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ABLD BUILDING AND GROUNDS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The acquisition, management, and operation of U.S.-owned or-leased facilities and sites both domestic and foreign. (Replaces RCHB file categories: BG, ES)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Acquisition
* AIEP
* Allotment
* Antenna
* Antiques
* Appraisals
* Architecture
* Asbestos
* Audit
* Bid Results
* Breathing Device
* Building
* Building Design
* Building Management
* Carpet
* Chancellery
* Construction Management
* Construction Security
* Consulate
* Contract Amendment Contract Award Contract Renewal Contract Termination Contractor
* Core Area
* DCR
* Deed
* Descent Device
* Electrical System
* Elevator
* Embassy
* EMR
* Energy Conservation
* EURMAC
* Fire Alarm
* Fire Detection System
* Fire Prevention
* Fire Safety
* Furnishings
* Generator
* Geotechnical
* Gift
* Hazardous Material
* Housing
* HVAC
* Improvement
* Inventory
* Lease
* Legation
* Maintenance
* Mechanical System
* NOB
* Parking
* PCC
* Post Opening
* Property Exchange
* Property Sales
* Public Access Control
* Real Property
* Reciprocity
* REMS
* Renovation
* Safety & Health Designee
* Safety Program
* Security Enhancement
* Seismology
* SHEMC
* Shielded Enclosure
* Site
* Space Management
* Survey
* WASHMAC
* Water Analysis
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AEMR EMERGENCY PLANNING AND EVACUATION
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Measures and actions implemented to protect U.S. personnel, citizens, property and information; especially related to crisis situations. (Replaces RCHB file category: EP)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Citizen Protection
* Contingency Plan EAP
* Emergency
* Evacuation
* Property
* Protection
* Records Destruction
* Rescue
* Safehaven
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AFIN FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised April 2000)

The fiscal operations of the Department, Foreign Service posts, and other Federal agencies. (Replaces RCHB file categories: ACC, BUD, FMGT)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accounting
* Allowance
* Annuity Check
* Antideficiency
* Appropriation
* Audit
* Authentication Bank
* Account Bonding
* CAPPS
* Cash
* Cash Management
* Cashier
* Central Claim
* Commercial Claim
* Compensation
* Debt Collection
* Deficit
* Disallowances
* Disbursement
* Employee Claim
* ESF
* Exchange Rate
* Financial Management System
* Fiscal
* Fiscal Irregularities
* Foreign Currency
* FSCADP
* Fund Allotment
* Funding
* GBL
* General Ledger
* GTR
* Home Leave
* ICASS
* Leave
* Liquidation
* Local Currency
* Nonreceipt
* Over Obligation
* Pay Advance
* Pay Record
* Payment
* Payroll
* Payroll Deduction
* PCS
* Per Diem
* Personal Property
* Personal Travel
* Post MGT
* Premium Pay
* Prompt Payment
* Reimbursement
* Relocation
* Reprogramming
* Retirement
* Security Enhancement
* Taxes
* TDY
* Time & Attendance
* Transportation Request
* Travel Advance
* Travelers Checks
* Treasury Check
* Vendor
* Vouchers
* Vulnerability Assessment
* Wages
* Working Capital Fund
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AMGT MANAGEMENT OPERATIONS
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

The management and organization of the Department and posts abroad and other U.S. agencies. (Replaces RCHB file category: ORG)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Administration
* Audit
* Authorities
* Background Information
* Bureau Organization
* Commissary
* Congressional Report
* Delegation of Authority
* Embassy Closing
* Embassy Opening
* Employee Association
* FCS
* FTE
* Geneva Group
* GORI
* Information System
* Inspection Report
* Inspection Team
* Internal Control
* JAO
* Management Initiative
* Management Issues
* Mission Closure
* Mission Opening
* Occupational Safety
* Office Closure
* Office Establishment
* Office Procedures
* Organization
* Overseas Post
* PCS
* Post Closing
* Post MGT
* Post Opening
* Post Operating Plan
* Reciprocity
* Recreation
* Reorganization
* Scheduling
* Staffing
* Support Services
* Survey
* Task Force
* Workload
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AORC INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND CONFERENCES
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Effective from January 1983

The structure and management of international or regional organizations and conferences. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL and Organization Name)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Administration
* Application
* Budget
* Candidate
* Chairman
* Charter
* Congressional Reports
* Constitution
* Donor
* Election Results
* Financial Contribution
* Geneva Group
* Host Government
* Information System
* Infrastructure
* Inspection Report
* Inspection Team
* International Organization
* International Organization Official
* Meeting Agenda
* Meeting Delegation
* Meeting Observer
* Meeting Venue
* Membership
* NGO
* Nomination
* Nonparticipation
* Office Closure
* Office Establishment
* Participation
* PERMREP
* Referendum
* Reform
* Regional Organization
* Regional Organization Official Reorganization
* Resignation from Office Seating
* Secession Secretary General Specialized Agency
* Sponsorship
* Staffing
* Vacancy Announcement
* Veto
* VOLAG
* Volunteers
* Voting
* Wages
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APER PERSONNEL
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The administration and support of the Department's Civil and Foreign

Service personnel. (Replaces RCHB file category: PER)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Adoption
* Affirmative
* Action
* Ambassador
* Appeal
* Award
* Backpay
* Benefit Plan
* Bilateral Work Agreements
* Blood Donor
* Boarding School Career Development Career Mobility
* CFC
* Civil Service
* Civil Service Reform Act
* Class Action Suit
* CLO Program
* Community Liaison Office
* Coordinators
* Compensation
* Complaint
* Complement
* Consultation
* Continuing Education
* Contract Employee
* Conversion
* CSR
* Death
* Demotion
* Dependent
* Dependent Education
* Dependent Employment
* Discipline
* Divorce
* Emergency
* Evacuation
* Employee Association
* Employee Benefit
* Employee Relations
* Employee Service
* Employee Status
* Employee Training
* Employment
* Equal Employment Opportunity
* Family Life
* Family Separation
* Family Support Services
* Fellowship
* FERS
* Foreign Born Spouses
* Foreign Service
* Foreign Service Act
* FSPS
* FTE
* Functional Training
* Grade Retention
* Grievance
* Health
* Injury
* Insurance
* International School
* Interns
* Interview
* Job Title
* Leave
* Library
* Merit Pay
* Merit Promotion
* Military Furlough
* Military Reserve
* Nomination
* Nonsensitive Critical Position
* Open Assignments
* Orientation
* Overcomplement
* Pay Record
* Performance Evaluation
* Personal Property
* Personal Travel
* Personnel
* Personnel Action
* Personnel Appointment
* Personnel Assignment
* Personnel Classification
* Personnel Conduct
* Personnel Promotion
* Personnel Reassignment
* Personnel Resignation
* Personnel Separation
* Photographer
* PIT
* Position Classification
* Position Description
* Premium Pay
* Presidential Executive Exchange Program
* Private School
* Probation
* Promotion Panel
* PSC
* Public School
* Recall
* Recruitment
* Reentry
* Relocation
* Remains Disposition
* Reprogramming
* Retired Annuitant
* Retirement
* RIF
* Sabbatical
* Savings Bond
* School Admissions
* SEF
* Selection Board
* Selection Out
* Senior Foreign Service
* SES
* Severance Pay
* Sexual Harassment
* Skill Codes
* Spouse
* Staffing
* Staffing Pattern
* Survey
* Tandem Couple
* TDY
* Tenure Board
* Termination
* Time & Attendance
* Upward Mobility
* U.S. Family Member
* Vacancy Announcement
* Wages
* Work Requirements
* Workload
* Workmen Compensation
* Workweek
* Youth Programs
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ASEC SECURITY
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The development, coordination, or administration of security policies and programs. (Replaces RCHB file category: SY)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* AIASA
* Airport Access Procedures
* Antifraud
* Antiterrorism Measures
* Armored Vehicle
* Assault
* Bugging
* Building
* Contract Guard Program
* Counterintelligence
* Debriefing
* Debugging
* Demolition
* Detection Equipment
* Dismantling
* Electronic Security Device
* Emergency Response Team
* Explosives
* Fraud
* Host Country Guards
* Host Country Police
* Identification Systems
* Information Security
* Local Guard Program
* Maps
* Mission Takeover
* Monitoring
* MSG
* Name Check
* NSU
* Personnel Protection
* Physical Security
* Police Force
* Police Investigation
* Property Protection
* Protective Security
* Public Access Control
* Regional Security
* Riot Control
* RSO
* Scheduled Reporting
* Security Assessment
* Security Clearance
* Security Crisis
* Security Enhancement
* Security Survey
* Security Violation
* Special Support Program
* Suitability
* Technical Security
* Telephone
* Tempest
* Terrorism
* Threat
* Threat Assessment
* Unit Security Procedures
* Warning System
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BEXP TRADE EXPANSION AND PROMOTION
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Efforts to promote trade and other commercial activities, including specific proposals and inquiries to establish trade relations. (Replaces RCHB file category: TP)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Best Prospect
* Bid
* Business Firm
* Businessmen
* CMP
* Commercial Action
* Commercial Association
* Consultation
* Cooperatives
* Country Commercial
* Exhibit
* Exposition
* Foreign Agent
* Foreign Market
* Target Industry
* Targeting
* Trade Fair
* Trade Promotion
* Trade Visit
* WITS
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BTIO TRADE AND INVESTMENT
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OPPORTUNITIES

Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Administrative and operational reporting on opportunities for U.S. businesses. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FN, TP)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Agribusiness
* Bid
* Business Firm
* FGT
* Foreign Markets
* GPC Implementation
* Joint Venture
* Patent
* PTO
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CASC ASSISTANCE TO CITIZENS
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Effective from May 1977 (Revised January 1983)

Consular services provided by the United States to citizens of the United States or any other country. (Replaces RCHB file categories: CON, PS)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Adoption
* Aircraft Detention
* Aircraft Registry
* Alien
* AMCIT
* Arrest Assault
* Attorney List
* Authorities
* Automation
* Child Custody
* Children Compensation
* Complaint
* Consular Assistance
* Consular Package
* Cult
* Custody
* Death Report
* Deportation
* Detention
* Direct Relay
* Drivers License
* Emergency Evacuation
* Estate
* Family
* FIMED
* Fraud Identification
* Lawyer
* Legal
* Medical Care
* Missing Person
* Murder Offenses
* Prisoner
* Prisoner Release
* Prisoner Transfer
* Prisoner Welfare
* Property
* Property Protection
* Release
* Remains Disposition
* Repatriation
* Seamen
* Ship Detention
* Ship Registry
* Spouse
* Third Country Representation
* Travel Advisory
* Trial
* Trust Account
* Trust Account Refund
* Welfare & Whereabouts
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CJAN JUDICIAL ASSISTANCE AND NOTARIAL SERVICES
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Effective from May 1983

Matters pertaining to Notarial Services and International Judicial Assistance, including the service of judicial and extra-judicial documents and obtaining evidence. (Replaces RCHB file categories: LEG, PS)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Acknowledgment
* Affidavit
* Attorney List
* Authentication
* Automation
* Deed
* Deposition
* Documentation
* Evidence
* Extradition
* Fraud
* FSIA
* Judicial Assistance
* Letters Rogatory
* Notarial
* Oath
* Official Travel
* Prisoner Transfer
* Process Serving
* Subpoena
* Testimony
* Tort Claim
* Witness
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CMGT CONSULAR ADMINSTRATION AND MANAGEMENT
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Effective from August 1983

The administrative and operational management of Consular Affairs activities. (Replaces RCHB file categories: ACC, BUD, CON, FMGT,ORG, PER)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Antifraud
* Automation
* CAS
* Consular Agent
* Consular Agreement
* Consular Conference
* Consular Equipment
* Consular Package
* Consular Service
* Consular Supplies
* Consular Treaty
* CSS
* ECR
* Fee
* Fraud
* ICARS
* IVACS
* Legislation
* MRP
* NIVCAPS
* Office Procedures
* Personnel
* PFM
* PIT
* Publication
* Space Management
* Supplies
* Support Services
* TDIS
* Third Country Representation
* Word Processor
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CVIS VISAS
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Effective from May 1973 (Revised January 1993)

Operational, procedural, and administrative functions of visa operations. (Replaces RCHB file category: V)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* AA 1 Adoption
* Advisory Opinion AIDS
* Alien
* Alien Previously Deported
* Alien Smuggler
* Allocation
* Application
* Appointment
* Arrival Notice
* Athlete Automation
* Bearer Insert
* BUSVIS
* Centralized Visa Processing
* Chargeability
* CHINEX
* CLASS
* Clearance
* CONGRINT
* Consular Package
* Crew List
* Crewman
* Crime
* Data
* Defector
* Denial
* Departure Notice
* Dependent
* Deportation
* Derivatives
* Diversity Immigrant
* DNC
* Documentation
* DV 1DVACS
* Employment Based Preference
* Employment Creation
* Entertainer
* Entitlement
* Exchange Visitor
* Exclusion
* Extraordinary Ability
* Family Preference
* Fiance
* Fiancee
* Files
* Foreign Policy Exclusion
* Forms
* Fraud
* Health Related Grounds
* ICARS
* Immediate Relative
* Immigrant
* Intercompany Transferee
* International Child Abduction
* Interview
* Issuance
* IVACS
* Labor Certification
* LB 1
* Legislation
* Medical Examination
* Moral Turpitude
* MRV
* Name Check
* Narcotics Traffic
* News Media Representative
* NIV
* NIVCAPS
* Nonimmigrant
* Numerical Control
* NVC
* Operations
* Other Worker
* Out of District Applicant
* Parole
* Permanent Resident
* Polygamist
* Portsmouth Consular Center
* Priority Date
* Private Bill
* Procedures
* Public Charge
* Reciprocity
* Refugee
* Refusal
* Religious Worker
* Renewal
* Revocation
* SAO
* Skilled Worker
* SPLEX
* Student
* Supplies Temporary Worker
* Terrorist
* 30 60 Rule
* TIVPC
* Totalitarian Party Membership
* Transfer
* Transit
* Travel Agents
* Treaty Investor
* Treaty Trader
* TTYREP
* Validity Visa
* Visa Clearance
* Visa Photograph
* Visitor for Business
* VLOB
* Waiver
* Waiver of Ineligibility
* Walk Ins
* Workload
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EAGR AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Cultivating the soil and forest, raising livestock, and producing crops. (Replaces RCHB file category: AGR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Agricultural Development
* Agricultural Production
* Agricultural Program
* Agricultural Worker
* Agriculture
* Animal Disease
* Cocoa
* Coffee
* Corn
* Cotton
* Crop Destruction
* Crops
* Dairy Products
* Desalinization
* Disease Control
* Drought
* Erosion
* Famine
* Farm Equipment
* Farming
* Fertilizer
* Food Shortages
* Forestry
* Fruit
* Fungicide
* Grain
* Harvest
* Herbicide
* Husbandry
* Insect
* Irrigation
* Jute
* Land Conservation
* Land Management
* Land Reform
* Livestock
* Natural Fiber
* Nuts
* Oilseeds
* Pest Control
* Pesticide
* Plant Disease
* Poultry
* Preservation
* Quarantine
* Rainfall
* Rice
* Rubber
* Seeds
* Snowfall
* Soil
* Soybean
* Stockpile
* Subsidy
* Sugar
* Timber
* Tobacco
* Tropical Forest
* Vegetable
* Water Analysis
* Weather
* Wheat
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EAID FOREIGN ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Foreign economic and technical assistance provided by governments, international organizations, institutions, or private individuals. (Replaces RCHB file category: AID)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Agricultural Agreement
* Agricultural Development
* Agricultural Program Airlift
* Bank
* Congressional Presentation
* Construction Equipment
* Cooperatives
* Credit
* Debt
* Development Loan
* Development Program
* Disaster Relief
* Donor
* Economic Adviser
* Economic Assistance
* Economic Development
* Economic Support Fund
* Farm Equipment
* Financial Contribution
* Food
* Foreign Assistance Agreement
* Funding
* Grant
* Industrial Development
* Industrialized Nation
* Laboratory Equipment
* LDC
* LLDC
* Loan
* Medical Care
* Medical Equipment
* North South Dialogue
* Paris Club
* PL 480
* PL 480 Title I
* PL 480 Title II
* PL 480 Title III
* Relief Effort
* Self Help
* Technical Assistance
* Water Analysis
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EAIR CIVIL AVIATION
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

Commercial and private aircraft and air operations, domestic as well as international. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AV, TR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Air Access
* Air Cargo
* Air Fare
* Air Safety
* Air Traffic
* Air Transportation
* Aircraft
* Aircraft Accident
* Aircraft Detention
* Aircraft Registry
* Airline
* Airport
* Airport Fee
* Airport Security
* Airspace
* Antiterrorism Measures
* Aviation Agreement
* Cargo Handling
* Charter Flight
* CIVAIR
* Commercial Aircraft
* Emergency Landing
* Flight Clearance
* Flight Manual
* Hazardous Cargo
* Helicopter
* Hijacking
* Insurance
* Landing Rights
* Maintenance
* Navigational Aid
* Passenger Manifest
* Pilot Training
* Private Aircraft
* Refueling
* Rescue
* Route
* Salvage
* Schedule
* Transportation Development
* Transportation Industry
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ECON ECONOMIC CONDITIONS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The status of a nation's economy. (Replaces RCHB file category: E)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Agricultural Development
* Antiinflationary Program
* Black Market
* Capital Investment
* Cost of Living
* Depression
* Economic Agreement
* Economic Assessment
* Economic Conditions
* Economic Crisis
* Economic Development
* Economic Forecast
* Economic Growth
* Economic Indicators
* Economic Program
* Economic Recovery
* Economic Reform
* Economic Report
* Economic Stability
* Economic Trend
* EEC 1992
* Employment
* Financial Profits
* GDP
* GNP
* Industrial Development
* Industrial Growth
* Industrial Reform
* Inflation
* Interest Rate
* National Debt
* NIEO
* Price Index
* Recession
* Stock Market
* Tax Law
* Unemployment
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ECPS COMMUNICATIONS AND POSTAL SYSTEMS
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Effective from March 1983

