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| Identifier | Subject | Date | Office | Classification | Tags |
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| 04MAPUTO1376 |
SCENE-SETTER FOR VISIT OF MCC CEO PAUL APPLEGARTH TO [...] (SBU) Introduction and Summary: Your visit to Mozambique will provide an opportunity to gain a better understanding of the Mozambican political environment, government, private sector, civil society, and MCC team and to increase Mozambican understanding of the MCC. You will be here during the c [...] |
2004-10-18 15:05:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KDEM ECON ETRD MZ MCC |
| 04MAPUTO1445 |
MCC CEO PAUL APPLEGARTH'S VISIT TO [...] (U) SUMMARY: DURING A FOUR-DAY VISIT, MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE CORPORATION CEO PAUL APPLEGARTH AND HIS TEAM MET WITH PRESIDENT CHISSANO, SENIOR GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, PRIVATE SECTOR LEADERS, AND THE PRESS IN AN EFFORT TO BECOME MORE FAMILIAR WITH MOZAMBIQUE AND RAISE AWARENESS OF THE MILLENNIUM CH [...] |
2004-11-02 12:01:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID EINV MZ MCC OPIC |
| 04MAPUTO1446 |
OPIC-SUPPORTED US INVESTOR IN MOZAMBIQUE BACKS INTO [...] (SBU) Summary: On October 28, American investor David Herbert and his Danish partner Jorgen Nielsen settled a dispute with the Zimbabwean firm Cabo do Mar over rights to the land on which their Nyati Beach Lodge is located. They agreed to pay usd 650,000 to permanently block execution of an Oc [...] |
2004-11-02 12:02:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV MZ OPIC MCC |
| 04MAPUTO1539 |
MOZAMBICAN ATTORNEY GENERAL REFERS NYATI LODGE CASE [...] (SBU) On November 25, Attorney General Joaquim Madeira referred to the High Court of Mozambique a motion by Vilanculos Coastal Wildlife Sanctuary to suspend an October court order by Inhambane provincial judge Jose Sampaio that authorized expropriation of the Nyati Beach Lodge. The Lodge is co [...] |
2004-11-29 12:59:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV MZ MCC |
| 04MAPUTO877 |
MCC VISIT TO MOZAMBIQUE, 8-11 JUNE 2004 [...] SUMMARY. DURING A THREE DAY VISIT, THE THREE- PERSON MCC TEAM MET WITH THE PRIME MINISTER, FIVE MINISTERS, THE CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR, MOZAMBIQUE'S "TECHNICAL TEAM," AND REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE PRIVATE SECTOR, CIVIL SOCIETY, THE FINANCIAL SECTOR, FOREIGN INVESTORS, AND DONORS. IN EACH MEETING, [...] |
2004-07-01 14:59:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON PREL MZ MCC |
| 04MAPUTO998 |
MOZAMBIQUE CAUTIOUSLY APPROACHES THE PROSPECT OF A [...] (SBU) Summary. Ambassador met with Minister of Industry and Commerce Carlos Morgado on July 22 to follow-up on discussions held between Morgado and USTR officials in Washington in early July on the prospect for a US-Mozambique FTA, as well as to discuss the status of Mozambique's participation [...] |
2004-07-26 16:08:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EAID PREL MZ AGOA MCC TIFA |
| 04MASERU321 |
MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE CORPORATION INITIAL VISIT TO LESOTHO [...] SUMMARY: The Millennium Challenge Corporation team of Clay Lowery, Tom Briggs and Wesley Wilson paid a very successful initial visit to Lesotho May 26-28. Over the course of two and a half days, they met with the Prime Minister, nearly the entire Cabinet, almost all of the Principal Secretarie [...] |
2004-06-01 16:08:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ETRD PREL LT MCC |
| 04MASERU598 |
MCC CHIEF EXEC VISITS LESOTHO [...] SUMMARY: Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Paul Applegarth and other MCC officials visited Lesotho October 25-26 on a familiarization trip. In an extremely busy 36 hours, Mr. Applegarth and his team met with a wide variety of government, private sector, NGO, [...] |
2004-11-01 14:27:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EINV ECON PREL LT MCC |
| 04TEGUCIGALPA1508 |
Review of the Consultative Group meeting in [...] Summary: The Honduran Consultative Group (CG) meeting was held on June 10-11 with more than 300 participants from the GOH, civil society, and the international donor community. President Maduro made a key-note presentation on the importance of this meeting to report on the progress made on a [...] |
2004-07-07 12:57:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON EINV SOCI PREL PGOV HO MCC NSC |
| 05GUATEMALA2511 |
Guatemala and the MCC [...] (SBU) Summary: Going by MCC statistical procedures, Guatemala is unlikely to be selected to negotiate an MCC compact in FY 2006. But Guatemala's suitability for a compact should be evaluated in a more basic sense: is the Berger administration making progress toward MCC goals, and how do Gu [...] |
2005-11-03 21:53:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON SOCI ETRD PGOV PREL KCOR GT MCC |
| 05MAPUTO310 |
MOZAMBIQUE: ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR AFRICAN [...] (C) Summary: In her March 2 meetings with President Guebuza, Prime Minister Diogo, Foreign Minister Abreu, and other officials visiting A/S Newman outlined USG priorities of fighting HIV/AIDS and promoting economic development. She emphasized the need for the GRM to show leadership in discussi [...] |
2005-03-07 12:17:00 | Embassy Maputo | CONFIDENTIAL | EINV ECON KPKO PGOV MARR MASS KTIA PREL MZ MCC |
| 05MAPUTO7 |
SCENE-SETTER FOR VISIT OF STAFFDEL MCLEAN TO [...] (SBU) Introduction and Summary: Your visit to Mozambique will provide an opportunity to gain a better understanding of the U.S. contribution in the fight against HIV/AIDS and Mozambique's Millennium Challenge Account (MCA) concept paper. You are arriving just after presidential and legislative [...] |
