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| Identifier | Subject | Date | Office | Classification | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00KINSHASA8511 |
CODEL WOLF VISIT [...] AMBASSADOR SWING AND THE COUNTRY TEAM OF EMBASSY KINSHASA REGRET THAT REPRESENTATIVE WOLF AND HIS DELEGATION WILL BE UNABLE TO VISIT KINSHASA. HOWEVER, WE ALSO FULLY UNDERSTAND THE TIME CONSTRAINTS SUCH A VISIT WOULD ENTAIL. 2. EMBASSY POLITICAL CHIEF KENT BROKENSHIRE WILL FLY TO GOMA ABO [...] |
2000-12-22 10:00:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP AFIN CG |
| 00KINSHASA8578 |
CODEL WOLF'S VISIT TO EASTERN CONGO AND KINSHASA [...] EMBASSY KINSHASA POLITICAL CHIEF KENT BROKENSHIRE WILL PROCEED TO GOMA ON JANUARY 5 TO PREPARE FOR CODEL WOLF'S VISIT TO THE KIVUS. WE WOULD GREATLY APPRECIATE RECEIVING A PROPOSED ITINERARY FOR THE CODEL, AS WELL AS A LIST OF INDIVIDUALS AND GROUPS WITH WHOM CONGRESSMAN WOLF WOULD LIKE TO MEE [...] |
2000-12-27 13:46:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP ASEC AFIN CG RW |
| 00KINSHASA8651 |
CODEL WOLF'S VISIT TO KINSHASA AND THE KIVUS [...] MONUC HAS AGREED TO PUT A UN AIRCRAFT AT THE DISPOSAL OF CODEL WOLF BEGINNING JANUARY 8 IN KINSHASA. ACCORDING TO THE CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER OF MONUC, A TWIN-ENGINE AIRCRAFT WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE CODEL FOR THE TIME THEY ARE IN THE CONGO (DRC). SPECIFICALLY, THE AIRCRAFT WILL TAKE [...] |
2000-12-29 15:56:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP ASEC AFIN CG RW |
| 00THEHAGUE1698 |
CODEL GRAMM [...] Post grants country clearance to Codel Gramm. Control officer will be Wendy Moore, econ officer, who can be reached at (31)(70)310-9273; fax 310-9273; e- mail moorewc(AT)state.gov. 2. Hotel reservations have been made for the delegation at the Amsterdam Hilton, Apollolaan 138, 1077 BG [...] |
2000-06-08 09:16:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP ASEC EFIN NL EUN |
| 00THEHAGUE1737 |
CODEL GRAMM: COST ESTIMATES [...] Per ref A., post submits the following approximate cost estimates for hotel accommodation, transportation and representational events for Codel Gramm. Would appreciate fund cite ASAP. 2. Per diem for delegation for 2.5 days at USD 197/day: USD 5417.50 Supplemental for actual [...] |
2000-06-09 15:17:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP ASEC EFIN NL EUN |
| 00THEHAGUE1868 |
SCENESETTER: VISIT OF CODEL GRAMM TO THE [...] Summary: With a booming economy, ample budget surpluses, and a rapidly declining national debt, the Netherlands is exceptionally well positioned for the coming of the euro. So far, businessmen believe that the benefits of the transition have far exceeded the costs, but the Dutch Central Bank [...] |
2000-06-22 14:15:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP ASEC EFIN NL EUN |
| 01ABUJA1621 |
NIGERIA: CONGRESSMEN DISCUSS POSSIBLE [...] This is an action message. Please see para 12. 2. Summary. Three Members of Congress visiting Nigeria under the auspices of a public diplomacy program met July 4 with the Minister and Deputy Minister of Agriculture. They expressed interest in pursuing collaborative ventures with Nige [...] |
2001-07-10 05:55:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ETRD EAID OREP BEXP NI |
| 01ABUJA1680 |
NIGERIA: MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE VISITING [...] This is an action message. Please see para 3. 2. Minister of Agriculture Adamu Bello plans to visit Washington DC from July 23 to August 1 as a follow-up to President Obasanjo's May visit and the Minister's discussions with Ambassador Jeter on June 26 (Ref A) and Congressmen Clyburn, T [...] |
2001-07-16 17:11:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR EAID OREP NI |
| 01ABUJA875 |
CODEL Hastert Meets Obasanjo, National Assembly [...] Summary. In a six hour visit on April 17, CODEL Hastert met with President Obasanjo, and, separately, with Speaker of the House Ghali Na'Abba and other assembly members. With Obasanjo Speaker Hastert emphasized USG commitment to AGOA, and to HIV/AIDS programming assistance and basic healthc [...] |
2001-04-25 15:11:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP PREL EFIN BEXP MASS SNAR NI |
| 02ABUJA2652 |
CODEL DASCHLE -- BREAKFAST MEETING WITH OBASANJO [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Olusegun Obasanjo hosted a breakfast meeting for Codel Daschle on August 31 at the Presidential Villa. In attendance were key Executive Council members and members of the Codel accompanied by Ambassador Jeter and Poloff. Obasanjo began by giving the Codel a brief hi [...] |
2002-09-12 14:26:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | OREP PREL PGOV SENV ECON NI |
| 02ABUJA2665 |
NIGERIA: U.S. OIL EXECUTIVES TELL SENATOR BINGAMAN [...] (C) Summary: On August 31, Senator Bingaman (D-New Mexico) met representatives of the three largest Nigerian-based U.S. oil companies (ChevronTexaco, Conoco, and ExxonMobile) to discuss natural gas flaring in Nigeria. The oil executives stated that efforts to halt gas flaring have been hamst [...] |
2002-09-13 09:07:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | OREP EPET SENV ECON PGOV NI |
| 02ABUJA2729 |
NIGERIAN LEGISLATORS HOST CODEL DASCHLE [...] (C) SUMMARY: On August 31, CODEL Daschle met Senate President Anyim, Deputy House Speaker Nwuche, and other members of the National Assembly Leadership. Discussions touched on democracy and rule of law in Nigeria, trade relations and expanding Nigeria's economy, natural gas production issue [...] |
2002-09-24 08:56:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | OREP PREL PGOV SENV ECON NI |
| 02ANKARA8639 |
NORTHERN IRAQ: TURKS GIVE CONDITIONAL "GREEN [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 4. 2. (S) MFA DG for Middle Eastern Affairs Burcuoglu notified DCM November 26 that the GOT had approved Codel Biden's request to travel to northern Iraq via Turkey December 4-5 (refs a-b). However, given the Ramadan holiday (December 4 at 1300 th [...] |
2002-11-26 17:09:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | OREP ASEC AFIN TU IZ |
| 02KUWAIT5241 |
(U) CODEL ISSA MEETS KUWAITI NATIONAL ASSEMBLY [...] (C) Summary: Codel Issa met with the Speaker of Kuwait's National Assembly, Mr. Jassem Al-Khorafi, and other MP's on November 25, 2002. Among the topics discussed were Kuwait's concerns over the U.S.-Saudi relationship, a post-Saddam Iraq and the impact of U.S. policies in Israel and the terri [...] |
2002-12-04 11:28:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | IZ KU OREP PGOV PREL US |
| 03ANKARA3197 |
HIGHLIGHTS OF APRIL 27-29 CODEL WEXLER [...] (C) Summary: During an April 27-29 visit to Ankara, Representative Robert Wexler visited with senior GOT leadership to assure continued support for the U.S.-Turkish relationship while simultaneously acknowledging there had been recent differences between the two countries. To mitigate any p [...] |
2003-05-15 11:05:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON OREP PGOV PREL TU US |
| 03ANKARA6450 |
CODEL SAXTON'S ANKARA STOP FOCUSES ON IRAQ [...] (C) Summary: Deputy Prime Minister Mehmet Ali Sahin told visiting CODEL Saxton (Oct 9-10, 2003) that the Turkish government is determined to expand Turkey's partnership with the US beyond Iraq, regional security, and international terrorism. In the AK Party's estimate, according to Sahin, s [...] |
2003-10-16 09:00:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL OREP MOPS PGOV TU IZ |
| 03ANKARA7510 |
SCENESETTER FOR CODEL COX VISIT TO TURKEY [...] (SBU) Summary: Your CODEL arrives in Ankara at a time when the GOT is seized with the issues of security and counterterrorism. GOT leaders and security forces have reacted responsibly to the November terrorist attacks in Istanbul, though some politicians and commentators have tried to score p [...] |
2003-12-08 16:28:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OREP AMGT AFIN ASEC PTER PGOV PREL TU |
| 03HANOI2765 |
U.S.-VIETNAM MILITARY RELATIONS ON THE EVE OF [...] (U) Summary: The upcoming visit of Defense Minister Tra to the U.S. to meet with the Secretary of Defense and other USG officials (ref A) is the latest and clearest of a series of positive signals from GVN concerning the development of a U.S.-Vietnam defense relationship, which has grown to in [...] |
2003-10-29 09:01:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV MASS OREP OVIP KPOW EAID VM ASEAN |
| 03SANTODOMINGO4533 |
DOMINICAN PRESIDENT TELLS CONG. WELLER HE'S [...] SUMMARY. Dominican President Mejia told U.S. Congressmen visiting Aug 20-24 that prospects are &fine8 for a bilateral free trade agreement. Hosted by the Dominican private sector, Cong. Weller (R-Illinois), Cong. Brown (R-South Carolina) and Republican staffers stressed the need to address U [...] |
2003-08-28 10:52:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | DR ETRD OREP PGOV |
| 03SANTODOMINGO5393 |
DOMINICAN SENATE PRESIDENT SKETCHES AMBITIOUS [...] (SBU) Summary: Dominican Senate President Jesus Vasquez Martinez, during a meeting September 8, predicted President Mejia would get strong majority support in the ruling PRD for his reelection bid in May 2004. Vasquez said he would work with Chamber of Deputies President Alfredo Pacheco on a [...] |
2003-10-02 22:02:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | DR ETRD HA OREP PGOV PINR PREL KCOR |
| 03TEGUCIGALPA2384 |
CODEL MEMBERS MEET WITH HONDURAS' THREE LABOR UNION [...] (SBU) Summary. CODEL Kolbe visited San Pedro Sula, Honduras September 27 as part of a Central American trip. After touring the Elcatex maquila owned by the Canahuati family and meeting with leaders of the Honduran Maquila Association, members of the delegation met at the maquila with leaders [...] |
2003-10-09 15:50:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB ETRD EAID PREL OREP HO |
| 03THEHAGUE1910 |
CODEL HASTERT TO THE NETHERLANDS (JUL 30 - JUL 31) [...] No summary [...] |
2003-07-29 14:24:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP ASEC AFIN NL |
| 03THEHAGUE2248 |
FINAL REPORT ACTUAL AND COST INCURRED FOR [...] Post incurred the following charges for the OSCE/PA CODEL to the Netherlands July 4 until July 9, 2003: Per diem (2167) $ 8,684.10 Rep. Benjamin Cardin - $ 334.00 Rep. Joseph Pitts - $ 334.00 Rep. Diana Watson - $ 334.00 Rep. Steny Hoyer [...] |
2003-09-08 15:31:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP ASEC AFIN NL |
| 03THEHAGUE3042 |
CODEL PAYNE (DEC 10-14) [...] Mission warmly welcomes and grants country clearance for Rep. Donald M. Payne for travel to the Netherlands, December 11 and 14, 2003 to and from Accra, Ghana. 2. Control officer will be Special Assistant to Amb. Sobel, David Vennett, (w) 31-70-310-9342, (h) 31-70-362-8051, (c) 31-62-221- [...] |
2003-12-10 14:47:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | NL OREP ASEC AMGT AFIN |
| 04AMMAN2634 |
SECURITY IN JORDAN AND VIP VISITS [...] No summary [...] |
2004-04-06 04:41:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC JO OREP OTRA OVIP PREL |
| 04ANKARA6030 |
CODEL HASTINGS MEETS IN TURKEY IN FIRST OFFICIAL [...] No summary [...] |
2004-10-25 09:35:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL OREP PHUM PINR PINS PROP PTER AMGT TU IZ |
| 04ANKARA6816 |
Scenesetter for Codel Hastert [...] (SBU) Summary: Your visit to Turkey comes at a bumpy period in the bilateral relationship, in large measure connected with developments in Iraq. This message provides a brief overview of the state of bilateral relations, cooperation in Iraq, Turkey's EU accession prospects and the state of t [...] |
2004-12-08 11:09:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OREP PREL MARR PGOV ECON IZ TU |
| 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 |
| 04DUBLIN1710 |
MCCAIN/GRAHAM CODEL TO DUBLIN [...] Post warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Senator John McCain, Senator Lindsey Graham and delegation of officials to travel to Dublin, Ireland, from December 1 to 3, 2004. Purpose of visit is to meet with Taoiseach, (PM) Bertie Ahern and address Trinity College Philosophical Soci [...] |
2004-11-24 11:29:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN |
| 04DUBLIN1721 |
SCENESETTER FOR SENATORS MCCAIN AND GRAHAM'S [...] (SBU) A background paper follows, describing key political concerns. We would also note that the Northern Ireland peace process is at a critical juncture, and the final results of the process begun at Leeds Castle might be announced during your visit. -------------------- Political Backgr [...] |
2004-11-24 17:08:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CASC CVIS EAIR ETRD MARR OREP PGOV PHUM PREL PTER EUN |
| 04GUATEMALA3270 |
GUATEMALA/MEXICO BORDER ISSUES, STAFFDEL MEACHAM [...] Summary: SFRC Staffdel Meacham visited Guatemala to discuss a broader North American security architecture and Guatemala's role as the southern border state of that area. Based on meetings with the country team, Ministry of Foreign Relations, Migration, and the Ministry of Defense, Staffdel M [...] |
2004-12-27 16:59:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC EAID OREP PREL SMIG CVIS MASS GT MX CA |
| 04HANOI174 |
STAFFDEL MCCORMICK'S TRIP TO HANOI: EXPANDING [...] SUMMARY: During Staffdel McCormick's official meetings January 6-8 with the Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA), National Assembly (NA), Government Committee on Religious Affairs (CRA), and Office of the Government (OOG), the delegation agreed on the value of an expanded U.S.-Viet [...] |
2004-01-26 09:33:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP PHUM ETRD EAID VM RELFREE HUMANR HIV AIDS |
| 04HANOI351 |
STAFFDEL FLICKNER'S TRIP TO VIETNAM [...] SUMMARY: During Staffdel Flickner's visit to Vietnam January 10-15, the delegation met with the Office of the Government (OOG), during which its Vice Minister expressed his appreciation for U.S. assistance, requested continued support, and asked for continued dialogue on human rights and rel [...] |
2004-02-10 04:07:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP EAID ETRD PHUM VM HUMANR RELFREE HIV AIDS |
| 04HANOI555 |
OPEN 2003 LETTER FROM FATHER LY TO US CONGRESS [...] (U) In a January 8 meeting in Hanoi, Vice Minister of Public Security Le Van Huong gave Senator Samuel Brownback a copy of an open letter in Vietnamese to the US Congress dated June 27, 2003 by imprisoned Catholic Priest Nguyen Van Ly (Ref A). The letter, the text of which follows in para 3, [...] |
2004-02-26 07:42:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KIRF PREL OREP VM HUMANR RELFREE |
| 04HANOI636 |
VIETNAM: CONGRESSMAN COLLINS MEETS MINISTER OF [...] (U) Summary: On February 27, Congressman Mac Collins (R- GA) met with Vietnam's Minister of Trade Truong Dinh Tuyen to discuss bilateral trade relations. Collins emphasized that bilateral cooperation on trade is closely linked to cooperation in other areas such as MIA issues. Tuyen emphasize [...] |
2004-03-02 10:24:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP ETRD ECON PREL KPOW VM BTA LABOR WTO DPOL |
| 04HANOI700 |