The efforts of governments, the private sector, or international organizations to manage, regulate, develop, apply, or monitor the methods and means of telecommunication, international communication policy, and the informational aspects of communication. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INF, MP, PO, PPB, PR, RAD, SP, TEL, TV)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Broadcasting
* Cable TV
* Censorship
* Clandestine Broadcast
* Direct Broadcasting Satellite
* Fiber Optics
* Frequency Allocation
* Frequency Interference
* Frequency Spectrum
* Geostationary Satellite Orbit
* High Frequency
* lnformatics Information Access
* Information Center
* Information Flow
* Information Media
* Jamming
* Light Communication
* Networking
* NWICO
* Orbit
* Postal System
* Prior Consent
* Radio
* Satellite
* Telecommunication
* Telecommunication Agreement
* Telegraph
* Telephone
* Television
* Transborder Data Flow
* Transmitters
* Undersea Cable
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EFIN FINANCIAL AND MONETARY AFFAIRS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Domestic and international financial affairs of governments and private institutions. (Replaces RCHB file category: FN)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accounting
* Audit
* Bank
* Bank Account
* Bankruptcy
* Blocked Assets
* BOP
* Budget
* Buffer Stock
* Capital Flow
* CFF
* Commodities Exchange
* Credit
* Currency Shortage
* Debt
* Debt Equity Swap
* Debt Relief
* Debt Repayment
* Debt Repudiation
* Debt Rescheduling
* Deficit
* Devaluation
* Donor
* Drawing Rights
* Economic Growth
* Economic Recovery
* Economic Trend
* EFF
* EMS
* Exchange Rate
* Financial Agreement
* Financial Contribution
* Financial Control
* Financial Crisis
* Financial Market
* Financial Profits
* Financial Program
* Financial Reform
* Financial Reserve
* Financial Stability
* Foreign Currency
* Foreign Currency Control
* Foreign Currency Exchange
* Foreign Market
* Gold
* Grant
* IMF Standbys
* Income Tax
* Inflation
* Interest Rate
* Loan Default
* Local Currency
* London Club
* National Income
* Overpayment
* Paris Club
* Payment
* Revaluation
* Sales Tax
* SDR
* Securities
* Securities Exchange
* Stock Shares
* Tax Haven
* Tax Law
* Taxation Treaties
* Treasury
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EFIS COMMERCIAL FISHING AND FISH PROCESSING
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The breeding and catching of fish and other marine life for commercial purposes. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INCO, POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Aquaculture
* Catch
* Quota Cod
* Dispute Settlement
* Exclusive Economic
* Zone Fish
* Fisheries
* Aid Fishery
* Fishing Agreement
* Fishing Concession
* Fishing Dispute
* Fishing Ground
* Fishing Limit
* Fishing Rights
* Fishing Vessel
* Fishing Vessel
* Detention Halibut
* Herring Joint
* Venture
* Quota Salmon
* Shellfish
* Shrimp
* TEDS
* Tuna
* Whaling Industry
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EIND INDUSTRY AND MANUFACTURING
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The commercial production of goods and services, including the processing of raw materials into manufactured goods. (Replaces RCHB file category: TEL, INCO)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Aerospace Industry
* Alloy
* Aluminum
* Antitrust
* Automotive Industry
* Bankruptcy
* Business Firm
* Capital Investment
* Chemical Industry
* Clothing Industry
* Commercial Association
* Communications Industry
* Complaint
* Construction Industry
* Consumer Goods
* Cooperatives
* Copyright Agreement
* Copyright Claim
* Corruption
* Cotton
* Dairy Industry
* Data Processing Industry
* Defense Industry
* Development Program
* Drug Industry
* Dyeing Industry
* Economic Growth
* Electronic Industry
* Espionage
* Factory
* Fertilizer Industry
* Finishing Industry
* Fishing Industry
* Food Contamination
* Food Industry
* Foreign Agent
* Fraud
* Garment Industry
* Garment Production
* Garment Workers
* Industrial Accident
* Industrial Development
* Industrial Growth
* Industrial Production
* Industrial Reform
* Industrial Waste Disposal
* Insurance
* Linen
* Litigation
* Lumber Industry
* Machine Tool Industry
* Manmade Fiber
* Manufactured Product
* Merger
* Metal Industry
* Monopoly
* Nationalization
* Paper Industry
* Parastatal
* Patent
* Petroleum Industry
* Piracy
* Plastic Industry
* Power Looms
* Private Sector
* Privatization
* Processing
* Product Safety
* Product Standards
* Product Testing
* Production
* Production Control
* Public Sector
* Railroad Industry
* Ramie
* Raw Materials
* Recall
* Registration
* Rubber Industry
* Sabotage
* Salvage
* Service Industry
* Shipbuilding Industry
* Silk
* Spinning Machinery
* Steel Industry
* Stockpile
* Subsidiary
* Subsidy
* Textile Industry
* Textile Production
* Tobacco Industry
* Tourism
* Trademark
* Vegetable Fiber
* Weaving Industry
* Wood Products Industry
* Wool
* Yarns
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EINT ECONOMIC AND COMMERCIAL INTERNET
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Effective from October 1997

Economic and commercial programs, policies, and issues relating to the Internet.

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Agreement
* Censorship
* Competition
* Connectivity
* Content
* Copyright
* Data
* Democracy
* Economic Conditions
* Domain Names
* Electronic Commerce
* Encryption
* Free Flow of Information
* Information Availability
* Interconnectivity
* Internet
* Meeting
* Monopoly
* Piracy
* Policy
* Pornography
* Privacy
* Private Sector
* Reporting
* Trademark
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EINV FOREIGN INVESTMENTS
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

Foreign investments made by governments or private enterprises for commercial gain. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FN, INCO)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Bank
* Bid
* BIT
* Business Firm
* Business Loss
* Business Merger
* Capital Flow
* Capital Investment
* Compensation
* Credit
* Credit Guarantee
* Disinvestment
* Economic Growth
* Foreign Investment
* Fraud
* Garment Investment
* Insurance Risk
* Investment Climate
* Investment Control
* Investment Disputes
* Investment Guarantee
* Investment Incentive
* Investment Law
* Investment Opportunity
* Joint Venture
* Loan
* Multinational Corporation
* Nationalization
* Parastatal
* Private Investment
* Private Sector
* Privatization
* Public Sector
* Subsidiary
* Textile Investment
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ELAB LABOR SECTOR AFFAIRS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised May 1995)

The labor sector, labor actors, and national labor policies and their effect on domestic and international systems and relations. (Replaces RCHB file category: LAB)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Arbitration
* Benefits
* Bonded Labor
* Child Labor
* Collective Bargaining
* Compulsory Labor
* Dock Workers
* Employee Ownership
* Employee Rights
* Employer Organization
* Employment
* Equal Pay for Equal Work
* Forced Labor
* Foreign Worker
* GSP (Worker Rights)
* Illegal Worker
* International Labor Secretariat
* Job Creation
* Job Discrimination
* Job Security
* Job Training
* Labor Agreement
* Labor Code
* Labor Competition
* Labor Confederation
* Labor Cooperative
* Labor Costs
* Labor Courts
* Labor Disputes
* Labor Federation
* Labor Law
* Labor Leader
* Labor Market
* Labor Migration
* Labor Movement
* Labor Organization
* Labor Relations
* Labor Rights
* Labor Sector
* Labor Settlement
* Labor Standards
* Labor Union
* Layoffs
* Lockout
* Manpower
* Mediation
* NAFTA Labor Cooperation
* Occupational Health
* Occupational Safety
* Pension
* Prison Labor
* Privatization
* Right of Association
* Right to Organize Slave Labor
* Social Clause (WTO)
* Social Net
* Social Security
* Strike
* Trade
* Union
* Underemployment
* Unemployment
* Unemployment Insurance
* Vocational Training
* Wages
* Work Force
* Work Permit
* Worker Rights Workers
* Working Conditions
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ELTN LAND TRANSPORTATION
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

All aspects of land transportation. (Replaces RCHB file categories: IT, TR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Antiterrorism Measures
* Automobile
* Bridge
* Bus
* Cargo Handling
* Detention
* Fee
* Hazardous Cargo
* Highway
* Highway Access
* Hijacking
* Insurance
* Land Transportation
* Maintenance
* Overland Cargo
* Public Transportation
* Railroad
* Railroad Accident
* Railway Access
* Rescue
* Schedule
* Traffic Accident
* Traffic Safety
* Transportation Development
* Transportation Industry
* Truck
* Tunnel
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EMIN MINERALS AND METALS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The exploration, discovery, and extraction of minerals and metals. (Replaces RCHB file category: INCO)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Bauxite
* Bid
* Chromite
* Coal
* Cobalt
* Copper
* Drilling
* Excavation
* Exclusive Economic Zone
* Exploration
* Factory
* Gems
* Gold
* Iron
* Magnesium
* Manganese
* Metal
* Mine
* Mineral
* Mineral Reserve
* Mining
* Mining Accident
* Mining Concession
* Nickel
* Offshore Mining
* Ore
* Quarry
* Silver
* Tin
* Tungsten
* Uranium
* Uranium Enrichment
* Zinc

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ENRG ENERGY AND POWER
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Government and private commercial activities in acquiring and providing energy services from all types of sources. For petroleum and natural gas, see EPET. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AE, FSE)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Coal
* Dam
* Decontamination
* Electric Energy
* Electric Power Plant
* Energy Conservation
* Energy Consumption
* Energy Reserve
* Energy Shortage
* Factory
* Fissionable Material
* Fuel
* Fuel Shortage
* Generator
* Geothermal Energy
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Hydroelectric Energy
* Hydroelectric Power Plant
* Nuclear Accident
* Nuclear Capability
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Energy
* Nuclear Fuel Reprocessing
* Nuclear Power Plant
* Nuclear Reactor
* Nuclear Safeguard
* Power Line
* Public Utility
* PUNE
* Radiation
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* Reexport
* Solar Energy
* Spent Fuel
* Stockpile
* Technology Transfer
* Thermal Energy
* Thermal Power Plant
* Transformer
* Uranium Enrichment
* Wind Energy
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EPET PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
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Effective from July 1980 (Revised January 1983)

Government and private sector activities in the exploration and extraction of petroleum and natural gas. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FSE, PET)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Bid
* Drilling
* Exploitation
* Exploration
* LPG
* Natural Gas
* Natural Gas Pipeline
* Natural Gas Production
* Natural Gas Reserve
* Offshore Drilling
* Offshore Drilling Platform
* Offshore Oil
* Oil Field
* Petroleum
* Petroleum Concession
* Petroleum Pipeline
* Petroleum Production
* Petroleum Reserve
* Petroleum Shortage
* Refinery
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ETRD FOREIGN TRADE
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Exchange of goods between nations. (Replaces RCHB file category: FT)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Alcoholic Beverage
* Aluminum
* Animal Hides
* Antidumping
* Antitrust
* Apparel Trade
* Arms
* Arms Traffic
* Barter
* BOP
* Boycott
* Buffer Stock
* Chemical
* Clothing
* Cocoa
* Coffee
* Commercial Aircraft
* Commodity
* Commodity Market
* Communications Equipment
* Computer
* Construction Equipment
* Cooperatives
* Corruption
* Cotton
* Countertrade
* Countervailing Duty
* Cross Border Trade
* Customs Agreement
* Customs Clearance
* Customs Court
* Customs Fine
* Customs Inspection
* Customs Official
* Customs Regulation
* Customs Seizure
* Dairy Products
* Debt
* Development Program
* Dispute Settlement
* Diversion
* Duty Free Entry
* East West Trade
* Economic Cooperation
* EEC 1992
* EEP
* Electronic Equipment
* Exhibit
* Export
* Fair Trade
* Farm Equipment
* FCN
* Fertilizer
* Fish
* Food
* Food Contamination
* Food Inspection
* Footwear
* Foreign Market
* Free Trade Zone
* Garment Exports
* Garment Imports
* Government Procurement
* GSP
* Harmonized System
* Helicopter
* Import
* Industrialized Nation
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Intervention
* Laboratory Equipment
* LDC
* Leather
* License
* Linen
* Litigation
* Lumber
* Machine Tool
* Manmade Fiber
* Market Access
* Meat
* Meat Inspection
* Medical Equipment
* Merger
* Metal
* MFN
* MIC
* Monopoly
* Multifiber Arrangement
* NAFTA
* Natural Fiber
* Newly Industrialized Countries
* Nonalcoholic Beverage
* Nontariff Barriers
* North South Dialogue
* Oils
* Oilseeds
* Perishable Commodities
* Petroleum Products
* Pharmaceuticals
* Plastics
* Poultry
* Private Sector
* Product Standards
* Public Sector
* Quota
* Railroad Equipment
* Ramie
* Reexport
* Rice
* Rubber
* Sanction
* Shellfish
* Silk
* Smuggling
* Soybean
* Steel
* Stockpile
* Subsidy
* Sugar
* Synthetic Fiber
* Synthetic Rubber
* Tariff
* Tariff Barriers
* Tariff Relief
* Television
* Textile Exports
* Textile Imports
* Textiles
* Tin
* Tobacco
* Trade Agreement
* Trade Balance
* Trade Complaint
* Trade Control
* Trade Concession
* Trade Discrimination
* Trade Dumping
* Trade Fair
* Trade Law
* Trade Liberalization
* Trade Opportunity
* Trade Promotion
* Trade Protectionism
* Trade Relations
* Trade Visit
* Tuna
* VAT
* Vegetable
* Vegetable Fiber
* Vegetable Oil
* Wheat
* Wine
* Wood Products
* Wool
* Yarns
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ETTC TRADE AND TECHNOLOGY CONTROLS
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Effective from April 1984

Government efforts to control the transfer of goods (i.e., equipment),services, or technologies. This includes foreign policy trade controls, strategic (National Security) trade controls, munitions controls, general West to East technology transfer issues, and efforts to circumvent U.S. or COCOM controls. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FT, STR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Arms Traffic
* Blocked Assets
* Boycott
* COCOM Case
* COCOM List Review
* Computer
* Data Bases
* Data Processing Equipment
* Digital Switching
* Diversion
* EAA
* East West Trade
* Economic Warfare
* Electronic Equipment
* Embargo
* End Use Check
* End User
* Enforcement
* Espionage
* Exception List
* EXCON
* Export
* Export Control
* GSOIA
* GSOMIA
* High Technology Equipment
* IEEPA
* Illegal Trade
* Import Control
* ITAR
* Laboratory Equipment
* License
* Manufacturing Agreement
* Military Applications
* Military Critical Technologies
* Military Equipment
* Military Services
* Munitions Control
* NDPC
* Nonmarket Economy
* Origin Certificate
* Reexport
* Research & Development
* Sanction
* Security Survey
* Semiconductors
* SNEC
* Software
* Stockpile
* Strategic Material
* Strategic Trade Control
* Superconductor
* TCDC
* Technical Assistance Agreement
* Technology Acquisition Efforts
* Technology Gap
* Technology Transfer
* Transaction Check
* Turnkey Plant
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EWWT WATERBORNE TRANSPORTATION
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Movement of commercial and private vessels over high seas and inland waterways. (Replaces RCHB file categories: OS, TR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Antiterrorism
* Measures Canal
* Cargo Handling
* Coast Guard
* Containerization
* Dock Workers
* Fee
* Hazardous Cargo
* Insurance
* Load Line
* Maintenance
* Marine Cargo
* Marine Safety
* Marine Transportation
* Maritime Agreement
* Maritime Flag
* Maritime Law
* Merchant Ship
* Minesweeping
* Navigational Aid
* Passenger Ship
* Patrol Boat
* Piracy
* Port
* Port Access
* Port Congestion
* Private Ship
* Refueling
* Registration
* Rescue
* River
* Route
* Salvage
* Schedule Ship Accident
* Ship Clearance
* Ship Detention
* Ship Harassment
* Ship Movement
* Ship Registry
* Shipyard
* SOLAS
* Strait
* Tonnage Measurement
* Transportation Development
* Transportation Industry
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KACT: Strategic Arms Control (ACS) Treaties
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Effective from August 2000 (Revised August 2004)

Use for all documents relating to specific, interrelated strategic (nuclear) arms control treaties and their implementation:

* ABM (i.e., anti-ballistic missile) treaty and its implementation body the SCC (Standing Consultative Commission);
* INF (i.e., Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces) Treaty and its implementation body, the SVC (Special Verification Commission);
* START (i.e., Strategic Reductions Treaty) and its implementation body, the JCIC (Joint Compliance and Inspection Commission); and the Strategic Offensive Reductions Treaty (SORT) or the Moscow Treaty and its implementing body, the BIC (Bilateral Implementation Commission).

Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: NP/EX)
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KAWC: Atrocities and War Crimes
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Effective from July 2001

Use for all documents relating to atrocities, massacres, and war crimes, including allegations, reports, investigations, and prosecutions of genocide, crimes against humanity, grave breaches of the Geneva Conventions, and violations of the laws or customs for war. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau, Info: S/WCI)
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KCFE: Conventional Armed Forces in Europe
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Effective from August 1989

Use on all documents between U.S. Vienna and the Department pertaining to CFE negotiations; documents pertaining to conventional forces in Europe including both Eastern and Western forces, their structure, posture, changes, etc.; documents pertaining to allied and Warsaw Pact conventional arms control positions, plans and related internal political situations, documents referring to the High Level Task Force (HLTF) or its subgroups; and all documents discussing congressional delegation visits to Europe that will address conventional arms control issues. (Action: EUR/RPM)
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KCIP: Critical Infrastructure Protection
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Effective from August 2001

Use for all documents reporting on critical infrastructure protection (CIP) issues, which are defined as vulnerabilities and threats, both physical and cyber, to systems and assets (particularly interconnected information systems and networks) so vital to a nation that their incapacity or destruction would have a debilitating impact on national security, national economic security, and/or national public health and safety. Use for reporting of CIP issues both as they affect host country and as they impact the United States. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)

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KCOM: Chief of Mission
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Effective from March 2004

Use for all documents addressed for action to the chief of a U.S. mission in a foreign location (e.g., ambassadors, chargés d’affaires, consuls general, or principal officers). Use KCOM in conjunction with generic PASS instructions to chiefs of mission in Department telegrams. Also use the appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KCOR: Corruption and Anti-Corruption
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Effective from August 2001

Use for all documents relating to corruption and anti-corruption, dishonesty, and unethical behavior among public officials representing local, provincial, and national governments. This would include linkages with justice, economic, social and political entities. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)

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KCRM: Criminal Activity
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Effective from April 1994 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents relating to criminal organizations and activities, the threat they pose to U.S. interests and/or friendly governments, and host country and U.S. Government programs to combat them. This includes international criminal organizations; money laundering and other financial crimes; illicit trafficking including alien smuggling and gun running; international stolen property theft and fencing rings; international frauds and commercial crimes; UN crime meetings and anti-crime programs; and interaction with international and regional organizations on these issues. U.S. assistance covers training of host country judicial and law enforcement agencies. Use this K TAGS with the Subject TAGS SOCI. Distinguish the use of this TAGS from AID-funded administration of justice programs in Latin America (KJUS),anti-narcotics issues and programs (SNAR),and anti-terrorism issues and programs (PTER). (Action: INL/ENT)
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KDEM: Democratization
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Effective from May 1991

Use on all documents dealing with democratization in Eastern Europe, Latin America, Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. Encouraging democratization constitutes an essential component of U.S. policy. The U.S. Government is devoting significant resources to monitor and promote regional trends away from autocratic rule and toward political pluralism. Programs designed to encourage democratization are diverse, and often are cross-discipline in nature, requiring the involvement of several U.S. Government agencies. Also use the appropriate Subject and Geo-Political TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KDRG: Detainee Repatriation from Guantanamo Bay
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Effective from December 2007

Use for all documents addressing issues connected to the repatriation and transfer of detainees in U.S. Government custody at the military detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba to their countries of origin or to third countries. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: S/WCI)
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KFRD: Fraud Prevention Programs
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Effective from August 1986

Use on all reporting that refers to efforts and activities pertaining to the prevention of fraud and deceptive practices in the issuance of visas, passports, the issuance of Federal benefits to U.S. citizens and others, and to active measures developed by the Department to oversee their legality and for reporting upon the results of antifraud and prevention measures in consular matters. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: CA/FPP)
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KGHG: Global Climate Change
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Effective from May 2007

Use for all documents addressing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and global climate change (also referred to as global warming). This includes, but is not limited to, the economic, energy, environmental, geographic, health, scientific, social, and political linkages of global climate change. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: OES/EGC)
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KGIC: Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism
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Effective from September 2006

Use for all documents relating to the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism. The Global Initiative works toward the prevention, detection, and response to acts of nuclear terrorism. Also use appropriate Subject Tags. (Action: ISM/WMDT)
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KHIV: Emerging Infectious Diseases and HIV/AIDS Program
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Effective from June 2000

Use for all documents relating to actual and prospective activities by the U.S. Government, alone or in conjunction with or through other entities, to combat HIV/AIDS and other infectious diseases. Also use Appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: S/GAC)
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KHLS: Homeland Security
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Effective from August 2006

Use for all documents relating to all aspects of homeland security issues, including acts of terrorism directed at the U.S. homeland, its citizens, or interests; planning and support for such acts of terrorism; capabilities of terrorist groups; activities of institutions, groups, or individuals that support such terrorism; acts of terrorism that transcend national boundaries due to the support network or nationality of the perpetrator, victim, or facility or conventional, biological, radiological, or nuclear (CBRN) terrorism; terrorist travel; actions of the host government, institutions, or individuals related to support for or opposition to U.S. Government homeland security or counter-terrorism initiatives; actions of the host government or multilateral organizations related to the establishment of host country or regional security, bureaucratic, physical, or cyber infrastructure; homeland security implications and effects of border protection, immigration, and customs policies; transportation (e.g., seaports, civil air) security; host government travel document control and standards; emergency, preparedness, and response; biodefense, science and technology development related to the above areas; reactions of host government, media, etc., to homeland security-related programs and activities in the United States, or of the U.S. Government. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: S/CT, CA, OES, A/OEM)

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KIPR: Intellectual Property Rights
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Effective from December 1988 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents relating to intellectual property rights which include patents, trademarks, copyrights, semiconductor designs (mask works),industrial designs, trade secrets, appellations of origin and other forms of protection to reward and encourage innovation and creativity. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: EEB/TPP/MTA/IPC)
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KIRF: International Religious Freedom
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Effective from January 1999

Use on all documents relating to all issues of religious freedom and persecution, including civil unrest where religion is a precipitating factor; changes to or enforcement of laws affecting freedom of religion; religious aspects of movements, parties or persons seeking governmental change; governmental repression of religious minorities, movements or leaders; religion playing a role in reconciling conflicts; and changes in religious demographics that may produce societal changes. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: DRL/IRF)
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KISL: Islamic Issues
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Effective from November 1988 (Revised April 2000)

Use on documents treating government involvement in recognition of or approaches to Islam; political and economic activities undertaken by private Islamic organizations or prominent individuals; and fundamentalism. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS.

