anniversary of US-NZ cooperation in Antarctica. New Zealand may also host events in-country for official USG visitors, including those una [...]
2006-09-19 19:18:00Embassy WellingtonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL SENV OTRA NZ US
06YEREVAN1096DEMARCHE DELIVERED: SUPPORTING U.S. HRC CANDIDATE RUTH WEDGWOOD
[...] Per ref B, we thanked MFA United Nations Desk Head Varsik Baghdasaryan August 10 for the GOAM's commitment to vote for Professor Wedgwood (ref A),and reminded her that elections for the UN Human Rights Council would be held in the General Assembly September 7. EVANS [...]
2006-08-10 12:28:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIEDAM PHUM UNHRC US
06ZAGREB382PRESIDENT MESIC TRAVEL TO U.S.
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-22 13:35:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL OVIP HR US
07ADDISABABA1535ETHIOPIA: BROKEN PROMISES, UNMET EXPECTATIONS --
[...] (S/NF) U.S.-Ethiopian mil-to-mil relations, specifically security assistance, are currently facing their most difficult challenges in the eleven years the Ambassador has observed U.S.-Ethiopian relations. The deterioration is an accumulation of missteps, misunderstandings, and misreadings of [...]
2007-05-21 16:02:00Embassy Addis AbabaSECRET//NOFORNPREL MARR MASS ET US SO
07ADDISABABA2369ETHIOPIA: PRESSURED BY HARD-LINERS, GOE LASHES OUT
[...] (S/NF) The GOE's expulsion of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) from the Somali Region highlights the deep internal cabinet divisions over operations in the Ogaden and extending into the conduct of operations in Somalia, and has implications for relations with the U.S. During [...]
2007-07-26 15:30:00Embassy Addis AbabaSECRET//NOFORNPREL PINS MOPS EAID ET US
07ANKARA1096TURKISH REACTIONS TO POLITICAL CRISIS
[...] (C) Summary. Conversations with two advisors to PM Erdogan, two former leaders on the left, an influential Ankara business figure, and three key journalists portray a range of views regarding Turkey's ongoing political turmoil and where it may lead. -- The ruling Justice and Development Par [...]
2007-05-10 05:10:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV TU US
07ANKARA1239GOT ABRUPTLY FIRES ITS SPECIAL ENVOY TO COMBAT PKK
[...] (C) Summary: On May 21, the Turkish government fired its Special Envoy to combat the PKK, GEN (r) Baser, citing the general's negative public comments on the trilateral (U.S.-Iraq-Turkey) process. The GOT named MFA Deputy Undersecretary Akgunay as his replacement, signaling a continuation of [...]
2007-05-22 09:23:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPTER PGOV PREL TU UZ US
07ANKARA1260TURKISH FM GUL ON BASER DISMISSAL
[...] (c) During a meeting May 22 on various subjects, Turkish FM Gul commented to Ambassador on the government's dismissal May 21 of special envoy for combating the PKK Gen. Edip Baser. Gul said the government has gotten fed up with Baser's public comments. He had criticized the government and it [...]
2007-05-23 14:49:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER US IZ TU
07ANKARA1347PKK TRAIN DERAILMENT REVEALS ARMS FROM IRAN
[...] (S/NF) Summary: Weapons were found in the wreckage of a Turkish train coming from Iran and bound for Syria derailed by a PKK mine in Bingol province on May 25. Chief of Defense General Yasar Buyukanit confirmed to reporters the presence of un-manifested weapons on the train. See ref for othe [...]
2007-06-01 13:05:00Embassy AnkaraSECRET//NOFORNPREL ETTC PTER US IR SY TU
07ANKARA1348THE U.S. AS POLITICAL FOOTBALL IN TURKEY'S
[...] (C) Summary and comment: As Turkey's parliamentary election campaign heats up, all players will use any hook to drag the US into the campaign. The name of the game is to embarrass, trip up or sideline PM Erdogan's Justice and Development Party (AKP). The context includes an overheated polit [...]
2007-06-01 13:09:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL TU US
07ANKARA135TURKEY REQUESTS CONTINGENCY SECURITY ARRANGEMENTS
[...] (U) This is an action request -- please see para. 8. 2. (C) Summary: The Turkish Consul General to Mosul, H. Avni Botsali, plans to deploy permanently in early February. Botsali told us that -- despite some tense moments -- he has a good relationship with Ninewah Governor Kashmoula, though [...]
2007-01-24 11:22:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS PGOV TU IZ US
07ANKARA1372CONGRESSIONAL STUDY GROUP ON TURKEY, CODEL NELSON
[...] (SBU) Summary. PM Erdogan and FM Gul met May 28 with Codel Nelson and the Congressional Study Group on Turkey. An unusually upbeat Erdogan focused on the solid footing of the US-Turkish strategic relationship and Turkey's efforts to contribute to regional peace and stability, including in Af [...]
2007-06-04 13:55:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV MOPS TU US IZ SY AM LE
07ANKARA1600WARNING FROM TURKISH FORCES COMMANDER ON IRAQ
[...] (S) Mission LNO on Turkey's border with Iraq was called in urgently the evening of June 21 by the local Turkish Special Forces brigade chief of staff and G-3 to be advised of intelligence on PKK plans to attack Turkish forces stationed in Iraq and receive notice of Turkey's intention to retalia [...]
2007-06-22 09:34:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPREL PTER EUN TU US
07ANKARA176EXBS: TURKISH PARLIAMENT RATIFIES NP COOPERATION
[...] The Turkish Grand National Assembly approved the "Agreement Between the Government of the Republic of Turkey and the Government of the United States of America Regarding Cooperation to Facilitate the Provision of Assistance for Non-Proliferation Purposes" following debate on January 24, 2007 [...]
2007-01-26 17:33:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KSTC PARM PREL TU US
07ANKARA1771TURKEY: OPPOSITION LEADER BAYKAL CALLS FOR
[...] (C) Summary and comment: In separate meetings with Ambassador and Staffdel Makovsky, main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) chairman Deniz Baykal and CHP vice chair Onur Oymen outlined the party's election platform and plans. In both meetings, Baykal was focused and responsive. He re [...]
2007-07-11 14:26:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON PTER PREL TU US
07ANKARA1859TURKEY AND US-TURKISH RELATIONS AFTER THE ELECTIONS
[...] (C) Summary: Turkey's July 22 election will not quell, and may aggravate, the polarizing battles here over secularism, fundamentalism, nationalism, and minority (Kurdish) rights, and between the old elite and a rising new one. Ditto civil-military tensions, which will continue to express th [...]
2007-07-20 10:52:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL US TU
07ANKARA1915TURKISH U/S APAKAN ON AGENDA FOR TALKS WITH U/S
[...] (C) SUMMARY: MFA U/S Apakan told Ambassador July 24 that he plans to pursue a broad agenda during his late August bilateral consultations with U/S Burns and others in Washington. Apakan expressed interest in the U.S. internal debate over Iraq and medium-long term U.S. plans and expectations t [...]
2007-07-26 14:08:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL TU US
07ANKARA1928TURKISH PM ADVISOR ON ELECTIONS, REGIONAL ISSUES
[...] (C) Turkish PM/FM foreign affairs advisor Ahmet Davutoglu said the AKP's July 22 electoral showing was a big victory that effectively puts the party in Turkey's political center. In a July 24 conversation with the Ambassador, Davutoglu expressed uncertainty about how PM Erdogan will handle th [...]
2007-07-27 13:30:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL US TU
07ANKARA206U.S.-TURKEY POLICY PLANNING CONSULTATIONS: DATE
[...] (U) This contains an action request: please see para 8. 2. (U) Turkish MFA Deputy Director General for Policy Planning Atilla Gunay informed us that the Turkish side accepts the proposed date of February 22 for bilateral policy planning talks. Ambassador Altay Cengizer, who will shortly t [...]
2007-02-01 11:43:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL TU US
07ANKARA23TURKEY: ERDOGAN IMPATIENT FOR U.S. ACTION AGAINST
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Turkish leaders have in recent days publicly lashed out against the slow pace of U.S. efforts to counter the PKK. Remarks by PM Erdogan and FM Gul openly critical of the level of USG and GOI cooperation to date in fighting the PKK have been touted by local commentators as presagin [...]
2007-01-08 10:54:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER US TU IZ
07ANKARA244TURKISH MFA PROTESTS ON GREEN ZONE ACCESS ISSUES
[...] (C) MFA Head of Department for Iraq Fazli Corman called us in Feb. 2 to protest "increasingly inappropriate treatment" by U.S. authorities in Iraq (text of note in para. 5). Corman recounted two attempts by Turkish Embassy officials to access the International Zone (IZ). On Jan. 31, the Turkis [...]
2007-02-05 16:08:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL ASEC TU IZ US
07ANKARA2484TURKEY'S NEW SPEAKER: PLEASE, NO ARMENIAN GENOCIDE
[...] (SBU) During Ambassador's October 4 courtesy call, Koksal Toptan, the new speaker of Turkey's parliament, stressed his commitment to US-Turkey ties. Turkey was working well with the US on Iraq, including through the Neighbors process, and was strongly committed to Iraq's territorial and polit [...]
2007-10-05 10:43:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PREL TU US
07ANKARA2517TURKS DETERMINED TO CONTINUE TO FIGHT ARMENIAN
[...] (U) Summary: Initial GOT reaction to the House Foreign Affairs Committee (HFAC) October 10 decision to send Resolution 106 - the Armenian genocide resolution (AGR) - to the House floor reflects disappointment and anger, as well as appreciation for US Administration efforts and determination t [...]
2007-10-11 10:17:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ASEC PREL PTER MOPS TU US AM
07ANKARA2522TURKISH MFA REACTION TO ARMENIAN GENOCIDE VOTE
[...] (c) Turkish MFA U/S Apakan convoked Ambassador October 11 regarding the House Foreign Affairs Committee vote on the Armenian genocide resolution (AGR) the day before. He expressed great appreciation for Administration efforts against the AGR and was well aware of work by the President, Secret [...]
2007-10-11 13:46:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL US TU
07ANKARA2524TURKEY: MANAGING PUBLIC OPINION ON ARMENIAN
[...] (C) Summary: With the capital emptied out for the end-of-Ramadan holiday, PM Erdogan and others in the GOT are carefully managing public opinion on the House Foreign Affairs Committee (HFAC) passage of the Armenian genocide resolution (AGR) and declining to detail retaliatory measures the GOT [...]
2007-10-12 10:42:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER ASEC TU US AM IZ
07ANKARA2538FALL-OUT FROM HFAC PASSAGE OF ARMENIAN GENOCIDE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Turkish government and public reaction to the House Foreign Affairs Committee (HFAC) October 10 approval of the Armenian genocide resolution (AGR) was fueled by harsh statements from opposition political party leaders and some media commentators, as well as strong remarks by the Pr [...]
2007-10-15 14:03:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER ASEC TU US AM IZ
07ANKARA2546TURKS CLEAR THAT PARLIAMENTARY MOTION FOR CROSS
[...] (SBU) On October 15, Turkish PM Erdogan's cabinet approved and forwarded to parliament a draft motion to authorize conducting cross border operations (CBO) against PKK terrorists in northern Iraq. Parliament is scheduled to debate and vote on the motion October 17. If, as expected, parliamen [...]
2007-10-16 09:44:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER ASEC TU US AM IZ
07ANKARA2566TURKEY: MFA EXPLAINS PARLIAMENTARY MOTION ON CROSS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: MFA convoked representatives of approximately 25 missions October 17 to explain the reasons behind the GOT's parliamentary motion to authorize a cross border operation (CBO) against PKK terrorists in northern Iraq. MFA officials emphasized that passage of the motion by parliament [...]
2007-10-17 10:42:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL PGOV TU IZ US
07ANKARA2573TURKEY: PARLIAMENT OVERWHELMINGLY APPROVES MOTION
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On October 17, the Turkish parliament, as expected, approved by an overwhelming margin a government-sponsored motion authorizing a cross border operation (CBO) against Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) terrorists in northern Iraq. It gives the government authority for one year to [...]
2007-10-17 15:48:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PGOV PREL TU IZ US
07ANKARA2594TURKEY: NEW PRIME MINISTRY UNDERSECRETARY OPEN ON
[...] (C) Summary and comment: In DCM's October 10 introductory call on new Prime Ministry Undersecretary Efkan Ala, Ala pointed to a possible cross-border operation (CBO) as one of a number of tools the GOT needs to combat the PKK. The problem is solvable through cooperation on all sides. A pro- [...]
2007-10-19 13:10:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER PREL TU US AM IZ
07ANKARA2601PROVOCATIVE PKK ATTACKS IN SE TURKEY
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: PKK terrorists have carried out attacks on Turkish security and other targets over the last 36 hours, accounting for the deaths of at least 12, and possibly more, security personnel. At least 16 security personnel were injured, along with another 17 civilians in a separate attack [...]
2007-10-22 08:20:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PTER PGOV TU US IZ
07ANKARA2604TURKEY ERUPTS OVER PKK ATTACKS; EIGHT SOLDIERS
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: GOT leadership met late October 21 in a special counter terrorism "summit" to determine how to respond to the latest terrorist attacks. The public statement released by the Office of the Presidency reaffirmed the government's resolve in responding to terrorism and called for n [...]
2007-10-22 12:14:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPREL PTER PGOV TU IZ US
07ANKARA2618TURKEY: GOVERNMENT TRIES TO QUELL PUBLIC FURY; PKK
[...] (S) SUMMARY: In the face of growing public outrage over PKK terrorism, senior government officials have urged the public to remain calm and the media to report responsibly. They also have emphasized that Turkey should not lash out in anger but rather take action that is in the nation's best in [...]
