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| Identifier | Subject | Date | Office | Classification | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01DJIBOUTI401 |
DJIBOUTI: NEW PRIME MINISTER NAMED [...] PRESIDENT ISMAIL OMAR GUELLEH ANNOUNCED ON MARCH 4 THE APPOINTMENT OF DILEITA MOHAMED DILEITA AS PRIME MINISTER. DILEITA IS AN AFAR, AND IS PRESENTLY DJIBOUTIAN AMBASSADOR TO ETHIOPIA. THE PREVIOUS PRIME MINISTER, BARKAT GOURAD HAMADOU, RESIGNED FEBRUARY 6 BECAUSE OF POOR HEALTH, REF A. SI [...] |
2001-03-07 00:53:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL DJ |
| 02AMMAN6993 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO GOJ ON POSSIBLE TERRORIST [...] (SBU) On December 1, PolCouns and PolOff delivered the message in reftel concerning the possibility of forthcoming terrorist attacks in Kenya, Yemen and/or Djibouti to Ali Ayad, personal assistant to Foreign Minister Marwan Muasher. Ayad noted that Royal Jordanian flies to Yemen and said the [...] |
2002-12-02 04:38:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PREL EAIR DJ YM KE JO |
| 03DJIBOUTI1510 |
DJIBOUTI: EXPULSION OF ALIENS DRAWS WIDESPREAD [...] (C) Hundreds of illegal aliens took to the streets on August 16 to protest the Djiboutian Government's declaration that all illegals must depart the country by August 31. As the deadline approaches, Djiboutian security forces are conducting regular sweeps of the city. Over 300 persons per da [...] |
2003-08-18 13:40:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PREL PHUM EAID DJ |
| 03DJIBOUTI1631 |
FACILITATING US-AFRICA COOPERATION AT WTO [...] Post met with host country officials planning to attend the WTO ministerial. The Djiboutian delegation includes the Honorable Saleban Omar Oudine, Minister of Trade, his Adviser Mr. Abdourahman Doualeh Farah, and Mr. Hassan Doualeh, WTO Djiboutian Representative. 2. Post used the talking p [...] |
2003-09-03 11:49:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EAID ECON DJ WTO |
| 03DJIBOUTI1633 |
DJIBOUTI: DEMARCHE ON ALIEN EXPULSIONS [...] (C) Summary: In response to ref A demarche dissociating the U.S. from Djibouti's on-going expulsions of foreigners, Minister of Interior Wais deplored U.S. insistence on making a public statement. He stressed Djibouti's good historical record on handling refugees, noted that foreigners had b [...] |
2003-09-03 17:02:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PHUM PREL DJ KPAO |
| 03DJIBOUTI1639 |
DJIBOUTI: ASSISTANCE CONFUSION [...] (C) Summary: Chief of Armed Forces Fathi conveyed to Charge September 3 President Guelleh's confusion and vexation -- directed mainly at Djibouti's ambassador in Washington -- about assistance from the United States. He said, perhaps too frankly, that Guelleh was nervous because he needed to [...] |
2003-09-04 15:22:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PREL DJ EAID |
| 03DJIBOUTI1644 |
DJIBOUTI: TERRORIST DOES NOT MATERIALIZE, BUT [...] (SBU) Because of the request for an immediate report, we have been unable to reach non-State offices for clearance. For this reason, this cable is less detailed and shorter than a full report would be. 2. (S) Summary: Thursday, September 4, Combined Joint Task Force/Horn of Africa (CJTF/H [...] |
2003-09-04 17:38:00 | Embassy Djibouti | SECRET//NOFORN | PTER ASEC MOPS DJ |
| 03DJIBOUTI1656 |
DJIBOUTI: MEDIA COVERAGE ON EXPULSIONS [...] (U) PER REF A POST RELEASED A PRESS STATEMENT ON SEPTEMBER 4 DISSOCIATING THE USG FROM THE DJIBOUTIAN GOVERNMENT'S RECENT IMMIGRATION POLICY. POST PRODUCED A FRENCH TRANSLATION AND GAVE WIDE RELEASE TO THE STATEMENT IN BOTH LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL MEDIA OUTLETS. POST ALSO DISTRIBUTED THE STA [...] |
2003-09-08 12:08:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO PHUM DJ |
| 03DJIBOUTI1659 |
DJIBOUTI: EMBASSY VIEWS ON UNSC RESOLUTION ON IRAQ [...] (C) The UNSC resolution outlined in reftel would not bother Djibouti, so long as there were not strong Arab or European opposition to it. Djibouti does not want to be seen leading any charge on Iraq, but it will not be a negative force. It is small, poor, and in Arab League terms, peripher [...] |
2003-09-08 13:22:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS PREL DJ IZ |
| 03DJIBOUTI1664 |
DJIBOUTI: DEMARCHE ON POSSIBLE AL-QAIDA AVIATION [...] Ref demarche was presented September 10 to MFA Director of Bilateral Relations Mohamed Ali Hassan. 2. Mohamed Ali Hassan noted that there were no flights to the Western Hemisphere emanating from Djibouti. He said that U.S. concern about terrorist utilization of aircraft passing near or tr [...] |
2003-09-10 11:58:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER ASEC DJ |
| 03DJIBOUTI1674 |
DJIBOUTI: UNITED DONOR CONCERN ABOUT EXPULSIONS [...] Summary: Donors (France, EU, U.S., UN agencies) met September 11 to discuss the immediate problems surrounding a makeshift transit center near the Ethiopian border and likely impending problems attendant on forcible deportations that are to begin September 15. Donors agreed to try to present [...] |
2003-09-11 13:20:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREF PHUM DJ |
| 03DJIBOUTI1675 |
DJIBOUTI: 9/11 CEREMONY [...] (U) Post held a simple commemorative ceremony in the residence garden on the morning of September 11. The event was widely attended by the diplomatic corps and the resident military leadership. The Charge d'Affaires delivered portions of President Bush's Patriot Day message. The Djiboutian [...] |
2003-09-14 05:16:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO DJ |
| 03DJIBOUTI1703 |
DJIBOUTI: EXPULSIONS UPDATE [...] (U) On July 26 Djiboutian Interior Minister Abdoulkader Wais announced that all undocumented foreigners must leave Djibouti by August 31, a deadline which was later extended to September 15. According to Djiboutian security officials 180 illegal aliens were seized in the Ambouli neighborhood o [...] |
2003-09-18 12:14:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID PREF PHUM DJ |
| 03DJIBOUTI1801 |
MORE ON DONOR ACTIVITIES RE:EXPULSIONS [...] (C) The Djiboutian Government's announced expulsion order for all undocumented foreigners of August 31, later extended to September 15, brought to the surface the problem of asylum seekers currently in Djibouti. The Djiboutian committee responsible with determining first asylum status has rev [...] |
2003-09-29 13:04:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID PREF PHUM DJ |
| 03DJIBOUTI1819 |
SOMALILAND MINISTERS REQUEST USG SECURITY [...] (SBU) Summary: AmEmbassy Djibouti representatives received Somaliland requests for counterterrorism assistance in a brief meeting with the the secessionist region's Ministers of Defense, Interior, and Rehabilitation and Returning Refugees September 29, 2003. The Embassy reiterated the USG p [...] |
2003-10-05 07:47:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | MAS PBTS PREL DJ SO |
| 03DJIBOUTI1826 |
DJIBOUTI FAVORS ARAB LEAGUE MODEL FOR IRAQI [...] (SBU) CDA Tim Smith delivered Reftel talking points to Djiboutian Minsistry of Foreign Affairs Secretary General Badri Ali Bogoreh October 2. Bogoreh welcomed the information and said that Djibouti believed that the Iraqi Governing Council should receive the same level of recognition they rec [...] |
2003-10-06 10:37:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL DJ OIC |
| 03DJIBOUTI1827 |
PSI BACKGROUND AND TALKING POINTS DELIVERED TO [...] (SBU) CDA Tim Smith presented reftel talking points to Djiboutian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Secretary General Badri Ali Bogoreh October 2. Bogoreh expressed interest in the program. He promised to circulate the Interdiction Principles within the GoDj. He wished to know how counter-terror [...] |
2003-10-06 10:37:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP MNUC PARM PREL DJ |
| 03DJIBOUTI1830 |
DJIBOUTIANS RECEIVE INFO ON TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE [...] (SBU) Charge d'Affaires Tim Smith passed reftel information on high-risk sources of radiation to Djiboutian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Secretary Badri Ali Bogoreh October 2. Bogoreh looked at the information and promised to pass it to the Djiboutian National Research Center. He believes, how [...] |
2003-10-06 11:15:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC ENRG DJ IAEA |
| 03DJIBOUTI1836 |
THREAT INFORMATION [...] (S) On 4 October 2003 about 1400 hours, the Embassy received threat information indicating that a Protestant church in the down town area of Djibouti was targeted for a bomb attack on that same evening. Notifications were immediately made to all appropriate authorities and the Embassy issued [...] |
2003-10-07 09:12:00 | Embassy Djibouti | SECRET | PTER ASEC CASC PREL DJ |
| 03DJIBOUTI1847 |
STATUS REQUEST BOR BIOTECHNOLOGY REGULATIONS [...] INTRODUCTION: DJIBOUTI IMPORTS MOST OF ITS CONSUMER PRODUCTS, INCLUDING ALMOST ALL OF ITS FOOD CONSUMPTION. THE HOST NATION RETAINS CLOSE RELATIONS WITH FRANCE, WHICH ACCOUNTS FOR ABOUT TWO-THIRDS OF ITS IMPORTS. AGRICULTURE IS NOT DEVELOPED AND REPRESENTS LESS THAN ONE PERCENT OF THE COUNTRY' [...] |
2003-10-13 08:50:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD SENV TBIO TSPL DJ |
| 03DJIBOUTI536 |
DJIBOUTI: FOUR INJURED IN ANTI-WAR DEMONSTRATIONS [...] (C) Four people have been injured, two seriously, in three days of anti-war student demonstrations in Djibouti City. Two local students were seriously wounded when local police fired on demonstrators on March 24; they remain hospitalized. In addition, two German soldiers were injured on the sa [...] |
2003-03-25 13:04:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC PREL CASC KPAO DJ |
| 03ROME208 |
MFA EAST AFRICA DIRECTOR AND NSC AFRICA DIRECTOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: MFA EAST AFRICA DIRECTOR PAOLA IMPERIALE AND NSC AFRICA DIRECTOR MATTHEW MCLEAN EXCHANGED VIEWS ON A BROAD RANGE OF EAST AFRICA ISSUES. THE TWO DISCUSSED SUPPORT FOR THE NEW GOVERNMENT IN KENYA, POLICY REGARDING SOMALILAND, THE ROLES OF DJIBOUTI AND ERITREA IN THE GWOT, AND TH [...] |
2003-01-16 16:13:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KE DJ ER ET SO IT UN |
| 04DJIBOUTI1034 |
MARKED PROGRESS AT DORALEH PORT; U.S. NAVY SIGNS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Progress continues on schedule at the Doraleh port with the completion of the causeway and 70 percent completion of the medians. THE U.S. Navy recently contracted two additional storage tanks, two outbuildings for storage of drums and diving equipment and a facility for security [...] |
2004-07-29 14:32:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | BA DJ ECON EFIN ET ETRD PGOV PREL TC |
| 04DJIBOUTI1042 |
INFORMATION FOR USITC STUDY ON U.S. [...] Good management and foreign assistance have greatly contributed to a healthier economy in Djibouti. Hosting the COMESA conference in 2005 will give the Government of Djibouti (GOD) an opportunity to promote its liberal economic regime and the port of Doraleh, which is expected to jump start t [...] |
2004-08-01 12:47:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA ETRD AF ECON PREL EAID DJ |
| 04DJIBOUTI1052 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED - CONDEMNING HOSTAGE TAKING AND [...] (U) Poloff delivered demarche per reftel 2 August to Mohamed Omar Djama, head of American affairs in the Bilateral Relations department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Djama agreed that the actions taken by terrorists in Iraq should be condemned and were not in line with the peaceful natur [...] |
2004-08-02 10:38:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PTER PHUM DJ |
| 04DJIBOUTI1072 |
CODEL PAYNE MEETING WITH PRESIDENT ISMAEL OMAR [...] (U) Summary: Congressman Donald Payne and HIRC Ted Dagne met with President Ismael Omar Guelleh 9 August 2004 during a visit to the Horn of Africa region. Poloff and Charge Gribbin accompanied. Payne and Guelleh discussed regional stability, prospects for Somalia peace accords, the Eritrea/E [...] |
2004-08-09 13:48:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER DJ |
| 04DJIBOUTI1073 |
CODEL PAYNE MEETING WITH FRENCH AMBASSADOR TO [...] (U) Summary: Congressman Donald Payne and HIRC Ted Dagne met with French Ambassador to Djibouti, Philip Selz, 9 August 2004 during a visit to the Horn of Africa region. Poloff and Charge Gribbin accompanied. Payne and Selz discussed the recent French decision to transport aid into Darfur and [...] |
2004-08-09 13:48:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER EPET DJ |
| 04DJIBOUTI1074 |
CODEL PAYNE MEETING WITH DJIBOUTIAN MINISTER OF [...] (U) Summary: Congressman Donald Payne and HIRC Ted Dagne met with Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ali Abdi Farah, 9 August 2004 during a visit to the Horn of Africa region. PolOff and Charge Robert Gribbin accompanied Payne to meetings with the Minister, President Guelleh (septel), and French Amb [...] |
2004-08-09 13:48:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER EAID DJ |
| 04DJIBOUTI1079 |
DJIBOUTI NEC - RSO CERTIFICATION [...] No summary [...] |
2004-08-10 11:11:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC ABLD AMGT DJ |
| 04DJIBOUTI1083 |
ICAO ASSEMBLY - DEMARCHE ON KEY U.S. ISSUES [...] (U) Poloff delivered demarche per reftel 10 August 2004 to Director of Bilateral Affairs, Mohamed Ali Hassan. Hassan was very interested in the topics the U.S. would present at the ICAO conference in Montreal and said he would pass the information to the Director of Civil Aviation. Hassan sai [...] |
2004-08-12 10:33:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR AORC DJ |
| 04DJIBOUTI1084 |
BOREL REVISITED: FRANCE GUARANTEES IMMUNITY FOR [...] (U) Summary: Questions on the involvement of President Ismael Omar Guelleh in the death of French Judge Bernard Borel resurfaced due to Guelleh's upcoming visit to France. Lawyers in the case, reopened in France at the request of Borel's widow, are said to have expressed a desire to question G [...] |
2004-08-12 11:31:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PROP DJ |
| 04DJIBOUTI110 |
DJIBOUTIAN GOVERNMENT REACTS TO TRAIN EXPLOSION [...] (U) As outlined in Ref. A on the morning of January 18, 2004 an explosive device detonated aboard a passenger car of the Ethiopian/Djibouti railway. This explosion follows close on the heels of explosions just within the Ethiopian frontier of fuel trucks, and is one of several explosions on th [...] |
2004-01-26 12:55:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREF PHUM ASEC ET DJ |
| 04DJIBOUTI1103 |
COM STATEMENT FOR THE ACQUISITION OF NEC SITE: [...] Following is the required COM statement as part of the NEC site acquisition process as follows: &I Robert E. Gribbin, Acting Chief of Mission at the United States Mission in Djibouti, Djibouti hereby certify that the property to be acquired/leased and developed for a NEC in Djibouti, Djib [...] |
2004-08-17 11:32:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC ABLD AMGT DJ |
| 04DJIBOUTI111 |
THE IMPACTS OF AFRICAN RIFT VALLEY GEOTHERMAL [...] (U) SUMMARY: The involvement of the African Rift Geothermal Development Facility (ARGeo) has the potential to bring an end to the stalemate in the negotiations between the Government of Djibouti (GODJ) and the private American company Geothermal Development Associates (GDA). The proposed GDA p [...] |
2004-01-26 13:56:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN ENRG SENV TRGY EINV DJ |
| 04DJIBOUTI1113 |
RAILROAD UNIONISTS PROTESTS LATE SALARY [...] (U) Summary: Members of the Djibouti-Ethiopian Railway (CDE) union staged two protests the week of August 15th-19th. Protests on Sunday, August 15th and Wednesday, August 18th were peaceful and did not result in any arrests. The most apparent cause of this week's protests is the late payment [...] |
2004-08-19 11:40:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EINV ECON ELTN DJ |