2005-01-04 12:11:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KHIV KMCA ECON ETRD MZ MCC |
| 05MAPUTO771 |
MOZAMBIQUE - PRESIDENT GUEBUZA GIVES AMBASSADOR [...] (U) President Guebuza called the Ambassador to the Presidency on June 17 to brief her on his June 13 meeting, along with four other African heads of state, with President Bush. Guebuza was attended by Minister for Diplomatic Affairs Francisco Madeira and the Ambassador by Econ/Pol chief as not [...] |
2005-06-17 12:33:00 | Embassy Maputo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EINV ETRD MZ MCC |
| 05MAPUTO829 |
BUDGET SUPPORT DONORS OBJECT TO DEDICATED MCC [...] (U) On June 30, the Dutch Ambassador and the Finnish Charge, the incoming and outgoing heads of the Group of 17 donors who provide budget support to the Mozambican government (GRM), called on Charge to deliver a letter expressing concern over the GRM's decision to set up a unit in the Planning [...] |
2005-07-05 13:00:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID KMCA ECON MZ MCC |
| 05MASERU176 |
MFA STRESSES POSITIVE U.S.-LESOTHO RELATIONS TO AF/S [...] (U) SUMMARY: During his familiarization visit to Lesotho, AF/S Director Dan Mozena met April 4 with Minister of Foreign Affairs Monyane Moleleki. Ambassador Perry and DCM (notetaker) accompanied. Topics covered included the upcoming local elections, Zimbabwe, Swaziland, HIV/AIDS, Article 98 [...] |
2005-04-08 12:00:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ETRD KDEM KHIV WZ ZI LT KICC HIV MCC |
| 05MASERU182 |
BASOTHO PUBLIC ENTHUSIASM WANING FOR YET-UNSIGNED MCC [...] Summary: At an April 4 luncheon with GOL Ministers held in honor of AF/S Director Dan Mozena's visit, government discussion focused mainly on the status of Lesotho's proposal for Millennium Challenge Account funds. Ministers urged MCC Associate Country Director Deidra Fair for incremental re [...] |
2005-04-12 10:50:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ETRD PGOV PREL LT MCC |
| 05MASERU526 |
MINISTER OF TRADE POSITIVE ON INVESTMENT, FTA AND ARTICLE [...] (C) The Ambassador met October 12 with Minister of Trade and Industry Mpho Malie to exchange views on several high profile issues: the U.S. - SACU Free Trade negotiations; the status of pending legislation important for Lesotho's Millennium Challenge Account (MCA) proposal; and Article 98. A [...] |
2005-10-18 13:43:00 | Embassy Maseru | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ECON EINV PREL LT KICC MCC |
| 05MASERU527 |
MINISTER OF TRADE POSITIVE ON INVESTMENT, FTA AND ARTICLE [...] (C) The Ambassador met October 12 with Minister of Trade and Industry Mpho Malie to exchange views on several high profile issues: the U.S. - SACU Free Trade negotiations; the status of pending legislation important for Lesotho's Millennium Challenge Account (MCA) proposal; and Article 98. A [...] |
2005-10-18 14:21:00 | Embassy Maseru | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ECON EINV PREL LT KICC MCC |
| 05MASERU571 |
DONOR MEETING: MINISTER OF FINANCE'S PLAN FOR POVERTY [...] SUMMARY. At a recent meeting with donor and diplomatic community representatives, Minister of Finance and Development Planning Tim Thahane outlined his approach to boosting economic development and reducing poverty in Lesotho. The Minister advocated allocating more resources to productive secto [...] |
2005-11-04 10:51:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EFIN PREL LT MCC |
| 05MASERU572 |
AU, MCC, ARTICLE 98 AND THE MFA [...] (C) Following attendance at an extraordinary meeting of the African Union, FOMIN Moleleki portrayed Africa's stance on the Security Council as unchanged during November 3 discussion. He characterized the AU's position as contrary to that of the U.S. in terms of size with the AU still arguing [...] |
2005-11-04 12:09:00 | Embassy Maseru | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR LT KICC UN MCC |
| 06AMMAN7625 |
MCC SCORE CARD DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] |
2006-10-04 14:10:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PREL PGOV ETRC ECON KMCA MCC JO |
| 06ASUNCION1028 |
PARAGUAY: MCC COUNTRY SELECTION AND DELIVERY OF [...] (SBU) The USAID director delivered the MCC Scorecard and talking points to Minister Carlos Walde, President Duarte,s Economic Advisor on Wednesday, October 4. Paraguay,s "performance" against the MCA median on each of the indicator areas related to ruling justly, economic freedom, and investi [...] |
2006-10-11 11:36:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PREL PGOV ETRD ECON KMCA MCC PA |
| 06COLOMBO1731 |
MALDIVES SCORECARD DELIVERED, EMBASSY URGES CONSIDERATION [...] SUMMARY: DCM and EconOff met with Dr. Mohamed Asim, Maldives High Commissioner to Sri Lanka, to discuss the Millennium Challenge Corporation's (MCC's) scorecard, Maldives' designation as a Candidate country, and the fact that the MCC Board must still determine whether to invite Maldives to d [...] |
2006-10-20 05:40:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL PGOV ETRD ECON KMCA MCC MV |
| 06COLOMBO1732 |
SRI LANKA MCC SCORECARD DELIVERED; "INVESTING IN PEOPLE" [...] SUMMARY: The Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) Scorecard results were delivered to officials at the Ministry of Planning and Implementation. Officials paid particular attention to the below-median statistics listed in the Investing in People category, and asked Embassy to forward releva [...] |
2006-10-20 05:41:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL PGOV ETRD ECON KMCA MCC CE |
| 06COLOMBO1821 |