(Action: NEA/PPR, AF/RA, EAP/RA)
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KJUS: Administration of Justice
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Effective from May 1986 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents dealing with the administration of justice in host countries, particularly as it relates to U.S. objectives of promoting democracy and just economic and social development. This includes judicial reforms, political reporting on personalities and institutions involved in the administration of justice, judicial infrastructure development, criminal investigation capabilities, penal systems, legal training, and assistance and exchange programs in this field. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: WHA/PPC)
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KMCA: Millennium Challenge Account
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Effective from August 2004

Use for documents relating to all aspects of the Millennium Challenge Account, a U.S. new foreign assistance account, or the Millennium Challenge Corporation, the independent government corporation recently established to manage and oversee this assistance. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: MCC/IT)
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KMDR: Media Reaction Reporting
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Effective From October 1999

Use on all documents dealing with setting post ―Watching Briefs and on all post reporting concerning editorial content and media reaction. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: INR/R)
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KNNP: Nuclear Non-Proliferation
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Effective from April 1984

Use on all documents on U.S. policy for preventing the spread of nuclear weapons to other countries, the transfer of nuclear material, equipment of technology, agreements for cooperation on the peaceful uses of nuclear energy, matters concerning multilateral discussions on the uses of nuclear energy including the activities of the International Atomic Energy Agency, and activities in other countries related to the acquisition of nuclear explosives. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KOLY: Olympic Games Reporting
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Effective from February 1984

Use on all documents relating to issues, reports, or activities concerned with Olympic games. Also use appropriate Subject, Country, and Organization TAGS. Note: KOLY will be used in the above prescribed manner for all subsequent winter and summer Olympic games. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KPAL: Palestinian Affairs
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Effective from August 1983 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents relating to issues, reports, or activities concerned with the Palestinian people, as a group or in part, or the area known as Palestine. Also use appropriate Subject, Country, and Organization TAGS. (Action: NEA/PA)
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KPAO: Public Affairs Office
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Effective from May 2000

Use on all documents intended for Public Affairs sections abroad, and should be used by field Public Affairs sections abroad on all documents coming into the Department which relate to Public Diplomacy Programs. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: ECA/EX/PR)
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KPIN: Political Internationals
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Effective from November 1984

Use on all documents relating to the activities and policies of the four major Political Internationals: Socialist International, Christian Democratic International, Liberal International, and the International Democratic Union. This includes reporting on the attitudes of member parties towards the Internationals, the interaction between member parties of the Internationals, and the activities of the Internationals themselves. In addition, this TAGS should be used on all documents relating to the policies of the German (FRG) political foundations: Friederich Ebert, Konrad Adenauer, Hanns Seidel, and Friederich Naumann. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: P)
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KPKO: United Nations Peacekeeping Operations
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Effective from August 1996

Use on all documents relating to existing or potential United Nations peacekeeping activities, including proposals for and negotiations with other countries on peacekeeping activities, military support, sanctions monitoring, elections and humanitarian activities, as well as interaction with international and regional organizations on peacekeeping. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: IO)
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KPWR: Power Support Program
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Effective from March 1993

Use on all documents dealing with the Department’s electrical power support requirements. The program provides consolidated funding for generators, central uninterruptible power supply (UPS) systems, and PCB transformer abatement projects. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: OBO/PE/DE)
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KRAD: Radioactive Contamination of the Environment
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Effective from May 1997 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents dealing with radioactive contamination of the environment from whatever source—military or civilian use, transportation, storage, or disposal of nuclear material Appropriate Subject Terms to use with this TAGS would include nuclear contamination, radiation, radioactive material and International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) emergency notification. In connection with accidental or deliberate contamination, appropriate Terms to use with this TAGS include radioactive material transfer, radioactive waste disposal, radioactive waste management, industrial/medical radiography, medical isotope, and transfer of fissile material. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: OES/OA)

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KSCA: Science Counselors and Attachés
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Effective from February 1983

Use on all documents drafted by or sent to Science Counselors and Science Attachés. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: OES). Note: KSCA replaces the Organization SCSA.
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KSPR: Strategic, Performance and Resource Planning
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Effective from October 1997

Use on all documents dealing with the strategic planning process for all foreign affairs agencies or agencies with operations and programs abroad as well as the Department’s own strategic planning activities. This includes all resource allocation processes when associated with the Mission Performance Plan (MPP),namely: budget formulation, the Financial Plan (FINPLAN),and the field budget plan. Technical and operational messages that are purely budget-focused should only use ABUD. Use KSPR on messages regarding personnel planning in connection with the annual MPP exercises, and subjects relating to the Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) of 1993. Operational personnel requests (e.g., new positions, classification actions, conversions of positions from FSN to PIT, etc.) should still only use APER. Suggested terms to use with KSPR are program planning, Mission Performance Plan (MPP),Resource Allocations and Budget Integration Tool (RABIT) and Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA). Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: M/P)
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KSUM: Summit Meetings
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Effective from January 1983 (Revised November 1987)

Use on all documents concerning Summit Meetings. This includes substantive and administrative arrangements for meetings, records of meetings and reports on actions by participants as a result of meetings, including preparatory meetings. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KTFN: Terrorism Finance Traffic
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Effective from July 2004

Use for documents relating to all aspects of terrorism financing; sanctions; designations of individuals under Executive Orders (E.O.) dealing with terrorism finance such as E.O. 13224; related UN resolutions; denial of funds to terrorists; and other related aspects of terrorism financing. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: EEB/ESC)
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KTIA: Treaties and International Agreements
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Effective from June 1984

Use on all documents concerning treaties, including conventions, protocols, or other International Agreements, such as exchange of notes, exchange of letters and memoranda of understanding, as well as requirements of the Case Act (11 FAM 724; 1 U.S.C. 112B). Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: L/T)
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KTIP: Trafficking in Persons
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Effective from September 2008

Use for all cables related to the topics of trafficking in persons, human trafficking, slavery, involuntary servitude, forced labor, labor migration, illegal migration, commercial sexual exploitation, prostitution, sex tourism, forced marriage, child labor, debt bondage, peonage, and child soldiering. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: G/TIP)
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KUNR: UN Reform
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Effective from November 1995

Use on all documents dealing with all efforts to reform and restructure the United Nations. Some of the reforms are: the UN budget and/or ceiling, security council expansion, managerial improvements, and strengthening the role of the UN. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: IO)
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KWBG: West Bank and Gaza
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Effective from December 1993 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents dealing with the implementation of the Israeli-PLO Declaration of Principles, including Palestinian interim self-rule, economic development and development assistance to the Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza. Also, use for Israeli-PLO negotiations on implementing the agreement and political developments in the West Bank and Gaza including elections for a Palestinian Council. Also use the appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: NEA/IPA)
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KWMN: Women Issues
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Effective from June 1995

Use on all documents relating to the Fourth World Conference on Women and any future World Conferences on Women. Also use this TAGS on issues concerning women’s human rights, women’s political participation, women-in-development, and any discussions of women in the United Nations or any other international organizations. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: G/CS, IO, and DRL)
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MARR MILITARY AND DEFENSE ARRANGEMENTS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Efforts to establish and maintain collective security or other international military cooperation. (Replaces RCHB file category: DEF)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Air Defense
* Air Forces
* Alliance
* Armed Forces
* Artillery
* CFE
* Collective Security
* DECA
* DMZ
* Emergency Evacuation
* Ground Forces
* Home Porting
* Host Government
* Intelligence Assessment
* Landing Rights
* Lease
* Military Advisor
* Military Agreement
* Military Base
* Military Cooperation
* Military Exercise
* Military Personnel
* Military Plan
* Military Visit
* Minesweeping
* Monitoring
* National Security
* Naval Forces
* Overflight Clearance
* Peace Plan
* Peacekeeping Forces
* Refueling
* Security Assessment
* Ship Clearance
* Ship Movement
* SOFA
* Tracking Station
* Troop Contribution
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Reduction
* Troop Withdrawal
* Truce Observer
* Weapons Deployment
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MASS MILITARY ASSISTANCE AND SALES
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The Govemment to Govemment transfer, sale, or loan of military equipment, advisers, or services. (Replaces RCHB file categories DEF, FT)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Airlift
* Arms
* Artillery
* AWACS
* Bomber Aircraft
* CAT
* Congressional Presentation
* Credit
* Debt
* Debt Repayment
* Diversion
* Donor
* Economic Support Fund
* Fighter Aircraft
* FMS
* Guidance System
* Helicopter
* IMET
* Loan
* Maintenance
* MAP
* Military Adviser
* Military Agreement
* Military Aircraft
* Military Assistance
* Military Procurement
* Military Training
* Military Vehicle
* Missile
* Reexport
* Salvage
* Spare Parts
* Surplus Weapons Disposal
* Technical Assistance
* Technology Transfer
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MCAP MILITARY CAPABILITIES
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Effective from March 1973 to June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

The nonnuclear offensive and defensive ability of the military establishment of a nation or international organization. (Replaces RCHB file category: DEF)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Advanced Weaponry
* Air Defense
* Air Forces
* Armed Forces
* Arms
* Artillery
* AWACS
* Biological Warfare
* Biological Weapon
* Biological Weapon Control
* Bomber Aircraft
* Burden sharing
* Cargo Aircraft
* Chemical Warfare
* Chemical Weapon
* Chemical Weapon
* Control Civil Defense
* Coast Guard
* Conscription
* Contingency Plan
* Conventional Weapon
* Conventional Weapon
* Control Court Martial
* Defense Industry
* Demobilization
* Fighter Aircraft
* Ground Forces
* Guidance System
* Helicopter
* Infrastructure
* Intelligence Assessment
* Landing Rights
* Logistics
* Military Aircraft
* Military Balance
* Military Budget
* Military Buildup
* Military Capability
* Military Communication
* Military Equipment
* Military Exercise
* Military Leader
* Military Personnel
* Military Plan
* Military Reserve
* Missile
* Mobilization
* National Guard
* Naval Forces
* Naval Ship
* Ordnance
* Radar
* RDF
* Security Assessment
* Strategic Plan
* Submarine
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Level
* Troop Reduction
* Troop Withdrawal
* Warhead
* Warning System
* Weapons Deployment
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MNUC MILITARY NUCLEAR APPLICATIONS
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

The development and use of nuclear technology for military purposes. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AE, DEF)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Advanced Weaponry
* Antinuclear
* Arms
* Artillery
* Counterforce
* Decontamination
* Delivery Vehicle
* Fissionable Material
* Guidance System
* INF
* LRTNF
* Military Capability
* Missile
* Missile Site
* Monitoring
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Powered Ship
* Nuclear Safeguard
* Nuclear Test
* Nuclear Weapon
* Nuclear Weapon Control
* Nuclear Winter
* Plutonium
* Radiation
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* Radioactive Waste Management
* Spent Fuel
* Strategic Plan
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Withdrawal
* Warhead
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MOPS MILITARY OPERATIONS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Declared or undeclared war involving two or more nations. (Replaces RCHB file categories: DEF, POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Advanced Weaponry
* Aggression
* Air Alert
* Air Forces
* Amnesty
* Armed Forces
* Artillery
* Assault
* Atrocity
* Biological Warfare
* Biological Weapon
* Biological Weapon Control
* Blockade
* Bombing
* Casualty
* Ceasefire
* Chemical Warfare
* Chemical Weapon
* Chemical Weapon Control
* Combat
* Concentration Camp
* CONTRA
* Conventional Weapon
* Conventional Weapon Control
* DMZ
* Emergency Evacuation
* Escalation
* Explosives
* Ground Forces
* Guerrilla
* Intelligence Assessment
* Intervention
* Invasion
* KIA
* Landing Rights
* Martial Law
* Massacre
* MIA
* Military Balance
* Military Buildup
* Military Plan
* Minesweeping
* Naval Forces
* No Fly Zone
* Nuclear Weapon
* Nuclear Weapon Control
* Occupied Area
* Peace Plan
* POW
* Repatriation
* Reprisal
* Rescue
* Sabotage
* Ship Movement
* Surrender
* Threat
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Level
* Troop Reduction
* Troop Withdrawal
* War
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ODIP U.S. DIPLOMATIC REPRESENTATION
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Effective from January 1983

Official representational and ceremonial activities of U.S. diplomats and U.S. Government officials; includes all aspects of privileges and immunities. Use for ceremonial activities hosted by U.S. officials. (Replaces RCHB file categories: PER, POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accreditation
* Agrement
* Ambassador
* Ambassador Designate
* Anniversary
* Assault
* Attache
* Ceremonial Representation
* Credentials Presentation
* Diplomat
* Diplomatic Consular List
* Diplomatic Privileges
* Drivers License
* Funeral
* Gift
* Guest List
* Honorary Consul
* Invitation
* Personnel Conduct
* Real Property
* Social Reception
* Tax Exemption
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OEXC EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL
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EXCHANGE OPERATIONS

Effective from March 1973 (Revised April 2000)

The administration and operation of educational and cultural exchange programs. (Replaces RCHB file category: EDX)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* American Studies
* Artist
* Athlete
* Business for Russia Program
* Citizen Exchanges
* College and University Affiliation Program
* Community
* Connections
* Creative Arts Exchanges
* Cultural Exchange
* Cultural Heritage
* Cultural Property
* Cultural Specialists (Aculspecs)
* Educational Exchange
* EFL Fellows
* ETF Fellows
* Exchange Program
* Designation Festival Fund
* Film Programs
* FLEX Program
* Foreign Leader Program
* Fulbright Alumni Association
* Fulbright American Studies Institutes
* Fulbright Commissions
* Fulbright Junior Staff Development Program (JSD)
* Fulbright Scholar in Residence Program
* Fulbright Scholar Program
* Fulbright Student Program
* Fulbright Teachers Exchange Grant
* Humphrey Program
* International Visitor Program
* J Visa Program
* J William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board
* Jazz Ambassadors
* Nomination
* Performing Arts Calendar
* Ron Brown Fellowship Program
* Scientist
* Student
* Student Advising
* Study of the US
* Teacher
* The Film Service
* U.S. Artists Abroad
* Voluntary Visitor Program
* Youth Exchanges
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OFDP FOREIGN DIPLOMATS AND FOREIGN MISSIONS
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Effective from January 1983

Administrative, representational, and ceremonial matters related to non-U.S. diplomatic personnel and foreign missions; includes all aspects of privileges and immunities. Use for ceremonial activities hosted by non-U.S. diplomats. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accreditation
* Ambassador
* Ambassador Designate
* Assault
* Attache
* Building Design
* Ceremonial Representation
* Consul
* Consulate
* Credentials Presentation
* Diplomat
* Diplomatic Consular List
* Diplomatic Privileges
* Drivers License
* Embassy
* Envoy
* Funeral
* Gift
* Guest List
* Honorary Consul
* Invitation
* NOB
* Office Closure
* Office Establishment
* Personnel Appointment
* Personnel Conduct
* Personnel Resignation
* Personnel Separation
* Post Closing
* Post Opening
* Real Property
* Recall
* Social Reception
* Staffing
* Tax Exemption
* Third Country Counterparts
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OIIP INTERNATIONAL INFORMATION PROGRAMS
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Effective from October 1999

Administrative and operational aspects of international information programs, products, and services that increase international support for U.S. policies and understanding of U.S. society.

