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04BUENOSAIRES2904 | OFFER OF ASSISTANCE WITH POLITICAL RECONCILIATION [...]C) On October 13th, Ambassador accompanied by POLCOUNS and POLOFF met with leading Argentine pollster Graciela Romer. She has long b[...] |
2004-10-14 13:20:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL AR VZ |
04CARACAS2902 | VENEZUELA ASKS FOR U.S. SUPPORT TO WIN ECOSOC SEAT [...][...] |
2004-09-17 13:04:00 | Embassy Caracas | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PINR PREL VZ |
04PANAMA2937 | PANAMA, THE G4 AND "PLAN PUEBLA" [...]C) Mexican President Vicente Fox publicly endorsed Panama's inclusion in the G3 (Venezuela, Colombia and Mexico) during his November [...] |
2004-12-06 21:23:00 | Embassy Panama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ETRD ECON ENRG PM CO VZ LABOR HUMAN RIGHTSPOLMIL |
05ASUNCION567 | PARAGUAY: FM ON VENEZUELA, MONTGOMERY WATSON [...]U) In a 4/21 meeting, FM Rachid and Ambassador discussed the assault on Paraguay's Ambassador to Venezuela, proper compensation of U.[...] |
2005-04-26 20:58:00 | Embassy Asuncion | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON PA KICC VZ |
05ASUNCION841 | MERCOSUR SUMMIT: LONG ON RHETORIC, SHORT ON [...][...] |
2005-06-30 18:12:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM ECIN EFIN EPET ETRD KIPR CU PA KICC VZ |
05BRASILIA1466 | CHAVEZ'S ACTIVITIES IN THE HEMISPHERE - BRAZIL [...]) Ref A requested Mission's assessment of the extent and nature of possible Venezuelan Goverment (GOV) and/or "Bolivarian" activities[...] |
2005-05-31 18:17:00 | Embassy Brasilia | SECRET | PREL PGOV PTER BR VZ |
05MADRID1178 | DEMARCHE TO ZAPATERO ON MEETING WITH CHAVEZ, LULA, [...]BU) Charge conveyed Ref A points to National Security Adviser Carles Casajuana on March 23. Casajuana stressed the correlation of USG-Sp[...] |
2005-03-29 13:47:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER SP VZ |
05MADRID1317 | DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MEETING WITH PRESIDENT ZAPATERO [...][...] |
2005-04-06 11:34:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL CO SP EUN NATO VZ |
05MADRID1748 | SPAIN-VENEZUELA ARMS TRANSFERS: DEMARCHE ON U.S. [...]) Poloff met with MFA Office Director for International Disarmament and Terrorism Issues Marcos Rodriguez on May 9 to convey reftel po[...] |
2005-05-09 13:06:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | MASS MARR PREL SP VZ |
05MADRID1749 | SPAIN-VENEZUELA ARMS TRANSFERS: DEMARCHE ON U.S. [...]) Poloff met with MFA Office Director for International Disarmament and Terrorism Issues Marcos Rodriguez on May 9 to convey reftel po[...] |
2005-05-09 13:06:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | MASS MARR PREL SP VZ |
05MADRID1750 | SPAIN-VENEZUELA ARMS TRANSFERS: DEMARCHE ON U.S. [...]) Poloff met with MFA Office Director for International Disarmament and Terrorism Issues Marcos Rodriguez on May 9 to convey reftel po[...] |
2005-05-09 13:06:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | MASS MARR PREL SP VZ |
05MADRID2557 | SPAIN/VENEZUELA: GOS PLANS PUBLIC CRITICISM OF [...]) Following ref telcon regarding strong USG interest in impending Venezuelan government legal action against Sumate NGO organizer Mari[...] |
2005-07-06 16:31:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM SP VZ |
05MADRID2588 | AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH MOD BONO [...]) Summary. The Ambassador held a successful first meeting on July 6 with Minister of Defense Jose Bono and CHOD General Felix Sanz. Bono[...] |
2005-07-08 15:06:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR SP VZ |
05MADRID2653 | AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH PRESIDENT ZAPATERO [...]) Summary. Ambassador Aguirre had his first meeting with President Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero on July 12 to introduce himself and t[...] |
2005-07-14 12:16:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER SP VZ |
05MADRID741 | MFA READOUT OF CUBA/VENEZUELA DISCUSSIONS IN [...]) This is an action message. Please see request for guidance on Venezuela in paras 4 and 15. ¶2. (C) Summary. MFA Direct[...] |
2005-02-25 15:32:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL CU CO SP VZ |
05MADRID983 | ATTORNEY GENERAL'S MEETING WITH SPANISH FIRST VICE [...]mmary. During his visit to mark the one-year anniversary of the March 11 terrorist attacks in Madrid, Attorney General Gonzalez met wi[...] |
2005-03-15 09:37:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PTER CU SP VZ |
05NASSAU1191 | BAHAMAS: ENERGY MINISTER TO ATTEND MEETING WITH [...]U) Ambassador raised CARICOM's upcoming meeting with Venezuelan President Chavez in general terms with Foreign Minister Mitchell on Ju[...] |
2005-06-27 18:24:00 | Embassy Nassau | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG PREL KDEM BF VZ |
05PANAMA234 | PANAMANIANS PONDER BOLIVARIAN CIRCLES AND [...]C) Despite recent press reports and speculation about Venezuelan-inspired Bolivarian Circles in Panama, threatening language from Vene[...] |
2005-02-01 22:29:00 | Embassy Panama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SNAR MARR PINS ENRG EPET PM VZ POL CHIEF |
05PANAMA779 | CODEL RENZI MEETS PANAMANIAN PRESIDENT MARTIN [...]C) In a cordial April 1 meeting with President Martin Torrijos and Vice President Lewis, Rep. Rick Renzi (R-Arizona) said that the USG m[...] |
2005-04-07 19:45:00 | Embassy Panama | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ETRD PREL EPET PM VZ POL CHIEF |
05PANAMA835 | PANAMA'S REPORT ON CHAVEZ'S ACTIVITIES [...]SBU) Per reftel A, following is Embassy's report on Chavez's activities in Panama, making reference to its extensive prior reporting i[...] |
2005-04-13 20:35:00 | Embassy Panama | SECRET | PREL PGOV PTER PM VZ LABOR HUMAN RIGHTSPOLMIL |
05TEGUCIGALPA1592 | HONDURAS DEMARCHED ON VENEZUELA; MFA SEES GOV AS [...]) Acting PolChief delivered ref A talking points on Venezuela to MFA Acting Director General (A/DG) of Foreign Relations Alan Javier O[...] |
2005-08-01 22:28:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PTER SOCI EPET PINR HO VZ |
05THEHAGUE2044 | NETHERLANDS/VENEZUELA: DUTCH FM THINKING TOUGH ON [...]) FM Bot told the Ambassador on July 20 he would welcome a briefing by WHA PDAS Charles Shapiro on August 23 or 24 as part of the Net[...] |
2005-07-22 16:36:00 | Embassy The Hague | SECRET | PREL PHUM EPET NA NL VZ |
05THEHAGUE2136 | NETHERLANDS/VENEZUELA/ANTILLES: DUTCH WORRIED [...]) SUMMARY: According to Prime Minister Balkenende's chief foreign policy advisor, concerns about Venezuelan interference in the Dutch An[...] |
2005-08-03 10:36:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM EPET NA NL VZ |
05THEHAGUE2455 | 4,500 KILOS OF COCAINE SEIZED IN NETHERLANDS [...]utch police have seized 4,500 kilos of cocaine - the largest cocaine seizure on record in the Netherlands - at the port of Rotterdam. [...] |
2005-09-09 13:23:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR CO NL VZ |
06ASUNCION1020 | PARAGUAY REJECTS IMMUNITIES FOR U.S. MILITARY [...]C) SUMMARY. FM Ruben Ramirez confirmed October 2 press reports that Paraguay had decided to reject A&T status for U.S. participants [...] |
2006-10-05 21:07:00 | Embassy Asuncion | SECRET | PREL MASS KICCPUR PTER PINR BR VZ AR PA |
06ASUNCION1023 | PARAGUAY SEEKS TO CLARIFY POSTURE ON IMMUNITIES [...]C) SUMMARY: FM Ramirez told the Ambassador October 6 President Duarte had decided to terminate the extension of immunities to U.S. pa[...] |
2006-10-06 19:18:00 | Embassy Asuncion | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MASS KICC PTER PINR VZ BR AR PA |
06ASUNCION1158 | PARAGUAY PERHAPS RETHINKS MILITARY IMMUNITIES [...]) SUMMARY: Since officially informing the Embassy in early October that that the Paraguayan government does not intend to renew immun[...] |
2006-11-16 18:17:00 | Embassy Asuncion | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MASS MARR KICC PTER PINR BR VZ AR PA |
06ASUNCION325 | PARAGUAY'S LEFTIST PATRIA LIBRE SHOPPING FOR [...]) On 3/21, Spanish DCM Marta de Blas Mayordomo told PolOff and Colombian PolCouns Raul Sanchez that a lawyer representing the leftist [...] |
2006-03-22 21:59:00 | Embassy Asuncion | SECRET | PREL PTER PINR PA CO VZ SP |
06BELIZE459 | (C) BELIZE: FOREIGN MINISTER MAINTAINS GOB NOT [...]) Over a private luncheon on May 18, the Government of Belize (GoB)'s Minister of Foreign Affairs Eamon Courtenay indicated the follo[...] |
2006-05-23 20:42:00 | Embassy Belmopan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PBTS UNSC BH GU VZ |
06BELIZE487 | DEMARCHE: TESTING CARICOM CONSENSUS IN SUPPORT OF [...][...] |