2007-10-23 11:56:00Embassy AnkaraSECRET//NOFORNPTER PGOV PREL TU IZ US
07ANKARA2624TURKEY: GOVERNMENT PURSUES DIPLOMACY; CONTINUES
[...] (C) SUMMARY: While FM Babacan pursued talks with senior Iraqi leaders in Baghdad October 23, the GOT continued its effort to calm domestic fury in the wake of October 21 terrorist attacks. Government officials implemented a little used law to muzzle radio and television broadcasts related to [...]
2007-10-24 10:21:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPTER PGOV PREL TU IZ US
07ANKARA2641TURKEY: GOT CONSIDERING ECONOMIC SANCTIONS ON KRG
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: Turkey's National Security Council (NSC) recommended on October 24 that the GOT implement economic sanctions against groups supporting the PKK. The NSC's recommendation will be taken up by the cabinet in due course. Military operations in the border region of Hakkari Province [...]
2007-10-25 11:30:00Embassy AnkaraSECRET//NOFORNPTER PGOV PREL TU IZ US
07ANKARA2651TURKEY NIXES GOI DELEGATION WITH KDP AND KRG
[...] (C) Turkey's Iraq Coordinator Celikkol told Ambassador during an October 25 meeting that the GOT will not accept representatives of Iraqi Kurdish political parties nor of the Kurdish Regional Government (KRG) in bilateral security discussions proposed by the GOI. Pointing to the presence of K [...]
2007-10-25 14:43:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PGOV TU IZ US
07ANKARA2656TURKEY PURSUES DIPLOMACY, POISED FOR MILITARY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The GOT continues to pursue diplomacy to pressure Iraqi and Kurdish Regional Government (KRG) officials, as well as the U.S., to take concrete steps to root out the PKK presence inside northern Iraq. However, Turkey remains poised to conduct a cross border operation (CBO) at any [...]
2007-10-26 11:08:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPTER PREL PGOV TU IZ US
07ANKARA2658TURKEY PURSUES DIPLOMACY, POISED FOR MILITARY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The GOT continues to pursue diplomacy to pressure Iraqi and Kurdish Regional Government (KRG) officials, as well as the U.S., to take concrete steps to root out the PKK presence inside northern Iraq. However, Turkey remains poised to conduct a cross border operation (CBO) at any [...]
2007-10-26 12:01:00Embassy AnkaraSECRET//NOFORNPTER PREL PGOV TU IZ US
07ANKARA2660TURKEY: LONG-TIME ADVOCATES CITE BETRAYAL AND
[...] (C) Summary: Anger on the streets pales in comparison with the deep sense of betrayal long-time friends of America are expressing to us. They assert we are on the brink of a full blown rupture in relations. End summary. 2. (C) Suat Kiniklioglu is the former head of the German Marshall Fu [...]
2007-10-26 12:05:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PGOV TU US
07ANKARA2670GOT OFFICIALS STRESS UNITY, RECORD NUMBERS MARCH
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: As senior GOT officials stressed national unity on the 84th anniversary of the founding of the Turkish Republic, Turks marched in record numbers in cities across the country to commemorate the holiday and to protest PKK terrorism. Turkish officials publicly characterized Octobe [...]
2007-10-30 11:58:00Embassy AnkaraSECRET//NOFORNPTER PREL PGOV TU IZ US
07ANKARA2682PM ERDOGAN ROLLS OUT WASHINGTON AGENDA, CABINET
[...] (C) Summary: During his October 30 address to his Justice and Development Party (AKP) parliamentary group, PM Erdogan laid out his agenda for his November 5 meeting with President Bush. Erdogan identified three main messages: 1) the U.S. must take necessary steps against the PKK; 2) the U.S [...]
2007-10-31 12:00:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL PGOV TU IZ US
07ANKARA2693TURKISH MFA OUTLINES EXPECTATIONS FOR ERDOGAN AND
[...] (C) Summary: Turkish MFA U/S Apakan summoned Ambassador late October 31 to relay on behalf of FM Babacan Turkey's expectations for the Secretary's bilateral visit here and PM Erdogan's upcoming meeting with the President. Apakan emphasized that the PKK problem has changed qualitatively and n [...]
2007-10-31 17:43:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER IZ US TU
07ANKARA2697GOT DECIDES ON SANCTIONS, CONVEYS EXPECTATIONS FOR
[...] (C) Summary: On October 31, the Council of Ministers agreed upon an as yet undisclosed package of economic sanctions aimed at the PKK and those who help them in Northern Iraq. Civilian flights that use Turkish airspace to travel to and from Erbil appear to have been largely curtailed, though [...]
2007-11-01 12:45:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL PGOV TU IZ US
07ANKARA2707TURKEY: WELL-CONNECTED DIYARBAKIR MP TAKES A HARD
[...] (C) Summary and comment: Governing party MP from Diyarbakir Ihsan Arslan's prescription for solving the current impasse Turkey faces with respect to the terrorist Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK),northern Iraq and the US is that Turkey must take a hard look at the damaging policies it has purs [...]
2007-11-02 15:23:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER TU IZ US
07ANKARA2717TURKEY REACTS TO HOSTAGE RELEASE
[...] (SBU) All media headlined the November 4 release of the eight Turkish soldiers held hostage since October 21 by the terrorist Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK). Before boarding his plane to Washington for his November 5 meeting with President Bush, PM Erdogan thanked the U.S. and Iraqi governme [...]
2007-11-05 14:50:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PREL PGOV TU IZ US
07ANKARA2744TURKEY REACTS POSITIVELY TO ERDOGAN-POTUS MEETING
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Reactions in Turkey to PM Erdogan's November 5 meeting with President Bush span the spectrum depending on the political and ideological views of the individual or media outlet offering comment. In public comments subsequent to his meeting with POTUS, Erdogan has made clear his ap [...]
2007-11-09 06:50:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PTER TU US IZ
07ANKARA2850TURKEY'S ATTITUDE CHANGE; PRESSURE FOR MILITARY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Since PM Erdogan's November 5 meeting with President Bush, pressure for immediate Turkish military action against Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) terrorist camps has subsided. While both government and military leaders continue to stress Turkish readiness to carry out cross-borde [...]
2007-11-29 07:16:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PGOV TU IZ US
07ANKARA286ARMENIAN GENOCIDE RESOLUTION: TURKS PREDICT DIRE
[...] (C) Summary: Contacts from across the Turkish political spectrum are deeply alarmed at the prospect that a Congressional Armenian genocide resolution (AGR) is likely to pass for the first time this year. All predict a harsh reaction, especially from the public, in this already politically-cha [...]
2007-02-09 15:36:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM TU AM US
07ASHGABAT1255LOSS OF RESTRICTED BLANKET OVERFLIGHT AND LANDING
[...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 11. NO MORE BLANKET OVERFLIGHT 2. (C) The Government of Turkmenistan notified Embassy Ashgabat via diplomatic note on 20 November that it will not renew the blanket overflight and landing clearance number 999C that allows certain U.S. aircraft t [...]
2007-11-20 14:16:00Embassy AshgabatCONFIDENTIALPREL EAIR MARR MCAP MOPS TX US
07ASHGABAT1281BLANKET OVERFLIGHT APPROVED
[...] (C) The Government of Turkmenistan has agreed to renew the blanket overflight and landing clearance request number 999C that had been due to expire November 30. Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers and Foreign Minister Rashit Meredov called in the Charge to deliver this news. Meredov s [...]
2007-11-26 11:28:00Embassy AshgabatCONFIDENTIALPREL EAIR MARR MCAP MOPS US TX
07ASHGABAT1303TURKMENISTAN: LOSS OF BLANKET CLEARANCE - WHAT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: After first declining to renew an existing blanket clearance for U.S. aircraft, Turkmenistan changed its position and granted the renewal when the U.S. government challenged the decision. A combination of factors probably led to the initial denial, includig pressure from Russia, [...]
2007-11-29 14:33:00Embassy AshgabatCONFIDENTIALPREL EAIR MARR MCAP MOPS US TX
07ASHGABAT137EUR/ACE COORDINATOR ADAMS MEETS WITH
[...] (C) Turkmenistan's Minister of Foreign Affairs Rashit Meredov on January 31 provided EUR/ACE Adams a well-targetted series of requests for expanded cooperation in the fields of education, health, economic reforms and security. Meredov acknowledged Adams's caveat that the U.S. Congress was un [...]
2007-02-02 13:55:00Embassy AshgabatCONFIDENTIALMARR OSCE PGOV PHUM PINR PREL TX US
07ASHGABAT144Turkmenistan: Security Cooperation Has a Bright Future
[...] (SBU) During two law enforcement/security meetings with four different ministries, the U.S. government assistance delegation visiting Turkmenistan January 31-February 2 were provided positive assessments of current United States - Turkmenistan cooperation in the law enforcement and security sph [...]
2007-02-06 08:13:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM SNAR KIPR PREL TX US
07ASHGABAT146 Mejlis Speaker Nurberdiyeva Meeting with Adams Del:
[...] (SBU) During a January 31 meeting with EUR/ACE Coordinator Tom Adams, USAID Assistant Administrator Doug Menarchik and USAID Senior Democracy and Governance Advisor Eric Rudenshiould, the new Speaker of Turkmenistan's Mejlis (Parliament),Akja Nurberdiyeva, signaled cautious interest in cooper [...]
2007-02-06 12:17:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINR PHUM PREL TX US
07ASHGABAT162U.S. ASSISTANCE COORDINATOR ADAMS' MEETING WITH AGRICULTURE
[...] (SBU) EUR/ACE Coordinator Adams and delegation heard upbeat accounts of farming-sector developments from Turkmenistan's Agriculture Minister, Esenmyrat Orazgeldiyev, on January 31. Without mentioning recent years' notorious crop shortfalls and other problems, Orazgeldiyev depicted his sector a [...]
2007-02-08 11:48:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID EFIN PGOV EAGR ECON ETRD TX US
07ASHGABAT163COORDINATOR ADAMS MEETING WITH MINISTER OF HEALTH AND
[...] (SBU) Minister of Health Care and Medical Industry Byashim Sopiev expressed undiluted appreciation for past and present joint health programs, and readiness for new ones, throughout a one-hour meeting with EUR/ACE Assistance Coordinator Tom Adams, USAID Assistant Administrator Douglas Menarchi [...]
2007-02-08 11:48:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL SOCI EAID TX US
07ASHGABAT167 Adams Delegation in Dashoguz Province: Also Optimistic
[...] (SBU) Discussion of future assistance needs and hopes -- a welcome replacement to rote glorification of Niyazov and the Ruhnama -- dominated an intensive visit to Dashoguz on February 2 by members of the U.S. interagency assistance delegation led by EUR/ACE Coordinator Tom Adams. In meeting a [...]
2007-02-08 14:09:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PREL PINR TX US
07ASHGABAT169Turkmenistan's Very Public Drug Burn
[...] (SBU) The media, the diplomatic corps and Turkmenistan's State Counternarcotics Commission at the Cabinet of Ministers witnessed the incineration of 562 kilograms of narcotics, primarily seized along the border with Afghanistan from December 2006 through early February, on February 7. This, th [...]
2007-02-09 06:18:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM SNAR KIPR PREL TX US
07ASHGABAT171EUR/ACE VISIT WITH MINISTRY OF ECONOMY AND FINANCE
[...] (SBU) EUR/ACE Director of FSA Programs Deborah Klepp discussed potential areas for U.S. technical assistance with Deputy Minister of Economy and Finance (MOEF) Tuvakmammed Japarov and Chief International Specialist Galina Romanova on January 31 as part of EUR/ACE Coordinator Adams's Turkmenist [...]
2007-02-09 10:08:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID EFIN PGOV EAGR ECON ETRD PINR TX US
07ASHGABAT175EUR/ACE Adams' Visit: Turkmenistan's Newest
[...] (SBU) U.S. government security assistance delegates visiting Turkmenistan January 31-February 2 met with law-enforcement donor-community members from several international organizations and diplomatic missions for a discussion that quickly focused on border-security issues, specifically border- [...]
2007-02-09 11:29:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PGOV PHUM SNAR KIPR PREL TX US
07ASHGABAT184TURKMENISTAN ELECTION DAY: HOPEFUL EXPECTANCY AMID
[...] (SBU) Turkmenistan's election-day proceedings were smooth, relaxed and imbued with genuine, unusual popular enthusiasm over the day's proceedings. The already-broadcast official turnout figure of 98.25% is not credible, but should not wreck appreciation of the day's upside: Ashgabat long-tim [...]
2007-02-12 13:14:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PHUM PINR TX US
07ASHGABAT19SCENESETTER FOR SCA DAS FEIGENBAUM'S JANUARY 10-13
[...] (SBU) Embassy Ashgabat warmly welcomes DAS Feigenbaum and looks forward to a productive stay. Your visit, the second by a high-ranking State Department official since President Niyazov's death, will provide an opportunity to stress to Turkmenistan's top leadership that the United States looks [...]
2007-01-05 12:50:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PHUM TX US
07ASHGABAT191UN SECRETARIAT OFFICIAL ON BERDIMUHAMMEDOV
[...] (SBU) Charge exchanged post-Niyazov views February 10 with visiting UN Secretariat official Vladimir Goryayev, a Turkmenistan veteran with extraordinary local access. Goryayev predicted that change would be slow and cautious at best under Berdimuhammedov, since the latter will remain fettere [...]