CODEL COLLINS' FRANK AND FINAL MEETINGS ON POW/MIA [...] (SBU) Summary: On his last day of meetings in Hanoi February 27, Congressman Mac Collins (R-GA) met senior GVN leaders and reviewed progress on POW/MIA issues during his trip. Conversations focused on the GVN's current efforts and what the USG and the GVN agree that the GVN should do in the f [...] |
2004-03-09 09:04:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OREP PREL KPOW VM |
| 04HOCHIMINHCITY226 |
AMERICAN BUSINESS REPS IN HO CHI MINH CITY LOVE BTA, HATE [...] (SBU) During his visit to Ho Chi Minh City on February 17-18, Staff Director for the Senate Appropriations Committee James Morhard met a group of American businesspeople resident in Ho Chi Minh City. They reviewed their challenges and successes here in Vietnam and raised concerns about the fu [...] |
2004-03-04 10:14:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | VM ECON EPET ETRD KTEX OREP BTA |
| 04HOCHIMINHCITY75 |
HIV INFECTION RATES CLIMBING IN HCMC -- NEARING [...] Summary: On a visit to Ho Chi Minh City, Staffdel McCormick from the House Committee on International Relations met with local government officials and NGO partners involved in the city's fight against HIV/AIDS. Current estimates indicate that the infection rate in Vietnam is approaching one [...] |
2004-01-27 09:29:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP EAID KHIV SOCI VM HIV AIDS |
| 04KINSHASA1244 |
ROYCE CODEL HIGHLIGHTS INTERNAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL [...] (U) SUMMARY. From June 26-30, Chairman of the House International Relations Subcommittee for Africa, Ed Royce, led a delegation, which consisted of Rep Royce, his wife, two staffers (Tom Sheehy and Malik Chaka), to Kinshasa focused on national and environmental security issues. Key meetings wer [...] |
2004-07-06 13:53:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR ECON OREP PGOV PREL SENV CG |
| 04KINSHASA1261 |
KABILA-ROYCE MEETING: SECURITY AND STABILITY FIRST, THE REST WILL FOLLOW [...] No summary [...] |
2004-07-08 12:35:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | CG ECON OREP PGOV PREL |
| 04MADRID1140 |
SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR STAFFDEL EFFORD [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Staffdel Efford members, Richard Efford, Professional Staff Member, House Appropriations Committee (HAC), Cheryle Tucker, Leigha M. Shaw, Michael Malone and John Blazey, also from HAC, to travel to Madrid and Barcelona, April 11-18. The purpos [...] |
2004-04-05 15:44:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN SP |
| 04MADRID1792 |
SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CODEL SMITH [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Codel Smith for travel to Madrid, May 23-25. 2. Control Officer at Embassy Madrid is Political Officer Joseph R. Babb. He can be reached at work (34-91-587-2294) on his mobile (34-616-000-859) at home (34-91-575-0081) via fax (34-91-587-23 [...] |
2004-05-18 10:12:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN SP |
| 04MADRID3073 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CODEL MILLER [...] Embassy Madrid warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Rep. Jeff Miller, House Armed Services Committee (HASC), and delegation, to visit Spain from August 24-25, 2004 for an overnight stop at Rota Naval Base. 2. Embassy Control Officer for this visit is Econ Officer Richard C. Mer [...] |
2004-08-11 14:45:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN JO PK AF IZ BA DJ EG SP |
| 04MADRID4281 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CODEL YOUNG [...] Embassy warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Rep Bill Young, Chairman, House Appropriations Committee (HAC), and delegation members, to travel to Rota from November 9-11, 2004 to review estimates in the field for the Departments of Defense and State. 2. Embassy Point of Contact [...] |
2004-11-05 16:14:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP ASEC AMGT AFIN IT SP |
| 04MADRID990 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR STAFFDEL BASSETT [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Brant Bassett, Professional Staff Member House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (HPSCI), to travel to Spain for the period March 24-26 on matters of concern to the Committee. 2. Embassy Control Officer for this visit is ORA Managem [...] |
2004-03-23 14:50:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN UK GM SP |
| 04MANAGUA1791 |
CODEL SHELBY VISIT TO NICARAGUA, JULY 1-3 [...] Embassy Managua warmly welcomes the visit of Senator Richard Shelby, Dr. Annette Shelby, and accompanying congressional delegation members to travel to Nicaragua July 1 - 3, 2004. 2. CODEL Control Officer will be acting Economic Counselor Eric Luftman (office phone 011-505-266-6010 x 454 [...] |
2004-06-18 12:47:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN NU |
| 04OTTAWA3366 |
VISIT OF CONGRESSMAN JAMES SENSENBRENNER [...] (U) Congressman James S. Sensenbrenner, Jr., Republican Member of Congress from Wisconsin and Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, visited Ottawa December 8-10, 2004. He was accompanied by Judiciary Committee Chief of Staff and General Counsel Philip G. Kiko. 2. (U) Congressman Sen [...] |
2004-12-15 20:41:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP ASEC PREL CA |
| 04PANAMA324 |
SCENESETTER: CODEL WELLER'S VISIT TO PANAMA [...] (U) Embassy Panama welcomes Codel Weller on their February 19-22 visit to Panama. You will have the opportunity to reiterate US appreciation for the ongoing security and drug enforcement cooperation between our two countries. Your visit highlights our governments' mutual focus on the strate [...] |
2004-02-11 20:20:00 | Embassy Panama | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP AMGT ASEC PREL ECON PM |
| 04SANTODOMINGO483 |
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: USTR ZOELLICK LAUNCHES FTA [...] (U) Summary. U.S. Trade Representative Amb. Robert Zoellick told Dominicans on January 15 that bilateral free trade agreement (FTA) negotiations offer an opportunity for new engagement, economic growth and strengthened institutions. He stressed that an FTA, free and fair presidential electio [...] |
2004-01-27 16:39:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | DR ETRD EAID EFIN PGOV PREL OVIP OREP |
| 04TEGUCIGALPA1411 |
SCENESETTER FOR CODEL SHELBY'S JUNE 28 - 30 VISIT [...] (U) Summary: Post welcomes the visit of CoDel Shelby to Honduras June 29-30. Honduran President Ricardo Maduro, two-and-a-half years through his constitutionally-mandated single four-year term, faces a difficult task leading one of the poorest countries in Latin America. However, there have [...] |
2004-06-22 22:33:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OREP ECON ETRD EFIN PREL PGOV PHUM HO |
| 04TEGUCIGALPA1554 |
CODEL SHELBY DISCUSSES BANKING, MONEY LAUNDERING, [...] Summary: Codel Shelby's June 28-30 visit underscored the close economic and political relationship between the U.S. and Honduras, while providing a welcome focus on financial regulation and prevention of money laundering and terrorist financing. In meetings with GOH officials and business an [...] |
2004-07-13 21:42:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON EFIN ETRD KJUS PREL PTER OREP HO |
| 04TEGUCIGALPA734 |
SCENESETTER FOR CODEL BALLENGER'S VISIT TO [...] (SBU) Summary: Post welcomes the visit of CODEL Cass Ballenger (R-NC, Chairman, House International Relations, Western Hemisphere Subcommittee) to Honduras April 12-13. Honduran President Ricardo Maduro, a little over half way through his constitutionally mandated single four-year term, faces [...] |
2004-03-29 22:53:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OREP PREL PGOV PHUM ECON SNAR HO |
| 04TEGUCIGALPA858 |
CODEL BALLENGER DISCUSSES CUBA, IRAQ, CAFTA, [...] (SBU) Summary: On April 12, CODEL Ballenger met with Honduran President Ricardo Maduro. Issues discussed at the meeting included Cuba, Iraq, the Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA), narcotrafficking, and humanitarian/development assistance. Representative Ballenger expressed U.S. [...] |
2004-04-14 22:50:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL OREP ETRD SNAR PGOV PHUM EAGR CU HO |
| 04TELAVIV6385 |
EILAND SHARES VIEWS ON THE PALESTINIAN SUCCESSION [...] (C) SUMMARY: National Security Advisor Giora Eiland told Codel Hagel/Biden that the GOI is trying to avoid repeating the "mistakes" it made when PLO Chairman Mahmoud Abbas was prime minister in 2003. In order to help Abbas succeed this time, the GOI, he said, will have to be "more flexible" ab [...] |
2004-12-16 09:06:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL OREP KWBG IS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS SETTLEMENTS GAZA DISENGAGEMENT GOI EXTERNAL |
| 04TELAVIV6387 |
SHARON AND CODEL HAGEL/BIDEN: COMMITMENT TO [...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Sharon told Codel Hagel/Biden that he was fully committed to making peace with the post-Arafat Palestinian leadership, but that there would be no compromise on holding the the new leadership accountable for actions to combat the terrorist infrastructure. While rec [...] |
2004-12-16 10:08:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL OREP PTER KPAL IS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS GOI EXTERNAL |
| 04THEHAGUE1894 |
CODEL FRIST AUG 11 [...] Embassy The Hague warmly welcomes and grants country clearance for Senator Frist and staff members in The Netherlands on August 11, 2004. 2. As museums and stores in Amsterdam will not be open during transit time, post recommends delegation remain at the Schipol airport. Post also recommen [...] |
2004-07-27 14:34:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN CH SU KE NL |
| 04THEHAGUE421 |
CODEL WEXLER FEB 22 - 24 [...] Country Clearance is granted and AmEmbassy the Hague warmly welcomes Rep. Robert Wexler, Rep. Steve Chabot and Jonathan Katz to The Netherlands February 22-24,2004. 2. Kami Witmer will be the Control Officer. She can be reached at the following numbers/addresses: Tel: (W) 31-70-310-9339 [...] |
2004-02-19 11:13:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | NL OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN |
| 04WELLINGTON658 |
NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CODEL SHELBY, [...] Embassy warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to the delegation led by Senator Richard Shelby to visit Christchurch and Wellington, New Zealand August 7-9, 2004. Members of the CODEL are: Senator Richard Shelby, Dr. Annette Shelby and Representative Robert Cramer. Accompanying staff a [...] |
2004-08-04 00:55:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN NZ AS CODEL |
| 04WELLINGTON957 |
NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CODEL BAUCUS, [...] (SBU) Embassy warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to the delegation led by Senator Max Baucus to visit Auckland, New Zealand from December 1-3, 2004. Members of the CODEL include: Senator Max Baucus, Mr. Bill Dauster, Mr. John Gilliland, Ms. Shara Aranoff, Mr. Tim Punke, and Mr. Jim [...] |
2004-11-17 21:39:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN AS NZ CODEL |
| 04WELLINGTON969 |
NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CODEL [...] (SBU) Embassy warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to American Samoa Representative Eni Faleomavaega to visit Wellington, New Zealand from November 23-26, 2004. The purpose of this visit is to speak and attend the Pacific Research and Evaluation Conference and the Social Policy, Rese [...] |
2004-11-21 17:28:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN NZ |
| 05ABUDHABI2528 |
CONGRESSIONAL STAFFERS SEE UAE INTEREST IN FTA [...] (SBU) Summary: A group of eight House and Senate staffers visited the UAE from May 28 to June 1 at the invitation of the UAEG to discuss FTA issues. UAEG interlocutors stressed the close relationship between the U.S. and the UAE and their interest in a mutually beneficial FTA. Information Min [...] |
2005-06-07 09:42:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON ELAB OVIP OREP TC FTA |
| 05AMMAN2531 |
CODEL PELOSI MEETS WITH PRINCE FAISAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: CODEL Pelosi engaged Regent Prince Faisal in a wide-ranging discussion centered primarily on Israeli-Palestinian peace prospects, the potential for Iraqi stabilization, and developments in Lebanon. Faisal provided the delegation with his perspectives on Iranian interests in the r [...] |
2005-03-28 08:58:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | OREP PREL ECON JO |
| 05AMMAN2592 |
KING EMPHASIZES POLITICAL REFORM WITH CODEL DREIER [...] (C) In a March 27 meeting with Codel Dreier, King Abdullah described the importance of comprehensive social, economic and political reform in Jordan. The King reiterated his support of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas as a partner for peace. The King stated that he did not believe Syria wou [...] |
2005-03-29 13:08:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV OREP IZ IS SY JO |
| 05AMMAN5728 |
SENATOR LEVIN MEETS JORDAN'S KING ABDULLAH [...] (C) Summary: Senator Levin met King Abdullah on July 7 to discuss key issues in the region, most notably the Iraq reconstruction process. The King commented on the ongoing insurgency, and identified steps to end it, including a more inclusive political process and poverty alleviation. The King [...] |
2005-07-19 06:54:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PGOV OREP JO |
| 05AMMAN6568 |
CODEL KING MEETINGS WITH JORDANIAN SECURITY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Codel King met with Saad Khayr, the King's National Security Advisor, General Mohammed Al-Eitan, Director of the Public Security Directorate (PSD), and Major General Samih Asfura, Director of the General Intelligence Directorate (GID) during their visit to Amman on August 2. Discu [...] |
2005-08-17 11:13:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET | PREL PTER PGOV KPAL OREP IZ JO |
| 05AMMAN7661 |
WELCOME CODEL HARMAN [...] Embassy Amman warmly welcomes the visit of Representative Jane Harman, Member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (HPSCI), and her delegation to Amman, Jordan from September 29-30, 2005, as requested reftel. 2. Control officer for this visit will be Regional Affairs Of [...] |
2005-09-26 06:24:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP OTRA AMGT ASEC IZ JO |
| 05AMMAN7936 |
WELCOME CODEL INHOFE [...] Embassy Amman welcomes the visit of Senator James Inhofe and his delegation to Amman, Jordan from October 8-9, 2005, as requested reftel. 2. Control officer for this visit will be Richard McCrensky, office 962-6-590-6225; mobile 962-79-582-0115; fax 962-6-592-7653, or email at McCrenskyRM [...] |
2005-10-05 07:01:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN IZ JO |
| 05AMMAN9055 |