2006-06-02 19:27:00 | Embassy Belmopan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL UNSC PBTS OAS BH GT VZ XL |
06BELIZE533 | BELIZE: 2006 TIP REPORT DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...]SBU) Per reftel, post delivered, on June 5, report and talking points to CEO Ambassador Amalia Mai and U.N. Desk Officer Alphonso Gaho[...] |
2006-06-14 16:36:00 | Embassy Belmopan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN PREL PGOV SMIG VZ CU BH |
06BUENOSAIRES1791 | STORY OF RUSSIAN ARMS SALES OVERBLOWN [...]) On August 9, The Washington Times ran a story regarding potential Russian arms sales to Argentina (local daily "La Nacion" ran the [...] |
2006-08-09 21:06:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM MARR MASS PREL VZ RS AR |
06BUENOSAIRES1966 | MFA OFFICIAL ON VENEZUELAN UNSC CANDIDACY AND GOA [...]C) Charge, accompanied by PolCouns, paid a courtesy call August 29 on the new Director General of the MFA Office of International Orga[...] |
2006-08-31 14:39:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC AR VZ |
06BUENOSAIRES903 | ARGENTINA NAMES STRONG CHAVEZ ALLY AS AMBASSADOR [...]) SUMMARY: The GOA announced April 18 that it was seeking acceptance from the Government of Venezuela to name former a[...] |
2006-04-21 19:15:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV OVIP ENRG AR VZ |
06CARACAS3347 | BRV: DEMARCHE ON CUBA AND THE IBERO-AMERICAN [...][...] |
2006-11-08 14:15:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL CU EU PHUM VZ |
06CARACAS3432 | DEMARCHE ON BELARUS ANTI-U.S. RESOLUTIONS DELIVERED [...][...] |
2006-11-20 14:25:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL BO VZ |
06CARACAS3439 | DEMARCHE ON COUNTRY RESOLUTIONS DELIVERED [...][...] |
2006-11-20 21:37:00 | Embassy Caracas | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL UNHRC VZ |
06CARACAS852 | BRV COUNTERDRUG AMBIVALENCE [...]) SUMMARY: The BRV's CN relationship with us continues to be ambivalent. On one hand, the Antidrogas command of the National Guard (G[...] |
2006-03-28 19:45:00 | Embassy Caracas | SECRET | SNAR PREL PINR VZ |
06MADRID1564 | SPAIN ON IRAN, SYRIA, HAMAS, NATO, WESTERN SAHARA, [...]/NF) SUMMARY: During meetings at MFA, MOD, and the presidency on June 1, top GOS policymakers told EUR PDAS Kurt Volker and NEA DAS S[...] |
2006-06-16 13:57:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL NATO SP AF VZ IR IZ WI IS MO GG RS |
06MADRID1610 | SPAIN OPPOSES VENEZUELAN ANTI-NGO LAW [...][...] |
2006-06-21 07:24:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | KDEM PREL EAID SP VZ |
06MADRID1774 | SPAIN ON VENEZUELA: UNSC ELECTION AND VISIT TO [...]/NF) A/DCM delivered ref A and B demarches regarding Venezuela to MFA DG for Latin America Javier Sandomingo on July 11. She said tha[...] |
2006-07-11 17:13:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL UNSC VZ SP |
06MADRID1832 | SPAIN'S DEPUTY FM ON IRAQ HOSPITAL DONATION, [...]/NF) SUMMARY. Spain's Deputy Foreign Minister Leon confirmed to Ambassador Aguirre on July 18 that Spain will donate USD 22 million to[...] |
2006-07-20 13:26:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL SP VZ IZ BO |
06MADRID2564 | SPAIN ON GUATEMALA/VENEZUELA UNSC ELECTION [...]) In a brief meeting on the margins of a representational event on October 11, the Ambassador and MFA Secretary of State for Ibero Ame[...] |
2006-10-13 11:02:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNGA VZ SP |
06MONTEVIDEO259 | VAZQUEZ'S DEALS IN CARACAS: A GOOD FIRESALE [...]BU) Summary: On March 14-15, President Vazquez visited Venezuela as part of a six-day Latin American tour. Out of eleven bilateral agre[...] |
2006-03-16 20:51:00 | Embassy Montevideo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON EINV VZ UY |
06PARIS2553 | CONGO/BRAZZAVILLE: AMBASSADOR WEISBERG'S APRIL 14 [...]C) SUMMARY: In an April 14 meeting with Ambassador Robert Weisberg, MFA DAS-equivalent Helene Le Gal said that Republic of Congo (RO[...] |
2006-04-19 10:31:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL VZ SU CF FR |
06PORTAUPRINCE1387 | PREVAL SAYS CARICOM WILL SUPPORT VENEZUELA FOR [...]C) Summary: A/S Shannon used the opportunity of a July 25 meeting with Haitian President Preval to urge Haiti to support Guatemala fo[...] |
2006-07-31 18:42:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC VZ GT HA |
06PORTOFSPAIN1152 | AMBASSADOR DEMARCHES NEW T&T FM ON VENEZUELA'S [...]C) During an October 3 courtesy call on new T&T Foreign Minister Arnold Piggott to congratulate him on his appointment, the Ambassador[...] |
2006-10-04 20:27:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC GT VZ TD |
06PORTOFSPAIN1213 | GUATEMALA-VENEZUELA: BREAKING THE IMPASSE [...]) Ambassador Austin delivered the demarche requested reftel to Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Manning yesterday afternoon October [...] |
2006-10-19 20:34:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | CONFIDENTIAL | UNSC GT VZ |
06PORTOFSPAIN1214 | OPPOSITION LEADER: PM HAS TERRORIST LINKS, IS [...]) On October 3, the Ambassador met with Opposition United National Congress (UNC) Deputy Political Leader Senator Wade Mark, at Mark,s[...] |
2006-10-20 14:11:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | CONFIDENTIAL | KCRM PGOV PREL PTER SNAR VZ TD |
06PORTOFSPAIN486 | FM EVASIVE ON DEMARCHE REQUEST REGARDING [...]) In an April 21 meeting with Trinidad and Tobago,s Foreign Minister, Knowlson Gift, Ambassador Austin delivered reftel demarche reque[...] |
2006-04-24 20:12:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | CONFIDENTIAL | OVIP PGOV PREL PTER CARICOM VZ TD |
06QUITO1612 | ECUADOR SIGNS MORE ENERGY AGREEMENTS WITH VENEZUELA [...]U) Summary. Ecuador's and Venezuela's state energy companies PetroEcuador and PDVSA yesterday signed a pair of energy agreements, fol[...] |
2006-06-30 20:03:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EC EPET ETRD PREL VZ EINV |
06ROME2990 | ITALY: ON CUBA, DAS MADISON ENCOURAGES ITALY TO [...]) Summary. WHA DAS Madison met with Italian officials October 23 to discuss the Cuba transition. Madison shared U.S. views and plans[...] |
2006-10-30 13:24:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PHUM UNSC CU VZ GT IT |
06SANJOSE1059 | PRESIDENT ARIAS TO CODEL BURTON: "FOREIGN AID IS [...]BU) During a May 6 dinner with CODEL Burton, then President-elect Oscar Arias lamented Costa Rica's inability to qualify for most U.S.[...] |
2006-05-16 17:49:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL CS VZ |
06SANJOSE1195 | OAS/GA: COSTA RICA RESPONSE TO VENEZUELAN [...]BU) Poloff delivered reftel talking points on May 31 to Carlos Cordero, Director of Multilateral Policy at the Ministry of Foreign Aff[...] |
2006-05-31 22:33:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ECON MX CS VZ |
06SANTIAGO1000 | FOREIGN MINISTRY OFFICIAL SAYS BACHELET IS ""70 PERCENT THERE ON OPPOSING VENEZUELA'S UNSC CANDIDACYOFFERS OBSERVATIONS ON BACHELET'S STYLE [...]) Summary: A mid-level, well-connected Foreign Ministry official told the Embassy on May 11 that in his view President Bachelet was ""70 percent ther[...] |
2006-05-12 21:07:00 | Embassy Santiago | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UNSC PINR VZ CI |
06SANTIAGO1042 | PRESIDENT BACHELET TOUTS CHILE'S TIES WITH EUROPE [...]) Summary: President Bachelet traveled to Spain, Bosnia-Herzegovina and Austria May 8-14 on her first official visit to Europe as pres[...] |
2006-05-17 21:48:00 | Embassy Santiago | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV VZ CI |
06SANTIAGO1058 | OAS PERMREP MAISTO DISCUSSES OAS GENERAL ASSEMBLY [...]) Summary: OAS PermRep Maisto outlined USG objectives for the OAS General Assembly during meetings with senior Foreign Ministry offici[...] |
2006-05-18 20:26:00 | Embassy Santiago | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL OAS PGOV SOCI VZ CI |
06SANTIAGO1110 | NEW CHILEAN AMBASSADOR TO VENEZUELA [...]) The Chilean press reported on May 23 that the Venezuelan government had extended agrement to Claudio Huepe, Chile's ambassador-desig[...] |
2006-05-24 12:44:00 | Embassy Santiago | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL CI VZ |
06SANTIAGO614 | BRITISH EMBASSY REPORTS CHILEAN CONCERNS OVER [...]) A British Embassy colleague told EPOL Counselor on March 22 that a British contact at the Chilean Foreign Ministry (who we suspect i[...] |
2006-03-23 22:05:00 | Embassy Santiago | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UNSC CI VZ |
06SANTIAGO861 | AMBASSADOR AND CHILEAN SENATORS EXCHANGE VIEWS ON [...]) Summary: The Ambassador exchanged views on Venezuela, Article 98 and ICC ratification with Chilean senators on April 19. The senato[...] |