| 04DJIBOUTI1114 |
NAM DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (U) Poloff delivered demarche per reftel 18 August to Head of the Americas Desk in Bilateral Relations at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mohamed Omar Djama. In response to Poloff request for Djibouti's position on the Pakistani proposal, Djama said he did not know the official stance offhan [...] |
2004-08-19 11:40:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP PREL PARM MNUC DJ |
| 04DJIBOUTI1115 |
DEMARCHE ON COMPLIANCE WITH IMO ISPS CODE DELIVERED [...] (U) Poloff delivered demarche per reftel 18 August to Head of the Americas Desk at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mohamed Omar Djama. Djama said he was familiar with the ISPS code and recommended Poloff pass the demarche to Ministry of Transport, Maritime Affairs, and the Director of the Por [...] |
2004-08-19 11:41:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | EWWT ECON ETRD PREL PTER DJ |
| 04DJIBOUTI1124 |
DJIBOUTI CHILD LABOR UPDATE [...] (U) Summary: Even though child labor subsists in Djibouti, all our sources confirmed that the worst forms of child labor do not exist. In Djibouti, laws against the worst form are found in the Constitution, the Penal Code and ratified International Conventions such as ILO Convention 182. In [...] |
2004-08-24 10:05:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI DJ AID |
| 04DJIBOUTI1127 |
VISIT TO DJIBOUTI OF CODEL MILLER [...] (SBU) Summary. Representatives Jeff Miller, John Boozman, Tom Cole and Madeleine Bordallo spent six productive hours in Djibouti on August 23. They left with a solid appreciation of the situation in the country and region and of U.S. undertakings here. End summary. 2. (SBU) The country te [...] |
2004-08-24 11:27:00 | Embassy Djibouti | SECRET | PREL DJ OREP |
| 04DJIBOUTI1128 |
HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT TRANSLATION BEGUN; WEBSITE INCOMPLETE [...] No summary [...] |
2004-08-25 05:29:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL KDEM KPAO AINT KWWW OIIP DJ AF ASA |
| 04DJIBOUTI1137 |
RUMORS OF CHANGES IN DJIBOUTI'S DIPLOMATIC CORP [...] (C) Political Assistant reported to Poloff that rumors have been circulating throughout town and within Foreign Affairs that changes in Djibouti's Embassies abroad will be coming soon, possibly as soon as September. Washington DC, Asmara, Addis Ababa, Jeddah and Yemen are rumored to be where [...] |
2004-08-26 10:25:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL DJ |
| 04DJIBOUTI1139 |
G-8 DEMARCHE ON ADHERENCE TO IAEA COMPREHENSIVE [...] CDA was approached by French CDA August 26 and asked when we might jointly accomplish the proposed demarche. 2. We subsequently located reftel and will stall with the talkers provided. We would, however, appreciate any indication of when we might be prepared to proceed. Thanks. GRIBBIN [...] |
2004-08-26 11:21:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KNNP DJ FR |
| 04DJIBOUTI1140 |
Post seals agreement with Djibouti Airlines to [...] (U) SUMMARY: Post today made an agreement with Djibouti Airlines to distribute HI! Magazine as free, in flight reading material. The airline will receive 150 copies monthly to offer to passengers. Negotiations with Daallo, another local carrier, are still pending. END SUMM [...] |
2004-08-26 11:23:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KPAO PREL OIIP YM ET SO DJ TC |
| 04DJIBOUTI1154 |
THE MESSAGE IS MISSING [...] (C) Summary. While most elements of the global war on terrorism are functioning well in the Horn of Africa, a key ingredient - the message in the Somali language to the people of the region - is missing. It is time to think again how to add this component to the mix. Post suggests Somali langua [...] |
2004-08-30 04:46:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL DJ KPAO PTER |
| 04DJIBOUTI1156 |
DJBOUTIANS' REGIONAL TRAVEL [...] (U) Summary. September marks the beginning of the school year in Djibouti and with it, the return of thousands of Djiboutians who have spent the last few months in cooler neighboring climes. While historically part of the pattern of life, expanded travel indicates growing middle class wealth. [...] |
2004-08-31 07:58:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL DJ PTER |
| 04DJIBOUTI1163 |
THE MOOD IN SOMALILAND IS DEFIANT, YET [...] Summary. An embassy Djibouti FSN recently returned from several weeks leave in Hargeisa, Somaliland. He reported an active interest there in the Somalia National Reconciliation Conference that is taking place in Nairobi, but rejection of any effort by the conference or subsequently by the inte [...] |
2004-09-01 11:14:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL DJ SO |
| 04DJIBOUTI1175 |
POST RECOMMENDS PASSPORT REQUIREMENT FOR THOSE [...] (U) SUMMARY: Because some military members deployed to the Combined Joint Task Force- Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), Camp Lemonier, Djibouti, are redirected to jobs outside of Djibouti in countries that require US passports for entry, Post asks DOD to consider requiring all soldiers deploying to t [...] |
2004-09-06 12:08:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT CA DJ MARR MOPS CAPC |
| 04DJIBOUTI1180 |
NOMINATION OF DJIBOUTIAN AMBASSADOR TO SOMALIA [...] (U) In the 20th meeting of the Council of Ministers on 7 September, where President Ismail Omar Guelleh presided, the counsel approved the proclamation for nomination of Mohamed-Siad Doualeh Warsama to the position of Ambassador to Somalia. Warsama will receive the title of Ambassador of the [...] |
2004-09-08 12:00:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR SO DJ |
| 04DJIBOUTI1181 |
STATE SPONSORSHIP OF TERRORISM NON-PAPER DELIVERED [...] (U) Poloff delivered non-paper per reftel 7 September to Mohamed Omar Djama, Americas Desk Officer in the Bilateral Relations section of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Djama could not provide an official reaction to the non-paper, but told PolOff he would try to get a response soon. However [...] |
2004-09-08 13:56:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER PREL DJ |
| 04DJIBOUTI1182 |
DJIBOUTI MINISTRY OF ENERGY REQUESTS ASSISTANCE [...] (U) Summary: After a follow-up conversation with Secretary General of the Ministry of Energy, Farah Ali Ainan, on the NARUC Utility Regulators Conference in Bamako, Mali, Farah approached PolOff on possible U.S. assistance in the energy and mining sectors. End Summary. 2. (U) Secretary Gene [...] |
2004-09-09 05:12:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON SENV DJ |
| 04DJIBOUTI1186 |
DJIBOUTI'S RESPONSE ON STATUS OF FMF [...] (U) Following Ambassador's July 28 briefing to Major General of the Armed Forces, Col. Osman Sobaghleh, on status of FMF cases for Djibouti as outlined in reftel (B), Ambassador received a written reply August 4 from General Fathi Ahmed Houssein, General of Djibouti's Armed Forces. Embassy tra [...] |
2004-07-22 20:15:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MASS MARR DJ |
| 04DJIBOUTI1189 |
ETHIOPIAN PASSPORTS REPORTED LOST [...] No summary [...] |
2004-09-12 11:45:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | KFRD ER DJ |
| 04DJIBOUTI1196 |
DJIBOUTIAN OPPOSITION LEADER DIES [...] (U) President of the Djiboutian opposition party Republican Alliance for Democracy (ARD), Ahmed Dini Ahmed, died during the morning of 12 September 2004 at Peltier Hospital. Dini had been suffering from lung cancer, which progressed into metastasis. President Ismail Omar Guelleh reportedly v [...] |
2004-09-13 13:25:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR DJ |
| 04DJIBOUTI1200 |
IFESH VOLUNTEERS ARRIVE DJIBOUTI FOR ENGLISH [...] (U) Six International Foundation for Education and Self-Help (IFESH) volunteers, consisting of three men and three women, arrived September 9 in Djibouti for a 10-month assignment to teach English in Djibouti's education system. They were met at the airport by Momodou Mombouray of IFESH headqu [...] |
2004-09-14 12:18:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL EAID SCUL DJ |
| 04DJIBOUTI1201 |
DJIBOUTIAN DELEGATION TO SAFE SKIES CONFERENCE IN [...] (U) The Government of Djibouti nominates the following candidates for participation in the Safe Skies for Africa workshop in Johannesburg, South Africa October 26-28: Mr. Mohamed Mahmoud Ibrahim, Technical Counselor to the Minister of Transportation Mr. Almis Mahamoud Haid, Director of Civil A [...] |
2004-09-14 12:50:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR ECON DJ |
| 04DJIBOUTI1202 |
TERRORIST FINANCE: LIST 61 DELIVERED [...] (U) PolOff delivered demarche per reftel 14 September 2004 to Mohamed Omar Djama, Americas Desk of Bilateral Relations at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Djama said he would pass the list through the necessary channels to the National Counterterrorist Finance Committee. RAGSDALE [...] |
2004-09-14 12:50:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | KSEP ETTC EFIN PTER CVIS DJ |
| 04DJIBOUTI1204 |
59TH UNGA: DJIBOUTI HIGH-LEVEL ATTENDANCE [...] (U) Djibouti's primary delegation to the 59th UNGA will include Ismael Omar Guelleh, President of the Republic, Ali Abdi Farah, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ismael Houssein Tani, Director of the Presidential Cabinet, and Djama Elmi Darar, chief of State Protocol. None of these delegates will b [...] |
2004-09-14 13:45:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL OTRA OVIP DJ UNGA |
| 04DJIBOUTI1212 |
AMBASSADOR'S INTRODUCTORY CALL ON NEW COMMANDER OF [...] (U) Ambassador, accompanied by USLO Chief, had her first meeting September 16 with General Michel Arrault, the new Commander of French Forces in Djibouti. Arrault replaced General Gerard Pons, whose tour of duty ended August 1. 2. (C) Ambassador noted the close cooperation and collaboratio [...] |
2004-09-16 14:48:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS MCAP PREL PINR FR DJ |
| 04DJIBOUTI1222 |
AFRICA PARTNERSHIP FORUM: INVITATION TO IGAD [...] (U) Ambassador met September 20 with Dr. Attalla Hamad Bashir, Executive Secretary of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), to present AF Assistant Secretary Newman's invitation to him to attend the October SIPDIS 3-5 meeting in Washington of the Africa Partnership Forum. D [...] |
2004-09-20 13:19:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ECON OTRA DJ XY ZF ZU XW XA |
| 04DJIBOUTI1223 |
IGAD TO HOST WORKSHOP ON COMBATTING TERRORISM: [...] (U) During Ambassador's September 20 call on Dr. Attalla Hamad Bashir, Executive Secretary of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), to present an invitation to him to attend a meeting of the Africa Partnership Forum (septel), Dr. Attalla indicated to her that he had extended t [...] |
2004-09-20 14:01:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MARR MOPS PTER DJ |
| 04DJIBOUTI1225 |
SOMALILAND INTEREST SECTION TO OPEN IN DJIBOUTI [...] (U) Minister of Foreign Affairs of the self-proclaimed Republic of Somaliland, Edna Adan Ismail, visited Djibouti 12 September to discuss the relationship between Djibouti and Somaliland. Among the topics discussed was the facilitation of an economic cooperation between the two governments. [...] |
2004-09-21 10:11:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV DJ SO |
| 04DJIBOUTI1227 |
DJIBOUTI AIRPORT MANAGER ON EXPANSION AND U.S. [...] (C) Summary: David Hawker, Dubai Ports International representative in Djibouti who manages Djibouti International Airport, confirmed to Ambassador the Government of Djibouti's interest in expanding the country's existing international airport at Ambouli. Nothing firm is on the table, but iss [...] |
2004-09-21 13:34:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON MARR ASEC DJ |
| 04DJIBOUTI123 |
DJIBOUTI: GOVERNMENT ANXIOUS OVER ELEVATED PROFILE [...] (S/NF) Amidst growing Djiboutian Government stir related to recent explosions (Ref. A) and claims by Puntland strongman Abdullahi Yusuf of Djibouti arming Somaliland against him in the Sool region, Post SAO Major Patrick Anderson received a browbeating on January 27 from Abdourahman Boreh, pe [...] |
2004-01-28 14:49:00 | Embassy Djibouti | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PTER PINR DJ |
| 04DJIBOUTI1236 |
AFRICA PARTNERSHIP FORUM: IGAD EXECSEC UNABLE TO [...] (U) Dr. Attalla Hamad Bashir, Executive Secretary of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) informed Ambassador 23 September that the Secretariat of IGAD would be unable to be represented at the October 4-5 meeting in Washington of the Africa Partnership Forum. In a letter to t [...] |
2004-09-23 12:23:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ECON OTRA DJ |
| 04DJIBOUTI1238 |
DJIBOUTIAN-AMERICAN FISHING COMPANY LOOKING TO [...] (U) Summary: The fishing sector in Djibouti has a new advocate in the form of Djibouti Maritime Management and Investment Company (DMMI), a joint venture owned in majority by Iranian-American investor Mehrdad Radseresht and Djiboutian businessman Youssouf Moussa Dawaleh. DMMI seeks to maximize [...] |
2004-09-23 12:29:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV ECON EINV SENV DJ |
| 04DJIBOUTI1249 |
INAUGURATION OF DJIBOUTI SCHOOLS REPAIRED BY [...] (U) On September 22, Ambassador joined USAID Representative, POL/ECON and members of the Combined Joint Task Force Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) to inaugurate in Tadjoura and in Randa, two schools refurbished and funded by CJTF-HOA based at Camp Lemonier. Ambassador cut the ribbon with the Direct [...] |
2004-09-26 13:29:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MASS MARR SCUL DJ |
| 04DJIBOUTI1250 |
IMPACT OF AHMED DINI'S DEATH ON DJIBOUTIAN POLITICS [...] (U) Summary: The death of Ahmed Dini Ahmed on September 12, figurehead of the political opposition coalition Union for Democratic Alternance (UAD) and president of the Republican Alliance for Democracy (ARD) opposition party, will have significant impact on Djibouti's upcoming regional and pre [...] |
2004-09-27 12:07:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV DJ |
| 04DJIBOUTI1262 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED: WTO NON-AGRICULTURAL MARKET [...] (U) Poloff delivered demarche per reftel 26 September to Mohamed Omar Djama, Head of Europe and Americas Office in Bilateral Relations at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Djama appreciated the information and said he would pass it to the appropriate person for consideration. He also commented [...] |
2004-09-29 09:35:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD DJ |
| 04DJIBOUTI1269 |
SCENESETTER FOR GENERAL ABIZAID'S VISIT TO DJIBOUTI [...] (C) Summary: Combating poverty, improving the nation's health and education infrastructures and services and promoting economic development are top priorities for the Government of Djibouti. Embassy Djibouti and CJTF-HOA are working in tandem to assist in these areas. Economic ventures under [...] |
2004-09-30 10:39:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAO MARR OVIP DJ |
| 04DJIBOUTI1271 |
VISIT TO GABODE PRISON [...] (U) Summary: Pol/Econ, USLO NCO, and Pol Asst visited Djibouti's civil prison, Gabode, on September 23rd. Followed by a tour of the facilities, Pol/Econ discussed the conditions with the Director of the Prison, Mohamed Ismail. The following is reaction to the conditions and a brief overview o [...] |
2004-10-03 06:45:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PGOV DJ |
| 04DJIBOUTI1277 |
CONVERSATION WITH OPPOSITION PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE [...] (U) SUMMARY: In a statement to the press 30 August 2004, Mohamed Daoud Chehem, president of opposition Djiboutian Party for Development (PDD), declared his candidacy for the presidential race to take place in April/May 2005. Chehem visited Ambassador Ragsdale 29 September as a courtesy call t [...] |