JORDAN: SCENESETTER FOR CODEL HAGEL [...] (U) Embassy Amman warmly welcomes CODEL Hagel to Jordan. The Government of Jordan (GOJ) is not only one of our closest allies, but it is fully engaged in supporting our most important priorities in the region, including creating a free Iraq, fulfilling the President's vision of a two-state so [...] |
2005-11-22 14:17:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PTER EAID ECON OREP JO |
| 05AMMAN9663 |
CODEL SHAYS - JORDAN [...] Because of recent terrorist attacks and attempted terrorist operations in Jordan (see para 8), the U.S. Government has urged all Americans to review the need for planned travel to Jordan. In addition, Embassy Amman requires U.S. government agencies and travelers to limit their official trave [...] |
2005-12-14 15:10:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN JO |
| 05ANKARA104 |
CODEL KYL SCENESETTER FOR TURKEY [...] (SBU) Summary: Your visit to Turkey comes at a bumpy period in the bilateral relationship, in large measure connected with developments in Iraq. This message provides a brief overview of the state of bilateral relations, cooperation in Iraq, Turkey's EU accession process and the state of the [...] |
2005-01-07 09:48:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OREP PREL MARR PGOV ECON TU IZ |
| 05ANKARA2910 |
TURKEY SCENESETTER FOR MAY-JUNE CODELS [...] Summary: The Erdogan government's drift on relations with the U.S., with the EU, and on reform is of concern, as are trends inimical to religious freedom. U.S. Turkish relations remain solid in specific areas and we look for new opportunities to expand cooperation, but our relations are not [...] |
2005-05-23 14:37:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV OREP PINS ECON MARR TU |
| 05ANKARA4742 |
SCENESETTER FOR THE SEPT. 2-3 VISIT OF SENATOR TED [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Your visit comes at a time when our bilateral relations are on the mend from a difficult period when events in Iraq and Turkey's focus on getting a date from the EU to start accession negotiations overshadowed our traditionally close cooperation. With a growing economy, a sched [...] |
2005-08-12 10:02:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV OREP TU |
| 05ATHENS1440 |
SCENESETTER FOR CODEL SHELBY'S MAY 29-JUNE 1 VISIT [...] (SBU) Embassy Athens warmly welcomes your May 29- June 1 visit. We have arranged a meeting with Foreign Minister Molyviatis to discuss general political and economic topics, as well as a meeting and lunch with Central Bank Governor Garganas to discuss banking policy. Finally, you will have [...] |
2005-05-25 10:46:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON GR OREP PGOV PREL CODEL |
| 05ATHENS2161 |
SCENESETTER FOR CODEL HYDE (ATHENS, AUGUST 25-28) [...] (SBU) Embassy Athens warmly welcomes the August 25-28 vist by CODEL Hyde to Greece. You will arrive just as the summer holidays are winding down, and your visit will provide an excellent opportunity, not only to showcase U.S.-Greece relations, but to kick off the fall quarter with high-level [...] |
2005-08-18 10:34:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV GR OREP PREL VISIT |
| 05ATHENS2263 |
CODEL HYDE AFFIRMS STRONG U.S.-GREECE FRIENDSHIP [...] (C) SUMMARY: At an August 26 meeting with Foreign Minister Molyviatis, CODEL Hyde emphasized the close relationship between the U.S. and Greece, and noted that despite differences in the run-up to the Iraq war, the bilateral relationship was strong and getting stronger. Standing in for Chairm [...] |
2005-08-30 13:58:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | OREP PREL PGOV IR TU IZ GR VISIT |
| 05ATHENS356 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE AND THREAT ASSESSMENT [...] Embassy warmly welcomes and grants country clearance for CODEL Goodlatte's visit to Athens, Greece, February 24-28,2005. Control officer for the visit will be Economic Officer Cathleen Carothers, who can be reached at tel. (30) 210 720-2309, FAX (30) 210 729-4312, cell (30) 694 857 5525, res [...] |
2005-02-03 07:08:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | AFIN OTRA AMGT ASEC OREP GR CTRYCLR |
| 05ATHENS616 |
CODEL GOODLATTE'S FEBRUARY 24-27, 2005 VISIT TO [...] (U) SUMMARY: A congressional delegation led by Representative Bob Goodlatte visited Athens on February 24th to 27th, 2005 and held wide ranging meetings on agricultural, telecommunication, and other issues. CODEL Goodlatte discussed Internet opportunities in Greece with the Minister of Trans [...] |
2005-03-03 14:17:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP EAGR ECON EINT PREL GR VISIT |
| 05ATHENS842 |
SCENESETTER FOR CODEL PRYCE'S MARCH 29-30 VISIT TO [...] (U) I want to warmly welcome you to Athens. As you have requested, we have arranged a schedule focused on trafficking in persons. This issue is a high priority for the Embassy. In the short time you have with us, I hope you get a good overview of Greece's efforts to fight this scourge. I l [...] |
2005-03-24 16:39:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OREP PREL PGOV ASEC PHUM GR VISIT |
| 05ATHENS866 |
CODEL ROGERS MARCH 30-31 VISIT TO ATHENS [...] (U) SUMMARY: CODEL Rogers, in Athens March 23-26, toured the state-of-the-art security features at Athens airport and at Greece's main seaport of Piraeus, put in place in the run-up to the 2004 Olympic Games. The CODEL focused particularly on the Container Security Initiative (CSI), design [...] |
2005-03-30 07:43:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL OREP GR VISIT |
| 05BANGKOK1075 |
BANGKOK WELCOMES CODEL MCHUGH [...] (U) Post welcomes and grants country clearance for Congressman John McHugh and his delegation arriving in Bangkok on THG 683 from Hanoi at 2225 local time on Thursday, February 24. We understand that the delegation will depart for the United States on UA 9688 at 2355 on Friday, February 25. [...] |
2005-02-10 08:35:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN TH |
| 05BANGKOK1947 |
THAILAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR: STAFFDEL [...] (U) Post welcomes and grants country clearance to Staffdel Frank Januzzi from March 25 - 30, 2005. 2. (U) Reservations have been made at the Conrad Hotel, 87 Wireless Road, Tel: (66-2) 690-9999, Fax: (66-2) 690-9000. Room rate is USD 125 net (taxes and American Breakfast included) and is [...] |
2005-03-17 03:48:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OREP OTRA ASEC TH |
| 05BANGKOK2228 |
THAILAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR: GAO TEAM [...] (U) Post welcomes and grants country clearance to Mr. Robert Repasky, Mr. Kelly Baumgartner and Mr. Guy Lofaro from April 23 - April 27, 2005. 2. (U) Reservations have been made at the Hotel Sukhothai 13/3 South Sathorn Road, Bangkok 10120, Tel: (66-2) 344-8888, Fax: (66-2) 344-8899. R [...] |
2005-03-30 03:48:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OREP OTRA ASEC TH |
| 05BANGKOK2751 |
THAILAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR: STAFFDEL [...] (U) Post warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Staffdel Woo for April 27, 2005. 2. (U) No hotel reservations have been made as Staffdel is not staying overnight. No per diem will be prepared. 3. (U) Embassy point of contact is: Michael D. Sweeney. Work phone: (66-2) 205-4 [...] |
2005-04-22 03:53:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OREP OTRA TH |
| 05BANGKOK3303 |
THAILAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR: STAFFDEL [...] (U) Post warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Jamie McCormick, professional staff member to the House International Relations Committee (HIRC). Mr. McCormick will be transiting Thailand on May 28 and June 5, 2005. Per Staffdel's request, no official program or meetings are being [...] |
2005-05-18 11:17:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OREP ASEC TH |
| 05BANGKOK4850 |
THAILAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR TRANSIT OF: [...] (U) Bangkok warmly welcomes and grants country clearance for the transit of CODEL Wexler on August 1 and August 4/5, 2005. 2. Per reftel, hotel reservations are not required. Expediter will meet and assist Codel Wexler upon his arrival in Bangkok via TG 921 on August 1 at 0645 and same [...] |
2005-07-28 07:35:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OREP AMGT OVIP TH |
| 05BANGKOK5482 |
THAILAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR: STAFFDEL [...] (U) Post warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Staffdel Jannuzi from August 27 - September 1, 2005. 2. (U) Hotel reservations have been made at: Conrad Hotel, All Seasons Place 87 Wireless Road, Bangkok Tel: (66-2) 690-9999 Fax: (66-2) 690-9000 3. (U) Embassy point o [...] |
2005-08-26 08:28:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OREP AMGT TH |
| 05BANGKOK6336 |
STAFFDEL MCCORMICK OCTOBER 10-17, 2005 [...] (SBU) Post warmly welcomes the October 11-12 and 16 visit to Thailand of Mr. James McCormick and delegation to Thailand. Control Officer for the Bangkok portion of the visit will be Political Officer James F. Cole. (Office- 66-02-205-4816; Home-66-02-287-4652; Cell-01-868-0498; e-mail Cole [...] |
2005-10-04 09:10:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AFIN AMGT ASEC OREP BM TH |
| 05BANGKOK7301 |
THAILAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR: STAFFDEL [...] (U) Post warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Mr. Frank Januzzi from 12/8 - 12/11, 2005 2. (U) Hotel reservations have been made at: Conrad Hotel, All Seasons Place, 87 Wireless Road, Bangkok Tel: (66-2) 690-9999 Fax: (66-2) 690-9000 Room rate is $125.00 net (taxes and [...] |
2005-11-25 04:14:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OREP AMGT TH |
| 05BANGKOK7571 |
THAILAND: CODEL HASTERT JAN 13-16 [...] (U) Post grants country clearance and looks forward to a successful visit by CODEL Hastert. Control officer for the Bangkok portion of the visit will be: Political Officer Mark Lambert Office: 66-2-205-4729 Fax: 66-2-253-3876 Cell: 66-1-808-1056 Home: 66-2-285-6186 Email: LambertMB@ [...] |
2005-12-09 07:47:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN TH |
| 05BOGOTA5566 |
CODEL DAVIS: TERRORISM, DRUGS, FTA IN COLOMBIA [...] (U) Summary. Representative Tom Davis (R-VA), Chairman of the House Government Reform Committee, led a Congressional delegation to Colombia June 1 to June 3. Other Government Reform Committee members included Rep. Candice Miller (R-MI), Rep. Dutch Ruppersberger (D-MD), and Rep. Carolyn Mal [...] |
2005-06-10 13:58:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ETRD OREP SNAR CO |
| 05BRASILIA3252 |
NODEL ENGLISH BRAZIL MEETINGS [...] (U) Summary: A congressional delegation led by Congressman Phil English, coordinator of the U.S. House of Representatives' Brazil Caucus, met on December 1 in Brasilia with Chamber of Deputies President Aldo Rebelo, Minister of Development, Industry and Trade Furlan and participated in a dial [...] |
2005-12-13 18:51:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD PREL PGOV OREP KIPR BR |
| 05BRASILIA373 |
SCENESETTER CABLE FOR VISIT OF CODEL BLUNT [...] The United States Mission in Brazil warmly welcomes your visit to Brasilia, Rio de Janeiro, and Sao Paulo, February 22-23 and February 25-28. As requested reftel, Mission grants courtesy country clearance for your travel. (Threat assessment to be sent septel.) Overall Mission Control Office [...] |
2005-02-14 18:22:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP ETRD PREL BR |
| 05CAIRO2280 |
CODEL PELOSI MARCH 19-20 VISIT TO CAIRO: MUBARAK [...] (C) In a particularly relaxed meeting with CODEL Pelosi March 20, President Mubarak reviewed his efforts to convince Syrian President Bashar to withdraw all his forces from Lebanon (reftel) and reiterated his commitment to improving relations with Israel and pressing forward on solving the Israeli- [...] |
2005-03-23 15:29:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | OREP PREL KPAL KDEM IS IZ IR EG |
| 05CAIRO2281 |
CODEL PELOSI MARCH 19-20 VISIT TO CAIRO: MEETING [...] (C) Summary. During a meeting with CODEL Pelosi, PM Nazif asserted that Egypt is "systematically" building a democratic system. He also highlighted Egypt's economic reforms and called for strengthening the bilateral economic relationship. Nazif expressed concern over the image of the U.S. [...] |
2005-03-23 15:33:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | OREP PREL PGOV ECON EFIN ETRD EG IZ |
| 05CAIRO2480 |
CODEL SMITH MARCH 21-24 VISIT TO CAIRO: MEETING [...] (SBU) Summary: During his March 21-24 visit to Egypt, Senator Gordon Smith called on Sheikh Mohammed Sayyed Tantawi, Egypt's senior Islamic spiritual leader, and visited the President of Cairo's Jewish community. With Tantawi, Smith reaffirmed U.S. respect for Islam and discussed the mutual d [...] |
2005-03-29 15:51:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OREP KISL PREL EG |
| 05CAIRO2482 |
CODEL SMITH MARCH 21-24 VISIT TO CAIRO: MEETING [...] (C) During a March 23 meeting, Senator Gordon Smith and Egyptian Minister of Foreign Trade and Industry Rachid discussed the recent QIZ agreement and prospects for an eventual FTA with the U.S. Smith underlined the importance of further Egyptian progress in particular areas, including IPR. S [...] |
2005-03-29 16:14:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | OREP ETRD PREL EG |
| 05CAIRO2487 |
CODEL SMITH MARCH 21-24 VISIT TO CAIRO: MEETING [...] (C) In a cordial March 23 meeting, Senator Smith and Egyptian Prime Minister Nazif discussed political reform, bilateral trade, religious freedom, and Iraq. The Senator welcomed President Mubarak's move to open the field for competitive presidential elections, congratulated Egypt on the QIZ a [...] |
2005-03-30 08:05:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | OREP ETRD PREL KIRF EG |
| 05CAIRO2517 |
CODELS PELOSI/KILPATRICK/SMITH/DREIER IN CAIRO [...] (C) During the week of March 20-24, Egyptian Minister of Defense Tantawi met with 20 members of Congress and staff from CODEL Pelosi (March 20, eight representatives), CODEL Kilpatrick (March 23, five representatives), CODEL Smith (March 23, one senator), and CODEL Dreier (March 24, six repre [...] |
2005-03-31 09:38:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | OREP PREL MOPS MASS IR IS IZ SU EG |
| 05CAIRO2532 |
CODEL DREIER MARCH 23-25 VISIT TO CAIRO: PRIME [...] (C) In a March 24 meeting with Egyptian Prime Minister Nazif, CODEL Dreier (consisting of Representatives Dreier, Diaz-Balart, Alcee Hastings, Doc Hastings, Gingrey, and Crenshaw) discussed the potential for political and economic reform in Egypt, links between economic development and the f [...] |
2005-03-31 14:29:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL OREP EG |
| 05CAIRO3493 |
CODEL FRIST MAY 4-6 VISIT TO CAIRO: PRIME [...] (C) Summary: Egyptian Prime Minister Nazif and Finance Minister Boutros Ghali reviewed for CODEL Frist the GOE's economic reform policies and plans, particularly regarding tariff and income tax cuts. Nazif also described his efforts to use information technology (IT) to boost Egypt's economy, [...] |
2005-05-09 16:33:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | OREP PREL ECON EFIN EG |