2006-04-24 21:30:00 | Embassy Santiago | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC CI VZ |
06SANTIAGO887 | FORMER LAGOS MINISTERS LAUNCH FOUNDATION TO [...]is is an action request. See para 7. ¶2. Summary: Several ex-ministers and supporters of former President Lagos have laun[...] |
2006-04-28 15:12:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL SOCI CI VZ |
06SANTIAGO910 | AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES VENEZUELA'S UNSC CANDIDACY [...]) The Ambassador called on Foreign Ministry Director General for External Relations Carlos Portales on May 2, to discuss the GOC's vie[...] |
2006-05-03 19:53:00 | Embassy Santiago | CONFIDENTIAL | UNSC PREL CI VZ |
06SANTIAGO929 | PRESIDENT BACHELET TO VISIT EUROPE [...]BU) In her first trip to Europe as president, Michelle Bachelet will travel to Spain, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Austria during the w[...] |
2006-05-04 16:54:00 | Embassy Santiago | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC PGOV CI VZ SP |
06TEGUCIGALPA1000 | (S) UNDER ATTACK, HONDURAN VICE PRESIDENT TROUBLED [...]S) Summary: Honduran Vice President Elvin Santos respects President Jose Manuel "Mel" Zelaya, but fears the influence that certain le[...] |
2006-06-02 16:19:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | SECRET | PREL EPET ENRG PGOV PINR VZ HO |
06TEGUCIGALPA1179 | HONDURAN POPULIST PRESIDENT ZELAYA: MELISTAS PUSH [...]) Summary: Honduran President Jose Manuel "Mel" Zelaya and his Administration have now been in office approximately five months. Zela[...] |
2006-06-30 18:46:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV ECON ETRD KCRM SMIG SNAR PINR VZ HO |
06TEGUCIGALPA1345 | HONDURAN PRESIDENT ZELAYA: JULY BETTER THAN JUNE, [...]) Summary: Honduran President Jose Manuel "Mel" Zelaya and his Administration have now been in office six months. Zelaya continues to [...] |
2006-07-28 19:35:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV ECON ETRD KCRM SMIG SNAR PINR VZ HO |
06TEGUCIGALPA1881 | (S) HONDURAS UNDER CAFTA: AFTER SIX MONTHS, [...]S) Summary: Six months have passed since CAFTA entered into force for Honduras. President Zelaya's support was key to getting Hondura[...] |
2006-10-04 16:37:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | SECRET//NOFORN | ETRD EPET ENRG PGOV VZ HO |
06TEGUCIGALPA521 | HONDURAN PRESIDENT ZELAYA NOW CLAIMS HE SECRETLY [...]) This is an action cable. Please see para 11. ¶2. (S) Summary: In a private meeting, President Zelaya told Ambassador he[...] |
2006-03-15 23:23:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | SECRET | EPET ENRG PGOV PREL PINR VZ HO |
06TEGUCIGALPA534 | HONDURAN FUELS: THE SEARCH FOR A CALM DIALOGUE [...]) Summary: At present the decision on if and how to implement the recent decision to have the GOH itself offer a public fuel tender re[...] |
2006-03-17 23:01:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG PGOV PREL PINR VZ HO |
07ASUNCION574 | DUARTE UPDATE [...]U) Summary. Shortly after President Nicanor DUARTE Frutos took office in 2003, he forged an accord with the opposition centered on pro[...] |
2007-07-11 13:06:00 | Embassy Asuncion | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM PHUM PA VZ |
07BOGOTA6885 | CORDOBA SEEKS MEETINGS WITH "SIMON TRINIDAD" AND [...]) Colombian Senator Piedad Cordoba called the Charge from Caracas on September 18 to request a meeting with FARC members "Simon Trinid[...] |
2007-09-20 19:07:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL PTER PREF FR VZ CO |
07BOGOTA6894 | ELN "CONFUSED" AS PARTIES PREPARE FOR TALKS IN [...]) Summary. Peace Commissioner Restrepo told us the last round of ELN talks in Havana (August 20-24) made it clear the Cubans would no[...] |
2007-09-20 23:25:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL PTER PREF VZ CO |
07BOGOTA6967 | AMBASSADOR BROWNFIELD'S SEPTEMBER 21 MEETING WITH [...]C) GOC Peace Commissioner Restrepo said that the GOC finds it hard to control Senator Cordoba's and President Chavez' efforts to facil[...] |
2007-09-25 17:02:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL PGOV VZ CO |
07BOGOTA7061 | AMBASSADOR BROWNFIELD,S SEPTEMBER 26 MEETING WITH [...]C) Summary: The Ambassador met September 26 with families of the three American hostages held by the FARC. The families appreciated th[...] |
2007-09-30 20:47:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | CASC PTER PREL PGOV CO VZ |
07BOGOTA7158 | FARC TIE RELEASE OF "SONIA" AND "SIMON TRINIDAD" [...]) The FARC published an editorial on October 2 calling for the GOC to grant a demilitarized zone for talks on a humanitarian accord an[...] |
2007-10-03 23:25:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL PTER PREF VZ CO |
07BOGOTA7203 | URIBE REITERATES GOC OPPOSITION TO RETURN OF [...] October 3, following a breakfast meeting with Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates, President Alvaro Uribe told the press the GOC opp[...] |
2007-10-04 23:36:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PINR PREF PREL PTER VZ CO |
07BOGOTA7234 | AMBASSADOR'S OCTOBER 1 MEETING WITH FOREIGN [...]) The Ambassador reiterated to Foreign Minister Araujo on October 1 our commitment to obtaining U.S. congressional approval of the bil[...] |
2007-10-06 00:00:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PTER UNSC VZ CO |
07BOGOTA7239 | AMBASSADOR'S OCTOBER 1 CALL ON FINANCE MINISTER [...]BU) Summary. Finance Minister Zuluaga reiterated to the Ambassador, on October 1, GOC support for Treasury Secretary Paulson's inform[...] |
2007-10-09 12:59:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON PREL VZ PE CO |
07BOGOTA7281 | GOC-GOV TENSIONS EMERGE AS HUMANITARIAN EXCHANGE [...]) President Chavez urged the GOC to facilitate, not block, GOV efforts to meet with FARC leaders in Venezuela. The GOC responded by wa[...] |
2007-10-10 16:08:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREF PREL PTER VZ CO |
07BOGOTA7481 | AMBASSADOR'S OCTOBER 11 MEETING WITH [...]) In an October 11 meeting, the Ambassador and Vice-President Santos reviewed prospects for U.S. approval of the bilateral Free Trade [...] |
2007-10-19 14:15:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON KJUS PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PTER VZ CO |
07BOGOTA7648 | GOC PEACE COMMISSIONER REVIEWS LATEST DEVELOPMENTS [...]) Defense Minister Santos voiced skepticism about the efforts of President Chavez and Senator Cordoba to facilitate a humanitarian exc[...] |
2007-10-24 15:33:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREF PREL PTER VZ CO |
07BOGOTA7702 | VALLE DE CAUCA: CLEAN ELECTIONS EXPECTED DESPITE [...]C) Summary. We expect peaceful elections in most races in Valle de Cauca, but there is widespread concern that drug money may be behi[...] |
2007-10-25 21:43:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREF PREL PTER VZ CO |
07BOGOTA7946 | PARAS, FARC, AND CORRUPTION LOSE GROUND IN LOCAL [...]) Summary. The results of October 28 local elections saw ex-paramilitaries and their political associates lose ground. The paramilit[...] |
2007-11-06 21:42:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREF PREL PTER VZ CO |
07BOGOTA8001 | CHAVEZ AND THE FARC KEEP GOC IN THE DARK [...]) Summary: Prompted by press reports of a President Chavez-FARC meeting, GOC Peace Commissioner Restrepo issued a statement on Novem[...] |
2007-11-09 11:48:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREF PREL PTER VZ CO |
07BOGOTA8086 | URIBE REAFFIRMS OPPOSITION TO DEMILITARIZED ZONE [...]BU) President Uribe reiterated his opposition to a demilitarized zone ("despeje") in talks with the FARC, and ruled out a meeting betw[...] |
2007-11-15 20:57:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREF PREL PTER VZ CO |
07BOGOTA8160 | CHAVEZ' PROPOSAL FOR MEETING WITH FARC'S MARULANDA [...] November 20, in response to Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez' public statement that he received GOC authorization for a meeting with [...] |
2007-11-21 11:52:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PINR PREF PREL PTER FR SP SZ VZ CO |
07BOGOTA8224 | GOC ENDS CHAVEZ/CORDOBA "HUMANITARIAN EXCHANGE" [...]) President Alvaro Uribe terminated the mandates of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez and Colombian Senator Piedad Cordoba in the "huma[...] |
2007-11-24 15:21:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PREF PTER PHUM VZ CO |
07BOGOTA8405 | URIBE ACCEPTS "ENCOUNTER ZONE" FOR HUMANITARIAN [...]U) President Alvaro Uribe announced on December 7, that the GOC would accept a Catholic Church proposal to create a small "zona de enc[...] |