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Advance Documents Service
* Article Alert
* Book Donations
* Book Fairs
* Book Reprints
* Book Translations
* Books and Documents List
* Computer
* Cooperative Agreements
* Copyright
* Design Services
* DVC
* Electronic Journal
* Grant
* Graphic Design
* I-Bucks
* IRC
* IRO
* Listserv
* Paper Shows
* PDQ
* Photo Coverage
* Photo Rights
* Photo Requests
* Public Diplomacy
* Publication
* Reference Requests
* Speaker
* Technology Partnerships
* Teleconference
* Translation Requests
* Washington File
* Websites
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OPDC DIPLOMATIC CORRESPONDENCE
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Effective from January 1983

Correspondence and ceremonial messages between prominent leaders and principal officers. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Acknowledgment
* Anniversary
* Appreciation Message
* Commemorative Message
* Condolence Message
* Congratulatory Message
* Invitation
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OPRC PUBLIC RELATIONS AND CORRESPONDENCE
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Effective from January 1983

Correspondence to and from the public commenting on U.S. policy and foreign incidents, requesting information and speaking engagements, and any other public relations activities. This TAGS includes routine constituent's correspondence such as employment opportunities, requests for photographs, autographs, etc. Also includes press summaries and press conferences, public opinion polls, and the administrative arrangements for press conferences. (Replaces RCHB file category: PR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accreditation
* Authentication
* Autograph
* Constituents Mail
* Employment
* Interview
* Invitation
* Journalist
* Photo Request
* Photograph
* Poll
* Press Relations
* Public Diplomacy
* Public Information Publication
* Speaker
* Translation
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OREP U.S. CONGRESSIONAL TRAVEL
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Administrative and operational aspects of travel by Congressmen, congressional staffers, and delegations. (Replaces RCHB file category: LEG)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accommodation
* Arrival Notice
* Arrival Speech
* CODEL
* Departure Notice
* Departure Speech
* Itinerary
* Passenger Manifest
* Protective Security
* Staffdel
* Support Services
* Travel Advisory
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OSCI SCIENCE GRANTS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The administration of grants and disbursal of funds of U.S. Government sponsored research programs. (Replaces RCHB file category: SCI)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Foreign Currency
* Grant
* Science Grant
* Scientific Exchange
* Scientist
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OTRA TRAVEL
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Routine and operational aspects of travel and visits by other than prominent individuals and Congressmen. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL, TP, TRV)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accommodation
* Arrival Notice
* Arrival Speech
* Businessmen
* Departure Notice
* Departure Speech
* Dependent
* Itinerary
* Journalist
* Official Travel
* Scientific Visit
* Support Services
* Trade Visit
* Travel Advisory
* Travel Locator Messages
* Travel Orders
* Travel Report
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OVIP VISITS AND TRAVEL OF PROMINENT INDIVIDUALS AND LEADERS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The administrative and operational aspects of visits or travel of U.S. and foreign leaders and prominent individuals. Use for assistant secretary level and above or foreign equivalent. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accommodation
* Arrival Notice
* Arrival Speech
* Departure Notice
* Departure Speech
* Envoy
* Hotel
* Itinerary
* Passenger Manifest
* Protection Technical Services
* Protective Security
* Secretarys Detail
* Support Services
* Trade Visit
* Travel Advisory
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PARM ARMS CONTROLS AND DISARMAMENT
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Efforts by governments to control the acquisition, development, and production of nuclear, biological, chemical, and other advanced weaponry. Also includes the control of efforts by countries to develop nuclear capabilities. (Replaces RCHB file categories: DEF, FT, POL, STR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* ABM Treaty
* Advance Notification
* Advanced Weaponry
* Aerial Inspection
* Antinuclear
* Arms
* Arms Buildup
* Arms Control
* Arms Control Agreement
* Arms Control Impact Statement
* Arms Talks
* Arms Traffic
* Associated Measures
* Biological Warfare Convention
* Biological Weapon
* Biological Weapon Control
* CDE
* Chemical Weapon
* Chemical Weapon Control
* CNEA
* Compliance
* Confidence Building Measures
* Constraints
* Consultation
* Conventional Weapon
* Conventional Weapon Control
* Conventional Weapon Freeze
* Cooperative Measures
* Counterforce
* Counting Rule
* CST
* CTB
* Deterrence
* Disarmament
* Diversion
* East West Relations
* Electronic Weapons Systems
* Emerging Technologies
* ENMOD
* Entry Exit Points
* Fissionable Material
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Hotline
* Implementation
* INF
* IOZP
* Laser Fusion
* Launchers
* Limited Test Ban Treaty
* LRTNF
* Military Budget Reduction
* Military Expenditures
* Missile
* Monitoring
* Moratorium
* Napalm
* National Guidelines Area
* No First Use
* Nonproliferation
* Nonuse of Force
* NPT
* NRR
* NTEM
* NTM
* Nuclear Agreements
* Nuclear Capability
* Nuclear Enrichment Process
* Nuclear Equipment
* Nuclear Free Zone
* Nuclear Material
* Nuclear Proliferation
* Nuclear Reactor
* Nuclear Technical Assistance
* Nuclear Technology
* Nuclear Weapon
* Nuclear Weapon Control
* Nuclear Weapon Free Zone
* Nuclear Weapon Freeze
* Particle Beam
* Peace Movement
* Plutonium
* Political Concession
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* SCC
* SDI
* Simulations
* SNEC
* Spent Fuel
* START
* Stockpile
* Strategic Policy
* Technology Transfer
* Telemetry
* Tlatelolco Treaty
* Troop Level
* TTBT
* Unconventional Weapon
* Verification
* Warhead
* Weapon Destruction
* Weapon Systems Deactivation
* Weapons Deployment
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PBTS NATIONAL BOUNDARIES, TERRITORIES, AND SOVEREIGNTY
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Effective from January 1983

A territory over which dominion is exercised. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Air Alert
* Airspace
* Annexation
* Arbitration
* Archipelago
* Border Control
* Border Crossing
* Border Dispute
* Border Incident
* Boundary
* Boundary Claim
* Boundary Determination
* Canal
* Cession
* Coast Guard
* Continental Shelf
* Court Decision
* Dependency
* Dispute Settlement
* Island
* Island Claim
* Land Settlement
* Landlocked Country
* Maritime Boundary
* Mediation
* Occupied Area
* Overflight
* Piracy
* Port
* Port Access
* Province
* River
* Seabed
* Ship Detention
* Sovereignty
* Strait
* Survey
* Territorial Claim
* Territorial Reversion
* Territorial Sea Limit
* Territorial Unification
* Territorial Waters
* Trust Territory
* Water Boundary Agreement
* Water Boundary Claim
* West Bank
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PGOV INTERNAL GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised June 1983)

The form, structure, and organization of local, provincial, and national governments. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Absentee Ballot
* Administration of Justice
* Alliance
* Antigovernment
* Arbitration
* Berlin Access
* Berlin Wall
* Cabinet
* Cabinet Meeting
* Campaign
* Candidacy Support
* Candidate
* Charter
* Church State Relations
* Coalition Government
* Colonialism
* Communism
* Confederation
* Constitution
* Constitutional Law
* Corruption
* Court
* Court Decision
* Death
* Democracy
* Dictatorship
* Election
* Election Forecast
* Election Irregularities
* Election Law
* Election Observer
* Election Reform
* Election Results
* Extremist
* Federation
* First Lady
* Glasnost
* Government Agency
* Government Budget
* Government Media Relations
* Government Official
* Government Reform
* Governor
* Impeachment
* Inauguration
* Influence
* Infrastructure
* Interim Government
* Judicial Reform
* Judiciary
* Junta
* King
* Legislation
* Legislator
* Legislature
* Martial Law
* Mayor
* Minister
* Minority
* Municipal
* Nationalism
* Opposition
* Opposition Party
* Party Faction
* Party Leader
* Party Line
* Party Meeting
* Party Stability
* Party Strength
* Party Unity
* Patronage
* Perestroyka
* Political Adviser
* Political Concession
* Political Cooperation
* Political Crisis
* Political Leader
* Political Military Relations
* Political Party
* Political Trend
* Poll
* President
* Prime Minister
* Progovernment
* Province
* Queen
* Reconciliation
* Referendum
* Reorganization
* Resignation from Office
* Reunification
* Royal Family
* Ruling Party
* Self Government
* Socialism
* Special Interest Group
* State of the Union Message
* Succession
* Tenure of Office
* Totalitarian
* Trial
* Trust
* Territory
* Veto
* Vice President
* Voting
* Voting Rights
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PHSA HIGH SEAS AFFAIRS
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Effective from January 1983

Activities on the high seas, outside a country's national jurisdiction. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Continental Shelf
* Dispute Settlement
* Exclusive
* Economic Zone
* Fishing Limit
* Fishing Rights
* Freedom of Navigation
* Hazardous Cargo
* Innocent Passage
* International Waters
* LOS
* Marine Mammal
* Marine Safety
* Marine Transportation
* Maritime Agreement
* Merchant Ship
* Minesweeping
* Natural Resources
* Ocean Dumping
* Piracy
* Seabed
* Seabed Mining
* Ship Accident
* Ship Detention
* Ship Movement
* Strait
* Territorial Sea Limit
* Territorial Waters
* Transit Passage
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PHUM HUMAN RIGHTS
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Effective from January 1985

The violation of rights attributable to human beings. (Replaces RCHB file categories: POL, SOC)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Abuse
* Amnesty
* Antisemitic
* Apartheid
* Asylum
* Asylum Request
* Capital Punishment
* Childrens Rights
* Civil Rights
* Concentration Camp
* Court Decision
* Death Squad
* Deportation
* Detainee
* Detection Equipment
* Detention Development Rights
* Discrimination
* Economic Rights
* Emigration
* Emigration Control
* Ethnic Group
* EVD
* Execution
* Exile
* Family
* Forced Labor
* Harassment
* Human Rights
* Humane
* Imprisonment
* Indigenous Peoples
* Individual Rights
* Internal Exile
* Internee
* Mass Migration
* Massacre
* Minority
* Minority Rights
* Missing Person
* Mistreatment
* Murder
* Persecution
* Police Equipment
* Political Disappearance
* Political Prisoner
* Political Repression
* Political Rights
* Poverty
* Prisoner
* Prisoner Release
* Prisoner Welfare
* Proselytize
* Psychiatric Abuse
* Religion
* Religious Group
* Returnees
* Rights of Peoples
* Security Forces
* Sponsorship
* Torture
* Walk In Procedures
* Women
* Womens Rights
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PINR INTELLIGENCE
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The gathering and reporting of intelligence information, including biographic and background data. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INT, POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Aerial Reconnaissance
* Biographic Information
* Contacts
* Counterintelligence
* Covert Operations
* Disinformation
* Espionage
* Film
* Humint Collection Plan
* Information Security
* Intelligence Assessment
* Intelligence Collection
* Intelligence Services
* Maps
* Monitoring
* Olive Harvest
* PLPPR
* Remote Sensing
* Satellite
* Ship Movement
* Surveillance Aircraft
* Tracking Station
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PINS NATIONAL SECURITY
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

A regime's stability, control, or efforts to maintain itself in power, as well as activities and efforts to disrupt or overthrow the established regime by other than normal political activity. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Amnesty
* Armed Forces
* Arms
* Assassination
* Assault
* Atrocity
* Censorship
* Church State Relations
* Civil War
* Clandestine Broadcast
* Community Relations
* Concentration Camp
* Contingency Plan
* CONTRA
* Counterinsurgency
* Coup
* Court Decision
* Court Martial
* Death Squad
* Defector
* Demobilization
* Detention
* Dissident
* Emigration
* Emigration Control
* Escalation
* Ethnic Group
* Execution
* Exile
* Exiled Government
* Exit Permit
* Expulsion
* Extremist
* General Strike
* Guerrilla
* Harassment
* Hostility
* Hunger Strike
* Impeachment
* Infiltration
* Insurgency
* Intelligence Assessment
* Internal Control
* Intervention
* Land Reform
* Law Enforcement
* Liberation Front
* Martial Law
* Massacre
* Mercenary
* Minority
* Missing Person
* National Security
* Occupied Area
* Persona Non Grata
* Plot
* Police Force
* Police Investigation
* Political Assessment
* Political Crisis
* Political Military Relations
* Political Prisoner
* Political Settlement
* Political Stability
* Political Trend
* Prisoner Release
* Propaganda
* Property Protection
* Religious Group
* Repression
* Reprisal
* Riot
* Riot Control
* Sabotage
* Seizure
* Surrender
* Threat
* Travel Document
* Travel Restriction
* Treason
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Withdrawal
* Violence
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PREF REFUGEES
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Effective from January 1985 (Revised March 1995)

People who move across borders because of danger to life or fear of persecution. (Replaces RCHB file category: REF)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Admissions
* Allocation
* Asylum Policy
* Early Warning
* Emergency Response
* ESLCO
* Family Reunification
* Humanitarian Assistance
* Internally Displaced Persons
* Letter of Introduction
* ODP
* Prevention
* Refugee Camp
* Refugee Protection
* Refugee Relief
* Refugee Resettlement
* Refugee Settlement
* Refugee Status
* Repatriation
* Safe Country of Origin and Transit
* Safe Haven
* Sponsorship
* Temporary Protection
* VOLAG
* Volunteers
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PREL EXTERNAL POLITICAL RELATIONS
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Effective from January 1983

The political relations between countries, international or regional organizations both bilateral and multilateral, that assess intentions, objectives, plans, or possible courses of interaction. (Replaces RCHB file category: CSM, POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Alliance
* Ambassador
* Amity
* Antiamerican
* Anticommunism
* Antisoviet
* Bilateral Cooperation
* CBI
* Cold War
* Commitment
* Condemnation
* Consular Service
* Demarche
* Detente
* Deterrence
* Diplomatic Protest
* East West Relations
* Embassy Closing
* Embassy Opening
* Expulsion
* Extradition Treaty
* Foreign Commitment
* Foreign Relations
* Front Line States
* Government Reaction
* Hegemony
* Industrialized Nation
* Influence
* International Organization
* Intervention
* LDC
* Lobbying
* NAM
* National Security
* Neutrality
* No Fly Zone
* Nonaggression
* Nonaligned Nations
* Nonparticipation
* North South Dialogue
* Open Skies Treaty
* Opposition
* Participation
* Peace
* Peace Plan
* Persona Non Grata
* Political Concession
* Political Cooperation
* Political Initiative
* Political Settlement
* Political Trend
* Prisoner Exchange
* Prisoner Transfer
* Proamerican
* Procommunism
* Prosoviet
* Prowest
* Public Relations
* Reciprocity
* Recognition
* Reconciliation
* Regional Organization
* Relations Establishment
* Relations Interruption
* Reprisal
* Sanction
* Secession
* Signatory
* Sister City
* Third Country Representation
* Third World
* Threat
* War Claims
* West Bank
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PROP PROPAGANDA AND PSYCHOLOGICAL OPERATIONS
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

The spreading of ideology, information, or rumor for the purpose of supporting or defaming nations, institutions, causes, peoples, or persons. (Replaces RCHB file categories: CSM, CUL, INF, MP, POL, PPB, RAD, TV)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Active Measures
* Antiamerican
* Anticommunism
* Antinuclear
* Antisoviet
* Brain Drain
* Brainwashing
* Broadcasting
* Campaign
* Censorship
* Clandestine Broadcast
* Disinformation
* Frequency Interference
* Harassment
* Influence
* Jamming
* Lobbying
* Proamerican
* Procommunism
* Propaganda
* Prosoviet
* Prowest
* Public Disclosure
* Public Information
* Public Relations
* Publication
* Repression
* Slander
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PTER TERRORISTS AND TERRORISM
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Effective from March 1981 (Revised January 1983)

All aspects of terrorism which transcend national boundaries due to the nationality of the perpetrator, victim, place, or the incident. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Acts of Terrorists
* Antiterrorism Measures
* Antiterrorist Forces
* Assassination
* Assault
* Bomb Threat
* Bombing
* Casualty
* Hijacking
* Hostage
* Hostility
* Infiltration
* Kidnapping
* Kidnapping Threat
* Mission Takeover
* Piracy
* Plot
* Proterrorism
* Rescue
* Sabotage
* Small Arms
* Surrender
* Terrorism
* Terrorist Activities
* Threat
* Threat Assessment
* Violence
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SCUL CULTURAL AFFAIRS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised April 2000)

Any part or totality of a nation's behavior patterns, arts, beliefs, institutions, or sociology. (Replaces RCHB file categories: CUL, EDU, MP, PPB, SOC)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* American Studies
* Anthropology
* Archaeology
* Artifact
* Artist
* Athlete
* Business for Russia Program
* Citizen Exchanges
* College and University Affiliation Program
* Commemorative Celebration
* Community Connections
* Creative Arts Exchanges
* Cultural Exchange
* Cultural Heritage
* Cultural Presentation
* Cultural Property
* Cultural Specialists (Aculspecs)
* Education
* Educational Exchange
* EFL Fellows
* ETF Fellows
* Ethnic Group
* Excavation
* Exchange Program Designation
* Exhibit
* Festival Fund
* Film Programs
* Fine Arts
* FLEX Program
* Fulbright Alumni Association
* Fulbright American Studies Institutes
* Fulbright Commissions
* Fulbright Junior Staff Development Program (JSD)
* Fulbright Scholar Program
* Fulbright Scholar in Residence Program
* Fulbright Student Program
* Fulbright Teachers Exchange
* History
* Holiday
* Humphrey Program
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* International Visitor Program
* J Visa Program
* J William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board
* Jazz Ambassadors
* Language
* Library
* Magazine
* Memorial
* Missionary
* Museum
* National Flag
* Newspaper
* Olympics
* Performing Arts Calendar
* Piracy
* Place of Worship
* Pope
* Publication
* Religion
* Religious Group
* Religious Leader
* Ron Brown Fellowship Program
* School
* Social Custom
* Social Reform
* Sports
* Student
* Student Advising
* Study of the US
* Teacher
* The Film Service
* University
* US Artists Abroad
* Voluntary Visitor Program
* Women
* Youth
* Youth Exchanges
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SENV ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The preservation, deterioration, and conservation of natural and animal resources, the air, water, land, and space environments. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AGR, CUL, E, HLTH, INCO, OS, SOC)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Acid Rain
* Air Pollution
* Animal Conservation
* Animal Hides
* Atmosphere
* Biodiversity
* CITES
* Crop
* Destruction
* Dam
* Desertification
* Drought
* Earthquake
* Ecology
* Endangered Species
* Environment
* Erosion
* Exploitation
* Famine
* Fire
* Fish
* Flood
* Flora
* Forestry
* Fungicide
* Habitat
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Herbicide
* Industrial Waste Disposal
* Insect
* Land Conservation
* Marine
* Mammal
* Migratory Animals
* Monsoon
* National Park
* Natural Disaster
* Natural Resources
* Noise Pollution
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Winter
* Ocean Dumping
* Oil Spill
* Ozone
* Pest Control
* Pesticide
* Pollution Control
* Preservation
* Rainfall
* Seabed
* Sewage
* Sewage System
* Sludge
* Snowfall
* Soil
* Soil Pollution
* Species Protection
* Storm
* Tidal Wave
* Transboundary Pollution
* Tropical Forest
* Volcanic Eruption
* Waste
* Waste Disposal
* Water
* Water Analysis
* Water Conservation
* Water Pollution
* Water Supply System
* Weather
* Whales
* Wildlife
* Yellow Rain
* Zoo
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SMIG MIGRATION
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Effective from March 1995

The legal or illegal movement of people across borders, border control, and the treatment of aliens by receiving states. (Replaces RCHB file category: REF)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Alien Interdiction
* Border Control
* Cross Border Migration
* Economic Migration
* Emigration
* Environmental Migration
* Family Reunification
* Illegal Migration
* Immigration
* Labor Migration
* Migration
* Migration and Development Policy
* Nationality and Citizenship
* Readmission Agreements
* Remittances
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SNAR NARCOTICS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 2008)