2007-02-13 11:14:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PINR TX US
07ASHGABAT199A/S BOUCHER DICUSSES DEMOCRACY AND OPPORTUNITY
[...] (C) During their 45 minute introductory meeting, Turkmenistan's President Gurbanguly Berdimuhammedov, looking relaxed and confident, told South Central Asia Assistant Secretary Boucher that he: SIPDIS -- was elected democratically, though he acknowledged Turkmenistan's electoral system n [...]
2007-02-15 15:04:00Embassy AshgabatCONFIDENTIALENRG PGOV PHUM PINR PREL TX US
07ASHGABAT201ACTING PARLIAMENT SPEAKER NURBERDIYEVA WELCOMES A/S BOUCHER
[...] (U) Acting Parliamentary (Mejlis) Speaker Akja Nurberdiyeva unreservedly welcomed SCA A/S Boucher's suggestion of legislative exchange and assistance activities in their cordial February 15 meeting. Nurberdiyeva described the Mejlis's altered functions and listed its main current agenda items [...]
2007-02-16 12:06:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV SOCI EAID TX US
07ASHGABAT203TURKMENISTAN'S DEPUTY MINISTER OF DEFENSE TELLS
[...] (C) First Deputy Minister of Defense Colonel Atabayev was friendly and relaxed during his February 15 meeting with SCA Assistant Secretary Boucher. Echoing the tone and words of Minister of Defense Agageldi Mammetgeldiyev when he met with the EUR/ACE law enforcement assistance team on January [...]
2007-02-16 13:56:00Embassy AshgabatCONFIDENTIALMARR PGOV PINR PREL SNAR TX US
07ASHGABAT204MFA MEREDOV TELLS BOUCHER TURKMENISTAN EAGER FOR
[...] (C) Foreign Minister Rashit Meredov accepted Assistant Secretary Boucher's proposal to send U.S. experts in five SIPDIS areas -- education and health; economic reform, business development and agriculture; energy; political development and human rights; security -- to Turkmenistan over the [...]
2007-02-16 14:00:00Embassy AshgabatCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL TX US
07ASHGABAT217Turkmenistan Releases 2007 Drug Seizure Statistics
[...] (SBU) Post received 2006 drug-seizure statistics from the Government of Turkmenistan via diplomatic note on February 9. The government has passed seizure statistics to post intermittently during the past two years, and post has also received data via the Ashgabat office of the [...]
2007-02-21 11:11:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM SNAR PREL TX US
07ASHGABAT220A/S BOUCHER MEETS, VIEWS SUCCESS OF USG PROGRAMS IN LEBAP
[...] (SBU) A/S Boucher found Turkmenabat (capital of Lebap province),broadly aglow in anticipation of new post-Niyazov openness and opportunities, and looking for the United States to help realize the latter, in his February 16 meetings with the governor, community-activist groups, American-Corne [...]
2007-02-22 03:18:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV SOCI EAID TX US
07ASHGABAT221TURKMENISTAN'S PRESIDENT BERDIMUHAMMEDOV'S CABINET
[...] (SBU) The collective impression of Berdimuhammedov's Cabinet decisions to date -- especially for the Ministries of Education and of Oil and Gas -- at first glance is dismaying and raises concerns that Turkmenistan's post-Niyazov governance is set to stay the same despite all the campaign hints [...]
2007-02-22 03:19:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV SOCI EAID TX US
07ASHGABAT228CULTURE AND EDUCATION APPOINTMENTS IN TURKMENISTAN -- MORE
[...] (U) President Berdimuhammedov's February 21 appointments in the cultural and educational sectors represent no break with the past, though in the case of the Institute of Culture and state daily newspaper, Neutral Turkmenistan, they may signal some change in the operation of the affected instit [...]
2007-02-22 13:42:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV SOCI EAID TX US
07ASHGABAT236IN TURKMENISTAN TOP SECURITY FIGURES RE-CONFIRMED; NEW
[...] (U) Turkmenistan's President Berdimuhammedov has reappointed his entire inherited "power ministries" team to serve in his own government, though without reappointing Defense Minister Mammetgeldiyev to his previous dual role as Secretary of the National Security Council. The new president also [...]
2007-02-26 13:26:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL SOCI EAID TX US
07ASHGABAT242PDAS MANN SCENESETTER: TURKMENISTAN'S POST-NIYAZOV OIL/GAS
[...] (SBU) In marked contrast to Niyazov, President Berdimuhammedov has no past or expertise in the hydrocarbon sector. His and his new government's first concern has been not to introduce any instability into the status quo, and they may initially be even more unready to enact new directions than [...]
2007-02-28 13:12:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL SOCI EAID TX US
07ASHGABAT247PDAS MANN SCENESETTER (II): TURKMENISTAN, AFGHANISTAN AND
[...] (U) Post's knowledge regarding Turkmenistan's supply of electricity to Afghanistan remains essentially limited to the scant and mainly declarative details reported after the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed last April 24 by President Niyazov and an Afghanistani delegation headed by [...]
2007-03-01 13:34:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG PREL SOCI EAID AF TX US
07ASHGABAT259PRESIDENT BERDIMUHAMMEDOV RECEPTIVE TO PIPELINE
[...] (C) President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhammedov showed sincere interest in Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Steven Mann's detailed March 5 presentation of SIPDIS alternative paths to developing the country's energy sector. In the context of stressing his concern for development [...]
2007-03-05 13:23:00Embassy AshgabatCONFIDENTIALPREL EPET ENRG PGOV AF KZ TX US UZ TI IR
07ASHGABAT260PRIVATE SECTOR OIL AND GAS TELLS PDAS MANN MORE FOREIGN
[...] (SBU) Private sector oil and gas representatives told visiting PDAS Steven Mann during a March 4 lunch that the primary inhibition to the further (and long-term) development of Turkmenistan's oil and gas sector was lack of foreign direct investment (FDI). They also believed that a corollary t [...]
2007-03-05 13:40:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG PREL SOCI EAID AF TX US
07ASHGABAT261MEREDOV: TURKMENISTAN READY TO EXPLORE PIPELINE
[...] (C) During a March 5 meeting with SCA PDAS Steven Mann, Turkmenistan Foreign Affairs Deputy Chairman/Minister Rashit Meredov stated that Turkmenistan was reexamining its gas pipeline options and was ready to move forward with new gas relationships. He and Mann agreed to hold expert-level bil [...]
2007-03-05 13:53:00Embassy AshgabatCONFIDENTIALEPET PGOV PHUM PREL TX US
07ASHGABAT291FORMER SOVIET UNION AMBASSADORS TELL MANN THAT
[...] (C) Ashgabat-based Former Soviet Union ambassadors told South Central Asia Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Mann during a March 5 dinner that it was clear that President Berdimuhammedov would introduce welcome reforms to Turkmenistan, though he would be slow to de-Niyazov the trappings o [...]
2007-03-15 10:57:00Embassy AshgabatCONFIDENTIALEPET PREL TX US AF
07ASHGABAT345BLACK HISTORY MONTH SPEAKER RANSOM ELECTRIFIES
[...] (U) At a watershed moment in Turkmenistan's modern history, Black History Month Speaker Dr. Elbert Ransom energized and inspired audiences in Ashgabat, Mary and Dashoguz during his visit to Turkmenistan from March 8-16. Dr. Ransom's bold oratory style, unusually warm personality and gripping [...]
2007-04-03 12:44:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO PREL TX US
07ASHGABAT350CODEL HOEKSTRA'S MEETING WITH DEPUTY CHAIRMAN FOR
[...] (C) Michigan Congressman Peter Hoekstra, Ranking Member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, Minority Staff Director Michael Meermans, Permanent Staff Member Jim Lewis and Acting Charge d'Affaires met for about 75 minutes on April 4 with Deputy Chairman and Minister of For [...]
2007-04-05 13:05:00Embassy AshgabatCONFIDENTIALAJ ENRG IR PREL TX US UN
07ASHGABAT407DAS ROMANOWSKI SCENESETTER -- TURKMENISTAN AND ITS
[...] (SBU) Your visit to Turkmenistan is an opportunity to help determine whether recently-elected President Gurbanguly Berdimuhammedov is serious about reform of the educational system or whether his pledge to improve education was more a cynical campaign ploy. Original enthusiasm over Berdimuham [...]
2007-04-20 13:32:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV SOCI EAID TX US
07ASHGABAT408RUSSIA FIGHTS BACK: TURKMENISTAN'S BERDIMUHAMMEDOV
[...] (C) President Berdimuhammedov's upcoming April 23-24 visit to Moscow, reported yesterday in Russian press, comes amidst growing signs that Russia is pushing hard to preserve its influence -* politically, economically, and in the cultural sphere -* in post-Niyazov Turkmenistan. Berdimuhammedov [...]
2007-04-20 14:24:00Embassy AshgabatCONFIDENTIALEPET PGOV PINR PREL RS TX US
07ASHGABAT44FOREIGN MINISTER MEREDOV TELLS SCA DAS FEIGENBAUM
[...] (C) During a three and a half hour meeting, Foreign Minister Rashit Meredov on January 10 told SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum that Turkmenistan was willing to consider improving bilateral relations on a range of issues from human rights to trade to security. Meredov welcomed F [...]
2007-01-11 15:15:00Embassy AshgabatSECRETPREL PGOV PHUM OSCE MARR TX US
07ASHGABAT466YELLOW BIRD -- TURKMENISTAN EMBRACES U.S. NATIVE AMERICAN
[...] (U) Following close on the heels of its previous performing arts group Yellow Bird [ref A] , post hosted the Ari Roland Jazz Quartet representing Ethiopia, Iran, China, Japan, South Korea, Russia, Uzbekistan, Turkey and Estonia. In the background, the host government's ingrained urge to contr [...]
2007-05-10 08:51:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO PREL TX US
07ASHGABAT501SCENESETTER FOR AMBASSADOR NEUMANN:
[...] (C) Ambassador Neumann, Embassy Ashgabat warmly welcomes your visit here, which offers us an opportunity to engage the Government of Turkmenistan on a more substantive level on the issue of assistance to Afghanistan. Turkmenistan's President Berdimuhammedov, after just a few months on the job, [...]
2007-05-16 10:59:00Embassy AshgabatCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV SNAR TX AF US
07ASHGABAT520TURKMENISTAN'S MINISTRY OF NATIONAL SECURITY
[...] (S) A representative of Turkmenistan's Ministry of National Security (MNB) contacted polmiloff on May 22 to forward to Charge the ministry's decision to abolish the "black list" of citizens prevented from leaving Turkmenistan. During a follow-up conversation on May 23, the MNB contact said t [...]
2007-05-23 13:01:00Embassy AshgabatSECRETPGOV PHUM PREL TX US
07ASHGABAT525TURKMENISTAN'S DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER HAGYEV
[...] (C) Turkmenistan's Deputy Foreign Minister Hagyev told SCA Special Envoy for Assistance to Afghanistan Ron Neumann on May 21 that his country was eager to provide additional electricity to Afghanistan on a "mutually beneficial" basis, but was concerned by a "change in the wind" on Afghanistan' [...]
2007-05-24 13:35:00Embassy AshgabatCONFIDENTIALPREL ENRG PGOV TX AF US
07ASHGABAT548SCA/CEN OFFICE DIRECTOR SPRATLEN WARNS
[...] (C) During an 80-minute May 11 meeting SCA/CEN Office Director Pamela Spratlen urged Deputy Foreign Minister Wepa Hagyev to improve freedom of movement from Turkmenistan or face withdrawal of the Jackson-Vanik Amendment waiver. Hagyev tried to justify his country's travel policy using legalis [...]
2007-06-01 13:49:00Embassy AshgabatCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM KIRF PGOV TX US
07ASHGABAT549TURKMENISTAN'S GAS PROSPECTS
[...] (C) Deputy Chairman for Oil and Gas Tachberdi Tagyev was clear during his March 31 meeting with Principle Deputy Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs, accompanied by senior-level representatives from four USG agencies, that his task in President Berdimuhammedov's administrat [...]
2007-06-01 13:50:00Embassy AshgabatCONFIDENTIALENRG EPET PREL SOCI TX US
07ASHGABAT550TURKMENISTAN'S PRESIDENT BERDIMUHAMMEDOV PROMISES
[...] (C) Turkmenistan's President Berdimuhammedov offered PDAS Mann and a high-level USG delegation on May 31 a mix of openness and old thinking. After hearing detailed USG proposals for technical assistance, feasibility studies and experts' exchanges -- all contributing to making Turkmenistan a [...]
2007-06-01 13:54:00Embassy AshgabatCONFIDENTIALENRG EPET PGOV PREL TX US
07ASHGABAT551TURKMENISTAN FOREIGN AFFAIRS DEPUTY SECRETARY
[...] (C) Deputy Chairman for Foreign Affairs Rashit Meredov, in a separate May 31 meeting, told SCA PDAS Mann that Turkmenistan had removed a few names from its travel "blacklist" and that Turkmenistan was re-examining the law on migration to see whether the law could be "eased" to better accommod [...]
2007-06-01 14:14:00Embassy AshgabatSECRETPREL PHUM EPET ENRG TX US
07ASHGABAT559HEAD OF TURKMENISTAN'S GAS "COMPETENT BODY" TELLS
[...] (SBU) Bayrammyrat Myradov, the recently appointed Executive Director of Turkmenistan's Executive Administration of the State Agency for Management and Use of Hydrocarbon Resources, told the members of the delegation led by SCA PDAS Steven Mann on June 1 that his agency was in charge, from sta [...]