SRI LANKA: INFORMATION FOR MCC NOVEMBER 8 MEETING [...] (SBU) Summary: Post recommends that Sri Lanka continue to be considered MCC-eligible. MCC projects would increase overall prosperity and support our main objective of helping Sri Lanka attain a lasting peace. Violence between Government of Sri Lanka forces and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil [...] |
2006-11-03 06:34:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID MCC KMCA CE |
| 06DUBLIN334 |
IRELAND OKAY WITH COMMISSION ODA COORDINATION [...] Summary: In a wide-ranging March 23 discussion prompted by reftels A and B, officials at Irish Aid (formerly Development Cooperation Ireland): -- noted that Ireland contributed euro 59 million in 2005 to the Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative, raising Irish overseas development assistance [...] |
2006-03-30 14:55:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID EFIN MCC KPAO EI |
| 06DUSHANBE616 |
TAJIKISTAN'S STRATEGIC RESEARCH CENTER'S SURPRISINGLY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a March 23 posting on the "Asia-Plus" website, the director of President Rahmonov's Strategic Research Center think tank discussed his preliminary findings from an on-going study mandated by President Rahmonov about corruption in Tajikistan. His conclusions are surprisingly [...] |
2006-04-07 07:26:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON SOCI KCRM MCC TI |
| 06KATHMANDU2695 |
MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE CORPORATION'S FY 07 SCORECARD [...] (U) On October 11, Emboff presented the Millennium Challenge Corporation's (MCC's) FY 07 Nepal Scorecard to Ministry of Finance Under Secretary for the Foreign Aid Coordination Division Madhu K. Marasini. Mr. Marasini was not familiar with the MCC. Emboff explained the purpose of the scoreca [...] |
2006-10-12 02:14:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL PGOV ETRD ECON KMCA MCC NP |
| 06KIEV3129 |
UKRAINE: FIRST DEPUTY PM AZAROV COMMITTED TO WTO [...] (C) Summary: First Deputy PM and Finance Minister Azarov told the Ambassador that by the end of 2006, Ukraine would join the WTO. He pledged that the government would have a careful and well-balanced policy in place to deal with Ukraine's large negative trade balance. On the energy situati [...] |
2006-08-11 13:45:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM ECON EFIN MCC UP |
| 06KIGALI1027 |
AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH MONUC AND UN GROUP OF EXPERTS [...] (U) On 20 October Ambassador had separate meetings with the Chairman of the UN DRC Group of Experts (GOE) Ambassador Ibra Ka and MONUC Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General (DSRSG) Haile Menkerios. Ka and Menkerios SIPDIS updated Ambassador on the status of their respective [...] |
2006-10-27 10:49:00 | Embassy Kigali | CONFIDENTIAL | MCAP PREL MCC RW CG UG UNSC |
| 06KIGALI880 |
RWANDA AND MCA ELIGIBILITY [...] (C) Summary: Rwanda is deeply committed to in becoming MCA eligible and this has already resulted in positive changes in GOR attitudes and practices. The GOR understands that its relatively low ranking in the Ruling Justly categories has been the main obstacle to MCA eligibility. President [...] |
2006-09-12 06:16:00 | Embassy Kigali | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID EFIN PREL MCC RW |
| 06LAPAZ1952 |
SCENESETTER FOR VP GARCIA LINERA VISIT [...] (C) Summary: Bolivian Vice President Alvaro Garcia Linera will arrive in Washington late July 19 to push for an extension of ATPDEA benefits. In its first six months in office, the Morales administration has maintained popularity ratings of 70 to 80 percent by nationalizing hydrocarbons, ann [...] |
2006-07-19 16:14:00 | Embassy La Paz | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV PREL MCC BL |
| 06MASERU347 |
FINANCE MINISTER ON MCC AND SADC [...] (C) Ambassador met with Minister of Finance Thahane July 24 to advise him that the MCC Investment Committee had approved the GOL's proposal. However, a final compact could not be signed until there were full assurances that the Marriage Equity Act had passed guaranteeing married women full ri [...] |
2006-07-25 14:41:00 | Embassy Maseru | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EAID PINR MCC LT |
| 06MASERU348 |
FINANCE MINISTER ON MCC AND SADC [...] (C) Ambassador met with Minister of Finance Thahane July 24 to advise him that the MCC Investment Committee had approved the GOL's proposal. However, a final compact could not be signed until there were full assurances that the Marriage Equity Act had passed guaranteeing married women full ri [...] |
2006-07-26 07:00:00 | Embassy Maseru | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EAID PINR MCC LT |
| 06SANSALVADOR2996 |
LEGISLATURE 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 15:24:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL ECON PGOV KMCA MCC ES |
| 06YEREVAN1342 |
BANK CONTENDING FOR MCC BUSINESS SUBJECT OF [...] (C) Armenian regulators and the IMF have both flagged concerns about possible wrongdoing and suspicious transactions at Converse Bank, a major local bank, which we understand is a short-listed candidate to handle MCC transactions. The Central Bank of Armenia's (CBA) financial intelligence chi [...] |
2006-09-27 12:51:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON EFIN ETRD EINV KTFN MCC AM |
| 07AMMAN3772 |
JORDAN ASSIGNS MCC POINT OF CONTACT, REASSIGNS [...] Over the course of August, Prime Minister Marouf al-Bakhit issued a series of decisions restructuring GOJ management of MCC issues. All responsibilities previously delegated to the Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation (MoPIC) have been transferred to the Prime Ministry, includin [...] |