2007-12-07 20:52:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PREL PREF PHUM VZ FR CO |
07BOGOTA8477 | CATHOLIC CHURCH BEGINS EFFORT TO CONTACT FARC ON [...]) Catholic priest Dario Echeverri told us the Church will reach out to the FARC to explain its proposal to create an "encounter zone" [...] |
2007-12-11 21:14:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL PTER PREF AR CI FR SZ VZ VE |
07BOGOTA8518 | ELN-GOC PEACE PROCESS REMAINS STALLED [...]) The GOC is trying to revive FARC-ELN peace talks, but a December meeting appears doubtful. Numerous contacts told us ELN leaders re[...] |
2007-12-13 22:40:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL PTER PREF CU VZ CO |
07BOGOTA8545 | EMBASSY ANALYSIS OF HOSTAGE PROOF-OF-LIFE [...]S) Colombian Security Forces captured three suspected Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) members in possession of proof-of-[...] |
2007-12-17 14:16:00 | Embassy Bogota | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PTER PREL PREF PHUM VZ FR CO |
07BOGOTA8618 | FARC ANNOUNCES PENDING RELEASE OF THREE [...]) SUMMARY: The GOC welcomed the December 18 announcement by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) that it would release th[...] |
2007-12-19 22:25:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PREL PREF PHUM CU FR VZ CO |
07BOGOTA8651 | COUNSELOR COHEN'S DECEMBER 20 MEETING WITH [...]) President Uribe told Counselor Eliot Cohen on December 20 of his growing concern over Venezuelan President Chavez and suggested tha[...] |
2007-12-21 22:25:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS PTER ECON CO VZ |
07BOGOTA8661 | NICARAGUA URGES FARC "BROTHER" TO RELEASE HOSTAGES [...] December 7, Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega called on his "beloved brother," Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) leader [...] |
2007-12-27 13:13:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PTER PREL PREF PHUM FR VZ CO NU |
07BOGOTA8694 | VENEZUELAN / ICRC HOSTAGE RECOVERY MISSION SET FOR [...]he Colombian Government announced on December 28 that it had authorized a VeQuelan-led, international delegation -- operating in conju[...] |
2007-12-28 21:32:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PREF PTER PHUM CASC VZ CO |
07BOGOTA8723 | FARC DELAYS HOSTAGE RECOVERY MISSION AS [...]he Venezuelan-led, international mission to recover three hostages -- Clara Rojas, her son Emmanuel, and Consuelo Gonzales de Perdomo [...] |
2007-12-31 19:20:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PREL PTER PREF VZ CO |
07BUENOSAIRES1278 | Repsol-YPF Plans Minority Sale to Local Argentine [...]BU) SUMMARY. According to press and local sources, Spanish oil and gas giant Repsol-YPF is negotiating to sell a 45% stake in its Arge[...] |
2007-07-02 12:42:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV ETRD ENRG AR VZ SP |
07BUENOSAIRES1352 | (C) GOA FOILS ETON PARK INVESTMENT BID: CORRUPTION [...]) Major U.S. investment fund Eton Park's two year effort to buy a minority stake in Argentina's regulated electricity [...] |
2007-07-15 22:37:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV ENRG BEXP VZ AR |
07BUENOSAIRES1544 | ARGENTINA: KIRCHNER TRIES TO DOWNPLAY CHAVEZ VISIT [...]SBU) SUMMARY: Argentine President Nestor Kirchner received Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez on August 6 to finalize Venezuela's purc[...] |
2007-08-08 20:24:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL AR VZ |
07BUENOSAIRES1586 | COUNCIL OF THE AMERICAS CONFERENCE: GOA CHARM OFFENSIVE [...]BU) The GoA used this year's Council of the Americas conference in End Summary ------------------------------ The GoA[...] |
2007-08-14 14:23:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ECON ENRG PREL VZ AR |
07BUENOSAIRES1591 | COUNCIL OF THE AMERICAS CONFERENCE: GOA CHARM [...]BU) The GoA used this year's Council of the Americas conference in Buenos Aires both to claim economic success and to stress its inter[...] |
2007-08-14 15:24:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ECON ENRG PREL VZ AR |
07BUENOSAIRES1593 | COUNCIL OF THE AMERICAS CONFERENCE: GOA CHARM [...]BU) The GoA used this year's Council of the Americas conference in Buenos Aires both to claim economic success and to stress its inter[...] |
2007-08-14 15:31:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ECON ENRG PREL VZ AR |
07BUENOSAIRES1892 | ARGENTINA: FRUSTRATED EXXON-MOBIL PUTS ASSETS IN [...]) After 96 years in Argentina, Exxon-Mobil is shopping its refining and retail assets. Company officials call this part of a region-w[...] |
2007-09-21 16:58:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | CONFIDENTIAL | EINV EPET ENRG ECON VZ AR |
07BUENOSAIRES1920 | ARGENTINA: EX-VEEP ALVAREZ ON MERCOSUR, VENEZUELA, AND [...]BU) Former De La Rua Administration Vice President "Chacho" Alvarez, currently serving as the President of Mercosur's Permanent Repres[...] |
2007-09-25 15:30:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD PREL PINR VZ AR |
07BUENOSAIRES360 | ARGENTINE PERSPECTIVE ON KIRCHNER'S VENEZUELA VISIT [...]BU) Deliverables from President Kirchner's February 21-22 visit to Venezuela included $750 million in bond financing, a $135 million r[...] |
2007-02-23 20:29:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ECON ENRG EPET AR VZ |
07BUENOSAIRES376 | (C) U.S.- ARGENTINE RELATIONS: DR. JEKYL AND MR. [...]) Summary and Comment: Argentina's President Nestor Kirchner is trying to stake out a position for himself close to Chavez yet still wor[...] |
2007-02-27 21:41:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON VZ AR |
07BUENOSAIRES402 | U/S BURNS AND FM TAIANA DISCUSS REGIONAL STABILITY [...]C) U.S. Participants: Under Secretary for Political Affairs R. Nicolas Burns Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs [...] |
2007-03-01 21:11:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON AR CU HA VZ BZ |
07BUENOSAIRES465 | ARGENTINA: CHAVEZ'S ANTI-BUSH RALLY [...]U) SUMMARY: Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez led an inflammatory anti-Bush, anti-imperialism rally on March 9 in Buenos Aires in whic[...] |
2007-03-10 17:51:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ASEC AR VZ CU BO UR |
07BUENOSAIRES489 | CHAVEZ' ECONOMIC DELIVERABLES TO ARGENTINA -- [...]BU) Presidents Kirchner and Chavez oversaw the signing of a number of bilateral economic accords and commercial agreements during Chav[...] |
2007-03-14 18:20:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON ENRG EAGR ETRD AR VZ |
07BUENOSAIRES550 | CENTRAL BANK PRESIDENT REDRADO PRIVATELY WARNS GOA [...]) During a March 16 meeting, Argentine Central Bank (BCRA) President Martin Redrado (STRICTLY PROTECT) told the Ambassador that GoA of[...] |
2007-03-22 10:40:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN EAID ENRG EAGR ETRD AR VZ |
07BUENOSAIRES576 | K MAY WANT GOOD RELATIONS, BUT GOA DEFENSIVE OF [...]C) Summary. "Kirchner truly believes that the USG abandoned Argentina," Deputy Foreign Minister Garcia Moritan told the Ambassador o[...] |
2007-03-23 21:58:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL AR VZ BO UR |
07BUENOSAIRES792 | AMBASSADOR MEETS ARGENTINE BUSINESS LEADERS [...]) The following cable contains business-confidential information and should not be distributed via internet. ------- [...] |
2007-04-24 10:23:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV PREL VZ AR |
07BUENOSAIRES795 | FIRST LADY SENATOR CRISTINA FERNANDEZ DE KIRCHNER [...]C) SUMMARY: On April 20, Ambassador Wayne delivered reftel points to First Lady and Senator Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner and noted[...] |
2007-04-24 15:03:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL VZ AR |
07BUENOSAIRES800 | FIRST LADY SENATOR CRISTINA FERNANDEZ DE KIRCHNER [...]C) SUMMARY: On April 20, Ambassador Wayne delivered reftel points to First Lady and Senator Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner and noted[...] |
2007-04-25 11:55:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL VZ AR |
07BUENOSAIRES804 | ARGENTINA: AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH DAIA [...]SBU) SUMMARY. On April 19, Ambassador Wayne met with the President and several board members of the Delegation of Israeli and Argenti[...] |
2007-04-25 13:02:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL AR VZ |
07BUENOSAIRES831 | Argentina's Auto Industry Roars Ahead; Ford and GM leaders [...]) Argentina's auto industry is in full throttle. In 2006, it enjoyed its best year since 1998 - for production, new and used car sale[...] |