2004-10-03 10:27:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV DJ |
| 04DJIBOUTI1278 |
DJIBOUTI PASSES NEW LEGISLATION ON CITIZENSHIP [...] (U) Summary: On 26 September the Permanent Commission of the Djiboutian National Assembly adopted a new law regarding qualifications for Djiboutian citizenship. The new law is more liberal than the current requirements and will give greater rights to pass on citizenship to Djiboutian women. E [...] |
2004-10-03 11:13:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV DJ |
| 04DJIBOUTI1279 |
DEAF SCHOOL OPENS AT GIRLS' ORPHANAGE [...] (U) Summary: The Association for the Protection of Mother and Child opened 15 September a school for deaf children on the grounds of the Girls' Orphanage. Pol/Econ and Pol Assistant visited the school and toured the orphanage on 30 September. At the moment the center runs three classes daily [...] |
2004-10-04 10:59:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | SOCI SCUL ECON EAID DJ |
| 04DJIBOUTI1288 |
DJIBOUTI AND SAFE SKIES FOR AFRICA REVIEW [...] (U) SUMMARY: As Djibouti does not yet have a program under Safe Skies for Africa, Post endeavors to describe what the civil aviation officials on the ground hope a SSFA program could provide. Djibouti's airport is not up to international standards as written by the ICAO, however, according to [...] |
2004-10-06 13:20:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR EAID ECON ETRD MOPS PTER DJ |
| 04DJIBOUTI1289 |
MEETING WITH FOREIGN MINISTER ON RECENT U.S. AND [...] (C) In a meeting October 6 with Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ali Abdi Farah, Ambassador asked for the Minister's impression of his and President Guelleh's recent trip to the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), which also included stops in Washington and Cuba. Farah spoke in general terms [...] |
2004-10-06 14:08:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | OVIP PGOV PREL DJ SO |
| 04DJIBOUTI1292 |
REDESIGNATION OF REST AND RECUPERATION FOR [...] (U) POST RESPONSES TO REFTEL, KEYED TO ELEVEN FACTORS LISTED IN 3 FAH-1 H3721.2-1, FOLLOW: A. CLIMATE: DJIBOUTI REMAINS ONE OF THE HOTTEST PLACES ON THE PLANET WHERE CLIMATIC CONDITIONS ARE VIRTUALLY CONSTANT THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. THIS IS ESPECIALLY TAXING PHYSICALLY AND IMPOSES KEY [...] |
2004-10-07 07:53:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT APER DJ |
| 04DJIBOUTI1293 |
DJIBOUTI - RESPONSE TO IARA DESIGNATION [...] (S) Agencies at post do not have any information regarding the presence, or activities, of the Islamic African Relief Agency (IARA). Post cannot comment on Government of Djibouti (GOD) reaction to this particular agency, though the GOD has been cooperative in the past on all counter-terrorist [...] |
2004-10-08 08:46:00 | Embassy Djibouti | SECRET | KTFN PTER EFIN ECON ETTC DJ |
| 04DJIBOUTI132 |
UNCONFIRMED THREAT TO PORTS [...] (SBU) On Thursday January 29, 2004, Post received an Unclassified E-MAIL from the Foreign Minister of the self SIPDIS proclaimed State of Somaliland, Edna Adan Ismail claiming an unconfirmed threat to the sea ports of Djibouti and Berbera. Ismail sent this report to Post's Executive OMS usin [...] |
2004-01-30 11:43:00 | Embassy Djibouti | SECRET//NOFORN | PTER ASEC DJ SO PREL |
| 04DJIBOUTI1336 |
CUBA DEMARCHE DELIVERED: DJIBOUTI POSITION UNSURE [...] (U) Pol/Econ delivered demarche 13 October per reftel to Director of Bilateral Affairs, Mohamed Ali Hassan. Hassan could not give a definitive answer on which way Djibouti would vote on the Cuba resolution. He did, however, note that it was especially helpful to have a detailed explanation o [...] |
2004-10-19 01:51:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ETRD DJ |
| 04DJIBOUTI1350 |
FRANCE'S MILITARY COMMANDER IN DJIBOUTI DESIRES [...] (C) During the Ambassador's regular weekly meeting October 21 with General Michel Arrault, Commander of French Military Forces in Djibouti, General Arrault related his desire to have his forces become more active in regional security matters. He said the threat of terrorism in this part of t [...] |
2004-10-21 13:17:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MASS MARR MOPS PTER MCAP FR DJ |
| 04DJIBOUTI1356 |
RPP CONGRESS OFFICIALLY NOMINATES GUELLEH FOR [...] (U) The RPP (People's Rally for Progress), the ruling party in the Djiboutian Government, held its annual Central Committee Congress October 6 and 7. The two-day event consisted of an ordinary session of the central committee, a body of 250 members gathered from around the country, and a sec [...] |
2004-10-25 02:54:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PHUM ECON DJ |
| 04DJIBOUTI1365 |
30th Permanent Conference General Assembly of [...] (U) Summary: The 30th general assembly of the Permanent Conference of African and French Consular Chambers (CPCCAF) took place in Djibouti from October 3 to October 6, 2004. Several Djiboutian high officials in the Djiboutian government, the President of the CPCCAF and the French Ambassador sp [...] |
2004-10-26 01:12:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON EINV EFIN EAID DJ |
| 04DJIBOUTI1367 |
COMMUNICATION WITH IGAD EXECUTIVE SECRETARY ON [...] (SBU) During a U.N. Day reception October 24, Ambassador spoke with Inter-governmental Authority on Development (IGAD) Executive Secretary Dr. H. Bashir Attalla regarding the U.S. understanding that the newly elected President of the Somali Transitional Federal Government, Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed [...] |
2004-10-26 11:40:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SO DJ |
| 04DJIBOUTI1372 |
BORREL AFFAIR: ATTORNEY GENERAL SUMMONED TO [...] (U) Summary: French magistrate Bernard Borrel, found dead 80 Km north of Djibouti in 1995, has surfaced once again in the national media. The Court of Versailles in Paris summoned (for September 30th, 2004) Procureur de la Republique (Attorney General of Djibouti), Djama Souleiman, to present [...] |
2004-10-27 05:00:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV DJ |
| 04DJIBOUTI1373 |
REPORT OF CONDEMNATION OF DJIBOUTI IN PORTO-ALLEGRE [...] (U) Alleged violations of labor rights have come to the forefront of opposition party attentions after the Fourth Congress of International Education held in Porto-Allegre, Brazil 16-26 July, 2004. In its first few issues back from their summer holiday, La Realite, the opposition journal publi [...] |
2004-10-27 05:01:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV ELAB PHUM BR DJ |
| 04DJIBOUTI1374 |
GUELLEH INTERVIEW WITH BBC SOMALI [...] (U) Summary: The October 7th issue of Le Progres, the journal of the ruling party RPP (People's Rally for Progress), carried an overview of President Ismail Omar Guelleh's interview with BBC Somali while in New York during Guelleh's recent trip to the U.S and Cuba. In the [...] |
2004-10-27 05:01:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV DJ |
| 04DJIBOUTI1375 |
DEMARCHE TO HOST GOVERNMENT: US NOMINEE FOR [...] (U) Poloff delivered demarche per reftel via diplomatic note 24 October 2004 to Director of Bilateral Relations at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA), Mohamed Ali Hassan. Demarche has not yet elicited a response from the MFA. Post will follow-up on the issue at earliest opportunity. RAGSDAL [...] |
2004-10-28 05:39:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KJUS PHUM DJ |
| 04DJIBOUTI1376 |
TERRORIST FINANCE: DESIGNATION OF JAMA'AT AL- [...] (U) Poloff delivered demarche per reftel 21 October to Mohamed Ali Hassan, Director of Bilateral Relations at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Hassan stated he would pass the new list for distribution to the banks and financial agencies. RAGSDALE [...] |
2004-10-28 05:39:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC EFIN PTER PREL CVIS DJ |
| 04DJIBOUTI1377 |
RULING COALITION PARTIES REACT TO RPP CONGRESS [...] (C) In the days after the ruling party, People's Rally for Progress (RPP), held their conference nominating current President Ismail Omar Guelleh as the party's choice for presidential candidate in the 2005 elections, word of discontent from the ruling coalition partners started to surface. S [...] |
2004-10-28 05:44:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL DJ |
| 04DJIBOUTI1382 |
REPORT OF TERRORIST CAPTURED AND HANDED OVER TO [...] (U) Summary: The international Saudi newspaper Al Sharq Al Awsat reported on October 25th that the brainchild of the latest series of European aid workers killings in Somaliland has been caught. The Somali terrorist, who is said to be an activist of Al Ittihad Al Islamiya, a terror group linked [...] |
2004-10-28 08:42:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PTER PINR DJ |
| 04DJIBOUTI1384 |
OPPOSITION PARTIES DEMAND TRANSPARENCY FOR 2005 [...] (U) Summary: Recent developments in opposition party politics have led to the release of demands to the Government of Djibouti for transparency in the upcoming presidential election. Reiterating many of the points stated in their unanswered letter to the Government 21 May 2004, the four leader [...] |
2004-10-28 10:47:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM SCUL DJ |
| 04DJIBOUTI1390 |
NIGERIAN PRESIDENT OBASANJO'S BRIEF, UNANNOUNCED [...] (U) Nigerian President Olesugun Obasanjo made a brief, unannounced visit to Djibouti 30 October while en route to Japan. The government run newspaper La Nation reported on 1 November that during his time in Djibouti, Obasanjo met with President Ismail Omar Guelleh at the Djiboutian head of sta [...] |
2004-11-01 10:37:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MOPS NI KE ET DJ SO |
| 04DJIBOUTI1391 |
DJIBOUTIAN OPPOSITION MEDIA THEMES, OCTOBER 27-28, 2004 [...] (U) Summary: The opposition journals during the week of October 24-28 focused on the alleged complaint against La Realite for slander filed by the Minister of Defense; the designation of the successor to Ahmed Dini Ahmed as president of the Republican Alliance for Democracy (ARD); and the dist [...] |
2004-11-01 10:38:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV SCUL KPAO DJ |
| 04DJIBOUTI1392 |
NEW SOMALIAN PRESIDENT SPEAKS ON CHALLENGES FACING [...] (U) SUMMARY: Al Hayat a London based Arabic newspaper published 30 October an interview with the new President of Somalia. In the interview, widely read in Djibouti, he addressed several issues dealing with his return to Mogadishu, the disarmament process, terrorism in Somalia and the African U [...] |
2004-11-01 10:39:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PNAT PARM PTER PINS DJ SO |
| 04DJIBOUTI1393 |
USG-DONATED SCHOOL KITS ELICIT SUPPORT AND ALSO [...] (U) Summary: On October 21 and October 30, Ambassador and USAID Director joined Djiboutian officials and local UNICEF Director Thomas Davin, in the official unveiling and distribution of school kits provided by the Ministry of Education to primary school children in Djibouti under a USAID educ [...] |
2004-11-01 11:52:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV EAID SCUL DJ |
| 04DJIBOUTI1399 |
DJIBOUTI: EAC 11/02/2004 [...] (C) Post convened a core meeting of the Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on 02 November, 2004 to review recent threat reporting from US Military sources. The EAC discussed the potential of attacks on western targets and the addition of needed security measures to mitigate the threat. Potenti [...] |
2004-11-02 11:20:00 | Embassy Djibouti | SECRET//NOFORN | PTER ASEC DJ |
| 04DJIBOUTI1405 |
MORE ON OBASANJO VISIT TO DJIBOUTI: SOMALIA AT [...] (C) Ambassador met with Minister of Cooperation Mahamoud Ali Youssouf 3 November, at her request, to address several items. Among them was a discussion on the nature of Nigerian President Olesugun Obasanjo's visit to Djibouti. Youssouf confirmed reports in the local press (see reftel) that th [...] |
2004-11-04 02:27:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MOPS ET KE NI DJ SO |
| 04DJIBOUTI1408 |
DJIBOUTI TO SUPPORT MERON IN UNGA ELECTIONS [...] (U) In response to diplomatic note sent to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs requesting Djibouti's support for Judge Theodor Meron in the 18 November UN General Assembly elections for a permanent seat on the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia, Djibouti has stated that it w [...] |
2004-11-04 07:52:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PREL DJ UNGA |
| 04DJIBOUTI1413 |
ID AL-FITR MESSAGE FROM PRESIDENT BUSH TO PRESIDENT [...] No summary [...] |
2004-11-05 06:13:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | OPDC PREL DJ |
| 04DJIBOUTI1424 |
DJIBOUTI THRILLED ABOUT RESULTS OF JOHANNESBURG [...] (U) Summary: Djibouti's delegation to the Safe Skies for Africa (SSFA) Conference in Johannesburg, South Africa, October 25-28 returned with effusive praise of their experience. Djiboutian aviation officials that attended included Technical Advisor to the Minister of Transportation, Mohamed Ma [...] |
2004-11-07 09:27:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR ECON ASEC ETRD DJ |
| 04DJIBOUTI1426 |
CONGRATULATROY MESSAGE FROM PRESIDENT GUELLEH TO [...] The following message was received November 7 from President Guelleh congratulating President Bush on winning reelection. The original, in French, will be sent via diplomatic pouch to AF/E. 2. Begin text: George W. Bush President White House Washington, D.C. Mr. President, You [...] |
2004-11-07 11:32:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | OPDC PREL DJ |
| 04DJIBOUTI1435 |
DORALE TRANSMITTER GOES LIVE; NEGLIGIBLE [...] (U) SUMMARY: A medium wave transmitter at the Radio Television Djibouti (RTD) station in Dorale was activated on November 4, marking completion of phase one of the RTD- International Board of Broadcasters (IBB) joint renovation of the station. Concerns that the transmitter may interfere with c [...] |
2004-11-09 07:38:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MARR MOPS ASEC KPAO KU DJ BBG |
| 04DJIBOUTI1443 |
PROGRESS CONTINUES AT DORALEH PORT [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador and Pol/Econoff visited the construction site of the new port facility at Doraleh on November 8 to track progress and obtain an update from the port's project manager K.K. Menon of Emirates National Oil Company (ENOC). Ambassador's last visit had taken place in July. [...] |
2004-11-10 12:00:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MOPS EPET ECON EINV EWWT DJ ET TC |
| 04DJIBOUTI1444 |
DJIBOUTI AND OPPOSING ANTI-ISRAELI BIAS AT UNGA [...] (C) Pol/Econoff delivered demarche per reftel on November 10 to Director of Bilateral Relations, Mohamed Ali Hassan. Hassan commented that Djibouti is among many countries in the world that condemn Israel because it violates international and humanitarian laws when dealing with the Palestinian [...] |
2004-11-10 12:17:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL IS DJ UNGA |
| 04DJIBOUTI1446 |
ID AL-FITR MESSAGE FROM SECRETARY POWELL TO [...] No summary [...] |
2004-11-12 04:20:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | OPDC PREL DJ |
| 04DJIBOUTI1449 |
RESPACH CANDIDACY DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (U) Poloff delivered demarche per reftel 10 November to Director of Bilateral Relations, Mohamed Ali Hassan. Hassan said it did not seem there would be a problem with supporting Mr. Respach's candidacy, but said he would pass the demarche along for an official stance. RAGSDALE [...] |
2004-11-16 02:25:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | KSEP AORC DJ |
| 04DJIBOUTI1450 |
DEMARCHE ON HUMAN RIGHTS RESOLUTIONS DELIVERED [...] (U) Poloff delivered demarche per reftel 10 November to Director of Bilateral Relations, Mohamed Ali Hassan. Hassan could not detail Djibouti's stance on any individual country, but said he would pass the papers on for consideration and relay any responses to poloff. RAGSDALE [...] |