2007-09-11 14:46:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PGOV ECON JO MCC |
| 07AMMAN4328 |
JORDAN: MCC INDICATOR SCORECARDS DELIVERED [...] (SBU) Reftel points were delivered to Nasser Shraideh, Secretary General at the Ministry of Planning, on October 23 SIPDIS by visiting MCC Director of Threshold Programs Maria Longi, accompanied by DCM and USAID officers. MCC representative Longi explained the rationale of the scorecards, [...] |
2007-10-25 06:20:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | JO EAID PREL PGOV ETRD ECON KMCA MCC |
| 07BOGOTA7842 |
COLOMBIA: DELIVERY OF FY08 MCC SCORECARDS [...] No summary [...] |
2007-11-02 14:28:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL PGOV ETRD ECON KMCA MCC CO |
| 07BRUSSELS3299 |
COMMISSION'S ENLARGEMENT STRATEGY: CONSOLIDATION [...] (C) The European Commission's (EC) "Enlargement Strategy," published November 6, aims at tackling key issues, such as promoting judicial reform, both earlier than during previous enlargements and with the help of benchmarks. On Turkey, the EC's strategy notes that "the pace of negotiations ( [...] |
2007-11-06 17:39:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID TU ZL EUN MCC |
| 07COTONOU448 |
BENIN PROPOSES TO INSTALL PORT SCANNER OUTSIDE MCC COMPACT, [...] This is an action message requesting input. Please see para 8 below. 2. SUMMARY: President Boni Yayi told the Ambassador on June 20 that Benin plans to purchase and install scanners at the Port of Cotonou, Cotonou International Airport and other land border posts for reasons of security. [...] |
2007-06-21 14:44:00 | Embassy Cotonou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EWWT PREL PGOV EAID EFIN MCC BN |
| 07DAKAR2144 |
DELIVERY OF MCC SCORECARD IS OCCASION FOR CRITICISM BY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In receiving Senegal's FY08 MCC Scorecard, Presidential Advisor Aminata Niane criticized the MCC's lack of clarifying information in the annual indicators and the lack of flexibility by the MCC to help Senegal, an "important partner," achieve a compact. Minister Niane was not [...] |
2007-11-06 14:18:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID KMCA PREL ECON MCC SG |
| 07DUSHANBE1612 |
MCC DEMARCHE - TAJIKS STILL MISSING THE POINT [...] (U) Summary. EmbOffs delivered the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) scorecard to a variety of Tajik officials, who roundly ignored its implications and instead attacked the legitimacy and methodology behind the indicators. Kyrgyzstan's pending Threshold Program caught the attention of se [...] |
2007-11-14 04:21:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL PGOV ETRD ECON KMCA MCC TI |
| 07FREETOWN670 |
SIERRA LEONE SCORECARD AND REACTION [...] (SBU) Summary: Following recent elections, a new government has been installed in Sierra Leone. In the course of making introductory calls on the new cabinet ministers, the Ambassador discussed the MCC and provided copies of the scorecard to key Ministers. The delivery of the scorecard was se [...] |
2007-11-09 11:43:00 | Embassy Freetown | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PREL PGOV ETRD KMCA MCC SL |
| 07HANOI1883 |
VIETNAM'S MCC INDICATORS DELIVERED [...] (SBU) Per reftel, Post delivered MCC indicators and relevant talking points to Deputy Director General Ngoc of the Americas Department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) on November 2. Ngoc asked whether Vietnam would become a threshold country. We explained that the MCC Board selectio [...] |
2007-11-05 02:04:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PREL ETRD KMCA MCC ECON VM |
| 07MANAGUA1562 |
CHINANDEGANOS CONCERNED ABOUT ORTEGA, OPPOSITION [...] (C) Summary: The politically active citizens of Nicaragua's north-western department of Chinandega are concerned about President Ortega's centralization of government and attempts to establish local citizens' councils. Members of the private sector note that economic activity is generally dec [...] |
2007-06-21 16:26:00 | Embassy Managua | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR ECON KDEM MCC NU |
| 07MANAGUA2488 |
NICARAGUA: DELIVERY OF MCC INDICATOR SCORECARDS [...] (U) On November 1, post delivered Nicaragua's MCC Indicator Scorecard to President Ortega. While congratulating President Ortega on Nicaragua's continued eligibility for the MCC program, the Ambassador's letter highlighted slippage in the Control of Corruption, Rule of Law, Government Effectiv [...] |
2007-11-23 16:08:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL PGOV ETRD ECON MCC NU |
| 07MANAGUA355 |
NICARAGUA: AMBASSADOR CALLS ON NEW MINISTER OF [...] (SBU) Summary. In a cordial introductory meeting with new Minister for Development, Trade, and Industry Horacio Manuel Brenes Icabalceta, the Ambassador touched on CAFTA and U.S. trade capacity building programs, the Millennium Challenge Account, and WTO trade issues. Also discussed were rece [...] |
2007-02-06 23:52:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EINV EAGR WTO MCC PINR NU |
| 07MANAGUA640 |
NICARAGUA - VENEZUELA AGREEMENT ON ENERGY [...] (SBU) Summary. As part of a series of Bolivarian Alternative agreements between Nicaraguan and Venezuela signed on January 11, 2007, Nicaraguan and Venezuelan Ministers of Foreign Relations also signed an Agreement on Energy Cooperation and Petrocaribe. The agreement sets forth a schematic fo [...] |
2007-03-09 23:11:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET ENRG EAID MCC NU VE |
| 07MANAGUA645 |
NICARAGUA - VENEZUELA ENERGY SECTOR COOPERATION [...] (SBU) Summary. As part of a series of Bolivarian Alternative agreements between Nicaragua and Venezuela signed on January 11, 2007, respective Ministers of Foreign Relations also signed an Energy Sector Cooperation Agreement. The agreement sets out general areas for cooperation, including th [...] |