The illegal production, distribution, and use of narcotic drugs. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INCO, SOC)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Aircraft Registry
* Cocaine
* Crop Destruction
* Crop Substitution
* Crops
* Customs Agreement
* Customs Inspection
* Customs Regulation
* Customs Seizure
* Demand Reduction
* Detection
* Equipment
* Eradication
* Exhibit
* Foreigners
* Hashish
* Herbicide
* Heroin
* Illicit
* Immigration
* Interdiction
* Law Enforcement
* Legal
* Marijuana
* Money Laundering
* Morphine
* Narcotics
* Narcotics Abuse
* Narcotics Control
* Narcotics Detection
* Narcotics Seizure
* Narcotics Traffic
* Opium
* Patrol Boat
* Psychotropic Drugs
* Seizure
* Ship Registry
* Smuggling
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SOCI SOCIAL CONDITIONS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The conditions and factors that affect the social welfare of a community. (Replaces RCHB file category: HLTH, SOC)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Abortion
* Administration of Justice
* Adoption
* AIDS
* Birth Rate
* Black Market
* Census
* Child
* Custody
* Children
* Civil Disobedience
* Community Relations
* Concentration Camp
* Consumer Protection
* Crime
* Crime Control
* Cult
* Demography
* Disease
* Disease Control
* Divorce
* Educational Reform
* Elderly
* Epidemic
* Family
* Family Planning
* Food
* Fugitive
* Genocide
* Glasnost
* Health
* Housing
* Housing Shortage
* Humanitarian Assistance
* Hunger Strike
* Illegal Alien
* Immigrant
* Immigration Control
* Infant
* Infrastructure
* Inoculation
* Insurance
* Law Enforcement
* Life Expectancy
* Marriage
* Medical Care
* Medical Facility
* Mental Health
* Minority
* Modernization
* Mortality Rate
* Murder
* Penal System
* Police Force
* Police Investigation
* Population
* Population Growth
* Pornography
* Prison
* Prisoner
* Prisoner Release
* Prisoner Transfer
* Prisoner Welfare
* Prostitution
* Public Safety
* Public Transportation
* Public Welfare
* Quarantine
* Recall
* Reform
* Rehabilitation
* Riot
* Riot Control
* Rural Area
* Sanitation
* Sewage
* Sewage System
* Sex Ratio
* Sexual Crime
* Sexual Harassment
* Social Development
* Social Reform
* Social Security
* Social Service
* Social Trend
* Special Interest Group
* Standard of Living
* Sterilization
* Theft
* Urban Area
* Violence
* Volunteers
* Water Supply System
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TBIO BIOLOGICAL AND MEDICAL SCIENCE
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The anatomy, physiology, chemistry, and psychology that affect living organisms and the mechanisms of their expression. (Replaces RCHB file categories: HLTH, SCI)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* AIDS
* Animals
* Biology
* Biotechnology
* Chemistry
* Disease
* Disease Control
* Eradication
* Food
* Genetic Engineering
* Hormones
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Laboratory Equipment
* Medical Science
* Nuclear Contamination
* Parapsychology
* Pest Control
* Pharmaceuticals
* Quarantine
* Research & Development
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* STRIDE Technology
* Technology
* Transfer
* Vaccine
* Zoology
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TPHY PHYSICAL SCIENCES
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Research and development in any of the physical sciences. (Replaces RCHB file category: SCI)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Atmosphere
* Chemistry
* Geodesy
* Geology
* Hydrology
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Laboratory Equipment
* Maps
* Materials Science
* Meteorology
* Metrology
* Microwave
* Minerology
* Ocean Drilling
* Oceanography
* Physics
* Research & Development
* Research Vessel
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* Satellite
* Scientific Cooperation
* Scientific Visit
* Seismology
* STRIDE
* Survey
* Technology
* Technology Transfer
* Volcanology
* Weather
* Weather Station
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TRGY ENERGY TECHNOLOGY
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Effective from July 1980 (Revised January 1983)

