Identifier | Subject | Date | Office | Classification | Tags |
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03ABUDHABI5174 |
UAE RESPONSE TO HUMAN CLONING BAN DEMARCHE REQUEST [...] On December 7 Polchief and Poloff delivered ref. A points on Human Cloning to the MFA Director of the European, American and Oceanic Affairs Department, Ambassador Ahmed Al-Muqarrab. Al-Muqarrab agreed to pass the information to the International Organizations Department Director, who would r [...] |
2003-12-07 12:53:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM TBIO KSCI UNGA TC |
03GUATEMALA2650 |
GUATEMALA DOES NOT HAVE A POSITION YET ON CLONING [...] No summary [...] |
2003-10-15 23:49:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO GT UNGA KSCI |
03KUWAIT4746 |
(C) CLONING: KUWAIT TO SUPPORT, NOT CO-SPONSOR [...] (C) MFA Deputy Director of International Organization Affairs Amb. Aqeel Behbehani told Pol Chief October 18 that Kuwait would vote for the Costa Rican UNGA resolution calling for a total ban on all human cloning, and would urge other Arab states to do likewise. When pressed, he said Kuwait [...] |
2003-10-18 12:43:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM TBIO KU KSCI UNGA |
03KUWAIT5525 |
(U) HUMAN CLONING [...] (C) Kuwait will support our position on human cloning (reftel), according to MFA Deputy Director of Americas Department, Ayham al-Omar. URBANCIC [...] |
2003-12-08 11:33:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | TBIO PREL KU UNGA KSCI |
03YEREVAN2948 |
UNGA VOTE ON HUMAN CLONING [...] (SBU) Per reftel, we delivered demarche to the GOAM Ministry of Foreign Affairs urging their support for Costa Rica's resolution calling for an international instrument to ban all forms of human cloning. The United Nations Desk Officer said that he could not say today how Armenia would vote, [...] |
2003-12-08 13:18:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO AM UNGA KSCI |
03ZAGREB2579 |
CROATIA SUPPORTS DELAY ON HUMAN CLONING RESOLUTION [...] No summary [...] |
2003-12-08 14:25:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO HR UNGA KSCI |
04ABUDHABI4026 |
ABU DHABI UNABLE TO DELIVER UN HUMAN CLONING BAN [...] As reported in ref. A, due to the official mourning period after the death of late President Sheikh Zayed, and the week-long government holiday for the Eid Al Fitr, the UAEG is closed until November 20. The MFA is not receiving demarches or dip notes. It will not be possible for Post to deli [...] |
2004-11-09 12:42:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | UN UNGA TBIO KSCI PREL PHUM TC |
04BRATISLAVA629 |
CLONING BAN: SLOVAKIA WILL NOT CO-SPONSOR COSTA [...] POLOFF DELIVERED REFTEL DEMARCHE TO DRAHOSLAV STEFANIK, DIRECTOR OF THE INTERNATIONAL LAW DEPARTMENT AT THE SLOVAK MFA. STEFANIK STATED THAT SLOVAKIA WILL SUPPORT THE COSTA RICAN RESOLUTION AS IT DID LAST YEAR, BUT HAS DECIDED NOT TO CO-SPONSOR IN THE SIXTH COMMITTEE. DEBATE REGARDING SLOV [...] |
2004-06-29 14:00:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO LO UNGA KSCI |
04DJIBOUTI1451 |
CLONING DEMARCHE DELIVERED: DJIBOUTI TO SUPPORT [...] (U) Poloff delivered demarche 10 November per reftel to Director of Bilateral Relations, Mohamed Ali Hassan. Hassan said that Djibouti would continue to support the Costa Rican resolution to ban human cloning. Djibouti maintains its position that cloning is wrong and should be banned. RAGSDALE [...] |
2004-11-16 02:26:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL TBIO DJ UNGA KSCI |
04DJIBOUTI657 |
CLONING DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO DJIBOUTI GOVERNMENT [...] (U) Ambassador delivered to Minister of Cooperation, Mahamoud Ali Youssouf on 3 May, the demarche requested reftel on the UN resolution for negotiation of a convention that would ban all cloning of human embryos. Ambassador explained to Youssouf that in 2003 the Sixth Committee of the UN consi [...] |
2004-05-05 11:18:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL TBIO DJ UNGA KSCI |
04KINSHASA1609 |