2007-06-05 13:31:00Embassy AshgabatCONFIDENTIALEPET PINR PREL TX US
07ASHGABAT563FOREIGN AFFAIRS DEPUTY CHAIRMAN MEREDOV TELLS
[...] (C) Deputy Chairman for Foreign Affairs Rashit Meredov told DAS Romanowski his government wanted to energize its relationship with the United States. While he refrained from making any commitments, and instead referred DAS Romanowski to the Ministry of Education, he listened attentively to he [...]
2007-06-06 11:16:00Embassy AshgabatCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL SCUL SOCI TX US
07ASHGABAT565ARI ROLAND QUARTET PLAYS FOR TURKMENISTAN'S PUBLIC AND IN
[...] (U) Following close on the heels of its previous performing arts group Yellow Bird [reftel], post hosted the Ari Roland Jazz Quartet April 18-23 in a program that reminded post of the limits of host government acceptance of non-Turkmen forms of expression. In contrast to its almost overly war [...]
2007-06-06 12:52:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO PREL TX US
07ASHGABAT583BERDIMUHAMMEDOV FIRES MINISTER OF CULTURE, RECTOR OF
[...] (U) In his June 8 Cabinet of Ministers meeting, President Berdimuhammedov fired Minister of Culture Enebay Atayeva and former Minister of Education-then-director of the International Turkmen Turkish University (ITTU) Shemshat Annagylyjova. Dismissing Atayeva with a reprimand for "serious shor [...]
2007-06-12 12:57:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV SOCI EAID TX US
07ASHGABAT59SCA DAS FEIGENBAUM VISIT REINFORCES U.S. COMMITMENT TO
[...] (U) Building on a three and a half hour meeting with Foreign Minister Meredov that included discussion of education, SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum sent a clear message to Turkmenistan officials of U.S. support for educational development in Turkmenistan, with a visit to a FLEX [...]
2007-01-17 09:46:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO PREL TX US
07ASHGABAT605TURKMENISTAN TO SEND ECONOMY AND FINANCE MINSTER TO
[...] The Government of Turkmenistan officially confirmed that it would send its Minister of Economy and Finance, Hojamyrat Geldimyradov, to participate in the upcoming U.S.-Central Asian Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) Council meeting, to be held July 17-19 in Washington D.C. Bio an [...]
2007-06-19 13:00:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD PREL OVIP TX US
07ASHGABAT617MEJLIS SPEAKER WELCOMES DAS FEIGENBAUM'S OFFERS - BUT STOPS
[...] (U) As part of his visit to Ashgabat to press forward in the bilateral relationship since the inauguration of President Berdimuhammedov, Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum met on June 25 with Mejlis (Parliament) Speaker Akja Nurberdiyeva to discuss opportunities for cooperation between [...]
2007-06-26 13:42:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIEDENRG PINR PREL PGOV TX US AF
07ASHGABAT618TURKMENISTAN'S PRESIDENT BERDIMUHAMMEDOV TELLS SCA
[...] (C) During a cordial 80-minute meeting on June 25, Turkmenistan's President Gurbanguly Berdimuhammedov told SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum that Turkmenistan was committed to expanded cooperation with the United States. He stated that a Trans-Caspian pipeline (TCP) remained on [...]
2007-06-26 14:24:00Embassy AshgabatCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM ENRG ECON ETRD TX AF US
07ASHGABAT660Blame Game in Negotiating Sales of Turkmenistan's Energy to
[...] (U) While in Ashgabat to explore next steps in the bilateral relationship with President Berdimuhammedov's administration, SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum met on June 25 with Minister of Energy and Industry Yusup Dawudov to discuss how the USG might assist with ongoing negotiati [...]
2007-07-05 12:34:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIEDENRG PINR PREL PGOV TX US AF
07ASHGABAT661TURKMENISTAN SHOWCASES INTERNATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP AT
[...] (U) A host government-organized conference dedicated to Islamic scholar Mahmyt Zamahshary from May 23 to 25 was surprisingly close to a legitimate international scholarly conference, despite the usual ceremonial trappings of such conferences under late President Niyazov. The event's ceremonia [...]
2007-07-05 12:59:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO PREL TX US
07ASHGABAT662CENTCOM ADMIRAL FALLON'S VISIT RECEIVES BROAD COVERAGE ON
[...] (U) Media coverage of U.S. CENTCOM Commander Admiral William Fallon's June 20 meeting with Turkmenistan's President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov fell into two distinct trends, with international sources focusing on American competition with Russia for gas resources while state media concentrated [...]
2007-07-05 13:05:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG PINR PREL PGOV TX US AF
07ASHGABAT697PIPELINES DOMINATE FEIGENBAUM PRESS COVERAGE
[...] (U) Despite Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan A. Feigenbaum's emphasis on developing a multidimensional relationship with Turkmenistan, media mostly focused on the single dimension of gas pipelines. Most media headlines, including pro-Government of Turkmenistan sites, contained the words "Trans [...]
2007-07-13 11:48:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG PINR PREL PGOV TX US AF
07ASHGABAT742 U.S. SUPPORT FOR STEVE CARR'S CANDIDACY TO THE
[...] No summary [...]
2007-07-25 12:34:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG PINR PREL PGOV TX US AF
07ASTANA546JCIC-DIP-07-001: U.S. RESPONSE TO RUSSIAN
[...] (S) On February 28 DTRO-A delivered reftel U.S. response to the Russian non-paper requesting an additional photograph for the Trident Reference Aid to Major Makhit Nyshanily Tulegenov in MOD,s Arms Reduction Control and Inspection Activities Center. Major Tulegenov had no comment. 2. (U) P [...]
2007-03-01 07:34:00Embassy AstanaSECRETJCIC START PARM PREL KACT RS UP BO KZ US
07BAGHDAD169KURDISH REACTION TO RAID ON IRANINA OFFICE
[...] (U) This is an Iraqi Kurdistan Regional Reconstruction Team (RRT) cable. 2. (U) Summary: Kurdish press and government officials reacted on January 12 to an early-morning security operation by Coalition Forces in Erbil the previous day in which five Iranians were taken for questioning. [...]
2007-01-16 12:34:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPGOV PINS PREL PTER KPAO KMDR US IZ IR
07BAGHDAD1696PM OF IRAQI KURDISTAN DISCOUNTS NATIONAL
[...] (C) On May 17 outgoing Kurdistan Regional Coordinator Yellin, accompanied by incoming Acting Regional Coordinator Patterson, paid a farewell call on Nechirvan Barzani, the Prime Minister of the Iraqi Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG). Barzani said that Iraqi Sunni and Shia Arabs will never [...]
2007-05-23 01:41:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS PINR ECON PREL US IR SY IZ
07BAGHDAD403 Iraqi Kurdistan Region Media Summary --
[...] (U) This is a Regional Reconstruction Team (RRT) cable. KRG President Condemns Bombings in Baghdad, Babil, and Kikuk --------------------------------------------- ----- 2. (U) Newspapers reported on KRG President's condemnation of the recent terrorist attacks in Baghdad, Babil, and Kir [...]
2007-02-07 06:30:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR PKPA PGOV ECON IZ TU US
07BAGHDAD404 Iraqi Kurdistan Region Media Summary --
[...] (U) This is a Regional Reconstruction Team (RRT) cable. Sulaimaniyah to Give Fuel to Owners of 300 Private Generators --------------------------------------------- ----- 2. (U) Kurdistani New reports that the Sulaimaniyah provincial government will supply 50% of the diesel fuel and ele [...]
2007-02-07 06:30:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR PKPA PGOV ECON IZ TU US
07BAGHDAD433 Iraqi Kurdistan Region Media Summary --
[...] (U) This is a Regional Reconstruction Team (RRT) cable. Continuing Reaction to Article 140 Committee Resolutions --------------------------------------------- ----- 2. (U) Kurdish press was dominated today by continued reactions from across the region on two resolutions of the Higher Com [...]
2007-02-08 15:17:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKMDR PKPA PGOV ECON IZ US
07BAGHDAD434 Iraqi Kurdistan Region Media Summary --
[...] (U) This is a Regional Reconstruction Team (RRT) cable. Ansar al-Islam Plot to Murder Sulaimaniyah Security Officials Thwarted --------------------------------------------- ----- 2. (U) Hawlati independent newspaper published details of a plot by three members of Ansar al-Islam to murde [...]
2007-02-08 15:17:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKMDR PKPA PGOV ECON PINS IZ US
07BAGHDAD859 IRAQ KURDISTAN REGION MEDIA SUMMARY --
[...] (U) This is a Regional Reconstruction Team (RRT) cable. 300mW Electricity Generation Station to be Build for Sulaimaniyah ------------------------------------------- 2. (U) Major Newspapers reported that a memorandum of understanding has been signed between the KRG and a German company [...]
2007-03-11 13:00:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PINS IZ US
07BAGHDAD860 IRAQI KURDISTAN REGION MEDIA SUMMARY--
[...] (U) This is a Regional Reconstruction Team (RRT) cable. US Military Apologizes to Families of Fallen Peshmerga --------------------------------------------- ---- 2. (U) The major Kurdish media covered a meeting between US Army representative Colonel Smith and Kurdish representatives Must [...]
2007-03-11 13:00:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PINS IZ US
07BAGHDAD896 Iraqi Kurdistan Region Media Summary --
[...] (U) This is a Regional Reconstruction Team (RRT) cable. KRG Publishes Draft Federal Oil and Gas Law in English and Arabic --------------------------------------------- ---- 2. (U) The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) spokesman published an authorized English translation of the draft [...]
2007-03-14 05:52:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PINS IZ IR TU US
07BAGHDAD897 Iraqi Kurdistan Region Media Summary -- March 10, 2007
[...] (U) This is a Regional Reconstruction Team (RRT) cable. Adnan Al Mufti: Kurds Will Maintain Relations with Shi'a Coalition --------------------------------------------- --- 2. (U) PUKmedia.com covered a press statement by KNA Speaker Adnan Al Mufti saying that the Kurdish Bloc in th [...]
2007-03-14 05:52:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PINS IZ IR TU US
07BAKU68 COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR EDWARD DOUGLAS MENARCHIK, ACTING E&E
[...] EMBASSY BAKU GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR USAID ACTING EUROPE AND EURASIA BUREAU ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATOR, EDWARD DOUGLAS MENARCHIK TO TRAVEL BAKU, AZERBAIJAN O/A FEBRUARY 6 THROUGH FEBRUARY 10, 2007. THE PURPOSE OF THE TRAVEL IS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIP COMMISSION MEETINGS IN [...]
2007-01-29 11:15:00Embassy BakuUNCLASSIFIEDEAID OTRA US AJ
07BERLIN81GERMAN REACTION TO AFRICOM BASING
[...] (C) DCM and Naval Attach presented reftel talking points to MOD and MFA on January 15. MOD Parliamentary State Secretary Christian Schmidt offered preliminary personal SIPDIS views and undertook to provide DCM initial coordinated German government feedback on January 17. Schmidt reacted [...]
2007-01-15 11:43:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALMARR PREL GM XA US
07BRASILIA1115 COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR DOE CONTRACTORS PETERSON
[...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for David P. Perterson and Loren J. Habergger, U.S. Department of Energy (DOE),July 5-19, 2007, to Itaituba and Creporizao (State of Para) Brazil, to work on projects on reduction of emissions from community and small scale gold mining in developin [...]
2007-06-15 18:36:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDTRGY ENRG SENV KSCA OTRA US BR
07BRASILIA116 COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR CDC OFFICIAL HOWARD
[...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for Dr. William Howard, Safety and Health Manager, Office of Health and Safety, OD, HHS, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),to Brasilia (DF),Brazil, February 6-8, 2007, to participate in the BSL-4 lab design workshop. 2. Visitors [...]
2007-01-22 20:09:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO CDC KSCA OTRA US BR
07BRASILIA1240 COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR DOE/EE A/S KARSNER JULY
[...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for U.S. Department of Energy (USDOE),Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Alexander Karsner, to Brasilia (July 10-12) and Rio de Janeiro (July 12),Brazil, to participate in the Council on Competitiveness and its Brazil [...]
2007-07-02 18:12:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDTRGY ENRG SENV KSCA OTRA US BR
07BRASILIA1278 COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR DOE/EE BARTON
[...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for Bradley L. Barton, U.S. Department of Energy (USDOE),Director of Commercialization and Deployment, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, to Brasilia (July 10-12) and Sao Paulo (transit),Brazil, to participate in the Council on Competitivenes [...]
2007-07-06 15:20:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDTRGY ENRG SENV KSCA OTRA US BR
07BRASILIA1285 COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR DOE/EE LUTTRELL
[...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for Ellen Luttrell, U.S. Department of Energy (USDOE),Consultant- Communications Advisor, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, to Brasilia (July 10-12) and Rio de Janeiro (July 12-15) and Sao Paulo (transit: Jul 10 and 15),Brazil, to participa [...]
2007-07-09 13:44:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDTRGY ENRG SENV KSCA OTRA US BR
07BRASILIA1287 COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR DOE/EE SATTELBERG
[...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for Alfred P. Sattelberg, U.S. Department of Energy (USDOE),Contract, Argone National Laboratory, Associate Lab Director for Physical Sciences, to Brasilia (July 9-13),Brazil, to participate in the Council on Competitiveness and its Brazilian coun [...]
2007-07-09 13:45:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDTRGY ENRG SENV KSCA OTRA US BR
07BRASILIA1289 COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR DOE/EE ARVISU
[...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for Dan E. Arvizu, U.S. Department of Energy (USDOE),Director, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, to Brasilia (July 10-12) and Rio de Janeiro (July 12-15) and Sao Paulo (transit: Jul 10 and 13),Brazil, to participate in the Council on Compet [...]
