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| Identifier | Subject | Date | Office | Classification | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04SANAA3151 |
ROYG MAKING TENTATIVE STEPS TO STEM CORRUPTION AND [...] (C) A recent series of local press articles may signal that the ROYG is finally taking initial steps to address corruption, particularly in the area of diesel smuggling, one of the main reasons Parliament was able to successfully stall implementation of an economic reform package. In a meeting [...] |
2004-12-26 11:41:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV KMPI KCOR YM KMCC COM |
| 05RABAT197 |
AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH ROYAL ADVISOR AZOULAY [...] (SBU) Summary: On January 20, the Ambassador spent over one hour exchanging views on economic development and promoting investment in Morocco with Royal Palace Advisor Andre Azoulay during a courtesy call to Azoulay's office. The typically subdued Azoulay was animated and energized during d [...] |
2005-01-25 17:57:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV MO KMCC |
| 05SANAA1316 |
HUMAN RIGHTS MINISTER SOSWA ON THE AMINA CASE, [...] (C) Summary: In a May 15 meeting with Ambassador, Human Rights Minister Amat al-Alim Soswa discussed the death penalty case of Amina al-Tuhaif (ref A), the draft press law (ref B) and the recent allegations of Koran desecration at GTMO. End Summary. --------------------------- The Saga of A [...] |
2005-05-17 12:51:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL YM KMCC |
| 05SANAA180 |
WITH CHALLENGES AHEAD, YEMENI NGOS LOOK FOR [...] (U) Summary. Yemen has a developing cadre of local NGOs focused on developing civil society and democracy in the country. Leaders of these organizations report that the local NGO community is highly motivated to affect change, but that they are severely lacking in capacity. Skills training, [...] |
2005-02-01 05:33:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KMPI YM KHUM KMCC DEMOCRATIC REFORM |
| 05SANAA2129 |
AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES ANTI-CORRUPTION EFFORTS, [...] (C) Summary. On August 3 Ambassador discussed the aftermath of the oil price hikes and next steps for ROYG economic reform and anti-corruption with Foreign Minister Qirbi. Discussions also focused on the return of Yemeni detainees from GTMO and Saleh's November meeting with President Bush. [...] |
2005-08-03 13:15:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER OVIP KMPI YM KMCC KWAC ECON COM COUNTER TERRORISM |
| 05SANAA612 |
FINANCE MINISTER SALAMI PUTS A GOOD SPIN ON HIS [...] (C) Summary and comment: In a cordial and open meeting on March 13 with Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Alawi al-Salami, Ambassador highlighted U.S. efforts to support decentralization, urged the ROYG to take serious anti-corruption and transparency efforts and encouraged Yemen t [...] |
2005-03-16 11:27:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | KCOR PGOV ECON YM KMCC COM |
| 05SANAA663 |
SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF EB/ICT DEPUTY ASSISTANT [...] (SBU) Post welcomes the visit of EB Deputy Assistant Secretary for International Telecommunications and SIPDIS Information Policy David Gross to Yemen March 24-26. You will meet Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Planning Ahmed Sofan, and Minister of telecommunications and Information T [...] |
2005-03-21 11:09:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV EFIN ECPS EIND EINV ETTC KMPI YM KMCC ENVIRONMENT ECON COM |
| 05SANAA903 |
SOSWA MEETS DCM ON THE 2004 HRR [...] (C) Summary: Amidst heavy ROYG criticism of the 2004 U.S. Human Rights Report, Human Rights Minister Amat al-Alim al-Soswa delivered a 49-page ROYG response to the report to DCM April Soswa took the opportunity to express her own less critical feelings on the report, and share her Ministry's [...] |
2005-04-11 13:30:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KMPI YM KMCC DOMESTIC POLITICS |
| 06AMMAN5945 |
PALACE-SPONSORED UNITY CONFERENCE SEEKS TO RALLY [...] ( C ) Seven-hundred Jordanian leaders and opinion-shapers assembled at the Palace's invitation for a retreat at a Dead Sea resort July 26 and 27, under the slogan "We Are All Jordan." Part scripted rally, part off-site encounter session, the gathering was aimed at strengthening a consensus [...] |
2006-08-07 11:14:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM KMPI KMCC JO |
| 06AMMAN6167 |
KING RECALLS PARLIAMENT FOR EXTRAORDINARY SESSION [...] ( U ) King Abdullah issued a royal decree on August 10 to recall Parliament for an extraordinary session, a move Jordan's political class had been expecting and which GoJ contacts had confirmed was coming. The session, which begins August 13 and is expected to last up to two months, will con [...] |
2006-08-14 10:56:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM KMPI KMCC KTFN EFIN JO |
| 06SANAA589 |
NEW MHR HAISAMI ON REFUGEES, PRESS, AND THE MHR [...] (C) Summary: During a February 27 introductory call by Ambassador the new Minister of Human Rights (MHR), Khadijah Ahmed al-Haisami, expressed her views on Somali refugees, the new press law and her new role, which she promised to perform to the best of her ability. End Summary. 2. (C) On [...] |
2006-03-07 13:51:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KMPI KMCC PREF YM |
| 06ULAANBAATAR795 |