DEMARCHE ON AFRICAN UNION POSITION ON HUMAN [...] (U) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Likango Liselele, Advisor to the Minister of Health, August 25. Liselele replied that the DRC supports the efforts of Costa Rica and the US to ban human cloning and that the Ministry of Health would advocate this position at the upcoming World Health Org [...] |
2004-08-26 06:13:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO AF CG KSCI UNGA |
04KINSHASA1971 |
DEMARCHE TO GDRC ON SADC POSITION ON HUMAN CLONING [...] (U) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Djoli Eseng Ekeli, Deputy Cabinet Director to FonMin Ramazani, on October 22, 2004. Ekeli indicated that the GDRC maintained its support for the U.S. co-sponsored Costa Rican resolution calling for a convention to ban all human cloning. He explained that [...] |
2004-10-22 12:24:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO XA CG UNGA KSCI |
04KUWAIT1634 |
(C) GOK MAY CO-SPONSOR COSTA RICAN RESOLUTION [...] No summary [...] |
2004-05-23 13:27:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | TBIO KU UNGA KSCI |
04KUWAIT1647 |
(C) HUMAN CLONING: MFA PROMISES TO CO-SPONSOR [...] (C) In a May 24 meeting with MFA IO Director Amb. Abdullah al-Murad on another topic (septel), CDA elicited a promise that Kuwait would co-sponsor the Costa Rican resolution calling for a complete ban on human cloning. We suggest USUN ask the Kuwaiti mission to confirm these instructions wit [...] |
2004-05-24 11:10:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL TBIO KU UNGA KSCI |
04KUWAIT3877 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UN ACTION ON CONVENTION TO [...] No summary [...] |
2004-11-10 13:20:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | TBIO PREL PGOV PHUM UNGA KSCI |
04MANAMA1697 |
BAHRAIN: DEMARCHE ON CONVENTION TO BAN HUMAN [...] No summary [...] |
2004-11-10 09:14:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO BA UNGA KSCI |
04SANAA1189 |
DELIVERED TO MFA: DEMARCHE ON INTERNATIONAL [...] No summary [...] |
2004-05-18 11:12:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | TBIO UNGA KSCI YE DEMARCHE ENVIRONMENT |
05AMMAN4886 |
Jordan - UNESCO Bioethics Demarche Delivered [...] No summary [...] |
2005-06-19 03:18:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO JO UNESCO KSCI |
05ASUNCION782 |
PARAGUAY SUPPORTS U.S. POSITION ON UNESCO [...] No summary [...] |
2005-06-16 21:07:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO PA UNESCO KSCI |
05BANGKOK5559 |
U.S. ENGAGEMENT IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF TSUNAMI [...] (SBU) Following receipt of the demarche in Ref A, U.S. Trade and Development Agency Officer contacted Deputy Director General Kriengkrai of Thailand's Meteorological Department (Met Dept) under the Ministry of Information and Communication Technology and an official at Thailand's National Disa [...] |
2005-08-30 07:00:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC EAID SENV TPHY TH KSCI |
05DARESSALAAM1177 |
UNESCO BIOETHICS DECLARATION DEMARCHE [...] (U) Pol/Econ Officer delivered talking points from reftel on June 15 to Anisa Mbega of the Office for Multilateral Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Mbega received the talking points and said she would pass them immediately to Tanzania's delegate in Paris, who would consult with the [...] |
2005-06-16 12:39:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO TZ UNESCO KSCI |
05DUBLIN255 |
IRISH RESPONSE TO UNGA CLONING DECLARATION DEMARCHE [...] On March 2, Post delivered reftel demarche to Eamon Mac Aodha, Director of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Human Rights Office, which has departmental responsibility for cloning issues. Mac Aodha noted that Ireland had voted in favor of the resolution adopted by the Sixth (Legal) Com [...] |
2005-03-03 11:17:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO UNGA KSCI |
05DUBLIN756 |
IRISH RESPONSE TO UNESCO BIOETHICS DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...] |
2005-06-17 15:41:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO UNESCO KSCI |
05KINGSTON1559 |