2007-07-09 13:46:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDTRGY ENRG SENV KSCA OTRA US BR
07BRASILIA1351UNDER SECRETARY DOBRIANSKY 'S VISIT TO BRAZIL SPARKS
[...] (SBU) Summary: Under Secretary Dobriansky's visit to Brazil May 16-17, 2007, not only fulfilled the request by President Bush and Brazilian President Lula to elevate the Common Agenda for the Environment (CAE) dialogue, but helped the U.S. Mission in Brazil move forward on a number of key issu [...]
2007-07-18 09:42:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTRGY ENRG SENV EAGR ETRD KSCA US BR
07BRASILIA1536 COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR NASA OFFICIALS MR AND MRS
[...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for Dr. Jeffrey Williams (Astronaut) and Anna Marie Williams (spouse),National Aeronautic and Space Administration (NASA) Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) official, to Sao Paulo (SP),Campos dos Goitacases (RJ),Brasilia (DF) and Rio de Janeiro (RJ) [...]
2007-08-10 12:36:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDTSPA SENV KSCA OTRA US BR
07BRASILIA433U.S.-BRAZIL SIGN MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING ON BIOFUELS
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-13 16:13:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDTRGY SENV KSCA TPHY TBIO US BR
07BRASILIA671 COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR NASA OFFICIAL BRIDGES
[...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for Dr. Nathan Bridges, National and Space Administration (NASA) Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) official, to Carajas (PA),Brazil, to conduct fieldwork at the Carajas mine in support of the remote spectral characterization of terrestrial life formi [...]
2007-04-16 13:54:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDTSPA SENV KSCA OTRA US BR
07BRASILIA694 COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR DOE A/S KARSNER DELEGATION
[...] Mission warmly welcomes and grants country clearance for U.S. Department of Energy Assistant Secretary Alexander "Andy" Karsner, and his delegation, to Sao Paulo and Brasilia, Brazil, April 22-25, 2007. Members of the Assistant Secretary's delegation include Courtney Gillespie, Michael Mills [...]
2007-04-19 12:52:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDTRGY ENRG SENV KSCA OTRA US BR
07BRASILIA890COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR HHS/FDA OFFICIALS TIERNAN
[...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for Rose Tiernan, Medical Officer and Robin Levis, Regulatory Coordinator, Office of Vaccines Research and Review, Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, FDA, HHS to travel to Brasilia, Brazil, from May 22-27, 2007. The purpose of the trip [...]
2007-05-18 17:15:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDKSCA TBIO OTRA US BR
07BRASILIA905DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY'S A/S KARSNER VISITS BRAZIL TO JUMP
[...] (SBU) Summary: During Assistant Secretary Karsner's April 23-25, 2007, visit, he was able to meet with a broad spectrum of policymakers representing state and federal government plus those from the private sector who make up Brazil's biofuel power elite. Beginning with meetings in Sao Paulo w [...]
2007-05-21 19:57:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTRGY ENRG SENV EAGR ETRD KSCA US BR
07BRASILIA985 COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR DOE/FE OFFICIAL MCKEE TO
[...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for Dr. Barbara McKee, Director, Office of Clean Energy Collaboration, U.S. Department of Energy (USDOE),to Brasilia, Brazil, June 26-30, 2007, to chair the International Energy Working Party on Fossil Fuels Executive Committee Meeting and speak a [...]
2007-05-31 17:01:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDTRGY ENRG SENV KSCA OTRA US BR
07BRIDGETOWN1099COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CARLTON DUNCAN TO TRAVEL TO
[...] Embassy Bridgetown grants country clearance to Carlton Duncan, Deputy Chief Operating Officer, OCOO, OD, CDC, HHS, to travel to Barbados to facilitate an orientation for the HIV Prevention Activity for the Caribbean region, September 05 - September 14, 2007. 2. Understand no Embassy assis [...]
2007-08-30 19:31:00Embassy BridgetownUNCLASSIFIEDKSCA OTRA CDCC EAID US BB XL
07BRIDGETOWN522COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CHARLES WARREN AND NATHAN
[...] Embassy Bridgetown grants country clearance to Charles Warren, Statistician and Nathan Jones, Statistician, Global Tobacco Control Program, COCHP/NCCDPHP, HHS/CDC to travel to Barbados from May 6-11, to participate as the teaching faculty at the Global Tobacco Surveillance System workshop for [...]
2007-05-04 15:53:00Embassy BridgetownUNCLASSIFIEDKSCA OTRA US BB CDCC EAID XL
07BRIDGETOWN561COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR KEN YAMASHITA TO TRAVEL TO
[...] Embassy Bridgetown grants country clearance for Susumu Ken Yamashita, Director, GH/OHA to travel to Barbados May 20-22, 2007 to assist the Mission with staffing and management issues in light of CDC co-location. 2. Hotel reservation has been confirmed for traveler at the Coral Sands Beach [...]
2007-05-09 20:52:00Embassy BridgetownUNCLASSIFIEDASEC EAID OTRA US BB XL
07BRIDGETOWN649 COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR L. NAEGER TO TRAVEL TO
[...] Embassy Bridgetown warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Lisa Naeger, Microbiologist, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, FDA, HHS, to travel to Barbados from June 11-16, 2007. The purpose of this visit is to participate in a forum at the XVI International HIV Drug Resistance Wo [...]
2007-05-23 13:33:00Embassy BridgetownUNCLASSIFIEDKSCA TBIO OTRA US BB
07BRIDGETOWN651 COUNTRY CLEARANCE AMENDED FOR C. YANG TO TRAVEL TO
[...] Embassy Bridgetown acknowledges change in travel dates and amends country clearance for Chunfu Yang to travel to Barbados from June 12-17, 2007. The purpose of the visit is to attend the XVII International Human Immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) Drug Resistance Workshop. 2. Per refte [...]
2007-05-23 13:45:00Embassy BridgetownUNCLASSIFIEDKSCA OTRA CDC US BB
07BRUSSELS1483SCENESETTER FOR BELGIAN FM DE GUCHT'S MAY 11
[...] (C) Summary: Belgian FM De Gucht has three goals for his May 11 meetings in the Department with the Secretary and others -- raising USG consciousness on Great Lakes issues, gaining a firsthand impression of USG goals on Russia, and garnering favorable press as Belgium's June 10 federal electi [...]
2007-05-03 15:38:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIALCG PGOV PREL US BE
07BRUSSELS3453SCENESETTER FOR THE SECRETARY'S DECEMBER 6 MEETING
[...] (C) Summary: For the foreseeable future, the continuing Belgian government formation crisis gives us no alternative to working closely with the current caretaker government in which Karel De Gucht serves as Foreign Minister. Generally speaking, this is good news since the current government [...]
2007-12-04 16:54:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV BE US
07CAIRO110COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR HHS/CSC PATRICIA
[...] Post warmly welcomes and grants country clearance for the visit of HHS/SCS Medical Officer, Patricia Simone, to Cairo, Egypt January 23-26 to discuss and finalize plans for 2007 activities and to be introduced to the strategic partners at the Ministry of Health, NAMRU-3 and the WHO regional of [...]
2007-01-16 13:40:00Embassy CairoUNCLASSIFIEDKSCA OTRA US EG CDC
07CAIRO111COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR HHS/CSC MELINDA FROST
[...] Post warmly welcomes and grants country clearance for the visit of HHS/CDC Acting Associate Director, Melinda Frost, to Cairo, Egypt February 11-16 to attend the WHO Global Communications Conference. 2. Post understands that no assistance is required for this visit. 3. Science & Tech [...]
2007-01-16 13:41:00Embassy CairoUNCLASSIFIEDKSCA OTRA US EG CDC
07CAIRO112COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR HHS/CDC BASSAM JARRAR
[...] Post warmly welcomes and grants country clearance for the visit of HHS/CDC Public Health Advisor, Bassam Jarrar, to Cairo, Egypt January 30-February 3 to discuss and finalize plans for 2007 activities and to meet with various GOE and USG officials. 2. Post understands that no assistance i [...]
2007-01-16 13:42:00Embassy CairoUNCLASSIFIEDKSCA OTRA US EG CDC
07CARACAS146VFM VALERO ON BILATERAL DIALOGUE
[...] (C) The Ambassador met with VFM Valero on Jan 19 to discuss possible topics for bilateral dialogue, following up on his earlier discussion with FM Maduro. We also took the opportunity to clear out some pending bilateral issues; of those the most interesting BRV response came on reciprocity, [...]
2007-01-23 15:41:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL US VE
07HALIFAX55HALIFAX STRUGGLES TO KEEP UP WITH U.S. COMPETITORS IN ASIAN
[...] The port of Halifax and the province of Nova Scotia are looking for C$400 million from Ottawa so they can go head-to-head with U.S. ports in handling rapidly increasing volumes of container traffic from China and India. Without federal support for marketing and infrastructure expansion, local [...]
2007-07-23 20:11:00Consulate HalifaxUNCLASSIFIEDEWWT ELTN ETRD ECIN ECON PGOV CA US
07HAMBURG46BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: POST-SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK ON
[...] (SBU) Summary: ConGen Hamburg Pol/Econ Officer and DHS ICE Officer visited Heinz Henke - Hunting and Shooting Sport Inc. in Werlte, Germany, on May 23 to perform a post-shipment end-use check on licenses 05-1010712, 05-050024284, & 05-050028367 for the export of rifles, rifle parts, pistol part [...]
2007-06-22 09:58:00Consulate HamburgUNCLASSIFIEDKOMC ETTC US GM
07HAMBURG47BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: POST-SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK ON
[...] (SBU) Summary: ConGen Hamburg Pol/Econ Officer and DHS ICE Officer visited Heinz Henke - Hunting and Shooting Sport Inc. in Werlte, Germany, on May 23 to perform a post-shipment end-use check on licenses 05-1010712, 05-050024284, & 05-050028367 for the export of rifles, rifle parts, pistol part [...]
2007-06-22 10:20:00Consulate HamburgUNCLASSIFIEDKOMC ETTC US GM
07HAVANA1157SWISS PRESS CUBANS ON USINT TREATMENT, AND DRAW A
[...] (C) SWISS AMBASSADOR LOUIS BRIEFED USINT LATE MORNING 14 DECEMBER, JUST AFTER HIS MEETING WITH CUBAN MINREX DIRECTOR FOR NORTH AMERICA JOSEFINA VIDAL. DRAWING ON INSTRUCTIONS HE HAD RECEIVED LAST WEEK FROM BERN, AT HIS 12/14 MEETING AT MINREX, LOUIS PRESENTED VIDAL A SHORT DIP NOTE ASKING MINR [...]
2007-12-14 23:31:00US Interests Section HavanaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV CU US
07KHARTOUM104SUDAN: CONDEMNING THE JAN. 24 HIJACKING INCIDENT
[...] (C) During a January 24 meeting of Charge Hume with Presidential Advisor Mustafa Osman Ismail to discuss reftel demarche, the former Minister of Foreign Affairs asked that the USG condemn the January 24 hijacking of an Air West aircraft in Darfur (details covered in septel),because it was a t [...]
2007-01-24 12:19:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPREL KCRM KPAO PTER EAIR US SU
07KHARTOUM106SAVING THE NORTH/SOUTH PEACE
[...] (C) Summary: The Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA),the keystone of U.S. policy toward Sudan, is at risk. The death of John Garang, the south,s charismatic leader, and the marginalization of Vice President Ali Osman Taha, the co-architect of the peace agreement, have taken vision and energ [...]
2007-01-24 15:27:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KPKO PHUM PREF SOCI US SU
07KHARTOUM1090SUDAN OFFICIALS DIFFER ON DARFUR PKO, POLITICAL
[...] (C) On July 12, Special Envoy Natsios met separately with Foreign Minister Lam Akol, Presidential Advisor Nafie Ali Nafie, and Undersecretary of Foreign Affairs (and UN/AU hybrid negotiator) Mutriff Siddiq to discuss deployment of the hybrid peace-keeping force and bolster UN/AU efforts to ach [...]
2007-07-13 10:27:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KPKO UN AU SU US ER CD LY
07KHARTOUM1095S/E NATSIOS MEETING WITH ACTING UNMIS HEAD
[...] (C) Summary: In a July 13 meeting with Special Envoy Natsios, CDA Fernandez and others, UNMIS Acting Special Representative of the Secretary General (SRSG) Taye-Brooke Zerihoun stressed the need to focus on supporting the CPA, which was still vulnerable despite significant progress in some are [...]
2007-07-15 09:19:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KPKO UN AU SU US ER CD LY
07KHARTOUM1109NCP OFFICIAL IMPLICATES U.S. IN ALLEGED COUP
[...] (SBU) Influential regime hard-liner Nafie Ali Nafie has implicated the USG in a coup plot that the Sudanese Government claims to have disrupted on July 14. Speaking on Al Jazeera, the Presidential Assistant and former director of the security services accused the U.S. of supporting an attempt [...]
2007-07-16 11:15:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR PHUM UN AU SU US
07KHARTOUM118U.S./SUDANESE RELATIONS: IN A LONG WAR, NO QUICK
[...] (C) Summary: U.S. policy toward Sudan confronts a fundamental contradiction: although legally Sudan is organized as a nation-state, in reality Khartoum is an Arab capital struggling to rule a vast African hinterland. Ethnic conflict, economic change, and the declining legitimacy of Khartoum' [...]
2007-01-26 10:42:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON KDEM SCUL AU UN SU US
07KHARTOUM120SUDAN'S PRESIDENT BASHIR WILL NOT CONTEND AU
[...] (C) On January 27, Presidential Adviser Mustafa Osman Ismail told CDA Hume that President Bashir had decided not to contend the African Union (AU) chairmanship. Ismail said he would fly with Bashir later in the day to Addis Ababa for the AU summit. On behalf of President Bashir, he would enga [...]
