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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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01VATICAN5650VATICAN-WTO: GREATER TRADE, IPR FLEXIBILITY FOR
[...] THE VATICAN FOREIGN MINISTRY ISSUED A NOTE VERBALE OCTOBER 26 TO ALL ACCREDITED MISSIONS OUTLINING THE HOLY SEE'S STANDARD POSITION AHEAD OF THE WTO DOHA MINISTERIAL THAT DEVELOPED NATIONS SHOULD BE MORE OPEN TO IMPORTS FROM THE DEVELOPING WORLD, WHILE WARNING DEVELOPING COUNTRIES AGAINST FO [...]
2001-10-31 13:55:00Embassy VaticanUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM ETRD ECON VT USTRD WTRO
02AMMAN2302JORDAN'S THANKS ON WTO SUBSIDY ISSUE
[...] No summary [...]
2002-05-09 14:50:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDETRD JO WTRO
02AMMAN2371EU ASSOCIATION AGREEMENT DOES LITTLE FOR JORDAN'S
[...] (sbu) Jordan's Association Agreement with the EU entered into force May 1 after a five-year ratification process that had frustrated Jordan and embarrassed EU diplomats here. While both sides have publicly lauded the agreement as a catalyst for investment and trade, privately the GOJ, EU and [...]
2002-05-14 07:28:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALETRD EINV JO WTRO EUN
02AMMAN4213JORDAN: DEMARCHE ON GI'S IN WTO AG NEGOTIATIONS
[...] (U) ECONOFF delivered ref demarche to Trade Ministry Secretary General Samer Tawil on July 25. Tawil agreed that SIPDIS the EU proposal was unlikely to provide any real trade benefits for Jordan, and said he would consider supporting our position pending a detailed reading of demarche po [...]
2002-07-30 09:00:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR ECON JO WTRO
02AMMAN5514JORDAN GPA ACCESSION UPDATE
[...] (sbu) Jordan's number two trade official, Samer Tawil, told econcouns and econoff September 24 that the GOJ has nearly completed drafting its initial entities offer for GPA accession. He said the draft should be completed and delivered to the Prime Ministry for clearance through the cabinet [...]
2002-09-25 06:51:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EAID JO WTRO
02AMMAN6707JORDAN GPA ACCESSION UPDATE
[...] (u) Summary: Jordan has nearly completed its initial Entity Offer for accession into the WTO's plurilateral Government Procurement Agreement (GPA). While a few hurdles remain, including settling on the all-important offsets in the General Notes of the Offer, the GOJ is certain it will meet [...]
2002-11-17 10:32:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDETRD JO WTRO
02KUWAIT5264DEMARCHE ON U.S. PROPOSAL TO THE WTO ON
[...] On December 3, 2002, Econoff delivered reftel demarche to Badir Abdul-Rahim, Assistant Undersecretary for International Trade at Kuwait's Ministry of Commerce and Industry, and to Akil Behbahani, Deputy Director of the International Organizations Department at Kuwait's Ministry of Foreign Affa [...]
2002-12-05 04:48:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDETRD KU USTR WTRO
02ROME5720COMMUNICATIONS BILATERAL: UPDATE AND GOI REQUEST
[...] THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST, PLEASE SEE PARAGRAPH 3. 2. ECONCOUNS MET WITH COMMUNICATIONS MINISTRY SENIOR OFFICIALS NOVEMBER 20 AS A FOLLOW ON TO OUR OCTOBER 30 MEETING (REFTEL). PENDING RUBBERSTAMP BY COMMUNICATIONS MINISTER GASPARRI, SECRETARY GENERAL VITTORIO STELO HAS NO OBJECTIONS TO POS [...]
2002-11-25 16:07:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDETRD IT ECIP WTRO EUN
02ROME5989GOI SELLS REMAINING STAKE IN TELECOM ITALIA
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: UNEXPECTEDLY, ON DECEMBER 9, THE GOI SOLD ITS RESIDUAL 3.5 PERCENT SHARE IN FORMERLY STATE- OWNED INCUMBENT OPERATOR TELECOM ITALIA. ECONOMIC AANALYSTS AND EMBASSY CONTACTS AGREE THAT THE SALE WAS DICTATED BY BUDGET NEEDS, RATHER THAN BY NATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS POLICY CONSIDERA [...]
2002-12-16 08:31:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECPS EFIN ECON KPRV ETRD IT WTRO USTR EUN KRV
02ROME6097ITALY COMMUNICATIONS BILATERAL: UPDATE
[...] THIS CABLE CONTAINS AN ACTION REQUEST, PLEASE SEE PARAGRAPH 10. 2. ECMIN AND ECON SPECIALIST MET WITH COMMUNICATIONS MINISTRY SENIOR OFFICIALS DECEMBER 16 TO CONVEY INFORMATION CONTAINED IN REF C. OFFICIALS FROM THE COMMUNICATIONS AUTHORITY AND THE MINISTRY FOR INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGY [...]
2002-12-23 07:03:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDETRD IT ECIP WTRO EUN ITECIP
02TEGUCIGALPA3346HONDURAN REACTION TO U.S. PROPOSAL ON NON-
[...] No summary [...]
2002-12-12 14:58:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIEDETRD HO USTR WTRO
03ABUDHABI3115 GCC ADOPTION OF SAUDI ARABIA'S INTERNATIONAL
[...] This is an action request. Please see para. 4 2. On July 1, the Ambassador sent a letter to Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Sheikh Hamdan Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan and to Minister of Economy and Commerce Sheikh Fahim Al- Qassimi to express our concern about the GCC decision to implement a [...]
2003-07-01 13:44:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD EIND WTRO GCC TC
03ABUDHABI4494UAEG CLARIFIES GCC CONFORMITY CERTIFICATION PROGRAM
[...] (U) This is an action request; please see paragraph 4. 2. (SBU) The Ambassador expressed USG interest in developing a constructive dialogue on the specificities of the "GCC Conformity and Certification Scheme for Countries Exporting to GCC Member Countries" and forwarded ref A points in a [...]
2003-10-06 12:26:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD WTRO GCC USTR TC
03ABUJA152NIGERIA: NEW GON COMMERCE MINISTER SUPPORTS STRONG
[...] (U) Minister of Commerce Ngelale told the Ambassador in a January 10 meeting that he intends to follow his predecessor as a strong voice for sub-Saharan Africa in the WTO. He also endorsed a constructive relationship between the United States and Nigeria on trade issues. A Ministry of Commerce [...]
2003-01-24 14:25:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD NI WTRO USTR
03ABUJA277NIGERIA TO SUPPORT U.S. TRIPS MORATORIUM
[...] No summary [...]
2003-02-07 11:15:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD KIPR NI WTRO
03AMMAN2006JORDAN GPA OFFER PRELIMINARY RESPONSES
[...] (sbu) Below are informal responses to questions posed ref a based on our conversations with Jordan's GPA negotiating team and on our own research. Answers keyed to PARAGRAPHS in ref a. 2. (sbu) Para 4: The list of units in Annex Three represents a fairly complete list of units subordi [...]
2003-04-03 11:55:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD JO WTRO
03AMMAN767JORDAN INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND METROLOGY LOOKS TO IMPROVE
[...] No summary [...]
2003-02-04 12:25:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ETRD JO WTRO
03AMMAN808JORDAN INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND METROLOGY LOOKS
[...] (sbu) SUMMARY: The Jordan Institute of Standards and Metrology (JISM) has been working hard since its creation in 1995 to develop comprehensive product standards that conform with international norms and support Jordan's WTO commitments. At the same time, JISM is currently evaluating offers t [...]
2003-02-05 16:36:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ETRD JO WTRO
03BRASILIA306FTAA/WTO CONTINUITY DESPITE ASCENSION OF REGIONAL
[...] SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED. 2. Summary. Moving quickly to bring his ministry's institutions in line with the new government's focus on South American integration, and in particular, a reinvigoration of Mercosul, Foreign Minister Amorim has announced the creation of a new South America Und [...]
2003-01-29 14:09:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECIN PGOV BR WTRO FTAA
03BRASILIA320BRAZILIAN FEDERAL GOVERNMENT CONTROLS SERVICES
[...] This cable responds to questions raised in reftel A regarding regulation of services at the federal and sub-federal level. 2. Brazil is a Federal Republic. Brazil's government is comprised of the Federal Government, 26 state governments, one Federal District government and approximately 5, [...]
2003-01-29 18:51:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD BR WTRO
03BRASILIA3905G-20 MEET IN BRASILIA
[...] (U) Summary. The G-20 meeting taking place in Brasilia December 11-12 is designed to lend political weight to the group prior to the December 15 meeting in Geneva in which countries will consider restarting WTO Doha Development Agenda (DDA) negotiations after the failed Cancun Ministerial. [...]
2003-12-12 15:20:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD BR WTRO
03BRASILIA907BRAZIL: SERVICES HELD HOSTAGE TO AGRICULTURE
[...] (U) Econoff met on March 12 with Felipe Hees of the Services, Investment and Financial Issues Division of Itamaraty to discuss prospects for Brazil's submission of services offers in the WTO (reftel) and FTAA negotiations. WTO - Submission by Deadline Is Doubtful 2. (U) Although Hees stre [...]
2003-03-24 13:12:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON WTRO FTAA
03KUWAIT5209GCC CONFORMITY CERTIFICATION SCHEME FOR COUNTRIES
[...] No summary [...]
2003-11-17 05:18:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD MU QA BA SA KU WTRO GCC USTR TC
03KUWAIT726WTO BUDGET REFORM POINTS DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2003-03-03 05:30:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDETRD ECIN AFIN KU WTRO
03OTTAWA327EU-CANADA TRADE AND INVESTMENT "ENHANCEMENT"
[...] (U) THIS MESSAGE IS SENSITIVE, BUT UNCLASSIFIED. PLEASE TREAT ACCORDINGLY. 2. (U) Reftel reported Brussels perspectives on plans for an EU-Canada "Trade and Investment Enhancement Agreement," which were announced at the December 19 2002 EU-Canada Summit in Ottawa. Embassy Ottawa ECON staf [...]
2003-02-03 15:53:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDETRD CA WTRO
03OTTAWA686CANADA SUPPORTS WTO BUDGET REFORM
[...] Canada supports the U.S. objective, outlined Reftel, to reform the WTO budget process and move towards a two-year budget cycle, according to Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Senior Trade Policy Officer Dean Steadman. Steadman told Econoff that the WTO needs "results-based [...]
2003-03-12 18:41:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDETRD ECIN AFIN CA WTRO
03SANAA595YEMEN'S ECONOMY AS SEEN BY WORLD BANK ECONOMISTS
[...] Sensitive But Unclassified, please protect. 2. (SBU) Summary: Two World Bank economists in Sanaa are complimentary about the ROYG's fiscal policy and commitment to reforms. In a March 17 discussion with Emboffs, the bank economists gave positive assessments of Yemeni fiscal discipline, cur [...]
2003-03-25 11:47:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIEDECON PGOV EAID PINR YM WTRO COM
03TEGUCIGALPA2143Honduran attendees to Cancun WTO Ministerial
[...] No summary [...]
2003-09-09 21:40:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIEDETRD HO WTRO
03TEGUCIGALPA2861AIDS DRUGS AND THE WTO: THE EXPERIENCE OF HONDURAS
[...] (SBU) Summary and Action Request: The GOH has been seeking to be the first country to use the August 30 WTO decision on Access to Medicines in order to stretch its limited HIV/AIDS treatment funds. Discussions with USG officials have revealed that the GOH would not need to use this decision fo [...]
2003-12-08 16:19:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKIPR ETRD SOCI TBIO PGOV HO WTRO
03TEGUCIGALPA2872HONDURAS INCREASES TARIFFS ON DAIRY PRODUCTS
[...] (U) SUMMARY: In November, after several months of internal debate, the GOH increased tariffs on a range of dairy products. The tariff increases apply to thirty specific products (8-digit tariff lines),going far beyond the initial focus on only nonfat powdered milk. For most of the products [...]
2003-12-09 13:55:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR ETRD PGOV HO WTRO
03TEGUCIGALPA549HONDURAN TRADE POLICY IN CAFTA, FTAA AND WTO
[...] (SBU) Summary. The Honduran government remains overstretched by the efforts to simultaneously establish a new trade team and participate actively in its new and ongoing trade negotiations. Melvyn Redondo is emerging as the key figure in forging a congruent Honduran trade policy, but CAFTA by [...]
2003-02-27 23:29:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EAGR EAID PGOV HO WTRO
03THEHAGUE2335WTO MINISTERIAL: DUTCH DISAPPOINTED AND DISMAYED BY
[...] Summary and Comment: The immediate official Dutch reaction to the breakdown of the WTO Ministerial in Cancun is similar to the USG's with ministers decrying developing country and NGO tactics. The Netherlands sees talks resuming only after the negotiating climate improves but think it will t [...]
2003-09-17 09:08:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDETRD NL WTRO EUN
03THEHAGUE2922TRADE MINISTER CALLS IN AMBASSADOR REGARDING U.S.
[...] SUMMARY: Trade Minister van Gennip called in the Ambassador on November 18 to voice very serious concerns at the prospect of U.S. steel safeguards remaining in place following the WTO Appellate Body confirmation that these safeguards are WTO-inconsistent. She noted that the Netherlands would [...]
2003-11-20 12:50:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDETRD NL WTRO EUN
03VATICAN4002CANCUN WTO MINISTERIAL: HOLY SEE SEEKS FOCUS ON
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: FRANK DEWANE, UNDER SECRETARY OF THE VATICAN'S COUNCIL FOR JUSTICE AND PEACE, WHO WILL LEAD THE VATICAN'S DELEGATION TO THE CANCUN WTO MINISTERIAL, TOLD CHARGE AUGUST 27 THAT THE HOLY SEE WOULD PRESS TO ENSURE THAT "HUMAN DEVELOPMENT" WOULD BE A CENTRAL PART OF THE DIALOGUE [...]
2003-09-04 04:35:00Embassy VaticanCONFIDENTIALETRD PREL VT WTRO
04ABUJA961NIGERIA'S LIKELY REACTIONS TO EXPIRATION OF AGOA
[...] (SBU) In response to the Department's request concerning a failure to extend the AGOA third-country fabric provision (Ref A),post believes there could be important political effects on both the bilateral and multilateral fronts, although the economic effect would be slight. ---------------- [...]
2004-06-01 11:24:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD PREL WTRO ECON NI
04AMMAN8404JORDAN CAUTIOUSLY RECEPTIVE TO "STOP" INITIATIVE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy October 7 delivered reftel information on the "Strategy Targeting Organized Piracy" (STOP) to Mahmoun Talhouni, Director General of the National Library, who oversees Jordan's IPR Enforcement Unit. Embassy also delivered the reftel non-paper to The Ministry of Indust [...]
2004-10-07 16:09:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD KIPR KPAO KTIA JO WTRO
04BRASILIA1185SCENE SETTER: PRESIDENT LULA'S VISIT TO CHINA
[...] (U) Summary: Brazil's President Luis Inacio Lula da Silva visits China May 22 - 27, accompanied by a huge entourage of Ministers and business leaders, determined to put Brazil-China relations at the center of his quest for strategic alliances. Trade and investment may be the most visible it [...]
2004-05-14 17:01:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYBR BTIO EAGR ECON EFIN EINV EMIN ENRG EPET ETRD KIPR PGOV PREL CH UNSC WTRO
04DUBLIN1626WTO GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT AGREEMENT: IRELAND
[...] Per reftel, Post offers the recommendations below regarding potential areas for expansion of the market access commitments of the Parties under the WTO Agreement on Government Procurement (GPA). Our suggestions focus primarily on the coverage of Ireland entities under the GPA. 2. The f [...]
2004-10-28 15:05:00Embassy DublinUNCLASSIFIEDWTRO EUN ETRD
04GUATEMALA1765TAX COLLECTIONS EXCEED TARGETS THANKS TO PROGRESS
[...] (SBU) Summary: Tax collections are above target through June, despite delays in the fiscal reform. The good news comes as a result of much better collections by Customs of duties and value added tax in the ports, the result of a shifting focus from physical inspection of containers to ensu [...]
2004-07-16 18:37:00Embassy GuatemalaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD GT UNCTAD WTRO
04GUATEMALA717ENGAGING TRADE MINISTERS IN UNCTAD XI
[...] (SBU) Summary: UNCTAD is a traditional preserve of the MFA, which is prone to G-77 views and rhetoric. The new Vice Minister of Trade understands our concerns and plans to work with the pro-trade Minister of Foreign Affairs to align Guatemala's positions in UNCTAD with its Cairns Group agen [...]
2004-03-23 14:23:00Embassy GuatemalaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD GT UNCTAD WTRO
04HANOI1993EIGHTH WORKING PARTY ON VIETNAM'S WTO ACCESSION
[...] SUMMARY AND COMMENT: The Eighth Working Party on the Accession of Vietnam to the World Trade Organization met June 15 in Geneva to continue its review of Vietnam's trade regime and plans to bring it into compliance with WTO standards. Vietnam's presentation reported progress especially in [...]
2004-07-16 10:13:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIEDETRD VM WTRO WTO
04HANOI2116VIETNAM: DUSTR SHINER UNDESCORES USG SUPPORT FOR
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In meetings July 25 with DPM Vu Khoan, Minister of Trade Truong Dinh Tuyen and other senior GVN officials, DUSTR Josette Shiner conveyed strong USG support for Vietnam's WTO accession; agreed to begin another round of bilateral market access negotiations in October; urged the G [...]
2004-07-30 09:17:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD VM WTRO WTO IPROP
04HANOI2602VIETNAM: AMBASSADOR'S CALL ON MOF VM TAM
[...] No summary [...]
2004-09-17 07:21:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD VM WTRO WTO
04HANOI2649VIETNAM: AMBASSADOR'S CALL ON MOT VM TU
[...] No summary [...]
2004-09-23 02:40:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD VM WTRO WTO BTA
04HANOI2714VIETNAM: EB PDAS DONNELLY ENCOURAGES EXPANDED
[...] Summary: On September 28, EB PDAS Ambassador Shaun Donnelly, accompanied by the Ambassador, met with Minister of Trade Truong Dinh Tuyen and Vice Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen Bich Dat. In addition, PDAS Donnelly, accompanied by ECON/C, met with Dang Van Thanh, Vice Chairman of [...]
2004-10-01 08:45:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIEDETRD EINV VM WTRO BTA IPROP WTO
04HANOI2797VIETNAM: AMBASSADOR'S CALL ON MINISTER OF TRADE
[...] (SBU) Summary: In a meeting October 12, Minister of Trade Truong Dinh Tuyen told the Ambassador the GVN will be well-prepared for bilateral market access negotiations with the United States in October; that he hoped the United States and Vietnam could close WTO negotiations in early 2005; and [...]
2004-10-13 10:59:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD KTEX KIPR VM WTRO WTO BTA IPROP
04HANOI2870 EAP DAS Huhtala's October 21 Meeting with Senior
[...] (SBU) Summary: During an October 21 meeting with Senior Vice Foreign Minister Le Cong Phung, EAP Deputy Assistant Secretary Marie Huhtala underlined the need for Vietnam to SIPDIS take concrete steps to improve its religious freedom situation, particularly in the run-up to next year's event [...]
2004-10-22 04:36:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PHUM KIRF VM RELFREE HUMANR BTA WTRO APEC CTERR
04HANOI2882VIETNAM: EAP DAS HUHTALA DISCUSSES BILATERAL TRADE AND INVESTMENT
[...] (SBU) Summary: On October 22, EAP DAS Ambassador Marie Huhtala, accompanied by the Ambassador, met separately with Vice Minister of Trade Luong Van Tu and Vice Minister of Finance Le Thi Bang Tam. DAS Huhtala encouraged the GVN to ensure full implementation of all parts of the U.S.-Vietnam B [...]
2004-10-25 08:18:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIEDETRD EINV ETTC KIPR VM WTRO APEC BTA IPROP WTO MNUC
04KINSHASA1982"STRATEGY TARGETING ORGANIZED PIRACY" DEMARCHE
[...] No summary [...]
2004-10-25 09:27:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD KIPR KPAO CG WTRO
04LILONGWE103GOM REACTS TO USTR LETTER WITH TEMPERED ENTHUSIASM
[...] (C) Minister of Commerce and Industry Sam Mpasu told the Ambassador during a January 27 meeting that he had been "bowled over" by reftel letter from USTR Zoellick and that he was "very excited" by its prospects. Before the letter, he stated, "We had developed a perception that the developed [...]
2004-02-10 10:42:00Embassy LilongweCONFIDENTIALETRD MI WTRO
04MADRID3932STRATEGY TARGETING ORGANIZED PIRACY (STOP)
[...] No summary [...]
2004-10-07 14:23:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD KIPR KPAO SP WTRO
04MADRID683SPAIN INCLINED TO BE FLEXIBLE ON FSC
[...] (SBU) We shared reftel letter and points with GOS contacts in Moncloa (the Spanish equivalent of the White House) and the Ministries of Economy and Foreign Affairs. Nicolas Lopez, Spain's 133 Committee titular, told us that while reconsideration of the March 1 retaliation is not possible, Sp [...]
2004-02-27 17:29:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON SP USTR WTRO
04MANAMA1677BAHRAIN: STRATEGY TARGETING ORGANIZED PIRACY
[...] (U) EconOff delivered reftel talking points and STOP! fact sheet on October 24 to Salma Waheedi, Senior Economist at the Ministry of Finance and National Economy (MOFNE). Ms. Waheedi underscored Bahrain's commitment to ensuring a strong Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) regime and its rigorou [...]
2004-11-07 13:37:00Embassy ManamaUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD KIPR KPAO BA WTRO
04PRETORIA3591SOUTH AFRICA REACTS POSITIVELY TO WTO NEGOTIATING
[...] The South African government hailed the August 1 deal reached in Geneva on a new framework for the negotiations of the Doha Development Agenda as an important milestone and victory for developing countries. Xavier Carim, South Africa's chief trade negotiator, said that the group of 20 develo [...]
2004-08-06 15:44:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDETRD SF WTO WTRO USTR
04TEGUCIGALPA124HONDURAS REACTS POSITIVELY TO ZOELLICK LETTER
[...] No summary [...]
2004-01-20 20:27:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIEDETRD HO WTRO
04THEHAGUE555WTO ROUND: ECONOMICS MINISTER BRINKHORST OPTIMISTIC
[...] Summary: Dutch Economics Minister Brinkhorst has returned from a trip to India, China, and Japan optimistic over the prospects of reinvigorating Doha Round talks and setting forth the elements of a negotiating agenda that he believes will set the stage for positive results. This agenda call [...]
2004-03-04 14:42:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDETRD IN NL WTRO EUN
04THEHAGUE604UNCTAD XI: NETHERLANDS POSITION
[...] (SBU) The Ministry of Economic Affairs responded to demarche requested ref a by noting that the Netherlands attaches considerable importance to UNCTAD XI and hopes that It will exert a positive influence on the Doha Round negotiations. Although the Dutch do not want UNCTAD XI to interfere in [...]
2004-03-11 16:24:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD NL UNCTAD WTRO EUN
04THEHAGUE82DUTCH RESPONSE TO USTR ZOELLICK LETTER ON DOHA
[...] Ministry of Economic Affairs officials confirm that Minister Brinkhorst received Ambassador Zoellick's letter and report that the Minister is "very pleased" with this "unexpected initiative." The ideas put forward in the letter correspond fairly closely with Brinkhorst's own views and reinfor [...]
2004-01-13 15:27:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDETRD NL WTRO
04YEREVAN2210 IPR: PIRACY DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] (U) Sensitive But Unclassified. Please protect accordingly. -------- SUMMARY -------- 2. (SBU) Per reftel we delivered talking points on piracy of intellectual property to Deputy Minister of Trade Tigran Davtyan, October 6. Davtyan expressed interest in the Strategy Targeting Organi [...]
2004-10-06 11:52:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD KIPR KPAO AM WTRO
05ACCRA2484WTO DOHA ROUND ACTION PLAN: GHANA
[...] (SBU) In response to Reftels, Ambassador, Econoffs, and USAID/Ghana and USAID West Africa Regional Program (WARP) officers are working closely with the Ministry of Trade and Industry (MoTI) to prepare GoG representatives for the World Trade Organization (WTO) Ministerial in Hong Kong with trai [...]
2005-12-06 17:32:00Embassy AccraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR ECON ETRD KIRC KPAO OIIP GH WTRO
05ACCRA2512OPPORTUNITY MISSED: GHANA UNLIKELY TO BACK U.S.
[...] (U) Summary: Ambassador Bridgewater met with Minister of Trade and Industry Alan Kyerematen December 7 to discuss the upcoming WTO ministerial in Hong Kong. Kyerematen confirmed Ghana's intention to negotiate as a bloc with other African Union (AU) WTO members --despite serious differences wit [...]
2005-12-09 12:31:00Embassy AccraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON PREL KDEM GH PROV WTRO
05ALGIERS1606COMMERCE MINISTER SEEKS CONTINUED US SUPPORT ON
[...] (C) In a July 30 courtesy call with Commerce Minister El Hachemi Djaaboub, Ambassador delivered USTR talking points (ref) that underscored USG support for Algeria's WTO accession and raised issues for Algeria to address more thoroughly in both bilateral market access and multilateral negotiati [...]
2005-08-06 06:10:00Embassy AlgiersCONFIDENTIALECON AG WTRO USTR WTO
05ALGIERS883TEMMAR: MUCH WORK REMAINS ON WTO ACCESSION;
[...] (C) Ambassador called on Presidential Economic Advisor Temmar April 30 to conduct an informal discussion, based on guidance from USTR, on Algeria's WTO accession progress, as well as to follow up with the status of banking reform, GOA's internal IPR reform, and movement on the east-west highway [...]
2005-05-03 18:13:00Embassy AlgiersCONFIDENTIALECON EINV AORC AG USTR WTRO WTO
05ANKARA6496 GOT ON US AG PROPOSAL: AMBITIOUS BUT
[...] (SBU) Summary: Turkey expressed its concerns about the USG Doha agriculture proposal and remained noncommittal on our request for assistance in urging the EU to table a meaningful proposal. The GOT opposes reducing tariffs before developed countries reduce their domestic support and hopes to [...]
2005-10-28 10:56:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD KIPR WTRO
05ASUNCION1322PARAGUAY SEEKING INTERNAL CONSENSUS ON US WTO AG
[...] No summary [...]
2005-10-21 11:40:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ETRD PA WTRO
05BANGKOK1427Thailand: Customs Valuation Issues
[...] (SBU) Summary: On February 18, Embassy representatives met with the Customs Department's Mr. Watana U-Thasoonthorn, Director, Customs Procedures and Valuation Directorate. Noting that some customs officers continue to assign arbitrary values to data on carrier media (CD) imports, Watana agree [...]
2005-02-25 09:42:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON TH GATT WTRO
05BANGKOK6154WTO SERVICES NEGOTIATIONS: THAILAND RESPONSE
[...] Econoff contacted Ministry of Commerce's Department of Trade Negotiation (DTN) officials per reftel regarding the Thai offer on trade in services. Answers are keyed to questions in reftel. 2. Q: Has the host government stated specifically that its offer is tied to further movement in ag [...]
2005-09-27 05:08:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD WTRO
05BANGKOK7289THAILAND AMBITIOUS ON HONG KONG, BUT WARY
[...] On November 22, Econoff met with Ms. Sirinart Chaimun, Director of the Bureau of Multilateral Trade Negotations in the Ministry of Commerce to discuss the RTG agenda for the upcoming WTO Ministerial in Hong Kong. The RTG is sending a thirty-plus person team to the Ministerial headed by Deputy [...]
2005-11-23 09:45:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ECON ETRD KIRC KPAO OIIP TH WTRO
05BOGOTA10383GOC RESPONSE TO WTO SERVICES NEGOTIATION QUESTIONS
[...] No summary [...]
2005-11-03 21:30:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD WTRO
05BRASILIA1567AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH FOREIGN MINISTRY U/S
[...] (C) Summary. Ambassador Hugueney of Brazil's Foreign Ministry (Itamaraty) told Ambassador June 6 that U.S. pharmaceutical companies should improve their offers on pricing and/or voluntary licenses for AIDS treatment drugs so as to avoid compulsory licensing by the Ministry of Health (MoH). H [...]
2005-06-10 13:53:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALKIPR ETRD EAGR EFIN BR IZ WTRO IPR
05BRASILIA212BRAZIL'S 2005 TRADE AGENDA: MORE OF THE SAME
[...] (U) This cable has been coordinated with AmConsulate Sao Paulo. 2. (SBU) Summary and Introduction. Changing the "geography of trade" has become a Lula administration hallmark. Over the past two years, the GoB has aggressively used Brazilian and Mercosul trade policy to strengthen eco [...]
2005-01-24 16:37:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD BR WTRO
05BRATISLAVA138WOOD PACKAGING MATERIALS: SLOVAKIA SUPPORTS U.S.
[...] No summary [...]
2005-02-18 13:53:00Embassy BratislavaUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ETRD LO WTRO
05CAIRO5564EGYPT SUPPORT FOR USG POSITION ON FOOD AID
[...] (SBU) During a conversation with Walid Nozahy, WTO Director of Egypt's Commercial Representation Office, tradeoff asked about Egypt's failure to support the USG position on food aid during July 6 WTO discussions in Geneva (reftel). Nozahy expressed surprise, claiming to have directed his rep [...]
2005-07-20 15:49:00Embassy CairoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR EAID EG ETRA WTRO
05CAIRO8033U.S. WTO AG PROPOSALS: EGYPTIAN RESPONSE
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 5. 2. (U) Econoff delivered reftel demarche on October 17 to Dr. Samiha Fawzy, First Assistant to the Minister of Foreign Trade and Industry. Dr. Fawzy was well aware of the U.S. reform proposals and said she would review the demarche po [...]
2005-10-18 14:28:00Embassy CairoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR ETRD EG WTRO
05CAIRO8081MINISTER OF FOREIGN TRADE AND AMBASSADOR DISCUSS
[...] (SBU) In an October 17 meeting, Minister of Foreign Trade and Industry Rashid Rashid pressed for a specific date for the start of FTA negotiations, and said that Egypt supports the U.S. on WTO Ag reform. Rashid took on board the Ambassador's call to make anti-corruption a plank of the NDP par [...]
2005-10-20 07:34:00Embassy CairoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD PREL EAGR EG WTRO
05CAIRO9546EGYPT'S NEW IMPORT-EXPORT REGULATIONS
[...] (U) The Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Trade and Industry (MOFTI) recently implemented new, more transparent and liberalized import/export regulations to facilitate trade and further integrate Egypt into the global economy. These regulations were developed with the private sector to give indus [...]
2005-12-28 16:17:00Embassy CairoUNCLASSIFIEDETRD ECON EG WTRO
05CHIANGMAI214CORRECTED COPY: THAI-CHINESE TRADE TALKS AIM HIGH - SOME
[...] Summary. Thai and Chinese officials charted an ambitious five-year "strategic economic partnership" during the Second Meeting of the Joint Committee on Trade, Investment and Economic Cooperation in Chiang Mai September 21-23. While news accounts headlined "Chinese investment to surge", some [...]
2005-09-30 05:02:00Consulate Chiang MaiUNCLASSIFIEDETRD ECIN PREL CH TH WTRO ASEAN
05CHIANGMAI252BUILD IT AND THEY WILL COME: THAILAND PLANS NEW MEKONG PORT TO BOOST CHINA TRADE
[...] (U) Summary Although the Mekong River trade between northern Thailand and southern China has not lived up to expectations, the Thai government plans to build a second, larger, port in Chiang Rai. The go-ahead came after the Deputy Transport Minister returned from a visit to Yunnan province sol [...]
2005-12-21 10:08:00Consulate Chiang MaiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECIN ECON PGOV PREL CH TH WTRO
05DHAKA512INFORMAL MEETING ON DDA - BANGLADESH PARTICIPATION
[...] According to MinCommerce Additional Secretary Mohammed Sirajul Islam, Bangladesh will be represented at the February 12 informal meeting (reftel) only/only by its PermRep in Geneva, Ambassador Toufiq Ali. There will be no participation from Dhaka, due to BDG budget constraints. 2. On Feb [...]
2005-02-03 09:36:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDETRD AORC BD WTRO WTO
05DUBLIN1279IRELAND: EU HAS HIT THE LIMIT ON WTO AG
[...] On October 17, Post Agricultural Specialist delivered ref A demarche to Damian Flynn, Department of Agriculture and Food (DAF) EU Trade Office Principal Officer. Flynn said that the GOI was scrutinizing the October 10 U.S. proposal, but conveyed DAF's view that the Commission had already off [...]
2005-10-17 16:34:00Embassy DublinUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ETRD WTRO
05GENEVA1094WTO DG RACE - LAMY AND PEREZ DEL CASTILLO TO BE FINAL
[...] The General Council chair, Ambassador Mohamed of Kenya, held informal consultations on the evening of April 29 to present the results of the second round of consultations over the selection and appointment of the next WTO Director-General. She recalled the procedures for selecting a Director- [...]
2005-05-03 06:13:00US Mission GenevaUNCLASSIFIEDETRD WTRO USTR
05GENEVA1211 MEETING OF THE WTO NEGOTIATING GROUP ON NON-
[...] SUMMARY. The WTO Negotiating Group on Market Access (NAMA) met in Geneva on April 25-29, 2005 to continue discussions on tariff formula options, treatment of unbound tariffs, sector tariff liberalization, issues of concern to developing countries, and non-tariff barriers. The meeting moved [...]
2005-05-17 13:35:00US Mission GenevaUNCLASSIFIEDETRD WTRO USTR
05GENEVA1227 MEETINGS OF THE WTO NEGOTIATING GROUP ON TRADE
[...] Summary/Overview: The WTO Negotiating Group on Trade Facilitation met for the third time this year on May 2-3 for a two-day highly substantive and constructive session. It was characterized by the predominance of papers sponsored by developing countries, the presence of unusual alliances for [...]
2005-05-19 12:22:00US Mission GenevaUNCLASSIFIEDETRD WTRO USTR
05GENEVA1257MAY 2005 MEETING OF THE WTO TRADE NEGOTIATIONS COMMITTEE
[...] The 19 May 2005 meeting of the WTO Trade Negotiations Committee lasted only one-half day, with most Members either restating well-known positions or refraining from intervening altogether (including the United States, Japan, European Communities and Brazil). The limited engagement was primari [...]
2005-05-23 09:43:00US Mission GenevaUNCLASSIFIEDETRD WTRO USTR
05GENEVA1258MAY 2005 MEETING OF THE WTO TRADE NEGOTIATIONS COMMITTEE
[...] The 19 May 2005 meeting of the WTO Trade Negotiations Committee lasted only one-half day, with most Members either restating well-known positions or refraining from intervening altogether (including the United States, Japan, European Communities and Brazil). The limited engagement was primari [...]
2005-05-23 09:43:00US Mission GenevaUNCLASSIFIEDETRD WTRO USTR
05GENEVA1320 MEETING OF THE WTO GENERAL COUNCIL - MAY 26, 2005
[...] Begin Summary. The meeting of the WTO General Council on May 26, 2005 was punctuated by two significant decisions - 1) a decision to create a working party on the accession of Iran to the WTO, and 2) formal approval of Pascal Lamy to be the next WTO Director-General. Lamy's term will [...]
2005-05-31 12:52:00US Mission GenevaUNCLASSIFIEDETRD WTRO USTR
05GENEVA1384 MAY 2005 MEETING OF THE RULES NEGOTIATING GROUP TO
[...] On 17-18 May 2005, the Rules Negotiating Group met to discuss potential clarifications of substantive disciplines of regional trade agreements ("systemic issues") and a draft Chairman's text setting out possible reforms to improve the WTO's review of the agreements ("transparency"). In the co [...]
2005-06-06 12:39:00US Mission GenevaUNCLASSIFIEDETRD WTRO USTR
05GENEVA1620WTO IMPORT LICENSING COMMITTEE - JUNE 15, 2005
[...] Begin Summary. The June 15, 2005 meeting of the Import Licensing Committee began with a call from the chair for Members to catch up with required notifications and then featured issues raised by the United States, Australia, and Chinese Taipei regarding the import licensing practices of other [...]
2005-06-30 11:35:00US Mission GenevaUNCLASSIFIEDETRD WTRO USTR
05GENEVA1778MEETING OF THE TRADE NEGOTIATIONS COMMITTEE - JULY 21,
[...] The Trade Negotiations Committee (TNC) met on the morning of July 21, 2005 to hear statements from Director-General Supachai on the overall state of play of the Doha Development Agenda and in ongoing consultations over implementation. Supachai suspended the TNC after the statement, saying it [...]
2005-07-25 05:21:00US Mission GenevaUNCLASSIFIEDETRD WTRO USTR
05GENEVA1825 11-15 JULY 2005 MEETINGS OF THE WTO RULES NEGOTIATING
[...] (SBU) The WTO Rules Negotiating Group met formally and informally 11-15 July 2005. Thirteen papers were submitted for these meetings (nine on antidumping and countervailing duties, one on subsidies and three on fisheries subsidies) demonstrating a continued high level of interest in these nego [...]
2005-08-02 10:22:00US Mission GenevaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD WTRO USTR
05GENEVA1840 WTO RULES/REGIONAL TRADE AGREEMENT NEGOTIATIONS, JULY
[...] Summary/Overview: The Negotiating Group on Rules met on July 25 for a single day to discuss the Regional Trade Agreements (RTAs) element of its mandate. The first half of the day was in formal session and addressed so-called "systemic issues," i.e., possible clarifications and improvements to [...]
2005-08-03 12:37:00US Mission GenevaUNCLASSIFIEDETRD USTR WTRO
05GENEVA1884WTO GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT MEETING DURING THE WEEK
[...] (U) Summary and Background: During the week of July 18, 2005, the U.S. delegation, led by Jean Heilman Grier, Senior Procurement Negotiator, USTR, and including John Liuzzi, Department of Commerce, and Robert Kasper, U.S. Mission to the WTO, participated in formal and informal meetings of the [...]
2005-08-08 12:18:00US Mission GenevaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON WTRO WTO
05GENEVA1903 WTO TRADE FACILITATION NEGOTIATIONS - JUNE AND JULY
[...] Summary. This cable reports on the June and July meetings of the WTO Negotiating Group on Trade Facilitation (WTO NGTF),held in Geneva on 12-13 June and 25-26 July, 2005. Matt Rohde (USTR),Rachel Shub (USTR Geneva),Gordana Earp (Treasury),Ann Barnett- Dahl (Commerce),Christina Kopitopou [...]
2005-08-10 05:39:00US Mission GenevaUNCLASSIFIEDETRD USTR WTRO
05GENEVA2179MEETING OF THE WTO TRADE NEGOTIATIONS COMMITTEE (TNC)
[...] On September 14, 2005, the new WTO Director-General, Pascal Lamy, convened his first meeting of the Trade Negotiations Committee to outline a process for advancing the Doha Development Agenda (DDA) and ensuring that the upcoming Ministerial Conference in Hong Kong, China is a success. Lamy b [...]
2005-09-15 12:18:00US Mission GenevaUNCLASSIFIEDETRD WTRO USTR
05GENEVA2203 U.S. - VIETNAM WTO ACCESSION NEGOTIATIONS, SEPTEMBER 15-
[...] U.S. AND VIETNAM CONDUCTED INTENSIVE NEGOTIATIONS ON THE MARGINS OF THE ONE-DAY WORKING PARTY MEETING IN GENEVA, SEPTEMBER 14-17. NEGOTIATORS CONTINUED TO NARROW THE GAPS INALL AREAS, LEAVING IN MOST CASES THE MOST SENSITIVE AND/OR POLITICALLY DIFFICULT ISSUES. EXAMPLES: ABOUT 100 OR SO [...]
2005-09-19 07:43:00US Mission GenevaUNCLASSIFIEDVM ETRD WTRO USTR
05GENEVA2316 WTO COMMITTEE ON TRADE AND ENVIRONMENT (CTE)
[...] Summary: The WTO Committee on Trade and Environment in Special Session (CTESS) meeting on September 15-16, 2005, focused on making progress on environmental goods (EGs),in the run-up to the Hong Kong Ministerial meeting, per Doha sub-paragraph 31(iii). Positions continue to be divided among [...]
2005-09-28 06:26:00US Mission GenevaUNCLASSIFIEDETRD USTR WTRO
05GENEVA2370 REPORT ON NON-AGRICULTURAL MARKET ACCESS
[...] The WTO Negotiating Group on Market Access (NAMA) met in Geneva from September 19-23, 2005 to continue work on the modalities for the reduction and/or elimination of tariff and non-tariff barriers (NTBs) affecting industrial goods, with the goal of determining the formula for tariff reductions [...]
2005-10-03 09:08:00US Mission GenevaUNCLASSIFIEDETRD WTRO USTR
05GENEVA2412 REPORT ON NON-AGRICULTURAL MARKET ACCESS
[...] The WTO Negotiating Group on Market Access (NAMA) met in Geneva from September 19-23, 2005 to continue work on the modalities for the reduction and/or elimination of tariff and non-tariff barriers (NTBs) affecting industrial goods, with the goal of determining the formula for tariff reductions [...]
2005-10-06 12:08:00US Mission GenevaUNCLASSIFIEDETRD WTRO USTR
05GENEVA2425 DISPUTE SETTLEMENT BODY
[...] SUMMARY: At its meeting on September 27, 2005, the WTO Dispute Settlement Body ("DSB") heard statements regarding the status of implementation from the United States in United States - Section 211 Omnibus Appropriations Act of 1998; United States - Anti-Dumping Measures on Certain Hot- Rolle [...]
2005-10-07 10:45:00US Mission GenevaUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ETRD WTRO
05GENEVA2505OCTOBER 13, 2005 - MEETING OF THE WTO TRADE
[...] The meeting of the WTO Trade Negotiations Committee (TNC) on October 13, 2005 featured a more upbeat atmosphere evident since the lift given to the process by the new U.S. agriculture proposal. Director-General Lamy and many other speakers observed a new impetus in the negotiations, while man [...]
2005-10-17 08:58:00US Mission GenevaUNCLASSIFIEDETRD WTRO USTR
05GENEVA2593Meeting of the WTO General Council - October 19, 2005
[...] BEGIN SUMMARY. The General Council meeting on October 19, 2005 was shorter than usual in light of other DDA-related developments taking place simultaneously. Director-General Lamy began by recapping his comments at recent meetings of the Trade Negotiations Committee (TNC) and added that he wo [...]
2005-10-25 11:50:00US Mission GenevaUNCLASSIFIEDETRD WTRO USTR
05GENEVA2599REPORT ON BELARUS ACCESSION TO THE WTO - INFORMAL
[...] Summary. At the close of Belarus' last WTO Working Party (WP) meeting in May 2005, the WP Chair was unable to confirm support among WTO Members to hold another WP meeting for Belarus this year, so it was decided that informal consultations would be held on Monday, October 24. These consultat [...]
2005-10-26 12:07:00US Mission GenevaUNCLASSIFIEDETRD BO WTRO USTR
05GENEVA261422-30 SEPTEMBER 2005 MEETINGS OF THE WTO RULES
[...] The WTO Rules Negotiating Group held three days of plenary meetings to discuss eight papers on antidumping issues and two papers related to fisheries subsidies. There were also plurilateral meetings for more in-depth discussions of selected elaborated antidumping proposals. Two U.S. papers, [...]
2005-10-28 06:02:00US Mission GenevaUNCLASSIFIEDETRD WTRO USTR
05GENEVA2617WTO GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT AGREEMENT MEETINGS
[...] (U) SUMMARY AND BACKGROUND: DURING THE WEEK OF OCTOBER 10, 2005, THE U.S. DELEGATION, LED BY JEAN HEILMAN GRIER, SENIOR PROCUREMENT NEGOTIATOR, USTR, AND INCLUDING JOHN LIUZZI, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, AND ROBERT KASPER, U.S. MISSION TO THE WTO, PARTICIPATED IN FORMAL AND INFORMAL MEETINGS O [...]
2005-10-28 08:25:00US Mission GenevaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON WTRO WTO
05GENEVA2629 WTO REGIONAL TRADE AGREEMENTS: ENABLING CLAUSE
[...] On October 3, 2005, the WTO Negotiating Group on Rules held an informal meeting devoted to discussing to the extent to which new transparency procedures being considered in the Doha Round for regional trade agreements (RTAs) should also cover RTAs entered into between developing countries unde [...]
2005-10-31 08:01:00US Mission GenevaUNCLASSIFIEDETRD USTR WTRO
05GENEVA2668 REPORT ON NON-ARGRICULTURAL MARKET ACCESS
[...] The WTO Negotiating Group on Market Access (NAMA) met in Geneva from October 10-14, 2005, to continue work on the modalities for the reduction and/or elimination of tariff and non-tariff barriers (NTBs) affecting industrial goods, with the goal of determining the formula for tariff reductions [...]
2005-11-02 10:54:00US Mission GenevaUNCLASSIFIEDETRD WTRO USTR
05GENEVA2715WTO HEADS OF DELEGATION MEETING - NOVEMBER 3, 2005
[...] WTO Director-General Lamy convened a short heads of delegation meeting on the morning of November 3 to discuss next steps for the Doha Development Agenda. His main point was that the time has come to emphasize the "horizontality" of the negotiations and to begin the process of transitioning [...]
2005-11-08 07:57:00US Mission GenevaUNCLASSIFIEDETRD WTRO USTR
05GENEVA2778 WTO COMMITTEE ON TECHNICAL BARRIERS TO TRADE (TBT)
[...] Begin Summary: On November 2, 2005, the WTO TBT Committee met to review new trade concerns arising from the following notifications (or lack thereof): China's proposed regulations to control pollution from electronic information products, the EU's Directive on eco-design requirements for ene [...]
2005-11-16 03:13:00US Mission GenevaUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ETRD WTRO USTR
05GENEVA2781WTO HEADS OF DELEGATION MEETING - NOVEMBER 10, 2005
[...] Begin Summary. Following a report by Director-General Lamy on the lack of movement in recent informal consultations, WTO heads of delegation decided on November 10, 2005 to "recalibrate" their expectations for the upcoming Ministerial Conference in Hong Kong, China. At the same time, they als [...]
2005-11-16 03:15:00US Mission GenevaUNCLASSIFIEDETRD WTRO USTR
05GENEVA2797 WTO TRIPS COUNCIL SPECIAL SESSION October 27 2005
[...] SUMMARY: The TRIPS Council Special Session met on Thursday, October 27, 2005. The Special Session is charged with negotiating a system of notification and registration of geographical indications (GIs) for wines and spirits eligible for protection in those WTO Members participating in the sy [...]
2005-11-16 09:14:00US Mission GenevaUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ETRD WTRO
05GENEVA2798 WTO TRIPS COUNCIL October 25-26 2005
[...] SUMMARY: The TRIPS Council meeting took place on Tuesday and Wednesday October 25-26, 2005. Mr. CHOI Hyuck of Korea chaired the meeting. There was an informal session held in the morning of October 25, with the formal session beginning on the afternoon and conti [...]
2005-11-16 09:17:00US Mission GenevaUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ETRD WTRO
05GENEVA2809 TRIPS COUNCIL, CHINA TRM, OCTOBER 25, 2005
[...] No summary [...]
2005-11-17 04:07:00US Mission GenevaUNCLASSIFIEDKIPR ETRD KJUS PGOV CH JA SW CA WTRO EUN
05GENEVA836 WTO TRIPS COUNCIL SPECIAL SESSION, MARCH 11, 2005
[...] SUMMARY: The TRIPS Council Special Session met on Friday, March 11, 2005. The Special Session is charged with negotiating a system of notification and registration of geographical indications (GI's) for wines and spirits eligible for protection in those WTO Members participating in the syst [...]
2005-04-01 13:15:00US Mission GenevaUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ETRD WTRO
05GENEVA837 WTO TRIPS COUNCIL, MARCH 8-9, 2005
[...] SUMMARY: The TRIPS Council meeting took place on Wednesday and Thursday, March 8-9, 2005. Mr. Tony Miller of Hong Kong, China chaired the meeting. There was an informal session held on the morning of March 8, with the formal session beginning on the afternoon of the fir [...]
2005-04-01 13:16:00US Mission GenevaUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ETRD WTRO
05GENEVA844MEETING OF THE WTO GENERAL COUNCIL - MARCH 31, 2005
[...] The General Council agreed on March 31, 2005 to extend by three months (until July 30, 2005) the time period for Members to negotiate compensation or withdraw concessions of their own in response to the EC's withdrawal of concessions as a result of EU enlargement to its new membership of 25. [...]
2005-04-04 07:29:00US Mission GenevaUNCLASSIFIEDETRD WTRO USTR
05GUATEMALA316PRIVATE SECTOR ORGANIZATIONS FOR WTO NAMA OUTREACH
[...] No summary [...]
2005-02-07 22:29:00Embassy GuatemalaUNCLASSIFIEDETRD GT WTRO
05HANOI1045VIETNAM: June WTO Bilateral Dates Proposed
[...] No summary [...]
2005-05-05 10:07:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIEDETRD WTRO VN WTO
05HANOI1046VIETNAM: AMBASSADOR CALLS ON TELECOM MINISTER
[...] (SBU) Summary: During an April 28 introductory call on Minister of Posts and Telematics Do Trung Ta, the Ambassador urged the Minister to take a flexible approach on telecommunications in the World Trade Organization (WTO) accession negotiations, to meet Bilateral Trade Agreement (BTA) commit [...]
2005-05-05 10:08:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECPS ETRD VM WTRO WTO BTA IPROP
05HANOI1092VIETNAM: GVN Agrees to WTO Bilats June 13-16
[...] The Ambassador received a fax copy of a letter (in English) dated May 10 from Vice Minister of Trade Luong Van Tu accepting the U.S. proposal for another round of WTO bilateral negotiations in Washington June 13-16 (reftel). According to the letter, VM Tu plans to lead the GVN delegation for t [...]
2005-05-11 09:08:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIEDETRD WTRO VN WTO
05HANOI1172VIETNAM: THE DEPUTY SECRETARY'S CALL ON THE
[...] (SBU) Summary and Introduction: On May 5, Deputy Secretary Robert Zoellick met with Minister of Planning and SIPDIS Investment Vo Hong Phuc. The Deputy Secretary advocated in favor of broadening the U.S.-Vietnam relationship. He identified HIV/AIDs and education as areas of good collabor [...]
2005-05-19 03:59:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EINV PREL PGOV SENV TBIO VM WTRO AFLU HIV AIDS WTO BTA ETMIN SOE
05HANOI1197VIETNAM: TRADE OFFICIAL'S FRANK ASSESSMENT OF WTO
[...] (C) During a casual meeting with Econoff on May 20, Mr. Nguyen Hong Duong (strictly protect),Deputy Director of the America's Department at the Ministry of Trade, told Econoff he did not expect major breakthroughs during WTO bilateral negotiations with the United States in Washington June 13-1 [...]
2005-05-23 07:25:00Embassy HanoiCONFIDENTIALETRD VM WTRO WTO
05HANOI1235CHARGE GETS PM VISIT UPDATE FROM LE VAN BANG
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Charge met with Vice Foreign Minister Le Van Bang May 25 and discussed ongoing plans for the Prime Minister's June visit to the United States. VFM Bang said that his first priority was to reach general agreement on a "joint statement," and relayed the GVN's requests for a [...]
2005-05-27 09:01:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM KIRF ETRD OVIP KPOW VM WTRO WTO RELFREE
05HANOI1285Vietnam Wants to Conclude WTO Negotiations Before
[...] (SBU) Summary: In a meeting June 1, speaking on behalf of Prime Minster Phan Van Khai, Vice Foreign Minister (VFM) Vu Dung told Charge the GVN hopes to conclude WTO negotiations or achieve a "breakthrough" with the United States during the bilats June 13-16 in Washington. To that end, Vietna [...]
2005-06-02 05:23:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD PREL VM WTRO WTO
05HANOI1863AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH MOT VM TU ON WTO
[...] (SBU) Summary: On July 19, the Ambassador met with Vice Minister of Trade Luong Van Tu at the VM's request. Both agreed on the need to maintain the momentum on Vietnam's WTO accession following the great progress made in the June talks as well as during Prime Minister Phan Van Kai's visit to [...]
2005-07-22 09:11:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD VM WTRO BTA WTO
05HANOI1888DPM VU KHOAN MAKES URGENT WTO POINTS TO AMBASSADOR
[...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: On July 25, the Ambassador met with Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) Vu Khoan to discuss Vietnam's bid to join the World Trade Organization (WTO). The Prime Minister is becoming concerned about the possibility that Vietnam will not be able to accede to WTO by its self-im [...]
2005-07-26 10:41:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ETRD VM WTRO WTO AFLU HIV AIDS
05HANOI1928DPM KHOAN STILL HOPES FOR DECEMBER ACCESSION
[...] (U) Summary: On July 27, Deputy Prime Minister Vu Khoan spoke at an AmCham lunch attended by the Ambassador and over 100 members of Hanoi's diplomatic, business and press communities. After lauding the great progress in U.S.- Vietnam relations as a result of the Prime Minister's trip to the [...]
2005-07-28 10:29:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD PREL VM WTRO WTO
05HANOI2031AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES WTO, APEC CONFERENCE,
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Ambassador met August 8 with a senior official in the Prime Minister's office and used the occasion to highlight key points relating to Vietnam's WTO accession, the proposed joint U.S.-Vietnam APEC conference on export controls, human rights and religious freedom and the on [...]
2005-08-09 10:49:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ETRD PGOV PHUM PREF VM WTRO APEC WTO RELFREE HUMANR ETMIN
05HANOI2276VIETNAM'S MINISTER OF TRADE URGES PROGESS ON WTO
[...] (SBU) Summary: On August 30, the Ambassador met with Minister of Trade Truong Dinh Tuyen, at the Minister's request, to discuss Vietnam's WTO accession. Tuyen asked for a bilateral round of negotiations with the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) in late September after the bilateral meeting [...]
2005-08-31 10:35:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD VM WTRO WTO BTA
05HANOI2377Run-Up to WTO Working Party: Summary of Major U.S.
[...] (SBU) Summary: Summarized below for the convenience of our WTO negotiators are a variety of concerns expressed by U.S. businesses in Vietnam. Most of the complaints focus on trading and distribution issues, including flaws in implementing decrees or draft decrees, the need for greater right [...]
2005-09-12 10:57:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD VM WTRO WTO IPROP BTA FINREF
05HANOI2708APEC OFFICIAL MICHALAK'S MEETINGS AT THE MINISTRY
[...] (SBU) Summary: On October 10 U.S. Senior Official for the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Michael Michalak met separately with Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) Vice Minister Le Cong Phung and Vice General Director of the General Department of Customs (GDC) Vu Ngoc Anh to discuss b [...]
2005-10-17 08:52:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN ETRD EINV VM WTRO APEC WTO
05HANOI2715APEC OFFICIAL MICHALAK'S MEETING AT THE MINISTRY OF
[...] (SBU) Summary: During a meeting between Deputy Director General at Multilateral Trade Policy Department of the Ministry of Trade (MOT) Tran Thi Thu Hang and U.S. Senior Official for the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Michael Michalak, the two frankly discussed upcoming opportunitie [...]
2005-10-17 09:24:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN ETRD EINV VM WTRO APEC AFLU WTO IPROP
05HANOI3015VIETNAM WTO BILATERALS: THE VIEW FROM HANOI
[...] (SBU) Summary: Our bilateral negotiations on Vietnam's accession to the World Trade Organization have not moved forward since September. Senior GVN officials, including DPM Vu Khoan, have recently begun expressing their frustration publicly in the press and laying the blame on the United Stat [...]
2005-11-13 23:47:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD VM WTRO WTO APEC
05HANOI3067DEPUTY SECRETARY OF COMMERCE SAMPSON MEETING WITH
[...] (SBU) Summary: Deputy Secretary of Commerce David A. Sampson met with Minister of Planning and Investment Vo Hong Phuc November 17 to discuss bilateral relations and matters of interest to U.S. business. The DepSec reasserted the United States' commitment to Vietnam's WTO accession on sound c [...]
2005-11-21 09:28:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD VM WTRO WTO BTA
05HANOI3092DEPUTY SECRETARY OF COMMERCE'S ECONOMIC ROUNDTABLE
[...] (SBU) Influential Government of Vietnam (GVN) advisors offered their views on current economic and reform issues in a roundtable discussion with visiting Deputy Secretary of Commerce David A. Sampson on November 18. The roundtable focused on Vietnam's investment climate, intellectual property [...]
2005-11-22 10:53:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EINV VM WTRO IPROP BTA SOE WTO
05HANOI3096SENIOR ADVISOR TO THE PRIME MINISTER SPEAKS ON
[...] Summary: In a speech to the AmCham Madame Pham Chi Lan, a senior advisor to the Prime Minister, said that despite Vietnam's progress in economic reforms it is falling behind its international competitors. Vietnamese businesses are mainly small to medium-sized and lack experience and resourc [...]
2005-11-23 07:30:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD VM WTRO ASEAN WTO SOE FINREF
05HANOI3355CODEL SMITH MEETS WITH DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER NGUYEN
[...] (SBU) Summary. A delegation of seven U.S. Senators, led by Senator Gordon Smith (R-OR) and accompanied by the Ambassador, met with Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dzung. Dzung warmly welcomed the senators and thanked the United States for its assistance in the fights against HIV/AIDS and A [...]
2005-12-23 06:59:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD PREL OREP VM WTRO AFLU HIV AIDS WTO IPROP BTA
05HANOI3356CODEL GORDON SMITH MEETS WITH PRESIDENT LUONG
[...] (SBU) Summary: A visiting U.S. Senate delegation led by Senator Gordon Smith (R-OR) and comprised of six other Senators held a courtesy call meeting with Vietnamese President Tran Duc Luong on December 12. The delegation and the President expressed their commitment to further developing trad [...]
2005-12-23 06:59:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD PREL OREP VM WTRO WTO APEC
05HANOI794VIETNAM: GVN WTO WORKING PARTY DOCUMENT SUBMISSION
[...] This is an action request. See paragraph 3. Â [...]
2005-04-05 09:45:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIEDETRD WTRO APECO VN WTO
05HANOI817VIETNAM: PM DIRECTIVE ON ADVANCING WTO LEGISLATION
[...] On April 4, Prime Minister Phan Van Khai issued a Directive aimed at advancing the pace of Vietnam's legislative calendar in support of WTO accession. The Directive follows on and provides guidance for implementing the legislative program the GVN presented to the National Assembly (NA) on Mar [...]
2005-04-07 08:55:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIEDETRD VM WTRO VN WTO
05HANOI888VIETNAM: GVN Submits revised WTO Services Offer
[...] This is an action request. See paragraph 3. 2. The Ambassador received a letter dated April 15 and CD- Rom from Vice Minister of Trade Luong Van Tu transmitting the GVN's revised WTO services offer and three additional documents related to Vietnam's bilateral market access negotiations wit [...]
2005-04-15 09:47:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIEDETRD WTRO VN WTO
05HOCHIMINHCITY1105 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY CONSULTS FOREIGNERS ON DOING
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The Foreign Affairs Committee of the National Assembly (FACNA) organized a consultative meeting on September 1, 2005, in Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) to solicit direct feedback from foreign businesspeople on how the implementation of Vietnam's regulations and policies affect them. [...]
2005-10-25 03:12:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON PREL PGOV VM WTRO WTO DPOL
05HOCHIMINHCITY1238FOREIGN BANKER EVALUATES VIETNAM'S FINANCIAL SECTOR
[...] SUMMARY: Vietnam's financial markets are evolving, but the pace of evolution is slow and access to capital is limited for all except state-owned enterprises (SOEs),according to one of the leading foreign bankers in the country. At a recent investment conference hosted by the Ho Chi Minh Cit [...]
2005-11-29 06:50:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ECON ETRD EINV VM WTRO BTA WTO SOE FINREF
05HOCHIMINHCITY1335VIETNAM: TRADING AND DISTRIBUTION RIGHTS UPDATE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Vietnam's limits on trading and distribution are a financial burden to U.S. companies trying to sell their goods in Vietnam. U.S. business representatives estimate that having to use Vietnamese trading and distribution companies to get U.S. goods into Vietnam's market adds as mu [...]
2005-12-29 08:20:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIEDETRD ECON BEXP VM WTRO BTA WTO
05HOCHIMINHCITY594VIETNAM BUSINESS FORUM: WTO AND ENTERPRISE CONCERNS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Vietnamese and foreign business leaders highlighted the continued need for infrastructure development and legal reform at the Vietnam Business Forum, the biannual meeting between the business community and the GVN. Deputy Prime Minister Vu Khoan, who led the GVN's delegation to [...]
2005-06-06 03:46:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON PREL PGOV VM WTRO WTO
05HOCHIMINHCITY879AMCHAM VOICES CONCERN OVER DRAFT LEGISLATION FOR WTO
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: At a meeting of the Legal Committee of the HCMC American Chamber of Commerce, members voiced concern regarding legislation being drafted in preparation for Vietnam's WTO accession. While new overarching laws may meet WTO obligations, AmCham legal experts say the devil is in the [...]
2005-08-19 11:09:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON PREL VM WTRO BTA WTO
05HOCHIMINHCITY914 LIMITS ON TRADING AND DISTRIBUTION CONTINUE TO HAMPER
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: U.S. businesses in southern Vietnam are frustrated by limits on trading and distribution rights. Many company representatives report that relevant BTA provisions are not being implemented effectively. One business that has been directly importing and selling its product for 10 [...]
2005-08-29 12:17:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON PREL VM WTRO BTA WTO
05HOCHIMINHCITY935VIETNAM: WTO LEGISLATION WORRIES US LAWYERS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In the rush to meet its WTO accession deadline, Vietnam is processing a large volume of legislation. HCMC legal experts are concerned that principles important to U.S. business may be lost or diluted, particularly through implementing decrees. In their view, top GVN leaders a [...]
2005-09-06 06:27:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON PREL VM WTRO WTO
05KINGSTON366JAMAICAN ATTENDANCE AT FEB. 12 SENIOR OFFICIALS
[...] On February 10, 2005, Econoff faxed the agenda and annotated information provided in reftel to Ambassador Gail Mathurin, Undersecretary for Foreign Trade at the Jamaican Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA). The same day, Econoff made a follow-up call to the MFA to confirm receipt of the agenda [...]
2005-02-10 20:06:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD OVIP AORC JM WTRO WTO
05KUWAIT3054FOOD AID AND THE WTO: DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2005-07-09 12:25:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EAGR ETRD KU WTRO
05LILONGWE563FOOD AID AND THE WTO
[...] CDA and PolOff met with Principal Secretary Thouse Odala from the Foreign Ministry and delivered reftel talking points. PS Odala said he would pass the information along to Malawi's trade representative in Geneva. GILMOUR [...]
2005-06-29 14:34:00Embassy LilongweUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EAGR ETRD WTRO
05LIMA3256 FOOD AID AND THE WTO
[...] On Friday July 1 Ambassador J. Curtis Struble met with Foreign Relations Minister Ambassador Manuel Rodriguez Cuadros of Peru and delivered the talking points in reftel. Subsequently, a translation of the talking points was sent in a letter from the Ag Attache to the Ministers of Economy and [...]
2005-07-27 18:01:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EAGR ETRD WTRO
05MADRID3652REQUEST FOR EU MEMBER STATES TO SUPPORT US WTO AG
[...] Post made reftel demarche points to Alicia Villaruiz, Director for International Affairs at the Ministry of Agriculture on October 17. Ms. Villaruiz responded with the following points: -- In Spain's view, the EU has already reformed its agricultural practices far more than any other WTO [...]
2005-10-19 06:42:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ETRD SP WTRO
05MADRID501DEMARCHE TO EU MEMBER STATES AND EU PERMREPS ON
[...] No summary [...]
2005-02-09 12:09:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ETRD EU WTRO
05MADRID689SPAIN: THE TRADE IMPACT OF REVISING THE WHO'S
[...] No summary [...]
2005-02-23 13:33:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ETRD SP WTRO
05MANAGUA2077REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE: RESEARCH ON LOCAL USE OF
[...] A quick survey of local producers and distributors has identified a number of cheese, wine and meat products using generic or semi-generic names on the EU's list that are sold in Nicaragua and either produced in Nicaragua or imported from non-European producers. Â [...]
2005-07-18 21:57:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDKIPR ECON NU WTRO
05MANAGUA2113NICARAGUA ON FOOD AID AND THE WTO
[...] Post received a letter dated July 14, 2005, from Minister of Trade, Industry and Development (MIFIC) Azucena Castillo in response to ref a demarche. The letter informs us that Eduardo Castillo, Nicaragua's alternate WTO representative, spoke on the subject of Food Aid in the WTO Committee on [...]
2005-07-21 22:56:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EAGR ETRD NU WTRO
05MANAMA1567BAHRAIN: URGING EU TO TABLE MEANINGFUL AGRICULTURE
[...] (SBU) Econoff October 25 delivered Ref A demarche requesting Bahrain to urge the EU to table a meaningful WTO agriculture market access proposal to MFA Director for International Organization Affairs Ghassan Shaikho. Shaikho said he was in consultations with his colleagues in the Ministry of [...]
2005-10-26 11:44:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALEAGR ETRD BA WTRO
05MANAMA1821BAHRAIN: MESSAGE ON WTO DOHA ROUND
[...] No summary [...]
2005-12-11 14:38:00Embassy ManamaUNCLASSIFIEDETRD EAGR ECON BA WTRO ROW
05MANAMA241BAHRAIN: DEMARCHE ON THE WHO'S INTERNATIONAL
[...] No summary [...]
2005-02-23 04:53:00Embassy ManamaUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ETRD BA WTRO
05MANILA4111TRADE SECRETARY FAVILA SUPPORTS MORE CONSISTENT
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During a courtesy call by Charge, Secretary of Trade and Industry Peter Favila expressed SIPDIS support for more consistent and transparent policies to promote trade and investment. The Charge raised questions regarding inconsistent customs and tax policies as well as court [...]
2005-09-01 08:59:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON EFIN BEXP RP WTRO JP
05MANILA4503PHILIPPINES: SLOW PACE OF ECONOMIC REFORM
[...] (SBU) Summary: Philippine government and private sector leaders told U.S. Senior Official for APEC Michael Michalak that the Philippines continues to face problems with inefficient courts and corruption in general. Poor implementation and unpredictable enforcement of laws remain disincentive [...]
2005-09-22 09:35:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD PREL KIPR TBIO TSPL RP APEC WTRO
05MANILA5344MINDANAO TUNA INDUSTRY AT RISK
[...] The tuna industry, which generates $400 million in annual revenues in Mindanao, faces a potential reduction in access to the EU market and restrictions in traditional fishing grounds. Indonesia is reluctant to extend a crucial bilateral fishing agreement beyond December 3. Tuna producers ar [...]
2005-11-15 09:05:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR EAID PREL PGOV ECON RP WTRO
05MANILA5800MIXED SIGNALS FROM MANILA ON WTO DOHA ROUND
[...] (C) SUMMARY. President Arroyo expressed unequivocal support December 9 for the US position at this week's WTO ministerial meeting in Hong Kon (septel),but other senior GRP officials have told us that the Philippines will "wait and see" before taking a position. We would welcome feedback o [...]
2005-12-13 09:38:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALETRD EAGR ECON RP WTRO
05MANILA5922 NEW FORD ENGINE PLANT TO FUEL EXPORT MARKET
[...] (SBU) Ford announced plans to invest USD 30 million in the Philippines to build a flexible fuel engine plant during a meeting with President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, Trade and Industry Secretary Peter Favila, and the Charge on December 20,. The plant will make the Philippines Ford's third l [...]
2005-12-22 03:08:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EAGR ECON KIPR RP WTRO
05MANILA5929INDONESIA ALLOWS ONE-YEAR TRANSITION TO REFLAG
[...] No summary [...]
2005-12-22 07:34:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR EAID PREL PGOV ECON RP WTRO
05MASERU531DEMARCHES ON GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS (GI'S) AND U.S. WTO
[...] On October 19, DCM met separately with David Rantekoa, Principal Secretary, Ministry of Trade and Industry, and Mohale Sekoto, Deputy Principal Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security (the highest level ministry official available) to present and discuss the talking points in refs. [...]
2005-10-19 14:54:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ETRD ECON KIPR LT WTRO
05MINSK1159Minsk Wants Bilateral WTO Negotiations
[...] (U) Summary: Econoff met September 13 with MFA representatives Anton Kudasov, Deputy Director of the Directorate of Foreign Trade, and Sergey Gulevich, Deputy Head of the Division of Foreign Trade Policy, to discuss Belarus' accession to the World Trade Organization. Kudasov argued strongly fo [...]
2005-09-23 05:34:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON ECIN WTRO BO
05MINSK1355Minsk Fails to Defend Confiscation Record
[...] (SBU) Summary: On October 25, State Customs Committee (SCC) officials attempted to defend their government's confiscation practices to Econoff. Their main arguments were that the SCC used to confiscate much more, even though current levels remain high, and that confiscations `were not their id [...]
2005-11-08 11:04:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD PGOV WTRO BO
05MINSK1383Re-Nationalization of Industry Continues
[...] (SBU) Summary: Reftel describes how the GOB has been using the Golden Share to nationalize a number of companies. Over the summer the GOB invoked the Golden Share to take temporary control of several firms. The GOB then ordered these companies to issue large numbers of severely undervalued sh [...]
2005-11-15 11:10:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINV PGOV WTRO BO
05MINSK1393Minsk Obstinate on WTO
[...] At a November 11 press conference, Belarus' MFA lashed out at the European Union, United States and Australia for "politicizing" Belarus' WTO membership. Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhnevich, who led the Belarusian delegation at the October 24 informal consultations in Geneva (ref B),told the p [...]
2005-11-16 14:21:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDETRD WTRO PGOV USTR BO
05MINSK1422MFA Begs for WTO Help
[...] (SBU) Summary: One week after publicly lambasting the U.S. for "blocking" Belarus' WTO application for political reasons, Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhnevich summoned Ambassador to complain about the USG position and ask for assistance in moving forward. Ambassador replied it was the GOB, not US [...]
2005-11-23 10:49:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD WTRO PGOV USTR BO
05MINSK1499Lukashenko to Rule Economy
[...] (U) Summary: In recent months President Lukashenko has issued several presidential decrees that put vast powers over the economy into his hands. Most egregiously, Decree 520 specifically gives Lukashenko expansive authorities, and baldly states that any legislation that contradicts the decree [...]
2005-12-14 13:07:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINV WTRO PGOV USTR BO
05NAIROBI4949 KENYA: EU APPEARS TO HOLD SWAY ON KENYA'S POSITION
[...] (SBU) Econ/C raised ref A points regarding Kenya's position on Geographical Indications (GI) with Ministry of Trade Permanent Secretary David Nalo on November 30, and pointed out that Kenya's position in favor of the EU's proposal on extending GIs (ref B) appeared at odds with Kenya's economi [...]
2005-11-30 11:35:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON EAGR KIPR KE WTRO
05NAIROBI4983 WTO - KENYA, WITH THE EU, PREPARES FOR HONG
[...] (U) This report includes an action request for State, USTR, and USDA; please see paragraph 9. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Despite the fact that it does not have a sitting Trade Minister, Kenya hopes to play a leadership role in developing a consensus among African countries at the upcoming WTO Ho [...]
2005-12-01 12:30:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON EAGR EAID PREL PGOV WTRO KE
05NAIROBI5030 WTO - KENYA'S PROTECTIONIST TAKE ON HONG KONG
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: As Kenyan Trade officials prepare to depart for the WTO Ministerial in Hong Kong, it is clear that their main goal, and perhaps for most African countries, is to promote "flexibility" in market access, protect existing preferences (through new compensation measures),and ensur [...]
2005-12-06 07:35:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON EAGR EAID PREL PGOV WTRO KE
05OTTAWA3511WTO DOHA ROUND - CANADA: LOOKING TOWARD HONG KONG
[...] (SBU) Summary: Despite differences on the details, notably over the future of Canada,s single desk Canadian Wheat Board, Canadian WTO negotiators see themselves as working in close cooperation with the U.S. on the elements of a package for Hong Kong. They stress that they have not given up o [...]
2005-11-28 17:45:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALKIRC KPAO EAGR ECON ETRD OIIP WTRO
05OTTAWA3519CANADIAN FEDERAL AND PROVINCIAL TRADE MINISTERS
[...] Canadian International Trade Minister Jim Peterson and several provincial counterparts (including those representing Canada's four most populous provinces) met in Ottawa on November 22 and spoke to reporters afterward. Peterson stressed the GOC's continued hope for an "ambitious outcome" fro [...]
2005-11-29 14:15:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD EAGR CA WTRO
05OTTAWA3586 WTO HONG KONG MINISTERIAL: INDUSTRIES PUBLICLY
[...] Reftel reported a joint press availability at which trade ministers from the GOC and the provinces of Ontario and Quebec vowed to defend Canada's agricultural "supply management" system at the WTO. In subsequent days, the House of Commons unanimously passed a motion supporting supply manageme [...]
2005-12-05 16:00:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD EAGR CA WTRO
05OTTAWA3747 WTO HONG KONG MINISTERIAL: CANADIAN REACTIONS
[...] SUMMARY/INTRODUCTION: Canadian players' reactions to the outcome of this month's WTO Hong Kong ministerial were generally positive, as the declaration keeps alive the promise of greater market access for Canada's competitive sectors such as livestock and grain, while not appearing to threaten [...]
2005-12-23 17:21:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD EAGR CA WTRO
05OTTAWA541OTTAWA DEMARCHE RESPONSE: TRADE IMPACT OF REVISING
[...] No summary [...]
2005-02-18 21:35:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ETRD WTRO
05PARAMARIBO679REQUEST TO SUPPORT U.S. WTO AG PROPOSAL DEMARCHE
[...] No summary [...]
2005-10-19 15:41:00Embassy ParamariboUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ETRD NS WTRO
05PARIS1142ARNAUD LAGARDERE ON BOEING/AIRBUS, CHIRAC AND THE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador hosted Lagardere group CEO (and EADS shareholder) Arnaud Lagardere at lunch February 18. Discussion focused on Lagardere/EADS business plans, Boeing/Airbus, President Chirac and media industry developments. Lagardere had unvarnished criticism for President Chirac. On Ai [...]
2005-02-23 12:12:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALETRD EAIR SCUL FR WTRO USTR
05PARIS3348USUNESCO: EU members prepare for next round of
[...] (SBU) The EU member states of UNESCO held a policy coordination meeting May 12-13 to prepare for the next round of negotiations on the cultural diversity convention. According to Christine Atkinson, deputy in the UK Mission, (protect),most EU Member states accept the chairman's new revised te [...]
2005-05-17 09:17:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSCUL ETRD WTRO UNESCO
05PARIS372THE AIRBUS A-380 - REVEALED
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Airbus hosted a lavish "A-380 Reveal" ceremony in Toulouse January 18 before 5000 invited guests, including French President Chirac, British PM Blair, German Chancellor Schroeder and Spanish Prime Minister Zapatero. The unveiling of the first fully-functional A380 superjumbo to [...]
2005-01-20 16:00:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ETRD FR WTRO USTR
05PARIS6447FRENCH GOVERNMENT WARY OF POSSIBLE WTO PRE-AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE EU AND THE U.S., READY TO OPPOSE IT.
[...] (SBU) AGRICULTURAL MINISTER COUNSELOR MET WITH HERVE LEJEUNE, ADVISER FOR AGRICULTURE TO FRENCH PRESIDENT JACQUES CHIRAC ON TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 20. DURING THAT MEETING, LEJEUNE EXPRESSED FRENCH CONCERNS ABOUT A POSSIBLE PRE- AGREEMENT ON WTO PARAMETERS FOR AGRICULTURE BETWEEN THE U.S. AND THE [...]
2005-09-21 16:19:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ETRD PGOV FR WTRO EUN
05PARIS6631 Secretary of Agriculture Mike Johanns meeting with
[...] INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY: (SBU) After opening cordialities, Minister Bussereau implicitly referred to the previous day's meeting between Secretary Johanns, USTR Portman and their EC counterparts, stating that whatever the EC negotiates will have to be approved by all 25 Member States. He str [...]
2005-09-27 16:27:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR ETRD PGOV FR WTRO EUN
05PARIS7223French press minimizes US offer
[...] SUMMARY: The French daily paper Le Figaro dated October 19, 2005, published an article entitled : "America supports its farmers as never before" which asserts that despite last week's proposal to make deep cuts in domestic support, US agriculture would continue to be highly distortive. END S [...]
2005-10-21 13:48:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ETRD PGOV FR WTRO EUN INR
05PARIS7226Perspectives on WTO, Biotechnology, the
[...] SUMMARY: Fred L. Dailey, Director, Ohio Department of Agriculture recently met with representatives of the French Ministry of Agriculture (MinAg) to share perspectives on the WTO, biotechnology, the Farm Bill and biofuels. After making it clear that he did not speak for the USG, Director Dai [...]
2005-10-21 14:38:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ETRD PGOV FR WTRO EUN INR
05PARIS7935Unofficial translation of article from Le
[...] Trade Minister Christine Lagarde has signed two recent op-ed pieces on the WTO round. The latest, published on November 21 in the Financial Times entitled "Big Cuts in Farm Tariffs are No Solution to Poverty" warns against "blindly slashing" agricultural tariffs, and proposes focusing on the [...]
2005-11-21 18:34:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ETRD FR WTRO EUN
05PARIS8505Despite Obstacles French Corn Growers
[...] SUMMARY: Despite a recent judicial decision suspending jail sentences for 49 people found responsible for test plot destruction and the absence of a French law on coexistence of biotech and non-biotech crops, French corn growers are determined to continue planting biotech corn. They planted [...]
2005-12-16 14:41:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ETRD PGOV FR WTRO EUN
05PARIS8619 FRANCE'S LEADING FARMERS UNION
[...] Summary: Even though France's President Jacques Chirac publicly expressed his satisfaction with the commitments made during the Doha negotiations in Hong Kong, the leading French farm organization, Federation Nationale Des Syndicats D'Exploitants Agricoles (FNSEA),issued a press release on [...]
2005-12-22 15:42:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ETRD PGOV FR WTRO EUN INR
05PARIS8627FRANCE'S LEADING FARMERS UNION DISSATISFIED WITH
[...] Summary: Even though French President, Jacques Chirac publicly expressed his satisfaction with the commitments made during the Doha negotiations in Hong Kong, the leading French farm organization, Federation Nationale Des Syndicats D'Exploitants Agricoles (FNSEA),issued a press release on [...]
2005-12-23 06:23:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ETRD PGOV FR WTRO EUN
05PRAGUE1284CZECH REPUBLIC: TOEING THE EU LINE ON FOOD AID
[...] (U) EconOff delivered reftel demarche to the Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Industry and Trade, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The Ministry of Agriculture, which has the lead on this issue, stated that the GOCR supports the EU position on this matter and that further discussion with [...]
2005-09-02 14:17:00Embassy PragueUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EAGR EZ WTRO
05PRAGUE1496CZECH RESPONSE TO U.S. PROPOSAL FOR WTO
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The Ministry of Industry and Trade received our demarche with genuine welcome and said that although they would have to consult with the Ministry of Agriculture, it would be in the interest of the Czech Republic to urge the EU to seize this timely opportunity to get beyond the ag [...]
2005-10-18 13:13:00Embassy PragueUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ETRD EZ WTRO
05PRAGUE1526CZECH REPUBLIC REMAINS IN THE PROGRESSIVE CAMP ON
[...] (SBU) In culmination of a multi-day campaign to urge the Czech government and industry to push hard for a positive EU response to the U.S. agriculture proposal, the DCM met October 25 with Ladislava Votavova, Director of the Department of EU Multilateral Trade Policy at the Ministry of Trade, [...]
2005-10-25 12:46:00Embassy PragueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR ETRD EZ WTRO
05PRAGUE1565VISITING EUR/ERA DIRECTOR DISCUSSES CZECH EU
[...] SUMMARY: Visiting EUR/ERA Director Peter Chase met with the MFA European Union Section and inquired about internal GOCR coordination on EU internal and external issues, and raised the WSIS internet governance and the WTO agriculture proposal issues. On WTO, the MFA reiterated what the Minis [...]
2005-11-03 10:29:00Embassy PragueUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD PREL EZ ECIP WTRO
05PRAGUE1677CZECH REPUBLIC: TRADE POLICY AND TRENDS AFTER EU
[...] (U) SUMMARY: As the Czech Republic prepares for the WTO Ministerial Meeting in Hong Kong December 13-18, the Czech economy is basking in rosy statistics (reftel A). The CR is enjoying a trade surplus for the first time since becoming an independent nation in 1993, with 2005 trade surplus forec [...]
2005-12-04 13:21:00Embassy PragueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON WTRO EUN EZ
05PRAGUE1678CZECH REPUBLIC: HOPEFUL ON DDA BUT EXPECTING
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The 24 member Czech delegation to Hong Kong, led by Minister of Industry and Trade Milan Urban, is doubtful that progress can be achieved in Hong Kong and yet remains hopeful about the Doha Development Agenda (DDA). Both the Ministries of Industry and Trade and Foreign Affairs b [...]
2005-12-04 13:25:00Embassy PragueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR ETRD WTRO EUN EZ
05RABAT2244WTO/AGRICULTURE PROPOSAL: INCREASING PRESSURE ON
[...] (SBU) On October 31, Emboffs delivered reftel talking points to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Division Chief for Multilateral Economic Cooperation Zakia El Midaoui, to Khalid Sayeh of the Foreign Trade Ministry, and to Hassan Serghini, Director of Planning and Economic Affairs at the Moroccan [...]
2005-11-01 15:48:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EAGR WTRO MO
05ROME4001 AGRICULTURAL TRADE AND POVERTY HIGHLIGHED IN
[...] Summary: FAO will release the 2005 State of Food and Agriculture (SOFA) Report on December 7 at 11:00 am in Geneva. It will be available at www.fao.org shortly afterwards. The special focus of this year's report is Agricultural Trade and Poverty: Can Trade Work for the Poor? The report c [...]
2005-12-06 11:58:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ETRD EAID AORC FAO WTRO
05SINGAPORE506SPECIAL 301 - SINGAPORE: RECOMMEND NO CHANGE IN
[...] Post recommends maintaining Singapore's current Special 301 status in 2005, i.e., not on the watch list or priority watch list. Singapore has implemented, or is in the process of implementing, a number of significant commitments under the U.S.-Singapore Free Trade Agreement (FTA) that not onl [...]
2005-02-23 08:29:00Embassy SingaporeUNCLASSIFIEDKIPR ETRD ECON SN WTRO USTR
05SOFIA1799BULGARIA: U.S. WTO AG PROPOSAL
[...] We delivered reftel demarche and fact sheet to Bulgarian trade official Diana Naydenova on October 17. The GOB is currently reviewing the U.S. proposal with its future EU colleagues. Naydenova feels agriculture is the most advanced topic in the discussions. She said the EU proposal put forth [...]
2005-10-18 03:36:00Embassy SofiaUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ETRD BU WTRO
05TAIPEI1975TAIWAN GOVERNMENT HEARS INDUSTRY'S VOICE OVER
[...] Summary: Given the economic and consumer advantages offered by Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP),the Directorate General of Telecommunications (DGT) announced April 15, 2005 that it would opt for a light-touch policy that will embrace innovation, competition and consumer interests. DGT ha [...]
2005-05-02 06:40:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDEINV ECON TW WTRO
05TEGUCIGALPA1504RESEARCH ON LOCAL USE OF GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATORS IN
[...] A brief survey of food products available in Honduras identified the following meats and cheeses being sold under names derived from or similar to those on the geographical indicator list: 2. Meat Produced in Honduras: Delikatessen Mortadela (produced by Zamorano Agroindustrial) Morta [...]
2005-07-20 13:58:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIEDECON KIPR OTRA HO WTRO
05TEGUCIGALPA2169HONDURAS: WTO AG PROPOSAL DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] On October 19, Post delivered reftel talking points and USTR fact sheets to GOH Minister of Agriculture Mariano Jimenez and to Melvin Redondo, Chief of Commercial Negotiations at the Ministry of Industry and Commerce. Redondo plans to discuss the proposal with his agricultural specialists as [...]
2005-10-20 22:24:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ETRD ECON HO WTRO
05THEHAGUE2897PUSHING THE DUTCH TO HELP ON WTO/AGRICULTURE
[...] (SBU) On October 24, Charge called Helen van Dongen, Deputy Director of WTO Affairs, Ministry of Economic Affairs (MEA),to urge continued Dutch activism within the EU for an improved market access offer ahead of the October 27 Five Interested Parties (FIPs) meeting in Geneva. Van Dongen sai [...]
2005-10-25 15:44:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR ETRD NL WTRO EUN KPAO
05VIENNA3398DEMARCHE TO AUSTRIA: REQUEST FOR EU MEMBER STATES
[...] (U) Post delivered ref (a) points on October 17 to key trade officials in the Ministries of Economics and Agriculture. In a preliminary discussion on October 17, the Economics Ministry's Multilateral Trade Division head, Gabriela Habermayer, told us she would ensure that the Austrian delegat [...]
2005-10-19 08:38:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR ETRD AU WTRO
05VIENNA3840WTO TRADE TALKS: AUSTRIA UNITED AGAINST FURTHER
[...] (SBU) Austria's Agriculture and Economics Ministers have announced that the GoA is "totally united" behind the current EU position on agricultural market access. The Minister of Agriculture, Josef Proell, and the influential Austrian farm lobby have engaged in an intensive public relations ca [...]
2005-12-09 13:16:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EAGR PREL AU WTRO
05WELLINGTON816NEW ZEALAND SUPPORTS U.S. POSITION ON GEOGRAPHIC
[...] Summary: New Zealand shares the concern of the United States that the EU and others may attempt to hold up negotiations at the WTO Hong Kong Ministerial unless their demands on geographical indications (GIs) are met. New Zealand will work closely with the United States to prevent this from oc [...]
2005-10-20 02:00:00Embassy WellingtonUNCLASSIFIEDETRD EAGR ECON NU KIPR NZ WTRO
05YEREVAN1806DEMARCHE DELIVERED: WTO/DOHA TALKING POINTS
[...] (SBU) On October 4 we delivered reftel points to Deputy Minister of Trade and Economic Development Tigran Davtyan. Davtyan said free trade is a GOAM priority and that the average tariff rate in Armenia is three percent. This average reflects the total amount collected under a streamlined tari [...]
2005-10-06 15:53:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD EINV PREL AM WTRO
06ALGIERS1299DEMARCHE ON ALGERIA'S WTO ACCESSION DELIVERED
[...] (SBU) Ambassador, accompanied by PolEC Chief, delivered reftel demarche July 11 to MFA Americas Director General Selmane. Reviewing reftel points and leaving a non-paper in French and English at the end of the discussion, Ambassador highlighted strong U.S. support for Algerian WTO accession, [...]
2006-07-15 12:25:00Embassy AlgiersUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON WTRO AG
06ALGIERS1331DEMARCHE ON WTO ACCESSION DELIVERED TO ALGERIAN
[...] (SBU) PolEC Chief delivered Ref A demarche July 17 to Ministry of Commerce Director General for Foreign Trade Cherif Zaaf, who serves concurrently as Algeria's WTO coordinator. Ambassador previously delivered the same demarche to MFA Americas Director General Selmane (Ref B). Leaving behind n [...]
2006-07-18 09:59:00Embassy AlgiersUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON WTRO AG
06AMMAN1896GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS: SUPPORT FOR THE JOINT
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In response to reftel demarche to Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) contacts, a senior trade official said March 12 that while Jordan was still in the early stages of handling geographical indications (GIs),the Government of Jordan (GoJ) was inclined to endorse the "easies [...]
2006-03-14 14:46:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD KIPR JO WTRO
06AMMAN3955GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS FOR WINES AND SPIRITS:
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-05 14:22:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD KIPR WTRO JO
06ANKARA3774TURKEY MAINLY INTERESTED IN TEXTILE PROPOSAL,
[...] (SBU) To ensure wide distribution among concerned Turkish agencies, we provided a copy of ref A letter containing an updated U.S. request in WTO services negotiations to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and hand-delivered to Foreign Trade Undersecretariat (FTU) Deputy Director General for Multi [...]
2006-06-27 14:46:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYWTRO ETRD ECON TU
06ANKARA6505TURKEY CONTINUES TO SEEK WTO RICE SETTLEMENT
[...] (SBU) We met November 22 with Foreign Trade Undersecretariat Director General Sevket Ilgac to discuss ways to improve cooperation on IPR issues in advance of the regular Special 301 cycle (reftel). Ilgac appreciated the demarche and instructed his staff to work with the embassy on the various [...]
2006-11-27 10:54:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EAGR WTRO TU
06BANGKOK3792 THAI MARKET ACCESS POSITIONS IN THE WTO
[...] Econoff met with Ms. Sirinart Chaiman, Director of Multilateral Trade Negotiations, and delivered talking points on WTO market access negotiations per reftels. Sirinart reiterated the Royal Thai Government's (RTG) commitment to the WTO negotiations and a successful conclusion of the Doha roun [...]
2006-06-27 11:17:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIEDWTRO ETRD ECON TH
06BEIJING11498STAFFDEL BEUTEL TALKS PATENTS, TRADEMARKS AND IPR
[...] (SBU) Summary: House Small Business Committee Special Counsel, Rich Beutel, held meetings with Madame Zhu Lilan, Chief Commissioner of the National People's Congress' Commission for Education, Science, Culture and Health, and Mr. An Qinghu, Director-General of China Trademark Office (CTMO). [...]
2006-06-07 22:53:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDETRD ECON KIPR WTRO PREL OREP CH
06BEIJING12549CHINA: IS INDUSTRIAL OVERCAPACITY OVERWHELMING, OR
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT HAS IDENTIFIED SEVERAL INDUSTRIAL SECTORS AS SUFFERING FROM OVERCAPACITY. THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT RECENTLY ISSUED REGULATIONS INTENDED TO ADDRESS THIS SITUATION OUT OF FEAR THAT THE OVERCAPACITY PROBLEM COULD IMPACT MACROECONOMIC STABILITY. THE REGULATIONS [...]
2006-06-16 05:53:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EIND ENRG ELAB SENV WTRO CH
06BEIJING12988VOIP IN CHINA - NOT UNTIL CHINA's TELECOM
[...] (SBU) Summary: Enthusiasm in China for Voice Over Internet Protocol (VoIP) was evidenced by over 1,400 registered attendees at a June 14-16 China VoIP Conference & Expo in Beijing. While VoIP technology is mature and software like Skype is but a download away, China's VoIP companies are face [...]
2006-06-20 03:39:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EINV ECPS PGOV ASEC WTRO CH
06BEIJING13684VOIP: A CASE STUDY OF CHINA'S INTERNECINE PROFIT
[...] (SBU) Summary: In an informal interview during the June 14-16 China VoIP Conference & Expo in Beijing with Dr. Kan Kaili, Director of the Policy and Development Institute of Information Industries at Beijing University of Post and Telecommunications, he likened the profit wars between China's [...]
2006-06-28 00:32:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EINV ECPS PGOV ASEC WTRO CH
06BEIJING14062WHITE PAPER ON RFID TECHNOLOGY RELEASED
[...] (SBU) Summary: The recent release of the "White Paper on China's Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) Technology and Policy" has raised questions within both industry and government as to which path China will choose as it tries to develop yet another standard with world-wide trade implicati [...]
2006-07-05 05:24:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EINV ECPS PGOV ASEC WTRO CH
06BEIJING151103G: NO LICENCES IN SIGHT BUT PLENTY OF ENTHUSIAM
[...] (SBU) Summary: A recent conference in Beijing brought together an enthusiastic international group of academics and software and hardware vendors who agree that China is ready for 3G, although it is still unclear what the "killer application" will be. The key challenge the industry faces is [...]
2006-07-20 06:03:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EINV ECPS PGOV ASEC WTRO CH
06BEIJING15779COMMERCE U/S LAVIN MEETS NDRC VICE CHAIRMAN ZHANG,
[...] (SBU)Summary: Franklin L. Lavin, Department of Commerce Under Secretary (U/S) for International Trade on July 28, 2006 held separate meetings with National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) Vice Chairman Zhang Xiaoqiang and State-owned Asset Supervisory and Administration Commission (SA [...]
2006-08-01 08:52:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EAGR ECON WTRO KIPR CH TW
06BEIJING18143CBRC ASSISTANT MINISTER'S AND BANKERS' VIEWS ON
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On August 25, FinAtt and Econoff met China Banking Regulatory Commission (CBRC) Assistant Chairman Wang Zhaoxing to discuss draft administrative rules on foreign banks, which would implement China's WTO accession obligations in this sector. While Wang noted the regulations are [...]
2006-08-29 06:32:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON EINV WTRO PGOV CH
06BEIJING18200CBRC ASSISTANT CHAIRMAN'S AND BANKERS' VIEWS ON
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: ON AUGUST 25, FINATT AND ECONOFF MET CHINA BANKING REGULATORY COMMISSION (CBRC) ASSISTANT CHAIRMAN WANG ZHAOXING TO DISCUSS DRAFT ADMINISTRATIVE RULES ON FOREIGN BANKS, WHICH WOULD IMPLEMENT CHINA'S WTO ACCESSION OBLIGATIONS IN THIS SECTOR. WHILE WANG NOTED THE REGULATIONS ARE [...]
2006-08-29 07:48:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON EINV WTRO PGOV CH
06BEIJING19278CHINA: NEW MERGER RULES SPARK CONCERN
[...] (SBU) Summary. On August 8, the Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) released new regulations governing foreign acquisitions of domestic enterprises. Local observers were pleased that the regulations allow for equity swaps but are concerned with vague language that appears to give MOFCOM considerab [...]
2006-09-13 00:19:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD WTRO ECON EINV PGOV CH
06BEIJING4557JAPANESE ECONOMIC OFFICERS ON MINISTER NIKAI
[...] (C) Summary. EconMinCouns and Econoff met with Japanese Embassy Economic Counselor Nishimiya and First Secretary Ishikawa to discuss Trade Minister Nikai,s February 21-23 visit to Beijing (ref A) and other issues. Nikai met with Premier Wen Jiabao, State Councilor Tang Jiaxuan, Ministry of [...]
2006-03-10 09:55:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALETRD WTRO KIPR PREL EFIN CH JA
06BEIJING5079(C) WTO AFFAIRS DG ON AUSTRALIA FTA, DOHA ROUND,
[...] (C) Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) World Trade Organization (WTO) Department Director-General ZHANG Xiangchen will travel with Premier Wen Jiabao to Australia on April 1, and then to Geneva for a WTO Trade Policy Review meeting on China. He described domestic pressures which could limit Chin [...]
2006-03-17 10:36:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALETRD WTRO EAGR PGOV EINV CH AS
06BEIJING5529PART 1 OF 2: CODEL GRAHAM-SCHUMER MEETING WITH
[...] (C) Summary. In a March 23 meeting with Vice Premier Wu Yi, Senators Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and Charles Schumer (D-NY) strongly urged near-term reform of China,s exchange rate policy as a key step to promote a successful April visit to the United States and to preclude Congressional action on [...]
2006-03-24 10:28:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL ETRD EFIN WTRO PGOV OREP CH
06BEIJING5530PART 2 OF 2: CODEL GRAHAM-SCHUMER MEETING WITH
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-24 10:37:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL ETRD EFIN WTRO PGOV OREP CH
06BEIJING8355SHIGANG AND HANGANG: A TALE OF TWO HEBEI STEEL
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-08 04:50:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EIND ENRG ELAB SENV WTRO CH
06BEIJING8419SHIGANG AND HANGANG: A TALE OF TWO HEBEI STEEL MILLS
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-09 05:59:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EIND ENRG ELAB SENV WTRO CH
06BEIJING8615SHIGANG AND HANGANG: A TALE OF TWO HEBEI
[...] (SBU) Summary. Recent visits to two Hebei Province steel mills provide an insightful look into how steel industry reforms in China will play out during the next several years. Handan Iron and Steel Group Company, a large state-owned steel mill, has been selected by the Central Government to b [...]
2006-05-10 07:59:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EIND ENRG ELAB SENV WTRO CH
06BEIJING8879 STEEL CHINESE GOVERNMENT RESEARCHERS, STATE-OWNED
[...] (SBU) Summary: Chinese steel industry analysts and insiders consistently point to China's private steel mills as the target of the Central Government's call for reductions in domestic steel production capacity. Beijing will use environmental protection and energy conservation laws and regulat [...]
2006-05-12 06:30:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EIND ENRG ELAB SENV WTRO CH
06BEIJING9501CHINA'S AMBITIOUS FREE TRADE AGREEMENT AGENDA FOR
[...] (SBU) Summary: Chinese Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) Minister Bo Xilai announced in early 2006 an ambitious plan for nine free trade agreements (FTAs) covering twenty-seven countries, according to MOFCOM officials. These twenty- seven countries represent 18 percent of China's imports and 11 [...]
2006-05-18 06:20:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD WTRO ECON CH AS NZ SA
06BELIZE506BELIZE: DEMARCHE TO BENEFICIARIES OF CBTPA
[...] Per reftel, post delivered demarche to Ambassador Amalia Mai, CEO of Belize Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Nancy Namis, Director General of the Belize Directorate for Foreign Trade. Post will report any substantive GOB response. DIETER [...]
2006-06-07 19:12:00Embassy BelmopanUNCLASSIFIEDETRD BB GY GJ JM NS TD WTRO BH
06BERLIN2397DEMARCHE ON WTO DISPUTE ON CHINA IPR: GERMANY
[...] Embassy delivered reftel talking points to Knut Bruenjes, Deputy Director General for Trade Policy, at the Ministry of Economics and Technology, August 11, 2006. Bruenjes said German officials are aware of the seriousness of the IPR violations involving trademarks and copyrights occurring in [...]
2006-08-18 14:02:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDKIPR ECON ETRD AORC WTRO GM
06BERN828SWISS ECONOMICS/TRADE MINISTER JOSEPH DEISS TO
[...] (SBU) Summary: In a surprise announcement, Swiss Economics and Trade Minister Joseph Deiss announced on April 27 that, effective July 31, he would resign his position as Economics and Trade Minister and step down from the seven-member Federal Council, where he is the Christian Democratic Party' [...]
2006-04-27 11:06:00Embassy BernUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD WTRO PGOV SZ
06BRASILIA2314The October 17 Meeting of the U.S.-Brazil Bilateral
[...] (SBU) Summary and Introduction. On October 17, a USG delegation met with the Brazilian interagency economic players in a session of the two countries' Bilateral Consultative Mechanism (BCM) meeting. The wide-ranging agenda covered a variety of issues, including WTO matters (the Doha Round, [...]
2006-11-05 12:29:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD KIPR EINV ENRG WTRO BEXP BR
06BRASILIA628 BRAZILIAN INTEREST GROUPS DUG IN ON WTO DOHA ROUND ISSUES
[...] (U) Over the past week two sets of high-level visitors, CODEL Grassley and representatives from the Brazil-U.S. Business Council, have raised WTO Doha Round issues with GOB cabinet members and private sector interest groups. The week of March 20 CODEL Grassley met with Foreign Minister Amorim [...]
2006-03-30 19:39:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD WTRO EAGR PGOV PREL BR
06BRASILIA637 CODEL GRASSLEY MEETS WITH BRAZILIAN GOVERNMENT
[...] (SBU) Summary and Introduction. During a March 19-23 trip to Brazil, a Congressional delegation led by Senate Finance Committee Chairman, Senator Chuck Grassley (IA),visited Manaus, Santarem (Para state),Brasilia, Maringa (Parana state),and Sao Paulo. This cable reports on the Codel's Ma [...]
2006-03-31 19:22:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EAGR WTRO ENRG PGOV PREL BR
06BRASILIA965 GOB PROVIDES EMERGENCY AID TO SOY FARMERS
[...] Summary. The Brazilian federal government announced on May 12 a subsidy of 1 billion Reais (approximately US$470 million) in emergency aid for soybean farmers in the form of price supports. The package seeks to reduce the indebtedness of soy farmers and help improve the generally adverse agric [...]
2006-05-17 18:24:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR WTRO ETRD ECON BR
06BRIDGETOWN1091ST. KITTS RESPONSE TO BENEFICIARIES OF CBTPA
[...] Embassy Bridgetown has received from the Government of St. Christopher (Kitts) and Nevis the following response to the demarche on the Beneficiaries of the Caribbean Basin Trade Partnership Act (CBTPA) dated June 8, 2006 (ref B). Begin text: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, International [...]
2006-06-23 18:01:00Embassy BridgetownUNCLASSIFIEDETRD WTRO XL
06BRIDGETOWN458DELIVERED: GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS: FOR GI WINES
[...] Embassy Bridgetown delivered the demarche on Geographical Indications (GI): Support for the Joint Proposals on the Multilateral System for GI Wines and Spirits, to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for the Governments of Antigua and Barbuda (Diplomatic No. 301),Barbados (Diplomatic No. 302),Dom [...]
2006-03-14 19:25:00Embassy BridgetownUNCLASSIFIEDKIPR ECON ETRD WTRO XL
06BRIDGETOWN950DEMARCHE DELIVERED: BENEFICIARIES OF CBTPA
[...] Per reftel instructions, talking points were delivered via fax under cover of Diplomatic Notes (Antigua #685, Barbados #686, Dominica #687, St. Kitts #688, St. Lucia #689, St. Vincent #690, and Grenada #691) on June 1, 2006. The original Diplomatic Notes were mailed on June 2, 2006. 2. P [...]
2006-06-02 18:18:00Embassy BridgetownUNCLASSIFIEDETRD WTRO XL
06CAIRO4034FOLLOW-UP TO EGYPT: ACTION ON DOHA ROUND DEMARCHES
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-29 06:54:00Embassy CairoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD WTRO ECON EG
06CALCUTTA464INDIA'S LOOK EAST ECONOMIC POLICY - JUST LOOKING, NOT
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: India continues to adopt a contradictory attitude in its trade relations with its Eastern neighbors, claiming to seek more bilateral trade agreements but placing severe limits and barriers to those agreements to make them essentially meaningless. The opening on July 1 of Indo-C [...]
2006-10-17 11:52:00Consulate KolkataUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD EINV WTRO EIND IN NP BG
06CHIANGMAI20ANGER OVER THAILAND'S EARLY HARVEST AGREEMENT FUELS FTA
[...] No summary [...]
2006-01-20 10:21:00Consulate Chiang MaiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECIN WTRO EAGR PGOV CH TH
06COLOMBO1077 WTO Doha Round Negotiations: Demarche Request
[...] Post provided talking points contained in reftel to senior government officials dealing with WTO matters in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Trade and its Department of Commerce and the Ministry of Finance and Planning on June 27. These officials requested time to get back to us w [...]
2006-06-30 06:07:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDWTRO ETRD ECON CE
06DARESSALAAM1118TANZANIA: WTO DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] Post faxed reftel to Bede Lyimo, Assistant Director of Trade in the Multilateral Division of the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Marketing (MITM) on June 29. Lyimo promised to forward the information to the recently appointed acting Assistant Director of Trade, Edward Sungula, and other appr [...]
2006-07-06 08:21:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamUNCLASSIFIEDETRD WTRO ECON TZ
06DARESSALAAM133TANZANIA: SUPPORTS SUSPENSION OF EU DEBARKING
[...] (U) Econoff delivered reftel on the European Union's (EU) implementation of the debarking requirement for wood packaging materials to John Mhina, Director of Trade, at the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Marketing on January 19. Mhina was highly supportive of the USG position to suspend the [...]
2006-01-24 14:57:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ETRD EU TZ WTRO
06DUBLIN1378IRELAND SHARES EU CONCERNS ON WHO SECRETARIAT AND
[...] No summary [...]
2006-12-01 16:11:00Embassy DublinUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD KIPR WTRO EI
06DUBLIN774IRELAND HIDES BEHIND EU SMOKE SCREEN ON DOHA TALKS
[...] Summary: Regarding ref A points on the Doha negotiations, Irish Government officials maintain that key WTO partners, particularly the United States, have not offered enough to reciprocate EU concessions. Irish trade officials believe that EU movement on agricultural market access is possible [...]
2006-06-30 14:25:00Embassy DublinUNCLASSIFIEDWTRO ETRD ECON EI
06DUBLIN968IRELAND UNABLE TO RESPOND ON POSSIBLE WTO DISPUTE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-23 15:27:00Embassy DublinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD AORC KIPR EURM WTRO USTR EI
06GEORGETOWN236DEMARCHE DELIVERED--GEOGRAPHIC INDICATORS
[...] EconOff delivered demarche requested in reftel to Neville Totaram, coordinator of the National Committee for External Negotiations (NACEN) within the Ministry of Foreign Trade and International Cooperation. Totaram was aware of the U.S.-sponsored joint proposal as well as the EC proposal. Tota [...]
2006-03-14 11:22:00Embassy GeorgetownUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD KIPR WTRO GY
06GEORGETOWN521DEMARCHE DELIVERED- CBTPA WAIVER (GUYANA)
[...] EconOff delivered demarche as requested in reftel to Neville Totaram, Coordinator of the National Advisory Committee on External Negotiations (NACEN) within the Ministry of Foreign Trade, on June 2. Trade Minister Rohee was out of the office. Totaram agreed that approaching Paraguay on the sub [...]
2006-06-02 20:26:00Embassy GeorgetownUNCLASSIFIEDETRD WTRO GY
06GEORGETOWN522DEMARCHE DELIVERED--JOINT PROPOSAL ON GI WINES AND
[...] Econoff delivered message in Ref A to Neville Totaram, Coordinator of the National Advisory Committee on External Negotiations (NACEN) within the Ministry of Foreign Trade, on June 2. Totaram said CARICOM had not deliberated further on the matter since the previous demarche on the subject earl [...]
2006-06-02 20:27:00Embassy GeorgetownUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD KIPR WTRO GY
06GEORGETOWN642DEMARCHE DELIVERED: WTO DOHA ROUND NEGOTIATIONS
[...] EconOff delivered reftel talking points to Chairman of the National Committee for External Negotiations (NACEN) Neville Totaram. Totaram agreed to pass the message to Minister of Foreign Trade Clement Rohee, who is en route to Geneva. Totaram observed that all the "technical arguments had been [...]
2006-06-29 19:09:00Embassy GeorgetownUNCLASSIFIEDWTRO ETRD ECON GY
06GUANGZHOU10672Getting a Piece of the Action: Foreign Banks Try To
[...] (U) Summary: Under a five-year transition period in its WTO accession agreement which ends December 11, 2006, the Chinese Government is gradually becoming more liberal in allowing foreign investment to enter China's banking industry. With the Chinese Government opening its RMB currency market [...]
2006-04-07 08:03:00Consulate GuangzhouUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON WTRO EFIN EINV CH
06GUANGZHOU13383Direct Sales in South China: Still Waiting for the
[...] (SBU) Summary: U.S. direct sales companies in Guangzhou are optimistic that the China market is once again becoming hospitable to them. A new law issued in December 2005, and a batch of licenses expected for summer 2006, has brought direct selling out of the hybrid retail model in which it wa [...]
2006-04-27 09:03:00Consulate GuangzhouUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD WTRO CH
06GUANGZHOU13550UPS One Year On: Despite Bumps in the Road, Big
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: UPS officials recently discussed their experiences in South China as the company reaches its one year anniversary of direct cargo services between Guangzhou and the United States. Its China operation now wholly owned, company officials are generally positive but raised WTO-rela [...]
2006-04-28 06:21:00Consulate GuangzhouUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ETRD WTRO ECON CH
06GUANGZHOU14710Guangdong IPR: Enforcement Efforts in 2005
[...] (U) Summary: Guangdong officials praised their intellectual property rights (IPR) enforcement efforts and highlighted Guangdong enterprises' IP creation in the annual white paper on IPR enforcement and development. Guangdong courts concluded 94 IPR-related criminal cases in 2005, involving 2 [...]
2006-05-17 00:10:00Consulate GuangzhouUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKIPR KJUS KCRM ECON ETRD WTRO CH
06GUANGZHOU16875Fujian Sees Gold in Geographical Indications
[...] (SBU) Summary: Fujian's agricultural sector can rise above its domestic and international competitors by tapping into China's trademark system for geographical indications (GIs),according to officials at a recent conference on GIs organized by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and [...]
2006-06-07 03:01:00Consulate GuangzhouUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKIPR ECON ETRD WTRO CH
06GUANGZHOU20753IPR Conference Highlights Local Issues; Guangdong
[...] (SBU) Summary: Chinese and U.S. officials and companies discussed a range of IPR issues and generally agreed on the direction Guangdong must take on IPR matters at a recent conference co-hosted by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the Guangdong Provincial IP Office. The conference was part of [...]
2006-07-03 08:42:00Consulate GuangzhouUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKIPR ECON ETRD WTRO CH
06GUANGZHOU21191South China IPR: Product Identification Seminar
[...] (U) Summary: Post recently organized a seminar at which representatives from eight U.S. companies and industry associations trained 96 working-level officials from Guangdong Customs on how to distinguish genuine products from counterfeits. The companies' representatives used Powerpoint presen [...]
2006-07-12 09:13:00Consulate GuangzhouUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKIPR ETRD ECON WTRO CH
06GUANGZHOU29875IPR Enforcement in South China: USTR-led
[...] (SBU) Summary: Following JCCT IPR Working Group meetings in Beijing, a USTR-led delegation traveled to Fujian and Guangdong provinces in late August to engage local leaders on IPR issues and raise specific areas of concern. The visits were part of the provincial review of China announced in t [...]
2006-09-12 07:32:00Consulate GuangzhouUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKIPR ECON ETRD WTRO CH
06GUANGZHOU30247CIFIT 2006: Taiwan Tourism, Arab Oil, and U.S. Investment
[...] (SBU) Summary: U.S. attendees at the annual China International Fair for Investment and Trade (CIFIT) in Xiamen left feeling pretty good about their reception while Taiwan travel agents -- who turned out in large numbers -- had to feel somewhat disappointed about the lack of movement in real cr [...]
2006-09-18 08:31:00Consulate GuangzhouUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD WTRO CH TW
06GUANGZHOU30413Foreign Banks in South China Continue to Face Regulatory
[...] (SBU) Summary: Foreign bank representatives based in Guangzhou reviewed with the Consul General at a lunch on September 18 barriers that continue to limit the expansion of their market share. These include lending caps, high capitalization requirements, RMB 1 million minimum deposit for RMB cu [...]
2006-09-19 23:38:00Consulate GuangzhouUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ECON EINV WTRO CH
06GUANGZHOU30648U.S. Industry Promotes Transparent Standards System in
[...] (SBU) Summary and comment: Representatives from Intel, Qualcomm, and Cisco encouraged China to adopt a transparent, market-oriented standards development process during a DOC-hosted seminar on standards and IPR in Shenzhen on September 21. Chinese industry attendees, who have a generally sophi [...]
2006-09-25 08:24:00Consulate GuangzhouUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKIPR ECON ETRD WTRO CH
06GUANGZHOU30812Foreign Insurers in South China See Systemic Problems
[...] (SBU) Summary: Representatives of AIU and Metlife and the Consul General reviewed the difficulties of operating in South China's "cutthroat" insurance industry at a luncheon on September 25. They cited unethical sales agents and the poaching of staff by competitors. Local regulators are still [...]
2006-09-27 06:01:00Consulate GuangzhouUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON EINV WTRO CH
06GUANGZHOU32315Guangdong Development Bank: A Benefit or a Burden?
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Citibank's Guangzhou branch manager said the Citibank-led bid for Guangdong Development Bank (GDB) is a "done deal" and that Citibank will gain significant management control over GDB as a result. Bank of America and Deutsche Bank representatives said Citibank would benefit from [...]
2006-11-22 09:14:00Consulate GuangzhouUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ECON EINV WTRO CH
06GUANGZHOU32317New Foreign Banking Regulations: Foreign Bankers are
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Following the November 15 release of banking regulations that permit wholly foreign-owned banks in China, Guangzhou-based representatives of foreign banks believe they can now operate on a level playing field with domestic banks. Citibank and Deutsche Bank branch managers said t [...]
2006-11-22 09:18:00Consulate GuangzhouUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN WTRO ECON EINV CH
06GUANGZHOU5379 The Woes of Foreign Banks in Southern China
[...] (SBU) Summary: Foreign banking representatives in Guangdong province expressed continued frustration at breaking into domestic markets, while acknowledging the easing of restrictions on paper. The banking officials cited administrative hurdles and a lack of transparency in regulations and gui [...]
2006-02-27 08:43:00Consulate GuangzhouUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON EINV WTRO CH
06GUANGZHOU8541Consulate General Guangzhou Lending a Helping Hand
[...] (SBU) Summary: Representatives of American insurance companies operating in Guangdong province commented that while the insurance environment in Guangdong has improved, many problems still need to be resolved as the industry expands in China. In particular, American companies are concerned a [...]
2006-03-27 09:02:00Consulate GuangzhouUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON WTRO EINV PGOV CH
06HANOI1661U.S. - Vietnam BTA Review
[...] (SBU) Summary: On June 19, the Ministry of Trade hosted the annual meeting of the Bilateral Trade Agreement (BTA) Joint Committee. During the meeting, Vietnam clarified the steps it has taken and those underway to implement BTA commitments. The Vietnamese team made a concerted effort to addres [...]
2006-07-06 10:35:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON KIPR WTRO VM
06HANOI2179NATIONAL ASSEMBLY CONSIDERS OPTIONS FOR IMPLEMENTING WTO
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Vietnamese National Assembly (NA) is making plans for its fall session, in which the first order of business will be to ratify Vietnam's WTO Accession Protocol. The NA has not yet received detailed instructions from the Vietnamese government on changes in specific laws that [...]
2006-08-25 10:30:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD WTRO VM
06HANOI243VIETNAM: ASSISTANT SECRETARY HILL'S CALL ON
[...] (SBU) Summary and Introduction: On January 13, Assistant Secretary Christopher R. Hill met with Deputy Prime Minister Vu Khoan. The Deputy Prime Minister laid out a roadmap of five steps to prepare for the visit of President Bush in November: work to close bilateral WTO market access negoti [...]
2006-02-06 06:53:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EINV WTRO PREL PGOV TBIO VM
06HANOI2431 INFORMATION REGARDING CULTURAL LICENSE REQUIREMENTS AND
[...] (SBU) U.S. industry is concerned about the license and fee requirement that the Ministry of Culture and Information (MOCI) is imposing on each shipment of "cultural" goods, including software, and has asked USTR to intervene. After receiving information from USTR about these problems, Econoff [...]
2006-09-21 08:59:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD WTRO VM
06HANOI2477SIGNAL PIRACY AND COMPETITION PROBLEMS IN VIETNAM'S TELECOM
[...] (SBU) Summary: Econ/C met with Director General (DG) Quan Dzuy Ngan Ha of the Ministry of Posts and Telematics (MPT) to deliver a strong message on USG concerns over signal piracy. DG Ha replied that MPT has urged the state-owned broadcaster, VTC, to discontinue its re-broadcasting of pirated [...]
2006-09-28 02:20:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD ECPS KPRV WTRO VM
06HANOI2513TRADE MINISTRY QUESTIONS PNTR DEAL ON TEXTILES
[...] (SBU) Summary: Vietnamese Minister of Trade Truong Dinh Tuyen convoked the Charge to seek information on an "arrangement" concluded between USTR and Senators Dole and Graham on Vietnamese textile imports to the United States. The "deal," as reportedly described to him by U.S. textile importers [...]
2006-09-29 11:29:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD WTRO VM
06HANOI2538Ministry of Trade Conveys Oral Points on PNTR Deal re:
[...] (SBU) Summary: On October 4, the Vice Minister of Trade Luong Van Tu called in the CDA to convey orally the contents of a draft letter from Minister of Trade Tuyen to Secretary Gutierrez and USTR Schwab protesting the "mechanism" on textiles and apparel outlined in their letter to Senators Dol [...]
2006-10-04 12:13:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD WTRO VM
06HANOI2602MISS WORLD EXPOSES SIGNAL PIRACY IN VIETNAM
[...] (SBU) Summary: Vietnamese press has widely reported on accusations by national television broadcaster Vietnam Television (VTV) that its competitor Vietnam Television Technology Investment and Development Company (VTC) violated VTV's copyright as the sole authorized broadcaster of the Miss World [...]
2006-10-11 10:09:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD ECPS KPRV WTRO VM
06HANOI2633Vietnam Addresses Workforce Anxiety in APEC Conference
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Dealing with the anxieties and needs of the Vietnamese workforce as the country becomes more integrated into the world economy is high on the minds of the Vietnamese. This explains the huge turnout for a two-day APEC labor conference in Hanoi. Some 175 participants from Vietna [...]
2006-10-13 10:14:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB EAID ECON ETRD EINV WTRO VM
06HANOI2785MPT REACTS TO INDUSTRY LETTERS ON DECISION 169
[...] (SBU) Summary. Ministry of Posts and Telematics (MPT) official acknowledged information technology (IT) industry concerns over two Decisions which give domestic preference for government IT procurements. On the positive side, he said the Vietnamese government will soon begin work on a circul [...]
2006-11-01 10:19:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD WTRO VM
06HANOI2813DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON NONAPPLICATION RE VIETNAM ACCESSION
[...] (SBU) Econ Counselor delivered reftel demarche points on November 6 to Dr. Nguyen Van Binh, Deputy Director General of Trade Policy for Americas, Ministry of Trade. Dr. Binh was reassured when Econ/C reiterated the second point, namely that the United States intends to actively support Genera [...]
2006-11-07 06:12:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON WTRO WTO VM
06HANOI2980 NEW REGULATION ON COSMETICS REGISTRATION
[...] (SBU) Summary: U.S. cosmetics firms have expressed concerns over the Ministry of Health's (MOH) recent Decision No. 35/2006-QD-BYT that implements a new registration process for cosmetics products. The Decision, which takes effect December 20, subjects more categories of cosmetics products for [...]
2006-12-07 10:22:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON WTRO VM
06HANOI3014NATIONAL ASSEMBLY RATIFIES WTO PROTOCOL RATIFICATION AND
[...] (SBU) Summary: On November 28, Vietnam's National Assembly (NA) voted 444-3 for a Resolution that ratifies Vietnam's World Trade Organization (WTO) Accession Protocol. Vietnam formally deposited its ratification in Geneva on December 12 and will become the WTO's 150th member on January 11, 200 [...]
2006-12-14 10:26:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD WTRO ECON ECPS VM
06HANOI3071TRADE MINISTER -- THANKS ON QUOTA ELIMINATION BUT STILL
[...] (SBU) Summary: Minister of Trade Tuyen has sent a letter thanking USTR for clarifying the timing of the elimination of textile and apparel quotas. He also expresses appreciation for President Bush's signing of PNTR. At the same time, he notes continued concern about the development of a "Moni [...]
2006-12-26 10:20:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIEDETRD KTEX ECON PREL WTRO VM
06HANOI601A/DCM'S MEETING WITH MOFA VFM PHUNG ON WTO AND APEC
[...] (SBU) Summary: Acting DCM Greg Stanford, accompanied by ECON/C and Econoff, met March 14 with Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) Vice Foreign Minister Le Cong Phung at his request to discuss WTO negotiations. Phung said senior Government of Vietnam (GVN) officials heard informally during a re [...]
2006-03-15 11:04:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIEDECON APEC ETRD WTRO VM
06HANOI657 U.S.-VIETNAM BILATERAL WTO ACCESSION MARKET ACCESS
[...] (SBU) Summary: Working within a theme of liberalization, linkages, and legislation, U.S. and Vietnamese negotiators made significant progress in bilateral WTO Accession market access negotiations held January 16-18 in Hanoi. In the agricultural market access negotiations, tariff lines coveri [...]
2006-03-21 09:58:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD WTRO PREL USTR VM
06HARARE785DEMARCHE DELIVERED: WTO DOHA ROUND NEGOTIATIONS,
[...] On June 29, the Embassy conveyed the WTO demarche (reftel) to Beatrice Mutetwa, Director of International Trade at the Ministry of Industry and International Trade, Mr. Thadeous Chifamba, Director of Multilateral Affairs and Mr. Vova Chikanda, Director, the America Desk at the Ministry of Fore [...]
2006-07-03 16:05:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDWTRO ETRD ECON
06HOCHIMINHCITY1392U.S. GARMENT INDUSTRY LEAVING VIETNAM
[...] (U) Sensitive But Unclassified. Not for Internet distribution. 2. (SBU) Summary: U.S. garment retailers, the largest indirect employers in Vietnam?s apparel industry, are cutting Vietnam orders as a result of the USG special textile monitoring mechanisms. Well over one hundred thousand w [...]
2006-12-13 11:22:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON KTEX WTRO VM
06HOCHIMINHCITY1396U.S. GARMENT INDUSTRY LEAVING VIETNAM
[...] (U) CONGEN HCMC Requests that all addressees ZFR/delete AMCONGEN HCMC 001392, subject above. 2. (U) A corrected copy with new MRN/MCN is forthcoming. Post regrets any inconvenience caused. WINNICK [...]
2006-12-14 08:51:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON KTEX WTRO VM
06HOCHIMINHCITY1399GARMENT AND APPARAL EXPORT ISSUES
[...] (U) Sensitive But Unclassified. Not for Internet distribution. 2. (SBU) Summary: U.S. garment retailers, the largest indirect employers in Vietnam's apparel industry, are cutting Vietnam orders as a result of the USG special textile monitoring mechanisms. Well over one hundred thousand w [...]
2006-12-14 10:23:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON KTEX WTRO VM
06HONGKONG1285CODEL GRAHAM FOCUSES ON CURRENCY AND PORT SECURITY
[...] (C) Renminbi (RMB) valuation, port security, and mainland urban/rural disparity dominated the March 25-26 visit to Hong Kong of Senators Lindsey Graham and Charles Schumer. Hong Kong Monetary Authority Chief Executive Joseph Yam encouraged the Senators to continue pressing the mainland to libe [...]
2006-03-27 10:02:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPREL ETRD EFIN WTRO PGOV OREP HK CH
06JAKARTA7157GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATORS: INDONESIA POSITION ON
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-06 08:27:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD KIPR WTRO ID
06JAKARTA8079WTO SERVICES NEGOTIATIONS: TRANSMITTAL OF U.S.
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-27 11:41:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD WTRO ID
06KINGSTON1299DEMARCHE DELIVERED: WTO DOHA ROUND NEGOTIATIONS
[...] (U) Econoff delivered reftel talking points by fax to Esmond Reid, Assistant Director in the Foreign Trade Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade. Reid apologized for being unable to meet in person, noting that his office was operating with a "skeleton staff" due to u [...]
2006-06-30 14:45:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIEDWTRO ETRD ECON JM
06KYIV4183UKRAINE MAKES PROGRESS ON WTO LEGISLATION
[...] Summary: Ukraine's Parliament adopted on November 2 two laws identified as required for WTO accession. Parliament made further progress on legislation November 2-3, passing another eight WTO-related laws in the first reading, with significantly large majorities. Parliamentary "hearings" on [...]
2006-11-03 17:00:00Embassy KyivUNCLASSIFIEDETRD WTRO ECON PGOV UP
06KYIV4216UKRAINE'S WTO NEGOTIATOR REQUESTS CONSULTATIONS IN
[...] (U) This message contains a request for guidance. Please see para 3. 2. (SBU) Econ Counselor met on November 7 with Valeriy Pyatnytskiy, Deputy Minister of Economy and Ukraine's lead WTO negotiator. Pyatnytskiy briefed on recent progress with outstanding WTO-related legislation (ref B) and [...]
2006-11-08 10:00:00Embassy KyivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD WTRO UP
06KYIV4232UKRAINE: AMBASSADOR URGES RAPID WTO ACCESSION
[...] (C) Ambassador delivered ref A points urging rapid WTO accession to Mykola Azarov, First Deputy Prime Minister, in the context of a broad ranging meeting on November 3. Ambassador emphasized that Washington would be watching the status of Ukraine's accession very closely and would consider it [...]
2006-11-09 15:22:00Embassy KyivCONFIDENTIALETRD PREL WTRO UP
06KYIV4237UKRAINE'S WTO ACCESSION: 11/9 UPDATE
[...] (SBU) Summary: The key outstanding tasks for Ukraine to accede to the WTO remain concluding its two remaining bilateral Market Access Agreements, passing WTO-related legislation, and reaching agreement in multilateral negotiations on agricultural support levels. The GOU has made no substantia [...]
2006-11-13 05:30:00Embassy KyivCONFIDENTIALETRD WTRO ECON PGOV UP
06KYIV430411/17 WTO UPDATE: UKRAINE MAKES GREAT STRIDES ON
[...] (SBU) Summary: Parliament made remarkable progress on outstanding legislation for WTO accession during this week, and has now adopted 12 out of 21 required laws. GOU leaders clearly had given orders to move forward on the legislation, likely in order to help smooth the way for PM Yanukovych's [...]
2006-11-17 16:24:00Embassy KyivCONFIDENTIALETRD WTRO ECON PGOV UP
06KYIV4315EXPLAINING UKRAINE'S BURST OF ENERGY ON WTO
[...] (C) Summary: Ukraine's recent progress on WTO-related legislation does not mark a shift in GOU policy, but rather demonstrates that fears of the GOU's lack of commitment to prompt WTO accession were overblown. A fortuitous alignment of several political factors may have accelerated the proces [...]
2006-11-20 15:48:00Embassy KyivCONFIDENTIALETRD WTRO ECON PGOV UP
06KYIV441511/30 UKRAINE WTO UPDATE
[...] (SBU) Summary: Ukraine's Parliament continued its progress on outstanding legislation for WTO accession during this week, adopting five additional laws, four of which related to the agricultural sector. Parliament has now adopted 17 out of the 21 required laws. On the eve of PM Yanukovych's [...]
2006-11-30 16:29:00Embassy KyivCONFIDENTIALETRD WTRO ECON PGOV UP
06KYIV453112/8 UKRAINE WTO UPDATE
[...] (SBU) Summary: While Prime Minister Yanukovych and Ukrainian trade negotiators held talks with USTR during a visit to Washington, Dec 4-7 Ukraine's Rada (parliament) passed one more WTO-related law. This brings the total number of laws adopted to 18 out of the proposed 21. One more law remain [...]
2006-12-08 16:33:00Embassy KyivCONFIDENTIALETRD WTRO ECON PGOV UP
06KYIV457612/15 UKRAINE WTO UPDATE
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Ukrainian Rada (parliament) this week adopted another WTO-related law, on scrap metal and steel, bringing the total number of adopted laws to 19 out of the 21 considered necessary for accession. Local media, however, fueled by some GOU officials, are erroneously reporting th [...]
2006-12-15 12:02:00Embassy KyivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD WTRO ECON PGOV UP
06KYIV464812/22 UKRAINE WTO UPDATE
[...] (SBU) Summary: Ukrainian WTO negotiators held consultations with Working Party members in Geneva on December 18. The GOU is anxious for feedback on its recently passed legislation, although anticipates having to make some additional legislative fixes to ensure WTO conformity. A law on biotec [...]
2006-12-22 11:00:00Embassy KyivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD WTRO ECON PGOV UP
06LIMA3486TRADE MINISTER EXPLAINS PERU'S DECISION TO REJOIN G-20
[...] (SBU) While in Brazil on August 25, Foreign Minister Jose Antonio Garcia Belaunde announced that Peru would rejoin the G-20. Brazilian Foreign Minister Celso Amorim proudly noted that Ecuador and Peru would attend the G-20 meeting in Rio de Janeiro from September 9-10, raising G-20 membership t [...]
2006-09-01 21:28:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD WTRO OTRA PE
06LISBON1280PORTUGUESE RESPONSE TO WTO DOHA ROUND DEMARCHE
[...] (U) Summary: On June 26, Pol/Econ DepCouns delivered reftel demarche to MFA EU External Relations Division Head Cristina Vasconcellos and Ministry of Economy Acting DG for Enterprise Alice Rodrigues. Each reiterated well-known EU positions, with Vasconcellos underscoring the need for simult [...]
2006-06-28 15:03:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYWTRO ETRD ECON FO PO
06LISBON1797WTO CONSULTATIONS ON CHINA IPR: PORTUGAL AGREES IN
[...] (U) SUMMARY. Embassy staff met with MFA Multilateral Services Director Joana Tavares to encourage support as a co-complainant against China for IPR violations. Tavares agreed in principle with the US proposal but noted that she would need to consult with the Ministry of Economy before renderi [...]
2006-08-24 06:36:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD AORC KIPR EURM WTRO USTR CH PO
06MANAGUA586NICARAGUA WILLING TO CO-SPONSOR US PROPOSAL ON THE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-15 16:24:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDKIPR ECON ETRD WTRO
06MANILA2185 ASSISTANT USTR WEISEL'S MEETING WITH SENATOR
[...] (SBU) In a meeting with Assistant USTR for Asia Pacific and Pharmaceutical Policy on May 16, Senator Roxas agreed to work with the USG to address specific concerns regarding Senate Bill 2139, which includes provisions to expand parallel importation for pharmaceuticals. On WTO Doha Round nego [...]
2006-05-25 07:10:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD EINV KIPR WTRO RP
06MAPUTO774MOZAMBIQUE: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON WTO DOHA ROUND
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-29 07:23:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDWTRO ECON ETRD MZ
06MEXICO4222EMBASSY MEXICO CITY 2006-2007 IPR PROTECTION
[...] (U) Despite the increases in raids and seizures carried out over the last year by Mexican Customs (Aduanas) and the Specialized IPR Unit within the Attorney General's office (PGR),markets selling counterfeit goods are ubiquitous and abuse of intellectual property rights (IPR) remains rampant. [...]
2006-07-31 21:08:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD KIPR KPAO WTRO MX
06MINSK117MFA Wants Positive WTO Answer Now
[...] (U) On February 2, Deputy Foreign Minister Aleksandr Mikhnevich called Ambassador to the MFA to complain again about the U.S., EU and the WTO. Also present were Anton Kudasov, Deputy Director of the MFA's Directorate of Foreign Trade, Sergey Gulevich, Deputy Head of the MFA's Division of Forei [...]
2006-02-06 10:56:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD WTRO PGOV USTR BO
06MINSK682 Media Focuses on Lukashenko and Putin at CSTO-EAEC Summit
[...] SUMMARY: On June 23, the heads of state and foreign ministers of countries belonging to the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) and the Eurasian Economic Community (EAEC) met in Minsk for the organizations' tandem summits. Belarusian media coverage focused heavily on statements by [...]
2006-06-28 13:38:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV ECON EINV WTRO USTR BO
06MINSK691GOB APPEALS TO EU TO STOP "SPIRAL OF PRESSURE"
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Lithuanian Ambassador to Belarus gave U.S. Ambassador copies of three letters from Belarusian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Martynov to: Javier Solana, High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy, Secretary General of the Council of the European Unio [...]
2006-06-30 13:11:00Embassy MinskCONFIDENTIALELAB PREL PGOV ECON EINV WTRO USTR BO
06MONTEVIDEO598WTO DOHA ROUND DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-29 11:52:00Embassy MontevideoUNCLASSIFIEDWTRO ETRD ECON UY
06NICOSIA1362CYPRUS: EU MEMBER STATES DEMARCHE ON POSSIBLE WTO DISPUTE
[...] (SBU) Post delivered on August 10 reftel demarche to Eleni Pitsillidou, Commercial Officer, at the Ministry of Commerce, Industry, and Tourism, who has just taken over the EU trade issues and 133 Committee portfolio from Charalambous Roussos. Pitsillidou is part of a skeleton staff at the Min [...]
2006-08-11 10:40:00Embassy NicosiaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD AORC KIPR EURM WTRO USTR CH CY EUN
06OSLO310NORWAY NONCOMMITTAL ON ONLINE GAMING
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-15 15:30:00Embassy OsloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ECPS ETRD WTRO NO
06OSLO835POINTS DELIVERED: WTO DOHA ROUND NEGOTIATIONS
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-29 15:02:00Embassy OsloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYWTRO ETRD ECON NO
06OTTAWA2237CANADIAN DISAPPOINTMENT OVER SUSPENSION OF WTO
[...] (U) Summary: Shortly after the WTO announcement that the Doha Trade Round negotiations would be suspended indefinitely, Canada's International Trade Minister Emerson and Agriculture Minister Strahl issued a statement expressing their "disappointment." Emerson said that Canadian farmers as w [...]
2006-07-25 19:57:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ECON ETRD WTO WTRO CA
06OTTAWA2406CANADIAN RESPONSE: SEEKING CO-COMPLAINANTS FOR
[...] (SBU) This is an action message: see paragraphs 3 and 4. 2. (SBU) On August 9, EconMinCouns and Econoff met with Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Intellectual Property Director Doug George to discuss reftel and other IPR issues (septel). George said he was t [...]
2006-08-10 22:29:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCA CH KIPR ECON ETRD AORC WTRO USTR
06OTTAWA2562CERTAIN CANADIAN INDUSTRIES' INPUT ON POSSIBLE WTO
[...] (SBU) Summary: EconMinCouns and Econoff met with Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA) head Graham Henderson (protect) on August 24 to discuss IP, specifically the USG's role in encouraging GOC to pass legislation implementing the WIPO Internet Treaties. Henderson also briefed us o [...]
2006-08-28 18:18:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCA CH KIPR ECON ETRD AORC WTRO USTR
06OTTAWA3447CANADA: COUNTERING ANTI-IP PROPOSALS AT WORLD
[...] (sbu) Econcouns delivered reftel points on countering World Health Organization (WHO) Secretariat forays into intellectual property issues to Department of Interational Trade Intellectual Property Director Doug George and Senior Trade Policy Advisor Julie Boisvert. George had little immediate [...]
2006-11-21 21:40:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCA ECON ETRD KIPR WTRO
06OTTAWA756OTTAWA DEMARCHE RESPONSE: COLLECTIVE REQUEST FOR
[...] (SBU) Post presented the demarche and talking points to Joanne Hamilton, Deputy Director of Services Trade Policy Division, International Trade Canada. Ms. Hamilton indicated that she is in touch with U.S. counterparts in DC on this issue, and she added that Canadian industry groups have als [...]
2006-03-17 14:01:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ECPS ETRD WTRO
06PARAMARIBO406 WTO DOHA ROUND NEGOTIATIONS: DEMARCHE POINTS
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-28 13:58:00Embassy ParamariboUNCLASSIFIEDWTRO ETRD ECON
06PARIS200 FRANCE TO WORK WITH GERMANS ON WTO INITIATIVE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. France intends to work with Germany to develop a trade proposal for the EU that would be focused on services and non-agricultural market access (NAMA) according to Trade minister-delegate Christine Lagarde's staff. Trade Minister Lagarde's advisor Eric Peters (protect) told E [...]
2006-01-11 17:50:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EAGR FR WTRO
06PARIS5655POSSIBLE CHINA IPR CASE: DEMARCHE TO FRANCE
[...] (U) Economic Minister-Counselor met August 22 with Philippe Pegorier, technical advisor in the cabinet of Trade Minister Lagarde, and Bertrand Walckenaer, Finance Ministry desk officer for China, to deliver reftel demarche. 2. (SBU) The GOF is very focused on intellectual property (IP) en [...]
2006-08-24 06:43:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD AORC KIPR EURM WTRO CH FR
06PARIS7584FRENCH SERIOUS ABOUT CARBON TAX PROPOSAL
[...] No summary [...]
2006-11-29 15:34:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON EIND SENV PGOV WTRO FR
06PARIS851France and ISTA Executive Committee
[...] Per REFTEL, FAS/Paris sent the talking points to Joel Lechappe, French Delegate to the International Seed Testing Association (ISTA),and discussed the points with him in a follow-up conversation. 2. Joel Lechappe said that he will be the French Delegate at the ISTA Executive Committee m [...]
2006-02-09 17:21:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ETRD PGOV TBIO FR WTRO EUN
06PARIS897FRENCH APPRECIATE USG OVERTURE ON WTO TRADE IN
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. French services negotiators told USG negotiators they appreciated the visit by the USG's WTO services negotiators and told them that France shared the United States' high-level of ambition. GOF officials told acting Assistant USTR Christine Bliss February 2 that they saw consi [...]
2006-02-13 11:02:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON FR WTRO
06PARIS984French Conclusions to WTO Panel Decision
[...] SUMMARY: While there was no official reaction by the GOF to the recently announced WTO interim panel decision on the biotech case, the national press covered the issue widely. The French biotech bill was presented to the Council of Ministers the day after the WTO ruling was released, fuelin [...]
2006-02-15 17:39:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ETRD PGOV FR WTRO EUN
06PORTOFSPAIN662GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS: APPROACH TO TRINIDAD
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-01 15:04:00Embassy Port Of SpainUNCLASSIFIEDETRD KIPR WTRO TD XL
06PORTOFSPAIN663WTO WAIVER FOR CBTPA BENEFICIARIES
[...] A/DCM delivered points from reftel on June 1 to Razia Ali, MFA Director for International Trade. Ali appreciated the fact that we were approaching other beneficiary countries of the Caribbean Basin Trade Partnership Act (CBTPA) and Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act (CBERA). Ali had raise [...]
2006-06-01 15:35:00Embassy Port Of SpainUNCLASSIFIEDETRD WTRO OAS TD XL
06PORTOFSPAIN786WTO DOHA ROUND NEGOTIATIONS - TRINIDAD
[...] Econ Chief delivered message in reftel to Razia Ali, MFA International Trade Director. In reacting to talking points on tariff levels, Ali said T&T already had average tariffs that were comparable to those in industrialized countries. She recalled that the average T&T tariff had been less th [...]
2006-06-29 14:19:00Embassy Port Of SpainUNCLASSIFIEDETRD WTRO TD
06PORTOFSPAIN787PARAGUAY TO MEET CARIBBEAN COUNTRIES ON WTO
[...] A brief AP story appeared in the June 28 Trinidad Express business supplement regarding Paraguay and the waiver in the World Trade Organization (reftels) for countries enjoying benefits of the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act (CBERA). The article, reporting on a recent meeting in Guyana, [...]
2006-06-29 14:19:00Embassy Port Of SpainUNCLASSIFIEDETRD WTRO EAID TD XL
06PRAGUE743CZECH RESPONSE ON WTO DOHA DEMARCHE: US OFFER
[...] (U) Acting Pol-Econ Counselor and Econoff met with EU Multilateral Trade Policy and Common Policy Director Ladislava Votavova at the Ministry of Industry and Trade to deliver Ref A demarche. Votavova cautioned that completing the round by the end of the year might not be plausible given the on [...]
2006-06-30 15:25:00Embassy PragueCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNWTRO ETRD ECON EZ
06PRAGUE984CZECHS WILLING TO DRAW GREATER EC FOCUS ON CHINA
[...] Econoff delivered reftel demarche August 7 to Ministry of Industry and Trade (MIT) Multilateral Department Director Ladislava Votavova, who agreed that Chinese intellectual property (IPR) violations are a serious concern for the CR and the GOCR would be willing to draw greater EC attention to [...]
2006-08-18 09:20:00Embassy PragueUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD AORC KIPR EURM WTRO USTR CH EZ
06RIGA680LATVIA LOOKS TO COMMISSION CONSENSUS ON CHINA IPR
[...] (SBU) Pol/econ off met with Zaiga Liepina, Ministry of Economics Deputy State Secretary, on August 22 to request support in the possible WTO dispute with China on IPR. Liepina stated that Latvian business has a very small representation in China, so Chinese IPR practices do not have much of a [...]
2006-08-25 06:16:00Embassy RigaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD AORC KIPR EURM WTRO USTR CH LG
06ROME2580ITALIAN RESPONSE WEAK ON POSSIBLE WTO DISPUTE REGARDING
[...] SUMMARY: A/ECMIN delivered reftel demarche to the Prime Minister's office and to the Ministry of Foreign Trade. While the GOI is broadly sympathetic to USG concerns regarding Chinese IPR violations, China's potential as a large trading partner lessens GOI enthusiasm for direct WTO action. GO [...]
2006-09-13 14:28:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD AORC KIPR EURM WTRO USTR CH IT
06SANJOSE606CR RESPONSE TO SUPPORT FOR THE "JOINT PROPOSAL"
[...] Embassy delivered demarche to Tania Lopez, Ministry of Commerce's WTO Forum Coordinator on Tuesday, March 14. Ms. Lopez responded in writing on Wednesday, March 15; an unofficial translation follows. Begin Translation: Costa Rica will support the "Joint Proposal" on Geographical Indicati [...]
2006-03-16 14:32:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD KIPR WTRO
06SINGAPORE892SPECIAL 301 REVIEW SINGAPORE: RECOMMEND NO CHANGE
[...] Summary: Post recommends maintaining Singapore's current Special 301 status in 2006, i.e., not on the watch list or priority watch list. Singapore is committed to enhancing what is already one of Asia's strongest intellectual property regimes. The government continues to implement its IPR-re [...]
2006-03-20 09:56:00Embassy SingaporeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKIPR ECON ETRD EINV USTR WTRO SN
06SKOPJE620MACEDONIA: DEMARCHE ON WTO DOHA ROUND NEGOTIATIONS
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-29 09:55:00Embassy SkopjeUNCLASSIFIEDWTRO ETRD ECON MK
06TAIPEI3454TAIWAN CONSIDERS NEW PUSH FOR WTO GPA
[...] AIT ECON Chief delivered reftel demarche jointly with EC Representative Brian McDonald on October 5 to Ministry of Economic Affairs Deputy Minister Hsieh Fa-dah. Utilizing reftel points, Econ Chief emphasized the need to move forward on Taiwan's long-standing commitment to open up Taiwan's g [...]
2006-10-05 09:41:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON PREL WTRO TW
06TAIPEI3552TAIWAN VICE PREMIER ON EXPORT CONTROLS
[...] (C) Summary: On October 16, Taiwan Vice Premier TSAI Ing-wen assured AIT Director Young of full cooperation on export control issues, promised to look into the U.S.-EU proposal on advancing Taiwan's accession to the WTO Government Procurement Agreement and said she believes the Taiwan econom [...]
2006-10-17 10:03:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiSECRETETRD ECON PREL WTRO TW
06THEHAGUE1433DUTCH OFFICIALS OUTLINE TRADE PRIORITIES
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Senior Dutch trade officials recently outlined current Dutch trade priorities: completion of Doha (WTO) talks, energy security, balancing of trade and security needs, and the export of Dutch water management expertise. A February 2007 High Tech Connections mission to San Francisc [...]
2006-06-27 15:57:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDWTRO EAGR ETRD EU NL
06THEHAGUE1435WTO DOHA ROUND NEGOTIATIONS: DEMARCHE POINTS
[...] Post welcomed reftel A points from DC, which reinforced discussions held with senior Dutch trade officials on WTO Doha and trade issues earlier this month (see reftel B). As a follow up, Econoff shared reftel A points with Tjerk Opmeer, Dutch representative to the EU 133 Trade Committee, Minist [...]
2006-06-27 16:28:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDWTRO ETRD ECON NL
06THEHAGUE1560WTO/DOHA: DUTCH ATTRIBUTE GENEVA FAILURE TO U.S.
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY/COMMENT. In recent statements to the parliament and press, Dutch Foreign Trade Minister van Gennip attributed the failure of recent WTO/Doha talks to USG unwillingness to negotiate an agreement, a signal of Dutch frustration with the current stalemate, according to senior trade [...]
2006-07-14 13:55:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD USTR WTRO ECON EAGR EU NL
06THEHAGUE1723 NETHERLANDS/WTO: WE MUST SALVAGE WHAT WE CAN
[...] (SBU) Summary. Dutch Trade Minister van Gennip publicly blames the U.S. for the suspension of the Doha negotiations, but contacts at the ministries of Economic and Foreign Affairs stressed the need to avoid the blame game and restart talks. The Dutch see an agreement as critical to their inter [...]
2006-08-07 16:23:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDWTRO EAGR ETRD EU NL
06THEHAGUE1894CHINA IPR WTO DISPUTE: DUTCH PREFER DIALOGUE AND
[...] (U) On August 18, Econoff shared reftel points concerning a possible USG request for WTO dispute settlement consultations regarding aspects of China's protection of intellectual property rights (IPR) with Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs (MEA),Innovation Department officials Brigitte Spiege [...]
2006-08-29 12:55:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD AORC KIPR EURM WTRO USTR CH NL
06TOKYO1438DEMARCHE ON COLLECTIVE REQUEST FOR ONLINE GAME
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-17 07:38:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDECON ECPS ETRD WTRO JP
06TOKYO2713J APAN SPECIAL 301 NOTIFICATION
[...] This is an Action Request. Please see paragraph 5. 2. Summary: Japan Copyright Office (JCO) officials had no comments on most of the issues raised in talking points in reftel for 2006 Special 301 Review, focusing instead on the new USG concern about copyrights in IP multicasts. They bel [...]
2006-05-17 07:51:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD KIPR WTRO JP
06TOKYO3873Japanese Government, Industry reluctant to back WTO case
[...] (SBU) Summary Japanese officials, particularly in the Trade Ministry, responded coolly to USTR's request that Japan join the United States in an IPR case against China in the next few months, saying that the GOJ was still studying the issue and could not respond until the fall at the earliest - [...]
2006-07-12 00:47:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKIPR ETRD WTRO CH JP
06TOKYO4713JAPAN HESITANT TO JOIN WTO DISPUTE ON CHINA IPR
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-17 06:21:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKIPR ECON ETRD AORC WTRO CH JA
06TOKYO5805JAPANESE IPR OFFICIALS POSITIVE ON ""GOLD STANDARD"" AGREEMENT; STILL NOT SUPPORTING WTO CASE AGAINST CHINA REF: A) TOKYO 3873 B) TOKYO 4025 TOKYO 00005805 001.2 OF 004 Classified By: CLASSIFIED BY CDA JOSEPH DONOVAN FOR REASONS: 1.4 b, d
[...] (C) Summary: Japanese government and industry voiced strong support for an Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) in meetings in Tokyo with State/EB DAS Chris Moore on September 21-22, but were not optimistic about changing Japanese laws to meet all elements of the &Gold Standard8 for IPR enf [...]
2006-10-05 05:28:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALKIPR ETRD WTRO CH JP
06TRIPOLI592THE LIBYAN NATIONAL CENTRE FOR STANDARDIZATION AND METROLOGY
[...] SUMMARY: The Libyan National Centre for Standardization and Metrology (LNCSM) was established with the goal of bringing Libya into conformance with international trade standards, focusing on eventual accession of Libya to the World Trade Organization (WTO.) The current focus within the LNCSM [...]
2006-10-17 14:40:00Embassy TripoliUNCLASSIFIEDBBSR BEXP ECIN EIND WTRO XI LY
06VIENNA133AUSTRIA PESSMISITIC ON DOHA
[...] (SBU) Econ Unit Chief met January 13 with Gabriella Habermayer, Head of the Ministry of Economy's Multilateral Trade Division to discuss next steps after Hong Kong and the GoA's outlook for progress. Habermayer noted that WTO Director General Lamy was promoting a series of bilateral consultat [...]
2006-01-17 14:56:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EAGR PREL WTRO AU
06VIENNA2447AUSTRIA NOT READY TO SUPPORT WTO CONSULTATIONS
[...] (SBU) On August 9, Acting EconPolCouns delivered reftel points to Gabriela Habermayer, Head of the Ministry of Economy's Multilateral Trade Division. Habermayer said that the EU Commission has not yet formally discussed the U.S. request for WTO dispute settlement consultations. Habermayer n [...]
2006-08-17 13:53:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD AORC KIPR EURM WTRO USTR CH AU
06VIENNA3393AUSTRIA SUPPORTS USG POSITION ON WHO
[...] Econ Unit Chief delivered reftel points on November 22 to Gabriella Habermayer, Head of the Ministry of Economy's (MoE) Multilateral Trade Division. Habermayer said that the MoE concurred with the USG position that the WHO should not intervene in issues, such as IP protection, in which it has [...]
2006-11-24 07:41:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD KIPR WTRO AU
06VILNIUS606LITHUANIA HOPES FOR WTO AGREEMENT
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-29 07:52:00Embassy VilniusUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYWTRO ETRD ECON LH
06WELLINGTON73NEW ZEALAND ON EU'S PLAN TO REQUIRE DEBARKING OF
[...] (U) Post on November 21 delivered reftel points to the European Division of the New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade and to the International Policy Division of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF). In response, Meredith Stokdijk, acting director of MAF's International [...]
2006-01-27 04:24:00Embassy WellingtonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR ETRD EU WTRO NZ
07ABUJA1457ECOWAS PRESIDENT WILL ATTEND AGOA FORUM
[...] ECOWAS has notified EconOff that Dr. Mohammed Ibn Chambas, President of the ECOWAS Commission, will represent ECOWAS at the AGOA Forum in Accra. CAMPBELL [...]
2007-07-09 16:57:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDETRD ECON EINV EAID WTRO NI
07ABUJA928NIGERIA - WTO ARTICLE XXI AND AGOA FORUM
[...] On May 11, 2007 Econoffs delivered reftel A demarche to Dr. Yemi Obafemi, Director of External Trade at the Ministry of Commerce and Industry. Obafemi said the ministry will review the WTO Article XXI Notice before providing a response. He noted that an inter-ministerial committee of the Gov [...]
2007-05-14 09:26:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDETRD ECON EINV EAID WTRO NI
07AITTAIPEI1203TAIWAN VICE PREMIER ON THE CABINET CHANGE
[...] (C) Summary: AIT Director Young called on newly installed Vice Premier Chiou Yi-jen. Chiou reiterated Taiwan's desire for quick and successful trade negotiations under TIFA and noted Taiwan's business community remains concerned about the potential impact of the South Korean-US Free Trade Agr [...]
2007-05-31 09:28:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiSECRETETRD ECON PREL WTRO TW
07AMMAN3814UPDATE ON U.S.-JORDAN TRADE ISSUES
[...] (U) This message contains action request for State, USDA, and USTR; please see paragraphs 5, 7, 10, and 15. 2. (U) Summary: The Government of Jordan (GOJ) seeks responses to several trade proposals under the rubric of the U.S.-Jordan Free Trade Agreement (FTA),as well as flexibility on a [...]
2007-09-13 14:42:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON EAGR WTRO JO
07AMMAN4678U.S. Remains Jordan's Top Trading Partner as Jordan Builds
[...] Summary: Jordan's trade deficit increased 12.3 percent to JD 3.807 billion (USD 5.377 billion) during the first nine months of 2007. Although exports to the United States have slightly decreased in 2007, Jordan has increased imports of American goods by approximately 8.1%, yielding an overa [...]
2007-11-25 14:03:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDETRD ECON EAGR WTRO JO
07ANKARA1042TURKEY SUPPORTS U.S. PROPOSAL BUT WILL NOT
[...] (SBU) According to Hasan Yalcin, Turkish Foreign Trade Undersecretariat (FTU) Deputy Director General for Multilateral Agreements, Turkey supports the U.S. proposal but wants an agreement with the EC that would consolidate the two papers into one compromise proposal. He added that it would be [...]
2007-05-03 14:22:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON WTRO TU
07ASTANA1448DEMARCHE DELIVERED: KAZAKHSTAN'S INCREASE IN MEAT
[...] (U) The Ambassador raised the issue of increased meat import tariffs with Prime Minister Masimov on May 17, underscoring the negative impact on WTO accession efforts. Pol-Econ Chief delivered reftel demarche on May 23 to Zhanar Aitzhanova, Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade and lead WTO acc [...]
2007-05-29 05:36:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR ECON ETRD WTRO USTR KZ
07ASTANA1902KAZAKHSTAN: INFORMATION ON POULTRY TARIFF LINES
[...] (SBU) Post has reviewed evidence on Kazakhstan's 2006 tariff rates on poultry in response to Ref A request. Government of Kazakhstan (GOK) decrees establishing poultry tariff rates, as well as import documents for frozen chicken halves or quarters, support the assertion that the poultry tariff [...]
2007-07-12 10:14:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR ECON ETRD WTRO USTR KZ
07ASTANA2061KAZAKHSTANI OFFICIALS LUKEWARM TO DEMARCHE ON WTO ACCESSION
[...] Summary:(SBU) Charge delivered reftel demarche to Minister of Labor and Social Protection Gulzhana Karagusova, Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Baktykozha Izmukhambetov, and Deputy Chairman of the Financial Supervision Agency Gani Uzbekov. While the responses ranged from friendly but t [...]
2007-07-27 08:39:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINV EFIN WTRO WTO KZ
07BAKU949PRESIDENTIAL DECREE ON WTO ACCESSION AND
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ministry of Economic Development's (MED) World Trade Organization (WTO) Division Head Muradov told Econoff July 12 that by September, President Aliyev would issue a decree outlining nine steps to accelerate Azerbaijan's WTO accession. The decree would likely include an annou [...]
2007-07-27 05:16:00Embassy BakuCONFIDENTIALETDR ECON USTR WTRO EAGR PGOV PREL AJ
07BEIJING2091U/S LAVIN, MOFCOM VM MA DISCUSS SED, JCCT, MARKET
[...] (SBU) Commerce Under Secretary Lavin informed Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) Vice Minister Ma Xiuhong that unaddressed market access and IPR issues, the possibility of countervailing duty cases against China this year and the potential for a deterioration in the bilateral economic and trade rel [...]
2007-03-29 09:18:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD BEXP KIPR WTRO EINV CH
07BEIJING2101CHINA MISSION 2007 SPECIAL 301 RECOMMENDATION:
[...] (SBU) Summary. This is the first of two cables to assist Washington, DC agencies in their Section 301 decision making for China. This cable focuses on non- enforcement related IPR issues, including policy developments, legislative developments and patent and trademark prosecution. Post reco [...]
2007-03-29 12:02:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKIPR ETRD ECON WTRO CH
07BEIJING2103CHINA MISSION 2007 SPECIAL 301 RECOMMENDATION:
[...] (SBU) This is part two of the Mission's reporting on "Special 301" related developments. The Mission's recommendations that China should once again be placed on the Priority Watch List, with Section 306 monitoring, and considered for an appropriate WTO case on IPR, were set forth in the first [...]
2007-03-30 00:22:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKIPR ETRD ECON WTRO CH
07BEIJING2455USPTO U/S DUDAS AND SUPREMEPEOPLE'S COURT DISCUSS
[...] (SBU) Commerce Under Secretary and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office Jon Dudas met with Supreme People's Court (SPC) Deputy President Zhang Jun on March 28 to discuss intellectual property rights (IPR) protection and innovation in China. The two discussed China's crimi [...]
2007-04-13 03:31:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKIPR ETRD ECON WTRO PGOV CH
07BEIJING2463U.S. COORDINATOR FOR INTERNATIONAL INTELLECTUAL
[...] (U) United States Coordinator for International Intellectual Property Enforcement Chris Israel met with China General Administration of Customs officials on March 28 to discuss intellectual property rights (IPR) enforcement. China Customs expressed their interest in moving forward quickly wit [...]
2007-04-13 08:13:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKIPR ETRD ECON WTRO CH
07BEIJING2566USTR CONCLUDES PROVINCIAL IPR REVIEW IN BEIJING
[...] (U) USTR Chief Negotiator for Intellectual Property (IP) Enforcement Stanford McCoy and USTR Senior Director for China Affairs Amy Celico visited Beijing on March 16 to conclude a series of provincial review meetings in several Chinese cities. They discussed Internet copyright issues at the B [...]
2007-04-18 06:44:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKIPR ETRD ECON WTRO CH
07BEIJING259STRATEGIC ECONOMIC DIALOGUE (SED) OPENING SESSION
[...] (SBU) Summary: During the December 14 opening of the Strategic Economic Dialogue (SED),Vice Premier Wu Yi and National Development and Reform Chairman Ma Kai,s presentations on China,s development road and strategy broke little new ground and drew largely from 11th Five-Year Plan documents. [...]
2007-01-11 12:20:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN WTRO PREL SENV ENRG CH
07BEIJING3273CHINA/IPR: U.S.-CHINA ECONOMIC AND
[...] (SBU) Summary: In an April 23 meeting with the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission (USCC) that focused on the state of IPR protections in China, Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) North American Affairs Deputy Director General Jin Xu told USCC Chairwoman Carolyn Bartholomew and othe [...]
2007-05-16 06:49:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD KIPR EIND PREL WTRO CH
07BEIJING4780SCLAO DISCUSSES ANTI-MONOPOLY LAW
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Department of Justice (DOJ) officials raised United States concerns about China's draft Anti-Monopoly Law (AML) and proposed amendments to its 1993 Anti-Unfair Competition Law (UCL) in a March 30 meeting with State Council legislative Affairs [...]
2007-07-19 08:41:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EIND EINV PGOV WTRO CH
07BEIJING5248CHINA CONTINUES FTA EXPANSION IN 2007
[...] (SBU) Summary: While consistently professing support for the Doha Round of WTO negotiations China is moving forward on an ever increasing number of Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) in 2007, according to MOFCOM Director Zhu Guangyao. Previously concluded Trade in Goods Agreements are being follow [...]
2007-08-10 06:07:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD WTRO ECON CH
07BEIJING5254CHINA CONTINUES FTA EXPANSION IN 2007
[...] (SBU) Summary: While consistently professing support for the Doha Round of WTO negotiations China is moving forward on an ever increasing number of Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) in 2007, according to MOFCOM Director Zhu Guangyao. Previously concluded Trade in Goods Agreements are being follow [...]
2007-08-10 07:54:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD WTRO ECON CH
07BEIJING552CHINA/STEEL: WRAP-UP OF SECOND SINO-UNITED STATES STEEL
[...] (SBU) Summary. Chinese and United States Government delegations supported by steel industry representatives from both countries conducted the Second Sino-United States Steel Dialogue in Beijing October 19-20, 2006. The dialogue included a broad range of presentations relating to the steel ind [...]
2007-01-25 07:24:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD EIND EINV WTRO CH
07BEIJING609CHINA'S FIRST FTA SERVICES AGREEMENT
[...] (SBU) Summary: China signed its first Free Trade Agreement (FTA) in Services with the ten countries of ASEAN in January, 2007 during the 12th Annual ASEAN Summit in Cebu, the Philippines. While initially opening a limited set of services, the agreement brings China and ASEAN closer to realiz [...]
2007-01-26 08:43:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD WTRO ECON EINV CH XC AS NZ
07BEIJING6367CHINA/STEEL: XINJIANG MILL (SORT OF) CHARTS ITS OWN COURSE
[...] (SBU) Econoff recently held a series of steel related meetings in Xinjiang Province with local government officials and the Xinjiang Bayi Iron and Steel Company (Bayi). A Bayi executive told us that the company has successfully merged with Shanghai's Baosteel. Xinjiang Province Government supp [...]
2007-09-28 08:00:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EIND ENRG ELAB SENV WTRO CH
07BEIJING6374CHINA: FIVE REASONS FOR NO TELECOM
[...] (SBU) Summary. On September 13, Deputy Assistant United States Trade Representative (DAUSTR) for Telecommunications and Electronic Commerce Policy Jonathan McHale, accompanied by Econoffs, met with Chinese Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) Director General of WTO Affairs Wang Zhen to discuss JCCT [...]
2007-09-28 08:29:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EINV ECPS PGOV ASEC WTRO CH
07BEIJING6849AFM HE YAFEI ON DAUB, RUSSELL AND SHAO CASES, U.S.
[...] (C) Assistant Foreign Minister (AFM) He Yafei, accompanied by two MFA lawyers, raised the Daub lawsuit against the PRC Consulate General in New York with the Ambassador on October 25 and asked the USG to intercede and stop enforcement of the recent court order. He said the Chinese would have n [...]
2007-10-25 11:38:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL OFDP CASC CJAN EAGR ECON ETRD WTRO
07BEIJING7192CHINA/IPR: AMBASSADOR'S SIXTH IPR ROUNDTABLE
[...] (SBU) On October 23-24, the China Mission held Ambassador Clark T. Randt, Jr.'s Sixth Annual Roundtable Discussion on Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) in China, with the theme "IPR Protection on the Ground - What the United States Embassy is Doing to Support Rights Holders in China, and What [...]
2007-11-21 06:42:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD KIPR ECON WTRO PGOV CH
07BEIJING7382CHINA/JAPAN HIGH-LEVEL ECONOMIC DIALOGUE, FORM WINS OVER
[...] (SBU) Summary: Form prevailed over substance at the first ever China-Japan High-Level Economic Dialogue (HLED) in Beijing December 1, 2007. The meeting was co-chaired by Chinese Vice Premier Zeng Peiyan and Japanese Foreign Minister Masahiko Koumura. Topics included macroeconomic policies, ec [...]
2007-12-06 09:39:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD WTRO ECON CH
07BEIJING7430EU-CHINA SUMMIT REACHES AGREEMENT FOR MORE TALKS
[...] (SBU) The EU-China Summit held in Beijing November 27-28, 2007 covered over thirty topics ranging from the EU arms embargo on China and human rights to macroeconomic issues and exchange rates. In a 47 paragraph joint statement, borrowing from last year's language, the two sides agreed to upgra [...]
2007-12-11 02:00:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD WTRO ECON CH
07BEIJING7535GUANGZHOU INSURANCE CONFERENCE NOV. 28-29
[...] (SBU) Summary. Participants at the 8th annual China Rendezvous Insurance Conference in Guangzhou November 28-29 discussed insurance challenges in the China market for foreign insurance and reinsurance companies. Industry participants lamented the lack of insurance product awareness among the [...]
2007-12-18 09:10:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD WTRO EFIN EINV CH
07BEIJING7600SED SESSION VII: CONCLUDING SESSION OF SED III,
[...] (SBU) At the Concluding Session of the Third Round of the Strategic Economic Dialogue (SED),Vice Premier Wu Yi said the meeting was held during a critical period of Sino- United States relations and that it was a complete success. She summarized three important accomplishments: a focus on a c [...]
2007-12-25 23:22:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD WTRO EFIN EINV CH
07BEIJING792CHINA/IPR: AMBASSADOR'S SIXTH IPR ROUNDTABLE
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-21 06:42:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD KIPR ECON WTRO PGOV CH
07BEIJING808BANK OF JAPAN REPRESENTATIVE'S CONCERNS ABOUT CHINA'S
[...] (SBU) The Bank of Japan (BOJ) Chief Representative to China, Kiyoyuki Seguchi, said that BOJ is concerned that China's large balance of payments surplus and rigid exchange rate are contributing to excess liquidity, over-investment, and asset bubbles in real estate and stocks, increasing the ris [...]
2007-02-02 06:17:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EAGR WTRO CH JP
07BELMOPAN621 BELIZE - DEMARCHE DELIVERED WTO DOHA ROUND NEGOTIATIONS
[...] Per reftel, on October 19, 2007, Post delivered demarche to Ayesha Borland of the Belize Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade. 2. Post will forward any substantive response from the Government of Belize. DIETER [...]
2007-10-22 22:07:00Embassy BelmopanUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD WTRO BH
07BERLIN103AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH ECONOMIC MINISTER GLOS ON
[...] (C) Summary: Ambassador met with German Minister for Economics and Technology Michael Glos to discuss the Doha Development Round and cooperation on energy/environment issues. The Ambassador also delivered STATE 4760 points on Iran, which will be reported septel. Glos stated Doha's successful [...]
2007-01-18 12:48:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALEAGR ETRD ENRG WTRO PREL GM
07BERLIN1964GERMANY EXPECTED TO PRESENT HEALTH SYSTEMS
[...] (SBU) Summary: On October 25, EconOff met with Dr. Walter Werner, Head of the Trade Policy, Services and Intellectual Property Division at the Ministry of Economics on reftel points. Werner said Germany will avoid any discussion of Trade-related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRI [...]
2007-10-26 17:34:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD KIPR WTRO WHO
07BERLIN2193GERMANY "OUT OF THE GAME" ON INTERNET GAMBLING
[...] (SBU) Summary: Germany leans toward favoring a negotiated settlement between the European Commission and the United States on internet gambling to avoid arbitration in the World Trade Organization (WTO). However, Ministry of Economics officials say Germany will not pressure other Member St [...]
2007-12-12 17:02:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD WTRO GM
07BISHKEK1354KYRGYZ REJECT PRESSURE ON UKRAINE WTO ACCESSION
[...] (C) Summary: A Kyrgyz MFA official asked visiting SCA Senior Advisor Robert Deutsch November 8 to relay Bishkek's readiness for "constructive" talks with Kyiv over Ukraine's WTO accession to Washington, but argued against continued "politicization" and "third party political pressure" with res [...]
2007-11-13 12:43:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALETRD WTRO PREL KTIA ECON KG
07BISHKEK984VIEWS FROM BISHKEK ON UKRAINIAN-KYRGYZ WTO TALKS
[...] (C) Summary: A Ukrainian memorandum proposing $14 million in humanitarian and technical assistance to cover an outstanding $27 million Ukrainian debt to Kyrgyzstan may not unlock obstacles preventing the conclusion of bilateral negotiations relating to Ukraine's WTO accession. The Ukrainian [...]
2007-08-03 07:54:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALETRD WTRO PREL KTIA ECON KG
07BRASILIA793 BRAZIL: WTO ARTICLE XXI DEMARCHE RESPONSE
[...] (U) EconOff delivered reftel demarche points to Ronaldo Costa Filho, Chief of the Division of Services, Investments and Financial Issues at the Ministry of External Relations. Costa Filho did not know of any GOB interest in requesting compensatory adjustment at this point. Sobel [...]
2007-05-04 16:22:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD WTRO BR
07BRIDGETOWN582DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON WTO ARTICLE XXI PROCEDURE
[...] Per reftel instructions, demarche was delivered by fax under cover of Diplomatic Note 0415 to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Government of Barbados, on May 8, 2007. The original Diplomatic Note was also mailed on this date. 2. Post will report any responses. OURISMAN [...]
2007-05-11 18:14:00Embassy BridgetownUNCLASSIFIEDETRD ECON WTRO PREL BB
07BUENOSAIRES1445ARGENTINA: DOHA NAMA TEXT UNACCEPTABLE AS BASIS FOR
[...] (SBU) The GoA views the current Doha Non-Agricultural Market Access (NAMA) Modalities text presented by NAMA Committee Chair Stevenson wholly "unacceptable as a basis for negotiations" according to senior Argentine trade officials. They argue it fails to reflect the views of the NAMA 11, a dev [...]
2007-07-26 14:07:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD WTRO PREL AR
07BUENOSAIRES1558ARGENTINA ON DOHA AGRICULTURE MODALITIES AND NAMA LINKAGE
[...] (SBU) The GoA believes the latest Doha Agriculture Modalities draft is moving in the right direction and notes common ground with the paper's domestic support, market access, and export competition language. Trade policy makers here appreciate that the USG is now "listening closely" to GoA Doh [...]
2007-08-10 09:01:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD WTRO ECON EAGR EINV PREL AR
07BUENOSAIRES2212CENTRAL BANK PRESIDENT PUSHES GOA DOHA NEGOTIATORS
[...] (C) On November 12, Ambassador urged Argentine Central Bank President Martin Redrado to engage within the GoA to moderate Argentina's "rejectionist" position in Doha Round talks. Redrado confided that he had already intervened on the subject with the Foreign Minister and GoA trade negotiators [...]
2007-11-15 08:03:00Embassy Buenos AiresCONFIDENTIALETRD WTRO ECON EAGR EINV PREL AR
07DHAKA729DEMARCHE ON U.S. WTO TAFT PROPOSAL
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-03 09:26:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDETRD ECON WTRO BG
07DHAKA734BANGLADESH: DEMARCHE ON WTO ARTICLE XXI PROCEDURE
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-06 06:24:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON WTRO BG
07GRENADA132WTO DOHA INDUSTRIAL GOODS TARIFF NEGOTIATIONS DEMARCHE
[...] (U) Charge d'Affaires Karen Jo McIsaac delivered the points contained reftel to Grenada's Prime Minister Keith Mitchell on September 20, 2007. The is also the Minister for Finance. Mitchell was interested to hear that there is a proposal on the table for the small vulnerable economies. While [...]
2007-09-20 20:34:00Embassy GrenadaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD WTRO GJ
07GUANGZHOU1241CONSUL GENERAL'S IPR ROUNDTABLE - COMMUNICATION AND ACTION
[...] (SBU) Summary: Internet-based intellectual property rights (IPR) infringement continues to remain a pressing concern in south China, according to U.S. business people who participated in the Consul General's Annual IPR Roundtable on November 20, 2007. The participants also complained of incons [...]
2007-11-26 02:39:00Consulate GuangzhouUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD KIPR ECON WTRO PGOV CH
07GUANGZHOU198General Counsel Sullivan Visits South China to promote
[...] (U) Summary: During a three day visit to South China, the U.S. Department of Commerce's General Counsel John Sullivan met with senior representatives of Guangdong Province, legal representatives and U.S. business representatives, raising U.S. concerns regarding transparency, legal processes, an [...]
2007-02-13 08:44:00Consulate GuangzhouUNCLASSIFIEDETRD BEXP ECON WTRO KIPR CH OCEA
07GUANGZHOU224General Counsel Sullivan Visits South China to Promote
[...] (U) Summary: During a three day visit to South China, the U.S. Department of Commerce's General Counsel John Sullivan met with senior representatives of Guangdong Province, legal representatives and U.S. business representatives, raising U.S. concerns regarding transparency, legal processes, an [...]
2007-02-16 07:36:00Consulate GuangzhouUNCLASSIFIEDETRD BEXP ECON WTRO KIPR CH OCEA
07GUANGZHOU344U.S. Companies in South China are Profitable; Labor and
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: According to an AmCham-South China survey released on March 15, most U.S. investors in South China are profitable and planning further investments in 2007. Companies prefer Guangdong's Pearl River Delta (PRD) because of its large and relatively prosperous domestic ma [...]
2007-03-16 06:14:00Consulate GuangzhouUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD ELAB EINV WTRO CH
07GUANGZHOU376USTR's Second IPR Provincial Review to South China
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A USTR-led delegation traveled to four cities in Fujian and Guangdong provinces March 12-15 to engage local leaders on IPR issues and raise specific areas of concern. Provincial and municipal-level officials seemed engaged in IPR issues and often said the right things, but their [...]
2007-03-23 08:44:00Consulate GuangzhouUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKIPR ECON ETRD WTRO CH
07GUANGZHOU494Guangdong IPR White Paper: Criminal Cases, Case Transfers,
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Guangdong's 2006 intellectual property rights (IPR) white paper cites specific efforts against infringement in the audio-visual industry, improved coordination between Customs and PSB, and four new IPR complaint centers for the public. Guangdong courts concluded 113 IPR-related cr [...]
2007-04-26 08:54:00Consulate GuangzhouUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKIPR ECON ETRD WTRO CH
07GUANGZHOU790Regulatory Climate in South China: Not All Investment Is
[...] (SBU) Summary: Regulatory issues, particularly those relating to administrative discretion, are the biggest impediments to foreign direct investment (FDI) in South China, according to legal professionals and businesspeople. Foreign investors encounter more obstacles when establishing local op [...]
2007-07-12 10:01:00Consulate GuangzhouUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV ECON ETRD WTRO CH
07GUANGZHOU850Foreign Banks: Optimistic About Profits, but Face Hurdles
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Fierce competition from Chinese banks, a constantly changing regulatory environment, and difficulties in working with Chinese shareholders are the key challenges confronted by local government and foreign bankers in south China. Despite their concerns, the foreign banking communit [...]
2007-07-27 05:15:00Consulate GuangzhouUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYWTRO ECON PGOV CH
07GUANGZHOU863HR Issues in South China -- The New Labor Contract Law and
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Employers clearly emerged as "victors" in the labor contract law open comment vetting process, with the relaxation of several obligations that had been in the original draft, especially the requirement that they "seek approval from" their employees. Low-end manufactu [...]
2007-07-30 08:15:00Consulate GuangzhouUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYWTRO ECON PGOV CH
07GUANGZHOU887MATTEL IN CHINA: THE GOLD STANDARD IN TOY MANUFACTURE
[...] (SBU) Summary: Mattel officials at the company's Dongguan factory - about an hour south of Guangzhou - told Ambassador Alan Holmer, the Special Envoy to China for the Strategic Economic Dialogue, that a new vendor used fake testing certificates to surreptitiously introduce lead paint into the [...]
2007-08-07 07:22:00Consulate GuangzhouUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYWTRO ECON PGOV CH
07GUANGZHOU888"We Feed Waste, Not Oil"
[...] SUMMARY: Guangzhou GISE-MBA New Plastics Technology General Manager Eric Wang and MBA Polymers Operations Manager Ron Rau told Special Envoy to China and the Strategic Economic Dialogue Ambassador Alan F. Holmer during a visit to their factory that the economies of scale have made them an effic [...]
2007-08-07 07:23:00Consulate GuangzhouUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYWTRO ECON PGOV CH
07HANOI118HIGH-LEVEL GVN TURNOUT FOR WTO ACCESSION CELEBRATION AT THE
[...] (SBU) In a marked departure from established protocol, two ministers and two vice ministers, as well as numerous other officials at the next lower level, attended a U.S.-hosted reception at the Ambassador's residence to celebrate Vietnam's accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO). Trade [...]
2007-01-19 10:07:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD WTRO PREL PGOV VM
07HANOI1562VIETNAM LOWERS TARIFFS ON WIDE RANGE OF FOODS AND ANIMAL FEEDS
[...] On August 3, 2007 the Government Office of Vietnam issued directive No.18/2007/CT-TTg entitled Urgent Measures to Restrain Market Prices. The directive made significant reductions for a number of foods and animal feeds, most of which have seen significant price increases recently on the world m [...]
2007-08-30 17:36:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIEDETRD WTRO TBIO PINR SOCI VM USTR
07HANOI1627AMBASSADOR MICHALAK AND MARD MINISTER PHAT DISCUSS AGRICULTURAL TRADE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, AND AVIAN INFLUENZA
[...] (SBU) Summary: During his September 10 courtesy call with Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) Cao Duc Phat, Ambassador Michalak advocated on behalf of U.S. agricultural products, praised Vietnam's adherence to international agricultural standards, and thanked Phat for Vietnam [...]
2007-09-12 08:11:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EAGR TBIO SOCI WTRO KFLU VM
07HANOI1756NEW MINISTER OF INDUSTRY AND TRADE SHARES HIS PRIORITIES
[...] (SBU) This cable contains biographical information for INR/B in para 14. 2. (SBU) Summary: New Minister of Industry and Trade Vu Huy Hoang and the Ambassador discussed ways to enhance bilateral trade and investment, such as through a Bilateral Investment Treaty, GVN approval for pending U.S [...]
2007-10-05 10:27:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIEDETRD ECPS KTEX ECON WTRO KIPR VM
07HANOI1836USG AND GVN CONDUCT 2007 LABOR DIALOGUE IN HANOI
[...] (SBU) Summary: The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) and Vietnam's Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs (MOLISA) conducted their fifth labor dialogue on October 22 in Hanoi. Deputy Undersecretary of Labor for International Affairs (DUS) Charlotte M. Ponticelli led the U.S. delegation a [...]
2007-10-26 05:57:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB EAID ECON ETRD EINV WTRO VM
07HANOI197VIETNAM CONTINUES TO OPPOSE APPAREL MONITORING
[...] (SBU) The Ministry of Trade (MOT) has again registered its strong opposition to the Department of Commerce's proposed monitoring mechanism on textile and apparel products from Vietnam. The reaction was prompted by the second Federal Register notice, published January 18, calling for public com [...]
2007-01-30 08:52:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTEX ETRD ECON PREL WTRO VM
07HANOI404VIETNAM SUPPORTS MAINTAINING ITA DUTY-FREE COVERAGE
[...] (SBU) Summary: In a March 1 meeting, the Ministry of Trade's (MOT) Multilateral Trade Policy Department Deputy Director General, Luong Hoang Thai, expressed support for the U.S. position on maintaining duty-free coverage of information technology (IT) products covered under the World Trade Orga [...]
2007-03-02 07:56:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON WTRO VM
07HANOI425PM DZUNG INSTRUCTS GVN AGENCIES TO PURCHASE COPYRIGHTED
[...] (SBU) Summary: On February 22, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dzung issued Instruction No. 04/2007/CT-TTg calling on government agencies to strengthen software copyright protection in compliance with Vietnam's international copyright protection commitments. This new policy delegates specific respo [...]
2007-03-05 10:26:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD KIPR ECON WTRO VM
07HANOI58VIETNAM HEEDS SECTION 1377 REVIEW COMMENTS; STILL
[...] (SBU) Summary: On January 2, Post provided the Ministry of Posts and Telematics (MPT) with the Satellite Industry Association (SIA) and Voice on the Net (VON) Coalition's comments submitted as part of the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative's (USTR) 2007 1377 Telecom Trade Agreement Review [...]
2007-01-11 06:06:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIEDECPS ECON ETRD USTR WTRO VM
07HANOI772COMMERCE A/S DAVID SPOONER ADDRESSES CONCERNS OVER APPAREL
[...] (SBU) Summary: In a much anticipated April 19 visit, Department of Commerce (DOC) Assistant Secretary for Import Administration David Spooner addressed concerns over the U.S. Textile and Apparel Products from Vietnam Monitoring Program with Vietnamese garment and apparel manufacturers, U.S. im [...]
2007-04-25 10:24:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIEDETRD ECON KTEX WTRO VM
07HANOI816HOW ECONOMIC DECISIONS GET MADE IN VIETNAM
[...] (SBU) Summary: In place since June of 2006, Vietnam's Prime Minister and his deputy have taken greater control of economic policy and its implementation, increasingly dominating the traditional consensus decision-making process of the Politburo. While Hanoi-based economists state that the Commu [...]
2007-05-04 10:10:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD WTRO PREL PGOV VM
07HANOI849U.S.-ASEAN BUSINESS COUNCIL BOTH OPTIMISTIC AND CONCERNED
[...] (SBU) Summary: Eighteen U.S. business representatives delivered a message of optimism mixed with concern during a mission of the U.S.-ASEAN Business Council (USABC) to Hanoi on May 3 and 4. The highlight of the mission's two-day series of meetings with Government of Vietnam (GVN) officials, mo [...]
2007-05-09 08:31:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD BTIO EINV WTRO PREL PGOV VM
07HELSINKI88FINLAND'S RESPONSE TO WTO DEMARCHE: COMMISSION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-09 13:24:00Embassy HelsinkiCONFIDENTIALECON ETRD EUN WTRO
07HOCHIMINHCITY178USTR DISCUSSES WTO MEMBERSHIP, IT AND IPR WITH HCMC BUSINESS
[...] (SBU) Summary: Area businesspeople discussed new trading rules and changes to Vietnam's legal framework as a result of its WTO membership with representatives of the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) and the U.S. Department of Commerce, during a February 5-6 visit to Ho Chi Minh C [...]
2007-02-26 10:35:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON WTRO KIPR VM
07HOCHIMINHCITY208APPAREL INDUSTRY RESPONDS TO GVN EXPORT LICENSE PLAN
[...] (SBU) Summary: Representatives of the apparel industry based in Ho Chi Minh City report that the GVN has agreed to implement a system of export licenses for garments exported to the United States. The HCMC branch of the American Chamber of Commerce proposed export licenses as a means of resp [...]
2007-03-06 09:15:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON KTEX WTRO VM
07HOCHIMINHCITY209APPAREL INDUSTRY RESPONDS TO GVN EXPORT LICENSE PLAN
[...] (SBU) Summary: Representatives of the apparel industry based in Ho Chi Minh City report that the GVN has agreed to implement a system of export licenses for garments exported to the United States. The HCMC branch of the American Chamber of Commerce proposed export licenses as a means of resp [...]
2007-03-06 10:04:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON KTEX WTRO VM
07HOCHIMINHCITY268FORMER TRADE MINISTRY OFFICIALS SENTENCED FOR ROLE IN U.S.
[...] (U) Sensitive But Unclassified. Not for Internet distribution. 2. (SBU) Summary: A Ho Chi Minh City court March 23 sentenced former Vice Minister of Trade Mai Van Dau to 14 years in prison for accepting bribes from apparel companies in exchange for quota for garment exports to the United [...]
2007-03-23 10:49:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON KTEX WTRO VM
07KOLKATA331TREASURY SECRETARY PAULSON TALKS TRADE AND INVESTMENT WITH
[...] (SBU) Summary: On October 28, Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson met with West Bengal Chief Minister (CM) and Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPM) Politburo Member Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee to discuss economic development in India and West Bengal, and the World Trade Organization's (WTO) Doha r [...]
2007-11-04 11:09:00Consulate KolkataUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ECON ETRD EAGR WTRO IN
07KYIV1338UKRAINE: GOU RUSHES WTO LEGISLATIVE PACKAGE
[...] (SBU) Summary: Ukraine's Rada (parliament) voted on May 31 to adopt 11 laws considered necessary for WTO accession. The drafting process was rushed to meet the timeline for the Rada's planned dissolution, however, and close scrutiny will be necessary to ensure the adopted laws are WTO consiste [...]
2007-06-01 13:28:00Embassy KyivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD WTRO ECON PGOV UP
07KYIV200UKRAINE WTO UPDATE: JANUARY 26
[...] (SBU) Summary: The GOU is anxious to push ahead as quickly as possible on its WTO accession. Minister of Economy Volodymyr Makukha is requesting to hold bilateral consultations in early, rather than late, February. Makukha continues to work to ensure U.S. beef and pork imports flow freely, al [...]
2007-01-26 15:37:00Embassy KyivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD WTRO ECON PGOV UP
07KYIV2093UKRAINE'S FY 2008 FOREIGN ASSISTANCE OPERATIONAL
[...] In response to reftel request, the following person is Post's Operational Plan Coordinator (OPC),responsible for the FY 2008 Foreign Assistance Operational Plan: Douglas Kramer Counselor for Economic Affairs U.S. Embassy Kyiv Office tel.: 011-380-44-490-4056 Cell outside Ukraine: 38-050-3 [...]
2007-08-21 11:44:00Embassy KyivUNCLASSIFIEDETRD WTRO ECON PGOV UP
07KYIV2392UKRAINE'S WTO NEGOTIATOR WANTS TO WRAP UP
[...] (C) Summary: During a September 17 meeting, Ukraine's lead WTO negotiator Valeriy Pyatnytskiy complained that talks with Kyrgyzstan on a WTO bilateral agreement had stalled. Kyrgyzstan had rejected Ukraine's most recent proposal, and Pyatnytskiy believed that "one or more third parties" were [...]
2007-09-18 04:38:00Embassy KyivCONFIDENTIALETRD WTRO KG UP
07KYIV2500UKRAINIAN GOVT RELAXES QUOTAS ON GRAIN EXPORTS
[...] (SBU) Summary: A September 26 GOU decision imposes new quota levels on grain exports as of November 1. The new quotas are significantly looser than the excessively restrictive ones currently in place, but still appear to be on the conservative side, especially since they cover a longer-than-ex [...]
2007-10-01 02:35:00Embassy KyivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EAGR WTRO UP
07KYIV2824UKRAINE SIGNS BILATERAL WTO AGREEMENT WITH KYRGYZSTAN,
[...] Summary: Ukraine signed a WTO bilateral agreement with Kyrgyzstan on November 14, removing the major hurdle to accession. The GOU agreed to pay $27.3 million worth of humanitarian assistance to Kyrgyzstan in order to secure the deal. Meanwhile, the GOU reports that it has also signed an agree [...]
2007-11-15 13:56:00Embassy KyivUNCLASSIFIEDETRD WTRO ECON PGOV UP
07KYIV3312/9 UKRAINE WTO UPDATE: KYRGYZ BILAT
[...] (C) Summary: Ukraine must sign one more bilateral Market Access Agreement, with Kyrgyzstan, as part of its accession to the WTO. Erkin Mamkulov, Kyrgyz Ambassador to Ukraine, told us that resolution of USD 27 million worth of debt, owed by Ukraine to Kyrgyzstan, is the critical remaining issue [...]
2007-02-09 15:55:00Embassy KyivCONFIDENTIALETRD WTRO ECON PGOV UP KG
07KYIV688UKRAINE: 3/23 WTO UPDATE
[...] (SBU) Summary: Ukraine has received comments regarding recently passed WTO-related legislation from members of its WTO Working Party and is working hard to respond to these comments quickly. Legislative drafting on issues of importance to the USG, such as IPR, biotechnology, and VAT on agricu [...]
2007-03-23 15:41:00Embassy KyivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD WTRO ECON PGOV UP
07KYIV693UKRAINE: NEW ECONOMY MINISTER ONBOARD FOR WTO
[...] (C) Summary: At a March 23 meeting with Ambassador, new Minister of Economy Anatoliy Kinakh described Ukraine's integration with Europe as "irreversible." Ambassador encouraged Kinakh to help find a solution to the OPIC/Alliant issue, as well as a laundry list of other important bilateral iss [...]
2007-03-27 07:14:00Embassy KyivCONFIDENTIALECON PGOV EINV WTRO UP
07KYIV82UKRAINE WTO UPDATE: JANUARY 12
[...] (SBU) Summary: Ukraine's Parliament passed a resolution on January 9 calling for a speedy conclusion to WTO accession negotiations. The GOU is working on five outstanding regulatory acts, to be issued at the Cabinet of Ministers level or below, which are required for accession. These five act [...]
2007-01-12 13:25:00Embassy KyivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD WTRO ECON PGOV UP
07KYIV897UKRAINE: 4/13 WTO UPDATE
[...] (SBU) Summary: Top GOU officials continue to express concerns that USG comments on WTO-related legislation and the draft Working Party Report will slow down the accession process. EU diplomats in Kyiv have similarly inquired whether the comments signify a U.S. delaying tactic. Post has activ [...]
2007-04-13 13:14:00Embassy KyivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD WTRO ECON PGOV UP
07KYIV950UKRAINE TAKES BACKWARD STEP ON AG IMPORT RULES
[...] (SBU) Summary: Ukraine's Rada (parliament) passed a law on April 10 reinstating mandatory certification of all imported agricultural products. Should it enter into force, this measure would undo progress made last November and damage ongoing efforts to resolve problems with U.S. meat imports. [...]
2007-04-20 14:13:00Embassy KyivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD WTRO ECON PGOV UP
07LISBON3170PORTUGAL DOES NOT OBJECT TO U.S. OFFER ON GAMBLING
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-17 15:59:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD WTRO PO
07MADRID2235SPAIN WANTS MORE COMPENSATION IN BANKING OR
[...] Summary: Spain recognizes that the U.S. has made a serious offer to resolve the WTO internet gambling case. However, Spain is looking for more compensation in banking or insurance. Moreover, as Spain appears to be relatively liberal on internet gambling, the public order argument for maintai [...]
2007-12-14 09:02:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD WTRO SP
07MANAGUA1624DEMARCHE ON WTO ARTICLE XXI PROCEDURE
[...] (SBU) Embassy delivered reftel points in May to Director General for Trade Sonia Somarriba, who promised to respond later as to whether Nicaragua would seek compensation. Since, the Ministry of Trade, Industry, and Development (MIFIC) has undergone high-level changes, including the minister an [...]
2007-07-02 22:20:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON WTRO NU
07MANILA1449 No Immediate Reaction From Philippines on Article XXI
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-04 09:13:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON WTRO RP
07MANILA1450 Philippines Still Considering WTO Taft Poposal
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-04 09:13:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON WTRO RP
07MANILA1644Trade Council Reviews U.S.-Philippine Trade and Investment
[...] (SBU) On May 9, the U.S. Philippine Trade and Investment Council met to review outstanding bilateral trade and investment issues. In a very productive session, participants noted that a number of bilateral trade and investment irritants have been resolved. Other potential irritants were ident [...]
2007-05-18 08:47:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD WTRO KIPR
07MEXICO1484LAMY AND SOJO ON THE DOHA ROUND AND THE
[...] WTO Director General Lamy and Mexico's Economy Secretary spent two hours discussing the status of the Doha round of trade negotiations and the stake that Mexico and other developing economies have in its successful conclusion. Lamy said the three main challenges are getting the U.S. to offer [...]
2007-03-26 18:10:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDETRD WTRO EAGR KTEX ELAB ENRG MX CN
07MEXICO306MEXICO'S NEW ECONOMY SECRETARY MEETS WITH
[...] (SBU) Mexico's top trade and industry official wants to deepen North American economic integration and improve the country's investment climate to counter growing competition from China and elsewhere. After a short briefing on the Mexican government's (GOM) approach to dealing with the recent [...]
2007-01-23 14:48:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EAGR ECON BEXP WTRO MX CH
07MOSCOW5092DUMA READY TO BACK CFE SUSPENSION, CHAIRMAN SAYS
[...] (SBU) In a meeting with NSC Senior Director Warlick and EUR DAS Kramer, International Affairs Committee Chairman Kosachev underscored the Duma's support for the suspension of CFE on December 12, absent a change in the U.S. position and reiterated GOR opposition to any linkage to Istanbul commi [...]
2007-10-22 10:43:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KDEM KCFE PARM MARR WTRO IR KV RS
07MOSCOW5117LOOKING AHEAD TO THE EU-RUSSIA SUMMIT
[...] (C) Summary: Russia has set a low bar for the EU-Russia summit, and will go to Lisbon prepared to push back on criticism of its human rights and democracy record, as well as to press for clarity on the implications of EU reform. With the continued stand-off over Polish meat, the Russians see " [...]
2007-10-23 13:53:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPREL EU WTRO ETRD ENRG KO RS
07OSLO484DEMARCHE ON WTO ARTICLE XXI PROCEDURE DELIVERED TO
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-07 10:23:00Embassy OsloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON WTRO
07OTTAWA1764OTTAWA WHO IGWG MEETING POSTPONED, CANADA SHARES
[...] (SBU) On September 14 Econoff delivered points in reftel to Julie Boisvert, Senior Trade Policy Analyst, Intellectual Property, Information, and Technology Trade Policy Division, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade. Boisvert said that Canada shares the USG's concerns about the [...]
2007-09-17 20:40:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD KIPR WTRO WHO CA
07OTTAWA798DEMARCHE ON U.S. WTO TAFT PROPOSAL
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-02 19:58:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDETRD ECON WTRO CA
07OTTAWA872DEMARCHE ON WTO ARTICLE XXI PROCEDURE DELIVERED TO
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-10 20:24:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDETRD ECON WTRO CA
07PARIS2746MICHEL BARNIER OUTLINES GOALS AS NEW FRENCH MINISTER OF
[...] SUMMARY: THE NEW FRENCH MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE MICHEL BARNIER (REFTEL A) DELIVERED HIS FIRST OFFICIAL SPEECH AT THE YOUNG FRENCH FARMERS' UNION ANNUAL CONFERENCE IN EPINAL ON JUNE 21. BARNIER ASSURED THE AUDIENCE THAT HE WILL DEFEND THE COMMON AGRICULTURAL POLICY, WILL ADVOCATE AN INCREASE IN [...]
2007-06-26 16:08:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ETRD PGOV WTRO EUN FR PINR
07PARIS3269PRESIDENT SARKOZY AND FRANCE'S INDUSTRIAL POLICY
[...] (C) President Nicolas Sarkozy's calls for a more aggressive industrial policy have elicited criticism in some quarters of the EU, but largely favorable responses at home. Sarkozy's perspective is in line with France's long- time perception of an EC liberal "bias" (a perception partly behind [...]
2007-08-02 15:59:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALETRD WTRO ECON PGOV FR
07PRAGUE1124CZECHS SUPPORT KEEPING THE PRESSURE ON THE BURMESE
[...] (SBU) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4. 2. (SBU) Czech Director of Human Rights and Transition Policy, Gabriela Dlouha, informed us that the Czech government is supportive of the EU approach to keep the pressure on the Burmese government. She commented that the MFA has be [...]
2007-10-03 15:28:00Embassy PragueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM ETRD WTRO BM EU EZ
07PRAGUE1295WTO/GAMBLING: CZECHS WILL BE WALLFLOWERS IN EC
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-12 16:01:00Embassy PragueUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD WTRO EZ
07PRAGUE130CZECH REPUBLIC: NO EU CONSENSUS ON WTO/DOHA
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-09 14:16:00Embassy PragueUNCLASSIFIEDWTRO ETRD ECON EZ
07QUITO2221ECUADOR: DEMARCHE ON WTO DOHA INDUSTRIAL GOODS
[...] (SBU) EconCouns presented reftel A demarche regarding proposed approach for non-agricultural market access (NAMA) for small, vulnerable economies to Mentor Villagomez, Under Secretary for Economic and Trade Affairs at the Ecuadorian SIPDIS Foreign Ministry. Villagomez said that Ecuador's i [...]
2007-09-28 17:51:00Embassy QuitoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON WTRO EC
07ROME323GOI WILL WORK TOWARDS DOHA SUCCESS SO LONG AS
[...] (SBU) Summary. Econoff delivered ref A non-paper on the Doha Round negotiations and the President's January 31 speech on the state of the economy to the Ministry of Foreign Trade. Ministry officials agreed the time is ripe for progress in the Doha Round, and expressed hope progress before [...]
2007-02-15 15:40:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEUN WTRO ECON ETRD EAGR IT
07SANJOSE1689COSTA RICA RESPONSE - WHTO IGWG ANTI-IP PROPOSALS
[...] (SBU) On September 7, 2007, EmbOffs met with Gabriela Castro and Susana Vasquez at Costa Rica's Ministry of Commerce and Trade (COMEX) to discuss the Costa Rican response to reftel's message. The COMEX officials said that due to the upcoming referendum to ratify Costa Rica's participation in th [...]
2007-09-11 17:55:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON KIPR ETRD WTRO CR
07SANTODOMINGO2225DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON WTO DOHA INDUSTRIAL GOODS
[...] Econoff delivered reftel talking points on the WTO Doha Industrial Goods Tariff Negotiations to Juan Guiliani Cury, Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Cury expressed support for the solution for small, vulnerable economies that has been put forwa [...]
2007-10-01 17:41:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD WTRO DR
07SHENYANG223BRILLIANCE SLOWS APPROACH TO U.S. MARKET
[...] (SBU) Summary. Brilliance Automotive plans to delay its entry into the United States market while it resolves safety and environmental standards issues for its line of high-end sedans. The company cites a return to profitability and a desire to make its market debut a clear success as the ma [...]
2007-11-26 07:46:00Consulate ShenyangUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINV EPIT EFIN PROV WTRO CH
07SINGAPORE371SINGAPORE 2007 SPECIAL 301 REVIEW: RECOMMEND NO
[...] (SBU) Summary: Post recommends maintaining Singapore's current Special 301 status in 2007, i.e., not on the Watch List. Singapore remains committed to enhancing what is already one of Asia's strongest intellectual property regimes. The government continues to implement its IPR-related commit [...]
2007-02-23 06:56:00Embassy SingaporeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKIPR ECON ETRD EINV USTR WTRO SN
07SOFIA1381DEMARCHE ON GAMBLING: WTO ARTICLE XXI PROCEDURE
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-17 16:06:00Embassy SofiaUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD WTRO
07STATE131146DEMARCHE REQUEST ON DOHA NON-AGRICULTURAL MARKET
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 7. 2. (U) Summary and action request: Negotiations on potential modalities for global reductions of tariffs on industrial goods (known as Non-Agricultural Market Access or NAMA) as part of the Doha Round in the World Trade Organization (W [...]
2007-09-18 16:14:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD WTRO
07STATE131348DEMARCHE REQUEST ON WTO DOHA INDUSTRIAL GOODS
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 8. 2. (U) Summary and action request: WTO Doha Round negotiations on potential approaches for global reductions on industrial goods tariffs (known as Non-Agricultural Market Access or NAMA) resumed in Geneva September 17 with informal me [...]
2007-09-18 19:08:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD WTRO
07STATE165472DEMARCHE ON GAMBLING - WTO ARTICLE XXI PROCEDURE
[...] This is an urgent action request. See paragraphs 14 and 15. SUMMARY ------- 2. In May 2007, the United States began a process to clarify that its WTO obligations do not extend to gambling and betting services, in response to a WTO dispute settlement finding that the U.S. inadvertent [...]
2007-12-10 23:20:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD WTRO
07STATE57995DEMARCHE ON U.S. WTO TAFT PROPOSAL
[...] This is an action request. See paragraph 3. 2. The U.S. is seeking, in the context of the WTO Doha Round negotiations, to reduce non-tariff barriers related to textiles, apparel, footwear, and travel goods labeling. Textiles, apparel, footwear, and travel goods are products of importance [...]
2007-04-30 21:51:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON WTRO
07STATE60296DEMARCHE ON WTO ARTICLE XXI PROCEDURE
[...] This is an action request (see para 8 and 9). Summary ------- 2. In a dispute originally filed by Antigua and Barbuda (hereafter "Antigua") in 2003, the WTO found that the United States had made a market access commitment covering Internet gambling based outside of the United States. [...]
2007-05-03 23:22:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON WTRO
07TASHKENT1678DEMARCHE DELIVERED: CENTRAL-ASIA TIFA COUNCIL
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 5 and 6. 2. (C) Summary: DCM delivered reftel demarche on September 14 to Uzbek Minister for Foreign Economic Relations, Elyor Ganiev. Ganiev found the Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) meeting useful, saying he would like [...]
2007-09-24 08:44:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN ETRD WTRO ZK UZ
07THEHAGUE2066WTO/GAMBLING: DUTCH ON THE SIDELINES FOR NOW
[...] (SBU) On December 11, Econoff delivered reftel points seeking support for the USG invocation of Article XXI in the case of Internet gambling and betting services to Wink Joosten, Policy Officer, Trade Policy Department, Directorate for Foreign Economic Relations, Dutch Ministry of Economic A [...]
2007-12-17 07:11:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD WTRO NL
07THEHAGUE728NEW DUTCH TRADE MINISTER TO FOCUS ON BUSINESS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. New Dutch Trade Minister Heemskerk's positive experience in America as a young student should bode well for maintaining Dutch support within the EU for U.S. positions in WTO/Doha talks and related trade issues. Heemskerk recently told Ambassador Arnall that support for "one-s [...]
2007-04-19 12:25:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD EINV PGOV USTR WTRO PINR NL
07TOKYO1181JAPAN FOREIGN MINISTRY STILL SQUEAMISH ABOUT WTO
[...] (C) Summary: Japan remains hesitant to join U.S.- initiated dispute settlement cases against China in the World Trade Organization (WTO) largely over concerns about possible Chinese retaliation against Japanese companies that have invested in China, according to the director-general for eco [...]
2007-03-16 09:43:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALECON ETRD WTRO PGOV JA CH
07TOKYO1184METI REMAINS CAUTIOUS TOWARD U.S. APPROACH ON CHINA
[...] (C) Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for China Tim Stratford, in meetings with METI officials on March 9, stressed that the U.S. "two track" approach of intensified dialogue combined with a willingness to take China to dispute settlement in the WTO had shown substantial progress. The Japan [...]
2007-03-16 10:16:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALECON ETRD WTRO PGOV CH JA
07TOKYO1377MOFA ECONOMIC DIRECTOR GENERAL ON SUB-CABINET
[...] (C) Summary: The exchange of information on free trade agreements and discussion of food safety issues remain the most sensitive topics for Japan at the upcoming sub-Cabinet meetings in Washington, according to the Director General for Economic Affairs of the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Af [...]
2007-03-29 07:19:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALECON ETRD EAGR EINV PREL WTRO SENV JA
07TOKYO1771JAPAN TO JOIN CHINA/IPR WTO CASE AS THIRD PARTY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Trade Minister Amari announced on April 20 that Japan will join the U.S. as a third party in a WTO complaint against China on IPR prosecutions. The GOJ is worried about the Chinese reaction and will be monitoring it closely. Chinese Customs and Copyright agency officials warne [...]
2007-04-22 22:54:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALKIPR ETRD ECON WTRO PGOV CH JP
07VIENNA2707AUSTRIAN RESPONSE: WHO IGWG ON PUBLIC HEALTH,
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-30 08:02:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD KIPR WTRO WHO
07VIENNA2931AUSTRIAN RESPONSE: DEMARCHE ON GAMBLING/WTO
[...] (SBU) EconUnit Chief delivered reftel points on December 12 to Gabriella Habermayer, Head of the Ministry of Economics' (MoE) Multilateral Trade Division and to Helge Plank, Head of the MoE's Services Trade Unit. Plank said that, at last week's 133 Committee meeting, "a large Member State an [...]
2007-12-12 13:41:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD WTRO AU
07VIENNA343DEMARCHE TO AUSTRIA IN ADVANCE OF FEBRUARY 12-13
[...] (SBU) EconPolCouns delivered reftel demarche on February 8 to Christine Moser, the Austrian MFA's deputy European Correspondent. 2. (SBU) Moser expressed appreciation for our substantive points, and undertook to brief FM Ursula Plassnik on U.S. views. She particularly stressed agreement [...]
2007-02-09 14:40:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEUN PREL PGOV WTRO ECON ETRD AU
07VIENNA380AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES NABUCCO, EXPORT CONTROLS,
[...] (C) During a February 8 meeting with Minister of Economics Martin Bartenstein, the Ambassador thanked the GoA for its cooperation on export controls, but asked the GoA to remain vigilant about Iranian proliferation activities. Bartenstein told the Ambassador that Turkey remained the most diff [...]
2007-02-13 17:13:00Embassy ViennaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ETTC ENRG ETRD WTRO AU
07WARSAW2362WTO/GAMBLING: POLAND LIKELY TO STAY OUT OF THE GAME
[...] (SBU) EconOff delivered reftel demarche regarding the WTO dispute settlement proceeding on gambling and betting services to Mieczyslaw Nogaj, Director of the Trade Policy Department at the Polish Ministry of Economy, and to Joanna Katner-Pruszynska, Counselor to the Minister of Economy. She [...]
2007-12-12 15:06:00Embassy WarsawUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD WTRO PL
07WELLINGTON556 NEW ZEALAND - WTO TRADE NEGOTIATIONS COMMITTEE MEETING
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-02 03:53:00Embassy WellingtonUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD WTRO USTR EAGR
08ABUJA1313NIGERIAN AND ECOWAS DELEGATIONS TO AGOA FORUM
[...] The Nigerian Ministry of Commerce and Industry has notified Embassy that its delegation to the AGOA Forum in Washington will be led by Minister of State for Commerce and Industry (MCI) - Ahmed Garba Bichi. The total delegation is composed of 28 members from government, the private sector and c [...]
2008-07-09 15:37:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECIN ECON EAID EINV WTRO PREL NI
08AMMAN1765Workshop Provides "How To" Advice on Maximizing the
[...] (SBU) Summary: The U.S. Foreign Commercial Service (FCS),in coordination with the USAID-funded Jordanian Business Development Center, held a practical workshop June 3-4 for importers and exporters on how to maximize the U.S.-Jordan Free Trade Agreement (FTA). Approximately 120 participants f [...]
2008-06-12 14:45:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON EAGR WTRO JO
08AMMAN1915JORDAN SUPPORTS U.S. CANDIDACY FOR UNIVERSAL POSTAL UNION
[...] No summary [...]
2008-06-29 13:01:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC ECON ETRD WTRO JO
08AMMAN2654Jordan's Trade Deficit Doubles During First Half of 2008;
[...] Summary: Jordan's trade deficit nearly doubled to $5 billion during the first half of 2008. The Government of Jordan (GOJ) attributes the expanding trade gap to a significant increase in imports, which reached $8.61 billion due largely to the price increase for crude oil imports. The Greate [...]
2008-09-14 05:27:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON EAGR WTRO JO
08AMMAN551Jordan's Trade Deficit Widens Significantly
[...] (U) Summary: Jordan's trade deficit increased 23.4% to $7.8 billion in 2007, equivalent to about one-half of its GDP (reftels). Jordanian economists attribute the expanding trade gap primarily to a 17.2% increase in imports, which reached $13.5 billion. The Government of Jordan (GOJ) reported [...]
2008-02-21 10:07:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON EAGR WTRO JO
08AMMAN813Promoting the U.S.-Jordan Free Trade Agreement
[...] (SBU) Summary: Although total U.S.-Jordan trade has continued to grow, Jordanian exports to the U.S. under the U.S.-Jordan Free Trade Agreement (FTA) represented a mere 23% of total exports to the U.S. in 2007, and grew only modestly over 2006. Garment exports, primarily shipped under the Qua [...]
2008-03-13 15:26:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON EAGR WTRO JO
08AMMAN824 JORDAN CONSIDERING CO-SPONSORSHIP OF U.S./EC TAFT GOODS
[...] No summary [...]
2008-03-16 15:20:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD WTRO ECON JO
08ANKARA2087TURKEY ALSO CONCERNED ABOUT PROTECTIONIST SPIRAL,
[...] (SBU) We delivered reftel talking points to Ibrahim Yagli, MFA Department Head in the Office of Multilateral Economic Affairs. He observed that the GOT had not been aware of the protectionist measures taken by India, Brazil, and Argentina. Yagli agreed that such activities could create a dan [...]
2008-12-04 12:31:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ETRD PREL ECON WTRO
08ANKARA288TURKEY NOT READY TO COSPONSOR U.S./EC TAFT GOODS
[...] (SBU) We delivered reftel points in coordination with the EC's Economic Counselor in Turkey, Ulrike Hauer. Turkish Foreign Trade Undersecretariat Deputy Director General for Multilateral Agreements, Hasan Yalcin, told us that Turkey supports the ideas presented in the joint proposal "in princ [...]
2008-02-15 13:37:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD WTRO ECON TU
08ASTANA1282KAZAKHSTAN STILL CONSIDERING REQUEST ON UNIVERSAL
[...] No summary [...]
2008-07-18 02:43:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDAORC ECON ETRD WTRO KZ
08ATHENS964GREECE: MAJOR ISSUES AT UNIVERSAL POSTAL UNION
[...] (U) On June 27, 2008 Embassy transmitted reftel dipnote on the U.S. candidacies for the Universal Postal Union (UPU) to the Greek MFA. PolOff also delivered the note and accompanying points to Embassy Attache Giorgos Panagiotidis of the D1 Directorate for the International Organizations. Pan [...]
2008-07-07 13:14:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIEDAORC ECON ETRD GR WTRO
08BAKU172AZERBAIJAN: 2008 SPECIAL 301 REPORT SUBMISSION
[...] (U) Based on the GOAJ's endeavors to improve intellectual property rights (IPR) legislation, enforcement, and human capacity in 2007, and the lack of nominations and complaints from the private sector, Embassy Baku recommends that Azerbaijan remain off the Special 301 Watch List in 2008. Bui [...]
2008-02-27 05:37:00Embassy BakuUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETDR ECON KIPR USTR WTRO PGOV PREL AJ
08BAKU473AZERBAIJANI MFA READOUT ON MAY WTO WORKING PARTY
[...] (SBU) Summary: Deputy Foreign Minister Mammadguliyev provided a positive assessment of Azerbaijan's May WTO Working Party meeting and bilateral negotiations with the U.S. Azerbaijan plans to complete concordance within the next two months and hopes to complete its WTO Action Plan and submit [...]
2008-05-22 13:32:00Embassy BakuUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD PREL EAGR WTRO AJ
08BAKU660DEMARCHE ON UNIVERSAL POSTAL UNION CONGRESS
[...] No summary [...]
2008-07-09 10:53:00Embassy BakuUNCLASSIFIEDAORC ECON ETRD WTRO AJ
08BAKU70RUMORS SWIRL OF MINISTER OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT'S
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Since his 2005 appointment as Minister of Economic Development, Heydar Babayev's political influence and personal financial wealth have been growing. Many attribute his appointment to his close personal relationship with President Ilham Aliyev; the two studied in Kyiv and are ru [...]
2008-01-28 11:39:00Embassy BakuCONFIDENTIALETDR ECON WTRO PINR PGOV KCOR PREL AJ
08BAMAKO633DEMARCHE ON UNIVERSAL POSTAL UNION CONGRESS
[...] No summary [...]
2008-07-07 16:15:00Embassy BamakoUNCLASSIFIEDAORC ECON ETRD WTRO ML
08BANGKOK2071UNIVERSAL POSTAL UNION DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2008-07-08 08:12:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIEDAORC ECON ETRD WTRO
08BANGKOK660 THAILAND - DEMARCHE ON WTO TAFT PROPOSAL
[...] No summary [...]
2008-03-02 23:42:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD WTRO TH
08BEIJING1113CHINA SUPPORTIVE OF TAFT GOODS PROPOSAL
[...] (SBU) In a March 18 meeting between Assistant United States Trade Representative Tim Stratford and Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) WTO Director General Zhang Xiangchen, DG Zhang referenced the February 15 meeting with Econ Minister Counselor Robert Luke and EU Counselor for Trade and Investment [...]
2008-03-25 00:29:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD WTRO ECON CH
08BEIJING2084CHINA REVISITS MANDATORY CERTIFICATION FOR
[...] (U) Summary: Deputy Assistant United States Trade Representative Timothy Wineland met with the Chinese Government and United States industry representatives in Beijing from May 6-16 to discuss China's unprecedented proposal for mandatory certification requirements across a wide range of securi [...]
2008-05-29 09:15:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECPS ETRD PREL EINV WTRO ECON CH
08BEIJING2720DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON MAJOR ISSUES AT
[...] (U) This is an action request (please see para 7). 2. (SBU) On June 25, post delivered reftel diplomatic note to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA). On June 30, post faxed reftel points to MFA and faxed reftel points and a copy of the diplomatic note to the State Postal Bureau (SPB),wh [...]
2008-07-13 23:00:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC ECON ETRD WTRO CH
08BEIJING2897PUSHING FOR TRANSPARENCY ON MEDICAL DEVICE
[...] (SBU) Summary. Embassy FCS officers and Econoff met with Ministry of Health (MOH) Department of Planning and Finance Director General Zhao Zilin and MOH International Health Exchange and Cooperation Center (IHECC) Centralized Purchasing Office Director Li Ling on July 24 to push for greater t [...]
2008-07-25 09:14:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD CH KIPR WTRO EFIN EINV EIND PGOV
08BEIJING2909CHINA NOT YIELDING ON CERTIFICATION SCHEME
[...] (SBU) Summary: In a July 18 meeting with the National Certification and Accreditation Administration (CNCA),United States Trade Representative (USTR) Chief Legal Counsel Warren Maruyama, Assistant USTR Tim Stratford, Deputy Assistant USTR Tim Wineland, USTR Director for China and Taiwan David [...]
2008-07-28 06:36:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECPS ETRD PREL EINV WTRO ECON CH
08BEIJING3233Party Economist Looks to Control Prices,
[...] No summary [...]
2008-08-22 04:52:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN WTRO ENRG EAGR CH
08BEIJING3257Party Economist Looks to Control Prices,
[...] (SBU) Summary: Economic M/C met with Senior Communist Party Economist Zheng Xinli to discuss current economic issues. Zheng noted that the declining dollar was eroding the value of China's dollar-denominated assets. He thought China's inflation was the result of externalities such as rising [...]
2008-08-25 02:07:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN WTRO ENRG EAGR CH
08BEIJING3598China's Food Security Concerns: Perception
[...] (SBU) Summary: Although China is largely self- sufficient in grain production, rising global and domestic food prices have reinforced longstanding Chinese concerns about food security. This has sparked a debate in China over whether China's current policies need to be adjusted to ensure Chin [...]
2008-09-17 06:32:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON WTRO EAGR ETRD EINV CH
08BEIJING4293HOW TO ADDRESS CHINA'S DRAFT POSTAL LAW RESTRICTIONS ON
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST: China's recent release of its draft revised postal law confirmed the pre-release concerns of the global express delivery industry, including U.S. companies FedEx and UPS. If enacted, the law would exclude foreign express delivery companies from domestic docume [...]
2008-11-24 02:24:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON WTRO ETRD EAIR CH
08BEIJING4611Korea-China BIT Talks Stall Over Pre-Establishment
[...] (C) Summary: In a December 18 meeting, Korean Embassy officials told Econoff that China and Korea continued to discuss in two forums the prospects for strong bilateral and trilateral (with Japan) investment agreements after signing a more limited "Investment Protection and Promotion Agreement" [...]
2008-12-19 09:46:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN EINV EAID ETRD WTRO PREL CH
08BEIJING4612Canada-China BIT Talks Slowed by U.S.-China Negotiations
[...] (C) Summary: Twice this week, separate Canadian Embassy officials approached Embassy to express Canada's concern that China is holding off on making concessions in long-running bilateral investment treaty (BIT) negotiations with Canada on topics that China expects to surface in the U.S.-China [...]
2008-12-19 10:00:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN EINV EAID ETRD WTRO PREL CH
08BEIJING4623 MOFCOM Spills the Beans on "Industrial Security"
[...] (SBU) Summary: In a frank and spirited discussion October 28 with Treasury Deputy Assistant Secretary (DAS) for Investment Security Nova Daly and Deputy Assistant United States Trade Representative for Investment Jonathan Kallmer, Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) Industrial Injury Investigation B [...]
2008-12-22 07:31:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALETRD EINV WTRO EFIN CH
08BEIJING4645NDRC RESPONDS TO U.S. CONCERNS ON POSTAL LAW
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Embassy received on December 22 from the National Reform and Development Commission (NDRC) a faxed statement, dated December 18, responding to U.S. Government and private sector comments on the Revised Draft of the Postal Law. NDRC's statement avers that the exclusion of fo [...]
2008-12-23 10:14:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON WTRO ETRD EAIR CH
08BEIJING548DEMARCHE TO CHINA ON TAFT GOODS PROPOSAL
[...] (SBU) On February 15, Econ M/C together with EU's Counselor for Trade and Investment Olivier Micol, jointly demarched China on labeling for textile, apparel, footwear, and travel (TAFT) goods (reftel) through China's Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) WTO Director General Zhang Xiangchen. Zhang's r [...]
2008-02-15 10:57:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD WTRO ECON CH
08BEIJING672DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON WTO SERVICES NEGOTIATIONS
[...] (SBU) Trade Affairs MinCons delivered reftel demarche points and letter regarding WTO services negotiations to the Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM),Department of WTO Affairs Director General Zhang Xiangchen on February 25. Per separate instructions from USTR, MC Trade Affairs also previewed telep [...]
2008-02-25 23:40:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD WTRO CH
08BEIJING95CHINA'S INITIAL GPA OFFER
[...] (SBU) On January 7, Embassy Beijing Economic officers met with Ministry of Finance (MOF) Government Procurement Management Division II Treasury Department Director Wang Shao Shuang regarding MOF,s December 28 submission of its Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) and initial offer. Director [...]
2008-01-09 06:54:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALECON ETRD WTRO EFIN EINV EIND CH
08BUENOSAIRES1079LULA VISITS ARGENTINA TO ADDRESS BILATERAL TRADE FRICTIONS
[...] (SBU) Brazilian President Lula da Silva arrives in Buenos Aires August 3 with a 300-strong delegation of private sector representatives shortly after a very public split between Argentina and Brazil on agricultural subsidy and industrial tariffs in end-game WTO Doha negotiations. Lula's meetin [...]
2008-08-04 19:52:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD PREL EAGR WTRO AR BR
08BUENOSAIRES1089ARGENTINA: CFK BOOSTED BY LULA, CHAVEZ VISITS, MIXED
[...] (SBU) President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner (CFK) used overlapping August 3-5 visits by Brazil's President Lula and Venezuelan President Chavez to try to regain political momentum. Lula's visit focused on renewed Argentine-Brazilian commercial collaboration following a damaging public diverg [...]
2008-08-06 13:27:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ECON ETRD WTRO AR BR VE
08BUENOSAIRES1154Argentine Trade Officials on Doha: Optimistic Words,
[...] (SBU) Nestor Stancanelli, a senior GoA trade official, expressed pique at Brazil's decision to favor an end-game WTO Doha round compromise proposal on agriculture and NAMA tariffs, but argued that intra-Mercosur relations between Argentina and Brazil remain good. In a Doha post-mortem, he argue [...]
2008-08-15 14:07:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD WTRO ECON EAGR EIND PREL AR
08BUENOSAIRES1285Argentina: No Movement on Bilat Trade Issues, or Doha
[...] (SBU) In a September 4 meeting with visiting Codel, Argentine Foreign Minister Taiana and other Foreign Ministry officials protested the lack of U.S. market access for Argentine lemons and beef, but had no response to Codel requests for Argentina to allow imports of U.S. beef and poultry. Code [...]
2008-09-15 19:15:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD WTRO ECON EAGR PREL PTER AR BL IR
08BUENOSAIRES1400Argentina Calls for Emergency Mercosur Summit to Address
[...] (U) On October 8, Argentine Foreign Minister Jorge Taiana announced he would ask his fellow Mercosur Foreign Ministers as well as Economy Ministers to hold an emergency summit regarding the global financial crisis. Daily La Nacion quoted a "high-ranking government official" as saying that "the [...]
2008-10-10 14:44:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD WTRO ECON AR
08BUENOSAIRES1415Argentine President Announces "Administered Trade" Policy
[...] (SBU) Responding to fears that slower global growth and a significant Brazilian devaluation will prompt waves of cheap imports "dumped" on the Argentine market, GoA President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner (CFK) announced an "administered trade" and safeguard policy to protect local employment [...]
2008-10-15 17:33:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON WTRO AR
08BUENOSAIRES1427Argentina: American Chamber Describes Investment
[...] (SBU) As the American Chamber of Commerce in Argentina celebrates its ninetieth anniversary, member company reps noted to visiting WHA DAS McMullen their long and successful tenures in Argentina's historically volatile economic environment. U.S. companies remain broadly profitable, and a numbe [...]
2008-10-17 12:33:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON WTRO AR
08BUENOSAIRES1760ARGENTINA: AMERICAN CHAMBER DESCRIBES
[...] (SBU) CODEL Meeks received a first-hand understanding of the commercial opportunities and challenges faced by U.S. companies operating in Argentina during a roundtable discussion with American Chamber of Commerce in Argentina (AmCham) member companies on December 17, 2008. Discussion focused o [...]
2008-12-30 12:57:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON WTRO AR
08BUENOSAIRES253ARGENTINA: GOA DOWNBEAT ON DOHA SERVICES "SIGNALING"
[...] (SBU) In a sharp response to Ref A letter from USTR Schwab on upcoming WTO Doha Development Round (DDR) services negotiations, Foreign Ministry Trade Secretary Alfredo Chiaradia argued that Schwab's linking the USG's ability to agree to modalities on Agriculture and NAMA to our confidence in an [...]
2008-02-29 07:34:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD WTRO ECON EAGR EINV PREL AR
08BUENOSAIRES989Argentina Shows No Flexibility on Latest Doha NAMA Text
[...] (SBU) Public comments by Foreign Minister Jorge Taiana, as well as press reports, indicate a growing divide between MERCOSUR members Argentina and Brazil over their respective WTO Doha Development Round (DDR) negotiating positions, despite a July 14 meeting in Rio de Janeiro of MERCOSUR Foreign [...]
2008-07-18 21:26:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD WTRO AR
08BUJUMBURA357UNIVERSAL POSTAL UNION (UPU) CONGRESS: MINISTRY OF
[...] (SBU) In a July 15 meeting with PolOff, the Chief of Cabinet for the Ministry of Transport, Posts and Telecommunications, Dieudonne Karasavye confirmed that Minister Philippe Njoni will head the Burundian delegation to to the Universal Postal Union (UPU) in Geneva and stated that he would di [...]
2008-07-16 15:20:00Embassy BujumburaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC ECON ETRD WTRO BY
08CAIRO1535EGYPT: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON UNIVERSAL POSTAL UNION
[...] (U) We delivered reftel paragraph 12 points to Engineer Alaa Fahmy, Chairman of the Egyptian Postal Authority, on July 9. He had no substantive response on the points on the UPU Massion Statement or Zero Nominal Growth policies. On supporting U.S. candidacy, he asked for names and details on [...]
2008-07-20 09:04:00Embassy CairoUNCLASSIFIEDAORC ECON ETRD WTRO EG
08CAIRO2097EGYPT REVIEWS TEXTILE LABEL REQUIREMENT
[...] (SBU) Econoff met with Walid el-Nozahy, head of the WTO unit at the Ministry of Trade and Industry, on September 25 to raise the concerns of Nike and other U.S. garment exporters regarding GOE decrees 515 of 2003 and 770 of 2005 (ref e-mail). Econoff noted that U.S. exporters believe that the [...]
2008-09-25 10:55:00Embassy CairoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON WTRO EG
08CANBERRA1207AUSTRALIA SHARES CONCERNS ON PROTECTIONISM
[...] (C) GOA shares US concerns about protectionism in some G20 members. Australia has already made approaches in several G20 capitals, and is ready to cooperate closely with US. DFAT said the UK should be added to the list of countries taking protectionist steps because of how it has raised i [...]
2008-12-02 07:05:00Embassy CanberraCONFIDENTIALEFIN ETRD PREL ECON WTRO AS
08CANBERRA392AUSTRALIA WANTS MORE INFO ON U.S. WTO REMAN
[...] (SBU) Summary: Australia is not at the moment in a position to agree to cosponsor the US WTO remanufacturing initiative text, but does not rule it out. The Australians suggest a dialogue on this issue, preferably in Geneva. End summary. 2. (SBU) Deputy Econcouns met with Department of Fo [...]
2008-04-16 06:59:00Embassy CanberraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD WTRO ECON AS
08CANBERRA687UPU CONGRESS DEMARCHE: AUSTRALIAN RESPONSE
[...] (SBU) Summary. Econoff and Econ intern met with Richard Desmond, acting Assistant Secretary for Consumer Protection and Australia Post for the Department of Broadband, Communication, and Digital Economy (DBCDE) to review U.S. concerns for the UPU (Universal Postal Union) Congress in Geneva, S [...]
2008-07-07 23:42:00Embassy CanberraUNCLASSIFIEDAORC ECON ETRD WTRO AS
08DARESSALAAM472TANZANIA: FOLLOW-UP INFORMATION ON MAJOR ISSUES AT
[...] This is an action request. See paragraph 4. 2. Post received the following Diplomatic Note CMB 291/466/01 from the Government of the United Republic of Tanzania (GOT) on July 21 in response to Ref B demarche requesting GOT support for the United States candidates for seats on the Universal [...]
2008-07-29 16:40:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamUNCLASSIFIEDAORC ECON ETRD WTRO TZ
08DUBLIN409IRELAND'S RESPONSE TO UNIVERSAL POSTAL UNION ISSUES
[...] (U) On July 1, 2008 POLOFF delivered demarche (reftel) to Ann Monaghan, Higher Executive Officer of the Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources. Monaghan said that Ireland has not committed its support to any candidate for a seat on the Universal Postal Union Council of Ad [...]
2008-07-09 12:28:00Embassy DublinUNCLASSIFIEDAORC ECON ETRD WTRO EI
08GENEVA1051OCTOBER 8-9, 2008, WTO SANITARY AND PHYTOSANITARY (SPS)
[...] Summary: The Forty-Second Meeting of the World Trade Organization (WTO) Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) Measures was held October 8-9, 2008. The U.S. delegation was headed by Jane Doherty, (USTR),and included Christine Brown (Commerce),Mary Lisa Madell (APHIS),Daniella Taveau [...]
2008-12-03 15:52:00US Mission GenevaUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ETRD USTR WTRO
08GENEVA1055 MEETING WITH MONTENEGRO DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER DJUROVIC TO
[...] Summary: USTR Senior Director for WTO Accessions, Cecilia Klein, and USTR/Geneva representatives Bob Kasper and Nancy Omelko met Montenegro Deputy Prime Minister Gordana Djurovic and Montenegrin delegation on 24 November 2008. The bilateral talks focused on resolving remaining issues in the [...]
2008-12-05 09:04:00US Mission GenevaUNCLASSIFIEDETRD ECON EINV WTRO USTR MW
08GENEVA1078 December 2008 meeting of the Working Party for the WTO
[...] (U) Summary. The sixth Working Party Meeting on Azerbaijan's Accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO),held on December 11 in Geneva, was widely attended by other WTO Members and highlighted the renewed energy shown by Azerbaijan in a number of areas. Prior to the meeting, Azerbaijan [...]
2008-12-15 16:21:00US Mission GenevaUNCLASSIFIEDETRD ECON WTRO USTR AZE
08GENEVA1105December 17 Meeting of TNC
[...] Summary. At a meeting of the Trade Negotiations Committee (TNC) on December 17, 2008 WTO Director General Lamy recognized with disappointment that it is not possible to conclude the Agriculture and NAMA modalities before the end of the year, but stressed the need to continue work in early 2009 [...]
2008-12-19 16:05:00US Mission GenevaUNCLASSIFIEDETRD WTRO USTR
08GENEVA559 WTO TRADE POLICY REVIEW OF SINGAPORE, JULY 14 AND 16,
[...] SUMMARY: WTO Members conducted the Trade Policy Review of Singapore on July 14 and 16, 2008. Members expressed appreciation for Singapore's open trade regime and were generally in agreement that Singapore is a model actor in the WTO community. Members encouraged Singapore to bind its remain [...]
2008-07-21 14:38:00US Mission GenevaUNCLASSIFIEDETRD WTRO USTR
08GENEVA932 MEETING OF THE WTO COMMITTEE ON TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT,
[...] SUMMARY: WTO Members held a meeting of the Committee on Trade and Development (CTD) on October 16, 2008, followed immediately by a Dedicated Session of the CTD on Regional Trade Agreements (RTAs). During the regular CTD meeting, the EC and Norway were again questioned on the implementation of [...]
2008-11-06 16:35:00US Mission GenevaUNCLASSIFIEDETRD WTRO USTR
08GENEVA985 November 2008 Trade Policy Review of Jordan
[...] SUMMARY: WTO Members conducted the Trade Policy Review of Jordan on November 10 and 12, 2008. Jordan's Minister of Industry and Trade Al-Hadidi stressed the importance the country attaches for its first TPR and stated its top priority is to improve its business climate in order to unleash it [...]
2008-11-19 12:22:00US Mission GenevaUNCLASSIFIEDETRD WTRO USTR JO
08GEORGETOWN390GUYANA DEMARCHE DELIVERED: MAJOR ISSUES AT
[...] (U) Per reftel, Post delivered diplomatic note and demarche to Audrey Waddell, Director of America and Asias at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Waddell agreed to foward the dip note and demarche to the appropriate office. 2. (U) Post will report any substantive response from the Government [...]
2008-07-09 21:35:00Embassy GeorgetownUNCLASSIFIEDAORC ECON ETRD WTRO
08GUANGZHOU132Guangzhou IPR Update for Special 301 Review
[...] (SBU) Summary: Despite a few successes in intellectual property rights (IPR) enforcement efforts over the last year, the overall climate for U.S. owners of intellectual property (IP) has not significantly improved. Moreover, law enforcement cooperation has noticeably deteriorated since the las [...]
2008-03-02 23:40:00Consulate GuangzhouUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD KIPR ECON WTRO PGOV CH
08GUANGZHOU159Sharing Information to Resolve IPR Issues
[...] No summary [...]
2008-03-17 08:46:00Consulate GuangzhouUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKPAO SCUL KIPR PGOV PINR WTRO ECON CH
08GUANGZHOU244Guangdong Officials Express Willingness to Cooperate to
[...] (SBU) Summary: In cordial meetings with Jared Ragland, Director of the U.S. Trade Representative's Office of Intellectual Property and Innovation, Guangdong provincial and municipal officials described recent successes in enforcing intellectual property rights (IPR),as well steps they plan to [...]
2008-04-25 08:54:00Consulate GuangzhouUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD KIPR ECON WTRO PGOV CH
08GUATEMALA853GUATEMALA: DEMARCHE ON UNIVERSAL POSTAL UNION
[...] Poloff delivered reftel demarche and non-paper on the Universal Postal Union (UPU) to Luis Carranza, Director for Multilateral Policy at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA); Joaquin Flores Espana, Director General of Postal Services at the Ministry of Communications; and Ingrid Barillas, Hea [...]
2008-07-08 21:14:00Embassy GuatemalaUNCLASSIFIEDAORC ECON ETRD WTRO GT
08GUATEMALA934GUATEMALA TO SUPPORT U.S. CANDIDATES FOR UNIVERSAL
[...] No summary [...]
2008-07-22 22:34:00Embassy GuatemalaUNCLASSIFIEDAORC ECON ETRD WTRO GT
08HANOI155 DEMARCHE TO VIETNAM ON TAFT GOODS PROPOSAL
[...] (SBU) On February 13, Econ Counselor demarched the Government of Vietnam on labeling for textile, apparel, footwear, and travel (TAFT) goods (reftel) through Nguyen Hong Duong, Deputy Director of the Americas Department of the Ministry of Industry and Trade. We gave Duong a copy of the U.S./EC [...]
2008-02-13 09:46:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD WTRO ECON VM
08HANOI312 FOLLOWING UP WITH VIETNAM ON TAFT AND ENVIRONMENTAL GOODS
[...] (SBU) On March 13, acting Econ Counselor followed up with the Government of Vietnam (GVN) on the proposal on labeling for textile, apparel, footwear, and travel (TAFT) goods, in a joint demarche with his EU counterpart in Hanoi. The GVN said that it "warmly welcomed" the proposal and "shares i [...]
2008-03-17 09:49:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD WTRO ECON VM
08HANOI64Draft Biotech Regulations Could Hamper Trade
[...] Summary. This cable provides translation of Vietnam Food Administration's latest draft biotechnology regulations, which are expected to be formally notified to the WTO soon. On their face, the regulations could hamper or restrict U.S. exports of biotech products. Post would welcome comments [...]
2008-01-17 09:46:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ETRD WTRO TBIO USTR VM
08HANOI752VIETNAM: UNIVERSAL POSTAL UNION DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2008-06-25 09:56:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIEDAORC ECON ETRD WTRO VM
08KINSHASA579DEMARCHE DELIVERED: MAJOR ISSUES AT UNIVERSAL POSTAL UNION
[...] PolOff delivered reftel demarche July 9 to Ambassador Oscar Matondo of the International Organizations Office of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. EconOff delivered demarche July 2 to the Minister of Economy's office at the Ministry of Economy and Trade. 2. Matondo stated that the GDRC wou [...]
2008-07-10 07:07:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC ECON ETRD WTRO CG
08KUALALUMPUR134DEMARCHE REGARDING MARCH WTO SERVICES NEGOTIATIONS
[...] (U) Econ counselor and econoff discussed reftel demarche with Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI) Deputy Secretary General Datuk Dr. Rebecca Fatima Sta Maria on February 26. Econ counselor also handed Rebecca the letter from USTR Susan Schwab to Minister of International Trade [...]
2008-02-26 23:38:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD WTRO MY
08KUWAIT795DEMARCHE DELIVERED: GOK LIKELY TO SUPPORT U.S.
[...] No summary [...]
2008-07-14 13:54:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDAORC ECON ETRD WTRO KU
08KYIV1077UKRAINIAN PARLIAMENT PASSES WTO-REQUIRED CUSTOMS
[...] (SBU) Summary: Parliament adopted a bill on June 3 to lower Ukraine's tariff rates in line with commitments made during WTO accession negotiations. The law as adopted, however, delays tariff reductions for a large number of goods until 2009, in contradiction to accession commitments. The bil [...]
2008-06-04 08:45:00Embassy KyivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD WTRO PGOV UP
08KYIV1202UKRAINE: PRESIDENT VETOES FLAWED CUSTOMS TARIFF
[...] On June 20, President Viktor Yushchenko vetoed a bill amending the Law "On the Customs Tariff of Ukraine," which Ukraine's Rada (parliament) had adopted on June 3. While the original draft law was meant to lower Ukraine's tariff rates in line with commitments made during WTO accession negotia [...]
2008-06-20 15:52:00Embassy KyivUNCLASSIFIEDETRD WTRO PGOV UP
08KYIV1330UKRAINE CONSIDERING ITS ROLE IN RUSSIA'S WTO
[...] (C) Summary: Ukraine's lead WTO negotiator Valeriy Pyatnytskiy told us on July 4 that Ukraine did not intend to block Russia's WTO accession, and was not planning to request any tariff concessions from Russia, but would likely make some requests of Russia given the importance of their bilater [...]
2008-07-07 13:45:00Embassy KyivCONFIDENTIALETRD WTRO PGOV RS UP
08KYIV20171ST MEETING OF U.S.-UKRAINE TRADE AND INVESTMENT
[...] (SBU) Summary: The inaugural meeting of the U.S.-Ukraine Trade and Investment Council, created by our new bilateral Trade and Investment Cooperation Agreement (TICA),took place on October 2. Deputy U.S. Trade Representative John Veroneau led the U.S. delegation; Minister of Economy Bohdan Da [...]
2008-10-10 06:46:00Embassy KyivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD WTRO PREL UP
08KYIV2417UKRAINE: PROGRESS ON GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT REFORM
[...] Summary: Ukraine's Cabinet of Ministers on November 19 issued new provisions to regulate the country's government procurement system. Experts, including from the World Bank, agree that the new provisions are an improvement after several years of GOU backsliding on procurement reform. The pro [...]
2008-12-10 11:42:00Embassy KyivUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN EINV PGOV WTRO UP
08KYIV722WILL UKRAINE JOIN RUSSIA'S WTO WORKING PARTY?
[...] (C) Summary: A GOU official recently told the press that Ukraine did not plan to join Russia's WTO Working Party, even though Ukraine looks set to join the WTO within a matter of months, well ahead of Russia. (Note: Ukraine's parliament April 10 ratified the protocol of accession, details sep [...]
2008-04-10 08:45:00Embassy KyivCONFIDENTIALETRD WTRO PGOV UP RS
08KYIV729UKRAINE'S PARLIAMENT RATIFIES ITS WTO PROTOCOL OF
[...] The Ukrainian Rada (parliament) on April 10 ratified Ukraine's protocol of accession to join the WTO. The ratification followed approval of the protocol by the WTO's General Council on February 5. Out of the 450 total Members of Parliament (MPs) in the Rada, 411 voted in support of the access [...]
2008-04-10 12:19:00Embassy KyivUNCLASSIFIEDETRD WTRO PGOV UP
08KYIV807UKRAINIAN GOVT LIFTS QUOTAS ON GRAIN EXPORTS
[...] (U) Summary: The GOU announced an end to grain export restrictions, long a sore spot for grain traders and WTO members, on April 23. The GOU also announced a relaxation of restrictions on sunflower oil, although quotas on sunflower oil and seeds do remain in place. The move was likely in par [...]
2008-04-25 02:37:00Embassy KyivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EAGR WTRO UP
08KYIV835WHOOPS: UKRAINIAN GOVT REVERSES LIFTING OF GRAIN
[...] (SBU) Summary: In contradiction to a public announcement by Prime Minister Tymoshenko on April 23, a government decree released on April 25 failed to eliminate grain export restrictions, only relaxing the quotas instead. The flip-flop was a complete surprise and followed an outpouring of inte [...]
2008-04-29 02:33:00Embassy KyivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EAGR WTRO UP
08KYIV915UKRAINE BECOMES WTO MEMBER ON MAY 16, BUT FAILS TO
[...] (SBU) Summary: Ukraine joins the WTO on May 16, marking a major success for the country's economic reform efforts. Accession is marred, however, by Ukraine's failure, due to domestic political turmoil, to pass five laws promised as part of accession negotiations. One of the five is the law de [...]
2008-05-15 16:00:00Embassy KyivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD WTRO PGOV UP
08KYIV980UKRAINE LIFTS QUOTAS ON GRAIN EXPORTS - THIS TIME WE'RE NOT
[...] Finance Minister Viktor Pynzenyk announced to the press on May 21 that the GOU had decided to lift export restrictions on grain. (Note: Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko had made a similar announcement in April (ref C),but the government then in fact only loosened the restrictions, rather than a [...]
2008-05-27 05:40:00Embassy KyivUNCLASSIFIEDETRD EAGR WTRO UP
08LISBON1621PORTUGAL CANDIDACY FOR UNIVERSAL POSTAL UNION
[...] No summary [...]
2008-07-08 10:45:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDAORC ECON ETRD WTRO
08LONDON1627UK SHARES USG CONCERNS RE ISO 26000 DRAFT
[...] The UK shares the concerns outlined in the reftel non-paper. They have just received a new working draft 4.2 of ISO 26000. It has not yet been reviewed by the government or discussed with the UK ISO Working Group, but it appears to raise the same concerns as the prior draft. This is the draft [...]
2008-06-13 17:07:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD WTRO EFIN UK
08LONDON1794DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO UK: MAJOR ISSUES AT
[...] The UK supports the U.S. positions in reftel. Econoff delivered demarche and diplomatic note on Monday, June 23 to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO),who then relayed the message to the Royal Mail. The Royal Mail will represent the UK at the UPU. The FCO says the Royal Mail has also se [...]
2008-07-07 13:41:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDAORC ECON ETRD WTRO UK
08LUANDA531DEMARCHE DELIVERED - MAJOR UNIVERSAL POSTAL UNION
[...] No summary [...]
2008-07-10 17:07:00Embassy LuandaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC ECON ETRD WTRO AO
08MANAGUA431NICARAGUA: U.S. - EU TAFT GOODS PROPOSAL LINKED
[...] No summary [...]
2008-04-09 23:09:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD WTRO NI
08MANILA2699 Discriminatory Philippine Taxes on Foreign Air Carriers
[...] (SBU) Summary and Action Request: Northwest Airlines has raised with us concerns about discriminatory taxes levied on foreign air carriers serving the Philippine market. The airline is asking that the Embassy lobby for the abolition of this tax, or for some solution which would mitigate its [...]
2008-12-11 08:32:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ECON WTRO USTR RP
08MANILA393 WTO TAFT Goods Demarche - Philippines to Consider
[...] (SBU) Summary: EconCouns delivered ref a demarche to Undersecretary for Trade Thomas Aquino of the Philippine Department of Trade and Industry on February 13 after coordination with colleagues at the EC Delegation in Manila. Aquino responded positively, but it is not yet clear that the Philip [...]
2008-02-14 07:26:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD WTRO ECON RP
08MANILA395 WTO Environmental Goods and Services Demarche -
[...] (SBU) Summary: EconCouns delivered ref A demarche to Undersecretary for Trade Thomas Aquino of the Philippine Department of Trade and Industry after coordination with colleagues atthe EC Delegation in Manila. Aquino responded poitively, but said an interagency consensus is stll needed before [...]
2008-02-14 07:26:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD WTRO ECON RP
08MANILA722 Philippines Considering Doha Commitments on Services
[...] Sensitive But Unclassified 2. (SBU) Summary: Secretary of Trade Peter Favila told EconCouns on March 24 that he is considering further commitments on services under Doha Round negotiations. He noted that the Philippines has publicly supported the Chairmen's texts on agriculture and NAMA, [...]
2008-03-25 05:56:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD WTRO ECON RP
08MASERU35LESOTHO TO HOST FEB. 27-29 LDC TRADE MINISTERS MEETING
[...] According to local government and diplomatic sources, the Government of Lesotho, through its Ministry of Trade and Industry, will host a meeting February 27-29 for Ministers of Trade from WTO-member Least Developed Countries (LDC). Lesotho, currently the chair of the WTO LDC Grouping, has obt [...]
2008-02-08 15:11:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD WTRO USTR LT
08MONTEVIDEO393DEMARCHE RESPONSE: MAJOR ISSUES AT UNIVERSAL
[...] (U) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, (MFA) Maria del Carmen Menoni Ocampo, and Uruguayan Communication Services Regulatory Unit's (URSEC) Dr. Carol Dolinkas, on July 3. 2. (U) The MFA's Department of Multilateral Affairs accepted the diplomatic note and m [...]
2008-07-11 14:08:00Embassy MontevideoUNCLASSIFIEDAORC ECON ETRD WTRO UY
08MOSCOW1568BLACK SEA FLEET STIRS CONTROVERSY BETWEEN RUSSIA AND
[...] (SBU) Summary: The dispute over the termination of Russia's Black Sea Fleet basing in Sevastopol by 2017 has only grown more intense since Russia celebrated the fleet's 225th anniversary on May 12. In response to Ukrainian President Yushchenko's order to draw up a draft law by July 20 to ter [...]
2008-06-04 03:47:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR MCAP PBTS PGOV PREL ECIN ETRD WTRO
08OSLO220NORWEGIANS WILL SUPPORT REMANUFACTURING INITIATIVE
[...] No summary [...]
2008-04-21 06:32:00Embassy OsloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD WTRO ECON
08OTTAWA309WTO DEMARCHE ON U.S./EC TAFT PROPOSAL - CANADA'S
[...] On February 29, EMIN presented reftel demarche to Balsharan Rakhra, Trade Policy Officer, Technical Barriers and Regulations Division, DFAIT. He had arranged to make the presentation jointly with his EU Mission counterpart, but she was absent due to illness. At the end of his oral presentati [...]
2008-02-29 17:04:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDETRD WTRO ECON CA EUN
08OTTAWA752CANADA'S RESPONSE TO ISO SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
[...] Econoff delivered reftel information regarding USG concerns on ISO Social Responsibility Draft Standard to Yolanda Banks, Senior Advisor for Corporate Social Responsibility and Public Affairs at Export Development Canada; Georgina Wainwright-Kemdirim, Senior Policy Analyst for Strategic Polic [...]
2008-06-06 14:22:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDETRD WTRO ECON CA
08PARAMARIBO285SURINAME DEMARCHE DELIVERED: MAJOR ISSUES AT
[...] (U) Per reftel, Post delivered diplomatic note and demarche to Chantal Elsenhout, Deputy Head of International Organization at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Government of Suriname. Elsenhout said he will forward copy of the dip note and demarche to the ministry responsible for postal [...]
2008-07-09 16:42:00Embassy ParamariboUNCLASSIFIEDAORC ECON ETRD WTRO
08PARIS1085 FRENCH EU PRESIDENCY: AGRICULTURAL POLICY GOALS
[...] Summary: France hopes to have the CAP health check reforms passed during its EU presidency and will initiate discussions on a post 2013 CAP policy and budget. The GOF's three main objectives will be to maintain EU food sovereignty; maintain the economic and territorial health of EU agricultur [...]
2008-06-06 16:42:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ETRD PGOV WTRO EUN FR INR
08PARIS1240 FRENCH SEEK TO INCORPORATE SOCIETAL PREFERENCES INTO EU
[...] Summary: In a memorandum submitted to the European Council on June 23, France moved forward with its plans to require that imported products conform to standards for EU production. The stated goal is to offset higher costs of European producers due to EU "societal" standards for food producti [...]
2008-06-30 16:48:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ETRD PGOV WTRO PINR FR
08PARIS342FRENCH PRESIDENT SARKOZY ADVOCATES EARLY CAP REFORM,
[...] Summary: At the opening of the annual Paris Agricultural Show on Saturday February 23, French President Sarkozy gave a major address on agricultural policy announcing his intention to reform the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) as early as 2009. He also reiterated his opposition to any WTO agr [...]
2008-02-26 17:17:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ETRD PGOV WTRO EUN FR INR
08PARIS514AGRICULTURAL TRADE IMPLICATIONS OF UPCOMING FRENCH EU
[...] SUMMARY: France will seek to use its considerable influence on agricultural policy to affect the direction and pace of CAP reform as well as to broaden the consideration of biotech dossiers at the EU level. France's influence could have negative trade implications for U.S. agriculture in sever [...]
2008-03-18 17:08:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ETRD PGOV WTRO EUN FR INR
08PARIS751 RESPONSE : IMPACT OF RISING FOOD / COMMODITY PRICES -
[...] SUMMARY: The French Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) and Ministry of Agriculture (MinAg) recently announced the creation of a working group on the global food security issue. This working group will present to the Government of France (GOF) proposals for both immediate actions and medium and [...]
2008-04-18 16:41:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR EAID ETRD PGOV WTRO EUN FR INR
08PARISFR2332UNESCO CULTURAL DIVERSITY CONVENTION: INTERGOVERNMENTAL
[...] Begin Summary. During its week-long second ordinary meeting, the 24-member Intergovernmental Committee for the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions ("the IGC" or "the Committee") took decisive action on each of the items on its agenda, although two items (prefere [...]
2008-12-29 12:12:00Mission UNESCOUNCLASSIFIEDSCUL UNESCO USTR WIPO WTRO KIPR
08PRAGUE449CZECHS WILL SUPPORT U.S. CANDIDACIES FOR UNIVERSAL POSTAL
[...] (U) On June 24, 2008 Post delivered reftel demarche to the Czech Foreign Ministry Director Pavel Kafka and to Eduard Prandstetter, the Director of the Postal Services Regulations Department at the Czech Telecommunications Office. Prandstetter, who will be attending the UPU Congress, said that [...]
2008-07-16 10:06:00Embassy PragueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC ECON ETRD WTRO EZ
08RABAT144MOROCCO WILL STUDY U.S./EC TAFT GOODS PROPOSAL
[...] (SBU) Econ Counselor delivered reftel points jointly with the EU's Economic Counselor in Morocco Jerome Cassier in a February 15 meeting with Mohammed Benjelloun, head of the WTO Division at the Ministry of External Commerce. Benjelloun declined to provide an official response pending inter- [...]
2008-02-15 16:36:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD WTRO ECON MO
08RABAT145MOROCCO WILL STUDY U.S./EC TAFT GOODS PROPOSAL
[...] (SBU) Econ Counselor delivered reftel points jointly with the EU's Economic Counselor in Morocco Jerome Cassier in a February 15 meeting with Mohammed Benjelloun, head of the WTO Division at the Ministry of External Commerce. Benjelloun declined to provide an official response pending inter- [...]
2008-02-15 16:36:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD WTRO ECON MO
08RIGA395LATVIA: UNIVERSAL POSTAL UNION (UPU) CONGRESS
[...] No summary [...]
2008-07-03 14:17:00Embassy RigaUNCLASSIFIEDAORC ECON ETRD WTRO LG
08RIGA423LATVIA TO SUPPORT USG CANDIDACIES AT UNIVERSAL POSTAL
[...] No summary [...]
2008-07-18 13:52:00Embassy RigaUNCLASSIFIEDAORC ECON ETRD WTRO LG
08ROME914ITALY: RESPONSE TO POSTAL UNION CONGRESS DEMARCHE
[...] No summary [...]
2008-07-24 15:22:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDAORC ECON ETRD WTRO IT
08SANJOSE606COSTA RICA REQUESTS EXCHANGE OF SUPPORT FOR POSTAL
[...] Per reftel, we sent a diplomatic note on June 27 to the MFA requesting support for U.S. candidates to be presented at the 24th Universal Postal Union Congress July 23 to August 12 in Geneva. On July 16, we received a diplomatic note (dated July 11) from the MFA requesting a reciprocal exchange [...]
2008-07-18 16:07:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIEDAORC ECON ETRD WTRO CS
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
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
08SEOUL2447G20 DEMARCHE ON REJECTING PROTECTIONISM: KOREA
[...] (C) Summary. On December 18, EMIN discussed U.S. concerns about recent protectionism measures by some G20 countries with Deputy Trade Minister Ahn Ho-young, Korea's sherpa for the November 15 G20 financial summit (Econoff had previously delivered demarche talking points to Korea,s Sous-sher [...]
2008-12-22 00:16:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALETRD EFIN PREL ECON WTRO KS
08SHANGHAI441SHANGHAI WTO CENTER DIRECTOR SPEAKS ON THE FINANCIAL CRISIS
[...] (SBU) In an October 9 meeting with the Consul General, Shanghai WTO Affairs Consultation Center Director Wang Xinkui emphasized that the global financial crisis will have a deep effect on the Chinese economy, particularly the trading sector. It will also have significant implications for the g [...]
2008-10-14 09:07:00Consulate ShanghaiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PGOV EFIN ETRD EINV WTRO CH
08SHANGHAI574SHANGHAI GM RELATIVELY IMMUNE FROM GM FINANCIAL WOES, BUT
[...] (SBU) Summary: On December 18, the Consul General (CG) met with Shanghai General Motors (GM) Executive Vice President Robert Socia and other top executives to discuss the effects of the economic downturn, general business environment issues and the local fall-out from GM's financial troubles. [...]
2008-12-23 07:58:00Consulate ShanghaiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EIND KIPR ELAB WTRO CH
08SHENYANG15BRILLIANCE EXPANDS FINANCIAL AND COMPONENT
[...] (C) Summary. Shenyang's Huachen Brilliance Automotive, which plans to enter the U.S. market later this year, has completed negotiations and regulatory steps to establish a joint-venture automotive-finance corporation with U.S.-based GE Money. The joint venture will begin operations in China [...]
2008-01-25 03:30:00Consulate ShenyangCONFIDENTIALECON EINV EPIT EFIN PROV WTRO CH
08SKOPJE433MACEDONIA WILL SUPPORT U.S. CANDIDATES IN UPU
[...] No summary [...]
2008-07-07 13:22:00Embassy SkopjeUNCLASSIFIEDPREL AORC ECON ETRD WTRO MK
08STATE117469DOL HOSTS SIXTH U.S.-VIETNAM LABOR DIALOGUE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Deputy Under Secretary of Labor for International Affairs (DUS) Charlotte Ponticelli hosted the sixth annual labor dialogue with Vietnam's Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs (MOLISA) on October 17, 2008, in Washington. MOLISA Vice Minister Nguyen Thanh Hoa led the [...]
2008-11-04 20:33:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB EAID ECON ETRD EINV WTRO VM
08STATE127526VIETNAM LABOR DELEGATION VISIT TO WASHINGTON:
[...] (SBU) Summary: A delegation from the Vietnamese Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs (MOLISA) participated in a series of informal meetings organized by the Hanoi-based USAID-funded Support for Trade Acceleration Project (STAR),in the Washington area from October 20 to 22. The meet [...]
2008-12-03 22:22:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB EAID ECON ETRD WTRO EINV ECPS VM
08STATE12905WTO DEMARCHE REQUEST - U.S./EC TAFT GOODS PROPOSAL
[...] This is an action request. See paragraph 2. 2. Action Request: In coordination with European Commission representation, Post is requested to approach host government at the Econ Counselor or other appropriate level and seek co-sponsorship of a joint U.S./ European Communities (EC) propo [...]
2008-02-07 18:17:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDETRD WTRO ECON
08STATE131354SUBJECT: WTO DIRECTOR GENERAL DECISION NOT TO
[...] (U) SUMMARY: WTO Director General Pascal Lamy announced on December 12, 2008 that there are still significant gaps on a number of outstanding issues in the ongoing Doha Round negotiations and that he does not see the basis for convening a meeting of Ministers in Geneva before the end of the [...]
2008-12-15 19:36:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDETRD WTRO USTR
08STATE18370DEMARCHE REQUEST: WTO SERVICES NEGOTIATIONS
[...] This is an urgent action request. See paragraph 7 below. (Because of time constraints, we are unable to provide translations.) Summary ------- 2. The WTO Doha Round is moving into a critical stage of detailed negotiations across all elements of the single undertaking. As services is on [...]
2008-02-24 21:52:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD WTRO AR
08STATE18372DEMARCHE REQUEST: WTO SERVICES NEGOTIATIONS
[...] This is an urgent action request. See paragraph 7 below. (Because of time constraints, we are unable to provide translations.) Summary ------- 2. The WTO Doha Round is moving into a critical stage of detailed negotiations across all elements of the single undertaking. As services i [...]
2008-02-24 22:44:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD WTRO BR
08STATE18373DEMARCHE REQUEST: WTO SERVICES NEGOTIATIONS
[...] This is an urgent action request. See paragraph 7 below. (Because of time constraints, we are unable to provide translations.) Summary ------- 2. The WTO Doha Round is moving into a critical stage of detailed negotiations across all elements of the single undertaking. As services i [...]
2008-02-24 22:49:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD WTRO CH
08STATE18374DEMARCHE REQUEST: WTO SERVICES NEGOTIATIONS
[...] This is an urgent action request. See paragraph 7 below. (Because of time constraints, we are unable to provide translations.) Summary ------- 2. The WTO Doha Round is moving into a critical stage of detailed negotiations across all elements of the single undertaking. As services i [...]
2008-02-24 22:52:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD WTRO EG
08STATE18375DEMARCHE REQUEST: WTO SERVICES NEGOTIATIONS
[...] This is an urgent action request. See paragraph 7 below. (Because of time constraints, we are unable to provide translations.) Summary ------- 2. The WTO Doha Round is moving into a critical stage of detailed negotiations across all elements of the single undertaking. As services i [...]
2008-02-24 22:55:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD WTRO IN
08STATE18376DEMARCHE REQUEST: WTO SERVICES NEGOTIATIONS
[...] This is an urgent action request. See paragraph 7 below. (Because of time constraints, we are unable to provide translations.) Summary ------- 2. The WTO Doha Round is moving into a critical stage of detailed negotiations across all elements of the single undertaking. As services i [...]
2008-02-24 22:57:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD WTRO ID
08STATE18377DEMARCHE REQUEST: WTO SERVICES NEGOTIATIONS
[...] This is an urgent action request. See paragraph 7 below. (Because of time constraints, we are unable to provide translations.) Summary ------- 2. The WTO Doha Round is moving into a critical stage of detailed negotiations across all elements of the single undertaking. As services i [...]
2008-02-24 22:59:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD WTRO MY
08STATE18378DEMARCHE REQUEST: WTO SERVICES NEGOTIATIONS
[...] This is an urgent action request. See paragraph 7 below. (Because of time constraints, we are unable to provide translations.) Summary ------- 2. The WTO Doha Round is moving into a critical stage of detailed negotiations across all elements of the single undertaking. As services is on [...]
2008-02-24 23:01:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD WTRO RP
08STATE18379DEMARCHE REQUEST: WTO SERVICES NEGOTIATIONS
[...] This is an urgent action request. See paragraph 7 below. (Because of time constraints, we are unable to provide translations.) Summary ------- 2. The WTO Doha Round is moving into a critical stage of detailed negotiations across all elements of the single undertaking. As services i [...]
2008-02-24 23:03:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD WTRO SF
08STATE18380DEMARCHE REQUEST: WTO SERVICES NEGOTIATIONS
[...] This is an urgent action request. See paragraph 7 below. (Because of time constraints, we are unable to provide translations.) Summary ------- 2. The WTO Doha Round is moving into a critical stage of detailed negotiations across all elements of the single undertaking. As services is on [...]
2008-02-24 23:05:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD WTRO TH
08STATE18381DEMARCHE REQUEST: WTO SERVICES NEGOTIATIONS
[...] This is an urgent action request. See paragraph 7 below. (Because of time constraints, we are unable to provide translations.) Summary ------- 2. The WTO Doha Round is moving into a critical stage of detailed negotiations across all elements of the single undertaking. As services i [...]
2008-02-24 23:11:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD WTRO TU
08STATE27603WTO DEMARCHE REQUEST - U.S./EC TEXTILES, APPAREL,
[...] This is an action request. See paragraph 2. 2. Action Request: In coordination with European Commission representation, Post is requested to approach host government at the Econ Counselor or other appropriate level and seek co-sponsorship of a joint U.S./ European Communities (EC) propo [...]
2008-03-17 15:21:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDETRD WTRO ECON SF
08STATE36987DEMARCHE REQUEST - U.S. WTO REMANUFACTURING
[...] This is an action request. See paragraph 2. 2. Summary and Action Request: As part of WTO Doha Round negotiations, the United States has strongly advocated an agreement on facilitating international trade in remanufactured goods. Remanufactured goods are widely used in industrial, medic [...]
2008-04-09 16:10:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDETRD WTRO ECON
08STATE55239DEMARCHE REQUEST: USG CONCERNS ON ISO SOCIAL
[...] Department requests Post approach host government officials to underscore serious USG concerns with the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) draft standard on social responsibility (ISO 26000). As USG concerns are extremely broad, Post is requested to engage not only host gov [...]
2008-05-22 22:17:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDETRD WTRO ECON
08TEGUCIGALPA679HONDURAS TO SUPPORT USG AT UNIVERSAL POSTAL UNION
[...] No summary [...]
2008-07-22 12:21:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIEDAORC ECON ETRD WTRO HO
08THEHAGUE329SENIOR DUTCH TRADE OFFICIAL DISCUSSES WTO DOHA
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A senior Dutch trade official recently told CDA March 27 that the Dutch are committed to clinching a Doha Round deal. However, intra-EU disagreement and entrenched agriculture interests may prevent a breakthrough. The Dutch are reluctant to pressure other EU member states to b [...]
2008-04-10 11:04:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON WTRO NL
08THEHAGUE590NETHERLANDS SUPPORTS U.S. POSITIONS AT UPCOMING
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Netherlands broadly supports U.S. positions for the upcoming Universal Postal Union (UPU) quadrennial Congress in Geneva. The two-person Dutch delegation does not expect this Congress to be especially controversial as there are few reform issues on the agenda. They favor [...]
2008-07-11 10:16:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC ECON ETRD WTRO NL
08THEHAGUE624NETHERLANDS SEEKS TO TRADE VOTES WITH U.S. AT
[...] (SBU) On July 22, post received a diplomatic note, dated July 18, from the Dutch Foreign Ministry seeking to trade votes with the United States in support of our respective candidates to the Universal Postal Union (UPU) councils. As reported ref A, the Dutch representatives to the UPU congress [...]
2008-07-23 10:00:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC ECON ETRD WTRO NL
08TOKYO1484DEMARCHE ON DRAFT ISO STANDARD ON SOCIAL
[...] (SBU) Summary: Officials at METI and MOFA welcomed U.S. comments and greater engagement on ISO efforts to draft social responsibility (SR) standards. The GOJ expects USG involvement will help both to improve the draft and to move the process forward. End summary. 2. (SBU) Econoff deliver [...]
2008-05-30 05:28:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD WTRO ECON JA
08TOKYO1490DEMARCHE DELIVERED: JAPAN'S PLANS TO EXPORT
[...] (C) The Ambassador delivered demarche points in ref regarding Japan's release of imported rice stocks during a May 30 meeting with Chief Cabinet Secretary Nobutaka Machimura. CCS Machimura acknowledged the message and stated he would convey it to Minister of Agriculture, Forests, and Fisheri [...]
2008-05-30 07:45:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALEAGR ETRD WTRO JA
08TOKYO1810UNIVERSAL POSTAL UNION (UPU) DEMARCHE TO JAPAN
[...] (SBU) Post delivered demarche points and diplomatic note per ref June 27 to MOFA International Cooperation Bureau official Yuki Yokomori. Yokomori stated the GOJ supports the U.S. candidates for the UPU's Council of Administration (CA) and the Postal Operations Council (POC) on the condition [...]
2008-07-02 01:47:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC ECON ETRD WTRO JA
08TOKYO1962JAPANESE THINKING ON UPCOMING WTO MINISTERIAL
[...] (C) Summary: Ministry of Economics, Trade and Industry (METI) DG for Multilateral Trade Ogawa met with EMIN July 15 to outline thoughts on the upcoming WTO ministerial meeting on the Doha Development Agenda. Ogawa argued the U.S. and EU need to help establish a positive tone at the start if th [...]
2008-07-15 22:50:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALETRD JA PREL WTRO
08TOKYO2109JAPANESE PUBLIC REACTION TO WTO TALKS COLLAPSE
[...] (U) Summary: Japanese media and public reaction to the breakdown of WTO talks in Geneva has been mixed. Agricultural interests have expressed relief, while realizing Japan will be pressed to go further than they would like when talks resume. Business and the GOJ leadership, however, have exp [...]
2008-07-31 09:17:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD PREL WTRO JA
08TOKYO2268JAPANESE REACTIONS TO DOHA IMPASSE
[...] (C) Summary: Japanese business representatives and trade officials are disappointed by the failure to reach agreement on modalities for concluding the Doha Development Round, although agricultural interests seem relieved. Industry still seeks liberalization in key NAMA sectors, such as elect [...]
2008-08-18 06:28:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALETRD PREL JA WTRO
08TOKYO3322DEMARCHE DELIVERED: G20 NATIONS ON REJECTING
[...] (SBU) Emboff delivered demarche points (ref) December 1 to Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) G8 and Economic Policy Division Deputy Director Wataru Otsuka on the need to open trade and investment and to reduce protectionism in moving forward to a stable global financial system. 2. (C) Japa [...]
2008-12-05 07:53:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALEFIN ETRD PREL ECON WTRO JA
08TOKYO829JAPAN: DNSA PRICE PRESSES FOR PROGRESS ON DOHA AND
[...] (C) During bilateral talks with senior Japanese officials and politicians March 19 in Tokyo, Assistant to the President and Deputy National Security Advisor for International Economic Affairs Daniel Price underscored the need for Japan to show more leadership now, particularly on agriculture, t [...]
2008-03-26 07:05:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALETRD EAGR PGOV WTRO EINV JA
08TUNIS694DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON UNIVERSAL POSTAL UNION
[...] No summary [...]
2008-06-26 14:23:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIEDAORC ECON ETRD WTRO TS
08VIENNA991 DEMARCHE REQUEST: UNIVERSAL POSTAL UNION (UPU) - AUSTRIAN
[...] (SBU) Austria supports most U.S. positions in reftel. 2. (SBU) Embassy rep delivered reftel demarche to the Austrian Ministry for European and International Affairs on June 26 and subsequently mailed a copy of the demarche to the Austrian Ministry of Transport, Innovation and Technology. [...]
2008-07-10 15:05:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC ECON ETRD WTRO AU
08VILNIUS505 BELARUS: MEDVEDEV'S SYMBOLIC VISIT
[...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: On June 22, Russian President Dmitriy Medvedev paid a first official visit to Belarus, at the invitation of President Lukashenko. Meeting at the site of the Nazi invasion of the USSR during World War II, the presidents discussed a range of bilateral issues. While [...]
2008-06-27 14:52:00Embassy VilniusUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ECON EINV WTRO USTR BO
08WARSAW794DEMARCHE DELIVERED:POLAND AND THE UPU CONGRESS
[...] No summary [...]
2008-07-03 12:28:00Embassy WarsawUNCLASSIFIEDAORC ECON ETRD WTRO PL
08WARSAW889UPU CONGRESS: POLAND WANTS US SUPPORT, BACKS US
[...] (SBU) Ref A requested post demarche the Polish government seeking support for U.S. candidates at the upcoming Congress of the Universal Postal Union. When the demarche was delivered, Poland had no candidates of its own (see ref B). However, on July 18 post received a diplomatic note stating [...]
2008-07-24 14:57:00Embassy WarsawUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC ECON ETRD WTRO PL
08WELLINGTON204NEW ZEALAND RESPONSE TO MAJOR ISSUES AT UPU
[...] In response to reftel, Econoff delivered talking points to New Zealand's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT). MFAT's initial response was favorable to both the candidacy of the United States to the Council of Administration (CA) and Postal Operations Council (POC) of the Universal Post [...]
2008-07-01 06:20:00Embassy WellingtonUNCLASSIFIEDAORC ECON ETRD WTRO NZ
08WELLINGTON237NEW ZEALAND TRADE MINISTER'S REACTION TO DOHA
[...] Action Request - see paragraph 5. 2. In a press release issued Wednesday (7-30),NZ Trade Minister Goff said, "Despite substantial progress made across a range of issues taking us closer to agreement than the (DOHA) Round has ever been...differences of opinion between the U.S. and India ov [...]
2008-08-01 04:23:00Embassy WellingtonUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD OPRC PREL WTRO NZ
08WELLINGTON46WTO DEMARCHE REQUEST - U.S./EC TAFT PROPOSAL
[...] (SBU) Econoff together with EU's Charge' d'Affaire George Cunningham, jointly delivered reftel demarche points to Mark Trainor, Deputy Director of the Goods Trade Negotiations Division and Andrew White of the New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) inviting GNZ to join as co-s [...]
2008-02-14 03:33:00Embassy WellingtonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD WTRO ECON NZ
09AMMAN1378Jordan's Trade Deficit Has Decreased 35 Percent in 2009
[...] (U) Summary: After hitting a historic high in 2008, Jordan's trade deficit narrowed by 35 percent to $2.048 billion between January and April 2009, compared to $3.15 billion during the same period in 2008. This is largely due to a significant drop in the price of fuel, which led to a 60.6% d [...]
2009-06-18 12:21:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON EAGR WTRO JO
09AMMAN1955 Exports to Iraq a Rare Bright Spot for Jordanian Trade
[...] (U) Summary: Jordan's Department of Statistics reported that during the first six months of 2009 exports were down almost 12% and imports fell 23% over the previous year. Jordan's trade deficit, currently at $3.35 billion, has decreased almost a third compared to 2008. Despite the gloomy ov [...]
2009-08-30 04:15:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDETRD ECON EAGR WTRO JO
09AMMAN672Jordan's Trade Deficit Hit High of $9.1 Billion in 2008,
[...] (U) Summary: Jordan's trade deficit hit a historic high of $9.1 billion in 2008, compared to $8 billion in 2007 and $2.7 billion in 2000 when Jordan joined the World Trade Organization (WTO) and signed the U.S.-Jordan Free Trade Agreement. The upward trend is attributed to strong import grow [...]
2009-03-16 12:26:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON EAGR WTRO JO
09ANKARA1548TURKEY CAUTIOUSLY SUPPORTIVE OF WTO
[...] We delivered reftel talking points and background information to Halit Akcaglayan, WTO Affairs Department Head at the Foreign Trade Undersecretariat. Akcaglayan was already familiar with the issue and noted that Turkey has no problems in principle with the current proposed text and could supp [...]
2009-10-27 09:26:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ETRD PREL ECON WTRO TU
09ASTANA1005 KAZAKHSTAN: WTO NEGOTIATOR AITZHANOVA CONFIRMS DECISION
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Kazakhstan's lead WTO negotiator, Vice Minister of Industry and Trade Zhanar Aitzhanova, told the Ambassador on June 11 that the decision by Kazakhstan, Russia, and Belarus to launch joint WTO accession negotiatio [...]
2009-06-12 07:29:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ECON ETRD WTRO RS BO KZ
09ASTANA1018 KAZAKHSTAN: CUSTOMS UNION WITH RUSSIA TRUMPING
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Recent evidence suggests the Russia-Belarus-Kazakhstan (RBK) Customs Union that Russian Prime Minister Putin announced in Moscow on June 9 was already becoming concrete a reality in May, if not earlier. Even before that, we had ample warning that Kazakhstan was weighing the adva [...]
2009-06-15 11:15:00Embassy AstanaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON ETRD EAGR ENRG WTRO EU RS BO
09ASTANA1145 KAZAKHSTAN: RBK CUSTOMS UNION, WTO, AND THE WAY
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On July 9, Kazakhstan's WTO negotiator -- reiterated that Russia, Belarus, and Kazakhstan have suspended, not abandoned their individual WTO accession negotiations; -- revealed Russia will hire, probably befo [...]
2009-07-09 10:56:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ECON ETRD WTRO RS BO KZ
09ASTANA1165 KAZAKHSTAN: UNDER SECRETARY BURNS'S JULY 10 MEETING WITH
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In a July 10 meeting in Astana with Prime Minister Karim Masimov, Under Secretary of State Bill Burns urged Kazakhstan to continue its bilateral WTO accession negotiations and not to close any doors, even if Astana is currently focusing on the Russia-Belarus-Kazakhstan (RBK) Custo [...]
2009-07-13 03:52:00Embassy AstanaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON EINV EFIN WTRO BO RS KZ
09ASTANA1220 KAZAKHSTAN: AMBASSADOR RAISES BN-350 PROGRAM, WTO
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The Ambassador asked Prime Minister Karim Masimov on July 22 to ensure Kazakhstan meets its funding commitment for the BN-350 spent fuel program and to sign a decree facilitating transfer of the program's fuel tra [...]
2009-07-23 01:56:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV ECON ETRD KNNP WTRO AF RS KZ
09BANDARSERIBEGAWAN40 BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN 2009 SPECIAL 301 REVIEW - RECOMMEND STATU
[...] (SBU) In response to Ref A request, Post recommends changing Brunei's current Special 301 status in 2009. After careful review of the Government of Brunei (GoB) delayed Special 301 submission, assessment of the International Intellectual Property Alliance (IIPA) recommendations, discussions per [...]
2009-03-10 00:55:00Embassy Bandar Seri BegawanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKIPR ECON ETRD EINV USTR WTRO BX
09BANDARSERIBEGAWAN68 BRUNEI LEARNING MORE ABOUT IPR BUT GAPS REMAIN
[...] (SBU) Over the past month, post has seen more engagement on Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) issues, primarily driven by the private sector. Under the sponsorship of the Brunei Economic Development Board's (BEDB) ICentre, US based IPR attorneys provided detailed briefings to new IT businesse [...]
2009-03-25 05:52:00Embassy Bandar Seri BegawanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKIPR ECON ETRD USTR WTRO BX
09BANDARSERIBEGAWAN94 GOVERNMENT OF BRUNEI HOSTS MUCH NEEDED TALKS WITH
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-27 00:37:00Embassy Bandar Seri BegawanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKIPR ECON ETRD USTR WTRO BX
09BANDARSERIBEGAWAN95 GOVERNMENT OF BRUNEI HOSTS MUCH NEEDED TALKS WITH
[...] (SBU) Representatives of Recording Industry Association of Malaysia (RIM) were back in Brunei on April 21 to discuss RIM's IPR concerns with the Brunei Attorney General's Chambers, Judiciary Department, Royal Brunei Police Force, and Royal Customs & Excise. After the meeting with GoB agencies i [...]
2009-04-27 01:57:00Embassy Bandar Seri BegawanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKIPR ECON ETRD USTR WTRO BX
09BEIJING1076CHINA POSTAL LAW DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] (SBU) Embassy delivered reftel demarche on China's Postal Law to China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) on April 22 in the form of a letter from Charge d'Affaires Daniel Piccuta to Assistant Minister LIU Jieyi. Liu, the most appropriate interlocutor, and the next lowest appropriate interloc [...]
2009-04-22 09:47:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD WTRO CH
09BEIJING1115AUSTR STRATFORD AND DOC DAS KASOFF REVIEW
[...] (SBU) Summary: During a March 31-April 1 visit to Beijing that marked the first USTR/Commerce senior visit under the new Administration, Assistant U.S. Trade Representative (AUSTR) for China Affairs Timothy Stratford and Department of Commerce Deputy Assistant Secretary for Asia Ira Kasoff out [...]
2009-04-25 10:35:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON KIPR EIND WTRO CH
09BEIJING1177 CHINA - STATE COUNCIL OPINION URGES
[...] (SBU) Summary: China's State Council issued a seven-point "Opinion" April 10 on "Strengthening Management of Government Procurement" that is a binding administrative prescription with quasi-legal force (unofficial translation at Paragraph 7). Local media portray the new guidelines as targetin [...]
2009-05-03 22:47:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD EFIN EINV WTRO PGOV CH
09BEIJING1333LESSONS FOR S&ED - SWAGGER OVER SUBSTANCE AT 2ND
[...] (C) China used the second High-level Economic Dialogue (HED) with the EU in Brussels May 7-8 to secure a vague commitment to &resist protectionism8 and take a dig at the United States and missed the chance to make substantive concessions on the numerous trade and investment barriers the EU rai [...]
2009-05-18 09:30:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN EINV EAID ETRD WTRO PREL CH EU
09BEIJING1482 CONGRESSMEN MARK KIRK AND RICK LARSEN'S
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-04 04:35:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EFIN EAGR ECON PREL MCAP WTRO CH
09BEIJING1500 CONGRESSMEN KIRK AND LARSEN'S MEETING WITH MINISTER OF
[...] (SBU) Summary: Congressmen Mark Kirk and Rick Larsen met with Minister of Commerce Chen Deming May 31 under the auspices of a National Committee on U.S.- China Relations visit. Chen praised the legislators' work as Co-Chairs of the Congressional U.S.-China Working Group. Chen observed tha [...]
2009-06-05 04:40:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EFIN EAGR ECON PREL MCAP WTRO CH AF
09BEIJING1727Food Security at L'Aquila Summit: China
[...] (SBU) Summary: China is skeptical $15 billion can be raised for food security at the L'Aquila Summit, according to Guo Xuejun, Deputy Director in the Foreign Ministry International Organizations Department. China prefers bilateral and United Nations channels for delivering assistance. Guo [...]
2009-06-24 08:43:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ETRD ECON WTRO EAGR EAID PREL CH
09BEIJING2441AMBASSADOR MEETS MOFCOM CHEN TO DISCUSS TIRES
[...] (SBU): SUMMARY: During his August 22 meeting with Ambassador Huntsman, Minister of Commerce Chen Deming expressed concern about the possible use by the United States of the special safeguard protection measures against imports of Chinese-produced passenger car tires. Chen said that if the USG [...]
2009-08-25 11:30:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EFIN ECON PREL WTRO CH
09BEIJING2630PRC REACTS TO U.S. TIRE SAFEGUARDS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Official Chinese reaction to the U.S. decision announced September 11 to impose Section 421 tariffs against Chinese tire imports has thus far been contained to the trade sector, in line with PRC indications to the high-level interagency delegation in Beijing last week. MOFCOM anno [...]
2009-09-14 12:54:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALETRD EFIN ECON PREL WTRO CH
09BEIJING2653SENATOR CANTWELL SEP 4-5 VISIT TO BEIJING
[...] (SBU) Summary. Senator Cantwell (D-WA) visited Beijing September 4-5, 2009, meeting with State Council Vice Premier Wang Qishan and NDRC Vice Chairman Xie Zhenhua. The Senator's key message to policy makers here was that although the U.S. and China together created 40 percent of the world's g [...]
2009-09-16 07:00:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EFIN ECON PREL WTRO CH
09BEIJING2656EU ON TIRES CASE; CHINESE REACTIONS DAY TWO
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: EU Commission officials told Econ M/C September 16 their Chinese interlocutors on trade had not raised the tires issue in meetings earlier this week, though PRC Commerce Minister Chen Deming had been very tough on the subject when he met EU Commissioner Ashton in New Delhi two [...]
2009-09-16 09:10:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDETRD EFIN ECON PREL WTRO CH
09BEIJING2671TIRE SAFEGUARD CASE: PRC RELEASES AD/CVD PETITION
[...] (C) SUMMARY: China's Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) formally notified Embassy late the afternoon of September 16 of its considertaion of an anti-dumping/countervailing duty (AD/CVD) petition on imports of chicken products from the U.S. Based on the product categories listed in the petition, th [...]
2009-09-17 23:19:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALETRD EFIN ECON PREL WTRO CH
09BEIJING2690TIRE CASE: SOY BEANS NEXT?
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Chinese media September 18 raised possible tire dispute-inspired trade remedies against U.S. soybean and auto product imports. The Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) has not released any petition on U.S. auto products, but unconfirmed press reports said NDRC met with Chinese industry [...]
2009-09-18 09:46:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALETRD EFIN ECON PREL WTRO CH
09BEIJING2826ACTION REQUEST: USG COMMENTS ON PRC DRAFT BID AND
[...] (SBU) China's State Council Legislative Affairs Office published draft implementing regulations for the Bidding and Tendering Law on September 30, 2009. The draft regulations are available at the following website: www.chinalaw.gov. Comments are due October 26, 2009. Post is preparing a sum [...]
2009-10-08 09:42:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN ETRD PGOV EINV WTRO CH
09BEIJING3290DIALOGUE ON TRADE REMEDIES: USTR GENERAL COUNSEL
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-10 08:37:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALETRD EFIN ECON PREL WTRO CH
09BEIJING515CHINA APPROVES ELECTRONICS/ IT INDUSTRIES SUPPORT
[...] (SBU) China's State Council on February 18 approved a RMB 600 billion (USD 88 billion) industrial support plan for its electronics and information technology (IT) industries, the sixth of ten industry-specific plans to bolster sectors affected by the economic downturn - and the first to includ [...]
2009-02-27 09:13:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON EINV ECPS PGOV ASEC WTRO CH
09BEIJING643CHINA ACTS TO BOOST EXPORTS, SUBSTITUTE FOR
[...] (SBU) Summary: In the past few months, China has implemented an array of measures at the national level designed to boost exports, promote use of domestic products and dampen demand for imports (Ref A). In some sectors (textiles, steel, light industry and petrochemicals, and machinery),the [...]
2009-03-12 09:31:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD EFIN WTRO CH
09BEIJING702COCA-COLA,S BID FOR JUICEMAKER HUIYUAN BEATEN TO A
[...] (SBU) China,s Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) announced March 18 that it would not permit Coca-Cola,s proposed $2.4 billion acquisition of Huiyuan, China,s largest fruit juice maker. In its short public announcement on the rejection, MOFCOM cites concerns that Coca-Cola would be able to use its [...]
2009-03-18 22:59:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EINV EAID ETRD WTRO PREL CH
09BERLIN159MERKEL PROPOSES A WORLD ECONOMIC COUNCIL
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: What does German Chancellor Angela Merkel mean by a "World Economic Council"? The concept, first enunciated by the Chancellor in December 2008, is a moving target that has recently been eclipsed by a parallel proposal for a global "Economic Charter." At its root lies Merkel's [...]
2009-02-06 17:41:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN GM OECD PREL WTRO IO
09BERLIN1605GLASS HALF FULL: GERMANY BACKS CURRENT DOHA
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. German government and industry fully concur in calling for a swift conclusion of the Doha Round. They believe that the current Doha package is the best result that can be obtained. Senior government and industry officials have signaled that they consider U.S. demands for more m [...]
2009-12-18 15:29:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON PREL EAGR WTRO EU GM
09BERLIN758MERKEL'S CHARTER GETS GREEN LIGHT FROM G-20 SHERPAS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. One of Chancellor Merkel's highest priority global economic initiatives got a boost from G-20 Sherpas at a meeting in Berlin on June 12, 2009. The Chancellor's top economic advisors presented her vision for a Charter for Sustainable Activity, which is Merkel's contribution to [...]
2009-06-24 10:30:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN GM OECD PREL WTRO IO
09BOGOTA3285DEMARCHE DELIVERED: COLOMBIA NOT READY TO CO-SPONSOR WTO
[...] (U) Econoff delivered reftel points and background in a joint demarche with officials from the Embassies of Japan and Switzerland to Juan Carlos Cadena, Director of Commercial Relations within Colombia's Ministry of Trade. Cadena said that the GOC remains committed to eliminating non-ta [...]
2009-10-29 23:25:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ETRD PREL ECON WTRO CO
09BUENOSAIRES1101ARGENTINA: A PRIMER ON ARGENTINA'S MEDIA BILL
[...] (C) Summary: For decades, there has been consensus within Argentine political circles of the need to reform the 1980 media law, which dates to the military dictatorship (1976-1983). A year after President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner (CFK) first announced an effort at reform, the Chamber of [...]
2009-10-02 22:01:00Embassy Buenos AiresCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON ETRD EINT EINV WTRO AR
09BUENOSAIRES1132DOES THE PASSAGE OF CONTROVERSIAL ARGENTINE MEDIA
[...] (C) Summary: The government of Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner (CFK) took a step back from the political grave in winning congressional approval of a controversial media bill. The Argentine Senate approved the bill (44-24) in the early hours of October 10, three weeks afte [...]
2009-10-15 20:40:00Embassy Buenos AiresCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM ECON EINV WTRO AR
09BUENOSAIRES350ARGENTINA: PROPOSED AUDIOVISUAL LAW COULD CHANGE MEDIA
[...] (SBU) On March 19, 2009, the Government of Argentina (GoA) announced a draft bill for a new Audiovisual Law which will affect the broadcasting, content, and multimedia industry in Argentina. The bill, if/when passed, is expected to replace the existing Broadcasting Law 22275, published by the M [...]
2009-03-26 17:28:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON WTRO AR
09BUENOSAIRES388AMCHAM ARGENTINA'S EXECUTIVE BOARD DISCUSSES LOCAL
[...] (U) On March 17, 2009, Ambassador Wayne met with Executive Board Members from the American Chamber of Commerce in Argentina. Present at the meeting were representatives from IBM, Dow Chemical, WalMart, Cargill, Ford, GE, and Duke Energy. The companies noted challenges they face due to the sig [...]
2009-04-01 21:23:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON WTRO AR
09DHAKA322BANGLADESH CONCERNS ON ITS EXCLUSION AT G20 SUMMIT
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-01 10:08:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECIN ECON EFIN ETRD WTRO BG
09GENEVA1054CONSULTATION ON PA ON BID FOR WTO OBSERVER STATUS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-23 17:51:00Mission GenevaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD WTRO ECON PREL KWBG IS
09GENEVA1262EU, CHINESE AND ARMENIAN NEGOTIATIONS HIGHLIGHT DECEMBER
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Parties to the WTO Agreement on Government Procurement (GPA) expressed renewed interest during meetings December 7-9 in Geneva in concluding renegotiation of the GPA in 2010. In bilateral negotiations with the EU delegation, the United States and the EU agreed to work jointly t [...]
2009-12-21 16:04:00Mission GenevaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD WTRO USTR ECON
09GENEVA127FEBRUARY 2009 TRADE POLICY REVIEW OF GUATEMALA
[...] SUMMARY: WTO Members conducted the Trade Policy Review of Guatemala on February 4 and 6, 2009. The head of Guatemala's delegation, Vice-Minister Morales, discussed Guatemala's export market diversification efforts and its firm belief in the rules-based multilateral trading system, unshaken i [...]
2009-02-12 16:30:00US Mission GenevaUNCLASSIFIEDETRD WTRO USTR GT XK XM
09GENEVA230MARCH 2009 TRADE POLICY REVIEW OF BRAZIL
[...] SUMMARY: WTO Members conducted the Trade Policy Review of Brazil on March 9 and 11, 2009. The head of Brazil's delegation, Ambassador Roberto Azevedo, described the economy's sound fundamentals and the government's stimulative policy measures that would help ease the effects of the global cr [...]
2009-03-18 13:24:00US Mission GenevaUNCLASSIFIEDETRD WTRO USTR
09GENEVA257 SPECIAL SESSION OF THE TRIPS COUNCIL MARCH 5, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-25 10:16:00US Mission GenevaUNCLASSIFIEDETRD WTRO USTR
09GENEVA259WTO COUNCIL FOR GOODS APPROVES AGOA, CBERA AND
[...] Summary: On March 24, 2009 the CTG agreed to waive WTO MFN rules to allow the U.S. to grant preferential access to the U.S. for AGOA, CBERA and ATPA beneficiary countries. With some reluctance, Bolivia joined the consensus on these waivers. They expressed their hope that the U.S. will restor [...]
2009-03-25 16:43:00US Mission GenevaUNCLASSIFIEDETRD WTRO USTR BL
09GENEVA293MARCH 2009 INFORMAL CONSULTATIONS ON THE
[...] Summary and next steps: On March 27, the Chairman of the WTO Working Party (WP) on the Accession of the Russian Federation (Russia) to the WTO convened an informal consultative meeting to discuss status of work and next steps in the Russian WTO accession process. WTO members also held pluril [...]
2009-04-08 11:12:00US Mission GenevaUNCLASSIFIEDETRD ECON WTRO USTR RS
09GENEVA303 APRIL 2009 TRADE POLICY REVIEW OF THE EC
[...] SUMMARY: WTO Members conducted the Trade Policy Review of the European Communities (EC) on April 6 and 8, 2009. The head of the European delegation, Deputy Director General Peter Balas, said that the EC is taking active steps, including fiscal stimulus packages, to foster their recovery and [...]
2009-04-14 08:47:00US Mission GenevaUNCLASSIFIEDETRD WTRO USTR
09GENEVA458 JUNE 5, 2009 INFORMAL CHAIRMAN'S CONCULTATIONS
[...] (U) Summary. Three and a half years after the last such meeting, WTO Members met with Belarus to discuss how negotiations for its WTO membership might be resumed. The meeting was called at the initiative of the Secretariat and Belarus. Belarus emphasized its interest in encouraging investm [...]
2009-06-11 08:24:00US Mission GenevaUNCLASSIFIEDETRD ECON WTRO USTR BLR
09GENEVA459 WTO METING TO MONITOR ACTION IN RESPONSE TO THE GLOBAL
[...] Summary - On April 14 the WTO held a meeting of the WTO's Trade Policy Review Body (TPRB) for the purposes of monitoring actions taken by WTO Members and observers in response to the global economic situation. The meeting was relatively low key and non-contentious. Members refrained from fin [...]
2009-06-11 08:25:00US Mission GenevaUNCLASSIFIEDETRD WTRO USTR
09GENEVA66WTO Trade Facilitation Meetings December 1-3, 2008
[...] Summary/overview. This cable reports on the meeting of the WTO Negotiating Group on Trade Facilitation (NGTF) held in Geneva on December 1-3, 2008. The meetings consisted of informal, open-ended Chair-led working sessions devoted to revised Member proposals related to GATT Article V (freedom [...]
2009-01-27 07:08:00US Mission GenevaUNCLASSIFIEDETRD WTRO USTR
09GENEVA783PA INTEREST IN WTO OBSERVER STATUS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On 24 September 2009, A team from the Palestinian Authority (PA) led by Ambassador Khraishi called upon USTR/Geneva Charge Shark to seek U.S. support for a request by Palestine to obtain observer status from the WTO General Council. The PA intends to formally submit its applica [...]
2009-09-25 06:38:00Mission GenevaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD WTRO ECON PREL KWBG IS
09GENEVA814MORE ON PA BID FOR WTO OBSERVER STATUS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Recent conversations with the Israeli Mission and other delegations indicate that both the Israelis and the PA think, or are at least telling people, that we support their respective, and opposing, positions on the observership issues. The PA has been busy lobbying other delega [...]
2009-10-01 06:43:00Mission GenevaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD WTRO ECON PREL KWBG IS
09GENEVA832GC CHAIR ON PA BID FOR WTO OBSERVER STATUS
[...] (SBU) This morning General Council (GC) Chair Matus provided Charge with a readout on recent developments on the PA bid. The Israeli's have told him that they oppose the PA's requests for observership in GC and the Ministerial Conference because it is neither a State nor a customs territory. [...]
2009-10-02 16:22:00Mission GenevaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD WTRO ECON PREL KWBG IS
09GENEVA839UPDATE ON PA BID FOR WTO OBSERVER STATUS
[...] (SBU) PA Ambassador Khraishi called on General Council (GC) Chair Matus yesterday to present their formal request for observer status in the GC. Charge was told by someone who was at the meeting that Matus responded that it is too late at this time for the matter to be placed on the agenda for [...]
2009-10-07 06:33:00Mission GenevaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD WTRO ECON PREL KWBG IS
09GENEVA845ISRAELI AND GC CHAIR ON PA BID FOR WTO OBSERVER STATUS
[...] (SBU) Charge was approached by both the Israelis and General Council (GC) Chair Matus this morning. The Israelis passed on informal word that they probably will have some flexibility on the issue of observership in the Ministerial Conference. They also indicated their intent to be very low ke [...]
2009-10-07 13:53:00Mission GenevaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD WTRO ECON PREL KWBG IS
09GENEVA862CONSULTATION ON PA BID FOR WTO OBSERVER STATUS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-09 08:38:00Mission GenevaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD WTRO ECON PREL KWBG IS
09GENEVA898ISRAEL ON PA BID FOR WTO OBSERVER STATUS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-21 10:35:00Mission GenevaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD WTRO ECON PREL KWBG IS
09GENEVA902MEETING ON PA BID FOR WTO OBSERVER STATUS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-22 16:50:00Mission GenevaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD WTRO ECON PREL KWBG IS
09GENEVA913ISRAELIS ON PA BID FOR WTO OBSERVER STATUS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-26 18:00:00Mission GenevaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD WTRO ECON PREL KWBG IS
09GENEVA950CONVERSATION WITH PA ON BID FOR WTO OBSERVER STATUS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-03 12:58:00Mission GenevaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD WTRO ECON PREL KWBG IS
09GENEVA961CONVERSATIONS ON PA ON BID FOR WTO OBSERVER STATUS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-04 13:50:00Mission GenevaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETR WTRO ECON PREL KWBG IS
09GENEVA967ISRAEL ON PA ON BID FOR WTO OBSERVER STATUS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-04 18:08:00Mission GenevaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD WTRO ECON PREL KWBG IS
09GENEVA972ISRAEL ON PA ON BID FOR WTO OBSERVER STATUS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-05 12:21:00Mission GenevaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD WTRO ECON PREL KWBG IS
09GENEVA973CHINA, BUY AMERICAN PROMINENT AT OCTOBER
[...] SBU) SUMMARY: China?s WTO Agreement on Government Procurement accession process Garnered the most attention during the October 7, 2009 WTO Committee on Government Procurement session and related bilateral meetings on Oct. 5-6. China circulated a report on its progress in its accession negoti [...]
2009-11-05 12:32:00Mission GenevaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD WTRO ECON
09HANOI304VIETNAM'S LABOR MINISTER CONGRATULATES LABOR SECRETARY
[...] (U) Minister Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan, of the Vietnam Ministry of Labor, Invalids, and Social Affairs, has sent congratulations to Department of Labor Secretary Hilda Solis on her appointment. In the letter, Minister Ngan also expressed her hopes for continued cooperation between her Ministry and [...]
2009-04-02 02:34:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIEDELAB EAID EINV WTRO ETRD ECON VM
09HANOI354Vietnam's Agriculture and Rural Development Minister to
[...] (U) SUMMARY. Vietnam's Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Cao Duc Phat and a delegation of 10 will visit the United States April 20-23, beginning with visits to the University of California-Davis and ending with meetings in Washington, D.C. that include calls on USDA Secretary Vilsa [...]
2009-04-15 09:44:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD WTRO TBIO EAGR PINR SOCI USTR EAID VM
09HANOI483VIETNAM'S AGRICULTURE MINISTER DISCUSSES BEEF ACCESS, NEW
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On May 19, Ambassador Michalak met with Vietnamese Minister for Agriculture and Rural Development Cao Duc Phat to discuss the Minister's recent visit to the United States. The Minister said he was pleased with the visit. It gave him a great opportunity to interact with his U.S. [...]
2009-05-27 03:54:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD WTRO TBIO EAGR PINR SOCI USTR EAID VM
09HANOI632LETTER FROM VIETNAM'S MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND RURAL
[...] (U) On July 06, 2009, Embassy Hanoi received a letter from Minister Cao Duc Phat of Vietnam's Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development regarding Vietnam's decision on the import of U.S. beef from cattle older than 30 months. In the letter, Minister Phat gave approval for import of U.S. b [...]
2009-07-07 11:04:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIEDETRD WTRO TBIO EAGR PINR SOCI USTR EAID VM
09JERUSALEM1764PA PRESSES ON WTO OBSERVER STATUS, BUT OPENS THE
[...] (C) Summary: PA officials claim to have broad support for their bid for WTO observer status from other WTO delegations, while acknowledging USG concerns. PM Fayyad told the Consul General October 1 that he will not put the U.S. in a position where it must vote no on a PA request. He and his [...]
2009-10-02 14:54:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALECON ETRD PREL KWBG WTRO KPAL IS
09JERUSALEM1993PA FORMALLY REQUESTS OBSERVER STATUS AT WTO
[...] (SBU) Senior Palestinian Authority officials tell us that the PA formally requested observer status at the November 30 Ministerial Conference in a November 4 letter from PA Ambassador Khraishi to WTO CG Chairman Ambassador Matus in Geneva. The letter was delivered before the November 5 deadli [...]
2009-11-04 16:53:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD PREL KWBG WTRO KPAL IS
09KYIV1027UKRAINE'S 1ST YEAR AS A WTO MEMBER: NOT MUCH OF
[...] (SBU) Summary: Ukraine recently marked the end of a tumultuous first year as a member of the WTO. Although the terms of Ukraine's accession were very favorable for WTO members, Ukraine made several missteps in implementing some its accession commitments. Of most concern was a partial rollbac [...]
2009-06-15 12:02:00Embassy KyivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON WTRO PGOV UP
09KYIV1086UKRAINE: COURT BRINGS BACK 13 PERCENT IMPORT
[...] (SBU) Summary: Ukraine's Constitutional Court issued a ruling on June 24 that could reinstate a 13 percent tariff surcharge on a wide range of imports. The Court struck down portions of a law that had given Ukraine's Cabinet of Ministers authority to tinker with the 13 percent surcharge measu [...]
2009-06-25 14:22:00Embassy KyivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON WTRO PGOV UP
09KYIV1093AUSTR WILSON'S VISIT TO UKRAINE: PORK BAN LIFTED
[...] (SBU) Summary: Assistant U.S. Trade Rep (AUSTR) for Europe and the Middle East Chris Wilson visited Kyiv June 22-23. AUSTR Wilson delivered a positive message on our desire to expand bilateral trade and investment. The GOU gave us some good news, lifting a ban on U.S. pork put in place due t [...]
2009-06-30 12:48:00Embassy KyivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON WTRO PGOV UP
09KYIV349UKRAINE: PRESIDENT SIGNS LAW TO RAISE IMPORT
[...] (U) Summary: President Yushchenko on February 20 signed into law a bill that will impose a temporary, 13 percent increase in customs duties for a large number of imported goods. The law will come into effect in less than two weeks, and is scheduled to last six months. Supporters of the law h [...]
2009-02-23 13:03:00Embassy KyivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EFIN WTRO PGOV UP
09KYIV425UKRAINE: AMBASSADOR DELIVERS STRONG MESSAGE ON
[...] (SBU) Summary: Ambassador Taylor has delivered a demarche protesting Ukraine's plans for a 13 percent surcharge on import duties to a range of high-level government officials, including the President. The GOU claims it opposed the law and appears to be looking for a way to remedy the situatio [...]
2009-03-06 13:23:00Embassy KyivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EFIN WTRO PGOV UP
09KYIV497UKRAINE: GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCES DECREE TO ELIMINATE
[...] (SBU) Senior GOU officials announced to the press on March 18 that the Cabinet of Ministers eliminated the 13 percent import tariff surcharge recently introduced by Law No. 923-VI (ref C),except for imported refrigerators and cars. (Note: We assume the exceptions are HS codes 8418 and 8702-8 [...]
2009-03-19 15:01:00Embassy KyivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EFIN WTRO PGOV UP
09KYIV777H1N1 INFLUENZA: UKRAINE TO REVIEW ITS BAN ON PORK
[...] (U) Ukraine on April 27 introduced a ban on all imports of live swine and pork products from the United States, Mexico, Canada, and New Zealand in response to the H1N1 influenza outbreak (ref B). The ban applies to products shipped after April 21. 2. (SBU) Agricultural Attache delivered re [...]
2009-05-08 15:51:00Embassy KyivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EAGR WTRO UP
09KYIV948UKRAINE AMENABLE TO OUR WTO PROPOSAL ON EXPORT
[...] (SBU) Summary: We delivered ref A demarche concerning our WTO export licensing proposal to the GOU on June 2. The Ministry of Economy, the key GOU agency on trade- related issues, supports our initiative and is now seeking interagency clearance on an official GOU position. The Ukrainians appe [...]
2009-06-03 10:05:00Embassy KyivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD WTRO PGOV UP
09LIMA1892PERU RESPONSE: US WTO REMANUFACTURING INITIATIVE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-03 14:04:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ETRD PREL ECON WTRO PE
09NEWDELHI1754India's Monsoon Politics
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Indian government (GOI) is trying to manage a poor monsoon season expected to result in low yields in rice, sugar cane, oilseeds and other crops. Between rising food prices and burdensome subsidy costs, the Food and Agriculture Minister and United Progressive Alliance (UPA [...]
2009-08-20 11:22:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR ECON ETRD PGOV WTRO IN
09PARIS861NEW FRENCH MINISTER FOR FOOD, AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES;
[...] SUMMARY: President Nicolas Sarkozy reshuffled his government on June 23, 2009, replacing former Minister of Agriculture, Michel Barnier. Barnier led the UMP party list in the European Parliament elections and his departure was expected following the election. He is widely seen as France's can [...]
2009-06-25 13:05:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ETRD PGOV WTRO EUN EU FR INR
09PODGORICA24MONTENEGRO BLINDSIDED BY UKRAINIAN WTO MOVE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Ukraine's 11th hour request for bilateral negotiations as part of Montenegro's WTO accession process has thrown Montenegro's WTO negotiations team, led by Deputy Prime Minister Gordana Djurovic, for a loop. Having closed bilateral negotiations with the EU and the U.S., the GoM w [...]
2009-01-28 21:24:00Embassy PodgoricaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL EINV ECON ECIN WTRO MW
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
09SANTIAGO1046CHILE CONSIDERING WTO REMANUFACTURING INITIATIVE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-03 16:58:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDETRD ECON WTRO CI
09SANTIAGO1164CHILE STILL CONSIDERING PROPOSAL FOR INCREASING TRANSPARENCY
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-02 18:48:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN ETRD WTRO CI
09SHANGHAI483USTR GENERAL CONSUL REIF VISITS SHANGHAI
[...] (SBU) Summary: During meetings December with USTR General Counsel Timothy Reif, scholars from the Shanghai Municipal Government's WTO Center expressed worries about how to harmonize possible commitments to limit greenhouse gas emissions with existing trade policy regimes. AmCham Shanghai memb [...]
2009-12-15 03:31:00Consulate ShanghaiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD WTRO SENV PGOV CH ECON
09SINGAPORE1169 SINGAPORE SUPPORTIVE OF EXPORT LICENSING TRANSPARENCY
[...] Embassy officers from Japan, South Korea and Chinese Taipei delivered reftel points December 7 regarding a joint proposal on transparency in export licensing. (Note: Due to Chinese Taipei's participation, Econoff declined to join the demarche.) According to Shinnosuke Kameyama of the Japane [...]
2009-12-08 08:53:00Embassy SingaporeUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ETRD PREL ECON WTRO SN
09SINGAPORE186 SINGAPORE 2009 SPECIAL 301 REVIEW - RECOMMEND NO
[...] (SBU) Summary: In response to Ref A request, Post recommends maintaining Singapore's current Special 301 status in 2009, i.e., not on the Watch List. Singapore is committed to enhancing what is already one of Asia's strongest intellectual property regimes. The government continues to implem [...]
2009-03-02 08:25:00Embassy SingaporeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKIPR ECON ETRD EINV USTR WTRO SN
09STATE114116ACCEPTABLE NOMENCLATURE FOR PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-05 13:19:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETR WTRO ECON PREL KWBG IS
09STATE15625ENGAGING FOREIGN AUDIENCES ON "BUY AMERICAN" AND
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Efforts to confront the global economic crisis have prompted governments around the world to take protectionist trade measures. President Obama has spoken clearly about the need to avoid protectionism even as the United States confronts its own crisis. Secretary Clinton has said [...]
2009-02-19 23:39:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN ETRD PREL WTRO
09STATE39698DEMARCHE REQUEST: CHINA'S DRAFT POSTAL LAW
[...] This is an urgent action request. See paragraph 2 below. Summary and Action Request -------------------------- 2. The National People's Congress (NPC) is proceeding to finalize the draft Postal Law in the April 20-24 meeting of its Standing Committee and all indications are that the fi [...]
2009-04-21 20:23:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD WTRO CH
09STATE51361BELARUS: DEMARCHE REQUEST FOR EMBASSY MINSK
[...] (SBU) This is an action request, see paragraph 2. 2. (SBU) Embassy Minsk is requested to convey the below points to the Presidential Administration and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs: -- The Obama Administration seeks to explore possibilities for improved U.S.-Belarus relations. -- We [...]
2009-05-19 20:34:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PHUM OFDP ODIP CASC WTRO BO
09STATE81678REQUEST FOR DATA ON U.S. FIRMS' ACCESS TO FOREIGN
[...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraphs four and five for action request. 2.(SBU) SUMMARY: The current dearth of information on U.S. sales in foreign government procurement markets makes it difficult to accurately assess the effectiveness of government procurement commitments in trad [...]
2009-08-05 19:38:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD BEXP WTRO
09STATE99831PA INTEREST IN WTO OBSERVER STATUS
[...] (SBU) Summary and Action Requested, for Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, and USTR/Geneva: Drawing on the points and background below, please respond to requests from host government and others for the U.S. position on efforts by the Palestinian Authority (PA) to secure full observer status in the Genera [...]
2009-09-25 00:27:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD USTR WTRO ECON PREL KWBG IS
09TOKYO1021JAPAN'S EFFORTS TO ASSIST ITS AILING AIRLINE
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) released its "Support Package to Strengthen the Foundation of the Airline Industry" April 10, a set of initiatives to assist Japan's struggling airline sector. The support package does not require Diet approval [...]
2009-05-01 06:47:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR EIND ETRD WTRO EFIN PGOV JA
09TOKYO1238JAPAN TAKING WAIT-AND-SEE APPROACH TO GM BANKRUPTCY
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Japanese officials and auto industry representatives expressed concern at the announcement of General Motors' bankruptcy, but not alarm. Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) Minister Toshiro Nikai pledged unspecified financial support for Japanese small and medium- [...]
2009-06-02 08:43:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEIND ETRD PREL WTRO JA
09TOKYO189DFM OTABE MULLS USG ASSISTANCE TO AUTOMAKERS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-27 09:25:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALETRD ECON EFIN WTRO JA
09TOKYO2768JAPAN MAY EXTEND "CASH FOR CLUNKERS" PROGRAM
[...] (SBU) Summary: Japan's second FY09 supplementary budget will likely extend its auto purchase incentive program for certain fuel-efficient vehicles. No U.S. autos qualify, and although U.S. automakers advocate modification of the program, their main concern is preservation of benefits they c [...]
2009-12-03 09:01:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEIND ETRD SENV PREL WTRO ENRG JA
09TOKYO2926JAPAN MAY EXTEND "CASH FOR CLUNKERS" PROGRAM
[...] (SBU) Summary: Japan's second FY09 supplementary budget will likely extend its auto purchase incentive program for certain fuel-efficient vehicles. No U.S. autos qualify, and although U.S. automakers advocate modification of the program, their main concern is preservation of benefits they c [...]
2009-12-24 02:31:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEIND ETRD SENV PREL WTRO ENRG JA
09TOKYO890GOJ INCENTIVES FOR ECO-FRIENDLY VEHICLES
[...] (U) Summary: The GOJ stimulus package Prime Minister Aso announced April 10 includes measures to encourage purchase of environmentally friendly automobiles. Although some imported European brands would benefit from the incentive, no U.S. autos now appear to qualify. American automakers reps [...]
2009-04-17 08:58:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEIND ETRD SENV PREL WTRO ENRG JA
10BEIJING231BUILDING U.S. JOBS BY LEVERAGING CHINA,S GROWTH
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-28 10:17:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALETRD EFIN ECON PREL WTRO CH
10BEIJING75ACTION REQUEST: USG COMMENTS ON PRC DRAFT GOVERNMENT
[...] (SBU) China's State Council Legislative Affairs Office published draft implementing regulations for the Government Procurement Law on January 11, 2010. The draft regulations are available in Chinese at the following website: http://www.gov.cn/gzdt/2010-01/11/content_150 7655.htm. Comments ar [...]
2010-01-13 07:22:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN ETRD PGOV EINV WTRO CH
10JERUSALEM357PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY REQUEST FOR WTO OBSERVER
[...] (SBU) Representatives of the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) met with Palestinian Authority (PA) and Palestinian private sector representatives to discuss the PA's pending request for World Trade Organization (WTO) observer status. PA Prime Minister Fayyad and Minister [...]
2010-02-26 17:50:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPREL ETRD USTR WTRO ECON KWBG IS
10LAGOS34LOCAL CONTENT BILL STRATEGY
[...] (C) The Local Content Bill passed both the Senate and the House of Representatives. The Senate and the House versions now need to be reconciled. There will be a third and final reading scheduled once the reconciliation process has been completed. Speculation is that it could happen as soon [...]
2010-01-29 07:00:00Consulate LagosCONFIDENTIALETRD ECON PGOV WTRO USTR NI
10QUITO126Sporting Goods Sales of Nike and Avia Products in Ecuador
[...] (SBU) Summary. Less than a week after an information technology delegation met with GoE officials to encourage them to dismantle balance of payments safeguards that have been in place since January 2009 (septel),representatives of Nike and a local sporting goods retailer met with the Emba [...]
2010-02-02 14:01:00Embassy QuitoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON USTR WTRO EC
10QUITO162GOE EXTENDS BOP SAFEGUARDS BY SIX MONTHS, ELIMINATES
[...] (SBU) Summary. Embassy has confirmed that Ecuador's Foreign Trade and Investment Council (COMEXI) has developed a definitive schedule to eliminate the balance of payments (BoP) safeguards within six months. The safeguards were supposed to be eliminated by their one year anniversary on Jan [...]
2010-02-10 18:44:00Embassy QuitoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON WTRO USTR EC
10QUITO96GoE Response to Demarche on Balance of Payments Safeguard
[...] (SBU) Summary. In response to ref A demarche on balance of payments (BoP) safeguards, GoE officials assured Emboffs the government will publish by February 6 a schedule for the progressive reduction of the safeguards, leading to their total elimination in six months. Our interlocutors ar [...]
2010-01-27 15:26:00Embassy QuitoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON WTRO USTR EC
10TOKYO221JAPAN TO ANNOUNCE WHICH U.S. VEHICLES QUALIFY FOR
[...] (SBU) Summary: Japan is expected to announce February 3 at 7:00PM Tokyo time which U.S. vehicle models will qualify under its recently revised eco-car subsidy program. In response to USG and U.S. industry criticism, the GOJ announced January 19 it will begin accepting foreign fuel efficienc [...]
2010-02-03 09:00:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDEIND ETRD SENV PREL WTRO ENRG JA
10TOKYO319JAPAN HOPES TOYOTA'S ILLS DO NOT DAMAGE BILATERAL
[...] (SBU) Summary: The GOJ does not want Toyota's recent problems to damage the U.S.-Japan relationship, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) Minister Seiji Maehara told the Ambassador February 10. Minister Maehara met the Ambassador to discuss Toyota's safety recalls [...]
2010-02-18 04:20:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEIND ETRD SENV PREL WTRO ENRG JA
10USTRGENEVA127th Working Party meeting on Yemen's Accession to the WTO
[...] The WTO Working Party on Yemen's accession met for its 7th session on January 26, 2010, chaired by Mr. Hartmut Roeben. Yemen's Minister of Industry and Trade, Dr. Yahya Y. Al-Mutwakel provided an opening statement on Yemen's efforts to accede to the WTO. He urged negotiating partners to show [...]
2010-02-05 16:39:00USMISSION USTR GENEVAUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON WTRO YM
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