UNESCO BIOETHICS DECLARATION [...] No summary [...] |
2005-06-22 15:44:00 | Embassy Kingston | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO JM UNESCO KSCI |
05KINGSTON2147 |
U.S. ENGAGEMENT IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF TSUNAMI [...] On September 13, Poloff spoke with Claudia Barnes, Director, International and Economic Affairs Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade (MFAFT), for a response to reftel questions. Barnes said that tsunami preparedness and the purchase of tsunami warning system (TWS) equipme [...] |
2005-09-14 12:37:00 | Embassy Kingston | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC TPHY EAID SENV JM KSCI |
05KINSHASA1033 |
CONGO/B: DELIVERY OF DEMARCHES AND TIP [...] The following demarches were delivered on June 16, 2005, by the Ambassador and Econ/Cons Officer to Ambassador Gregoire Kaya, Interim Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA). 2. Release of the 2005 TIP Report (REF A) - Ambassador conveyed to Kaya that the 2005 TIP Report [...] |
2005-06-23 10:05:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL OPRC KCRM KWMN PHUM KTFN EFIN ETTC PTER CVIS KVPR KPAO EAGR ETRD TBIO PARM MNUC KNNP KUNR PGOV AORC CF UNESCO KSCI UNSC |
05KUWAIT939 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UNGA CONSIDERATION OF [...] (C) Political Chief delivered March 7 ref A demarche to MFA Director of International Organizations Ambassador Abdullah Al-Murad. Al-Murad was knowledgeable about the deliberations on the declaration, and although he expressed concern that a close U.S. ally like the UK voted "no," he said h [...] |
2005-03-07 11:51:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | TBIO PREL PGOV KU UNGA KSCI |
05LJUBLJANA401 |
DEMARCHE REQUEST: UNESCO BIOETHICS DECLARATION [...] Pol/Econ Chief spoke with Bojana Cipot of the MFA's office for UN Affairs and related the points in reftel. Cipot was not able to comment on our points but said she would be in touch with Slovenia's mission in Paris and request it contact USUNESCO to discuss the Declaration in further detail. [...] |
2005-06-15 09:07:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO UNESCO KSCI |
05MADRID2350 |
SPAIN ON UNESCO BIOETHICS DECLARATION [...] ECONOFF passed reftel points June 14 to MFA UNESCO Unit Chief Monica Ruiz, urging Spain to support the U.S. position vis-a-vis the UNESCO Bioethics Declaration and to consult with the U.S. delegation in Paris. Ruiz informed ECONOFF June 16 that the Spanish Foreign Ministry had not yet finish [...] |
2005-06-17 13:26:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO SP UNESCO KSCI |
05MANAMA294 |
BAHRAIN: DEMARCHE ON UNGA CONSIDERATION OF [...] No summary [...] |
2005-03-02 13:20:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO BA UNGA KSCI |
05MANAMA691 |
SUPPORT FOR REGIONAL ESTH HUB IN OMAN [...] Embassy Manama strongly supports the establishment of a regional Environment, Science, Technology, and Health (ESTH) hub in Oman to support ESTH efforts in Bahrain and the greater Gulf region. Embassy ESTH officer is the post's sole economic/commercial officer, and has a full plate of issues [...] |
2005-05-14 14:44:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV TBIO BA KSCI |
05MAPUTO765 |
MOZAMBIQUE: UNESCO BIOETHICS DECLARATION RESPONSE [...] No summary [...] |
2005-06-16 12:25:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO MZ UNESCO KSCI |
05PANAMA1326 |
PANAMA HAS NO RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON UNESCO [...] No summary [...] |
2005-06-17 21:53:00 | Embassy Panama | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO PREL PGOV PM UNESCO KSCI |
05PARIS2546 |
USUNESCO: APRIL 4-6 NEGOTIATIONS ON DECLARATION ON [...] Summary. The first session of the intergovernmental meeting held April 4-6 to discuss development of a draft declaration on bioethics at UNESCO revealed that there is not consensus support for the Preliminary Draft of the Declaration submitted by the International Bioethics Committee (IBC). [...] |
2005-04-14 14:41:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO UNESCO KSCI |
05PARIS3025 |