Mongolia's MCA Compact Nears Critical Juncture [...] No summary [...] |
2006-10-23 08:58:00 | Embassy Ulaanbaatar | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EAID KMCC ECON MG |
| 06ULAANBAATAR809 |
Mongolia's MCA Compact Nears Critical Juncture [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Mongolia has submitted a rough draft of a program memo which -- with substantial hard work by both Mongolian and U.S. counterparts over coming months -- may enable a Millennium Challenge Account (MCA) Compact to be signed in early Spring 2007. A Compact will likely involve a sig [...] |
2006-10-31 08:42:00 | Embassy Ulaanbaatar | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EAID KMCC ECON MG |
| 07AMMAN1183 |
LOWER HOUSE ENDORSES REFORM OF POLITICAL PARTIES [...] (SBU) The Chamber of Deputies endorsed the government's bill to reform the political parties law with little substantive amendment. We expect the appointed upper house to endorse the bill quickly. The bill will simplify registration procedures for new parties and provide a mechanism for som [...] |
2007-03-15 11:47:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM KMCC KISL JO |
| 07AMMAN2255 |
UPDATE ON JORDANIAN REFORM INITIATIVES [...] (C) Summary: Jordan has actively advanced the political and social reform agendas laid out at the July 2006 national unity conference (ref A). Since that time Parliament passed reform bills dealing with municipal government, political parties, press and publications, access to government in [...] |
2007-05-24 15:30:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KMCC SOCI JO |
| 07LIMA354 |
PERU'S MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE CONCEPT PAPER [...] SUMMARY: The GOP's MCC Coordinator, Ben Schneider, will visit Washington February 12-13 to meet with State, USAID, MCA indicator institutions, and to present the GOP's draft Concept Paper to the MCC. The concept paper focuses on two of the most important indicators that Peru failed, Control of [...] |
2007-02-07 12:16:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED | KMCC PGOV PREL ECON ETRD EAID SNAR PE |
| 07YAOUNDE1140 |
BIYA LAYS OUT VISION FOR CAMEROON'S DEVELOPMENT [...] (SBU) Summary. In a rare publicized meeting with his cabinet, President Paul Biya on September 12 ordered his new government to focus on achieving more robust economic growth, progress on social issues like health and education, and better governance, including increased efforts against ant [...] |
2007-09-18 10:48:00 | Embassy Yaounde | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KMCC PREL PINR ECON ETRD EINV CM |
| 07YAOUNDE1178 |
CAMEROON: AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH SENIOR [...] (SBU) Summary: In a September 25 courtesy call by the Ambassador, Secretary General to the President (and close Biya confidant) Laurent Esso described Cameroon's "sincere and deep" friendship with the United States and highlighted some of the country's historical challenges. While conceding [...] |
2007-09-27 06:50:00 | Embassy Yaounde | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CM PGOV PREL KMCC |
| 07YAOUNDE1211 |
CAMEROON: TOURS D'HORIZON WITH PM AND INTERIOR [...] (C) Summary: In an October 4 courtesy call by the Ambassador, Minister of Territorial Administration and Decentralization Hamidou Yaya Marafa acknowledged failings in Cameroon's electoral process (but thought ELECAM was not a good fix), described serious security concerns on the border with [...] |
2007-10-05 15:18:00 | Embassy Yaounde | CONFIDENTIAL | CM PGOV PREL ASEC ECON KMCC |
| 07YAOUNDE894 |
CAMEROON ELECTIONS: CAMPAIGN KICKS INTO HIGH GEAR [...] (C) Summary. With the July 22 polls just five days away, campaigning across Cameroon has intensified to a fever pitch as political elites drum up support for their candidates in the Parliamentary and municipal elections. The ruling Cameroon People's Democratic Movement (CPDM), largely indi [...] |
2007-07-18 14:01:00 | Embassy Yaounde | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PINR KMCC EAID PHUM CM |
| 07YAOUNDE902 |
CAMEROON ELECTIONS ON JULY 22; NUTS, BOLTS, AND [...] (U) Summary. Cameroonians will go to the polls on Sunday, July 22 to elect their representatives to the National Assembly (Parliament) and to municipal councils nationwide (reftels). Post will field 11 observer teams across all ten provinces, many working in coordination with other diploma [...] |
2007-07-19 13:22:00 | Embassy Yaounde | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PINR KMCC PREL CM |
| 09DAKAR429 |
SENEGAL HIGHLIGHTS MCC 609(G) GRANT [...] SUMMARY: Senegal's Finance Minister Aboualye Diop, with Foreign Minister Gadio at his side, signed a USD 13.4 million Millennium Challenge Corporation 609(g) grant to support the current Compact development effort. The DCM told a large press contingent that we remain hopeful that a Compact c [...] |
2009-04-02 16:05:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EFIN ECON KMCC PREL SG |
| 09DAKAR443 |
KOREAN FIRMS INTERESTED IN MCC CONTRACTS AS AN ENTRY TO [...] (SBU) On March 27, Mr. Ki-Joung Cho, DCM at the Republic of Korea's Embassy in Dakar called on Econ Counselor to inquire about the status of Senegal's MCC Compact proposal and to ask if implementation contracts are open to non-U.S. firms. Cho explained that his government had received inquiri [...] |
2009-04-07 10:01:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID EFIN ECON KMCC PREL KO SG |