2004-11-16 02:25:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL DJ |
| 04DJIBOUTI1451 |
CLONING DEMARCHE DELIVERED: DJIBOUTI TO SUPPORT [...] (U) Poloff delivered demarche 10 November per reftel to Director of Bilateral Relations, Mohamed Ali Hassan. Hassan said that Djibouti would continue to support the Costa Rican resolution to ban human cloning. Djibouti maintains its position that cloning is wrong and should be banned. RAGSDALE [...] |
2004-11-16 02:26:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL TBIO DJ UNGA KSCI |
| 04DJIBOUTI1473 |
DJIBOUTI REFUGEE REPATRIATION UPDATE [...] (U) Summary: Close to 19,000 people continue to be fed in Djibouti's three refugee camps. The United Nations High Commission on Refugees (UNHCR) and the World Food Program (WFP) are coordinating efforts to assist with voluntary repatriation of refugees back to Somalia. Their work is carrie [...] |
2004-11-21 04:00:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PREF DJ SO |
| 04DJIBOUTI1487 |
INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION WEEK SHORT, BUT SWEET [...] (U) SUMMARY: This year's International Education Week (IEW) was successful, despite the fact that the Eid, paired with the Muslim work-week, shortened observance to three and a half days. Embassy-sponsored events included a soccer tournament, book donations, a lecture, art exhibitions, an Amba [...] |
2004-11-21 10:35:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL SCUL KPAO EINV DJ |
| 04DJIBOUTI1494 |
EMBASSY DJIBOUTI REACHES OUT FOR RAMADAN [...] (U) SUMMARY: Embassy Djibouti sponsored an information speech, several Iftaars (fast breakings) and a public service announcement during the Islamic Holy Month of Ramadan. Embassy staff also attended several Ifaars as part of its continued outreach to the country's Muslim community. END SUMMAR [...] |
2004-11-22 09:04:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL OPRC SCUL KPAO DJ |
| 04DJIBOUTI1498 |
DPI CHAIRMAN PROPOSES U.S. MILITARY CONTROL OVER [...] (C) Summary: Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem, Executive Chairman of Dubai Ports, Customs and Free Zone Corporation (the parent company to Dubai Ports International which manages Djibouti's existing maritime port and airport), has put forward a proposal that the U.S. military, based at Camp Lemonier, [...] |
2004-11-22 12:36:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON ETRD DJ TC |
| 04DJIBOUTI1500 |
2004 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT - DJIBOUTI [...] (U) Embassy point of contact for Annual Terrorism Report is Pol/Econ Officer Erinn Reed (reedec@state.gov). Below is post changes to 2003 Country Section for Djibouti. 2. (U) Djibouti, a staunch supporter in the global war on terrorism and a member of the Arab League, has taken a strong sta [...] |
2004-11-23 03:58:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER ASEC KCRM EFIN KHLS KPAO DJ |
| 04DJIBOUTI1507 |
DJIBOUTI EXPRESSES INTEREST IN ANGLICIZATION [...] (U) Djibouti is an isolated francophone country, surrounded by countries where the official languages all include English. The recent presence of the U.S. military in Djibouti has underscored a language barrier. After the Government of Djibouti, the U.S. Government is the second largest emp [...] |
2004-11-23 10:16:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV SCUL KPAO DJ |
| 04DJIBOUTI1510 |
DJIBOUTIAN VIEWS ON EU'S SUDAN RESOLUTION [...] (C) Pol/Econ delivered demarche per reftel 23 November to Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Badri SIPDIS Ali Bogoreh. Bogoreh agreed that the UNSC meeting in Nairobi was historic and showed the commitment of the International Community. He added that this meeting also sho [...] |
2004-11-24 06:02:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM DJ UNGA |
| 04DJIBOUTI1511 |
TERRORIST FINANCING: DJIBOUTI 1267 REPORT [...] (U) Pol/Econ delivered demarche per reftel 23 November to Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Badri SIPDIS Ali Bogoreh. Bogoreh was unaware of follow-up or supplemental reports requested by the 1267 Committee, but suspected the message was probably delivered to the Djibouti [...] |
2004-11-24 06:02:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ETTC PREL PTER DJ |
| 04DJIBOUTI1512 |
VISIT OF SOMALI PRESIDENT TO DJIBOUTI [...] (U) Summary: Newly elected President of Somalia, Abdillahi Youssouf Ahmed, came to Djibouti for a 24-hour visit on November 15, 2004. In a press conference with Djiboutian national media during the visit, Abdillahi Youssouf touched on the conflicting relations between Somaliland and Puntland, [...] |
2004-11-24 06:02:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PARM PHUM PNAT PBTS PINS PTER DJ SO |
| 04DJIBOUTI1516 |
DJIBOUTI: TRANSPARENCY OF BUDGETS/MILITARY SPENDING [...] (U) Expenditures by the Djiboutian military are audited on a yearly basis by the Chambre des Comptes (the Public Accounts Auditing Board). The audit is limited to accounting books and other financial documents. Audits of military budgets are reported only to the President of the Republic, who [...] |
2004-11-28 01:05:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN EAID MASS DJ MAAR |
| 04DJIBOUTI1519 |
POST SIGNS NEC CONDITIONAL PURCHASE AGREEMENT [...] On November 24, 2004 Ambassador Marguerita Ragsdale signed the Conditional Purchase Agreement with the Djiboutian government for procurement of a site for an NEC. Minister of Finance, Mr. Yacin Elmi Bouh, signed on behalf of the Republic of Djibouti. The Djiboutian media was also on hand t [...] |
2004-11-28 04:11:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL AMGT ABLD DJ |
| 04DJIBOUTI1529 |
FRENCH CONSUL DJIBOUTI WANTS TO EMULATE U.S. VISA [...] (U) Summary. The French consul in Djibouti is very interested in the process by which AmEmbassy Djibouti adjudicates visas. The Consul states that the American process appears more selective. The French consulate is changing the adjudications process in Djibouti for Schengen (European Union [...] |
2004-11-30 05:57:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | CVIS DJ FR PGOV PREL |
| 04DJIBOUTI1530 |
SWITCH IN BUTANE GAS SUPPLIER GIVES ENOC EXCLUSIVE [...] (U) The Government of Djibouti recently decided to switch providers of Butane cooking gas from a Yemeni company to Emirates National Oil Company (ENOC). The offer of a lower price for Butane gas is in contrast to the trend in global markets, where prices have gone up recently. However, the new [...] |
2004-12-01 09:31:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON ENRG DJ |
| 04DJIBOUTI1533 |
MAJORITY PARTIES HOLD CONGRESS TO SELECT [...] (U) Summary: Two parties within the ruling coalition held congresses to select their presidential candidate and formulate plans for the elections scheduled for April 2005. The Front for the Restoration of Unity and Democracy (FRUD) held an ordinary session of the National Council on 24 Novembe [...] |
2004-12-02 02:13:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL DJ |
| 04DJIBOUTI1534 |
MASSIVE TRASH CLEAN UP CAMPAIGN LAUNCHED BY [...] (U) Summary: The Government of Djibouti has taken the first of many small steps to clean up Djibouti in launching a contest for the best "Act and Keep Your City Clean" poster. The contest opened for registration November 6th to 11th for children between the ages of 10 and 20. The contest part [...] |
2004-12-02 02:19:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | SENV ECON PGOV SCUL EINV DJ |
| 04DJIBOUTI1541 |
PRESIDENT GUELLEH AND U.S-DJIBOUTI BILATERAL [...] (C) Ambassador met with President Ismail Omar Guelleh on December 2, at her request. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss the current state of U.S.-Djibouti bilateral relations as well as developments in the region. Septels cover discussions on Camp Lemonier lease negotiations and regio [...] |
2004-12-03 07:25:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EAID ECON EINV SENV DJ TC |
| 04DJIBOUTI1542 |
PRESIDENT GUELLEH ON CAMP LEMONIER ACCESS [...] (C) Ambassador met with President Ismail Omar Guelleh December 2, at her request, to review progress in the U.S. bilateral relationship and to solicit the President's perspectives on regional developments. The meeting took place at the Presidential Palace. Ambassador and Guelleh were joined [...] |
2004-12-03 07:25:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MARR MASS EAIR DJ |
| 04DJIBOUTI1543 |
PRESIDENT GUELLEH ON SOMALIA, ETHIOPIA-ERITREA, [...] (C) In a meeting with President Ismail Omar Guelleh December 2 on other matters (reviewed septels), Ambassador also sought Guelleh's views on regional Horn of Africa developments. Topics covered included the new Ethiopian five-point peace proposal, Eritrean isolation and meddling in Darfur, Li [...] |
2004-12-03 07:27:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PARM PBTS DJ SO ET ER |
| 04DJIBOUTI1551 |
EMBASSY DJIBOUTI REQUESTS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT [...] (U) This is an action request. 2. (C) Djibouti is a small East African nation with a stable government, but has porous borders and exists amid conflicts in neighboring Ethiopia, Eritrea and Somalia. Djibouti is thus impacted negatively by the problem of large numbers of refugees and illegal [...] |
2004-12-06 01:43:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | KCRM PHUM ASEC ELAB EAID DJ |
| 04DJIBOUTI1553 |
SOMALILAND FOREIGN MINISTER SEEKS INTERIM STATUS [...] (C) Edna Ismail Aden, Foreign Minister of Somaliland, told Ambassador December 5, during their meeting at the Sheraton Hotel, that Somaliland is interested in reviving "interim status" recognition for Somaliland first discussed and considered during the waning days of the Clinton Administrati [...] |
2004-12-06 11:18:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM MARR PTER SO DJ |
| 04DJIBOUTI1562 |
BUDGETARY SESSION OPENING INDICATIVE OF FRICTION [...] (U) Summary: On November 29th, the Djibouti National Assembly officially opened its second session, known as the budgetary session, for 2004 in a ceremony presided over by Prime Minister Dileita Mohamed Dileita. The ceremony, in which PM Dileita and National Assembly President Idriss Arnaoud A [...] |
2004-12-08 07:39:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PGOV PREL EPET PHUM DJ |
| 04DJIBOUTI1566 |
PDD CURRIES SOMALILAND VOTE, PROMISES RECOGNITION, [...] (C) Summary: In a move aimed at currying the Djiboutian vote resident in Somaliland, Mohamed Daoud Chehem, President of the Djiboutian Party for Development (PDD), visited Hargeisa, Somaliland 1 December. While in Hargeisa, Chehem met with officials from Somaliland opposition party Kulmiye to [...] |
2004-12-09 03:03:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PNAT SO DJ |
| 04DJIBOUTI1572 |
DISCUSSING SECURITY IN DJIBOUTI: OUR RESPONSE TO [...] No summary [...] |
2004-12-09 08:32:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER ASEC CMGT CASC AMGT APER SA ZP ZR DJ |
| 04DJIBOUTI1575 |
DJIBOUTI: UN HUMAN RIGHTS RESOLUTIONS NEED [...] (C) Pol/Econ delivered demarche per reftel 9 December to Director of Bilateral Relations, Mohamed Ali Hassan. Hassan explained Djibouti's position on the two cases, particularly that of Iran, as a matter of differing approaches to the problem. For Djibouti, the approach utilized most often in [...] |
2004-12-09 09:03:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL DJ |
| 04DJIBOUTI1576 |
LIST 63 AMENDMENT DELIVERED [...] (U) Pol/Econ delivered demarche per reftel 9 December to Director of Bilateral Relations at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mohamed Ali Hassan. Hassan said he would pass the list to the national committee. He had no particular comments on the list itself. RAGSDALE [...] |
2004-12-12 02:09:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | KSEP ETTC EFIN PTER CVIS DJ |
| 04DJIBOUTI1586 |
MOBIL AND GOVERNMENT OF DJIBOUTI OUTSTANDING [...] (C) Mobil Oil's Chief Executive in Djibouti, Alain Adam, met late on December 8 on an urgent basis with Ambassador to report that he had been approached at his office only an hour earlier by two representatives of Djibouti's security forces. They had come to arrest him at the behest of Djibout [...] |
2004-12-13 10:33:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON ETRD PGOV SCUL DJ |
| 04DJIBOUTI1588 |
CONSULAR NARRATIVE FY04 - DJIBOUTI [...] (U) A) Please identify the following: Consular Section Chief name, ETD, direct office telephone number and e-mail: Andrea K. Lewis, ETD: October 2006 Telephone: (253) 35-39-95 ext: 2203, e-mail: LewisAK@state.gov - Deputy Consular Section Chief name, ETD, direct office telephone number and [...] |
2004-12-14 01:07:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | CMGT CVIS CASC KFRD ASIG AFSI DJ |
| 04DJIBOUTI1589 |
DJIBOUTI: RESPONSE TO TRIPWIRES SUBMISSIONS IN [...] (U) Per REFTEL (a), Post submitted its TRIP WIRES via the new TRIPS system on 20 July, 2004. The primary POC for the TRIPS system, DCM Timothy F. Smith, is no longer at Post. The alternate POC, RSO Marc Ramos, will assume the primary duties with the Ambassador acting as alternate until a new [...] |
2004-12-14 08:50:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AMGT ASEC CASC AMED AFSI KFLO AEMR PTER PINR KSEP DJ |
| 04DJIBOUTI1596 |
DJIBOUTI: SECURITY CONCERNS AT POST [...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION MESSAGE, SEE PARAGRAPH 7. 2. (C) Since the inception of the U.S. Military's base (Camp Lemonier) in 2002, Djibouti has gained international notoriety as a staunch supporter of the Global War on Terror. Although the arrival of the U.S. Military has brought with it sev [...] |
2004-12-16 08:35:00 | Embassy Djibouti | SECRET//NOFORN | PTER ASEC ABLD DJ |
| 04DJIBOUTI1598 |
DJIBOUTI - 2005 NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATE [...] SUMMARY: DJIBOUTI OFFERS A STABLE POLITICAL ENVIRONMENT IN A HISTORICALLY UNSETTLED REGION. DJIBOUTI HAS MAINTAINED CLOSE COMMERCIAL LINKS WITH FRANCE, WHICH WAS FORMERLY THE COLONIAL POWER AND MAINTAINS A LARGE MILITARY PRESENCE IN THE COUNTRY. HOWEVER, DJIBOUTI IS NOW SEEKING TO EXPAND ITS [...] |
2004-12-16 11:41:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EFIN DJ |
| 04DJIBOUTI1600 |
2005 NTE ON THE ARAB LEAGUE - DJIBOUTI [...] (U) Post's 2004 report on the subject remains valid. Djibouti does not currently enforce any aspect of the boycott against the state of Israel. Israel's import code has not been removed from the local import codification manual and remains 624; however, there is little to no direct trade. [...] |
2004-12-16 11:42:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | KBCT ETRD ECON EFIN PGOV PREL IS KPAL DJ USTR |
| 04DJIBOUTI1601 |
DJIBOUTI - 2004-2005 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS [...] Much of the information included in Post's 2003-2004 report remains the same. Djibouti is still the most stable country in the Horn of Africa. It is a financial hub in the sub-region, thanks to its US dollar-pegged currency and its unrestricted foreign exchange. Officials from the Central Ban [...] |
2004-12-17 01:38:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN KCRM KSEP PTER SNAR KTFN DJ |
| 04DJIBOUTI1605 |
EMBASSY DJIBOUTI LAUNCHES WEBSITE [...] (U) Embassy Djibouti is pleased to announce the launch of its new website at http://djibouti.usembassy.gov/ The site was designed under the Content Management System. Questions and comments should be directed to PAO Tiffany Bartish at bartishtm@state.gov RAGSDALE [...] |
2004-12-19 12:05:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPAO AINT KWWW OIIP TINT XX DJ AF ASA |
| 04DJIBOUTI1617 |