2007-03-09 23:32:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EPET EAID MCC NU VE |
| 07MASERU66 |
PEPFAR/ICAP HANDOVER CEREMONY AT QUEEN ELIZABETH II [...] Ambassador Perry and Minister of Health Phooko were the keynote speakers at a February 8, 2007 ceremony to hand-over renovated buildings at Queen Elizabeth II Hospital in Maseru, Lesotho. The building renovations were funded by the US Government under the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Re [...] |
2007-02-13 12:46:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | KHIV EAID PREL SOCI MCC LT |
| 07MASERU87 |
LESOTHO'S PRIME MINISTER-ELECT SPEAKS OUT ON VICTORY, AGOA, [...] SUMMARY: On February 21, 2007, a victorious and magnanimous Prime Minister-elect Mosisili convened a standing room only press conference to discuss the LCD's election win, alleged abuse of Lesotho's "Mixed Member Proportional" parliamentary system, the MCC, AGOA, and the closure of a popular [...] |
2007-02-22 16:19:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM PREL PGOV EAID MCC LT |
| 07MINSK917 |
MCC INDICATOR SCORES DELIVERED TO BELARUS [...] No summary [...] |
2007-11-02 16:14:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL PGOV ETRD ECON KMCA MCC BO |
| 07MONROVIA1348 |
LIBERIA: MCC SCORECARD DELIVERED; GOL EAGER FOR THRESHOLD [...] (SBU) Summary: Econoff delivered Liberia's MCC scorecard and reftel points to Minister of Commerce and Industry Frances Johnson Morris during an introductory call. There has been press reporting here on President Sirleaf's appeal, during her recent meetings with the President and others in W [...] |
2007-11-16 16:22:00 | Embassy Monrovia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON ETRD KMCA MCC PHUM LI |
| 08CHENGDU286 |
MCC ELIGIBILITY: THE CASE FOR TIMOR-LESTE [...] On December 12, the Ambassador briefed Finance Minister Pires, Foreign Minister da Costa, Vice Prime Minister Guterres, Acting Speaker of Parliament Guterres, the head of Timor's MCC team, and President Jose Ramos Horta on the MCC Board's decision to not reselect Timor-Leste as Compact eligibl [...] |
2008-12-15 09:10:00 | Consulate Chengdu | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MCC ECON EFIN TT |
| 08DAKAR183 |
SENEGAL RESTARTS MCC EFFORT WITH POSITIVE STEPS [...] (SBU) Summary: After four years of missteps and missed opportunities, Senegal is again pursuing a Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) compact, with some positive initial efforts. Responding to MCC criteria for re-engagement, Senegal has established a new counterpart agency and has agreed t [...] |
2008-02-15 12:49:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID KMCA PREL ECON MCC SG |
| 08DILI261 |
PM GUSMAO ON ECONOMIC POLICY AND SECURITY SECTOR REFORM [...] (C) Summary. In an extended meeting with the Ambassador on October 8, PM Gusmao shared the economic policy woes his government has faced in 2008 and prescriptions for 2009, his plan to appoint a very senior Timorese politician as a second Vice Prime Minister in charge of improving government [...] |
2008-10-09 10:55:00 | Embassy Dili | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON MARR MASS EAID MCC TT PREL OTRA PGOV MCAP |
| 08DILI262 |
PM GUSMAO ON ECONOMIC POLICY AND SECURITY SECTOR REFORM [...] (C) Summary. In an extended meeting with the Ambassador on October 8, PM Gusmao shared the economic policy woes his government has faced in 2008 and prescriptions for 2009, his plan to appoint a very senior Timorese politician as a second Vice Prime Minister in charge of improving government [...] |
2008-10-09 11:00:00 | Embassy Dili | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON MARR MASS EAID MCC TT PREL OTRA PGOV MCAP |
| 08DILI281 |
MCC ELIGIBILITY: THE CASE FOR TIMOR-LESTE [...] Timor-Leste is Asia's poorest country and ranks among the most impoverished nations of the world in terms of illiteracy, maternal and child mortality, malnutrition, low income and other indices of human development. Its infrastructure is shockingly poor, from roads to schools, to telecommunic [...] |
2008-11-04 07:31:00 | Embassy Dili | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MCC ECON EFIN TT |
| 08DILI308 |
TIMOR-LESTE LEADERS REACT TO MCC DECISION [...] On December 12, the Ambassador briefed Finance Minister Pires, Foreign Minister da Costa, Vice Prime Minister Guterres, Acting Speaker of Parliament Guterres, the head of Timor's MCC team, and President Jose Ramos Horta on the MCC Board's decision to not reselect Timor-Leste as Compact eligibl [...] |
2008-12-15 23:38:00 | Embassy Dili | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MCC ECON EFIN TT |
| 08DILI323 |
MAJOR PROJECTS AND GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT IN TIMOR-LESTE [...] (SBU) The poorest country in Asia, Timor-Leste faces large gaps in public infrastructure, from roads to ports, electricity, schools and hospitals. Early decisions after independence in 2002 to eschew international debt and to conserve most of the country's future petroleum wealth constrained [...] |
2008-12-31 08:59:00 | Embassy Dili | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV MCC ECON EFIN TT |
| 08GUATEMALA1229 |
GUATEMALA PASSES FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT [...] Summary: After ten years of advocacy and three bills before Congress, the Guatemalan Congress unanimously passed the Free Access to Public Information Law on September 23. The law requires all public and private entities that receive public funds to respond to citizen requests for information [...] |