2007-01-27 10:52:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV AU UN SU US
07KHARTOUM1261EMBASSY CONTINUES OUTREACH IN THE NORTH
[...] (SBU) Summary: In an August 9-10 visit to the northern town of Shendi in River Nile State, and also birthplace of Sudanese President Omar Al-Bashir, CDA Fernandez met with the newly-appointed commissioner, presented books to the vice chancellor of Shendi University, and toured area farms and te [...]
2007-08-13 06:49:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL AU EAID UN US SU
07KHARTOUM1289 INAUSPICIOUS RESUMPTION OF AMIS CEASEFIRE COMMISSION
[...] (SBU) After a nearly three week hiatus of Ceasefire Commission (CFC) meetings, proceedings in the First Chamber were dominated by continued SLA-Minawi protests regarding cuts in Monthly Subsistence Allowance (MSA). The rebel reps walked out of the CFC before its conclusion. There was no discu [...]
2007-08-17 10:13:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KPKO SOCI AU UN US SU
07KHARTOUM134MFA UPDATE ON DELAYED NEC CONTAINERS
[...] (C) During a January 29 meeting with MFA Director of Americas Badawi al-Sanosi and Deputy Director Abdel Rahman Sharfi, Charge Powers again raised the issue of the Embassy's detained containers at the Port of Sudan (Refs B, C, and D). Noting that next week would represent a delay in their clea [...]
2007-01-29 15:19:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPREL OFDP ABLD AMGT ASEC US SU
07KHARTOUM1368 AMIS CEASEFIRE COMMISSION STILL HAMPERED BY SLA/MM
[...] (SBU) Although the Sudan Liberation Army (SLA)/Minawi representatives attended the Ceasefire Commission (CFC) meetings at the African Union Mission in Sudan (AMIS) headquarters in El Fasher, the majority of their representatives in the sectors stayed off the job, despite instructions to return [...]
2007-08-30 14:32:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KPKO AU UN US SU
07KHARTOUM1416AMIS FORCE COMMANDER ADAMANT ON HAVING CFC US AND
[...] (C) Several days before the visit of the UN Secretary General to Darfur, the GoS announced on short notice that it was sending out a delegation to discuss the Janjaweed/Armed Militia Disarmament Plan in El Fasher with AMIS. Force Commander GEN Agwai met with the Ceasefire Commission (CFC),in [...]
2007-09-09 12:58:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV KPKO AU UN US SU
07KHARTOUM1436TRACK TO LIBYA TALKS FRAUGHT WITH HURDLES
[...] (S) While the announcement of UN/AU-brokered negotiations between Sudan and Darfur's rebels is a very positive step toward ending the conflict, five hurdles obstruct the track to talks in Libya at the end of October: disunity within the rebel factions; ongoing hostilities on the ground; the Fur [...]
2007-09-11 16:12:00Embassy KhartoumSECRETPREL PGOV KPKO UN AU SU US LY
07KHARTOUM1462MINISTER KOSTI: HUMANITARIAN ACCESS IMPROVING
[...] SUMMARY: (SBU) In a September 15 courtesy call with CDA Fernandez, Minister for Humanitarian Affairs Kosti Manibe reported that humanitarian access inside Sudan was improving, and that no travel permits for NGO workers were required outside of Darfur. The case of the CARE country director was s [...]
2007-09-17 13:47:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM US SU
07KHARTOUM1470 FORCE COMMANDER CHAIRS HIS FIRST CFC MEETINGS, MAKES
[...] (SBU) Force Commander General Martin Luther Agwai took over Cease-fire Commission (CFC) meetings and is making positive changes (including some that we recommended). However, the inability to investigate the Haskanita violence highlights how weak the CFC will remain, despite internal reforms. [...]
2007-09-18 11:56:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KPKO AU UN US SU
07KHARTOUM1472FM AKOL DISCUSSES UNGA, U.S.-SUDAN RELATIONS
[...] (C) Summary. Meeting with Foreign Minister Lam Akol, CDA Fernandez previewed two critical issues that would be raised during Akol's visit to New York on September 21: Sudan's cooperation on facilitating the deployment of the UN-African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) and the hold put on the r [...]
2007-09-18 14:02:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KPKO UN AU SU US
07KHARTOUM1477NEW--AND GROWING--CALLS FOR INDEPENDENT DARFUR
[...] (SBU) Calls for an independent Darfur--infrequent in the past--have now taken a more prominent place in the region's political discourse. In a recent television interview, Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) leader Khalil Ibrahim warned that the failure of negotiations with the Sudanese Gover [...]
2007-09-19 13:55:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL UN AU US SU
07KHARTOUM1488WHAT'S IN A NAME? FOR MINAWI, EVERYTHING
[...] (C) While flexible on many elements of the DPA--including a willingness to renounce his position as Senior Assistant to the President--SLM leader Minni Minawi will reject a change in the agreement's name or any result from the UN/AU negotiations that ignores the "courage" his movement showed i [...]
2007-09-21 13:34:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KPKO UN AU SU US
07KHARTOUM1510 CEASE-FIRE COMMISSION: FRUSTRATION WITH HASKANITA WHILE
[...] (SBU) Force Commander Martin Luther Agwai chaired meetings of both chambers and pushed to reduce each chamber to one formal meeting per week. No report on the Kalma IDP incursion has yet been received from the sector, nor have any AMIS officials been able to investigate the Haskanita fighting. [...]
2007-09-26 13:05:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KPKO SOCI AU UN US SU
07KHARTOUM1526 AMIS CAMP IN HASKANITA ATTACKED
[...] (SBU) On the evening of September 29 the AMIS Military Group Site (MGS) in Haskanita came under brazen attack by an unidentified force using small arms fire, machine gun fire, and rocket-propelled grenades, but the attack was repulsed. In the early hours of September 30, the MGS was attacked [...]
2007-09-30 14:31:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KPKO SOCI AU UN US SU
07KHARTOUM1532 HAC: MORE DEVELOPMENT, LESS FOOD AID
[...] (SBU) Summary: In a lengthy September 26 meeting with CDA Fernandez, deputy head of the Humanitarian Aid Commission (HAC) Hassabo Abdelrahman praised the U.S. role in humanitarian relief operations in Sudan, but maintained that the focus should shift to early recovery and development. There was [...]
2007-10-01 13:40:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KPKO PHUM AU EAID UN US SU
07KHARTOUM1541 CFC WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 24: NO MEETINGS BUT WORKING GROUP
[...] (SBU) Neither the First nor Second Chamber of the Cease-fire Commission (CFC) met the week of September 24 because Force Commander Agwai had left for Nigeria and Deputy Force Commander Karake was traveling the area of operation. The working group, however, addressed the two general topics of i [...]
2007-10-03 10:56:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KPKO SOCI AU UN US SU
07KHARTOUM156 Pres. Advisor Claims U.S. Seeks to Undermine Sudan from
[...] (U) The United States seeks to dismantle Sudan, said Presidential Advisor Mustafa Osman Ismail, according to a January 31 account in the Sudan News Agency, a state-operated media outlet. The former Minister of Foreign Affairs also is quoted as stating that the U.S. strategy towards Sudan had s [...]
2007-02-02 13:06:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV US SU
07KHARTOUM168 AMIS FORCE COMMANDER REACHES OUT TO DPA NON-SIGNATORIES IN
[...] (SBU) African Union Mission in Sudan (AMIS) Force Commander Luke Aprezi, accompanied by United Nations Mission in Sudan (UNMIS) Regional Head of Office, Ceasefire Commission (CFC) participants, S/CRS Poloffs, and other members of the international community, met February 4 in West Darfur with r [...]
2007-02-05 13:03:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KPKO SOCI AU UN US SU
07KHARTOUM1787 MINISTER AL-SAMANI ON UNAMID, BILATERAL COOPERATION
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Meeting with Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Wasila al-Samani on November 15, CDA Fernandez strongly cautioned the minister that while his visit to Washington in September and Foreign Minister Lam Akol's UNGA visit later that month had produced some positive results, the bi [...]
2007-11-18 04:41:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KPKO SOCI AU UN US SU
07KHARTOUM181 Darfur: Pres. Bashir Reiterates Rejection of UN
[...] (U) During a February 5 address at the National Records Authority in Khartoum, President Bashir clearly reiterated Sudan's opposition to a UN peacekeeping operation in Darfur, stating that the Sudanese were the children and grandchildren of those revolutionaries who killed Major General Charles [...]
2007-02-06 15:51:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV KPKO US SU
07KHARTOUM184 Darfur: Pres. Bashir Speaks to Trade Unionists under
[...] During a February 6 address to the International Trade Union Conference at Friendship Hall in Khartoum, President Bashir rejected the entry of international troops into Sudan. The account, carried by government-aligned Sudan Vision daily, said Bashir asserted the Darfur problem could only be [...]
2007-02-07 14:22:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV KPKO ELAB SOCI US SU
07KHARTOUM1939SLA/UNITY: CHALLENGING KHARTOUM REQUIRES BOTH
[...] (SBU) The lesson of the DPA is that the Sudanese Government will only compromise when challenged by a movement with both political and military strength, and SLA/Unity is the only group among Darfur's numerous rebel factions that combines these two elements, SLA/Unity operatives told Poloff in [...]
2007-12-07 11:30:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL US AU SU
07KHARTOUM208REBELS' DESTINY IN THEIR HANDS
[...] (C) On February 7, the African Union Mission in Sudan (AMIS) completed the airlift of many Darfur Peace Agreement (DPA) non-signatory commanders to attend the leadership conference in North Darfur. Some additional commanders may move to the conference site by ground in the coming days. Comman [...]
2007-02-12 13:52:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL AU SU CD UN US
07KHARTOUM209RESPONSE TO PLAN B - SUDAN MOVING TO REPLACE THE
[...] (U) The Central Bank of Sudan is taking steps to use currencies other than the U.S. Dollar for commercial transactions. On February 12, the Bank announced it has approved the use of some Asian currencies in settlement of commercial transactions. Sudan's most important source of foreign exchan [...]
2007-02-12 14:58:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN EPET ETRD ECON US SU
07KHARTOUM215REV. GRAHAM'S MEETING WITH PRESIDENT BASHIR
[...] (C) Rev Franklin Graham, founder and CEO of Samaritan,s Purse (SP),met with President Bashir on February 12, after visiting South Darfur and Southern Sudan. The Sudanese government excluded former Senator Bill Frist, who is traveling as a guest of SP, from the meeting. Graham characterized [...]
2007-02-13 15:59:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM SU US
07KHARTOUM216 Darfur Security Update, February 8
[...] (SBU) Summary: UNDSS characterizes the security situation in Darfur over the past week as "calm but unpredictable." The threat of carjackings persists, especially in areas with increased Arab militia activity, and there remains the possibility of military confrontation between Sudanese Armed [...]
2007-02-14 03:56:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KPKO ASEC SOCI AU UN US SU
07KHARTOUM232GIVE "PLAN A" A CHANCE
[...] (C) In the past six months Khartoum has grudgingly shifted toward acceptance of the UN/African Union (AU) three-phase peace-keeping plan. President Bashir knows that the plan of regime hard-liners for a military solution to the problems of Darfur has failed, and persistent efforts by the USG, [...]
2007-02-15 11:20:00Embassy KhartoumSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV AU UN SU US
07KHARTOUM235ELIASSON, SALIM: POLITICAL PROCESS TAKING OFF
[...] (C) The UN Secretary General's Special Envoy Jan Eliasson and the Africa Union's Special Envoy Salim Ahmed Salim briefed ambassadors near the conclusion of their February 12-17 visit to Sudan. Despite the deteriorating humanitarian situation, they underscored the renewed willingness of the Su [...]
2007-02-16 13:13:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV AU UN SU CD LI US
07KHARTOUM239CDA MEETING WITH PRESIDENTIAL ADVISOR GHAZI SALAH
[...] (C) On February 18, CDA Hume met with Presidential Advisor Ghazi Salah ed-Dine to discuss the situation in Darfur, the threats to humanitarian operations, and peace-keeping. Hume said the USG was deeply concerned about trends in Darfur and about President Bashir's recent statements criticizing [...]
2007-02-18 12:13:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM AU UN SU US
07KHARTOUM256UNSYG REP DISCUSSES HUMANITARIAN, PEACEKEEPING AND
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In a recent meeting with CDA Hume, the acting head of the United Nations Mission in Sudan (UNMIS) described the Sudanese government's obstruction of UN operations, the deteriorating security environment confronting the humanitarian community, and the difficulties in implementation [...]
2007-02-20 16:02:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KPKO AU SU CD LY UN US
07KHARTOUM272SUDAN: END OF TOUR REPORT
[...] (C) Note: the following represents the end of tour report of departing Political/Economic Counselor Eric Whitaker, who served at Embassy Khartoum from August 2005 ) February 2007. The opinions expressed are his own reflections on his experiences over the course of his tour, as well as from hi [...]
2007-02-22 12:45:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PREF PHUM SOCI AU UN US SU
07KHARTOUM275STATE OF DARFUR: THE POLITICAL PROCESS
[...] (C) Summary: CDA Hume traveled to Darfur from February 19-21 to gauge the status of the political process, monitor the conditions for humanitarian operations, and assess the status of the peace-keeping operation stipulated in the Addis Ababa and Abuja agreements of November 2006. In visits to [...]