Research and development of energy sources. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AE, DEF, FSE, PET, SCI)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Electric Energy
* Energy Conservation
* Exploration
* Fissionable Material
* Fuel
* Geothermal Energy
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Hydroelectric Energy
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Laboratory Equipment
* Magnetic
* Nuclear Accident
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Energy
* Nuclear Reactor
* Nuclear Safeguard
* Nuclear Test
* Petroleum
* PUNE
* Radiation
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* Research & Development
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* Solar Energy
* Spent Fuel
* SSC
* STRIDE
* Synthetic Fuel
* Technology
* Technology Transfer
* Thermal Energy
* Transmitters
* Wind Energy
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TSPA SPACE ACTIVITIES
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Research and development leading to and resulting in the exploration and utilization of outer space. (Replaces RCHB file categories: DEF, SP, TEL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Astronaut
* Astronomy
* Communications Satellite
* Direct Broadcasting Satellite
* ELV
* Exploration
* Geostationary Satellite Orbit
* High Technology Equipment
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Landing Rights
* Navigational Aid
* Orbit
* Outer Space
* Outer Space Commercialization
* Peaceful Use of Outer Space
* Reentry
* Research & Development
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* Salvage
* Satellite
* Scientific Cooperation
* Space Agreement
* Space Fragment
* Space Law
* Space Liability
* Space Program
* Space Station
* Spacecraft
* Spacecraft Recovery
* Spaceflight
* STRIDE
* Technology
* Technology Transfer
* Telecommunication
* Tracking Station
* UFO
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02TEGUCIGALPA2660HONDURAN ECON HIGHLIGHTS: SEPTEMBER 2002
[...] The Ministry of Finance projects that the GDP will grow by 2.5 percent in 2002 (most likely overstated) and that the central government's fiscal deficit as a percent of GDP will be 5.9 percent. This is higher than the GOH's earlier estimate of 5.6 percent of GDP and far higher than its targe [...]
2002-09-20 22:28:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN ETRD EINV EAIR ELTN PGOV PREL KPRV KTDB KPWR HO ENGR
03BRASILIA602UTILITIES' CONCERNS OVER BRAZIL'S NEW ELECTRICITY
[...] (SBU) Summary. On February 6, Embassy hosted a Roundtable on Electricity Regulation in Brazil with participation by 16 executives from 8 U.S. and European companies from both the generation and distribution sides. Companies' main concerns were short-term liquidity issues, continued low elect [...]
2003-02-21 15:49:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN BR ENGR
03HARARE489Zimbabwe May Dollarize Energy
[...] (U) Summary: Another pillar of the GOZ's mind- withering, and failed, interventionist economic policies may crumble. Parastatal Zesa is negotiating U.S. dollar energy tariffs with selected exporters. End summary. Differentiated Tariffs ---------------------- 2. (SBU) While recently tourin [...]
2003-03-10 09:16:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINV ETRD ZI ENGR
03HARARE79Top Coal Exec Throws in Towel
[...] (SBU) Summary: Dominant coal producer Wankie suffers from an acute lack of foreign exchange that could ultimately hamper Zimbabwe's energy output. Top-of-the- line Caterpillar haulers and Bucyrus-Erie Draglines sit idle due to the costliness of imported parts. Meanwhile, the GOZ insists tha [...]
2003-01-13 14:18:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EMIN ZI ENGR
03TEGUCIGALPA1912HONDURAN ECON HIGHLIGHTS: AUGUST 2003
[...] The GOH is running out of time to attain their goal of 3.2 percent economic growth for 2003, over 2002's growth of 2.5 percent. Goals proved difficult after unexpected high levels of bank liquidity and stagnant international prices of agricultural goods like coffee and bananas hindered the e [...]
2003-08-13 21:14:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN ETRD EINV EAIR ELTN PGOV PREL KPRV KTDB KPWR HO ENGR
04MANAMA1487MINISTER OF ELECTRICITY AND WATER UPDATES ON
[...] (U) The Minister of Electricity and Water Shaikh Abdulla bin Salman Al Khalifa discussed with the Ambassador on September 20 Bahrain's water supply and the investigation into the recent national electricity blackout. Shaikh Abdulla stated that Bahrain's aquifer is becoming increasingly salty. [...]
2004-09-28 07:24:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALECON PGOV BA ENGR
05ANKARA4141TURKEY'S LIBERALIZATION WOES: SMOKE, BUT NO FIRE
[...] (SBU) Summary: Despite a modest but tangible political will to privatize, and efforts by the Privatization Administration, Competition Authority, and other sectoral regulatory bodies, Turkey's program of sectoral reform, liberalization, and privatization remains delayed and troubled. Across [...]
2005-07-18 04:50:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINV EFIN ECPS PGOV TU ENGR
05BAGHDAD2468NATIONAL ENERGY COMMITTEE ASKS, "WHAT'S IMPEDING
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The sixth meeting of the National Energy Committee (NEC) was held on June 6 at the Ministry of Oil, where a discussion on issues currently impeding the flow of oil throughout the country took place. The primary subject discussed was costs associated with providing protection to [...]
2005-06-11 10:40:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALIZ MARR MOPS ECON PREL ENGR
05MANAMA240AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH NEW FINANCE MINISTER
[...] (C) Summary. The new Bahraini Finance Minister Sheikh Ahmed bin Mohammed Al Khalifa told the Ambassador February 9 that new anti-money laundering legislation is being prepared for presentation to parliament. He noted that he and Treasury Under Secretary Taylor had discussed the development [...]
2005-02-22 15:18:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN EPET BA ENGR
05NAIROBI3188 Kenya's Energy Future
[...] Summary: Kenya is facing a significant power shortage and is being forced to turn to more expensive sources of energy. Future production will come from increased electricity generation from geothermal sources and likely new coal-fired plants. A World Bank-promoted East African regional ele [...]
2005-08-05 11:59:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAID EINV BTIO SENV KE ENGR
05PARIS2764FRAMATOME/PARTNER IN NUCLEAR POWER
[...] Please direct this message to the Commerce Department Advocacy Center. 2. Summary: On April 18, Embassy Science Officers visited Framatome headquarters, a subsidiary of GOF majority-owned Areva, which provides nuclear power reactors, fuel, and support services not only in France, but ar [...]
2005-04-22 16:09:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDEIND BEXP TRGY FR CH ENGR
05WELLINGTON10INDUSTRY MAY FOOT BILL FOR COST OF BOOSTING NEW
[...] (SBU) Summary: Oil companies are facing the prospect of shouldering the costly burden of bringing New Zealand's oil stocks up to an international standard. With the country's reserves well below the 90-day supply recommended by the International Energy Agency (IEA),New Zealand's Cabinet has [...]
2005-01-07 04:51:00Embassy WellingtonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON NZ ENGR
05WELLINGTON248NEW ZEALAND GOVERNMENT CHOOSES OIL-STOCKPILE OPTION
[...] (SBU) The New Zealand government announced March 23 that it would hold a tender for additional oil storage in an effort to meet an international standard to maintain 90 days of reserves. The decision pleased oil companies, which had feared that the government would significantly raise their c [...]
2005-03-24 03:45:00Embassy WellingtonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON NZ ENGR
05WELLINGTON859IN DECISIONS ON ENERGY, NEW ZEALAND IS AT A
[...] (SBU) With the days of abundant and cheap electric power over, New Zealand faces critical decisions on how to ensure its energy supplies keep pace with future demand. The task is complicated by years of under-investment, regulatory uncertainties and uneven government policies. New Zealand's [...]
2005-11-03 04:52:00Embassy WellingtonUNCLASSIFIEDECON PREL NZ ENGR ETRC
06ANKARA3324TURKEY AND IRAQ FINALLY MEET ON REGIONAL WATER
[...] (sbu) Summary: Tigris-Euphrates river flows and irrigation issues were the main subjects at an historic May 24 meeting in Ankara between Turkish and Iraqi water experts. Topics included use of "closed system" irrigation in Turkey and restoration efforts for the marshlands in Iraq. The Turki [...]
2006-06-07 12:56:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENGR SENV EAGR TU IZ
06ANKARA3691TURKEY TRANS-BOUNDARY WATER AND ILISU DAM
[...] (SBU) Summary: Turkey's DSI (State Hydraulic Works) provided additional information on the May 24 bilateral meeting in Ankara with Iraq (ref),characterizing it as a productive exchange of information, but disappointing in not covering new ground. Turkey is set on building the Ilisu Dam on th [...]
2006-06-22 14:05:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENGR SENV EAGR TU IZ
06ANKARA4462TURKEY DETERMINED TO BUILD CONTROVERSIAL ILISU DAM
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Ilisu dam project on the Tigris River has been one of the most widely criticized hydropower dam projects of the Southeast Anatolia Project (GAP). Despite the continued controversy, Turkey remains doggedly committed to building the dam. The Turkish press announced recently t [...]
2006-08-03 11:01:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENGR SENV EAGR TU IZ SY
06ANKARA6464CSIS-SANDIA IN TURKEY FOR GLOBAL WATER PROJECT
[...] Summary: Collaborating on policy and technology aspects of their "Global Water Futures" project, CSIS (Center for Strategic Studies) and Sandia National Laboratories sent a joint delegation to Turkey as one of five countries of focus in the second phase of the project. The Delegation met with [...]
2006-11-21 10:10:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDENGR SENV EAGR TU
06ASHGABAT804THE JULY 24-25 STATE VISIT OF IRANIAN PRESIDENT
[...] (C) Iranian President Ahmadinejad was clearly in control, with President Niyazov playing only a secondary role, during the Iranian President,s July 24-25 state visit to Turkmenistan. Notwithstanding the local state media's assertions that the visit centered on developing economic links -- th [...]
2006-07-27 12:30:00Embassy AshgabatCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON ENGR ETRD PARM IR TX UNSC
06ASUNCION201PARAGUAY: MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS ON ANR
[...] (C) In the Ambassador's introductory call on Minister of Public Works Jose Alderete, who was also President Duarte's campaign manager for the just concluded ANR internal elections, Alderete said the President's decisive win (with a margin of 31 points) was better than expected and provides Du [...]
2006-02-22 16:54:00Embassy AsuncionCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM KCRM ENGR ECON PINR PA
06BEIJING16814CODEL STEVENS DISCUSSES ENERGY POLICY WITH NDRC
[...] (SBU) CODEL Stevens, accompanied by the Ambassador, discussed energy policy with new National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) Vice Chairman Chen Deming. Chen emphasized that China intends to maintain 90 percent energy self-sufficiency by relying on domestic coal resources and develop [...]
2006-08-15 09:57:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ENGR KNNP TRGY CH
06BOGOTA4125COLOMBIA/VENEZUELA PIPELINE; PIPE DREAM BECOMING A
[...] (C) Summary: GOC officials confirmed that a long-planned gas pipeline from La Guajira, Colombia to Lake Maracaibo, Venezuela is set to begin construction in July 2006. The pipeline is estimated to cost USD 300 million and will be financed entirely by the Venezuela's national petroleum company [...]
2006-05-10 13:55:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIALENGR EPET CO VE
06BRATISLAVA720SLOVAKIA REMAINS FOCUSED ON REGAINING TRANSPETROL
[...] (S) Summary - The Ministry of Economy continues to pursue a deal to buy back the 49 percent stake in Transpetrol from Netherlands-based Yukos Finance and/or its subsidiary Yukos International. This task was complicated when a Dutch judge appointed Yukos Oil Receiver and Russian Eduard Rebgun a [...]
2006-08-25 14:33:00Embassy BratislavaSECRETENGR ECON EPET PREL PGOV LO RS
06BRATISLAVA816SLOVAKIA PURSUES TRANSPETROL THROUGH MURKY LEGAL
[...] (C) Summary - Slovakia's efforts to repurchase the 49 percent stake in Transpetrol have been hampered by legal uncertainties surrounding ownership and the right to sell the shares. Economy Minister Jahnatek has repeatedly tried to meet with Eduard Rebgun, the Yukos Oil receiver who was nomina [...]
2006-10-06 14:46:00Embassy BratislavaCONFIDENTIALENGR ECON EPET PREL PGOV LO RS
06DUBLIN266COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO DOE/NNSA/DPTRAV RALPH
[...] Post welcomes and grants country clearance to Department of Energy, National Nuclear Security Administration's (NNSA) Office of Defense Programs personnel: Ralph Henry Castain to travel to Cork, Ireland, from April 1 to 8, 2006. Purpose of the visit is to present talks on resilient computing [...]
2006-03-14 09:37:00Embassy DublinUNCLASSIFIEDENGR TRGY KSCA OTRA KNNP EI
06DUSHANBE1931DESPITE THE CHAMPAGNE, NOT MUCH TO CELEBRATE IN TAJIKISTAN'S
[...] (U) INTRODUCTION: During an October 17 visit to Shahrinau -- Persian for "New City" -- PolOffs found nothing new in tours of a wineless winery, a school with no electricity and talks with local government officials. The district, located 25 kilometers east of Dushanbe and 25 km west of the Uz [...]
2006-10-20 05:58:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV ECON EAID ENGR ETRD TI
06JOHANNESBURG338THE SOUTH AFRICAN COAL INDUSTRY: PART III -- PLANS AND
[...] (U) Introduction: This is the third of a four-part cable dealing with coal and the important role it plays in the South African economy. Part 3 provides information on some of the new and expansion projects underway and planned clean-coal developments. It reviews some of the policies and leg [...]
2006-09-08 16:01:00Consulate JohannesburgUNCLASSIFIEDEMIN ENGR ECON SENV SF
06LAPAZ406ECONOMIC PLANNING MINISTER VAGUE ON PLANS
[...] (SBU) Summary: In a courtesy call with the Ambassador on February 10, Minister of Development Planning Carlos Villegas, President Morales' paramount advisor on economic issues, spoke of the GOB's plan to achieve "productive development and social inclusion," but gave few concrete details about [...]
2006-02-15 18:14:00Embassy La PazUNCLASSIFIEDECON PGOV ENGR EPET EAIR BL
06MANAGUA2741DISCUSSIONS ON NEXT STEPS WITH FSLN INTERMEDIARY
[...] (C) Summary: During Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN) Foreign Affairs Secretary Samuel Santos' recent meeting with DCM and polcouns, he confirmed his appointment as Foreign Minister and requested to meet with State Department officials in Washington before President-elect Daniel Or [...]
2006-12-21 16:12:00Embassy ManaguaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PREL KDEM ECON ENGR MARR PTER NU
06MONTREAL622UPDATE ON HYDRO-QUEBEC'S ENERGY PLANS
[...] (U) Summary: On May 23, Embassy Ottawa EMIN Brian Mohler and ConGen Montreal Econoff Anne Coleman met with Marie-Jose Nadeau (please protect),Hydro Quebec's Executive Vice-President for Corporate Affairs, at the utility's Montreal headquarters. Ms. Nadeau provided an overview of Hydro Que [...]
2006-06-02 18:03:00Consulate MontrealCONFIDENTIALENGR CA
06NAIROBI1087KENYA TO SELL 30% OF PARASTATAL POWER GENERATOR
[...] Summary: The Kenyan government announced on March 3 its intention to sell 30% of the Kenya Electricity Generating Company (KenGen),the country's dominant power generating firm, through an initial public offering on the Nairobi Stock Exchange (NSE). The majority of the offered shares will b [...]
2006-03-09 07:44:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDENGR ECON EINV BTIO SENV KE
06NAIROBI1637KENYA BULLISH ON EXTRACTIVE INDUSTRY TRANSPARENCY
[...] (SBU) Summary: Deep-sea oil exploration is scheduled to begin in late-2006 off the coast of Kenya. In preparation for a possible discovery, key donors and the Australian company in charge of exploration are encouraging the Government of Kenya (GOK) to start planning now on how to avoid the "r [...]
2006-04-13 12:32:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAID EFIN EPET ENGR KCOR KE
06OSLO101A/S FRIED´S VISIT: NORWAY AN ENERGY SECURITY PLAYER
[...] (C) Summary. A/S Fried met with Foreign Minister Jonas Stoere and continued our "High North Dialogue" with Deputy Foreign Minister Kjetil Skogrand during his January 26-27 visit to Oslo to participate in an E-PINE Political Directors meeting (reported septel). Stoere enthusiastically presented the [...]
2006-01-31 15:11:00Embassy OsloCONFIDENTIALPREL NO ENGR
06OSLO352NORWAY DESK OFFICER VISITS OSLO
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On March 9 and 10, Norwegian desk officer Ray Dalland visited Oslo and held meetings with officials at the Norwegian Ministries of Defense and Foreign Affairs. Lack of significant progress in Norway's border delineation dispute with Russia in the High North, and the impact on [...]
2006-03-22 11:39:00Embassy OsloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ENGR RU NO
06THEHAGUE119COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[...] Country clearnce is granted for January 23 - February 4, 2006 travel to The Netherlands of David Glenn Kostorowski, Lawrence Desonier, Timothy Gregoire, Walter Humphrey, Patrick Kolbas, Robbie York, Richard Mackoy, Mark Melany, and James Schol, from the National Nuclear Security Administration [...]
2006-01-19 08:12:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDENGR OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE1232COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[...] Country clearnce is granted for Justin R. Swift, Deputy Assistant Secretary for International Affairs, Department of Energy, to travel to the Netherlands from June 5-9, 2006 to attend and participate in the 23rd World Gas Conference sponsored by the International Gas Union. 2. Embassy und [...]
2006-06-01 09:55:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDENGR OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE1427COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[...] Country clearnce is granted for Slawomir M. Tkaczyk to travel to The Netherlands from June 26-27, 2006 to visit the Rheinisch Westfaelisch Technische Hochscule Instite in Amsterdam where tracker end cap detector is being assembled. 2. Embassy understands that no assistance is necessary. [...]
2006-06-27 10:40:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDENGR OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE1437COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[...] Country clearnce is granted for DOE delegation consisting of Patrick Joseph Kolbas, Robert Lawrence Martinez, Richard MacKoy, and Gregory Clyde Stihel, National Nuclear Security Administration, Office of Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation, DOE, to travel to the Netherlands from July 6-14, 2006 t [...]
2006-06-28 08:41:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDENGR OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE1451COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[...] Country clearnce is granted for DOE delegation consisting of Aldo A. Zagonel, Thomas F. Corbet, James Ellison, and Leonard A. Malczynski to travel to the Netherlands from July 19-31, 2006 to attend and present at the International System Dynamics Conference in Nijmegen. 2. Embassy underst [...]
2006-06-29 06:58:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDENGR OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE1550COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[...] Country clearnce is granted for Michael Williams and John David Wharton, National Nuclear Securtiy Administration's Office of Defense Programs to travel to the Netherlands from July 18-23, 2006 to conduct a site visit at Volkel Air Base in the Netherlands with USAFE staff at each location. [...]
2006-07-13 16:24:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDENGR TRGY OTRA KNNP NL
06THEHAGUE1621COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[...] Country clearnce is granted for Marianne M. Francois, National Nuclear Security Administration Office of Defense Programs, to travel to the Netherlands from August 12-17, 2006 to attend the Euromech Colloquium 479 on Numerical Simulation of Multiphase Flows with Deformable Interfaces in Schev [...]
2006-07-26 08:45:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDENGR OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE1640COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[...] Country clearance is granted for Wojciech H. Zurek, from Los Alamos National Laboratory, to travel to the Netherlands from September 4-8, 2006 to attend the Coslab 2006 Conference in Leiden. 2. Embassy understands that no assistance is necessary. POST ACCESS: 3. Visitors who need u [...]
2006-07-28 08:25:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDENGR OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE1672COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[...] Country clearance is granted for Herbert van de Sompel, from Los Alamos National Laboratory to travel to the Netherlands from August 19-23, 2006 to attend "Digital Libraries a la Carte - New Choices for the Future" Conference in Amsterdam. 2. Embassy understands that no assistance is nece [...]
2006-08-01 12:52:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDENGR OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE1730COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[...] Country clearnce is granted for Bette T. Korber, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Department of Energy, to travel to the Netherlands from August 29 - September 1, 2006 to speak on and discuss human immunodeficiency virus diversity and vaccine design at the acquired immune deficiency syndrome v [...]
2006-08-08 10:59:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDENGR TRGY OTRA KNNP NL
06THEHAGUE2036COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[...] Country clearnce is granted for Ron L. Cutright, George W. Pukanic, and Diane R. Madden to travel to the Netherlands from Octuber 10-18, 2006 to meet with representatives of Shell Global Solutions, Shell Global Solutions Internation, UHDE GMBH, ELCOGAS SA, and Unon Power, to tour operating g [...]
2006-09-19 13:45:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDENGR TRGY OTRA KNNP NL
06THEHAGUE2037COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[...] Country clearnce is granted for Ron L. Cutright, George W. Pukanic, and Diane R. Madden to travel to the Netherlands from Octuber 10-18, 2006 to meet with representatives of Shell Global Solutions, Shell Global Solutions Internation, UHDE GMBH, ELCOGAS SA, and Unon Power, to tour operating g [...]
2006-09-19 13:46:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDENGR TRGY OTRA KNNP NL
06THEHAGUE2040COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[...] Country clearance is granted for William E. Hart, from the National Nuclear Security Administration's Office of Defense Programs, to travel to the Netherlands from September 23-30, 2006 to participate in a working group in order to develop understanding of how water resource issues affect ins [...]
2006-09-19 13:46:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDENGR OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE2042COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[...] Country clearance is granted for Rajat Sapra, from the National Nuclear Security Administration's Office of Defense Programs to travel to the Netherlands from September 30 - October 5, 2006 to attend the metabolic engineering VI: from recnda towards engineering biological systems. The confer [...]
2006-09-19 13:46:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDENGR OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE2051COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[...] Country clearnce is granted for Karina Yusim to travel to the Netherlands from September 30 - October 9, 2006 to wqork on collaborative projects at the University of Utrecht, Theorectical Biology and Bioformatics Department. 2. Embassy understands that no further assistance is requested. [...]
2006-09-20 11:15:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDENGR TRGY OTRA KNNP NL
06THEHAGUE2070COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[...] Country clearance is granted for Richard D. Ivey from the National Nuclear Security Administration's Office of Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation, DOE, to travel to the Netherlands from October 1-5, 2006 in support of U.S. mixed oxide Program. Traveler will perform a Quality Assurance audit of [...]
2006-09-22 10:37:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDENGR OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE2072COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[...] Country clearance is granted for Brady Alan Pompei, James A. Rivera and Terry L. Bisbee to travel to the Netherlands from September 23 - October 1, 2006 to conduct an annual exercise and computer study to access the security of U.S. assets and interests on foreign soil on behalf of the North [...]
2006-09-22 10:42:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDENGR OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE2133COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[...] Country clearance is granted for John P. Hoffman, Patricia Ann Garcia and Richard B. Stump from the National Nuclear Security Administration's Office of Defense Programs, DOE, to travel to the Netherlands from October 10-14, 2006 to represent the Department of Energy and the NNSA with attenda [...]
2006-09-29 09:47:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDENGR OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE2250COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[...] Country clearance is granted for Alan K. Burnham, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Fossil Energy, to travel to the Netherlands from October 31 - November 4, 2006, to present an invited talk entitled "In-Situ Processing of Oil Shale and Heavy Oil" at the first annual Shell International Sc [...]
2006-10-17 09:25:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDENGR OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE2254COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[...] Country clearance is granted for Patrick B. Davis, Office of Hydrogen, Fuel Cells and Infrastructure Technoligies Program, Safety Codes and Standards, DOE to travel to Petten, the Netherlands from November 5-10, 2006 to coordinate future IEA activities, and as the DOE representative to the IEA [...]
2006-10-18 11:10:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDENGR OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE2461COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[...] Country clearance is granted for Senior Engineer II, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Gunjit S. Bir, to travel to Delft, The Netherlands to make a presentation. 2. Embassy understands that no further assistance is requested. POST ACCESS: 3. Visitors who need unescorted access [...]
2006-11-16 13:47:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDENGR OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE2567COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[...] Country clearance is granted for Paul S. Veers to travel to the Netherlands from December 10-14, 2006 to attend the application for smart structures for large wind turbine rotor blades workshop, in Delft. 2. Embassy understands that no further assistance is requested. POST ACCESS: [...]
2006-12-07 13:16:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDENGR OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE2644COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[...] Country clearance is granted for DOE official Alexander Heger to travel to the Netherlands from January 20-27, 2007 to collaborate with Dr. Norbert Langer of the University of Utrecht Sterrenkundig on the field of evolution of massive stars and their nucleosynthesis. This collaboration is in [...]
2006-12-20 14:05:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDENGR OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE405COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[...] Country clearnce is granted for February 22- March 4, 2006 travel to The Netherlands of Robert Neal Newhouse, David Glenn Kostorowski, and Tracy Proctor Mustin from the National Nuclear Security Administration's Office of Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation, Department of Energy, to meet in Rotte [...]
2006-02-23 12:07:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDENGR OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE456COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[...] Country clearnce is granted for Joseph Patrick Kolbas from the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, National Nuclear Security Administration Office of Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation, Department of Energy, to travel to The Netherlands from March 4-10,2006 to observe the operational procedu [...]
2006-03-02 11:42:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDENGR OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE458COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[...] Country clearnce is granted for James M. Ohi from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Department of Energy to travel to the Netherlands from April 3-6, 2006 to participate in the first formal meeting with other participaants of the Hyapproval Project to Harmonize Hydrogen Fueling Station [...]
2006-03-02 11:48:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDENGR OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE459COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[...] Country clearnce is granted for James M. Ohi from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Department of Energy to travel to the Netherlands from April 3-6, 2006 to participate in the first formal meeting with other participaants of the Hyapproval Project to Harmonize Hydrogen Fueling Station [...]
2006-03-02 11:56:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDENGR OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE54COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[...] Country clearnce is granted for January 14-20, 2006 travel to The Netherlands of Eric Von Alderson, Second Line of Defense Megaports Initiative Project Manager, to meet with Israeli officials and observe the operational procedures employed by Dutch Customs at the Port of Rotterdam. 2. Emb [...]
2006-01-10 14:47:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDENGR OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE542COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[...] Country clearnce is granted for Alexander Heger, from the Los Alamos National Laboratory, DOE, to travel to the Netherlands from March 19-25, 2006 to support the Nuclear Astrophysics (nuclearosynthesis) part of the lab-directed research and development project "Coming out of the cosmic dark a [...]
2006-03-14 10:13:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDENGR OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE668COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[...] Country clearnce is granted for Dana Powers, Sandia National Laboratories, Ironton, Missouri, to travel to the Netherlands from April 22-29, 2006 to attend meetings and discuss vapor phase mass transport issues. 2. Embassy understands that no assistance is necessary. POST ACCESS: 3. [...]
2006-03-28 11:10:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDENGR OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE71COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[...] Country clearnce is granted for January 21-26, 2006 travel to The Netherlands of Kamlesh Patel to attend the International Symposium on Microscale Bioseparations Conference. 2. Embassy understands that no assistance is necessary. POST ACCESS: 3. Visitors who need unescorted access [...]
2006-01-12 08:37:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDENGR OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE787COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[...] Country clearnce is granted for Roland J. Otto, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Head of Center for Science and Engineering Education, to travel to the Netherlands from May 18-21, 2006 to give an invited talk on "Science and Technology Education for the 21st Century" at the Stichting Ha [...]
2006-04-11 11:10:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDENGR OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE866COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[...] Country clearnce is granted for Michael J. Mosley, Nuclear Assurance Corporation International Engineer to travel to the Netherlands from May 18-21, 2006 to supervise the loading of spent fuel into LWR casks for transport to the U.S. 2. Embassy understands that no assistance is necessary. [...]
2006-04-19 11:21:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDENGR OTRA NL
06VIENNA3394RAIFFEISEN ON BELARUS, UKRAINE, THE SALE OF BAWAG,
[...] (C) Summary: Friedrich Sommer, Raiffeisen Zentralbank's General Counsel, confirmed to us on November 17 that no senior Belarus officials have accounts with Raiffeisen's Belarus subsidiary, Priorbank. Raiffeisen International Bank-Holding has definitively ended its controversial trusteeship [...]
2006-11-24 07:47:00Embassy ViennaCONFIDENTIALEFIN EPET ENGR BO UKR AU
06VIENNA664AMBASSADOR RAISES RUE/RAIFFEISEN WITH FINANCE
[...] (S) During a February 28 meeting with Finance Minister Karl-Heinz Grasser, Ambassador McCaw raised continuing USG concerns over the non-transparent RUE gas deal and the key involvement of an Austrian bank, Raiffeisen Investment Holding AG (RIAG),in the RosUkrEnergo (RUE) joint venture. The A [...]
2006-03-03 17:11:00Embassy ViennaSECRETPREL EFIN AU ENGR
06VIENNA941AUSTRIAN ENERGY INITIATIVES - BEST PRACTICES
[...] Post solicited information about domestic and international energy initiatives from Herbert Lechner, Scientific Director from the quasi-governmental "Austrian Energy Agency" (AEA),and from Aloisia Woergetter, head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Sustainable Development Unit. The GoA pro [...]
2006-03-30 11:18:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV SOCI ENGR EAID EPET TRGY AU
06YEREVAN110WITH GAS USAGE ACCELERATING, GOAM PREPARING FOR WORST
[...] (C) ArmRosGazprom (ARG) has drawn roughly half of Armenia's useful reserves -- much quicker than initially expected -- since the January 22 cut off of natural gas supplies from Russia (reftel). Consumption accelerated after the GOAM temporarily reopened a 200-megawatt hydroelectric unit in Hraz [...]
2006-01-26 04:36:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALPREL RS GG IR AM ENGR AZ
07ABUJA1157NIGERIA: SENATOR NELSON MEETS WITH PRESIDENT
[...] (C) SUMMARY. On June 2, Senator Bill Nelson met with Nigerian newly-elected President Umaru Musa Yar'adua. Yar'adua said that poverty alleviation is a priority in his administration in order to stop the spread of Islamic fundamentalism. He looked forward to greater intelligence cooperation b [...]
2007-06-08 07:02:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON EPET ENGR PTER NI
07ABUJA1263NIGERIA: SEN. NELSON MEETS WITH OIL EXECS
[...] (C) SUMMARY. During Senator Nelson's June 1 meeting with John Chaplin, Managing Director of ExxonMobil in Nigeria (EM) and Anne Pickard, Regional Executive Vice President for Shell Exploration and Production in Africa, the executives lamented that criminal gangs have slowed oil production and [...]
2007-06-18 09:05:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALECON ENGR EPET PREL PGOV PTER NI
07ANKARA1176TURKEY LOOKS SERIOUSLY AT KYOTO PROTOCOL
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Turkey is a signatory to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC),but has never signed the Kyoto Protocol. Turkish officials are looking seriously at the Kyoto Protocol, both because adopting it is a requirement of the daunting environment chapter of the EU "acqu [...]
2007-05-16 14:37:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENGR SENV EAGR TU
07ANKARA639TURKEY'S WATER WORRIES - WAITING FOR APRIL SHOWERS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: With only 1642 cubic meters/year per capita usable water, Turkey is far from a water-rich country and acutely subject to increased dryness due to global warming. Now a particularly dry winter has left many of Turkey's reservoirs at low levels. Although Ankara authorities have [...]
2007-03-21 08:48:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDENGR SENV EAGR TU
07ATHENS1892 Athens "Challenge of Climate" Conference - Oct 14-16
[...] Summary. Details of the upcoming "The Challenge of Change" climate change conference are solidifying in wake of the recent national elections in Greece. As the list of confirmed speakers fills with prominent members of Government andthe Energy community, the conference has grown to include a [...]
2007-09-20 04:58:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIEDSENV KGHG SOCI ENGR EAID GR
07BAGHDAD2693CODEL BAIRD DISCUSSES IRAQ'S ENERGY NEEDS WITH
[...] (SBU) Begin Summary: Electricity Minister Dr. Karim Wahid al-Hassani outlined Iraq's energy needs to CODEL Baird (Rep. Brian Baird (D-WA),Rep. Christopher Shays (R-CT),and Rep. Ralph Hall (R-TX)) in an August 11 meeting. Highlighting security and fuel shortages as the two most pressing issues [...]
2007-08-13 13:01:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ENGR EPET IZ
07BAGHDAD2752PRT TIKRIT: CHAIRMAN OF OIL MINISTRY IRAQ-CHINA
[...] (U) This is a PRT Tikrit, Salah ad Din cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY. During an August 6 meeting in Bayji, Abdel Khader Sabah, the chairman of the Iraq-China Committee for the Ministry of Oil (MoO),claimed that the China National Petroleum Company (CNPC) is reneging on agreements made in earlier [...]
2007-08-19 05:18:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALECON ENGR EPET KCOR EIND IZ CH
07BAGHDAD3349NINEWA: FUEL DELIVERIES UP, BUT IMPORTS NEEDED TO
[...] (C) Ninewa's fuel supplies have increased since the end of last winter but remain critically short of the province's needs. Despite improvements in kerosene, diesel and gasoline deliveries from the Baiji Oil Refinery, Northern Oil Distribution Company (NODC) General Director Mohammed al-Zib [...]
2007-10-08 12:37:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALECON EPET ENGR PGOV IZ
07BERLIN121GERMAN REACTION TO EUROPEAN COMMISSION'S ENERGY
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On January 10, the European Commission unveiled its proposals for the EU's first common energy strategy, to be released in March. The German government's reaction was mixed. The Ministry of Economics criticized plans for "unbundling," i.e., the separation of energy generatio [...]
2007-01-22 11:47:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENGR SENV PGOV PREL GM
07BRASILIA1813 BRAZIL: UNDER SECRETARY JEFFERY'S MEETINGS WITH GoB
[...] (SBU) Summary: Under Secretary Reuben Jeffery and delegation met with Acting Minister of Mines and Energy, Nelson Hubner; Vice President Jose Alencar; and senior Ministry of Finance officials during his August 20 visit to Brasilia. Hubner said he saw an immediate need to showcase a biofuels p [...]
2007-09-24 13:17:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ENGR ETRD ECIN EAIR ECPS TSPA SENV BR
07BRIDGETOWN1372DOMINICAN CABINET RESHUFFLE TO INCREASE EFFICIENCY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Dominica Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit reshuffled his cabinet October 16, taking the Foreign Minister portfolio himself and shifting previous Foreign Minister Charles Savarin to Public Utilities and Energy. According to one official, this will separate Housing from Public Util [...]
2007-10-30 18:18:00Embassy BridgetownCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL ENGR EPET XL DO
07BUCHAREST240ROMANIA IN ADVANCE OF THE MARCH 5-6 GAERC
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-02 15:26:00Embassy BucharestCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ENGR EUN KPAL RO
07CARACAS1011CTV TO WAGE ILO CREDENTIAL FIGHT/PDVSA BEGINS
[...] (C) Summary. The opposition-linked Confederation of Venezuelan Workers (CTV) plans to contest the seating of leaders of the pro-government National Workers Union (UNT) at the May 30-June 15 International Labor Conference in Geneva. CTV Secretary General Manuel Cova, in his capacity as an inte [...]
2007-05-23 18:59:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALELAB PHUM PGOV EPET ENGR EINV VE
07DUSHANBE381TAJIKISTAN: LIGHTS OUT AND EVERYONE HOME-AND COLD
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Even as Tajikistan seeks to become a regional energy exporter, most of Dushanbe has had only four to six hours of power each day for the last month. Many parts of rural Tajikistan have remained without any electricity throughout the winter, but the fact that the capital is exper [...]
2007-03-20 12:17:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ECON ENGR EAID TI AF
07GEORGETOWN211MAKE HASTE SLOWLY - CARICOM INTER-SESSIONAL
[...] (C) Summary: Foreign Minister Rudy Insanally told the Ambassdor that the Heads of Government participating in the 18th CARICOM Inter-Sessional in St. Vincent on February 12-14 were determined to "make haste slowly" on a range of issues including governance, trade, economic development and re [...]
2007-02-22 16:36:00Embassy GeorgetownCONFIDENTIALPREL ECIN EAID EAGR ENGR EAIR SMIG CARICOM XL
07HELSINKI690FINNISH MINISTER WIRED ABOUT WIREC 2008
[...] (U) Minister of Trade and Industry Mauri Pekkarinen is very interested in participating in the 2008 Washington International Renewable Energy Conference (WIREC 2008) next March. According to Henri Backman, Senior Advisor in the Ministry of Trade and Industry, Pekkarinen would like to see a sa [...]
2007-09-07 13:25:00Embassy HelsinkiUNCLASSIFIEDSENV SOCI ENGR EAID EPET TRGY KPAO FI
07HONGKONG1661CLIMATE CHANGE DEMARCHE: ENGAGING HONG KONG AND
[...] (SBU) Summary: AmConGen Hong Kong has actively engaged the governments and the general public of the Hong Kong and Macau Special Administrative Regions on U.S. climate change, renewable energy and other environmental programs. Post developed and actively promoted the Pollution Prevention and [...]
2007-06-21 06:19:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV ENGR SOCI EAID EPET TRGY KPAO CH HK MC
07IRANRPODUBAI24IRAN OIL OFFICIAL SHOPS AROUND FOR FOREIGN INVESTMENT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-19 10:48:00Iran RPO DubaiSECRETEINV EPET ENGR PREL IR
07IRANRPODUBAI43TIMING OF IRAN'S GASOLINE RATIONING TAKES ALL BY SURPRISE
[...] No summary [...]
2007-06-28 04:39:00Iran RPO DubaiCONFIDENTIALECON ENGR EPET PGOV IR
07KABUL1206 Afghanistan Energy: Letter From Ministers of Finance and
[...] (U) On April 4, Embassy received para 4 letter from Minister of Finance Dr. Anwar Ul-Haq Ahady and Minister of Economy Dr. Mohammad Jalil Shams regarding energy sector commitments the GOA is prepared to make. The Ahady/Shams letter is in response to the Ambassador's March 29 letter offering US [...]
2007-04-11 11:50:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENGR EAID ECON ETRD KPWR PGOV AF
07KABUL3908 Central Asia-to-South Asia Regional Energy Market
[...] Summary. The four countries working to create an electricity transmission corridor between Central and South Asia took a major step forward in their Third Ministerial Conference in Kabul, November 14-16, 2007. Representatives agreed on the scope and preliminary technical definition of the p [...]
2007-11-26 01:21:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDENGR ECON EPET ETRD KPWR EAID PGOV AF
07KABUL3993Progress On Afghan Electricity from Uzbekistan?
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Discussion with Afghans and donors on the North East Power System (NEPS) connection to Uzbekistan, yielded signs of increased Uzbek commitment to provide 150 MW of electricity to Afghanistan by the end of 2008 (including completing 43 KM of transmission lines to the Afghan border [...]
2007-12-04 13:02:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENGR ECON EPET ETRD KPWR EAID PGOV AF
07KOLKATA215URANIUM MINES IN INDIAN STATE OF JHARKHAND LACK PROPER
[...] (SBU) Summary: As India seeks to develop its nuclear power industry, the GOI is expanding its uranium mines in India's eastern state of Jharkhand. The Jadugoda mines, located in East Singhbum district, are presently the sole fuel source for India's ten pressurized heavy water reactors (PHWR [...]
2007-07-19 13:48:00Consulate KolkataUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENGR EMIN ELAB SENV TRGY ASEC IN
07KUALALUMPUR1064TRANS-PENINSULA PIPELINE: JUST A PIPEDREAM?
[...] (U) Summary: According to recent press reports, the Malaysian Government has approved plans for a US$ 7 billion oil pipeline across northern peninsular Malaysia near the Thai border, with a large storage facility in the middle and a refinery at each end. The pipeline is portrayed as a shorte [...]
2007-06-21 07:21:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENGR EPET SENV ECON IR MY SA PGOV
07KUWAIT1314KUWAIT COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR DOE A/S KEVIN
[...] (SBU) Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for DOE A/S Kevin Kolevar, and DOE employees Sarah K. Magruder and Patrick A. Willging to travel to Kuwait September 6-9 to meet with Kuwaiti Energy Officials. 2. (U) This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; [...]
2007-08-31 13:25:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDSA KU KCIP OTRA PTER ASEC ENGR PREL
07MANILA3619MEGAPORTS DETECTS RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL IN MANILA
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-08 05:50:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP ASEC ENGR RP
07MEXICO5632SUBJ: SUGAR WORKER EARN FAR LESS THAN THEIR UNION
[...] SUMMARY: Mexican sugar is one of the most expensive to produce in the world; costing on average almost 2 1/2 times more to produce than its most efficient competitors. A number of reasons exist for this cost difference but one of the most frequently cited causes is Mexico,s largest sugar wo [...]
2007-10-29 17:45:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDELAB EAGR ECON ENGR PGOV PINR MX
07NAIROBI2144KENYA: STILL IN THE HUNT FOR OIL AND GAS
[...] (SBU) Summary: Despite coming up dry in a $100 million test well drilled earlier this year, Kenya's national oil company is pursuing additional exploration for oil and gas in the country. China's national offshore oil company is currently a big player, but has to decide soon whether to move f [...]
2007-05-21 09:17:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ENGR EPET EINV KE
07NAIROBI4048KENYA RACES TO AVERT ENERGY SHORTAGE IN THE FACE OF SURGING
[...] (SBU) Strong economic growth, expanding trade, and rural electrification are driving demand for electricity and petroleum products in Kenya and the region beyond projected supplies, thus threatening an energy crisis that could slow economic growth. Kenya has plans to expand refinery and pipeli [...]
2007-10-11 11:57:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENGR EPET ECON EINV BTIO SENV KE
07NAIROBI4279RESOURCE NATIONALISM - KENYA
[...] (SBU) Summary: "Resource nationalism" is not an issue in Kenya, a country whose only commercially viable natural resources at the moment are its landscapes and abundant wildlife. End summary. 2. In response to ref A queries: -- Q: Report and describe examples of actions or policies that [...]
2007-11-01 10:28:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ENGR EPET EINV KE
07PARAMARIBO491SURINAME: WIREC 2008 DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2007-09-14 20:09:00Embassy ParamariboUNCLASSIFIEDSENV SOCI ENGR EPET TRG KPAO NS
07PORTOFSPAIN1203TRINIDAD GASBAG - ENERGY SECTOR NEWS (#3-07)
[...] bpTT, Energy Minister comment on Gazprom rumor 2. Gas audit: proven reserves down to 12 years 3. T&T Energy Conference charts policy directions 4. Chile joins the LNG queue 5. Uganda seeks T&T help to manage oil/gas reserves 6. Experimental methanol power plant commissioned 7. BG explor [...]
2007-12-19 19:29:00Embassy Port Of SpainUNCLASSIFIEDENGR EPET EIND TD
07PORTOFSPAIN556TRINIDAD GASBAG - ENERGY SECTOR NEWS (#1-07)
[...] LNG production down 25% 2. GE opens LNG service center 3. "T&T Gas to Barbados by 2009" 4. BG/Chevron sign gas supply deal with NGC 5. BG confirms small gas find 6. Petrotrin profits down 7. Petrotrin offshore platforms shut down 8. TOFCO labor woes ----------------------- LNG PRO [...]
2007-06-06 18:07:00Embassy Port Of SpainUNCLASSIFIEDENGR EPET EIND EINV TD
07PORTOFSPAIN826TRINIDAD & TOBAGO ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS - JULY PART 2
[...] T&T economy scores with IMF 2. Inflation continues to decline 3. Tobago inflation also down 4. Chinese labor for yet another construction project 5. Marginal increase in electricity rates 6. T&T should prepare for Africa, Middle East trade  [...]
2007-08-17 11:24:00Embassy Port Of SpainUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ELAB ENGR ETRD TD
07PORTOFSPAIN891TRINIDAD & TOBAGO ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS - AUGUST PART 1
[...] Offers of more food suppliers for T&T 2. Weak US dollar ... businessman worried! 3. T&T/Barbados fishing talks begin 4. Tobago's Development - US$500 million to be spent 5. Global warming fears prompt desalination projects 6. Call for local content policy 7. T&T chambers seek tra [...]
2007-09-07 19:49:00Embassy Port Of SpainUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ELAB ENGR ETRD TD
07TASHKENT1509ENERGY AND AGRICULTURE EXPOS FAIL TO ATTRACT
[...] (SBU) Summary: In April, the Agrominitech and Oil and Gas Expositions opened Uzbekistan's expo season, but attracted less foreign interest and attention than in 2006. On the whole, foreign companies continue to avoid investing in Uzbekistan. Even Russian companies are adversely affected by t [...]
2007-08-17 09:29:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALECON EIND ETRD EINV ENGR PREL UZ
07WARSAW2381POLAND'S REACTOR FUEL RETURN PROGRAM: REACHING
[...] (C) Summary: Poland's stalled reactor fuel return program may finally be getting underway, thanks to an executive order establishing a new inter-ministry coordinating group. However, the Poles estimate transferring their reactor fuel waste to Russia could take until 2016 or 2017, beyond the [...]
2007-12-17 13:25:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALKNNP KTIA TRGY ENGR PARM PL
08ABUDHABI815BP ENERGY PRESENTATION IN ABU DHABI
[...] Summary: on July 10, 2008, Mark Finley, Head of Energy Analysis for BP P.L.C. in London, delivered a presentation on BP's annual statistical review of world energy. In attendance were representatives from ADNOC, Taqa, the British Embassy, Canadian Embassy, and the media. BP expressed the view t [...]
2008-07-16 09:28:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDENGR ECON AE
08ABUDHABI950UAE MARKET FLUCTUATIONS NOT AS DIRE AS EARLY PRESS REPORTS
[...] (SBU) Summary: UAE markets have shown some signs of volatility over the past few weeks, contributing factors including fears of a real estate slowdown and media reports citing the likelihood of the Central Bank tightening its lending policies to hedge against inflation and speculative behavior [...]
2008-08-21 13:03:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENGR ECON EFIN AE
08ANKARA1477ALL GAIN, NO PAIN: TURKEY'S KYOTO PROTOCOL
[...] (C) MFA Department head for Environment Nursel Berberoglu said August 13 Turkey is ready to ratify the Kyoto Protocol. By delaying until now, Turkey believes it can ratify without incurring any binding obligation to reduce emissions (despite being an Annex 1 country),and still participate full [...]
2008-08-15 14:06:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALENGR SENV EAGR TU
08ASHGABAT1341TURKMENISTAN: LOCAL CONSTRUCTION COMPANY COMPLAINS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The director of the only private Turkmen construction company has complained about nonpayment for its renovation of office space, allegedly at the behest of a U.S. energy firm. The energy firm, Midland Oil and Gas, is actually a UK entity with U.S.-based management. The work, p [...]
2008-10-09 12:14:00Embassy AshgabatCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON EINV ENGR EPET TX
08BAGHDAD2860IRAQI NSC AUGUST 31 DISCUSSES COUNTERING
[...] (S/REL MCFI) Summary: Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki chaired the August 31 meeting of the Iraqi National Security Council (I-NSC) that followed up on the previous week's (reftel) discussion of preventing assassinations, detainee releases, and operations in Diyala. The Council also spent consi [...]
2008-09-05 15:32:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETMOPS MASS MARR ENGR ECON IZ
08BAGHDAD2936CG DISCUSSES PESHMERGA-GOI CONFLICT, FORCE
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: In their regular weekly meeting on 4 September 2008, Commanding General MNF-I GEN David Petraeus and Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki (joined by CDA) discussed disposition of Kurdish forces (Peshmerga) near the city of Khanaqin and the Green Line, Iraqi military force struct [...]
2008-09-11 11:45:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPGOV PREL MOPS MARR PTER ENGR EPET IZ
08BAGHDAD2962AMB, CG AND PM DISCUSS ELECTIONS, GOI/KRG
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: In the regular weekly meeting held on September 11 with Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, Ambassador and Commanding General MNF-I General David Petraeus discussed the elections law, relations between the KRG and GOI, foreign business investment in Iraq, crude oil processing [...]
2008-09-14 13:07:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPGOV PREL MOPS MARR PTER ENGR EPET IZ
08BAGHDAD3031AMB, CG AND PM DISCUSS SOFA, SOI, AMBASSADOR'S
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: In the regular weekly meeting held on 18 September 2008, Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, Ambassador and Commanding General (CG) MNF-I General Raymond Odierno discussed the Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA),Sons of Iraq (SOI),the Ambassador's trip to KRG and relations bet [...]
2008-09-21 13:18:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPGOV PREL MOPS MARR PTER ENGR EPET IZ
08BAGHDAD343CHARGE AND CG MEET PM TO DISCUSS MOSUL SECURITY,
[...] (C) MNF-I Commanding General (CG) David Petraeus and CDA Patricia Butenis met Thursday, January 31, 2008 with Prime Minister Maliki. In a cordial and relaxed hour-long meeting, they discussed security operations in Mosul, Turkish cut-off of electricity deliveries, implications for current GOI [...]
2008-02-06 10:23:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETMOPS MARR PGOV PREL PTER EINV ENGR KU TU IZ
08BELMOPAN336 WINDFALL PROFITS TAX ON BELIZE'S OIL INDUSTRY
[...] (SBU) Summary: After months of difficult negotiations, on July 16, the GOB introduced a new windfall profits tax (aka petroleum surcharge) on the country's current and future domestic oil producers. Belize Natural Energy Ltd. (BNE) received a special arrangement on current production, accoun [...]
2008-07-23 21:50:00Embassy BelmopanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN ENGR EPET PREL EINV
08BRASILIA1226WHAT TO DO ABOUT BOLIVIA? BRAZIL'S PRESIDENCY,
[...] No summary [...]
2008-09-12 23:40:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON ENGR EPET EINV BR BL
08BRASILIA1590THE BRAZIL-RUSSIA PARTNERSHIP: COFFEE AND SYMPATHY
[...] (C) SUMMARY. The late November visit to Brazil by Russian President Medvedev provided an opportunity for both countries to express their interest in enhanced economic ties, science and defense cooperation, energy and development of the BRIC grouping as a more regular international forum. Br [...]
2008-12-12 15:52:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALPREL MASS ETRD EAGR ENGR BR RS
08BUDAPEST891DAS MERKEL SCENESETTER FOR BUDAPEST
[...] (SBU) Welcome to Budapest. Your visit comes as the Hungarian Government slowly re-engages following the long summer "cucumber season" and offers an excellent opportunity for discussion of Georgia, energy security and the way forward on relations with Russia. While Hungary remains a committed [...]
2008-09-08 16:20:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ENGR HU
08CARACAS206FM MADURO BLAMES USG FOR OIL DISPUTE, TERRORISM
[...] (C) Summary. Foreign Minister Nicolas Maduro insisted to local media February 13 that the USG is behind ExxonMobil's dispute with the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (BRV). He also reiterated long-standing BRV accusations that the USG is working with the opposition and local media to destabi [...]
2008-02-19 21:32:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ENGR SNAR VE
08CARACAS213AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH PODEMOS LEADERS - FEB 19
[...] (C) Summary. Podemos leaders told the Ambassador February 19 that their break with President Chavez is permanent. They now believe Chavez has abandoned principle in favor of perpetuating himself in power. They hope to make political gains by focusing on pressing national issues and capitali [...]
2008-02-20 19:36:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM PTER ENGR CO VE
08CARACAS670PORTUGAL PM SOCRATES WINS PLEDGE OF 30,000 BPD
[...] (C) Summary: Portuguese Prime Minister Jose Socrates won pledges of 30,000 barrels of oil per day from Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez while on a May 13-15 state visit to the Bolivarian Republic. Portugal will pay for the oil, estimated by Chavez as having an annual value of USD 1 billion, [...]
2008-05-15 21:01:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ENGR EINV ECON PO VE
08IRANRPODUBAI11THE POLITICS OF IRANIAN NATURAL GAS
[...] No summary [...]
2008-03-12 13:05:00Iran RPO DubaiSECRET//NOFORNECON ENGR EPET PREL IR
08IRANRPODUBAI21CASPIAN SEA RESOURCES REMAIN AN ITEM OF CONTENTION BETWEEN
[...] No summary [...]
2008-04-24 08:43:00Iran RPO DubaiSECRETECON EFIS EMIN ENGR EPET IR
08KOLKATA167TRIBES NEAR INDIA'S URANIUM MINES SUFFER FROM CONGENITAL
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Jadugoda, located in the mineral-rich Singhbum district of Jharkhand in Eastern India, supplies much of India's uranium needs. Mining uranium there, however, comes at a significant human and environmental cost according to a recent study by the non-government organization (NGO) [...]
2008-06-06 09:04:00Consulate KolkataUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENGR EMIN PGOV PHUM ELAB SENV TRGY ASEC IN
08PORTOFSPAIN574TRINIDAD GASBAG - ENERGY SECTOR NEWS (#2-08)
[...] Plants Hurt by Falling Commodity Prices 2. Energy revenue projections down, spending cut 3. Budget cuts spare projects, CARICOM fund 4. New Refinery still on track 5. Alutrint Smelter Underway ... Trinis Train in China 6. TT LNG for Canadian Plant 7. GOTT Looking Down the LNG Value Chai [...]
2008-12-18 10:57:00Embassy Port Of SpainUNCLASSIFIEDENGR EPET EIND TD
08PRAGUE339COMMERCE SECRETARY GUTIERREZ VISIT TO PRAGUE
[...] (SBU) Summary: Commerce Secretary Gutierrez visited Prague on June 3. His program included meetings with PM Topolanek, FM Schwarzenberg, Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry Hovorka, and a group of NGOs and other activists on Cuban issues. In addition to Cuba, discussion focused on missile [...]
2008-06-06 15:46:00Embassy PragueCONFIDENTIALOVIP PGOV PREL MARR ENGR NATO PHUM CU EZ XG
08STOCKHOLM416SWEDEN: TREASURY DEPUTY'S CLEAN TECHNOLOGY FUND DISCUSSIONS
[...] (SBU) On May 28, Deputy Treasury Secretary Robert Kimmitt raised the Clean Technology Fund (CTF) with Gunilla Carlsson, Swedish Minister for International Development Cooperation; also in attendance were Per Jansson, State Secretary in the Ministry of Finance, and Anders Turesson, Sweden's Ch [...]
2008-06-09 08:37:00Embassy StockholmUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ECON ENGR ENRG SENV EAID TBIO TRGY SW
08TASHKENT146UZBEKISTAN TAKES ANOTHER SWIPE AT TAJIKISTAN OVER
[...] (C) Summary: The recent publication in Uzbekistan's state-run press of an article critical of Tajikistan's hydroelectric power projects, and flagged by President Karimov in his January 24 meeting with CENTCOM Commander Admiral Fallon, is the latest move in Uzbekistan's longstanding efforts to [...]
2008-02-04 08:58:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALENGR EAID PREL TI UZ
08TASHKENT453UZBEKISTAN: ECONOMY MINISTER SEEKS U.S.
[...] (C) Summary: On March 28, in a long and sometimes contentious meeting, Minister of Foreign Economic Relations Elyor Ganiev laid out his case for Uzbekistan's strong economic performance and promising investment prospects. He told A/DAS Pamela Spratlen that Uzbekistan is currently experiencing [...]
2008-04-16 14:07:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALECON PREL ECIN EINV ENGR EAGR PGOV UZ
08TELAVIV1208Israel Passes Incentives for Household Solar
[...] (U) Israel's Public Utilities Authority under the Ministry for National Infrastructure approved a plan June 2 to buy electricity from independent power producers (i.e. private individuals or businesses) who install photovoltaic panel power systems on their roofs. Both corporate and individual [...]
2008-06-06 08:54:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENGR EINV IS
08TELAVIV1230DOE A/S Karsner Explores Renewable Energy Research in
[...] (SBU) Summary. U.S. Department of Energy Assistant Secretary Alexander Karsner visited Israel May 19-24 to explore alternative and renewable energy research and production. He and his team met with academic and private sector researchers, as well as companies already selling renewable energy [...]
2008-06-11 13:09:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENGR EFIN EINV EAGR IS
08UNVIEVIENNA647INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON NUCLEAR ENERGY IN IRAN
[...] (C) Per an IAEA readout, the recent two-day nuclear power conference displayed negligible international involvement in Iran's nuclear sector (apart from Russia) and cannot have failed to reflect to the Iranian government the limitations on its relations with the Agency. IAEA official Christer [...]
2008-12-09 16:27:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALENGR KNNP IAEA RS IR
08VIENTIANE184APPLICATION FOR 2008 DENVER RESOURCE ECONOMICS COURSE
[...] Per reftel, the following is Joshua Archibald's application for the 2008 Denver Resource Economics Course, PE-142, scheduled for July 7-11. Current Assignment: Economic/Commercial/ESTH/AID/UXO/ODC officer in Vientiane Laos until summer 2009. Phone: (856)-21-26-7156 (office) Mobile: (85 [...]
2008-03-24 03:21:00Embassy VientianeUNCLASSIFIEDAFSI APER ENGR EMIN ECON LA
08WARSAW150POLAND: RRRFR DIP NOTE RECEIVED
[...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified, and not for Internet distribution. 2. (SBU) Post received the following diplomatic note from the Polish Government. 3. (SBU) (Begin text) DPB 10-9-08 (Complimentary opening) in order to facilitate the provision of technical assis [...]
2008-02-04 14:30:00Embassy WarsawUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP KTIA TRGY ENGR PARM PL
08WARSAW223POLAND SIGNS REACTOR FUEL RETURN CONTRACT
[...] (C) Summary. Wlodzimierz Tomczak, chief of Poland's Radioactive Waste Management Plant (RWMP),signed a preliminary contract with Battelle Energy Alliance, a U.S. Department of Energy contractor, on February 8, putting into motion Poland's long-stalled participation in the Russian Reactor R [...]
2008-02-19 13:49:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALKNNP KTIA PARM PL RS TRGY ENGR
09ABUJA1076NIGERIA: BI-WEEKLY POL/ECON UPDATES FOR JUNE 1-14, 2009
[...] (U) The Following is a joint Embassy Abuja, ConGen Lagos compilation of June 1-14, 2009 political/economic highlights, which did not feature in our other reporting, covering: --Economic News --Health --Political News --Delta Incidents --Oil and Gas ECONOMIC NEWS ------------- 2. (U [...]
2009-06-16 13:38:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ECON SENV KGHG ENGR EAID ELAB EPET EFIN NI
09ABUJA1438NIGERIA: POL/ECON GRAB BAG
[...] (U) The Following is an Embassy Abuja-ConGen Lagos compilation of July 23 through August 7, 2009 political/economic highlights not previously reported. ECONOMIC -------- 2. (SBU) GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA MOVES TO CHECK E-WASTE DUMPING: On July 20, addressing an international conference on [...]
2009-08-06 08:46:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ECON SENV KGHG ENGR EAID ELAB EPET EFIN NI
09BAKU359SCENESETTER FOR DEPUTY ASSISTANCE SECRETARY OF
[...] (SBU) Your visit comes as Baku is abuzz with analysis, sometimes speculative and alarming, of Turkey and Armenia,s recent announcement of a "roadmap" to reconcile differences over interpretation of events of 1915 and the eventual reopening of borders, and implications of the deal on Nagorno-K [...]
2009-05-01 09:50:00Embassy BakuUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ECON ENGR AJ
09BRASILIA273SUMMIT OF THE AMERICAS: AMBASSADOR MORALES
[...] (C) SUMMARY. On March 6, USG Summit of the Americas (SOA) Coordinator Ambassador Hector Morales met with a team from the Brazilian Ministry for External Relations (MRE) led by Secretary General for Political Affairs Ambassador Vera Machado and including Brazilian Summit Coordinator Carlos D [...]
2009-03-10 13:53:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALPGOV ENGR PREL ETRD EFIN EAGR
09BUDAPEST113HUNGARY: NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION TREATY (NPT)
[...] (U) This is an action request, see paragraph 5. 2. (U) Post provides the following responses provided by the MFA's Security and Non-proliferation Department, keyed to questions outlined in ref A, paragraph 8. 3. A. (C) What are the host government's objectives for the NPT in general, and [...]
2009-02-09 11:17:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PARM NPT MNUC ENGR HU
09BUDAPEST855DAS QUANRUD'S VISIT TO BUDAPEST
[...] (SBU) Summary. During a November 24-25 visit to Budapest, EUR DAS Pamela Quanrud met with the Prime Minister, other senior Hungarian government officials, the opposition party's senior foreign policy expert, and media representatives to discuss USG priority issues. The Prime Minister indicate [...]
2009-12-01 10:58:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL NATO ENGR AF HU
09CARACAS339VENEZUELA: LABOR UNREST ACROSS ECONOMIC SECTORS
[...] (C) Summary. Labor unrest is growing in Venezuela, particularly since the January 21 expiration of the collective bargaining agreement for oil workers. Oil workers, whose benefits have lost ground to other unions, are openly expressing their dissent. The Government of the Bolivarian Republi [...]
2009-03-18 21:12:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN EINV ELAB ENGR PGOV VE
09CHENGDU62SOUTHWEST CHINA: DONGFANG ELECTRIC RECOVERS FROM EARTHQUAKE
[...] (SBU) Summary: Dongfang Electric Corporation, a company based in Sichuan province that produces and sells billions of dollars in power generation equipment worldwide, told us its production of electric power generating turbines is increasing. Despite the economic impact of the May 2008 earthqu [...]
2009-04-13 02:57:00Consulate ChengduCONFIDENTIALECON ETRD ENGR TRGY ETTC PGOV CH
09HONGKONG1944CLIMATE CHANGE: CHINA WANTS GREATER HONG KONG
[...] SUMMARY: At the Hong Kong-hosted Second Annual International Climate Change Conference, October 7-9, participating Guangdong and central government representatives repeatedly called on Hong Kong to speed up technology transfer to China by becoming a model low carbon city and a leader in gree [...]
2009-10-20 05:40:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDSENV ENGR KGHG SOCI HK CH
09HONGKONG2225COPENHAGEN CONFERENCE: HONG KONG WANTS GREATER
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Hong Kong NGOs, business executives, academics, and civic organizations, although hopeful that the UN Copenhagen Conference will produce meaningful international commitments to enable a smooth transition to a low-carbon future, are frustrated that the Hong Kong Government is unwil [...]
2009-12-07 10:48:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV ENGR KGHG SOCI HK CH
09KARACHI61SINDH - WILL THAR COAL FINALLY MATERIALIZE?
[...] (C) In a series of meetings in February, Embassy and Consulate EconOffs have heard Thar coal development described in both hopeful and skeptical terms. Sindh officials claim confidently that Pakistan is "three years away" from mining operations in Thar, adding that China and South Korea both [...]
2009-02-25 09:27:00Consulate KarachiCONFIDENTIALENGR EINV EFIN ECON PREL PK
09KIGALI158READING THE TEA LEAVES - RWANDA'S ECONOMIC
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-10 15:36:00Embassy KigaliCONFIDENTIALECON ETRD ENGR EINV PGOV RW
09KIGALI514RWANDA ECONOMIC REVIEW
[...] (U) This issue of the Rwanda Economic Review covers: Investment: - Sorwathe Tea Factory Innovation - Starbucks Macroeconomic Issues: - Central Bank Addresses Rwandan liquidity shortfall - Fitch Ratings optimistic about Rwanda,s creditworthiness - Remittances to Rwand [...]
2009-08-21 06:47:00Embassy KigaliUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV EFIN ENGR RW
09KUWAIT894DELAYED MEGA PROJECT NOW UNDER CONSTRUCTION:
[...] (SBU) Summary and Key Points. On September 3, Econoff met with Engineer Adel Abdullah Al-Torke, Chief of Mega Projects Sector, Ministry of Public Works (MoPW)to discuss the status of the Bubiyan port project. Key points discussed: - Status of the Bubiyan port project: project delayed by on [...]
2009-09-08 12:15:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDEINV ENGR EWWT ELTN ECON KU
09KUWAIT960KUWAIT NATIONAL SECURITY BUREAU HAPPY WITH REVISED
[...] (C) DCM and Econcouns met with Kuwait National Security Bureau Vice President Sheikh Thamer Ali Sabah Al-Salem Al Sabah and his team on October 5, to discuss a USG revised draft Critical Energy Infrastructure Protection MOU (ref a). DCM emphasized the joint interest in cooperation ) and in loo [...]
2009-10-06 13:29:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALENGR EPET PTER KCIP ECON KU
09KYIV2124YANUKOVYCH ACOLYTES PREACH ECONOMIC ORTHODOXY
[...] (C) Summary. Viktor Yanukovych's top economic advisors are counseling liberal market reforms, despite the Party of Regions' pre-election populist appeals. Shadow Minister of Finance Mykola Azarov and shadow Minister of Economy Iryna Akimova separately told embassy officers that Yanukovych as [...]
2009-12-10 14:08:00Embassy KyivCONFIDENTIALECON PGOV ENGR PREL EFIN UP
09KYIV2165UKRAINE: TYMOSHENKO RUNS ON POPULIST ECONOMIC
[...] (SBU) Summary. Although the presumed heir of the Orange Revolution's reform banner, Prime Minister Tymoshenko has not made a liberal economic platform a part of her current campaign for Ukraine's presidency. Instead, her platform promises a strong role for the state, both in the social secto [...]
2009-12-17 15:31:00Embassy KyivCONFIDENTIALECON PGOV ENGR PREL EFIN UP
09MANILA1721 Philippine Renewable Energy Law a Regional Model
[...] (SBU) Summary: Positioning to be a world leader in renewable energy, the Philippine has passed a new renewable energy law that improves the policy environment with fiscal and non-fiscal incentives to facilitate and expand investments in the sector. A recent USG visitor suggested the Philippi [...]
2009-08-13 09:18:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ENGR ECIN RP CN XE XD
09MEXICO2195INTERNATIONAL SOLIDARITY WITH MEXICO'S NATIONAL
[...] SUMMARY: On July 8, an international delegation of legislators and union officials arrived in Mexico for a five-day visit to review the circumstances surrounding the long running dispute between Mexico's National Miners Union (SNTMMSRM),the Mexican mining industry and the GOM. The delegatio [...]
2009-07-24 23:11:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDELAB ECON PGOV ENGR PINR PHUM MX
09MONROVIA662 LIBERIA: PRESIDENT DISMISSES OIL COMPANY HEAD AMID
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf dismissed the head of the state-owned Liberia Petroleum Refining Corporation (LPRC) on September 5, following a Ministry of Justice probe into the alleged acceptance of bribes in exchange for a USD 24.8 million concession. Sirleaf's sacking of a lo [...]
2009-09-11 13:02:00Embassy MonroviaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINV ENGR LI
09MONROVIA698LIBERIA's OIL PROSPECTS INCREASE FOLLOWING DISCOVERY IN
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: An oil discovery September 16 at a deepwater exploration site in Sierra Leone along the Liberian border increases the prospects of unearthing oil along Liberia's geologically similar coast. The highly-publicized find coincides with the National Oil Company of Liberia's (NOCAL [...]
2009-09-30 07:50:00Embassy MonroviaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ENGR LI
09MOSCOW2248Progress on the Russian International Uranium Enrichment
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy representatives visited the Angarsk Electrolysis Chemical Complex (AECC) uranium enrichment facility on July 15, 2009 and received a briefing in Moscow on August 3, 2009 on the status of the International Uranium Enrichment Center (IUEC). The briefing was provided by re [...]
2009-08-31 11:04:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP ENGR IAEA TSPL SENV KZ NO AM UP SW RS
09MOSCOW2603Ambassador and NASA Administrator Attend Launch and Docking
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: From September 28 through October 3, NASA Administrator Charles Bolden traveled to Russia and Kazakhstan for the first time as the NASA Administrator to participate in the launch and docking activities for the Soyuz 20S (TMA-16) flight to the International Space Station (ISS). [...]
2009-10-19 04:07:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTSPA KNNP ENGR TSPL SENV PREL KZ RS
09MOSCOW2838MEETING OF DOE/ROSATOM CIVIL NUCLEAR ENERGY EXPERTS IN
[...] (SBU) On November 17 and 18, 2009, U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) representatives met with technical experts from the Russian State Corporation for Atomic Energy (Rosatom) to discuss next steps in meeting the timelines for preparing a "60 Day Study" to identify specific areas for civil nuclear [...]
2009-11-20 15:00:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENGR EU KNNP IAEA RU KU NO AE SW
09PARIS294SCENESETTER FOR FRENCH MINISTER OF STATE BORLOO'S VISIT TO
[...] (SBU): Minister of State Jean-Louis Borloo arrives in Washington March 4 to engage the USG on climate change and energy policy. As the head of France's "super ministry" combining environment, transportation and energy under the rubric of sustainable development, Borloo is the third ranking off [...]
2009-02-27 17:40:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV ENGR TRGY KGHG PREL FR
09PORTOFSPAIN117TRINIDAD ENERGY SECTOR NEWS (#1-09)
[...] India-T&T joint venture signs PSC for NCMA2 2. More PSCs and bid rounds coming in 2009? 3. Upstream companies look to cut costs 4. Petrotrin 2008 loss, credit rating downgraded 5. BG/Chevron have 4 TCF of uncommitted natural gas 6. Plastics project still on stream? 7. Aluminum: Venezue [...]
2009-03-13 23:30:00Embassy Port Of SpainUNCLASSIFIEDENGR EPET EIND TD
09PORTOFSPAIN302TRINIDAD GASBAG - ENERGY SECTOR NEWS (#3-09)
[...] GOTT signs two Production Sharing Contracts 2. Fewer energy investment dollars for TT 3. BG to purchase stake in TT gas field 4. TT to develop renewable energy framework 5. TT to revisit gas supplies to Jamaica 6. Partial Scope Agreement with U.S. on energy  [...]
2009-07-21 19:35:00Embassy Port Of SpainUNCLASSIFIEDENGR EPET EIND TD
09PORTOFSPAIN360DROP IN T&T PROVEN GAS RESERVES
[...] (U) Summary: Ryder Scott's annual audit of Trinidad and Tobago's gas reserves released on September 2 showed a decline in the country's proven gas reserves from 16.99 trillion cubic feet (tcf) in December 2007 to 15.37 tcf in December 2008. The audit found, however, an increase in the nation's [...]
2009-09-04 10:47:00Embassy Port Of SpainUNCLASSIFIEDENGR EPET EIND TD
09RIYADH1407SAUDI FINANCE MINISTER CALLS FOR SPECIFIC STEPS TO
[...] (C) Summary: Saudi Finance Minister Ibrahim Al-Assaf believes the Saudi economy is generally on track to meet its 2009 targets. Saudi Arabia will maintain its domestic investment program as part of international efforts to ensure that stimulus packages continue until the world economy recove [...]
2009-10-24 12:28:00Embassy RiyadhCONFIDENTIALEFIN ECON ENGR ETRD PREL SA
09ROME1409ITALY-RUSSIA SUMMIT HIGHLIGHTS EVER STRONGER
[...] (SBU) MFA officials view the December 3 summit between PM Berlusconi, Russian President Medvedev and numerous cabinet minsters a showcase for the bright future of Italian-Russian relations. Historically strong economic, political and cultural ties between Italy and Russia were reinforced by [...]
2009-12-23 16:02:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPREL ENGR PGOV OSCE NATO AF RS IT EUN
09SANAA1064YEMEN: NATURAL GAS EXPORT LAUNCH PLAGUED BY
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Shipments of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Yemen to South Korea and the U.S. originally intended to begin in December 2008 have been delayed until at least August 2009, resulting in costly penalties for the export company, Yemen LNG (YLNG),and more than USD 100 million in los [...]
2009-06-08 11:49:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALECON EPET ENGR EWWT FR KS YM
09SANAA402EMBASSY SANAA 2009 SCIENCE FELLOW PROPOSAL
[...] Embassy Sanaa proposes the following spring/summer position for a Science Fellow. 2. Topic: Geological Survey Capacity-Building in Yemen. -- Relevant host country organizations: Geological Survey and Mineral Resource Board, Ministry of Oil and Minerals, Ministry of Water and Irrigation, a [...]
2009-03-04 14:10:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV TSPL TBIO EAGR ENGR ECON AMGT APER EPA
09SANJOSE586GREASE TO GAS: COSTA RICAN FAST FOOD FRANCHISOR DISTILLS
[...] SUMMARY: A Costa Rican fast food franchisor firm, The Aizenman Group, has successfully converted the majority of its delivery fleet from diesel to 100 percent biodiesel fuel. The company internally transforms refuse cooking oil into biodiesel. The project started small, but demonstrated the [...]
2009-07-10 16:40:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIEDENGR ECON SENV CS
09SEOUL1653DEMARCHE DELIVERED FOR IRAN SANCTIONS ACT:
[...] (C) On October 20, the DCM delivered reftel demarche to Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Lee Yong-joon. The DCM told Deputy Minister Lee the reported USD 1.4 billion energy deal signed by Iran with the South Korean firm GS Engineering and Construction (GS E & C) raised concerns under the Ir [...]
2009-10-20 08:04:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALENGR EPET ETTC IR PREL KS
09STATE37293EEB A A/S NELSON DISCUSSES BIOFUELS AND ENERGY
[...] (C) Summary: Brazilian U/S for Energy Andre Amado met with EEB A A/S David Nelson on March 4 to discuss ongoing cooperation on biofuels and cooperation on energy more broadly. Brazil and the U.S. remain enthusiastic about our cooperation on biofuels, particularly in assisting developing cou [...]
2009-04-15 20:07:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPREL SENV SG SN ENGR DR ES GB GM GT HO
09TRIPOLI186BASIC PEOPLE'S CONGRESSES DEBATE WEALTH DISTRIBUTION AND
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-25 11:53:00Embassy TripoliCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV ECON ENGR LY
09UNVIEVIENNA59IAEA/U.S. SAFEGUARDS: IMPLEMENTATION OF U.S.
[...] (SBU) IAEA Safeguards Department Operations B Director Herman Nackaerts and Section Head Chris Charlier are anxious to schedule discussions with the USG in advance of the U.S. submitting our Additional Protocol (AP) declaration, due on the 4th of July, 2009. The Safeguards Department had req [...]
2009-02-11 08:57:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIEDENGR IAEA KNNP CVIS TRGY
10UNVIEVIENNA48IAEA/IRAN: IAEA SAFETY PEER REVIEW MISSION TO
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The IAEA continues its nuclear safety-related activities with Iran in anticipation of the start-up of the Bushehr nuclear power reactor. The Iranian Nuclear Regulatory Authority (INRA) requested a safety peer review mission from the IAEA in mid 2008 (ref A). INRA prepared a s [...]
2010-02-11 08:19:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALAORC KNNP IAEA IR ENGR
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