GUELLEH UNLIKELY TO TRAVEL TO SUDAN; DJIBOUTI [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador Ragsdale delivered reftel (B) demarche on December 22 to Minister of Cooperation in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mahamoud Ali Youssouf. Youssouf told the Ambassador that the meeting in Khartoum on December 28 is a regularly scheduled one among the self-proclaimed "a [...] |
2004-12-22 12:17:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | DJ ODIP PREL SA SO SU YM |
| 04DJIBOUTI1618 |
GUELLEH WILL NOT TRAVEL TO SUDAN DESPITE SALEH'S [...] (C) Minister of Cooperation in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mahamoud Ali Youssouf, confirmed today that Djiboutian President Ismail Omar Guelleh will not/not travel to Sudan at the end of the month to attend the axis meeting of Ethiopia, Sudan and Yemen (see reftel A). Youssouf told Ambass [...] |
2004-12-23 10:25:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | DJ ODIP PREL SA SO SU YM |
| 04DJIBOUTI1619 |
SUDANESE PASSPORTS REPORTED LOST [...] No summary [...] |
2004-12-26 05:40:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | KFRD ER DJ |
| 04DJIBOUTI1621 |
GUELLEH REQUESTS ON-SITE SURVEY OF PROPOSED CAMP [...] (C) SUMMARY: On December 27, the Ambassador and CJTF-HOA Commanding General Samuel Helland met with the Minister of Foreign Affairs Ali Abdi Farah, at the Minister's request, to discuss the proposed expansion of Camp Lemonier. The Minister said that Djiboutian President Ismail Omar Guelleh told [...] |
2004-12-27 13:08:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MASS MARR MOPS DJ |
| 04DJIBOUTI1624 |
NAMES, TITLES, AND CONTACT NUMBERS FOR LEADING [...] (U) Per reftel, Embassy Djibouti's contact numbers for leading government and political figures are: A. Post: Djibouti Date of submission: December 27, 2004 B. Head of Government: Ismail Omar Guelleh Title: President of the Republic of Djibouti Office Telephone Number: (Secreta [...] |
2004-12-28 13:32:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL DJ |
| 04DJIBOUTI18 |
DJIBOUTI: 4TH QUARTERLY STATUS REPORT - OCT, NOV, [...] Summary of Significant Events -------------------------------- A. Narrative Overview of Significant Events  [...] |
2004-01-06 05:52:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC KSEO DJ |
| 04DJIBOUTI21 |
SUMMARY OF DECEMBER ACTIVITIES AT AMEMBASSY [...] No summary [...] |
2004-01-06 11:02:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | DJ ECON EFIN KPAO PREL |
| 04DJIBOUTI23 |
SUMMARY OF DECEMBER ACTIVITIES AT U.S. [...] (U) A review of items of interest in Djibouti for the month of December follows. DJIBOUTI-SOMALIA RELATIONS -------------------------- 2. (SBU) Ministry of Foreign Affairs Secretary for Bilateral Relations Miriam Goumaneh updated visiting AF/E Deputy Director Phil Carter and Political Of [...] |
2004-01-07 07:17:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ECON EFIN KPAO DJ |
| 04DJIBOUTI282 |
OLHAYE MEETING WITH GENERAL ROBESON [...] (S/NF) Djiboutian Ambassador to the United States Roble Olhaye met at Camp Lemonier in Djibouti on February 25 with Brigadier General Mastin Robeson. Ambassador Olhaye is nearing the end of a two week stay in Djibouti and was present for Ambassador Ragsdale's credentialing ceremony on the 23 [...] |
2004-03-01 13:25:00 | Embassy Djibouti | SECRET//NOFORN | CT PINR PM PREL DJ |
| 04DJIBOUTI290 |
IMF TO MONITOR DJIBOUTIAN ECONOMIC REFORMS [...] (U) SUMMARY: The IMF's February 22-29 visit resulted in the beginning of a Staff Monitored Program (SMP) to assess the Government of Djibouti's (GODJ) commitment to the carrying out the required reforms that went unmet in the 1999-2003 Enhanced Structural Adjustment Facility (ESAF) program. F [...] |
2004-03-02 11:53:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL EAID ECON EFIN DJ |
| 04DJIBOUTI291 |
2ND REQUEST FOR REACTIVATION OF A MARINE SECURITY [...] (U) Ambassador Ragsdale supports REFTEL request that a Marine Security Guard Detachment (MSG DET) be re-activated at American Embassy Djibouti. Embassy Djibouti submitted REFTEL in May of 2003 and, to date, has not received an official reply. The following justification for an MSG DET is res [...] |
2004-03-02 14:09:00 | Embassy Djibouti | SECRET//NOFORN | ASEC PTER DJ |
| 04DJIBOUTI298 |
MINISTER OF PRESIDENTIAL AFFAIRS AND DJIBOUTI'S [...] (C) Summary: The close relationship of Minister of Presidential Affairs, Osman Ahmed Moussa, with President Ismail Omar Guelleh afforded Ambassador the opportunity to reaffirm her mandate in Djibouti as U.S. Ambassador and to solicit the Minister's views on ways to enhance the U.S.- Djibouti [...] |
2004-03-03 13:47:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON EAID PHUM PGOV PINR DJ FR |
| 04DJIBOUTI299 |
DISCONTENT IN THE DJIBOUTIAN MILITARY [...] (C) USLO Chief has learned that on Saturday, February 28 large groups of soldiers in the interior districts of Dikhil, Tadjoura, and Obock refused to accept their monthly salaries. Four high ranking Djiboutian military officers have since been dispatched to the districts to engage the disgrunt [...] |
2004-03-03 13:52:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS PGOV PREL PM DJ |
| 04DJIBOUTI300 |
DESALINIZATION FEASIBILITY STUDY RECEIVES USTDA [...] (U) SUMMARY: Ambassador Marguerita D. Ragsdale represented the U.S. in signing a grant agreement 3 March 2004 between the U.S. Trade and Development Agency and the Office National des Eaux de Djibouti (ONED) to fund a feasibility study for a Desalinization Plant for Djibouti City. END SUMMARY. [...] |
2004-03-03 13:53:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV PREL EFIN EAID PGOV DJ |
| 04DJIBOUTI301 |
MINISTER OF PRESIDENTIAL AFFAIRS ON CAMP LEMONIER [...] (C) In a February 29 call on Minister of Presidential Affairs, Osman Ahmed Moussa (reported septel), Ambassador raised the CJTF-HOA presence in Djibouti, its role and that of the U.S. Mission in support of the global war on terrorism. She noted that the Camp Lemonier lease agreement was up fo [...] |
2004-03-03 14:33:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MOPS DJ |
| 04DJIBOUTI307 |
SOMALILAND REFUGEES IN DJIBOUTI HEAD FOR HOME [...] (U) SUMMARY: After a long hiatus, voluntary repatriations from Djibouti's Ali-Adde and Hol-Hol refugee camps have begun to leave in reportedly steady numbers. However, food resources remain tight and over-evualtion of the population has gone unresolved. REFUGEE REPATRIATION RESUMES ------ [...] |
2004-03-04 11:10:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PREL EAID DJ |
| 04DJIBOUTI310 |
DJIBOUTIAN RESPONSE TO NEW U.S. LANDMINE POLICY [...] (U) POLOFF delivered the tear line of reftel to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Senior Councilor Djibril Elabe on March 1, 2004. Elabe is the MFA representative responsible for Djibouti's demining portfolio and organized a "way forward" forum for the Djiboutian Humanitarian Mine Action Center ( [...] |
2004-03-04 14:21:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PM DJ |
| 04DJIBOUTI325 |
DEMARCHE ON PRESIDENT'S EMERGENCY PLAN FOR AIDS [...] (U) PolOff delivered the President's Emergency Plan For AIDS Relief to Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Badri Ali Bogoreh, March 8, 2004. Bogoreh said that even though Djibouti's HIV/AIDS prevalence rate of two percent may not make it eligible for assistance, the volume of [...] |
2004-03-08 12:36:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL EAID SOCI DJ |
| 04DJIBOUTI333 |
DJIBOUTI'S RESPONSE TO 2003 HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT [...] (U) In a meeting March 8th with PolOff, Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Badri Ali Bogoreh, commented on the release of the 2003 Country Report on Human Rights. Bogoreh initially was highly defensive, calling the report severe. He then commented that Djibouti still has w [...] |
2004-03-09 12:15:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREF PREL PHUM DJ |
| 04DJIBOUTI335 |
DJIBOUTI SPECTACLE AT PELTIER HOSPITAL [...] (U) Djibouti's Minister of Health, Mohamed Ali Kamil, along with French Ambassador Phillipe Selz, inaugurated on March 7 a new wing at Djibouti's public hospital, Peltier. The French financed surgical wing also has UN HIV/AIDS blood testing equipment and an imaging scanner donated by Djibouti' [...] |
2004-03-09 14:02:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PM EAID PINR KHIV AFIN DJ |
| 04DJIBOUTI339 |
DEMARCHE ON CONDEMNING THE TERRORIST ATTACKS IN [...] (C) Per reftel, Poloff met with Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Badri Ali Bogoreh, March 8 to urge Djibouti to issue a public statement condemning the March 2 terrorist attacks in Iraq. Bogoreh agreed that the attacks are something the Djiboutian government cannot approve [...] |
2004-03-09 14:08:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PARM PTER IZ DJ |
| 04DJIBOUTI340 |
INVESTMENT IN DJIBOUTI DOMINATED BY ARAB WORLD [...] (U) SUMMARY: President's Advisor on Investment, Fahmi Ahmed Al-Hag, says Djiboutians favor Arab development funds over western funds because of the simplicity of their financing procedures. Al-Hag detailed the current investments to Djibouti from the Arab world. He twice commented that both [...] |
2004-03-09 14:12:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV PREL EAID ENRG EWWT SENV SOCI ABLD SA KU DJ TC |
| 04DJIBOUTI346 |
AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK WARY OF GIVING AID TO [...] (U) African Development Bank (ADB) Economist charged with East Africa, Mahamadou Drame, met with Pol/Econ Off March 9th to discuss U.S. aid to Djibouti and ADB's plan for Djibouti. Drame inquired about which areas United States aid would cover and asked how money given to Djibouti is managed. [...] |
2004-03-10 10:20:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EFIN ECON PGOV DJ |
| 04DJIBOUTI352 |
RPP - RULING FOR 25 YEARS (AND COUNTING?) [...] (C) SUMMARY. A rally Thursday, March 4th celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Rassemblement Populaire pour le Progres (RPP), the ruling political party in Djibouti, marked the beginning of the campaign season for Presidential elections, scheduled for early spring 2005. Current President Ism [...] |
2004-03-11 04:32:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EAID KDEM DJ |
| 04DJIBOUTI353 |
DJIBOUTI'S FM ON SOMALIA [...] (C) Djibouti's Foreign Minister Ali Abdi Farah told me March 10, during our meeting at the Foreign Ministry, that he will leave tomorrow for Nairobi to attend an IGAD Council of Ministers meeting March 12 on Somalia. He said Djibouti's Somalia policy remains one of finding a workable solution t [...] |
2004-03-11 07:20:00 | Embassy Djibouti | SECRET | PREL MOPS PGOV PHUM SO DJ ET |
| 04DJIBOUTI364 |
DJIBOUTI'S FM ON CAMP LEMONIER LEASE RENEWAL [...] (C) In a meeting with Djibouti's Foreign Minister Ali Abdi Farah on March 10, Farah contradicted information we reported (reftel A) that placed authority for negotiations on the Camp Lemonier base lease renewal within the Ministry of Presidential Affairs. Farah also denied that Ambassador Olh [...] |
2004-03-11 13:44:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR MOPS MARR DJ |
| 04DJIBOUTI380 |
BUSES STRIKE IN PROTEST OF FUEL COSTS [...] (U) On Saturday, March 13, the Buses' Union members went on strike, causing a total disruption of the bus transportation in the capital city of Djibouti. The overwheming majority of the inhabitants in the capital rely on bus transportation, primarily in the form of 11 or 21 passenger minivan [...] |
2004-03-14 12:34:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON ELAB ELTN ENRG EPET ASEC DJ |
| 04DJIBOUTI381 |
DJIBOUTI, JUST ANOTHER SATURDAY [...] (C) Emboff met Djiboutian Army Captain Abdullahi Youssouf for coffee on March 13. The primary focus of the meeting was to gain insight into the status of recent Djiboutian military discontent (see reftel). Conversation also touched on the railroad explosion in the late evening of March 12. T [...] |
2004-03-14 13:43:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS PGOV PREL PM PINR DJ |
| 04DJIBOUTI383 |
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE PRESIDENT SEES U.S. BUSINESS [...] (U) Summary: Said Omar, President of Djibouti's Chamber of Commerce, advises U.S. business to consider investment in Djibouti by a change in mindset. He implored U.S. companies to think "can-do," to think about "regional" possibilities, to consider "Doraleh's potential," and to see the potenti [...] |
2004-03-14 14:15:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL BEXP DJ EAGR ECON EIND SA |
| 04DJIBOUTI385 |
HAITI DEMARCHE TO AFRICAN UNION STATE DJIBOUTI [...] (C) Ambassador conveyed reftel demarche on Haiti March 14 to Minister of Cooperation, Mohamoud Youssef Ali, in Djibouti's Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Ali stated that Djibouti stands firmly with the United States in the conviction that President Aristide's departure was for the good of Haiti [...] |
2004-03-15 09:36:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PARM SF DJ |
| 04DJIBOUTI386 |
DJIBOUTI AND DEMARCHE ON DEMOCRATIC IRAQ [...] (C) Ambassador delivered reftel demarche March 15 to Minister of Cooperation, Mohamoud Youssef Ali, in Djibouti's Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Ali responded that Djibouti would like to see an elected government take charge in Iraq and peace restored. In that regard, it is important that coal [...] |
2004-03-15 09:37:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM IZ UN DJ |
| 04DJIBOUTI390 |
SUDAN PEACE: U.S. INITIATIVE TO BREAK ABYEI LOGJAM [...] (C) Ambassador passed reftel message to the Government of Djibouti via Badri Ali Bogoreh, Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, during a courtesy call March 17 at the Ministry. Badri would not comment substantively on the U.S. plan to dispatch Spe [...] |
2004-03-17 06:45:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINS SU DJ |
| 04DJIBOUTI392 |
DJIBOUTI: EAC 03/17/2004 [...] (C) Post convened a modified Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on 03/17/2004 to review possible threat information outlined in REFTEL. The EAC discussed the release of information outlined in REFTEL and concluded that the current warden message and travel advisories suffice. No additional secu [...] |
2004-03-17 10:35:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC PTER CASC DJ |
| 04DJIBOUTI394 |
DJIBOUTI AND REQUEST FOR INFO ON CHINESE [...] (C) Chinese development activity in Djibouti has been robust, with major projects as well as feasibility studies, minor projects and assistance for renovation of existing facilities. Major projects include a sports stadium built in between 1991 and 1993 at a cost of USD 11 million (loan) and [...] |
2004-03-17 14:14:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM EAID ECON CH DJ |
| 04DJIBOUTI398 |
CHINA'S NEW AMBASSADOR TO DJIBOUTI [...] (U) Shen Jiangkuan, China's new envoy in Djibouti, presented his credentials March 15 to President Ismail Omar Guelleh. In his credentialling remarks, Shen described Djibouti as a country which has contributed to the promotion of peace and development in the region. He said Djibouti has achie [...] |
2004-03-18 05:02:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINR EAID CH DJ |
| 04DJIBOUTI413 |
IGAD EXECUTIVE SECRETARY SEES NO CONCLUSIVE [...] (C) Ambassador Attalah Bashir Hamed, Head of the Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD) Secretariat, cites two problems confronting IGAD after the SIPDIS March 12 Ministerial Facilitation Committee Meeting on Somalia Reconciliation, and in the wake of the March 22 follow-up mini [...] |
2004-03-21 10:37:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM MOPS ET ER LY DJ |
| 04DJIBOUTI418 |
SAFE SKIES AND DJIBOUTI [...] (U) This is an action message. Action requested paragraph 3. 2. (U) During Ambassador's courtesy call on Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director for Bilateral Relations, Mohammed Ali Hassan, Hassan asked about status for Djibouti of "Safe Skies," the presidential initiative to promote sustain [...] |