2007-02-22 16:12:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KPKO AU UN SU US
07KHARTOUM280STATE OF DARFUR: HUMANITARIAN OPERATIONS
[...] (C) Summary: From February 19-21, CDA Hume visited Nyala, Zalingei, El Geneina, and El Fasher to meet with Sudanese government officials, UN agency heads, and representatives of international non-governmental organizations (INGOs). In North, South, and West Darfur, INGO and UN agencies' opera [...]
2007-02-23 09:58:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KPKO AU UN SU US EUN
07KHARTOUM281STATE OF DARFUR: PEACE-KEEPING AND SECURITY
[...] (C) Summary: From February 19-21, CDA Hume visited Nyala, Zalingei, El Geneina, and El Fasher to meet with Sudanese government officials, UN agency heads, and representatives of international non-governmental organizations (INGOs). This message--the last of three cables on these meetings--focu [...]
2007-02-23 11:52:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KPKO AU UN SU CD US
07KHARTOUM290SPLM: PLAN "B"ACKFIRE
[...] (C) In a February 23 conversation with USAID Mission Director and Poloff, Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM) Deputy Secretary General for the Northern Sector Yasser Arman described a crack in the National Congress Party's (NCP) control of Sudan, comparing it to "perestroika." He said t [...]
2007-02-26 13:38:00Embassy KhartoumSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PREL SU US
07KHARTOUM303Darfur CFC: Stolen Vehicles Returned
[...] Summary: The key issue in the Ceasefire Commission (CFC) the week of February 19 was funding for faction representatives' Mission Support Allowance (MSA),which is several months in arrears. Force Commander Luke Aprezi asked the representatives to consider six options for realigning the CFC, i [...]
2007-02-28 11:15:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KPKO SOCI AU UN US SU
07KHARTOUM317SLM DISCONTENT ON DARFUR APPOINTMENTS
[...] (C) Though the Sudanese government has moved forward with appointments to the Transitional Darfur Regional Authority (TDRA),the Sudan Liberation Movement (SLM)/Minni Minawi has not signed off on any of the nominations prior to their announcement. In a February 27 meeting with Poloff, Minawi [...]
2007-03-01 10:04:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL SU US
07KHARTOUM362NATSIOS-BASHIR MEETING, MARCH 7, 2007
[...] (C) Summary: SE Natsios met President Bashir at his residence for a two-hour frank exchange on Darfur, the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA),and the U.S.-Sudan bilateral relationship. Bashir said he agreed to see him despite doctor's orders that he rest. Foreign Minister Lam Akol was pres [...]
2007-03-08 10:51:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KPKO AU UN SU CD LY US
07KHARTOUM384SE NATSIOS MEETING WITH FM LAM AKOL
[...] (C) Summary: In a March 7 meeting with Foreign Minister Lam Akol, SE Natsios described the USG's frustration at the delay in implementation of the November Addis Ababa and Abuja agreements, called on Sudan to provide an immediate response to the UNSYG's January 24 letter on the Heavy Support P [...]
2007-03-13 08:25:00Embassy KhartoumSECRET//NOFORNPREF PGOV KPKO PTER AU UN SU US CD LY
07KHARTOUM390SE NATSIOS MEETING WITH UN, AU, TROIKA PLUS
[...] (C) Representatives from the UN, African Union (AU),UK, Norway, the Netherlands, the European Commission, and Germany (on behalf of the EU Presidency) met with SE Natsios on March 7 to discuss international coordination for the Darfur political process. AU head of Darfur Peace Agreement (DPA) [...]
2007-03-13 13:21:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KPKO AU UN SU CD LB ER US
07KHARTOUM392SUDAN REJECTS UN HEAVY SUPPORT PACKAGE
[...] (C) President Bashir's March 6 letter to UNSYG Ban Ki-moon on assistance for the African Union Mission in Sudan (AMIS) rejected the UN's Heavy Support Package. Bashir's response contradicted the Addis Ababa and Abuja agreements of November 2006 and the Presidential Statement in the UN Security [...]
2007-03-13 16:02:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KPKO AU SU UN US
07KHARTOUM394 DPA SIGNATORIES CLAIM HELP NEEDED NOW
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Ongoing frustration at the lack of Darfur Peace Agreement (DPA) implementation boiled over in El Fasher as signatory factions forcibly entered the USG-funded Peace Secretariat to demand that their concerns be addressed. The factions claim that their soldiers are "starving" and [...]
2007-03-13 16:14:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KPKO AU UN US SU
07KHARTOUM395CFC HIGHLIGHTS NEED FOR SUPPORT FOR SLM/MINAWI
[...] (SBU) Summary: Cease-fire Commission (CFC) activities the week of February 26 highlighted the continued need for non-military logistical support to the Sudan Liberation Movement (SLM)/Minawi. This support would divert his men away from the extortion and banditry that is an all too common line i [...]
2007-03-13 16:15:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KPKO AU UN US SU
07KHARTOUM396 SHOW ME THE MONEY: MAKING THE CEASEFIRE COMMISSION
[...] (SBU) The African Union Mission in Sudan (AMIS) held a March 11 meeting to inform and seek input from the international community on the functioning of the Ceasefire Commission (CFC) and efforts to re-energize the Second Chamber for Darfur Peace Agreement (DPA) non-signatories. There was conse [...]
2007-03-14 08:39:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KPKO AU UN US SU
07KHARTOUM40JOINT PRESS STATEMENT OF GOV. RICHARDSON AND
[...] New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson and the Sudanese government issued a joint press statement at 1730 local time. 2. The text of the statement is as follows: (Begin text) H.E. Bill Richardson, Governor of New Mexico, accompanied by a delegation sponsored by and including members of the [...]
2007-01-10 15:44:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV KPKO AU SU UN US
07KHARTOUM407CFC Week of March 5 -- Fireworks Follow the Killing of Two
[...] (SBU) Summary: The killing of two Nigerian soldiers by Sudan Liberation Army (SLA)/Minawi soldiers in Graida dominated the Cease-fire Commission (CFC) this week, with tensions rising between the faction and the African Union Mission in Sudan (AMIS) in both the CFC and in the sectors. The CFC i [...]
2007-03-16 13:18:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KPKO AU UN US SU
07KHARTOUM409MINAWI ON AMIS DEATHS, SOUTH DARFUR, CHAD/SUDAN
[...] (C) Summary: Senior Assistant to the President and Sudan Liberation Movement (SLM) leader Minni Minawi said that the African Union Mission in Sudan (AMIS) rebuffed his offers of a joint SLM/AMIS investigation into the March 5 killing of two AMIS soldiers in Graida. Minawi described the SLM's [...]
2007-03-16 14:29:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KPKO AU SU CD LY IR ER US
07KHARTOUM410MINAWI ON AMIS DEATHS, SOUTH DARFUR, CHAD/SUDAN
[...] (C) Summary: Senior Assistant to the President and Sudan Liberation Movement (SLM) leader Minni Minawi said that the African Union Mission in Sudan (AMIS) rebuffed his offers of a joint SLM/AMIS investigation into the March 5 killing of two AMIS soldiers in Graida. Minawi described the SLM's [...]
2007-03-16 14:29:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KPKO AU SU CD LY IR US
07KHARTOUM437 STATEMENT OF THE ACTING SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE
[...] (SBU) Following is the text of remarks given by Acting Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Sudan Mr. Taye Brooke-Zerihoun to the Sudan Consortium on March 20, 2007. Further consortium reporting will follow septel. (Begin Text) Mr. Chairman, Honourable Ministers and Delegate [...]
2007-03-20 13:53:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV KPKO AU UN US SU EAID PINS MARR PHUM
07KHARTOUM438 CFC VISIT TO ABECHE: MGS CONSTRAINTS AND JEM INTRANSIGENCE
[...] (SBU) Members of the AMIS Ceasefire Commission traveled to Abeche, Chad to receive an operations update from the local Military Observer Group Site (MGS) Commander and to engage the JEM leadership. The MGS faces severe logistical constraints, including transportation and communications, which [...]
2007-03-20 14:01:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV KPKO AU UN US SU
07KHARTOUM445CFC Week of March 12 - SLA/Minawi Takes Responsibility for
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Force Commander announced that the next Joint Commission would not be held in El Fasher because of insecurity but did not suggest a date or an alternate venue. He discussed the new arrangements in the Ceasefire Commission (CFC) with a drop in MSA payments and a reduction in [...]
2007-03-22 05:34:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KPKO AU UN US SU
07KHARTOUM451DENG ALOR: TWO ROADS FOR U.S. POLICY
[...] (C) Minister for Cabinet Affairs Deng Alor told USAID Mission Director and Poloff on March 19 that the National Congress Party (NCP) has decided to confront the international community on Darfur. He admitted that his belief in productive engagement with Khartoum "was getting weaker and weaker [...]
2007-03-22 13:10:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KPKO AU UN AL SU EG SF NO US
07KHARTOUM458UN/AU: USG SHOULD ATTEND TRIPOLI FORUM
[...] (C) UN and African Union officials in Khartoum expressed strong support for U.S. representation at the proposed multilateral coordination meeting in Tripoli (reftel) scheduled for April 16. UN Director of Political Affairs Abidoun Bashua and the deputy head of the AU's Darfur Peace Implementa [...]
2007-03-22 15:46:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV KPKO AU UN LY SU CD ER US
07KHARTOUM459 AMIS CEASEFIRE COMMISSION WEEK OF MARCH 19: SECOND CHAMBER
[...] (SBU) SLA-Minawi raised objections to the African Union Mission in Sudan's (AMIS) potential restructuring of the CFC Second Chamber, contending that the proposals may violate the DPA. Carjackings remain a persistent threat, and AMIS is seeking input from all key stakeholders on means to mitiga [...]
2007-03-22 15:59:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV KPKO AU UN US SU
07KHARTOUM478ELIASSON, SALIM CONSIDER UN/AU SUMMIT ON DARFUR
[...] (C) Summary: During their March 22-27 visit to Sudan, UN Envoy Jan Eliasson and AU Envoy Salim Ahmed Salim told CDA Hume of the need to develop a credible political process for Darfur involving key stakeholders in Sudan and in the region. CDA Hume emphasized that the UN and AU had a limited ti [...]
2007-03-27 11:39:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KPKO AU UN SU US
07KHARTOUM522NCP DIVIDED ON COOPERATION WITH ICC
[...] (C) Discussions between the National Congress Party (NCP) and the Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM) regarding the Government's position on the International Criminal Court (ICC) have revealed divisions within the NCP. Minister of Cabinet Affairs Deng Alor told USAID Mission Director an [...]
2007-04-02 16:05:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV SU US
07KHARTOUM523FUTURE PROCESSING OF NEC CONTAINERS
[...] (U) The Deputy Chief of Mission was called to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Department of Protocol, on April 2 in order to discuss the New Embassy Compound (NEC). Ambassador Ali Yusuf explained that, while those shipping containers holding building materials currently in customs are fully [...]
2007-04-02 16:14:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYABLD AMGT ASEC PREL US SU
07KHARTOUM57KHARTOUM OBJECTS TO SENIOR USG PARTICIPATION IN OPENING OF
[...] (SBU) On the instructions of Minister of Foreign Affairs Lam Akol, MFA Director of Americas Amb. Badawi al-Sanosi summoned the Charge d'Affaires on January 14. Al-Sanosi handed Charge Hume a copy of a press release by the GoSS regarding a ceremonial event announcing the launching of a Governme [...]
2007-01-14 16:17:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV ABLD AMGT US SU
07KHARTOUM59 Sudan: U.S. Business Facilitation and Commercial
[...] (U) This is an action request - see para 4. 2. (SBU) Stringent U.S. economic sanctions against Sudan have drastically limited opportunities for U.S. firms to supply goods and services in this nation of more than 40 million consumers. Only U.S. firms licensed by OFAC are able to compete in t [...]
2007-01-15 03:59:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYBEXP BTIO BMGT ETTC US SU
07KHARTOUM60RETRANSMISSION: KHARTOUM OBJECTS TO SENIOR USG
[...] (SBU) On the instructions of Minister of Foreign Affairs Lam Akol, MFA Director of Americas Amb. Badawi al-Sanosi summoned the Charge d'Affaires on January 14. Al-Sanosi handed Charge Hume a copy of a press release by the GoSS regarding a ceremonial event announcing the launching of a Governme [...]
2007-01-15 07:02:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV ABLD AMGT US SU
07KHARTOUM644SENIOR UN OFFICIALS PROPOSE STRUCTURE FOR TRIPOLI
[...] (C) The April 28 summit in Tripoli on the Darfur political process presents an opportunity to harmonize international efforts to overcome the political stalemate and establish a common set of principles for re-invigorating peace negotiations, according to senior UN officials in Khartoum. Agree [...]
2007-04-24 16:03:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV AU UN SU CD LY ER US
07KHARTOUM72MFA COMPLAINS RE SEARCH OF EMBASSY IN BAGHDAD,
[...] (C) Summary: On January 17, the MFA summoned DCM Powers to raise several issues of concern. Director of Americas Al-Sanosi relayed concerns over a U.S. break-in of the Sudanese embassy in Baghdad, the status of Sudanese detainees in Guantanamo (covered septel),Special Envoy Natsios' meeting [...]
2007-01-17 16:47:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PGOV CVIS ABLD AMGT ASEC US SU
07KHARTOUM73MFA RAISES GUANTANAMO ISSUES
[...] (C) On January 17, MFA Director of Americas Badawi al-Sanosi raised the matter of Sudanese detainees at Guantanamo with the DCM and Pol/Econ Counselor during a meeting to which they were summoned (other aspects covered septel). Al-Sanosi specifically requested an update on the status of Sani [...]