| 05CAIRO6877 |
VISIT OF CODEL DAVIS TO EGYPT, SEPTEMBER 2-5: [...] (C) Prime Minister Nazif told visiting members of Congress that Egypt's September 7 presidential elections represent major milestone in Egypt's democratic development. He said that the GOE could not overrule the independent electoral commission's decision to bar outside observers from the pol [...] |
2005-09-06 08:40:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | OVIP PREL PGOV EG IS KPAL KWBG IZ OREP |
| 05CAIRO6958 |
CODEL DAVIS SEPTEMBER 2-5 VISIT TO CAIRO: MUBARAK [...] (C) In an ebullient mood on the eve of the Egyptian presidential election, President Mubarak told visiting Codel Davis that the main reason he was running for president was because the process would fail without him, given the candidates that had chosen to run. While affirming the importance [...] |
2005-09-08 11:25:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KDEM PGOV EG OREP |
| 05CAIRO9055 |
SENATOR HAGEL'S DECEMBER 4 MEETING WITH PRESIDENT [...] (C) In a December 4 meeting, President Mubarak discussed with visiting Senator Hagel Egypt's efforts to promote peace and reconciliation in Iraq and outlined some of the obstacles that stood in the way. Mubarak stressed his dim view of the Shi'a and opined that its ties to Tehran and their "d [...] |
2005-12-06 06:24:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PGOV OREP ECON EG |
| 05COLOMBO651 |
REPORTED TRAVEL TO LTTE-CONTROLLED TERRITORY BY [...] (C) Several Colombo Sunday (April 3) newspapers ran brief articles reporting that U.S. Congressman Danny K. Davis (7th District - Illinois) had visited Kilinocchi and Mullaitivu in the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE)- controlled "Wanni" region of northern Sri Lanka the day before. Ac [...] |
2005-04-04 07:04:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER OREP CE LTTE |
| 05DAKAR3213 |
SENEGAL SCENESETTER FOR CODEL KOLBE [...] (SBU) As the Mission and the Government of Senegal (GOS) prepare to host you, Senegal is on the verge of entering a year-long election campaign leading up to the 2007 elections. The Senegalese are proud to be a predominantly Muslim democracy that preaches tolerance and visibly supports the U [...] |
2005-12-29 12:57:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OREP PREL ECON EINV PGOV PHUM KMCA KPKO SG |
| 05DARESSALAAM687 |
CODEL INHOFE DISCUSSES BURUNDI, ARTICLE 98, AU [...] (U) Senator James Inhofe (OK), Senator Mike Enzi (WY), and Congressman John Boozman (AR) met with Foreign Minister Jakaya Kikwete during a brief stop-over in Dar es Salaam on April 1. Kikwete had just returned from parliamentary capital Dodoma, where he had deposited his nomination papers t [...] |
2005-04-06 13:24:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR OREP TZ BY |
| 05DJIBOUTI309 |
FOCUS GROUP TO STAFFDEL CHAKA: "LEARNING ENGLISH [...] (U) SUMMARY: About 40 English students and teachers attended a focus group with Staffdel Chaka on April 1. The Djiboutians said that learning English is now an economic necessity in Djibouti, and requested U.S. help in the form of a library, teaching materials, training workshops and an Americ [...] |
2005-04-03 12:56:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | DJ KPAO OREP OTRA PREL PGOV PPD |
| 05DJIBOUTI326 |
STAFFDEL CHAKA GETS STATISTICS ON DJIBOUTI'S [...] (U) SUMMARY: On March 31, HIRC Staff members Malik Chaka and Dr. Pearl Alice Marsh met with Commandant Mohamed Moussa Abar, the Harbor Master and Director of Maritime Security at the Port of Djibouti (see para 9 for bio). Abar explained to the Staffdel how the current port operates, the problem [...] |
2005-04-06 14:01:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV SCUL OREP PINR ECON DJ |
| 05DJIBOUTI804 |
CODEL PAYNE MEETING WITH FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (C) Summary: Congressman Donald Payne and delegation met August 3 with Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mahamoud Ali Youssouf to discuss regional and bilateral relations. Youssouf briefed the Congressman on Djibouti's relations with its neighbors, food security, anti-terrorism efforts, Somaliland [...] |
2005-08-15 05:55:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL OVIP OREP DJ |
| 05DUBLIN1557 |
Country Clearance CODEL KOLBE [...] Embassy Dublin warmly welcomes the visit of CODEL KOLBE and seeks clarification on the point of arrival in Ireland. Reftel states arrival will be January 12 at 0100 in Shannon. Post has learned through DOD channels that arrival will be at Casement (also known as Baldonal), the [...] |
2005-12-28 15:14:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN EI |
| 05DUBLIN927 |
CODEL LANDRIEU COUNTRY CLEARANCE AUGUST 1-3 [...] Post welcomes and grants country clearance to Senator Mary Landrieu, Norma Jane Sabiston, and Jason Matthews to travel to Limerick, Ireland, from August 1 to 3, 2005. Purpose of visit is to attend a conference on interoperable communications at the University of Limerick. 2. Embassy contr [...] |
2005-07-26 15:13:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP AMGT AFIN SASEC |
| 05DUBLIN948 |
STAFFDEL FARRELL COUNTRY CLEARANCE AUGUST 1-3 [...] Post welcomes and grants country clearance to Ms. Alycia Farrell to travel to Limerick, Ireland, from August 1 to 3, 2005. Purpose of visit is to meet with representatives of the Northern Command involving security issues and attend the Forum on Public Safety in Europe and North America at t [...] |
2005-07-29 14:10:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN |
| 05HANOI3355 |
CODEL SMITH MEETS WITH DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER NGUYEN [...] (SBU) Summary. A delegation of seven U.S. Senators, led by Senator Gordon Smith (R-OR) and accompanied by the Ambassador, met with Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dzung. Dzung warmly welcomed the senators and thanked the United States for its assistance in the fights against HIV/AIDS and A [...] |
2005-12-23 06:59:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD PREL OREP VM WTRO AFLU HIV AIDS WTO IPROP BTA |
| 05HANOI3356 |
CODEL GORDON SMITH MEETS WITH PRESIDENT LUONG [...] (SBU) Summary: A visiting U.S. Senate delegation led by Senator Gordon Smith (R-OR) and comprised of six other Senators held a courtesy call meeting with Vietnamese President Tran Duc Luong on December 12. The delegation and the President expressed their commitment to further developing trad [...] |
2005-12-23 06:59:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD PREL OREP VM WTRO WTO APEC |
| 05HELSINKI1047 |
CODEL HOBSON VISIT TO FINLAND [...] Summary. CODEL Hobson -- House Appropriations Energy and Water Development Subcommittee Chairman David Hobson (R-OH), Representative Ed Pastor (D-AZ), Representative Marion Berry (D-AR), Representative James Clyburn (D-SC), and Representative Phil Gingrey (R-GA) -- visited Finland, August 18- [...] |
2005-09-29 13:55:00 | Embassy Helsinki | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP ENRG PREL FI EUN |
| 05KINGSTON1055 |
SCENE SETTER FOR CODEL KOLBE APRIL 17-19 VISIT TO [...] Post welcomes the 17-19 April visit to Jamaica of CoDel Kolbe. Jamaica, which has enjoyed a strong democratic tradition since independence from Britain in 1962, is undergoing a significant period of transition as longtime political leaders retire, or prepare to do so. P.J. Patterson, Jamaica's [...] |
2005-04-15 21:21:00 | Embassy Kingston | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP PREL PGOV ETRD ECON SNAR EAID KJUS JM |
| 05KUWAIT1286 |
SENATOR REED THANKS KUWAIT FOR CONTINUED SUPPORT; [...] (C) Summary: Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), accompanied by the Ambassador, OMC-K Chief and Poloff, met Kuwaiti Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense Shaykh Jaber Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah March 27 at the Minister's home. The Senator expressed appreciation to Kuwait for assistance with U.S. [...] |
2005-03-29 16:24:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL OREP PGOV KWMN ECON EAID KU |
| 05MADRID1050 |
SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CODEL SHELBY [...] Embassy warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to CODEL Shelby consisting of Senator Richard Shelby, Dr. Annette Shelby, Staff Director Kathleen Casey, Communications Director of SBANK Andrew Gray and LTC Doug Carney to travel to Madrid, Barcelona, Granada and Seville March 28-April 1, [...] |
2005-03-17 16:31:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN SP |
| 05MADRID2061 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR CODEL HASTINGS [...] Embassy warmly welcomes Representative Alcee Hastings to travel to Madrid, Spain from June 6-10, 2005. The purpose of this visit is to attend the Annual Conference on Anti-Semitism and Other Forms of Intolerance of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE). 2. Admini [...] |
2005-06-01 07:45:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN SP |
| 05MADRID66 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR STAFFDEL KNOWLES [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Sean Knowles, Staff Member, and delegation to travel to Spain from January 12-13, 2005 to review programs and activities under the jurisdiction of the Military Construction Subcommittee. 2. Embassy administrative Point of Contact for this vi [...] |
2005-01-10 16:08:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN IT SP |
| 05NEWDELHI36 |
GOI DISCOURAGES CODEL TRAVEL TO TSUNAMI-AFFECTED [...] (SBU) Summary: Responding to requests for US Congressional travel to tsunami-devastated areas of South India, Foreign Secretary Saran expressed gratitude on January 3 for the many expressions of condolence and support, but asked that US Codels not/not travel to South India. Saran, who is Ind [...] |
2005-01-03 13:21:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN TH CE IN |
| 05NEWDELHI9031 |
KASHMIRI LEADERS SHARE PERSPECTIVES WITH CODEL [...] (SBU) Kashmiri political leaders and human rights advocates described in differing viewpoints the problems facing Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) and emphasized the need for redoubled peace efforts between India and Pakistan during a November 28 meeting with CODEL Burton and embassy officers. Mirwa [...] |
2005-11-30 11:27:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER KISL PBTS PHUM OREP IN PK |
| 05PANAMA1042 |
PANAMA COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CODEL BURTON [...] Embassy warmly welcomes Representative Dan Burton (R- IN), House International Relations Committee (HIRC), Western Hemisphere Chairman, who will lead a delegation to Panama during June 4-6, 2005. Embassy also welcomes the following participants of the congressional delegation: Members: Re [...] |
2005-05-09 22:35:00 | Embassy Panama | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN OVIP PM |
| 05PANAMA1117 |
SCENESETTER: CODEL BURTON JUNE 4-6 VISIT TO PANAMA [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Embassy Panama extends its warmest welcome on your upcoming visit to Panama. You will have the opportunity to review a wide range of issues, including bilateral security and the economic environment. You [...] |
2005-05-19 22:31:00 | Embassy Panama | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OREP PGOV PREL AMGT ASEC PM |
| 05PANAMA2190 |
SCENE SETTER: POTUS NOVEMBER 6-7 VISIT TO PANAMA [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Embassy Panama extends its warmest welcome to President Bush for his upcoming visit to Panama. Canal expansion, bilateral security cooperation, and good governance initiatives currently top the bilateral [...] |
2005-11-02 16:55:00 | Embassy Panama | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AMGT ASEC OREP PGOV PREL PM POLITICS FOREIGN POLICY |
| 05PANAMA331 |
SCENESETTER: CODEL TAYLOR'S FEBRUARY 20-22 VISIT [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) On behalf of Embassy Panama, I would like to extend our warmest welcome on the upcoming February 20-22 visit of your delegation to Panama. You will have the opportunity to review a wide range of issues in [...] |
2005-02-14 23:14:00 | Embassy Panama | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OREP PGOV PREL EINV AMGT ASEC PM POLITICS FOREIGN POLICY |
| 05PANAMA371 |
EMBASSY PANAMA WELCOMES CODEL TAYLOR [...] Embassy warmly welcomes Rep. Gene Taylor (D-MS), member of the House Armed Services Committee (HASC), who will visit Panama during February 20-22, 2005. Embassy also welcomes HASC Cousel Henry J. Schweiter, and DOD escorts Col. Chris Perkins and Ltc. Mike Legg, U.S. Special Operations Command [...] |
2005-02-18 17:27:00 | Embassy Panama | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN HO CS PM |
| 05PANAMA680 |
PANAMA COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CODEL RENZI [...] Embassy warmly welcomes Rep. Rick Renzi (R-AZ), member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (HPSCI), who will visit Panama during April 1-3, 2005. Embassy also welcomes committee professional staff member Mr. Robert Myhill and former HPSCI staffer Brant Bassett. 2. Emba [...] |
2005-03-24 17:03:00 | Embassy Panama | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN MX PM |
| 05PANAMA688 |
PANAMA COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR LT COL VINCENT C SMITH [...] Embassy warmly welcomes Lt. Col. Vincent C. Smtih, USAF, as the Escort Officer for Codel Renzi, which will visit Panama during April 1-3, 2005. 2. Embassy Control Officer for the visit is Political Officer Karen Covert, telephones: office (507) 207-7131, residence (507) 225-2850, cell (50 [...] |
2005-03-28 19:50:00 | Embassy Panama | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN MX PM |
| 05PANAMA695 |
SCENESETTER: CODEL RENZI APRIL 1-3 VISIT TO PANAMA [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) On behalf of Embassy Panama, I would like to extend our warmest welcome on the upcoming visit of your delegation to Panama. You will have the opportunity to review a wide range of issues, including bilate [...] |
2005-03-29 17:14:00 | Embassy Panama | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OREP PGOV PREL AMGT ASEC PM |
| 05PANAMA701 |
SCENESETTER: GEN CRADDOCK APRIL 4-5 VISIT TO PANAMA [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) On behalf of Embassy Panama, I would like to extend our warmest welcome on your upcoming visit to Panama. You will have the opportunity to review a wide range of issues, including bilateral security and [...] |
2005-03-29 22:02:00 | Embassy Panama | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AMGT ASEC MOPS OREP PGOV PM PREL |
| 05PARIS3406 |
FRANCE: VISIT OF TASK FORCE ON THE UNITED NATIONS [...] Embassy Paris welcomes May 31-June 1 visit by the Task Force on the United Nations (ref A) and grants country clearance. 2. Embassy Control Officer is Political Assistant Robert Kaneda, who can be reached by phone at (33-1) 43.12.27.44, by fax at (33-1) 43.12.26.63, or by e-mail at kaned [...] |