2007-04-27 19:12:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV ETRD AR BZ VZ |
07BUENOSAIRES855 | ARGENTINA: AMBASSADOR WAYNE'S APRIL 30 MEETING [...]C) SUMMARY: On April 30, Ambassador Wayne called on Foreign Minister Jorge Taiana to discuss First Lady Cristina Fernandez de Kirchne[...] |
2007-05-02 20:32:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER AR VZ |
07CARACAS1527 | UNSC SANCTIONS ON IRAN: VENEZUELA RECALCITRANT [...]) Charge raised reftel points July 30 with Jorge Valero, Vice Minister of North American and Multilateral Affairs at the Ministry of P[...] |
2007-08-01 20:00:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP PARM PREL IR VZ |
07CURACAO65 | CHAVEZ ASKS ANTILLEAN PM "WHAT ABOUT INDEPENDENCE?" [...]C) Netherlands Antilles PM Emily de Jongh Elhage told COM that upon meeting Chavez at recent Ortega inauguration that Chavez immediate[...] |
2007-01-18 20:41:00 | Consulate Curacao | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EPET ECON EINV NA VZ |
07KINGSTON442 | JAMAICA: ELIMINATION OF FY-08 FMF WILL HAVE SEVERE [...][...] |
2007-03-29 20:54:00 | Embassy Kingston | CONFIDENTIAL | MASS PREL PTER SNAR ASEC CASC MOPS OMB VZ CH |
07LAPAZ673 | GOB PRAISES POTUS LATAM TOUR; PREPARES FOR CHAVEZ [...]C) Vice President Alvaro Garcia Linera announced March 8 that President Morales will not travel to Buenos Aires to join Hugo Chavez a[...] |
2007-03-09 20:23:00 | Embassy La Paz | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL BL VZ AR |
07MADRID1256 | SPAIN/VENEZUELA: PRESSING MFA ON NAVAL SHIP SALE [...]) USCIS Director Emilio Gonzalez met with MFA Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs Bernardino Leon June 21 to compare notes the majo[...] |
2007-06-25 11:14:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR VZ SP |
07MADRID1428 | SPANISH ATTORNEY GENERAL REVIEWS CT AND JUDICIAL [...][...] |
2007-07-19 16:48:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SP VZ |
07MADRID174 | SPANISH POLDIR ON AFGHANISTAN, KOSOVO, MEPP, LATIN [...]) SUMMARY: Apparently buoyed by recent contacts with top US diplomats and the prospect of a visit by the Secretary, a very agreeable [...] |
2007-02-01 18:03:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SP AF VZ YI |
07MADRID741 | VENEZUELAN RCTV OWNER MARCEL GRANIER IN SPAIN [...]) As described in ref A, DCM talked with MFA Secretary of State for Latin America Trinidad Jimenez on April 12 about the possibility t[...] |
2007-04-24 08:02:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM SCUL SP VZ |
07MADRID947 | SPAIN ON FUTURE OF RCTV [...]) Though not an action addressee on ref A, Post continues to press the GOS to use high-level contact with the BRV to support Venezuela[...] |
2007-05-18 13:42:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL SP VZ |
07MONTEVIDEO1053 | MERCOSUR SUMMIT: POLITICAL ATMOSPHERICS IMPROVE, [...]BU) Summary: Presidents from the four Mercosur countries plus Chile, Bolivia and Venezuela met in Montevideo on December 18 at Mercosu[...] |
2007-12-19 21:37:00 | Embassy Montevideo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECIN ECON ETRD AR BOL BR CH PY VZ XR UY |
07NASSAU664 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: GROWING IRAN-VENEZUELA [...]) Pol chief delivered reftel (a) demarche to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Acting Permanent Secretary Marilyn Zonicle. Zonicle appreciat[...] |
2007-05-30 11:24:00 | Embassy Nassau | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR PHUM BF IR VZ |
07NASSAU939 | BAHAMAS ENERGY MINISTER CONFIRMS PETROCARIBE ON [...]) Summary: During a courtesy call with the Charge' and PolChief, Minister of State for Public Utilities Phenton Neymour confirmed tha[...] |
2007-07-31 18:57:00 | Embassy Nassau | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ENRG SENV BF VZ |
07PORTOFSPAIN456 | VENEZUELA WITHDRAWS T&T INVITATION TO SOUTH AMERICAN ENERGY [...]U) SUMMARY: After first inviting Prime Minister Patrick Manning to a South American energy summit in Venezuela, Hugo Chavez unexpected[...] |
2007-05-09 10:51:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EPET PGOV VZ TD |
07PORTOFSPAIN518 | T&T RELUCTANT TO CRITICIZE EITHER VENEZUELA OR IRAN [...]) SUMMARY: In response to Ambassador Austin,s demarche on the expanding relationship between Venezuela and Iran, Foreign Minister Pigg[...] |
2007-05-24 21:43:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM ETTC UNSC IR VZ PM AR TD |
07ROME1029 | ITALY REAFFIRMS CUBA TWO-TRACK APPROACH TO DAS [...]) Summary. In May 7 meetings with Italian officials, DAS Madison highlighted concerns about rising repression in Cuba and GOC efforts[...] |
2007-05-16 09:22:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PHUM PGOV EU CU VZ IT |
07USEUBRUSSELS1276 | U.S.-EU MEETINGS ON LATIN AMERICA [...]) SUMMARY. US-EU Committee on Latin America (COLAT) troika consultations, held February 12 in Brussels, included discussion of Nicarag[...] |
2007-04-16 17:17:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EAID EUN MX DR GT CO VZ NI BO ES |
08ASUNCION228 | PARAGUAY-VENEZUELA ENERGY AGREEMENTS [...]) SUMMARY. Paraguay signed April 1 in Caracas a food-for-oil Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Venezuela. The MOU includes Parag[...] |
2008-04-09 22:08:00 | Embassy Asuncion | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PGOV PREL PA VZ |
08ASUNCION720 | VENEZUELANS PERFORMING EYE SURGERIES AND MORE [...]SBU) Venezuela's ""Miracle Mission"" Program has sent several thousand Paraguayans abroad for free eye surgeries and ""leadership"" trai[...] |
2008-10-24 14:57:00 | Embassy Asuncion | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PROP PGOV SOCI CU VZ PA |
08BOGOTA100 | GOC TRIES TO DEFINE RULES OF THE GAME FOR [...]ace Commissioner Luis Carlos Restrepo said on January 8 that the GOC would only accept future international "humanitarian missions" to[...] |
2008-01-09 11:46:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PINR PREF PREL PTER VZ CO |
08BOGOTA1001 | URIBE'S 84 PERCENT APPROVAL RATING SPURS [...]) A Gallup poll taken March 4-6, shows President Uribe with an all-time high 84 percent approval rating. Only 13 percent disapproved [...] |
2008-03-14 16:06:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREF PREL PTER DR EC VZ CO |
08BOGOTA1145 | (C) COLOMBIA'S STRATEGY TO EXPLOIT INFO FROM FARC [...]) Defense Minister Santos and Vice Minister of Defense (VMOD) Jaramillo told the Ambassador the GOC plans to selectively leak informat[...] |
2008-03-27 22:45:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREF PREL PHUM MOPS VZ EC CO |
08BOGOTA1178 | URIBE OFFERS THE FARC NEW HOSTAGE EXCHANGE PROPOSAL [...]) The GOC offered on March 27, to release an unspecified number of prisoners requested by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia ([...] |
2008-03-28 23:09:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREF PREL PHUM CASC VZ CO |
08BOGOTA129 | ICRC RECOVERS FARC HOSTAGES CLARA ROJAS AND [...]) Summary. At 1100 EST on January 10, an International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) mission recovered FARC-held hostages Clara Ro[...] |
2008-01-10 18:45:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL PTER PREF VZ CO |
08BOGOTA1418 | POLO SENATOR PETRO ON CHAVEZ, AN URIBE THIRD TERM, [...]) Polo Party Senator Gustavo Petro speculated that Venezuelan President Chavez -- fearing what might be in the Raul Reyes' computers -[...] |
2008-04-16 18:01:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL PTER VZ CO |
08BOGOTA1797 | GOC DISMISSES CHAVEZ' COMMENTS ON US MILITARY BASE [...]) The GOC dismissed Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez' May 13 threats to challenge Colombian sovereignty over the La Guajira peninsula [...] |
2008-05-15 22:11:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR MARR MOPPS VZ CO |
08BOGOTA1847 | GOC PLEASED WITH INTERPOL CONFIRMATION OF [...]) Interpol Secretary General Ronald Kenneth Noble said at a May 15 press conference in Bogota that Colombia did not tamper in any way [...] |
2008-05-16 22:39:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER VZ CO |
08BOGOTA1895 | COLOMBIA CONFLICT UPDATE FOR JANUARY-MARCH 2008 [...]) During the first quarter of 2008, the Colombian military scored new successes against FARC leadership, killing two FARC Secretariat [...] |
2008-05-20 20:02:00 | Embassy Bogota | SECRET | PGOV PINR MARR PTER VZ EC CO |
08BOGOTA191 | COLOMBIANS REJECT CHAVEZ' PROPOSALS ON FARC AND [...]e GOC rejected President Chavez' January 10 statement urging that the FARC and ELN be removed from international lists of terrorist gr[...] |
