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| Identifier | Subject | Date | Office | Classification | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05GUATEMALA2693 |
Views on CAFTA's "human" face [...] (SBU) Summary: Judging from a November 23 conference, views on the social and human aspects of CAFTA by top opinion makers are mixed. Concerns range from including the poor in CAFTA's benefits, to the asymmetries between Guatemala and the US and Guatemala's ability to compete. Supporters foc [...] |
2005-12-01 15:32:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON EINV SOCI PGOV PREL GT CAFTA |
| 05SANSALVADOR2541 |
CAFTA BRINGS HOPE TO SLUGGISH SALVADORAN ECONOMY [...] GDP grew by a lackluster 1.6 percent during the first quarter of 2005. Official data have not been released yet for the second quarter, but a Central Bank indicator based on real production data suggests that the economy continued to perform poorly. High oil prices are taking a toll on economi [...] |
2005-09-13 22:03:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EINV ES CAFTA |
| 05SANSALVADOR2572 |
TEXTILES AND APPAREL SECTOR: UPDATED STATISTICS AND [...] SUMMARY: This is in response to reftel. El Salvador's economy continues to be highly dependent on the textile and apparel industry, which represents a substantial portion of total industrial production, exports and employment. The sector, which has been crucial to the government's developmen [...] |
2005-09-16 22:34:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KTEX ES CAFTA |
| 05SANSALVADOR2583 |
CORRECTED VERSION TEXTILES AND APPAREL SECTOR: [...] SUMMARY: This is in response to reftel. El Salvador's economy continues to be highly dependent on the textile and apparel industry, which represents a substantial portion of total industrial production, exports and employment. The sector, which has been crucial to the government's developmen [...] |
2005-09-19 15:32:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KTEX ES CAFTA |
| 05SANSALVADOR2873 |
COMMERCE SECRETARY GUTIERREZ MEETS WITH CENTAM [...] (U) Summary: On October 20, Secretary of Commerce Carlos Gutierrez met with Presidents Saca (El Salvador), Bolanos (Nicaragua), Berger (Guatemala), and Maduro (Honduras) to review CAFTA-DR implementation. The Secretary expressed the USG's full commitment to CAFTA as a model for political and [...] |
2005-10-20 21:47:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD PREL ES CAFTA |
| 05SANSALVADOR3285 |
DRAFT 2006 NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATE REPORT [...] Per reftel, following is Embassy San Salvador's submission for the 2006 National Trade Estimate Report. 2. Begin Text. EL SALVADOR TRADE SUMMARY [Note: This section to be prepared in Washington. End note.] IMPORT POLICIES Free Trade Agreement The United States concluded free [...] |
2005-11-22 22:44:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON EFIN ES CAFTA |
| 05SANSALVADOR3439 |
CAFTA-DR ENTRY INTO FORCE [...] (C) I think it is critical that El Salvador's successful efforts to meet CAFTA-DR requirements be recognized by entry-into-force of the agreement on January 1. Observing this deadline will acknowledge the efforts of the Saca Government (as well as neighboring governments who cross the finish [...] |
2005-12-08 19:34:00 | Embassy San Salvador | CONFIDENTIAL | ES ETRD PREL CAFTA |
| 05SANSALVADOR3458 |
EL SALVADOR: PRESIDENT SACA PUSHES FOR JANUARY 1 [...] (U) During a December 9 conversation with the DCM, President Saca reiterated El Salvador,s strong support for January 1 entry into force of CAFTA, even if El Salvador is the only country to qualify on that date. Saca promised that El Salvador would have all measures in place by the end of the [...] |
2005-12-09 22:06:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ES CAFTA |
| 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 |
| 05SANTODOMINGO3199 |
AMBASSADOR BRINGS TOGETHER DOMINICAN PRESIDENT AND [...] (SBU) At the Ambassador's initiative, Dominican President Leonel Fernandez convened a meeting at the presidential palace on Tuesday evening, June 14, with the presidents of the Dominican Senate and House, mediator Monsignor. Agripino Nunez of the Catholic PUCMM university, the Ambassador and [...] |
2005-06-15 20:17:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD PGOV EFIN DR CAFTA |
| 05SANTODOMINGO3349 |
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: CERTIFICATION OF FIRST MANGO [...] (Summary) On June 4, 2005, USDA/APHIS certified the first mango hot water treatment (HWT) facility in the Dominican Republic (DR). On June 9, the first shipment of mangoes was successfully exported to New York, under the supervision of an APHIS TDY Officer as part of an APHIS Preclearance (PC [...] |
2005-06-23 20:54:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | DR EAGR ETRD CAFTA |
| 05SANTODOMINGO3369 |
DOMINICAN POLITICS #31: POSITIONING TO RATIFY [...] (SBU) This is #31 in our series of political reports on Leonel Fernandez's first year in office. Positioning to Ratify CAFTA - - - - - - - - - - - - - - The question is no longer whether the Dominicans will ratify the free trade agreement, but when -- whether they can manage to do so whi [...] |
2005-06-24 22:24:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ETRD PREL DR CAFTA |
| 05SANTODOMINGO3391 |
DOMINICAN PRESIDENT FERNANDEZ CALLS ON CONGRESS TO [...] During his weekly television address to the nation on Sunday night June 26, President Leonel Fernandez argued strongly in support of CAFTA, urging the Dominican Congress to ratify the trade agreement as soon as possible for the benefit of all Dominican people. The speech showed a clear change [...] |
2005-06-28 11:11:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD PGOV DR CAFTA |
| 05SANTODOMINGO3820 |
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC REACTS TO DR-CAFTA APPROVAL [...] Summary: In the hours after the U.S. House of Representatives voted to approve DR-CAFTA implementing legislation, Dominican reactions indicate that the vote has dispelled any doubts about U.S. ability to implement DR-CAFTA and may have improved prospects for Dominican ratification. End summ [...] |
2005-07-29 00:16:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD PREL DR PGOV CAFTA |
| 05SANTODOMINGO3877 |
DOMINICAN POLITICS #34: PRESIDENTS DO "SUMMIT" [...] (U) Following is number 34 in our series on Leonel Fernandez's first year in office: Dominican &Summit8 -- LF and HM Pledge to Support CAFTA-DR (U) On the morning of August 2 President Fernandez and former president Hipolito Mejia met for breakfast at the residence of catholic university [...] |
2005-08-03 20:51:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV ETRD DR CAFTA |
| 05SANTODOMINGO4215 |
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC RATIFIES DR-CAFTA [...] (U) Summary: The Dominican Republic on September 6, in a vote in the lower house of Congress, ratified DR-CAFTA. All that remains are steps expected to occur promptly: A "protocolary act" to be signed by President Fernandez and publication of the DR-CAFTA text in the Official Gazette. The [...] |
2005-09-07 11:00:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD PREL DR PGOV CAFTA |
| 05SANTODOMINGO5213 |
DOMINICAN GOVERNMENT PUSHES HARD FOR CAFTA [...] (U) Summary: Aiming for a January 1 implementation date for CAFTA, the Dominican Republic is working quickly to meet requirements. The Fernandez administration recently created a task force made up of public and private sector trade experts, many of whom have CAFTA negotiating experience, to [...] |
2005-12-01 17:40:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD PGOV PREL DR CAFTA |
| 06GUATEMALA102 |
VP and congressional leader stubborn on sanitary [...] (U) In comments to the press on January 18, Vice President Eduardo Stein sharply criticized the US for adding "new" requirements for CAFTA implementation, focusing specifically on the controversial law on patents and data protection (number 30-2005). Also referring to the US requirement for [...] |
2006-01-20 13:39:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ECIN KIPR EAGR GT CAFTA |
| 06SANSALVADOR116 |
NO GOOD OPTIONS ON CAFTA FOR EL SALVADOR: [...] (C) Foreign Minister Francisco Lainez and Minister of Economy Yolanda de Gavidia met the Ambassador in the evening of January 12 to continue the discussion of CAFTA implementation, in anticipation of a January 13 morning call from President Bush to President Saca. De Gavidia repeated that th [...] |
2006-01-13 21:38:00 | Embassy San Salvador | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD PREL ES CAFTA |
| 06SANSALVADOR464 |
OPTIONAL 2006 SPECIAL 301 REPORT [...] Summary: On December 15, 2005, the Legislative Assembly passed a number of IPR-related reforms to meet CAFTA-DR obligations. Enforcement remains weak, but the government appears willing to step-up efforts once CAFTA-DR is in force. However, institutional weaknesses in law enforcement will [...] |
2006-02-23 21:28:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ETRD ECON ES CAFTA |
| 06SANSALVADOR636 |
CORRECTED COPY - EL SALVADOR PRIORITIES FOR LABOR [...] Summary: Per reftel, this cable provides Post priorities for CAFTA-DR labor-related trade capacity building (TCB) activities for FY 2006. The proposals described here build upon a consultative process that began almost six months ago and reflect a consensus view on El Salvador's key labor [...] |
2006-03-08 20:38:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ETRD LAB SENV ES CAFTA |
| 06SANSALVADOR637 |
CORRECTED COPY - EL SALVADOR PRIORITIES FOR [...] Summary: As requested in reftel, this cable contains Post priorities for CAFTA-DR environment activities for FY 2006. The proposals described here build upon a consultative process that began almost six months ago and reflect a consensus view on El Salvador's key environment needs and relat [...] |
2006-03-08 20:43:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ETRD LAB SENV ES CAFTA |
| 06SANSALVADOR65 |
ECONOMIC MINISTER TELLS AMBASSADOR SPS SYSTEM NOT [...] (C) Salvadoran Minister of Economy Yolanda de Gavidia, accompanied by Ambassador to the United States Rene Leon, told Ambassador Barclay in a January 6 meeting that El Salvador would not be ready by February 1 to recognize U.S. sanitary and phytosanitary standards (SPS) systems as equivalent [...] |
2006-01-10 14:12:00 | Embassy San Salvador | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD PREL ES CAFTA |
| 06SANSALVADOR656 |
IMPLEMENTATION OF CAFTA-DR OFF TO ROUGH START FOR [...] (C) Summary. Entry into force of the CAFTA-DR for El Salvador on March 1 has led to problems for the Salvadoran apparel industry. The industry reports hundreds of containers delayed at U.S. ports by U.S. Customs due to unfamiliarity with new rules and changed documentation requirements. Th [...] |
2006-03-13 14:41:00 | Embassy San Salvador | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD KTEX ES CAFTA |
| 06SANSALVADOR794 |
SALVADORAN ASSEMBLY APPROVES FINAL CAFTA CHANGES [...] (U) Ministry of Economy Trade Policy Director Johanna Hill told Econcouns late this afternoon that El Salvador's Legislative Assembly did today approve the awaited reform to the CAFTA-DR text to waive Chapter 22.5's 90-day waiting period for entry into force for other CAFTA signatories. Legal [...] |
2006-03-23 22:35:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD PGOV ES CAFTA |
| 06SANSALVADOR940 |
EL SALVADOR'S PROGRESS TOWARDS COMPLIANCE WITH THE [...] Summary. The GOES is slowly moving to comply with the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety and improve the environment for the use of biotechnology. A new law governing the safe management of genetically modified organisms has been under review for four months by the Technical Secretary of the [...] |
2006-04-10 18:01:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV ETRD EAGR TBIO ES CAFTA |
| 06SANSALVADOR953 |
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY THIEVES REACT VIOLENTLY TO [...] (U) On Friday, April 7, vendors of pirated optical media in downtown San Salvador, joined by suspected FMLN-linked militants, launched violent protests, looting and burning several small stores and causing damages estimated at more than $200,000. More than four hours after the protests began [...] |
2006-04-10 20:40:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR ECON ES CAFTA |
| 07SANSALVADOR786 |
REGIONAL PRIORITIES FOR ENVIRONMENT PROJECTS THAT SUPPORT [...] No summary [...] |
2007-04-25 13:18:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID SENV ETRD CAFTA ELAB ES |
| 07SANSALVADOR892 |
REGIONAL PROJECT RECOMMENDATIONS FOR USE OF FY 2007 [...] Summary: As requested in reftel, the USAID Central America Regional Program based in El Salvador (E-CAM), in close consultation with posts in region, is providing recommended regional priorities for CAFTA-DR labor activities for FY 2007. The proposals described here build upon priorities ident [...] |
2007-05-09 23:01:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ELAB ETRD SENV ES CAFTA |