2005-05-18 13:04:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP AMGT FR |
| 05PARIS400 |
CODEL Sensenbrenner [...] SUMMARY: Congressman F. James Sensenbrenner, Jr., Mrs. Sensenbrenner and Chief of Staff Phil Kiko visited France from January 9 to 17 to conduct a review of French actions to enhance the security of their passports, cooperate with the U.S. in combating terrorism and secure their borde [...] |
2005-01-21 16:29:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP CMGT CVIS CPAS KFRD AMGT AORC FR |
| 05PRAGUE597 |
CODEL WILSON (MAY 5-10) [...] Embassy Prague welcomes and grants country clearance for to Representatives Joe Wilson and Madeleine Bordallo and Military Escort Carl Grunow to visit the Czech Republic, May 6-7. The delegation will be met at the airport by Kirk Samson, Economic officer, who will take them to their accomodat [...] |
2005-04-26 05:45:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN |
| 05RABAT1144 |
CODEL SMITH MEETS WITH COMMERCE MINISTER MEZOUAR [...] (SBU) Summary: In a very friendly June 2 meeting with Moroccan Minister of Commerce and Industry Mezouar, CODEL Smith discussed FTA implementation, Moroccan economic reform, support for small businesses as an engine for growth and job creation, and the importance of judicial reform to attra [...] |
2005-06-02 17:10:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD ELAB KIPR OREP PGOV MO |
| 05SANJOSE2850 |
SCENESETTER: CODEL BLUNT IN COSTA RICA [...] (U) SUMMARY: Embassy San Jose warmly welcomes CODEL Blunt on its December 19 ) 20 visit to Costa Rica. The delegation's visit comes at a time when the main issue in the bilateral relationship is the Central America-Dominican Republic-United States Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR). The debate [...] |
2005-12-14 00:02:00 | Embassy San Jose | CONFIDENTIAL | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN ECON ETRD CS |
| 05SANJOSE2908 |
CODEL BLUNT URGES PROMPT RATIFICATION OF CAFTA-DR [...] (SBU) In a meeting with Costa Rican legislators on December 19, the members of CODEL Blunt delivered a two-fold message: the United States will not renegotiate CAFTA-DR on a bilateral basis with Costa Rica; and the benefits Costa Rica now receives under the Caribbean Basin Initiative (CBI) wil [...] |
2005-12-22 10:31:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OREP PREL ETRD CS |
| 05SANSALVADOR3567 |
CODEL BLUNT URGES PRESIDENT SACA TO RESOLVE [...] Summary: In a positive December 20 meeting with President Saca, a congressional delegation headed by Acting Majority Leader Roy Blunt (R-MO) acknowledged the efforts of the Salvadoran government in getting ready for CAFTA-DR implementation by January 1, and urged the President to resolve ou [...] |
2005-12-23 20:15:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP PREL ETRD ECON ES CAFTA |
| 05SOFIA1561 |
SENATOR HAGEL MEETS NEW BULGARIAN GOVERNMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Senator Hagel was the first Washington official to meet the new government after the June elections. He stressed energy and investment issues, Bulgaria's strategic importance as an ally in the region that extends eastward, and Bulgaria's need to improve its investment climate by [...] |
2005-09-08 16:31:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV OVIP PREL OREP ENRG MARR EINV LY BU |
| 05TAIPEI2420 |
SCENESETTER FOR CONGRESSMAN KENNEDY [...] (U) The United States has maintained unofficial relations with Taiwan under the Taiwan Relations Act (TRA) of 1979. The TRA commits the United States to offer defensive weapons to Taiwan, now the second largest purchaser of U.S. weapons systems in the world. Taiwan is governed by a multi-party [...] |
2005-06-02 09:47:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN OTRA TW |
| 05TAIPEI2553 |
Congressman Kennedy and Vatican Representative in [...] (SBU) Congressman Mark Kennedy (R-MN) met with Apostolic Nunciature Charge D'affaires Monsignor Ambrose Madtha on June 6, 2005. Madtha estimated there were currently 300,000 Catholics in Taiwan and 5-10 new priests came out of Taiwan's seminaries every year. Growth of the Catholic populatio [...] |
2005-06-10 07:39:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OREP PHUM PREL CH TW TIP |
| 05TAIPEI2554 |
Congressman Kennedy Urges LY Chairman Wang Jin-pyng [...] (SBU) Summary: Congressman Mark Kennedy (R-MN) met with Taiwanese Legislative Yuan Chairman Wang Jin-pyng on June 4, 2005. Wang expressed his hopes for a U.S.-Taiwan free trade agreement (FTA) and asked the Congressman for his support. Congressman Kennedy, in turn, raised concerns over the S [...] |
2005-06-10 07:40:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OREP PGOV PINS PREL MASS ETRD CH TW |
| 05TAIPEI2555 |
President Chen Tells Congressman Mark Kennedy He [...] (SBU) Congressman Mark Kennedy from Minnesota's Sixth District met with Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian June 5 during a two-day trip to Taiwan. Kennedy praised Taiwan opening its beef market to U.S. imports and progress on the protection of intellectual property. He recommended relaxation of [...] |
2005-06-10 07:40:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OREP PGOV PINS PREL MASS ETRD EINV CH TW |
| 05TAIPEI2556 |
Congressman Mark Kennedy and Foreign Minister Chen [...] (SBU) Congressman Mark Kennedy from Minnesota's Sixth District met with Taiwan Foreign Minister Mark Chen (Chen Tan-sun) June 5 during a two-day trip to Taiwan, covering many of the same issues he discussed with President Chen and Legislative Yuan Chairman Wang Jin-pyng (reported septels). Con [...] |
2005-06-10 07:41:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OREP PGOV PINS PREL MASS ETRD EINV CH TW |
| 05TAIPEI4742 |
SENATOR ALLEN'S MEETINGS IN TAIPEI [...] (U) Summary: On November 26, Senator George Allen discussed U.S.-Taiwan relations with President Chen Shui-bian. The Senator and his staff also met with Taiwan Semi-Conductor Manufacturing Corp. (TSMC) President Rick Tsai and Chief Legal Counsel Dick Thurston, and representatives from Cornin [...] |
2005-11-29 07:13:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | OREP TW ECON PREL IPR |
| 05TEGUCIGALPA1041 |
Scenesetter for CoDel Nelson May 29-30 Visit to [...] (U) Summary: Post welcomes the visit of CoDel Nelson to Honduras May 29-30. Honduran President Ricardo Maduro, over three years through his constitutionally-mandated single four-year term, faces a difficult task leading one of the poorest countries in Latin America. There will be national el [...] |
2005-05-16 23:21:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OREP PREL PGOV ETRD ECON SNAR EAID KJUS HO |
| 05TEGUCIGALPA183 |
CODEL WELLER LAUDS CLOSE BILATERAL RELATIONSHIP, [...] (U) Summary: Congresspersons Jerry Weller, Collin Peterson, and Marsha Blackburn visited Honduras January 16 to 18, 2005. The delegation met with President Ricardo Maduro and top ministers, key Honduran Congressmen, including President of Congress (and Presidential candidate) Porfirio "Pepe" [...] |
2005-01-28 18:14:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR ELAB ETRD EWWT HO KCRM KIPR OREP PGOV |
| 05TEGUCIGALPA23 |
Scenesetter for CoDel Weller's January 16-18 Visit [...] (U) Summary: Post welcomes the visit of CoDel Weller to Honduras January 16-18. Honduran President Ricardo Maduro, almost three years through his constitutionally-mandated single four-year term, faces a difficult task leading one of the poorest countries in Latin America. However, there were [...] |
2005-01-04 18:57:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OREP PREL PGOV ETRD ECON SNAR EAID KJUS HO |
| 05TEGUCIGALPA390 |
Scenesetter for CoDel Taylor's February 22-24 Visit [...] (U) Summary: Post welcomes the visit of CoDel Taylor to Honduras February 22-24. Honduran President Ricardo Maduro, three years through his constitutionally-mandated single four-year term, faces a difficult task leading one of the poorest countries in Latin America. However, there were sever [...] |
2005-02-17 12:06:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OREP PREL PGOV ETRD ECON SNAR EAID KJUS HO |
| 05TEGUCIGALPA698 |
Scenesetter for CoDel Kolbe April 14-16 Visit to [...] (U) Summary: Post welcomes the visit of CoDel Kolbe to Honduras April 14-16. Honduran President Ricardo Maduro, three years through his constitutionally-mandated single four-year term, faces a difficult task leading one of the poorest countries in Latin America. However, there were several p [...] |
2005-04-01 15:15:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OREP PREL PGOV ETRD ECON SNAR EAID KJUS HO |
| 05TELAVIV1534 |
PERES MEETS TELLS CODEL CORZINE "WE ARE STILL [...] (C) Summary. In a March 13 meeting with Senator Corzine and the Ambassador, Deputy Prime Minister Shimon Peres said there are three crucial events in the next several months: the passage of the budget, the Palestinian Legislative Council elections in July, and the evacuation from Gaza, also s [...] |
2005-03-15 11:07:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | KWBG OREP PGOV PREL IS GOI INTERNAL ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS GAZA DISENGAGEMENT |
| 05TELAVIV1588 |
LABOR MK SNEH TELLS SENATOR CORZINE ISRAEL CANNOT [...] (C) Summary: Labor MK Ephraim Sneh told visiting Senator Jon Corzine and the Ambassador March 14 that he sees military action against Iran's nuclear program as only a last resort. Sneh advocated external support for popular efforts for regime change in Iran, but stressed that the change has to [...] |
2005-03-17 12:12:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | OREP PGOV PINR PREL KPAL MNUC IS IR GOI EXTERNAL ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS |
| 05TELAVIV1635 |
SENATOR CORZINE'S MARCH 14 MEETING WITH VICE PM [...] (C) Summary. Senator Corzine and Ambassador Kurtzer met March 14 with Vice Prime Minister, and Minister of Industry, Trade and Labor Ehud Olmert. The meeting focused on recent USG initiatives on intellectual property rights, Gaza disengagement, and the future of GOI interaction with the PA. [...] |
2005-03-18 15:05:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | OREP IS ECONOMY AND FINANCE GAZA DISENGAGEMENT ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS |
| 05TELAVIV1730 |
SHARON CAUTIONS CODEL REID ON PROVIDING DIRECT [...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Sharon emphasized to Codel Reid March 21 that ensuring Israel's security against terrorism is his primary objective, although he is optimistic about the opportunities created by Arafat's death and the new Palestinian leadership. Codel Reid and Sharon discussed how [...] |
2005-03-22 16:12:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | OREP PGOV PTER KWBG MNUC IS IR SY ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS ECONOMY AND FINANCE GOI EXTERNAL |
| 05TELAVIV1731 |
SHIMON PERES TELLS CODEL REID TO LOOK AHEAD [...] (C) Summary: In a meeting on March 20, Codel Reid and Vice Prime Minister Shimon Peres discussed the economic future of Israel and post-disengagement Gaza, the U.S. position on Syria and Iran, the impact of the separation barrier on the lives of Palestinians, the run-up to the budget vote in [...] |
2005-03-22 16:55:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | IR IS MNUC OREP PGOV PREF PTER SY GAZA DISENGAGEMENT ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS GOI INTERNAL ECONOMY AND FINANCE |
| 05TELAVIV1898 |
DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL SECURITY EILAND PRESENTS [...] (C) Summary: In a meeting on March 23, Director of National Security Giora Eiland presented Codel Pelosi with his view of the future of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the political and security situations in the region. Attempting to balance what he surmised was Vice Prime Minister Per [...] |
2005-03-29 05:17:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | KWBG OREP PGOV PREL IS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS GAZA DISENGAGEMENT |
| 05TELAVIV1899 |
VICE PRIME MINISTER SHIMON PERES CONSIDERS "THE [...] (C) Summary: In a meeting on March 23, Codel Pelosi and Vice Prime Minister Shimon Peres discussed the political atmosphere surrounding Israel's disengagement from Gaza; the economic forecast for Gaza the "day after" disengagement; the steps that the international community can take to ensure [...] |
2005-03-29 05:17:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | KWBG OREP PGOV PREL IS GAZA DISENGAGEMENT ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS GOI INTERNAL |
| 05TELAVIV1918 |
CODEL PELOSI URGES FM SHALOM NOT TO ALLOW [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a March 21 meeting with Codel Pelosi, Foreign Minister Shalom spoke positively about the direction of Israeli relations with the PA and other Arab neighbors. While lauding some of President Abbas's steps, he said the PA had failed so far to resolve to dismantle terrorist infras [...] |
2005-03-29 12:05:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KWBG OREP IS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS SETTLEMENTS GOI EXTERNAL |
| 05TELAVIV2010 |
GILAD TO CODEL PLATTS: THE SECRETARY'S MESSAGE [...] (C) Amos Gilad, director of the Political-Security Bureau at the Defense Ministry, told Codel Platts that Secretary Rice's recent statement on expanding settlements is "clear," and he is sure the "policy will be implemented in the most efficient way." Gilad had praise for PA President Abbas, b [...] |
2005-04-01 12:52:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KWBG OREP PGOV IS SETTLEMENTS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS ISRAEL RELATIONS |
| 05TELAVIV2030 |
CODEL DREIER'S MEETINGS WITH KNESSET MEMBERS [...] (C) Summary: In a March 28 meeting immediately following the Knesset vote against a referendum on disengagement, Knesset Speaker Reuven Rivlin, a disengagement opponent, told Codel Dreier and the Ambassador that a divided Likud is in a state of "crisis." He lamented that disengagement could [...] |
2005-04-01 14:23:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | OREP PGOV KWBG PREF PREL IS GAZA DISENGAGEMENT GOI INTERNAL EXTERNAL |
| 05TELAVIV2053 |
SHIMON PERES DISCUSSES DISENGAGEMENT AND ECONOMIC [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a one-hour meeting in Tel Aviv on March 31, Vice Prime Minister Shimon Peres told Senator Carl Levin, accompanied by Senate staff and a delegation from the Michigan Fund, that he and Prime Minister Sharon have similar thoughts on continuing disengagement in the West Bank, b [...] |
2005-04-04 12:58:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPAL ECON KWBG OREP IS GAZA DISENGAGEMENT ECONOMY AND FINANCE ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS |
| 05TELAVIV2054 |
FM SHALOM TO CODEL DREIER ON THE PALESTINIANS, [...] (C) Summary: Foreign Minister Silvan Shalom told CODEL Dreier that the situation is better than 3-4 months ago because Mahmud Abbas is more moderate than Yasir Arafat. He also opined that "something is happening" in Egypt, Jordan, Libya, and Lebanon, and concluded that these countries want [...] |