2008-09-30 23:22:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KCRM KDEM KJUS SOCI MCC GT |
| 08ISLAMABAD3715 |
MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE CORPORATION (MCC): DELIVERY OF [...] EconOff delivered reftel demarche outlining Pakistan's FY09 score for consideration under the Millennium Challenge Corporation to Ministry of Finance Joint Secretary/Director M. Mumtaz Malik on November 19. Malik thanked EconOff for the information and said the GoP will continue to work toward [...] |
2008-11-28 11:57:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL PGOV ETRD ECON KMCA MCC PK |
| 08JAKARTA1728 |
SUCCESS OF INDONESIA'S MCC THRESHOLD PROGRAM [...] Summary: Indonesia's Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) Threshold Program is in full-stride, exceeding expectations in both its areas of focus, Control of Corruption and Immunization Rates. Since being awarded the largest MCC Threshold Program in November 2005, the Government of Indonesia [...] |
2008-09-11 08:35:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED | ID ECON PGOV MCC |
| 08JAKARTA2058 |
DISCUSSING NOVEMBER 15 SUMMIT WITH PRESIDENT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: President Yudhoyono (SBY) wants Indonesia to be part of the solution at the upcoming Summit on Financial Markets and the World Economy. At SBY's request, Ambassador Hume briefed him on summit preparations in a meeting on November 5. SBY welcomed the G-20 Leaders format and st [...] |
2008-11-06 10:06:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN SENV ENRG KMCA PGOV PREL MCC ID |
| 08KATHMANDU1184 |
NEPAL MCC SCORECARD DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] |
2008-11-10 09:52:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL PGOV ETRD ECON KMCA MCC NP |
| 08LILONGWE63 |
MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE CORPORATION (MCC) INITIAL [...] (U) SUMMARY: A Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) team headed by VP John Hewko visited Malawi January 13-17 to initiate the compact development process following Malawi,s selection as compact eligible in 2007 (reftel). The visit provided an opportunity to meet with a variety of stakehol [...] |
2008-01-29 14:47:00 | Embassy Lilongwe | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON KMCA MCC PGOV PREL MI |
| 08MANILA2676 |
Philippine Government Makes Case for MCC Compact [...] (SBU) Summary. The Ambassador was briefed by senior Philippine officials on Philippine Government anti-corruption initiatives over the past year. They made the case for Compact reselection by the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC). The team highlighted increased prosecutions of officials [...] |
2008-12-09 09:24:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PREL PGOV ETRD ECON KMCA MCC RP |
| 08RABAT1063 |
MOROCCO: DELIVERY OF 2009 INDICATOR SCORECARD [...] (SBU) Summary: Economic Counselor and MCC Country Director delivered advance copies of Morocco's 2009 indicator scorecard in November 5 meetings with Minister of Economic and General Affairs Nizar Baraka and Primature Secretary-General Mohamed Hajoui, and then subsequently with officials at th [...] |
2008-11-10 12:09:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID EFIN PGOV PREL ECON KMCA MCC |
| 08SANSALVADOR1254 |
EL SALVADOR: MCC FY09 SCORECARD DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] |
2008-11-04 19:44:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON ETRD KMCA MCC PGOV PREL ES |
| 08STATE133489 |
MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE CORPORATION (MCC) BOARD [...] Action request for action addressees (FY09 MCA Compact Eligible and Threshold Eligible countries) in paragraph 11. 2. SUMMARY. The Millennium Challenge Corporation's (MCC) Board of Directors met December 11, 2008, and selected three new countries -- Indonesia, Zambia, and Colombia -- as [...] |
2008-12-22 17:14:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL PGOV ETRD ECON KMCA MCC |
| 08TUNIS1151 |
DELIVERED DEMARCHE ON MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE [...] No summary [...] |
2008-11-12 13:32:00 | Embassy Tunis | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL PGOV ETRD ECON KMCA MCC TS |
| 09ASHGABAT1373 |
TURKMENISTAN: DEMARCHE ON MCC INDICATOR SCORECARD [...] No summary [...] |
2009-10-29 09:04:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL PGOV ETRD ECON KMCA MCC TX |
| 09DILI26 |
TIMOR-LESTE FORMALLY REQUESTS MCC THRESHOLD PROGRAM [...] Summary. Embassy Dili received on January 27, 2009, a letter (see below) from Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao to John J. Danilovich, CEO of the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC). The Prime Minister accepts the offer of eligibility under the MCC's Threshold Program in response to a Danilovic [...] |
2009-01-28 08:15:00 | Embassy Dili | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MCC ECON EFIN TT |
| 09JAKARTA1811 |
MCC FY10 INDONESIA SCORECARD A "SHOCKER" [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. AN EMBASSY OFFICIAL DELIVERED THE MCC FY10 SCORECARD FOR INDONESIA TO THE GOVERNMENT OF INDONESIA (GOI) ON TUESDAY OCTOBER 27, 2009. A SENIOR INDONESIAN OFFICIAL EXPRESSED SHOCK AT THE RATINGS AND DEEP CONCERN OVER PUBLIC PERCEPTIONS IT MIGHT TRIGGER. THE OFFICIAL WORRIED THA [...] |
2009-10-30 08:25:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PREL PGOV ETRD ECON KMCA MCC ID |
| 09JAKARTA1812 |
MCC FY10 INDONESIA SCORECARD A QSHOCKER [...] No summary [...] |
2009-10-30 08:33:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PREL PGOV ETRD ECON KMCA MCC ID |
| 09JAKARTA1869 |