2007-01-17 16:51:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL PHUM KAWC US SU
07KHARTOUM929DARFUR: SPLM OUTLINES CONFERENCE STRUCTURE
[...] (SBU) In a meeting with donor governments, regional representatives, and the Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM) Taskforce on Darfur, Secretary General Pagan Amum emphasized that the SPLM would play a facilitation not a mediation role in the Darfur political process and outlined three-pha [...]
2007-06-12 14:56:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL AU UN SU US
07KHARTOUM94TIME TO TEST PRESIDENT BASHIR ON DARFUR
[...] (C) Summary: U.S. policy in Sudan is blocked on three fronts. This message, the first in a three-part analysis, examines the worsened situation in Darfur and identifies a narrow window of opportunity to implement Plan A by re-activating the Darfur peace process and by pushing for UN peacekee [...]
2007-01-22 15:48:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KPKO PHUM PREF SOCI US SU
07KHARTOUM943SCENESETTER FOR AMB KHALILZAD VISIT TO SUDAN
[...] (C) In keeping with the last twenty years of the bilateral relationship, the USG continues to use three instruments to implement our policy in Sudan: sanctions, humanitarian and development assistance, and diplomacy. An end to the crisis in Darfur is being pursued along two policy tracks--pea [...]
2007-06-14 12:18:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KPKO AU UN SU US
07KHARTOUM980DARFUR IDP YOUTH ACTIVISTS WANT SECURITY AND A
[...] (C) Summary: CDA Fernandez met with youth activists from two major IDP camps on the outskirts of Nyala, capital of South Darfur. The ninety minute dialogue in Arabic with five intense young men (and one woman) of Fur origin from the Otash and Kalma refugee camps focused on the hopes and aspi [...]
2007-06-21 14:05:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL KPKO AU UN US SU ASEC
07KHARTOUM986Darfurians Worry About and Welcome the Hybrid
[...] (SBU) Summary: In his inaugural trip to Nyala and El Fasher June 18-20, CDA Fernandez met with a wide range of Darfurian actors, including IDPs, tribal elders, INGOs and UN agencies and Sudanese government officials. While all welcomed the recent announcement that the Sudanese government would [...]
2007-06-22 10:38:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KPKO AU UN US SU
07KHARTOUM987DARFUR A VICTIM OF POOR GOVERNANCE, THE BUSINESS OF WAR
[...] SUMMARY: In a wide-ranging meeting with CDA Fernandez, two prominent Darfur civil society activists described war in Darfur as a business with many partners. Traditional leadership and negotiating mechanisms had been lost, they said, replaced by rebels with no real connection to Darfurians them [...]
2007-06-22 13:23:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KPKO AU UN US SU
07KYIV1104UKRAINE: MANPADS ACQUISITION FOR COUNTERMEASURES
[...] (S) Ukrainian MFA provided the written response May 9 of the Ukrainian government position previewed ref A to the U.S. request for a mixture of 500 Igla-1 and 1,000 Igla MANPADS missiles for countermeasures development (ref C). In a nutshell, the reply states that such MANPADS missiles are st [...]
2007-05-10 13:10:00Embassy KyivSECRETMARR MOPS PREL PARM NATO PINR US UP
07KYIV1299UKRAINE: MANPADS FOR DESTRUCTION AND
[...] (S) Summary: Deputy Defense Minister Tereshchenko told visiting PM/WRA Deputy Director Steven Costner May 16 that the Ukrainian offer to provide 2,101 Man-Portable Air Defense System (MANPADS) missiles and 582 gripstocks (ref E) for the NATO PfP Trust Fund destruction project had been made in [...]
2007-05-25 14:45:00Embassy KyivSECRETMARR MOPS PREL PARM NATO PINR US UP
07KYIV1459UKRAINE: MISSILE DEFENSE TALKING POINTS DELIVERED:
[...] (U) This is a request for guidance. See para 6. 2. (U) Ambassador, accompanied by Army Attache and poloff, met with Defense Minister Anatoliy Hrytsenko June 11 to deliver the response to Ukrainian missile defense questions (ref B). We provided written talking points, a Ukrainian courtesy [...]
2007-06-13 13:07:00Embassy KyivCONFIDENTIALMARR MCAP PARM OPRC PREL RS AZ US UP
07KYIV1560UKRAINE: U.S.-RUSSIAN MISSILE DEFENSE DISCUSSION:
[...] (U) EUR/PRA Director and head of delegation to the U.S.-Ukraine non-proliferation Working Group (NPWG) talks Anita Friedt delivered ref A's notification June 26 to Ukrainian MFA Arms Control and Military-Technical Cooperation Department Director General Volodymyr Belashov on the margins of NPW [...]
2007-06-27 11:38:00Embassy KyivCONFIDENTIALMARR MCAP PARM OPRC PREL RS AZ US UP
07KYIV163UKRAINE: MANPADS ACQUISITION AND THE NATO PFP
[...] (S) Summary: As a result of a January 17 meeting with Deputy Defense Minister Tereshchenko on the proposals regarding man-portable air-defense systems (MANPADS) contained ref A, PM/WRA will work with the NATO Maintenance and Supply Agency (NAMSA) to develop an amendment to the NATO/PfP Trust F [...]
2007-01-22 12:57:00Embassy KyivSECRETMARR MOPS PREL PARM NATO PINR US UP
07KYIV210UKRAINE: MANPADS ACQUISITION FOR COUNTERMEASURES
[...] (S) On January 29, Ambassador, accompanied by DATT and poloff, passed ref A non-paper to Defense Minister Anatoliy Hrytsenko. Hrytsenko said he was frankly relieved the U.S. had elected to pursue an approach that involved some level of compensation to the Ukrainian government to transfer MANPA [...]
2007-01-29 15:08:00Embassy KyivSECRETMARR MOPS PREL PARM NATO PINR US UP
07KYIV224UKRAINE: REACTION TO MISSILE DEFENSE MEDIA REPORTS
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 9. 2. (C) Summary: Defense Minister Hrytsenko told Ambassador January 29 that the U.S. announcement about its preparedness to locate missile defense facilities in Poland and the Czech Republic had the unintended consequence in Ukraine of reinforcing [...]
2007-01-31 16:40:00Embassy KyivCONFIDENTIALMARR MCAP PREL PINR US UP
07KYIV2566UKRAINE: DASD CAGAN REQUESTS PLUS-UP IN IRAQ
[...] (U) Action Request: See paragraph 13. 2. (C) Summary. In consecutive meetings with Ukrainian Chief of Defense, General of the Army Serhiy Kyrychenko, Minister of Defense Anatoliy Hrytsenko, and Deputy Foreign Minister Andriy Veselovsky on October 8, visiting Deputy Assistant Secretary of [...]
2007-10-12 02:18:00Embassy KyivCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS IZ UP US
07KYIV2714UKRAINE: Cuba Embargo Resolution at UNGA -- Demarche
[...] (SBU) DCM delivered reftel points regarding the Cuba embargo resolution October 26 to MFA Second Territorial Department Director (A/S equivalent) Ihor Hrushko. Hrushko noted that Cuba continues to provide substantial assistance for the "Chornobyl children" (belonging to families affected by th [...]
2007-10-26 12:44:00Embassy KyivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM ETRD UNGA UN CU US UP
07KYIV2871UKRAINE: Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism --
[...] This is an action cable. See para 6. 2. We used talking points and delivered the proposed outline for a global nuclear detection architecture model guidelines document November 21 to MFA Political Department Political Planning Division chief Oleh Klynchenko. In doing so, we emphasized the n [...]
2007-11-26 11:18:00Embassy KyivUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PARM PTER EAIR EWWT KNNP KGIC US UP
07KYIV3087UKRAINE: Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism --
[...] The Ukrainian MFA responded to the delivery of the proposed outline for a global nuclear detection architecture model guidelines in diplomatic note 411/20-011-2060 dated December 14, 2007. The diplomatic note observed that the Ukrainian side supported the draft guidelines. The diplomatic note [...]
2007-12-18 13:54:00Embassy KyivUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PARM PTER EAIR EWWT KNNP KGIC US UP
07KYIV3088UKRAINE: Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism --
[...] The Ukrainian MFA responded to the delivery of the proposed outline for a global nuclear detection architecture model guidelines in diplomatic note 411/20-011-2060 dated December 14, 2007. The diplomatic note observed that the Ukrainian side supported the draft guidelines. The diplomatic note [...]
2007-12-18 13:56:00Embassy KyivUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PARM PTER EAIR EWWT KNNP KGIC US UP
07KYIV705UKRAINE: AMBASSADOR ADDRESSES PARLIAMENT COMMITTEE
[...] (C) Ambassador had a discussion on U.S. missile defense plans March 26 with parliament (Verkhovna Rada) Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Vitaly Shybko. Shybko said his Committee on Foreign Affairs and the other committee of jurisdiction, the Committee on National Security and Defense, had e [...]
2007-03-29 09:36:00Embassy KyivCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MCAP PINR RS PL EZ US UP
07KYIV751UKRAINE: MOD SAYS NO MANPADS FOR COUNTERMEASURES
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 3. 2. (S) Summary: During a March 28 meeting with Ukrspetsexport and Ministry of Defense representatives, an MOD official said that in response to the U.S. request for additional MANPADS to be used for counter measures development, other than the de [...]
2007-03-30 12:35:00Embassy KyivSECRETMARR MOPS PREL PARM NATO PINR US UP
07KYIV779UKRAINE: MISSILE DEFENSE QUESTIONS FOR U.S.;
[...] (U) This is an action request for missile defense related information. See para 5. 2. (SBU) We met with MFA Arms Control and Military Technical Cooperation Department Director General Volodymyr Belashov at his request March 30. Belashov expressed his appreciation for Missile Defense Agenc [...]
2007-04-02 15:06:00Embassy KyivCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MCAP PINR RS EZ PL US UP
07KYIV973UKRAINE: YATSENYUK'S FIRST VISIT TO WASHINGTON AS
[...] (C) Summary: Arseniy Yatsenyuk is familiar with Washington as a former Economics Minister and acting and deputy head of the Ukrainian National Bank, but his visit at the end of April will be his first opportunity to discuss the full range of foreign policy issues. With respect to the bilateral [...]
2007-04-24 14:49:00Embassy KyivCONFIDENTIALOVIP PREL PGOV ETRD US UP
07LIMA1421COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR HHS/CDC CARYN BERN
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Caryn Bern, Medical Officer, COGH, OD, CDC, HHS from May 21 to June 1, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to work with collaborators on data from a study of Chagas disease in Peru. No embassy assistance has been requested. Contro [...]
2007-04-17 15:50:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA ASEC KSCA CDCE US PE
07LIMA1566COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR HHS/CDC DUNCAN MACKELLAR AND
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Duncan MacKellar, Lead Epidemiologist and Amanda Smith, Epidemiologist, OD, CDC, HHS from June 3-9, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to assess research capacity in various clinical and outreach settings in Lima, and to provide [...]
2007-04-27 20:20:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA ASEC KSCA CDC US PE
07LIMA1568COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR HHS/CDC EDUARDO
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Eduardo Azziz-Baumgartner, Medical Epidemiologist, NCIRD, HHS/CDC, from May 20-25, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to support PAHO Regional Office activities aimed at influenza health information collection and regional prepar [...]
2007-04-27 20:45:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA ASEC KSCA CDC US PE
07LIMA1668COUNTRY 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, Rebecca LePrell, James Durant, and Rene Suarez-Soto from May 14 to June 1, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to assist in Cerro de Pasco collecting b [...]
2007-05-08 21:14:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA ASEC KSCA US CDC PE
07LIMA1669COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR HHS/CDC PATRICK SULLIVAN
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Patrick Sullivan, Branch Chief, CCID/NCHHSTP, CDC, HHS from June 3 - 9, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to assess research capacity in various clinical and outreach settings; to provide technical assistance in protocol develo [...]
2007-05-08 21:14:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA ASEC KSCA US CDC 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
07MEXICO2719COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DRL DAS BARKS-RUGGLES + 3,
[...] Post warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to DRL Deputy Assistant Secretary Erica Barks-Ruggles, Ms. Laura Jordan, Mr. Douglas Rohn, and Mr. Stevel Hill for travel to Mexico City from 28-30 May for trilateral meetings. 2. Post control officer for the visit is Political Officer Pris [...]
2007-05-25 18:43:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDCA MX OTRA PREL US
07MINSK200DELIVERED JCIC-DIP-07-001: U.S RESPONSE TO RUSSIAN
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-07 14:42:00Embassy MinskSECRETKACT PARM UP US START JCIC BO
07MINSK311DELIVERED JCIC-07-001, 002, 003
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-16 14:35:00Embassy MinskSECRETKACT PARM UP US START JCIC BO
07MINSK452DELIVERED JCIC-DIP-07-004
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-29 15:47:00Embassy MinskSECRETKACT PARM UP US START JCIC BO
07MINSK546DELIVERED JCIC-DIP-07-006
[...] No summary [...]
2007-06-25 15:03:00Embassy MinskCONFIDENTIALKACT PARM UP US START JCIC BO
07MINSK916DELIVERED JCIC-DIP-07-007, 008
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-02 15:22:00Embassy MinskCONFIDENTIALPARM KACT KREL START JCIC US BO
07MOSCOW3087DRAFT MINISTERIAL STATEMENT ON NUCLEAR FORCES
[...] No summary [...]
2007-06-25 14:31:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL US RS
07MOSCOW5008NONPAPER RESPONSE TO RUSSIA'S START FORMAT 81
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-16 03:26:00Embassy MoscowSECRETPARM KACT KREL START JCIC US BO KZ RS UP
07MOSCOW5265INFORMATION REGARDING PLANNED U.S. MODIFICATIONS
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