2005-04-04 13:01:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | OREP PREL PGOV IS GOI EXTERNAL ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS ISRAEL RELATIONS |
| 05TELAVIV2077 |
FM SHALOM EXPRESSES SKEPTICISM TO CODEL SAXTON ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a March 30 meeting with Codel Saxton and the Ambassador, Foreign Minister Shalom expressed dissatisfaction with what he called Palestinian President Abbas's lack of effort to dismantle terrorist groups and the recent turn of roadmap discussions toward final status issues. He [...] |
2005-04-05 07:30:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KWBG OREP IS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS COUNTERTERRORISM |
| 05TELAVIV2098 |
"REALITY BITES" ABBAS, BRIG. GEN. KUPPERWASSER [...] (C) Summary: In a meeting on March 31, Brigadier General Yossi Kupperwasser described for CODEL Saxton the changing mission of Israeli intelligence-gathering and presented his analysis of the current developments in the Palestinian Authority. Kupperwasser also discussed the battle for hearts [...] |
2005-04-05 14:28:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KWBG OREP PGOV IS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS COUNTERTERRORISM GOI EXTERNAL |
| 05TELAVIV2125 |
(S) DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE OFFICER TO CODEL LEVIN: [...] (S) A senior defense intelligence (DMI) officer told Senator Levin March 31 that pre-OIF Israeli intelligence estimates of Iraqi WMD were nearly as wrong as those of the USG. GOI analysts, prior to the war, "knew" that Saddam's regime would never support al-Qaeda or any other terrorist organi [...] |
2005-04-06 13:31:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | PINR PREL PTER OREP IS IZ GOI EXTERNAL MILITARY RELATIONS |
| 05TELAVIV2169 |
UZI LANDAU TO CODEL SAXTON: DISENGAGEMENT WILL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Knesset member and former Minister of Internal Security Uzi Landau told Codel Saxton that disengagement will allow al-Qaeda to move into Gaza. Landau proposed a joint working group between Congress and the Knesset to devise ways to combat international terrorism while still main [...] |
2005-04-08 06:06:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KWBG OREP PGOV IS GAZA DISENGAGEMENT COUNTERTERRORISM ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS |
| 05TELAVIV2260 |
YOSSI BEILIN DESCRIBES USG ROLE TO CODEL LEVIN: [...] (C) SUMMARY: Senator Carl Levin and his delegation met on March 31 with Yahad Party Chairman Yossi Beilin. With polite frustration, Beilin repeatedly and in detail expressed his view that the U.S. is not doing enough to advance a resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Beilin said [...] |
2005-04-12 12:27:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | IS KWBG OREP PGOV PREL ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS ISRAEL RELATIONS GAZA DISENGAGEMENT |
| 05TELAVIV2761 |
SHARON TO CODELS: WE NEED TO BUILD IN THE [...] (C) During a May 2 meeting with Senator Bill Frist and Senator Joseph Lieberman, Prime Minister Sharon described in familiar terms his concerns about the failure of the Palestinian Authority to dismantle terrorist infrastructure. Sharon said that he personally remains committed to all that h [...] |
2005-05-03 13:19:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | IS KPAL OREP PREL XF SETTLEMENTS |
| 05TELAVIV2855 |
MOSSAD DIRECTOR MEIR DAGAN TELLS CODEL LIEBERMAN [...] (C) Summary: In his meeting with CODEL Lieberman on May 2, Meir Dagan, Director of Mossad, laid out steps that he said the United States should take to block Iran's efforts at acquiring and producing nuclear weapons. Dagan also presented his assessments of Iran's support for Hizballah and Pal [...] |
2005-05-06 14:23:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | OREP PREL KWBG IS GOI EXTERNAL ISRAEL RELATIONS |
| 05TELAVIV3244 |
STAFFDEL TALWAR DISCUSSES DISENGAGEMENT WITH [...] (C) Summary: Staffdel Talwar discussed the disengagement process with high-ranking Israeli military and foreign affairs officials, minister without portfolio Matan Vilnai, senior members of Vice Prime Minister Shimon Peres' staff, and an opposition leader during a visit to Tel Aviv and Jerusal [...] |
2005-05-31 06:53:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PGOV KPAL KWBG OREP EG SY IS GAZA DISENGAGEMENT |
| 05TELAVIV3246 |
(S) CODEL KOLBE: SHARON DISSATISFIED WITH U.S. [...] (S) During a 75-minute meeting May 30 with Codel Kolbe, attended also by the Ambassador, Prime Minister Sharon described several reasons why he is not happy with current developments. In familiar terms, Sharon said that his and Israel's willingness to move forward in the peace process after [...] |
2005-05-31 09:37:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | IS KPAL OREP PREL XF GAZA DISENGAGEMENT ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS ISRAEL RELATIONS GOI EXTERNAL |
| 05TELAVIV5224 |
SHARON TO CONGRESSIONAL GROUP: ABBAS MUST ASSURE [...] Prime Minister Sharon met for 45 minutes August 22 with an AIPAC-sponsored Republican congressional delegation led by Rep. Roy Blunt. Rep. Blunt began the meeting by congratulating Sharon on the success to date of the disengagement plan, and he asked Sharon to explain Israel's thinking regar [...] |
2005-08-24 09:01:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IS KPAL OREP PREL XF ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS |
| 05TELAVIV6246 |
STAFFDEL ZWEIG/ADAMS-GOI DISCUSSIONS ON HAMAS, [...] (C) Summary: HIRC professional staff members Matthew Zweig and David Adams discussed Hamas and PLC elections, progress on the Wolfensohn agenda, Israeli relations with Muslim states, and UN issues with Israelis, the Wolfensohn team, and USG officials during a visit to Tel Aviv and Jerusalem on [...] |
2005-10-31 16:36:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL OREP IS EG ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS GOI EXTERNAL COUNTERTERRORISM GAZA DISENGAGEMENT |
| 05VILNIUS1345 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CODEL SENSENBRENNER [...] Post warmly welcomes CODEL Sensenbrenner and is pleased to grant country clearance for the period of January 10-12, 2006 for the purpose of high-level discussions regarding visa policy in Lithuania. 2. Ambassador Mull will greet the CODEL on its arrival at the airport. The Embassy's poin [...] |
2005-12-28 14:51:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA AMGT OREP ASEC AFIN FR NL PL RS LH |
| 05WELLINGTON1000 |
NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CODEL [...] (SBU) Embassy warmly welcomes the Congressional delegation led by Representative Sherwood Boehlert to Christchurch, New Zealand from January 4 - 12, 2006. New Zealand country clearance is granted to the following delegation members as listed in reftel: Rep. Sherwood Boehlert and Spouse, Rep [...] |
2005-12-28 23:02:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN AS NZ |
| 05WELLINGTON1002 |
NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DAVID HUNTER, [...] (SBU) Embassy warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Mr. David Hunter, Staff Member, S-HSGAC, as part of the Congressional delegation led by Senator John McCain to Christchurch, New Zealand from January 4 - 11, 2006. The purpose of this visit is to inspect ongoing oceanographic and [...] |
2005-12-29 22:06:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN AS NZ |
| 05WELLINGTON5 |
NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CODEL KOLBE (JAN [...] (SBU) Embassy warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Codel Kolbe, to travel to New Zealand from January 7 - 15, 2005. 2. (SBU) Embassy Control Officer is Political-Economic Counselor Katherine Hadda. Contact details are as follows: Office: 644-462-6063 Fax: 644-472-3537 [...] |
2005-01-05 04:38:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN NZ |
| 05WELLINGTON996 |
NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR STAFFDEL [...] (SBU) Embassy warmly welcomes the delegation led by Mr. Mike Ringler, Professional Staff Member (PSM) House Appropriations Committee (HAC) to visit Christchurch, New Zealand from January 10 - 18, 2006. New Zealand country clearance is granted to the following delegation members: Mr. Mike Rin [...] |
2005-12-28 04:10:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN NZ |
| 05WELLINGTON997 |
NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CODEL MCCAIN, [...] (SBU) Embassy warmly welcomes the delegation led by Senator John McCain to Christchurch, New Zealand from January 4 - 11, 2006. New Zealand country clearance is granted to the following delegation members as listed in ref A: Senator John McCain, Senator Joe Lieberman, Senator Susan Collins, [...] |
2005-12-28 04:43:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN AS NZ |
| 06ACCRA439 |
SCENESETTER FOR VISIT TO GHANA OF CODEL PELOSI [...] (SBU) Ghana is a democratic, market-oriented, pro-American country in a region marked by conflict and authoritarian rule. It has one of the best human rights records in Africa and has made significant efforts to combat trafficking in persons. President John Kufuor just completed the first yea [...] |
2006-02-17 14:51:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AMGT ECON GH OREP OTRA PGOV PREL |
| 06ADANA148 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CODEL DEAL [...] U.S. Consulate Adana grants country clearance to Representatives Nathan Deal, Charlie Norwood, Michael Burgess, Gene Greene; Staffers Chris Riley, Todd Smith, Lodriguez Murray, Brandon Clark; as well as U.S. Army Escort Major Patrick Lewis and Attending Physician Dr. Mark Corrairie who will vi [...] |
2006-06-21 13:15:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN TU |
| 06AITTAIPEI1786 |
AIT CLEARANCE FOR STAFFDEL GROVE [...] AIT Taipei welcomes and grants travel clearance to STAFFDEL Grove, consisting of Senate Appropriations Committee (SAC) Professional Staff Member Paul Grove and DOS Cindy Chang, Senior Advisor for Appropriations, Legislative Affairs visit to Taipei 06/01-04/06. Visitors to Taiwan are reminde [...] |
2006-05-25 03:38:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN BM JA TH TW OTRA PREL |
| 06ANKARA1656 |
TURKEY: CODEL WARNER WITH PM ERDOGAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Senator John Warner led a six-member Senate Armed Services Committee delegation to Turkey on Feb. 23 for meetings with the Parliament (reftel) and Prime Minister Erdogan. (Note: Complete delegation list provided at para. 8) The delegation emphasized the importance of the bila [...] |
2006-03-29 05:37:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR PGOV PREL OREP TU IZ |
| 06ANKARA2383 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CODEL PENCE + 8 TO [...] Embassy Ankara welcomes and grants country clearance to the House International Relations Committee Congressional Delegation led by Rep. Mike Pence and including Rep. Mike Ferguson, Rep. Lincoln Davis, Rep. Jim Costa, Professional Staff Members Sam Stratman, Alan Makovsky and Hillel Weinberg, [...] |
2006-05-02 06:11:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | AFIN AMGT ASEC GM GR IZ JO OREP TU |
| 06ANKARA2416 |
SCENESETTER FOR MAY 7-8 VISIT OF CODEL PENCE TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Your visit follows a successful visit by Secretary Rice which paved the way for a new "strategic SIPDIS dialogue" with Turkey on issues of mutual import. Turkey is a strong ally in the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT), facilitating the distribution of critical supplies and fuel [...] |
2006-05-02 14:14:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OREP TU |
| 06ANKARA3004 |
SCENESETTER FOR MAY 30 VISIT OF CODEL BLUNT TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy Ankara warmly welcomes the visit of CODEL Blunt on May 30. Turkey is a strong ally in the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT), facilitating the distribution of critical supplies and fuel to the coalition in Iraq and supporting the NATO Training Mission (NTM-I) there; publicly [...] |
2006-05-25 11:38:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OREP TU |
| 06ANKARA3263 |
TURKEY'S IRAQ COORDINATOR EXTENDS INVITATIONS TO [...] (C) Summary: Iraq Coordinator Oguz Celikkol told visiting HIRC professional staff member Alan Makovsky on June 1 that he was impressed by Iraqi Prime Minister Maliki and his focus on security issues during their May 30 meeting in Baghdad. He claimed that Deputy PM Barham Salih agreed with his [...] |
2006-06-05 13:58:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL OREP TU IZ |
| 06ANKARA5395 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE ANGELA M. THERIAULT - ANKARA AND [...] (U) Mission warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Angela M. Theriault to travel to Turkey September 17 - 21, 2006. Embassy telephone is (90)(312) 455-5555, 24 hours a day. 2. (U) Hotel reservations for Istanbul have been confirmed at the Ritz Carlton Istanbul, Suzer Plaza, Elmad [...] |
2006-09-15 14:31:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA OREP AMGT AFIN PGOV TU |
| 06ASUNCION731 |
PARAGUAY: SENATOR CORNYN VISITS TRI-BORDER REGION [...] SUMMARY: Senator John Cornyn-R Texas visited the tri-border area of Paraguay, Brazil and Argentina on July 1-3. In Brazil, Cornyn met with Brazilian Revenue officials to discuss their challenges in dealing with contraband and illicit goods transported over the Friendship Bridge that connects [...] |
2006-07-17 11:00:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP PGOV PREL ETRD PTER EFIN PA |
| 06ATHENS1144 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE AND THREAT ASSESSMENT [...] Embassy warmly welcomes and grants country clearance for the visit of the House International Relations Committee Delegation led by Rep. Mike Pence and including Rep. Mike Ferguson, Rep. Lincoln Davis, Rep. Jim Costa, Rep. Joseph Pitts. Control Officer for the visit will be Marielle Martin, w [...] |
2006-05-04 14:39:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT ASEC AFIN GM GR IZ OREP TU |
| 06ATHENS1145 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE AND THREAT ASSESSMENT [...] Embassy warmly welcomes and grants country clearance for the visit of the House International Relations Committee Delegation led by Rep. Mike Pence and including Rep. Mike Ferguson, Rep. Lincoln Davis, Rep. Jim Costa, Rep. Joseph Pitts. Control Officer for the visit will be Marielle Martin, w [...] |
2006-05-05 03:57:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT AFIN ASEC GM GR IZ OREP TU |
| 06ATHENS900 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CODEL HASTERT (APR 8-9) [...] Embassy Athens warmly welcomes and grants country clearance for Representative J. Dennis Hastert, Speaker of the House of Representatives, and accompanying members of his delegation. The Control Officer for the April 8-9 visit is Karen Grissette. She can be reached during office hours throu [...] |
2006-04-04 11:33:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN GR IN NP VM |
| 06BANGKOK1073 |
THAILAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR: STAFFDEL GROVE [...] (U) Post welcomes and grants country clearance to Paul Grove and Cindy Chang, from February 24, 2006 to February 26, 2006. 2. (U) Embassy point of contact is: Anthony Tranchina, Political Officer Tel: 66-2-205-4599 Cell: 66-1-909-8235, UNCLASS E-Mail: TranchinaAM@state.gov. SIPDI [...] |
2006-02-23 06:09:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OREP AMGT TH |
| 06BANGKOK194 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE TO BANGKOK FOR STAFFDEL STOPHER [...] (U) Embassy Bangkok warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to STAFFDEL Stopher to travel to Thailand from January 17 to January 19, 2006, per REFTEL. 2. (U) Embassy Point of Contact (POC) David Marsden, Deputy Chief, SA. Work phone: 66-2-205-4988, Cell: 66-1-205-0474 Fax: 66-2-2 [...] |
2006-01-11 08:02:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN CB RP TH UK VM |
| 06BANGKOK253 |
REQUEST FOR AUTHORIZATION - STAFFDEL STOPHER [...] Reftel authorized disbursement of maximum USG per diem rate in USD equivalent, plus USD 50 for actual cost, local transportation, and other expenses for Staffdel Stopher/Ennis/Parker travel. Request authorization to pay each Staffdel officer one additional day lodging at USG per diem rate fo [...] |
2006-01-13 08:10:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN CB RP TH UK VM |
| 06BANGKOK2989 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE: STAFFDEL GROVE VISIT TO BANGKOK [...] Embassy warmly welcomes May 27-28 and June 1 (transit) visit of Staffdel Grove to Bangkok. Initial POC is Political Officer James Cole (66-2-205-4816 (O); 66-2-287-4652 (H); 66-1 868-0498 (Cell) Colejf@state.gov (e-mail)). Embassy vehicle and driver will meet Mr. Grove and Ms. Chang on arri [...] |
2006-05-18 08:46:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP AFIN AMGT ASEC BM TH |
| 06BANGKOK4618 |
STAFFDEL GREGORY [...] Post welcomes Mr. Douglas Gregory, LTC Edward Martin and COL Ray Helton from August 3-5, 2006. 2. Per reftel request, hotel reservations have been made at: Conrad Hotel, All Seasons Place, 87 Wireless Road, Bangkok. Tel: (66-2) 690-9999 Fax: (66-2) 690-9000 Room rate is $125.00 net [...] |
2006-07-31 03:02:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN TH |
| 06BANGKOK6317 |
THAILAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR: STAFFDEL [...] Post warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Kristen GILLEY, Jamie McCORMACK and Douglas ANDERSON from Oct. 17 - Oct. 23, 2006. 2. Hotel reservations have been made as follows at: Conrad Hotel, All Seasons Place, 87 Wireless Road, Bangkok Tel: (66-2) 690-9999 Fax: (66-2) 690- [...] |
2006-10-16 08:28:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP AMGT TH |
| 06BANGKOK6538 |
THAILAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR STAFFDEL [...] Post warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to SFRC professional staff member Keith Luse for his visits to Thailand during the November 1 - 12 timeframe. 2. Hotel reservations for the nights of November 1 and 4, when Mr. Luse is transiting Bangkok, have been made at: Novotel Suvar [...] |
2006-10-27 09:20:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP AMGT TH |
| 06BANGKOK7326 |
THAILAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR: STAFFDEL [...] Post warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Mr. Sean WOO from Dec. 14 - 15, 2006. 2. Hotel reservation have been made for night of the 14th at: Sukhothai, 13/3 South Sathorn Road (Confirmation No: 465846) Tel: 66-2-344-8888 Tax: 66-2-344-8899 website: www.sukhothai.com [...] |
2006-12-08 08:57:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP AMGT TH |
| 06BANGKOK7458 |
THAILAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR: CODEL [...] Post warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Representative Betty McCollum from December 20-21; and December 29-30. 2. Hotel reservations for the first night have been made at: Four Seasons Hotel, 155 Rajadamri Road, Bangkok Tel: 66-2-251-6127 Fax: 66-2-254-5390 Hotel rese [...] |
2006-12-18 07:31:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP AMGT TH |
| 06BANGKOK920 |
THAILAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR: CODEL [...] (U) Post warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Codel Feingold from Feb. 19 - Feb. 22, 2006. 2. (U) Hotel reservations have been made at: Four Seasons Hotel, 155 Rajadamri Road, Bangkok Tel: 66-2-251-6127 Fax: 66-2-254-5390 Room rate is $125.00 net (taxes and American bre [...] |
2006-02-15 08:58:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OREP AMGT TH |
| 06BEIJING1057 |
SENATOR MURKOWSKI HIGHLIGHTS U.S. CONCERNS ON [...] (SBU) Senator Murkowski highlighted U.S. concerns about the status of the Six-Party Talks during meetings with NPC Chairman Wu Bangguo and CCP Central Committee International Department Vice Minister Ma Wenpu. Wu blamed mistrust between the United States and DPRK for the current impasse in t [...] |
2006-01-17 10:39:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL OREP CH KN |
| 06BEIJING1059 |
SENATOR LISA MURKOWSKI MEETS WITH NPC FOREIGN [...] During a January 13 meeting at the Great Hall of the People Senator Lisa Murkowski and National People's Congress (NPC) Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Jiang Enzhu discussed economic development, energy and commercial protection issues. China plans to double its 2000 GDP by 2010 and to qu [...] |
2006-01-17 11:30:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ENRG EIVN KIPR OREP CH |
| 06BEIJING11498 |
STAFFDEL BEUTEL TALKS PATENTS, TRADEMARKS AND IPR [...] (SBU) Summary: House Small Business Committee Special Counsel, Rich Beutel, held meetings with Madame Zhu Lilan, Chief Commissioner of the National People's Congress' Commission for Education, Science, Culture and Health, and Mr. An Qinghu, Director-General of China Trademark Office (CTMO). [...] |
2006-06-07 22:53:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON KIPR WTRO PREL OREP CH |
| 06BEIJING16631 |
CODEL Stevens: U.S.-China Inter-Parliamentary [...] (SBU) CODEL Stevens, accompanied by the Ambassador, discussed issues including Taiwan, North Korea, Lebanon, China?s defense policy, energy security, intellectual property rights (IPR), the exchange rate and bilateral trade with members of the Chinese National People?s Congress (NPC) in Guilin [...] |
2006-08-14 07:52:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ENRG SENV KIPR OREP CH TW |
| 06BEIJING5529 |
PART 1 OF 2: CODEL GRAHAM-SCHUMER MEETING WITH [...] (C) Summary. In a March 23 meeting with Vice Premier Wu Yi, Senators Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and Charles Schumer (D-NY) strongly urged near-term reform of China,s exchange rate policy as a key step to promote a successful April visit to the United States and to preclude Congressional action on [...] |
2006-03-24 10:28:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD EFIN WTRO PGOV OREP CH |
| 06BEIJING5530 |
PART 2 OF 2: CODEL GRAHAM-SCHUMER MEETING WITH [...] No summary [...] |
2006-03-24 10:37:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD EFIN WTRO PGOV OREP CH |
| 06BEIJING745 |
U.S-CHINA WORKING GROUP MEETING WITH DEFENSE [...] (SBU) In a meeting with Chinese Defense Minister Cao Gangchuan, Representative Kirk outlined three proposals for U.S.-China military and space cooperation: a DOD-MND hotline, an International Space Station-compatible docking ring for China's Shenzhou spacecraft and increased transparency in C [...] |
2006-01-13 07:28:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PINS OREP TSPA CH |
| 06BEIRUT1164 |
MGLE01: SCENESETTER FOR CODEL DODD [...] (SBU) The current political situation in Lebanon is highly uncertain: the National Dialogue process, which raised expectations for significant political progress when it began six weeks ago, appears to have run its course. The rivalry between the pro-reform "March 14" coalition (consisting [...] |
2006-04-13 14:13:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OREP PGOV PREL LE |
| 06BEIRUT1240 |
MGLE01: SENATOR DODD'S APRIL 19 LUNCH WITH [...] (C) Senator Dodd's April 19 luncheon with Lebanese MPs Nayla Mouawad, Boutros Harb, and Jawad Boulos was dominated by a discussion of General Michel Aoun and his alliance with Hizballah. Mouawad and Harb characterized their rival for the presidency, Aoun, as a "Syrian agent" willing to sacri [...] |
2006-04-20 15:23:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PGOV OREP SY LE |
| 06BEIRUT1245 |
MGLE01: LEBANESE FOCUS ON PRESIDENCY, ISRAEL, [...] (C) At a 4/19 dinner hosted by the Charge d'Affaires, Lebanese guests of various regional, political, and confessional stripes focused on the issue of the presidency in an occasionally boisterous discussion. "March 14"-affiliated guests called for the USG to use its leverage in forcing the S [...] |
2006-04-24 11:50:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL OREP KDEM KPAL PTER LE IS |
| 06BELGRADE434 |
SCENESETTER FOR MARCH 23-24 VISIT OF CODEL [...] (SBU) Your visit comes at a critical moment for Serbia in this difficult year of big decisions on Kosovo, the future of the State Union and European integration. The death and burial of Slobodan Milosevic last week provided insights into a country that is exhausted and frustrated with the pol [...] |
2006-03-20 13:37:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OREP PREL PGOV SR |
| 06BRASILIA2626 |
BRAZIL: CODEL GOODLATTE PARTICIPATES IN INFORMATIVE SET OF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: CODEL Goodlatte, led by Chairman of the Agriculture Committee of the House of Representatives Bob Goodlatte, accompanied by eight members of the House Agricultural Committee and one member of the House Appropriations Committee, visited Rio de Janeiro on November 26-28. During t [...] |
2006-12-18 14:16:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR OREP EINV ETRD ENRG PREL PGOV BR |
| 06BRASILIA478 |
SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF CODEL GRASSLEY [...] (SBU) The United States Mission in Brazil warmly welcomes your planned March 19-26 visit to Manaus, Santarem, Brasilia, Maringa, and Sao Paulo. I will, unfortunately, be out of the country at that time, but the Acting Deputy Chief of Mission will greet you in Manaus on Sunday evening, March 19 [...] |
2006-03-10 20:07:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OREP PGOV ECON BR |
| 06BRASILIA553 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR STAFFDEL TAYLOR (MARCH [...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for StaffDel Ms. Alison Taylor, Professional Staff Member (PSM), Senate Environment and Public Works Committee (SEPW) who will lead a staff delegation to Curitiba, Brazil, March 20-31, 2006, to observe the Eighth Session of the Conference of Parties [...] |
2006-03-20 11:00:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN TBIO KSCA OTRA BR |
| 06BRASILIA674 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR CODEL SPECTER (APRIL 2006) [...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for CODEL Senator Arlen Specter, Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee (SJUD), to visit Brasilia and Manaus, Brazil, April 12-15, 2006, in order to meet with heads of State and evaluate matters of concern to the Senate Judiciary Committee, especially [...] |
2006-04-06 19:58:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN SENV TBIO KSCA OTRA BR |
| 06BRASILIA678 |
SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF CODEL SPECTER [...] (SBU) The United States Mission in Brazil warmly welcomes your April 12-15, 2006 visit to Brasilia (DF) and Manaus (AM), Brazil. We look forward to your trip and are arranging meetings and events for you in Brasilia and Manaus. As the Charge d'Affaires, I will meet your party upon arrival and [...] |
2006-04-07 18:57:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OREP AFIN AMGT ASEC PGOV ECON KSCA SENV OTRA DR CO |
| 06BRASILIA823 |
CODEL SPECTER VISIT TO BRAZIL APRIL 12-15, 2006 [...] (SBU) The Congressional delegation headed by Senator Arlen Specter, Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, visited Brasilia and Manaus April 12-15, 2006, and met with Brazilian officials to discuss narcotics, immigration and environmental issues. Codel members included Senator Specter and Mrs. [...] |
2006-04-27 17:17:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN SENV TBIO KSCA OTRA BR |
| 06BRIDGETOWN937 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO WACKOWSKI AND [...] Embassy Bridgetown welcomes and grants clearance to Stephen Wackowski, Professional Staff Member, Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee (SCOM) for travel to St. Kitts and Nevis June 14-21, 2006. Embassy Bridgetown welcomes and grants clearance to Todd Bertoson, Senator Ted Ste [...] |
2006-05-31 21:10:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA OREP AFIN SC XL |
| 06BRIDGETOWN993 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO WHALEY FOR TRAVEL TO [...] Embassy Bridgetown welcomes and grants clearance to David Whaley, Professional Staff Member, House Resources Committee (HRESO), for travel to St. Kitts and Nevis from June 15-21, 2006. Mr. Whaley will attend the International Whaling Commission's 58th Annual Meeting as part of the U.S. Deleg [...] |
2006-06-09 20:50:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN OTRA SC XL |
| 06BUCHAREST1298 |
SCENESETTER FOR CODEL LANTOS VISIT TO ROMANIA [...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy Bucharest warmly welcomes your visit to Romania. Romania has been a staunch ally, providing troops in Afghanistan, Iraq, and the Balkans. President Traian Basescu has championed a strong strategic partnership with the United States, maintaining an outward-looking tr [...] |
2006-08-18 17:10:00 | Embassy Bucharest | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP PREL ECON RO |
| 06BUCHAREST1385 |
ROMANIA: CODEL LANTOS DISCUSSIONS WITH ROMANIAN [...] (C) Summary: In separate meetings with the Romanian President, Prime Minister, and Foreign Minister August 31, Congressman Tom Lantos (D-California) expressed appreciation for Romania's military contributions in Afghanistan, Iraq, and the Balkans. He briefed on his recent visit to Lebanon, [...] |
2006-09-05 15:59:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV OREP HU LE AF IZ IS RO |
| 06BUENOSAIRES2723 |
CODEL GOODLATTE MEETINGS WITH ARGENTINE OFFICIALS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: CODEL Goodlatte November 30 meetings in Argentina included discussions with senior officials at the GoA Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Economy, and the Argentine Lower House of Congress, as well as with U.S. company representatives at the American Chamber of Commerc [...] |
2006-12-11 14:12:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PREL EAGR AR OREP ETRD |
| 06CAIRO1272 |
EGYPT: CODEL BERMAN MEETINGS WITH EGYPTIAN OFFICIALS [...] (C) Summary. In a lengthy meeting with visiting Rep. Berman on February 20, Mubarak emphasized that Egypt does not trust Hamas but will work with the organization´s leadership in order to moderate its positions. Mubarak counseled strongly against a rapid withdrawal of U.S. forces from Iraq and d [...] |
2006-02-28 14:38:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | OREP PREL PGOV EG KDEM |
| 06CAIRO4559 |
SCENESETTER FOR CODEL COLE, JULY 29-30 [...] (SBU) Embassy Cairo warmly welcomes your visit to Egypt on July 29-30. Your visit to the Multinational Force and Observers' South Camp and other facilities will offer an opportunity to talk to U.S. commanders on the ground about MFO's operational mission and organizational structure, force l [...] |
2006-07-25 16:03:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP MARR PGOV PREL EG IZ |
| 06CHENNAI757 |
SECRETARY SPELLINGS AND CODEL ENZI VISIT TO THE [...] (U) SUMMARY: During the first India stop on what they billed as their "The World Is Flat Tour," Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings and CODEL Enzi, consisting of Senator Michael Enzi (R-Wyoming), Senator Lamar Alexander (R-Tennessee), and Senator Johnny Isakson (R- Georgia), visited the [...] |
2006-04-20 09:35:00 | Consulate Chennai | UNCLASSIFIED | OVIP OREP PREL SCUL ECON IN |
| 06COLOMBO581 |
SRI LANKA: SCENESETTER FOR CODEL ENZI [...] (SBU) Senator Enzi, your delegation's April 14 visit to Sri Lanka offers a valuable opportunity to highlight our warm bilateral ties, re-emphasize our commitment to support the peace process and review progress on key elements of our humanitarian assistance program. Bilateral relations with [...] |
2006-04-10 12:27:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OREP PREL PGOV PTER EAID ECON CE |
| 06COLOMBO639 |
SRI LANKA: CODEL ENZI CALLS ON PRESIDENT [...] (SBU) Summary: In an April 14 visit to Sri Lanka, Senators Michael Enzi, Lamar Alexander and Johnny Isakson, their spouses, staff and Terrell Halaska, Assistant Secretary of the Office of Legislation and Congressional Affairs, Department of Education, observed US-funded humanitarian demining [...] |
2006-04-20 09:15:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV EAID OREP CE |
| 06DAKAR2748 |
STAFFDEL BRANEGAN [...] (U) SUMMARY: Senate Foreign Relations Committee staff member Jay Branegan visited Dakar, November 2-3, 2006, to study the processes and procedures whereby the State and Defense Departments coordinate in embassies overseas, particularly in pursuing activities related to the Global War on Terro [...] |
2006-11-15 16:52:00 | Embassy Dakar | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PINR ASEC OREP SG |
| 06DAKAR81 |
CODEL KOLBE'S MEETING WITH PRESIDENT WADE FOCUSES [...] (C) SUMMARY: Codel Kolbe met with Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade for over 75 minutes on January 4. They discussed Senegal,s Millennium Challenge Account (MCA) proposal; peacekeeping; human rights, especially the charges against former Prime Minister Idrissa Seck; and the Casamance peace [...] |
2006-01-12 15:47:00 | Embassy Dakar | CONFIDENTIAL | OREP EAID PHUM PREL KMCA KPKO SG |
| 06DAMASCUS5390 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CODEL DODD, DECEMBER 19-21 [...] (U) Embassy Damascus welcomes and grants country clearance for the visit of Senator Christopher Dodd, and the other members of his delegation: Ms. Janice O'Connell (SFRC), and COL Mike Barbero, U.S. Army Senate Liaison. 2. (U) Control officer and point of contact for this visit is Pol/Econ [...] |
2006-12-12 13:00:00 | Embassy Damascus | UNCLASSIFIED | AFIN AMGT ASEC OREP SY |
| 06DHAKA708 |
CODEL CROWLEY - BANGLADESH POC [...] Post welcomes the visit of CODEL Crowley as outlined in reftel. Control Officer/POC for Bangladesh is: David W. Renz Economic and Commercial Chief 8802 885-5500 x2532 (office) 8802 882-4008 (office fax) 8802 885-5500 (Embassy main switchboard, 24/7 coverage) 8802 882-3744 (Embassy ma [...] |
2006-02-09 09:22:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN BG IN GM UK |
| 06DHAKA820 |
SCENESETTER FOR CODEL CROWLEY [...] (SBU) Everything and nothing has changed since your last visit to Bangladesh in January 2004. The economy continues to grow annually at a robust 5-6 percent, but infrastructure and other problems prevent real inroads on poverty reduction. The feared loss of jobs in the garment industry with t [...] |
2006-02-14 10:26:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OREP BG BGD |
| 06DJIBOUTI1053 |
SENATOR OBAMA MEETS WITH DJIBOUTI'S PRIME MINISTER [...] (U) Following visits to South Africa and Kenya, Senator Barack Obama and CODEL visited Djibouti on August 31-September 1. During the visit, the Senator, accompanied by members of CODEL, Admiral Hunt of CJTF-HOA, ChargQ d'Affaires, and Poloff, met with Djiboutian Prime Minister Dileita Mohamed [...] |
2006-09-04 08:59:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP OTRA PREL DJ |
| 06GEORGETOWN1186 |
STAFFDEL MEACHAM AND TOON VISIT: DISCUSS MLO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Carl Meacham and Bernard Toon, Senior Professional Staff Members of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, traveled to Guyana November 2-4. The primary focus of their visit was to understand the process and procedures whereby the State Department oversees security assistan [...] |
2006-11-09 21:24:00 | Embassy Georgetown | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL MARR KDEM OREP GY |
| 06HANOI783 |
SCENESETTER FOR SPEAKER HASTERT'S VISIT TO VIETNAM [...] (SBU) Mr. Speaker: Your visit to Vietnam comes at an important time in our bilateral relationship. Last year, the United States and Vietnam commemorated the tenth anniversary of normalized relations, the highlight of which was the very successful visit to the United States by Prime Minister [...] |
2006-04-05 08:12:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OREP PHUM PGOV PREL ECON ETRD EFIN VM |
| 06HAVANA23588 |
SCENESETTER FOR CODEL FLAKE: FIDEL EBBING AWAY [...] (SBU) Summary: CODEL Flake arrives at a pivotal, historic time in Cuba. We and others consider Fidel Castro's health to be so critical that he could die any day. His brother, Raul Castro, has been in charge since July 31, 2006, and has done nothing to significantly change the Cuban regime's [...] |
2006-12-12 18:10:00 | US Interests Section Havana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OREP PREL PGOV ECON PHUM KDEM SMIG CU |
| 06HAVANA23608 |
CUBAN REGIME STIFFS CODEL FLAKE [...] (C) Summary: A Congressional Delegation led by Rep. Jeff Flake (R/AZ) spent the December 15-17 weekend publicly urging a change in US policy, but privately getting rebuffed by a Cuban regime that insisted it had no reason or desire to reform itself. The CODEL presented a letter requesting re [...] |
2006-12-18 17:00:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | OREP PREL ECON PHUM KDEM CU |
| 06HAVANA23612 |
CODEL FLAKE PRESS CONFERENCE [...] (SBU) Summary: CODEL Flake was besieged by international press upon arrival in Havana on December 15 (reftel). Both in their individual comments to the media and in a joint statement read at a December 17 press conference, CODEL members characterized this as a time for dialogue and an "histor [...] |
2006-12-18 20:55:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | OREP PREL ECON PHUM KDEM CU |
| 06HONGKONG1285 |
CODEL GRAHAM FOCUSES ON CURRENCY AND PORT SECURITY [...] (C) Renminbi (RMB) valuation, port security, and mainland urban/rural disparity dominated the March 25-26 visit to Hong Kong of Senators Lindsey Graham and Charles Schumer. Hong Kong Monetary Authority Chief Executive Joseph Yam encouraged the Senators to continue pressing the mainland to libe [...] |
2006-03-27 10:02:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD EFIN WTRO PGOV OREP HK CH |
| 06ISLAMABAD16441 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR STAFFDEL SANOK, AUGUST 23-27 [...] Post welcomes and grants country clearance for the visit of Stephanie Sanok, Regina Burgess, Julian A. Haywood, LTC Craig Greene, Mark J. Fedor, and Kelly Bulliner from August 23 to August 27. The purpose of the visit is fact-finding concerning F-16 aircraft security in Pakistan and narcotics [...] |
2006-08-22 04:39:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT ASEC OTRA OREP AFIN PK UK AF |
| 06ISLAMABAD16934 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR KERRY KRONSTADT, CRS [...] Post welcomes and grants country clearance for the visit of Senior CRS analyst Kerry Kronstadt from September 16, 2006 to September 20, 2006. The purpose of the visit is to meet with Embassy, GOP and other officials as part of his CRS portfolio. 2. Control officer for the visit will be R [...] |
2006-08-28 11:10:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT ASEC OTRA OREP AFIN PK |
| 06ISLAMABAD18474 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR STAFFDEL PHELAN [...] Post welcomes and grants country clearance for the visit of Mr. Michael Phelan, Professional Staff Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committe from September 25, 2006 to September 28, 2006. The purpose of the visit is to assess the progress made and the ongoing challenges faced by the Un [...] |
2006-09-19 12:46:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT ASEC OTRA PK OREP AFIN |
| 06ISTANBUL1504 |
SCENESETTER FOR AUGUST 25-26 VISIT OF CODEL MCCAIN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Mission Turkey warmly welcomes the visit of Codel McCain to Turkey. Turkey is an ally in the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT), facilitating the distribution of supplies and fuel to the coalition in Iraq and supporting the NATO Training Mission (NTM-I) there; publicly calling on Ir [...] |
2006-08-22 08:32:00 | Consulate Istanbul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AFIN AMGT ASEC DA GG IT MW OREP TU |
| 06ISTANBUL2144 |
ISTANBUL BUSINESS COMMUNITY DISCUSSES IRAQ WITH [...] (SBU) Summary. On November 28, CODEL Shays met members of the Istanbul business community to discuss their views on Iraq's future and U.S. - Turkey relations. The business community sees both risks and opportunities in Iraq, but companies with on-going Iraq operations see potential profit op [...] |
2006-12-08 14:29:00 | Consulate Istanbul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENIV ENRG OREP PREL PTER TU |
| 06JAKARTA2530 |
CODEL FEINGOLD MEETS INDONESIAN ATTORNEY GENERAL [...] (SBU) Senator Russell Feingold called on Indonesian Attorney General Abdul Rachman Saleh on February 22. The Senator opened with questions regarding the status of the Timika case and received assurance that the Attorney General's Office will follow the evidence and expects to convict those cu [...] |
2006-02-24 10:22:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PREL PGOV KJUS OREP ASEC ID |
| 06JAKARTA2532 |
SENATOR FEINGOLD'S FEBRUARY 23 MEETING WITH [...] (C) Introduction and Summary. In a February 23 meeting with Senator Russell Feingold, Indonesian Foreign Minister Wirajuda expressed optimism that Indonesia's historic experience with Islamic fundamentalism would eventually lead to success in stemming the current threat posed by Muslim extrem [...] |
2006-02-24 11:06:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL OREP PTER PGOV KAWC KNNP IR TT ID |
| 06JAKARTA3482 |
CODEL FEINGOLD MEETS TNI COMMANDER DJOKO SUYANTO [...] (C) Senator Feingold called on Indonesian Armed Forces (TNI) Commander (Panglima) Air Chief Marshal Djoko Suyanto February 24. The Panglima reviewed structural reforms that the military has undertaken over the past several years and affirmed civilian control over the institution. The Panglima [...] |
2006-03-17 11:10:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER KJUS OREP ASEC ID |
| 06JAKARTA3560 |
SENATOR FEINGOLD'S MEETING WITH ASEAN SECRETARY [...] (SBU) In a wide-ranging discussion on February 23, ASEAN General Secretary Ong Keng Yong outlined ASEAN's priorities and challenges for U.S. Senator Russell Feingold. He praised the U.S.-ASEAN Enhanced Partnership, noting that it reaffirms a critical relationship sometimes taken for granted in [...] |
2006-03-20 08:54:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEAN OREP PREL PGOV AORC CH BM ID |
| 06KABUL1214 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO CODEL HOEKSTRA [...] Embassy Kabul welcomes Rep. Peter Hoekstra, (R-MI), Chairman, House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (HPSCI); Rep. John Shadegg, R-AZ); Rep. Mark Souder, (R-IN); Rep. C.A. (Dutch) Ruppersberger, (D-MD); Rep. Todd Tiahrt, (R-KS); and HPSCI Staff David Buckley, Monority Staff Director [...] |
2006-03-20 03:35:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN AF |
| 06KABUL1461 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CODEL HAGEL [...] Embassy Kabul welcomes Senator Chuck Hagel, Chairman, Subcommittee on International Economic Policy, Staff members Lou Ann Linehan, Rexon Ryu, and Eric Rosenbach, and DOD Cdr. Steve Vahsen, and grants country clearance for their visit to Afghanistan on April 13-14, 2006, to conduct political, [...] |
2006-04-01 05:42:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | AFIN ASEC AMGT OREP AF |
| 06KABUL1633 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO CODEL TIAHRT [...] Embassy Kabul welcomes Rep. Todd Tiahrt, Member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (HPSCI), Rep. Silvestre Reyes, Rep. Frank Labiondo, and Professional Staff Members Kathleen Reilly, George Pappas and Michael Delaney, and DOD Maj. Michael Hopkins, and grants country clear [...] |
2006-04-11 11:28:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | AFIN OREP AMGT ASEC AF |
| 06KABUL3436 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO STAFFDEL MCCARTHY [...] Embassy Kabul welcomes Ryan McCarthy, Professional Staff Member, House International Relations Committee and Bart Forsyth, Deputy Chief Counsel, House International Relations Committee, and grants country clearance for their visit to Afghanistan on August 7-8, 2006, to evaluate Counter Narcot [...] |
2006-08-01 14:23:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP OTRA AFIN ASEC PREL AF |
| 06KABUL3447 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO CODEL TURNER [...] Embassy Kabul welcomes Rep. Mike Turner, Member of the House Government Reform Committee (HGOV); John Cuaderes, Staff Director, HGOV; Mike Wiehe, Professional Staff member, HGOV, and grants country clearance for their visit to Afghanistan on August 7-8, 2006, to visit military and civilian pe [...] |
2006-08-02 09:23:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP AFIN PTER ASEC PREL AF |
| 06KABUL3712 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO STAFFDEL KILEY [...] Embassy Kabul welcomes Mr. George Kiley, Professional Staff Member of the Senate Committee on Armed Services (SASC), Mr. Derek J. Maurer, PSM, SASC, Mr. Michael J. Mccord, PSM, SASC, Ms. Evelyn N. Farkas, PSM, SASC, Col. George Sanchez, USMC (DOD escort) and Ltc. Greg Olso, USMC (DOD escort), [...] |
2006-08-21 05:27:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN |