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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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03TEGUCIGALPA2221HONDURAS CONFIDENT ICJ WILL RULE IN ITS FAVOR;
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Honduran officials are confident the International Court of Justice (ICJ) will uphold its original 1992 decision demarcating the border between Honduras and El Salvador and are dismissive of El Salvadoran claims that new material unknown to the Court at the time would have been a [...]
2003-09-18 21:12:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALPBTS ES HO
03TEGUCIGALPA2757HONDURAS ANXIOUS TO MOVE EL SALVADOR BORDER
[...] (C) Summary: As part of the on-going effort to demarcate the Honduran-El Salvador border, on November 11 OAS envoy, NIMA specialist John Gates, awarded over one square kilometer of territory to El Salvador that was originally designated to Honduras by the 1992 International Court of Justice (IC [...]
2003-11-24 20:06:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALPBTS PREL MOPS ES HO
03TEGUCIGALPA2952ICJ REJECTS EL SALVADOR'S APPLICATION FOR REVISION
[...] On December 18, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague, by a vote of 4-1, rejected El Salvador's September 10, 2002 application for revision of the Court's original 1992 decision demarcating the land and maritime border between El Salvador and Honduras as "inadmissible." The ICJ [...]
2003-12-19 23:01:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIEDPBTS KTIA PREL PGOV ES HO
03TEGUCIGALPA548HOSTAGE SITUATION IN NAHUATERIQUE POCKET ON BORDER
[...] (U) SUMMARY: On February 25 at around 10:00am a Honduran patrol comprised of seven police and four military personnel was surrounded by approximately 400 compesinos in the Nahuaterique pocket on the border with El Salvador. The incident occurred after the patrol had confiscated a number of c [...]
2003-02-27 23:21:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PBTS PHUM PREL PTER ECON PINR ES HO
03TEGUCIGALPA654HONDURAN REQUEST FOR BORDER MAPPING
[...] Per refs A, B, C, and D Honduras and El Salvador are looking to move forward on border demarcation via a binational border commission but progress has been stymied due to outdated maps. Their joint request, received at both Embassy Tegucigalpa and San Salvador, is for maps at scale of 1:25,00 [...]
2003-03-13 20:33:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIEDPBTS PREL ES HO
04GUATEMALA1464GOG RESPONSE TO CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION
[...] (U) PolOff delivered reftel points to MFA Multilateral Affairs Director Sylvia Corrado on June 8. Corrado asserted that GOG wished to respect its obligations to Article VII of the Chemical Weapons Convention, but that she was not aware of any current legislation. Corrado will bring up the CW [...]
2004-06-14 17:54:00Embassy GuatemalaUNCLASSIFIEDPARM ABUD ES GT AROC CWC CBW OPCW
04GUATEMALA2673LUNCH WITH PRESIDENT BERGER
[...] (C) Summary: At lunch October 21, President Berger and the Ambassador addressed a variety of international and national topics. Principal among them, Berger said Guatemala would give the informal candidacy of exGuatemalan UN PermRep Gert Rosenthal 30 days and then fall in behind his good fr [...]
2004-10-22 19:14:00Embassy GuatemalaCONFIDENTIALCASC ETRD MARR PHUM NU ES OAS USAID
04MADRID2257PRE LICENSE CHECK: GARCIA PANDO,CARLOS.USDOC 02022
[...] No summary [...]
2004-06-16 12:43:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ETTC ES
04TEGUCIGALPA1437OAS ENVOY JOHN GATES TO ISSUE HONDURAS/EL SALVADOR
[...] On June 20, OAS envoy, National Geospacial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) Specialist, John Gates completed his survey of the six disputed land border areas between Honduras and El Salvador. Gates, who began the project on August 18, 2003, was tasked (as an honest broker),with assisting Honduras an [...]
2004-06-24 20:43:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIEDPBTS PREL MOPS ES HO
05BRUSSELS1147RESULTS OF MARCH 16 EU FOREIGN MINISTERS' MEETING
[...] (SBU) In addition to postponing Croatia's accession talks (septel),EU FMs at the March 16 General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) also noted positive developments in the Middle East and issued conclusions on Lebanon calling for Syria to withdraw all troops and intelligence servi [...]
2005-03-18 16:09:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM EAID ETRD LE IR SU ES IN RU ICC EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05KINGSTON687DEMARCHE DELIVERED: CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION
[...] No summary [...]
2005-03-10 19:25:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIEDJM PARM ABUD ES CWC CBW OPCW
05MADRID2712EXBS: INVITATION TO STOCKHOLM INTERNATIONAL EXPORT
[...] ESTHOFF passed reftel invitation letter July 20 to MFA International Disarmament Affairs Ambassador Tomas Rodriguez Pantoja, urging Spain to send two experts to the September 20-22 International Export Control Conference in Stockholm, Sweden. Rodriguez Pantoja said he would coordinate with the [...]
2005-07-20 12:26:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL MASS ETTC KSTC ES
05QUITO280ECUADOR FAVORING CHILEAN FOR OAS SYG
[...] In response to Ref A, Ambassador discussed the upcoming OAS Secretary General election during her February 3 meeting with Ecuador President Lucio Gutierrez. Gutierrez mentioned that former El Salvador President Paco Flores, whom the United States backed for the OAS position, would soon visit [...]
2005-02-04 13:45:00Embassy QuitoUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PREL EC ES
05QUITO391ECUADOR ON CWC: NATIONAL AUTHORITY IN PLACE,
[...] In response to Reftel, the Embassy February 15 delivered non-paper to Ruben Herrera, the Technical Agencies representative in the MFA's Multilateral Affairs directorship general. In a follow-up telcon February 17, Herrera refuted a Reftel assertion, claiming Ecuador had in fact established i [...]
2005-02-17 17:18:00Embassy QuitoUNCLASSIFIEDPARM ABUD ES EC AROC CWC CBW OPCW
05SANSALVADOR2027EL SALVADOR: COMPREHENSIVE CONVENTION ON
[...] (SBU) Poloff provided Ref A talking points to Special Advisor to the Foreign Minister Ambassador Marisol Argueta de Barillas and to MFA Director of Multilateral Affairs Mario Rivera on June 8. During a July 13 follow-up meeting with Poloff, Rivera stated that the CCIT topic had been briefly d [...]
2005-07-14 21:37:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PREL ES UNGA
05SANSALVADOR2033EL SALVADOR: WILLING GLOBAL PEACE OPS INITIATIVE (GPOI) PARTNER
[...] (SBU) Reftel demarche was delivered to Foreign Minister by Ambassador and to Minister of Defense (MOD) by MILGP Commander on July 13. On July 14, Ambassador also hand delivered to FM, who is in Washington with Ambassador for the Saca/Bush meeting, a non-paper summarizing Ref B background on G [...]
2005-07-15 18:30:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDKPKO MARR MASS PREL ES UNGA
05SANSALVADOR2038A WARNING NOTE ON VIGILANTE JUSTICE
[...] (SBU) Summary: Two men who murdered three gang members who had killed their brother are in jail awaiting trial, in what is one of the first cases of open vigilante justice in response to the current elevated murder rates in El Salvador. The men confessed to the murders, and will likely be fou [...]
2005-07-15 20:58:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM KJUS PGOV ES
05SANSALVADOR2060EL SALVADOR: POORLY-ATTENDED FMLN "PRIMARIES"
[...] (C) Although FMLN leaders were hesitant to provide exact numbers of voters at each polling place, it appeared that only about one-third of eligible party activists bothered to participate in Sunday's primaries for March 2006 municipal and Legislative Assembly elections. In San Salvador, it wa [...]
2005-07-19 20:09:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALES PGOV PREL ELECTIONS
05SANSALVADOR2068EL SALVADOR: LOCAL USE OF GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS
[...] Econ staff visited an upscale supermarket in San Salvador to identify examples of foods for sale using names included in the list in Reftel para. 5. The following were identified: Mozzarella (made in El Salvador),Pecorino (Guatemala),Parmigiano (Guatemala and United States),Manchego (Costa [...]
2005-07-20 15:39:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDECON KIPR OTRA ES
05SANSALVADOR2085SALVADORANS GO POSTAL - SEEK SUPPORT FOR SEAT ON
[...] Post received a letter from Governance Minister Rene Mario Figueroa dated July 5, 2005, requesting U.S. support for El Salvador's nomination to be a member of the Management Committee of the Postal Union of the Americas, Spain and Portugal (PUASP),which will be elected at the XIX PUASP Congre [...]
2005-07-22 12:27:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDECPS ECON ES
05SANSALVADOR2126EL SALVADORS'S EVOLVING FOREIGN POLICY - ARAB
[...] (C) Summary: Following a July 20 visit by Morocco's Health Minister, leading daily "La Prensa Grafica" led July 25 with a 3-page spread detailing El Salvador's evolving political strategy and rapprochement with the Middle East. The article discussed El Salvador's hopes of gaining an ECOSOC, o [...]
2005-07-27 20:35:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV IS MO QA BA ES UNGA
05SANSALVADOR2144EL SALVADOR: LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY APPROVES IRAQ DEPLOYMENT EXTENSION
[...] (SBU) El Salvador's Legislative Assembly voted late July 28 to extend troop deployment to Iraq for an additional year. The vote provides the legal basis for the planned August 11 departure of the fifth contingent of 380 troops, and would cover a sixth contingent, should President Saca decide to ke [...]
2005-07-29 15:23:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR IZ ES
05SANSALVADOR2174NATIONAL AND MEDIA REACTION TO CONGRESSIONAL APPROVAL OF
[...] SUMMARY: Salvadoran elation at the July 28 U.S. Congressional approval of the U.S.-Central America-DR free trade agreement (CAFTA- DR) was evident in the first hours after the vote, when President Saca called it a victory for democracy. Subsequent days have brought heavy and constant press c [...]
2005-08-02 12:36:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDETRD KPAO ES
05SANSALVADOR2195Speaker Program Evaluation - Photojournalism
[...] PULITZER PRIZE-WINNING PHOTOJOURNALIST ESSDRAS SUAREZ OF THE BOSTON GLOBE SHARED HIS EXPERTISE IN LECTURES, WORKSHOPS, AND FIELD REPORTING TRIPS WITH SALVADORAN PHOTOJOURNALISTS FROM JULY 26-31. SUAREZ PROVED TO BE AN EXCELLENT AND ENGAGING SPEAKER, WHO CONNECTED EQUALLY WELL WITH BEAT REPORTE [...]
2005-08-08 20:37:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KPAO ES
05SANSALVADOR2198GOVERNMENT GETTING WORKERS UP AND OUT 30 MINUTES
[...] On June 8, President Saca announced the formation of a public-private sector "National Emergency Commission" to identify ways to mitigate the impact of high global petroleum prices. On July 22, the government announced that it would implement four measures to reduce traffic congestion and the [...]
2005-08-08 21:06:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDECON EPET ENRG ES
05SANSALVADOR2220EL SALVADOR: GITMO DETAINEE DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2005-08-10 11:49:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALKISL KPAO PREL ES
05SANSALVADOR2239DRUG PROCUREMENT CHANGES COULD POSE HEALTH RISKS
[...] Summary. The Salvadoran Chemical and Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association (INQUIFAR) is pushing the Salvadoran Social Security Institute (ISSS) to relax its requirements for the procurement of seventy medicines for which the ISSS now requires the manufacturer to either submit evidence of r [...]
2005-08-11 17:43:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDECON SOCI KIPR ETRD ES
05SANSALVADOR2333EL SALVADOR: DIALOGUE WITH TAIWAN ON PRC ACTIVITIES
[...] (C) This cable is in response to questions posed in reftel C. Embassy will reply to reftel B request for information on Chinese activities septel. 2. (C) El Salvador is one of the 26 countries that maintain diplomatic relations with Taiwan. Both to nurture this relationship and to conti [...]
2005-08-22 12:03:00Embassy San SalvadorSECRETPREL ECON ES CH TW
05SANSALVADOR2336SALVADORAN BUDGET DATA FOR MCC
[...] The Salvadoran Ministry of Finance, in coordination with the Technical Secretariat, provided seven-years' of budget data to the MCC in response to reftels. Emboffs who worked with Salvadoran officials on this task were impressed by the professional effort they put forth to compile the data in [...]
2005-08-22 15:02:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDECON KMCA EAID ES
05SANSALVADOR2356EL SALVADOR: INL MONTHLY ACTIVITIES REPORT FOR
[...] (U) The following summarizes Embassy INL activities in July 2005. Unless otherwise indicated, all statistics refer to the month of July 2005. ------- ILEA ------- 2. (U) The International Law Enforcement Academy (ILEA) began the presentation of its six-week core program on July 25. Th [...]
2005-08-23 20:47:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ELAB PHUM SNAR KCRM KJUS ES INL
05SANSALVADOR2357WIRE TRANSFER COMPANIES USED IN MONEY LAUNDERING
[...] (U) On August 17, 2005, the Salvadoran police (PNC) arrested Panamanian national Luis Pinto for allegedly laundering US$75,000 a day through Salvadoran wire transfer companies since March of 2004. Participants in the scheme, using false identities, wired money from the United States to fictit [...]
2005-08-24 11:39:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALEFIN SNAR KCRM KJUS ES
05SANSALVADOR2364SALVADORANS TO BAN ADVERTISING ON CABLE TV
[...] (U) Summary: The Telecommunications and Electricity Superintendency (SIGET) is preparing a draft regulation for cable television that would ban advertising. Such a rule change will have a negative impact on the profitability of U.S.-owned AMNET, which dominates the sector. Post are concerned t [...]
2005-08-24 17:41:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV ECPS ECON ES
05SANSALVADOR2374 EL SALVADOR: HOMICIDE RATE RISES TO WARTIME LEVELS
[...] (U) SUMMARY: In recent months, El Salvador has experienced a significant increase in homicides, straining law enforcement authorities' ability to make arrests and prosecute those responsible. However, polls indicate that Salvadorans do not perceive the rise in killings as a failure of the S [...]
2005-08-25 18:08:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PGOV ES PREL
05SANSALVADOR2391EL SALVADOR: RETURNING TROOPS RELATE POSITIVE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Having been relieved by a fifth rotationof troops deployed to Iraq in support of coalition forces, El Salvador's fourth contingent returned to El Salvador August 24-25. Notwithstanding the loss of one of their comrades in a non-combat-related incident, the troops related general [...]
2005-08-26 20:31:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALES IZ MARR PGOV PREL
05SANSALVADOR2392AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES IRAQ CONTINGENT, COMMERCE SECRETARY GUTIERREZ VISIT WITH PRESIDENT SACA
[...] (C) Summary: During an August 26 courtesy call on President Saca, the Ambassador praised Saca's commitment to the Iraq effort by sending a fifth Salvadoran contingent, announced that Commerce Secretary Gutierrez would be coming to El Salvador October 21-22, and offered Embassy assistance to the G [...]
2005-08-26 20:53:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KMCA EAID ES
05SANSALVADOR2415EL SALVADOR COMPLAINS ABOUT LACK OF SUPPORT BY
[...] (C) During an August 29 meeting with Polcouns, GOES Vice-Foreign Minister Eduardo Calix expressed frustration with his Central American counterparts for their unwillingness to confront anti-U.S. positions at the August 25-26 Rio Group Meeting in Bariloche. Calix said that "the usual group" o [...]
2005-08-29 21:17:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALPREL ES
05SANSALVADOR2416HAITI ELECTORAL OBSERVATION REQUEST: GOES FOREIGN
[...] No summary [...]
2005-08-30 11:45:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDPREL EAID HA ES
05SANSALVADOR2417EL SALVADOR: 2005 CHILD LABOR UPDATE
[...] SUMMARY: This cable updates information on last year's child labor report, which otherwise remains valid. As a country eligible for trade benefits under the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) and the Caribbean Basin Trade Partnership Act (CBTPA),El Salvador has implemented steps to el [...]
2005-08-30 11:45:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDECON ELAB ES PHUM SOCI
05SANSALVADOR2425CHAVEZ SOCIAL CHARTER EVENT (EL SALVADOR)
[...] No summary [...]
2005-08-30 21:23:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALPREL KSUM SOCI ES
05SANSALVADOR2426CHINESE ACTIVITIES IN EL SALVADOR
[...] (U) The following is provided in response to Ref. B. Summary ------- 2. (C) El Salvador does not have diplomatic relations with China and instead has ties with Taiwan. As a result, official Salvadoran contact with the Chinese is limited. Trade and investment volumes are very low. However, [...]
2005-08-30 21:26:00Embassy San SalvadorSECRETECON PREL ETRD ETTC EINV ENRG EAGR EFIN PHUM EMIN CH ES ESENV
05SANSALVADOR2429SCENESETTER FOR ACTING U/S BEARDSWORTH VISIT TO EL
[...] (SBU) Acting Under Secretary Beardsworth, I look forward to your delegation's visit to El Salvador from September 1 to 3 to meet with Salvadoran officials and attend the inaugural graduation of the ILEA. The following background information may be useful for your preparations. ------------ [...]
2005-08-31 17:08:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYES PGOV PREL
05SANSALVADOR2464EL SALVADOR OFFERS SUPPORT IN HURRICANE KATRINA
[...] During the Ambassador's and DCM's August 31 meeting with Foreign Minister Lainez, President Saca phoned to express his sympathy and solidarity, and to offer whatever assistance possible to the USG and/or affected states. Saca indicated that he would send letters the following day to President [...]
2005-09-06 21:05:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDAEMR EAID ES PGOV PREL US HURRICANE KATRINA
05SANSALVADOR2475ACTING DHS U/S BEARDSWORTH MEETS WITH GOES
[...] (C) Summary: On September 2, Acting DHS U/S Beardsworth and Minister of Governance Rene Figueroa met to discuss border and migration issues. The meeting focused on violent (mostly gang members) and non-violent (mostly immigration violators) deportees. GOES officials demanded more background [...]
2005-09-07 15:02:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALPINS PREL PTER SOCI KCRM KJUS ES
05SANSALVADOR2477INL FLASH REPORT FOR THE PERIOD ENDING AUGUST 31, 2005
[...] The cumulative allotments and obligations for FY 2005 INL funds as of the end of August 2005 are provided: Project Cumulative Cumulative Number Project Title Allotments Obligations ------- ------------- ---------- ----------- [...]
2005-09-07 15:38:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR ES INL
05SANSALVADOR2482SAN SALVADOR - Request to reprogram FY-05 PD&S Funds
[...] INL, San Salvador, requests authorization to reprogram $17,000 to FY-05 Street Gang Violence. 2. If you have any questions, please contact INL Administrative Assistant, Catherine Anstead: commercial line(503)501-2031, IVG 830-2031, or e-mail Ansteadcm@state.gov. 3. Your assistance in thi [...]
2005-09-07 19:52:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR ES INL
05SANSALVADOR2488GOVERNMENT OF EL SALVADOR REITERATES KATRINA
[...] (C) GOES Foreign Minister Francisco Lainez called CDA on September 7 at at President Saca's request. Saca had been informed that Mexican troops had entered the U.S. to participate in Hurricane Katrina relief efforts in New Orleans, and he wanted to remind us that Salvadoran troops are ready [...]
2005-09-08 13:31:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALAEMR CASC EAID ES MARR PGOV PINS PREL US HURRICANE KATRINA
05SANSALVADOR2503MEDIA REACTION ON HURRICANE KATRINA
[...] No summary [...]
2005-09-08 20:21:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR ES KPAO HURRICANE KATRINA
05SANSALVADOR2504EL SALVADOR UN SUMMIT OUTCOME DOCUMENT DEMARCHE
[...] (U) Poloff delivered Ref A demarche to Felix Ulloa, MFA Officer in charge of United Nations and Multilateral Organizations. Ulloa stated that he had not yet received a copy of the September 6 draft of the Outcome Document and that the Salvadoran government was concerned by the fact that the do [...]
2005-09-08 23:01:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ES UNGA
05SANSALVADOR2507EL SALVADOR: SIX MONTHS FROM ELECTIONS, ARENA
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Six months away from March 12, 2006 municipal and Legislative Assembly elections and fifteen months into his five-year term, President Saca continues to enjoy high approval ratings unprecedented in El Salvador's postwar history. Recent polls rate Saca highest in infrastructure- [...]
2005-09-09 15:31:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALES PGOV PREL ELECTIONS
05SANSALVADOR2510IRAQ: PRESENTATION OF DRAFT CONSTITUTION
[...] No summary [...]
2005-09-09 15:58:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ES IZ
05SANSALVADOR2524RESPONSE TO NON-PAPER: DEVELOPMENT ISSUES IN THE
[...] Poloff discussed reftel with Felix Ulloa, Office of Multilateral Affairs on September 12, 2005. Ulloa stated that the GOES would review the information prior to the conference on September 14. Butler [...]
2005-09-12 19:37:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECIN PREL ES UNGA
05SANSALVADOR2530 FY 2005 General Authorization, Final Review
[...] Following is Ag San Salvador's General Authorization Final Review funds: 2. General Authorization No. 1-120. - Current Oblig. Requir. Total Surplus(PLUS) - Auth. (Oct-Sept) (4) Deficit (-) - (1) (2) (3) (2&3) (5 [...]
2005-09-12 22:25:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR AMGT ES
05SANSALVADOR2539POST'S NOMINATIONS OF POLICE OFFICERS TO ATTEND
[...] (U) Per Reftel, Post nominates the following Salvadoran police officers to attend ILEA course Tactical Safety and Survival Seminar at Laguna El Pino, Guatemala, from October 3 to 7, 2005. All officers have the rank of Agent (equivalent to corporal),are members of the Salvadoran Anti-Narcotic [...]
2005-09-13 18:47:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR ES INL
05SANSALVADOR2541CAFTA BRINGS HOPE TO SLUGGISH SALVADORAN ECONOMY
[...] GDP grew by a lackluster 1.6 percent during the first quarter of 2005. Official data have not been released yet for the second quarter, but a Central Bank indicator based on real production data suggests that the economy continued to perform poorly. High oil prices are taking a toll on economi [...]
2005-09-13 22:03:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD EINV ES CAFTA
05SANSALVADOR2542EL SALVADOR: HUMAN RIGHTS OMBUDSWOMAN ACCUSED OF
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ombudswoman for Human Rights (PDDH) Beatrice Carrillo stands accused of misspending up to US$26,000 of public funds. Carillo's eccentric history of inept leadership and alleged instances of malfeasance lend credibility to the accusations. There is little hope for improved [...]
2005-09-13 22:06:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM ES
05SANSALVADOR2549FINANCE VICE MINISTER SHARES U.S. VIEW ON
[...] No summary [...]
2005-09-14 20:03:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDECIN EAIR EAID EFIN ES UNGA
05SANSALVADOR2572TEXTILES AND APPAREL SECTOR: UPDATED STATISTICS AND
[...] SUMMARY: This is in response to reftel. El Salvador's economy continues to be highly dependent on the textile and apparel industry, which represents a substantial portion of total industrial production, exports and employment. The sector, which has been crucial to the government's developmen [...]
2005-09-16 22:34:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD KTEX ES CAFTA
05SANSALVADOR2577OPIC LOAN TO BAJA SALT
[...] No summary [...]
2005-09-16 22:35:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDEINV MX ES
05SANSALVADOR2583CORRECTED VERSION TEXTILES AND APPAREL SECTOR:
[...] SUMMARY: This is in response to reftel. El Salvador's economy continues to be highly dependent on the textile and apparel industry, which represents a substantial portion of total industrial production, exports and employment. The sector, which has been crucial to the government's developmen [...]
2005-09-19 15:32:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD KTEX ES CAFTA
05SANSALVADOR2627MEDIA REACTION - UNGA, SEPTEMBER 11, AND KATRINA
[...] "Disappointment at the Summit, Passivity on the Plains" by Joaquin Samayoa in Sept. 21 moderate daily La Prensa Grfica (circ. 110,000). "The UN General Assembly on global poverty produced a lukewarm consensus, expressed in a document that emerged after several months of work to accommodat [...]
2005-09-22 15:30:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR ES KPAO UNGA
05SANSALVADOR2635EL SALVADOR: INL MONTHLY ACTIVITIES REPORT FOR
[...] (U) The following summarizes Embassy INL activities in August 2005. Unless otherwise indicated, all statistics refer to the month of August 2005. ------- ILEA ------- 2. (U) On September 2, the International Law Enforcement Academy (ILEA) concluded the presentation of its six-week cor [...]
2005-09-22 20:44:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ELAB PHUM SNAR KCRM KJUS ES INL
05SANSALVADOR2636AMBASSADOR, INL DAS FARRAR DISCUSS CRIME AND
[...] (C) Summary: On September 20, the Ambassador and INL DAS Jonathan Farrar discussed the relationship between crime and economic development with Vice President Ana Vilma de Escobar. Vice President Escobar outlined the government's efforts to promote investment and economic growth, emphasizin [...]
2005-09-22 21:21:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALEINV ES KCRM KJUS PGOV PREL INL
05SANSALVADOR2637UNESCO CONVENTION ON CULTURAL EXPRESSION DEMARCHE
[...] No summary [...]
2005-09-22 21:45:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL SCUL ETRD ES UNESCO
05SANSALVADOR2644HOME USE ONLY CD-ROM FOR LES
[...] The following information is provided in response to the request made in Para. 7 of reftel: SAN SALVADOR DCM, ECONOFF, FCSO, and IMO ---------------------------------------- Deputy Chief of Mission: Michael Butler Economic Officer: David Krzywda FCSO: Mary Boscia IMO: Dale Rice Complian [...]
2005-09-23 15:36:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDKVIR AADP ACOA ASEC AMGT OIIP KRIM KPAO ES
05SANSALVADOR2659DESIRES OUTWEIGH ACTION AT SALVADORAN PORT
[...] (U) During econoff's August 30 introductory call with the Economic Counselor, Autonomous Executive Port Commission (CEPA) President Juan Jose Llort Choussy laid out his goals for CEPA infrastructure development. Llort's briefing indicated that there will be a number of potential opportuniti [...]
2005-09-23 22:38:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EINV EWWT ENRG ES
05SANSALVADOR2679 EL SALVADOR: THE DECLINING INFLUENCE OF THE ROMAN
[...] SUMMARY: In the last 17 years, the Roman Catholic Church has lost 12 percent of its share of the nation's population, falling from 64 to 52 percent, and Catholicism seems to have declined in power since the end of the country's 1980-1992 civil war. The proportion of Salvadorans belonging to [...]
2005-09-27 20:18:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV SOCI PHUM ES
05SANSALVADOR2680INCENTIVES FOR GOES COOPERATION AND REGIONAL
[...] (C) Officials at the highest levels of the Government of El Salvador have, thus far, responded positively (ref. b) to Post demarche on DHS's Secure Border Initiative (SBI),and seem to fully grasp the fact that the USG intends to move very quickly to implement an accelerated deportations prog [...]
2005-09-27 20:20:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALPREL SMIG ASEC KFRD ES
05SANSALVADOR2682DEMARCHE URGING SUPPORT FOR SUA NON-PROLIFERATION
[...] No summary [...]
2005-09-27 21:02:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP MNUC PARM PREL KTIA PHSA EWWT ES
05SANSALVADOR2689REGISTERING A BUSINESS IN EL SALVADOR
[...] The World Bank's "Doing Business in 2006" reports that it takes 40 days and about $2,775 to register a limited liability company (corporation) with start-up capital of $23,500 in El Salvador. We believe the process takes 40 days but that the actual cost is only about $775, $2,000 less than t [...]
2005-09-28 20:27:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDKMCA EINV ES
05SANSALVADOR2691EL SALVADOR WILL NEGOTIATE TRADE AGREEMENT WITH
[...] The September 27 press reported that El Salvador and Taiwan had agreed at the September 26 Managua summit of Central America, Taiwan and the Dominican Republic to negotiate a free trade agreement. President Saca made the announcement that the two countries would begin talks very soon followin [...]
2005-09-28 22:16:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDES ETRD PREL TW
05SANSALVADOR2692AVIAN FLU PARTNERSHIP NOT A PRIORITY FOR
[...] No summary [...]
2005-09-28 22:18:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KSCA EAGR ECON PREL SOCI ES WHO
05SANSALVADOR2727INL FLASH REPORT FOR THE PERIOD ENDING SEPTEMBER 30,
[...] The cumulative allotments and obligations for FY 2005 INL funds as of the end of September 2005 are provided: Project Cumulative Cumulative Number Project Title Allotments Obligations ------- ------------- ---------- --------- [...]
2005-10-04 17:06:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR ES INL
05SANSALVADOR2734DISASTER DECLARATION FOR VOLCANIC ERUPTION AND
[...] EL SALVADOR IS SIMULTANEOUSLY EXPERIENCING TWO NATURAL DISASTER EVENTS. THE SANTA ANA VOLCANO WHICH HAS BEEN SEISMICALLY ACTIVE OVER THE LAST SEVERAL WEEKS ERUPTED ON SATURDAY MORNING OCTOBER 1, 2005 SPEWING TONS OF SULFURIC GAS EMISSIONS AND ROCK INTO THE ATMOSPHERE. THE INCIDENT RESULTED IN [...]
2005-10-04 21:41:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDAEMR EAID ES
05SANSALVADOR2759MEDIA REACTION - U/S HUGHES AND PUBLIC DIPLOMACY
[...] No summary [...]
2005-10-06 22:27:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR ES KPAO
05SANSALVADOR2763ICJ ELECTIONS - DEMARCHE DELIVERED (EL SALVADOR)
[...] On October 6, POLOFF delivered REFTEL to Mauricio Ruiz, Candadacies Officer of the MFA. Ruiz stated that they would review the information and inform us of their decision prior to the election. Butler [...]
2005-10-07 16:26:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDES UNSC UNGA
05SANSALVADOR2764HEALTH AND EDUCATION SPENDING UP IN EL SALVADOR'S
[...] On September 29, Minister of Finance Guillermo Lopez Suarez submitted the government's $3.3 billion budget proposal for 2006, an 11.6 percent increase over the budget approved for 2005. The Ministry of Education would see funding increase by 5.6 percent, while the Ministry of Health would re [...]
2005-10-07 16:36:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN PGOV KTDB ES
05SANSALVADOR2771GOES, EMBASSY HOLD FIRST DEPORTATION WORKING GROUP
[...] (C) On October 6, the joint Embassy-GOES Working Group on Accelerated Deportations held its first meeting at the Ministry of Government (Gobernacion). The GOES delegation was headed by Vice-Government Minister Rodrigo Avila, and included MinGob Executive officer (and former Migration Directo [...]
2005-10-07 20:57:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALPREL SMIG ASEC ES
05SANSALVADOR2778MEDIA REACTION: ZOELLICK IN NICARAGUA, IRAN
[...] No summary [...]
2005-10-11 18:54:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR ETRD ES KPAO USTR
05SANSALVADOR2793GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS VIDEO FOCUSES GOES ATTENTION
[...] (U) On October 12, Economic Counselor and Agricultural Specialist showed ref a video to representatives of the trade policy offices of the Ministries of Agriculture and Economy, of the National Registry Center (CNR),and of the National Science and Technology Committee (CONACYT). Embassy staf [...]
2005-10-12 22:11:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ETRD KIPR ES WTO
05SANSALVADOR2795EL SALVADOR: INL MONTHLY ACTIVITIES REPORT FOR
[...] (U) The following summarizes Embassy INL activities in September 2005. Unless otherwise indicated, all statistics refer to the month of September 2005. ------- ILEA ------- 2. (U) On September 20, Ambassador Barclay and Governance Minister Figueroa signed a bilateral agreement to estab [...]
2005-10-13 16:27:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ELAB PHUM SNAR KCRM KJUS ES INL
05SANSALVADOR2796TERRORISM FINANCE COORDINATING OFFICER (TFCO) AND ACTION PLAN
[...] Post is pleased to provide the following information, keyed to Ref. A requests, on coordination of efforts to combat terrorism financing: a. TFCO: Jessica Webster, Economic Counselor, 503-2501-2050, websterjm@state.gov; b. Deputy TFCO: David Krzywda, Economic Officer, 503-2501-2050, krzyw [...]
2005-10-13 16:39:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER KTFN KVPR EFIN ETTC PREL ES
05SANSALVADOR2818MESSAGE FROM AMBASSADOR BARCLAY TO SECRETARY
[...] (U) I am looking forward to your visit to El Salvador. Your pivotal role in securing U.S. Congressional approval of CAFTA-DR gives your visit a special significance; the Embassy and the Government of El Salvador also recognize that your making Central America the destination of your first overs [...]
2005-10-17 13:25:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV ETRD PREL OVIP ES
05SANSALVADOR2853AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH GOES FOMIN LAINEZ ON
[...] (C) During a 45 minute conversation with Ambassador on October 18, Salvadoran Foreign Minister Francisco Lainez (strictly protect) recounted his efforts to avert approval of an Ibero-American Summit resolution calling for an end of the U.S. "blockade" against Cuba. Lainez, who had just return [...]
2005-10-19 15:57:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ES
05SANSALVADOR2857LETTERS ON UNESCO CULTURAL DIVERSITY CONVENTION
[...] Post delivered ref A letter to the office of the Minister of Economy on October 17. A key aide to the Minister agreed to inform the Minister of Secretary Gutierrez' letter as the Minister was in Guatemala to attend events related to the Secretary's visit to the region. Post also delivered re [...]
2005-10-19 16:43:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDETRD ES PREL SCUL UNESCO
05SANSALVADOR2873COMMERCE SECRETARY GUTIERREZ MEETS WITH CENTAM
[...] (U) Summary: On October 20, Secretary of Commerce Carlos Gutierrez met with Presidents Saca (El Salvador),Bolanos (Nicaragua),Berger (Guatemala),and Maduro (Honduras) to review CAFTA-DR implementation. The Secretary expressed the USG's full commitment to CAFTA as a model for political and [...]
2005-10-20 21:47:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDETRD PREL ES CAFTA
05SANSALVADOR2875SECRETARY GUTIERREZ' BILATERAL MEETING WITH PRESIDENT SACA
[...] (SBU) Summary: Secretary of Commerce Carlos Gutierrez began his October 20-21 visit to El Salvador with a friendly but businesslike meeting with President Elias Antonio ("Tony") Saca. Saca reaffirmed El Salvador's commitment to CAFTA and to its relationship with the United States, thanking Preside [...]
2005-10-20 22:57:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD OVIP PREL EPET ECIN ES
05SANSALVADOR2878EL SALVADOR'S NOMINATIONS TO ATTEND ILEA CRIME SCENE MANAGEMENT TRAINING FROM NOV 14 TO 18, 2005
[...] (U) Per Reftel, Post nominates the following Salvadoran police officers to attend ILEA course Crime Scene Management and Kidnapping in El Salvador from November 14 to 18, 2005. All nominated officers were born in El Salvador. SubInp. XXXXXXXXXXXX DOB: 2/15/1972 POB: La Libertad SubInp. XXX [...]
2005-10-21 20:04:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM KJUS ES KTLA INL
05SANSALVADOR2904SECOND DEPORTATIONS WORKING GROUP MEETING:
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On October 21, the joint Embassy-GOES Deportations Working Group met to review issues to be raised by a GOES delegation traveling to Washington to discuss accelerated deportations the week of October 24. The delegation will consist of Governance Vice-Minister Rodrigo Avila, Vice [...]
2005-10-25 15:06:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS PREF PREL PTER KCRM KJUS ES
05SANSALVADOR2913AMBASSADOR SEEKS SALVADORAN SUPPORT FOR USG SUMMIT
[...] (C) Summary: Ambassador met with Foreign Minister Francisco Lainez on October 24 to enlist Salvadoran support for concluding an acceptable draft Declaration and Plan of Action for the Summit of the Americas. Ambassador also expressed disappointment over El Salvador's support for the Salaman [...]
2005-10-26 14:55:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALECON PREL PGOV KSUM CU ES
05SANSALVADOR2925WCO DEMARCHE DELIVERED, GOES CUSTOMS LOOKING TO
[...] (U) Summary. Econoff met with Hector Gustavo Villatoro, Director General of Customs to deliver the demarche on Implementing the World Customs Organization (WCO) Framework of Standards. Villatoro confirmed he will sign the WCO Letter of Intent, but did not commit to a date. Villatoro also r [...]
2005-10-26 22:13:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD ES
05SANSALVADOR2929ARENA'S SAN SALVADOR MAYORAL CANDIDATE LEADS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: With little more than four months to go until the March 2006 municipal and Legislative Assembly elections, the Nationalist Republican Alliance (ARENA) party is making a serious effort at regaining the San Salvador mayoralty, held by the left for nearly a decade. A San Salvador [...]
2005-10-27 19:38:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALES PGOV PREL ELECTIONS
05SANSALVADOR2930EL SALVADOR'S COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE, A WEAK
[...] (C) Summary: El Salvador's supreme audit institution is the Comptroller,s Office (Corte de Cuentas). It is a nominally-independent body charged with reviewing fiscal spending by the public sector, and has been at the center of recent political scandals. The National Conciliation Party (PCN [...]
2005-10-27 20:12:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALPGOV KCOR ES
05SANSALVADOR2940EL SALVADOR: GOVERNMENT MOVES TOWARD RATIFYING ILO
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Longstanding international pressure on El Salvador to ratify International Labor Organization (ILO) Conventions 87 (freedom of association and protection of right to organize) and 98 (right to organize and collective bargaining) appears to have borne fruit; on October 25 Preside [...]
2005-10-28 22:34:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALELAB ES ETRD PGOV PREL
05SANSALVADOR2942Anti-Gang Cooperation Generates Multiple Benefits
[...] SUMMARY: Post persuaded two Salvadoran government organs with a limited history of mutual coordination, the National Civil Police (PNC) and the National Civil Registry (RNPN,) to cooperate on biometrics collection during a five- nation law enforcement operation against members of the Salvado [...]
2005-10-28 23:10:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDSOCI KHLS CVIS PINS KFRD ES
05SANSALVADOR29512005 El Salvador CBI Report for USTR
[...] In response to reftel, please see the following Embassy El Salvador report for USTR on El Salvador's compliance with requirements under the Caribbean Basin Initiative. ----------------------------- Commitment to WTO Obligations ----------------------------- 2. El Salvador has committed [...]
2005-10-31 17:06:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD ES
05SANSALVADOR2958SECRETARY GUTIERREZ' MEETING WITH MINISTER OF
[...] (SBU) Visiting Secretary of Commerce Carlos Gutierrez met with his Salvadoran counterpart, Minister of Economy Yolanda Mayora de Gavidia, for a brief bilateral meeting on October 21. The bulk of the meeting was taken up with the Minister's presentation on GOES implementation of CAFTA-DR and i [...]
2005-11-01 16:43:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDETRD EAGR OVIP PREL ES
05SANSALVADOR2959INL FLASH REPORT FOR THE PERIOD ENDING OCTOBER 30, 2005
[...] The cumulative allotments and obligations for FY 2006 INL funds as of the end of October 2005 are provided: Project Cumulative Cumulative Number Project Title Allotments Obligations ------- ------------- ---------- ----------- [...]
2005-11-01 16:51:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR ES INL
05SANSALVADOR2964AMBASSADOR RAISES SUMMIT, ETHICS DECREE, FDR
[...] (C) Summary: On October 31, the Ambassador met with President Saca to review GOES support at the upcoming Summit of the Americas, the controversy regarding certification of the moderate left FDR Party, rumors of a new government ethics decree, and Secretary of Commerce Gutierrez recent visit [...]
2005-11-01 18:04:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KSUM KCOR EINV ETRD ES
05SANSALVADOR2972ICJ ELECTIONS - DEMARCHE DELIVERED (EL SALVADOR)
[...] On October 6, POLOFF delivered REFTEL to Mauricio Ruiz, Candidacies Officer of the MFA. Ruiz stated that they would review the information and inform us of their decision prior to the election. Barclay [...]
2005-11-01 20:24:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDES UNSC UNGA
05SANSALVADOR2978SALVADOR HOMICIDE RATE CONTINUES OUT OF CONTROL
[...] (U) Local San Salvador press reported on November 1 that the National Police(PNC) recorded 335 homicides in the month of October 2005. Thus far during the calendar year, 3,115 individuals have been murdered in El Salvador, as violent deaths have increased by thirty-nine percent over 2004. Alt [...]
2005-11-01 22:23:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KCRM SNAR ES
05SANSALVADOR2979DEMARCHE -IRANIAN PRESIDENT'S INCREASING EXTREMISM
[...] On November 1, Polcouns and poloff delivered talking points (reftel) condemning Iranian President Ahmadi-Nejad's call for the destruction of Israel to Amb. Mario Rivera Mora, GOES Ministry of Foreign Affairs Multilateral Affairs Director. Poloff further asked Rivera to have the GOES consider [...]
2005-11-01 23:27:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PTER PHUM IR ES
05SANSALVADOR2980IRAQ: REPORTING INTERNATIONAL REACTION TO THE
[...] No summary [...]
2005-11-01 23:34:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDKDEM KPAO PREL PGOV IZ ES
05SANSALVADOR3002MEDIA REACTION, OCTOBER 30-NOVEMBER 3: Millennium
[...] No summary [...]
2005-11-04 19:00:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR ES KPAO MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE ACCOUNT
05SANSALVADOR3013EL SALVADOR: RESULTS OF MINI-DUBLIN GROUP MEETING
[...] (U) On November 4, 2005, Post convened a meeting of the Salvadoran Mini-Dublin Group (MDG). In attendance were representatives from the Embassies of Canada, Japan, France, Germany, Spain, and Italy. The following provides information requested in Reftel and a summary of MDG bilateral, counte [...]
2005-11-07 22:45:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR ES PINR PINS PREL KCRM INL
05SANSALVADOR3023DEMARCHE DELIVERED - UN THIRD COMMITTEE
[...] No summary [...]
2005-11-08 17:35:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL ES UNHRC
05SANSALVADOR3034SALVADORAN FOMIN DEBRIEFS AMBASSADOR ON SUMMIT
[...] (C) On November 7, Salvadoran Foreign Minister Francisco Lainez (protect) briefed the Ambassador on events surrounding the Mar del Plata summit. According to Lainez, the Argentine government was prejudiced against the U.S. from the outset, and proof positive was that the GOA allowed Hugo Chave [...]
2005-11-08 22:59:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KSUM ES UNSC UNGA
05SANSALVADOR3045BLUE LANTERN 05-973965
[...] On November 1, 2005, Econoff visited the business office and a retail outlet of Tiros Cobra-CA, S.A. de C.V. (Tiros),the subject of Ref. A pre-license end-use check. He met with Yanira Elizabeth de Melara, who in function appears to be the general manager but introduced herself as the owner' [...]
2005-11-09 15:59:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KOMC ES
05SANSALVADOR3125MEDIA REACTION: MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE ACCOUNT
[...] Reactions were enthusiastic to the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) selection of El Salvador and Namibia as the two lower-middle income countries who are eligible to submit proposals for possible MCA funding. Press coverage of the decision was ample, mostly accurate, and included the e [...]
2005-11-10 18:52:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR ES KPAO MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE ACCOUNT
05SANSALVADOR3214MEDIA REACTION: MILLENNIUM ACCOUNT / ICANN
[...] Millennium Challenge Account "Namibia and El Salvador," op-ed in moderate "La Prensa Grfica "(circ. 100,000) on Sunday, November 13, by columnist and National Development Commission member Sandra de Barraza: "Namibia is now getting national attention because we will be competing against [...]
2005-11-14 22:33:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR ES KPAO MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE ACCOUNT
05SANSALVADOR3215EL SALVADOR: FDR LOSES BATTLE FOR OFFICIAL STATUS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On October 27, El Salvador's Supreme Electoral Council (TSE) threw out some 12,000 invalid signatures out of approximately 49,000 total signatures obtained by the moderate FMLN splinter group Revolutionary Democratic Front (FDR) in its efforts to obtain legal recognition as a pa [...]
2005-11-14 23:00:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALES PGOV PREL KCOR ELECTIONS
05SANSALVADOR3222 SAN SALVADOR'S CLO REPORT FOR THE PERIOD OF
[...] Co-CLO Coordinator Monique Reyes FP-6 and other Co-CLO position is currently vacant recruitment is in process; 25 hours per week each. 2. Additional staff: Part-time CLO Assistant Milagros Root FP-9, 20 hours per week. 3. Post Profile A. Agencies served: State (Public Diplomacy, H [...]
2005-11-15 19:25:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDKFLO AMGT ES
05SANSALVADOR3224DEMARCHE DELIVERED - TIP TIER 2 ACTION PLAN
[...] (U) On November 9, 2005, PolOff delivered Reftel talking points to Jorge Santibanez, Director of Migration. Santibanez acknowledged the diffencies, and expressed a real desire to address them. He also noted that his government lacked the financial and manpower resources to fully implement all [...]
2005-11-15 20:16:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM KWMN PHUM PREL SMIG ES
05SANSALVADOR3225DEMARCHE DELIVERED - NO SAFE HAVEN FOR ALEMAN (EL
[...] (C) On November 9, 2005, PolOff delivered unclassified Reftel talking points to Jorge Santibanez, GOES Director of Migration. Santibanez relayed that the Minister of Governance would have to declare Aleman and his family members as persona non grata in order to deny the Aleman family physical [...]
2005-11-15 20:16:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALKCRM ES SAFE HEAVEN
05SANSALVADOR3229AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH GOES FOMIN ON SUMMIT,
[...] (C) On November 14, the Ambassador met with Salvadoran Foreign Minister Francisco Lainez (strictly protect) at the Ambassador's request to discuss Summit of the Americas issues and Salvadoran domestic politics, inter alia. Regarding the Mar del Plata Summit, Lainez said that Saca had been very [...]
2005-11-15 22:43:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ETRD EINV ES
05SANSALVADOR3283 SECURING US BORDERS AGAINST SALVADORAN GANGS:
[...] SUMMARY: Travel to the United States is now more difficult for members of Salvadoran-based gangs. Since June 2005, when the Departments of State and Homeland Security agreed that INA 212(a)(3)(A)(ii) renders members of Salvadoran street gangs ineligible for a visa, Post successfully used th [...]
2005-11-22 19:41:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KFRD PREL SNAR PTER KCRM SOCI KHLS PINS ES
05SANSALVADOR3285DRAFT 2006 NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATE REPORT
[...] Per reftel, following is Embassy San Salvador's submission for the 2006 National Trade Estimate Report. 2. Begin Text. EL SALVADOR TRADE SUMMARY [Note: This section to be prepared in Washington. End note.] IMPORT POLICIES Free Trade Agreement The United States concluded free [...]
2005-11-22 22:44:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDETRD ECON EFIN ES CAFTA
05SANSALVADOR3298SCENESETTER FOR U/S HUGHES, VISIT TO EL SALVADOR,
[...] Embassy San Salvador extends a warm welcome to you and your party on December 6, 2005. We expect your visit will underscore the U.S. commitment to the people of El Salvador in assisting their recovery from Hurricane Stan and the eruption of the Santa Ana volcano in early October. Combined, the [...]
2005-11-23 21:39:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO EAID PREL ECON ES OVIP
05SANSALVADOR3396EXPEDITED DEPORTATIONS MAY NOT INITIALLY DISSUADE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Expedited deportations may not initially dissuade illegal immigration from El Salvador. Approximately half of all illegal entry attempts are successful, which provides sufficient incentive for Salvadorans to make attempts and reattempts. In addition, many Salvadorans must secur [...]
2005-12-02 19:51:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALPINR PREL KCRM PINS SOCI ES
05SANSALVADOR3422EL SALVADOR: TERRORISM: TRACKING EXPANSION OF
[...] No summary [...]
2005-12-07 16:54:00Embassy San SalvadorSECRET//NOFORNASEC PTER PREL ANET ES
05SANSALVADOR34312005 INFLUENCE ANALYSIS: EL SALVADOR
[...] SUMMARY: Given its relatively small size (6.7 million people in an area smaller than New Jersey),El Salvador has a relatively rich media environment and a fairly well- defined number of "players" jockeying for power and influence. Though their combined circulation is scarcely 300,000, newspa [...]
2005-12-07 22:21:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO OIIP PREL ES
05SANSALVADOR3433INFORMATION ON AVIAN INFLUENZA
[...] Post, through USAID and the Regional Medical Officer (RMO),is coordinating with Salvadoran authorities to support local efforts to control avian influenza and assess their capability to respond to an influenza pandemic. Responses to Ref. A questions are included in paragraph 2; they are based [...]
2005-12-08 15:33:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO SENV ECON EAGR EAID PREL ES AVIAN FLU
05SANSALVADOR3439CAFTA-DR ENTRY INTO FORCE
[...] (C) I think it is critical that El Salvador's successful efforts to meet CAFTA-DR requirements be recognized by entry-into-force of the agreement on January 1. Observing this deadline will acknowledge the efforts of the Saca Government (as well as neighboring governments who cross the finish [...]
2005-12-08 19:34:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALES ETRD PREL CAFTA
05SANSALVADOR3458EL SALVADOR: PRESIDENT SACA PUSHES FOR JANUARY 1
[...] (U) During a December 9 conversation with the DCM, President Saca reiterated El Salvador,s strong support for January 1 entry into force of CAFTA, even if El Salvador is the only country to qualify on that date. Saca promised that El Salvador would have all measures in place by the end of the [...]
2005-12-09 22:06:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDETRD ES CAFTA
05SANSALVADOR3459 FY-2006 Consular Package Narrative for San
[...] No summary [...]
2005-12-09 22:23:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDCMGT CVIS CASC KFRD AFSI ASIG ES
05SANSALVADOR3475EL SALVADOR: PLENARY SUPPORT FOR RESOLUTION ON
[...] No summary [...]
2005-12-14 17:28:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL MNUC ES UNGA
05SANSALVADOR3479EL SALVADOR: INL MONTHLY ACTIVITIES REPORT FOR
[...] (U) The following summarizes Embassy INL activities in November 2005. Unless otherwise indicated, all statistics refer to the month of November 2005. ------- ILEA ------- 2. (U) From November 14 to 18, FBI instructors taught Crime Scene Management techniques to 12 police officers each [...]
2005-12-15 13:40:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR KCRM KJUS ES INL
05SANSALVADOR3480EL SALVADOR: 2005 TERRORISM REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2005-12-15 13:43:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDPTER ASEC KCRM EFIN AA KHLS KPAO ES
05SANSALVADOR3490EL SALVADOR: FIRST DRAFT OF 2006 INCSR PART II
[...] (U) Per Reftel, the following is Post's first draft of the 2006 INCSR Part II. Year-end statistics for CY-05 are not yet available. Post will add these statistics in January 2006 and retransmit this report. Text follows. 2. (U) El Salvador Located on the Pacific coast of the Central Am [...]
2005-12-15 19:15:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR EFIN KCRM KTFN PTER KJUS ES
05SANSALVADOR3491EL SALVADOR: FIRST DRAFT OF 2006 INCSR PART I
[...] (U) Per Reftel, the following is Post's first draft of the 2006 INCSR Part I. Year-end statistics for CY-2005 are not yet available. Post will add these statistics in January 2006 and retransmit this report. Text follows. 2. (U) El Salvador I. Summary El Salvador is a transit count [...]
2005-12-15 19:15:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR PGOV PINR PINS PREL KCRM KJUS ES
05SANSALVADOR3505EL SALVADOR: THREE MONTHS FROM ELECTION, ARENA'S
[...] (SBU) Leading daily La Prensa Grafica publicized a CID-Gallup poll taken November 30-December 5 that involved 1,212 interviews nationwide. President Saca's approval rating remained at 72 percent overall, tying his rating of August, and scarcely lower than the 74 percent approval recorded at [...]
2005-12-16 20:43:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ES ELECTIONS
05SANSALVADOR3507AFTER THE DELUGE: THE EFFECTS OF HURRICANE STAN AND ILAMATEPEC VOLCANO ERUPTION
[...] SUMMARY: El Salvador's geography and geology make it vulnerable to natural disasters such as earthquakes, hurricanes, and volcanoes. During October, the nation suffered a volcanic eruption, hurricane-induced flooding and mudslides, and an earthquake, although the latter caused little if any [...]
2005-12-16 21:44:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAID PGOV PHUM PREL SENV SOCI ES
05SANSALVADOR3508OPIC REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON MICROFINANCING
[...] The microfinancing sector has grown significantly in recent years in El Salvador, and its expansion has helped satisfy micro entrepreneurs' demand for credit. In El Salvador, the traditional banking sector typically lends only under strict conditions, thereby excluding many potentially good [...]
2005-12-16 21:44:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ES
05SANSALVADOR3517EL SALVADOR: SEEKING PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR DECEMBER
[...] (SBU) Poloff spoke with Multilateral Affairs Officer Felix Ulloa of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on December 13 regarding reftel a. Ulloa stated that, although the GOES continues to support the coalition in Iraq and supports the election process, the GOES is not planning on making any pub [...]
2005-12-19 18:04:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKDEM KPAO PGOV PREL ES
05SANSALVADOR3537REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN FORCES PARTICIPATING IN TRAINING
[...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requires Department review of human rights records of the following training candidates: Name: XXXXXXXXXXXX Date of Birth: 11 February 1959 Place of Birth: San Salvador 3. Post has reviewed avail [...]
2005-12-21 17:14:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDMARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
05SANSALVADOR3539REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN
[...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requires Department review of human rights records of the following training candidates. Please review the following list; Post included name, date and place of birth for your reference. All individuals are male. X [...]
2005-12-21 18:55:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDMARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
05SANSALVADOR3544APPEALS COURT AWARDS FORMER MCDONALD'S FRANCHISEE
[...] (SBU) Summary: In an unexpected twist in McDonald's ten-year legal battle with former franchisee Servipronto, the Second Court of Appeals ruled on December 7, 2005, that the U.S. fast-food giant had illegally terminated its franchising agreement with Servipronto on July 1, 1996, and therefore [...]
2005-12-21 20:51:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALEINV PGOV ECON ES
05SANSALVADOR3554EVALUATION - TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) WORKSHOP
[...] ELISSA STEGLICH IS THE MANAGING ATTORNEY AT THE MIDWEST IMMIGRANT AND HUMAN RIGHTS CENTER IN CHICAGO. SHE PROVIDES DIRECT REPRESENTATION TO ASYLUM-SEEKERS AND VICTIMS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING. MS. STEGLICH CONDUCTED A THREE-DAY WORKSHOP ON "HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND MODERN SLAVERY: AN EFFECTIVE RESPO [...]
2005-12-22 19:59:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KPAO OEXC PHUM SMIG ELAB KCRM KOCI KWMN ES
05SANSALVADOR3560MESSAGE FOR COALITION PARTNERS ON FORCE ADJUSTMENT
[...] No summary [...]
2005-12-22 22:35:00Embassy San SalvadorSECRETPGOV PINS PREL MARR MOPS IZ ES
05SANSALVADOR3567 CODEL BLUNT URGES PRESIDENT SACA TO RESOLVE
[...] Summary: In a positive December 20 meeting with President Saca, a congressional delegation headed by Acting Majority Leader Roy Blunt (R-MO) acknowledged the efforts of the Salvadoran government in getting ready for CAFTA-DR implementation by January 1, and urged the President to resolve ou [...]
2005-12-23 20:15:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDOREP PREL ETRD ECON ES CAFTA
06BAGHDAD1181COALITION PARTICIPATION IN IRAQ PRTS
[...] (U) Please see para 4 for an ACTION REQUEST. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Five of the eight planned U.S.-led Provincial Reconstruction Teams (PRTs) have been staffed and have received initial training: three are fully operational, one is at initial operational capability (IOC) and expected to achieve [...]
2006-04-11 17:49:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV MOPS PREL IZ AS JA PL KS ES MD LO MK
06LIMA1177COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR TREASURY ADVISOR
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Treasury Advisor Joseph Bognanno for the period of March 27, 2006 through March 29, 2006. The purpose of this visit is to provide technical assistance and assesment of the Financial Intelligence Unit's IT systems. Per Reftel [...]
2006-03-24 17:09:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDASEC EFIN OTRA AR ES PE
06MANAGUA1411MONTEALEGRE WARNS A/S SHANNON, "LEWITES IS
[...] (C) Summary: ALN presidential candidate Eduardo Montealegre warned A/S Shannon, Ambassador and others at a June 27 breakfast that MRS candidate Herty Lewites is corrupt, surrounded by unreformed Sandinistas, and likely to siphon votes from Montealegre. Montealegre and his advisors further dis [...]
2006-06-29 11:11:00Embassy ManaguaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PREL KDEM NU ES
06PANAMA1099PANAMA: MFA VICE MINISTER "DOUBTFUL" ON CUBAN AND
[...] (SBU) Pol Counselor delivered reftel talking points to MFA Deputy Ricardo Duran. Duran told Pol Counselor he was doubtful that Panama would accept migrants from Guantanamo but he would check with MFA for a final answer. Comment: Duran's answer is a diplomatic "no." In recent years, Panama h [...]
2006-06-07 20:46:00Embassy PanamaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF CU ES GT NU PA PM SMIG UY
06SANJOSE1299 COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CAROLINE BREARLEY AND LARRY
[...] Embassy San Jose is pleased to grant country clearance to Caroline Brearley and Larry Brady, USAID Mission in San Salvador, Officials to travel to Costa Rica O/A 06/27- 28/2006. Purpose of the visit: is to iIntroduce the Rregional tTrade pProgram to the U.S. Embassy and to counterparts in th [...]
2006-06-13 16:34:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIEDSENV OTRA EAID ES CS
06SANJOSE58COSTA RICA'S RESPONSE ON THE JANUARY 9 MEETING ON
[...] (C) Foreign Minister Tovar told us he would not sign a Mexican-authored communique on U.S. immigration proposals merely as a gesture of solidarity, especially if the document is "confrontational." End Summary. Costa Ricans Have Their Own Immigration Problems ------------------------------- [...]
2006-01-09 21:37:00Embassy San JoseCONFIDENTIALPREL SMIG ECON ES NU HO EC DR CO GT CS
06SANSALVADOR1012EL SALVADOR: INL MONTHLY ACTIVITIES REPORT FOR
[...] (U) The following summarizes Embassy INL activities in March 2006. Unless otherwise indicated, all statistics refer to the month of March 2006. ------ ILEA ------ 2. (U) From March 20 to 22, two Congressional staffers from the House International Relations Committee visited Post in or [...]
2006-04-19 21:03:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN PINR SNAR KCRM KJUS ES
06SANSALVADOR1013EL SALVADOR: HERMOSA MANUFACTURING CASE REMAINS
[...] This is an action request; see para. 7. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Hermosa Manufacturing Co., a Salvadoran owned and operated apparel manufacturer, ceased operations in May 2005, leaving more than 250 workers jobless and liabilities of USD 825,000 in outstanding wages, severance payments, and unp [...]
2006-04-20 13:55:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB ES ETRD PGOV
06SANSALVADOR1014REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN
[...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requires Department review of human rights records of XXXXXXXXXXXX, Date of Birth: 20 Oct 1977, Place of Birth: Chalatenango, Male. 3. Post has reviewed available human rights files; the above individual has not [...]
2006-04-20 13:58:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDMARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
06SANSALVADOR10212005 SUA PROTOCOLS SIGNATURE AND RATIFICATION(EL
[...] This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. On April 18, Poloff spoke to the Director of Legal Affairs for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA),Elizabeth Villalta, regarding the signature and ratification of the 2005 protocols to the Suppression of Unlawful Acts (SUA) conventi [...]
2006-04-20 17:43:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP KTIA MNUC PARM PREL PHSA EWWT ES
06SANSALVADOR1027EL SALVADOR FINANCE MINISTER RESIGNS
[...] (C) During a long conversation at his residence the evening of April 19, GOES Finance Minister Guillermo Lopez Suarez (strictly protect throughout) confirmed to Polcouns that he had, indeed, resigned his post, effective May 1. Lopez Suarez recounted how, on April 7, he had gone to see Preside [...]
2006-04-20 19:48:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALPGOV KCOR ES ECON EFIN
06SANSALVADOR103TACA AIRLINES FINDS HOME FIELD ADVANTAGE IN THE
[...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified. Not for Internet Distribution. 2. (U) Summary: The Supreme Court of El Salvador has ruled that the Civil Aviation Authority (AAC) of El Salvador violated the constitutional rights of TACA International Airlines S.A. (TACA) in allowing Compania Panamena [...]
2006-01-12 21:52:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAIR ES
06SANSALVADOR1047REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN
[...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requires Department review of human rights records of the following training candidate. Name: XXXXXXXXXXXX DOB: 15 Nov 1968 POB: San Salvador Male 3. Post has reviewed available human rights files; the above [...]
2006-04-21 19:36:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDMARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
06SANSALVADOR1048REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN
[...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requires Department review of human rights records of the following training candidate. NAME: XXXXXXXXXXXX DOB: 26 Oct 1964 POB: San Salvador Male 3. Post has reviewed available human rights files; the ab [...]
2006-04-21 19:50:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDMARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
06SANSALVADOR1049REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN
[...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requires Department review of human rights records of the following training candidates. Name: XXXXXXXXXXXX DOB: 20 May 1961 POB: Usulutan Male Name: XXXXXXXXXXXX DOB: 21 Jul 1964 POB: La Union Male N [...]
2006-04-21 19:51:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDMARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
06SANSALVADOR1080TOPICS REGARDING PRESIDENT ELIAS ANTONIO SACA (EL SALVADOR)
[...] (S/NF) This cable is a response to the questions posed in reftel. 2. (C) How does Saca react to disappointments? Can he deal with them internally, or does he lash out at others? How does Saca rationalize his own failures or those of his subordinates? Does he tolerate mistakes? Saca [...]
2006-04-25 19:49:00Embassy San SalvadorSECRET//NOFORNPINR ES
06SANSALVADOR1085SALVADORAN APPOINTED WORLD BANK MANAGING DIRECTOR
[...] On April 21, 2006, World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz named Salvadoran Juan Jose Daboub as a Managing Director of the World Bank. Daboub was one of ex-President Flores' most trusted advisors, and he served as Chief of Staff and Minister of Finance during Flores' term from 1999-2004. He is [...]
2006-04-25 21:23:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYIBRD PINR ECON EAID EFIN ES
06SANSALVADOR1088NEEDED CENTRAL BANK RESTRUCTURING NOT FORTHCOMING
[...] (SBU) Summary. El Salvador adopted the dollar as legal tender in 2001, but the Central Bank still maintains institutional vestiges of a monetary authority, issuing short-term and long-term debt and keeping on its balance sheet more than $700 million in government debt. Completing the institu [...]
2006-04-26 15:01:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN ES
06SANSALVADOR109SACA TO ANNOUNCE 6TH CONTINGENT TO IRAQ; EXPRESSES
[...] (C) SUMMARY: President Saca will inform the President January 13 that El Salvador will send a sixth contingent of troops to Iraq. The formal public announcement will come in early February. Saca told the Ambassador January 12 that he is concerned about two issues going into March 12 elections [...]
2006-01-13 15:16:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALPREL ETRD ECIN SMIG ES HO IZ
06SANSALVADOR1090MDA - DEMARCHE ON AMBASSADORS MEETING IN GENEVA
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-26 20:47:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PHUM PREL PREF ES
06SANSALVADOR1094DEMARCHE ON VENEZUELAN ATTACKS AGAINST U.S.
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-26 21:04:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER ES VE
06SANSALVADOR1118SALVADORAN NATIONAL ASSEMBLY PASSES WITNESS
[...] (C) Summary: On April 26, the Salvadoran National Assembly finally passed a Witness and Victims Protection Law after more than a year of lobbying by the Embassy. The vote was 57-0, with 27 FMLN abstentions. The government's ARENA Party and the other right-of-center parties, as well as the mod [...]
2006-04-27 20:32:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER KCRM SNAR ES
06SANSALVADOR1131 SACA'S ANTI-POVERTY PROGRAM AFTER ONE YEAR
[...] Summary. Torola, a small town on the border with Honduras, is the poorest municipality in El Salvador, but also the first to receive targeted assistance from the Salvadoran Government under Saca's anti-poverty program "Red Solidaria." At least for the next few years that the program continu [...]
2006-04-28 16:51:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAID ES
06SANSALVADOR1152SACA NAMES TACA VETERAN FINANCE MINISTER
[...] (U) On April 23, President Saca named William J. Handal Minister of Finance, to replace Gullermo Lopez Suarez effective May 1. Handal is from the Department of Usulutan, the home of President Saca. Handal graduated from Southeastern Louisiana University with a Bachelor,s Degree in Economics [...]
2006-05-02 15:16:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALECON PINR ES
06SANSALVADOR116NO GOOD OPTIONS ON CAFTA FOR EL SALVADOR:
[...] (C) Foreign Minister Francisco Lainez and Minister of Economy Yolanda de Gavidia met the Ambassador in the evening of January 12 to continue the discussion of CAFTA implementation, in anticipation of a January 13 morning call from President Bush to President Saca. De Gavidia repeated that th [...]
2006-01-13 21:38:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALETRD PREL ES CAFTA
06SANSALVADOR1166EL SALVADOR PASSES HISTORIC GOVERNMENT ETHICS LAW
[...] (C) SUMMARY: El Salvador's departing Legislative Assembly on April 25 unanimously approved a comprehensive and robust ethics law to oversee conduct of public sector employees across all branches of government, following an often-frustrating five-year Embassy effort to institute such legislat [...]
2006-05-03 19:33:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALPREL ES PGOV KCOR
06SANSALVADOR1177UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CANDIDATES (EL SALVADOR)
[...] (U) Per reftel A instructions, diplomatic note from Secretary Rice to Foreign Minister Lainez was delivered to SIPDIS the GOES Foreign Ministry on April 24. 2. (C) On April 28, poloff discussed reftels with Mario Rivera, Multilateral Affairs Director of the Ministry of Foreign Affair [...]
2006-05-04 14:34:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALKUNR OPDC PREL PHUM UNGA ES
06SANSALVADOR1181SALVADORAN GOVERNMENT UNVEILS TIP VICTIMS SHELTER
[...] (U) On the margins of the Regional Migration Conference being hosted by the Government of El Salvador (GOES),Minister of Governance Rene Figueroa announced at a May 3 press conference the unveiling of a GOES shelter for trafficking in persons victims. Figueroa stated that the shelter openin [...]
2006-05-04 21:05:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALKCRM KWMN PHUM PREL SMIG ES TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS
06SANSALVADOR1193EL SALVADOR: LAST-MINUTE PASSAGE OF KEY LAWS AND
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In its final days in office prior to its May 1 replacement by newly-elected deputies, El Salvador's outgoing Legislative Assembly approved a number of significant constitutional reforms and other legislative measures, including a witness protection law. However, under Article 2 [...]
2006-05-05 20:53:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALES PGOV PREL
06SANSALVADOR1194UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL - CANDIDACY OF IRAN (EL
[...] (C) On May 4, poloff spoke again with Mario Rivera, Multilateral Affairs Director for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Rivera stated that El Salvador was continuing to evaluate candidate countries, but assured poloff that the GOES was in opposition to the candidacy of Iran and other countrie [...]
2006-05-05 20:55:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALKUNR PHUM PREL ES IR
06SANSALVADOR1195EL SALVADOR: LETTER REGARDING HUMAN RIGHTS FROM
[...] (C) On May 4, 2006, poloff met with Mario Rivera, Multilateral Affairs Director for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. During the meeting, Rivera showed poloff a letter that the GOES had received from the North Korean Embassy in Mexico City requesting that the GOES oppose any motion regarding [...]
2006-05-05 20:58:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM ES KN
06SANSALVADOR1214RELATIVE OF AMERICAN AIRLINES EMPLOYEE MAY HAVE
[...] (U) According to an April 28 story in Salvadoran daily "El Mundo," the Salvadoran National Police is investigating a munitions cache found in a piece of luggage inspected and seized at Comalapa International Airport. Salvadoran National Police (PNC) Director Rodrigo Avila was quoted as sayin [...]
2006-05-09 19:03:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALKCRM EAIR PTER SMIG ETTC ASEC ES
06SANSALVADOR1224REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN
[...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requires Department review of human rights records of the following training candidates. XXXXXXXXXXXX San Salvador 24 Aug 1960 Male XXXXXXXXXXXX San Salvador 26 Apr 1962 Female XXXXXXXXXXXX San Salvador [...]
2006-05-10 13:14:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDMARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
06SANSALVADOR1225REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON OHCHR FIELD PRESENCE
[...] According to the United Nations High Commissioner on Refugees (UNHCR) website, the UNHCR no longer maintains a full office in El Salvador, but has a representative to assist in the processing of refugees. The Political Section contacts the UNHCR representative, Desiree Massier, annually for [...]
2006-05-10 13:15:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDES PHUM PREL
06SANSALVADOR1228EL SALVADOR'S NEW SUPREME COURT JUSTICES
[...] (U) Summary: As one of their final acts before conclusion of the Legislative Assembly session, the 2003-2006 Assembly on April 30 elected five new members to the Supreme Court (CSJ). The new justices appear ready to confront the problems of the judicial system and undertake needed reforms. [...]
2006-05-10 15:05:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALPGOV KJUS KCOR ES
06SANSALVADOR1233EL SALVADOR CONSIDERS MOVING TO DAYLIGHT SAVINGS
[...] Summary. The GOES is considering implementing a daylight savings time change, advancing clocks by one hour during the summer. El Salvador's neighbors and trading partners, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua have already implemented the measure in order to reduce energy consumption in the face [...]
2006-05-10 20:47:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV EFIN ES
06SANSALVADOR1260EL SALVADOR: INL MONTHLY ACTIVITIES REPORT FOR
[...] (U) The following summarizes Embassy INL activities in April 2006. ------ ILEA ------ 2. (U) From April 4 to 6, the PNC hosted the second annual regional gang conference attended by representatives from Mexico, Central America, and the United States. The conference provided a forum to [...]
2006-05-12 15:03:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALEFIN PINR PINS PREL SNAR KCRM KIPR KJUS ES
06SANSALVADOR1275WORLD HEALTH ASSEMBLY: SMALLPOX DEMARCHE (EL
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-12 19:11:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDPREL AORC TBIO ES
06SANSALVADOR1276WOMEN IN SALVADORAN POLITICS: SLOW BUT STEADY
[...] SUMMARY: Although in the wake of March elections, El Salvador now slightly outpaces the United States in its percentage of women legislators, it still lags behind several countries in the region in terms of the number of women elected to political office. Salvadoran women are also less like [...]
2006-05-12 19:11:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDES KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL
06SANSALVADOR1278REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN
[...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requires Department review of human rights records of XXXXXXXXXXXX, Date of Birth - 20 July 1953, Place of Birth - Cojutepeque, Male. 3. Post has reviewed available human rights files; none of the above individua [...]
2006-05-12 19:20:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDMARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
06SANSALVADOR1297EL SALVADOR: URGING PSI ENDORSEMENT
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-16 14:15:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDMNUC PARM PREL PHSA KNNP ES
06SANSALVADOR1312REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN
[...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requires Department review of human rights records of the following training candidates. XXXXXXXXXXXX 28 Jul 1968 San Miguel Male Resource Management Course Start Date: 22 May 2006 XXXXXXXXXXXX 13 Jun 1965 [...]
2006-05-17 13:58:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDMARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
06SANSALVADOR1352REDUCING THE MURDER RATE COMPLICATED BY POLITICS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The citizens of El Salvador are outraged by numerous murders occurring daily in this country. Police Director Avila is trying to professionalize his police force, but he lacks sufficient manpower and equipment. Yesterday, President Saca announced that his administration will seek [...]
2006-05-23 15:32:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR KCRM KJUS ES ASEC
06SANSALVADOR1373SALVADORAN GOVERNMENT SUPPORTS U.S. ITU CANDIDATES
[...] Post received a letter (text paragraph 2) from the Salvadoran Ministry of Foreign Affairs dated May 16, 2006 informing us they will support the U.S. candidates for the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) Council and the Radio Communications Regulation Board for the period 2006- 2010 i [...]
2006-05-24 21:01:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDECON ECPS ITU ES
06SANSALVADOR138POST SUPPORTS GOES REQUEST FOR DHS ASSISTANCE RE
[...] (C) On September 2, 2005, DHS Acting U/S Randy Beardsworth visited El Salvador to discuss the mechanics of the Secure Borders Initiative (SBI) with Salvadoran officials. During these discussions, U/S Beardsworth noted that SBI required the GOES to issue travel documents for deportable Salvad [...]
2006-01-18 17:45:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINS PTER KCRM ES
06SANSALVADOR1388EL SALVADOR: DEMARCHE TO NAM/G-77 ON UN REFORM
[...] Poloff on May 25 delivered reftel demarche talking points on UN reform and the May 27-30 NAM Ministerial to MFA Director of Multilateral Affairs Mario Rivera, who offered assurances that he would personally see to its further distribution to all relevant MFA officers and offices, and to El Sa [...]
2006-05-26 17:46:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT AORC ES PGOV PREL UNGA
06SANSALVADOR1403REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN
[...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requires Department review of human rights records of XXXXXXXXXXXX, San Salvador, 17 Nov 1966, Male. Major XXXXXXXXXXXX currently serves with the Military Doctrine Command Unit. 3. Post has reviewed available hu [...]
2006-05-30 16:13:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDMARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
06SANSALVADOR1404REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN
[...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requires Department review of human rights records of the following training candidates. All candidates are male and serve with the Ilopango Air Force Unit. XXXXXXXXXXXX San Vicente 08 JUL 1975 XXXXXXXXXXXX C [...]
2006-05-30 16:14:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDMARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
06SANSALVADOR1413REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN
[...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requires Department review of human rights record of XXXXXXXXXXXX March, 23 JUL 1964, San Salvador, Male. Major XXXXXXXXXXXX is a member of the Second Air Force Brigade. 3. Post has reviewed available human righ [...]
2006-05-30 19:13:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDMARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
06SANSALVADOR1414REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN
[...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requires Department review of human rights records of the following training candidates. XXXXXXXXXXXX Chalatenango 28 Aug 1962 Male Military Police Unit XXXXXXXXXXXX San Miguel 09 Nov 1962 Male 3rd Infantr [...]
2006-05-30 19:14:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDMARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
06SANSALVADOR1415REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN
[...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requires Department review of human rights records of the following training candidates. XXXXXXXXXXXX Rank: Major Ministry of Defense Office Chalatenango 07 May 1969 Male XXXXXXXXXXXX Rank: Major Military D [...]
2006-05-30 19:15:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDMARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
06SANSALVADOR142INVESTIGATION OF POSSIBLE AECA SECTION 3 VIOLATION
[...] (S) Summary. Salvadoran Minister of Defense Otto Romero told Charge on December 2, 2005, that the arms seized in Honduras in April 2005 were likely lost by the Salvadoran Armed Forces (ESAF) to guerrillas of the Farabundo Marti National Liberation front (FMLN) during El Salvador's 1980-1992 ci [...]
2006-01-19 14:44:00Embassy San SalvadorSECRETETTC KOMC ES
06SANSALVADOR1430EL SALVADOR: DEMARCHE REGARDING U.S. STATEMENT ON
[...] (C) Ambassador and Acting DCM met with President Saca, Foreign Minister Lainez, and Presidential Private Secretary Charlaix this afternoon and delivered reftel demarche talking points. President Saca stated that he shared our concerns about Iran, and that his government would support the U.S. [...]
2006-05-31 22:14:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALES IR PGOV PREL
06SANSALVADOR1455IRAN SEEKS CHAIR OF IOM EXCOM (EL SALVADOR)
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-02 18:38:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALPREL SMIG AORC ES
06SANSALVADOR1456EL SALVADOR SUPPORTIVE OF USG POSITION AT OAS GA
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-02 18:56:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALECON PGOV PREL ES
06SANSALVADOR15INL FLASH REPORT FOR THE PERIOD ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2005
[...] The cumulative allotments and obligations for FY 2006 INL funds as of the end of December 2005 are provided: Project Cumulative Cumulative Number Project Title Allotments Obligations ------- ------------- ---------- ---------- [...]
2006-01-04 19:25:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR ES INL
06SANSALVADOR1501REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN
[...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requires Department review of human rights records of XXXXXXXXXXXX, 29 Oct 1971, San Salvador, Male, Naval Headquarters Unit. 3. Post has reviewed available human rights files; none of the above individuals has b [...]
2006-06-07 19:47:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDMARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
06SANSALVADOR1502REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN
[...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requires Department review of human rights records of the following training candidates. XXXXXXXXXXXX 18 Jun 1971 Male San Salvador Ilopango Air Force Base XXXXXXXXXXXX 03 Dec 1972 Male El Transito Ilopang [...]
2006-06-07 19:47:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDMARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
06SANSALVADOR1503REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN
[...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requires Department review of human rights records of XXXXXXXXXXXX, 23 April 1964, Male, Santa Ana, Salvadoran Military Academy. 3. Post has reviewed available human rights files; the above individual has not bee [...]
2006-06-07 19:51:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDMARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
06SANSALVADOR1530EL SALVADOR: INTERNATIONAL PARTICIPATION IN IRAQ
[...] (C) Poloff discussed reftel B talking points June 9 with MFA's Director for Asia, Africa and Oceania Affairs, Milton Magana, who indicated that he would discuss the matter with representatives of the Ministry of Defense. 2. (C) Comment: As outlined in reftel A, at a May 24 meeting with U [...]
2006-06-09 20:39:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MOPS IZ ES
06SANSALVADOR154FAS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR STEPHEN HUETE, KARLA TAY,
[...] Post grants country clearance for Stephen Huete, Ag. Counselor, Karla Tay, Ag Specialist, Edith Vasquez, Marketing Assistant, Mercedes Cruz, Administrative Assistant and Jose Folgar, Clerk/Driver, to travel to San Salvador during the period of January 23-26, 2006 for the purpose of attending t [...]
2006-01-20 21:32:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA EAGR AMGT ASEC ES COUNTRY CLEARANCE
06SANSALVADOR1552MDA: SUPPORT AT JUNE 20 INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-13 18:45:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDPREF PREL PHUM ES
06SANSALVADOR158REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN FORCES PARTICIPATING IN OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM
[...] Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following members of Battalion Cuscatlan, who will be participating in Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). The Battalion is scheduled to depart between February 8 and February 11, under the command of XXXXXXXXXXXX. The names of the officers of t [...]
2006-01-20 21:53:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDMARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
06SANSALVADOR1588EL SALVADOR AUTHORIZES BLANKET CLEARANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM
[...] Post received a letter (text paragraph 3) from the Salvadoran Civil Aviation Authority dated June 9, 2006 authorizing blanket clearance for one year for tropical storm and hurricane reconnaissance missions in Salvadoran airspace. 2. Post will fax the original Spanish-language letter to WHA/C [...]
2006-06-16 21:30:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAIR MARR ES
06SANSALVADOR1595MDA: SUPPORT AT JUNE 20 INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-19 21:36:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDPREF PREL PHUM ES
06SANSALVADOR1600REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN
[...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requires Department review of human rights records of the following training candidates. XXXXXXXXXXXX 06 Feb 1963 San Salvador Male Naval Headquarters XXXXXXXXXXXX 09 July 1963 Cojutepeque Male Armed Force [...]
2006-06-20 19:45:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDMARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
06SANSALVADOR1615 GOES SEEKS EMBASSY SUPPORT WITH DHS ON DEPORTATION
[...] (SBU) Summary: Senior GOES officials appealed to Ambassador on June 14 for help with El Salvador's deportations-related agenda with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Ambassador spoke with DHS Assistant Secretary Julie Myers to discuss the issue of DHS financial support for document pr [...]
2006-06-21 20:30:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ES
06SANSALVADOR1618EL SALVADOR: INL MONTHLY ACTIVITIES REPORT FOR
[...] (U) The following summarizes Embassy INL activities in May 2006. ------ ILEA ------ 2. (U) On May 22, ILEA began the presentation of its six week core program (LEMDP) to police officers from Panama, Costa Rica, Ecuador, and El Salvador. Post has received and processed the NSDD-38 for [...]
2006-06-22 13:36:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDAPER SNAR KCRM KIPR KJUS ES
06SANSALVADOR1640DEMARCHE: OAS MLAT AND OPTIONAL PROTOCOL (EL
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-23 20:59:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDAORC ES PGOV PREL
06SANSALVADOR1643EL SALVADOR: FMLN'S "FULL-COURT PRESS" AGAINST
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The hard-left opposition party Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front (FMLN) has launched an offensive against the Salvadoran Government's proposed Millennium Challenge Account (MCA) project. An FMLN delegation to be led by FMLN Deputy Jose Salvador Arias plans to travel to [...]
2006-06-23 21:31:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALES PGOV PREL KMCA
06SANSALVADOR169UNIVERSALIZATION OF FRAMEWORK TREATY ON DEMOCRATIC
[...] No summary [...]
2006-01-24 14:29:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL MARR MCAP ES CS PM
06SANSALVADOR170ARAB LEAGUE BOYCOTT OR RELIGIOUS DISCRIMINATION
[...] No summary [...]
2006-01-24 14:36:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDKBCT ABLD PHUM ES
06SANSALVADOR1702EL SALVADOR: GOES FINALLY "GETTING IT" ON CRIME?
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador Barclay met June 27 with President Tony Saca to underscore U.S. concern about El Salvador's worsening crime problems; the President indicated that he intends to make crime his number-one priority during his remaining three years in office. A flurry of recent activity [...]
2006-07-03 18:04:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALEAID ES PGOV PINR PREL
06SANSALVADOR1704EL SALVADOR: DEMARCHE TO NAM/G-77 ON UN REFORMS
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-03 18:32:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT AORC PGOV PREL UNGA ES
06SANSALVADOR1709REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN
[...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requires Department review of human rights records of XXXXXXXXXXXX, 7 Oct 1969, Sonsonate, El Salvador, Male. XXXXXXXXXXXX currently serves at the Salvadoran Armed Forces Headquarters. 3. Post has reviewed avail [...]
2006-07-05 14:02:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDMARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
06SANSALVADOR1736EL SALVADOR: SACA TIES FMLN TO POLICE MURDERS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In violent July 5 protests at the University of El Salvador (UES),one or more snipers associated with radical leftist protesters assassinated two Civilian National Police (PNC) officers from the PNC's elite riot-control unit (PNC/UMO),and wounded at least 10 other officers. P [...]
2006-07-06 23:03:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALES PGOV PREL PTER
06SANSALVADOR1783REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN
[...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requires Department review of human rights records of the following training candidates. Please review the following list; Post included name, date and place of birth for your reference. All individuals are male. X [...]
2006-07-13 13:59:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDMARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
06SANSALVADOR1823NEW ATTORNEY GENERAL MAKING A GOOD FIRST IMPRESSION
[...] (SBU) Summary: On April 20, 2006, the Salvadoran Legislature elected Felix Garrid Safie as Attorney General of the Republic (FGR). Safie was nominated after his predecessor, Belasario Artiga, failed to garner enough support for his reelection bid. With only two months on the job, Safie has a [...]
2006-07-18 17:23:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALEFIN PGOV SNAR KCRM KJUS ES
06SANSALVADOR1845FY 2007 FOOD FOR PROGRESS REQUEST - EL SALVADOR
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-21 14:32:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA EAGR AMGT ASEC ES
06SANSALVADOR1847REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN
[...] Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following member of Battalion Cuscatlan, who will be participating in Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). The Battalion is scheduled to depart between August 7 and August 11, under the command of XXXXXXXXXXXX. All available records at pos [...]
2006-07-21 16:33:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDMARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
06SANSALVADOR1848REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN
[...] Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following members of Battalion Cuscatlan, who will be participating in Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). The Battalion is scheduled to depart between August 7 and August 11, under the command of XXXXXXXXXXXX . The names and date and pla [...]
2006-07-21 16:34:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDMARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
06SANSALVADOR1849EL SALVADOR: AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH FMLN LEADERS ON MCA AND JULY 5 POLICE KILLINGS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In a July 12 luncheon that had been planned with leaders of the opposition Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front (FMLN) prior to the July 5 murders of Civilian National Police riot-cotrol (PNC/UMO) officers at the National University (UES),Ambassador Barclay discussed the p [...]
2006-07-21 18:05:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALECON ES PGOV PREL PTER KMCA
06SANSALVADOR186461ST UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY: HIGH-LEVEL ATTENDANCE
[...] (SBU) On July 20, Poloff spoke with Protocol Officer of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Herbert Caceres. Caceres indicated that the Salvadoran delegation plans to arrive September 18 and depart September 23. They will travel via Taca Airlines and the port of entry will be John F. Kenn [...]
2006-07-25 15:42:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKSEP PREL OTRA OVIP ES
06SANSALVADOR1874P5+1 INCENTIVE PACKAGE FOR IRAN (EL SALVADOR)
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-26 17:42:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALKNNP PARM PREL AORC ES
06SANSALVADOR1887THE GOES PUSHES FOR A CHANGE IN WATER LEGISLATION
[...] SUMMARY: The Salvadoran Ministry of Environment presented to Embassy officials a review of a draft Water Law to be submitted to the Assembly later this year. This new law would represent an important change in the management of water in El Salvador. The government-owned water utility (ANDA) [...]
2006-07-28 16:45:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDECON ENRG EAGR SENV ES
06SANSALVADOR1899REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN
[...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requires Department review of human rights records of XXXXXXXXXXXX, 27SEP1959, Cojutepeque, El Salvador, Male. XXXXXXXXXXXX currently serves at the Engineer Command Group. 3. Post has reviewed available human ri [...]
2006-07-31 19:52:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDMARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
06SANSALVADOR190EL SALVADOR: GOES CANDIDATE FOR UN HUMAN RIGHTS
[...] Embassy is in receipt of a letter from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs indicating that the GOES will nominate Ambassador Roberto Mejia Trabanino for a 2007-2010 position on the UN Human Rights Committee, the elections for which will take place September 9, 2006 in New York. Trabanino has ser [...]
2006-01-25 15:08:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYES PGOV PHUM PREL UN
06SANSALVADOR1909EL SALVADOR: INL MONTHLY ACTIVITIES REPORT FOR
[...] (U) The following summarizes Embassy INL activities in June 2006. ------ ILEA ------ 2. (U) On June 30, ILEA hosted a ceremony for the graduates of its six week core program (LEMDP) which was attended by police officers from Panama, Costa Rica, Ecuador, and El Salvador. Ambassador Bar [...]
2006-08-02 13:05:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN SNAR KCRM KJUS ES
06SANSALVADOR1910 SALVADORAN ECONOMY GROWING, BUT STRUCTURAL PROBLEMS
[...] Despite adherence to Washington-consensus policy recommendations, economic growth in El Salvador has been an unimpressive 2.5 percent over the last decade. The economy is picking up, however, with Central Bank data showing 3.2 percent growth for the first quarter of 2006 and forecasted 3.5 pe [...]
2006-08-02 14:23:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV ES
06SANSALVADOR192MEDIA REACTION - PROPOSED WALL ON U.S. BORDER
[...] No summary [...]
2006-01-25 18:53:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR ES KPAO IMMIGRATION
06SANSALVADOR1921REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN
[...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requires Department review of human rights records of the following individuals: XXXXXXXXXXXX San Pedro Perulapan 11-Feb-1959 Colonel 4th Infantry Brigade Male XXXXXXXXXXXX La Union 22-Dec-1958 Colonel 4t [...]
2006-08-07 19:16:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDMARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
06SANSALVADOR1932REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN
[...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requires Department review of human rights records of XXXXXXXXXXXX, born December 2, 1978 in San Salvador, male, Research Director for the National Council of Public Security. 3. The named individual will partici [...]
2006-08-07 21:08:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDMARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
06SANSALVADOR1950EL SALVADOR: INL-FUNDED, USG-TITLED VEHICLE
[...] (U) The following responds to paragraph 5 of Reftel. A. N/A B. INL-funded, USG-titled vehicle: (1) One vehicle. (2) None. (3) One 2004 Ford Explorer, VIN 1FMZU72K24UA48709. (4) None. (5) None. (6) None. 2. (U) Post INL Property Manager is J. Brian Duggan, DugganBJ@sta [...]
2006-08-08 20:33:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR KCRM ASUP ES
06SANSALVADOR1962(C) UNGA-RELATED QUESTIONS (EL SALVADOR)
[...] (C) El Salvador's Permanent Representative to the United Nations is Carmen Maria Gallardo de Hernandez (DPOB November 28, 1949; San Salvador). Gallardo is married with two children; her husband is Xavier Hernandez, a Coca-Cola executive. Ms. Gallardo de Hernandez is the sister of Cecilia Ga [...]
2006-08-09 19:26:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALES PINR
06SANSALVADOR1967URGENT DEMARCHE ON LEBANON SECURITY COUNCIL
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-09 20:29:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PTER MOPS ES
06SANSALVADOR197EL SALVADOR: 2006 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] Per reftel, following is Embassy San Salvador's 2006 Investment Climate Statement. OPENNESS TO FOREIGN INVESTMENT ------------------------------ 2. The Government of El Salvador views foreign investment as crucial for economic growth and development and has taken numerous steps in recent [...]
2006-01-25 21:11:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDEINV ECON ETRD EFIN KTDB ES OPIC USTR
06SANSALVADOR1972DEMARCHE REQUEST IN PREPARATION OF THE UN HIGH
[...] On July 28, Poloff spoke to MFA Office of Multilateral Affairs Officer Felix Ulloa regarding reftel demarche request. Due to the closure of the GOES from July 31 through August 4, Poloff arranged to speak with MFA Social Affairs Director Elizabeth Cubias on August 9. 2. Background: El S [...]
2006-08-10 13:16:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREF SMIG ES
06SANSALVADOR198EL SALVADOR FRAUD SUMMARY 1ST QUARTER FY06
[...] Political Structure: El Salvador is a constitutional democracy with three branches of national government; a unicameral legislature, a judiciary, and an executive branch headed by a president. El Salvador has a multi-party political system, although in reality two parties, the right leaning [...]
2006-01-26 12:47:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDKFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC ES
06SANSALVADOR1990REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN
[...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requires Department review of human rights records of XXXXXXXXXXXX, 14 October 1967, Santa Ana, Male, Military Industry Unit, Lieutenant Commander. 3. Post has reviewed available human rights files; the above ind [...]
2006-08-11 18:36:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDMARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
06SANSALVADOR1991REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN
[...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requires Department review of human rights records of XXXXXXXXXXXX, 29 Mar 1970, Sonsonate, Male, Police Counternarcotic and Counterterrorism Unit, Technician. 3. Post has reviewed available human rights files; th [...]
2006-08-11 18:37:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDMARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
06SANSALVADOR1992REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN
[...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requires Department review of human rights records of XXXXXXXXXXXX, 08 Mar 1977, San Miguel, Transmissions Command, First Lieutenant. 3. Post has reviewed available human rights files; the above individual has no [...]
2006-08-11 18:37:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDMARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
06SANSALVADOR1993REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN
[...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requires Department review of human rights records of the following individuals: XXXXXXXXXXXX 03-July-1977 La Paz Second Air Brigade Seargent XXXXXXXXXXXX 21 Jun 1978 San Vicente Second Air Brigade Seargent [...]
2006-08-11 18:38:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDMARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
06SANSALVADOR1994REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN
[...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requires Department review of human rights records of XXXXXXXXXXXX, 19 Nov 1976, San Salvador, Engineering Command, First Lieutenant. 3. Post has reviewed available human rights files; the above individual has no [...]
2006-08-11 18:38:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDMARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
06SANSALVADOR1995REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN
[...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requires Department review of human rights records of the following individuals: XXXXXXXXXXXX 03 Feb 1963 Chalchuapa BESM unit Major XXXXXXXXXXXX 14 Mar 1965 Chalatenango Special Forces Sergent Major 3 [...]
2006-08-11 18:39:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDMARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
06SANSALVADOR1996REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN
[...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requires Department review of human rights records of XXXXXXXXXXXX, 06 Dec 1970, San Salvador, Male, Naval Headquarters, Lieutenant. 3. Post has reviewed available human rights files; none of the above individual [...]
2006-08-11 18:39:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDMARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
06SANSALVADOR2008EL SALVADOR: FMLN'S LAST MODERATE REFLECTS ON
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In a wide-ranging discussion with poloff, moderate FMLN Legislative Assembly Deputy Hugo Martinez commented on the deadly July 5 violence tied to the FMLN (reftel B),and speculated on his party's prospects for the 2009 presidential elections. The conciliatory tone of Martinez's mes [...]
2006-08-14 20:12:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALES PGOV PREL
06SANSALVADOR2034EL SALVADOR: DEMARCHE ON PRESIDENT BUSH'S
[...] Pursuant to reftel B, poloff on August 11 delivered White House press release and Department's one-page overview of the President's national strategy to internationalize efforts against kleptocracy to Felix Ulloa, deputy of the MFA's Office of Multilateral Affairs. Embassy INL Director also [...]
2006-08-17 20:11:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON EINV ES KCRM KJUS KPOW PGOV PREL
06SANSALVADOR2051EL SALVADOR: PROGRESS WITH LABOR MINISTRY IN KEY
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In the span of less than a month, El Salvador's Ministry of Labor has made moves to establish the official status of the airport maintenance workers union (SITEVMAIES) and the telecommunications workers union (SITCOM). The former case had proven controversial and attracted in [...]
2006-08-18 18:24:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB ES ETRD PGOV PREL
06SANSALVADOR2056THREE MONTHS INTO HER TERM, SAN SALVADOR'S FMLN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Little more than three months into her term as Mayor of San Salvador, the FMLN's Violeta Menjivar suffers approval ratings of only 45 percent. A crisis in trash collection has turned many urban streets into foul-smelling and unsanitary garbage dumps. Heavy rains have caused di [...]
2006-08-21 17:47:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALES PGOV PREL CH SOCI
06SANSALVADOR210EL SALVADOR: FMLN LEADER SCHAFIK HANDAL DEAD AT 75
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Longtime FMLN leader and 2004 presidential candidate Schafik Handal died suddenly Tuesday afternoon, January 24 from a heart attack as he returned from Bolivia. With six weeks to go until nationwide elections, Handal's death may provide a temporary rallying point and boost for F [...]
2006-01-27 13:50:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALES PGOV PREL
06SANSALVADOR2120REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN
[...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requests Department review of human rights records of Salvadoran Air Force Cadet Salvador Palacios Bou, DOB 10 Feb 1985, POB San Salvador, Male, Fuerza Aerea Unit, CIMA. Cadet Palacios will be training at the Defense [...]
2006-08-28 19:41:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDMARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
06SANSALVADOR2121COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA PERSONEL HARCOURT POITIER AND
[...] San Salvador grants Country Clearance for the following representatives from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA),to visit San Salvador during the period Tuesday, September 5 to Friday, September 15, 2006, to follow up certification inspection of AEROMAN 145 facilities: Harcourt Poitie [...]
2006-08-28 21:04:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR OTRA AMGT ES
06SANSALVADOR2128REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN
[...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requests Department review of human rights records of Salvadoran candidates for participation in the Legal Aspects on Counter Terrorism scheduled to take place at the Salvadoran Foundation for Health and Human Develp [...]
2006-08-29 18:43:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDMARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
06SANSALVADOR2142EL SALVADOR: LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY RATIFIES ILO
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: El Salvador's Legislative Assembly on August 24 voted unanimously to ratify International Labor Organization (ILO) Conventions 87 and 98 regarding freedom of association and the right to organize and bargain collectively, as well as Conventions 135 and 151 dealing with protect [...]
2006-08-31 20:59:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEIND ELAB ES ETRD PGOV PHUM PREL
06SANSALVADOR2181SALVADORAN PAYMENT OF IATTC DUES AND LETTER FOR SECRETARY
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Econoff delivered reftel demarche on non-payment of Inter-American Tropical Tuna Comission (IATTC) contributions to the Center for the Development of Fisheries and Aquaculture (CENDEPESCA) director Manuel Fermin Oliva and Fisheries Coordinator Sonia Salavarria. They understand th [...]
2006-09-06 20:55:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIS SENV ES
06SANSALVADOR2188COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR GEOFFREY SCHADRACK
[...] This is to request country clearance for Geoffrey Schadrack, ESTH Officer San Salvador to travel to Iguassu Falls, Brazil, September 12-16, 2006. The purpose of his travel is to participate in the regional ESTH officers conference. 2. Mr. Schadrack has a top secret security clearance. 3 [...]
2006-09-06 21:22:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA AMGT ASEC ES BR
06SANSALVADOR2192COUNTRY CLEARANCE EPA OFFICIAL AL KORGI
[...] San Salvador grants Country Clearance for Al Korgi of the EPA to visit San Salvador during the period Sunday, September 10 to Thursday, September 14, 2006, to attend a workshop on cleaner production practices for the Central American leather tanning industry. The Control Officer for this vis [...]
2006-09-07 14:38:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA SENV AMGT ES
06SANSALVADOR2193EL SALVADOR: INL MONTHLY ACTIVITIES REPORT FOR
[...] (U) The following summarizes Embassy INL activities in July 2006. ------ ILEA ------ 2. (U) ILEA staff continued supervising the renovation of the ILEA - Santa Tecla facility, and made preparations to host two ILEA courses in August 2006. ----------------------- NARCOTICS INTERDICTI [...]
2006-09-07 15:02:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDASEC EFIN PINR PTER SNAR KCRM KJUS ES
06SANSALVADOR2196REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN
[...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requests Department review of human rights records of Salvadoran candidates for participation in the Navel Small Craft Instruction and Technical Training School at Stennis Space Center, Mississippi, scheduled to take [...]
2006-09-07 20:52:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDMARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
06SANSALVADOR2203COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR JAMES STEFANOV
[...] Post grants country clearance for supervisory physical scientist James Stefanov to visit San Salvador from November 19, 2006 through November 22, 2006 to represent the United States at the Fourth Coordination Workshop of the UNESCO/OAS ISARM Americas Program (Transboundary Aquifers of the Ameri [...]
2006-09-08 16:29:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA TPHY ASEC ES
06SANSALVADOR2204EL SALVADOR: SACA'S RATINGS SLIP AS SECURITY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In a poll publicized September 7 and 8 in leading daily La Prensa Grafica, President Saca's ratings, while still relatively high, are continuously declining in the face of citizens' growing concerns about violent crime and sluggish economic growth. Saca's personal charisma is i [...]
2006-09-08 18:43:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALES KCRM PGOV PREL
06SANSALVADOR2249SALVADORAN LAW ENFORCEMENT OVERWHELMED BY VIOLENTSTREET
[...] No summary [...]
2006-09-13 18:05:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALASEC PGOV PINR PINS KCRM KJUS ES
06SANSALVADOR2255REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN
[...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requests Department review of human rights records of Salvadoran candidates for participation in the Cadet Troop Leader Course (Inf) at the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (WHINSEC),Ft. Benning, [...]
2006-09-14 14:19:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDMARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
06SANSALVADOR2264EL SALVADOR'S AGGRESSIVE TRADE AGENDA
[...] Summary. Under its export-led growth strategy launched in 1989, El Salvador has pursued economic integration with its Central American neighbors and negotiated trade agreements with the Dominican Republic, Chile, Mexico, Panamsa, and the United States. Agreements with Taiwan, Colombia, the Eu [...]
2006-09-14 20:05:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD ES
06SANSALVADOR2267EL SALVADOR: CANINE PROGRAM BEARING FRUIT
[...] (U) In November 2004, Post INL financed the construction of a canine training facility at Planes de los Renderos located just outside San Salvador. We have continued to invest in the canine program by purchasing training aids and sending instructors to NAS Colombia and NAS Guatemala for train [...]
2006-09-14 20:06:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDASEC PINS PTER SNAR KJUS ES
06SANSALVADOR2297REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN
[...] No summary [...]
2006-09-20 14:35:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDMARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
06SANSALVADOR2300REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN
[...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requests Department review of human rights records of Salvadoran candidate for participation in the Advance Language Instructor Course at the Defense Language Institute in San Antonio, TX scheduled to begin October 4, [...]
2006-09-20 15:20:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDMARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
06SANSALVADOR2303REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTIN OF SALVADORAN
[...] No summary [...]
2006-09-20 17:04:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDMARR MASS MOPS PHUM INR ES
06SANSALVADOR2307REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN
[...] No summary [...]
2006-09-20 19:26:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDMARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
06SANSALVADOR2323REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN
[...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requests Department review of human rights records of Salvadoran candidates for participation in the Legal Aspects of Counter Terrorism and Border Patrol, at the Salvadoran Foundation for Health and Human Development [...]
2006-09-21 17:29:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDMARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
06SANSALVADOR2324EL SALVADOR- COMMUNITY OF DEMOCRACY MINISTERIAL
[...] No summary [...]
2006-09-21 17:39:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDES KDEM PGOV PHUM PREL UNGA
06SANSALVADOR235EL SALVADOR VIEWS ON MESOAMERICAN ENERGY INITIATIVE
[...] (SBU) The Government of El Salvador (GOES) has expressed interest in the Mesoamerican Energy Initiative (PIEM) and will participate in related working groups, but the GOES appears to be not yet convinced of the feasibility of the proposal or its benefits for Central America. After the Mexica [...]
2006-01-31 00:12:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG EPET ECON ES
06SANSALVADOR2351POLITICAL IMPASSE FORCES PENSION REFORM
[...] On September 7 and 14, the Legislative Assembly passed a package of pension reforms that sets up a trust to fund the government's pension obligations incurred in a 1996 transfer from a pay-as-you-go to a funded pension system. The reform includes a refinancing of government debt issued to fin [...]
2006-09-25 14:45:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN ES
06SANSALVADOR2369EL SALVADOR: NEW ANTI-TERRORISM LAW A MESSAGE TO
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Late on September 21, the Salvadoran Legislative Assembly passed new counterterrorism legislation; the ruling ARENA party and their center-right PCN allies were joined by the Christian Democrats (PDC) for a total of 50 votes in favor of the new law, despite vociferous opposition [...]
2006-09-27 12:54:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALES KJUS PGOV PTER KTFN
06SANSALVADOR2371MONEY LAUNDERING CHARGES AGAINST SALVADORAN
[...] (C) On September 25, the financial crimes division of the Salvadoran National Police (DAN) arrested the wife and mother-in-law of (substitute) Congressman Roberto Silva Pereira of the National Conciliation Party on charges of bribery and money laundering. A local bank manager implicated in the [...]
2006-09-27 15:32:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALSNAR EFIN PGOV PINS KCRM ES
06SANSALVADOR2379EL SALVADOR: DEMARCHE ON USG ASSISTANCE IN
[...] No summary [...]
2006-09-27 20:42:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDECON ELAB ES ETRD PGOV PREL SENV
06SANSALVADOR2419TEXTILES AND APPAREL SECTOR UPDATE FOR EL SALVADOR
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: This is in response to reftel. El Salvador continues to have a strong apparel sector that generates most of the country's export revenue, but faces challenges in the future. Rising labor and energy costs are reducing margins in the sector, and the possible phase-out of export [...]
2006-10-10 21:19:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD KTEX ES
06SANSALVADOR2437TRADE AGREEMENT COMPLIANCE AND MONITORING IN EL SALVADOR
[...] No summary [...]
2006-10-04 17:44:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD ES
06SANSALVADOR2442EL SALVADOR: REQUEST FOR USAF PARTICIPATION IN
[...] Embassy San Salvador Country Team strongly supports the widest possible DOD participation in the 2007 Ilopango Air Show, scheduled for February 24-25, 2007 at Ilopango International Airport (MSSS),El Salvador. The participation of the USAF Academy Wings of Blue, in addition to tactical flyi [...]
2006-10-04 20:53:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDES MARR MOPS PGOV PREL
06SANSALVADOR2472DIGICEL GROUP TO CONFUSE SALVADORAN CELL PHONE USERS WITH
[...] Digicel Group, a telecommunications operator in the Caribbean, announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Digicel Holdings Limited (Digicel Holdings),an entirely separate company that operates a GSM mobile telecommunications business in El Salvador by the same name, Digicel. [...]
2006-10-02 21:43:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV ECPS ES
06SANSALVADOR2475TEXTILES AND APPAREL SECTOR UPDATE FOR EL SALVADOR
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: This is in response to reftel. El Salvador continues to have a strong apparel sector that generates most of the country's export revenue, but faces challenges in the future. Rising labor and energy costs are reducing margins in the sector, and the possible phase-out of export [...]
2006-10-10 21:19:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD KTEX ES
06SANSALVADOR2492EL SALVADOR: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON INDIGENOUS
[...] No summary [...]
2006-10-13 18:16:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL KTIA UN ES
06SANSALVADOR2493EL SALVADOR: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON CONVENTIONAL
[...] No summary [...]
2006-10-13 18:17:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDPARM MCAP PREL ES
06SANSALVADOR2508EL SALVADOR: FMLN "PRESIDENCIABLES" FOR 2009
[...] (C) SUMMARY: With two and a half years to go until the 2009 presidential election, speculation is emerging with regard to who will be the candidate of the opposition Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front (FMLN). Orthodox-hardliner leader Schafik Handal was beaten soundly in 2004 by ARENA [...]
2006-10-16 21:32:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALES PGOV PINR PREL
06SANSALVADOR2513LATIN AMERICA-CARIBBEAN BIOFUELS INITIATIVE RESPONSE
[...] This cable responds to reftel. There is significant interest in El Salvador to promote biofuels, but to date concrete actions have not been taken. The GOES is working on legislation to promote ethanol production, storage, and sales. The law would mandate a 90/10 gasoline/ethanol mix, a mixtu [...]
2006-10-17 20:56:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDECON PREL PGOV ES
06SANSALVADOR2514ADVANCING U.S. EFFORTS ON WATER AND SANITATION IN EL
[...] This cable responds to Ref. A. Water is an important topic in El Salvador as the country wrestles with issues such as access to drinking water, management of water infrastructure by the national administrator, aquifer depletion, conservation, and strains caused by development. The USG has op [...]
2006-10-17 21:10:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDECON ENRG EAGR SENV ES
06SANSALVADOR252SACA'S 2006 BUDGET APPROVED ON TIME
[...] (U) Summary. On December 21, 2005, the Legislative Assembly approved President Saca's $3.3 billion budget proposal for 2006--an 11.6 percent increase over the previous year--to cover higher spending on health and education, pensions, public-sector salaries, and debt payment. The fiscal defi [...]
2006-02-01 14:26:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN PGOV ES
06SANSALVADOR2526POLL UNDERSCORES AMBASSADOR'S CONCERNS ON CRIME
[...] (U) Summary: Results from a CID-Gallup poll publicized October 17 in leading daily El Diario de Hoy demonstrate that Salvadorans share the Ambassador's deep concern that spiraling violent crime threatens El Salvador's continued economic development and the consolidation of its democratic in [...]
2006-10-18 19:35:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALES KCRM PGOV PREL
06SANSALVADOR253EAC MEETING - JANUARY 13, 2006: AVIAN INFLUENZA,
[...] (U) The Emergency Action Committe (EAC) convened on January 13, 2006 to review, discuss and approve the Mission Response Plan and Tripwires for the Avian Influenza. 2. (U) Overview: The persistence of the H5N1 avian influenza since its appearance in Hong Kong in 1997 indicates that it is u [...]
2006-02-01 16:15:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDASEC AMGT ES KFAM KRIM AVIAN FLU
06SANSALVADOR2530COUNTRY CLEARANCE EPA OFFICIAL TOM WIRTH
[...] San Salvador grants Country Clearance for Tom Wirth of the EPA to visit San Salvador during the period October 23, 2006 through October 26, 2006 to provide final training sessions for experts in El Salvador who are using Greenhouse Gas Inventory Software. The Control Officer for this visit is [...]
2006-10-19 15:29:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA SENV AMGT ES
06SANSALVADOR2543SALVADORAN NONMAQUILA EXPORTS BOOM UNDER CAFTA-DR
[...] Central Bank data show that nonmaquila exports were 64 percent higher during the first six months of CAFTA-DR than they were March to August 2005, increasing from $123 million to $202 million. Much of that increase reflects Salvadoran exports of ethyl alcohol, thanks to liberal CAFTA-DR rules [...]
2006-10-20 18:27:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD EINV ES
06SANSALVADOR2557SALVADORAN GOVERNMENT REITERATES THEIR SUPPORT TO THE U.S.
[...] This is a response to reftel. Post has reconfirmed with the Ministry of Foreign Affiars the GOES support for the U.S. candidacy for a seat on the international telecommunications union council and for the Radio Communications Regulation Board for the period 2006-2010 in the elections that will [...]
2006-10-23 21:44:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDECON ECPS ITU ES
06SANSALVADOR2562EL SALVADOR: MFA SAYS WILL SUPPORT CONSENSUS
[...] No summary [...]
2006-10-25 12:06:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM SMIG OAS MX ES
06SANSALVADOR2567COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR JAMES STEFANOV
[...] Post grants country clearance for supervisory physical scientist James Stefanov to visit San Salvador from November 19, 2006 through November 22, 2006 to represent the United States at the Fourth Coordination Workshop of the UNESCO/OAS ISARM Americas Program (Transboundary Aquifers of the Ameri [...]
2006-10-25 17:06:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA TPHY ASEC ES
06SANSALVADOR257REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN
[...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requires Department review of human rights records of the following training candidates. Post includes name, sex, date of birth and place of birth for your reference. Please review the following list: XXXXXXXXXXXX, ma [...]
2006-02-01 17:38:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDMARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
06SANSALVADOR2581REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN
[...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requests Department review of human rights records of Salvadoran candidate for participation in the multinational Standby High-Readiness Brigade for UN Operations (SHIRBRIG) Peacekeeping Operation (PKO) in Spain, schedu [...]
2006-10-26 17:39:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDMARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
06SANSALVADOR2587EL SALVADOR: LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY PASSES 505
[...] (SBU) On October 26, the Legislative Assembly passed the 505 Agreement, with 44 in favor, none against, and the remainder abstaining. ARENA's 34-seat delegation was joined by 5 PCN deputies and 5 PDC votes in favor, while the FMLN abstained after criticizing U.S.-Salvadoran military cooperat [...]
2006-10-26 21:06:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ES MASS MARR
06SANSALVADOR2609REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN
[...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requests Department review of human rights records of Salvadoran candidate for participation in the Security, Defense, and Integration Subregional Conference in Guatemala City, scheduled for November 14 to 16, 2006. [...]
2006-10-30 14:48:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDMARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
06SANSALVADOR2623REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN
[...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requests Department review of human rights records of Salvadoran candidates for participation in the Executive Dialogue Seminar in Washington DC, scheduled for December 3 to 9, 2006. XXXXXXXXXXXX Legislative Assembl [...]
2006-10-31 20:26:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDMARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
06SANSALVADOR265DVC EVALUATION - "GOING BEYOND WITH PRACTICE"
[...] SUMMARY: On January 26 the Regional English Language Office (RELO) in San Jose, Costa Rica sponsored a successful interactive DVC between speaker Dr. Diane Larsen-Freeman in San Jose and audiences in El Salvador, Guatemala, and Panama. Fifty English teachers and professors from universities a [...]
2006-02-01 21:23:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KPAO ES
06SANSALVADOR2652EL SALVADOR: DEMARCHES ON LEBANON AND ANTI-ISRAELI
[...] (SBU) On November 1, Poloff delivered reftel demarches to Amb. Guillermo Melendez, Director General for Foreign Policy at the MFA, and Mario Rivera, Head of Multilateral Affairs. They replied that, bearing significant changes to the resolutions' text, El Salvador was unlikely to change its vo [...]
2006-11-03 18:43:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL UNGA IS ES LE PHUM
06SANSALVADOR2653EL SALVADOR: DEMARCHE ON UNSCR 1718 OBLIGATIONS ON
[...] No summary [...]
2006-11-03 18:45:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM ES
06SANSALVADOR2654EL SALVADOR: POINTS DELIVERED ON WOMEN'S
[...] No summary [...]
2006-11-03 18:48:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDKWMN PHUM PREL ES
06SANSALVADOR2655EL SALVADOR: DEMARCHE ON CUBA AND THE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-11-03 18:49:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM CU ES
06SANSALVADOR2661PRESIDENT SACA ESTABLISHES ANTI-CRIME COMMISSION
[...] (C) In the wake of the Ambassador's October 16 speech calling for immediate action to stop crime, followed by pressure from leading members of the business community and ex-President Calderon Sol, the Saca administration has inaugurated a new Anti-Crime Commission, which will make recommenda [...]
2006-11-03 20:52:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALPGOV KCRM KJUS ES
06SANSALVADOR2698EL SALVADOR: DEMARCHES DELIVERED ON COUNTRY
[...] No summary [...]
2006-11-08 15:13:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL UNGA UNHCR KTIA ES
06SANSALVADOR2712REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN
[...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requests Department review of human rights record of Salvadoran candidate for participation in the Advanced Engineer's Course, Fort Leonardwood, MO scheduled for December 18, 2006 to June 13, 2007. CAPT XXXXXXXXXXX [...]
2006-11-08 21:25:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDMARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
06SANSALVADOR2743EL SALVADOR POSITION ON NORTH KOREA
[...] No summary [...]
2006-11-13 18:42:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KN PARM KNNP ES
06SANSALVADOR2744EL SALVADOR: INTERNATIONAL LAW COMMISSION ELECTION
[...] No summary [...]
2006-11-13 18:45:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDOPID ILC UNGA ES
06SANSALVADOR2746EL SALVADOR: OAS SOCIAL DEVELOPMENTAL MINISTERIAL
[...] No summary [...]
2006-11-13 20:41:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDES OAS DRL
06SANSALVADOR2750EL SALVADOR: INL MONTHLY ACTIVITIES REPORT FOR
[...] (U) The following summarizes Embassy INL activities in October 2006. ------ ILEA ------ 2. (U) ILEA staff continued supervising the renovation of the ILEA - Santa Tecla facility, and made preparations to host an ILEA course in November 2006. ----------------------- NARCOTICS INTERDI [...]
2006-11-14 14:39:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDASEC EFIN PINR PTER SNAR KCRM KJUS ES
06SANSALVADOR2766SACA'S COMMISSION CHATS WHILE MURDER RATE RISES
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The GOES released new figures on November 14 that show murders are up in October over September, rising to 339 homicides last month alone. The Saca Administration paradoxically responds that the numbers are not entirely negative. They point to the fact that the murder rate is d [...]
2006-11-16 17:54:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALES KCRM PGOV PREL KHLS
06SANSALVADOR2771REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN
[...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requests Department review of human rights record of Salvadoran candidate for participation in the Naval Staff College Course, scheduled for January 10, 2007 in Newport, RI. LT XXXXXXXXXXXX Naval Headquarters DPO [...]
2006-11-16 18:24:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDMARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
06SANSALVADOR2772REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN
[...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requests Department review of human rights records of Salvadoran candidates for participation in the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (WHINSEC),in Fort Benning, Georgia, scheduled for January 18, [...]
2006-11-16 19:08:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDMARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
06SANSALVADOR2773REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN
[...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requests Department review of human rights records of Salvadoran candidate for participation in the International Maritime Officers Course, scheduled to begin on January 24, 2007 in Yorktown, VA. LTJG XXXXXXXXXXXX N [...]
2006-11-16 19:10:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDMARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
06SANSALVADOR2777EL SALVADOR: DEMARCHE ON EMERGENCY SPECIAL SESSION
[...] No summary [...]
2006-11-17 16:32:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNGA IS ES
06SANSALVADOR2778EL SALVADOR: DEMARCHE ON ANTI-U.S. RESOLUTION
[...] No summary [...]
2006-11-17 16:34:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL BO ES
06SANSALVADOR2779EL SALVADOR: U.S. REPORT ON EFFORTS TOWARD
[...] No summary [...]
2006-11-17 16:39:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP PARM XX KN ES
06SANSALVADOR2803EL SALVADOR: AMBASSADOR DELIVERS MESSAGE ON IRAQ
[...] No summary [...]
2006-11-22 14:43:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL UNSC IZ ES
06SANSALVADOR2841REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN
[...] This cable contains an action request; please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requests Department review of human rights records of Salvadoran candidates for participation in the Basic Language Course, to be held at the Defense Language Institute in San Antonio, Texas; January 3 through July 13, [...]
2006-11-27 19:29:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDMARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
06SANSALVADOR2849COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR GERI GILBERT
[...] San Salvador grants Country Clearance for Geri Gilbert, Special Agent, International Programs Coordinator, Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance of EPA to visit San Salvador during the period December 11, 2006 through December 14, 2006 to participate in a CAFTA-DR Environmental Crimes [...]
2006-11-28 20:15:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA SENV AMGT ES
06SANSALVADOR2852SAN SALVADOR LOOKS FORWARD TO VISIT OF NATIONAL
[...] No summary [...]
2006-11-28 21:36:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDMOPS MARR ES
06SANSALVADOR2853EL SALVADOR: COMPLIANCE WITH CHEMICAL WEAPONS
[...] No summary [...]
2006-11-28 21:38:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL CBW BWC CWC OPCW ES
06SANSALVADOR2865EL SALVADOR: DEMARCHE ON SANTA CRUZ MINISTERIAL ON
[...] Action Request: See Paragraph 2. On November 29 Econoff delivered reftel demarche to Rhina Jarquin, Director General of International Cooperation at the Ministry of Environment (MARN),and Mauricio Ruiz Cacho, Office of Multilateral Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Both understood [...]
2006-11-29 21:30:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDECON SENV EAGR EFIN ETRD PHUM OAS USTR ES
06SANSALVADOR2868EL SALVADOR: OAS SOCIAL DEVELOPMENTAL MINISTERIAL
[...] (U) This cable originally sent as San Salvador 2746 on November 13 is being re-transmitted due to a technical error. 2. (U) Post delivered reftel message on September 26 to MFA officials Elizabeth Cubias, Deputy Director of Social Development; Mario Rivera, Head of Multilateral Affairs; a [...]
2006-11-30 13:27:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDES PREL
06SANSALVADOR2872EL SALVADOR: LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY REMOVES IMMUNITY
[...] (C) On November 29, the Salvadoran Legislative Assembly voted 82-0 to remove the immunity of Alternate Deputy Roberto Silva Pereira (National Conciliation Party - PCN) to allow for his prosecution on money laundering and bribery charges. The removal of Silva's immunity came two days after a S [...]
2006-11-30 17:18:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALSNAR EFIN PGOV KCOR ES
06SANSALVADOR2873EL SALVADOR'S NEW POPULIST THREAT ?
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Populist 41-year-old Mayor Wil Salgado of San Miguel (El Salvador's third-largest city) has publicly expressed his intention of running for president in the March 2009 national elections. Although a Salgado national victory in 2009 is highly unlikely, his popularity in the natio [...]
2006-11-30 18:44:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALPGOV KCOR PINR ES
06SANSALVADOR2885SALVADORANS SUPPORT USG ON WHO IPR ISSUES
[...] No summary [...]
2006-12-01 19:09:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDKIPR ETRD ES
06SANSALVADOR2914EL SALVADOR TO CO-SPONSOR FINNISH RESOLUTION
[...] No summary [...]
2006-12-08 16:38:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIA PHUM PREL SU UN ES
06SANSALVADOR2915EL SALVADOR: DIPNOTE RECEIVED ON COUNTRY SPECIFIC
[...] No summary [...]
2006-12-08 16:39:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL UNGA KTIA ES
06SANSALVADOR2921SALVADORAN DESIRE FOR UN SECRETARY GENERAL'S
[...] (C) Foreign Minister Francisco Lainez contacted Charge February 8 to outline the importance the GOES places on new UN Secretary General Ban Kim's attendance at January 16 ceremonies marking the fifteenth anniversary of the Peace Accords that ended the nation's 12-year armed conflict, and to a [...]
2006-12-08 21:28:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALES PGOV PREL
06SANSALVADOR2922EL SALVADOR: MIDTERM CABINET SHUFFLE ADDRESSES
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Halfway through his five-year term, President Saca has created a new Ministry of Public Security and Justice to combat the nation's spiraling violent crime. Rene Figueroa, until now Minister of Governance, will head the new ministry, while former Vice Minister Aguilar will remai [...]
2006-12-08 21:48:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALES PGOV PREL
06SANSALVADOR2946EL SALVADOR: 2006 COUNTRY REPORT ON TERRORISM
[...] Post updated country terrorism report on the Intellipedia. 2. Post POC is Poloff Patrick Ventrell. Email: VentrellPH@state.sgov.gov. Phone: 503-2501-2035. Barclay [...]
2006-12-14 17:08:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PTER PARM ASEC KCRM ES
06SANSALVADOR2953EL SALVADOR: ASSEMBLY VOTES FOR ONE YEAR EXTENSION IN IRAQ
[...] (U) Late on December 14, El Salvador's Legislative Assembly passed a resolution extending the authorization for Salvadoran participation in the Multinational Forces-Iraq through December 31, 2007. The measure passed with 49 votes in favor (ARENA, National Conciliation (PCN),and Christian D [...]
2006-12-15 15:57:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS MARR MASS IZ ES
06SANSALVADOR2960EL SALVADOR: 2006 WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR
[...] SUMMARY: Pursuant to reftel, this cable provides information on the worst forms of child labor in El Salvador. As a country eligible for trade benefits under the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP),El Salvador has implemented steps to eliminate the worst forms of child labor, including [...]
2006-12-18 15:34:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDECON EIND ELAB ES ETRD PHUM SOCI
06SANSALVADOR2962EL SALVADOR: UNGA VOTE ON DEC 19
[...] No summary [...]
2006-12-18 18:44:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM UNAUS ES
06SANSALVADOR2963EL SALVADOR: UN SCALE OF ASSESSMENTS
[...] No summary [...]
2006-12-18 18:45:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAMGT AORC PREL UNGA ES
06SANSALVADOR2972FMLN CONVENTION GOES STALINIST, LOOKING AHEAD TO
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In its December 17 national convention, the Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front (FMLN) Party (with the attendance of 526 delegates known as party militants) overwhelmingly voted into effect new "reforms" whereby open primaries will be abolished, and incumbent party leaders [...]
2006-12-19 19:57:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALES PGOV PREL PTER
06SANSALVADOR2996LEGISLATURE UNANIMOUSLY PASSES MCC COMPACT
[...] Summary. The Salvadoran Legislative Assembly unanimously approved December 20 the nearly $461 million Millennium Challenge Corporation Compact and its implementing legislation. FMLN Legislative Deputies supported the Compact but had expressed concerns about parts of the implementing legislat [...]
2006-12-22 15:24:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREL ECON PGOV KMCA MCC ES
06SANSALVADOR300DVC EVALUATION: WHY STUDY U.S. HISTORY?
[...] SUMMARY: On January 31, David Brooks - a Human Rights/Labor officer at Embassy Lima - posed the question "Why Study U.S. History" to an audience of 45 professors, teachers and representatives of museums and the National Archives of El Salvador, all of whom received a copy of the Department of [...]
2006-02-06 18:55:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP OEXC SCUL KPAO ES
06SANSALVADOR3010REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN
[...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requests Department review of human rights records of a Salvadoran soldier to attend a Basic Language Instructor Course at the Defense Language Institute in San Antonio, TX from Jan 3, 2007 to July 13, 2007. 2LT XX [...]
2006-12-27 16:12:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDMARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
06SANSALVADOR3011REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN
[...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requests Department review of human rights records of a Salvadoran soldier to attend a Non-Commission Officer Development Course at the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Assistance at Fort Benning, GA from Jan [...]
2006-12-27 16:42:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDMARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
06SANSALVADOR315EL SALVADOR: FIVE WEEKS FROM ELECTION, ARENA LEAD
[...] (C) Summary: Latest polls indicate that the Nationalist Republican Alliance (ARENA) retains the lead in both mayoral and Legislative Assembly races, but its lead over the opposition Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front (FMLN) has narrowed slightly. There is no indication thus far that [...]
2006-02-07 21:37:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ES ELECTIONS
06SANSALVADOR318EL SALVADOR: POST'S VIEWS ON DISASTER
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Temporary Protected Status status should be extended for El Salvadoran beneficiaries currently residing and working in the United States. El Salvador's ongoing recovery from the 2001 earthquakes and the 2005 eruption of the Santa Ana volcano is incomplete. Current conditions p [...]
2006-02-07 21:51:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALES PGOV PHUM PREF PREL SMIG
06SANSALVADOR346 FOOD SECURITY AND RURAL INVESTMENT ACT PROVISIONS
[...] Per reftel, Post contacted Government of El Salvador certifying authority Salvadoran Sugar Council (CONSAA) to request a written response reflecting sugar supply possibilities for the marketing year 2006 (MY06). Talking points were also delivered to CONSAA. 2. In a letter dated February 7, [...]
2006-02-09 20:34:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ETRD ES
06SANSALVADOR353VIOLENCE HOBBLES THE SALVADORAN ECONOMY
[...] (SBU) Summary. Direct and indirect costs of violent crime, estimated at $1.6 billion in 2003 (or 11.5 percent of GDP),pose the most significant challenge to El Salvador's economic growth. High security costs discourage potential investors, and represent resources that are lost to more produ [...]
2006-02-10 14:11:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV ES
06SANSALVADOR377MESSAGE ON PALESTINIAN ASSISTANCE (EL SALVADOR)
[...] No summary [...]
2006-02-14 20:04:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDKPAL PREL ES
06SANSALVADOR402UPS SIGNS MOU WITH SALVADORAN CUSTOMS TO EXPEDITE
[...] SUMMARY: UPS and the GOES have signed a memorandum of understanding that establishes simplified procedures that could be extended to all international express delivery companies in El Salvador. The MOU enables the application of best practices, according to UPS, to facilitate the clearing of [...]
2006-02-16 19:46:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD KTEX ES
06SANSALVADOR407UPDATE ON MCDONALD’S CONTRACTUAL DISPUTE
[...] (C) Summary. On December 7, 2005, an appeals court ruled that McDonald's had illegally terminated its contract with a local franchisee on July 1, 1996, and therefore owed him $24 million in losses and damages. McDonald's is appealing the decision, but the composition of the chamber that will hear t [...]
2006-02-16 20:55:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALEINV PREL ES
06SANSALVADOR411UN SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR'S REPORT (EL SALVADOR)
[...] No summary [...]
2006-02-17 15:29:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO PREL ES
06SANSALVADOR413SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF SALVADORAN PRESIDENT SACA
[...] (C) President Elias Antonio "Tony" Saca will meet with the President February 24, shortly before El Salvador's March 12 national congressional and mayoral elections. Saca hopes the meeting with the President will further aid his party's chances in the elections, and help him soundly defeat the [...]
2006-02-17 17:20:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALES PGOV PREL OVIP ETRD MARR MASS KMCA
06SANSALVADOR418VIOLENCE SPIRALS IN EL SALVADOR/GOVERNMENT GRASPS
[...] (C) Summary and Comment: In 2005, El Salvador eclipsed Colombia as the country with the highest homicide rate per capita in the Western Hemisphere. The GOES has responded to the epidemic of gang violence with a variety of initiatives that have thus far failed to stem the tide of violence. The [...]
2006-02-17 17:34:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PINS PREL PTER SNAR KCRM ES
06SANSALVADOR447FMLN INVOLVES CUBA AND VENEZUELA IN SALVADORAN
[...] (C) Summary and Comment: President Saca and other high-ranking GOES officials have recently raised concerns with Ambassador and other Embassy contacts that Cuba and Venezuela are helping the FMLN in the March 12 national elections for deputies and mayors. There are now clear indications tha [...]
2006-02-22 20:06:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER VE CU ES ELECTIONS
06SANSALVADOR448EL SALVADOR: RESPONSE REGARDING IRANIAN
[...] (S) Per reftel, note that Iran maintains no diplomatic representation in El Salvador, and to post's knowledge conducts no diplomatic activities through third parties. Butler [...]
2006-02-22 20:07:00Embassy San SalvadorSECRETES IR PGOV PINR PREL PTER
06SANSALVADOR450EL SALVADOR: ALL BUT ONE SUSPECT IN SOTO MURDER
[...] (C) SUMMARY: A sentencing tribunal on February 17 absolved two of three suspects accused in the November 5, 2004 murder of AmCit labor activist Gilberto Soto. One man was convicted in the crime and will likely be sentenced Friday. Prosecutors will appeal the court's findings to the Supreme [...]
2006-02-22 21:00:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALELAB ES KJUS PGOV PHUM PREL
06SANSALVADOR454SALVADORAN POLICE SHIFT STRATEGY AGAINST DRUG
[...] (C) On February 18, elements of the Salvadoran Anti-Narcotics police arrested 155 low-level drug dealers for trafficking in narcotics. This raid occurred as part of a larger operation designated Plan Hawk (Halcon),which has netted 426 drug dealers in the last six weeks. Normally, ninety per [...]
2006-02-23 15:20:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS SNAR KCRM KJUS ES
06SANSALVADOR455SALVADORAN PRESIDENT SACA DEEPLY CONCERNED ABOUT
[...] (C) During a lengthy February 23 evening meeting with Polcouns, one Saca cabinet member and two key presidential advisers recounted how stressed Saca is over the March 12 national elections and over recent polls showing Saca and his ARENA party are not faring as well as they expected. Asked [...]
2006-02-23 15:47:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALPGOV ES ELECTIONS
06SANSALVADOR458LATEST POLL INDICATES DEAD HEAT IN SAN SALVADOR
[...] The Technological University of El Salvador (UTEC) Center for Salvadoran Public Opinion Research (CIOPS) polled 2,123 Salvadorans nationwide February 17-19, and performed an additional poll of 615 San Salvador residents. The race for mayor of San Salvador appears close, with 27.3 percent of [...]
2006-02-23 17:45:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDES PGOV PREL SMIG
06SANSALVADOR464OPTIONAL 2006 SPECIAL 301 REPORT
[...] Summary: On December 15, 2005, the Legislative Assembly passed a number of IPR-related reforms to meet CAFTA-DR obligations. Enforcement remains weak, but the government appears willing to step-up efforts once CAFTA-DR is in force. However, institutional weaknesses in law enforcement will [...]
2006-02-23 21:28:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDKIPR ETRD ECON ES CAFTA
06SANSALVADOR476EL SALVADOR: POLLING DEMONSTRATES MAYORAL
[...] SUMMARY: With less than four weeks to go until nationwide municipal and Legislative Assembly elections, results of a CID-Gallup poll publicized in leading daily El Diario de Hoy indicate that the Nationalist Republican Alliance (ARENA) will likely win six departmental capitals, while the opp [...]
2006-02-24 19:51:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDES PGOV PREL
06SANSALVADOR487EL SALVADOR: SCENESETTER FOR VISITS OF U/S KAREN
[...] (SBU) Embassy San Salvador welcomes and looks forward to your visit to El Salvador March 17 to 18. You are arriving in country following President Saca's very successful visit with the President on February 24. The announcements during the visit that CAFTA-DR would enter into force for El S [...]
2006-02-27 18:11:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDES PGOV PREL
06SANSALVADOR5EVALUATION - TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) WORKSHOP
[...] ELISSA STEGLICH IS THE MANAGING ATTORNEY AT THE MIDWEST IMMIGRANT AND HUMAN RIGHTS CENTER IN CHICAGO. SHE PROVIDES DIRECT REPRESENTATION TO ASYLUM-SEEKERS AND VICTIMS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING. MS. STEGLICH CONDUCTED A THREE-DAY WORKSHOP ON "HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND MODERN SLAVERY: AN EFFECTIVE RESPO [...]
2006-01-03 19:02:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KPAO OEXC PHUM SMIG ELAB KCRM KOCI KWMN ES
06SANSALVADOR504EL SALVADOR: SAN SALVADOR MAYOR OPINES ON
[...] (C) During a February 24 informal lunch at the DCM's residence, incumbent San Salvador Mayor Carlos Rivas Zamora, accompanied by his wife Silvia, talked with DCM and poloff about upcoming elections and other subjects. He began by outlining his recent visit to the United States, during which [...]
2006-02-28 21:01:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALES PGOV PREL
06SANSALVADOR506REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN
[...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requires Department review of human rights records of the following training candidates. Please review the following list; Post included name, date of birth and place of birth for your reference. All of the following ca [...]
2006-03-01 14:51:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDMARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
06SANSALVADOR512EL SALVADOR ELECTIONS: OAS PRE-ELECTION REVIEW AND
[...] SUMMARY: With 11 days remaining until the election, the Organization of American States (OAS) election monitoring mission has certified voter registration rolls, but still notes problems with the new digital advance vote count system. On a separate front, Farabundo Marti National Liberation [...]
2006-03-01 20:35:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PTER OAS ES
06SANSALVADOR514SALVADORAN CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS MUDDLE AHEAD
[...] SUMMARY: El Salvador's most prominent civil society organizations grew out of the nation's 12-year armed conflict, but many international donors have switched their focus elsewhere since the 1992 end of hostilities. Most Salvadoran NGOs are struggling to replace lost international support w [...]
2006-03-01 21:45:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM KWMN KOCI SOCI ES
06SANSALVADOR515FMLN CHALLENGES CAFTA IN COURT
[...] (U) On March 1, the FMLN made good on its rhetoric and challenged the constitutionality of the U.S.-Central America Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR),which entered into force for the United States and El Salvador that same day. In an event staged for political effect, FMLN [...]
2006-03-02 14:50:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD PGOV ES
06SANSALVADOR516MINISTER OF ECONOMY SEEKS U.S. HELP TO SOLVE CAFTA
[...] (U) Minister of Economy Yolanda de Gavidia appealed to Embassy on March 1 for assistance in resolving problems in the textile sector related to staggered CAFTA implementation, well laid out in reftel. De Gavidia claimed that U.S. buyers were preparing to suspend orders from Salvadoran factor [...]
2006-03-02 15:36:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDETRD EIND ES
06SANSALVADOR52EL SALVADOR: GOES VIEWS REGARDING UPCOMING MEXICO
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador has on several recent occasions discussed with Salvadoran Foreign Minister Francisco Lainez a planned January 9 meeting on U.S. immigration policy to be held in Mexico City; it will likely include foreign ministers of Mexico, Central America, and the Dominican Rep [...]
2006-01-09 12:54:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALES MX PGOV PREL IMMIGRATION
06SANSALVADOR521EL SALVADOR ELECTIONS: LA PAZ AND CUSCATLAN
[...] SUMMARY: Poloff visited the cities of Zacatecoluca and Olocuilta in the La Paz Department on February 22. Two days later, Poloff visited the cities of Cojutepeque and Santa Cruz Michapa in the neighboring Cuscatlan department. Zacatecoluca and Cojutepeque are the capitals of their respectiv [...]
2006-03-02 21:22:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV CU ES SOCI
06SANSALVADOR531EL SALVADOR 2006 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT
[...] (SBU) The following is Post,s submission for the 2006 Trafficking in Persons Report. The format tracks paragraphs 21 to 24 in reftel. Post POC is INL Country Director J. Brian Duggan, 011-503-2501-2037. For OMB purposes, Duggan (FS-03) spent 10 hours compiling the following information. Sen [...]
2006-03-03 16:04:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB ES
06SANSALVADOR547EL SALVADOR PRIORITIES FOR ENVIRONMENT PROJECTS
[...] Summary: As requested in reftel, this cable contains Post priorities for CAFTA-DR environment activities for FY 2006. The proposals described here build upon a consultative process that began almost six months ago and reflect a consensus view on El Salvador's key environment needs and relat [...]
2006-03-06 22:06:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ETRD LAB SENV ES
06SANSALVADOR548EL SALVADOR PRIORITIES FOR LABOR PROJECTS THAT
[...] Summary: Per reftel, this cable provides Post priorities for CAFTA-DR labor-related trade capacity building (TCB) activities for FY 2006. The proposals described here build upon a consultative process that began almost six months ago and reflect a consensus view on El Salvador's key labor [...]
2006-03-06 22:10:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ETRD LAB SENV ES
06SANSALVADOR623ELECTION REPORT: THE WESTERN PROVINCES OF
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-07 20:33:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALPGOV ES
06SANSALVADOR636CORRECTED COPY - EL SALVADOR PRIORITIES FOR LABOR
[...] Summary: Per reftel, this cable provides Post priorities for CAFTA-DR labor-related trade capacity building (TCB) activities for FY 2006. The proposals described here build upon a consultative process that began almost six months ago and reflect a consensus view on El Salvador's key labor [...]
2006-03-08 20:38:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ETRD LAB SENV ES CAFTA
06SANSALVADOR637CORRECTED COPY - EL SALVADOR PRIORITIES FOR
[...] Summary: As requested in reftel, this cable contains Post priorities for CAFTA-DR environment activities for FY 2006. The proposals described here build upon a consultative process that began almost six months ago and reflect a consensus view on El Salvador's key environment needs and relat [...]
2006-03-08 20:43:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ETRD LAB SENV ES CAFTA
06SANSALVADOR649RESPONSE TO MESSAGE ON HOST COUNTRY MEETINGS WITH
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-10 19:26:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KPAL IS ES
06SANSALVADOR65ECONOMIC MINISTER TELLS AMBASSADOR SPS SYSTEM NOT
[...] (C) Salvadoran Minister of Economy Yolanda de Gavidia, accompanied by Ambassador to the United States Rene Leon, told Ambassador Barclay in a January 6 meeting that El Salvador would not be ready by February 1 to recognize U.S. sanitary and phytosanitary standards (SPS) systems as equivalent [...]
2006-01-10 14:12:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALETRD PREL ES CAFTA
06SANSALVADOR656IMPLEMENTATION OF CAFTA-DR OFF TO ROUGH START FOR
[...] (C) Summary. Entry into force of the CAFTA-DR for El Salvador on March 1 has led to problems for the Salvadoran apparel industry. The industry reports hundreds of containers delayed at U.S. ports by U.S. Customs due to unfamiliarity with new rules and changed documentation requirements. Th [...]
2006-03-13 14:41:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALECON ETRD KTEX ES CAFTA
06SANSALVADOR659MDA: DEMARCHE ON SIGNING THIRD ADDITIONAL
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-13 16:22:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PHUM PREF PREL ES IS
06SANSALVADOR661SALVADORAN GOVERNMENT SEEKS U.S. SUPPORT FOR SEAT
[...] Post received a diplomatic note (text paragraph 3) from the Salvadoran Ministry of Foreign Affairs dated February 27, 2006 requesting U.S. support for El Salvador's nomination to be a member of the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) Council for the period 2006- 2010. Elections for [...]
2006-03-13 17:12:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDECON ECPS ITU ES
06SANSALVADOR702EL SALVADOR'S CANDIDATE FOR THE INTERAMERICAN
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-15 20:30:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ES
06SANSALVADOR711REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN
[...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requires Department review of human rights records of the following training candidates. Please review the following list; Post included name, sex, date of birth and place of birth for your reference. The candidate [...]
2006-03-16 16:46:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDMARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
06SANSALVADOR712EL SALVADOR: ELECTIONS A QUALIFIED SUCCESS FOR
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The ruling Nationalist Republican Alliance (ARENA) party made gains in the March 12 nationwide municipal and Legislative Assembly elections, apparently garnering 34-35 Legislative Assembly seats and 144 (55 percent) of the nation's 262 city halls. The opposition Farabundo Marti [...]
2006-03-16 19:31:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALES PGOV PREL
06SANSALVADOR756CREATURES GREAT FELLED BY CREATURES SMALL - SEA
[...] SUMMARY: Red tide has been determined as the cause of a turtle die off that occurred along the coast of El Salvador in January. Results of toxicology tests on the tissue of a turtle autopsied by U.S. biologists concluded that the turtle died from high levels of saxitoxins in its system. Res [...]
2006-03-17 17:55:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIS SENV ES
06SANSALVADOR77AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES MIGRATION, MORALES, AND FMLN
[...] (C) Ambassador Barclay spoke for 45 minutes on January 10 with Foreign Minister Francisco Lainez regarding the January 9 regional meeting on migration held in Mexico. (Note: The meetings had been originally scheduled to treat both energy and migration issues, but in response to Lainez's suggest [...]
2006-01-11 14:47:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALSMIG PREL PGOV ES MX VE BL IMMIGRATION
06SANSALVADOR772OAS CICTE VI DELEGATION PREPARATION (EL SALVADOR)
[...] On March 10, Poloff discussed Reftel A points with Mario Antonio Rivera, Multilateral Affairs Director and Ambassador Jose Roberto Mejia, Global Themes Coordinator of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Rivera indicated that the final composition of the delegation has not been determined, but t [...]
2006-03-21 19:58:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDPTER ES
06SANSALVADOR794SALVADORAN ASSEMBLY APPROVES FINAL CAFTA CHANGES
[...] (U) Ministry of Economy Trade Policy Director Johanna Hill told Econcouns late this afternoon that El Salvador's Legislative Assembly did today approve the awaited reform to the CAFTA-DR text to waive Chapter 22.5's 90-day waiting period for entry into force for other CAFTA signatories. Legal [...]
2006-03-23 22:35:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD PGOV ES CAFTA
06SANSALVADOR832UNDERSECRETARY HUGHES' MARCH 17 MEETING WITH
[...] (C) Summary: Undersecretary for Public Diplomacy Karen Hughes met with President Tony Saca on the morning of March 17 to discuss national and regional politics as well as bilateral issues. President Saca's remark that the United States and El Salvador were "amigos siempre" became a public t [...]
2006-03-28 18:45:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALOVIP PREL ETRD KMCA PGOV ES
06SANSALVADOR850POST NOMINATIONS FOR ILEA SAN SALVADOR COMPUTER
[...] (U) Per Reftel, Post nominates the following Salvadoran police officers to attend ILEA Computer and Electronic Crimes course from May 8 to 19, 2006, at ILEA San Salvador. All officers were born in El Salvador. XXXXXXXXXXXX DOB: 9/16/1973 POB: La Libertad XXXXXXXXXXXX DOB: 6/23/1963 PO [...]
2006-03-29 21:04:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDES
06SANSALVADOR851POST NOMINATIONS FOR ILEA ROSWELL ADVANCED
[...] (U) Per Reftel, Post nominates the following Salvadoran police officers to attend Advanced Management Training at ILEA Roswell from May 1 to 26, 2006. All officers were born in El Salvador. XXXXXXXXXXXX DOB: 8/14/1968 POB: Ahuachapan USG Training: Crime Scene Management (NCIS); Leadership [...]
2006-03-29 21:04:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDES
06SANSALVADOR853FMLN MAYORS MOVE FORWARD ON OIL IMPORT AGREEMENT
[...] (C) Summary: On March 20, an association of FMLN mayors formalized an arrangement with Venezuela's PDVSA to import Venezuelan fuel on preferential terms. Allegedly a proposal of now-deceased FMLN leader Schafik Handal, the government-mayor deal has been accepted by the economic and politi [...]
2006-03-29 22:02:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALENRG PREL ES VE
06SANSALVADOR89UNEXPLAINED TURTLE DEATHS RAISE POSSIBILITY OF ILLEGAL FISHING ALONG SALVADORAN COAST
[...] SUMMARY: On January 5 and 6, 2006 the Environmental Division of the national police found 37 turtles and 1 dolphin dead on the country's beaches in the eastern part of El Salvador. An additional 25 dead turtles were subsequently discovered in a nearby bay. According to the Environment Minis [...]
2006-01-11 21:51:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIS SENV ES
06SANSALVADOR90NEW TOURISM LAW A POSITIVE STEP, BUT CHALLENGES
[...] SUMMARYSummary: In December 2005, the GOESEl Salvador approved a Tourism Law establishing tax incentives for new investment in the sector. The law shows government support for the industry, but has received criticism from the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The GOES is expecting to clo [...]
2006-01-11 21:51:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV EFIN ES
06SANSALVADOR940EL SALVADOR'S PROGRESS TOWARDS COMPLIANCE WITH THE
[...] Summary. The GOES is slowly moving to comply with the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety and improve the environment for the use of biotechnology. A new law governing the safe management of genetically modified organisms has been under review for four months by the Technical Secretary of the [...]
2006-04-10 18:01:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDSENV ETRD EAGR TBIO ES CAFTA
06SANSALVADOR953 INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY THIEVES REACT VIOLENTLY TO
[...] (U) On Friday, April 7, vendors of pirated optical media in downtown San Salvador, joined by suspected FMLN-linked militants, launched violent protests, looting and burning several small stores and causing damages estimated at more than $200,000. More than four hours after the protests began [...]
2006-04-10 20:40:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKIPR ECON ES CAFTA
06SANSALVADOR956EL SALVADOR: INL MONTHLY ACTIVITIES REPORT FOR
[...] (U) The following summarizes Embassy INL activities in February 2006. Unless otherwise indicated, all statistics refer to the month of February 2006. ------- ILEA ------- 2. (U) From February 20 to 24, instructors from ICE presented ILEA-sponsored training on financial crimes investiga [...]
2006-04-11 13:20:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALSNAR PINR KCRM KJUS ES
06SANSALVADOR983POST'S VIEWS ON OPIC CAFTA-DR FUND
[...] Post understands that OPIC is planning to support a Central America and Caribbean Fund that may invest in the financial services sector, to include banks and nonbank financial intermediaries and specialized financial services firms in OPIC-eligible countries in Central America and the Caribbe [...]
2006-04-17 14:52:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDEINV OTRA ES OPIC
06TEGUCIGALPA2136(S) HONDURAN FUEL BID COULD SUPPORT FMLN, LEAD TO
[...] (S/NF) Summary: This cable presents Post's best assessment of the current state of play and the political intent behind recent and upcoming steps in the bid solicitation process for fuel imports into Honduras. Among potential pitfalls are: (a) the threatened expropriation of millions of dolla [...]
2006-11-09 22:32:00Embassy TegucigalpaSECRET//NOFORNEPET EINV BBSR ES VE HO
06WARSAW2008POLAND'S PKN ORLEN DISCUSSES MAZEIKIU NAFTA,
[...] (C) PKN Orlen's (PKNO) Deputy President Cezary Filipowicz requested information from the USG on whether Yukos International is considering a proposal to put the Mazeikiu Nafta (MN) refinery shares into escrow to further protect them from Yukos Finance. Poland is attempting to gain support fr [...]
2006-09-15 14:21:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALENRG ECON ETRD PL AJ KZ RS ES LG LH PREL
07BELMOPAN715 BELMOPAN: UPDATE ASSESSMENTS ON CENTRAL AMERICA SECURITY
[...] In response to ref A, post has reviewed our earlier assessment of security requirements and continues to believe that border security, gang prevention and anti-corruption measures are the top priorities for Belize. Since ref B was sent there have been some indications that MS-13 is growing st [...]
2007-12-14 19:27:00Embassy BelmopanUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PTER SNAR ES BH
07BRASILIA554 BRAZIL: MFA DISCUSSES UPCOMING LULA CAMP DAVID VISIT WITH
[...] (SBU) Summary: The GOB's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA)'s Under Secretary General for Political Affairs, Everton Vieira Vargas, met with the Ambassador of the Dominican Republic, and the Charge d'Affaires of Haiti on March 29. DCM and EconOff were also invited to attend. Per reftel, the [...]
2007-03-29 20:21:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ENIV ENRG DR ES HA SC
07GUATEMALA2121PARLACEN MURDER UPDATE: 16 PRISON GUARDS RELEASED
[...] Sixteen prison guards, accused of facilitating the February 25 murder of four National Civil Police (PNC) officers in El Boqueron prison, were released for insufficient evidence. The four murdered PNC officers had been incarcerated in the maximum security prison in Santa Rosa as suspects in t [...]
2007-10-24 13:21:00Embassy GuatemalaUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM SNAR PGOV PHUM KJUS ASEC ES GT
07GUATEMALA375GUATEMALA: POLICEMEN ARRESTED FOR ASSASSINATION
[...] (SBU) In a February 21 press conference, Guatemalan Minister of Government Carlos Vielmann announced the arrests of four members of the Guatemalan Civilian National Police (PNC) on charges of committing the brutal murders of three Salvadoran representatives to the Central American Parliament [...]
2007-02-22 20:02:00Embassy GuatemalaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KCRM PHUM KJUS ASEC PETER SNAR GT ES
07GUATEMALA403GUATEMALA: MURDER OF FOUR POLICEMEN ARRESTED FOR
[...] (SBU) Four members of the Civilian National Police (PNC) in detention for alleged involvement in the February 19 assassination of three Salvadoran parliamentarians (reftels) were brutally murdered in a Guatemalan prison on February 25. According to media reports, at least two of the PNC suspe [...]
2007-02-27 00:07:00Embassy GuatemalaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KCRM PHUM KJUS ASEC PTER SNAR GT ES
07GUATEMALA426CICIG AGREEMENT SENT TO GUATEMALAN CONGRESS FOR
[...] (U) Summary: In the wake of last week's highly publicized and brutal killings of three Salvadoran parliamentarians and four Guatemalan police officers suspected of carrying out the killings, the Berger Administration delivered to the Guatemalan Congress the agreement to establish the Internat [...]
2007-03-01 18:32:00Embassy GuatemalaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV KJUS SNAR EAID PTER ASEC KCRM GT ES
07LAPAZ2494DEMARCHE DELIVERED: BOLIVIA TO VOTE YES ON MINUSTAH
[...] (SBU) On September 10, poloffs met with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Director of International Organizations and delivered reftel demarche. The director responded that the GOB is prepared to vote in favor of extending MINUSTAH, although he mentioned that the Bolivian government believes [...]
2007-09-11 15:14:00Embassy La PazUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MARR AR BR BL CI CO EC ES GT PE PA
07LIMA2618COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CODEL RANGEL, LEVIN,
[...] (U) The Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Reps Charles Rangel, Sander M. Levin, Allyson Schwartz, and accompanying staff members: Timothy Reif, Viji Rangaswami and Matthew John Beck, from August 5-8, 2007. The purpose of the trip is to meet with head of s [...]
2007-08-02 15:10:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOREP OTRA ASEC AMGT AFIN ES PE
07LIMA2653AMENDED: COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CODEL RANGEL,
[...] (U) The Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Reps Charles Rangel, Sander M. Levin, Allyson Schwartz, Gregory Meeks and accompanying staff members: Timothy Reif, Viji Rangaswami, Matthew John Beck, and Annie Minguez from August 5-8, 2007. The purpose of the t [...]
2007-08-03 22:09:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOREP OTRA ASEC AMGT AFIN ES PE
07PORTOFSPAIN353EL SALVADOR INAUGURATES NEWEST FOREIGN MISSION IN PORT OF
[...] On April 11, El Salvador became the latest country to open an embassy in Port of Spain, following Spain's inauguration of its presence here in November 2006 and the establishment of South Africa's mission in December 2006. This brings the total number of foreign missions resident in Port of S [...]
2007-04-13 18:08:00Embassy Port Of SpainUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PINR PREL ES TD
07PORTOFSPAIN355EL SALVADOR INAUGURATES NEWEST FOREIGN MISSION IN PORT OF
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-13 18:08:00Embassy Port Of SpainUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PINR PREL ES TD
07QUITO2206ECUADOR DEMARCHE RESPONSE: SUPPORT FOR UN SYG'S
[...] No summary [...]
2007-09-27 11:22:00Embassy QuitoCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR AR BR BL CI CO EC ES GT HA PE
07SANJOSE2071 GREEN FUNDS MEET GREENBACKS: REDLAC IX CONSIDERS
[...] SUMMARY: Enterprise of the Americas Initiative (EAI) and Tropical Forest Conservation Act (TFCA) debt for nature funds met on the margins of the ninth meeting of the Western Hemisphere Network of Environmental Funds November 13-15. In addition to governance issues, fund managers explored les [...]
2007-12-19 22:06:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIEDSENV EAID EFIS ENRG ES XM
07SANSALVADOR10REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN
[...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requests Department review of human rights record of Salvadoran candidates for participation in the Captain Career Course, Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation, Ft Benning, GA scheduled for January 24, [...]
2007-01-03 18:37:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDMARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
07SANSALVADOR1006EL SALVADOR UPDATE ON REGIONAL SECURITY PLAN
[...] (C) SUMMARY. On May 21 emboffs met with Acting Minister of Public Security and Justice Astor Escalante to review progress on the GOES Regional Security plan raised in reftel. Escalante assured emboffs that the GOES team is working on the project to more fully develop the plan, but that the [...]
2007-05-24 14:44:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KCRM KHLS ES GT HO MX
07SANSALVADOR102REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN AIR
[...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requests Department review of human rights record of Salvadoran Air Force officer for participation in the Pilot Instrument Procedure Course, to be held at the Inter-American Air Forces Academy in San Antonio, Texas; [...]
2007-01-22 19:59:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDMARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
07SANSALVADOR1020REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN
[...] This cable contains an action request; please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requests Department review of human rights records of Salvadoran soldiers for participation in the Patrol Craft Propulsion Course, Naval Small Craft Instruction, and Technical Training School, to be held at Stennis Spa [...]
2007-05-25 15:50:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDMARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
07SANSALVADOR103REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN
[...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requests Department review of human rights records of Salvadoran soldiers to attend the Captain Career Course, Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation, Ft Benning, GA to start on January 24, 2007. CPT [...]
2007-01-22 20:01:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDMARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
07SANSALVADOR1037EL SALVADOR: MCC DEPUTY CEO BENT MEETS WITH HUMAN
[...] SUMMARY: In a free-ranging May 18 discussion with Deputy CEO Rodney Bent of the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC),Dr. Beatrice Carrillo of the Office of the Human Rights Ombudsman (PDDH) outlined what in her view represent the most serious threats to continued progress in rule of law i [...]
2007-05-28 14:35:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDES PGOV PHUM PREL KMCA
07SANSALVADOR1044EL SALVADOR SIGNS E TRAVEL DOCUMENT MOU
[...] (SBU) In a private signing ceremony late in the afternoon on May 18 Ambassador Glazer (on behalf of ICE),Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Margarita Escobar, and Minister of Public Security and Justice Rene Figueroa signed the E Travel Document Memorandum of Understanding between DHS and the [...]
2007-05-29 18:10:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKHLS PGOV PHUM PREL PREF SMIG ES
07SANSALVADOR105REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN
[...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requests Department review of human rights records of Salvadoran soldiers and Ministry of Defense civilian employees for participation in the Combat Stress Mobile Education Team (MET),scheduled to take place in San S [...]
2007-01-22 20:15:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDMARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
07SANSALVADOR1057EL SALVADOR SIGNS E TRAVEL DOCUMENT MOU
[...] (SBU) In a private signing ceremony late in the afternoon on May 18 Ambassador Glazer (on behalf of ICE),Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Margarita Escobar, and Minister of Public Security and Justice Rene Figueroa signed the E Travel Document Memorandum of Understanding between DHS and the [...]
2007-05-30 21:30:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKHLS PGOV PHUM PREL PREF SMIG ES
07SANSALVADOR1070EL SALVADOR: DAS COULTER VISIT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Political Military Bureau's Deputy Assistant Secretary Michael Coulter visited El Salvador May 7-8 to hold bilateral discussions with the Ministries of Defense and Foreign Affairs. He also made a speech to the Salvadoran Armed Forces' equivalent to the War College, had dinn [...]
2007-05-31 20:48:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALMARR MASS MOPS PREL PGOV PTER ES
07SANSALVADOR1071EL SALVADOR ON VENEZUELA/IRAN RELATIONSHIP
[...] (C) On May 31, poloff raised reftel C points with MFA Multilateral Affairs Chief Mario Rivera. (Note: The GOES has repeatedly raised with Post their misgivings about the growing Iran-Venezuela relationship, as well as potential Iran-Nicaragua ties; see reftels A and B. End note.) Rivera s [...]
2007-05-31 20:48:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR PHUM MASS ECON PTER VE IR ES
07SANSALVADOR1072EL SALVADOR: ANNUAL DECLARATION FOR HCOC
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-31 20:48:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDMTCRE PREL MNUC KSCA ETTC TSPA ES
07SANSALVADOR1073EL SALVADOR ON PROLIFERATION SECURITY INITIATIVE
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-31 20:49:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL MNUC KNNP XM ES
07SANSALVADOR1088Post reply to request for information on other donor
[...] Summary: This cable provides information on non-USG TCB related environmental funded projects in the CAFTA-DR region and how these relate to environmental themes. Information was received from the Central American Commission for Environment and Developments and includes ongoing projects. [...]
2007-06-01 20:56:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ELAB ETRD SENV ES
07SANSALVADOR11REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN
[...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requests Department review of human rights record of Salvadoran candidates for participation in the Captain Career Course, Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation, Ft Benning, GA scheduled for January 24, [...]
2007-01-03 18:37:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDMARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
07SANSALVADOR1103REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN
[...] This cable contains an action request; please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requests Department review of human rights records of Salvadoran officers and soldiers to participate in five separate U.S.-funded training courses, as outlined below. Special Reaction Team Certification Course, In [...]
2007-06-04 22:29:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDMARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
07SANSALVADOR1119EL SALVADOR SUPPORTS ZOELLICK WORLD BANK PRESIDENT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-06-06 21:16:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN IBRD ES
07SANSALVADOR1151REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN
[...] This cable contains an action request; please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requests Department review of human rights records for a Salvadoran civilian for participation in the Counterterrorism Senior Executive Seminar, to be held at the Marshall Center, Germany; scheduled for August 18 -30, [...]
2007-06-11 23:00:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDMARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
07SANSALVADOR1168EL SALVADOR AND U.S.- BRAZIL BIOFUELS INITIATIVE
[...] (SBU) Summary. Economic Counselor and Brazilian Ambassador to El Salvador delivered June 1 the reftel talking points to Minister of Economy Yolanda de Gavidia. The GOES has formed a small committee on ethanol production and alternative fuels, composed of representatives from the Ministries [...]
2007-06-13 16:32:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ENRG SENV EAGR PREL EAID ES
07SANSALVADOR1183DELL NOMINATION FOR SECRETARY'S AWARD FOR
[...] I am pleased to submit the nomination of Dell El Salvador for the Secretary,s annual Award for Corporate Excellence (ACE). The Dell Call Center located in San Salvador exemplifies the very best of U.S. corporate and citizen responsibility. Detailed below you will see why Dell is so deservin [...]
2007-06-15 21:38:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDECON BEXP EINV ETRD ELAB KSEP SENV AMGT ES
07SANSALVADOR1185SACA COMPLETES THREE YEARS AND SIDESTEPS FMLN AGAIN
[...] (U) Summary. In a June 1 speech to the nation delivered at the Legislative Assembly, President Saca marked his third anniversary of his presidency. With his trademark stirring oratory he lauded his Administration,s achievements, challenged the leftist-opposition party FMLN, and set out an am [...]
2007-06-15 22:13:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD EFIN EPET ENRG EAGR EINV ES
07SANSALVADOR12REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN
[...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requests Department review of human rights record of Salvadoran candidate for participation in the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (WHINSEC) Fort Benning, Georgia scheduled for Jan. 15, 2007 -- Ja [...]
2007-01-03 18:37:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDMARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
07SANSALVADOR1208REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN
[...] This cable contains an action request; please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requests Department review of human rights records of Salvadoran officers for participation in the Instructors Course, to be held in Coban, Guatemala; scheduled for July 2-25, 2007. CPT Campos Bonilla, Hugo Alexande [...]
2007-06-21 22:20:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDMARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
07SANSALVADOR1248EL SALVADOR: SALGADO'S EXPULSION FROM THE PCN AND
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Following his expulsion from the National Conciliation Party (PCN),populist San Miguel Mayor Will Salgado is considering whether he will seek to rejoin the Christian Democratic Party (PDC) under whose banner he first sought office, or instead move to the relatively new splinter [...]
2007-06-29 17:21:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALES PGOV PREL
07SANSALVADOR1249SALVADORANS WILL GO TO THE POLLS TWICE IN 2009
[...] (U) The Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) announced June 15 that the 2009 elections will be held on two separate dates, with Salvadorans going to the polls first on January 18, 2009 for municipal/legislative elections and then again on March 15, 2009 to elect the next president. By TSE estima [...]
2007-06-29 17:21:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALPGOV ES
07SANSALVADOR1258YOUR VISIT TO EL SALVADOR
[...] (SBU) I,m delighted that you,ll be visiting El Salvador. Your presence here will underline the importance of El Salvador,s contribution to coalition efforts in Iraq, and offer a boost to our efforts to address the nation,s most pressing problem: a public security crisis that has spiraled out [...]
2007-06-29 22:21:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR OVIP ES
07SANSALVADOR126REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN
[...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requests Department review of human rights records of Salvadoran soldiers and civiliams to participation in the Defense Resource Management Mobile Education Course, San Salvador scheduled for Feb. 12 - 23, 2007. C [...]
2007-01-25 19:51:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDMARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
07SANSALVADOR1264EL SALVADOR: NEW HUMAN RIGHTS OMBUDSMAN REPLACES
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Political Commission of the Legislative Assembly voted June 27 to tap Oscar Humberto Luna as the country's new Human Rights Ombudsman (PDDH),replacing two-term incumbent Beatrice Carrillo. Luna's selection marked a rare show of cooperation across the aisles in a Legislativ [...]
2007-07-02 17:38:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALES PGOV PHUM PREL
07SANSALVADOR1286EL SALVADOR: POLICE CAPTURE JULY 5 POLICE ASSASSIN
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Jose Mario Belloso Castillo, the sniper identified in press photographs as the assassin of riot police (PNC/UMO) during July 5, 2006 disturbances at the National University (UES),was apprehended by police early July 2 after an all-night dragnet that led through the city's sto [...]
2007-07-03 19:23:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALES PGOV PREL PTER
07SANSALVADOR1291SALVADORAN RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR SUPPORT OF KEY U.S.
[...] Post received June 29 a letter (text paragraph 3) from the Salvadoran Civil Aviation Authority dated June 22, 2007 in response to the first of four demarches on soliciting support for key U.S. positions in the 36th Session of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) General Assembly [...]
2007-07-05 22:43:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR ECON ETRD ES
07SANSALVADOR131SALVADORAN ECONOMY SHOWS SIGNS OF LIFE
[...] (SBU) The Salvadoran economy grew 4.2 percent in 2006, ending a six-year streak of anemic economic growth. President Saca has expanded on the sound economic policy of his predecessors to implement a sectoral growth strategy that positions El Salvador as a logistics hub in the medium term, wit [...]
2007-01-25 21:38:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD EINV ES
07SANSALVADOR1341EL SALVADOR: VETTING OF SOLDIERS FOR IRAQ, TRANCHE 3
[...] This cable contains an action request; please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requests Department review of human rights records of Salvadoran soldiers from the Cuscatlan Battalion, who plan to depart for Iraq on August 1, 2007 for a six month tour of duty. This is the third of three cables and [...]
2007-07-11 22:40:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDMARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
07SANSALVADOR1342EL SALVADOR: VETTING OF SOLDIERS FOR IRAQ, TRANCHE 2
[...] This cable contains an action request; please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requests Department review of human rights records of Salvadoran soldiers from the Cuscatlan Battalion, who plan to depart for Iraq on August 1, 2007 for a six month tour of duty. This is the second of three cables an [...]
2007-07-11 22:41:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDMARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
07SANSALVADOR1343EL SALVADOR: VETTING OF SOLDIERS FOR IRAQ, TRANCHE 1
[...] This cable contains an action request; please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requests Department review of human rights records of Salvadoran soldiers from the Cuscatlan Battalion, who plan to depart for Iraq on August 1, 2007 for a six month tour of duty. This is the first of three cables and [...]
2007-07-11 22:43:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDMARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
07SANSALVADOR1358EL SALVADOR COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR EPA OFFICIALS
[...] Embassy San Salvador grants country clearance to EPA Officials Orlando Gonzales and Lourdes Morales to visit San Salvador from July 26-27, 2007. Purpose of visit is to meet with CCAD to discuss air quality management. The Control Officer for this visit is ECON Officer Geoffrey Schadrack, Emba [...]
2007-07-12 22:12:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDSENV OTRA ASEC ES GT HO
07SANSALVADOR1374REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN
[...] This cable contains an action request; please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requests Department review of human rights records of Salvadoran officer for participation in course on Civil Military Relations, to be held at the Western Hemispheric Institute for Security Cooperation at Fort Benning [...]
2007-07-13 21:24:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDMARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
07SANSALVADOR1375EL SALVADOR: CONCURRENCE WITH 1206 FUNDING
[...] (C) I am writing in support of the following three 1206 funding proposals that relate to El Salvador. The three proposals for 1206 funding include: 2. (C) Four High Speed Interceptor Patrol Craft: Providing four high speed Interceptor Patrol Craft (along with trailer and vehicle to move [...]
2007-07-13 22:23:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALMARR MASS MCAP MOPS PREL PTER PINS ES
07SANSALVADOR139REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN
[...] THIS CABLE CONTAINS AN ACTION REQUEST. PLEASE SEE PARAGRAPH 2. 2. POST REQUESTS DEPARTMENT REVIEW OF HUMAN RIGHTS RECORDS OF SALVADORAN AIR FORCE PERSONNEL FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE J-85 TECHNICIAN COURSE, TO BE HELD AT THE INTER-AMERICAN AIR FORCES ACADEMY IN SAN ANTONIO, TX, SCHEDULED F [...]
2007-01-26 18:13:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDMARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
07SANSALVADOR140REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN
[...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requests Department review of human rights record of Salvadoran sailor for participation in the Officer Indoctrination Course, to be held at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy in New London, CT, scheduled for February 22, 2 [...]
2007-01-26 18:29:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDMARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
07SANSALVADOR1406SALVADORAN RESPONSE TO THE SECOND OF FOUR ICAO DEMARCHES
[...] Post received a letter (text paragraph 3) from the Salvadoran Civil Aviation Authority dated July 12, 2007 in response to the second of four demarches on soliciting support for key U.S. positions in the 36th Session of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) General Assembly of all [...]
2007-07-19 18:29:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR ECON ETRD ES
07SANSALVADOR1410BLUE LANTERN END-USE CHECK ON HELICA S.A. DE C.V.
[...] On July 5, 2007, Emboff visited the business office of Helicopteros de Centroamerica, S.A. de C.V.(Helica),to conduct a blue lantern end-use check as requested in ref. A. Helica is located at Ilopango Airport, Ilopango, El Salvador. The owner and President of Helica is Mr. Rogelio Pena. Mr [...]
2007-07-20 21:53:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDKOMC ETTC ES
07SANSALVADOR1423SALVADORAN FREE TRADE ZONE BENEFITS EXTENDED TO 2015
[...] SUMMARY: On July 17, President Saca announced that the WTO has extended the phase out period to 2015 for non compliant benefits granted to Salvadoran Free Trade Zones (FTZs). The extension will benefit numerous companies that work inside Salvadoran FTZs, which receive tax breaks and other bene [...]
2007-07-24 22:34:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD KTEX ES
07SANSALVADOR1452EL SALVADOR: DEMARCHE RESPONSE ON COMMUNITY OF
[...] (U) Poloffs met with Mario Rivera, Director of Multilateral Affairs for the Salvadoran Ministry of foreign Affairs (MFA) to raise reftel points. Rivera responded that El Salvador is fully supportive of the US position on the participation in the Community of Democracies. 2. (U) Rivera agr [...]
2007-07-30 16:29:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDKDEM PGOV PREL PHUM UNGA ES TW
07SANSALVADOR1458SALVADORAN RESPONSE TO UIGHUR RESETTLEMENT REQUEST
[...] No summary [...]
2007-07-30 22:55:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PINR PTER ES
07SANSALVADOR1459VEHICLES FOR REVISITING EXTRADITION
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Embassy has been advised that there are currently two potential cases to test the Salvadoran judiciary's willingness to extradite Salvadoran nationals to the US. The simplest of these concerns a dual national convicted of child sexual assault who fled the US prior to sentencing. [...]
2007-07-31 16:03:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KJUS KHLS KCRM ES
07SANSALVADOR146REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN
[...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requests Department review of human rights records of Salvadoran soldiers for participation in the Peacekeeping Operations (PKO) Course at the Western Hemisphere Institution for Security Cooperation (WHISC) at Fort Be [...]
2007-01-26 19:39:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDMARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
07SANSALVADOR148REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN
[...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requests Department review of human rights records of Salvadoran soldiers from the Cuscatlan Battalion, who plan to depart for Iraq on or about January 31, 2007 for a six month tour of duty in support of coalition for [...]
2007-01-29 15:10:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDMARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
07SANSALVADOR1484CAFTA-DR FIRST YEAR IMPACT ON TRADE
[...] The one year results on CAFTA-DR are very positive. Total nonmaquila exports increased by 59.1 percent during the first year of CAFTA-DR, rising from $266 million in March 2006 to $423 million by February 2007. Though ethanol exports accounted for 88.1% of this increase, other sectors also en [...]
2007-08-01 22:50:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD EINV ES
07SANSALVADOR1485FALLOUT FROM SUCHITOTO ARRESTS CONTINUES
[...] (C) Summary: GOES handling of the arrest and prosecution of fourteen individuals who participated in violent demonstrations in Suchitoto on July 2 continues to reverberate throughout the Salvadoran political landscape and to attract attention from U.S.-based NGO's. The GOES decision to prosec [...]
2007-08-01 23:44:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL PHUM KDEM ES
07SANSALVADOR1512REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN
[...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requests Department review of human rights record of Salvadoran anti-narcotics officer (PNC/DAN) nominated to participate in the Counter Narcotics Terrorism Course, Western Hemispheric Institute for Security Cooperatio [...]
2007-08-08 21:28:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDMARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
07SANSALVADOR1525POLICE CORRUPTION IN SAN MIGUEL
[...] (U) Summary: Three current and former members of El Salvador's National Civilian Police (PNC) were arrested on July 29 and charged with carrying out a contract killing. Several local businessmen have also been implicated in what press reports describe as an extortion, racketeering and assassin [...]
2007-08-08 23:07:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PGOV PHUM PREL ES
07SANSALVADOR1526EL SALVADOR: DEMARCHE ON ADOPTION OF NUCLEAR
[...] (U) Poloffs raised reftel A points during a July 23 meeting with Mario Rivera, Director of Multilateral Affairs for the Salvadoran Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) and Felix Ulloa, MFA advisor. Rivera pointed out that El Salvador was a signatory to twelve of the thirteen counter-terrorism co [...]
2007-08-08 23:09:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALPTER KNNP MCAP PINR PINS PARM PREL ES
07SANSALVADOR1530REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN
[...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requests Department review of human rights records of Salvadoran officers to participation in the Leadership Mobile Education, San Salvador, scheduled for September 12 - 14, 2007. COL VELASQUEZ HERNANDEZ, HUGO [...]
2007-08-09 21:26:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDMARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
07SANSALVADOR1531PRE-LICENSE CHECK ON APPLICATIONS 050050978 & 050050700
[...] Summary. On July 23, Emboff visited the business office of Mudisa (Worldwide moving and cargo),and two days later visited the business office of Hunter's Gun (arms, ammunitions and accessories),to conduct a pre-license check on applications 050050978 and 050050700 for the export of pistols to [...]
2007-08-09 21:38:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDKOMC ETTC ES
07SANSALVADOR1532REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN
[...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requests Department review of human rights records of Salvadoran officers to participation in the Panamax Exercise, Panama, scheduled for August 21 - September 8, 2007. LTC ARAUZ NAVAS, JUAN ARMANDO 2ND INFAN [...]
2007-08-09 22:02:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDMARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
07SANSALVADOR1533EL SALVADOR WILL SUPPORT UNESCO HOLOCAUST
[...] (SBU) On August 9, Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Mario Rivera, MFA Director of Multilateral Affairs. Rivera noted that it had co-sponsored UN Resolution 61/255 and strongly condemned all forms of Holocaust denial. 2. (SBU) Rivera said that El Salvador would support the reftel UNESCO [...]
2007-08-09 23:01:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYUNESCO ES
07SANSALVADOR1534DEMARCHE ON ELECTION FOR UN COMMITTEE AGAINST
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-09 23:02:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL UNGA ES
07SANSALVADOR1540REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN
[...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requests Department review of human rights records of Salvadoran officers to participate in the Patient Administration Course, Army Medical Department Center, San Antonio, TX, scheduled for September 13 - October 25, 2 [...]
2007-08-10 15:45:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDMARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
07SANSALVADOR1541REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN
[...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requests Department review of human rights records of the following Salvadoran officer to participate in the International Maritime Officer Course, Yorktown, VA, scheduled for September 5 - December 7, 2007. 1LT L [...]
2007-08-10 16:59:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDMARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
07SANSALVADOR1542EL SALVADOR: POSITION ON UNSC IRAN RESOLUTIONS
[...] (U) Poloff held follow-up discussions on August 9 with Mario Rivera, Director of Multilateral Affairs for the Salvadoran Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) regarding reftel demarche. Rivera's response was unchanged from initial meeting on the topic held July 23 with Rivera and Felix Ulloa, MFA [...]
2007-08-10 17:00:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALKNNP PARM IR ES
07SANSALVADOR1549INITIAL SALVADORAN RESPONSE TO U.S. CANDIDATE FOR
[...] (U) Poloff raised reftel points and discussed Ambassador Swing's background and candidacy during an August 9 meeting with Mauricio Ruiz, the MFA official in charge of candidacies. Poloff reiterated points raised during a July 23 meeting with Mario Rivera, Director of Multilateral Affairs for [...]
2007-08-10 20:16:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDAORC EUN PREF PREL SMIG ES
07SANSALVADOR1555ACTION REQUEST: SAN SALVADOR ASSESSMENT OF CENTRAL
[...] (U) Introduction: There are numerous policy actions and USG-funded assistance that the government of El Salvador (GOES) could effectively use as part of a comprehensive regional security strategy for Central America. The proposed GOES policy actions discussed below, some of which could prove [...]
2007-08-10 23:41:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALES PINS PREL PTER
07SANSALVADOR156REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN
[...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requests Department review of human rights records of Salvadoran soldiers to participate in Peace-Keeping Operations (PKO) training to be held in Coban, Guatemala; scheduled for February 6 -13, 2007. CPT XXXXXXXX [...]
2007-01-29 23:00:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDMARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
07SANSALVADOR1566EL SALVADOR WILL SUPPORT GAER CANDIDACY FOR UN
[...] (U) On August 13, post received the following diplomatic note in response to reftel B. 2. (SBU) Begin Text (unofficial translation): The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of El Salvador presents its compliments to the Embassy of the United States of America and has the honor [...]
2007-08-14 21:51:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL UNGA ES
07SANSALVADOR1574EL SALVADOR: INTERIM REPORT ON 62ND UNGA ATTENDANCE
[...] (U) In response to reftel, the following members of the Government of El Salvador are expected to attend the 62nd UNGA General Debate: A. Attendance of the Head of State: - Elias Antonio SACA Gonzalez, Constitutional President of the Republic of El Salvador - Exact arrival and departure d [...]
2007-08-15 14:22:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ITRA OVIP KSEP UNGA ES
07SANSALVADOR158INDOOR AIR POLLUTION IN EL SALVADOR
[...] No summary [...]
2007-01-30 16:07:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDECON SENV ES
07SANSALVADOR1611FORMER FMLN CITY COUNCILMAN SENTENCED TO 35 YEARS
[...] (U) On August 15, Jose Mario Belloso, a former Farabundo Marti Liberation Front (FMLN) city councilman was sentenced to 35 years in prison for the 2006 assassination of two riot control police officers and the attempted murder of five other members of the riot police. 2. (U) During a July [...]
2007-08-17 21:12:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYES KCRM KJUS PGOV PHUM PREL
07SANSALVADOR1623KEY CABINET RESIGNATION MAY SIGNAL TROUBLE FOR
[...] (U) On August 15 Eduardo Zablah, the Technical Secretary to the Presidency, resigned his position in the Saca administration effective September 1. During an official press conference, President Saca announced that Zablah was leaving his position in order to "dedicate himself to other profes [...]
2007-08-20 18:12:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNES PGOV PREL
07SANSALVADOR1628EL SALVADOR: EVALUATION OF THE WHITE HOUSE
[...] (U) Per reftel, Post met with the three Salvadoran participants in the White House Conference on the Americas--Claudia Umana, Director of the Legal Studies Department of FUSADES (Salvadoran Foundation for Economic and Social Development),Jose Leon Bonilla, Executive Director of CLUSA (Coopera [...]
2007-08-20 22:01:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDKSUM KPAO ES
07SANSALVADOR1646EL SALVADOR TOUGHENS PUBLIC DISTURBANCE LAWS
[...] (U) Summary: On August 16, the Salvadoran Legislative Assembly passed amendments to key crime legislation that will increase penalties for public disturbance. The party-line vote was contentious, and the ruling ARENA party, which promoted the legislation, was unable to garner the support of i [...]
2007-08-22 14:49:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL KJUS KCRM PTER ES
07SANSALVADOR1652EL SALVADOR PREPARES FOR THE CONFERENCE OF FIRST
[...] (SBU) El Salvador will host the 14th Conference of the First Ladies, Spouses and Representatives of Heads of State and Government of the Americas in San Salvador November 19-21, 2007. The Conference theme is "Building a Society for All Ages," and the proceedings will focus on aging and the pa [...]
2007-08-23 13:41:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYES KWMN PREL KHIV SOCI
07SANSALVADOR1655EL SALVADOR SUPPORTS US ICAO CANDIDATE
[...] Post delivered reftel talking points to Jose Rene Rodriguez Gutierrez, Executive Director of El Salvador's Civil Aviation Authority who promised to support the re-election of the U.S. candidate to the Council of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). Rodriguez will lead the Salv [...]
2007-08-23 15:37:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR ECON ETRD ES
07SANSALVADOR171EL SALVADOR: INFLUENTIAL WOMEN
[...] No summary [...]
2007-01-31 20:31:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDKWMN PHUM PREL ES
07SANSALVADOR172ICITAP PRISON EVALUATION: NO-COST METHODS TO
[...] (U) SUMMARY: From January 8 to 12, 2006, Mike Cooksey from ICITAP visited El Salvador to evaluate the Salvadoran penal system. Based upon his visit, he made the following recommendations: (1) eliminate packages for gang members; (2) require prisoners to work; (3) isolate gang leaders; (4) i [...]
2007-01-31 21:08:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALASEC PGOV SNAR KCRM KJUS ES
07SANSALVADOR1720AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH HUMAN RIGHTS OMBUDSMAN
[...] (U) On August 29, Ambassador Glazer visited the Salvadoran Human Rights Ombudsman, Oscar Luna, in his San Salvador office. In this, their first meeting, the Ambassador and Luna exchanged views on the importance of respect for human rights in democratic countries. 2. (U) Luna stated that hi [...]
2007-08-30 17:11:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM ES
07SANSALVADOR1764ALLEGATIONS OF CORRUPTION IN SACA INNER CIRCLE
[...] (C/NF) Summary: On August 28, Oscar Bonilla, the President of the cabinet-level National Council on Public Security, told the Ambassador that he has proof that key advisors to President Saca are corrupt, and offered details of an alleged multi-million dollar bribery scheme centering on electr [...]
2007-09-04 19:37:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNES PGOV PREL
07SANSALVADOR1779CAFTA-DR FIRST YEAR SUCCESS STORIES: MAQUILAS & TEXTILES
[...] CAFTA-DR has shown very positive results in El Salvador during its first year of implementation. Manufacturing is expanding and diversifying, the local food and beverage industry is booming, and new investments are arriving to sectors before unexplored. It is the general view among entrepreneur [...]
2007-09-05 22:33:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD EINV ES
07SANSALVADOR1783SAN MIGUEL POLICE CORRUPTION PROBE CASTS WIDER NET
[...] (C) Summary: The ongoing investigation into police corruption in San Miguel has so far resulted in the arrest of a total of eight National Civilian Police (PNC) officers, as well as indictments ranging from murder to obstruction of justice to dereliction of duty. While the cases point to ser [...]
2007-09-06 16:37:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KCRM PHUM ES
07SANSALVADOR179EL SALVADOR: EXTENSION OF TPS FOR EL SALVADOR
[...] (C) Temporary Protected Status should be extended again for the nearly 250,000 Salvadoran beneficiaries living and working in the United States. El Salvador's ongoing reconstruction from two devastating earthquakes in 2001 is incomplete, and a series of moderate local earthquakes during lat [...]
2007-02-01 20:02:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALEAID ES HO NU PGOV PHUM PREF PREL SMIG
07SANSALVADOR1807REPLY TO INVITATION TO LUNCHEON ON LITERACY AND
[...] (U) Post received a letter on September 4 confirming the attendance of Salvadoran First Lady Ana Ligia Sol de Saca at the September 24 luncheon to be hosted by First Lady Laura Bush. 2. (U) Per reftel instructions, Post provides the following information: a) Mrs. Saca will attend the lun [...]
2007-09-07 22:58:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDPREL SOCI TSPL UNGA ES
07SANSALVADOR1834EL SALVADOR: IMPLEMENTING POCKETING AMENDMENT TO
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Government of El Salvador has just begun the implementation process for the CAFTA-DR pocketing amendment and must complete a legal review before submitting it to Congress. While the Government has the political will to see the amendment implemented, domestic political cons [...]
2007-09-12 15:16:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTEX ETRD ES
07SANSALVADOR1844CAFTA-DR EARLY SUCCESS STORIES: SERVICES & MANUFACTURING
[...] CAFTA-DR has shown very positive results in El Salvador during its first year of implementation. In the services sector, an innovative, USAID-supported health firm has started exporting medical services. Software and logistics firms have also expanded, with new investments generating 645 jobs. [...]
2007-09-12 22:39:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD EINV ES
07SANSALVADOR1853EL SALVADOR: INPUT FOR PRESIDENT'S HUMAN RIGHTS
[...] (U) Per Reftel request, Embassy San Salvador is pleased to provide information on Post's efforts to advance human rights in El Salvador. We trust the following information will advance Department's efforts related to the Democracy and Human Rights Roundtable at the UN General Assembly. ---- [...]
2007-09-14 16:09:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL ES
07SANSALVADOR188EL SALVADOR: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-01 23:07:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL ES
07SANSALVADOR1880DEMARCHE - ICAO SPLIT CURRENCY ASSESSMENTS
[...] Post delivered the proposed language and non-paper from reftel on September 17 to the office of Jose Rene Rodriguez Gutierrez, Executive Director of El Salvador's Civil Aviation Authority who is leading the Salvadoran delegation to the 36th Session of the ICAO General Assembly on September 18-2 [...]
2007-09-18 22:53:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR ECON ETRD ES
07SANSALVADOR1906GOES CONCERNED ROMERO CASE AT IACHR WOULD
[...] (C) Summary: Contacts both within and outside the GOES have expressed concern that the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) is hearing a case that involves a complaint related to El Salvador,s civil war. Thus, the case falls under the reservation with which El Salvador joined the [...]
2007-09-21 18:10:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM ES
07SANSALVADOR1909EL SALVADOR MICROFINANCE SECTOR 2007: MOVING TOWARDS
[...] SUMMARY. A recent visit to three leading micro-finance institutions shows a booming market serving a broad client base ranging from street vendors to medium enterprises. Microfinance organizations are also seeking to become regulated financial institutions, which will allow them to take dep [...]
2007-09-21 21:06:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ECON ES
07SANSALVADOR1911EL SALVADOR: TERRORIST FINANCE: USG CONCERN OVER
[...] (U) Econoff delivered reftel points to Jose Rolando Monroy Sintigo, Director of the Unidad de Investigacion Financiera, Fiscalia General de la Republica (El Salvador's Financial Intelligence Unit) on September 21. 2. (SBU) Monroy replied that his organization was eager to fully implement th [...]
2007-09-21 23:12:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ETTC KTFIN PTER PREL ES
07SANSALVADOR1913CAFTA-DR EARLY SUCCESS STORIES: FOOD & BEVERAGE AND
[...] CAFTA-DR has shown early successes in El Salvador, especially in the local food and beverage industry and in artisan crafts. Agricultural exports are up 32 percent in the first half of 2007, especially exports of "ethnic foods," including cheese, loroco, and seafood, and producers are preparing [...]
2007-09-21 23:14:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD EINV ES
07SANSALVADOR1928EL SALVADOR: DEMARCHE ON COMMUNITY OF DEMOCRACIES
[...] No summary [...]
2007-09-25 22:38:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL UNGA PGOV ES
07SANSALVADOR1939YOUR VISIT TO EL SALVADOR
[...] (SBU) I'm delighted that you'll be visiting El Salvador. Your presence here will underline the importance of El Salvador's contribution to coalition efforts in Iraq, and offer a boost to our efforts to address the nation's most pressing problem: a public security crisis that has spiraled out [...]
2007-09-26 22:10:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR OVIP ES
07SANSALVADOR1943POTENTIAL THIRD FORCE IN THE SALVADORAN ELECTORAL
[...] (U) Former ARENA party Economy Minister Arturo Zablah is heading up a center-left alliance which may serve as a launching pad for a run at El Salvador's presidency in 2009. Following nearly a year of meetings and alliance building with politicians, academics and civil society representatives, [...]
2007-09-27 22:22:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ES
07SANSALVADOR1947FORMER JOURNALIST LIKELY TO HEAD FMLN TICKET IN
[...] (U) Local Salvadoran media reports that the FMLN has announced that journalist Mauricio Funes will head the party's presidential ticket in the 2009 election. Salvador Sanchez Ceren, former FMLN General Coordinator and currently FMLN head of faction in the National Assembly, will be the party [...]
2007-09-28 13:13:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYES PGOV PREL
07SANSALVADOR1953YOUR VISIT TO EL SALVADOR
[...] (SBU) I'm delighted that you'll be visiting El Salvador. Your presence here will underline the importance of El Salvador's contribution to coalition efforts in Iraq, and offer a boost to our efforts to address the nation's most pressing problem: a public security crisis that has spiraled out [...]
2007-09-28 21:03:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR OVIP ES
07SANSALVADOR1959SALVADORAN VP ANNOUNCES RUN FOR THE PRESIDENCY
[...] (U) Ana Vilma de Escobar, El Salvador's Vice-President, has announced her possible candidacy for the ARENA party's nomination for President in the 2009 election. Escobar made her announcement in a hastily organized press conference on September 27. In her statement, she said only the she "wa [...]
2007-09-28 21:08:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ES
07SANSALVADOR1964CAFTA HELPING STABILIZE SALVADORAN MAQUILA SECTOR
[...] SUMMARY: El Salvador's textile and apparel industry is showing signs of greater stability in 2007 after two years of decline following the end of global textile quotas. As reported in reftel B, CAFTA-DR has helped to attract new investment in the maquila sector. The extension of Free Trade Zo [...]
2007-10-01 12:22:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD KTEX ES
07SANSALVADOR1999DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON DRAFT RESOLUTION "CONDEMNING
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-04 22:41:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDAORC UN PHUM KWMN SOCI ES
07SANSALVADOR2000MINISTER OF PUBLIC SECURITY BECOMES THIRD DECLARED
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-04 22:47:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ES
07SANSALVADOR2040BIOFUELS FORUM IN EL SALVADOR
[...] SUMMARY: At a biofuels forum on September 25, diverse Salvadoran stakeholders heard presentations on biofuels, the U.S.-Brazil biofuels partnership and ongoing feasibility studies in El Salvador. A visiting biofuels researcher sponsored by EB and IIP, Dr. George Philippidis, drew on U.S. and Br [...]
2007-10-11 14:12:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDECON ENRG EINV EPET ETRD ES
07SANSALVADOR206REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN
[...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requests Department review of human rights records of Salvadoran officers for participation in the Irregular Challenges Workshop to be held in San Salvador, scheduled for Feb. 13 - 15, 2007. COLONEL XXXXXXXXXXX [...]
2007-02-06 20:14:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDMARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
07SANSALVADOR2065El SALVADOR: ECONOMIC AND TRADE UPDATE
[...] Summary. According to Central Bank indicators, economic activity has remained buoyant in El Salvador during the first half of 2007. GDP for the first quarter of 2007 increased by 4.01 percent and the Bank's Index of the Volume of Economic Activity increased by 4.01 percent for the first half o [...]
2007-10-12 22:00:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD EINV ES
07SANSALVADOR2069EL SALVADOR MOVES CLOSER TO RESOLVING GULF OF
[...] (U) Summary: On October 4 the leaders of El Salvador, Nicaragua, and Honduras signed an agreement declaring their commitment to working together to develop the Gulf of Fonseca. The leaders labeled the agreement the first step toward resolving territorial disputes that have plagued the gulf [...]
2007-10-12 23:11:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL PGOV ES HN NU
07SANSALVADOR2085SALVADORAN GOVERNMENT AGREES WITH TEXT OF THE PROPOSED
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-18 16:31:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EAIR ES
07SANSALVADOR21REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN
[...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requests Department review of human rights record of Salvadoran candidate for participation in the NCO Development Course at the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation, Ft Benning, GA scheduled for Janua [...]
2007-01-05 13:43:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDMARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
07SANSALVADOR210EL SALVADOR: KEEN TO RUN FOR HRC SEAT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-07 20:31:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL ES UNHRC
07SANSALVADOR2149EL SALVADOR DEMARCHE RESPONSE TO CANDIDACY OF
[...] (U) On October 22, PolOff delivered reftel demarche and provided David Walker's biographic information to Gustavo Argueta, MFA Specialist in Charge of the United Nations. Argueta said that El Salvador recognized the need for effective oversight at the UN and said the MFA would review the info [...]
2007-10-24 22:51:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDPREL AORC UNGA UN ES
07SANSALVADOR2156EL SALVADOR: POULTRY INDUSTRY MAIN PLAYERS
[...] (SBU) Summary. The entrance of U.S. poultry producers to the Salvadoran market has been deterred by GOES claims that U.S. poultry and eggs do not meet stringent GOES sanitary and phytosanitary requirements. However, there are also a small number of well-connected business interests who control [...]
2007-10-25 18:49:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD AGR USTR ES
07SANSALVADOR2157EL SALVADOR: DEMARCHE RESPONSE TO NEXT STEPS ON
[...] (U) On October 22, Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Gustavo Argueta, MFA Specialist in Charge of the United Nations. Argueta was supportive of the proposal for the "Year of Action" and requested the text of the proposal be forwarded to the MFA as soon as possible for review. He was open [...]
2007-10-25 19:39:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV ES
07SANSALVADOR2169(C) ARTURO ZABLAH LIKELY TO RUN; WAITING TO
[...] (C) Summary: Arturo Zablah told us October 24 he would know by the end of the month which parties (FDR, PDC, and CD) would support his presidential campaign in coalition, at which point he would make a decision and announce his candidacy. At this point, Zablah believes only CD's support is st [...]
2007-10-26 21:09:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ES
07SANSALVADOR2174EL SALVADOR: CUBA EMBARGO RESOLUTION DEMARCHE
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-29 18:21:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDUNGA ETRD PHUM UN CU ES
07SANSALVADOR219REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN
[...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requests Department review of human rights record of Salvadoran soldier for participation in U.S.-funded Military Academy training to be held at Colombia's National Military Academy in Bogota, Colombia, scheduled for [...]
2007-02-08 19:58:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDMARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
07SANSALVADOR220REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN
[...] This cable contains an action request; please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requests Department review of human rights records of Salvadoran soldier for participation in the Supply/Warehouse Course, to be held at the Inter-American Air Force Academy in San Antonio, Texas, scheduled for March 3 [...]
2007-02-08 21:57:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDMARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
07SANSALVADOR2206POPULIST SAN MIGUEL MAYOR LOOKS TO LARGER
[...] (U) Summary: Will Salgado, the populist mayor of the city of San Miguel, plays a dominant role in the regional politics of eastern El Salvador. A political maverick known for his brash public persona, frequent party changes, and allegations of involvement in extrajudicial vigilante groups, [...]
2007-11-01 16:44:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALES PGOV PREL
07SANSALVADOR2228EL SALVADOR: DRAFT 2007-2008 INTERNATIONAL
[...] (U) The following is El Salvador's draft 2007-2008 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR),Part One, Drugs and Chemical control. Draft INCSR is submitted in compliance with instructions contained in reftel. 2. (U) Begin draft text: 2007-2008 INCSR Part One: Drugs and Ch [...]
2007-11-05 22:36:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDES SNAR
07SANSALVADOR2229EL SALVADOR: THE CASE FOR MAJOR NON-NATO ALLY
[...] (C/NF) Introduction: The government of El Salvador (GOES) has evolved into a major U.S. partner in Latin America and beyond. U.S.-Salvadoran cooperation extends across a broad spectrum, encompassing defense, counter-terrorism, and law enforcement, as well as regional, multilateral, and trade [...]
2007-11-05 22:36:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNES MARR MOPS PREL
07SANSALVADOR2240EL SALVADOR: CBERA REPORT INPUT
[...] Economic Review: After more than a decade of systematic economic reforms, crowned in January 2001 with the introduction of the U.S. dollar as full legal tender, EL Salvador has been described as having the most open trade and investment environment in Central America; in Latin America, only Ch [...]
2007-11-06 17:35:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDETRD AMGT ES
07SANSALVADOR2248EL SALVADOR SUPPORTS U.S. AGENDA AT COMMUNITY OF
[...] (U) On November 5 Poloff delivered demarche requested reftel to Ambassador Guillermo Melendez, El Salvador's Director General of Foreign Policy. Ambassador Melendez informed poloff that unforeseen staffing shortages preclude Salvadoran representation at the November 14-17 Bamako conference. [...]
2007-11-07 16:01:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDES KDEM PHUM PREL UNGA
07SANSALVADOR2249EL SALVADOR: SURVEY OF IRAQ DEPLOYMENT REQUIREMENTS
[...] (C) As requested reftel, we provide the following assessment of the political and legal challenges El Salvador would face in order to deploy troops to Iraq in 2009 without the umbrella of a United Nations (UN) Chapter VII mandate. 2. (C) The government of El Salvador (GOES) has maintained a [...]
2007-11-07 18:14:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALES MARR MOPS PREL
07SANSALVADOR2255FMLN SEEKS TO IMPROVE RELATIONS WITH U.S.,
[...] (C) Summary: Moderate FMLN Deputy Hugo Martinez told us November 1 that FMLN leadership had decided improving relations with the U.S. was important and that he had been tapped to coordinate U.S.-FMLN relations. He commented on the difficulties presented by the FMLN's presidential ticket, but [...]
2007-11-08 17:09:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALES PGOV PREL
07SANSALVADOR2269FMLN APPROVES FUNES-SANCHEZ CEREN PRESIDENTIAL
[...] (C) Summary: The FMLN approved unanimously November 11 its presidential ticket of journalist Mauricio Funes and Salvador Sanchez Ceren, head of the FMLN's bloc in the National Assembly. As expected, Sanchez Ceren's acceptance speech played to the FMLN's core supporters, while Funes' message w [...]
2007-11-13 19:26:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALPREL ES
07SANSALVADOR2297EL SALVADOR: PUBLIC DIPLOMACY AND POLICY SUPPORT
[...] (U) Summary: A U.S. Navy ship visit to El Salvador under the auspices of the upcoming commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the Great White Fleet circumnavigating the globe would offer Embassy San Salvador significant public diplomacy and policy support opportunities. As such, mission hop [...]
2007-11-19 16:10:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDES KPAO MASS MOPS PREL
07SANSALVADOR2300Superintendent of Competition's Active Agenda
[...] (SBU) Summary. The Superintendent of Competition (SC),established less than two years ago has been aggressively pursuing cases of alleged non-competitive practices in El Salvador. It recently imposed fines against gasoline and electricity distribution companies and commodity brokers. Local [...]
2007-11-20 20:47:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EPET ENRG EINV ES
07SANSALVADOR2301DEMARCHE ON DEMOCRACY IN VENEZUELA DELIVERED TO EL
[...] (C) Summary: MFA Director General for Political Affairs Guillermo Melendez told us November 15 that the GOES shared our concerns about anti-democratic reforms in Venezuela and would continue to raise the issue publicly. End Summary. 2. (C) On November 13, PolCouns delivered reftel demarche [...]
2007-11-20 21:32:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL VE EU WHA PHUM ES
07SANSALVADOR2323EL SALVADOR: CNIES INFORMATION SHARING MESSAGE
[...] (U) Post delivered reftel message via diplomatic note and letter to the Salvadoran Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Defense, Ministry of Public Security and Justice, and the National Civilian Police. In each case, Post requested a written acknowledgement and will inform INL/LP when rec [...]
2007-11-29 22:39:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR OTRA ES PREL
07SANSALVADOR2324ADIDAS OPEN LETTER SEEKS RESOLUTION OF LABOR CASE
[...] (SBU) Summary: Hermosa Manufacturing, a Salvadoran owned and operated garment manufacturer, ceased operations in May 2005. The closure resulted in more than 250 unemployed workers and liabilities of USD 825,000 in outstanding wages, severance payments, and unpaid benefits. The GOES has bee [...]
2007-11-29 22:44:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB PGOV ES
07SANSALVADOR2325EL SALVADOR DECLINES TO ATTEND NEW DELHI AVIAN FLU
[...] Post delivered reftel demarche to El Salvador's Ministries of Agriculture and Health. Both ministries informed post that they do not plan to send any representative to the New Delhi Conference on Avian and Pandemic Influenza. The Minister of Agriculture previously declined an invitation to t [...]
2007-11-30 16:17:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR KFLU EAID TBIO PREL ES
07SANSALVADOR2333EL SALVADOR INTERESTED IN PCIA
[...] Per reftel A request, post delivered information on the Partnership for Clean Indoor Air (PCIA) to the Violeta Larde, Director for International Cooperation in the Ministry of Environment (MARN) and to Minister of Health Dr. Jos Guillermo Maza Brizuela. During a meeting with USAID Health Progr [...]
2007-12-03 18:25:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDECON SENV ES
07SANSALVADOR2334EL SALVADOR DELEGATION TO CCAA BIOFUELS MEETINGS
[...] Per reftel request, post delivered Winrock International's draft assessment of biofuels development in El Salvador to Salvadoran points of contact on November 27-28. During a November 28 meeting with Econoff, Vice Minister of Agriculture Jose Emilio Suadi and advisor Ernesto Hayem expressed ke [...]
2007-12-03 18:25:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN ENRG EINV EPET ES
07SANSALVADOR2341WHA/CEN OFFICE DIRECTOR VISIT TO EL SALVADOR
[...] (U) Summary: WHA/CEN Office Director John Feeley and El Salvador Desk Officer Hillary Thompson visited San Salvador November 15-16. Feeley explained to Salvadoran interlocutors the way ahead on the Central American component of the Merida Initiative and stressed the key role that SICA must pl [...]
2007-12-04 16:33:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALES PREL PGOV
07SANSALVADOR2344EL SALVADOR 2008 NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATE SUBMISSION
[...] According to the Central Bank of El Salvador, the U.S. goods trade balance with El Salvador went from a trade surplus of $872.6 million in 2005 to a trade surplus of $1,080 million in 2006 (Central Bank data). U.S. goods exports in 2006 were $3.1 billion, up 5.34 percent from the previous year [...]
2007-12-04 19:17:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDETRD EFIN ECON ES
07SANSALVADOR2347EL SALVADOR: DEMARCHE ON OPPOSING UNGA RESOLUTIONS
[...] (U) On November 30, Poloff delivered reftel demarche and talking points to Gustavo Argueta, MFA Official in Charge of UN and Multilateral Fora. Argueta acknowledged the US position on such resolutions and added that El Salvador strongly supports the Middle East peace process. He also said th [...]
2007-12-04 21:15:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNGA IS ES
07SANSALVADOR2349EL SALVADOR: WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR REPORT 2007
[...] (U) Summary: Pursuant to reftel, this cable provides information on the worst forms of child labor in El Salvador. As a country eligible for trade benefits under the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP),El Salvador supports efforts to eliminate the worst forms of child labor. During 200 [...]
2007-12-04 21:58:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDELAB PGOV ES
07SANSALVADOR2358EL SALVADOR: CAUTIOUS APPROACH TO IRAN/NUCLEAR
[...] (C) Summary: MFA officials told us December 5 they would study the NIE summary and our non-paper, but that El Salvador's basic approach to the Iran/nuclear issue would continue to be cautious. Our interlocutors were especially receptive to the argument that Iran must comply with existing UNSC [...]
2007-12-06 19:50:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALKNNP MNUC PARM IR ES
07SANSALVADOR2363EL SALVADOR: US-IRAQ BILATERAL RELATIONS DEMARCHE
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-07 15:51:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ES IZ MARR MOPS
07SANSALVADOR2378COUNT ON EL SALVADOR TO ATTEND THE UNGA PLENARY
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-10 19:34:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV UNGA ES
07SANSALVADOR2383HIGH OIL PRICES RAISE EL SALVADOR'S ENERGY SUBSIDY
[...] SUMMARY: A freeze on El Salvador's electricity rates is exhausting the capacity of the state-run renewable energy sources to subsidize more expensive oil-fueled electricity and may increase public debt in 2008. Despite high oil prices, the GOES has maintained electricity rates since June 2006 [...]
2007-12-11 19:20:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDECON ENRG EINV EPET ES
07SANSALVADOR2385NEW SERVICES LAW PROVIDES INVESTMENT INCENTIVES
[...] El Salvador's International Services Law, approved on October 11, will regulate the establishment and operations of service parks and centers with incentives similar to those received by El Salvador's free trade zones. Developers and administrators will receive tax breaks, while service compan [...]
2007-12-11 19:24:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD EINV KTEX ES
07SANSALVADOR2401YOUR VISIT TO EL SALVADOR
[...] (SBU) I'm delighted that you'll be visiting El Salvador. Your visit comes in a string of recent high-level visits, and your presence here will underline the importance of El SalvadorQs contribution to coalition efforts in Iraq. Also, it will offer a boost to our efforts to address the nationQ [...]
2007-12-13 20:05:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR OVIP ES
07SANSALVADOR2402EL SALVADOR: UPDATED ASSESSMENT OF CENTRAL
[...] (U) As requested ref. A, post has reviewed the security assessment contained in San Salvador 1555 (ref. B). We revalidate the original security needs identified in that cable as well as the priority focus areas for targeted U.S. law enforcement assistance and institution building in El Salvad [...]
2007-12-13 21:18:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDES PINS PREL PTER SNAR EAID
07SANSALVADOR2403GOES WELCOMES MNF-I UNSCR DRAFT; HOPES FOR QUICK
[...] (C) PolCouns delivered ref (A) demarche to Nelson Amaya, MFA Deputy Director General for Foreign Policy. Amaya, accompanied by Gustavo Argueta, MFA Multilateral Affairs Officer, and Milton Magana, MFA Director for Asia, Africa, and Oceania, welcomed the draft resolution and said MFA would be [...]
2007-12-13 22:23:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALES IZ MARR PARM PREL UNSC
07SANSALVADOR2404SAN SALVADOR TERRORISM FINANCE COORDINATION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-14 19:32:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ETTC PTER KTFN ES
07SANSALVADOR2406FUNES OFFERS PRAGMATIC, LEFT-OF-CENTER APPROACH
[...] (C) Summary: Mauricio Funes, FMLN Presidential Candidate, asserted to the Ambassador that he wanted to maintain close U.S.-Salvadoran ties, though characterized by mutual respect. He rejected foreign (Venezuelan) financing of his campaign and said he expected to find significant support from [...]
2007-12-14 21:49:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ES VE
07SANSALVADOR2409A/S SULLIVAN & A/S LOWERY ENGAGE SALVADORAN SOCIETY ON
[...] SUMMARY. In a series of meetings, November 27-29 joint State/ Treasury delegation led by EEB Assistant Secretary Sullivan and Assistant Secretary Lowery discussed extending the benefits of CAFTA-DR to all parts of society with a wide cross-section of Salvadoran society. Consistent themes incl [...]
2007-12-17 14:19:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDETRD EFIN EAGR ENRG PREL ES
07SANSALVADOR2410A/S SULLIVAN & A/S LOWERY'S MEETING WITH GOVERNMENT OF EL
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. A joint State/Treasury delegation led by EEB Assistant Secretary Sullivan and Treasury Assistant Secretary Lowery discussed regional integration, including a like-minded association of free trade partners; extending the benefits of CAFTA-DR to all parts of society; and the statu [...]
2007-12-17 14:19:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EFIN EAGR ENRG PREL ES
07SANSALVADOR2411A/S SULLIVAN & A/S LOWERY MEET WITH SALVADORAN VP ON
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. A joint State/ Treasury delegation led by EEB Assistant Secretary Sullivan and Treasury Assistant Secretary Lowery discussed regional integration, including a like-minded association of free trade partners, and extending the benefits of CAFTA-DR to all parts of society with El S [...]
2007-12-17 14:20:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD PREL EINV ES
07SANSALVADOR2423ZABLAH BOWS OUT OF SALVADORAN PRESIDENTIAL RACE
[...] (U) Summary: On Saturday, Arturo Zablah ended his pre-candidacy for the Salvadoran Presidency. The centrist politician had hoped, through his Alliance for Change platform, to mount a strong third-party challenge to ARENA and the FMLN, but his candidacy was unable to pick up sufficient momentu [...]
2007-12-18 21:51:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ES
07SANSALVADOR2431GOES APPROVES $42 MILLION TRANSPORTATION SUBSIDY
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The Salvadoran government has approved $42 million subsidy for public transportation intended to avoid bus fare increases through mid-2009. Public transportation providers called off a threatened strike, but failed to reach agreement on transportation reforms and refused to promis [...]
2007-12-20 22:04:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ELTN ES
07SANSALVADOR2435EL SALVADOR: SECOND DEMARCHE ON PROSPER DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-21 21:36:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ES PHUM UNGA
07SANSALVADOR2437GOES WELCOMES DEMARCHE ON CHARGES AGAINST
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-21 22:06:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALPREL CJAN ASEC KJUS VE AR AA ES
07SANSALVADOR2440MINING FIRMS PROTEST PERMIT DELAYS
[...] SUMMARY: U.S. and Canadian mining companies have protested the delays in approving their environmental permits for gold mining projects in northern El Salvador. The GOES has indefinitely postponed the issuance of new mining permits while it conducts a study of the environmental impact and econ [...]
2007-12-26 16:17:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDECON EMIN SENV EINV ES
07SANSALVADOR2442VIOLENCE AND CONTROVERSY PLAGUE SALVADORAN UNION
[...] (U) Summary: Elections to name a new board of directors for the Salvadoran Institute of Social Security Workers Union (STISSS) ended in violence and controversy with both sides declaring victory on December 16. Police ended the violence, and the Ministry of Labor declared that the current se [...]
2007-12-26 19:15:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDELAB PGOV ES
07SANSALVADOR2443SALVADORAN SUPREME COURT RULES ILO 87
[...] (U) Summary. On October 29, the Salvadoran Supreme Court ruled ILO Convention 87, ratified by the Salvadoran Legislative Assembly in August 2006, unconstitutional. The ruling places in doubt the status of public sector unions and presents another obstacle in the free trade agreement negoti [...]
2007-12-26 19:30:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDELAB PGOV ES
07SANSALVADOR263AG GONZALES MEETING WITH PRESIDENT SACA
[...] (C) Summary: On February 5, 2007 the Attorney General visited El Salvador to announce new anti-gang initiatives. As part of his visit, the Attorney General and his staff participated in a bilateral meeting with President Saca, members of his cabinet and important members of the Salvadoran jud [...]
2007-02-14 18:38:00Embassy San SalvadorSECRETPREL PGOV KCRM KHLS ES
07SANSALVADOR273MEETING OF ATTORNEY GENERALS OF U.S., EL SALVADOR,
[...] (C) Summary. During Attorney General Gonzales' visit to El Salvador on February 5, Salvadoran AG Felix Safie hosted a private dinner for Attorney General Gonzales and their counterparts from Honduras and Guatemala, Leonidas Bautista and Juan Luis Florido. The topic of the dinner was regiona [...]
2007-02-16 19:03:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KCRM KHLS ES GT HO
07SANSALVADOR274EL SALVADOR WILL RUN FOR HRC
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-16 19:03:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL ES UNHRC
07SANSALVADOR275REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN
[...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requests Department review of human rights record of Salvadoran naval officer for participation in the Officer Indoctrination Course, to be held at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy in New London, CT, scheduled for Februar [...]
2007-02-16 19:04:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDMARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
07SANSALVADOR276EL SALVADOR ON PALESTINIAN NATIONAL UNITY
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-16 19:04:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALKISL KPAL KWBG PREL IS XX ES
07SANSALVADOR278EL SALVADOR SIGNS GSOMIA
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-16 19:11:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR MOPS ES PREL PINR
07SANSALVADOR291REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN
[...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requests Department review of human rights records of Salvadoran soldiers to participate in the Peace-Keeping Operations (PKO) course, to be held in Coban, Guatemala, scheduled for February 28 - March 23, 2007. MAJ [...]
2007-02-16 21:58:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDMARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
07SANSALVADOR298SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF SALVADORAN PRESIDENT SACA
[...] (S) President Elias Antonio "Tony" Saca is likely to emphasize his concerns over Venezuelan and Iranian threats to regional stability and press for extension of TPS during his February 27 meeting with the President. Saca will also raise gang violence, deportation of Salvadoran criminal alien [...]
2007-02-20 16:36:00Embassy San SalvadorSECRETPGOV PREL OVIP KCRM KHLS ES
07SANSALVADOR299EL SALVADOR: SACA AT THE HALFWAY MARK
[...] (C) SUMMARY: President Elias Antonio "Tony" Saca remains one of his country's most popular political figures, and has continued to consolidate the nation's democratic institutions while making significant progress in facilitating sustainable economic growth. His administration remains one of [...]
2007-02-20 16:40:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALES PGOV PREL
07SANSALVADOR321LETTER FROM PRESIDENT SACA TO PRESIDENT BUSH
[...] (C) On February 17, Embassy received a cover letter (dated February 10) from President Saca to President Bush, thanking the President for the opportunity to meet with him in Washington to discuss issues "relating to the security and stability of both our countries." The letter was accompan [...]
2007-02-22 17:08:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALPREL ES KHLS PINR PGOV OVIP KCRM
07SANSALVADOR327REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN
[...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requests Department review of human rights records of Salvadoran soldiers to participate in the Civil Military Relations Seminar, San Salvador scheduled for March 20 -22, 2007. COLONEL XXXXXXXXXXXX ILOPANGO AIR [...]
2007-02-22 21:47:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDMARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
07SANSALVADOR328REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN
[...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requests Department review of human rights records of Salvadoran soldiers to participate in the Ground Defense Course, Inter American Air Force Academy, San Antonio, TX scheduled for March 10 - May 9, 2007. 1LT XX [...]
2007-02-23 15:04:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDMARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
07SANSALVADOR330OPTIONAL 2007 SPECIAL 301 REPORT
[...] (SBU) Summary: One year since CAFTA-DR' entry into force, El Salvador has made little headway in IPR protection. Law enforcement agencies are making some use of their new ex-oficio powers, but there remains unfamiliarity with those powers in some offices. Resource constraints and other law e [...]
2007-02-23 16:58:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKIPR ETRD ECON ES
07SANSALVADOR360EL SALVADOR: LEADERS FOR CHANGE, THIRD-PARTY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Populist San Miguel Mayor Wil Salgado (reftel),worried that his National Conciliation Party (PCN) will cut a deal with the ruling ARENA party not to run a presidential candidate in 2009, is exploring other options, including an alliance with moderate FMLN and former FMLN mayor [...]
2007-02-27 22:40:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALPGOV ES KCOR PHUM PINR
07SANSALVADOR379REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN
[...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requests Department review of human rights records of Salvadoran military and police officers for participation in the for Peace-Keeping Operations (PKO) Logistics Course, to be held in Coban, Guatemala, scheduled for [...]
2007-03-01 15:45:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDMARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
07SANSALVADOR381AMBASSADOR GLAZER MEETING WITH MINISTER OF ECONOMY
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-01 19:03:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALECON EINV ENRG EPET PGOV ES
07SANSALVADOR394EL SALVADOR AGREES TO SOFA
[...] (SBU) The Saca administration communicated to the Embassy late February 28 that the GOES would agree to the proposed Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) text without further changes. On March 1, the administration presented the Agreement in the Legislative Assembly, where it passed by a vote o [...]
2007-03-01 22:29:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALKTIA MARR MASS MOPS PGOV PREL ES
07SANSALVADOR402EL SALVADOR: PARLACEN MURDERS CONTINUE TO RESONATE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In the wake of the February 19 murders of three Nationalist Republican Alliance (ARENA) Central American Parliament (PARLACEN) deputies, and the subsequent apparent extrajudicial executions of four policemen implicated in the killings (per reftels),relations remain strained bet [...]
2007-03-02 22:39:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALES PGOV PREL
07SANSALVADOR409EL SALVADOR: 2007 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS RERPORT
[...] (U) The following is post,s responses to Reftel relative to the 2007 Trafficking in Persons Report. The text tracks paragraphs 27 to 30 in Reftel. --------------------------------------------- --------- Paragraph 27: Overview of Activities to Eliminate TIP ---------------------------------- [...]
2007-03-05 15:00:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB ES
07SANSALVADOR41THE CENTRAL AMERICAN INTEGRATION SYSTEM
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Although established in 1992, the Central American Integration System (SICA) remains an incipient attempt by the countries of Central America to achieve regional integration and cooperation. The organization includes the member nations of Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guate [...]
2007-01-10 19:07:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KCRM XK ES ETRD EU
07SANSALVADOR415DEMARCHE ON U.S. 60 DAY REPORT TO UNSC DELIVERED
[...] On March 2 Econoff delivered reftel demarche and provided a copy of the U.S. report regarding UNSC resolution 1737 to Ministry of Foreign Relations Director of Multilateral Affairs Mario Rivera Mora. Rivera was well aware of UNSC Resolution 1737, but to date El Salvador has not prepared any w [...]
2007-03-06 23:20:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP IR UNSC AORC ETRD TRGY ES
07SANSALVADOR453MORE CAFTA-DR TRADE DATA AND SUCCESSES
[...] Maquila (apparel) exports, which account for 71 percent of El Salvador's exports, fell by 15.7 percent during the first nine months of CAFTA-DR, dragging down overall exports by 1 percent. Nonmaquila exports grew by 73.2 percent, much of the increase the result of third-country ethanol process [...]
2007-03-09 21:26:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD EINV EAGR ES
07SANSALVADOR454AVIAN AND PANDEMIC INFLUENZA RESPONSE PLANS
[...] The following are activities the Government of El Salvador has undertaken to prepare for the threat posed by highly pathogenic influenza subtype H5N1: -- The GOES has established the National Commission for Pandemic Avian Influenza Preparations (CONAPREVIAR) to coordinate the activities of [...]
2007-03-09 21:27:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO SENV ECON EAGR EAID PREL ES
07SANSALVADOR46EL SALVADOR: POSITION ON UNSCR 1737
[...] No summary [...]
2007-01-11 20:09:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDMNUC KNNP ES
07SANSALVADOR476A/S Sullivan and MCC Bent Visit on CAFTA Anniversary
[...] Assistant Secretary of State for EEB Daniel Sullivan and Millennium Challenge Corporation Deputy CEO Rodney Bent visited El Salvador February 28 and March 1 to commemorate the one-year anniversary of CAFTA-DR's entry into force. In meetings with GOES officials, the private sector, and the med [...]
2007-03-13 15:51:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD EINV EAGR EAID ES
07SANSALVADOR489REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN
[...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requests Department review of human rights records of Salvadoran soldiers for participation in the Engineers Course to be held at the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (WHINSEC) at Fort Benning, Ge [...]
2007-03-14 22:05:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDMARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
07SANSALVADOR49EL SALVADOR'S PROPOSED CHANGES FOR SOFA
[...] (C) Presidential Legal Adviser Luis Mario Rodriguez sent the Embassy a formal request for proposed changes to the Status of Forces Agreement (ref A) on January 11, 2006. The proposed changes are as follows: --Suggests (though does formally propose) striking the paragraph that reads, "The [...]
2007-01-11 21:04:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALKTIA MARR MASS MOPS PGOV PREL ES
07SANSALVADOR490SAN SALVADOR COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DAS DANIEL REIFSNYDER
[...] Post grants country clearance to Deputy Assistant Secretary of State/OES Dan Reifsnyder and delegation members Rob Wing, Rachel Kastenberg, Andrea Borel, Jun Bando, Jerry Bisson, John Garrison, Odalis Perez, Jill Kelley, Leslie Marbury, Steve Fondriest and Michael Donald to travel to San Salva [...]
2007-03-14 22:29:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDAORC ASEC OTRA SENV ES
07SANSALVADOR50EL SALVADOR RESPONSE TO U/S JOSEPH LETTER
[...] (U) On December 28, 2006 post received the following dipnote in response to reftel A. 2. (SBU) Begin Text (unofficial translation): Mr. Under-Secretary: With great interest we received your message which makes reference to the role that the countries that participate in the Prolifer [...]
2007-01-11 21:10:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP PARM PREL PHSA EWWT EAIR PBTS ES
07SANSALVADOR518SAN SALVADOR COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NOAA VISIT
[...] Post grants country clearance to USDOC NOAA employees Stuart Cory, Mark Paterni, Nancy Daves, Cheryl Ryder, Paul Raymond and John Mitchell to travel to San Salvador March 18-21, 2007, to attend meetings with personnel of OSPECA, USAID and CAFTA. Control Officer for this visit is Economic Offic [...]
2007-03-16 21:06:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA TPHY KSCA EFIS ETRD ES HO
07SANSALVADOR519SAN SALVADOR COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR ANDREA C. BOREL
[...] Post grants country clearance to Regional Environmental Specialist Andrea C. Borel to travel to San Salvador March 19-23, 2007, to join NOAA delegation meeting with OSPESCA and attend CAFTA-DR environmental cooperation meetings. Control Officer for this visit is Economic Officer Geoffrey Schad [...]
2007-03-16 21:07:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA SENV ES CS
07SANSALVADOR552REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN
[...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requests Department review of human rights records of Salvadoran soldiers to participate in the Non Commisssioned Development Course, Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (WHINSEC) Fort Benning, Georg [...]
2007-03-22 21:29:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDMARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
07SANSALVADOR562REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN
[...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requests Department review of human rights records of Salvadoran airman to participate in the Aircraft Pneumatics/Hydraulics Systems Technicians Course, to be held at the Inter-American Air Forces Academy, San Antonio [...]
2007-03-26 22:00:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDMARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
07SANSALVADOR579REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN
[...] This cable contains an action request; please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requests Department review of human rights records of Salvadoran officers for participation in the Regional Counterterrorism Seminar, to be held in San Salvador, scheduled for April 23-27, 2007. COL ORELLANA CALIDON [...]
2007-03-28 17:21:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDMARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
07SANSALVADOR58REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN
[...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requests Department review of human rights record of Salvadoran candidates for participation in the Maritime Law Enforcement program, to be held in La Union, El Salvador, scheduled for Feb. 10-25, 2007. ENSIGN [...]
2007-01-12 17:51:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDMARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
07SANSALVADOR588INTERVIEW WITH IRANIAN AMBASSADOR TO MEXICO AND
[...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: On March 11, leading El Salvador daily La Prensa Grafica published an interview in its Sunday magazine with Mohammed Roohi Sefat, Iranian Ambassador to Mexico (also accredited to Nicaragua),about his opinions of the Salvadoran Armed Forces presence in Iraq. The int [...]
2007-03-29 21:26:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR ES IZ MX NU VE IR KNNP
07SANSALVADOR59REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN
[...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requests Department review of human rights records of Salvadoran candidates for participation in the Defense Resource Management Mobile Education Course, to be held in San Salvador, scheduled for Feb. 12 - 23, 2007. [...]
2007-01-12 17:52:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDMARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
07SANSALVADOR60REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN
[...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requests Department review of human rights records of Salvadoran candidates for participation in the Maritime Law Enforcement program, La Union scheduled for Feb. 10-25, 2007. AGENT XXXXXXXXXXXX DIVISION ANTINARCOT [...]
2007-01-12 17:54:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDMARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
07SANSALVADOR65REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN AIR
[...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requests Department review of human rights record of Salvadoran candidate for participation in the Pilot Procedure Course, to be held at the Inter-American Air Forces Academy (San Antonio, Texas),scheduled for Februa [...]
2007-01-17 15:02:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDMARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
07SANSALVADOR655REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN
[...] This cable contains an action request; please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requests Department review of human rights records of Salvadoran soldiers for participation in two separate U.S.-funded training courses, as outlined below. International Maritime Course, Yorktown, Virginia; schedule [...]
2007-04-10 20:13:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDMARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
07SANSALVADOR669REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN
[...] This cable contains an action request; please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requests Department review of human rights records of Salvadoran soldiers for participation in the Intelligence Course to be held at the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (WHISC),Fort Benning, GA, [...]
2007-04-11 21:41:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDMARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
07SANSALVADOR670REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN
[...] This cable contains an action request; please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requests Department review of human rights records of Salvadoran soldiers for participation in the Peacekeeping Operations (PKO) Course to be held at the Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA; scheduled for May 4, 200 [...]
2007-04-11 21:48:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDMARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
07SANSALVADOR680REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN
[...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requests Department review of human rights records of Salvadoran officers for participation in the Regional Counterterrorism Seminar, to be held in San Salvador; scheduled for April 23 - 27, 2007. COL ARGUMEDO NA [...]
2007-04-12 20:06:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDMARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
07SANSALVADOR713EL SALVADOR POSITION ON UNSCR 1747
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-17 20:59:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDPREL EFIN IR IAEA PARM MNUC TRGY AORC UNSC ES
07SANSALVADOR714EL SALVADOR ON IRAN'S DEFENSE INDUSTRIES
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-17 21:00:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KNNP PARM KNAR IR ES
07SANSALVADOR715EL SALVADOR FINAL SOFA DOCUMENTATION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-17 21:00:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDKTIA MARR MASS MOPS PGOV PREL ES
07SANSALVADOR717EL SALVADOR: DEMARCHE ON ICI
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-17 21:07:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EFIN EG EU PGOV PREL UN GCC ES
07SANSALVADOR739REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN
[...] This cable contains an action request; please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requests Department review of human rights records of Salvadoran officers for participation in the following course to be held in the United States: Naval Staff College Course, Naval Staff College, Newport, RI June [...]
2007-04-19 23:01:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDMARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
07SANSALVADOR765EARLY SPECULATION OVER 2009 FMLN PRESIDENTIAL
[...] (C) SUMMARY and Comment: Notwithstanding ongoing media speculation regarding possible FMLN presidential candidates for the 2009 elections, moderate FMLN Legislative Assembly Deputy Hugo Martinez recently outlined to poloff that his party has settled on television commentator Mauricio Funes as [...]
2007-04-23 17:13:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALES PGOV PREL
07SANSALVADOR785 El Salvador Bilateral Project Recommendations for use of
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-25 13:18:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ETRD SENV ECON ES
07SANSALVADOR786REGIONAL PRIORITIES FOR ENVIRONMENT PROJECTS THAT SUPPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-25 13:18:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDEAID SENV ETRD CAFTA ELAB ES
07SANSALVADOR802REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN
[...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requests Department review of human rights records of Salvadoran soldiers to participate in the National Defense University Course, Fort Leslie McNair, Washington DC scheduled for June 11 - 12, 2007. CPT Calderon [...]
2007-04-26 21:11:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDMARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
07SANSALVADOR814EL SALVADOR HOSTS THIRD ANNUAL ANTI-GANG CONFERENCE
[...] (C) SUMMARY. The Government of El Salvador hosted the Third Annual Anti-Gang Conference at the Decameron Resort in Sonsonate, El Salvador from April 23-27. Nearly 200 people were in attendance including law enforcement and government representatives from the U.S., El Salvador, Honduras, G [...]
2007-04-27 22:46:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KCRM KHLS ES GT HO MX
07SANSALVADOR82REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN
[...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requests Department review of human rights record of Salvadoran candidate for participation in the Acquisition Course, to be held in Huntsville, AL, scheduled for March 12, 2007 - May 25, 2007. Ms. Urquilla, Alb [...]
2007-01-18 19:43:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDMARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
07SANSALVADOR822EL SALVADOR TO STAY IN IRAQ
[...] (C) In recent months post has raised points similar to those contained in reftel A, encouraging the GOES to maintain its presence in Iraq with at least the continued deployment of the current composition of the Cuscatlan Battalion. Though the negotiations with the Legislative Assembly in late [...]
2007-04-30 22:19:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALMARR MASS MOPS PREL PTER IZ ES
07SANSALVADOR837EL SALVADOR'S REGIONAL SECURITY PLAN
[...] (C) On April 30, Polcouns met with Director of the National Civil Police (PCN) Rodrigo Avila to review progress on El Salvador's draft Regional Security Strategy. Avila, who is leading the GOES efforts to draft this strategy, reported that the GOES hosted a technical meeting on April 23 as a [...]
2007-05-03 20:18:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KCRM KHLS ES GT HO MX
07SANSALVADOR839REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN
[...] This cable contains an action request; please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requests Department review of human rights records of Salvadoran officers and civilians to participate in the following training. Special Counterterrorism Course, Hurlbert Field, FL June 2 - 15, 2007 1LT Solis [...]
2007-05-03 22:32:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDMARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
07SANSALVADOR852REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN
[...] This cable contains an action request; please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requests Department review of human rights records of Salvadoran soldier for participation in the Command and General Staff College, to be held at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, scheduled for June 22, 2007 - June 15, 2008. [...]
2007-05-04 19:06:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDMARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
07SANSALVADOR892 REGIONAL PROJECT RECOMMENDATIONS FOR USE OF FY 2007
[...] Summary: As requested in reftel, the USAID Central America Regional Program based in El Salvador (E-CAM),in close consultation with posts in region, is providing recommended regional priorities for CAFTA-DR labor activities for FY 2007. The proposals described here build upon priorities ident [...]
2007-05-09 23:01:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ELAB ETRD SENV ES CAFTA
07SANSALVADOR904EL SALVADOR WILL VOTE FOR SLOVENIA AND BOSNIA
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-11 20:42:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL UNHRC ES
07SANSALVADOR905ECUADORIAN AMBASSADOR TO EL SALVADOR'S COMMENTS ON
[...] (C) After encountering each other at two recent social events, the newly arrived Ecuadorian Ambassador to El Salvador Galo Larenas Serrano asked to meet privately with the Ambassador for a courtesy call. During the visit Dr. Larenas told the Ambassador that had asked for the meeting because [...]
2007-05-11 20:52:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ES
07SANSALVADOR938REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN
[...] This cable contains an action request; please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requests Department review of human rights records of Salvadoran soldiers for participation in six separate U.S.-funded training courses, as outlined below. Command and General Staff Course, Western Hemisphere Ins [...]
2007-05-15 19:49:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDMARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
07SANSALVADOR94REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN
[...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requests Department review of human rights records of Salvadoran soldiers from the Cuscatlan Battalion, who plan to depart for Iraq on January 31, 2007 for a six month tour of duty. CAPTAIN XXXXXXXXXXXX DPOB: N [...]
2007-01-19 21:07:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDMARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
07SANSALVADOR941REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN
[...] This cable contains an action request; please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requests Department review of human rights records of Salvadoran officer for participation in the Interagency Counterterrorism Course, to be held at Fort Leslie McNair, Washington, DC; scheduled for June 3-23,2007. [...]
2007-05-15 21:49:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDMARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
07SANSALVADOR951REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN
[...] This cable contains an action request; please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requests Department review of human rights records of Salvadoran officers for participation in three separate U.S.-funded training courses, as outlined below. Special Counterterrorism Course, Hurlburt Field, FL Ju [...]
2007-05-16 15:31:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDMARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
07SANSALVADOR978REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN
[...] This cable contains an action request; please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requests Department review of human rights records of Salvadoran officers for participation in two separate U.S.-funded training courses, as outlined below. Counternarcotics and Counterterrorism Course Western Hem [...]
2007-05-18 21:12:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDMARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
07SANSALVADOR980EL SALVADOR ON IRAQ'S STATUS AT THE COMMUNITY OF
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-18 22:46:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKDEM PGOV PREL PHUM UNGA ES
07STATE140047LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE - EL SALVADOR 1848
[...] (SBU) As of October 4, 2007 the Department of State possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below. Oscar Mauricio Alfaro Villalta Sub-Inspector, Chief Homicide Investigations Division DOB: Aug. 08, 1971 POB: Santa Ana Efrain Arturo Avel [...]
2007-10-04 16:48:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMASS PHUM PINR PINS PREL SNAR ES
07STATE144727SUMMARY OF RESPONSES TO CABLE ON INDOOR AIR
[...] This is an action request. See Paragraph 3. SUMMARY 2. SUMMARY: Reftel asked posts in countries where greater than 20 percent of the population uses biomass and coal to meet basic energy needs to assess host countries' commitment to addressing the health concerns posed by indoor air poll [...]
2007-10-16 17:43:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDES GT NU PM SENV TBIO
07USEUBRUSSELS1276U.S.-EU MEETINGS ON LATIN AMERICA
[...] (U) SUMMARY. US-EU Committee on Latin America (COLAT) troika consultations, held February 12 in Brussels, included discussion of Nicaragua, Venezuela, Colombia, Bolivia, Mexico, Brazil, Cuba and Central American gangs. The U.S. delegation consisted of WHA PDAS Charles Shapiro, USEU Deputy Pol [...]
2007-04-16 17:17:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EAID EUN MX DR GT CO VZ NI BO ES
07WARSAW1901POLISH BUSINESSMEN STAYING ABROAD WHILE KRAUZE
[...] (C) Summary: David Ensor told us that the Polish investors in his company, Mercuria Energy, are staying out of Poland while the GOP investigates Polish businessman Richard Krauze. Ensor stated that the company is afraid that during the likely upcoming election campaign that PiS will use a [...]
2007-09-06 14:40:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALENRG EPET PREL PO ES RS GM
08ASUNCION722TENSIONS WITH BRAZIL INCREASE OVER LAND AND
[...] (C) Paraguay's bilateral relations with Brazil soured in October over Brazilian military exercises on the Paraguayan border and an increase in invasions of land owned by Brazilian-Paraguayans. Although Brazil informed Paraguay of its plans to conduct military exercises, Paraguayan officials c [...]
2008-10-24 18:41:00Embassy AsuncionCONFIDENTIALPTER ASEC PINS PGOV PREL PA BR AR ES
08BAGHDAD3351PM MALIKI TO MOVE ON INVITATIONS TO FOUR COALITION
[...] (SBU) Summary. Prime Minister Nuri al-Malaki has agreed to the U.S. request to formally invite four countries - Australia, El Salvador, Romania, and Estonia - to maintain forces in Iraq for non-combat purposes following January 1, 2009. End Summary. 2. (SBU) In a letter dated October 1 [...]
2008-10-19 03:01:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAS EN ES IZ MOPS PREL RO
08BAGHDAD3630IRAQI GOVERNMENT REQUESTS AUSTRALIA, ROMANIA, EL SALVADOR AND ESTONIA PROVIDE "NON-COMBAT ASSISTANCE" BEYOND 31 DECEMBER
[...] (C) On November 13, Iraqi National Security Advisor (NSA) Dr. Mowaffaq Rubaie issued invitation letters to Australia, El Salvador, Estonia and Romania, thanking them for their "selfless sacrifices in assisting Iraq in establishing itself as a democracy" and inviting their continued support and [...]
2008-11-16 08:13:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR MOPS IZ ES RO AS EN
08BAGHDAD3794STATUS OF COALITION PARTNERS IN IRAQ; RECOMMENDED DEMARCHE FOR AUSTRALIA
[...] (S) This is an action request, see paragraph 11. 2. (S) Summary: As the GOI moves beyond the process of gaining agreement for the U.S.-Iraq Security Agreement, it is focusing on the terms for the continued presence of four Coalition partners (Australia, Romania, El Salvador and Estonia) be [...]
2008-12-03 15:47:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPREL PGOV MARR MOPS IZ ES RO AS EN
08BELMOPAN223 BELIZE DEMARCHE DELIVERED: PRISONERS OF CONSCIENCE
[...] No summary [...]
2008-04-25 17:48:00Embassy BelmopanUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ES EUN PHUM BH
08BUCHAREST1009(C) MFA SECRETARY OF STATE BUGA -- SOMETHING IN 24
[...] (C) Romania,s MFA Secretary of State Iulian Buga (accompanied by Director General Legal Affairs Cosmin Dinescu) asked for an urgent meeting today with Charg to discuss the critical time constraints for permitting Romania to maintain its troops in Iraq. Buga noted that National Security Adviso [...]
2008-12-23 15:49:00Embassy BucharestCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS IZ RO UK AS EN ES
08BUCHAREST986IRAQI CONTINUED PRESENCE LEGISLATION IS
[...] (C) In a blunt conservation with POLMILOFF, MFA Director General Anca Mantulescu on 12/17 expressed extreme frustration with the lack of support from the U.S. regarding helping Romania to meet conditions that would continue its force presence in Iraq. When POLMILOFF asked whether the MFA had [...]
2008-12-17 12:23:00Embassy BucharestCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS IZ RO ES AS EN UK
08CANBERRA1231GOA REPLY TO DEMARCHE ON WAY FORWARD WITH IRAQ
[...] (S) The Australian government, while pessimistic about achieving a legally binding SOFA with Iraq, is actively exploring options for the continued employment of imbedded Australian Defence Force (ADF) personnel serving in MNF-I, particularly those whose missions keep them within the confines [...]
2008-12-05 07:56:00Embassy CanberraSECRETPREL PGOV MARR MOPS IZ ES RO AS EN
08CANBERRA1258SOFA UNLIKELY FOR AUSTRALIA THIS YEAR
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY It is highly unlikely that Australia will negotiate a SOFA with the Iraqi government before the end of the year. The Australian Department of Defence (ADOD) is developing an alternative plan where personnel who work at the Australian Embassy or Camp Victory will remain in place [...]
2008-12-11 06:04:00Embassy CanberraSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV MARR MOPS AS IZ ES EN RO
08CANBERRA1292AUSTRALIA AWAITING SOFA DEVELOPMENTS
[...] (C) Poloff delivered information from reftel to the director of the Iraq section at the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Lloyd Broderick, on December 18. Broderick said Australia is awaiting developments. One issue that is repeatedly raised by the Australian negotiating team in Baghda [...]
2008-12-18 06:28:00Embassy CanberraCONFIDENTIALAS EN ES IZ MARR MOPS PGOV PREL UK RO NATO
08GUATEMALA243RURAL PROTESTS PRESENT CHALLENGES TO GOG
[...] SUMMARY: Violent protests in the largely Mayan indigenous Provinces of Solola and Izabal in late February focused public attention on the difficulties the Colom government is having with fulfilling campaign promises to provide law and order to its largely rural indigenous electorate. END SUMM [...]
2008-02-27 20:04:00Embassy GuatemalaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KCRM KJUS ASEC PTER SNAR ES GT
08GUATEMALA821GUATEMALAN MINISTER OF GOVERNMENT DIES IN
[...] (U) On June 27, Minister of Government Carlos Vinicio Gomez Ruiz, along with Vice Minister of Government Edgar Hernandez Umana and two pilots, died in a helicopter crash. The four men were returning from a ceremony in the department of Peten when their helicopter crashed in a remote and mounta [...]
2008-07-01 23:19:00Embassy GuatemalaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KCRM KJUS ASEC SNAR ES GT
08GUATEMALA890PARLACEN MURDER UPDATE: 13 GANG MEMBERS ACQUITTED
[...] (SBU) On July 10, a three-judge panel acquitted 13 gang members of charges relating to the February 2007 murder of four Guatemalan police officers accused of killing three El Salvadoran representatives to the Central American Parliament (PARLACEN) and their driver (reftel). The police officers [...]
2008-07-14 22:23:00Embassy GuatemalaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM SNAR PGOV PHUM KJUS ASEC ES GT
08GUATEMALA906PARLACEN MURDER SUSPECT SMEARS NAS EMPLOYEE WITH
[...] (SBU) On July 15 Mayor of San Jose Acatempa Carlos Enrique Castillo delivered to prosecutors fabricated recordings in which a speaker purporting to be Embassy NAS employee Ray Campos gives police instructions to intercept and detain the three Salvadoran PARLACEN deputies who were murdered Feb [...]
2008-07-16 21:22:00Embassy GuatemalaCONFIDENTIALSNAR ASEC PINR ES GT
08LAPAZ612GLOBAL MICROFINANCE PARTNERSHIPS: BOLIVIA/OPIC
[...] Embassy La Paz supports the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) initiative to support microfinance institutions in Latin America. The three Bolivian microfinance institutions (Crecer, Diaconia, and Pro Mujer Bolivia) are non-profit, non-regulated NGOs that are authorized to provid [...]
2008-03-17 21:58:00Embassy La PazUNCLASSIFIEDEINV BL ECIN ES GT HO MX NU PE
08PANAMA328PANAMA: CLOSE TO CENTAM DEAL ON KOSOVO RECOGNITION
[...] (C) "I think that we are close to a deal on joint recognition of Kosovo," First VP and FM Samuel Lewis told Ambassador on April 25 in response to reftel demarche. Except for Nicaragua, which was unlikely to recognize, and Costa Rica, which already had, Lewis acknowledged that El Salvador, Hond [...]
2008-04-25 15:20:00Embassy PanamaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UNMIK YI EU ES CO EC PM
08SANSALVADOR1005EL SALVADOR: NATIONAL CIVILIAN POLICE DIRECTOR
[...] (U) Summary: National Civilian Police (PNC) Director Francisco Rovira resigned on Saturday, August 23, in the wake of media stories alleging abuse of authority and irregularities on the part of political appointees Rovira brought into the PNC. Deputy Director Jose Luis Tobar Prieto was named [...]
2008-08-26 17:58:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALES PGOV PREL
08SANSALVADOR1007DESIGNATION OF ADDITIONAL IRANIAN ENTITIES
[...] No summary [...]
2008-08-26 20:35:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDPARM KNNP MNUC PREL IR GM ES
08SANSALVADOR1008GOES REQUESTS SUPPORT FOR CANDIDACY
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 2. 2. (U) Post received August 15 a diplomatic note from the GOES soliciting our support for El Salvador's candidacy to the Commission on the Legal and Social Condition of Women for the 2010 ) 2014 term in the election that will take plac [...]
2008-08-26 20:36:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV UN ES
08SANSALVADOR101NATIONAL CIVILIAN POLICE DIRECTOR RESIGNS TO RUN
[...] (C) Summary: Rodrigo Avila, the highly-respected Director of the National Civilian Police (PNC),on January 25 announced his resignation from the PNC and his subsequent intention to seek the ARENA party Presidential nomination in the March 2009 elections. While Avila's decision to throw his h [...]
2008-01-30 15:22:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALES PREL
08SANSALVADOR1024EL SALVADOR: AGAINST RUSSIA'S INVASION OF GEORGIA
[...] (C) DCM and Poloff met with Vice Minister of Foreign Relations Eduardo Calix and MFA Director General of Foreign Policy Werner Romero on August 27 to deliver reftel points regarding developments in Georgia. Calix said El Salvador opposed Russia's invasion, and that Russia must respect the ter [...]
2008-08-28 20:50:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ES
08SANSALVADOR1029EL SALVADOR: PRISON REFORM AND GANG INTELLIGENCE
[...] (U) Summary: El Salvador hosted the first Regional "Gangs in Prison" Conference in San Salvador, August 18-20. The conference, which drew attendees from El Salvador, Honduras, and Guatemala, established a dialogue on management of prison gangs in Central America. Following the conference, Ne [...]
2008-08-28 21:34:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDES KCRM PGOV PREL
08SANSALVADOR1037FMLN CANDIDATE FUNES ON WIRETAPS, PARTISANSHIP,
[...] (C) Summary: FMLN Presidential Candidate Mauricio Funes told us August 26 the FMLN supported in principle legislation to legalize wiretapping for law enforcement, but could not support the constitutional amendment currently before the Assembly. He had waffled on this in public earlier in the [...]
2008-08-29 18:58:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ES
08SANSALVADOR1038FRIENDS OF MAURICIO REPORT HARASSMENT, FEAR
[...] (C) Summary: Representatives of the Friends of Mauricio group supporting (left-wing) FMLN presidential candidate Mauricio Funes alleged to Pol and Econ Counselors August 27 they were experiencing harassment and feared it would intensify as the March election approaches. They claimed they coul [...]
2008-08-29 18:58:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ASEC ES
08SANSALVADOR1040EL SALVADOR: AWAITS ICJ KOSOVO DECISION
[...] No summary [...]
2008-08-29 20:35:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL UN UNGA KV ES
08SANSALVADOR1045ARENA: EL SALVADOR'S RIGHT FACES UNCERTAIN
[...] (C) Summary: The Nationalist Republican Alliance Party (ARENA),the dominant Salvadoran political party, has evolved from its hard right origins and positioned itself as the standard bearer for pro-business policies, middle class values, and law and order. Since the 1992 signing of the Peace [...]
2008-09-02 19:28:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ES
08SANSALVADOR1051U.S. FIRMS PROTEST NEW TELECOM TAX
[...] (U) SUMMARY. U.S. phone companies are contesting a four-cent-per-minute tax on incoming international phone calls to El Salvador. The measure aims to raise $80 million per year in revenues to help pay for transportation and energy subsidies. The tax was quickly amended to change the method fo [...]
2008-09-03 19:28:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ECPS ITU ES
08SANSALVADOR1053EL SALVADOR: SEPTEMBER 24 LEADERS' MEETING ON TRADE AND
[...] No summary [...]
2008-09-03 22:00:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON PREL ES
08SANSALVADOR1066EL SALVADOR: TPS ANNOUNCEMENT ROLLOUT
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4. 2. (C) Elmer Charlaix, Private Secretary to Salvadoran President Tony Saca, told the Ambassador September 5 the President was concerned and perplexed at USG handling of Temporary Protective Status (TPS) extension for El Salvador. Speci [...]
2008-09-08 21:44:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ES
08SANSALVADOR1069GOES RESPONDS FAVORABLY TO USG UNGA POSITIONS
[...] (C) Summary: MFA officials responsible for multilateral affairs told us September 5 that El Salvador supports USG positions on all reftel UNGA issues. They undertook to share our concerns with the Salvadoran Mission to the UN in order to coordinate effectively in New York during the UNGA Third [...]
2008-09-09 17:22:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL UN ES
08SANSALVADOR1074EL SALVADOR: ILEA JOINT COMMITTEE MEETING READOUT
[...] (U) Summary: Embassy San Salvador convened a quarterly meeting of the International Law Enforcement Academy (ILEA) Joint Committee on August 29, 2008. Highlights of the meeting included unveiling of an ambitious 2009 ILEA training syllabus, as well as an update on the construction of the new [...]
2008-09-11 17:39:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDES KCRM PGOV PREL
08SANSALVADOR1077GOES CONFIRMS FM ARGUETA WILL ATTEND WOMEN
[...] (U) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has confirmed that Foreign Minister Marisol Argueta de Barillas will attend the Women Leaders' Working Group on the margins of the 2008 UN General Assembly on September 25 at 8:00 AM. 2. Post provides the following information requested by reftels: Tit [...]
2008-09-16 22:09:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDUN PGOV ES
08SANSALVADOR1079EL SALVADOR: COMMUNIQUE FOR SEPTEMBER 24 GROWTH AND
[...] No summary [...]
2008-09-16 22:10:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON PREL ES
08SANSALVADOR1080GOES REQUESTS SUPPORT FOR CANDIDACY OF ELIZABETH
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 2. 2. (U) Post received a diplomatic note from the GOES dated August 27 soliciting our support for the candidacy of jurist Ana Elizabeth Villalta Vizcarra to the Inter-American Juridical Committee of the OAS, whose election will take pla [...]
2008-09-17 15:05:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV ES
08SANSALVADOR1083EL SALVADOR APPROVES DATA EXCLUSIVITY REGULATIONS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. El Salvador has passed long-awaited regulations on data protection and data exclusivity, one of their last major outstanding CAFTA-DR commitments. According to a leading intellectual property lawyer, the regulations were an important step forward for intellectual property, final [...]
2008-09-18 20:15:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD EINV KIPR ES
08SANSALVADOR1084SALVADORAN BANKING SECTOR PREPARED FOR "NORMAL CATASTROPHE"
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. According to Carlos Caceres, Executive Director of the Salvadoran Banking Association (ABANSA),the Salvadoran banking sector anticipates a 7% drop in deposits preceding the 2009 elections, comparable to the drop before the 2005 Presidential election. The banking sector is prep [...]
2008-09-18 20:15:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD EINV ES
08SANSALVADOR1088ARENA PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE CONFIDENT; INDICATES MORE AGGRESSIVE CAMPAIGN IN THE MAKING
[...] (C) Summary: Although he is still behind in the latest opinion polls, conservative, pro-U.S. ARENA Presidential candidate Rodrigo Avila is confident that he will be able to convince the Salvadoran electorate that backing the left-wing FMLN is a dangerous leap into the unknown. Avila indicates [...]
2008-09-18 23:16:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALES PGOV PREL
08SANSALVADOR1089EMBASSY SAN SALVADOR CONVENES MERIDA INITIATIVE
[...] (U) The DCM convened the first mission-wide Merida Initiative Working Group meeting on September 17. The group includes senior-level representatives from the FBI, DOJ, DEA, DHS/ICE, USAID, MILGROUP, ILEA San Salvador, RSO, and PA, as well as the INL Country Director and the INL Regional Gang [...]
2008-09-18 23:20:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDES KCRM PGOV PREL
08SANSALVADOR1092GOES RESPONDS FAVORABLY TO CD GOALS
[...] No summary [...]
2008-09-19 17:29:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKDEM PGOV PHUM PREL UNGA ES
08SANSALVADOR1095AMBASSADOR DELIVERS NATIONAL DAY MESSAGE TO
[...] No summary [...]
2008-09-19 22:27:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDPREL OPDC ES
08SANSALVADOR1102SALVADORAN MFA ON USG VS. BOLIVIA/VENEZUELA
[...] (C) Acting MFA Director General for Foreign Policy Nelson Amaya told PolCouns September 22 that while the GOES was surprised when Bolivian President Morales expelled our Ambassador, it was not surprised when Venezuelan President Chavez followed suit. He said the GOES believes the charges leve [...]
2008-09-22 22:52:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL BL VZ ES
08SANSALVADOR1103EL SALVADOR OPPOSES IRAN/SYRIA IAEA CANDIDACIES;
[...] (C) Summary: El Salvador supports our efforts to prevent Iran and Syria from winning a seat on the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Board of Governors, but its voting rights in that agency remain suspended because its dues are in arrears. The Salvadorans raised concerns about Russia' [...]
2008-09-23 13:49:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL IAEA PARM MNUC KV ES
08SANSALVADOR1112EL SALVADOR ECONOMIC UPDATE
[...] According to the economic cabinet's mid-year report to the President, El Salvador's first quarter Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew at 4.2%, but the annual growth projection has been cut to 4%. Through June, the annual inflation rate reached a record 12-year high of 9.6%. During the first half [...]
2008-09-23 19:47:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD EINV ES
08SANSALVADOR1133COUNTRY TEAM ASSESSMENT OF SALVADORAN ELECTORAL
[...] (C) Summary: In response to reftel, Embassy San Salvador Country Team assesses that the issues influencing voters are primarily, but not exclusively, economic. Public security and justice issues remain important. There are a number of ongoing programs that offer us the ability to make a high [...]
2008-09-26 16:08:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ES
08SANSALVADOR1139FMLN VP CANDIDATE SANCHEZ CEREN: HARD-LINER'S SOFT
[...] (C) Summary: FMLN VP candidate Salvador Sanchez Ceren told us the (left-wing) FMLN would, if they win the March 2009 elections, reprioritize domestic spending to social needs like health and education, would maintain CAFTA-DR, and not toy with the dollarized Salvadoran economy at the beginning [...]
2008-09-26 22:09:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ES
08SANSALVADOR1140ELECTRICITY SECTOR LIQUIDITY CRISIS DRAGS ON
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Electricity companies are continuing to warn of potential blackouts if the GOES fails to find a durable solution to address liquidity problems caused by unpaid energy subsidies. U.S.-owned electricity distributor AES asked the GOES to pay $12.3 million by September 22 and $19 m [...]
2008-09-26 22:15:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EPET ENRG EINV ES
08SANSALVADOR1142EL SALVADOR SUPPORTS SIDIBE TO LEAD UNAIDS
[...] No summary [...]
2008-09-29 14:34:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PREL TBIO WHO ES
08SANSALVADOR1154REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN
[...] This cable contains an action request. Please see paragraph two. 2. Post requests Department review of the human rights records of the following Salvadoran National Civilian Police (PNC) personnel slated to participate in the "Personal and Facility Security Course" at ILEA San Salvador, No [...]
2008-10-02 17:23:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDES KJUS PHUM PINR
08SANSALVADOR1157EL SALVADOR RESPONDS FAVORABLY TO DRAFT RESOLUTION
[...] No summary [...]
2008-10-03 21:23:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM CDG PREL UNGA ES
08SANSALVADOR1158EL SALVADOR'S 2009 ELECTIONS: THE NUTS AND BOLTS
[...] (SBU) Summary: On January 18, 2009, El Salvador will hold elections for its 84 Legislative Assembly seats, 20 Central American Parliament (PARLACEN) deputies, and 262 municipalities (262 mayors, each with its corresponding municipal council, the size of which varies by population). Presidentia [...]
2008-10-03 21:42:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ES
08SANSALVADOR1164SPEAKER REQUEST: TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP)
[...] No summary [...]
2008-10-06 22:40:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDES KPAO OEXC OIIP PGOV
08SANSALVADOR1167DAS MADISON'S VISIT TO EL SALVADOR
[...] (C) Summary: During a September 28-October 1 visit to San Salvador, Deputy Assistant Secretary (DAS) Madison engaged key politicos from the left-leaning FMLN and the conservative, pro-U.S. ARENA parties on the upcoming elections, and discussed with GOES officials the prospects for extending t [...]
2008-10-08 19:07:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ES
08SANSALVADOR1170COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR AMBASSADOR STEPHEN G.
[...] No summary [...]
2008-10-08 20:51:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT OTRA GT ES
08SANSALVADOR1180EL SALVADOR: RIVAS ZAMORA WILL BE PDC PRESIDENTIAL
[...] (C) Summary: Carlos Rivas Zamora, former (left-wing) FMLN Mayor of San Salvador, was named as the (center-right, pro-U.S.) Christian Democrat Party (PDC) candidate for president October 8. His platform will center on a decentralization of the Salvadoran state. His candidacy aims to force a s [...]
2008-10-14 16:32:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ES
08SANSALVADOR1181GOES WILL CONSIDER UNSCR 1835
[...] No summary [...]
2008-10-14 16:32:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP IR MNUC PARM ES
08SANSALVADOR1182GOES FAVORS DRAFT RESOLUTION ON COMPLIANCE WITH
[...] No summary [...]
2008-10-14 16:32:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM CDG PREL UNGA ES
08SANSALVADOR1183GOES SUGGESTS MULTILATERAL RELIEF EFFORTS FOR CUBA
[...] No summary [...]
2008-10-14 16:32:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PREL CU ES
08SANSALVADOR1187ARENA TABS ZABLAH AS VP TO VIE FOR CENTER VOTE
[...] (C) Summary: The (center-right, pro-U.S.) ARENA party named Arturo Zablah as its candidate for Vice President, to run alongside Rodrigo Avila in the March 15, 2009 election. Zablah is an independent businessman who served as Minister of Economy (1989-1993) under President Cristiani. Press spe [...]
2008-10-15 22:21:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ES
08SANSALVADOR1188DELIVERED NPT NON-PAPER; GOES SUPPORTS WORKSHOP
[...] No summary [...]
2008-10-15 23:05:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEG ENRG IS KNNP MNUC PARM PREL NPT IAEA ES
08SANSALVADOR1190FOREIGN MINISTER ARGUETA ON UNGA VOTING DIFFERENCES
[...] No summary [...]
2008-10-16 20:36:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALPREL UNGA ES UN KV
08SANSALVADOR1195DAS MADISON'S VISIT TO EL SALVADOR
[...] (C) Summary: During a September 28-October 1 visit to San Salvador, Deputy Assistant Secretary (DAS) Madison engaged key politicos from the FMLN and the ARENA parties on the upcoming elections, and discussed with GOES officials the prospects for extending the Comalapa Cooperative Security L [...]
2008-10-16 22:55:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ES
08SANSALVADOR12Salvadoran Legislative Assembly Authorizes Tenth Contingent
[...] (U) Summary: Based on United Nations Security Council Resolution 1790, the Salvadoran Legislative Assembly voted to extend authorization for Salvadoran troops to remain in Iraq. The authorization was extended until June 2009 in an attempt to keep the Iraq deployment from coming up for reauthori [...]
2008-01-04 22:26:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDMARR PGOV PINS PREL ES
08SANSALVADOR1201PCN PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE SEES OPPORTUNITY TO WIN
[...] (C) Summary: The National Concilitation Party (PCN) announced Tomas Chevez as its presidential candidate on August 31. Chevez believes his religious affiliation and experience make a first round win possible. End Summary. 2. (C) Poloffs met with PCN President Ciro Cruz Zepeda, PCN Preside [...]
2008-10-20 15:43:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALPGOV ES
08SANSALVADOR1209HIGH GOES EXPECTATIONS FOR IBERO-AMERICAN SUMMIT
[...] (SBU) Summary: El Salvador will host the 2008 Ibero-American Summit October 29-31. All 21 participating countries, except Uruguay, have confirmed their attendance. The theme of the conference will be "Youth and Development" and the GOES expects the summit to produce a consensus declaration a [...]
2008-10-21 21:57:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL AORC ES
08SANSALVADOR1210GOES REQUESTS SUPPORT FOR CANDIDACY TO
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 2. 2. (U) Post received a diplomatic note from the GOES dated October 13 soliciting our support for the candidacy of Mr. Juan Ramon Menjivar to Assessment Committee of Financial Planning and Evaluation of the Pan-American Institute of Ge [...]
2008-10-22 17:20:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL OARC ES
08SANSALVADOR1214VENEZUELAN EMBASSY REQUESTS AVILA STOP CRITICIZING
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Venezuelan Charge recently requested that (pro-U.S., center-right) ARENA presidential candidate Rodrigo Avila stop criticizing Chavez and the Venezuelan regime as part of his campaign efforts. The BRV has taken an active interest in the upcoming elections. The request is n [...]
2008-10-24 17:46:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV ES VZ
08SANSALVADOR12152008 WHA CONFERENCE PROVIDES ENTRY LEVEL
[...] Summary: Embassy San Salvador hosted the 2008 WHA Entry Level Professionals Conference from October 8-10. Speakers led discussions on creative approaches toward diplomacy, the importance of focusing on democratic governments and free trade despite vocal opposition in the region, and the future [...]
2008-10-24 17:47:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT ES
08SANSALVADOR1228EL SALVADOR EXPERIENCING DIFFICULTIES ISSUING SHORT-TERM
[...] Because of international financial problems and domestic political uncertainty, the Government of El Salvador (GOES) has been having trouble issuing short-term debt, known as "Letes," which in turn is causing difficulties in complying with its financial obligations. Both banks and foreign inve [...]
2008-10-28 21:57:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ECON ETRD EINV ES
08SANSALVADOR1230CHAVEZ TO MISS IBERO-AMERICAN SUMMIT; CITES
[...] (SBU) Summary: Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez announced October 25 that he will not attend Ibero-American Summit because El Salvador could not guarantee his safety. President Saca publicly discounted Chavez,s claims saying that he had guaranteed the safety of all attendees. Saca said Chave [...]
2008-10-29 14:19:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV ES VZ
08SANSALVADOR1233GOES NOTIFIED OF US CANDIDACY FOR CIM
[...] No summary [...]
2008-10-29 22:12:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV AORC ES
08SANSALVADOR1238EL SALVADOR FACING SERIOUS FISCAL, LIQUIDITY
[...] (C) SUMMARY. El Salvador faces a short-term fiscal and liquidity crisis, caused by the costs of untargeted subsidies and an inability to place short-term government debt. Approximately $450 million in short-term debt will come due before the end of the Saca Administration on May 31. Banks an [...]
2008-10-30 17:24:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALEFIN ECON PGOV ES
08SANSALVADOR1240EL SALVADOR: CREDIT UNIONS AND WORKERS BANKS READY TO FACE
[...] SUMMARY. The Federation of Workers Credit Unions and Workers Banks (Fedecredito),which represents 48 credit unions and 7 workers banks, describes itself as well-prepared for the current international financial crisis and for domestic instability. They plan to increase their 35% reserves requ [...]
2008-10-30 19:07:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ECON ETRD EINV ES
08SANSALVADOR1241EL SALVADOR'S FINANCIAL/LIQUIDITY CRISIS: THOUGHTS
[...] (C) El Salvador faces a serious short-term financial and liquidity crisis, driven by the cost of government subsidies, domestic political uncertainty, and the international financial crisis (reftel A). In the short-run, the Government of El Salvador (GOES) may be able, with assistance from th [...]
2008-10-30 20:42:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALEFIN ECON PGOV ES
08SANSALVADOR1243EL SALVADOR'S NOMINATION FOR INTERNATIONAL WOMEN
[...] (U) Embassy San Salvador is pleased to nominate Carmen Cordova for the 2009 Secretary's award for international women of courage, per reftel. 2, (U) Nominee: Maria del Carmen Cordova Mejia 3. (SBU) Date of Birth: September 12, 1967 4. (U) Citizenship: Salvadoran 5. (U) Title and [...]
2008-10-31 15:39:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKWMN PREL KPAO PHUM ES
08SANSALVADOR1247SALVADORAN MOD WITHOUT REPLY ON IRAQ SOFA
[...] No summary [...]
2008-11-03 15:04:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALES PGOV PREL MOPS MARR
08SANSALVADOR1250AMB LEON: VP CANDIDATE ZABLAH TO BOOST TICKET
[...] (C) Summary: Rene Leon, Salvadoran Ambassador to the U.S. and platform coordinator for the Avila campaign told PolCouns October 30 that he believes that (center-right, pro-U.S.) ARENA presidential candidate Rodrigo Avila,s selection of former Minister of Economy Arturo Zablah as his vice presi [...]
2008-11-03 21:49:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ES
08SANSALVADOR1254EL SALVADOR: MCC FY09 SCORECARD DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2008-11-04 19:44:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON ETRD KMCA MCC PGOV PREL ES
08SANSALVADOR1257ELECTRICITY COMPANIES WORRY ABOUT POLITICAL
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Managers of El Salvador's four private electricity companies are contesting a GOES decree forcing distribution companies to restore subsidized rates without any GOES commitment to pay subsidies to the companies. They believe they are following the law by applying unsubsidized r [...]
2008-11-05 20:34:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALECON ENRG EPET EINV ES
08SANSALVADOR1261IBERO-AMERICAN SUMMIT CONCLUDES WITH LITTLE FANFARE
[...] (C) Summary: Ibero-American heads of state and government gathered in San Salvador October 29-31 for the eighteenth Ibero-American Summit. The intended focus of the session, youth and development issues, took a backseat to economic concerns. The summit culminated with the signing of the Decl [...]
2008-11-07 17:34:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ES
08SANSALVADOR1264GOES CONGRATULATES PRESIDENT-ELECT OBAMA
[...] The Government of El Salvador circulated a press release November 6 regarding President Elias Antonio "Tony" Saca's call to the Obama campaign. Saca congratulated the campaign and instructed Salvadoran Foreign Minister Marisol Argueta to coordinate a call with the President-elect. 2. Text [...]
2008-11-10 14:40:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV ES
08SANSALVADOR1265FORMER BANKING ASSOCIATION DIRECTOR FORECASTS DIFFICULT
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Former banking association director Claudio De Rosa expressed confidence in the banking sector but forecasted a long and difficult two years ahead for the Salvadorian economy. He encouraged the government and Central Bank to seek contingency credit from the International Moneta [...]
2008-11-10 15:27:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON ETRD EINV ES
08SANSALVADOR1276VP CANDIDATE ZABLAH SEES PROBLEMS IN EL SALVADOR'S
[...] (C) Summary: Arturo Zablah, VP nominee for (center-right, pro-U.S.) ARENA, told us November 3 he fully supported CAFTA-DR, though he would do more to take advantage of the trade agreement. He lamented the restrictions placed on the Salvadoran economy by dollarization and privatization (going [...]
2008-11-10 21:32:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ES
08SANSALVADOR128FMLN TAP PETROCARIBE
[...] (SBU SUMMARY: As part of a so-called pilot project, six FMLN mayors began in December to import Venezuelan diesel through Nicaragua for distribution at below market prices. The joint venture with Venezuela's PDVSA is currently importing small volumes of diesel, but intends to break ground in F [...]
2008-02-01 17:30:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALENRG EPET ES PGOV PREL
08SANSALVADOR1290GOES WILL VOTE AGAINST NO-ACTION MOTIONS
[...] (C) Poloffs met with Ambassador Carlos Adrian Velasco Novoa, MFA Multilateral Affairs Director, and Gustavo Argueta, MFA Multilateral Affairs Officer, November 12. Polcouns expressed thanks for Salvadoran opposition to no-action motions. Velasco and Argueta said El Salvador has formally decid [...]
2008-11-14 23:13:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM ES
08SANSALVADOR1297CONGRATULATORY LETTER FROM PRESIDENT SACA TO
[...] Post received the following congratulatory letter from President Elias Antonio "Tony" Saca to President-Elect Obama. Original scanned and sent to WHA/CEN. 2. Text follows. San Salvador, November 5, 2008 Mr. President-Elect: I have the honor to address Your Excellency on the occasi [...]
2008-11-18 22:28:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV ES
08SANSALVADOR1305OAS RELEASES ELECTORAL REFORM PLAN TOO LATE
[...] (U) Summary: The Organization for American States (OAS) released a technical plan to implement electoral reforms prior to the January and March 2009 elections; however, the plan is likely too late for real reform. End summary. 2. (U) The Organization for American States (OAS) released a te [...]
2008-11-21 22:47:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ES
08SANSALVADOR1309EL SALVADOR WILL NOT ACT AGAINST NICARAGUAN
[...] (C) Responding to the request for Salvadoran action regarding Nicaragua's elections, MFA Director General of Foreign Policy Werner Romero and Director General of Central American Relations Jorge Alberto Umana Garcia told us November 20 that El Salvador would not get involved. Umana said he di [...]
2008-11-24 22:09:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL NU ES
08SANSALVADOR1310EL SALVADOR NONCOMMITTAL ON ANTI-ISRAEL UNGA
[...] No summary [...]
2008-11-25 22:42:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALPREL UNGA IS PA LE SY ES
08SANSALVADOR1318FRIEND OF MAURICIO: FUNES, FMLN GROWING CLOSER
[...] (C) Summary: Gerardo Caceres, a "Friend of Mauricio," said the FMLN's choice of an outsider presidential candidate had changed and moderated the party more than expected. He said Funes has developed strong relationships with senior party leadership and that initial FMLN suspicions of the Frien [...]
2008-11-26 21:53:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ES
08SANSALVADOR1331YOUR VISIT TO EL SALVADOR
[...] (SBU) I'm delighted that you'll be visiting El Salvador. Your presence here will reinforce the importance the U.S. places on maintaining a close, cooperative bilateral relationship with El Salvador. Your visit will also offer a boost to our efforts to address the nation's most pressing proble [...]
2008-12-03 14:45:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KJUS ES
08SANSALVADOR1332EL SALVADOR UNSURE HOW TO PAY DECEMBER SHORT-TERM
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Ministry of Finance is unsure how to pay $80 million in short-term government debt on December 15. The Ministry had planned on $200 million in funds from the Central American Bank for Economic Integration (CABEI),but was informed in late November that CABEI could only provi [...]
2008-12-03 15:14:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN PGOV ECON ES
08SANSALVADOR1333PORT DEVELOPMENT DELAYED AS CONSTRUCTION OF LA UNION PORT NEARS COMPLETION
[...] No summary [...]
2008-12-03 15:38:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINV ES EWWT
08SANSALVADOR1335EL SALVADOR: MERIDA WORKING GROUP IMPLEMENTATION
[...] Shortly after receiving the draft Merida Initiative Letter of Agreement (LOA) from INL Washington, the San Salvador Merida Working Group convened December 3 to formalize an implementation strategy and to identify the next steps necessary for realizing Merida Initiative objectives. The DCM-cha [...]
2008-12-04 16:04:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDASEC ES KCRM PGOV PREL
08SANSALVADOR1338DEMARCHE REQUEST: IMPLEMENTATION OF AMENDED LACEY
[...] No summary [...]
2008-12-05 16:54:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDSENV EAID EAGR ETRD EINV BTIO ES
08SANSALVADOR1353UNDER PRESSURE: CREDIT AND THE GOES
[...] (C) Summary. While the banking sector is prepared for even a major bank run, it cannot insulate itself completely as a recent rumor involving Citibank has shown. El Salvador is also feeling the effects of the worldwide credit crunch. GOES missteps and populist measures are not helping the s [...]
2008-12-09 17:04:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALEFIN ECON PGOV ES
08SANSALVADOR1364GOES LIQUIDITY PROBLEMS, LOANS AND CREDIT LINES
[...] (C) SUMMARY. El Salvador's fiscal and liquidity problems continue, despite Government of El Salvador (GOES) negotiations with various international financial institutions. The private banking sector remains liquid and prepared for massive post-electoral capital flight, though the threat of b [...]
2008-12-12 14:20:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALEFIN PGOV ECON ES
08SANSALVADOR1368 EL SALVADOR ELECTION UPDATE: DECEMBER 12
[...] Summary: This message is an update regarding the Salvadoran municipal and legislative elections scheduled for January 18, and the presidential elections scheduled for March 15. This report includes additional information on the test of the electoral results reporting system, results of two lat [...]
2008-12-15 18:04:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KPLS KDEM ES
08SANSALVADOR1372EL SALVADOR: 2008 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM
[...] El Salvador Country report on terrorism submitted in compliance with reftel. 2. Begin text. In 2008 the government of El Salvador cooperated closely with the United States on counterterrorism efforts, and took active steps to protect U.S. interests and citizens from terrorist attacks. [...]
2008-12-16 23:03:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDASEC ES PTER
08SANSALVADOR1373SALVADORANS DISCUSS CRISTIANI CASE IN MADRID
[...] (C) Summary: Senior political figures from left and right in El Salvador traveled to Madrid in early December to discuss with the GOS the suit against former President Cristiani regarding the 1989 murder of six Jesuit priests. Deputy Prosecutor of the Spanish Audiencia Nacional Burgos Pavon su [...]
2008-12-16 23:05:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ES SP
08SANSALVADOR1382FOMILENIO APPOINTS NEW PERMANENT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
[...] (SBU) Summary. The FOMILENIO Board of Directors December 10 selected interim Executive Director Jose Angel Quiros as the new permanent Executive Director for the Salvadoran Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) Compact implementing organization. Quiros has broad experience in road constructi [...]
2008-12-18 20:26:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKMCA EAID ECON ES
08SANSALVADOR1386FOMILENIO APPOINTS NEW PERMANENT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
[...] (SBU) Summary. The FOMILENIO Board of Directors December 10 selected interim Executive Director Jose Angel Quiros as the new permanent Executive Director for the Salvadoran Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) Compact implementing entity. Quiros has broad experience in road construction an [...]
2008-12-19 17:04:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKMCA EAID ECON ES
08SANSALVADOR1387EL SALVADOR ASSESSING U.S. PROPOSAL ON UN
[...] No summary [...]
2008-12-19 18:03:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAMGT AORC APER PREL UNGA ES
08SANSALVADOR1389EL SALVADOR HAS NO OPINION YET ON UNESCO DG
[...] No summary [...]
2008-12-19 20:26:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALPREL UNESCO ES
08SANSALVADOR1392NATIONAL ASSEMBLY APPROVES IDB LOAN
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. El Salvador's National Assembly approved on December 18 a $500 million Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) loan, the country's first new international debt since the March 2006 legislative elections. Separately, the IDB approved a $400 million credit line to the Central Bank, [...]
2008-12-19 21:20:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN PGOV PREL IDB ES
08SANSALVADOR1393WHA/EPSC'S ROONEY HEARS SALVADORAN PRIVATE SECTOR CONCERNS
[...] No summary [...]
2008-12-19 21:33:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN ES ETRD PGOV
08SANSALVADOR1394BANKS AGREE TO ROLLOVER GOES DEBT FOR ONE MORE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Private banks, including Citibank and Banco Agricola, agreed to rollover the Government of El Salvador's (GOES) December short-term debt for one month, preventing a potential government default. While the banks are unwilling to rollover debt past the January legislative electi [...]
2008-12-19 22:10:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN PGOV ECON ES
08SANSALVADOR1395GOES COUNTERPROPOSAL FOR EXTENSION OF CSL COMALAPA
[...] (U) This is an action request; see paragraph 2 below. 2. (U) Post received December 17 the following counterproposal regarding the extension of the agreement governing use of the Cooperative Security Location at Comalapa via diplomatic note (see paragraph 5). This counterproposal is the Sa [...]
2008-12-19 22:29:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL MARR MOPS SNAR ES
08SANSALVADOR1396HHS LETTER ON US WHO CANDIDACY DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2008-12-19 22:29:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PREL TBIO WHO ES
08SANSALVADOR1397EL SALVADOR READY TO SIGN MERIDA INITIATIVE LETTER
[...] (U) This is an action message; see para. six below. 2. (U) On December 18, DCM and Embassy San Salvador Law Enforcement Committee presented the Merida Initiative draft Letter of Agreement (LOA) to the Salvadoran government. The Salvadorans, represented by the Minister of Public Security an [...]
2008-12-22 15:37:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALES KCRM PGOV PREL
08SANSALVADOR1398EVANGELICAL UNHAPPINESS WITH ARENA COULD IMPACT
[...] (U) Summary: President of the Salvadoran National Commission of Pastors and Leaders (CONAPAL),Romel Guardon, expressed his displeasure with President Elias Antonio "Tony" Saca and ARENA Presidential Candidate Rodrigo Avila December 2, but said that the group would wait until February to deci [...]
2008-12-22 15:52:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALES PGOV SCUL
08SANSALVADOR1400DESIGNATION OF IRANIAN ENTITIES DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2008-12-22 22:21:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KNNO EFIN PARM IR ES
08SANSALVADOR1402SALVADORANS WITHDRAWING FROM IRAQ
[...] (U) President Saca announced mid-day December 23 that the Salvadoran deployment to Iraq would end on December 31, based on the fact that UN Security Council Resolution 1790 would expire on that same day. Legislative approval of Salvadoran military participation, he said, was pegged to the UNSC Res [...]
2008-12-23 22:17:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALMARR PGOV PREL IZ ES
08SANSALVADOR1403ELECTRICITY SUBSIDIES EXTENDED FOR ONE MONTH
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The GOES agreed on December 18 to pay electric companies $15.7 million (covering one month of electricity subsidies) in order to maintain subsidized electricity rates through January 11, 2009. Again, state-owned generation company (CEL) had to pay the subsidy. Energy and subs [...]
2008-12-23 22:33:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ENRG EPET EINV ES
08SANSALVADOR147ARENA: FIVE CANDIDATES SURVIVE FIRST CUT
[...] (SBU) Summary: ARENA's executive board announced the names of five candidates who will continue in the party's competition to become ARENA's nominee for 2009 presidential elections. In a surprise to many observers, ARENA founding member Hugo Barrera was not among those moving on to the next p [...]
2008-02-05 19:36:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM ES
08SANSALVADOR148SALVADORAN ASSEMBLY RESCINDS PAY RAISE, BUT DEBATE
[...] (U) Summary: On January 31, the Salvadoran Legislative Assembly voted unanimously to rescind their 2008 pay increase (reftel) and to reinstate the 2007 pay schedule. It appears, however, that the controversy over salaries for government officials will continue since the media continues to repo [...]
2008-02-05 19:55:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALPGOV ES
08SANSALVADOR153EL SALVADOR: PRISON GANG INITIATIVE GAINS MOMENTUM
[...] (U) Summary: INL/CIVPOL assistance has notably improved security at the prison where El Salvador's most dangerous transnational street gang members are incarcerated, and fomented a renewed emphasis on professionalism within the leadership of the Salvadoran prison system. Given the successes a [...]
2008-02-05 22:37:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALES KCRM PREL
08SANSALVADOR182EL SALVADOR LEANS TOWARDS KOSOVO RECOGNITION, BUT
[...] (C) Summary: El Salvador will almost certainly recognize Kosovo's independence, but because of sensitivities concerning relations with Moscow, the GOES will not be among the first wave of countries to do so. End Summary. 2. (C) PolCouns delivered Ref (A) demarche to MFA officials February [...]
2008-02-14 15:35:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL UN UNMIK EU ES
08SANSALVADOR185WTO DEMARCHE - U.S./EC TAFT GOODS PROPOSAL
[...] (U) SUMMARY. Deputy Econ Counselor and European Union Head of Mission Wouter Wilton jointly delivered reftel demarche to Francisco Lima, El Salvador's Ambassador to the WTO, on February 13. Lima was accompanied by staff from the Ministry of Economy's CAFTA-DR office. Lima also raised El Salva [...]
2008-02-15 14:23:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON WTRO ES
08SANSALVADOR186EL SALVADOR CLOSE TO IMPLEMENTING DATA EXCLUSIVITY
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Nearly two years after ratifying CAFTA-DR, the Government of El Salvador is close to implementing "data exclusivity" intellectual property right regulations. The government has concluded its consultations, the Ministry of Health is finalizing the regulations for President Saca' [...]
2008-02-15 14:23:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD KIPR PREL ES
08SANSALVADOR187SALVADORAN BANKS "VOLUNTARILY" REDUCE CREDIT CARD
[...] (U) SUMMARY. ABANSA, the Salvadoran banking association, announced February 11 that Salvadoran banks had "voluntarily" lowered the maximum interest rate for credit cards from 49 percent to 39 percent. The announcement concluded nearly two months of intense negotiation between the banking sect [...]
2008-02-15 14:24:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN EINV ECON ES
08SANSALVADOR195CENTRAL AMERICAN COUNTRIES MAY RECOGNIZE KOSOVO
[...] No summary [...]
2008-02-19 22:16:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALES PREL UN UNMIK PGOV YI EU KV
08SANSALVADOR227DAS MCCAMPBELL VISIT TO EL SALVADOR, FEBRUARY 5-7,
[...] (U) Summary: Deputy Assistant Secretary for Counternarcotics Christy McCampbell's visit to El Salvador for the February 7 ILEA construction site dedication ceremony offered public reinforcement of U.S. commitment to democratic policing in the Americas, while at the same time providing an exce [...]
2008-02-22 16:54:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALES KCRM PGOV PREL
08SANSALVADOR229EL SALVADOR NOTIFIED OF SATELLITE ENGAGEMENT
[...] (SBU) On February 21, Poloff delivered reftel notification to Ambassador Guillermo Melendez, MFA Director General for Foreign Policy. Notification was accepted without comment. Post will pass on any substantive response received. GLAZER [...]
2008-02-22 22:30:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ES PARM TSPA NASA
08SANSALVADOR231(C) FM: EL SALVADOR AND OTHER CENTRAL AMERICAN
[...] No summary [...]
2008-02-25 22:21:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ES UN UNMIK YI EU KV GT HO
08SANSALVADOR235PANAMANIAN AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES REGIONAL ISSUES
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador Glazer met with Luis Enrique Torres, Panamanian Ambassador to El Salvador to exchange views on regional issues including foreign investment, elections, and public security. Ambassador Torres expressed his concern over possible violence in the upcoming 2009 Salvadoran el [...]
2008-02-26 21:50:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ES PM
08SANSALVADOR238ARENA: COENA NAMES THREE PRESIDENTIAL FINALISTS
[...] (C) Summary: Rodrigo Avila, Luis Mario Rodriguez and Ana Vilma de Escobar were named February 26 as the three finalists in the race to become ARENA's presidential candidate. There is unhappiness and worry in COENA, ARENA's executive board, over President Saca's heavy handed management of the [...]
2008-02-27 19:43:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM ES
08SANSALVADOR240EL SALVADOR DEMARCHE DELIVERED: OSLO PROCESS
[...] No summary [...]
2008-02-27 20:21:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDES PGOV NATO UN
08SANSALVADOR245SUCHITOTO CHARGES DROPPED...OR NOT
[...] (C) Summary: On February 19, a judge dismissed public disorder charges against 14 defendants who had originally been charged with terrorism in connection with a July 2007 demonstration that turned violent. The case has been a lightning rod for accusations by the opposition FMLN and US-based N [...]
2008-02-28 16:34:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ES PHUM KCRM
08SANSALVADOR247SCENESETTER: VISIT OF CODEL COSTELLO
[...] Embassy San Salvador welcomes you and your delegation to El Salvador. El Salvador is one of our strongest allies in the Western Hemisphere, and is a bedrock of economic and political stability in the region. Your visits to the Aeroman aircraft maintenance facility will highlight an expanding [...]
2008-02-28 22:18:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAIR MARR PREL ES
08SANSALVADOR248EL SALVADOR: CUBA DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2008-02-28 22:38:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL CU ES
08SANSALVADOR249EL SALVADOR: 2008 SPECIAL 301 INPUT
[...] SUMMARY. El Salvador continues to move forward on implementing its IPR commitments under CAFTA-DR, including data exclusivity regulations. The Government of El Salvador likewise continues to conduct successful enforcement actions against both distributors and producers of pirated material. Po [...]
2008-02-29 12:43:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD KIPR ES
08SANSALVADOR253VISIT TO COFFEE FARM REVEALS CHILD LABOR
[...] (U) Summary: On January 11, LabOff and three USAID Officers visited Los Cedros, a Salvadoran coffee plantation located 20 minutes outside San Salvador. The plantation has been certified for compliance with Rainforest Alliance's labor and environmental standards. While working conditions for [...]
2008-02-29 22:00:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDES PGOV ELAB
08SANSALVADOR256EL SALVADOR: DEMARCHE ON POSSIBLE UNSC ACTION ON
[...] No summary [...]
2008-03-03 17:14:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV ES SO UNSC UN PBTS KCRM IMO PREL
08SANSALVADOR26EL SALVADOR TO SUPPORT PROSPER CANDIDACY FOR CERD
[...] (SBU) During a January 9 conversation, Egriselda Gonzalez, Foreign Ministry Candidacies Desk Officer, confirmed to Poloff that El Salvador would support Ambassador Prosper's candidacy for the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. She added that a dipnote on the subject was [...]
2008-01-09 19:33:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ES PHUM UNGA
08SANSALVADOR260ZABLAH CANDIDACY AGAIN IN PLAY; WAITING ON FDR, PDC, AND CD
[...] (C) Summary: FDR, CD, and PDC are again discussing seriously an across-the-board alliance to compete in municipal, legislative, and presidential elections in early 2009. Arturo Zablah would be the coalition's presidential candidate. An agreement could be reached as early as March 5. End S [...]
2008-03-03 22:02:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ES
08SANSALVADOR263ZABLAH STILL READY TO RUN; WAITING ON CD, FDR AND
[...] (C) Summary: Arturo Zablah told PolCouns a coalition between CD, PDC, and FDR could be formed as soon as March 5. Assuming an agreement is reached, Zablah would announce his candidacy for president with the backing of the coalition and would seek an outsider as his running mate. He said his o [...]
2008-03-04 18:49:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ES
08SANSALVADOR264DEMARCHE ON USG PRIORITIES FOR UNCND DELIVERED
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (U) Poloff delivered reftel points to Jose Roberto Trabanino, MFA Global Affairs Coordinator. Trabanino informed Poloff that the Salvadoran Ambassador in Vienna would be attending the meetings along with the Salvadoran National Ant [...]
2008-03-04 22:20:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ES SNAR AORC UN
08SANSALVADOR274DEMARCHE ON UNSCR 1803 DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2008-03-06 15:20:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ES UN KNNP MNUC PARM
08SANSALVADOR28YOUR VISIT TO EL SALVADOR
[...] (SBU) I'm delighted that you'll be visiting El Salvador. Your visit comes in a string of recent high-level visits, and your presence here will underline the importance of El Salvador's contribution to coalition efforts in Iraq. Also, it will offer a boost to our efforts to address the nation [...]
2008-01-09 21:30:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR OVIP ES
08SANSALVADOR29CORRECTED COPY: YOUR VISIT TO EL SALVADOR
[...] (U) The following is a corrected copy of SAN SALVADOR 00028 2. (SBU) I'm delighted that you'll be visiting El Salvador. Your visit comes in a string of recent high-level visits, and your presence here will underline the importance of El Salvador's contribution to coalition efforts in Iraq. [...]
2008-01-10 15:37:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR OVIP ES
08SANSALVADOR316EL SALVADOR: 2008 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT
[...] (U) The following is post's response to Reftel. The text directly tracks reftel Paragraph 27-30 and relevant subsections. 2. (SBU) Responses to checklist items follow. Note internal paragraph numbering. --------------------------------------------- --------- Paragraph 27 - Overview of ac [...]
2008-03-13 21:51:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG ES
08SANSALVADOR321WHA/CEN DIRECTOR FEELEY VISIT TO EL SALVADOR
[...] (U) SUMMARY: From March 4-7, WHA/CEN Director John Feeley visited El Salvador as part of a regional visit focused on the Merida Initiative. During the visit, Feeley attended the Ambassador's speech to the American Chamber of Commerce in El Salvador, discussed the Merida Initiative with Deputy F [...]
2008-03-14 19:58:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ES KDEM MX
08SANSALVADOR326ORGANIZATION AND OBJECTIVES OF EL SALVADOR'S NEW CAFTA-DR
[...] SUMMARY. The Government of El Salvador's new CAFTA-DR Office at the Ministry of Economy provides a dedicated staff to monitor CAFTA-DR issues, including implementation, follow-on agreements, and consistency with other trade agreements. The new office should help simplify our efforts to monitor [...]
2008-03-17 22:21:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDETRD EINV ECON ES
08SANSALVADOR33ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTORS CONTEST RATES CUTS
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Electricity distribution companies are contesting a decision by El Salvador's utility regulator to cut power distribution rates for the next five years. The companies have appealed to the Supreme Court and the GOES to reverse the decision to sharply reduce rates beginning on Janu [...]
2008-01-11 16:19:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALENRG EINV EPET ECON ES
08SANSALVADOR343NO SURPRISES AS AVILA WINS ARENA NOMINATION
[...] (U) SUMMARY: On March 15, the National Republican Alliance Party (ARENA) selected Rodrigo Avila as its presidential candidate for the 2009 election. Avila's selection had been widely anticipated, but his landslide win did little to mollify critics who claimed that the process was less than fa [...]
2008-03-18 22:37:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ES KDEM
08SANSALVADOR36ARENA LAUNCHES CANDIDATE SELECTION PROCESS
[...] (C) Summary: On January 7, ARENA responded to growing pressure to name a presidential candidate by announcing the selection process. The field of potential candidates has evolved rapidly with a number of well-known candidates, including Minister of Public Security Rene Figueroa and businessm [...]
2008-01-11 22:39:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ES
08SANSALVADOR4EL SALVADOR REITERATES CONCURRENCE WITH 1206
[...] (C) I am writing again in support of the following two 1206 funding proposals that relate to El Salvador. The two proposals for 1206 funding include: 2. (C) Four High Speed Interceptor Patrol Craft: Providing four high speed Interceptor Patrol Craft (along with trailer and vehicle to mo [...]
2008-01-02 21:53:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALMARR MASS MCAP MOPS PREL PTER PINS ES PGOV
08SANSALVADOR400EL SALVADOR: MERIDA BRIEFINGS DELIVERED
[...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel information to Foreign Affairs Vice-Minister Eduardo Calix, MFA Director General for Foreign Policy Guillermo Melendez, Minister of Public Security and Justice Rene Figueroa, Attorney General Felix Safie, and National Civilian Police (PNC) Director Francisco Rovir [...]
2008-04-03 18:19:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ES PINS PTER SNAR
08SANSALVADOR405EL SALVADOR: UNSCR 1803 DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2008-04-04 16:18:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP PARM NSG IR MNUC ES
08SANSALVADOR406EL SALVADOR: PSI TALKING POINTS DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2008-04-04 16:19:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP MNUC PARM PREL ES
08SANSALVADOR413EL SALVADOR: INFORMATION ON WOMEN'S JUSTICE
[...] No summary [...]
2008-04-04 20:35:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDKWMN PHUM KPAO PREL PGOV ES
08SANSALVADOR419El SALVADOR: ECONOMIC AND TRADE UPDATE APRIL 2008
[...] Summary. According to Central Bank of El Salvador figures, El Salvador achieved 4.7% GDP growth in 2007, driven by increases in agriculture, the financial sector, retail, and transportation, communications and storage. Inflation remained stable at 4.9%. The current account deficit increased by [...]
2008-04-07 19:57:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD EINV ES
08SANSALVADOR42DEPARTING FOREIGN MINISTER ON SACA AND THE ELECTION
[...] (C) On January 14, outgoing Salvadoran Foreign Minister Francisco "Pancho" Lainez told the Ambassador that he planned to leave his post, as required by the Salvadoran Constitution, in order to seek the ARENA party's nomination for President. He said he planned to officially announce his resig [...]
2008-01-15 21:49:00Embassy San SalvadorSECRETPGOV PREL ES
08SANSALVADOR421GOES REQUESTS SUPPORT FOR REELECTION TO THE UNITED
[...] (U) Post received the following request from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The GOES asks that we support El Salvador's reelection to the United Nations Committee of Peace Consolidation (CCP) for the period 2008-2010. The election will take place in May 2008. 2. (U) Text follows: (NO [...]
2008-04-07 22:49:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ES UN
08SANSALVADOR422GOES REQUESTS SUPPORT FOR ITS CANDIDACY TO THE
[...] (U) Post received the following request from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The GOES asks that we support its candidacy to the Board of Directors of the United Nations Development Program and the United Nations Fund for Population Affairs (UNDP/ UNFPA). 2. (U) Text follows: (NON OFFIC [...]
2008-04-07 22:52:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ES UN
08SANSALVADOR428EL SALVADOR: COURT AFFIRMS ARREST ORDER OF JOSE
[...] (U) On April 3, post received a copy of the March 10 judicial decision of the ad interim 12th Justice of the Peace Mario Mardoqueo Menjivar Miranda, regarding the USG request for the extradition of Jose Marvin MARTINEZ. Justice Mardoqueo affirmed Martinez's provisional arrest order for the pu [...]
2008-04-09 16:39:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM KJUS ES
08SANSALVADOR429BLOCKBUSTER CLOSES, BLAMES PIRACY
[...] (SBU) El Salvador's Blockbuster Video franchise closed in March, blaming increased optical disc piracy for its financial woes. The local franchisee claimed a government policy of not targeting the small street vendors has caused an increase in pirated goods, especially in upper and middle inco [...]
2008-04-09 18:07:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINV KIPR ES
08SANSALVADOR44475 YEARS ISN'T LIFE IN EL SALVADOR (BUT IT'S SURE
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The Salvadoran Supreme Court ruled this week that a 2001 law which increased the maximum criminal penalty to 75 years imprisonment was consistent with the Salvadoran Constitution. Opponents of the law argued that a 75 year sentence was the equivalent of life imprisonment and ther [...]
2008-04-11 20:43:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ES KCRM KJUS
08SANSALVADOR461AVILA EXPECTS TOUGH CAMPAIGN; RUNNING MATE IN 2-3
[...] (C) Summary: ARENA presidential candidate Rodrigo Avila told us April 9 that while he expected sufficient funding to run his campaign, the FMLN might for the first time outspend ARENA. Avila said he expected to choose a running mate within two to three months, and said ARENA was leaning away [...]
2008-04-15 21:56:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ES
08SANSALVADOR466DAS MCCAMPBELL LEADS U.S. DELEGATION TO IV ANNUAL
[...] Summary: INL Deputy Assistant Secretary Christy McCampbell led the U.S. delegation attending the 4th Annual International Anti-Gang Convention April 8-10, 2008 in Salinitas, El Salvador. DAS McCampbell took advantage of this highly public forum to explain key elements of the proposed Merida [...]
2008-04-16 17:02:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDES KCRM PREL
08SANSALVADOR467EL SALVADOR: ARRESTS MADE IN ASSASSINATION OF FMLN
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The investigation into the January murder of the FMLN mayor of Alegria and a municipal employee was turned on its head when the municipal comptroller and two other city employees were arrested for hiring two hit men to murder the mayor. These arrests refute initial speculation in [...]
2008-04-16 17:37:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ES KCRM
08SANSALVADOR468EL SALVADOR: DEMARCHE RESPONSE - U.S. WTO
[...] (U) Econoff delivered reftel A points to Mario Gallardo, Deputy Director for Trade Policy, Ministry of Economy, on April 10. Gallardo replied that he would consult with El Salvador's Mission in Geneva, which currently handles all World Trade Organization (WTO) issues. (NOTE: Because the Trad [...]
2008-04-16 18:24:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDETRD WTRO ECON ES
08SANSALVADOR479INFLATION IN EL SALVADOR: PERCEPTION VS. REALITY
[...] Summary. Officially, El Salvador has the lowest annual inflation rate in Central America, but public perception is the cost of living is rising dramatically. El Salvador's Consumer Price Index (CPI) is based on 17-year-old consumer data, and critics believe that it understates actual inflation [...]
2008-04-18 22:14:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD EINV ES
08SANSALVADOR480EX-FINANCE MINISTER CRITIQUES SACA GOVERNMENT,
[...] (C) SUMMARY. According to former Finance Minister Manuel Hinds, El Salvador's economic growth has been close to 6% per year over the last several years, not the 2-4 % officially reported. The Saca Administration, which Hinds calls the "most corrupt" in El Salvador's history, has intentionally [...]
2008-04-18 22:35:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALECON ENRG PGOV ES
08SANSALVADOR490EL SALVADOR: DEMARCHE ON PRISONERS OF CONSCIENCE
[...] No summary [...]
2008-04-23 18:03:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ES EUN PHUM
08SANSALVADOR51EL SALVADOR: DEMARCHE ON RESOLVING KOSOVO STATUS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The MFA Director General for Political Affairs Guillermo Melendez told us on January 11 that the GoES will review the Kosovo independence issue and get back to us after completing their analysis and adopting a position. End Summary. 2. (C) On January 11, PolCouns and PolOff del [...]
2008-01-18 20:17:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALES PGOV PREL UN UNMIK YI EU
08SANSALVADOR529U.S. PROPOSED PAPERS FOR NPT PREPCOM DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2008-05-02 21:40:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PREL NPT IAEA ES
08SANSALVADOR53PUBLIC SECURITY MINISTER FIGUEROA ON THE ARENA
[...] (C) Summary: Public Security Minister Figueroa told the Ambassador January 17 that, given his membership in COENA and in order to avoid any appearance of a conflict of interest, he would not support any candidate during ARENA's internal nomination process. He had cautioned former FM Lainez to [...]
2008-01-22 16:09:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ES
08SANSALVADOR530El SALVADOR: IMPACT OF RISING FOOD/AGRICULTURAL COMMODITY
[...] (U) Per reftel A tasker, Post's responses on the impact of rising food prices are categorized below. Demand ------ 2. (U) The main staples of the population are small red kidney beans, white corn tortillas, and, to a lesser extent, rice. Wheat is used in the production of artisan brea [...]
2008-05-02 21:44:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD EINV ES
08SANSALVADOR535EL SALVADOR STILL NONCOMMITAL ON KOSOVO
[...] (C) Ambassador raised reftel A points with Elmer Charlaix, President Saca's Private Secretary, on April 22. DCM followed up on April 30 with Charlaix who said that Saca has been very busy and that he had been unable to raise the issue with Saca. He added that he would consult with the Ministry [...]
2008-05-05 22:24:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ES KV SR UNMIK EU
08SANSALVADOR538EL SALVADOR WILL SUPPORT U.S. CANDIDATE TO THE
[...] (U) Post received the following diplomatic note from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The GOES will support the U.S. candidate, Susan McLurg, to the United Nations Advisory Committee in Administrative and Budget Issues (ACABQ). 2. (U) Text follows: (NON OFFICIAL TRANSLATION) MINISTRY [...]
2008-05-06 21:24:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ES UN
08SANSALVADOR539TALKING POINTS ON NPT PREPARATORY COMMITTEE
[...] No summary [...]
2008-05-06 21:25:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PREL NPT IAEA ES
08SANSALVADOR547DAY OF SOLIDARITY WITH CUBAN PEOPLE
[...] No summary [...]
2008-05-09 15:18:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDKDEM PHUM EUN CU ES
08SANSALVADOR548DIPLOMATIC NOTE FOR IAJC CANDIDATE DAVID STEWART
[...] No summary [...]
2008-05-09 15:19:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV OAS XM ES
08SANSALVADOR560FMLN TRIES TO CONTROL DAMAGE FROM ACCUSATIONS OF
[...] (C) Recent press reports on ties between the Colombian FARC guerrillas and the Salvadoran opposition Farabundo Marti Liberation Front (FMLN) party have party leadership scrambling to explain itself. Documents reportedly seized in recent Colombian military actions and subsequently published by [...]
2008-05-13 19:54:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ES CO PTER PARM
08SANSALVADOR561EL SALVADOR HOPES TO ATTEND UNESCO CONFERENCE IN
[...] No summary [...]
2008-05-13 19:55:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDUNESCO ES
08SANSALVADOR562TALKING POINTS AND U.S. 60-DAY REPORT TO UNSC ON
[...] No summary [...]
2008-05-13 19:57:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN AORC ETRD TRGY KNNP UNSC IR ES
08SANSALVADOR569SAN SALVADOR RESPONSE TO WIPO DG ELECTION DEMARCHE
[...] No summary [...]
2008-05-14 21:39:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDAORC WIPO KIPR ETRD ES
08SANSALVADOR576CONTINUED CONFUSED FMLN RESPONSE TO ALLEGED FARC
[...] (C) Recent developments in the FMLN-FARC saga continue to place the FMLN and its Presidential candidate, Mauricio Funes, on the defensive. Though the FMLN has begun to own up to its historical contacts with the FARC, it continues to diminish their significance, both publicly and privately. FM [...]
2008-05-16 17:52:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ES CO PTER PARM
08SANSALVADOR601EL SALVADOR: DAY OF SOLIDARITY WITH THE CUBAN
[...] (U) This cable is an update to Reftel B. 2. (SBU) Post confirms that we placed the Op-Ed provided by the Department under the Ambassador's signature in the leading Salvadoran Daily, El Diario de Hoy, on May 21. In addition, the Mission has placed material on Cuban Solidarity Day on the Emb [...]
2008-05-21 20:08:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKDEM PREL PHUM CU ES
08SANSALVADOR603SECRETARY'S LETTER REGARDING KOSOVO DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2008-05-21 22:07:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UN PGOV KU ES
08SANSALVADOR604INVITATION TO IRAQ CONFERENCE DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2008-05-21 22:07:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDIZ MARR MOPS OTRA PREL ES
08SANSALVADOR605GOES REQUESTS SUPPORT FOR CANDIDACY OF FRANCIA
[...] (U) Post received the following request from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The GOES asks that we support El Salvador's candidate, Francia Breve, to the OAS Administrative Tribunal for the period 2008-2013. The election will take place at the 38th session of the OAS General Assembly to be [...]
2008-05-21 22:41:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ES OAS
08SANSALVADOR614EL SALVADOR WILL CO-SPONSOR PRISONERS OF
[...] (U) The cable is an update to Reftel A. 2. (SBU) Ambassador Jose Roberto Mejia Trabanino, Global Issues Coordinator at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, confirmed to Poloff May 23 that El Salvador would co-sponsor the US-EU Declaration on Prisoners of Conscience. Mejia Trabanino added that [...]
2008-05-23 21:30:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ES EUN PHUM
08SANSALVADOR617EL SALVADOR COUNTRY REVIEW FOR TITLE III
[...] (C) Post recommends suspension of Title III of the Libertad Act for El Salvador consistent with the national interest of the United States. El Salvador does not maintain diplomatic relations with Cuba and El Salvador's current givernment has supported U.S. advocacy for democratic transition i [...]
2008-05-23 22:10:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALETRD ETTC PREL CU ES
08SANSALVADOR618YOUR VISIT TO EL SALVADOR
[...] (C) I am delighted that you'll be visiting El Salvador, one of our strongest allies in the Western Hemisphere, and a bastion of economic and political stability in the region. Your visit will highlight the strategic importance of the U.S.-El Salvador relationship and bring attention to a number [...]
2008-05-23 23:27:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL ES
08SANSALVADOR639REQUEST FOR VETTING OF SALVADORAN LAW ENFORCEMENT
[...] This cable contains an action request. Please see paragraph two. 2. Post requests Department review of the human rights records of the following Salvadoran law enforcement and corrections officials slated to participate in INL-funded prison gang intelligence training in Santa Fe, NM, from [...]
2008-06-03 16:24:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDES KJUS PHUM PINR
08SANSALVADOR643REQUEST FOR VETTING OF SALVADORAN POLICE OFFICERS
[...] This cable contains an action request. Please see paragraph two. 2. Post requests Department review of the human rights records of the following Salvadoran National Civilian Police (PNC) officers slated to participate in Anti-Gang Forensics Training at ILEA San Salvador, July 18-26, 2008: [...]
2008-06-03 20:40:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDES KJUS PHUM PINR
08SANSALVADOR661AGENDA FOR IRAQ CONFERENCE DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2008-06-05 21:45:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDIZ MARR MOPS OTRA PREL ES
08SANSALVADOR667DEMARCHE - ICAO SPLIT CURRENCY ASSESSMENTS
[...] No summary [...]
2008-06-09 13:15:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR ECON ETRD ES
08SANSALVADOR683LATEST IAEA REPORT AND U.S. RESPONSE DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2008-06-10 22:37:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP MNUC PARM IR IAEA ES
08SANSALVADOR684DEMARCHE ON UN SYSTEM OF INTERNAL JUSTICE DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2008-06-10 22:38:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDAORC APER PREL UNGA ES
08SANSALVADOR689FMLN CANDIDATE IDENTIFIES PROBLEMS, OFFERS FEW
[...] (C) Summary: FMLN presidential candidate Mauricio Funes addressed the diplomatic corps June 4. He discussed his experience as a journalist, identified looming fiscal problems as a priority issue for the next government and reiterated his support for CAFTA-DR. He lamented persistent media com [...]
2008-06-11 14:27:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ES
08SANSALVADOR698EL SALVADOR WILL SUPPORT CANDIDACY OF WILLIAM
[...] (U) Post received the following diplomatic note from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The GOES will support the U.S. candidate, William Lacy Swing, for the position of Director General of the International Organization for Migration (IOM). 2. Text follows. No. 1023 MINISTRY OF FORE [...]
2008-06-12 22:04:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV UN ES
08SANSALVADOR699EL SALVADOR: REPORT ON FORCED AND CHILD LABOR IN
[...] (U) Summary: This cable is in response to the Department of Labor request for information regarding the use of forced labor and exploitative child labor in the production of goods in El Salvador as mandated by the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2005 (ref A). Post notes [...]
2008-06-12 22:05:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI ES
08SANSALVADOR700EL SALVADOR: COUNTRY CONDITIONS AS THEY RELATE TO
[...] (C) Summary: The U.S. government should extend Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for the nearly 250,000 Salvadoran beneficiaries living in the United States. El Salvador has still not finished reconstructing infrastructure damaged by the two severe earthquakes which struck the country in 2001. [...]
2008-06-12 22:09:00Embassy San SalvadorSECRETEAID ES PGOV PHUM PREF SMIG
08SANSALVADOR71SECURITIZATION LAW TO GENERATE NEW LIQUIDITY IN MARKET
[...] El Salvador's new Securitization Law will allow the conversion of private projects in liquid securities to be traded in the stock market. The Law is expected to energize the capital market and open the financing options for private and public sector projects such as toll roads and new housing [...]
2008-01-28 13:28:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN EINV ECON ES
08SANSALVADOR712EXTENSION OF THE COMALAPA CSL AGREEMENT
[...] (C) Your visit June 3 and 4 finally elicited a Salvadoran Government reaction to our proposed extension and expansion of the Comalapa Cooperative Security Location (CSL) agreement (reftel). That proposal is not viable. The GOES sees the geographic expansion of the agreement as raising questio [...]
2008-06-13 21:32:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR MOPS ES
08SANSALVADOR719REQUEST FOR VETTING OF SALVADORAN MILITARY
[...] This cable contains an action request. Please see paragraph two. 2. Post requests Department review of the human rights record of the following Salvadoran Military Personnel who have been nominated to participate in the United Nations Mechanics Course with a start date of July 8, 2008. 1 [...]
2008-06-17 21:42:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDES KJUS PHUM PINR
08SANSALVADOR720REQUEST FOR VETTING OF SALVADORAN MILITARY
[...] This cable contains an action request. Please see paragraph two. 2. Post requests Department review of the human rights record of the following Salvadoran Military Personnel who has been nominated to participate in the Basic Public Affairs course starting June 19, 2008. 1LT Rebeca Aracel [...]
2008-06-18 16:16:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDES KJUS PHUM PINR
08SANSALVADOR723DEPUTY SECRETARY NEGROPONTE MEETING WITH
[...] (C) Summary:Deputy Secretary of State Negroponte met with Salvadoran Foreign Minister Argueta June 3 in San Salvador. Negroponte thanked Argueta for El Salvador's continuing support in Iraq and noted the USG's Merida Initiative as a means of combating shared threats of organized crime and narc [...]
2008-06-18 17:29:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MOPS ES
08SANSALVADOR733PRESS STATEMENT ON US-EU PRISONERS OF CONSCIENCE
[...] No summary [...]
2008-06-20 16:29:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDEUN PHUM PREL ES
08SANSALVADOR734UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2008-06-20 16:30:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDES PHUM PREL
08SANSALVADOR738FMLN CRITICIZES SALVADORAN ELECTORAL SYSTEM
[...] (U) Summary: The Farabundo Marti Front for the National Liberation (FMLN) hosted representatives from the diplomatic community to hear its perspective and analysis ahead of the 2009 legislative and presidential elections. The FMLN criticized the government's failure to carry out OAS recommend [...]
2008-06-20 21:45:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ES
08SANSALVADOR750A PRAGMATIC SHIFT OR MERELY A TACTICAL MOVE TO
[...] (C) Summary: In 1980 the Farabundo Marti Liberation Front Party (FMLN) began as a loose coalition of leftist groups united with the goal of bringing down the conservative government. The tumultuous history of the FMLN continues to influence its actions and internal struggles today, as the par [...]
2008-06-24 17:21:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ES
08SANSALVADOR751EL SALVADOR: INL PROJECT MOTOR VEHICLE FLEET
[...] Post provides the following inventory of INL-funded project motor vehicles, as requested reftel. 2. National Civilian Police (PNC) Anti-Narcotics Division (DAN) Project: - Ford Econoline van; one in inventory, one required. - Nissan Patrol SUV; one in inventory, one required. - Nissan Alti [...]
2008-06-24 17:52:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDAFIN ES SNAR
08SANSALVADOR754JUDGE CONFIRMS ARREST ORDER FOR JOSE LUIS ALVAREZ
[...] On May 30, post received a copy of the April 8 judicial decision of the ad interim 12th Justice of Peace Mario Mardoqueo Menjivar Miranda, regarding the USG request for extradition of Honduran citizen Jose Luis Alvarez. Justice Mardoqueo confirmed Alvarez,s provisional arrest order for extrad [...]
2008-06-25 16:29:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM KJUS ES
08SANSALVADOR755UPDATE ON THE EXTRADITION OF JOSE MARVIN MARTINEZ
[...] On May 30th, post received a copy of the April 2 judicial decision of the 12th Justice of Peace Roberto Carlos Calderon Escobar, regarding the USG request for extradition of Jose Marvin Martinez. Justice Calderon did not grant a special hearing as requested by defense attorney Jose Ricardo Ma [...]
2008-06-25 16:30:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM KJUS ES
08SANSALVADOR758REQUEST FOR VETTING OF SALVADORAN MILITARY
[...] This cable contains an action request. Please see paragraph two. 2. Post requests Department review of the human rights records of the following Salvadoran Military personnel slated to participate in courses at Stennis Center, Mississippi starting July 8, 2008. Saldana Saldana, Anastacio [...]
2008-06-25 18:35:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDES KJUS PHUM PINR
08SANSALVADOR759REQUEST FOR VETTING OF SALVADORAN MILITARY
[...] This cable contains an action request. Please see paragraph two. 2. Post requests Department review of the human rights records of the following Salvadoran Military personnel slated to participate in courses at the Inter American Air Forces Academy in San Antonio, TX beginning July 16, 2008 [...]
2008-06-25 18:36:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDES KJUS PHUM PINR
08SANSALVADOR760REQUEST FOR VETTING OF SALVADORAN MILITARY
[...] This cable contains an action request. Please see paragraph two. 2. Post requests Department review of the human rights records of the following Salvadoran Military personnel slated to participate in courses at Fort Sill in Oklahoma beginning July 1, 2008. Rosales Martell, Julio Oscar Gu [...]
2008-06-25 18:40:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDES KJUS PHUM PINR
08SANSALVADOR767REQUEST FOR VETTING OF SALVADORAN MILITARY
[...] This cable contains an action request. Please see paragraph two. 2. Post requests Department review of the human rights records of the following Salvadoran Military personnel slated to participate in the Combat Strategic Intelligence course at the Defense Intelligence Agency, Washington DC [...]
2008-06-26 21:24:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDES KJUS PHUM PINR
08SANSALVADOR768REQUEST FOR VETTING OF SALVADORAN MILITARY
[...] This cable contains an action request. Please see paragraph two. 2. Post requests Department review of the human rights records of the following Salvadoran Military personnel slated to participate in the Riverine Operations course at Stennis Center, Mississippi beginning July 8, 2008. Se [...]
2008-06-26 21:25:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDES KJUS PHUM PINR
08SANSALVADOR769REQUEST FOR VETTING OF SALVADORAN MILITARY
[...] This cable contains an action request. Please see paragraph two. 2. Post requests Department review of the human rights records of the following Salvadoran Military personnel slated to participate in the Outboard Motor course at Stennis Center, Mississippi beginning July 8, 2008. Rivera [...]
2008-06-26 21:25:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDES KJUS PHUM PINR
08SANSALVADOR77SALARY INCREASE FOR SALVADORAN LEGISLATORS CREATES
[...] (U) Summary: On January 18 members of the Salvadoran Legislative Assembly cashed their first paychecks of 2008 and were apparently shocked to discover that they had given themselves a raise of over 40 percent from the previous year. The ensuing controversy has resulted in denials, accusations [...]
2008-01-28 20:59:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV ES
08SANSALVADOR774FRUSTRATION WITH AVILA'S FAILURE TO LAUNCH;
[...] (C) Summary: On June 17 PolCouns spoke with Bobby Murray Meza, President of Agricola Industrial Salvadorena, S.A. (AGRISAL). Murray Meza expressed his disappointment with the lack of organization or strategy by the Avila campaign and noted that significant business interests have been approac [...]
2008-06-27 19:27:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ES
08SANSALVADOR78EL SALVADOR: SECOND SURVEY OF IRAQ DEPLOYMENT
[...] (C) Summary: The government of El Salvador would have to overcome significant political and legal hurdles in order to continue to deploy troops to Iraq without a United Nations (UN) Chapter VII mandate. In December 2007, the Legislative Assembly approved troop deployments through June 2009; [...]
2008-01-28 22:11:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALES MARR MOPS PREL
08SANSALVADOR793REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN
[...] This cable contains an action request. Please see paragraph two. 2. Post requests Department review of the human rights records of the following Salvadoran Military personnel slated to participate in a United Nations Logistics Course in Guatemala beginning July 16, 2008. CPT RIVAS MACA [...]
2008-07-02 15:53:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDES KJUS PHUM PINR
08SANSALVADOR795UPDATED P5 PLUS ONE PACKAGE FOR IRAN DEMARCHE
[...] No summary [...]
2008-07-02 17:04:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDPARM KNNP MNUC ES
08SANSALVADOR796BLUE LANTERN 050097338
[...] (SBU) In response to reftel request, Emboffs June 5 visited the main office of Tiros Cobra. We met with his General Manager Yanira Elizabeth de Melara. She was very knowledgeable about the company. Though unable to immediately locate some of the company records, she provided them to us the [...]
2008-07-02 18:08:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC KOMC ES
08SANSALVADOR804PSI SUMMARIES DELIVERED TO GOES
[...] No summary [...]
2008-07-03 15:17:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL KNNP MNUC ES
08SANSALVADOR805EL SALVADOR: KOSOVO RECOGNITION AND DONOR
[...] No summary [...]
2008-07-03 15:17:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNMIK PGOV YI EU KPKO KVIR ES
08SANSALVADOR814DIPNOTE REGARDING EXTENSION OF COMALAPA CSL
[...] No summary [...]
2008-07-08 21:02:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDMARR MASS MOPS PREL ES NL NT XL PGOV
08SANSALVADOR817REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN
[...] This cable contains an action request. Please see paragraph two. 2. Post requests Department review of the human rights records of the following Salvadoran Military personnel slated to participate in a Foreign Military Sales course in San Salvador, El Salvador beginning August 12, 2008. [...]
2008-07-09 19:30:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDES KJUS PHUM PINR
08SANSALVADOR82EL SALVADOR MAKES STRONG CASE FOR MERIDA
[...] (U) Summary: On January 17 and 18, U.S. interagency validation teams and SICA member country representatives met in San Salvador to discuss Central American security needs. The Salvadoran delegation, which included high-level representation from civilian government, the police, and the armed [...]
2008-01-29 17:20:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDES PREL
08SANSALVADOR826El SALVADOR 2007 CENSUS PUBLISHED, SHOWS 19% FEWER PEOPLE
[...] Summary. El Salvador's 2007 Census, published in May 2008, reduced the number of inhabitants of El Salvador by 19.2%, from previous projections of 7,104,999 to 5,744,113. This reduction in population increases per capita GDP from $2867.40 to $3547.21, raising El Salvador almost to an upper midd [...]
2008-07-10 15:26:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDECON SOCI ETRD EINV ES
08SANSALVADOR827ARTURO ZABLAH TALKING WITH ARENA, DOWNPLAYS VP
[...] (C) Summary: Arturo Zablah, who had explored a presidential run representing a coalition of minor parties, told us July 9 that rumors he had agreed to be (conservative, pro-U.S.) ARENA presidential candidate Rodrigo Avila's running mate were not true, but that he would meet with Avila the nex [...]
2008-07-10 22:07:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ES
08SANSALVADOR828C-AL8-01247: FORMER ARENA CANDIDATE ON AVILA
[...] (C) Summary: Former ARENA presidential candidate Luis Mario Rodriguez told PolCouns July 7. He was guardedly optimistic about the state of (conservative, pro-American) ARENA presidential candidate Rodrigo Avila's campaign. Rodriguez described the key team members currently working on Avila's [...]
2008-07-10 22:07:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ES
08SANSALVADOR830MINISTER OF ECONOMY REVIEWS CAFTA, BILATERAL ECONOMIC
[...] (SBU) Summary. Minister of Economy Yolanda de Gavidia and the Ministry of Economy's (MINEC) senior leadership team discussed CAFTA-DR and bilateral issues from mining to telecommunications with EconCouns on June 20. De Gavidia pushed for efforts to "keep CAFTA-DR alive" and requested U.S. assi [...]
2008-07-11 17:16:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EINV ECON ES
08SANSALVADOR831REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN
[...] This cable contains an action request. Please see paragraph two. 2. Post requests Department review of the human rights records of the following Salvadoran Military personnel slated to participate in the Sergeant Majors Academy in Bogota, Colombia beginning July 25, 2008. Garcia Tobar, J [...]
2008-07-11 20:15:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDES KJUS PHUM PINR
08SANSALVADOR835TALKING POINTS PRAISING THE NEW EU BENCHMARKS ON
[...] No summary [...]
2008-07-11 21:26:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM EUN CU ES
08SANSALVADOR836TALKING POINTS ON HUMAN RIGHTS FOUNDATION DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2008-07-11 21:26:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDAORC UN NGO PHUM ES
08SANSALVADOR838REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN
[...] This cable contains an action request. Please see paragraph two. 2. Post requests Department review of the human rights records of the following Salvadoran Military personnel slated to participate in a Foreign Military Sales Course in San Salvador, El Salvador beginning August 12, 2008. [...]
2008-07-14 17:32:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDES KJUS PHUM PINR
08SANSALVADOR843EMERGING PLAN B SHOULD THE FMLN WIN 2009
[...] (C) Summary: Salvador Samayoa told us of a "Plan B" in the works to insulate El Salvador from (leftist) FMLN mischief should Mauricio Funes win the March 2009 election. The draft plan is reportedly focused on preventing a catastrophic (conservative, pro-U.S.) ARENA loss in the Legislative Ass [...]
2008-07-14 22:29:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ES
08SANSALVADOR844FMLN ANNOUNCES PROPOSALS TO ADDRESS FOOD CRISIS
[...] (SBU) Summary. The leftist opposition FLMN presented a $450 million legislative package on July 9 to address the food crisis in El Salvador. Their proposals claim to promote increased agricultural production, return unproductive land to use, provide subsidies to the poor, redefine social progr [...]
2008-07-15 15:10:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR ECON SOCI ES
08SANSALVADOR849REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN
[...] This cable contains an action request. Please see paragraph two. 2. Post requests Department review of the human rights records of the following Salvadoran Military personnel slated to participate in the Cuscatlan Battalion XI in Al Kut, Iraq beginning August 8, 2008. ORTIZ, SANTOS ANACL [...]
2008-07-15 22:24:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDES KJUS PHUM PINR
08SANSALVADOR850REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN
[...] This cable contains an action request. Please see paragraph two. 2. Post requests Department review of the human rights records of the following Salvadoran Military personnel slated to participate in the Cuscatlan Battalion XI in Al Kut, Iraq beginning August 8, 2008. GARCIA SANTOS, HECT [...]
2008-07-15 22:24:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDES KJUS PHUM PINR
08SANSALVADOR851REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORANMILITARY
[...] No summary [...]
2008-07-15 22:30:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDES KJUS PHUM PINR
08SANSALVADOR854ARENA FILLS STADIUM, BUT CROWD SUBDUED; NO VP
[...] (C) Summary: Emboffs attended the July 13 ARENA (conservative, pro-U.S.) political rally at Cutscatlan Stadium, the same venue where the opposition FMLN staged their November 11 rally. The overflow crowd was equal in size to the FMLN event, but less enthusiastic than ARENA Presidential candida [...]
2008-07-16 16:51:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ES
08SANSALVADOR855REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN
[...] This cable contains an action request. Please see paragraph two. 2. Post requests Department review of the human rights records of the following Salvadoran Military personnel slated to participate in an Advance Language Instructor's Course at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, TX beginni [...]
2008-07-16 16:56:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDES KJUS PHUM PINR
08SANSALVADOR856REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SQADORAN
[...] This cable contains an action request. Please see paragraph two. 2. Post requests Department review of the human rights records of the following Salvadoran Military personnel slated to participate in a Humanitarian Exercise in Puerto Castilla, Honduras beginning August 16, 2008. RAMOS RI [...]
2008-07-16 16:57:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDES KJUS PHUM PINR
08SANSALVADOR857FUNES MEETS ZAPATERO, AND HILARITY DOES NOT ENSUE
[...] (U) Summary: A paid political advertisement which the (left-wing) FMLN placed in local newspapers, purporting to demonstrate Spain's support for the Presidential candidacy of the FMLN's Maurico Funes, has drawn the ire of Salvadoran President Saca and the (conservative, pro-U.S.) ARENA party. [...]
2008-07-17 16:37:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALES PGOV PREL SP
08SANSALVADOR861EL SALVADOR SEEKS DEBT RESTRUCTURING LOAN, NEW TAX
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. According to a senior Ministry of Finance official, the Government of El Salvador (GOES) is privately pursuing $1.2 billion in new World Bank loans to restructure existing debt, prevent a fiscal crisis in 2011, and free new money for social spending. The Ministry of Finance is a [...]
2008-07-18 13:57:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON PGOV IBRD ES
08SANSALVADOR862NEW MINISTER OF ECONOMY FOCUSED ON DOMESTIC ISSUES
[...] (SBU) Summary. New Minister of Economy Ricardo Esmahan D'Aubuisson plans to focus primarily on domestic issues, including small and medium enterprise development, energy, and hydrocarbons during his year in office. He does not plan to play an active role in treaty negotiations with the Europea [...]
2008-07-18 13:59:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PGOV PINR ETRD ES
08SANSALVADOR866HHS SECRETARY LEAVITT DISCUSSES PRODUCT SAFETY AND VISITS
[...] (U) SUMMARY. During a June 24-25 visit to San Salvador, El Salvador Health and Human Services Secretary Michael O. Leavitt hosted a Central American Product-Safety Forum, met bilaterally with President Saca, and visited a clinic to follow-up on the recent humanitarian mission of the USS Boxer. [...]
2008-07-21 21:24:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDSOCI EAGR ETRD ECON ES
08SANSALVADOR868REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN
[...] This cable contains an action request. Please see paragraph two. 2. Post requests Department review of the human rights records of the following Salvadoran Military personnel slated to participate in a Peacekeeping Course in Coban, Guatemala beginning August 1, 2008. OPORTO, JOSE DANIEL [...]
2008-07-21 22:02:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDES KJUS PHUM PINR
08SANSALVADOR875REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN
[...] This cable contains an action request. Please see paragraph two. 2. Post requests Department review of the human rights records of the following Salvadoran Military personnel slated to participate in a Peacekeeping Instructor's Course in Creonpaz, Guatemala beginning August 5, 2008. Mont [...]
2008-07-24 16:20:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDES KJUS PHUM PINR
08SANSALVADOR876FITCH CENTRAL AMERICA VIEWS ON EL SALVADOR
[...] (SBU) Mauricio Choussy, Managing Director of Fitch ratings for Central America, Belize and Panama, is optimistic about export growth and inflation, but pessimistic about the Government of El Salvador's (GOES) fiscal situation because of the spiraling cost of inefficient subsidies. He fears a C [...]
2008-07-24 18:44:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD EINV ES
08SANSALVADOR878EL SALVADOR: WE'RE WITH COLOMBIA
[...] (C) MFA Director General for Foreign Policy Werner Romero told PolCouns July 23 that El Salvador had and would continue to support Colombia in its struggle against the FARC. "You don't really need to ask us to; we're already doing it," Romero said, noting two upcoming events where the GOES pla [...]
2008-07-24 21:05:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL SNAR PTER COL ES
08SANSALVADOR883REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN
[...] This cable contains an action request. Please see paragraph two. 2. Post requests Department review of the human rights records of the following Salvadoran Military personnel slated to participate in a Basic Public Affairs Course at the Defense Information School in Fort Mead, Maryland begi [...]
2008-07-25 20:38:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDES KJUS PHUM PINR
08SANSALVADOR894REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN
[...] This cable contains an action request. Please see paragraph two. 2. Post requests Department review of the human rights record of the following Salvadoran National Civilian Police Officer slated to participate in a senior executive seminar on immigration and terrorism at the George C. Mars [...]
2008-07-29 15:00:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDES KJUS PHUM PINR
08SANSALVADOR897CAFTA-DR RESULTS AFTER ITS SECOND YEAR SHOW CONTINUED
[...] Two years after implementation, CAFTA-DR in El Salvador continues to show positive growth. According to Central Bank figures, total exports from El Salvador to the U.S. have increased by 13.7% percent to $2.1 billion, with maquila (apparel) exports increasing by 5% and non-maquila exports gro [...]
2008-07-29 19:34:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD EINV ES
08SANSALVADOR905ENERGY CRISIS AVERTED - FOR NOW
[...] (C) Summary. Electricity generators and distributors met with Econoffs July 29 to warn of possible brownouts and blackouts within two weeks. They feared ripple effects if the GOES called in US-owned electricity distributor AES,s bond that day to cover subsidy payments that the company is fin [...]
2008-07-30 15:08:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALECON EPET ENRG EINV ES
08SANSALVADOR909PRESIDENT SACA AVAILABLE FOR AMERICAS TRADE SUMMIT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-07-30 19:59:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD PREL ES
08SANSALVADOR915FMLN PUSHES PRAGMATISM
[...] (C) Summary: On July 29 three high ranking members of the (left-wing) FMLN told us that they accepted U.S. assistance to counter crime and drug trafficking and were supportive of International Law Enforcement Academy (ILEA). They reiterated the FMLN,s intention to withdraw Salvadoran troops f [...]
2008-07-31 19:54:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ES
08SANSALVADOR916EL SALVADOR HIGH LEVEL ATTENDANCE AT UNGA
[...] This is a response to a request for information regarding high level attendance of Salvadoran officials at the 63rd UN General Assembly. The following information has been provided to post by the GOES. A. Attendance of the Head of State -- President Antonio "Tony" Saca Gonzalez -- Presid [...]
2008-07-31 19:54:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDPREL OTRA OVIP KSEP UNGA ES
08SANSALVADOR926EL SALVADOR WORKING WITH WHO AND PAHO TO IMPLEMENT
[...] USAID Human Investment Office Director delivered reftel demarche on July 1 to Minister of Health (MOH) Dr. Jose Guillermo Maza. Dr. Maza reported progress in the implementation of International Health Regulations (IHRs) in El Salvador. The MOH has been working since 2005 on implementation of [...]
2008-08-07 14:36:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PREL TBIO WHO ES
08SANSALVADOR929REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN
[...] This cable contains an action request. Please see paragraph two. 2. Post requests Department review of the human rights records of the following Salvadoran Military personnel slated to participate in Panamax Exercise in San Salvador, El Salvador starting August 11, 2008. RUBIO REYES, [...]
2008-08-07 17:41:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDES KJUS PHUM PINR
08SANSALVADOR943FMLN FUEL IMPORTS FROM VENEZUELA DRAW CRITICISM
[...] (SBU) Summary. President Saca, other GOES representatives, and businessmen have stepped up criticism of Albapetroleo for selling subsidized Venezuelan diesel below cost. Despite higher transport costs and inconsistent supplies, Albapetroleo has quickly gained over 22% of El Salvador's diese [...]
2008-08-11 22:06:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALEPET ENRG PGOV PREL ES
08SANSALVADOR955GOES DELEGATION TO DEFENSE MINISTERIALS OF THE
[...] No summary [...]
2008-08-14 17:04:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDMARR MOPS PGOV PREL ES
08SANSALVADOR971REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN
[...] This cable contains an action request. Please see paragraph two. 2. Post requests Department review of the human rights records of the following Salvadoran Military personnel slated to participate in the NCO Development Course in Fort Benning, GA beginning September 17, 2008. Hernande [...]
2008-08-19 20:18:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDES KJUS PHUM PINR
08SANSALVADOR972REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN
[...] This cable contains an action request. Please see paragraph two. 2. Post requests Department review of the human rights records of the following Salvadoran Military personnel slated to participate in Riverine Operations in Stennis Space Center, MS beginning December 12, 2008. Aleman M [...]
2008-08-19 20:18:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDES KJUS PHUM PINR
08SANSALVADOR973REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN
[...] This cable contains an action request. Please see paragraph two. 2. Post requests Department review of the human rights records of the following Salvadoran Military personnel slated to participate in a Corrosion Control course in San Antonio, Texas beginning September 3, 2008. Fuentes [...]
2008-08-19 20:18:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDES KJUS PHUM PINR
08SANSALVADOR974REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN
[...] This cable contains an action request. Please see paragraph two. 2. Post requests Department review of the human rights records of the following Salvadoran Military personnel slated to participate in a Helicopter Mechanic Course in San Antonio, TX beginning September 9, 2008. Miranda [...]
2008-08-19 20:19:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDES KJUS PHUM PINR
08SANSALVADOR975REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN
[...] This cable contains an action request. Please see paragraph two. 2. Post requests Department review of the human rights records of the following Salvadoran Military personnel slated to participate in an Air Craft Maintenance Course in San Antonio, TX beginning September 23, 2008. Esco [...]
2008-08-19 20:19:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDES KJUS PHUM PINR
08SANSALVADOR980FMLN CONVENTION: WILL PLEDGED REFORMS AND MODERATE
[...] (C) Summary: The (left-wing) Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front (FMLN) party presented its government plan for its presidential campaign at its annual convention August 17 in San Salvador. The audience was energized, and grew more so as the convention progressed. Mauricio Funes, FMLN [...]
2008-08-20 22:26:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ES
08STATE101399(U) SECRETARY RICE'S SEPTEMBER 18, 2008
[...] (U) September 18, 2008; 4:00 p.m.; Washington, DC. 2. (U) Participants: U.S. The Secretary A/S Thomas A. Shannon, WHA Deputy Spokesman Robert Wood, PA Hillary Thompson (Notetaker) EL SALVADOR FM Marisol Argueta Charg Carmen Tobar Director General Werner Romero Astrid Moreno (No [...]
2008-09-23 14:37:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALOVIP RICE CONDOLEEZZA PREL ENRG ES
08STATE103371BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: POST-SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK
[...] This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2 - 4. 2. The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests Post's assistance in conducting a post-license/pre-shipment check on license 050124009 for the export of pistols to El Salvador. Post is requested to complete [...]
2008-09-26 19:17:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDES ETTC KOMC
08STATE105129REQUEST FOR HEAD OF STATE-LEVEL DEMARCHE BY
[...] This is an action request for the Ambassador or Charge. OBJECTIVE --------- 2. To seek tangible improvements in UNGA voting by El Salvador as part of a targeted effort to engage 17 friendly countries whose UNGA voting records vary sharply from their close relations with the U.S. The [...]
2008-10-01 22:01:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL UNGA ES
08STATE128040URGENT DEMARCHE TO GOA
[...] (S) Department requests that Embassy Canberra demarche the Australian Government on the way forward in the GOA's negotiations with the Government of Iraq on an agreement to permit Australian forces to remain in Iraq after the expiration of the UNSCR 1790 mandate for the multinational force. P [...]
2008-12-04 21:34:00Secretary of StateSECRETPREL PGOV MARR MOPS IZ ES RO AS EN
08STATE132140ACTION FOR CONTINUING IRAQI COALITION EMBASSIES
[...] (C) Department requests Embassies Bucharest, San Salvador, and Tallinn, along with USNATO, share the text in para. four with host governments and NATO soonest to determine whether the formulation meets those governments'/NATO's requirements for authorities and protections for their forces in Ir [...]
2008-12-17 18:13:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALAS EN ES IZ MARR MOPS PGOV PREL UK RO NATO
08STATE41979KOSOVO INDEPENDENCE LOBBYING: TARGET COUNTRIES
[...] (SBU) This is an action request. Ambassadors are requested to deliver the following demarche on Kosovo to host governments at the highest possible level. Department appreciates posts' efforts to date and now seeks to let governments that have previously expressed interest in recognizing Kos [...]
2008-04-21 21:27:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPREL UNMIK PGOV YI EU KV ES CO EC
08STATE44775BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK
[...] (U) This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2 - 4. 2. (U) The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests Post's assistance in conducting a pre-license check on license 050097338 for the export of ammunition to El Salvador. Post is requested to complete this [...]
2008-04-28 19:25:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYES ETTC KOMC
08STATE65778A/S SHANNON'S 6/12 MEETING WITH SALVADORAN
[...] (C) Summary: On June 12, 2008, WHA A/S Tom Shannon met with Salvadoran Ambassador Rene Leon. Leon requested the meeting to follow-up on themes discussed during the Deputy Secretary,s June 3-6 trip to Central America. Leon highlighted that the best strategy for the United States in the run-u [...]
2008-06-18 21:01:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL ECON ES
08USNATO468ALLIES VOICE CONCERNS OVER LEGAL STATUS OF NTM-I
[...] (C) Summary: During the December 17, 2008 North Atlantic Council (NAC) meeting, Allies expressed serious concern about the possibility of a lapse in the authorization and legal protections for the NATO Training Mission - Iraq (NTM-I). They also expressed concerns that the draft law approved b [...]
2008-12-17 18:03:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR MOPS IZ ES RO AS EN UK
09BAGHDAD1483ROMANIAN PRESIDENT ATTENDS END OF MISSION CEREMONY
[...] (C) Summary: Romanian President Basescu presided over a ceremony on June 4 at COB Adder, Tallil to commemorate the End of Mission (EOM) for Romanian forces in Iraq. The ceremony included a wreath-laying in honor of three Romanian soldiers who died in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). [...]
2009-06-06 07:48:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR MOPS IZ ES RO AS UK
09BAGHDAD934COALITION DRAWDOWN DEMONSTRATES IRAQ,S MIXED
[...] (C) Coalition Forces, once representative of 39 countries participating in Operation Iraqi Freedom, have now mostly departed Iraq, indicative of significant improvements in Iraq's security environment and Iraq's own recognition of its sovereignty. Coalition members provided varying degrees of [...]
2009-04-06 09:07:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR MOPS IZ ES RO AS EN UK
09BEIJING692MARCH 17 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: NORTH KOREAN PREMIER VISIT,
[...] Key points at the March 17 MFA press briefing: -- North Korean Premier Kim Yong-il arrived in Beijing today, March 17, for an official visit. -- China is "concerned" about the situation on the Korean peninsula, which is "complicated with an increasing number of uncertain factors." China h [...]
2009-03-17 12:05:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PGOV PHSA PBTS PREL PARM SU PG ES BU PK JP
09BEIJING713March 19 MFA Press Briefing: The Impeccable, AmCits on the
[...] Key points at the March 19 MFA press briefing: -- The United States violated Chinese and International Law by conducting activities in China's Exclusive Economic Zone. -- China is investigating the incident involving American Citizens on the DPRK border. -- Ambassador Wu Sike, the Chines [...]
2009-03-19 23:00:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV EFIN MARR MASS PHUM CH KS KN FR JA ES
09BOGOTA851REQUEST FOR DVC TO SUPPORT THE SUMMIT OF THE AMERICAS
[...] Post would like to request a Digital Video Conference (DVC) to support WHA/PDA's outreach efforts to support the Summit of the Americas. The DVC will cover topics including the Summit process, energy security, human prosperity, environmental sustainability, and a discussion on expected result [...]
2009-03-13 22:08:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO OIIP ES
09GUATEMALA311A/S SHANNON'S MARCH 19-21 VISIT TO GUATEMALA
[...] (C) During his March 19-21 visit to Guatemala, WHA Assistant Secretary Shannon met with President Colom, other senior members of government, CICIG Commissioner Castresana, and representatives of civil society, press, and the business sector. Colom said Guatemala's fiscal conservatism would h [...]
2009-04-01 17:11:00Embassy GuatemalaSECRETPREL ECON SNAR CVIS PGOV PHUM UN HO ES CU GT
09MONTEVIDEO730BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 2: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK ON LICENSE
[...] (SBU) Emboffs conducted ref A Blue Lantern re-license check at the main office of Glock America S.A. (Plaza Independencia 831, Montevideo) on November 30. Emboffs were received by Glock America Vice President Luiz Horta. Responses to reftel questions follow: 2. (SBU) Glock America was [...]
2009-12-15 16:08:00Embassy MontevideoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC KOMC ES UY
09QUITO224US EMBASSY QUITO REQUEST FOR DVC TO SUPPORT THE SUMMIT OF
[...] Post would like to request a Digital Video Conference (DVC) to support U.S. Mission Ecuador's outreach efforts to support the Summit of the Americas. The DVC will cover topics including the Summit process, energy security, human prosperity, environmental sustainability, and a discussion on ex [...]
2009-03-31 15:22:00Embassy QuitoUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO OIIP ES
09SANJOSE597RESPONSE FROM COSTA RICA: COCESNA THREATENS TO CUT
[...] On July 14, we spoke with Jorge Fernandez Chacon, Director General of the Costa Rican Civil Aviation, regarding the dispute between American Airlines (AA) and Corporacion Centroamericana de Servicios de Navegacion Aerea (COCESNA). He clarified and/or reported the following to us: -- Costa R [...]
2009-07-16 16:27:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR KTIA KX HO CS ES GT NU PM
09SANSALVADOR1000EXTRADITION HIGHLIGHTS BILATERAL COORDINATION
[...] (U) Summary: Salvadoran Julio Eduardo Villatoro Monteagudo was successfully extradited from the U.S. to El Salvador October 20 in an operation that displayed exceptional coordination among U.S. agencies and the GOES. DHS agents escorted Villatoro Monteagudo from Miami to San Salvador, where [...]
2009-10-22 21:12:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KJUS SNAR ES
09SANSALVADOR1002EL SALVADOR REQUESTS TREASURY TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Minister of Finance has formally requested the placement of a U.S. Department of Treasury Resident Advisor in El Salvador to provide technical assistance in the areas of debt management, budgeting, and taxation following a Treasury assessment visit. The Central Bank likewise [...]
2009-10-23 20:41:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN EAID PREL ES
09SANSALVADOR1006 EL SALVADOR'S IMPENDING ENERGY CRISIS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Unless new electrical generation capacity is brought on-line in El Salvador, the country will begin to experience blackouts in the next 3 to 4 years. Two large privately funded projects currently in the planning stages are viewed as the key toward meeting the country's future e [...]
2009-10-26 19:53:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG EINV EPET ECON ES
09SANSALVADOR1008RESTREPO ASSURES FUNES HIS SUCCESS MATTERS TO U.S.
[...] (C) Summary: NSC Senior Director for Latin America Daniel Restrepo told President Funes October 23 his government's success was important to the White House and praised Funes' Honduras policy. Funes noted the challenge of deteriorating public security and said divisions in (conservative, oppo [...]
2009-10-26 21:08:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL HO ES
09SANSALVADOR1011ARENA'S MELTDOWN
[...] (SBU) Summary: On October 22, twelve dissident legislative deputies from the (conservative) National Republican Alliance (ARENA) formalized their break with the party and cast a symbolic vote with ARENA's rival party, the (left-wing) Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front (FMLN). This move [...]
2009-10-27 15:51:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ES
09SANSALVADOR1013EL SALVADOR ON VICTOR VILLALOBOS AS A CANDIDATE FOR
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-27 18:15:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR EAID PREL ES
09SANSALVADOR1017GOES TO SUPPORT MYERS ICSC CANDIDACY
[...] (SBU) On October 23, MFA Director of Foreign Policy, Joaquin Maza, delivered to PolOffs a note confirming that the GOES will support the U.S. candidate to the UN International Civil Service Commission (ICSC),Lucretia Myers, in the upcoming ICSC elections (see reftel A). A translation of the [...]
2009-10-28 16:28:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PROG ES
09SANSALVADOR1019VIOLENCE IN EL SALVADOR 1: THE STATISTICS
[...] (SBU) Summary: This cable is the first in a series addressing violent crime in El Salvador. Crime levels have risen sharply in 2009. Surveys rank public security as the top problem in El Salvador, even though the country is in the midst of its worst economic downturn in more than a decade. A [...]
2009-10-28 19:52:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ES
09SANSALVADOR102ELECTION UPDATE: ARENA GAINS MOMENTUM, BUT HAS A
[...] (C) Summary: The (conservative, pro-U.S.) ARENA party's campaign has gained some momentum. The January 18 legislative and municipal elections resulted in the best-case scenario for ARENA, and the voter base has appeared increasingly energized in the ARENA events of the past week. Poll numbers [...]
2009-02-04 16:57:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALPGOV KPLS KDEM ES
09SANSALVADOR1021EL SALVADOR: U.S. WTO REMANUFACTURING INITIATIVE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-30 14:57:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ETRD PREL ECON WTRO ES
09SANSALVADOR1024CROSSED WIRES: NPR'S REPORT ON OUTSOURCING AIRLINE REPAIRS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Officials from the El Salvador-based Aeroman repair facility strongly refuted allegations raised in a recent National Public Radio report concerning the potential safety implications of the growing practice in the airline industry of outsourcing maintenance abroad. Aeroman clien [...]
2009-10-30 18:42:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ECON ES
09SANSALVADOR1028SALVADORAN FISCAL REFORMS RAISE CONCERNS
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 9. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY. The Government of El Salvador has unveiled a fiscal reform package intended to cover revenue shortfalls and meet International Monetary Fund (IMF) targets. The proposed tax on alcoholic beverages may have trade agreem [...]
2009-10-30 21:02:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON PGOV ES
09SANSALVADOR1032NO WORD YET ON GOES GOLDSTONE VOTE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-04 14:10:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM PTER IS KPAL ES
09SANSALVADOR1033FMLN, ARENA REBELS SEIZE ASSEMBLY LEADERSHIP
[...] (C) Summary: On October 30, the (left-wing) Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front (FMLN) party teamed with 12 newly-independent former (conservative) National Republican Alliance (ARENA) legislative deputies to assume control of the Legislative Assembly,s leadership positions. The agreeme [...]
2009-11-04 15:55:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALPROG PREL ES
09SANSALVADOR1039ATF REGIONAL FIREARMS ADVISOR FAMILIARIZATION VISIT
[...] This cable contains an action request. Please see paragraph two. 2. Mark D. Jones, ATF Regional Firearms Advisor (RFA) for Central America, proposes scheduling a familiarization visit to post the week of November 16, 2009. In addition to briefing interested parties on the role of the newly- [...]
2009-11-04 19:59:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDES KCRM
09SANSALVADOR104EL SALVADOR: U.S. PROGRAMS TO ADDRESS ILLICIT
[...] (U) As requested, Post has begun initial discussions with GOES regarding U.S. assistance programs to combat illicit trafficking in arms. GOES has in the past expressed interest in assistance with both e-Trace and Integrated Ballistics Information System (IBIS) technology. Post will promptly [...]
2009-02-04 19:13:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR ES ETTC KCRM MASS PREL
09SANSALVADOR1043SALVADORAN MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE'S NOVEMBER 8-14 VISIT TO
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: With national polices promoting the use of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) and biofuels stalled in the GOES, the Novemeber 8-14 visit of El Salvador's Minister of Agriculture and Livestock (MAG),Manuel Sevilla, to Iowa and Washington, will provide an excellent opportunity [...]
2009-11-05 16:15:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON SENV EAGR ETRD ES
09SANSALVADOR1045MILITARY ANTI-CRIME PLAN A GAMBLE FOR FUNES
[...] (C) Summary: On November 5, President Funes signed an emergency decree to deploy 3,500 soldiers into 28 urban areas to combat a growing wave of violent crime. Politicians, the military and the public strongly support the plan, but critics fear human rights violations and damage to the Salvado [...]
2009-11-09 11:50:00Embassy San SalvadorSECRET//NOFORNKCRM KJUS PGOV PINR PINS PREL SOCI MOPS ES
09SANSALVADOR1053PRESIDENT FUNES REQUESTS DISASTER ASSISTANCE
[...] (SBU) Embassy received November 10 a request from President Funes for humanitarian assistance to respond to devastating floods that hit parts of El Salvador November 8. The GOES is requesting heavy-lift helicopter capabilities, an engineering battalion to help clear and rebuild the town of Ver [...]
2009-11-10 21:34:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MARR MOPS EAID ES
09SANSALVADOR1055GOES TO VOTE FOR BURMA, IRAN, DPRK UNGA RESOLUTIONS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-12 21:18:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL ES
09SANSALVADOR1057 SALVADORAN RESPONSE TO FLOODING DISASTER
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Severe flooding and landslides triggered by the passing of Hurricane Ida caused significant loss of life and economic damage in El Salvador. Heavy losses in the agricultural sector have many in the GOES concerned about short-term food security. USG relief supplies have arrived [...]
2009-11-13 11:43:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MARR MOPS EAID ECON ES
09SANSALVADOR1068DEMARCHE DELIVERED: U.S. CANDIDACY FOR THE INTERNATIONAL
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-17 16:46:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDAORC IMO EWWT PHSA ES
09SANSALVADOR1069Your Visit to El Salvador
[...] (S) Summary: Embassy San Salvador warmly welcomes you to El Salvador. Your visit reinforces the U.S. policy of active engagement with the GOES, which strengthens the moderate, pragmatic elements in the new government. President Mauricio Funes has stated his desire to make the U.S. and Brazil [...]
2009-11-17 20:10:00Embassy San SalvadorSECRETPGOV PREL MOPS ECON ES
09SANSALVADOR1070DEMARCHE DELIVERED: U.S. CANDIDACY FOR THE WORLD HEALTH
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-17 16:53:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PREL TBIO EAID WHO ES
09SANSALVADOR1071ARENA Rebels Hope to Return, Prepared to Go It Alone
[...] (C) Summary: Leaders of the group of twelve (conservative) ARENA breakaway Assembly Deputies, now called GANA, told PolCouns their preferred option was to return to ARENA after sufficient leadership changes (i.e., former President Cristiani relinquishes control) took place. They do not rule ou [...]
2009-11-18 16:31:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ES
09SANSALVADOR1079EL SALVADOR: REVIEW FOR SUSPENSION OF TITLE III OF THE
[...] (C) Post recommends suspension of Title III of the Libertad Act for El Salvador. While the GOES has restored diplomatic relations with Cuba and the FMLN has strong historic ties, at this time the government does not have significant economic or political interests in Cuba. 2. (C) Speci [...]
2009-11-20 20:29:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALETRD ETTC PREL CU ES
09SANSALVADOR1080Women Entrepreneurs Brief on Successful Washington
[...] On November 16, the Charge hosted a working lunch for the participants in a series of State-funded exchange programs in support of the Pathways for Prosperity Conference for Women Entrepreneurs hosted by the Secretary of State. Mar????a Eugenia Brizuela de ????vila, former Foreign Minist [...]
2009-11-18 15:23:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDECON KWMN KPAO ES
09SANSALVADOR1081El Salvador: Building on Our Disaster Relief Successes
[...] (U) Above all, I want this message to convey Embassy San Salvador's appreciation for AID/OFDA's and Southcom's swift, effective and professional response to El Salvador's flooding and mudslides, caused by Tropical Storm Ida. A quick chronology: * The storm's damage was inflic [...]
2009-11-23 22:14:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MARR MOPS EAID ES
09SANSALVADOR1083GOES TO VOTE FOR ANTI-ISRAEL RESOLUTIONS AT UNGA
[...] (C) On November 20, Director General for Foreign Policy Joaquin Maza told PolCouns the GOES was almost certain to vote for at least seven (anti-Israel) resolutions in the spirit of "UN consensus." He said the GOES remains a strong supporter of Israel, and, as evidence of this support, their mis [...]
2009-11-23 22:57:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALPREL UNGA KPAL IS SY LE ES
09SANSALVADOR1087SALVADORN MFA ON THE PRESIDENT'S ANNOUNCEMENT ON THE WAY
[...] (SBU) On December 1, Poloff met with Deputy Director of Foreign Policy Nelson Amaya, Director of Middle East Affairs Milton MagaC1a, and Director of Bilateral Relations Wendy Acevedo at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) to discuss talking points from Ref A. 2. (SBU) Amaya said he w [...]
2009-12-03 19:45:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL AF PK ES
09SANSALVADOR1093DEMARCHE ON "DEFAMATION OF RELIGIONS"
[...] (SBU) On December 1, Poloff met with Deputy Director of Foreign Policy Nelson Amaya, Director of Middle East Affairs Milton MagaC1a, and Director of Bilateral Relations Wendy Acevedo at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to discuss talking points and to provide supplementary documents referenced [...]
2009-12-04 21:58:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM UN UNGA ES
09SANSALVADOR1097GOES SUPPORTS USG'S IRAN NUKE STRATEGY
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-07 22:33:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALPREL IR ES
09SANSALVADOR1098EL SALVADOR: U.S. CANDIDACY FOR THE INTERNATIONAL MARITIME
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-20 22:50:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDAORC IMO EWWT PHSA ES
09SANSALVADOR1099Your Visits to El Salvador
[...] (S) Summary: Embassy San Salvador warmly welcomes you to El Salvador. Your visits will reinforce the U.S. policy of active engagement with the left-of-center GOES, which strengthens the moderate, pragmatic elements in the new government. President Mauricio Funes has an 80 pct approval rating; [...]
2009-12-07 22:41:00Embassy San SalvadorSECRETPGOV PREL MOPS ECON ES
09SANSALVADOR1101Funes Makes Strong Pro-US Policy Statements
[...] (SBU) At two separate events in a 24-hour period, Salvadoran President Mauricio Funes made strong pro-U.S. remarks: C Addressing the Salvadorans Abroad diaspora association annual conference on Tuesday evening, December 8, Funes underscored the pragmatic, national-interest reasons why [...]
2009-12-10 00:41:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EAID SMIG ES
09SANSALVADOR1103ARENA Expels Former President Saca
[...] (SBU) On December 14, (conservative) ARENA's Executive Council (COENA) expelled former President Antonio Saca (2004-2009) from the party, charging that he had misspent $219 million of unaccounted-for government funds, and citing improprieties in the 2008-2009 electoral process, claiming Saca h [...]
2009-12-15 18:01:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ARENA ES
09SANSALVADOR1105FMLN Affirms Socialist Course; Leadership Acknowledges Need
[...] (C) Summary: At its 25th annual convention December 13, the FMLN, without President Funes present, voiced solidarity with Cuba and Venezuela, repeated opposition to "the Empire," and voted to join the Fifth Socialist International. It decided to devolve authority to select candidates for local offi [...]
2009-12-15 22:09:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV FMLN ES
09SANSALVADOR1107EL SALVADOR: 2009 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM
[...] El Salvador Country report on terrorism submitted in compliance with reftel. 2. Begin text. In 2009 the government of El Salvador cooperated closely with the United States on counterterrorism efforts, and took active steps to protect U.S. interests and citizens from terrorist attacks. [...]
2009-12-17 23:10:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDASEC PTER ES
09SANSALVADOR1108BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 2: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK ON LICENSE
[...] (SBU) Econoff conducted reftel Blue Lantern pre-license check on November 23 at COSASE's principal San Salvador store, meeting with store manager Mario Serrano and general administrative manager Romero Hernandez. Responses to reftel questions follow: 2. (SBU) COSASE was established over [...]
2009-11-24 21:35:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC KOMC UY ES
09SANSALVADOR1109President Funes Working Toward Honduras Solution, Fighting
[...] Summary: President Funes told visiting WHA DAS Julissa Reynoso he is prepared to participate in an urgent regional diplomatic initiative to resolve the Honduran political crisis. Funes said Salvadoran recognition of President-elect Lobo depended on the joint resignations of Micheletti and [...]
2009-12-20 18:52:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL HO ES
09SANSALVADOR1111Salvadoran Supreme Court Votes to Extradite Martinez
[...] (SBU) After multiple tie votes over the course of two years, the Salvadoran Supreme Court voted 10-5 in an extraordinary session December 22 to find Jose Marvin Martinez extraditable to the U.S. on charges of statutory rape. Martinez has been in Salvadoran custody for over two years. He fled [...]
2009-12-22 20:23:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KCRM KJUS ES
09SANSALVADOR1117Mission Priorities for Disaster Relief Assistance
[...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy San Salvador sees it in the United States national interest to offer a robust package of disaster relief assistance to President Funes and the GOES. The GOES has requested, at the highest levels, USG assistance to recover from the devastation caused by Hurricane/Tr [...]
2009-12-23 17:26:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDPREL MARR MOPS EAID ES
09SANSALVADOR114EL SALVADOR INL END USE MONITORING REPORT 2008
[...] As requested in ref. A, INL San Salvador forwards the following additional information for the 2008 End Use Monitoring Report. 2. Location and date of on-site inspections performed: PNC/DAN Headquarters: Scheduled inspections performed 2/22/08; 8/25/08; 09/30/08; unscheduled inspections p [...]
2009-02-05 20:11:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT ASEC ES SNAR
09SANSALVADOR1154El Salvador's Fiscal Reform Moves to the National Assembly
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Government of El Salvador's fiscal reform package moved forward to the National Assembly and will likely pass before the Christmas holidays. While the Ministry of Finance made a number of minor changes to its October proposal (reftel) following lengthy consultations with th [...]
2009-12-04 20:50:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ETRD PGOV ES
09SANSALVADOR1172Disaster Relief Update - Focus on Partnerships for
[...] Summary: According to a December 4 report prepared by the Economic Commission of Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC),El Salvador suffered nearly USD 240 million in damages and loss related to the November 7-8 rains caused by Hurricane/Tropical Storm Ida. 199 lives were lost as a re [...]
2009-12-08 21:37:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDPREL MARR MOPS EAID ES
09SANSALVADOR1184ELECTRICITY SECTOR REFORMS THREATEN PRIVATE SECTOR
[...] SUMMARY. Proposed regulatory reforms in the electricity sector will introduce a cost-based pricing system with publicly bid long-term contracts, designed to promote transparency in energy costs, reduce price volatility, and foster healthy competition in the sector. While both private sect [...]
2009-12-14 16:54:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDENRG EINV ECON ES
09SANSALVADOR1238El Salavdor Passes Tax Reform Package
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On December 12 and December 16, El Salvador's National Assembly approved the Government of El Salvador's fiscal/tax reform package, with tax changes expected to enter into force January 1. Only the alcoholic beverage tax changed substantially from the GOES's original proposal, t [...]
2009-12-22 20:04:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN PGOV ETRD ES
09SANSALVADOR126DEMARCHE: POSSIBLE UNAUTHORIZED RE-TRANSFER AND
[...] (SBU) Econoff delivered reftel demarche on possible unauthorized re-transfer/re-export to Jose Miguel Diaz Zelaya, Manager of the Arms Maintenance and Repair Unit (who also functions as a more general manager) and Captain Mario Uceda, General Sales Manager, of Centrum on January 22. Diaz sai [...]
2009-02-09 15:55:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC KOMC ES
09SANSALVADOR134SECTION 1377 TELECOM UPDATE
[...] Per Ref A request, post asked Rene Salazar of the Ministry of Economy (MINEC)when MINEC would respond to the November 10 USTR letter about El Salvador's recent tax on incoming international calls. Salazar told Econoff that MINEC is still awaiting input from the telecommunications regulator, S [...]
2009-02-10 22:42:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDECON ECPS ITU ES
09SANSALVADOR135EL SALVADOR: NEAR-TERM KOSOVO RECOGNITION UNLIKELY
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-11 21:30:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALPREL ES KV ICJ
09SANSALVADOR143EL SALVADOR ELECTION UPDATE: FEBRUARY 12
[...] (U) Summary: This is an update regarding the presidential elections scheduled for March 15. This report covers the economic debate between economic advisors from the (left-wing) Farabundo Marti Front for the National Liberation Party (FMLN) and the (pro-U.S., center right) Nationalist Republi [...]
2009-02-13 21:05:00Embassy San SalvadorSECRETPGOV KDEM KPLS ES
09SANSALVADOR15REPORTS OF ARMED GROUPS FORMING IN EL SALVADOR
[...] (S/NF) Summary: Beginning on December 13, 2008, numerous articles have appeared in the local media claiming illegal armed groups are active in the countryside of El Salvador. The articles quote the highest levels of the Salvadoran security and political structures, who varyingly confirm they h [...]
2009-01-08 14:34:00Embassy San SalvadorSECRET//NOFORNASEC PREL PGOV ES
09SANSALVADOR158EL SALVADOR: 2009 SPECIAL 301 INPUT
[...] Summary. El Salvador continues to comply with CAFTA-DR IPR obligations and improve IPR protection. In 2008 the government approved data exclusivity implementing regulations for pharmaceutical products and ratified two IPR-related treaties. While piracy remains an issue, enforcement actions have [...]
2009-02-20 21:31:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD KIPR ES
09SANSALVADOR16EL SALVADOR ELECTION UPDATE: JANUARY 6
[...] (U) Summary: This is an update regarding the Salvadoran municipal and legislative elections scheduled for January 18, and the presidential elections scheduled for March 15. This report includes results of the two latest polls and details on recent reports of electoral violence. ------------ [...]
2009-01-08 14:57:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALPGIV KPLS KDEM ES
09SANSALVADOR163ARENA OPTIMISTIC ABOUT MARCH 15 ELECTION
[...] (C) Summary: Former GOES Legal Advisor and (conservative, pro-U.S.) ARENA presidential hopeful Luis Mario Rodriguez believes ARENA's January 18 victory in the San Salvador municipal race has boosted Rodrigo Avila's chances of victory March 15. He contrasted Avila's newfound confidence and rec [...]
2009-02-23 18:13:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ES
09SANSALVADOR164SCENESETTER FOR YOUR VISIT TO EL SALVADOR FOR THE
[...] (SBU) The U.S. Embassy warmly welcomes your visit to El Salvador. Your presence here will demonstrate U.S. gratitude for Salvadoran support of OIF, as well as reinforce the importance the U.S. places on maintaining a close, cooperative bilateral relationship with El Salvador. --------------- [...]
2009-02-23 19:05:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALES PM PREL
09SANSALVADOR166EL SALVADOR REQUESTS EXTRADITION OF ROBERTO CARLOS
[...] (SBU) The Embassy received a request on November 28, 2007 for the extradition of Roberto Carlos Silva Pereira, an alternate deputy to the Legislative Assembly, on charges of bribery and money laundering. Silva was the subject of deportation procedures in the United States at the time the requ [...]
2009-02-24 20:11:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALPREL ES KCRM KJUS
09SANSALVADOR169EL SALVADOR FRAUD SEMI-ANNUAL SUMMARY FY09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-24 22:54:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDKFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC ES
09SANSALVADOR170PROMINENT ECONOMISTS ON THE POLITICAL SITUATION
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Following ARENA's come-from-behind victory in San Salvador in the January 18 legislative/municipal elections, prominent economists, including many former ministers, were optimistic about ARENA's chances in the March 15 presidential race, but concerned over inducements ARENA may h [...]
2009-02-25 00:42:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALECON PGOV ES
09SANSALVADOR171FUNES' ADVISOR DISCUSSES STRATEGY, ECONOMIC &
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Alexander Segovia, economic advisor to FMLN presidential candidate Mauricio Funes, expressed confidence that Funes still maintained the advantage going into the March presidential election, but acknowledged legitimate doubts regarding whether Funes would actually control the party [...]
2009-02-25 00:48:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALECON PGOV ENRG ES
09SANSALVADOR179EL SALVADOR'S PATHWAYS PREPARATIONS
[...] (SBU) Summary. The GOES is pushing hard to make the next Pathways to Prosperity in the Americas (Pathways) ministerial meeting focus on concrete actions. In February 5 meetings with visiting State and USTR officials, the GOES proposed April 28-29 for the technical and ministerial meetings in [...]
2009-02-26 20:06:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD PREL ES
09SANSALVADOR182WHA/CEN DEPUTY DIRECTOR WOLFE HIGHLIGHTS U.S.
[...] (C) SUMMARY. During a February 11-14 visit to El Salvador, WHA/CEN Deputy Director David Wolfe highlighted U.S. engagement under the Merida Initiative and discussed political and economic issues leading into the March presidential election. GOES officials reaffirmed their commitment to Pathwa [...]
2009-02-27 16:57:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON ES
09SANSALVADOR184 SALVADORANS HAVE A NEW, MORE OUTSPOKEN ARCHBISHOP
[...] Summary: Monsignor Jose Luis Escobar was inaugurated as San Salvador's Archbishop in a packed mass on February 14 in San Salvador's Cathedral. In the short time that Escobar has occupied his influential position as the main representative of the Catholic Church in El Salvador, he has taken a [...]
2009-02-27 19:49:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KPLS KDEM ES
09SANSALVADOR194SUCCESSFUL TRADE EVENTS MARK CAFTA ANNIVERSARY
[...] Summary. Over 200 entrepreneurs, mostly from small and medium enterprises, attended a February 25 Commercial Service trade promotion event that received national media coverage. The following day, President Saca and the Charge were two of the featured speakers at a GOES-organized event celebr [...]
2009-03-03 20:59:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD PREL ES
09SANSALVADOR198EL SALVADOR: HIGH-LEVEL USG REPRESENTATION AT OIF
[...] (C) Summary: A high-level USG delegation, headed by VCJCS Gen. Cartwright and OSD A/S Benkert, traveled to El Salvador Feb.27-28 to participate in a ceremony commemorating El Salvador's participation in OIF. In addition to expressing gratitude for El Salvador's contributions in Iraq, USG re [...]
2009-03-05 22:26:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALES PGOV PREL
09SANSALVADOR2ELECTION PRIMER 2: AN UPDATE OF LEGISLATIVE AND
[...] (C) Summary: The January 18, 2009 Salvadoran legislative and municipal elections promise to have profound effects on the balance of power in the country. The (left-wing) FMLN party is likely poised to gain between three and five seats in the 84-member Legislative Assembly, positioning it to s [...]
2009-01-05 14:21:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ES
09SANSALVADOR200DAS ROBINSON DISCUSSES ELECTIONS, EXTRADITION, AND
[...] (C) Summary: Deputy Assistant Secretary David Robinson visited El Salvador February 25-28, participated in the VIP delegation to honor Salvadoran troops that served in Iraq, and discussed the upcoming March 15 elections, public security, and Pathways to Prosperity with key Embassy contacts. [...]
2009-03-06 20:38:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ES
09SANSALVADOR205EL SALVADOR ELECTION CABLE: MARCH 9
[...] Summary: This is an update regarding the presidential elections scheduled for March 15. This report covers reports of electoral-violence and a scuffle that injured two journalists. Embassy will send analytical election scene-setter septel. The race remains close and hard-fought. End Summar [...]
2009-03-11 13:27:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ES
09SANSALVADOR206MARCH 15 SALVADORAN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS
[...] (C) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 24. 2. (C) Summary and action request: March 15 marks the culmination of El Salvador's hotly-contested presidential campaign. (Left-wing) Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front (FMLN) candidate Mauricio Funes has held a significant le [...]
2009-03-11 14:29:00Embassy San SalvadorSECRETPGOV PREL ES
09SANSALVADOR210POLLS VARY WIDELY BUT MOST SHOW SLIGHT LEAD FOR
[...] (C) Summary: The majority of polls released before the 15-day ban on poll publication prior to the March 15 election show (left-wing) Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front (FMLN) presidential candidate Mauricio Funes leading (conservative, pro-U.S.) Nationalist Republican Alliance (ARENA [...]
2009-03-12 14:50:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALPGOV KPLS KDEM ES
09SANSALVADOR219EL SALVADOR ELECTION UPDATE: MARCH 12
[...] (C) Summary: This is the final update regarding the presidential elections scheduled for March 15. This report includes an Attorney General investigation of the (left-wing) Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front (FMLN) presidential candidate, the FMLN and the (center-right, pro-U.S.) Natio [...]
2009-03-13 16:27:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ES
09SANSALVADOR229FUNES TAKES PRESIDENCY IN SMOOTH, EFFICIENT
[...] (C) Summary: (Left-wing) Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front (FMLN) candidate Mauricio Funes has won the presidency of El Salvador. Funes claimed victory at approximately 9:30 PM local time, after 90 percent of the votes had been counted. As of the morning of March 16, the Supreme Elec [...]
2009-03-16 22:21:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ES
09SANSALVADOR230EL SALVADOR: 2008 EXPORTS UP BUT SHOW SIGNS OF WEAKNESS
[...] El Salvador's total exports and imports increased by 14.2 percent and 12 percent respectively during 2008. Exports to the United States increased by 7.7 percent, while exports to other Central American countries increased by 21.3 percent. Traditional exports of coffee, sugar, and shrimp incre [...]
2009-03-16 23:00:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDETRD ECON EINV ES
09SANSALVADOR234FUNES AND SACA TAKE THE HIGH ROAD
[...] Summary: President Saca and President-elect Mauricio Funes publicly took the high road one day after the FMLN candidate was chosen to be the next president of El Salvador. President Saca announced that he would establish a transition team and would meet with President-elect Funes to discuss the [...]
2009-03-17 20:09:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ES
09SANSALVADOR244EL SALVADOR: ENGAGING PRESIDENT-ELECT FUNES
[...] (S) Tom, your visit here had great impact, building upon President Obama's congratulatory call to President-Elect Funes, and Embassy's aggressive engagement of Funes and the FMLN for the past year. For most of that time, and even now, everyone has been speculating over whether a Funes-led GOES [...]
2009-03-20 16:40:00Embassy San SalvadorSECRETPREL PGOV ETRD PINR ES
09SANSALVADOR249DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON RUSSIA RECOGNITION OF ABKHAZIA AND SOUTH OSSETIA
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-23 15:06:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALPREL GG RS ES MOPS PBTS
09SANSALVADOR250DEMARCHE DELIVERED REGARDING HCOC ANNUAL
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-23 15:06:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALMTCRE PREL MNUC KSCA ETTC TSPA ES
09SANSALVADOR256EL SALVADOR'S SHORT-TERM DEBT MARKET RETURNING TO NORMAL
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Salvadoran banks have rolled over short-term government debt due in February and March and committed to doing the same with debt due in May and June. However, with tax revenue falling and an international loan falling through, the government will also likely need to issue additi [...]
2009-03-24 16:50:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON PGOV ES
09SANSALVADOR260ARENA'S RODRIGUEZ SEES CONSTRUCTIVE OPPOSITION
[...] (S) Summary: Polcouns met March 23 with Luis Mario Rodriguez, ARENA member and one of the party's final five pre-candidates for the 2009 presidential campaign. Rodriguez was optimistic about the future of ARENA, suggesting that now was a good time for the party to undergo an overhaul. He tal [...]
2009-03-24 22:52:00Embassy San SalvadorSECRETPGOV PREL ES
09SANSALVADOR27ARENA SEES ELECTION OPPORTUNITIES, BUT HAS
[...] (C) Summary: (Conservative, pro-U.S.) ARENA Vice President for the 2009 Campaign Cesar Funes (no relation to (left-wing) FMLN presidential candidate Mauricio Funes) tried to demonstrate optimism to Poloffs about the upcoming Salvadoran legislative, municipal, and presidential elections. He pr [...]
2009-01-12 19:31:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ES
09SANSALVADOR272FMLN AND PCN: INTERNAL JOCKEYING FOR POWER
[...] (C) Summary: FMLN President-elect Mauricio Funes exerted his authority March 21, declaring in paid, full-page advertisements in all four major newspapers that he will be the only person authorized to speak publicly about his administration's policies during the transition period. The pronounc [...]
2009-03-26 20:06:00Embassy San SalvadorSECRETPGOV PREL ES
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