2004-03-21 14:11:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV EAIR DJ |
| 04DJIBOUTI432 |
TERRORIST FINANCE: NAMES PASSED TO DJIBOUTI [...] (U) Ambassador used opportunity of a meeting with Mahamoud Youssef Ali, Minister of Cooperation in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, to convey content of reftel. Ali said he doubted any of the persons had assets in Djibouti or financial ties to Djibouti but would ensure appropriate handling of [...] |
2004-03-24 14:52:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC EFIN PTER KSEP CVIS KVPR DJ EUN |
| 04DJIBOUTI437 |
IGAD EXECUTIVE SECRETARY BRIEFS AMBASSADOR ON [...] (C) Summary: The March 22 Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) Ministerial in Djibouti had three agenda items: Somalia and Sudan peace processes, election of an Executive Secretariat and arrears of IGAD member states. On Sudan, IGAD ministers are pleased at progress made in Keny [...] |
2004-03-25 09:25:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MOPS SO DJ KE UG IT IGAD |
| 04DJIBOUTI439 |
DJIBOUTI REQUESTS ASSISTANCE IN SUPPORT OF OCTOBER [...] (C) Minister of Interior Abdoulkader Doualeh Waiss convoked Ambassador 3/20 to ask for U.S. assistance in Djibouti's preparations for its first-ever municipal elections slated for October, 2004. Department will note that Embassy put forward in reftel a case for Economic Support Fund (ESF) bac [...] |
2004-03-25 09:25:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM DJ |
| 04DJIBOUTI442 |
DJIBOUTI: INFLUENCE ANALYSIS [...] (U) The following text was compiled in report form per reftel. Begin text: DJIBOUTI Djibouti,s population is estimated at 600,000 inhabitants from diverse ethnic backgrounds. Somalis make up the majority, followed by the Afars and a minority of Arabs. The population has ethnic, cultur [...] |
2004-03-25 13:39:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OIIP DJ |
| 04DJIBOUTI446 |
POSSIBLE DIPLOMATIC FALL-OUT FROM CANCELED GERMAN [...] (C) Reftel conveys report of Djiboutian government reaction to cancellation of the March 24 visit to Djibouti of German President Rau. Embassy notes that the German Ambassador to Ethiopia (who also has responsibility for Djibouti), Helga Strachwitz, expressed considerable concern to Ambassado [...] |
2004-03-25 15:28:00 | Embassy Djibouti | SECRET | PREL ASEC PGOV PTER GR DJ |
| 04DJIBOUTI447 |
DJIBOUTIAN GOVERNMENT COMMITTED TO PURSUING [...] (U) SUMMARY: Djibouti was the site of a kick-off conference for the African Rift Valley Geothermal Development Facility (ARGeo) March 17-20, 2004. The conference focused on energy needs in Djibouti, next steps for the exploration and exploitation of geothermal resources in Djibouti and lesson [...] |
2004-03-28 06:16:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON EFIN ENRG SENV PREL DJ GM XW |
| 04DJIBOUTI449 |
SECRETARY'S ARAB LEAGUE MESSAGE PASSED TO DJIBOUTI [...] (U) Oral message from the Secretary to Arab League members was passed 3/27 to Mohamed Ali Hassan, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Director of Bilateral Relations. Hassan stated that Mahamoud Youssef Ali, MFA Minister of Cooperation (and the Number 2 at the MFA), would be representing Foreig [...] |
2004-03-28 06:26:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KPAL IZ AL DJ |
| 04DJIBOUTI451 |
JUSTICE MINISTER SAYS HUMAN RIGHTS PROMOTION IS [...] (C) Minister of Justice, Ismail Ibrahim Houmed, told Ambassador that he intends to take a more active role in human rights promotion in Djibouti than the Ministry had previously. The occasion for Houmed's declaration was the Ambassador's courtesy call on him March 4 at Ministry of Justice off [...] |
2004-03-28 12:33:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EAID PHUM SCUL PINR DJ |
| 04DJIBOUTI452 |
DJIBOUTI'S MFA HIGHLIGHTS MOVE TOWARDS MILLENNIUM [...] (C) In Ambassador's recent meeting with Mahmoud Yusuf Ali, Minister for Cooperation at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ali stated that he believed all U.S. criteria and standards under the Millennium Challenge Account (MCA) were achievable for Djibouti. Democracy, he said, is Djibouti's ulti [...] |
2004-03-28 12:33:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON EAID PHUM SCUL LE SG DJ |
| 04DJIBOUTI457 |
DJIBOUTI DENOUNCES ASSASSINATION OF SHEIKH YASSIN [...] (U) SUMMARY: For the record, below is an unofficial post translation of an article published in the Wednesday, March 24th, 2004 edition of La Nation, the official government mouthpiece, excerpting the Government of Djibouti's official statement condemning the assassination of Sheikh Yassin EN [...] |
2004-03-29 03:09:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KPAL PTER DJ IS |
| 04DJIBOUTI460 |
KEEPING IT IN THE FAMILY; GUELLEH'S LABOR POLITICS [...] (C) Recent worker discontent in Djibouti brings the spotlight back to the subject of workers' rights in this commercial city-state. The International Labor Organization has long maligned the Government of Djibouti for its labor policies but clever manipulation of key players, strong arm tacti [...] |
2004-03-29 06:04:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB ECON PREL PINR DJ |
| 04DJIBOUTI461 |
DJIBOUTI'S OFFICIAL STATEMENT ON THE RAU [...] (U) This is an action message. See action requested paragraphs 4 and 5. 2. (U) Following is translated text of the official statement of Djibouti's Ministry of Foreign Affairs on cancellation of the visit of German President Rau. This statement was issued March 24 and was sent by the Mini [...] |
2004-03-29 09:59:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ASEC PGOV PTER GR DJ |
| 04DJIBOUTI463 |
ARAB LEAGUE SUMMIT POSTPONED: DJIBOUTIAN PRESS [...] (U) Immediately following the announcement of the postponement of the Arab League summit in Tunis, "La Nation," the official government newspaper, ran three articles of commentary in the Monday, March 29th edition. 2. (U) The first article, on the front page of "La Nation," carried an imme [...] |
2004-03-29 14:28:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KPAL DJ |
| 04DJIBOUTI466 |
CTAG: TERRORIST FINANCING DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (U) Per reftel, PolOff delivered the terrorist finance demarche to Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Badri Ali Bogoreh, March, 30, 2004. Bogoreh reaffirmed that Djibouti had indeed signed the Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism and commented that [...] |
2004-03-30 11:38:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PTER ASEC DJ |
| 04DJIBOUTI467 |
CHINA RESOLUTION: TALKING POINTS DELIVERED [...] (U) PolOff delivered the demarche requested on the China Resolution to Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Badri Ali Bogoreh, March 30, 2004. Bogoreh and PolOff discussed the session of the UN Commission on Human Rights in general terms. Bogoreh said he would take the matter [...] |
2004-03-30 11:42:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM DJ CH |
| 04DJIBOUTI468 |
LAYING THE GROUNDWORK FOR BASE NEGOTIATIONS [...] (U) This is an action cable. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (C) Groundwork must be laid to ensure the upcoming round of lease negotiations transpire as smoothly as possible. To this end, U.S. Embassy Djibouti proposes to hold a coordination meeting between French forces in Djibouti (FFDJ) [...] |
2004-03-30 12:38:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MOPS PGOV DJ |
| 04DJIBOUTI474 |
DELAY IN IMPLEMENTATION OF EACTI ENGLISH LANGUAGE [...] (U) Post has received a high volume of requests in Djibouti for English language training. Djibouti is a Francophone island in a predominantly English speaking Horn of Africa region. The arrival of CJTF-HOA, the only U.S. Military base in Africa, has created an additional incentive for Dji [...] |
2004-03-31 11:55:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL EAID KPAO CT DJ |
| 04DJIBOUTI475 |
HEYDAY FOR GEOTHERMAL PROJECT IN DJIBOUTIAN PRESS [...] (U) Summary: Following the kick-off conference to the African Rift Valley Geothermal Development Facility (reftel), La Nation, the government run newspaper, ran several in-depth articles on the events of the conference and geothermal potential for Djibouti in its March 31, 2004 edition. Post f [...] |
2004-03-31 12:11:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG SENV ECON EAID DJ JA |
| 04DJIBOUTI479 |
MINISTRY OF HEALTH FOCUS ON INFECTIOUS DISEASES [...] (C) According to Djibouti's Minister of Health, Dr. Mohammed Ali Kamil, most recent studies indicate that the rate of HIV/AIDS infection in Djibouti is about 3 percent. During the Ambassador's courtesy call on him, the Minister said this rate indicates that Djibouti is in a state of "generali [...] |
2004-04-01 14:52:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | DJ EAID KHIV PGOV PHUM PREL TBIO |
| 04DJIBOUTI487 |
CISCO SYSTEMS INTERESTED IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY [...] (U) Shehab Meshki, Cisco Systems Regional Sales Manager for East Africa, briefly visited Djibouti March 23-25, 2004. The main purpose of the visit was to make initial contact with key government and business persons to evaluate the possibilities for Cisco investment in Djibouti. Meshki also [...] |
2004-04-04 11:52:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV EINV ECON ECPS EINT DJ |
| 04DJIBOUTI488 |
RECENT TELECOM DEVELOPMENTS IN DJIBOUTI [...] (U) SUMMARY: Djibouti has begun to market itself as a potential hub for trade activity. It is trying hard to bring the country up to speed for the 21st century with significant reform and development in the telecommunications sector. Already home to a hub for the SEA-ME-WE#3 (South East Asia [...] |
2004-04-04 11:59:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ECPS EINT TINT ETRD ECON CH DJ |
| 04DJIBOUTI489 |
AMBASSADOR'S POST MEMORANDUM - DJIBOUTI [...] No summary [...] |
2004-04-04 13:28:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASIG AMGT DJ |
| 04DJIBOUTI492 |
SAUDI INVESTOR DEVELOPING HARAMOUS REGION [...] (U) PolOff, Econ/Comm Assistant and OBO representative met April 4 with Mohammed M. Ali Yamani, Managing Director of Maya Trading Company in Jeddah and Fahmi Ahmed Al-Hag, President Guelleh's Advisor on Investment. Yamani recently signed a contract with the Government of Djibouti, including f [...] |
2004-04-05 13:10:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV AMGT ABLD ECON ETRD EINV DJ SA |
| 04DJIBOUTI523 |
ENHANCING WORLDWIDE COUNTERTERRORISM COOPERATION [...] (C) Ambassador met April 7 at the Russian Embassy with Russia's Ambassador to Djibouti Alexandre Bregadze to note Deputy Minister Trubnikov's meeting with Deputy Secretary Armitage and to discuss the advancement of U.S.-Russian common interests in prosecuting the global war on terrorism. (see [...] |
2004-04-11 07:23:00 | Embassy Djibouti | SECRET | PREL PTER ASEC PINR DJ RU |
| 04DJIBOUTI525 |
DJIBOUTI'S AGRICULTURE MINISTER OPTIMISTIC ON [...] (C) During Ambassador's March 30 courtesy call on Minister of Agriculture Dini Abdallah Bililis, Bililis expressed gratitude for USAID funding of a livestock marketing/health certification facility and food security programs. He also expressed appreciation for the assistance of Camp Lemonier [...] |
2004-04-11 15:56:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAGR EAID PGOV DJ |
| 04DJIBOUTI526 |
DJIBOUTI'S MINISTER OF COMMERCE ON UTILITY OF [...] (C) Minister of Commerce and Industry, Saleban Omar Oudine, sees the planned port of Doraleh as key to a prosperous economic future for Djibouti. In a March 31 meeting with Ambassador, he talked about the port and its two key components: a fuel container terminal and a Free Zone. The containe [...] |
2004-04-12 10:35:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON ETRD PGOV DJ EG TU IN UG TC |
| 04DJIBOUTI528 |
AMBASSADOR PRESENTS PRESIDENT GUELLEH WITH OFFER [...] (C) At her request, Ambassador met April 11 at the Presidency with President Ismail Omar Guelleh to present the USG's formal offer to purchase land for a new Embassy compound site in the Salines Est section of Djibouti. The Ambassador was accompanied by Pol/Econ and GSO officers. (Notetakers) [...] |
2004-04-12 12:17:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ABLD AMGT DJ |
| 04DJIBOUTI530 |
GUELLEH COMMENTS TO AMBASSADOR ON LABOR ISSUES [...] (C) In a meeting with President Guelleh April 11 on an administrative matter, Ambassador mentioned that in January 2004, President Bush declared Djibouti eligible under the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), but concerns about the treatment of labor unions could still endanger that sta [...] |
2004-04-12 12:44:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ELAB PHUM DJ |
| 04DJIBOUTI531 |
TEXT OF DIPLOMATIC NOTE REQUESTING LAND PURCHASE [...] (SBU) Following is text of the diplomatic note to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs requesting the Ministry's approval to purchase land for Embassy Djibouti's NEC. The text was delivered in French to the Ministry April 12. (See reftel.) 2. (SBU) Begin text: Note Number 041 The Embassy of [...] |
2004-04-12 13:13:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ABLD AMGT DJ |
| 04DJIBOUTI540 |
UNUSUALLY HEAVY RAINS CAUSE SEVERE FLOODING IN [...] (U) Summary: Heavy rains and flooding earlier this week have resulted in loss of life and severe damage to Djibouti's infrastructure. This damage will present longer term dangers to the economic and social health of the country, including possible outbreaks of cholera, typhoid and malaria. [...] |
2004-04-14 13:36:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV SOCI EAID DJ |
| 04DJIBOUTI549 |
ESTABLISHMENT OF A NATIONAL COUNTER TERRORISM [...] (S/NF) Pursuant to the goals of the East Africa Counter-Terrorism Initiative (EACTI), U.S. Embassy Djibouti wishes to use its security assistance (SA) program to establish a national counter terrorism (CT) force within the Djiboutian military. Because of multiple actors within the Djibouti s [...] |
2004-04-14 15:14:00 | Embassy Djibouti | SECRET//NOFORN | PTER PREL MASS MARR MOPS MCAP DJ |
| 04DJIBOUTI557 |
DJIBOUTI: STATUS REPORT [...] (U) As outlined in REFTEL (a), the Nation of Djibouti has suffered severe damage to it's infrastructure as a result of flooding in certain parts of the city. Currently, there have been no official reports of instability or an increase in crime due to the flooding. Clearly, the potential exist [...] |
2004-04-15 10:40:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ASEC DJ |
| 04DJIBOUTI563 |
MINISTER OF WOMEN'S AFFAIRS EFFORTS TO RAISE [...] (C) Minister of Women's Affairs Hawa Ahmed Youssef credits her awareness programs, first and foremost, with enlarging the voting lists of women in Djibouti. She told Ambassador that women are, unfortunately, still reluctant to become candidates for Parliament or for regional positions, despit [...] |
2004-04-16 09:19:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SOCI PINR DJ |
| 04DJIBOUTI565 |
DISASTER DECLARATION FOR FLOODS [...] (U) SUMMARY: In light of unusually heavy rains and resulting flooding early this week and the inability of the host government to respond adequately to the needs of the population, Ambassador declares the situation in Djibouti City a disaster. Ambassador requests that immediate disaster reli [...] |
2004-04-16 16:55:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL PGOV SENV DJ |
| 04DJIBOUTI576 |
NAMES, TITLES, AND CONTACT NUMBERS FOR LEADING [...] Per reftel, we are submitting the following information in the requested format: A. Post: U.S. Embassy Djibouti Date of submission: April 18, 2004 B. Head of Government: President Ismail Omar Guelleh Title: President of the Republic of Djibouti Office telephone number: (Secretar [...] |