2008-01-15 19:48:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PINR PREF PREL PTER VZ CO |
08BOGOTA2166 | AMBASSADOR'S JUNE 11 MEETING WITH HOSTAGES AND [...]) Free Country Foundation (Pais Libre) Executive Director Olga Lucia Golez Cardona told the Ambassador on June 11 her human rights gro[...] |
2008-06-16 23:24:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PREL PREF PHUM CASC FR CU CO VZ |
08BOGOTA2406 | COLOMBIAN MILITARY RESCUES AMERICAN HOSTAGES, [...]inister of Defense Juan Manuel Santos announced on July 2 that the Colombian military had rescued American hostages Marc Gonsalves, Th[...] |
2008-07-03 11:28:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PTER PREL PREF PHUM CU FR VZ CO |
08BOGOTA243 | GOC REACTS TO CHAVEZ "AGGRESSION TOWARDS COLOMBIA" [...]e GOC issued a formal communique on January 16 demanding that Venezuelan President Chavez "cease his aggression against Colombia." Fo[...] |
2008-01-17 22:14:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PTER PINR PHUM PREL PREF CO VZ |
08BOGOTA259 | FARC - WITH CHAVEZ GUIDANCE - CHANGES TACTICS BUT [...]) The FARC continues to push its historic goals--belligerent status, removal from international terrorism lists, and GOC acceptance o[...] |
2008-01-18 23:02:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL PTER PREF VZ CO |
08BOGOTA260 | SCENESETTER FOR THE JANUARY 24-25 VISIT OF [...]) Your visit is well timed. Colombia is in the midst of a dramatic transformation, one in which U.S. assistance is playing a powerful[...] |
2008-01-22 13:54:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PTER SNAR ETRD PHUM VZ CO |
08BOGOTA267 | PRESIDENT URIBE'S NEXT STEPS ON HOSTAGE RELEASE [...][...] |
2008-01-22 20:44:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PTER PREL VZ VT FR SP SZ CO |
08BOGOTA3031 | COLOMBIA CONFLICT UPDATE FOR APRIL - JUNE 2008 [...]) In the second quarter of 2008, FARC leader Manuel Maralunda ("Tirofijo") died, notorious FARC commander Nelly Avila Moreno ("Karina"[...] |
2008-08-18 19:50:00 | Embassy Bogota | SECRET | PGOV PINR MARR PTER VZ EC NI CO |
08BOGOTA310 | ONDCP DIRECTOR WALTERS AND U.S. REPRESENTATIVES' [...]BU) President Uribe told ONDCP Director Walters and five U.S. Congressmen in a 19 January meeting that his Democratic Security policy [...] |
2008-01-24 23:20:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD PGOV PHUM PREL PTER VZ VT FR SP SZ CO |
08BOGOTA337 | CJCS ADMIRAL MULLEN'S JANUARY 17 MEETING WITH [...]) President Uribe's overwhelming concern during a January 17 meeting with Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (CJCS) Admiral Michael[...] |
2008-01-28 17:05:00 | Embassy Bogota | SECRET | PREL PGOV PTER MARR MOPS VZ AR BH BR CI CS |
08BOGOTA5 | HOSTAGE RECOVERY MISSION ON HOLD AFTER GOC SAYS IT [...]he Venezuelan-led, international mission to recover three FARC-held hostages was put on hold on December 31 after President Uribe anno[...] |
2008-01-02 20:51:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PINR PREF PREL PTER VZ CO |
08BOGOTA51 | PEACE COMMISSIONER RESTREPO CHIDES CHAVEZ ON [...]C) GOC Peace Commissioner Luis Carlos Restrepo told the Charge on January 3 that Venezuelan President Chavez will continue to use the [...] |
2008-01-04 20:19:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREF PREL PTER VZ CO |
08BOGOTA54 | DNA EVIDENCE CONFIRMS IDENTITY OF "EMMANUEL" BORN [...]rosecutor General Mario Iguaran confirmed at a press conference on January 4 that results from DNA testing indicate with "high probabi[...] |
2008-01-04 21:27:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PINR PREF PREL PTER VZ CO |
08BOGOTA590 | POLO REMAINS DIVIDED - WEAKENING PROSPECTS FOR 2010 [...]) Summary: The leftist Polo Democratico Alternativo Party (Polo)'s poor performance in last October's local elections--as well as its[...] |
2008-02-14 18:07:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PHUM PTER CO VZ |
08BOGOTA800 | COLOMBIAN FORCES KILL FARC'S KEY LEADER, SPURRING \ [...]) Summary: The GOC announced March 1 that its military \ forces killed Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) \ Secretariat membe[...] |
2008-03-04 00:29:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREF PREL PTER CASC SP PM FR VZ SZ CO |
08BOGOTA827 | COLOMBIA RESPONDS CALMLY TO VENEZUELA AND ECUADOR [...]) After Venezuela's announcement on March 4 that it would close its border with Colombia, the GOC re-stated that it would not send tro[...] |
2008-03-05 01:56:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREF PREL PTER MOPS VZ SP FR SZ EC CO |
08BOGOTA839 | MARCH 5 UPDATE ON COLOMBIA'S DISPUTE WITH ECUADOR [...]) Colombia's border with Venezuela remained partially closed on March 5, as the GOV confirmed that its troop deployments on the borde[...] |
2008-03-05 23:07:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PREF PTER MOPS VZ EC SP FR SZ CO |
08BOGOTA903 | MARCH 6 UPDATE: COLOMBIA DISPUTE WITH ECUADOR AND [...]) Venezuela continued to restrict the import of Colombian goods and people into Venezuela in response to the GOC's March 1 attack agai[...] |
2008-03-06 21:53:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PREF PTER MOPS ETRD VZ FR SP SZ EC NU |
08BOGOTA919 | MARCH 7 UPDATE ON COLOMBIA'S DISPUTE WITH ECUADOR, [...]) The flow of goods and people into Venezuela along the Colombian border was further restricted on March 7, but passage of food and pe[...] |
2008-03-08 00:08:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREF PREL PTER VZ SP FR SZ EC CO |
08BOGOTA941 | MARCH 10 UPDATE ON COLOMBIA DISPUTE WITH ECUADOR, [...]) Colombia's borders with Venezuela and Ecuador returned to normal March 8-9, following the March 7 Rio Group resolution of the crisi[...] |
2008-03-10 22:25:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PREL PTER VZ EC CO |
08BOGOTA996 | MARCH 13 UPDATE: COLOMBIA DISPUTE WITH ECUADOR [...]) The GOC used a March 10-12 visit to Colombia by OAS SYG Insulza and the OAS Commission examining the March 1 GOC attack against the [...] |
2008-03-13 22:20:00 | Embassy Bogota | SECRET | PGOV PHUM PREF PREL PTER OAS VZ SP FR SZ EC |
08BUENOSAIRES1176 | ARGENTINA: NEW DETAILS ON ANTONINI-WILSON'S [...]) Summary: On August 12, 2008, Hector Fernando Colella, President of Argentine courier firm OCA S.A., provided Emboffs with new details conce[...] |
2008-08-20 17:16:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KJUS PREL SNAR KCOR VZ AR |
08BUENOSAIRES129 | ARGENTINA PERSPECTIVES [...]SBU) Summary: As part of outreach efforts during recent friction in U.S.-Argentine relations, Ambassador held one-on-o[...] |
2008-02-04 15:29:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON EINV EPET KPAO KCOR MARR VZ AR |
08BUENOSAIRES1300 | ARGENTINA: MORE SWIPES AT U.S., BUT LITTLE [...]BU) Summary: Argentine Justice Minister Fernandez stepped up his critique of the U.S. prosecution of Venezuelan Franklin Duran amidst [...] |
2008-09-17 14:48:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SNAR KCRM VZ AR |
08BUENOSAIRES144 | BOLIVARIAN VISION FOR ARGENTINE CATARACT PATIENTS [...]rgentines needing cataract surgery are traveling to Bolivia for treatment by Cuban doctors. A leading Buenos Aires newspaper reported[...] |
2008-02-07 13:31:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL SOCI EAID PREF PROP TBIO AR CU VZ |
08BUENOSAIRES1715 | ARGENTINA: KIRCHNER ALLY ADMITS RECEIVING CUBAN [...]BU) Argentine journalist Gerardo Young alleges in his new book that street activist ("piquetero," literally meaning "picketer") Luis D[...] |
2008-12-18 19:40:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL VZ CU AR |
08BUENOSAIRES178 | ARGENTINA: AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH CHIEF CABINET [...]C) Summary: On February 12, Ambassador lunched with Argentina's Chief Cabinet Minister Alberto Fernandez (AF) in the first in a newly[...] |
2008-02-14 17:58:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON EINV EPET KPAO KCOR MARR VZ AR |
08BUENOSAIRES225 | ARGENTINE PRESIDENT KIRCHNER ENGAGES CONSTRUCTIVELY WITH [...]BU) Summary and introduction: Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner (CFK) engaged enthusiastically for an hour in her of[...] |
2008-02-25 13:16:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL OREP PTER KIRF PHUM KV IR VZ AR |
08BUENOSAIRES226 | ARGENTINE FM TAIANA MEETS WITH CODEL ENGEL [...]BU) Summary and introduction: Codel Engel enjoyed a warm meeting with Argentine FM Taiana on February 21. Meeting participants discus[...] |
2008-02-25 15:13:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL OREP EFIN KDEM PHUM PBTS KV IR VZ BL AR |
08BUENOSAIRES235 | ARGENTINA: GETTING PAST SQUARE ONE WITH THE [...]) Summary: With a seven-week period of bilateral estrangement in our rear-view window, we have an opportunity -- again -- to build a mor[...] |
2008-02-26 12:20:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | SECRET | PREL CJAN KJUS EFIN SNAR MASS VZ AR |
08BUENOSAIRES288 | ARGENTINE PRESIDENT TO VENEZULA: ENERGY,AG THEMES [...]BU) President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner and her Planning Minister Julio De Vido will meet March 6 in Caracas with Venezuelan Pres[...] |
2008-03-06 07:45:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EPET ENRG EAGR VZ AR |
08BUENOSAIRES43 | FM TAIANA OFFERS INSIGHTS INTO COLOMBIAN HOSTAGE [...]) Summary. During a January 10 meeting with Ambassador Wayne, Foreign Minister Jorge Taiana offered his assessment of the release of[...] |
2008-01-11 16:15:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER CJAN SNAR ASEC KJUS VZ CO AR |
08BUENOSAIRES462 | ARGENTINE VALIJAGATE INVESTIGATION MOVING SLOWLY [...]BU) Summary: The Argentine investigation into the origin and destination of USD 800,000 seized from a Venezuelan-American passenger a[...] |
2008-04-10 12:03:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KJUS PREL SNAR KCOR VZ AR |
08BUENOSAIRES500 | A CONSERVATIVE MEGACONFERENCE TAKES PLACE IN LEFT-LEANING [...]U) Summary. Argentine think tank the Liberty Foundation celebrated its twentieth anniversary March 26-28 with an international semin[...] |
2008-04-18 13:22:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PINR ECON PHUM KJUS XM VZ AR |
08BUENOSAIRES519 | PRESIDENT CRISTINA KIRCHNER ON BILATERAL RELATIONS [...]C) Summary. In a very friendly April 10 meeting, Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner (CFK) indicated great pleasure at[...] |
2008-04-22 16:04:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON EINV EPET KPAO KCOR MARR VZ |
08BUENOSAIRES520 | ARGENTINE CABINET CHIEF SUPPORTS IMPROVED [...]) Summary. Argentine Cabinet Minister Alberto Fernandez told A/S Shannon on April 10 that he firmly supports the improvement in bilat[...] |
2008-04-22 16:46:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON EINV EPET KPAO KCOR MARR VZ AR |
08BUENOSAIRES522 | A/S SHANNON AND AMCHAM REPRESENTATIVES SHARE [...]SBU) Summary. Assistant Secretary Shannon and Ambassador Wayne met with members of American Chamber (AmCham) Executive Committee to d[...] |
2008-04-22 19:32:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ECON EINV EPET KPAO KCOR MARR VZ AR |
08BUENOSAIRES568 | ARGENTINA: PLANNING MINISTER DE VIDO ON ARGENTNE TIES WITH U.S., VENEZUELA, AND DOMESTIC STRATEGY TO LAUNCH NEW INFRASTRUCTURE AND "SOCIAL PACT" INITIATIVES [...]BU) Planning Minister De Vido called A/S Shannon's visit to Buenos Aires a positive step in rebuilding bilateral relations damaged by [...] |
2008-04-30 17:22:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG ECON PREL PGOV AR VZ BR EC EPET |
08BUENOSAIRES646 | ARGENTINE PROSECUTORS SEEK TO TRAVEL TO THE U.S. [...]BU) Summary: Argentine press indicates local prosecutors are looking to travel to the U.S. to gather evidence for their investigation [...] |
2008-05-15 18:26:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KJUS PREL SNAR KCOR VZ AR |
08BUENOSAIRES743 | ARGENTINA: NEW VALIJAGATE EVIDENCE IS FRONT-PAGE [...]) Summary: "Valijagate" is once again news in Argentina. The Argentine press is reporting new evidence in the investigation, includin[...] |
2008-05-29 19:39:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV KJUS PREL SNAR KCOR VZ AR |
08BUENOSAIRES946 | ARGENTINA: JUDGE RULES LACK OF EVIDENCE AGAINST [...]BU) Argentine Judge Daniel Petrone determined on 3 July that there is not enough evidence to prosecute or to acquit former Argentine g[...] |
2008-07-08 20:12:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCOR KJUS PGOV PREL SNAR VZ AR |
08GUATEMALA178 | (C) GUATEMALA GIVING SERIOUS CONSIDERATION TO [...]C) Summary. Acting Foreign Minister Miguel Ibarra told us privately that Guatemala would likely sign a PetroCaribe deal with the GOV [...] |
2008-02-21 17:10:00 | Embassy Guatemala | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ENRG ECON VZ GT |
08GUATEMALA288 | (C) DETAILS EMERGE ON POSSIBLE GUATEMALA [...]C) Summary. On February 29, Minister of Energy and Mines Carlos Meany privately passed the Ambassador a memorandum detailing February[...] |
2008-03-06 22:22:00 | Embassy Guatemala | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ENRG ECON VZ GT |
08GUATEMALA355 | CICIG COMMISSIONER DISCUSSES PROGRESS AND [...]) Summary: In a March 14 meeting with the Ambassador and Pol/Econ Counselor, CICIG Commissioner Carlos Castresana discussed progress [...] |
2008-03-19 13:39:00 | Embassy Guatemala | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER KCRM ASEC VZ PREL PHUM KJUS PGOV GT |
08GUATEMALA600 | COLOM SAYS PETROCARIBE NEGOTIATIONS AT "IMPASSE" [...]U) President Alvaro Colom told press May 8 that the GOG's discussions with the Government of Venezuela about a PetroCaribe deal are at[...] |
2008-05-09 18:07:00 | Embassy Guatemala | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ENRG ECON VZ GT |
08KINGSTON277 | JAMAICAN BUDGET TECHNOCRATS OPTIMISTIC [...]BU) The Government of Jamaica (GOJ) released a USD 7 billion estimated expenditure budget on March 27. The fiscal deficit is 5.5 perc[...] |
2008-04-02 12:05:00 | Embassy Kingston | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ECPS ETRD PREL PGOV EINV EAIR JM CH VZ XL |
08MEXICO2336 | KEEPING THE PRESSURE ON THE FARC [...]eputy PolCouns met with the Foreign Ministry's Chief of the Department of Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela, Landy Esquivel, 7/29, to s[...] |
2008-07-29 20:49:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PTER PHUM SNAR CO VZ MX |
08MONTEVIDEO400 | MAJOR PDVSA PROJECTS FALL APART, BUT VENEZUELA COMMERCIALLY [...]BU) German Riet, Vice President of Uruguay's state-owned oil company ANCAP, updated emboffs on the status of ANCAP4s business with Ven[...] |
2008-07-15 12:07:00 | Embassy Montevideo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON ARG VZ UY |
08MONTEVIDEO470 | VENEZUELAN FM PLEDGES IMMEDIATE TARIFF CUTS FOR [...]) During a brief visit to Uruguay, Venezuelan FM Maduro announced August 18 that 214 Uruguayan products -- representing around 60 perc[...] |
2008-08-19 17:37:00 | Embassy Montevideo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON ETRD VZ UY |
08MONTEVIDEO82 | URUGUAY PLANTS VENEZUELAN FLAG IN ANTARCTICA [...]SBU) SUMMARY: The opposition Colorado Party joined forces with Frente Amplio (FA) deputies to approve a Venezuela-sponsored joint exp[...] |
2008-02-19 19:05:00 | Embassy Montevideo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHSA KTIA EAID AY VZ UY |
08PARIS149 | MFA AND PRESIDENCY VIEWS ON COLOMBIAN HOSTAGE [...]) SUMMARY: MFA A/S for the Americas Daniel Parfait described an uncertain way forward to secure the release of FARC hostages followin[...] |
2008-01-29 13:17:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PHUM FR CO VZ SP SZ VT |
08PORTOFSPAIN119 | CHEVRON UPBEAT ON TRINIDAD PROSPECTS, CROSS-BORDER [...]BU) SUMMARY: Visiting Chevron executives want the Trinidad and Tobago (T&T) Minister of Energy to reach out to his Venezuelan counter[...] |
2008-03-07 19:21:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET ECIN PREL VZ TD |
08PORTOFSPAIN126 | KOCH NITROGEN INTERESTED IN TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO MARKET AND [...]BU) SUMMARY: In a February 28 meeting with the Ambassador, Business Development Advisor for Koch Nitrogen expressed interest in furth[...] |
2008-03-11 21:11:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET EINV PREL VZ CO TD |
08PORTOFSPAIN128 | T&T ENERGY MINISTER DISCUSSES INFRASTRUCTURE [...]) SUMMARY: In a March 5 office call, Trinidad and Tobago (T&T) Energy Minister Conrad Enill welcomed U.S. engagement on energy infras[...] |
2008-03-12 19:23:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ECON EAGR PREL KCRM VZ XA TD |
08SANJOSE484 | COSTA RICA AND VENEZUELA TO EXCHANGE NEW [...]) On June 4, the Costa Rican Cabinet approved leftist former presidential candidate Vladimir de la Cruz as the GOCR's new Ambassador-d[...] |
2008-06-06 19:27:00 | Embassy San Jose | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR OFDP VZ CS |
08SANJOSE895 | GOCR: VENEZUELANS FACILITATING ARAB TRAVEL WITH [...]) SUMMARY: Mario Zamora, head of the GOCR General Directorate of Immigration (DGI, acronym in Spanish), told us on October 30 that Co[...] |
2008-11-14 22:21:00 | Embassy San Jose | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PINR ASEC KCRM KFRD VZ CS |
08SANJOSE910 | GOCR FEARS INSTABILITY FROM NICARAGUAN MUNICIPAL [...]) SUMMARY: The GOCR will speak out in multilateral fora about the fraudulent municipal elections in Nicaragua, including in the Novemb[...] |
2008-11-21 18:32:00 | Embassy San Jose | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PINS PREF OAS CS NU CA VZ |
08SANSALVADOR1102 | SALVADORAN MFA ON USG VS. BOLIVIA/VENEZUELA [...]) Acting MFA Director General for Foreign Policy Nelson Amaya told PolCouns September 22 that while the GOES was surprised when Bolivi[...] |
2008-09-22 22:52:00 | Embassy San Salvador | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL BL VZ ES |
08SANSALVADOR1214 | VENEZUELAN EMBASSY REQUESTS AVILA STOP CRITICIZING [...]BU) Summary: The Venezuelan Charge recently requested that (pro-U.S., center-right) ARENA presidential candidate Rodrigo Avila stop cr[...] |
2008-10-24 17:46:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ES VZ |
08SANSALVADOR1230 | CHAVEZ TO MISS IBERO-AMERICAN SUMMIT; CITES [...]BU) Summary: Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez announced October 25 that he will not attend Ibero-American Summit because El Salvador [...] |
2008-10-29 14:19:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ES VZ |
08STATE121432 | INSTRUCTIONS - USUN VENEZUELAN DRAFT RESOLUTION [...]SBU) USDEL is instructed to work with like-minded delegations to seek to postpone action on this resolution and if unsuccessful, and i[...] |
2008-11-15 01:12:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON UN VZ |
08TRIPOLI829 | AL-QADHAFI: TO RUSSIA, WITH LOVE? [...][...] |
2008-10-17 14:46:00 | Embassy Tripoli | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MASS LY BO RS UP VZ |
09ASUNCION288 | PETROPAR AND PDVSA: A NECESSARY EVIL FOR PARAGUAY [...]) SUMMARY: Paraguay's state-owned oil company PETROPAR racked up short-term debts of 317 million USD with Venezuela's state-owned oil [...] |
2009-05-05 21:26:00 | Embassy Asuncion | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PGOV PA VZ |
09ASUNCION496 | PARAGUAY OBJECTS TO MEDIA CLOSURES IN VENEZUELA [...]BU) Politicians across the spectrum rejected August 4 Venezuelan President Chavez's closure of media outlets August ¶3. During his[...] |
2009-08-05 21:16:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PA VZ |
09ASUNCION8 | PRESIDENT LUGO MISSTEPS ON CUBAN LITERACY PROGRAM [...]C) SUMMARY: President Lugo's pre-Christmas acceptance of Bolivian and Venezuelan assistance to implement a Cuban literacy program in [...] |
2009-01-07 21:51:00 | Embassy Asuncion | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SCUL BL CU VZ PA |
09BOGOTA2449 | GOC CALM AS TENSIONS RISE WITH VENEZUELA, BUT [...]) The GOC is trying to keep an even keel in its latest bilateral dispute with Venezuela, hoping measured responses can lower the tempe[...] |
2009-07-31 11:45:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON ETRD VZ CO |
09BOGOTA2588 | OPPOSITION OUTREACH TO CHAVEZ OVER DCA IRKS GOC [...]) Several Colombian opposition politicians--most notably former President Ernesto Samper--visited Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez in [...] |
2009-08-18 14:04:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL CO VZ |
09BOGOTA2908 | VFM FORERO GIVES AMBASSADOR READOUT ON UNASUR MEETING; AGREES TO LOWKEY DCA SIGNING [...][...] |
2009-09-09 17:49:00 | Embassy Bogota | SECRET | CO HO KJUS KTIA MARR PGOV PHUM PREL VZ XM |
09BRASILIA1234 | BRAZIL HELPING GUYANA WITH ENERGY IN VENEZUELA BORDER [...]) SUMMARY: Brazil is in talks with Guyana to build a hydroelectric plant on the border region of the two countries, in the territory [...] |
2009-10-09 14:23:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON PREL BR GY VZ |
09BUENOSAIRES593 | ARGENTINA: CRISTINA HOSTS HUGO CHAVEZ, BUT BEGS TO [...]) Summary and introduction: Hugo Chavez paid a visit to Argentina May 15-16 to kick off a bilateral consultative process, sign some a[...] |
2009-05-19 23:41:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON VZ AR |
09BUENOSAIRES598 | (C) ANTONINI-WILSON BANKRUPTCY CASE NAMES [...]) President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, former President Nestor Kirchner and Planning Minister Julio De Vido were named as "intere[...] |
2009-05-21 13:35:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SNAR KCOR KJUS PGOV CJAN KFRD VZ AR |
09BUENOSAIRES641 | ARGENTINA: AMBASSADOR’S FAREWELL CALL ON FM TAIANA [...]) Summary and introduction: Argentine FM Jorge Taiana told the Ambassador, during the latter’s May 28 farewell call, that the GOA had no intent[...] |
2009-06-02 14:42:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON EAIR MASS SENV AMGT VZ AR |
09BUENOSAIRES68 | ARGENTINA: TECHINT CEO ON VENEZUELA [...]) On January 16, Ambassador had breakfast with Paolo Rocca, CEO of Argentine multinational Techint. The two reviewed Techint,s current[...] |
2009-01-21 20:42:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EPET ELAB EINV VZ AR |
09CARACAS1443 | CHAVEZ LAYING THE GROUNDWORK FOR CONFRONTATION [...]E) Summary: On November 8, President Chavez called on Venezuelans to "prepare for war" due to the threat posed by Colombia and the Uni[...] |
2009-11-10 11:11:00 | Embassy Caracas | SECRET | PREL PINS MARR MCAP MOPS VZ |
09LAPAZ1146 | HOLY FRIJOLE: BOLIVIA'S ALBA TRADE PLAN [...]) SUMMARY. This is part two of a three-part series on the trade and economic situation in Bolivia. While Bolivian President Evo Morale[...] |
2009-08-07 11:16:00 | Embassy La Paz | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD PREL KTEX BL CU VZ IR EAGR |
09LIMA452 | PERU AND THE SUMMIT OF THE AMERICAS (C-AL9-00153) [...]U) This cable responds to reftel questions regarding Government of Peru perspectives on the April 17-19 Summit of the Americas in Trin[...] |
2009-03-30 16:48:00 | Embassy Lima | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PINR PGOV VZ BO CU CO OAS PE |
09MANAGUA834 | NICARAGUA: RESPONSE TO BUDGET TRANSPARENCY DEMARCHE [...]) In response to Ref A demarche on budget transparency, Ovidio Reyes, Director of Fiscal and Economic Affairs, GON Ministry of Finance[...] |
2009-08-24 22:22:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON EFIN PGOV PREL NU VZ |
09MEXICO869 | MEXICO ON THE 2009 SUMMIT OF THE AMERICAS [...]C) Summary. Mexico believes future prospects for the Summit of the Americas (SOA) very much rely on the success of U.S. President Ob[...] |
2009-03-24 21:04:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL | PINR PREL PGOV OAS PHUM VZ CU MX |
09MOSCOW2330 | VENEZUELA TO RECOGNIZE ABKHAZIA AND SOUTH OSSETIA [...]BU) Summary: Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez announced Venezuela's recognition of Abkhazia and South Ossetia during a meeting with R[...] |
2009-09-10 14:25:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV GG RS VZ |
09PARAMARIBO92 | SURINAME: STUDENTS QUIT VENEZUELAN AND CHINESE [...]BU) Summary. Recent Venezuelan and Chinese government scholarship programs for Surinamese students have fallen short of their targets[...] |
2009-03-30 18:47:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV CH VZ CU NS |
09SANJOSE219 | COSTA RICA: VENEZUELAN DIP NOTE SEEKS SUPPORT FOR [...] March 23, we received a circular diplomatic note from the Venezuelan Embassy in Costa Rica announcing that Freddy Castillo Castellano[...] |
2009-03-24 18:22:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL CS VZ |
09SANTIAGO761 | BRISTLING AT THE "BOLIVARIAN PROJECT": REMARKS BY [...]MMARY: (SBU) Concertacion presidential candidate Eduardo Frei and Foreign Minister Mariano Fernandez publicly criticized populist lea[...] |
2009-08-10 19:26:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV VZ CI PE BO |
09STATE18528 | A/S SHANNON,S FEBRUARY 19 MEETING WITH ARGENTINE [...]) Classified by: Assistant Secretary Thomas A. Shannon for E.O. 12958, Reasons 1.4 (b) AND (d). ¶2. (U) February 19, 2009[...] |
2009-02-27 16:01:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | AR BL CO EC OTRA OVIP PA PBTS PREL TD VZ |
09TRIPOLI2 | ORTEGA GETS NEITHER DINARS NOR PESOS FROM AL-QADHAFI [...]) Summary: Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega visited Tripoli December 19-22, ostensibly to promote south-south cooperation and compar[...] |
2009-01-04 14:54:00 | Embassy Tripoli | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KTIA NU BO VZ LY |
10THEHAGUE42 | NETHERLANDS / VENEZUELA: RATHER CONCERNED ABOUT [...]) SUMMARY: Recent allegations by Venezuelan President Chavez that U.S. aircraft operating from Dutch air fields in the Caribbean have vi[...] |
2010-01-22 11:54:00 | Embassy The Hague | SECRET | PREL NL VZ |