REWARD PERFORMANCE: RESELECT INDONESIA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Embassy strongly supports MCC reselecting Indonesia as eligible for compact. Indonesia deserves reselection based on its performance both on and outside the indicators. Failing to reselect Indonesia would dash Indonesian expectations created by the U.S. government and would we [...] |
2009-11-12 00:06:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PREL PGOV ETRD ECON KMCA MCC ID |
| 09JAKARTA1870 |
REWARD PERFORMANCE: RESELECT INDONESIA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Embassy strongly supports MCC reselecting Indonesia as eligible for compact. Indonesia deserves reselection based on its performance both on and outside the indicators. Failing to reselect Indonesia would dash Indonesian expectations created by the U.S. government and would we [...] |
2009-11-12 00:07:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PREL PGOV ETRD ECON KMCA MCC ID |
| 09JAKARTA1949 |
MCC VISIT: NOW IS THE TIME FOR INTENSE WORK [...] (U) SUMMARY. The MCC visit has successfully refocused Indonesian attention on a MCC Compact. Meetings with key ministers, the local Indonesian technical team, and many experts provided valuable input as well as allowed sharing of the requirements and timeline for a Compact. However, work is ju [...] |
2009-11-25 10:08:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL PGOV ETRD ECON KMCA MCC ID |
| 09LILONGWE268 |
MALAWI MCC CONCEPT PAPERS GENERATE PRIVATE SECTOR [...] Summary: Malawi's recently submitted proposals for a potential Millennium Challenge Account (MCA) compact generated considerable private sector interest at a May 7 forum. The forum included a presentation on the concept papers recently submitted by the MCA-Malawi Core Team (MCA-M). Malawi i [...] |
2009-05-19 09:35:00 | Embassy Lilongwe | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ENRG ELTN MCC MI |
| 09STATE130865 |
MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE CORPORATION (MCC) BOARD [...] This message contains an action request for action addressees (FY10 MCA Compact eligible countries) in paragraph 10. 2. SUMMARY. The Millennium Challenge Corporation,s (MCC) Board of Directors met December 9, 2009 to select countries as eligible for Millennium Challenge Account (MCA) Co [...] |
2009-12-24 14:03:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL PGOV ETRD ECON KMCA MCC |
| 09TIRANA730 |
Embassy Concerns Over Albania's Consideration for MCC [...] (SBU) The November 9 release of the FY2010 Scorecard marked an important milestone for Albania, technically qualifying it as eligible for consideration for Compact Status. Most notable is the fact that for the first time, Albania scored slightly above the median in terms of "Control of Corrup [...] |
2009-11-13 05:49:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PREL PGOV ETRD ECON KMCA MCC AL |
| 10ASHGABAT51 |
TURKMENISTAN: DEMARCHE ABOUT MCC COUNTRIES FOR FY [...] No summary [...] |
2010-01-14 08:59:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL PGOV ETRD ECON KMCA MCC TX |
| 10BAMAKO46 |
CHARGE AND MCC SENIOR ADVISOR CASSANDRA BUTTS MEET [...] (C) On January 14, Charge and Senior Advisor to the Chief Executive Officer of the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) Cassandra Butts met with Malian President Amadou Toumani Toure (ATT). The President was accompanied by his Secretary General, Mr. Diango Cissoko, the Chair of the MCA-Mali [...] |
2010-01-28 11:46:00 | Embassy Bamako | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR EAID ECON MCC ML |
| 10DARESSALAAM108 |
ZANZIBAR ENERGY CRISIS: Z-BAR GOVT LIKELY TO ASK USG [...] No summary [...] |
2010-02-04 09:18:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG ECON ETRD MCC PGOV EPET EAID TZ |
| 10DARESSALAAM111 |
FORMAL USG AIR SHIPMENT OF CATERPILLAR GENERATORS [...] No summary [...] |
2010-02-04 09:44:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG ECON ETRD MCC PGOV EPET EAID TZ |
| 10DARESSALAAM113 |
FORMAL REQUEST FOR USG AIR SHIPMENT OF CATERPILLAR GENERATORS [...] As anticipated in Reftel, the Government of Zanzibar sent the Mission a formal assistance request as follows. 2. The Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs of the Revolutionary Government of Zanzibar (RGoZ) presents its compliments to the Embassy of United States of America in Tanzania fo [...] |
2010-02-04 11:20:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG ECON ETRD MCC PGOV EPET EAID TZ |
| 10DARESSALAAM138 |
CHINA'S ENGAGEMENT IN TANZANIA [...] The deep and long-standing Tanzanian-Chinese relationship continues to be characterized by significant trade, diplomatic exchanges and Chinese assistance and investment in Tanzania. Tanzania remains one of China's principal African trading partners and assistance recipients. Ministerial visit [...] |
2010-02-12 07:15:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL EAID CN TZ MCC |
| 10DARESSALAAM38 |
ZANZIBAR'S MAIN ISLAND: POWER CRISIS UNABATED [...] This is an action message. Please see para. 15. 2. SUMMARY: On January 15, representatives from the donor community met at UNDP headquarters to hear the UN and the Norwegian Embassy's assessments of Zanzibar's needs following the December 10 malfunction of the power cable terminus connecti [...] |
2010-01-20 14:05:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG ECON ETRD MCC PGOV EPET EIND TZ |
| 10DARESSALAAM83 |
ZANZIBAR ENERGY CRISIS: Z'BAR GOVT LIKELY TO ASK USG TO [...] SUMMARY: The USG should expect a formal request from the Zanzibar Government (SMZ) seeking assistance for air transport of up to 32 Caterpillar-brand diesel generator units currently located in Belgium. Several donors have pledged to provide support for the purchase of these units. The SMZ sa [...] |