2004-04-18 11:51:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL DJ |
| 04DJIBOUTI578 |
MINISTER OF AWQAF AND ISLAMIC AFFAIRS: RELIGIOUS [...] (C) Minister of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs Mogueh Samatar Dirir described to Ambassador, during her courtesy call April 7, the role of his ministry as one of having authority over all Islamic issues affecting Djibouti. These issues include the manner in which mosques and religious schools shou [...] |
2004-04-18 14:20:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM PINR SOCI SA DJ |
| 04DJIBOUTI581 |
FOREIGN MINISTER AND MINISTER OF COOPERATION OFFER [...] (C) Minister of Foreign Affairs Ali Abdi Farah, and Minister of Cooperation within the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA), Mohamoud Ali Youssef, both drew Ambassador aside April 15, on the margins of an emergency meeting with heads of diplomatic missions on the subject of the flood disaster in [...] |
2004-04-19 11:01:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR MOPS IZ DJ |
| 04DJIBOUTI583 |
PRESIDENT GUELLEH REVIEWS FIVE YEARS IN OFFICE [...] (U) SUMMARY: To commemorate the fifth anniversary of his election April 9, 1999 President Guelleh held a press conference with local journalists (not the opposition) April 7 to outline what he described as his accomplishments. He began with a short speech and answered questions for more than a [...] |
2004-04-19 11:04:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV EINV SO ECON PHUM SOCI DJ |
| 04DJIBOUTI585 |
DJIBOUTI ACCUSES FRENCH OF TRYING TO DESTABILIZE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In reaction to an April 16 French program broadcast on TF1 and Radio France International regarding new developments in the Borrel case, the Djiboutian government issued a statement 17 April accusing France of attempting to destabilize the government of Djibouti. The statement [...] |
2004-04-19 13:36:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PROP PINS DJ |
| 04DJIBOUTI587 |
DCHA/OFDA HUMANITARIAN UPDATE ON DJIBOUTI FLOODS [...] (U) This is a USAID/DCHA/OFDA reporting cable, which provides analysis on the humanitarian situation in Djibouti, following OFDA Regional Advisor's April 15-18 assessment on the impact of last week's flash floods. 2. (U) In light of unusually heavy rains, resulting flooding and the inabilit [...] |
2004-04-19 14:14:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PREL PGOV SENV DJ |
| 04DJIBOUTI590 |
FRENCH AMBASSADOR ON FLAP WITH DJIBOUTI GOVERNMENT [...] (C) Ambassador held a long meeting April 20 with France's Ambassador to Djibouti, Philippe Selz to talk about French-Djibouti relations in light of the recent flap between the two countries over an outstanding matter involving the death in Djibouti in 1995 of Judge Bernard Borrel, a French nat [...] |
2004-04-20 15:26:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV FR DJ |
| 04DJIBOUTI594 |
NEW FRENCH MFA/DEFENSE JOINT STATEMENT IS ATTEMPT [...] (U) Djibouti's media is giving broad coverage to a joint statement issued April 20 by France's Ministries of Defense and Foreign Affairs on the controversial Judge Bernard Borrel affair, involving the state of Djibouti (see reftels). The text, unofficially translated by Embassy Djibouti, is as [...] |
2004-04-21 12:28:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV FR DJ |
| 04DJIBOUTI595 |
JUSTICE REROUTED, AMCIT SENTENCED [...] (U) U.S. Citizen Alan Funk (PPT# 156160695) has received a six month suspended prison sentence and a 1.6 million DF (U.S.$9,040) fine from the Djiboutian court of appeals for his role in a March 2000 traffic accident in which a Djiboutian man was killed. Funk was absolved of any wrongdoing in [...] |
2004-04-21 12:28:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | CMGT KJUS CASC CJAN PHUM PREL ECON EINV KISL DJ |
| 04DJIBOUTI597 |
DORALEH PORT: AN OPPORTUNITY FOR AMERICAN BUSINESS [...] (SBU) Summary: The prospective mega-project at Doraleh port in Djibouti offers significant opportunities for U.S. companies. Dubai Ports International has hired an American company, Han-Padron Associates of New York, to do the feasibility study and full market forecast for all aspects of the [...] |
2004-04-22 06:56:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ETRD ECON DJ TC |
| 04DJIBOUTI645 |
AMBASSADOR INAUGURATES SELF-HELP SEWING WORKSHOP [...] No summary [...] |
2004-05-03 06:50:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL EAID ECIN SOCI DJ |
| 04DJIBOUTI647 |
DJIBOUTI: EAC 05/02/04 [...] (S) Post convened a meeting of the Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on 02 May, 2004 to review threat information as outlined in REFTEL and recent threat reporting from other sources. The EAC discussed the potential of attacks on western targets and the addition of needed security measures to [...] |
2004-05-03 12:26:00 | Embassy Djibouti | SECRET | PTER ASEC DJ |
| 04DJIBOUTI649 |
USG QUICK RESPONSE IN FLOOD AFFECTED AREAS OF [...] (U) On the early morning of 13 April, following high tides, strong winds and torrential rains in almost all districts of Djibouti, the river El Oued suddenly burst its banks and flooded several areas in Djibouti City affecting over 80 percent of its inhabitants. Water rose over seven feet in [...] |
2004-05-03 13:54:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL DJ EINV |
| 04DJIBOUTI650 |
DJIBOUTI: EXPLOSION IN THE CITY LIMITS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On 26 April, 2004 an explosion took place in Quartier 4 (Q4) in the city of Djibouti. One person was injured and taken to the hospital for treatment. The National Police (PN) conducted an investigation and submitted their findings to RSO Djibouti. Several details of the inci [...] |
2004-05-03 15:01:00 | Embassy Djibouti | SECRET | PTER ASEC PREL DJ ET |
| 04DJIBOUTI651 |
SECURITY CONCERNS IN LIGHT OF ATTACKS IN SAUDI [...] (U) SUMMARY: Ambassador met with Minister of Cooperation, Mahamoud Ali Youssouf, May 3, to discuss Embassy concerns in light of the attack in Yanbu, Saudi Arabia, on May 1st. Ambassador explained that the Embassy has assessed that its security posture should remain the same but raised concern [...] |
2004-05-03 15:55:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL ASEC DJ |
| 04DJIBOUTI654 |
ETHIOPIAN DIPLOMATIC AND SERVICE PASSPORTS REPORTED [...] D001938 FOR MS. TIZITA KASSA DERARA 2. D001862 FOR MR. ZELEKE DELESSA DADI 3. D001912 FOR MRS. KOPY TSEGAYE TADESSE 4. S005718 FOR MR. EYOEL ZELEKE DELESSA 5. S005719 FOR MR. EYASU ZELEKE DELESA RAGSDALE [...] |
2004-05-05 08:13:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | CVIS KFRD ASEC SNAR EAIR PTER ET DJ |
| 04DJIBOUTI657 |
CLONING DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO DJIBOUTI GOVERNMENT [...] (U) Ambassador delivered to Minister of Cooperation, Mahamoud Ali Youssouf on 3 May, the demarche requested reftel on the UN resolution for negotiation of a convention that would ban all cloning of human embryos. Ambassador explained to Youssouf that in 2003 the Sixth Committee of the UN consi [...] |
2004-05-05 11:18:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL TBIO DJ UNGA KSCI |
| 04DJIBOUTI660 |
DJIBOUTI SECURITY CHIEF SEEKS ADDED [...] (S) Ambassador, accompanied by RAO, paid a courtesy call on Hassan Said Khaireh, Chief of National Security Services, and his Deputy, Abdillahi Mohamed Abdillahi, on May 4 at the Presidency. She began the meeting by thanking the two for their support in the global war on terrorism. She stresse [...] |
2004-05-05 13:47:00 | Embassy Djibouti | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL ASEC EAIR PTER ABLD DJ |
| 04DJIBOUTI666 |
PALESTINIAN RESOLUTION DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO [...] (C) Pol/Econ delivered to Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Badri Ali Bogoreh, 6 May, demarche per reftel. Bogoreh asked what the U.S. position was concerning the initiative by independent Israeli and Palestinian former government officials to negotiate the necessary steps [...] |
2004-05-06 13:55:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | KPAL PREL DJ |
| 04DJIBOUTI667 |
2004 EACTI CONFERENCE - REACTION OF DJIBOUTI [...] (C) Summary: Members of Djibouti's delegation to the April 22-23 East Africa Counter-Terrorist Initiative EACTI) Conference in Kampala relayed their observations of the event to Embassy officers. The delegates found the conference a useful forum to express Djibouti's total commitment to the [...] |
2004-05-06 14:43:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC DJ PREL PTER |
| 04DJIBOUTI668 |
MAY DAY EVENTS POTENTIAL SIGN OF IMPROVEMENT IN [...] (C) May Day celebrations in Djibouti City may be a sign that the Government is changing its position on labor relations between the Government and the legitimate national labor union. Both the Union Djiboutienne de Travailluers (UDT) and the government created Union General Travailluers de Dj [...] |
2004-05-06 14:52:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ELAB PGOV DJ |
| 04DJIBOUTI67 |
ENGAGEMENT IN THE SELF-PROCLAIMED REPUBLIC OF [...] (C) Somaliland officials have been practicing an unprecedented diplomatic offensive in Djibouti recently with both U.S. and Djiboutian representatives. Somaliland Foreign Minister Edna Ismail has met with DAS Yamamoto, AmEmbassy Djibouti CDA Timothy Smith, CJTF-HOA Brigadier General Robeson, [...] |
2004-01-15 13:16:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS PREL PTER DJ SOM |
| 04DJIBOUTI680 |
DJIBOUTI'S FOLLOW-UP ON U.S. OFFER TO PURCHASE NEW [...] (U) On May 3, Ambassador raised with Mahmoud Ali Youssef, Minister of Cooperation in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the outstanding U.S. offer to purchase a site for a new embassy compound (NEC) in Djibouti. Youssef, at that time, said he had did not yet have a response to the U.S. offer, [...] |
2004-05-10 13:14:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL AMGT ABLD DJ |
| 04DJIBOUTI681 |
MINISTER OF INTERIOR SEEKS ADDITIONAL U.S. [...] (SBU) This is an action message. 2. (SBU) Minister of Interior and Decentralization, Abdulkader Dualeh Wais, convoked Ambassador to the Ministry on May 8 to request additional USG financial assistance for Djibouti's upcoming regional elections. Reftels reported an outstanding request from [...] |
2004-05-10 14:50:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM EAID DJ |
| 04DJIBOUTI711 |
EXXON-MOBIL NOTIFIED OF TERMINAL CLOSURE AND LEAD [...] (C) Summary: Exxon-Mobil has received notification that it must terminate its operations at the existing port effective May 2005 and relocate to the new Doraleh port. Storage tanks would be available at the new port for either rent or a possible shareholding arrangement with Horizon Terminals [...] |
2004-05-17 13:39:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON EPET DJ TC |
| 04DJIBOUTI713 |
LIBYAN SANCTIONS: DJIBOUTIAN COMPANY REQUESTS [...] (U) This is an action message. 2. (U) Following the announcement ending most commercial sanctions against Libya, the Banque Indosuez Mer Rouge branch located in Djibouti sent Embassy Djibouti a letter requesting assistance, on behalf of SVAMC SARL DJIBOUTI, in recovering assets frozen by C [...] |
2004-05-17 15:18:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL EFIN DJ LY |
| 04DJIBOUTI721 |
REPORT OF CRASH IN DJIBOUTI OF U.S. UNMANNED [...] (S) Commanding General of French Forces in Djibouti, Gerard Pons, told me during my regular weekly meeting with him on May 19 that he had been informed three days earlier, through a private Djiboutian citizen, of the crash in Djibouti "last week" of a U.S. small unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). [...] |
2004-05-19 14:13:00 | Embassy Djibouti | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL MARR MOPS FR DJ |
| 04DJIBOUTI725 |
FIRST NATIONAL FORUM ON HUMAN RIGHTS BOYCOTTED BY [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Government of Djibouti's Ad-Hoc Committee on Human Rights held the first ever national forum on Human Rights 17-18 May, 2004. This forum was funded by a DHRF grant from Embassy Djibouti and by United Nations Development Program (UNDP). The main goal of this forum was to open [...] |
2004-05-21 07:04:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL DJ |
| 04DJIBOUTI730 |
ETHIOPIAN OFFICIALS HOLD TALKS WITH DJIBOUTI [...] (C) Minister of Cooperation in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA), Mahmoud Ali Youssef, told Ambassador May 20 during their meeting at the MFA on another matter, that the May 18-19 visit of Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi to Djibouti had gone very well. Meles had come to Djibouti to [...] |
2004-05-23 11:38:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON EINV ET KU MY DJ TC |
| 04DJIBOUTI731 |
EXXON-MOBIL REPRESENTATIVE BRIEFS ON NEXT STEPS [...] This cable contains proprietary corporate information. Please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: Alain Adam, Director General of Exxon-Mobil operations in Djibouti (Mobil), briefed the Ambassador and DCM on May 23 about his meeting with Exxon-Mobil's East and Southern Africa Cluster [...] |
2004-05-23 13:02:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET PREL PGOV ECON DJ |
| 04DJIBOUTI734 |
CJTF HOA COMMANDER'S FAREWELL CALL ON PRESIDENT [...] (C) Summary: For President Ismail Omar Guelleh, Djibouti's participation in the Global War on Terrorism is "an honor." He wants an end to conflict and hostility in the Horn of Africa region and is working directly with the President of the African Union to bring about a face to face meeting [...] |
2004-05-23 14:10:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MOPS ET ER IS DJ |
| 04DJIBOUTI741 |
NEW WRINKLE IN QUEST FOR DJIBOUTI NEC SITE [...] (C) Mohammed M. Ali Yamani, owner of Maya Trading and Real Estate Development Company in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, approached Ambassador and Management Officer May 17 regarding the USG offer to the Government of Djibouti to purchase a parcel of land in the Haramous section of Djibouti ville for a [...] |
2004-05-25 15:19:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | AMGT ABLD PREL PGOV DJ |
| 04DJIBOUTI747 |
DJIBOUTI: 2005 INTERNATIONAL VISITOR NOMINATIONS [...] (U) Djibouti proposes three candidates for International Visitors Programs in 2005. END SUMMARY 2. (U) Djibouti is host to the only U.S. military base in Africa and a strategic partner in the War on Terror. Exposure to Americans has been limited and the population, which is 90 p [...] |
2004-05-27 09:56:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OEXC SCUL DJ |
| 04DJIBOUTI758 |
DJIBOUTI CELEBRATES INTERNATIONAL ANTI-TOBACCO DAY [...] (U) The Ministry of Health and the World Health Organization co-hosted Djibouti's celebration of the "Journee Mondiale Sans Tabac (International Anti-Tobacco Day) on May 31. Pol/Econ officer joined international organization members and women's groups in attendance at the mini-conference the [...] |
2004-06-01 06:55:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV EINV SOCI PREL DJ |
| 04DJIBOUTI767 |
DJIBOUTI NEC SITE ACQUISITION [...] (U) At the invitation of the Djiboutian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador, Management Officer and General Services Officer met on June 1 with representatives of MFA, Mohamed Ali Hassan, Director of Bilateral Relations, and Secretary General Badri Ali Bogoreh. The purpose of this SIPDI [...] |
2004-06-02 14:50:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | ABLD AMGT PREL PGOV DJ |
| 04DJIBOUTI782 |
PK12 RETURNS TO FULL OPERATIONS AFTER MAY EXPLOSION [...] (U) SUMMARY: The International Board of Broadcasters (IBB) radio station at PK12 is back to full operations after an explosion and subsequent detection of unexploded ordinance (UXO) on the site. Plans for full site clearance continue. END SUMMARY 2. (U) At 2am on May 3 an explosion took pl [...] |