USUNESCO BIOETHICS DECLARATION DISCUSSIONS AT THE [...] Summary. UNESCO's ongoing efforts to elaborate a universal declaration on bioethics were discussed by the 171st Executive Board on April 22, 2005. Divisions on the nature and usefulness of the declaration remain and it is not clear that those divisions will be bridged before the next round o [...] |
2005-05-04 13:01:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO US UNESCO KSCI |
05PARIS3325 |
UNESCO'S MAN AND BIOSPHERE PROGRAM, SITE [...] No summary [...] |
2005-05-16 14:06:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KSCI UNESCO |
05PARIS3484 |
USUNESCO - INTERNATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHIC [...] (SBU) Summary: International Oceanographic Commission (IOC) Executive Secretary Patricio Bernal on April 29 outlined the IOC's plans for implementation and funding of an Indian Ocean tsunami warning system in an April 29 meeting with OSTP Officer Gene Whitney and USUNESCO science officer. H [...] |
2005-05-20 14:45:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TPHY AORC OTRA PBTS EAID SENV WWT KSCI UNESCO |
05PARIS3490 |
USUNESCO: INFORMAL BIOETHICS DECLARATION MEETING [...] An explicitly "informal" and ad referendum intersessional meeting on the draft bioethics declaration called by Ambassador Sader, President of the Intergovernmental Meeting of Experts, was held at UNESCO on May 17. The meeting was organized around a non-paper written by Sader and distributed a [...] |
2005-05-20 16:13:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO US FR UNESCO KSCI |
05PARIS3546 |
USUNESCO: TAIWAN SEEKS PARTICIPATION IN [...] Summary and action request: the Taiwan representative's office in France has requested U.S. support for its efforts to participate in planning for a tsunami early warning system under the auspices of the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC). Taiwan has written to IOC officials e [...] |
2005-05-24 13:03:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | TPHY AORC EWWT PBTS EAID SENV TW KSCI UNESCO |
05PARIS4304 |
FRENCH VIEWS ON UNESCO BIOETHICS DECLARATION [...] On June 16, Embassy Paris Acting Science Counselor met with Ambassador Gabriel Keller, who will be heading the GOF delegation to the June 20-24 negotiating session in Paris. Ambassador Keller mentioned that his delegation will include representatives from the Foreign Ministry, the Health Mini [...] |
2005-06-17 13:56:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO FR UNESCO KSCI |
05PARIS4310 |
USUNESCO: INTERNATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHIC [...] Summary: In the run-up to the June 21-29 IOC Assembly, IOC Executive Secretary Patricio Bernal and Capacity Building Unit Chief Erlich Desa outlined the IOC's capacity building program for permanent delegations to UNESCO. The DCM and the Science Officer of the US Mission attended one in a s [...] |
2005-06-17 15:36:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | TPHY AORC PBTS EAID SENV WWT KSCI UNESCO |
05PARIS4724 |
USUNESCO: UNESCO PLANS SMALL EXPERTS [...] Summary and Introduction: The Director of UNESCO's Science Analysis and Policies Division, Mustafa El Tayeb, informed USUNESCO science officer and intern (notetaker) that his office plans a September 8 - 10, 2005 meeting in Trieste, Italy to discuss efforts to rebuild Iraq's science infrast [...] |
2005-07-06 16:08:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC TSPL EAID SENV IZ UNESCO KSCI |
05PARIS4799 |
USUNESCO: INTERNATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHIC COMMISION [...] Summary and Introduction: At the 23rd Session of the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) Assembly -- which took place June 20-30 2005 at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris -- the U.S. delegation (USDEL) met all of its objectives. These included: encouraging fiscal transparency and a [...] |
2005-07-08 15:30:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC TSPL EAID SENV IZ UNESCO KSCI |
05PARIS4821 |
USUNESCO: NEW DIVISION CREATED FOR SCIENCE POLICY [...] Summary and Introduction. UNESCO DG Matsuura has announced the creation of a new Division for Science and Sustainable Development (SC/PSD) in the natural sciences sector to be directed by Mustafa El Tayeb, formerly the Director of the Science Analysis and Policies Division. The division strea [...] |
2005-07-11 13:40:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC TSPL EAID SENV SOCI UNESCO KSCI |
05PARIS5096 |
UNESCO: NASA DISCUSSIONS ON REMOTE SENSING OF [...] Summary and Introduction. NASA's Program Director for Applied Sciences, Mr. Ron Birk, and Mr. Steve Ambrose of the Program's Disaster Management group, met with various specialists in UNESCO's Earth Sciences Division for exploratory discussions about using NASA "remote sensing" technology on [...] |
2005-07-22 13:57:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC TSPL EAID SENV SOCI UNESCO KSCI |
05PARIS5195 |
USUNESCO: NEGOTIATIONS ON BIOETHICS DECLARATION [...] SUMMARY. The second and final session of the Intergovernmental Meeting of Experts met June 20-24 at UNESCO and reached consensus on a draft "Universal Declaration on Bioethics and Human Rights." The US was successful in adding to the draft Declaration a statement that one of the aims of the [...] |
2005-07-27 17:48:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO UNESCO KSCI HHS |
05PARIS5478 |
USUNESCO: MEETING OF MAN AND BIOSPHERE [...] Summary and introduction: the agenda of the June 27-29 meeting of the bureau of the international coordinating council of the man and biosphere (MAB) program focused on management of biosphere reserves, including those that are also world heritage sites. Under MAB's current short-term strateg [...] |
2005-08-12 11:29:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC TSPL EAID SENV FR UNESCO KSCI |
05PARIS5855 |
USUNESCO: UNESCO TO ORGANIZE JUNE 2006 [...] This is a request for guidance, see Para 9. 2. Summary. The UN is planning an international scientific conference on desertification -- "The Future of Dry Lands" -- as part of its International Year of Deserts and Desertification. The conference, organized by a UN inter-agency committee [...] |
2005-08-30 15:19:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC TSPL EAID SENV SOCI UNESCO KSCI |
05PARIS5862 |
USUNESCO: NORDIC STATES AND UK CHAMPION [...] Guidance Request in Para 3. 2. Summary: In Advance of UNESCO's October General Conference, the Nordic States and the UK are circulating a draft resolution calling for an "overall review" of Programs II and III (the Natural Sciences Sector and the Social and Human Sciences Sector (SHS)). Th [...] |
2005-08-30 16:05:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC TSPL EAID SENV SOCI UNESCO KSCI |
05PARIS7446 |
UNESCO GENERAL CONFERENCE: U.S. WINS POSITIVE [...] Summary: In Commission III (social and natural sciences) at UNESCO's 33rd General Conference (GC), the U.S. Delegation registered several important successes relating to social and natural sciences issues, despite a challenging political environment. The adoption by the GC of the Bioethics [...] |
2005-10-31 18:20:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC TSPL EAID TBIO SENV SOCI UNESCO ETRA KSCI |
05SANAA485 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UNITED NATIONS GENERAL [...] Reftel demarche on the United Nations General Assembly Consideration of the Declaration on Human Cloning was delivered to Deputy Foreign Minister Mustapha Noman, on March 5. The ROYG has not yet shared its position with the Embassy on this matter. Khoury [...] |
2005-03-06 06:52:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO YM UNGA KSCI DEMARCHE |
05VIENNA2007 |
UNESCO BIOETHICS DECLARATION - AUSTRIAN RESPONSE [...] (SBU) EconPolOff conveyed reftel points to Christoph Mueller and Margarethe Koegeler from the Federal Chancellery's Office of Political Coordination (OPC) on June 13. Koegeler is also Deputy Head of the GoA's Bioethics Commission. The OPC has worked closely with the MFA to establish the Go [...] |
2005-06-15 14:50:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO AU UNESCO KSCI |
05VIENNA655 |
DEMARCHE ON UNGA DECLARATION ON HUMAN CLONING: [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified. 2. (SBU) Embassy Vienna conveyed reftel points to the Austrian MFA Human Rights Bureau on March 1. EconPolOff followed up on March 2 with Dr. Ingrid Pech, a director in the bureau whose portfolio covers human cloning. Dr. Pech said that th [...] |
2005-03-03 11:48:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO AU UNGA KSCI EUN |
05WELLINGTON473 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UNESCO BIOETHICS DECLARATION [...] No summary [...] |
2005-06-16 04:16:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO NZ UNESCO KSCI |
05YEREVAN1067 |
ARMENIA WILL CONVEY MESSAGE ON BIOETHICS [...] (SBU) We delivered demarche and talking points to MFA Chief of International Organizations Department Valery Mkrtumyan and MFA Americas Department Chief Lilit Toutkhalian June 15 per reftel instructions. While our MFA contacts were generally receptive to USG positions and promised to raise our [...] |
2005-06-17 13:03:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO AM UNESCO KSCI |
05YEREVAN370 |
ARMENIAN RESPONSE TO CLONING DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...] |
2005-03-03 10:29:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO AM UNGA KSCI |
06CALCUTTA442 |
POVERTY IN THE EAST INDIAN STATE OF BIHAR FOSTERS INFECTIOUS [...] SUMMARY: September 6-7, ConGen visited the East Indian state of Bihar to assess its public health issues. Bihar, India's poorest state, presently has 19 polio infections this year, second only to its neighbor Uttar Pradesh (UP), which has 291 cases as of September 25. Local officials with t [...] |
2006-09-26 11:50:00 | Consulate Kolkata | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM ECON KHIV SOCI KGLB KSCI IN |
06PARIS2774 |
UNESCO: 174th EXECUTIVE BOARD HIGHLIGHTS CHALLENGES FOR [...] Summary: The 174th Executive Board highlighted two major challenges that UNESCO faces in the Natural Sciences Sector. Firstly, the Secretariat needs to define a strategy for UNESCO's category two centers. Secondly, the Secretariat must respond to the demand from member states for cross-secto [...] |
2006-04-27 11:02:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | UNESCO AORC TSPL EAID SENV KSCI |
06PARIS4206 |
UNESCO: OVERVIEW OF UNESCO'S WORK ON DESERTIFICATION AND [...] INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY. At a June 13 information session, UNESCO secretariat experts discussed the continuing progress the organization has made with regard to desertification and arid zones. After outlining UNESCO's history of action in this area, panelists presented some of UNESCO's curre [...] |
2006-06-19 15:56:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | KS AORC TSPL EAID SENV SOCI UNESCO KSCI |
06PARIS4643 |
UNESCO: U.S. COMMITMENT TO IMPROVED WATER RESOURCES HIGHLIGHTE [...] THE OPENING DAYS OF THE 17TH MEETING OF THE GOVERNING COUNCIL OF THE INTERNATIONAL HYDROLOGICAL PROGRAM (IHP IGC, JULY 3-7) HAVE ALREADY YIELDED SEVERAL IMPORTANT EXAMPLES OF U.S. RE-ENGAGEMENT WITH UNESCO'S ACTIVITIES IN WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT. 2. ON JULY 4, THE COUNCIL - IN WHICH TH [...] |
2006-07-06 16:08:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | KS AORC TSPL EAID SENV SOCI UNESCO KSCI |
06PARIS5170 |
INTERNATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHIC COMMISSION (IOC/UNESCO) [...] Summary and Key Accomplishments: At the 39th Session of the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) Executive Council -- which took place June 21-28, 2006 at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris -- the U.S. delegation (USDEL) met all of its objectives. These included: encouraging fiscal tra [...] |
2006-07-31 14:54:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | UNESCO AORC TSPL EAID SENV KSCI IZ |
06PARIS5341 |
USG Delegation Report on 17th Meeting of the UNESCO [...] A US delegation participated in the 17th meeting of the UNESCO International Hydrology Program (IHP) Intergovernmental Council (IGC) at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris, France, July 3-7, 2006. The delegation consisted of: Mathew C. Larsen, U.S. Geological Survey (head of delegation), Verne R. Sch [...] |
2006-08-07 16:20:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | UNESCO KS AORC TSPL EAID KSCI SENV SOCI |
06PARIS7806 |
USUNESCO: 13th SESSION OF THE INTERNATIONAL BIOETHICS [...] Summary: The 13th session of the International Bioethics Committee (IBC) examined the preliminary reports of its working groups on social responsibility and health and on consent. During the debate on social responsibility and health, IBC members reiterated their independence from UNESCO itsel [...] |
2006-12-15 10:35:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | UNESCO TBIO US KSCI FR |
07WELLINGTON185 |
NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR JEFFREY MICHAEL [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Department of Commerce NOAA National Weather Service Official Jeffrey Michael Osiensky to travel to Rotorua, New Zealand from March 25 - 31, 2007. The purpose of this visit is to attend and give a presentation at the World Meteorological [...] |
2007-02-28 03:02:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OTRA TPHY KSCA SENV KSCI NZ |
08RABAT1125 |
MOROCCO FINALIZING SEISMIC AGREEMENT [...] (SBU) Embassy conveyed our need to sign the bilateral seismic agreement with Morocco by the end of the year via diplomatic note on December 5. In addition, PolCouns met with MFA Chief of Staff Nasser Bourita who informed PolCouns that the GOM is seized with the matter and is working dilgentl [...] |
2008-12-05 17:46:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL TPHY KTBT KSCI KTIA MO |
08RABAT1177 |
MOROCCO SUBMITS TRANSLATED COPIES OF SEISMIC [...] (SBU) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs Office of Treaties and Legal Affairs sent to the U.S. Embassy December 19 final draft copies of the English, French, and Arabic translations of the Agreement Between The Government Of The United States Of America And The Government Of The Kingdom Of Morocc [...] |
2008-12-19 18:20:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL TPHY KTBT KSCI KTIA MO |
08STATE126489 |
FINALIZING THE SEISMIC AGREEMENT [...] Department requests Embassy Rabat to urge the Moroccan government to sign the Seismic Agreement (reftel) no later than December 31, 2008. A later signature could result in delays that would jeopardize the project's timely completion. End summary. OBJECTIVES ---------- 2. Department [...] |
2008-12-01 20:57:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL TPHY KTBT KSCI KTIA MO |
09MADRID1117 |
SPAIN RESIGNED TO END OF USG ROLE AT SEISMIC [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENTARY: Per Reftel, Embassy Madrid on November 10 delivered a diplomatic note informing Spain's MFA of the USG's decision to terminate support for the seismic monitoring Station (hereafter, the "Station") at Sonseca, Spain and to conclude the gradual withdrawal of US person [...] |
2009-11-21 15:22:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | SP TPHY KTBT KSCI PREL |
09RABAT4 |
MOROCCO READY TO SIGN SEISMIC AGREEMENT, AGREES ON [...] (SBU) The Government of Morocco (GOM) accepted and incorporated all of the Department's conformity suggestions (Ref A) into the Arabic language version of the Agreement Between The Government Of The United States Of America And The Government Of The Kingdom Of Morocco Regarding The Developme [...] |
2009-01-02 15:19:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL TPHY KTBT KSCI KTIA MO |
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MOROCCO SIGNS BILATERAL SEISMIC AGREEMENT [...] (SBU) Summary: As one of his final official acts, Ambassador Riley signed on January 12, "The Bilateral Agreement Between The Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Kingdom of Morocco Regarding the Development and Operation of a Seismic Monitoring Station in the [...] |
2009-01-16 15:37:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR PARM PREL TPHY KTBT KSCI KTIA MO |