2010-02-02 07:11:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG ECON ETRD MCC PGOV EPET EAID TZ |
| 10JAKARTA134 |
POTUS Indonesia Climate Initiative: from Science to [...] (SBU) Embassy Jakarta suggests the framework below as a way to carry a POTUS message on climate change and environment during his upcoming visit to Indonesia. SOLUSI is the Indonesian word for "solution" and could be the name of an Obama climate and environment initiative. SOLUSI -- Science, [...] |
2010-01-29 10:18:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EAID KGHG SENV KMCA MCC PREL ID |
| 10JAKARTA144 |
EXPANDED IRAN SANCTIONS: IMPACT ON US EXPORTS TO INDONESIA [...] The Iran Refined Petroleum Sanctions Act of 2009 (HR2194 and S2799), if it becomes law in its current form, would have potentially disastrous effects on our ability to export U.S. goods to Indonesia. The proposed Act stipulates that any entity that provides substantial support to the Iranian p [...] |
2010-02-02 10:59:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EAIR MCC PGOV PREL BEXP PARM ETTC ID |
| 10JAKARTA189 |
FORMER GRAFT BUSTER FOUND GUILTY OF MURDER [...] This message is Sensitive but Unclassified. Please handle accordingly. 2. (U) A South Jakarta court found former Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) Chief Antasari Azhar guilty of planning the murder of businessman Nasrudin Zulkarnaen on February 11, sentencing him to 18 years in priso [...] |
2010-02-12 08:31:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON ETRD SNAR KJUS KMCA KCOR MCC ID |
| 10JAKARTA65 |
INDONESIA AND THE INTERNET: DEMOCRACY, PROGRESS AND [...] SUMMARY: Indonesia is a unique example of how free and open new media and technology can support democracy and economic growth, a theme we understand Secretary Clinton plans to address at the Newseum on January 21. Indonesian civil society is already harnessing social networking media to influ [...] |
2010-01-15 10:47:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM SOCI ID KMCA MCC KPAO |
| 10JAKARTA66 |
EMBATTLED CORRUPTION BUSTERS SCORE VICTORY WITH [...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified. Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY. Indonesia's Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) scored a major victory with the arrest of corruption suspect Anggodo Widjojo. The arrest not only fulfills the public's sense of justice, but d [...] |
2010-01-15 10:49:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON ETRD SNAR KJUS KMCA KCOR MCC ID |
| 10JAKARTA74 |
INDONESIA-2009 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY [...] (SBU) This message is Sensitive, but Unclassified - Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) The following is the draft text of the 2009-2010 Indonesia International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INSCR) Part 1, Drugs and Chemical Control for Indonesia. Please treat as Sensitive, but Uncla [...] |
2010-01-19 10:29:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL SNAR KMCA MCC ASEC ID |
| 10KIGALI76 |
INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER AWAITS VERDICT IN DEFAMATION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Editor and journalist Didas Gasana and journalist Richard Kayigamba of the independent Kinyarwanda-language weekly newspaper Umuseso appeared in court January 27 on charges of defamation and invasion of privacy over an article they published alleging an affair between the mayor [...] |
2010-02-09 09:42:00 | Embassy Kigali | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KMCA MCC PHUM KPAO RW |
| 10MAPUTO128 |
PRESIDENT THANKS AMBASSADOR FOR USG SUPPORT [...] (C) SUMMARY: On February 10 Ambassador Rowe presented her credentials to the GRM at a formal ceremony at the Presidency hosted by President Guebuza. During the brief but substantive discussion which followed, Guebuza described the GRM's relationship with the USG as "excellent," expressing [...] |
2010-02-12 12:03:00 | Embassy Maputo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KMCA MCC SNAR EAID MZ |
| 10MAPUTO86 |
XXXXXXXXXXXX TALKS OF CORRUPTION AT THE [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: The Charge recently met with XXXXXXXXXXXX --("the source") who described his frustrations with FRELIMO, President Guebuza, and Mohamed Bashir Suleiman (MBS). He complained that they exercise complete control over the licit and illicit economy of Mozambique. The source, who has exc [...] |
2010-01-28 06:21:00 | Embassy Maputo | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV KDEM KMCA MCC SNAR EINV MZ |
| 10SURABAYA11 |
EAST JAVA MUDFLOW UPDATE: REDUCED VOLUME OF MUDFLOW AIDS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Concerns that the 2006 Sidoarjo mud volcano would quickly engulf the entire regency have proven unfounded. Reduced volume of mudflow aided efforts to contain the area affected. Initial bank restrictions on loans to Sidaorjo businesses and residences threatened the overall econo [...] |
2010-01-28 09:47:00 | Consulate Surabaya | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EPET EINV SENV ENRG PGOV MCC KMCA ID |
| 10SURABAYA7 |
MIXED REACTIONS IN EASTERN INDONESIA TOWARD ASEAN/CHINA FTA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Political and business leaders in Eastern Indonesia have mixed views of the impact that the recently implemented ASEAN/China FTA will have on local economies. Some express concern that the FTA will allow cheap Chinese goods to flood local markets. Others express optimism that [...] |
2010-01-21 09:17:00 | Consulate Surabaya | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EAID PGOV SOCI KMCA MCC ID |