2004-06-08 07:37:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MARR MOPS ASEC KPAO KU DJ BBG |
| 04DJIBOUTI785 |
IBB SIGNAL INTERFERES WITH FRENCH RADIO OPERATIONS [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Commander of French Forces in Djibouti told the Ambassador that signals from the International Board of Broadcasters (IBB) Radio Sawa tower at PK12 were interfering with French radio operations in Djibouti. Tests by IBB imply that the problem rests in structural de [...] |
2004-06-08 09:58:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MARR KPAO FR DJ BBG |
| 04DJIBOUTI793 |
TRIP REPORT: SELF-HELP SITE VISITS TO OUTER [...] (U) Summary: Pol/Econ officer and Self-Help Clerk (SHC) traveled to the Southern districts of Dikhil and Ali Sabieh, May 16 and 17 and to the Northern districts of Tadjourah and Obock, June 1,2 and 3 to visit FY02 and FY03 projects for follow-up and close-out visits, as well as initial visits [...] |
2004-06-09 08:45:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID SCUL SENV SOCI PREL DJ |
| 04DJIBOUTI794 |
DJIBOUTI: WALK IN 06/09/2004 [...] (SBU) On 06/09/2004 at about 0930 hours an individual walked into the American Embassy in Djibouti requesting to speak with an American official. After careful screening, RSO and Embassy Force Protection Officer (FPO) conducted a preliminary interview with the individual. The individual stat [...] |
2004-06-09 12:04:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC DJ |
| 04DJIBOUTI795 |
HIRING FOR DORALEH PORT AND FREE ZONE SPARK LOCAL [...] (C) Protests by residents of the Afar neighborhood of Arhiba blocked Rue d'Arta for several hours on 8 June 2004. The protests were sparked by information that led the residents to believe that the workforce hired by Dubai Ports International to construct and run the Doraleh Port Facility woul [...] |
2004-06-09 12:26:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ELAB ECON EINV CASC ASEC DJ |
| 04DJIBOUTI796 |
DJIBOUTI INAUGURATES FREE ZONE WITH SUPPORT FROM [...] (U) Summary: Djibouti and its United Arab Emirates investor, Dubai International (DI), inaugurated June 5 the new Djibouti Free Zone (DFZ) with the participation of President Guelleh, cabinet officials, heads of diplomatic missions, and potential DFZ investors. The project, billed "the first o [...] |
2004-06-09 14:51:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ECON EINV AA DJ TC |
| 04DJIBOUTI809 |
CONDOLENCE MESSAGE FROM DJIBOUTIAN PRESIDENT [...] (U) Embassy received June 13 the following condolence letter addressed to President Bush from Djiboutian President Ismail Omar Guelleh on the death of former President Reagan. 2. (U) Begin text: - 10 June 2004 Your Excellency, On behalf of the people and the government of the Repu [...] |
2004-06-13 14:24:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV DJ |
| 04DJIBOUTI813 |
PLOTTING A FUTURE FOR THE ETHIOPIA-DJIBOUTI RAILWAY [...] (U) Ahmed Dualeh, Regional and Commercial Director in Djibouti of the Ethiopia-Djibouti Railway, told Ambassador that the decision of Djibouti and Ethiopia to privatize the railway linking their capitals is well underway. Following a tender process to take place next year in 2005, the internat [...] |
2004-06-14 11:39:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV ETRD ECON DJ ET |
| 04DJIBOUTI814 |
THORNY ISSUES RAISED AT 27TH ANNIVERSARY [...] (U) Summary: June 6 marked the 27th anniversary of the creation of Djibouti's armed forces. On the occasion, Chief of Defense, General Fathi Ahmed Houssein, addressed the troops with remarks that raised lingering thorny issues of adequate housing, health services, compensation and promotion [...] |
2004-06-14 11:40:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MOPS MARR MASS MCAP DJ |
| 04DJIBOUTI815 |
DJIBOUTI AND PROPOSED COUNTER-TERRORISM FORCE [...] (S) This cable reflects the views of the Ambassador, Office of Regional Affairs, Regional Security Office, United States Liaison Office and the Commander of the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA). 2. (S) Post appreciates the Department's concern outlined in Ref A and wishes [...] |
2004-06-14 14:15:00 | Embassy Djibouti | SECRET | PREL MARR MASS MCAP MOPS PTER DJ |
| 04DJIBOUTI822 |
ARHIBA PROTESTS IN DJIBOUTI ADDRESSED BY PRIME [...] (U) Seven youths from the Arhiba neighborhood were arrested on the afternoon of 8 June, following protests against hiring practices at Djibouti's new Doraleh Port Facility and Free Zone. These arrests were the subject of a second day of protests on 9 June. 2. (U) Prime Minister, Dileita Mo [...] |
2004-06-15 14:34:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ELAB ECON EINV CASC ASEC DJ |
| 04DJIBOUTI825 |
EACTI: PRIORITIZATION OF DJIBOUTI CT PROGRAMS [...] (C) In response to reftel, Embassy Djibouti sections and agencies reviewed East Africa Counter-Terrorism Initiative (EACTI) objectives and supporting programs. Embassy provides the following list of objectives and supporting programs in order of priority: a. (C) EACTI objective - Limit Free [...] |
2004-06-16 12:35:00 | Embassy Djibouti | SECRET | PTER EAID EFIN PREL PGOV DJ |
| 04DJIBOUTI830 |
MESSAGE OF THANKS FOR APRIL FLOOD ASSISTANCE [...] (U) On June 16 the Djibouti Ministry of Health sent a letter to Ambassador in thanks for the assistance provided by the U.S. Government during the devastating floods in April. Below is the transcribed text of the letter. 2. Begin text. The Minister for Health to Her Excellency Madam Amb [...] |
2004-06-17 09:18:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL SENV TBIO DJ |
| 04DJIBOUTI833 |
DJIBOUTI: EAC 06/17/04 [...] (S) Post convened a meeting of the Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on 17 June, 2004 to review threat information as outlined in REFTEL and recent threat reporting from other sources. The EAC discussed the potential of attacks on western targets and the addition of needed security measures to [...] |
2004-06-17 12:06:00 | Embassy Djibouti | SECRET//NOFORN | PTER ASEC DJ |
| 04DJIBOUTI834 |
PERSPECTIVES ON SOMALILAND [...] (U) SUMMARY: Pol/Econ met at Embassy Djibouti June 9 with Dr. Omar Duhod, Somaliland national, based in London, and a premier advocate for recognition. Dr. Duhod requested a courtesy call with Embassy Djibouti on his way to Hargeisa. Pol/Econ and Dr. Duhod discussed the current situation and [...] |
2004-06-17 13:15:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SO PGOV DJ |
| 04DJIBOUTI835 |
REPORT ON RECENT ARREST OF JOURNALIST [...] (C) On 8 June, Houssein Ahmed Farah, journalist for the opposition newspaper Le Renouveau and brother to famed opposition leader Daher Ahmed Farah - jailed several times in 2003 for political reasons, was arrested after he failed to stop for the First Lady of Djibouti's convoy traveling toward [...] |
2004-06-17 13:19:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV SCUL DJ |
| 04DJIBOUTI854 |
TERRORIST FINANCE: LIST 58 DELIVERED [...] (U) Pol/Econ delivered to Director of Bilateral Relations at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mohamed Ali Hassan, 21 June, demarche and terrorist finance list 58. Hassan said he would pass the list to the Terrorist Finance Committee for distribution to the banks and financial institutions. RAG [...] |
2004-06-21 12:28:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN PTER PREL CVIS DJ |
| 04DJIBOUTI855 |
GOVERNMENT OF DJIBOUTI REACTION TO MURDER OF PAUL [...] (C) Pol/Econ delivered demarche, per reftel, to Director of Bilateral Relations at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mohamed Ali Hassan, 21 June, urging the Government of Djibouti to publicly denounce the murder of American citizen Paul Johnson. Hassan responded that the Government of Djibout [...] |
2004-06-21 12:35:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER ASEC CASC DJ |
| 04DJIBOUTI856 |
DORALEH PORT: DJIBOUTI'S ECONOMIC GATEWAY FORGES [...] (U)Summary: With the help of Emirates National Oil Company (ENOC), Djibouti is moving ahead with its major port construction project at Doraleh. Increasingly seen as the future economic lifeline for Djibouti, the port's site manager, an Indian national of Dubai residency, admits that he is und [...] |
2004-06-21 12:53:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV ECON ETRD EFIN ET DJ TC |
| 04DJIBOUTI869 |
EXXON-MOBIL ON PATH TO SHOWDOWN WITH DJIBOUTI [...] (C) Summary: Mobil is enroute to a likely showdown with the Government of Djibouti over compensation and other issues arising from Djibouti's announcement that Mobil must close, on environmental grounds, its existing oil storage and distribution facility at Djibouti port by May, 2005. Mobil [...] |
2004-06-23 08:18:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD PREL MARR PGOV DJ |
| 04DJIBOUTI873 |
PROGRESS ON USAID-SPONSORED FEWSNET IN DJIBOUTI [...] (U) Ambassador and USAID Director met June 10 with hosts of the USAID-sponsored Famine Early Warning System Network (FEWSNET) in Djibouti, at FEWSNET offices. FEWSNET's goal is to strengthen the ability of Djibouti to manage the risk of food insecurity, through timely and analytical early warn [...] |
2004-06-23 14:01:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL EAID ECON EAGR DJ |
| 04DJIBOUTI874 |
U.S. COMPANY BLACK AND VEATCH ON DORALEH PORT AND [...] (U) SUMMARY: Ambassador and Pol/Econ met 22 June, with visiting Black & Veatch Corporation Director of International Consulting Engineering Services, Shahid Qadri, visiting Han Padron Associates Engineers Project Manager, Tony Bryan, and Director General of Djibouti International Airport, David [...] |
2004-06-24 10:41:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EINV ECON EPET DJ |
| 04DJIBOUTI88 |
TERRORIST FINANCE: ABO GHAITH (LIST 50) DELIVERED [...] (SBU) Poloff Erinn Reed delivered List 50 to Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Badri Ali Bogoreh, on Tuesday, January 20, 2004. Bogoreh thanked us for the update and said the new name would be forwarded to the Committee for Counter Terrorism for distribution. SMITH [...] |
2004-01-21 10:20:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER ETTC EFIN KSEP KVPR DJ |
| 04DJIBOUTI889 |
DJIBOUTI ACCEPTS U.S. OFFER TO PURCHASE NEC SITE [...] (C) Djibouti accepted by diplomatic note dated June 29, 2004, the U.S. offer to purchase a new embassy compound (NEC) site in the Haramous region of Djibouti for the sum of USD 1,800,000. The note, as translated from the French, is included below. Original of the diplomatic note will be pouc [...] |
2004-06-29 13:34:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL AMGT ABLD DJ |
| 04DJIBOUTI89 |
TRAIN EXPLOSION IN DJIBOUTI [...] (SBU) On the morning of January 18, 2004 an explosive device detonated aboard a car of the Ethiopian/Djibouti Railway. Current reports reveal that several people experienced moderate injuries and one female experienced serious injuries that would possibly result in the amputation of one of he [...] |
2004-01-21 11:04:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER ASEC DJ |
| 04DJIBOUTI898 |
THE NEW DJIBOUTI TELECOM [...] (U) SUMMARY: Djibouti Telecom announced the completion of its infrastructure extension on 21 June 2004. The extension is part of the new look that foreign management is bringing to Djibouti Telecom over the course of its two-year transitional period before privatization. This step is part of [...] |
2004-07-01 04:57:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON ECPS EINV DJ |
| 04DJIBOUTI903 |
DJIBOUTI OFFICIALLY NOTIFIED OF U.S. INTENT TO [...] (C) Ambassador hand-carried June 30 to Mohamed Ali Hassan, Director of Bilateral Relations at Djibouti's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, an English version and a French translation of the diplomatic note provided paragraph 3 of reftel. The Bilateral Relations Director acknowledged receipt of thes [...] |
2004-07-01 09:32:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PREL MOPS DJ |
| 04DJIBOUTI905 |
DJIBOUTI MAPS OUT EDUCATION REFORM [...] (U) Djibouti's Minister of Education, Abdi Ibrahim Absieh, and Minister of Cooperation in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mahmoud Ali Youssef, recently assembled donor country representatives in Djibouti, as well as concerned UN offices, to outline Djibouti's education policy and steps toward [...] |
2004-07-01 09:34:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV SCUL EAID DJ |
| 04DJIBOUTI906 |
59TH UNGA: DJIBOUTIAN HIGH-LEVEL ATTENDANCE [...] (U) Ambassador and Pol/Econ delivered demarche, 1 July, per reftel to Chief of International Organizations Division at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mohamed Idriss Farah. Farah responded that currently there is a chance the President of the Republic, Ismael Omar Guelleh, will attend the ses [...] |
2004-07-01 09:42:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | KSEP PREL OTRA OVIP DJ |
| 04DJIBOUTI907 |
DJIBOUTI'S STANCE ON U.S. ICAO COUNCIL CANDIDACY [...] (U) Ambassador and Pol/Econ delivered demarche per reftel to Chief of the International Organizations Division at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mohamed Idriss Farah, on 1 July. Farah said the Government of Djibouti will automatically support U.S. candidacy for re-election as a Category 1 c [...] |
2004-07-01 09:42:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC EAIR XX DJ ICAO |
| 04DJIBOUTI908 |
HOST GOVERNMENT REQUEST FOR SCANNERS AND METAL [...] (U) Action requested paragraph 4. 2. (C) Chief of National Security, Hassan Said Khaireh, has requested of the Ambassador, in a letter dated June 21, 2004, two mobile scanners and ten portable metal detectors "to enable immigration and border police to control baggage arriving at the intern [...] |
2004-07-01 11:41:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER ASEC EAIR PREL DJ |
| 04DJIBOUTI913 |
DJIBOUTIAN ATTENDANCE AT AFRICAN UNION SUMMIT [...] (U) Ambassador met with Director of the International Organizations Division at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mohamed Idriss Farah, to discuss Djibouti's representation at the upcoming African Union (AU) Summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Farah stated that President Guelleh would attend and [...] |
2004-07-01 12:14:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV ECON SOCI DJ |
| 04DJIBOUTI915 |
DJIBOUTI CELEBRATES 27 YEARS OF INDEPENDENCE [...] (U) SUMMARY: Djibouti marked the 27th anniversary of its independence from France, Sunday, June 27, 2004 with Government hosted celebrations including a military parade and a reception at the Presidential Palace. Ambassador with USLO attended the early morning parade, and was accompanied by U [...] |
2004-07-02 09:15:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PNAT IS IZ SU SO DJ |
| 04DJIBOUTI927 |
DJIBOUTI AND REDOUBLING ARTICLE 98 EFFORTS IN [...] (U) In a meeting on other matters with Mahmoud Ali Youssef, Minister of Cooperation in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador presented points in reftel. She again thanked Mahmoud for Djibouti having concluded an Article 98 agreement with the U.S. and said her points were aimed at emphas [...] |
2004-07-06 14:07:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL DJ KICC |
| 04DJIBOUTI929 |
LOST/STOLEN PASSPORT DATA SHARE PROGRAM [...] No summary [...] |
2004-07-07 06:02:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | CPAS CMGT ASEC KFRD DJ |
| 04DJIBOUTI933 |
DJIBOUTI CIVAIR: DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (U) Pol/Econ and PAO delivered demarche 6 July per reftel to Director of Bilateral Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mohamed Ali Hassan. Hassan said he would pass the documents to the Minister of Transport and Director of Civil Aviation for review and commentary. 2. (U) Hassan qu [...] |
2004-07-07 12:30:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | |