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| Identifier | Subject | Date | Office | Classification | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03ABUDHABI1335 |
GETTING OUT THE WORD: PAS ABU DHABI LAUNCHES [...] SUMMARY: DURING THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY, PUBLIC AFFAIRS SECTION ABU DHABI LAUNCHED AN AGGRESSIVE PUBLIC DIPLOMACY OUTREACH STRATEGY FOR THE CURRENT CRISIS WITH IRAQ, USING E-MAIL LIST-SERVES, CD-ROMS, AND OTHER IIP PRODUCTS TO GET OUT THE MESSAGE ON U.S. POLICIES TOWARD IRAQ AND OTHER KEY MIDDL [...] |
2003-03-19 11:28:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO KIRC OIIP |
| 03ABUDHABI4793 |
AMERICAN CORNERS IN THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES [...] POST REQUESTS 3 (THREE) AMERICAN CORNER COLLECTIONS AND SUPPORTING EQUIPMENT TO BE HOSTED AT THREE UAE INSTITUTIONS LISTED BELOW. POST ESTIMATES THE COST OF EACH CORNER AT APPROXIMATELY USD 75,100. BASED ON MODULE COSTS PROVIDED BY IRO MENDELSOHN AND CURRENT PROCUREMENT COSTS OF EQUIPMENT AND [...] |
2003-10-29 03:01:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | KIRC KPAO TC |
| 03AMMAN6820 |
American Corners In The Middle East [...] Post requests 4 (four) American Corners collections and supporting equipment to be hosted at the institutions listed individually below. Post estimates the cost of each Corner at approximately USD 102,000 based on module costs provided by IRO and current procurement costs of equipment and su [...] |
2003-10-26 12:10:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | KIRC KPAO OIIP |
| 03ANKARA4130 |
THREE AMERICAN CORNERS OPEN IN TURKEY [...] SUMMARY: In the past week, the U.S. Mission in Turkey has opened three uniquely Turkey-specific American corners in three of the most dynamic business cities of the country. The venues are the headquarters of Chambers of Commerce and Industry in those cities. We believe that the venues are on [...] |
2003-06-27 14:02:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KIRC |
| 03COLOMBO228 |
UPGRADING POSITION, IRC DIRECTOR, COLOMBO (N721- [...] IN NOVEMBER 2002, COLOMBO'S IRC DIRECTOR, MS. MANORANI "MANO" KARUNANAYAKE, RETIRED AFTER 34 YEARS OF OUTSTANDING SERVICE TO THE MISSION. THE DIFFICULT SEARCH FOR A SUCCESSOR BROUGHT FORCIBLY TO OUR ATTENTION SOMETHING ON WHICH, FRANKLY, WE SHOULD HAVE FOCUSED EARLIER: THE POSITION IS GRADED [...] |
2003-02-10 08:52:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | KIRC OIIP |
| 03KUWAIT4989 |
REQUEST FOR AMERICAN CORNERS FUNDING [...] FUNDING REQUEST: PAS Kuwait requests $52,376.52 to fund an American Corner at the main library of Kuwait University. We have agreed with the Dean of Arts and Sciences that this resource, if approved, will serve as the basis for an American Studies program in the College of Social Sciences. [...] |
2003-10-29 16:06:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | KIRC KMPI OIIP SCUL KPAO KU |
| 04ABUDHABI3583 |
Embassies Abu Dhabi and Baghdad Join Forces to Train [...] Summary: Embassy Abu Dhabi's Public Affairs Section combined forces with Embassy Baghdad to host 10 Iraqi journalists, (8 men & 2 women) in a workshop entitled Effective Use of the Internet for Journalists, in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, September 25th to 30th, 2004. Embassy Baghdad Publi [...] |
2004-10-12 04:24:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO TC OIIP KIRC |
| 04AMMAN9176 |
NEW TITLE FROM ARABIC BOOK PROGRAM - AMMAN [...] Post is pleased to announce the publication of the Arabic version of Watching the Wind by Susan Collins Mark, a touching narrative of the struggle for conflict resolution during South Africa's transition to democracy. 2. Per standard procedure each NEA post will receive two review copies of [...] |
2004-11-16 14:31:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OIIP OPRC KIRC JO |
| 04CARACAS1727 |
HUGO CHAVEZ' MAY 9 ALO PRESIDENTE SPEECH [...] The following is a summary of Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez' May 9 Alo Presidente program. Chavez' marathon speeches, of three to five hours, increasingly contain accusations of U.S. interference in domestic affairs and conspiracy to overthrow his government. This 191st Alo Presidente wa [...] |
2004-05-19 11:42:00 | Embassy Caracas | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPAO OPRC KIRC VE |
| 04CARACAS1728 |
HUGO CHAVEZ' MAY 16 SPEECH [...] The following is a summary of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez' May 9 speech during the Venezuelan government's (GOV) "Rally for Peace and against Paramilitaries, and in Defense of Sovereignty and the Dignity of the Nation" in Caracas, which substituted for Chavez' usual Sunday Alo Presidente [...] |
2004-05-19 11:42:00 | Embassy Caracas | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPAO OPRC KIRC VE |
| 04CARACAS2595 |
SECRETARY POWELL'S STATEMENT ON THE VENEZUELAN [...] On August 12, the last day of campaigning for the presidential recall referendum, the printed and electronic press are full stories on the various aspects of the referendum. While "El Universal" led with the story on the Pope's remarks and prayers to Venezuela, it also picked up Secretary [...] |
2004-08-12 20:44:00 | Embassy Caracas | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO PGOV OPRC KIRC VE |
| 04CARACAS2596 |
RICE LETTER ON SUMATE GETS ATTENTION [...] On July 31, one of Caracas' most important opposition dailies, "El Nacional" carried an article entitled "Condoleezza Rice Criticizes the Political Persecution of Sumate Directors." That same week the Venezuela press has included coverage of a letter from members of the House Committee on I [...] |
2004-08-12 20:45:00 | Embassy Caracas | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM KDEM OPRC KIRC VE |
| 04CARACAS2611 |
BUSH, CIA, AND THOMAS JEFFERSON "ENEMIES OF [...] With the referendum just a couple of days away, on August 12, President Chavez held a marathon (four- hour-long) press conference for foreign and international press. Chavez took every opportunity to criticize the U.S., its plots against him/Venezuela, and, more importantly, to tell his [...] |
2004-08-13 21:27:00 | Embassy Caracas | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO PGOV OPRC KIRC VE |
| 04CARACAS2644 |
CHAVEZ CAMPAIGNS ON THE PUBLIC'S DIME IN REFERENDUM [...] (C) Using state finances and manipulation of the structure established in the media accords, President Hugo Chavez mounted a much more impressive campaign in the referendum than the opposition. Pro-government advertising and propaganda filled Venezuelan newspapers, overshadowing the little op [...] |
2004-08-18 14:01:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KIRC PHUM KDEM EPET VE |
| 04CARACAS2812 |
CHAVEZ CALLS FOR LAND REFORM ON "ALO PRESIDENTE" [...] Agriculture was the main topic of President Chavez's 202nd "Alo, Presidente" which aired August 29. Indeed his choice of a rural town, El Socorro, in the state of Guarico helped to set the stage. During this event, as in recent speeches before the National Assembly and other venues, he calle [...] |
2004-09-08 13:34:00 | Embassy Caracas | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO PGOV OPRC KIRC VE |
| 04MANAMA292 |
MICRO-SCHOLARSHIPS FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE STUDY [...] Post welcomes the micro-scholarships for English language study initiative outlined in reftel A. This program will assist post in raising the English language abilities of an important target audience. 2. Post's outline of plans to start up this program in Bahrain follow: -- Progra [...] |
2004-03-06 05:02:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | SCUL OEXC KPAO KIRC BA |
| 04MUSCAT2183 |
AMERICAN CORNERS: FIVE IS NOT ENOUGH [...] This is an action message. Please see paragraph 8 for action requested. 2. In view of the success and popularity of Oman's five existing American Corners, Embassy Muscat requests funding for two additional ones. Suitable locations have already been identified: the Muscat Higher College o [...] |
2004-12-15 08:14:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO KIRC OIIP SCUL MU |
| 05ACCRA2484 |
WTO DOHA ROUND ACTION PLAN: GHANA [...] (SBU) In response to Reftels, Ambassador, Econoffs, and USAID/Ghana and USAID West Africa Regional Program (WARP) officers are working closely with the Ministry of Trade and Industry (MoTI) to prepare GoG representatives for the World Trade Organization (WTO) Ministerial in Hong Kong with trai [...] |
2005-12-06 17:32:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON ETRD KIRC KPAO OIIP GH WTRO |
| 05AMMAN1629 |
PAS Amman Conducts Web Dialogue [...] PAS Amman hosted February 17 a web dialogue on the Embassy's public website between USAID Jordan Mission Director Anne Aarnes and the Jordanian public. This is the first of what are planned as monthly web dialogue sessions with senior country team members. The web dialogue enabled Jordanians [...] |
2005-02-27 09:06:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OIIP KIRC EAID SCUL JO |
| 05ASUNCION858 |
ASUNCION, PY204 NOMINATION [...] PAS Asuncion is nominating the following FSN/LES employee for subject training. The following information follows the format as requested in paragraph 7 of reftel. A. Name: Irene Cristina Escriba B. Position: Cultural Affairs Assistant Grade 6, Step 3. C. Date of birth: 12/16/81 [...] |
2005-07-06 20:07:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO APER AFSN AFSI KIRC |
| 05BANGKOK7289 |
THAILAND AMBITIOUS ON HONG KONG, BUT WARY [...] On November 22, Econoff met with Ms. Sirinart Chaimun, Director of the Bureau of Multilateral Trade Negotations in the Ministry of Commerce to discuss the RTG agenda for the upcoming WTO Ministerial in Hong Kong. The RTG is sending a thirty-plus person team to the Ministerial headed by Deputy [...] |
2005-11-23 09:45:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD KIRC KPAO OIIP TH WTRO |
| 05BRATISLAVA701 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR PAULA [...] Country clearance is requested for Bratislava IRC Director Paula Holotnakova to travel to Tallinn, Estonia, October 1-6 to participate in the American Corners Workshop. 2. Holotnakova will travel to Tallinn by plane October 1 and return October 6. No travel assistance is required. 3. [...] |
2005-08-31 13:41:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO KIRC OIIP LO |
| 05COLOMBO2026 |
WTO DOHA ROUND - AMBASSADOR RAISES US CONCERNS [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador raised reftel WTO points with Trade Minister Fernandopulle on November 29 and Econchief has passed same points to representatives from the Finance Ministry and members of influential private sector groups. Minister Fernadopulle is not well-versed on the issues set to a [...] |
2005-12-01 10:50:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | KIRC KPAO EAGR ECON ETRD OIIP CE ECONOMICS |
| 05DUBLIN1457 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR OBO PERSONNEL, CLARK, [...] Post welcomes and grants country clearance for Ronald Clark, Michael Stevens, Douglas Logothety, James Deuel and Peter Boden to travel to Dublin, Ireland from December 4 through January 5, 2006. Purpose of visit is to perform the IPC Upgrade project. 2. Embassy Control Officer for thi [...] |
2005-12-01 08:51:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ABLD ACOA AMGT ASEC KIRC KLBO KRIM |
| 05HANOI1035 |
VIETNAM: AMBASSADOR'S CALL ON THE MINISTER OF [...] SUMMARY: The Ambassador paid an introductory call April 26 on Minister of Education and Training Nguyen Minh Hien. After expressing confidence that Vietnam would fully develop its national educational system, Hien acknowledged that Vietnam requires additional resources to raise its teaching s [...] |
2005-04-29 10:50:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ELAB KPAO KIRC VM ETMIN HIV AIDS |
| 05KINSHASA402 |
CONGO/B: PD PROGRAM REPORTING - PERFORMING [...] Name of Program: Performing Arts - Ellison McDaniel Arttison (Singer and Cellist)American Corner Opening 2. Summary of Topics/Venues/Audiences: Topic: American Negro SpiritualsOpening of first American Corner in Congo/B Venues: MERC, BDEAC, French Cultural Center, Holy Spirit Church -Unite [...] |
2005-03-08 15:23:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OEXC OPRC SCUL ODIP KIRC KPLS KSPR AMGT CF |
| 05KUWAIT2037 |
AMERICAN CORNER OPENS AT AUK [...] Summary: The Ambassador and President of the American University of Kuwait (AUK) officially opened the American Corner at AUK on Monday, May 9. In addition to opening the American Corner, the Ambassador visited with students at the campus library coffee shop and at AUK's career fair. The Am [...] |
2005-05-16 10:06:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OEXC SCUL OIIP KIRC XF KU |
| 05KUWAIT2654 |
AMERICAN CORNER SPRING SEMESTER WRAP-UP [...] Summary: Post programming at the two American Corners in Kuwait was wrapped-up with the completion of the spring 2005 academic semester. Emboffs, Fulbright scholars and visitors were programmed at both of the American Corners in Kuwait. Programming involved informal lectures, presentations [...] |
2005-06-15 03:46:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OEXC SCUL OIIP KIRC XF KU |
| 05KUWAIT5012 |
PROMOTING STUDY IN THE U.S. DURING INTERNATIONAL [...] SUMMARY: Embassy Kuwait went on the offensive during International Education Week, November 13 to 18, 2005, advancing study in the U.S. by countering misinformation about visa difficulties, about Muslims being welcomed in America, and by arguing that higher education in America is second to [...] |
2005-12-06 04:11:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OEXC KPAO SCUL KIRC OIIP XF KU |
| 05MANILA1549 |
EMBASSY SPEAKERS' PROGRAM A BIG HIT WITH MINDANAO STATE [...] Summary. As part of the Embassy Speakers' Program, Assistant Information Officer Ruth Urry delivered two speeches to students at Mindanao State University and the Zaid Bin Thabit Qur'anic Center on March 17 in Marawi City, part of the Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao (ARMM). AIO Urry spok [...] |
2005-04-04 08:40:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO SCUL KIRC OPRC PHUM KWMN OIIP KISL PGOV RP |
| 05MUSCAT561 |
AMERICAN CORNERS CELEBRATE BLACK HISTORY MONTH [...] Embassy Muscat facilitated videoconferences (DVCs) on African-American literature at two American Corners to commemorate Black History Month. Dr. Dan T. Carter, a professor at the University of South Carolina, spoke on the "U.S. Civil Rights Movement," and poet and novelist Natasha Tretheway [...] |
2005-04-06 07:50:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO KIRC OIIP SCUL MU |
| 05MUSCAT562 |
DVC - ELECTIONS KEY TO POSITIVE CHANGE IN IRAQ [...] Embassy Muscat held a digital videoconference with Dr. Phebe Marr, Senior Fellow at the United States Institute of Peace, on the impact of the Iraqi elections on the future of Iraq. Dr. Marr acknowledgopined that the elections were flawed and that sectarian issues played a prominent role in [...] |
2005-04-06 08:12:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO KIRC OIIP SCUL IZ MU |
| 05NDJAMENA1589 |
ARS VIDEO LOAN LIBRARY - 2006 EDITION [...] PAS N'DJAMENA WOULD LIKE TO SUSCRIBE TO THE SUBJECT VIDEO PROGRAM. SHIP THE VIDEOS ACCORDING TO THE SCHEDULE BELOW. JANUARY 2006 - 138: THE ADVENTURES OF TOM SAWYER - 195: KING IN NEW YORK - 199: LIMELIGHT - 306: CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND FEBRUARY - 101: AMISTAD - 541: BOYCOTT [...] |
2005-10-27 08:05:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OIIP KIRC |
| 05OTTAWA1274 |
Malone nomination for IRC directors conference, May [...] Post wishes to nominate PA Ottawa IRC Director Kyle Malone to attend the IRC Directors Conference for Caribbean, Central America, Canada and Venezuela from 05/16/2005 through 05/20/2005. 2. Ms. Malone will be arriving Continental 1950 at 1250 hours on May 16, 2005 and departing on May 20 a [...] |
2005-04-27 18:07:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO KIRC OIIP |
| 05OTTAWA3511 |
WTO DOHA ROUND - CANADA: LOOKING TOWARD HONG KONG [...] (SBU) Summary: Despite differences on the details, notably over the future of Canada,s single desk Canadian Wheat Board, Canadian WTO negotiators see themselves as working in close cooperation with the U.S. on the elements of a package for Hong Kong. They stress that they have not given up o [...] |
2005-11-28 17:45:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | KIRC KPAO EAGR ECON ETRD OIIP WTRO |
| 05PARIS4909 |
French Journalist NATO Tour to Norfolk Virginia [...] SUMMARY: Paris Public Affairs nominated senior foreign editor Alain Louyot from weekly center-right news magazine l'Express [circulation 548,195] for the June 13-17 NATO Tour to Norfolk Virginia. Louyot's article, "Norfolk: The Antiterrorist Armada" appeared in the July 11-17 issue of the mag [...] |
2005-07-15 13:22:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | KIRC KPAO OIIP OTRA FR NATO EUN |
| 05PARIS8071 |
NATO Tour for Young French Political Leaders - [...] INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY: The future shape of NATO as well as its ability to ensure collective security and co- exist with an independent European defense have been the subject of discussions in French political and media circles for some time. At an illustrative debate at the French Senate [...] |
2005-11-29 09:22:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | KIRC KPAO OIIP OTRA FR NATO EUN |
| 05PARIS8128 |
Corrected Copy -- NATO Tour for Young French [...] INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY: The future shape of NATO as well as its ability to ensure collective security and co- exist with an independent European defense have been the subject of discussions in French political and media circles for some time. At an illustrative debate at the French Senate [...] |
2005-11-30 14:10:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | KIRC KPAO OIIP OTRA FR NATO EUN |
| 05QUITO1671 |
MEDIA REACTION: ECUADOR FOREIGN POLICY AND [...] Newspapers have reported widely on visits to Caracas of the foreign affairs and economics ministries, which included meetings with Chavez, and increasing ties between Ecuador and Venezuela. An article in the July 15 El Universo is entitled "Change in foreign policy" and includes an intervie [...] |
2005-07-15 18:44:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL OPRC KIRC KPAO EC |
| 05QUITO1741 |
MEDIA REACTION: ECUADORIAN RELATIONS WITH [...] "Possible Accords with Venezuela," an opinion column (07/23) by Orlando Alcvar in Guayaquil's (and Ecuador's) center-right "El Universo" (weekend circ. 240,000) Quote: "Although Chavez's proposals are moved by the best intention, they also carry along an undeniable political ingredient th [...] |
2005-07-25 16:36:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL OPRC KIRC KPAO EC |
| 05QUITO1753 |
MEDIA REACTION: ECUADORIAN RELATIONS WITH [...] "A Ghost Named Chavez," a column (07/25) by Grace Jaramillo in Quito's leading centrist "El Comercio" (circ. 70,000) Quote: "One week of debate over the pros and cons of associating with Chavez. . . about how the risk that getting closer to Chavez might distance us from the U.S., is evide [...] |
2005-07-26 19:45:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL OPRC KIRC KPAO EC |
| 05QUITO1778 |
MEDIA REACTION: ECUADORIAN RELATIONS WITH [...] "Third Party's Policies," a column (07/28) by Rodrigo Fierro in Guayaquil's (and Ecuador's) leading center-right "El Universo" (circ. 140,000) Quote: ". . . the defense of our interests is taking us closer to the policies of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela. . .The search for new alter [...] |
2005-07-29 13:19:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL OPRC KIRC KPAO EC |
| 05QUITO1802 |
MEDIA REACTION: VENEZUELA [...] No summary [...] |
2005-08-03 21:53:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL OPRC KIRC KPAO EC |
| 05QUITO1841 |
MEDIA REACTION: ECUADOR RELATIONS WITH [...] No summary [...] |
2005-08-10 21:03:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL OPRC KIRC KPAO EC |
| 05QUITO1884 |
MEDIA REACTION: ECUADOR RELATIONS WITH [...] No summary [...] |
2005-08-15 21:58:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL OPRC KIRC KPAO EC |
| 05QUITO2013 |
MEDIA REACTION: PAT ROBERTSON'S STATEMENT [...] No summary [...] |
2005-08-26 20:20:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL OPRC KIRC KPAO EC |
| 05QUITO2022 |
MEDIA REACTION: VENEZUELA; PAT ROBERTSON'S [...] . "Pact with Venezuela - Let's Get Going," a column (08/29) in Guayaquil's conservative "El Telegrafo" (circ. 8,000) "The fiscal situation has been deteriorating for quite some time now. The fundamental cause is the huge amount of money allotted in the budget for the so called service of [...] |
2005-08-30 16:56:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL OPRC KIRC KPAO EC |
| 05QUITO2841 |
MEDIA REACTION: ANDEAN FREE TRADE [...] "Peru's Decision on the FTA," an editorial (12/10) in Quito's leading centrist "El Comercio" (circ. 70,000) Quote: " . . . let's hope that Peru's decision and the upcoming Colombian one serve as an alert as to the huge risk [involved] in being left on the margins of neighbors that accept [...] |
2005-12-14 19:39:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL OPRC KIRC KPAO EC FTA |
| 05QUITO2876 |
MEDIA REACTION: BOLIVIAN ELECTIONS AND [...] "Evo Morales' Logic" editorial (12/16) in Quito's leading centrist "El Comercio" (circ. 70,000) Quote: ". . . Evo Morales is leading the polls; he won't make it in the first round and probably some parliamentary alliance will choose his opponent. Thus, in the revolutionary Latin American l [...] |
2005-12-16 23:10:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL OPRC KIRC KPAO EC |
| 05QUITO2886 |
MEDIA REACTION: BOLIVIA; IMMIGRATION [...] "Evo or not Evo," a column (12/12) by Grace Jaramillo in Quito's leading centrist "El Comercio" (circ. 70,000) Quote: "Difficult, extreme dilemma. Bolivian democracy seemed to have been strengthened with the semi-parliamentary political scheme where no elected president could be sworn in [...] |
2005-12-19 18:50:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL OPRC KIRC KPAO EC |
| 05QUITO2903 |
MEDIA REACTION: BOLIVIA; QUITO [...] "Latin American Trend," an editorial (12/20) in Guayaquil's (and Ecuador's) leading center-right "El Universo" (circ. 140,000) Quote: "Ten years ago, Bolivia was showcased by the IMF and the World Bank as the model, the recommended recipe from the Washington Consensus. the Bolivians radic [...] |
2005-12-20 20:02:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL OPRC KIRC KPAO EC |
| 05QUITO2925 |
MEDIA REACTION: TRADE; QUITO [...] "WTO: Discriminatory Globalization," an editorial (12/22) in Quito's leading centrist "El Comercio" (circ. 70,000) Quote: ". . .although it is ironic from the perspective of underdeveloped countries, an agreement was reached, or better still a circumstantial way out so that eight years f [...] |
2005-12-23 16:59:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL OPRC KIRC KPAO EC |
| 05QUITO848 |
MEDIA REACTION: ECUADOR UNREST [...] "Go Home!" an opinion column (04/18) by Diego Araujo Sanchez in Quito's center-left "Hoy" (circ. 38,500) Quote: "The straw that broke the camel's back was the return of [ex-president] Abdala Bucaram; the capital has not forgotten his scandalous corruption nor the offensive shamelessness o [...] |
2005-04-18 22:14:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL OPRC KIRC KPAO EC |
| 05RABAT2157 |
BBG DELEGATION AND MOROCCAN HIGH AUTHORITY FOR [...] SUMMARY In two October 4, 2005 meetings mission, BBG and GOM representatives reviewed the history of Radio Sawa broadcasting in Morocco and agreed on a solution to the licensing impasse. The GOM granted Radio Sawa seven frequencies on an exceptional basis in 2003 before the current radio lice [...] |
2005-10-18 14:03:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO PREL SCUL OIIP KIRC PHUM KMPI MO |
| 05SANTIAGO2441 |
CHILE HAS LOW EXPECTATIONS FOR WTO HONG KONG [...] (SBU) Summary. Top Chilean trade officials do not see a clear sense of direction among WTO members and see no action-causing event at or beyond Hong Kong that would lead to the successful conclusion of the Doha round in 2006. They are worried about the long-term health of the WTO and would re [...] |
2005-12-01 20:22:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON ETRD KIRC KPAO WTO CI |
| 05TELAVIV5703 |
MFA SEEKS WAY TO HELP LUTHERAN HOSPITAL TO STAY [...] (C) MFA Director of the Division for Religious Affairs Zvi Tal (protect) told Embassy Poloffs and visiting NEA/IPA Poloff September 14 that the GOI wishes to find a "discreet way" to ensure that the Augusta Victoria Hospital in Jerusalem, run by the Lutheran World Federation (LWF), remains in [...] |
2005-09-16 10:45:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KIRC ECON IS GOI INTERNAL |
| 06AMMAN1035 |
BOOK TRANSLATION PROGRAM ANNUAL REPORT FOR [...] Summary: Embassy Amman's Arabic Book Program translated and published nine titles by American authors in Arabic during FY-05. We sent out over 10,000 books to libraries and American Corners. Through the program, the publishers we work with printed a total of 22,500 copies of those titles and [...] |
2006-02-13 13:13:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | KIRC KPAO OIIP OPRC JO |
| 06AMMAN2163 |
BOOK TRANSLATION PROGRAM ANNUAL REPORT FOR [...] Summary: Embassy Amman's Arabic Book Program translated and published nine titles by American authors in Arabic during FY-05. The copyright permission for all these titles was obtained by the post and agreements were signed between U.S. and local publishers. We sent out over 10,000 books to l [...] |
2006-03-26 08:55:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | KIRC KPAO OIIP OPRC JO |
| 06KUWAIT1917 |
SPEAKER EVALUATION: BRENDA FLANAGAN BONDS WITH KUWAITIS VIA [...] GPRA FY06Q3: Dr. Brenda Flanagan, Davidson College literature professor and award-winning author, conducted an outstanding speaker program May 12-17, 2006, in Kuwait. An American of Trinidadian origin, Dr. Flanagan captivated Kuwaiti audiences with readings of timeless poetry by noted America [...] |
2006-05-24 16:36:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | SCUL KPAO KIRC OIIP XF KU |
| 06KUWAIT4655 |
INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION WEEK 2006 IN KUWAIT [...] SUMMARY: For the second consecutive year, Embassy Kuwait expanded outreach activities geared towards students and youth during International Education Week, November 11 to 17, 2006. Public Affairs staff arranged two interviews for the Ambassador on a youth-oriented television program and a po [...] |
2006-12-16 06:44:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OEXC KPAO SCUL KIRC OIIP XF KU |
| 06KUWAIT4661 |
INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION WEEK 2006 IN KUWAIT [...] SUMMARY: For the second consecutive year, Embassy Kuwait expanded outreach activities geared towards students and youth during International Education Week, November 11 to 17, 2006. Public Affairs staff arranged two interviews for the Ambassador on a youth-oriented television program and a po [...] |
2006-12-16 11:23:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OEXC KPAO SCUL KIRC OIIP XF KU |
| 06RABAT531 |
MEPI MEDIA GRANTS PROGRAMS ALARM THE GOM; EMBASSY [...] No summary [...] |
2006-03-25 03:47:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | OIIP PHUM SCUL KMPI KPAO KIRC MO |
| 06TOKYO996 |
DEPOSIT OF LIBRARY PROCEEDS ESPECIAL ACCOUNT [...] FUNDS COLLECTED AT TOKYO BRANCH POST DURING THE MONTHS OF A) OCTOBER 2005; B) NOVEMBER 2005; C) DECEMBER 2005; AND D) JANUARY 2006 FOR IRC/LIBRARY RECYCLING PROGRAM HAVE BEEN DEPOSITED AS FOLLOWS: A) OCTOBER 2005: 1 TOTAL AMOUNT DEPOSITED IN LOCAL CURRENCY: YEN 62,740 2 [...] |
2006-02-24 06:43:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | ABUD AFIN KIRC KPAO OEXC OIIP SCUL |
| 06WELLINGTON322 |
OUTDATED ATTITUDES FRUSTRATE PUBLIC DIPLOMACY EFFORTS IN [...] New Zealand media reflect the views of the wider New Zealand population when they describe the US reaction to the anti-nuclear legislation as "heavy-handed" and "bullying." New Zealanders feel that the US reaction failed to recognize New Zealand's sovereignty and its right to make its own choi [...] |
2006-04-26 23:11:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA KIRC OIIP MNUC KPAO KMDR OPRC NZ |
| 06WELLINGTON341 |
NEW ZEALAND IVs EMERGE AS MEDIA LEADERS [...] BEGIN SUMMARY: While some New Zealand participants in the IV program remain in their same influential roles, others have had diverse experiences, including being offered employment by Al Jazeera, becoming the host of a radio show, and being promoted to management. Until recently we were able to [...] |
2006-05-03 04:53:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA KIRC OIIP MNUC KPAO KMDR OPRC NZ |
| 06WELLINGTON43 |
NEW ZEALAND CLEARANCE FOR RIRO PAMELA DRAGOVICH [...] (SBU) EMBASSY WELCOMES AND GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE TO PAMELA DRAGOVICH, REGIONAL INFORMATION RESOURCE OFFICER (RIRO), TO TRAVEL TO WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND, FROM JANUARY 30 TO FEBRUARY 5, 2006. THE PURPOSE OF THE VISIT IS TO TRAIN THE NEW REFERENCE LIBRARIAN AND ADVISE ON RESOURCES AND PROGR [...] |
2006-01-18 00:14:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA KIRC OIIP KPAO NZ |
| 06WELLINGTON478 |
"THERE GOES THE NEIGBORHOOD": NZ MEDIA SURVEY REGIONAL [...] SUMMARY: The following is a digest of recent regional security reports in the New Zealand media. This cable gives a synopsis of media reporting on sixteen countries in the region, their outline of New Zealand contributions to each of those countries, and/or their assessment of each country's f [...] |
2006-06-22 05:17:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA KIRC OIIP KPAO KMDR OPRC NZ |
| 06WELLINGTON479 |
"THERE GOES THE NEIGBORHOOD": NZ MEDIA SURVEY REGIONAL [...] SUMMARY: The following is a digest of recent regional security reports in the New Zealand media. This cable gives a synopsis of media reporting on sixteen countries in the region, their outline of New Zealand contributions to each of those countries, and/or their assessment of each country's f [...] |
2006-06-22 05:30:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA KIRC OIIP KPAO KMDR OPRC NZ |
| 07BANGKOK5989 |
NEW IIP ELECTRONIC JOURNAL AND POSTER: "THE LONG CAMPAIGN: [...] Public Affairs Bangkok orders the following publications: - V0498-E, 210 copies (The Long Campaign: U.S. Elections 2008, $2.20 per copy), $462.00; - T0498-E, 20 posters (The full-color "U.S. Elections 2008" poster, $0.55 for each poster), $11.00; Total for the above item is $473.00. Post [...] |
2007-11-29 09:11:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | KIRC KPAO OIIP AFIN |
| 07DAMASCUS1164 |
INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION WEEK IN DAMASCUS DEFYS THE ODDS [...] No summary [...] |
2007-12-11 12:44:00 | Embassy Damascus | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KPAO KIRC OEXC OIIP SCUL SENV SY XF |
| 07RABAT1180 |
Moroccan journalists detained for publishing confidential [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified; please protect accordingly. ------- Summary ------- Â [...] |
2007-07-19 17:33:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KPAO SCUL OIIP KIRC PHUM KMPI MO PGOV |
| 07RABAT1523 |
SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION - COMMENTARY ON CHOICE OF PRIME [...] (U) The Moroccan print press has commented extensively on King Mohamed VI's September 19 decision to appoint Istiqlal Party Secretary General Abbas El Fassi as the new prime minister. Most of SIPDIS the press, including the partisan, pro-Palace, and more conservative independent press, off [...] |
2007-09-25 09:38:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO SCUL OIIP KIRC PHUM KMPI MO |
| 07WELLINGTON169 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST: CHRISTINE VIVIAN [...] WELLINGTON ARC DIRECTOR, CHRISTINE VIVIAN, REQUESTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE TO VISIT KUALA LUMPUR MARCH 5-9, 2007, TO ATTEND THE EAP IRC DIRECTOR'S CONFERENCE. 2. MS. VIVIAN WILL ARRIVE IN KUALA LUMPUR ON MONDAY, MARCH 5, ON MALAYSIAN AIRLINES FLIGHT MH130 AT 2000 HOURS. SHE WILL DEPART KL FOR AU [...] |
2007-02-23 01:48:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO KIRC OTRA NZ |
| 08ATHENS1 |
FY 2008 Request for Sustaining Funds-American Corners [...] No summary [...] |
2008-01-22 15:42:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OIIP KIRC GR |
| 08ATHENS1042 |
DEMOCRACY VIDEO CHALLENGE [...] (SBU) Embassy Athens and Consulate General Thessaloniki are interested in supporting the Democracy Video Challenge. In addition to the representational events at which local winners will be selected, as suggested REF A, we can envision promoting the contest through our youth-oriented website Mo [...] |
2008-07-23 04:52:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIRC KPAO OIIP OPRC OEXC ECON GR |
| 08ATHENS91 |
FY 2008 Request for Sustaining Funds-American Corners [...] Summary: Embassy Athens requests $40,000 in FY08 funds to strengthen programs at four of the six American Corners (ACs) in Greece: Xanthi (north-eastern Greece), Veria (north-western Greece), Sparta (southern Greece), and the Hellenic American Union (HAU) in central Athens. Requested funds wil [...] |
2008-01-22 15:42:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OIIP KIRC GR |
| 08ATHENS93 |
FY 2008 Request for Sustaining Funds-American Corners [...] Summary: Embassy Athens requests $40,000 in FY08 sustaining funds to strengthen programs at four of the six American Corners (ACs) in Greece: Xanthi (north-eastern Greece), Veria (north-western Greece), Sparta (southern Greece), and the Hellenic American Union (HAU) in central Athens. Requeste [...] |
2008-01-23 07:48:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OIIP KIRC GR |
| 08BAMAKO883 |
US PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS CAPTURE MINDS AND HEARTS OF MALIAN AUDIENCES [...] Summary: U.S. Embassy Bamako's public outreach on the 2008 Presidential elections began in May 2008 in the northern city of Gao and culminated in a festive election night party attended by several hundred Malian notables on November 4. The election night party attracted many of Mali's senior [...] |
2008-11-12 13:53:00 | Embassy Bamako | UNCLASSIFIED | KIRC OIIP KDEM KPAO ML KISL PINR |
| 08BAMAKO884 |
US PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS CAPTURE MINDS AND HEARTS OF MALIAN AUDIENCES [...] Summary: U.S. Embassy Bamako's public outreach on the 2008 Presidential elections began in May 2008 in the northern city of Gao and culminated in a festive election night party attended by several hundred Malian notables on November 4. The election night party attracted many of Mali's senior [...] |
2008-11-12 14:35:00 | Embassy Bamako | UNCLASSIFIED | KIRC OIIP KDEM KPAO ML KISL PINR |
| 08BANGKOK773 |
NEW IIP ELECTRONIC JOURNAL AND POSTER: "THE LONG CAMPAIGN: [...] Public Affairs Bangkok would like to order three hundred (300) copies in English of "The Long Campaign: U.S. Elections 2008." The cost of the publication is $2.20 (two dollars and twenty cents) per copy. Total for the above item is $660.00. Post has obligated $50.00 for shipping/handling ( [...] |
2008-03-12 08:32:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | KIRC KPAO OIIP AFIN |
| 08COTONOU754 |
BENIN: GPRA REPORT INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION WEEK [...] No summary [...] |
2008-12-02 10:17:00 | Embassy Cotonou | UNCLASSIFIED | KIRC OIIP KDEM KPAO KISL PINR ML |
| 08COTONOU796 |
BENIN GPRA REPORT: EDWARD R. MURROW PROGRAM FOR JOURNALISTS [...] DESCRIPTION OF ACTIVITY: Benin's participant in the Edward R. Murrow Program for Journalists, Fernand Nouwligbeto, journalist at "Agence Proximites," returned to Benin and debriefed the Acting Public Affairs Officer and the Cultural Affairs Assistant about his visit. He was very satisfied with [...] |
2008-12-22 06:37:00 | Embassy Cotonou | UNCLASSIFIED | KIRC OIIP KDEM KPAO KISL PINR ML |
| 08COTONOU797 |
BENIN GPRA REPORT: HIV/AIDS AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES [...] DESCRIPTION OF ACTIVITY: Benin's participant in the HIV/AIDS and Infectious Diseases Program, Dr. Rene Keke, Chief of the Department of Sexually Transmitted Diseases at the Ministry of Health, returned to Benin and debriefed the Acting Public Affairs Officer and the Cultural Affairs Assistant a [...] |
2008-12-22 08:27:00 | Embassy Cotonou | UNCLASSIFIED | KIRC OIIP KDEM KPAO KISL PINR ML BN |
| 08COTONOU810 |
COTONOU REPORTS ON THE PLACEMENT OF STATE AND [...] No summary [...] |
2008-12-30 05:13:00 | Embassy Cotonou | UNCLASSIFIED | KIRC OIIP KDEM KPAO KISL PINR ML |
| 08DAMASCUS508 |
IIP SPEAKER ON ENVIRONMENT MAKES CONNECTIONS IN SYRIA [...] SBU SUMMARY: IIP Speaker and climate scientist Dr. Brenda Ekwurzel of the Union of Concerned Scientists visited Syria April 21-25, 2008. Audiences in Damascus and Aleppo, from middle school students to leading scientists, responded positively and enthusiastically to her message of individual [...] |
2008-07-15 14:46:00 | Embassy Damascus | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KPAO SY XF OEXC OIIP SCUL KIRC SENV PGOV PREL |
| 08KUWAIT334 |
U.S. SPEAKER DR. BRENDA FLANAGAN INSPIRES KUWAITI WOMEN [...] Dr. Brenda Flanagan, American Afro-Caribbean author and professor of literature at Davidson College, North Carolina, conducted another well-received U.S. Speaker Program in Kuwait from March 1-4, 2008. Capitalizing on her name recognition following a successful visit to Kuwait in 2006, Post tim [...] |
2008-03-25 10:39:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | SCUL KPAO KIRC OIIP XF KU |
| 08KUWAIT581 |
IIP TRAVELING SPEAKER PROGRAM WITH MS. ZAINAB AL-SUWEIJ [...] Summary: Ms. Zainab Al-Suwaij, Executive Director of the American Islamic Congress, came to Kuwait for four days as an IIP Arabic Supplemental-funded traveling speaker and discussed with Kuwaitis Western-Muslim perceptions of each other, civil society and women rights, democracy-building in Ira [...] |
2008-05-21 12:45:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | SCUL KPAO KIRC OIIP XF KU |
| 08KUWAIT768 |
U.S. SPEAKER DR. JEFFREY ADDICOTT'S PROGRAM IN KUWAIT; [...] Dr. Jeffrey Addicott, Professor and Chairman of the Center for Terrorism Law, St. Mary's University, St. Antonio, Texas, visited Kuwait as a U.S. Speaker, June 22-24, 2008 and spoke to audiences comprised of youth, faculty members, lawyers and legislators about the new field of terrorism law in [...] |
2008-07-08 06:49:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | SCUL KPAO KIRC OIIP XF KU |
| 08LILONGWE422 |
DEMOCRACY VIDEO CHALLENGE [...] No summary [...] |
2008-07-21 13:19:00 | Embassy Lilongwe | UNCLASSIFIED | KIRC KPAO OIIP OPRC OEXC ECON MI |
| 08RABAT1024 |
"ISLAM IN AMERICA" DOCUMENTARY ON MOROCCAN TV [...] Morocco's semi-private television network "2m" produced a 28-minute documentary on Islam in the U.S., which aired in early October on the popular monthly news magazine "Grand Angle" ("Wide Angle"). It also aired on Al Maghribiya satellite channel, which is widely watched by the Moroccan commu [...] |
2008-10-24 15:44:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED | SCUL KISL KPAO OIIP KIRC PHUM KMPI PGOV MO |
| 08RABAT21 |
MINISTER OF COMMUNICATIONS DISCUSSES PRESS CODE, VIDEO [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Riley paid an introductory call on January 4, 2008 with Khaled Naciri, the new Moroccan Minister of Communications and Government Spokesman. Naciri stated that passing a revised, more liberal press code was one of his top policy priorities. He defended, however, the need to [...] |
2008-01-09 06:19:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KPAO SCUL OIIP KIRC PHUM KISL MO |
| 08RABAT411 |
MOROCCAN GOVERNMENT RESPONSE TO AL-MASSAE VERDICT [...] (C) Summary: In response to Ref A demarche, the Government of Morocco (GOM) has formally asserted that the libel case against al-Massae was a private law suit to which the GOM was not a party, and in which the GOM did not interfere. Although Minister of Communications Naciri told the DCM tha [...] |
2008-05-08 15:40:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KPAO SCUL OIIP KIRC PGOV MO |
| 08RABAT414 |
MOROCCAN GOVERNMENT SUSPENDS AL-JAZEERA BROADCASTS [...] (C) Summary: The Government of Morocco (GOM) claims that its sudden decision to suspend Al-Jazeera's right to transmit its nightly Maghreb news broadcast from Rabat came as a result of Al-Jazeera's long-standing failure to secure a proper broadcast license. Most independent observers discoun [...] |
2008-05-09 12:45:00 | Embassy Rabat | SECRET | PHUM KPAO SCUL OIIP KIRC PGOV MO |
| 08RABAT416 |
MOROCCAN GOVERNMENT SUSPENDS AL-JAZEERA BROADCASTS [...] (C) Summary: The Government of Morocco (GOM) claims that its sudden decision to suspend Al-Jazeera's right to transmit its nightly Maghreb news broadcast from Rabat came as a result of Al-Jazeera's long-standing failure to secure a proper broadcast license. Most independent observers discoun [...] |
2008-05-09 12:45:00 | Embassy Rabat | SECRET | PHUM KPAO SCUL OIIP KIRC PGOV MO |
| 08RABAT493 |
AL-JAZEERA BUREAU CHIEF EXPECTS RABAT OFFICE TO [...] (C) Summary: Al-Jazeera's Rabat bureau chief dismissed Government of Morocco (GOM) claims that the suspension of Al-Jazeera's broadcast license was technical. Given that no one in the GOM would claim responsibility for the decision, he believed it came directly from the King. He criticized [...] |
2008-05-28 16:33:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV KPAO SCUL OIIP KIRC MO |
| 08YAOUNDE1133 |
TOWARD 2011: FOCUS ON "CHANGE" IN COUNTRY-WIDE ELECTION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy Yaounde's highest priority Mission Strategic Plan goal is strengthening democracy and good governance, an objective of great importance as President Biya celebrates 26 years in power and 2011 Cameroonian presidential elections approach. To that end, Post used the U.S. e [...] |
2008-11-19 15:20:00 | Embassy Yaounde | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIRC KPAO PREL OIIP SCUL PGOV CM |
| 09ATHENS58 |
FY 2009 Request for Sustaining Funds-American Corners [...] Introduction and Summary: Embassy Athens requests $58,340 in FY09 funds to strengthen programs at the six American Corners (ACs) in Greece: Xanthi (northeastern Greece), Veria (northwestern Greece), Sparta (southern Greece), Corfu (western Greece), the Hellenic American Union (HAU) in central [...] |
2009-01-16 12:50:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OIIP KIRC GR |
| 09COLOMBO644 |
America House in Sri Lanka: A Platform for Reconciliation [...] SUMMARY: The Government of Sri Lanka's military defeat of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) has brought an end to the island's 26-year conflict. However, winning the peace and overcoming deep mistrust that exists between communities will be a major challenge. A critical element of [...] |
2009-06-25 10:08:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO PGOV KIRC ASEC CE |
| 09COTONOU106 |
BENIN: IRO VISIT TO POST [...] SUMMARY: Regional Information Resource Officer (IRO) Myra Brown visited the IRC in Cotonou on March 15 - 20, 2009 during her first visit to Benin. The IRC Director Akodigna and the IRO took advantage of the visit to conduct a three-day methodology workshop at the University of Abomey-Calavi. D [...] |
2009-03-25 08:24:00 | Embassy Cotonou | UNCLASSIFIED | KIRC OIIP KPAO BN |
| 09COTONOU111 |
BENIN: Report-Black History Month Celebration at New [...] SUMMARY: On February 19, 2009, PAO Rhonda Watson spoke at the New Covenant American School International as part of Black History Month celebration. During the visit to the school, the PAO invited the students to visit the American Cultural Center and they came two weeks later for a film scree [...] |
2009-03-26 06:25:00 | Embassy Cotonou | UNCLASSIFIED | KIRC OIIP KPAO BN |
| 09COTONOU194 |
BENIN: GPRA REPORT: SPEAKER PROGRAM ON ISLAM IN THE U.S. [...] SUMMARY: From May 4-8, 2009 IIP Speaker Imam Moujahed Mouhammad Bakhach delivered engaging and well-received lectures on Islam in the U.S. to highly appreciative Beninise audiences. The speaker's program successfully encouraged open and honest debate on issues such as Islamic practices, non-v [...] |
2009-05-13 12:04:00 | Embassy Cotonou | UNCLASSIFIED | KIRC SCUL OIIP KPAO BN |
| 09COTONOU241 |
BENIN GPRA REPORT: TRANSPARENCY AND GOOD GOVERNANCE PROGRAM [...] DESCRIPTION OF ACTIVITY: Benin's participants in the March 16-April 3, 2009 Transparency and Good Governance Program, Dr. Eric Adja, Communication Assistant and Technical Advisor at the Presidency of Benin Republic and Evelle Gomez, Head of Debt Collection and Prosecution at the "Agence Judicia [...] |
2009-06-05 10:25:00 | Embassy Cotonou | UNCLASSIFIED | KIRC OIIP KDEM KPAO KISL PINR ML |
| 09COTONOU264 |
BENIN: IRC BOOK DISCUSSION: "PRATIQUE DU JOURNALISME" [...] SUMMARY: On June 18, the U.S. Embassy hosted a well-attended book discussion at the American Cultural Center (ACC) Information Resource Center (IRC). The discussion, led by Beninese journalist Jean Jonas Tossa, focused on the Africa Regional Service (ARS) Nouveaux Horizons book titled, "Pratiq [...] |
2009-06-24 05:28:00 | Embassy Cotonou | UNCLASSIFIED | KIRC KPAO OEXC SCUL BN |
| 09COTONOU266 |
BENIN: IRC BOOK DISCUSSION: "PRATIQUE DU JOURNALISME" [...] SUMMARY: On June 18,2009, the U.S. Embassy hosted a well-attended book discussion at the American Cultural Center (ACC) Information Resource Center (IRC). The discussion, led by Beninese journalist Jean Jonas Tossa, focused on the Africa Regional Service (ARS) Nouveaux Horizons book titled, "P [...] |
2009-06-25 10:22:00 | Embassy Cotonou | UNCLASSIFIED | KIRC KPAO OEXC SCUL BN |
| 09COTONOU390 |
BENIN: HAAC Counselor pays courtesy visit to the Public [...] SUMMARY: On August 24, Moise Bossou, a Law Professor at the University of Abomey-Calavi and one of nine newly appointed Counselors at the Beninese High Authority of Audio-Visual and Communication (HAAC, equivalent of the FCC), paid a courtesy call on PAO Rhonda J. Watson to establish good relat [...] |
2009-08-26 06:16:00 | Embassy Cotonou | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO ECPS KCOR BN KIRC OEXC |
| 09COTONOU43 |
BENIN: GPRA Report - Black History Month Programming [...] DESCRIPTION OF ACTIVITY: As part of the activities scheduled to celebrate Black History Month, the Public Diplomacy Section of the American Cultural Center in Benin hosted a Black History Month film series program at its outdoor amphitheater. In her opening remarks for the showing of the firs [...] |
2009-02-12 12:47:00 | Embassy Cotonou | UNCLASSIFIED | KIRC OEXC KPAO BN KISL SCUL |
| 09COTONOU455 |
BENIN: CONFERENCE ON RELIGION AND DEVELOPMENT: INTERFAITH [...] SUMMARY: On September 10, 2009, the US Embassy in Cotonou hosted a conference on the theme: Religion and Development: Interfaith Dialogue at the American Cultural Center. The American Embassy seized the opportunity of Ramadan to express solidarity and share President Barack Obama's message with [...] |
2009-09-22 12:39:00 | Embassy Cotonou | UNCLASSIFIED | KIRC SCUL KPAO BN |
| 09COTONOU564 |
BENIN REPORT ON INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION WEEK 2009 [...] SUMMARY: To mark the celebration of the International Education Week November 16-20, Cotonou Public Affairs Section organized a series of activities including communications on exchange programs, experience sharing by Fulbright and Humphrey alumni, a DVC on "Studying in the U.S" and the showing [...] |
2009-11-30 08:57:00 | Embassy Cotonou | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP OEXC SCUL KIRC KPAO BN |
| 09COTONOU59 |
BENIN: GPRA Report - DVC Program on the topic "Black [...] DESCRIPTION OF ACTIVITY: As part of the activities scheduled to celebrate Black History Month, the Public Diplomacy Section of the American Cultural Center in Benin hosted a DVC program in its conference room. In her opening remarks, PAO Rhonda J. Watson explained the history of Black History [...] |
2009-02-23 09:52:00 | Embassy Cotonou | UNCLASSIFIED | KIRC OEXC OIIP KPAO SCUL BN |
| 09COTONOU71 |
COTONOU REPORTS ON THE PLACEMENT OF STATE AND [...] Print January 6 The following articles were published: An article in the government-owned newspaper, La Nation, in the independent daily newspapers Le Matin and Le Telegramme, based on the Mission-produced press release on USS Robert Bradley's visit to Benin titled "Cooperation militaire: u [...] |
2009-03-02 10:19:00 | Embassy Cotonou | UNCLASSIFIED | KIRC OIIP KDEM KPAO KISL PINR BN |
| 09COTONOU73 |
BENIN: GPRA REPORT : ALETA WILLIAMS [...] No summary [...] |
2009-03-03 04:30:00 | Embassy Cotonou | UNCLASSIFIED | KIRC OIIP KDEM KPAO KISL PINR ML |
| 09COTONOU82 |
BENIN: GPRA Report-WOMEN'S MONTH Programming [...] DESCRIPTION OF ACTIVITY: The American Cultural Center in Benin hosted the showing of the film dealing with sexual harassment entitled "Au nom de toutes les femmes" (On Behalf of All Women). In her opening remarks before the viewing, PAO Rhonda J. Watson briefed the audience about the origins of [...] |
2009-03-06 08:36:00 | Embassy Cotonou | UNCLASSIFIED | KIRC OEXC KPAO KISL SCUL BN |
| 09COTONOU89 |
BENIN: GPRA REPORT: WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH LAUNCH [...] SUMMARY: Post held a series of program activities on March 5, 2009 to launch Women's History Month. The day's activities, part of the Fulbright/Humphrey International Visitor Alumni Outreach program, included a book discussion, an exhibit of art works by female artists and the screening of a [...] |
2009-03-11 09:10:00 | Embassy Cotonou | UNCLASSIFIED | KIRC SCUL OIIP KPAO BN |
| 09KABUL1037 |
AFGHAN HIGHER EDUCATION: DEVELOPING THE NEXT GENERATION OF [...] SUMMARY: Afghan higher education was decimated during the civil war and never re-built during the Taliban years. In the past eight years, great improvements have been made, notably in rebuilding infrastructure and reestablishing standards of higher education. However, of the more than 2,300 in [...] |
2009-04-23 12:21:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPAO KIRC SCUL EAID AF |
| 09KABUL1095 |
REACHING THE NEXT GENERATION OF AFGHAN LEADERS THROUGH [...] SUMMARY: Reftel provided an overview of Afghan higher education and post's efforts to engage various institutions throughout the country. As it notes, all major Afghan political movements of the 20th century started among students and faculty of Kabul University, including the communists, the [...] |
2009-04-30 11:05:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPAO KIRC SCUL AF |
| 09KABUL1199 |
DEBUNKING THE MYTH - PD WORK REALLY IS POSSIBLE IN [...] SUMMARY: Contrary to popular belief that American diplomats remain isolated behind compound walls, PD officers in Kabul routinely travel around the city and throughout the country. Too much emphasis has been placed on "messaging," too little on building personal relationship that allow the mes [...] |
2009-05-11 04:08:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPAO KIRC SCUL AF |
| 09KABUL1671 |
IRANIAN INFLUENCE IN AFHGAN HIGHER ED: SUBTLE BUT [...] SUMMARY: Given cultural and linguistic ties between Afghanistan and Iran, no one is surprised that Iranian influence permeates Afghan higher education. Ironically, just as Iran closes university access to Afghan refugees in Iran, it is becoming more deeply involved in Afghan higher education. [...] |
2009-06-26 11:26:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KPAO KIRC SCUL AF |
| 09KABUL227 |
LINCOLN CENTERS REACH AFGHANISTAN'S NEXT GENERATION OF [...] (U) SUMMARY: With over 55,000 visitors in 2008, Lincoln Centers (LCs) are one of the most successful public diplomacy tools in Afghanistan, providing unparalleled free and open access to the Internet, books, and educational opportunities throughout the country. The LCs also serve as cultural a [...] |
2009-02-01 05:26:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KPAO KIRC SCUL AF |
| 09PARAMARIBO20 |
PARAMARIBO AMERICAN CORNER SUSTAINING FUNDS 2009 [...] SUMMARY - - - - - - (A) The American Corner (AC) continues to serve as a dynamic platform in launching Post's public diplomacy outreach activities. In 2008, Post noted a substantial 40% increase in the average number of attendees in direct proportion to the total number of program and no [...] |
2009-01-16 15:05:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OIIP KIRC |
| 09RABAT307 |
Moroccan TV coverage of U.S. elections [...] For the first time in history, in 2008 a Moroccan television crew traveled to the U.S. to cover the presidential elections, providing Moroccans a nightly, first-hand glimpse into the American electoral process tailored to their interests. Over the course of ten nights, state-run Al-Aoula te [...] |
2009-04-09 13:51:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED | SCUL PHUM PGOV OIIP KISL KPAO KIRC |
| 09SAOPAULO310 |
THE "OBAMA ADVANTAGE" AT 100-PLUS DAYS [...] (U) Summary: President Obama's popularity translates into an "Obama Advantage" that post has used to gin up outreach efforts and build reporting contacts. A post-generated Obama PowerPoint has proven to have far greater longevity than we had anticipated, and we continue to get speaker request [...] |
2009-05-22 14:11:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KPAO PINR OIIP KIRC ECON EFIN EINV ETRD BR |
| 09STATE123621 |
CALL FOR PROPOSALS FOR AMERICAN CORNERS [...] The American Corners Steering Committee is now calling for proposals for sustaining funds for American Corners (AC) partnerships. While specific funding cannot be guaranteed, the call for proposals will enable R, IIP, and the PD offices in the regional bureaus to evaluate proposals and make [...] |
2009-12-02 19:50:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OIIP KIRC |
| 09STATE22024 |
AMERICA.GOV INFOCUS TOPIC FOR MARCH:"ALTERNATIVES [...] SUMMARY. America.gov's "In Focus" topic for March explores how grassroots organizations around the globe are working to confront violence in their communities. The eJournal USA examines the intellectual and religious roots of the tradition of nonviolence as it has been practiced globally. To [...] |
2009-03-09 20:22:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | KIRC KPAO OEXC OIIP OPRC PREL |
| 09STATE49884 |
NEW IIP ELECTRONIC JOURNAL: "THE GLOBAL FINANCIAL [...] The May 2009 edition of eJournal USA, The Global Financial System, describes the mechanics of the global financial system and the cyclical nature of financial markets. Experts from across the political spectrum present historical background and discuss such issues as the optimum level and form [...] |
2009-05-15 14:36:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | KIRC KPAO OIIP |
| 10ATHENS54 |
FY 2010 Request for Sustaining Funds-American Corners Greece [...] Introduction and Summary: Embassy Athens requests $54,800 in FY10 funds to strengthen programs at the six American Corners (ACs) in Greece: Xanthi (northeastern Greece), Veria (northwestern Greece), Sparta (southern Greece), Corfu (western Greece), the Hellenic American Union (HAU) in central A [...] |
2010-01-15 08:21:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO KIRC GR |
| 10COTONOU66 |
BENIN: IRC BOOK DISCUSSION: ?WHO MOVED MY CHEESE? [...] SUMMARY: On January 28 2010, the U.S. Embassy hosted a well-attended book discussion at the American Cultural Center (ACC) Information Resource Center (IRC). The discussion, led by Norma Shorey-Bryan, an International Change Management Consultant, focused on the bestseller, 'Who Moved My Chees [...] |
2010-02-04 16:44:00 | Embassy Cotonou | UNCLASSIFIED | OEXC SCUL KIRC KPAO BN |
| 10LUSAKA52 |
HOLLOWED HALLS: ZAMBIA'S TERTIARY EDUCATION SYSTEM [...] (SBU) Summary: Chronic absences. Poor preparation. Classroom inebriation. And that's just the professors. While gains have been made in elementary and secondary education, insufficient capacity, resources, facilities and training have crippled Zambia's ability to educate its citizenry at the t [...] |
2010-01-25 14:50:00 | Embassy Lusaka | UNCLASSIFIED | SCUL SOCI KIRC KPAO ZA |
| 10PARAMARIBO26 |
Paramaribo: Request for American Corners Sustaining Funds in [...] (U) SUMMARY (A) Embassy Paramaribo requests "American Corner Sustaining Funds" for FY10. Post's vigorous efforts in harnessing the American Corner's (AC) capabilities as one of Post's premier public diplomacy tool paid off with a dramatic 132% increase in the number of audience members r [...] |
2010-01-14 15:20:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO KIRC NS |
| 10PRAIA21 |
CAPE VERDE: FY10 AMERICAN CORNER SUSTAINING FUNDS REQUEST [...] (U) Summary: PAS Praia is requesting 10,000 USD (see para 8) from the American Corner Sustaining Funds to strengthen the operation of American Corner (AC) Mosteiros by augmenting print, electronic and audio-visual collections, purchasing equipment, increasing outreach efforts, and training and [...] |
2010-01-15 18:47:00 | Embassy Praia | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OIIP KIRC |