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SECSTATE SECTOR SECURITY SEMAAN GABY EID SEN SENC SENG SENS SENU SENV SENVQGR SENVSPL SENVSXE SEP SERBIA SERZH SETTLEMENTS SEVN SEXP SF SFNV SG SGNV SGWI SH SHANNON SHI SHUM SI SILVASANDE SIMS SIPDI SIPDIS SIPR SIPRNET SIPRS SIUK SK SKCA SKEP SKI SKSAF SL SLM SLOVAK SM SMAR SMI SMIG SMIL SMIT SMITH SMRT SN SNA SNAP SNAR SNUC SO SOC SOCI SOCIA SOCIETY SOCIO SOCIS SOCISZX SOCR SOCY SOE SOFA SOI SOIC SOLI SOLIC SOM SOMALIA SOPN SORT SOSI SOVIET SOWGC SP SPAS SPC SPCE SPCVIS SPECI SPECIALIST SPILL SPP SPSTATE SR SREF SRIT SRS SRYI SSA SSH ST STAG START STATE STC STEINBERG STEPHEN HADLEY STET STP STR STUDENT SU SUCCESSION SUFFRAGE SULLIVAN SUMMIT SUR SUSAN SV SW SWHO SWMN SX SXG SY SYAI SYMBOL SYR SYRIA SYSI SYTH SZ TA TAGS TALAL TAUSCHER TAX TB TBI TBID TBIO TBIOZK TBKIO TBO TC TCOR TCSENV TD TDA TE TECH TECHNOLOGY TER TERAA TERFIN TERR TERROR TERRORISM TF TFIN TG TGRY TH THANH THE THERESE THIRDTERM THKSJA THOMAS THOMAS THOMMA THPY TI TIA TIBO TIFA TINT TIO TIP TITI TIUZ TJ TK TL TM TN 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KUIR KUM KUNA KUNC KUNH KUNP KUNR KUS KUWAIT KV KVBL KVIP KVIR KVIS KVPR KVRC KVRP KW KWAC KWAK KWAWC KWBC KWBG KWBW KWCI KWCR KWGB KWHG KWIC KWIM KWIR KWKN KWM KWMJN KWMM KWMN KWN KWNM KWNN KWOMN KWPA KWPB KWPG KWPR KWRC KWRF KWRG KWUN KWWT KWWW KX KY KZ LA LAB LABOR LANSANA LANTERN LARREA LARS LAS LAURA LAVIN LAW LB LBAR LBY LE LEAGUE LEB LEBIK LEGAT LEGATT LEIS LEON LEVINE LEW LG LGAT LH LI LIB LICC LIMA LINE LK LMS LN LO LOG LOPEZ LORAN LOTT LOVE LR LS LT LTG LTTE LU LV LVPR LY LZ MA MAAR MACEDONIA MACP MANUEL MANUEL SERGIO GONZALEZ MAP MAPP MAPS MAR MARAD MARANTIS MARIA MARIE MARINO MARITIME MARK MARQUEZ MARR MARS MARTIN MARV MAS MASC MASS MATT MAYA MB MBM MC MCA MCAP MCAPARR MCAPN MCAPP MCAPS MCAT MCC MCCAIN MCCONNELL MCCP MCGRAW MCRM MCTRE MD MDA MDC MDO ME MEA MED MEDIA MEETINGS MENDIETA MEP MEPI MEPN MEPP MERCOSUR MESUR MEX MF MFA MFO MG MGL MGMT MGOV MGT MGTA MH MHUC MI MIAH MIC MICHAEL MICHEL MIGUEL FELIPE CANAHUATI YACAMAN MIGUEL VARGAS MALDONADO MIK MIKE MIL MILI MILITANTS MILITARY MILLENNIUM MINURSO MINUSTAH MITCHELL MJ MK ML MLS MMAR MMED MN MNLF MNNC MNNUC MNU MNUC MNUCH MNUCWA MNUM MNUN MNUR MNUS MNVC MO MOHAMAD MOHAMED HESHAM ELDIN YOUSSEF MOHAMMAD MOLINA MONTENEGRO MONUC MONY MOOPS MOP MOPP MOPPS MOPS MORALES MORG MOROCCO MORS MOS MOTO MOTT MP MPOL MPOS MPP MPS MQADHAFI MR MRCRE MRRR MRS MRSEC MS MSG MSIG MT MTAA MTAG MTCAE MTCR MTCRA MTCRE MTRCE MTRE MTRRE MTS MU MUC MUCN MUKASEY MULLEN MUNC MURAD MURRAY MV MW MX MY MZ NA NAC NACB NADIA NAFTA NAM NAMSA NANCY NAR NARC NARCOTICS NARR NAS NASA NAT NATEU NATGAS NATIONAL NATO NATOAFGHAN NATOBALKANS NATOIRAQ NATOOPS NATOPOLICY NATSIOS NAVO NB NBTS NBU NC NCCC NCD NCT NCTC NDI NDP NE NEA NEC NEGROPONTE NEI NELSON NEPAD NERG NET NEW NFATC NFMS NFSO NG NGO NGUYEN NH NI NICHOLAS NICOLE NIH NIPP NK NKWG NL NLD NLIAEA NLO NMFS NMNUC NMUC NNPT NO NOAA NOI NOK NON NONE NORAD NOTAG NOVO NP NPA NPG NPT NR NRC NRG NRR NRRC NS NSC NSF NSFO NSG NSSP NT NTDB NTSB NTTC NU NUC NUIN NV NW NZ NZUS OA OAO OARC OAS OASC 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07SANTODOMINGO2789 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - HARRIS RADIO OPERATION [...] This is an action request. Please see para. 2. 2. Post requests the Department's assistance in conducting human rights screening pursuant to the Leahy Amendment for the following subjects who have been nominated for training. Post has no disqualifying information. Please slug response for [...] | 2007-12-26 19:03:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR PGOV PHUM DR |
07SANTODOMINGO2790 | AMBASSADOR FANNIN PRESENTS CREDENTIALS, MAKES [...] (U) Since arriving at Post on December 13, Ambassador Fannin has presented his credentials to President Fernandez and paid courtesy calls on all three branches of the Dominican Government, including the Attorney General, the Dean of the Diplomatic Corps, the President of the Central Elections [...] | 2007-12-26 19:16:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ETRD SNAR ECON PHUM DR |
07SANTODOMINGO2794 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - CAPTAIN CAREER COURSE, [...] This is an action request. Please see para. 2. 2. Post requests the Department's assistance in conducting human rights screening pursuant to the Leahy Amendment for the following subjects who have been nominated for training. Post has no disqualifying information. Please slug response for [...] | 2007-12-27 18:05:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR PGOV PHUM DR |
07SANTODOMINGO2795 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - BOARDING OFFICER COURSE, [...] This is an action request. Please see para. 2. 2. Post requests the Department's assistance in conducting human rights screening pursuant to the Leahy Amendment for the following subjects who have been nominated for training. Post has no disqualifying information. Please slug response for [...] | 2007-12-27 18:05:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR PGOV PHUM DR |
07SANTODOMINGO2796 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - INSTRUCTOR FOR WH [...] This is an action request. Please see para. 2. 2. Post requests the Department's assistance in conducting human rights screening pursuant to the Leahy Amendment for the following subject(s) who have/has been nominated for training. Post has no disqualifying information. Please slug respo [...] | 2007-12-27 18:55:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR PGOV PHUM DR |
07SANTODOMINGO2797 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - WHINSEC INSTRUCTOR, FORT [...] This is an action request. Please see para. 2. 2. Post requests the Department's assistance in conducting human rights screening pursuant to the Leahy Amendment for the following subject(s) who have been nominated for training. Post has no disqualifying information. Please slug response [...] | 2007-12-27 18:59:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR PGOV PHUM DR |
07SANTODOMINGO2799 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - CAPTAIN CAREER COURSE, [...] This is an action request. Please see para. 2. 2. Post requests the Department's assistance in conducting human rights screening pursuant to the Leahy Amendment for the following subjects who have been nominated for training. Post has no disqualifying information. Please slug response for [...] | 2007-12-28 13:14:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR PGOV PHUM DR |
07SANTODOMINGO28 | DOMINICANS FIGHT CORRUPTION - MUCH BARK, LITTLE BITE, SHOOTING SNAFU WITH JUSTICE OFFICIALS [...] No summary [...] | 2007-01-08 11:16:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KCOR KCRM KJUS DR |
07SANTODOMINGO301 | DOMINICAN COMMERCE MINISTER EXPOSTULATES ABOUT [...] (C) Summary. On February 6 Dominican Minister of Industry and Commerce Francisco Javier Garcia delivered to the Ambassador and Embassy officers a lengthy diatribe asserting that the USG is imagining contradictions between CAFTA-DR and Hydrocarbons resolutions 148 and 23 clamping down on cont [...] | 2007-02-12 11:44:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | CONFIDENTIAL | BEXP ELAB ENRG ETRD DR |
07SANTODOMINGO329 | DOMINICAN POLITICS III #16: VARGAS MALDONADO [...] (U) This is the 16th cable in our series on Dominican politics in the third year of the administration of President Leonel Fernandez. VARGAS MALDONADO CAMPAIGN - POLITICAL DIRECTOR DISCUSSES PRIMARY AND UPCOMING PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION (SBU) Alfredo Pacheco, the Political Director for Domini [...] | 2007-02-14 14:57:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | CONFIDENTIAL | DR |
07SANTODOMINGO347 | DOMINICAN POLITICS III #17: A SKETCH OF [...] (U) This is the 17th cable in our series on political events the third year of the presidency of Leonel Fernandez. A SKETCH OF PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARIES - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (U) The Dominican presidential election is set for May 16, 2008 -- [...] | 2007-02-15 21:13:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | CONFIDENTIAL | DR PGOV PREL |
07SANTODOMINGO348 | DOMINICAN POLITICS III #18: VARGAS MALDONADO [...] (U) This is the 18th cable in our series on Dominican politics in the third year of the administration of President Leonel Fernandez. (U) Summary: In a speech to the diplomatic corps, presidential candidate Miguel Vargas Maldonado said that the foreign policy of a Dominican government led b [...] | 2007-02-16 13:09:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | CONFIDENTIAL | DR PGOV PREL |
07SANTODOMINGO35 | VETTING REQUEST FOR DOMINICAN MILITARY JOINT [...] In connection with U.S. military training planned for the Dominican Military Joint Counter Terrorism Team, Embassy Santo Domingo requests that Department advise of any holdings of adverse information concerning the following 30 individuals. Embassy has no adverse information. Please slug r [...] | 2007-01-08 19:48:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR PGOV PHUM DR |
07SANTODOMINGO355 | U/S EDELMAN ON COUNTER-NARCOTICS COOPERATION AND [...] (C) Summary. On February 2, Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Eric Edelman, DEA Chief of Operations Michael Braun, Commander of U.S. Southern Command's Joint Interagency Task Force South (JIATF-South) Rear Admiral Jeffrey Hathaway, Ambassador Hans Hertell and other U.S. civilian and militar [...] | 2007-02-20 14:30:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | CONFIDENTIAL | MASS MOPS PREL KCRM SNAR HA VE DR |
07SANTODOMINGO419 | DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - 2007 SPECIAL 301 REVIEW INPUT [...] (SBU) The Dominican government made a series of modifications to its intellectual property laws in 2006 to implement the country,s obligations under CAFTA-DR. Entry into force of the free trade agreement is expected to occur in early 2007 and will create additional pressure on the government [...] | 2007-02-27 16:43:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON KIPR DR |
07SANTODOMINGO438 | DOMINICAN FUGITIVE CARLOS MOREL EXTRADITED TO THE [...] On February 16, 2007, U.S. Marshals returned Carlos Morel to the United States to stand trial for federal narcotics-related offenses in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, as detailed in indictment number 03-20613-CR-SEITZ, filed July 31, 2003. According to the indic [...] | 2007-03-01 19:33:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | CJAN CVIS KCRM SNAR DR |
07SANTODOMINGO441 | DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: PART 2, SEVENTH ANNUAL [...] The following is Part 2 of Embassy's response to the Trafficking in Persons (TIP) questions raised in reftel. 2. 2006 Trafficking in Persons Report for the Dominican Republic, Part 2 III. INVESTIGATION AND PROSECUTION OF TRAFFICKERS The Dominican government made significant progress i [...] | 2007-03-02 11:13:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB DR |
07SANTODOMINGO444 | DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: PART 1, SEVENTH ANNUAL [...] The following is Part 1 of Embassy's response to the Trafficking in Persons (TIP) questions raised in reftel. 2. 2006 Trafficking in Persons Report for the Dominican Republic, Part 1 I. OVERVIEW: EXTENT OF TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC AND THE GOVERNMENT'S RESPONSE [...] | 2007-03-02 11:22:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB DR |
07SANTODOMINGO451 | DOMINICAN POLITICS III, #19: FERNANDEZ'S NATIONAL [...] (U) This is the 19th cable in our series on Dominican politics in the third year of the administration of President Leonel Fernandez. SUMMARY (U) President Leonel Fernandez used the occasion of his February 27 Independence Day speech to announce that DR-CAFTA was expected to enter into fo [...] | 2007-03-02 17:04:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | CONFIDENTIAL | DR PGOV PREL ECON |
07SANTODOMINGO479 | AT LAST, A BIRTH REGISTRATION SYSTEM FOR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Dominican civil registry and elections authority has responded somewhat belatedly to complaints from the U.S. Embassy and others by voting to create a procedure to register the Dominican-born children of foreigners who are not legal Dominican residents. Such children, includ [...] | 2007-03-05 20:12:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CASC DR PHUM PGOV PREF SMIG HA |
07SANTODOMINGO48 | DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: DEMARCHE RESPONSE REGARDING [...] Per reftel, Embassy delivered demarche on mercury issues at the 24th session of the United Nations Environment Programme's Governing Council (UNEP GC) to the Ministry of Environment. The Director of Planning, Omar Ramirez, stated that he and Minister Max Puig plan to attend the 24th session [...] | 2007-01-10 11:07:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC EMIN ETRD PREL SENV DR |
07SANTODOMINGO485 | DOMINICAN FUGITIVE DE LA ROSA TO BE EXTRADITED TO [...] On November 8, 2007, U.S. Marshals will return Yokary de la Rosa to the United States to stand trial for federal narcotics-related offenses as detailed in indictment number CR 03-893, filed on August 5, 2003, in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York. According to the in [...] | 2007-03-06 18:51:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | CJAN CVIS KCRM SNAR DR |
07SANTODOMINGO505 | DOMINICAN PROVINCE OF SAMANA PREPARES FOR TOURIST [...] (U) This cable is part of a series of reports on economic and political issues at the provincial level in the Dominican Republic. SAMANA PREPARES FOR TOURIST BOOM - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (U) Tourism is on the rise throughout the Dominican Republic, and the northeastern province [...] | 2007-03-08 16:08:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | DR PGOV PREL |
07SANTODOMINGO508 | DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: THE DEVELOPMENT AND EXERCISING [...] (SBU) Summary. Avian influenza (AI) preparedness is a concern for the Dominican Republic. According to Embassy sources, the country has conducted very few AI response exercises. Currently only the Ministry of Agriculture has completed its response plan and has sponsored exercises, focused [...] | 2007-03-08 18:07:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU KSTH DR |
07SANTODOMINGO535 | DOMINICAN DIPNOTE REQUESTING SUPPORT IN FAVOR OF [...] No summary [...] | 2007-03-12 17:19:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR PREL IO ICAO DR |
07SANTODOMINGO556 | DOMINICAN LABOR, DRIVERS, AND LEFTIST GROUPS [...] SUMMARY. The Dominican Republic's largest transportation associations, some key neighborhood organizations, and umbrella labor union organizations are uniting to promote an escalating strategy of strikes and protests beginning on March 14 in support of disparate objectives. Their message: p [...] | 2007-03-14 11:04:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB PGOV ENRG EFIN ASEC CASC DR |
07SANTODOMINGO586 | AWAITING DOMINICAN RESPONSE REGARDING REQUEST FOR [...] No summary [...] | 2007-03-19 11:22:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR MARR MOPS SENV DR |
07SANTODOMINGO590 | DOMINICAN POLITICS III #20: ANECDOTES FROM "THE [...] (U) This is the 20th cable in our series on Dominican politics in the third year of the administration of President Leonel Fernandez. (U) The presidential election in the Dominican Republic will not take place until May 2008; however, the Dominican Liberation Party's internal primary race is [...] | 2007-03-19 18:26:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL DR |
07SANTODOMINGO597 | REGIONAL DRUGS SUMMIT CALLS FOR INCREASED U.S. [...] (U) Summary. On March 16, OAS Secretary General Insulza, President Preval of Haiti, President Uribe of Colombia, and Prime Minister Manning of Trinidad and Tobago joined Dominican President Fernandez to sign a non-binding declaration on measures to counter threats posed by the trafficking of [...] | 2007-03-19 20:25:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL SNAR KCRM CO HA VE TD DR |
07SANTODOMINGO617 | UPDATE ON DOMINICAN TRANSPORTATION AND LABOR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The launch of labor and/or transportation strikes remains a possibility this week. Transportation unions have maintained their threat to strike in demand of government subsidies despite legal action against their leaders. On March 19, authorities arrested and detained the leade [...] | 2007-03-21 11:33:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB PGOV ENRG EFIN ASEC CASC DR |
07SANTODOMINGO636 | DOMINICAN REPLY ON HCOC AGAINST BALLISTIC MISSILE [...] (SBU) POLOFF delivered a diplomatic note containing Reftel talking points encouraging the Dominican Republic to subscribe to the Hague Code of Conduct (HCOC). POLOFF emphasized the long period of time in which we have been discussing this issue with the Dominicans (more than four years),unde [...] | 2007-03-21 20:26:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PARM ETTC MTCRE KSCA DR |
07SANTODOMINGO637 | DOMINICAN REPLY TO DEMARCHE ON UN REFORM - [...] On March 19, POLOFF delivered Reftel talking points on UN internal administration of justice to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Ambassador Michelle Cohen, Dominican Chief of United Nations and Organization of American States Affairs (Assistant Secretary-equivalent),had no immediate reply but [...] | 2007-03-21 20:27:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL AORC APER UNGA DR |
07SANTODOMINGO666 | VETTING REQUEST FOR MONEY LAUNDERING COURSE - NAS [...] In connection with a Basic Course for Money Laundering planned for the first week of April in La Vega, Embassy Santo Domingo requests that Department advise of any holdings of adverse information concerning the following individuals. Embassy has no adverse information. Please slug reply for E [...] | 2007-03-23 19:58:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR PGOV PHUM DR |
07SANTODOMINGO668 | FURTHER ON REGIONAL DRUGS SUMMIT AND CALLS FOR [...] (U) Following is an amplified version of Santo Domingo 597 with addition of U.S. and Dominican positions, new text in paras. 10 and 11, and comment. 2. (U) Summary. On March 16, OAS Secretary General Insulza, President Preval of Haiti, President Uribe of Colombia, and Prime Minister Mannin [...] | 2007-03-23 20:18:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL SNAR KCRM CO HA VE TD DR |
07SANTODOMINGO685 | DOMINICAN POLITICS III #21: FERNANDEZ ANNOUNCES [...] (U) This is the 21st cable in our series on Dominican politics in the third year of the administration of President Leonel Fernandez. (U) On March 25, Leonel Fernandez formally announced that he is running for re-election in 2008. The announcement, made at a rally in Santo Domingo, had been [...] | 2007-03-26 21:00:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV DR |
07SANTODOMINGO715 | DOMINICAN FOREIGN MINISTER CONFIRMS INTEREST IN [...] Dominican FM Carlos Morales Troncoso welcomed the concept of a joint Brasilian and U.S. offer of assistance in developing biofuels capacity. Proposal was communicated by the Charge and by Brasilian ambassador Ronaldo Dunlap this morning, March 30. Dunlap provided a copy of the MOU signed M [...] | 2007-03-30 13:12:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | DR ECON ENRG |
07SANTODOMINGO732 | OPPONENTS MANEUVER TO STRIP DOMINICAN-HAITIAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: An investigation by staff at the Junta Central Electoral (JCE),or Central Elections Board, has recommended that the authorities strip the citizenship of Sonia Pierre, a prominent advocate for the rights of persons of Haitian descent. In quick reply, on March 30 JCE President C [...] | 2007-03-30 22:59:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB PGOV PHUM PREF SMIG KWMN DR HA |
07SANTODOMINGO733 | SENIOR DOMINICAN OFFICIALS IMPLICATED IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: High-level officials in the Dominican Ministries of Foreign Relations and Migration use their positions to facilitate human trafficking and alien smuggling schemes, according to media reports, DHS investigations and Embassy contacts. Those implicated include the Assistant Secreta [...] | 2007-03-30 23:06:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | CONFIDENTIAL | CVIS PGOV PHUM SMIG KCOR KCRM CH DR HA HK |
07SANTODOMINGO734 | DOMINICAN POLITICS III #22: THE PLD PARTY - [...] (U) This is the 22nd cable in our series on Dominican politics in the third year of the administration of President Leonel Fernandez. (C/NF) SUMMARY: With a view to the 2008 presidential election, we make this assessment of the Dominican Liberation Party (PLD). Founded in the 1970s as a le [...] | 2007-04-02 13:22:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PINR PREL DR |
07SANTODOMINGO74 | VETTING REQUEST FOR DOMINICAN MILITARY JOINT [...] In connection with U.S. military training planned on/around January 28, 2007 for the Dominican Military Joint Counter Terrorism Team, Embassy Santo Domingo requests that Department advise of any holdings of adverse information concerning the following 30 individuals. Embassy has no adverse i [...] | 2007-01-12 17:11:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR PGOV PHUM DR |
07SANTODOMINGO75 | CARIBBEAN MASS MIGRATION - PROBABLE DOMINICAN [...] (S) Santo Domingo country team considers that the Dominican government would NOT/NOT be willing to receive any Haitian migrants in the event of a mass migration event and that it would NOT/NOT be willing to place Cuban migrants in a camp or under any similar system of controls. In the unlike [...] | 2007-01-12 17:32:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | SECRET | PREL PREF XL XM XR DR |
07SANTODOMINGO755 | DOMINICAN FUGITIVE ROMULA SILVA EXTRADITED TO THE [...] On March 29, U.S. Marshals returned Romula (aka Romulo) Silva to the United States to stand trial in the Middle District of Florida for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute five (5) or more kilograms of cocaine. As detailed in indictment 8:03-Cr-476-T-23 (EAJ),filed on December 3, [...] | 2007-04-03 17:55:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | CJAN CVIS KCRM SNAR DR |
07SANTODOMINGO756 | DOMINICAN REPUBLIC REITERATES SECURITY COUNCIL [...] This is an action request; please see para. 3. 2. In a diplomatic note received by the Embassy on April 3, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs reiterated the Dominican Republic's candidacy for a non-permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council and requested U.S. support. The candidacy [...] | 2007-04-03 17:58:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNGA DR |
07SANTODOMINGO76 | DOMINICAN POLITICS III #13: A NEW, MORE SERIOUS [...] This is the thirteenth cable in our series on Dominican politics in the third year of the administration of President Leonel Fernandez. 2. (SBU) In November 2006 the Senate chose a new 9-member elections authority (JCE),composed for the most part of eminent jurists. The JCE is showing gr [...] | 2007-01-12 17:32:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | DR PGOV PREL PINR |
07SANTODOMINGO768 | UPDATE ON MANEUVERS AGAINST SONIA PIERRE, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In the days following the release of an internal report to the Central Elections Board (JCE) by investigators who recommended stripping a prominent Haitian-Dominican activist of her citizenship, numerous domestic and foreign groups have mobilized in Sonia Pierre's defense. Gove [...] | 2007-04-04 19:46:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB PGOV PHUM PREF SMIG KWMN DR HA |
07SANTODOMINGO77 | DOMINICAN FUGITIVES JIMENEZ AND GARCIA EXTRADITED [...] On January 12, 2007, U.S. Marshals returned Jose Jimenez Guerrero to the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico for trial on a variety of narcotics charges detailed in indictment number 06-253 (PG),filed on August 10, 2006. As described in the indictment, Jimenez was a member of a drug trafficking orga [...] | 2007-01-12 17:32:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | CJAN CVIS KCRM SNAR DR |
07SANTODOMINGO808 | DEMARCHES ON UNSCR 1747 AND DESIGNATION OF IRAN'S [...] POLOFF delivered Reftels' talking points to the Ministry of Foreign Relations. Ambassador Rhadys Abreu, Acting Dominican Chief of United Nations and Organization of American States Affairs (Assistant Secretary-equivalent),took our views on board but had no immediate reply. We will report an [...] | 2007-04-10 16:27:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNGA IAEA IR DR |
07SANTODOMINGO817 | DOMINICAN GOVERNMENT APPROVES REQUEST FOR BLANKET [...] No summary [...] | 2007-04-11 11:24:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR MARR MOPS SENV DR |
07SANTODOMINGO825 | DOMINICAN BANKING SERIES, 14: BANINTER PROSECUTORS [...] (U) This is the 14th in a series of cables following the Dominican banking frauds and prosecutions. Extensive additional material on prosecutions is available on our SIPRNET site. Baninter Prosecutors "Guarantee" Convictions, but Fear Sentencing Phase - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - [...] | 2007-04-12 17:23:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN KJUS PGOV PREL DR |
07SANTODOMINGO840 | DOMINICAN REPUBLIC EXTENDS INVITATION TO REGIONAL [...] Embassy has received a letter from Dominican Attorney General Radhames Jimenez Pena inviting U.S. participation in an upcoming conference on regional penitentiary practices and penitentiary reform to be held in Santo Domingo, June 20-22, 2007. Post requests notification regarding USG intent t [...] | 2007-04-13 19:10:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KJUS KHUM OTRA DR |
07SANTODOMINGO846 | DOMINICAN POLITICS III #23: PARTY UNITY UNDER [...] (U) This is the 23rd cable in our series on Dominican politics in the third year of the administration of President Leonel Fernandez. PARTY UNITY UNDER STRESS AS PLD PREPARES FOR PRIMARY VOTE (SBU) On April 11 POLOFF met with Danilo Diaz of the ruling Dominican Liberation Party (PLD). As [...] | 2007-04-13 20:37:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL DR |
07SANTODOMINGO887 | DOMINICAN FUGITIVE WILFREDO TORIBIO TO BE [...] On April 20, 2006, U.S. Marshals will return Wilfredo Antonio Toribio Reyes to the United States to stand trial in the State of New Jersey for multiple counts of robbery and conspiracy to commit robbery, as detailed in indictment number 05-05-0558-I (filed May 2, 2005) and indictment number 05 [...] | 2007-04-18 17:54:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | CJAN CVIS KCRM SNAR DR |
07SANTODOMINGO907 | DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: PREPARING FOR WMO QUADRENNIAL [...] (U) Econoff met with the Director for the National Office of Meteorology (ONAMET),Gloria Ceballos, to raise awareness of the upcoming World Meteorological Organization (WMO) Congress, share USG priorities for the WMO Congress, solicit information on the Office of Meteorology priorities, and [...] | 2007-04-20 11:05:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV TPHY WMO DR |
07SANTODOMINGO926 | PRESIDENT FERNANDEZ SENDS CONDOLENCES FOR VIRGINIA [...] President Leonel Fernandez expressed his condolences for the Virginia Tech tragedy to President Bush in an April 17 letter (received by the Embassy on April 19). An unofficial translation of the letter follows. 2. Begin translation. April 17, 2007 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Si [...] | 2007-04-20 18:08:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL DR |
07SANTODOMINGO964 | DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: ENVIRONMENT TRADE CAPACITY [...] Summary: Per reftel this cable contains Embassy's proposals for regional and bilateral trade-related environment projects to be funded with FY2007 trade capacity funds under the CAFTA-DR free trade agreement. These proposals are in line with the CAFTA-DR Environmental Cooperation Agreement [...] | 2007-04-24 11:11:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ELAB EPA ETRD SENV DR |
07SANTODOMINGO971 | DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: LABOR TRADE CAPACITY BUILDING [...] (SBU) Per Ref A, this cable contains Embassy's proposals for regional and bilateral trade-related labor projects to be funded with FY2007 trade capacity funds under the CAFTA-DR free trade agreement. These proposals are in line with the priorities identified within the White Paper. The breakdo [...] | 2007-04-24 17:18:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ELAB PHUM DR |
07SANTODOMINGO992 | DOMINICAN CAPITAL MARKET FAILS TO DEVELOP [...] (SBU) Summary: Business finance in the Dominican Republic remains opaque, dominated by a small number of banks and trading groups characterized by virtually incestuous relationships. The country's long history of crony capitalism, corruption and tax evasion has retarded the establishment of [...] | 2007-04-25 20:32:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN DR |
07STATE130626 | (C) DEMARCHE REQUEST: GTMO DETAINEE EMERGENCY MEDEVAC [...] (C) Department requests that Embassies Santo Domingo, San Jose, Panama City, and Mexico City approach the Governments of the Dominican Republic, Costa Rica, Panama, and Mexico about a standby arrangement that would enable DoD to transport Guantanamo detainees in need of critical care to a medic [...] | 2007-09-17 20:58:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PHUM PINS PREL MARR DR CS PM MX |
07TEGUCIGALPA1154 | A CAFTA-DR SUCCESS STORY: TIME TO START A BUSINESS [...] No summary [...] | 2007-06-29 14:08:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | ECIN ECON EIND PGOV DR GT CS HO |
07TEGUCIGALPA1295 | MCC REQUIREMENTS KEY TO REDUCING BUSINESS OPENING TIME IN [...] No summary [...] | 2007-07-31 22:32:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | ECIN ECON EIND PGOV DR CS HO |
07USEUBRUSSELS1276 | U.S.-EU MEETINGS ON LATIN AMERICA [...] (U) SUMMARY. US-EU Committee on Latin America (COLAT) troika consultations, held February 12 in Brussels, included discussion of Nicaragua, Venezuela, Colombia, Bolivia, Mexico, Brazil, Cuba and Central American gangs. The U.S. delegation consisted of WHA PDAS Charles Shapiro, USEU Deputy Pol [...] | 2007-04-16 17:17:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EAID EUN MX DR GT CO VZ NI BO ES |
08BOGOTA1001 | URIBE'S 84 PERCENT APPROVAL RATING SPURS [...] (U) A Gallup poll taken March 4-6, shows President Uribe with an all-time high 84 percent approval rating. Only 13 percent disapproved of his performance, the lowest figure since 2002. The poll was taken prior to the Rio Group meeting in Santo Domingo, and pollster Jorge Londono said the Rio [...] | 2008-03-14 16:06:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREF PREL PTER DR EC VZ CO |
08NASSAU398 | SECOND TRIPARTITE CONFERENCE DISCUSSES DRUG AND MIGRANT TRAFFICKING AND ASSISTANCE FOR HAITI [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-21 18:18:00 | Embassy Nassau | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR PGOV PREL TK UK BF DR HA |
08PANAMA120 | PANAMA: URGENT MEDEVAC DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (C) "Let me raise this request with (First VP and FM) Samuel Lewis," Lewis' Senior Advisor Adolfo Ahumada told POLCOUNS on February 8 in response to reftel request for GOP assistance. Ahumada underscored (twice) in a brief conversation the "political sensitivities" that would need to be overc [...] | 2008-02-08 19:23:00 | Embassy Panama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PREF PHUM SMIG BF CO CS CU DR JM MX PM |
08PORTAUPRINCE523 | POSTCARD FROM OUANAMINTHE [...] (U) Summary: The border town of Ouanaminthe thrives on legal and illegal trade with the Dominican Republic (DR) -- even as it continues to lack basic government services such as water, electricity, and telephones. Residents and local public officials openly criticize and sabotage GOH activit [...] | 2008-04-02 11:50:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL ETRD DR HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE895 | HAITI: AVIAN FLU OUTBREAK IN HAITI [...] Acting Minister of Agriculture Joanas Gue announced June 11 that 11 positive cases representing four outbreaks of the H5N2 avian influenza virus were identified in four areas of Haiti. Gue attributed the cause of the outbreak in at least one area to fighting cocks that originated in the Dominic [...] | 2008-06-19 17:57:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | EFLU ECON EFIN EAID PGOV PREL HA DR |
08SANJOSE833 | PROSECUTIONS POSSIBLE, BUT NOT LIKELY IN DOMINICAN [...] (SBU) Although local media alleged in April that 400-500 Dominican women had been trafficked into Costa Rica through proxy marriages to work in the sex trade, the story is not so straightforward. As the complicated facts have slowly emerged, it is apparent that the "victims" may have entered [...] | 2008-10-22 19:29:00 | Embassy San Jose | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KTIP CVIS CS DR |
08SANODOMINGO1611 | ELECRICITY GENERATORS PREDICT A DARK DECEMBER IN [...] No summary [...] | 2008-10-17 20:39:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG ECON EINV DR |
08SANTODOMINGO1009 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: COUNTER DRUG OPERATION [...] This is an action request. Please see para. 2. 2. Post requests the Department's assistance in conducting human rights screening pursuant to the Leahy Amendment for the following subjects. Please slug response for NAS and ECOPOL. 3. Names and identifying information of the proposed [...] | 2008-06-23 17:59:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR PHUM SNAR DR |
08SANTODOMINGO1010 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: PEACE KEEPING OPERATIONS, [...] This is an action request. Please see para. 2. 2. Post requests the Department's assistance in conducting human rights screening pursuant to the Leahy Amendment for the following subjects. Post has no disqualifying information. Please slug response for NAS and ECOPOL. 3. Names and i [...] | 2008-06-23 18:36:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR PHUM SNAR DR |
08SANTODOMINGO1023 | AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH FERNANDEZ: CHEVRON, [...] (C) Summary: In the Ambassador's June 19 meeting with the President, Fernandez agreed to intervene in Chevron's investment dispute to prevent violence, but not to settle the dispute itself, stating that -- despite the contract -- there had to be a negotiated settlement. The President describe [...] | 2008-06-25 13:32:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PBIO ECON ENRG EAID EAGR CACS HA DR |
08SANTODOMINGO1024 | AFTER THE ELECTION, WHAT NEXT? [...] (SBU) Now that the presidential election is over, President Fernandez is turning to plans for his next term, the opposition is digging in its heels, and reformers are focusing on how to improve the democratic system before the congressional election of 2010. On economic issues, Fernandez face [...] | 2008-06-25 13:35:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON DR |
08SANTODOMINGO1025 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: DAMAGE CONTROL ASSESSMENT, [...] This is an action request. Please see para. 2. 2. Post requests the Department's assistance in conducting human rights screening pursuant to the Leahy Amendment for the following subjects. Post has no disqualifying information. Please slug response for NAS and ECOPOL. 3. Names and i [...] | 2008-06-25 16:30:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR PHUM SNAR DR |
08SANTODOMINGO1028 | ICMEC EXPLORES AREAS OF COOPERATION WITH GODR TO [...] Summary: Guillermo Galarza, a Program Director of the International Center for Missing and Exploited Children (ICMEC),an NGO, visited the DR to raise awareness of the global issue of child sexual exploitation and to meet with local government officials to explore areas of cooperation and aid. [...] | 2008-06-25 20:02:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC CVIS PHUM SOCI DR |
08SANTODOMINGO1060 | DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: PROGRESS ON ASSET FORFEITURE [...] (U) Summary. On June 13, a representative of the Department of Justice's (DOJ) Asset Forfeiture-Money Laundering Unit, accompanied by Assistant U.S. Attorneys (AUSAs) from the Districts of Puerto Rico and the Southern District of Florida and a Mexico City-based representative of the Internal [...] | 2008-06-30 21:32:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KJUS KCRM SNAR DR |
08SANTODOMINGO1073 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS, [...] This is an action request. See para. 2. 2. Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following individuals who have been selected for Peacekeeping Operations Platoon Exchange, scheduled for 26 July - 06 August, 2008. Post has no disqualifying i [...] | 2008-07-01 19:05:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | DR MARR PGOV PHUM |
08SANTODOMINGO1074 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS, [...] This is an action request. See para. 2. 2. Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following individuals who have been selected for Peacekeeping Operations Platoon Exchange, scheduled for 26 July - 06 September, 2008. Post has no disqualifyin [...] | 2008-07-01 19:09:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | DR MARR PGOV PHUM |
08SANTODOMINGO1075 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - PEACEKEPING OPERATIONS, [...] This is an action request. See para. 2. 2. Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following individuals who have been selected for peacekeeping operations course, scheduled for 26 July - 06 September, 2008. Post has no disqualifying informat [...] | 2008-07-01 19:13:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | DR MARR PGOV PHUM |
08SANTODOMINGO1076 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - DEPARTMENTAL RESOURCE [...] This is an action request. See para. 2. 2. Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following individuals who have been selected for a Departmental Resource Management Course, scheduled for 26 July - 06 August, 2008. Post has no disqualifying [...] | 2008-07-01 19:27:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | DR MARR PGOV PHUM |
08SANTODOMINGO1078 | INVITATION FOR PRESIDENT BUSH - INAUGURATION OF [...] This is an action request for WHA/CAR. Please see paragraph 3. 2. On May 16, President Leonel Fernandez was elected President of the Dominican Republic. On August 16, per the Dominican Constitution, President Fernandez will be sworn-in. 3. Action request: Post requests that WHA/CAR wor [...] | 2008-07-01 20:38:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV DR |
08SANTODOMINGO1085 | DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: KOSOVO RECOGNITION DEMARCHE [...] (C) Charge d' Affaires, a.i. Bullen spoke with and presented Ref A demarche to Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Manuel Trullols on July 2. Trullols took the Charge's comments on board, stated he will raise the issue with FM Morales when he returns to the country, and remained non-committal [...] | 2008-07-03 17:10:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPKO UNMIK UN YI EU DR |
08SANTODOMINGO1108 | PRISONERS OF CONSCIENCE PUBLIC AFFAIRS EVENT [...] On July 3, PolOff delivered to the Office of the Foreign Minister reftel demarche regarding the Prisoners of Conscience Public Affairs event. MFA did not have any immediate substantive response. Post will report any subsequent reply from the ministry. FANNIN [...] | 2008-07-08 20:23:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM PHUM PREL DR |
08SANTODOMINGO1118 | INAUGURATION OF PRESIDENT FERNANDEZ, AUGUST 16: [...] (U) This is an action request for WHA/CAR; please see para. 3. 2. (U) President Leonel Fernandez, who was re-elected on May 16, will be inaugurated for his next term on August 16. Embassy Protocol Chief has obtained information on the schedule for inauguration event; please see below and no [...] | 2008-07-10 20:25:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL OVIP DR |
08SANTODOMINGO1122 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - COUNTER TERRORISM [...] This is an action request. See para. 2. 2. Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following individuals who have been selected for a Counter Terrorism MARSOC/JCET Course, scheduled as on-going training from January 2008 - October 2010. Post [...] | 2008-07-11 16:11:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | DR MARR PGOV PHUM |
08SANTODOMINGO1167 | DOMINICAN SUPREME COURT UPHOLDS BANINTER BANK [...] Summary. On July 11, the Dominican Supreme Court upheld the convictions in the Banco Intercontinental (Baninter) bank fraud case ensuring that the four defendants will spend time in prison. This is an important step forward because it is the first time that significant sentences were given to [...] | 2008-07-18 12:09:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN PGOV PREL KJUS KCOR DR |
08SANTODOMINGO1184 | SANTO DOMINGO ECONOMIC-POLITICAL ROUNDUP, JULY 22, [...] Government,s Plan to Address Economic Crisis 2. Fernandez Focused on Constitutional Reform 3. Subsidy Must Keep Pace with Oil Prices or Lights Will Go Out 4. Astwood Extradition Controversy  [...] | 2008-07-22 20:01:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON ENRG KJUS DR |
08SANTODOMINGO1185 | PRESIDENT FERNANDEZ REQUESTS CONTRACT EXTENSION [...] (C) On July 18, the Civil and Commercial Court of San Cristobal ruled in favor of Chevron,s petition that a blockade of the refinery by a transportation union is illegal and should be halted immediately. President Fernandez called the Ambassador on July 21 to convey a request from the transpo [...] | 2008-07-22 20:10:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD DR |
08SANTODOMINGO119 | AMBASSADOR' MEETING WITH PRESIDENT FERNANDEZ [...] No summary [...] | 2008-01-23 15:53:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SNAR EINV DR |
08SANTODOMINGO1199 | PRESIDENT FERNANDEZ ACKNOWLEDGES POLITICS MORE [...] (C) In a meeting on July 22, President Fernandez asked Chevron to extend a contract with fuel transporters for one more year and offered to sign a personal guarantee that the contract would end after that time. This was the same request that the President delivered to the Ambassador on July 2 [...] | 2008-07-25 16:26:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD DR |
08SANTODOMINGO1235 | PRESIDENT AND FOREIGN MINISTER ON DRUGS, CHEVRON, [...] (SBU) On July 23, in front of an audience that included President Fernandez and Acting U.S. DEA Chief, Dominican drug czar Marino Vinicio "Vincho" Castillo said that the United States is persistently obstructing the Dominican Republic's anti-drug efforts. Castillo said that this has harmed som [...] | 2008-07-30 19:30:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON ENRG SNAR IR DR |
08SANTODOMINGO124 | AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE [...] (C) In his January 16 meeting with the Ambassador, PRD party presidential candidate Miguel Vargas Maldonado expressed concerns regarding the fairness of the election process; warned of possible Venezuelan support for his opponent; cited the importance of election observation; and explained his [...] | 2008-01-23 19:48:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON ENRG VE DR |
08SANTODOMINGO1241 | NODEL ENGEL'S MEETING WITH PRESIDENT FERNANDEZ: [...] (U) Congressman Eliot Engel (D-NY),Chairman of the Western Hemisphere Affairs Subcommittee of the HCFA, made a brief private visit to the Dominican Republic July 28-29. The Congressman traveled to attend the July 29 ceremonial opening of the New York Mets baseball academy in Boca Chica (20 mi [...] | 2008-07-31 13:25:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM ECON KV HA DR |
08SANTODOMINGO1251 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - NCO DEVELOPMENT COURSE [...] This is an action request. See para. 2. 2. Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 16 individuals who have been selected for a NCO Development Course, scheduled for 11 August - 26 September, 2008. Post has no disqualifying informati [...] | 2008-08-05 21:48:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | DR MARR PGOV PHUM |
08SANTODOMINGO1269 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON DOMINICAN REPUBLIC,S TRQ [...] (SBU) Summary: Ambassador delivered reftel talking points regarding the administration of tariff rate quotas (TRQs) under CAFTA-DR to the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of Industry and Commerce on July 11 and August 5 respectively. The Secretary of Agriculture attributed the late [...] | 2008-08-08 19:58:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR ETRD ECON DR |
08SANTODOMINGO127 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS, [...] This is an action request. Please see para. 2. 2. Post requests the Department's assistance in conducting human rights screening pursuant to the Leahy Amendment for the following subject(s) who has/have been nominated for training. Post has no disqualifying information. Please slug respo [...] | 2008-01-25 14:35:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR PGOV PHUM DR |
08SANTODOMINGO128 | AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES VENZUELA WITH COLOMBIAN [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Fannin and Mrs. Fannin met Colombian Ambassador Luis Emilio Sierra and his wife Liliana Martinez de Sierra for a courtesy call. During the meeting Ambassador Fannin inquired as to the extent of Venezuelan influence in the Dominican Republic. Sierra stated that there is [...] | 2008-01-25 15:05:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EINV PARM PINR SNAR VE DR |
08SANTODOMINGO129 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - COLOMBIAN TRAINERS FOR [...] This is an action request. Please see para. 2. 2. Post requests the Department's assistance in conducting human rights screening pursuant to the Leahy Amendment for the following foreign subject(s) who will be providing training in community based policing to the Dominican National Police. [...] | 2008-01-25 17:04:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM CO DR |
08SANTODOMINGO130 | LEAHY REQUEST - COASTAL SEARCH AND RESCUE [...] This is an action request. Please see para. 2. 2. Post requests the Department's assistance in conducting human rights screening pursuant to the Leahy Amendment for the following subjects who are tentatively slated to receive training. Post has no disqualifying information. Please slug r [...] | 2008-01-25 18:30:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR PGOV PHUM DR |
08SANTODOMINGO131 | LEAHY REQUEST - MARITIME SAFETY/PORT CONTROL [...] This is an action request. Please see para. 2. 2. Post requests the Department's assistance in conducting human rights screening pursuant to the Leahy Amendment for the following subject. Post has no disqualifying information. Please slug response for EcoPol. 3. Name and identifying i [...] | 2008-01-25 19:00:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR PGOV PHUM DR |
08SANTODOMINGO132 | LEAHY REQUEST - INFORMATION OPERATIONS, FT. [...] This is an action request. Please see para. 2. 2. Post requests the Department's assistance in conducting human rights screening pursuant to the Leahy Amendment for the following subjects. Post has no disqualifying information. Please slug response for EcoPol. 3. Names and identifying [...] | 2008-01-25 19:14:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR PGOV PHUM DR |
08SANTODOMINGO1332 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - ALP COURSE (1),DOMINICAN [...] This is an action request. See para. 2. 2. Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following MAAG sponsored individual who has been selected for an ALP Course, scheduled for 27 August 2008 - 24 July, 2010. Post has no disqualifying informatio [...] | 2008-08-21 20:32:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | DR MARR PGOV PHUM |
08SANTODOMINGO1333 | DEMARCHE ON DESIGNATION OF ADDITIONAL IRANIAN [...] POLCHIEF delivered Reftel talking points on the designation of an additional five Iranian entities for proliferation activities to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Ambassador Ciro Amaury Dargam, Assistant Secretary of International Organizations Affairs, took our views on board but had no imme [...] | 2008-08-22 17:39:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KNNP MNUC IR GM PARM EFIN DR |
08SANTODOMINGO1340 | PLD LEADER MEDINA KEEPS DISTANCE FROM FERNANDEZ [...] (C) BACKGROUND: Danilo Medina is the second-most powerful leader in the PLD party, after President Fernandez himself, and is seen as the strategic brains behind the organization's rise from third-party status in the 1980s to control of the presidency and both houses of congress by 2006. Medina se [...] | 2008-08-25 19:57:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PBIO SNAR ECON DR |
08SANTODOMINGO135 | LEAHY REQUEST - MAAG LIAISON OFFICERS [...] This is an action request. Please see para. 2. 2. Post requests the Department's assistance in conducting human rights screening pursuant to the Leahy Amendment for the following subjects who will be receiving meals and other incidental expenses paid for by Defense Department funds. Post h [...] | 2008-01-28 13:00:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR PGOV PHUM DR |
08SANTODOMINGO1353 | FERNANDEZ PLAYS MUSICAL CHAIRS WITH CABINET [...] (C) In a series of decrees issued following his August 16 inauguration, President Fernandez shuffled his cabinet; however, many of the officials simply moved from one ministry to another. There was no clear public policy message sent by the personnel moves. Rather, by keeping most of the cabinet [...] | 2008-08-27 17:02:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PINR SENV MARR ETRD ECON DR |
08SANTODOMINGO136 | LEAHY REQUEST - AIRCREW LIFE SUPPORT. SHEPPARD [...] This is an action request. Please see para. 2. 2. Post requests the Department's assistance in conducting human rights screening pursuant to the Leahy Amendment for the following subjects. Post has no disqualifying information. Please slug response for EcoPol. 3. Names and identifying [...] | 2008-01-28 19:54:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR PGOV PHUM DR |
08SANTODOMINGO1360 | REJECTING RUSSIAN RECOGNITION OF S. [...] POLCHIEF delivered Reftel talking points on Russian recognition of the breakaway Georgian regions to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Deputy Foreign Minister Alejandra Liriano took our views on board but had no immediate reply. We will report any subsequent Dominican response. (U) Please vi [...] | 2008-08-28 18:19:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV GG RU DR |
08SANTODOMINGO1371 | FORBES ENERGY CITES CORRUPTION IN ETHANOL PROJECT [...] (C) SUMMARY. Executives with Forbes Energy met with the Ambassador regarding the company,s planned USD 700 million sugarcane ethanol project straddling the Dominican Republic-Haiti border. They said that while they have already obtained all needed permits for the project, which will be based in Man [...] | 2008-08-29 15:08:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG KCOR EINV DR |
08SANTODOMINGO1383 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - CYBER CRIME TRAINING (2), [...] This is an action request. See para. 2. 2. Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following two individuals who have been selected for LEGAT sponsored Cyber Crime Training, scheduled for 03 - 05 September, 2008. Post has no disqualifying inf [...] | 2008-09-02 18:09:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | DR MARR PGOV PHUM |
08SANTODOMINGO139 | LEAHY REQUEST - PILOT INSTRUMENT PROCEDURES [...] This is an action request. Please see para. 2. 2. Post requests the Department's assistance in conducting human rights screening pursuant to the Leahy Amendment for the following subjects. Post has no disqualifying information. Please slug response for EcoPol. 3. Names and identifying [...] | 2008-01-28 20:58:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR PGOV PHUM DR |
08SANTODOMINGO140 | LEAHY REQUEST - PILOT INSTRUMENT PROCEDURES [...] This is an action request. Please see para. 2. 2. Post requests the Department's assistance in conducting human rights screening pursuant to the Leahy Amendment for the following subject. Post has no disqualifying information. Please slug response for EcoPol. 3. Name and identifying i [...] | 2008-01-28 21:05:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR PGOV PHUM DR |
08SANTODOMINGO141 | U.S. CONSORTIUM TO BUY DOMINICAN AIRPORT [...] (C) The operations manager for Aerodom (Dominican Airports International 21st Century),which manages the airport operations concessions for six of the Dominican Republic's eight international airports, including Las Americas International Airport in Santo Domingo, confidentially informed ECON [...] | 2008-01-29 13:10:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EAIR EINV DR |
08SANTODOMINGO1410 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MARITIME TERRORISM CIV-MIL [...] This is an action request. See para. 2. 2. Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following three US Navy sponsored individuals who have been selected for a Maritime Terrorism Civ-Mil Course, scheduled for 06 - 20 September, 2008. Post has [...] | 2008-09-05 21:45:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | DR MARR PGOV PHUM |
08SANTODOMINGO142 | DOMINICAN FUGITIVE CONTRERAS EXTRADITED TO THE [...] On January 24, U.S. Marshals returned Rick Rogelio Contreras to the United States to appear before the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas on charges of conspiracy to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine, as well as possession with intent to distribute more than 500 [...] | 2008-01-29 15:17:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | CJAN CVIS KCRM SNAR DR |
08SANTODOMINGO1439 | GODR REACTIONS TO TIP TIER 2 WATCH-LIST PLAN [...] (U) Summary: Per reftel instructions, Poloff delivered demarche and left the Tier 2 watch-list action plan recommendations as a non-paper with key Dominican officials. Our recommendations may be of assistance as the GODR is in the process of developing its own, multi-agency "integrated action [...] | 2008-09-12 15:31:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL KTIP DR |
08SANTODOMINGO1444 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - INSTR. FLIGHT PROCEDURES, [...] This is an action request. See para. 2. 2. Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for Instr. Flight Procedures Course, scheduled for 16 September - 12 December 2008. Post has no dis [...] | 2008-09-15 16:23:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | DR MARR PGOV PHUM |
08SANTODOMINGO1445 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - HELICOPTER CREW CHIEF [...] This is an action request. See para. 2. 2. Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for Helicopter Crew Chief Training, scheduled for 09 September - 12 December 2008. Post has no disqu [...] | 2008-09-15 17:02:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | DR MARR PGOV PHUM |
08SANTODOMINGO145 | FERNANDEZ MAKES HIS CASE TO THE DOMINICAN PEOPLE [...] (SBU) On January 29, President Fernandez gave a major campaign speech in which he took credit for reestablishing macroeconomic stability, warned against returning the rival PRD party to power during challenging economic times, and promised a series of programs for his next term. While engagin [...] | 2008-01-30 16:03:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON DR |
08SANTODOMINGO1456 | SANTO DOMINGO ECONOMIC-POLITICAL ROUNDUP, [...] Open Skies Agreements with Panama and Canada 2. U.S. Company Purchases Airport Operations 3. Bank Fraud Conviction Upheld 4. Venezuela: Scandal Over Houses Donated to Storm Victims 5. Unions Press for Wage Increase  [...] | 2008-09-18 12:42:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ELAB EFIN ECON PGOV VE PM CA DR |
08SANTODOMINGO1471 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - PKO/CFAC COURSE (33), [...] This is an action request. See para. 2. 2. Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for PKO and CFAC courses, scheduled for 03 - 17 October, 2008. Post has no disqualifying informatio [...] | 2008-09-19 18:30:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | DR MARR PGOV PHUM |
08SANTODOMINGO1474 | FOREIGN MINISTER ON UNGA DEMARCHES AND [...] (U) On September 18, the Ambassador met with Foreign Minister Morales Troncoso to deliver Reftel demarches on the UN General Assembly and the Bolivian and Venezuelan decisions to declare our Ambassadors persona non grata. 2. (SBU) Regarding A/S Shannon's meeting with DR/CARICOM Ambassadors [...] | 2008-09-19 19:24:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON HA VE HO BL DR |
08SANTODOMINGO1475 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - VISIT TO COLOMBIAN [...] This is an action request. See para. 2. 2. Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following NAS sponsored individuals who have been selected for a visit to the Colombian National Police, scheduled for October 19 - 25, 2008. Post has no disq [...] | 2008-09-19 19:27:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | DR MARR PGOV PHUM SNAR |
08SANTODOMINGO1484 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - EXPLOSIVE INCIDENT [...] This is an action request. See para. 2. 2. Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following DS/RSO sponsored individuals who have been selected for an Explosive Incident Countermeasures Course, scheduled for 20 October - 20 December, 2008. P [...] | 2008-09-22 14:29:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | DR MARR PGOV PHUM |
08SANTODOMINGO1486 | EAC MEETING [...] SUMMARY: US EMBASSY SANTO DOMINGO CONVENED AN EAC MEETING ON 22 SEPTEMBER 2008, REGARDING A SEVERE STORM WATCH THAT MAY BRING HEAVY RAIN FALL AND POSSIBLE MAJOR FLOODING TO THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC. THE CHARGE D' AFFAIRS CONVENED THE MEETING TO DISCUSS AND IMPLEMENT APPROPRIATE COURSES OF ACTION, [...] | 2008-09-22 21:32:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC AMGT PTER CASC DR |
08SANTODOMINGO149 | AMBASSADOR'S COURTESY CALL WITH CANADIAN AMBASSADOR [...] (SBU) Summary: Ambassador and Mrs. Fannin met Canadian Ambassador Patricia Fortier and her husband Paul Durand, the OAS representative in the Dominican Republic, for a courtesy call. Fortier highlighted the GOC's efforts in stabilizing Haiti and increased role in fighting crime, as well as are [...] | 2008-01-30 20:53:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV EINV PINR CA DR |
08SANTODOMINGO1509 | URGENT LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - AIR INTEL (2 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-09-26 12:23:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV MARR DR |
08SANTODOMINGO151 | DOL VISIT HIGHLIGHTS U.S. FIGHT AGAINST CHILD LABOR [...] (SBU) Summary: On January 14 and 15, Department of Labor Deputy Undersecretary Charlotte Ponticelli traveled to the Dominican Republic to attend the launch of the second phase of a DOL-funded child labor project, meet the Secretaries of Labor and Education, civil society and business leaders as [...] | 2008-01-31 11:27:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI USAID DR |
08SANTODOMINGO1513 | THE DR'S REFORMISTA PARTY - A PHOENIX OR DEAD [...] (SBU) Summary: The Social Christian Reform Party (PRSC),once the powerful political instrument of President Balaguer, is struggling to rise again after it received less than five percent of the vote during the May 2008 elections. The party is split in various ways and several nominal membe [...] | 2008-09-26 19:01:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KJUS DR |
08SANTODOMINGO1532 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - TECH TRAINING INST.COURSE [...] This is an action request. See para. 2. 2. Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for a Tech Training Inst. course, scheduled for 07 October - 12 December, 2008. Post has no disqual [...] | 2008-10-01 17:35:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | DR MARR PGOV PHUM |
08SANTODOMINGO1533 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - NCOA COURSE (4),IAAFA, [...] This is an action request. See para. 2. 2. Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for a NCOA course, scheduled for October 15 - December 12, 2008. Post has no disqualifying informat [...] | 2008-10-01 17:58:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | DR MARR PGOV PHUM |
08SANTODOMINGO1535 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - INT'L ASSOC. OF CHIEFS OF [...] This is an action request. See para. 2. 2. Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following NAS sponsored individual who has been selected for the International Assoc. of Chiefs of Police Annual Conference, scheduled for 08 - 12 November 2008 [...] | 2008-10-02 13:00:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | DR MARR PGOV PHUM SNAR |
08SANTODOMINGO1536 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - TWO (2) ADDITIONAL NAMES [...] This is an action request. See para. 2. 2. Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for two (2) additional MAAG sponsored individuals who have also been selected for the same Tech Training Inst. course as those candidates listed in reftel A. This cours [...] | 2008-10-02 13:52:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | DR MARR PGOV PHUM |
08SANTODOMINGO1557 | KOSOVO ICJ RESOLUTION AT UNGA: DOMINICAN REPUBLIC [...] Political Chief delivered Reftel talking points on the Kosovo ICJ resolution at UNGA to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Acting Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Trullols took our views on board and pledged to inform the Foreign Minister, but made no substantive reply. We will report any subseque [...] | 2008-10-07 17:42:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UN UNGA KV DR |
08SANTODOMINGO1559 | DEMARCHE ON UN VOTING RECORD DELIVERED TO [...] (C) On October 7, Political Chief delivered Ref A demarche on the Dominican Republic's UN General Assembly voting record to Acting Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Trullols. Given that the Ambassador had recently discussed this issue with Foreign Minister Morales, Trullols simply reaffirmed what h [...] | 2008-10-07 18:51:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNGA DR |
08SANTODOMINGO1572 | STAFFDEL KILDEE [...] Embassy Santo Domingo welcomes STAFFDEL Kildee. Post understands that the Control Officer for the visit is: Captain Baxter Goodly, USN Executive Officer USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) Tel: (757) 443-7615 E-Mail: goodlyb@lhd3.navy.mil 2. Post understands that Post is not being requested to prov [...] | 2008-10-09 20:12:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV MARR OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN DR |
08SANTODOMINGO1587 | (SBU) BIOFUELS CONSULTANTS BEGIN WORK ON SECOND [...] (U) SUMMARY. Biofuels consultants working under the U.S.-Brazil Biofuels Initiative were in the Dominican Republic October 2 and 3 to meet with GoDR and private-sector players in the liquid fuels sector. The State Department provided funding through the Organization of American States (OAS) t [...] | 2008-10-14 12:32:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG ECON SENV DR |
08SANTODOMINGO1608 | FERNANDEZ'S PRIORITY: A NEW CONSTITUTION [...] (SBU) Summary: On September 18, President Fernandez delivered his long-promised draft of a new constitution to the Congress. With the goal of a "democratic revolution," Fernandez proposes changes to the judiciary, presidential re-election, electoral system, nationality, and many other areas. [...] | 2008-10-17 15:21:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM ECON DR |
08SANTODOMINGO1610 | DOMINICAN ECONOMY VULNERABLE TO GLOBAL CRISIS [...] (SBU) Summary: The global financial crisis has not yet had a serious impact in the Dominican Republic where the banking system appears to be in relatively good shape as a result of stronger regulatory measures put into place after the 2003 banking crisis. However, the private sector is publicl [...] | 2008-10-17 20:16:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PGOV DR |
08SANTODOMINGO1611 | ELECTRICITY GENERATORS PREDICT A DARK DECEMBER IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. A fiscal crisis in the government is causing the GoDR to withhold payments to power generators who are cutting generation capacity as a result of not being able to pay for fuel shipments. As the mostly government-owned electricity distributors fall into further arrears with pri [...] | 2008-10-17 20:39:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG ECON EINV DR |
08SANTODOMINGO1613 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - PT-6A ENGINE TECHNICIAN [...] This is an action request. See para. 2. 2. Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for a PT-6A Engine Technician Course, scheduled for 05 November - 12 December, 2008. Post has no d [...] | 2008-10-20 12:27:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | DR MARR PGOV PHUM |
08SANTODOMINGO1628 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - 4TH ANNUAL SOVEREIGN [...] This is an action request. See para. 2. 2. Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following DAO US SOCOM sponsored individual who has been selected for 4th Annual Sovereign Challenge Conference, scheduled for 11 - 20 November, 2008. Post has [...] | 2008-10-22 11:36:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | DR MARR PGOV PHUM |
08SANTODOMINGO163 | LEAHY REQUEST - AIR MISSION COMMANDER (SPANISH), [...] This is an action request. Please see para. 2. 2. Post requests the Department's assistance in conducting human rights screening pursuant to the Leahy Amendment for the following subjects. Post has no disqualifying information. Please slug response for EcoPol. 3. Names and identifying [...] | 2008-02-01 18:07:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR PGOV PHUM DR |
08SANTODOMINGO164 | LEAHY REQUEST - AIRCRAFT STRUCTURE MAINTENANCE [...] This is an action request. Please see para. 2. 2. Post requests the Department's assistance in conducting human rights screening pursuant to the Leahy Amendment for the following subjects. Post has no disqualifying information. Please slug response for EcoPol. 3. Names and identifying [...] | 2008-02-01 18:14:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR PGOV PHUM DR |
08SANTODOMINGO1640 | GODR LOOKS TO BUY SHELL RETAIL BUSINESS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Shell Company Regional Chairman Rafael Maradiaga told EconOff that the government has informed Shell it intends to purchase the company,s retail gasoline business, the country,s largest, for USD 190 million. The government has already signed a purchase agreement to buy Shell's 50 [...] | 2008-10-23 19:34:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EINV ECON DR |
08SANTODOMINGO1641 | STRENGTHENED ENVIRONMENTAL MINISTRY SAYS IT WILL [...] (U) SUMMARY: On October 16, Environmental Minister Jaime David Fernandez Mirabal issued a warning to artisan craft merchants that the GODR will begin confiscating items made from components of endangered marine turtle species on November 3. The sale of these products has been illegal in the D [...] | 2008-10-23 19:34:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV KICR ECON EFIS DR |
08SANTODOMINGO1642 | GODR LOOKS TO BUY SHELL RETAIL BUSINESS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Shell Company Regional Chairman Rafael Maradiaga told EconOff that the government has informed Shell it intends to purchase the company,s retail gasoline business, the country,s largest, for USD 190 million. The government has already signed a purchase agreement to buy Shell's 50 [...] | 2008-10-23 19:34:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EINV ECON DR |
08SANTODOMINGO1643 | STRENGTHENED ENVIRONMENTAL MINISTRY SAYS IT WILL [...] (U) SUMMARY: On October 16, Environmental Minister Jaime David Fernandez Mirabal issued a warning to artisan craft merchants that the GODR will begin confiscating items made from components of endangered marine turtle species on November 3. The sale of these products has been illegal in the D [...] | 2008-10-23 19:34:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV KICR ECON EFIS DR |
08SANTODOMINGO1649 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - HIV/AIDS PLAN. & POLICY [...] This is an action request. See para. 2. 2. Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 3 MAAG/DOD sponsored individuals who have been selected for HIV/AIDS Planning & Policy Development, scheduled for 06 - 12 December, 2008. Post has no [...] | 2008-10-27 14:18:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | DR MARR PGOV PHUM |
08SANTODOMINGO165 | LEAHY REQUEST - UH-1H HELICOPTER MECHANIC COURSE, [...] This is an action request. Please see para. 2. 2. Post requests the Department's assistance in conducting human rights screening pursuant to the Leahy Amendment for the following subjects. Post has no disqualifying information. Please slug response for EcoPol. 3. Names and identifying [...] | 2008-02-01 18:19:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR PGOV PHUM DR |
08SANTODOMINGO1650 | CANCEL LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - 4TH ANNUAL [...] This is an action request. See para. 2. 2. New information has surfaced and Post therefore respectfully requests to withdraw reftel request for human rights vetting pursuant to the Leahy Amendment. BULLEN [...] | 2008-10-27 16:37:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | DR MARR PGOV PHUM |
08SANTODOMINGO1657 | U.S.-CARIBBEAN SECURITY DIALOGUE: DOMINICAN [...] On October 28, the Ambassador delivered Reftel talking points on the U.S.-Caribbean Security Dialogue to Foreign Minister Morales Troncoso. Morales expressed Dominican interest in the meeting and said that he would pass the invitation to Minister of Defense Pena Antonio. In addition, the Dom [...] | 2008-10-29 18:45:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL SNAR KJUS PTER EAID MASS MOPS DR |
08SANTODOMINGO1666 | SANTIAGO: THE OTHER DOMINICAN REPUBLIC [...] (SBU) Summary: Whereas piles of trash and crumbling sidewalks decorate Santo Domingo, Santiago - the DR's second largest city - demonstrates what public-private partnerships and civic pride can achieve. The entrepreneurial spirit of the region was on display during Ambassador Fannin's recent [...] | 2008-10-30 14:03:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KCRM EINV ECON DR |
08SANTODOMINGO167 | LEAHY REQUEST - SPECIAL REACTION TEAM COURSE, SAN [...] This is an action request. Please see para. 2. 2. Post requests the Department's assistance in conducting human rights screening pursuant to the Leahy Amendment for the following subjects. Post has no disqualifying information. Please slug response for EcoPol. 3. Names and identifying [...] | 2008-02-01 18:24:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR PGOV PHUM DR |
08SANTODOMINGO168 | LEAHY REQUEST - CORROSION CONTROL TECHNICIAN [...] This is an action request. Please see para. 2. 2. Post requests the Department's assistance in conducting human rights screening pursuant to the Leahy Amendment for the following subjects. Post has no disqualifying information. Please slug response for EcoPol. 3. Names and identifying [...] | 2008-02-01 18:28:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR PGOV PHUM DR |
08SANTODOMINGO1682 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - SWAT TRAINING (96),SANTO [...] This is an action request. See para. 2. 2. Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 96 MAAG sponsored Dominican SEFA Unit individuals who have been selected for SWAT training, scheduled for 01 November 2008 - 01 November 2009. Post [...] | 2008-10-31 19:42:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | DR MARR PGOV PHUM |
08SANTODOMINGO1683 | HAITIANS SUBJECTED TO VIOLENCE AND DEPORTATION [...] (U) Summary: Longstanding tensions between Haitians, persons of Haitian descent, and Dominicans resulted in violence this week that left at least 6 dead, dozens of homes burned, and hundreds deported. Dominican authorities have issued statements condemning the violence and, while it is uncle [...] | 2008-10-31 20:18:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV KCRM PREL DR HA |
08SANTODOMINGO169 | LEAHY REQUEST - T-53/L-13 ENGINE TECHNICIAN [...] This is an action request. Please see para. 2. 2. Post requests the Department's assistance in conducting human rights screening pursuant to the Leahy Amendment for the following subjects. Post has no disqualifying information. Please slug response for EcoPol. 3. Names and identifying [...] | 2008-02-01 18:32:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR PGOV PHUM DR |
08SANTODOMINGO1697 | DEMARCHE ON U.S. CANDIDACY FOR CIM DELIVERED [...] POLCHIEF delivered Reftel talking points on the U.S. candidacy for the Inter-American Commission of Women to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Ambassador Ciro Amaury Dargam, Assistant Secretary of International Organizations Affairs, took our views on board but had no immediate reply. We will [...] | 2008-11-05 12:40:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC OAS KWMN PGOV PREL DR |
08SANTODOMINGO1698 | DEMARCHE ON DESIGNATION OF ADDITIONAL IRANIAN [...] POLCHIEF delivered Reftel talking points on the designation of additional Iranian entitites to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Ambassador Ciro Amaury Dargam, Assistant Secretary of International Organizations Affairs, took our views on board but had no immediate reply. We will report any su [...] | 2008-11-05 12:40:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP MNUC IR GM PREL PARM EFIN DR |
08SANTODOMINGO17 | PARTNERSHIP FOR DEMOCRATIC GOVERNANCE: DOMINICAN [...] This cable responds to Reftel request for Post's assessment of the suitability of the Dominican Republic for possible pilot projects under the Partnership for Democratic Governance (PDG). Background ---------- 2. The USG's Democracy and Governance assistance program in the Dominican Rep [...] | 2008-01-04 19:05:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAID PHUM DR |
08SANTODOMINGO170 | LEAHY REQUEST - HELICOPTER CREW CHIEF TRAINING, [...] This is an action request. Please see para. 2. 2. Post requests the Department's assistancein conducting human rights screening pursuant to the Leahy Amendment for the following subjects. Post has no disqualifying information. Please slug response for EcoPol. 3. Names and identifying [...] | 2008-02-01 18:35:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR PGOV PHUM DR |
08SANTODOMINGO172 | LEAHY REQUEST - AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE [...] This is an action request. Please see para. 2. 2. Post requests the Department's assistance in conducting human rights screening pursuant to the Leahy Amendment for the following subjects. Post has no disqualifying information. Please slug response for EcoPol. 3. Names and identifying [...] | 2008-02-01 18:43:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR PGOV PHUM DR |
08SANTODOMINGO1727 | NON-AVAILABILITY OF CBP INTERDICTION ASSETS [...] (SBU) Summary. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Blackhawk helicopters stationed in Puerto Rico that have been assisting the Dominican Republic Directorate for National Drug Control (DNCD) and the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) in the interdiction of suspected narcotics laden [...] | 2008-11-07 20:00:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | DR KCRM PHUM PREL SNAR |
08SANTODOMINGO1729 | ONE DEAD AS BLACKOUTS LEAD TO PROTESTS [...] (U) Summary: Owed USD 500 million, the country's private power generators have cut back electricity output, causing extensive blackouts throughout the country. This situation has incited violent protests, increased crime and caused economic losses. With GoDR officials saying the government l [...] | 2008-11-07 20:32:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG ECON EINV DR |
08SANTODOMINGO1739 | DOMINICAN PRESIDENT AND FOREIGN MINISTER [...] No summary [...] | 2008-11-12 19:37:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL DR |
08SANTODOMINGO174 | AVIAN FLU OUTBREAK SPURS TRADE DISPUTE WITH HAITI [...] (C) Summary. The Dominican poultry industry is claiming that it is suffering significant financial losses as a result of the decision by the Haitian government to ban all chicken and egg imports from the Dominican Republic on January 4. The decision to ban imports was the result of an occurrenc [...] | 2008-02-04 14:56:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | CONFIDENTIAL | KFLU EAGR SENV ECON ETRD PGOV HA DR |
08SANTODOMINGO178 | UN DRIP FOLLOW-UP AND OAS STATE OF PLAY [...] In response to reftel, Embassy Santo Domingo does not have current (or future) programs or outreach efforts to assist the indigenous population of the Dominican Republic. While there are some renewed historical and cultural interest among scholars and academics in the country's indigenous Tain [...] | 2008-02-04 20:15:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV DR |
08SANTODOMINGO18 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - NAS MONEY LAUNDERING [...] This is an action request. Please see para. 2. 2. Post requests the Department's assistance in conducting human rights screening pursuant to the Leahy Amendment for the following subjects who have been nominated for training. Post has no disqualifying information. Please slug response for [...] | 2008-01-04 19:10:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR PGOV PHUM DR |
08SANTODOMINGO180 | PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN: DIVERGING POLLS PROMPT [...] (SBU) The results of four major presidential campaign opinion polls differ by as much as 20 percent (pct.),from a 16 pct. lead for the PLD's Leonel Fernandez to a 4 pct. lead for the PRD's Miguel Vargas Maldonado. The rival campaigns are busy debating the reliability of their favored polling [...] | 2008-02-05 18:55:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR ECON DR |
08SANTODOMINGO1807 | GODR RESPONSE TO GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP FOR [...] FAS Counselor delivered talking points as per reftel to Minister of Agriculture Salvador Jimenez. On November 25, Jimenez responded by letter conveying his support for the proposed Global Partnership for Agriculture and Food (GPAF). Jimenez said he views GPAF as having the potential to reasse [...] | 2008-11-26 15:33:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EAGR TBIO EAID PGOV DR |
08SANTODOMINGO1810 | DEMARCHE OPPOSING UNGA RESOLUTIONS WITH [...] POLCHIEF delivered Reftel talking points on UNGA resolutions with anti-Israel bias to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Deputy Foreign Minister Alejandra Liriano took our views on board but had no immediate reply. We will report any subsequent Dominican response. (U) Please visit us at htt [...] | 2008-11-26 18:40:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNGA IS PA LE SY DR |
08SANTODOMINGO1811 | AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH PRESIDENT FERNANDEZ: [...] No summary [...] | 2008-11-28 14:05:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ENRG MARR SNAR DR |
08SANTODOMINGO1812 | SANTO DOMINGO ECONOMIC-POLITICAL ROUNDUP, NOVEMBER [...] IMF Visit Raises Concerns about Balance of Payments, 2009 Deficit 2. Government Completes Purchase of Oil Refinery 3. Another Bank Fraud Conviction Upheld by Supreme Court 4. Fernandez Hosts Seminar on Financial Crisis 5. Vargas Maldonado Makes Power Play in PRD Party  [...] | 2008-11-28 14:06:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON EFIN DR |
08SANTODOMINGO1813 | POLAD FOR VISIT OF HSV SWIFT [...] (U) Post welcomes the visit of HSV Swift. Alain Norman, Political Officer, will serve as POLAD for the visit, with the Military Group (MAAG),Public Affairs, and other Embassy sections performing their usual duties. Post will discuss the specific dates of Mr. Norman's availability by e-mail [...] | 2008-11-28 14:08:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL AFIN MARR MAS MOPS DR |
08SANTODOMINGO1815 | DR TIP WATCH LIST INTERIM ASSESSMENT [...] (U) The following is Embassy Santo Domingo's Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Watch List Interim Assessment, per ref A request. 2. (U) Authorities of the Dominican Republic report that they are working to prevent human trafficking, protect TIP victims and prosecute offenders under the "Traffick [...] | 2008-11-28 18:33:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM SMIG KCRM KTIP KWMN DR |
08SANTODOMINGO1819 | VISIT BY WHA DAS ROBINSON [...] (U) Summary: The November 17-19 visit of WHA Deputy Assistant Secretary David Robinson and WHA/CAR Deputy Director Willard Smith to the Dominican Republic provided them an opportunity to hear first hand about the challenges faced by the GODR and Embassy Santo Domingo - the energy and fiscal cr [...] | 2008-12-01 18:57:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM KCRM SNAR DR |
08SANTODOMINGO1825 | DEMARCHE ON UNGA FIRST COMMITTEE RESOLUTION ON [...] POLCHIEF delivered Reftel talking points on the UNGA First Committee Resolution on Compliance to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Deputy Foreign Minister Alejandra Liriano took our views on board but had no immediate reply. We will report any subsequent Dominican response. (U) Please visit [...] | 2008-12-02 16:49:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MNUC PARM UNGA DR |
08SANTODOMINGO1871 | DEMARCHE ON KOSOVO RECOGNITION DELIVERED [...] POLCHIEF delivered Reftel talking points on Kosovo Recognition to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and noted that four Latin American countries have already recognized. Deputy Foreign Minister Alejandra Liriano took our views on board but had no immediate reply. We will report any subsequent [...] | 2008-12-10 17:34:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KV DR |
08SANTODOMINGO19 | NO DOMINICAN-HAITIAN POLITICAL PARTY [...] (U) SUMMARY: The press recently reported that the Dominican-Haitian Community Political Movement (MPCDH),led by Ruben Jean-Baptiste Latorti, will form a political party representing the interests of Dominicans of Haitian descent. Jean-Baptiste clarified that he will not form a political party [...] | 2008-01-04 19:56:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ECON DR |
08SANTODOMINGO1906 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - NAVAL STAFF COLLEGE (3), [...] This is an action request. See para. 2. 2. Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 3 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for Naval Staff College, scheduled for 02 January - 17 June 2009. Post has no disqualifying infor [...] | 2008-12-15 14:11:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | DR MARR PGOV PHUM |
08SANTODOMINGO1907 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - GUEST INSTRUCTORS (4), [...] This is an action request. See para. 2. 2. Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 4 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected as guest instructors, scheduled for 07 January, 2009. Post has no disqualifying information. Plea [...] | 2008-12-15 14:13:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | DR MARR PGOV PHUM |
08SANTODOMINGO1908 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - SWAT (3),07 JANUARY 2009 [...] This is an action request. See para. 2. 2. Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 3 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for SWAT training, scheduled for 07 January 2009. Post has no disqualifying information. Please s [...] | 2008-12-15 14:13:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | DR MARR PGOV PHUM |
08SANTODOMINGO1917 | SANTO DOMINGO ECONOMIC-POLITICAL ROUNDUP, DECEMBER [...] IMF Visit 2. Fernandez Speech on Economic Crisis 3. Energy Sector Update 4. Job Losses in Mining Sector 5. Textile Sector Loses More Jobs  [...] | 2008-12-16 13:44:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PREL SNAR ETRD ENRG DR |
08SANTODOMINGO192 | OPEN SOCIETY JUSTICE INITIATIVE CONDEMNS DR BIRTH [...] (SBU) Summary: EmbOffs met with representatives of the Soros affiliated Open Society Justice Initiative to discuss the Dominican Republic,s birth registration policy, especially how it adversely affects Dominicans of Haitian descent. The Justice Initiative highlighted deficiencies with the co [...] | 2008-02-07 16:33:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV SMIG CASC HA DR |
08SANTODOMINGO1921 | REFORM OF THE REFORMISTA PARTY - THE DREAM IS ALIVE [...] (C) Summary: Poloff met with Victor "Ito" Bisono, a rising star of the falling Reform Party (PRSC) to discuss prospects for the party's revival - an on-going saga (ref A). Although some Dominicans have already dismissed the party as a thing of the past, Bisono has a different vision: He pred [...] | 2008-12-16 20:39:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM KCOR KJUS VE DR |
08SANTODOMINGO1924 | AGREMENT REQUEST FOR ROBERTO SALADIN TO BE [...] (SBU) This is an action request. The Dominican Government has requested agrement for Roberto Saladin to be their next Ambassador to the United States. The request was made on December 5 via diplomatic note no. 29065 (sent to WHA/CAR). Post requests that the Department consider the request and [...] | 2008-12-17 14:39:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ECON CVIS DR |
08SANTODOMINGO1950 | DR POLITICS - EX-PRSC STAR GUIDING FEW, FOR NOW [...] (C) Summary: Eduardo Estrella, a former presidential candidate of the PRSC (Partido Reformista Social Cristiano) offered Poloff a worrying assessment of the DR's political and economic scene much like other politicians and officials have done: Corruption is reaching self-destructive proportio [...] | 2008-12-22 14:11:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KCOR PREL KJUS SNAR DR |
08SANTODOMINGO1951 | DR POLITICS - EX-PRSC STAR GUIDING FEW, FOR NOW [...] (C) Summary: Eduardo Estrella, a former presidential candidate of the PRSC (Partido Reformista Social Cristiano) offered Poloff a worrying assessment of the DR's political and economic scene much like other politicians and officials have done: Corruption is reaching self-destructive proportio [...] | 2008-12-22 14:11:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KCOR PREL KJUS SNAR DR |
08SANTODOMINGO1953 | (C) GODR BLAMES 'EXPLOSIVE' LEGISLATOR FOR SEA [...] (C) Summary: On December 15, the Ambassadors from the United Kingdom, United States and Japan demarched Deputy Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Trullols regarding concerns about the Dominican Republic's expanded sea boundary claims under a 2007 law. Trullols said the Foreign Ministry opposed this [...] | 2008-12-22 14:11:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | CONFIDENTIAL | SENV ECON EFTA PBTS PREL DR |
08SANTODOMINGO1959 | RULE OF LAW ROUND-UP - DEC 2008 [...] (U) This constitutes the first in a planned series of cables collecting and summarizing developments in the rule of law field, writ large: notable cases and controversies related to corruption, narco-trafficking, money-laundering, human smuggling and trafficking, as well as the functioning of [...] | 2008-12-23 17:57:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KCOR KCRM SNAR PREL DR |
08SANTODOMINGO1967 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - RSO - INTERDICTING [...] This is an action request. See para. 2. 2. Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 12 RSO sponsored individuals who have been selected for an Interdicting Terrorist Activity course, scheduled for 2 - 13 February 2009. Post has no d [...] | 2008-12-29 14:24:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | DR MARR PGOV PHUM |
08SANTODOMINGO1973 | DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - 2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE REPORT [...] The 2009 Investment Climate Update for the Dominican Republic. ---------------------------------- A.1 Openness to Foreign Investment ---------------------------------- 2. While the Dominican government welcomes foreign investment, significant systemic problems can make investing in the [...] | 2008-12-30 14:38:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ETRD OPIC USTR KTDB PGOV DR |
08SANTODOMINGO1974 | DOMINICAN TOURIST DESTINATIONS WARY AS ECONOMIC [...] Summary: The tourist havens of Punta Cana and La Romana in the eastern part of the Dominican Republic are beginning to feel the effects of the global economic downturn, but the impact remains limited and most new development is continuing. However, Cap Cana, a large scale luxury resort projec [...] | 2008-12-30 16:47:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EAID DR |
08SANTODOMINGO201 | DOMINICANS NONCOMMITTAL ON URGENT MEDEVAC REQUEST [...] Poloff met today with Deputy Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Alejandra Liriano, regarding REF A request for assistance. Liriano took the request under advisement and committed to informing the Embassy when/if the Dominican government takes a position. 2. COMMENT: Liriano's inabilit [...] | 2008-02-11 19:04:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PM PREF PREL SMIG CU DR |
08SANTODOMINGO202 | LEAHY REQUEST - NATIONAL POLICE ANTI-MONEY [...] This is an action request. Please see para. 2. 2. Post requests the Department's assistance in conducting human rights screening pursuant to the Leahy Amendment for the following subjects, all of whom are members of the Dominican National Police Central Office of Criminal Investigation. P [...] | 2008-02-11 19:04:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM DR |
08SANTODOMINGO208 | DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: SOLICITATIONS FOR [...] Per REFTEL, following are Embassy rank-ordered solicitations from a variety of sources for G/TIP managed FY-2008 ESF and INCLE funds. Full proposals to follow via e-mail. a) Name: International Organization for Migration Requested funding: 310,275 USD (all federal) Project title: [...] | 2008-02-12 20:17:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC ELAB SMIG PHUM KCRM DR |
08SANTODOMINGO212 | DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: ADDITIONAL SUBMISSION FOR [...] The Dominican government has requested that it be allowed to submit a proposal for G/TIP managed FY-2008 ESF and INCLE funds beyond the February 12 deadline established in REF A. Three other timely submissions from various NGOs were made in REF B. 2. Embassy forwards information regarding t [...] | 2008-02-13 18:59:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC ELAB SMIG PHUM KCRM DR |
08SANTODOMINGO225 | PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION ROUNDUP, FEBRUARY 15, 2008 [...] Opposition Walks Out on Central Elections Board 2. Participacion Ciudadana Launches Observation, Cites Abuses 3. Fernandez Criticized for Describing Sun Land Issue as "Closed" 4. New Polls Fail to Clarify Divergent Numbers  [...] | 2008-02-15 15:25:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR ECON KDEM DR |
08SANTODOMINGO231 | KOSOVO: DOMINICAN REPUBLIC SUPPORTS U.S. POSITION [...] (C) On February 15, the Ambassador followed up previous demarches by Post and delivered Reftel talking points to Minister of Foreign Affairs Morales. The Ambassador pressed for recognition of Kosovo as early as possible. Morales replied that the Dominican Republic would support the United St [...] | 2008-02-15 19:53:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UN UNMIK EU YI DR |
08SANTODOMINGO241 | LEAHY REQUEST - INTERNATIONAL LOGISTIC/SUPPLY [...] This is an action request. Please see para. 2. 2. Post requests the Department's assistance in conducting human rights screening pursuant to the Leahy Amendment for the following subject. Post has no disqualifying information. Please slug response for EcoPol. 3. Name and identifying i [...] | 2008-02-19 17:02:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR PGOV PHUM DR |
08SANTODOMINGO242 | LEAHY REQUEST - AIR COMMAND AND STAFF COLLEGE, [...] This is an action request. Please see para. 2. 2. Post requests the Department's assistance in conducting human rights screening pursuant to the Leahy Amendment for the following subject. Post has no disqualifying information. Please slug response for EcoPol. 3. Name and identifying i [...] | 2008-02-19 17:07:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR PGOV PHUM DR |
08SANTODOMINGO250 | LEAHY REQUEST - INTELLIGENCE BASIC COURSE, FT. [...] This is an action request. Please see para. 2. 2. Post requests the Department's assistance in conducting human rights screening pursuant to the Leahy Amendment for the following subjects and requests notification of clearance NLT February 27, 2008, as notification on or before this date i [...] | 2008-02-20 19:22:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR PGOV PHUM DR |
08SANTODOMINGO251 | KOSOVO: DOMINICAN PLANS FOR RECOGNITION ON HOLD [...] As reported in Ref A, Foreign Minister Morales informed the Ambassador on February 15 that, regarding Kosovo's independence, the Dominican Republic would support the United States' position. On February 20, the Ambassador delivered Ref B demarche to Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Manuel T [...] | 2008-02-20 19:38:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UN UNMIK YI EU KV DR |
08SANTODOMINGO289 | KOSOVO: DOMINICANS PLEDGE DECISION BY FEBRUARY 25 [...] As reported in Refs A and B, Foreign Minister Morales informed the Ambassador on February 15 that, regarding Kosovo's independence, the Dominican Republic would support the United States' position. On February 20, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Manuel Trullols told the Ambassador that fin [...] | 2008-02-22 19:18:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UN UNMIK YI EU KV DR |
08SANTODOMINGO295 | KOSOVO: DOMINICANS SEEK RIO GROUP CONSENSUS [...] (C) As reported in Refs A-C, Foreign Minister Morales informed the Ambassador on February 15 that, regarding Kosovo's independence, the Dominican Republic would support the United States' position. On February 20, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Manuel Trullols told the Ambassador that fin [...] | 2008-02-25 19:45:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UN UNMIK YI EU KV DR |
08SANTODOMINGO315 | KIDNAPPING, CATTLE-RUSTLING TREAD ON [...] (U) The recent media reports of kidnapping and cross border skirmishes in the border towns of Dajabon-Ounaminthe highlight the increasing friction between Dominicans and Haitians in this area. Tensions mounted when two Dominican men from Dajabon were kidnapped by a group of about ten armed Ha [...] | 2008-02-29 20:04:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PBTS SMIG HA DR |
08SANTODOMINGO330 | DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: OVERFLIGHT CONCURRENCE [...] Embassy concurs with Global Hawk and/or U2 overflight of the Dominican Republic for the purpose of imagery mapping and understands that U2 overflight is scheduled to occur during the period between March 7 and April 30, 2008, with exact dates to be determined. Embassy further understands that [...] | 2008-03-05 19:30:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MARR DR |
08SANTODOMINGO350 | DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: 8TH ANNUAL TIP REPORT [...] Please find the following information keyed to reftel questions. -------------------------------- Overview of Dominican Activities -------------------------------- PARAGRAPH A ----------- -- Summary: The Dominican Republic is a country of origin for women trafficked internationally to [...] | 2008-03-10 18:18:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG DR |
08SANTODOMINGO371 | DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: PROSECUTION SEGMENT FOR 8TH [...] Please find the following information in response to REF A questions regarding prosecution of human traffickers in the Dominican Republic. This information completes Embassy's 8th Annual TIP Report, initially submitted in REF B. --------------------------------------------- Investigations, [...] | 2008-03-13 20:24:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG DR |
08SANTODOMINGO373 | FM MORALES AND OAS REP ON RIO GROUP, OAS [...] (C/NF) Summary: In a March 12 meeting with the Ambassador, Foreign Minister Morales described the successful outcome of the Rio Group Summit as a "team effort." Responding to Reftel demarche on the OAS Ministerial, Morales cautioned against any action that could scuttle the peace gains that t [...] | 2008-03-13 21:32:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PTER PGOV PHUM CO EC DR |
08SANTODOMINGO387 | ONDCP DIRECTOR, DEA ADMINISTRATOR CALL ON [...] (C) Summary: On February 25, White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) Director John Walters, accompanied by Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Acting Administrator Michele Leonhart, U.S. Ambassador P. Robert Fannin, ONDCP and DEA Chiefs of Staff, and poloff called on Domi [...] | 2008-03-17 19:24:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KCRM SNAR MARR DR |
08SANTODOMINGO389 | PLD HOPES FERNANDEZ WINS WITH SIXTY PERCENT [...] (SBU) On March 6, The Ambassador, ECOPOL Counselor and POLOFFS met with Dominican Liberation Party (PLD) leaders, Francisco Javier Garcia Fernandez, National Campaign Chairman, Cesar Torribio Pena, Presidential legal advisor, and Reinaldo Pared Perez, President of the Senate, to hear their vie [...] | 2008-03-17 19:36:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV DR |
08SANTODOMINGO39 | PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN RHETORIC HEATS UP [...] (SBU) After a respite caused by two major tropical storms and the holiday season, rhetoric among presidential candidates heated up again over the weekend. The PLD party candidate, President Leonel Fernandez, launched the first attack. Referring to the 2003-2004 economic crisis during the las [...] | 2008-01-08 17:01:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON DR |
08SANTODOMINGO414 | MEDICAL DOCTORS AND OTHER GROUPS CALL FOR MORE STRIKES [...] (SBU) Summary: The Dominican Doctors Union (CMD) organized a march to the Presidential palace on Wednesday, March 12, to demand a salary increase for medical doctors employed by the state. However, the press reported the National Police aided by the National Investigation Department (DNI) disp [...] | 2008-03-26 18:15:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM ELAB PGOV DR |
08SANTODOMINGO418 | CONCERN GROWING OVER GOVERNMENT'S CAMPAIGN RULES [...] (C) Summary: On March 24, the Government and ruling PLD party suffered a setback when a Central Elections Board (JCE) decision found that a special government payroll existed to pay party members who did no work, and ordered that the practice be ceased. The ruling follows a damning report by a [...] | 2008-03-27 17:39:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM DR |
08SANTODOMINGO428 | DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: FY 2008 PEDOPHILIA [...] The UN International Research and Training Institute for the Advancement of Women (INSTRAW) does not grant any official status, accreditation, or recognition to any organization which promotes and condones or seeks the legalization of pedophilia or has subsidiaries or member organizations that [...] | 2008-03-28 17:36:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC PHUM SOCI DR |
08SANTODOMINGO429 | LEAHY VETTING: CLOSE COMBAT TRAINING, FEB.2008 TO [...] This is an action request. Please see para. 2. 2. Post requests the Department's assistance in conducting human rights screening pursuant to the Leahy Amendment for the following subjects. Post has no disqualifying information. Please slug response for ECOPOL and NAS. 3. Names and ide [...] | 2008-03-28 18:42:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR PHUM DR |
08SANTODOMINGO440 | UPDATED LEAHY VETTING: MTT COASTAL SEARCH AND [...] This is an action request. Please see para. 2. 2. Post requests the Department's assistance in conducting human rights screening pursuant to the Leahy Amendment for the following subjects whose names and identifying information were first submited by reftel on January 8, 2008, and are tent [...] | 2008-04-01 15:32:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR PHUM DR |
08SANTODOMINGO487 | LEAHY REQUEST - MARITIME INTERDICTION, SANTO [...] This is an action request. Please see para. 2. 2. Post requests the Department's assistance in conducting human rights screening pursuant to the Leahy Amendment for the following subjects. Post has no disqualifying information. Please slug response for EcoPol and NAS. 3. Names and ide [...] | 2008-04-08 14:51:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR PHUM SNAR KCRM DR |
08SANTODOMINGO490 | INSTRAW STAFFING AND BUDGET PROFILE [...] Staffing and budget data for the Dominican Republic-based UN International Research and Training Institute for the Advancement of Women (INSTRAW) is as follows: Annual budget: 1.5 million USD Staff: 23 (9 fixed, 10 consultants on average, 4 interns on average). FANNIN [...] | 2008-04-08 18:22:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC APER ECON POL UN DR |
08SANTODOMINGO491 | LEAHY VETTING: BASIC INTELLIGENCE COURSE, APR. 30 [...] This is an action request. Please see para. 2. 2. Post requests the Department's assistance in conducting human right screening pursuant to the Leahy Amendment for the following subjects. Post has no disqualifying information. Please slug response for ECOPOL and NAS. 3. Name and identi [...] | 2008-04-08 19:02:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR PHUM DR |
08SANTODOMINGO502 | DEMARCHES ON IRAN TRAVEL BAN AND DUAL USE ITEM [...] POLOFF delivered Ref A-B talking points on "Implementing the Travel Ban and Dual Use Item Provisions of UNSCR 1803" to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Ambassador Ciro Amaury Dargam, Assistant Secretary of International Organizations Affairs took our views on board but had no immediate reply. [...] | 2008-04-09 17:55:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | MNUC KNNP IR UNSC DR |
08SANTODOMINGO503 | LEAHY VETTING: BASIC INTELLIGENCE COURSE, APR. 30 [...] This is an action request. Please see para. 2. 2. Post requests the Department's assistance in conducting human right screening pursuant to the Leahy Amendment for the following subjects. These 5 subjects are in addition to the 1 sent prior, reftel. Post has no disqualifying information. [...] | 2008-04-09 17:56:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR PHUM DR |
08SANTODOMINGO518 | INVITATION FOR HOUSE SPEAKER PELOSI [...] This is an action request for WHA/CAR; see para. 3. 2. On April 7, the Ambassador met with Congresswoman Minou Tavares Mirabal (PLD-Santo Domingo),Chairwoman of the House Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Committee. Tavares delivered an invitation to the U.S. Congress to partic [...] | 2008-04-14 12:51:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ECON DR |
08SANTODOMINGO55 | SCENESETTER FOR DOL DEPUTY UNDERSECRETARY [...] The Dominican Republic has become a reliable supporter of democracy in the sometimes difficult and always strategic Caribbean. Our close relationship is exemplified by Dominican ratification of the CAFTA-DR free trade agreement, and our friendship is cemented by a history of strong economic [...] | 2008-01-10 22:44:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI USAID DR |
08SANTODOMINGO56 | URGENT LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - COUNTER DRUG [...] This is an action request. Please see para. 2. 2. Post requests the Department's assistance in conducting human rights screening pursuant to the Leahy Amendment for the following subjects who have been nominated for training. Post has no disqualifying information. Please slug response for [...] | 2008-01-11 13:14:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR PGOV PHUM DR |
08SANTODOMINGO561 | DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: BANINTER BANKING CONVICTIONS [...] In a key blow to impunity, the 3rd Chamber of the National District's Court of Appeals early this morning upheld the convictions of senior banking officials involved in the disastrous 2003 bankruptcy of Banco Intercontinental (Baninter),made additional findings of guilt for a previously convi [...] | 2008-04-18 18:36:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN KJUS KCOR PGOV DR |
08SANTODOMINGO57 | URGENT LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - COUNTER TERRORISM [...] This is an action request. Please see para. 2. 2. Post requests the Department's assistance in conducting human rights screening pursuant to the Leahy Amendment for the following subject who has been nominated for training. Post has no disqualifying information. Please slug response for E [...] | 2008-01-11 13:14:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR PGOV PHUM DR |
08SANTODOMINGO58 | EMBASSY SUPPORTS 2ND TRANCHE OF SPECIALIZED [...] (S) Embassy concurs with and supports the concept of specialized counter-terrorism training for Dominican forces as proposed by the U.S. Special Forces Command (SOCSOUTH) and termed OEF-CCA Dominican Republic. This training will enable Dominican forces to effectively conduct unilateral/combin [...] | 2008-01-11 20:14:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | SECRET | MARR PTER DR |
08SANTODOMINGO585 | DOMINICAN FUGITIVE CAYETANO EXTRADITED TO THE [...] On April 21, U.S. Marshals returned Henri Cayetano (aka "Figura Vieja") to the United States to appear before the U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico to face 4 narcotics-related counts, as detailed in indictment number 06-253 (PG),filed on August 19, 2006. The facts contained [...] | 2008-04-22 17:35:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | CJAN CVIS KCRM SNAR DR |
08SANTODOMINGO586 | PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION: LEFTIST PARTY HOPES TO [...] (SBU) Summary: In his April 16 meeting with PolOff, Guillermo Moreno, the presidential candidate for the political party Movement for Independence, Unity, and Change (MIUCA),expressed concern about the allegations of the ruling Dominican Liberation Party's (PLD) use of state resources for the [...] | 2008-04-22 18:09:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV DR |
08SANTODOMINGO587 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: FBINAA LATIN [...] This is an action request. See para. 2. 2. Post requests Department's assistance in rapidly processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following individual who has been selected for a FBI Retraining Course, located in Santiago, Chile, scheduled for May 19-23, 2008. Post possesses no/no [...] | 2008-04-22 18:43:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM KJUS KCRM DR |
08SANTODOMINGO59 | EMBASSY SUPPORTS 2ND TRANCHE OF SPECIALIZED [...] (S) Embassy concurs with and supports the concept of specialized counter-terrorism training for Dominican forces as proposed by the U.S. Special Forces Command (SOCSOUTH) and termed OEF-CCA Dominican Republic. This training will enable Dominican forces to effectively conduct unilateral/combin [...] | 2008-01-11 20:14:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | SECRET | MARR PTER DR |
08SANTODOMINGO594 | DEMARCHE ON PRISONERS OF CONSCIENCE DECLARATION [...] POLOFF delivered Reftel talking points on the U.S.-EU Prisoners of Conscience Declaration to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Deputy Foreign Minister Alejandra Liriano took our views on board but had no immediate reply. We will report any subsequent Dominican response. FANNIN [...] | 2008-04-23 19:54:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL EUN DR |
08SANTODOMINGO611 | PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION ROUNDUP, APRIL 25, 2008 [...] Participacion Ciudadana's Second Observation Report 2. Latest Poll Results 3. Fernandez Discusses Removing Term Limits 4. Small Party Candidate Alleges Donations by Narcotics Traffickers  [...] | 2008-04-25 18:50:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR PHUM ECON DR |
08SANTODOMINGO63 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - DOMINICAN NATIONAL POLICE [...] This is an action request. Please see para. 2. 2. Post requests the Department's assistance in conducting human rights screening pursuant to the Leahy Amendment for the following subjects who have been nominated for training. Post has no disqualifying information. And understand per REF t [...] | 2008-01-11 20:20:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR PGOV PHUM DR HO |
08SANTODOMINGO653 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: PLATOON EXCHANGE, PUERTO [...] This is an action request. Please see para. 2. 2. Post requests the Department's assistance in conducting human right screening pursuant to the Leahy Amendment for the following subjects. Post has no disqualifying information. Please slug response for NAS and ECOPOL. 3. Name and identi [...] | 2008-05-01 16:21:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR PHUM DR |
08SANTODOMINGO654 | LEAHY VETTING: ENLISTED MILITARY EDUCATION COURSE, [...] This is an action request. Please see para. 2. 2. Post requests the Department's assistance in conducting human right screening pursuant to the Leahy Amendment for the following subjects. Post has no disqualifying information. Please slug response for NAS and ECOPOL. 3. Named and ident [...] | 2008-05-01 16:28:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR PHUM DR |
08SANTODOMINGO659 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ADVANCED SIU COURSE, SANTO [...] This is an action request. See para. 2. 2. Post requests Department's assistance in rapidly processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following individuals who have been selected for an Advanced Sensitive Investigative Unit (SIU) training course, located in Santo Domingo, Dominican Rep [...] | 2008-05-02 12:30:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KCRM SNAR DR |
08SANTODOMINGO663 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: BORDER SECURITY REGIONAL [...] This is an action request. See para. 2. 2. Post requests Department's assistance in rapidly processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following individuals who have been selected for the Border Security Regional MET Conference, located in Guatemala, and scheduled for May 19-23, 2008. [...] | 2008-05-02 14:19:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM MARR DR |
08SANTODOMINGO664 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: CTR FOR HOMLAND SECURITY [...] This is an action request. See para. 2. 2. Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following individual who has been selected to attend coursework at the Center for Homeland Defense Security, located in Washington, DC, and scheduled for June 2 [...] | 2008-05-02 14:48:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM MARR DR |
08SANTODOMINGO665 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: IDEC CONFERENCE, ISTANBUL, [...] This is an action request. See para. 2. 2. Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following Dominican Army flag officers who serve as the senior leaders of the DEA-equivalent National Directorate for Drug Control (DNCD). They have been select [...] | 2008-05-02 15:10:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR SNAR KCRM DR |
08SANTODOMINGO666 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: PATROL CRAFT HULL MAINT [...] This is an action request. Please see para. 2. 2. Post requests the Department's assistance in conducting human right screening pursuant to the Leahy Amendment for the following subjects. Post has no disqualifying information. Please slug response for NAS and ECOPOL. 3. Name and identi [...] | 2008-05-02 17:51:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR PHUM DR |
08SANTODOMINGO668 | PRD CLAIMS POSSIBLE ELECTION FRAUD; PLD SMELLS A [...] (SBU) The opposition Dominican Revolutionary Party (PRD) has strongly criticized the new electronic system for transmitting electoral results to the Central Election Board (JCE),with one senior party official even alleging an organized effort to steal the election. The ruling Dominican Liber [...] | 2008-05-02 19:12:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PHUM DR |
08SANTODOMINGO677 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: OUTBOARD MTR MT & OVHL [...] This is an action request. Please see para. 2. 2. Post requests the Department's assistance in conducting human right screening pursuant to the Leahy Amendment for the following subject. Post has no disqualifying information. Please slug response for NAS and ECOPOL. 3. Name and identif [...] | 2008-05-06 15:49:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR PHUM DR |
08SANTODOMINGO688 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: PLATOON EXCHANGE, PUERTO [...] This is an action request. Please see para. 2 and 3. 2. Post requests the Department's assistance in conducting human right screening pursuant to the Leahy Amendment for the following subjects. Post has no disqualifying information. The Military Assistance and Advisory Group (MAAG) reques [...] | 2008-05-07 19:55:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR PHUM DR |
08SANTODOMINGO699 | OAS HITS THE RIGHT NOTES IN ELECTION REPORT [...] (SBU) Summary: On May 6, the OAS's Electoral Observation Mission issued a "Pre-Electoral Report" on the campaign for the May 16 presidential election. The report praised the performance of the Central Elections Board (JCE); criticized the ruling PLD party for spending state resources on the [...] | 2008-05-09 12:53:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM DR |
08SANTODOMINGO734 | DOMINICAN REPUBLIC REQUESTS RELIEF FROM LEAHY [...] Summary. Embassy notes with understanding the tremendous volume of Leahy vetting requests that must be processed by the Department -- Embassy itself has submitted 66 requests for over 460 individuals so far in FY 08, and submitted 82 requests for 635 individuals and 1 military unit in FY 07 -- [...] | 2008-05-12 16:35:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM DR |
08SANTODOMINGO735 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: DEPARTMENTAL RESOURCE [...] This is an action request. See para. 2. 2. Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following individuals who has been selected for a Departmental Resource Management Course, located at WHINSEC, and scheduled for June 9 - July 16, 2008. Post p [...] | 2008-05-12 16:50:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR DR |
08SANTODOMINGO738 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: NCO PROFESSIONAL [...] This is an action request. See para. 2. 2. Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following member of the Dominican Army who has been selected for NCO Professional Development, located at Ft. Benning, GA, and scheduled for July 9 - September [...] | 2008-05-12 18:56:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR DR |
08SANTODOMINGO744 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: AIRCRAFT PNEUDRAULICS SYS [...] This is an action request. See para. 2. 2. Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following individual who has been selected for an Aircraft Pneudraulics Systems Technician course, located in San Antonio, TX, and scheduled for May 27 - August [...] | 2008-05-14 13:57:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR DR |
08SANTODOMINGO745 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: INTL LOGISTIC/SUPPLY [...] This is an action request. See para. 2. 2. Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following individual who has been selected for a International Logistics/Supply Management Course, located in San Antonio, TX, and scheduled for June 17 - Augus [...] | 2008-05-14 15:25:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR DR |
08SANTODOMINGO746 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: INSTRUCTOR TRAINING, [...] This is an action request. See para. 2. 2. Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following members of the Dominican Army who have been selected for an Instructor Training course, located at Ft. Benning, GA, and scheduled for July 2-23, 2008. [...] | 2008-05-14 16:32:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR DR |
08SANTODOMINGO747 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: INTERMEDIATE LEVEL [...] This is an action request. See para. 2. 2. Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following individual who has been selected for an Intermediate Level Education course, located at Ft. Benning, GA, and scheduled from June 13, 2008 to May 28, 2 [...] | 2008-05-14 16:47:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR DR |
08SANTODOMINGO749 | DEMARCHE DEMARCHE ON NPT PREPARATORY COMMITTEE [...] POLOFF delivered Reftel talking points on the NPT Preparatory Committee Meeting to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Deputy Foreign Minister Alejandra Liriano took our views on board but had no immediate reply. We will report any subsequent Dominican response. (U) Please visit us at http:/ [...] | 2008-05-14 19:51:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PREL NPT IAEA DR |
08SANTODOMINGO751 | SCENESETTER FOR DOMINICAN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION, [...] (SBU) Dominicans go to the polls on Friday May 16 in the fourth presidential election since 1994, when widespread fraud led to significant reforms to the electoral system. Since 1994, substantial USAID funds have been used to strengthen the Central Elections Board (JCE),make it more independe [...] | 2008-05-15 15:43:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM ECON DR |
08SANTODOMINGO76 | DOMINICANS CONFIRM SUPPORT OF PIERRE PROSPER FOR [...] On January 14 Poloff met with Deputy Secretary of State Jose Manuel Trulolls and Deputy Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Alejandra Liriano, regarding the candidacy of Pierre Prosper for the CERD. Liriano confirmed that the Dominican Government will support the candidature of Prosper an [...] | 2008-01-16 11:34:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL UNGA DR |
08SANTODOMINGO760 | DOMINICAN ELECTION: FIRST RESULTS INDICATE [...] The Central Election Board (JCE) released its "First Bulletin" at approximately 10:15 p.m., with the following results: -- Leonel Fernandez, Dominican Liberation Party (PLD),53 percent -- Miguel Vargas Maldonado, Dominican Revolutionary Party (PRD),41 percent -- Amable Aristy Castro, Ref [...] | 2008-05-17 02:45:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM ECON DR |
08SANTODOMINGO768 | PROPOSED CONGRATULATORY LETTER FROM SECRETARY TO [...] This is an action request for WHA/CAR. On May 19, the Ambassador spoke with President Fernandez and congratulated him on his re-election on May 16. Post recommends that the Secretary also send a congratulatory letter to Fernandez. Post requests that WHA/CAR prepare a letter, using the propos [...] | 2008-05-19 20:11:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL DR |
08SANTODOMINGO769 | POLICE KILLINGS - A CAUSE OF CONCERN [...] (SBU) Summary: The recent spate of police killings in Santo Domingo and Boca Chica highlight a disturbing trend of deaths at the hands of police, often attributed to "exchanges of gunfire." In both incidents, police demonstrated improper adherence to police and judicial procedures and used ex [...] | 2008-05-19 20:58:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC PHUM PGOV SOCI DR |
08SANTODOMINGO770 | CESFRONT - A PERSPECTIVE FROM PEDERNALES [...] PolOff met with source who is a U.S. citizen currently residing in Pedernales, a border town in the south of the country, doing local development work. Source, in the course of her duties, has regular contact with NGOs, local community leaders, and residents, including Dominicans, Haitians and [...] | 2008-05-19 20:58:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL PGOV SMIG MCAP HA DR |
08SANTODOMINGO79 | DOMINICAN FUGITIVE NUNEZ EXTRADITED TO THE UNITED [...] On January 10, U.S. Marshals returned Maria Nunez to the United States to appear before the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey to face charges of conspiracy to commit food stamp fraud, as detailed in indictment number 00-776 (HAA),filed on December 1, 2000. The facts contained [...] | 2008-01-16 11:43:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | CJAN CVIS KCRM SNAR DR |
08SANTODOMINGO794 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: INTERMEDIATE LEVEL [...] This is an action request. Please see para. 2. 2. Post requests the Department's assistance in conducting human right screening pursuant to the Leahy Amendment for the following subject to attend reftel training. Post has no disqualifying information. Please slug response for NAS and ECO [...] | 2008-05-23 18:10:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR PHUM DR |
08SANTODOMINGO795 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: OUTBOARD MOTOR MAINTENANCE [...] This is an action request. Please see para. 2. 2. Post requests the Department's assistance in conducting human right screening pursuant to the Leahy Amendment for the following subject to attend reftel training. Post has no disqualifying information. Please slug response for NAS and ECO [...] | 2008-05-23 18:15:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR PHUM DR |
08SANTODOMINGO796 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: PLATOON EXCHANGE, DOMINICAN [...] This is an action request. Please see para. 2. 2. Post requests the Department's assistance in conducting human right screening pursuant to the Leahy Amendment for the following Dominican Army units, all of which are components of the 1st Battalion "COEN": 1st and 2nd Platoons, "A" Compa [...] | 2008-05-23 19:25:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR PHUM DR |
08SANTODOMINGO804 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: INTERNATIONAL DAMCONT ASST [...] This is an action request. Please see para. 2. 2. Post requests the Department's assistance in conducting human right screening pursuant to the Leahy Amendment for the following subjects. Post has no disqualifying information. Please slug response for NAS and ECOPOL. 3. Names and id [...] | 2008-05-27 20:53:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR PHUM DR |
08SANTODOMINGO805 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: INTERNATIONAL SHIPYARD [...] This is an action request. Please see para. 2. 2. Post requests the Department's assistance in conducting human right screening pursuant to the Leahy Amendment for the following subjects. Post has no disqualifying information. Please slug response for NAS and ECOPOL. 3. Names and id [...] | 2008-05-27 20:53:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR PHUM DR |
08SANTODOMINGO806 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: NAVAL COMMAND COLLEGE, [...] This is an action request. Please see para. 2. 2. Post requests the Department's assistance in conducting human right screening pursuant to the Leahy Amendment for the following subjects. Post has no disqualifying information. Please slug response for NAS and ECOPOL. Names and identif [...] | 2008-05-27 20:53:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR PHUM DR |
08SANTODOMINGO807 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: COUNTER DRUG OPS, WHINSEC, [...] This is an action request. Please see para. 2. 2. Post requests the Department's assistance in conducting human right screening pursuant to the Leahy Amendment for the following subjects. Post has no disqualifying information. Please slug response for NAS and ECOPOL. 3. Names and id [...] | 2008-05-27 20:53:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR PHUM SNAR DR |
08SANTODOMINGO809 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: FOREIGN PURCHASE AND [...] This is an action request. Please see para. 2. 2. Post requests the Department's assistance in conducting human right screening pursuant to the Leahy Amendment for the following subjects, one of whom is subject of pending reftel vetting request. Post has no disqualifying information. Ple [...] | 2008-05-28 16:27:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR PHUM DR |
08SANTODOMINGO822 | DEMARCHE ON CANDIDATE FOR INTER-AMERICAN JURIDICAL [...] On May 21, Post delivered Diplomatic Note No. 95 to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The note contained the talking points and resume provided in Reftel regarding the candidacy of David Stewart for the IAJC. 2. The Foreign Ministry has not made any immediate reply. We will report any subs [...] | 2008-05-28 20:35:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV OAS XM DR |
08SANTODOMINGO884 | ASSESSING LABOR AFTER ONE YEAR OF CAFTA-DR: [...] Summary: In a series of meetings with labor unions, NGOs and officials from the Ministry of Labor (SET),our contacts highlighted some of the successes and continuing problems in labor rights since the entry-into-force of CAFTA-DR in the Dominican Republic in March 2007. Positive improvements [...] | 2008-06-04 15:12:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI DR |
08SANTODOMINGO887 | DOMINICAN REPUBLIC RESPONSE: FORCED LABOR AND [...] This is in response to a Department of Labor request for a list of goods that may have been produced with child or forced labor in the Dominican Republic as mandated by the Trafficking in Victims Protection Act. 2. Post reports that the following goods, listed in paragraph four, are alleged [...] | 2008-06-04 18:41:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI DR |
08SANTODOMINGO90 | VIEW FROM SANTIAGO: FERNANDEZ CAMPAIGN FACES [...] (U) On January 11 ECOPOLCOUNS and POLOFF visited Santiago, the Dominican Republic's second largest city, to discuss the presidential election campaign. Santiago is the capital of a province of the same name, as well as the hub of the Cibao, a 14-province region with a record of successful priv [...] | 2008-01-17 12:49:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON DR |
08SANTODOMINGO927 | DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: SUBMISSION OF NOTE - AGREEMENT [...] Pursuant to refetl, Embassy submitted on June 9, 2008, Diplomatic Note No. 103, regarding the Global Peace Operations Initiative. Embassy had previously received verbal consent from the Dominican Armed Forces and understands that submission of this note does not require a formal, substantive [...] | 2008-06-09 15:39:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS KTIA DR |
08SANTODOMINGO929 | ELECTION SHOWS STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES OF [...] (SBU) Summary: The analysis of Post and other observers of the 2008 presidential election is that the Dominican democratic system has improved to the extent that widespread election day fraud, which occurred as recently as 1994, is now a thing of the past. Other strengths of Dominican democr [...] | 2008-06-09 18:38:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM ECON DR |
08SANTODOMINGO967 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: TERRORISM AND [...] This is an action request. Please see para. 2. 2. Post requests the Department's assistance in conducting human rights screening pursuant to the Leahy Amendment for the following subject. Post has no disqualifying information. Please slug response for NAS and ECOPOL. 3. Name and ide [...] | 2008-06-13 16:01:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR PHUM SNAR DR |
08SANTODOMINGO990 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: UH-1H HELICOPTER MECHANIC [...] This is an action request. Please see para. 2. 2. Post requests the Department's assistance in conducting human rights screening pursuant to the Leahy Amendment for the following subject. Post has no disqualifying information. Please slug response for NAS and ECOPOL. 3. Name and ide [...] | 2008-06-19 14:30:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR PHUM SNAR DR |
08SANTOOMINGO1959 | RULE OF LW ROUND-UP - DEC 2008 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-23 17:57:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGV KCOR KCRM SNAR PREL DR |
08STATE105116 | REQUEST FOR HEAD OF STATE-LEVEL DEMARCHE BY [...] This is an action request for the Ambassador or Charge. OBJECTIVE --------- 2. To seek tangible improvements in UNGA voting by the Dominican Republic as part of a targeted effort to engage 17 friendly countries whose UNGA voting records vary sharply from their close relations with th [...] | 2008-10-01 21:52:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL DR |
08STATE91786 | RESPONSE TO SANTO DOMINGO 1332 LEAHY VETTING [...] The Department has reviewed the relevant data sources and found no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the individual listed in paragraph 2, who has been selected to participate in ALP course training. 2. The candidates for training are: PINA DULUC, JUAN 03DEC1984 [...] | 2008-08-26 20:27:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR PGOV PHUM DR |
08TAIPEI1373 | FOREIGN MINISTER OU ON UN EFFORT, DIPLOMATIC [...] (C) Summary: Foreign Minister Ou told the Director on September 18 that the failure of Taiwan's UN proposal the day before was expected. Both Taiwan and the PRC made an effort to downplay the issue, and although the PRC reaction was "a little tough," PermRep Wang Guangya's UN statement also [...] | 2008-09-18 10:12:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON PM PA NU GT DR CH TW |
08USUNNEWYORK134 | UNGA 63: NICARAGUAN CANDIDACY FOR PGA [...] No summary [...] | 2008-02-13 19:39:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UNGA XK XL XM BR DR GT PA PM |
09LISBON608 | IBERO-AMERICAN SUMMIT DOMINATED BY HONDURAS DISPUTE [...] (U) Delegations from twenty-two Iberian and Latin American nations attended the nineteenth Ibero-American Summit in Estoril, Portugal November 29-December 1. The summit's theme was "Innovation and Knowledge" and featured discussions on technology and innovation collaboration, social developm [...] | 2009-12-04 07:03:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ECIN EFIN PREL AN XM CU DR SP PO |
09OTTAWA237 | CANADA TO SPONSOR UNSCR 1540 SEMINAR FOR CARICOM [...] (U) This is an action request for ISN/CPI -- see para 5. 2. (U) In response to reftel demarche, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Senior Policy Officer David MacDuff expressed Canada's appreciation for the U.S. decision to provide both legislative drafting suppo [...] | 2009-03-25 17:22:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER PARM ETRD KSTC XL HA DR CA |
09PARTO42802 | THANK YOU TO EMBASSY SANTO DOMINGO [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-28 06:24:00 | US Delegation, Secretary | UNCLASSIFIED | OVIP CLINTON HILLARY RODHAM DR |
09SANTODOMINGO1001 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG G3 PKO (54 NAMES, [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 54 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for G3 PKO training, scheduled to start 17 September 2009. Post has no disqualifying infor [...] | 2009-09-02 17:12:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | DR MARR PGOV PHUM |
09SANTODOMINGO1002 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - DHS-CBP (IACIT) INTL. A.P. [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 15 DHS-CBP sponsored individuals who have been selected for (IACIT) International Airport Cargo Interdiction Training, scheduled to start 21 Sep [...] | 2009-09-02 18:27:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | DR MARR PGOV PHUM |
09SANTODOMINGO1003 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG SPANISH UH1 RPR (1 [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following MAAG sponsored individual who has been selected for Spanish UH1 RPR training, scheduled to start 16 September 2009. Post has no disqualifying i [...] | 2009-09-02 18:45:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR PGOV DR |
09SANTODOMINGO1004 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG G3 PKO (42 NAMES, [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 42 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for G3 PKO training, scheduled to start 17 September 2009. Post has no disqualifying inform [...] | 2009-09-02 18:47:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | DR MARR PGOV PHUM |
09SANTODOMINGO1005 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG STRTGY. AND DEFENSE [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following MAAG sponsored individual who has been selected for Strategy and Defense Policy training, scheduled to start 15 October 2009. Post has no disqua [...] | 2009-09-02 18:48:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR PGOV DR |
09SANTODOMINGO1006 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG G3 PKO (60 NAMES, M-Z),D.R., 09.17.2009 [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 60 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for G3 PKO training, scheduled to start 17 September 2009. Post has no disqualifying infor [...] | 2009-09-02 18:53:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | DR MARR PGOV PHUM |
09SANTODOMINGO1010 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - DHS-CBP (ISIT) INTL. [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 11 DHS-CBP sponsored individuals who have been selected for (ISIT) International Seaport Interdiction Training, scheduled to start 14 September [...] | 2009-09-03 20:22:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | DR MARR PGOV PHUM |
09SANTODOMINGO1011 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - NAS ADVANCED MGT., AMC (11 [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 11 NAS sponsored individuals who have been selected for Advanced Management AMC training, scheduled to start 14 September 2009. Post has no dis [...] | 2009-09-03 20:22:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | DR MARR PGOV PHUM |
09SANTODOMINGO1013 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG CREOMPAZ (5 NAMES), [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 5 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for CREOMPAZ training, scheduled to start 17 September 2009. Post has no disqualifying info [...] | 2009-09-03 20:23:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | DR MARR PGOV PHUM |
09SANTODOMINGO1014 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - NAS AIRPORT ANTI-NARCOTICS [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 2 NAS sponsored individuals who have been selected for Airport Anti-Narcotics training, scheduled to start 14 September 2009. Post has no disqu [...] | 2009-09-03 20:23:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | DR MARR PGOV PHUM |
09SANTODOMINGO1016 | VIGILANTE MOB KILLS HAITIAN AND DOMINICAN [...] A vigilante mob in Las Charcas de Azua, a northwestern province of the Dominican Republic, on 8/30, hunted down and killed a Haitian and a Dominican national suspected of having robbed and murdered a local youth. The mob then reportedly burned the bodies in front of the murdered youth's family [...] | 2009-09-04 12:16:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PREF DR |
09SANTODOMINGO1017 | SUPREME COURT CHIEF JUSTICE EMPHASIZES COMMITMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Supreme Court Chief Justice Jorge Subero Isa stressed his commitment to judicial independence and reform, but cautioned that there are powerful interests working to undermine his efforts and return the judiciary to subservience to political and economic influence, in a 9/04 me [...] | 2009-09-04 20:56:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV CJAN PREL DR |
09SANTODOMINGO1019 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG NCO PROFESSIONAL (2 [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 2 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for Non-Commissioned Officer Professional training, scheduled to start 21 September 2009. P [...] | 2009-09-08 15:48:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | DR MARR PGOV PHUM |
09SANTODOMINGO1027 | UN INTERNATIONAL CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION - [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-09 14:02:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC APER KAWC KJUS KUNR PREL UNGA DR |
09SANTODOMINGO1051 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG CNIES COURSE, (10 [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 10 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for CNIES Course training, scheduled to start 30 September 2009. Post has no disqualifying [...] | 2009-09-15 18:18:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | DR MARR PGOV PHUM |
09SANTODOMINGO1064 | DOMINICAN DELEGATION FOR 64TH UNGA [...] (U) Dominican President Leonel Fernandez will attend the 64th UN General Assembly and expects to deliver a speech on opening day, September 23. According to MFA dip note number 7363 (dated 10SEP2009),he will depart for New York on September 21 at 10 am, and will stay there until 2 pm on Sep [...] | 2009-09-15 20:55:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNGA DR |
09SANTODOMINGO1065 | ATTORNEY GENERAL PLEDGES CONTINUED COOPERATION ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: Attorney General Radhames Jimenez Pena, in a 9/9 meeting with Charge, vowed that the Public Ministry would continue its strong cooperation with the USG on extraditions and criminal investigations. He was proud of the advances in professionalism, prosecutorial independence and [...] | 2009-09-15 21:28:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL CJAN CJUS DR |
09SANTODOMINGO1067 | EXPANDING THE CHORUS ON IRAN (DOMINICAN REPUBLIC) [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-16 15:57:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP MNUC PARM IAEA IR PREL AORC DR |
09SANTODOMINGO1068 | DEMARCHE REQUEST FOR UNGA FOOD SECURITY EVENT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-16 15:57:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ETRD EAGR UNGA DR |
09SANTODOMINGO1069 | UNGA: INVITATION FOR HOST COUNTRY ATTENDANCE AT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-16 16:02:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNGA KPKO UNSC HA DR |
09SANTODOMINGO107 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - LEGAT CRISIS NEGOTIATION [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 18 LEGAT sponsored individuals who have been selected for a Crisis Negotiation course, scheduled to start 15 February 2009. Post has no disquali [...] | 2009-01-27 17:38:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR PGOV DR |
09SANTODOMINGO1070 | SECRETARY AND CARIBBEAN LEADERS MEETING AT UNGA [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-16 16:02:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | XL PREL UNGA SNAR DR |
09SANTODOMINGO1081 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG PANAMAX (2 NAMES), [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 2 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for Panamax training, scheduled to start 05 October. Post has no disqualifying information. [...] | 2009-09-18 19:59:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | DR MARR PGOV PHUM |
09SANTODOMINGO1082 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG CNIES (10 NAMES), [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 10 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for CNIES training, scheduled to start 05 October 2009. Post has no disqualifying informat [...] | 2009-09-18 19:59:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | DR MARR PGOV PHUM |
09SANTODOMINGO1083 | DOMINICAN REPUBLIC ACCESSION TO HAGUE FOREIGN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-22 17:28:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | CJAN PREL DR |
09SANTODOMINGO1084 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG COEN-PKO-CT (62 [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 62 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for COEN-PKO-CT training, scheduled to start 14 October 2009. Post has no disqualifying in [...] | 2009-09-22 17:28:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | DR MARR PGOV PHUM |
09SANTODOMINGO1111 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG CFAC (1 NAME),D.R., [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following MAAG sponsored individual who has been selected for CFAC training, scheduled to start 01 October 2009. Post has no disqualifying information. [...] | 2009-09-25 15:21:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR PGOV DR |
09SANTODOMINGO1112 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG UN STAFF OFCR. (1 [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following MAAG sponsored individual who has been selected for UN Command Staff Officer training, scheduled to start 05 October 2009. Post has no disqualif [...] | 2009-09-25 15:21:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR PGOV DR |
09SANTODOMINGO1113 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG UN OBSRVR. (2 NAMES), [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 2 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for UN Command Observer training, scheduled to start 05 October 2009. Post has no disqualif [...] | 2009-09-25 15:21:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR PGOV DR |
09SANTODOMINGO1114 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG UN TERMINOLOGY (1 [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following MAAG sponsored individual who has been selected for UN Terminology training, scheduled to start 05 October 2009. Post has no disqualifying info [...] | 2009-09-25 15:22:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR PGOV DR |
09SANTODOMINGO1115 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG CNIES-COC (18 NAMES), [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. (Note: Cable express difficulties may mean this cable was sent repeatedly. End Note.) 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 18 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for C [...] | 2009-09-25 15:22:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | DR MARR PGOV PHUM |
09SANTODOMINGO1116 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG UN COMMAND STAFF (1 [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following MAAG sponsored individual who has been selected for UN Command Staff training, scheduled to start 02 October 2009. Post has no disqualifying in [...] | 2009-09-25 15:22:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR PGOV DR |
09SANTODOMINGO1117 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG UN STAFF OFCR. [...] (U) This is an action request. Seepara 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assisance in processing Leahy human rights vetting fo the following MAAG sponsored individual who hasbeen selected for UN Staff Officer Instructor traning, scheduled to start 05 October 2009. Post as no disqualify [...] | 2009-09-25 15:22:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | DR MARR PGOV PHUM |
09SANTODOMINGO1118 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG CNIES-COC (18 NAMES), [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 18 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for CNIES-COC training, scheduled to start 01 October 2009. Post has no disqualifying info [...] | 2009-09-25 15:22:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | DR MARR PGOV PHUM |
09SANTODOMINGO1119 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG CNIES-COC (18 NAMES), [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 18 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for CNIES-COC training, scheduled to start 01 October 2009. Post has no disqualifying info [...] | 2009-09-25 15:22:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | DR MARR PGOV PHUM |
09SANTODOMINGO1120 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG CNIES-COC (18 NAMES), [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 18 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for CNIES-COC training, scheduled to start 01 October 2009. Post has no disqualifying info [...] | 2009-09-25 15:22:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | DR MARR PGOV PHUM |
09SANTODOMINGO1121 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG CNIES-COC (18 NAMES), [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 18 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for CNIES-COC training, scheduled to start 01 October 2009. Post has no disqualifying info [...] | 2009-09-25 15:23:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | DR MARR PGOV PHUM |
09SANTODOMINGO1140 | MIGUEL VARGAS CEMENTS HOLD OVER OPPOSITION PRD [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Miguel Vargas Maldonado, President of the opposition Revolutionary Democratic Party (PRD),cemented his control over that organization in internal party elections held on 9/27. His candidates for Secretary General (Orlando Jorge Mera) and Secretary of Organzation (Geanilda V [...] | 2009-09-29 20:59:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV CVIS DR |
09SANTODOMINGO1145 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG INSTRUCTOR TRAINING [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 5 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for Instructor Training, scheduled to start 23 October 2009. Post has no disqualifying info [...] | 2009-09-30 20:38:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | DR MARR PGOV PHUM |
09SANTODOMINGO1147 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG AIR INTELLIGENCE (1 [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following MAAG sponsored individual who has been selected for Air Intelligence training, scheduled to start 21 October 2009. Post has no disqualifying inf [...] | 2009-09-30 20:38:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR PGOV DR |
09SANTODOMINGO1161 | GODR SEEKS USG SUPPORT FOR ITS CANDIDACY TO (UPOV) [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-02 15:08:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV AORC PREL DR |
09SANTODOMINGO1164 | GODR INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT FOR PROSECUTORS IN PAYA [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Supreme Court, in response to threats against judicial authorities by some of the 25 defendants accused of complicity in the 8/5/08 slaying of seven suspected narcotraffickers in Paya, Bani Province, transferred the trial from a provincial court to a tribunal in Santo Domingo [...] | 2009-10-02 17:26:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM KJUS PGOV DR |
09SANTODOMINGO1165 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - NAS A.P. ANTI-NARC. GRP. 2 [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 5 NAS sponsored individuals who have been selected for Airport Anti-Narcotics training, scheduled to start 18 October 2009. Post has no disqual [...] | 2009-10-02 17:26:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR PGOV DR |
09SANTODOMINGO1166 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - NAS K9 INSTRUCTORS (4 [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 4 NAS sponsored individuals who have been selected for K9 Instructor training, scheduled to start 12 October 2009. Post has no disqualifying in [...] | 2009-10-02 17:27:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR PGOV DR |
09SANTODOMINGO1167 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG NCO PRO (1 NAME), [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following MAAG sponsored individual who has been selected for NCO Professional training, scheduled to start 15 October 2009. Post has no disqualifying inf [...] | 2009-10-02 18:37:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR PGOV DR |
09SANTODOMINGO1168 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG UH-1H HELICOPTER [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following MAAG sponsored individual who has been selected for UH-1H Helicopter Mechanic training, scheduled to start 15 October 2009. Post has no disqua [...] | 2009-10-02 18:37:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR PGOV DR |
09SANTODOMINGO1169 | PROPOSED SALE OF GOVERNMENT-OWNED OIL REFINERY TO [...] (C) The Government of the Dominican Republic (GoDR) is proposing to sell 49 percent of its principal petroleum refinery, REFIDOMSA, to Venezuela's state-owned oil company, PdVSA. The American Chamber of Commerce (AMCHAM) has expressed its concern to the Embassy that this transaction would pro [...] | 2009-10-02 18:49:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EINV PREL DR VE |
09SANTODOMINGO1174 | PRD ANNOUNCES OFFICIAL RESULTS OF PARTY ELECTIONS; [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Revolutionary Democratic Party's (PRD) National Organizing Committee for the 27th National Ordinary Convention, on 9/30, announced the official results of the 9/27 internal party balloting. The final results confirmed an overwhelming victory for party President Miguel Varga [...] | 2009-10-02 21:02:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV DR |
09SANTODOMINGO1175 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG CT TRAINING (25 [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 25 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for CT Training, scheduled to start 01 November 2009. Post has no disqualifying informatio [...] | 2009-10-05 11:55:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR PGOV DR |
09SANTODOMINGO1196 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - NAS A.P. ANTI-NARC. (4 [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 4 NAS sponsored individuals who have been selected for Airport Anti-Narcotics training, scheduled to start 18 October 2009. Post has no disqual [...] | 2009-10-08 19:42:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR PGOV DR |
09SANTODOMINGO1197 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - NAS A.P. ANTI-NARC. (4 [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 4 NAS sponsored individuals who have been selected for Airport Anti-Narcotics training, scheduled to start 18 October 2009. Post has no disqual [...] | 2009-10-08 19:58:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR PGOV DR |
09SANTODOMINGO1204 | TOUR D'HORIZON WITH THE OPPOSITION PRD PARTY [...] (C) Miguel Vargas Maldonado, President of the opposition Revolutionary Dominican Party (PRD),in a 10/7 meeting with PolEcon Counselor and Polchief, said his party was moving onward following its recent contentious National Convention and was now focusing on making significant gains in the 20 [...] | 2009-10-09 14:23:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON DR |
09SANTODOMINGO1205 | NEW NATIONAL ENERGY COMMISSION PRESIDENT DOUBTS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Recently-appointed President of the National Energy Commission (CNE) Enrique Ramirez expresses a commitment to incorporating ethanol into the Dominican Republic's fuel equation, doubts that ethanol production within the country is economically feasible, and hopes to set up a p [...] | 2009-10-09 14:26:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG ECON SENV DR |
09SANTODOMINGO1216 | CENTRAL ELECTORAL BOARD PRESIDENT LOOKS FORWARD TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Central Electoral Board (JCE) President Julio Cesar Castanos Guzman, in a 10/9 meeting with Charge, said that he expects the May 2010 congressional/municipal elections to be "passionate," but within the JCE's capabilities to handle smoothly. He also stated that digitization [...] | 2009-10-14 16:17:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV CVIS PREL DR |
09SANTODOMINGO1218 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG CNIES (8 NAMES), [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 8 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for CNIES training, scheduled to start 29 October 2009. Post has no disqualifying informati [...] | 2009-10-15 11:50:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | DR MARR PGOV PHUM |
09SANTODOMINGO1226 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG INSTRUCTOR COURSE, [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 7 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for Instructor Course, CFAC training, scheduled to start 01 November 2009. Post has no disqu [...] | 2009-10-20 12:49:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | DR MARR PGOV PHUM |
09SANTODOMINGO1227 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG INSTRUCTOR COURSE, [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 7 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for Instructor Course, CFAC training, scheduled to start 01 November 2009. Post has no disqu [...] | 2009-10-20 12:50:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | DR MARR PGOV PHUM |
09SANTODOMINGO1235 | FRAUD SUMMARY - SANTO DOMINGO [...] (U) Santo Domingo submits its semi-annual fraud report for the period March 2009 - August 2009 following format in ref A. ---------------------- A. COUNTRY CONDITIONS ---------------------- 2. (SBU) Country conditions generally remain as reported in previous Fraud Summaries, refs B [...] | 2009-10-21 20:10:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC DR |
09SANTODOMINGO1253 | CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR CAUTIOUSLY OPTIMISTIC ON [...] (C) Summary: Dominican Central Bank Governor Hector Valdez Albizu, during a 10/22 meeting with Charge, expressed his optimism that the Dominican Republic (DR) would register 2.5 to three percent growth this year, rising to above five percent growth in 2010. He acknowledged that the Government [...] | 2009-10-27 13:26:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PGOV PREL DR |
09SANTODOMINGO1255 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG CNIES COURSE, (3 [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 3 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for CNIES Course training, scheduled to start 15 November 2009. Post has no disqualifying i [...] | 2009-10-27 18:38:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | DR MARR PGOV PHUM |
09SANTODOMINGO1257 | POLICE UNDER SPOTLIGHT FOLLOWING DEATH OF TWO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The role of the police in the recent deaths of at least two suspects in a high-profile kidnapping case has focused attention on the problem of extra-judicial killings in the Dominican Republic. In the latest case, police claims that the two suspects died in an "exchange of g [...] | 2009-10-28 14:07:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PINS PGOV DR |
09SANTODOMINGO1260 | LEAHY VETTIG REQUEST - MAAG CFAC INSTRUCTOR 2ND [...] (U) This is an action equest. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Departent's assistance in processing Leahy human rightsvetting for the following 2 MAAG sponsored indivduals who have been selected for CFAC Instructor2nd Part Course training, scheduled to start 01 November 2009. Post has no d [...] | 2009-10-28 19:07:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR PGOV DR |
09SANTODOMINGO1266 | GRUESOME MURDER OF THREE HAITIANS SPARKS [...] SUMMARY: The gruesome killing and incineration of three Haitians in the Dominican Republic, two of whom were minors, engaged in cutting down trees to make charcoal near the southwestern border town of Jimani on 10/20, has shocked both countries. The Foreign Ministry condemned the action, whi [...] | 2009-10-30 14:29:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREF PREL SENV DR |
09SANTODOMINGO1267 | RESPONSE TO FY 2010 SUGAR TARIFF RATE QUOTA [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-30 14:31:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ETRD PREL DR |
09SANTODOMINGO1270 | U.S.-OWNED ELECTRICITY GENERATOR CAUTIOUSLY [...] (C) Charge and Emboffs,on 10/19, visited the AES Andres power plant, the largest American investment and the only liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal in the Dominican Republic. AES officials lamented the state of the electricity sector in the country, noting that most of the sector's proble [...] | 2009-10-30 17:58:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EINV PGOV DR |
09SANTODOMINGO1277 | SALE OF 49 PERCENT STAKE STATE-OWNED REFINERY TO PDVSA NEARS [...] Finance Minister Vicente Bengoa announced on 10/29 that the Government of the Dominican Republic (GoDR) is finalizing the sale of a 49% stake in the state-owned oil refinery (REFIDOMSA),the DR's only oil refinery, to Petroleos de Venezuela (PDVSA). Bengoa explained that the actual paymen [...] | 2009-11-04 20:25:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG DR PREL |
09SANTODOMINGO1279 | DR WILL CONSIDER GLOBAL HUNGER AND FOOD SECURITY REQUEST [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-05 12:55:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR EAID ETRD DR |
09SANTODOMINGO1287 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - RSO INCIDENT MGT., (21 NAMES),D.R., [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 21 RSO sponsored individuals who have been selected for Incident Management training, scheduled to start 30 November 2009. Post has no disqu [...] | 2009-11-12 20:25:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR PGOV PHUM DR |
09SANTODOMINGO1289 | PRD WINS FIRST SKIRMISH IN ADVANCE OF MAY [...] (U) The first politically significant electoral contest before the May congressional/municipal elections was won by the opposition Dominican Revolutionary Party (PRD),as its candidate for the presidency of the Dominican Medical College (CMD) emerged victorious in balloting held on 11/11. [...] | 2009-11-13 16:08:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV DR |
09SANTODOMINGO1299 | DR - TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS INTERIM ASSESSMENT 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-19 18:43:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | DR KCRM KWMN PGOV PHUM SMIG |
09SANTODOMINGO1301 | Embassy Facilitates Second Airport Security Meeting - [...] SUMMARY: EconOff facilitated the second Airport Security Working Group (ASWG) of US-flagged air carriers operating in the Dominican Republic (DR),which is aimed at addressing narcotics trafficking and other security issues at the DR's international airports. Group membership was expande [...] | 2009-11-20 15:37:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR ASEC DR |
09SANTODOMINGO1303 | CUBA: COUNTRY BY COUNTRY REVIEW FOR SUSPENSION OF TITTLE III [...] (C) In response to Ref A, Post finds the Dominican Republic (DR) has made no marked changes to its relationship with Cuba since the last report (Ref B). Although some educational and medical exchanges exist, the DR has very few investments in Cuba and no bilateral trade agreement. Post asse [...] | 2009-11-20 19:16:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD PREL ETTC CU DR |
09SANTODOMINGO1305 | (C) DR: IRAN DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-24 15:44:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IR DR IAEA |
09SANTODOMINGO1307 | CARBONIZATION OF DOMINICAN FORESTS BY HAITIANS AND [...] (U) EconOff recently traveled to the Sierra de Bahoruco National Park (SBNP) with a group of NGOs to assess the deforestation occurring in the heart of the most biologically diverse region of Hispaniola. Deforestation has devastated the Haitian side of the border for decades, and now threaten [...] | 2009-11-30 14:38:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | SENV EAGR DR HA |
09SANTODOMINGO1313 | Read-out on Climate Change Meeting (Dominican Republic) [...] EconOff delivered the demarche on the UGS's position on the Copenhagen Climate Change meetings on 12/2/09, to Victor Garcia, Office Director, and Carol Franco, Environmental Economist, for the National Climate Change Council. The GoDR plans to send approximately 20 delegates to Copenha [...] | 2009-12-03 12:03:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV KGHG DR |
09SANTODOMINGO1319 | Critical UNDP Report Spells Finis for Cement Factory Near [...] SUMMARY: The findings of a United Nations Development Program (UNDP) report are highly critical of the environmental impact study commissioned by the Government of the Dominican Republic (GoDR) to support the construction of a cement production facility by the Consorcio Minero Dominicano [...] | 2009-12-08 15:45:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV EAGR DR |
09SANTODOMINGO1321 | SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF WHA P/DAS CRAIG KELLY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Embassy Santo Domingo warmly welcomes you to the Dominican Republic. Your visit will reinforce our strong bilateral relationship that is based on extensive economic and commercial ties, military and law enforcement cooperation, and cultural links. President Leonel Fernandez has [...] | 2009-12-08 18:48:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON SNAR EAID DR |
09SANTODOMINGO1329 | WHA P/DAS KELLY'S DISCUSSIONS WITH PRESIDENT FERNANDEZ AND [...] (S) SUMMARY: In a 12/10 meeting with visiting WHA P/DAS Craig Kelly, President Leonel Fernandez and Foreign Minister Carlos Morales Troncoso stated that the Government of the Dominican Republic (GoDR) shares the USGbs views on resolving the Honduran crisis, is actively seeking to facilitate [...] | 2009-12-15 15:37:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | SECRET | PREL DR HO |
09SANTODOMINGO1333 | Rule of Law Round-Up December 2009 [...] (U) The latest key developments in the rule of law / law enforcement field include: -- Constitutional Reforms approved by Congress, set for promulgation on 01/26/10; -- The Central Electoral Board's procurement practices are questioned; -- Government agencies and politi [...] | 2009-12-17 18:38:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KJUS KCRM ECON EAID DR |
09SANTODOMINGO1335 | Pharma Industry Laments Lack of Patent Protection [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Dominican Republic has serious gaps in its legal and regulatory structure concerning pharmaceutical products. The patent-issuing authority, ONAPI, has not issued any new pharmaceutical patents this year, has a backlog of over 700 cases, and has cases that have been pending s [...] | 2009-12-17 19:31:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD EINV PREL DR |
09SANTODOMINGO1338 | Troubling Overstay Rate for Santo Domingo Summer Work [...] Post's validation study for the 2008 J1 Summer Work Travel (SWT) shows a 24 percent overstay rate. Of those who stayed in the U.S., 38 percent were previous SWT visa holders with good travel. Post met with J1 summer work recruiters to show them their individual overstay rates and to strongly [...] | 2009-11-10 21:02:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | CVIS SMIG KFRD OEXC DR |
09SANTODOMINGO1339 | WHA P/DAS Craig Kelly's Discussions with President and [...] (C) WHA P/DAS Craig Kelly, in a 12/10/09 meeting with President Leonel Fernandez and Foreign Minister Carlos Morales Troncoso, and in a 12/11/09 meeting with Morales, encouraged the Government of the Dominican Republic (GoDR) to promote the Pathways to Prosperity initiative as a mechanism fo [...] | 2009-12-22 18:53:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD SNAR SCUL EAID DR HA |
09SANTODOMINGO1343 | MAJOR PARTIES' PRIMARIES JUDGED FREE AND FAIR, THOUGH [...] (SBU) The ruling Dominican Liberation Party (PLD) and opposition Dominican Revolutionary Party (PRD),in late November/early December, held primary elections for a majority of their candidacies in the 05/16/10 congressional/municipal elections. The Central Electoral Board (JCE),the independ [...] | 2009-12-28 13:54:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV DR |
09SANTODOMINGO1344 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED FDA REPORTABLE FOOD REGISTRY (DOMINICAN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-12 15:09:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD DR |
09SANTODOMINGO1345 | GANGLAND-STYLE EXECUTION OF RETIRED POLICE LT. COLONEL [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-30 20:50:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL DR SNAR KJUS KCRM |
09SANTODOMINGO1346 | AMERICAS ENERGY AND CLIMATE MINISTERIAL - DOMINICAN REPUBLIC [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-12 15:38:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG KGHG EAGR KSUM SENV DR |
09SANTODOMINGO1347 | INDEPENDENT ELECTORAL AGENCY CONFIDENT IT HAS THE [...] (SBU) The members of the Administrative Chamber of the Central Electoral Board (JCE),the Dominican Government's independent electoral body, are confident that their agency has the organizational capabilities to oversee free and fair congressional/municipal elections on 05/16/10. They are co [...] | 2009-12-31 16:23:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV DR |
09SANTODOMINGO1358 | SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS IS BEING MADE IN REFORMING THE [...] Summary: A/DCM and Poloff attended the inauguration of the Dominican Republic's twelfth model Correctional and Rehabilitation Center (CRC) in Moca on 11/5/2009. According to the Attorney General's Office, there are roughly 19,000 prisoners and detainees in 35 prisons across the country, with [...] | 2009-11-17 15:15:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PINS PGOV DR |
09SANTODOMINGO137 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG INTL. DIVING COURSE, [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 3 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for an Intl. Diving Course, scheduled to start 15 February 2009. Post has no disqualifying [...] | 2009-01-30 16:30:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR PGOV DR |
09SANTODOMINGO1394 | 2009 IWOC award nomination of Sonia Pierre [...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy Santo Dominigo nominates Sonia Pierre, founder and leader of MUDHA (Movement of Dominican-Haitian Women) for the 2009 International Women of Courage (IWOC) award. Ms. Pierre has, for years, demonstrated courage, leadership and perseverance in advancing the cause of Hait [...] | 2009-12-02 12:26:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KWMN PHUM PGOV KPAO DR |
09SANTODOMINGO1400 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG CNIES TRAINING (2 NAMES),D.R., [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 2 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for CNIES training, scheduled to start 15 December 2009. Post has no disqualifying infor [...] | 2009-12-04 13:32:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR PGOV MASS DR |
09SANTODOMINGO1408 | Socialist International Holds Second Council Meeting in the [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-07 16:20:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM ECON DR |
09SANTODOMINGO141 | DOL DRAFT LIST FOR TVPRA: DOMINICAN REPUBLIC [...] (SBU) This message responds to the Department of Labor's request for comments on its draft list of products produced with child or forced labor, as required under the TVPRA Act (Ref A). Embassy Santo Domingo opposes the inclusion on the list of the Dominican sugarcane industry for forced labor [...] | 2009-01-30 19:01:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EIND ELAB ETRD PHUM SOCI KTIP DR |
09SANTODOMINGO142 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG BOARDING OFF. BASIC, [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 2 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for a Boarding Off. Basic course, scheduled to start 15 February 2009. Post has no disquali [...] | 2009-01-30 19:24:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR PGOV DR |
09SANTODOMINGO143 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG AIRCRAFT MAINT. [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 12 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for an Aircraft Maint. Officers course, scheduled to start 28 February 2009. Post has no di [...] | 2009-01-30 19:44:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR PGOV DR |
09SANTODOMINGO144 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG PILOT INSTRMNT. [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 4 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for a Pilot Instrument Procedures course, scheduled to start 21 February 2009. Post has no [...] | 2009-01-30 20:38:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR PGOV DR |
09SANTODOMINGO1458 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG COUNTERDRUG OPS. (1 NAME), [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following MAAG sponsored individual who has been selected for Counterdrug Ops. training, scheduled to start 06 January 2010. Post has no disqualifying [...] | 2009-12-11 15:35:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR PGOV MASS SNAR DR |
09SANTODOMINGO1460 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG CIVIL MILITARY OPS. (2 NAMES), [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 2 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for Civil Military Ops. training, scheduled to start 02 January 2010. Post has no disqua [...] | 2009-12-11 15:50:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR PGOV MASS DR |
09SANTODOMINGO1472 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - DEA TACTICAL RESPONSE (38 NAMES), [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 38 DEA sponsored individuals who have been selected for Tactical Response training, scheduled to start 04 January 2010. Post has no disquali [...] | 2009-12-14 14:30:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR SNAR PGOV MASS DR |
09SANTODOMINGO1474 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - DEA CNIES (14 NAMES),D.R., [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 14 DEA sponsored individuals who have been selected for CNIES training, scheduled to start 04 January 2010. Post has no disqualifying inform [...] | 2009-12-14 14:51:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR PGOV SNAR MASS DR |
09SANTODOMINGO15 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - CNIES COURSE, 01.13.2009 [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 2 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for a CNIES course, scheduled to start 13 January 2009. Post has no disqualifying informati [...] | 2009-01-08 18:53:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR PGOV DR |
09SANTODOMINGO1536 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG PATROL CRAFT WEAPONS (1 NAME), [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following MAAG sponsored individual who has been selected for Patrol Craft Weapons training, scheduled to start 15 December 2009. Post has no disquali [...] | 2009-12-16 15:51:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR PGOV MASS DR |
09SANTODOMINGO155 | CHARGE'S MEETING WITH FERNANDEZ: LETTER OF CREDIT, [...] (U) This is an action request; please see para. 5. 2. (SBU) On February 2, the Charge met with President Fernandez at the President's request. Fernandez inquired about the possibility of the U.S. Federal Reserve providing a stand-by letter of credit to the GODR. He noted that the Federal [...] | 2009-02-03 19:07:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON EFIN CVIS KCRM DR |
09SANTODOMINGO156 | (U) HUMAN SMUGGLING VIA AIR APPEARS BROADER THAN [...] (U) SUMMARY: Dominican Civil Aviation Institute (IDAC) officials told EmbOffs January 28 that two recent incidents of charter flights ferrying illegal migrants into or toward the United States have revealed the existence of well-organized networks of human smugglers using Dominican airspace an [...] | 2009-02-04 10:04:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EAIR KCRM DR |
09SANTODOMINGO1584 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG JCET 2010, PART 2 (18 NAMES), [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 18 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for JCET 2010, Part 2 training, scheduled to start 25 January 2010. Post has no disqual [...] | 2009-12-21 16:18:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR PGOV MASS DR |
09SANTODOMINGO1586 | DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: 2009 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM [...] Dominican Republic Country report on terrorism submitted in compliance with reftel. 2. Begin Text. While there were no reported terrorist attacks in 2009, the Dominican Republic is considered a transit point for human trafficking and contraband, which can also be exploited by s [...] | 2009-12-21 16:26:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER ASEC DR |
09SANTODOMINGO1588 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG YANMAR ENGINE MAINT. (4 NAMES), [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 4 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for Yanmar Engine Maintenance training, scheduled to start 10 January 2010. Post has no [...] | 2009-12-21 16:41:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR PGOV MASS DR |
09SANTODOMINGO1590 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG COUNTER DRUG OPS (2 NAMES), [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 2 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for Counter Drug Ops training, scheduled to start 06 January 2010. Post has no disqualif [...] | 2009-12-21 18:30:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR MARR PGOV MASS DR |
09SANTODOMINGO1596 | GODR Commits to Anti-Corruption Initiative with [...] (U) Summary: On December 17, Embassy Officers joined representatives of several international development organizations in a meeting with President Fernandez to discuss how the GODR might begin to tackle effectively the issue of corruption - as well as citizens' perception of corruption. The i [...] | 2009-12-21 22:45:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KJUS PREL KCRM KCOR EAID DR PHUM |
09SANTODOMINGO16 | DEMARCHE ON DESIGNATION OF ADDITIONAL IRANIAN [...] POLCHIEF delivered Reftel talking points on the designation of ASSA CORP and ASSA CO LTD to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Jocelyn Pou, Assistant Secretary for International Organizations Affairs, took our views on board but had no immediate reply. We will report any subsequent Dominican r [...] | 2009-01-08 19:26:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KNNP EFIN PARM IR DR |
09SANTODOMINGO1606 | FOR RELEASE: Fraud Prevention Initiatives Against [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-24 12:28:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CVIS KFRD ASEC SMIG DR |
09SANTODOMINGO161 | APPROVAL OF AGREMENT FOR DOMINICAN AMBASSADOR [...] Per Reftel request, Post delivered agrement approval to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Begin diplomatic note. No. 40 The Embassy of the United States presents its compliments to the Secretariat of State for Foreign Relations of the Dominican Republic and has the honor to refer to the d [...] | 2009-02-05 15:45:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | OFDP PREL PGOV DR |
09SANTODOMINGO1620 | Crackdown on Mala Fide Visa Applicants and Document Brokers [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-28 19:23:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CVIS KFRD ASEC SMIG DR |
09SANTODOMINGO1624 | ARSO-I Led Team Breaks Up Visa Counterfeiting Ring with [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-29 18:24:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CVIS KFRD ASEC SMIG DR |
09SANTODOMINGO167 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG USS SWIFT COURSES, [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 30 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for USS Swift courses, scheduled to start 20 February 2009. Post has no disqualifying info [...] | 2009-02-06 14:48:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR PGOV DR |
09SANTODOMINGO18 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - INTERDICTING TERRORIST [...] This is an action request. See para. 2. 2. Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 18 RSO sponsored individuals who have been selected for an Interdicting Terrorist Activity ATA 6637 course, scheduled for 02 - 13 February 2009. Post [...] | 2009-01-09 15:31:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR PHUM PGOV DR |
09SANTODOMINGO183 | SANTO DOMINGO ECONOMIC-POLITICAL ROUNDUP, FEBRUARY [...] National Summit Undertakes Ambitious Agenda 2. PRD Deadlock Over National Summit Is Latest Example of Weak Opposition 3. Customs Not Implementing CAFTA-DR Tariff on U.S. Origin Vehicles 4. Fernandez on Drug Corruption: Rhetoric or Reality? 5. IPR Training Leads to Police Crackdown on Pir [...] | 2009-02-10 16:52:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN ETRD PGOV PREL KIPR MARR DR |
09SANTODOMINGO187 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG HARRIS RADIO MAINT., [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 11 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for Harris Radio Maintenance course, scheduled to start 23 February 2009. Post has no disqu [...] | 2009-02-10 19:20:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR PGOV DR |
09SANTODOMINGO205 | BONDS, THIEVES AND ARBITRATIONS: A DOMINICAN [...] (U) Summary: In what the electricity generators consider a very positive step forward, the Dominican Corporation of State-Owned Electricity Companies (CDEEE) is paying a large part of its outstanding 2008 balance to the generators with USD 250 million in bonds backed by a sovereign guarantee. [...] | 2009-02-13 14:51:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG ECON EINV DR |
09SANTODOMINGO206 | DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - RESPONSE FOR CHILD LABOR [...] The following information is Post's response to Reftel A request for information for the Trade and Development Act 2008 Report and follows the same question and answer format as the original request. A) Laws and regulations proscribing the worst forms of child labor. What laws have been p [...] | 2009-02-13 18:00:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI USAID DR |
09SANTODOMINGO209 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG TRADE WINDS COURSES, [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 21 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for Trade Winds Courses, scheduled to start 04 March 2009. Post has no disqualifying inform [...] | 2009-02-17 11:55:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR PGOV DR |
09SANTODOMINGO215 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG NDU ALUM EVENT, (2 [...] (U) This is an urgent action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 2 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for an NDU Alumni Event scheduled to start 18 February 2009. Post has no disqualifyi [...] | 2009-02-18 18:23:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR PGOV DR |
09SANTODOMINGO217 | CIVAIR DESIGNATION FOR PAN AM WORLD AIRWAYS [...] (U) Post has received Diplomatic Note 2934 from the GoDR notifying that Aerolinea Pan Am World Airways Dominicana, C. por A. (PAWA Dominicana) has been designated by the Civil Aviation Board to provide regular commercial air transportation service between the Dominican Republic and the United [...] | 2009-02-18 19:13:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR ECON DR |
09SANTODOMINGO227 | DOMINICAN REPUBLIC WILL NOT ATTEND MEETING ON [...] Summary: The Dominican Republic will not attend the February 23-27 meetings in Mexico City of the Group of the Friends of the Co-Chairs Concerning Liability and Redress in the Context of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (Reftel). The primary reason for non-participation is a lack of time an [...] | 2009-02-20 19:57:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO KPAO DR |
09SANTODOMINGO236 | DOMINICANS BEGIN WORK ON IMPLEMENTING THEIR 2004 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Dominican government recently held a summit on migration issues that resulted in recommendations for regularizing the large undocumented population in the country. The day following these recommendations, the country witnessed a rare coordination between four departments ( [...] | 2009-02-24 17:07:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREF HA DR |
09SANTODOMINGO240 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - DEA INTERMEDIATE LVL EDUC, [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following DEA sponsored individual who has been selected for Intermediate Level Education training, scheduled to start 12 June 2009. Post has no disquali [...] | 2009-02-25 16:02:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR PGOV DR |
09SANTODOMINGO245 | DR'S RESPONSE FOR UN'S UPR OF HUMAN RIGHTS FOR 2009 [...] (SBU) In response to Reftel A, Post has contacted several NGOs working in the country to determine if they will be participating in the UN's Universal Periodic Review of Human Rights for 2009. The Dominican Republic will be reviewed during the sixth session in late 2009, and submissions are d [...] | 2009-02-26 18:12:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM DR |
09SANTODOMINGO256 | DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - 2009 SPECIAL 30 REVIEW INPUT [...] Summary. Post recommends that the Dominican Republic remain on the Special 301 Watch List in 2009. Despite the approval of new legislation in 2006 to implement CAFTA-DR requirements, intellectual property rights (IPR) enforcement in the DR remains weak. While there has been a slight increase [...] | 2009-03-02 13:41:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KIPR DR |
09SANTODOMINGO259 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG TECH TRAINING [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 4 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for Tech Training Instructor courses, scheduled to start 14 March 2009. Post has no disqua [...] | 2009-03-02 17:42:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR PGOV DR |
09SANTODOMINGO260 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG ENDURING FRIENDSHIP [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 5 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for Enduring Friendship Boats course, scheduled to start 01 March 2009. Post has no disquali [...] | 2009-03-02 18:16:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR PGOV DR |
09SANTODOMINGO261 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG PKO TRAINING, (12 [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 12 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for PKO training, scheduled to start 02 March 2009. Post has no disqualifying information. [...] | 2009-03-02 18:19:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR PGOV DR |
09SANTODOMINGO268 | DEMARCHE ON U.S. PARTICIPATION IN UN HUMAN RIGHTS [...] POLCHIEF delivered Reftel talking points on U.S. participation in the UN Human Rights Council to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Deputy Foreign Minister Alejandra Liriano took our views on board but had no immediate reply. We will report any subsequent Dominican response. (U) Please visit [...] | 2009-03-04 12:57:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM DR |
09SANTODOMINGO276 | DEMARCHE ON DURBAN REVIEW CONFERENCE DELIVERED [...] POLCHIEF delivered Reftel talking points on the Durban Review Conference to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Deputy Foreign Minister Alejandra Liriano took our views on board but had no immediate reply. We will report any subsequent Dominican response. (U) Please visit us at http://www.st [...] | 2009-03-05 19:02:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM DR |
09SANTODOMINGO278 | TIP REPORT 2009 Q SUBMISSION FROM EMBASSY SANTO DOMINGO, [...] (U) This constitutes Embassy Santo DomingoQs initial submission and response to ref A for the 2009 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) annual report. Post may add information if/as GODR officials or other sources provide any further details. Per ref A paragraph 1, the following is submitted in resp [...] | 2009-03-06 10:45:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KTIP ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PGOV PHUM PREF DR |
09SANTODOMINGO286 | INDEPENDENCE DAY SPEECH: VINTAGE FERNANDEZ [...] (U) In his Independence Day speech on February 27, President Fernandez was optimistic about the local economy's ability to weather the global economic crisis. Focusing largely on the economic accomplishments of 2008, Fernandez noted that GDP grew 5.3 percent, inflation was 4.5 percent and for [...] | 2009-03-06 13:11:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PGOV DR |
09SANTODOMINGO287 | KOSOVO RECOGNITION: DOMINICAN REPUBLIC [...] POLCHIEF delivered Reftel talking points on Kosovo to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Deputy Foreign Minister Alejandra Liriano took our views on board but had no immediate reply. Post is considering the best means to elevate this issue, and we will report on subsequent efforts to encourage [...] | 2009-03-06 13:12:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL AORC ICJ KV DR |
09SANTODOMINGO289 | SANTO DOMINGO ECONOMIC-POLITICAL ROUNDUP, MARCH 6, [...] Movement on DR-Haiti Mixed Bilateral Commission 2. Fernandez Visits Cuba 3. HSV Swift Visit Brings Training and Humanitarian Outreach 4. Fernandez Hands Out the Spoils 5. Caribbean Discusses Drugs at UNODC Conference  [...] | 2009-03-06 16:07:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SNAR MARR CU HA DR |
09SANTODOMINGO295 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - NAS MONEY LAUNDERING [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 33 NAS sponsored individuals who have been selected for a Money Laundering Workshop, scheduled to start 23 March 2009. Post has no disqualifyin [...] | 2009-03-11 14:23:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR PGOV DR |
09SANTODOMINGO297 | VICINI BATEY SITUATION [...] (C) SUMMARY: This cable addresses three matters involving Grupo Vicini sugarcane bateyes: reports from a tour by Embassy employees of several bateyes in the San Pedor de Macoris area; an ongoing case involving labor rights for 500 Vicini bateye workers; and specific concerns voiced by Vicini b [...] | 2009-03-11 15:42:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PGOV ECON DR |
09SANTODOMINGO3 | IPR WORKSHOP LEADS TO RESULTS [...] Summary: On December 10-11, Embassy Santo Domingo hosted an intellectual property rights (IPR) workshop that was well attended by Dominican government officials as well as representatives from the private sector, including Dominican music and film artists who spoke of the importance of IPR in [...] | 2009-01-02 18:18:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ECON PREL DR |
09SANTODOMINGO308 | RULE OF LAW ROUND-UP MARCH 2009 [...] (U) Following an Independence Day (Feb 27) speech in which President Fernandez called for fighting "without fear" against corruption and narco-trafficking, the head of the National Police, Guillermo Guzman Fermin recommended to the President that some 700 other officers be sacked. In the last [...] | 2009-03-12 17:15:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KCOR KJUS ECON SNAR DR |
09SANTODOMINGO310 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG USCENTCOM TRAINING (1 [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following MAAG sponsored individual who has been selected for USCENTCOM training scheduled to start 25 March 2009. Post has no disqualifying information. [...] | 2009-03-13 13:03:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR PGOV DR |
09SANTODOMINGO311 | CHARGE'S MEETING WITH FORMIN: SUMMIT OF AMERICAS, [...] (U) This is an action request; please see para. 5. 2. (U) On March 12, the Charge met with Foreign Minister Morales a the Charge's request. Morales was accompanied by Deputy Foreign Minister Trullols; the Charge was oined by POLCHIEF. Summit of Americas ----------------- 3. (C) Per [...] | 2009-03-13 14:08:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR PREF SMIG KV HA CU DR |
09SANTODOMINGO315 | CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM - JUDICIARY IN PLAY, [...] (C) Summary: Although the President's 2/27 Independence Day speech ran for two hours, regarding constitutional reforms he noted merely that the government's proposed changes will "strengthen" the judiciary. It is far from clear that that will be the case, given the analysis of FINJUS, a majo [...] | 2009-03-16 12:09:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KJUS KCOR PREL DR |
09SANTODOMINGO322 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG UH-1H HELICOPTER MECH [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 3 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for UH-1H Helicopter Mech. training, scheduled to start 21 March 2009. Post has no disqualif [...] | 2009-03-17 15:10:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR PGOV DR |
09SANTODOMINGO323 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG INTL. LOGISTICS (2 [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 2 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for Intl. Logistics training, scheduled to start 31 March 2009. Post has no disqualifying i [...] | 2009-03-17 15:12:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR PGOV DR |
09SANTODOMINGO324 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG JOINT OPS (6 NAMES), [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 6 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for Joint Ops training, scheduled to start 25 March 2009. Post has no disqualifying informa [...] | 2009-03-17 15:14:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR PGOV DR |
09SANTODOMINGO325 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG AIR INTEL (2 NAMES), [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 2 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for Air Intel training, scheduled to start 28 March 2009. Post has no disqualifying informa [...] | 2009-03-17 15:15:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR PGOV DR |
09SANTODOMINGO326 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - DEA SIU PROGRAM TRAINING [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 11 DEA sponsored individuals who have been selected for SIU Program Training, scheduled to start 05 April 2009. Post has no disqualifying infor [...] | 2009-03-17 16:23:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR PGOV DR |
09SANTODOMINGO354 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG JOINT OPS (1 NAME), [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following MAAG sponsored individual who has been selected for Joint Ops training, scheduled to start 25 March 2009. Post has no disqualifying information [...] | 2009-03-17 19:49:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR PGOV DR |
09SANTODOMINGO367 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - DEA SIU PRGM TRAINING, [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 18 DEA sponsored individuals who have been selected for SIU Program Training, scheduled to start 05 April 2009. Post has no disqualifying infor [...] | 2009-03-23 11:10:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR PGOV DR |
09SANTODOMINGO375 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - USMS FUGITIVE BASICS [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 12 United States Marshals Service (USMS) sponsored individuals who have been selected for a Fugitive Basics course, scheduled to start 11 May 20 [...] | 2009-03-24 16:19:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR PGOV DR |
09SANTODOMINGO385 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - NAS BASIC COMPUTER [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 15 NAS sponsored individuals who have been selected for Basic Computer Forensics training, scheduled to start 24 April 2009. Post has no disqua [...] | 2009-03-26 18:22:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR PGOV DR |
09SANTODOMINGO386 | EVANGELICAL GROUPS CHALLENGE DOMINICAN-VATICAN [...] (U) Summary: The Concordat signed by the GoDR and the Vatican in 1954 designated the Catholic Church as the official church of the Dominican Republic. In October of 2008, the Supreme Court rejected the Evangelical Church's challenge to the constitutionality of the Concordat. In response to t [...] | 2009-03-26 20:00:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM PGOV ECON DR |
09SANTODOMINGO394 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG DEPT. RESOURCE MGT. [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 3 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for Dept. Resource Mgt. training, scheduled to start 08 April 2009. Post has no disqualifyin [...] | 2009-03-30 14:47:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR PGOV DR |
09SANTODOMINGO4 | ANNUAL OSAC CRIME/SAFETY REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-02 20:07:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC CASC DR KSAC |
09SANTODOMINGO402 | SANTO DOMINGO ECONOMIC-POLITICAL ROUNDUP, MARCH [...] Chevron Settles Dispute with Union Drivers 2. First Arrests Made Under 2007 Electricity Theft Law 3. GoDR Energy Officials Receptive to Proposed Regional Partnership 4. Government Caught in Orwellian Incident 5. Think Tank Event Publicizes Dominican-Haitian Cooperation  [...] | 2009-04-01 11:45:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENRG PGOV PHUM HA DR |
09SANTODOMINGO403 | DEPLOYMENT OF USNS COMFORT: DOMINICAN REPUBLIC [...] (SBU) Embassy Santo Domingo welcomes the visit of USNS Comfort and looks forward to building on the highly successful recent visits of USS Kearsarge and HSV Swift. Post is actively engaged in the visit and will continue to cooperate closely with all relevant parties. 2. (U) Per Reftel reque [...] | 2009-04-01 12:20:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MARR MAS MOPS OIIP DR |
09SANTODOMINGO404 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG AIR COMMAND & STAFF [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 2 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for Air Command & Staff College training, scheduled to start 06 August 2009. Post has no dis [...] | 2009-04-01 14:20:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR PGOV DR |
09SANTODOMINGO405 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - RSO/USSS BICEP (12 NAMES), [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 12 RSO/USSS sponsored individuals who have been selected for a BICEP course, scheduled to start 24 April 2009. Post has no disqualifying inform [...] | 2009-04-02 14:51:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR PGOV DR |
09SANTODOMINGO41 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - JUNGLA COMANDO COURSE, [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 4 DEA sponsored individuals who have been selected for a Jungla Comando course, scheduled to start 26 January 2009. Post has no disqualifying i [...] | 2009-01-14 15:40:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR PGOV DR |
09SANTODOMINGO419 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - LEGAT INNOCENT IMAGES [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following LEGAT sponsored individual who has been selected for Innocent Images International Task Force training, scheduled to start 19 April 2009. Post [...] | 2009-04-03 12:06:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR PGOV DR |
09SANTODOMINGO426 | GODR ACKNOWLDGES RECESSION POSSIBLE; CONCERNED [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-06 11:59:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PREL DR |
09SANTODOMINGO434 | MONEY LAUNDERING IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC [...] (C) Summary: Years after appropriate legislation to combat money laundering was put in place, and with the support of various Embassy agencies, the GODR has begun mounting criminal cases involving financial misconduct. However, the prosecution of money laundering, per se, remains infrequent d [...] | 2009-04-08 12:15:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | CONFIDENTIAL | KCRM PGOV KCOR SNAR KJUS DR |
09SANTODOMINGO44 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - LAW ENFORCEMENT ILEA, EL [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 10 NAS sponsored individuals who have been selected for a CNIES course, scheduled to start 13 January 2009. Post has no disqualifying information [...] | 2009-01-14 18:35:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR PGOV DR |
09SANTODOMINGO443 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG ENDURING FRIENDSHIP [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 50 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for Enduring Friendship Boats training, scheduled to start 25 April 2009. Post has no dis [...] | 2009-04-09 13:45:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR PGOV DR |
09SANTODOMINGO449 | SCENESETTER FOR THE SECRETARY'S VISIT TO THE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-14 12:53:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON ETRD DR |
09SANTODOMINGO450 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG ENDURING FRIENDSHIP [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 50 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for Enduring Friendship Boats training, scheduled to start 25 April 2009. Post has no disqu [...] | 2009-04-14 12:53:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR PGOV DR |
09SANTODOMINGO451 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG ENDURING FRIENDSHIP [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 50 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for Enduring Friendship Boats training, scheduled to start 25 April 2009. Post has no disqu [...] | 2009-04-14 12:53:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR PGOV DR |
09SANTODOMINGO453 | AIR DOMINICANA SEEKS REGULAR, COMMERCIAL AND [...] (U) Post has received Diplomatic Note 7748 from the GoDR notifying that Aerolinea Air Dominicana, S.A. has been designated by the Civil Aviation Board to provide regular, commercial, and charter air transport service between the Dominican Republic and the United States. This note appears to f [...] | 2009-04-14 12:53:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR ECON DR |
09SANTODOMINGO454 | AIR DOMINICANA SEEKS REGULAR, COMMERCIAL AND [...] (U) Post has received Diplomatic Note 7748 from the GoDR notifying that Aerolinea Air Dominicana, S.A. has been designated by the Civil Aviation Board to provide regular, commercial, and charter air transport service between the Dominican Republic and the United States. This note appears to f [...] | 2009-04-14 12:53:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR ECON DR |
09SANTODOMINGO456 | SCENESETTER FOR THE SECRETARY'S VISIT TO THE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-14 12:58:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON ETRD DR |
09SANTODOMINGO459 | SCENESETTER FOR THE SECRETARY'S VISIT TO THE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-14 14:58:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON ETRD DR |
09SANTODOMINGO46 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - DEA TACTICAL RESPONSE [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 33 DEA sponsored individuals who have been selected for a Tactical Response Training course, scheduled to start 09 February 2009. Post has no d [...] | 2009-01-15 14:05:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR PGOV DR |
09SANTODOMINGO467 | SICA MULTILAT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-16 11:40:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL DR |
09SANTODOMINGO468 | DEMARCHE ON KOSOVO'S IMF AND WB MEMBERSHIP [...] Econ Chief delivered reftel points to GODR officials at the Central Bank and Ministry of Economy, Development, and Planning, the government agencies responsible for IMF and World Bank issues respectively. Ana Beatriz Rodgriguez, Director of the International Department at the Central Bank sai [...] | 2009-04-16 13:48:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PREL KV DR |
09SANTODOMINGO481 | UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CANDIDACY DEMARCHE: [...] On April 22, the Charge delivered Reftel demarche on the U.S. candidacy for the UN Human Rights Council to Deputy Foreign Minister Trullols (the Foreign Minister was traveling). Trullols said that he would pass the U.S. diplomatic note and "commitments and pledges" to the Foreign Minister imm [...] | 2009-04-23 16:00:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM DR |
09SANTODOMINGO483 | BROADBAND DEPLOYMENT INITIATIVES IN THE DOMINICAN [...] This cable presents initial reporting on broadband deployment initiatives in the Dominican Republic (reftel). There is one ongoing government initiative to provide broadband access to 508 rural communities that is scheduled to finish by September. While future incentives are being considered [...] | 2009-04-24 18:41:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECPS ECON DR |
09SANTODOMINGO484 | REFORMISTA PARTY LEADERSHIP BATTLE WORSENS SPLITS [...] (SBU) Summary: The once mighty Reformista Party has become so fractured that it cannot proceed with the selection of a new set of leaders. Indeed, one commentator referred to the party as an "archipelago of individual interests." New leadership was to have been selected last autumn, but this [...] | 2009-04-24 18:43:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM PREL DR |
09SANTODOMINGO50 | DOMINICAN ECONOMY SLOWING DOWN; GODR RUNNING OUT [...] (U) Summary: The recent economic slowdown and global financial crisis are now showing its affects on the economy and finances of the Dominican Republic. There were a large number of layoffs in December in the textile, mining and tourism sectors. Economists predict that the full impact of the [...] | 2009-01-16 14:43:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ETRD EAID DR |
09SANTODOMINGO509 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG ILE (1 NAME),FT. [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following MAAG sponsored individual who has been selected for ILE training, scheduled to start 01 June 2009. Post has no disqualifying information. Pl [...] | 2009-04-28 18:29:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR PGOV DR |
09SANTODOMINGO51 | DR DEBATE OVER CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM OF JUDICIARY [...] (U) Summary: President Fernandez's proposed constitutional reforms continue to generate public comment, especially those reforms that touch on the judiciary. On "Judiciary Day" (07 Jan),Supreme Court President Subero Isa gave a speech underscoring the need for political leaders to respect jud [...] | 2009-01-16 18:27:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KJUS PGOV PHUM PREL DR |
09SANTODOMINGO514 | DOMINICAN REPUBLIC SUPPORTS U.S. FOR UN HUMAN [...] (SBU) In a diplomatic note received on April 28, the Foreign Ministry informed Post that the Dominican Republic will vote in favor of the U.S. candidacy for a seat on the UN Human Rights Council. Post's translation of the note follows. The full text will be sent by e-mail to WHA/CAR. Begin t [...] | 2009-04-29 18:46:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM DR |
09SANTODOMINGO515 | DARK DOMINICAN NIGHTS LOOM AS DEBT TO POWER [...] (U) Despite optimism earlier this year that the government would be able to settle its debt to the private electricity generators, the government's failure to pay 2009 invoices has instead compounded last year's deficit and led to increased blackouts in recent weeks. A corruption scandal in th [...] | 2009-04-30 17:24:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENRG EINV DR |
09SANTODOMINGO518 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - LEGAT RETRAINER (1 NAME), [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following LEGAT sponsored individual who has been selected for Retrainer training, scheduled to start 18 May 2009. Post has no disqualifying information. [...] | 2009-05-01 11:03:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR PGOV DR |
09SANTODOMINGO530 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - LEGAT MALWARE TRAINING (15 [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 15 LEGAT sponsored individuals who have been selected for Malware training, scheduled to start 04 May 2009. Post has no disqualifying informati [...] | 2009-05-06 10:53:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR PGOV DR |
09SANTODOMINGO537 | DOUBLE HOMICIDE RILES DOMINICAN-HAITIAN RELATIONS [...] (SBU) Summary: On May 1, following an apparent argument over payment on a loan, a Haitian national killed a Dominican national in Santo Domingo. The following day, in retaliation for this murder, the victim's brother sought out and murdered the original aggressor's brother. The second murder [...] | 2009-05-08 14:58:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV HA DR |
09SANTODOMINGO547 | PRESENT LABOR CONDITIONS RELATED TO FORCED LABOR [...] (SBU) Summary: This cable reports on current labor conditions evaluated to help determine whether the production of sugar in the Dominican Republic is accomplished through forced labor. Post individually consulted ten groups with significant experience working in the sugar bateyes. The respo [...] | 2009-05-12 17:40:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM PGOV HA DR |
09SANTODOMINGO555 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG PKO TRAINING (1 [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following MAAG sponsored individual who has been selected for Peace Keeping Operations (PKO) training, scheduled to start 21 May 2009. Post has no disqual [...] | 2009-05-13 15:12:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR PGOV DR |
09SANTODOMINGO556 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG PKO TRAINING (1 [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following MAAG sponsored individual who has been selected for Peace Keeping Operations (PKO) training, scheduled to start 21 May 2009. Post has no disqual [...] | 2009-05-14 11:26:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR PGOV DR |
09SANTODOMINGO566 | FERNANDEZ AND VARGAS SIGN PACT ON CONSTITUTIONAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On May 14, the leaders of the Dominican Republic's two largest political parties issued and signed a joint declaration on seven of the constitutional articles currently being debated by the Congress, which must approve the new constitution proposed by President Fernandez (Refte [...] | 2009-05-15 17:50:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREF ECON DR |
09SANTODOMINGO569 | DEMARCHE ON DPRK ENTITIES DELIVERED [...] POLCHIEF delivered Reftel talking points on DPRK entities to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Deputy Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Trullols replied that the demarche "has legal considerations" and that he would pass it to the Foreign Ministry's legal advisor, who would give a recommendation to [...] | 2009-05-18 16:54:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ETTC KNNP PREL PARM XE ZO KN DR |
09SANTODOMINGO570 | DOMINICAN REPUBLIC IS BAD FOR BUSINESS, SAYS [...] (C) Summary: Managers from U.S. investment company Advent International told EconOffs that they have faced numerous barriers to their conduct of business since acquiring the airport concessionaire Aerodom Dominicana Siglo XXI in October 2008. Among these is a GODR official who has harassed, threate [...] | 2009-05-18 17:29:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR KCOR EINV ECON DR |
09SANTODOMINGO595 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG HUMAN RTS. INSTRUCTOR [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following MAAG sponsored individual who has been selected for Human Rts. Instructor training, scheduled to start 05 June 2009. Post has no disqualifying [...] | 2009-05-21 17:14:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR PGOV DR |
09SANTODOMINGO596 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG SPCL RXN TM CERT (2 [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 2 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for Special Reaction Team Certification, scheduled to start 05 June 2009. Post has no disqu [...] | 2009-05-21 17:16:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | DR MARR PGOV PHUM |
09SANTODOMINGO597 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG AIRCRAFT STRUCT MNT [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 2 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for Aircraft Structure Maintenance Tech training scheduled to start 05 June 2009. Post has [...] | 2009-05-21 17:18:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | DR MARR PGOV PHUM |
09SANTODOMINGO598 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG PT6A ENGINE TECH (4 [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 4 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for PT6A Engine Tech training, scheduled to start 05 June 2009. Post has no disqualifying i [...] | 2009-05-21 17:20:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR PGOV DR |
09SANTODOMINGO599 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG INTL MARITIME OFF. (4 [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 4 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for Intl. Maritime Off. training, scheduled to start 05 June 2009. Post has no disqualifying [...] | 2009-05-21 17:23:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR PGOV DR |
09SANTODOMINGO600 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG MACHINERY TECHNICIAN [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 2 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for Machinery Technician A training, scheduled to start 05 June 2009. Post has no disqualif [...] | 2009-05-21 17:24:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR PGOV DR |
09SANTODOMINGO601 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG HUMAN RTS. INSTRUCTOR [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 2 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for Human Rts. Instructor training, scheduled to start 05 June 2009. Post has no disqualify [...] | 2009-05-21 17:27:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR PGOV DR |
09SANTODOMINGO606 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG JIATFS LIAISON OFCR. [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following MAAG sponsored individual who has been selected for JIATFS Liaison Officer training, scheduled to start 08 June 2009. Post has no disqualifying [...] | 2009-05-26 12:40:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR PGOV DR |
09SANTODOMINGO607 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG CIVIL MIL OPS (3 [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 3 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for Civil Mil. Ops. training, scheduled to start 08 June 2009. Post has no disqualifying in [...] | 2009-05-26 12:41:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR PGOV DR |
09SANTODOMINGO608 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG ELECTRICIANS MATE A [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following MAAG sponsored individual who has been selected for Electricians Mate A training, scheduled to start 08 June 2009. Post has no disqualifying in [...] | 2009-05-26 12:42:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR PGOV DR |
09SANTODOMINGO609 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG STRATEGY & DEFENSE [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 2 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for Strategy & Defense Policy training, scheduled to start 08 June 2009. Post has no disqual [...] | 2009-05-26 14:04:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR PGOV DR |
09SANTODOMINGO610 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG PANAMAX (3 NAMES), [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 3 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for Panamax training, scheduled to start 08 June 2009. Post has no disqualifying informatio [...] | 2009-05-26 14:47:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR PGOV DR |
09SANTODOMINGO612 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG CAPT CAREERS COURSE [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 2 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for a Capt. Careers course, scheduled to start 24 June 2009. Post has no disqualifying info [...] | 2009-05-26 15:50:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | DR MARR PGOV PHUM |
09SANTODOMINGO613 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG ELECTRONIC [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following MAAG sponsored individual who has been selected for Electronic Technicians A training, scheduled to start 08 June 2009. Post has no disqualifyin [...] | 2009-05-26 15:58:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR PGOV DR |
09SANTODOMINGO617 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG FAHUM (1 NAME),ST. [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following MAAG sponsored individual who has been selected for FAHUM training, scheduled to start 08 June 2009. Post has no disqualifying information. [...] | 2009-05-26 17:57:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR PGOV DR |
09SANTODOMINGO618 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG INTL DAMCONT ASST. (5 [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 5 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for Intl. Damcont Asst. training, scheduled to start 01 July 2009. Post has no disqualifying [...] | 2009-05-26 17:58:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | DR MARR PGOV PHUM |
09SANTODOMINGO619 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG PATROL CRAFT WEAPONS [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following MAAG sponsored individual who has been selected for Patrol Craft Weapons MT training, scheduled to start 01 July 2009. Post has no disqualifyin [...] | 2009-05-26 17:59:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR PGOV DR |
09SANTODOMINGO632 | SANTO DOMINGO ECONOMIC-POLITICAL ROUNDUP, MAY 29, [...] New Customs Director and Superintendent of Banks 2. Pressure Builds on the GODR to Seek an IMF Agreement 3. Government Seeks to Buy Out Remaining Private Participation in Electricity Distribution 4. Constitutional Reform and Nationality  [...] | 2009-05-29 17:43:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON ENRG EINV PHUM DR |
09SANTODOMINGO644 | REQUEST FOR DOD ASSETS FOR DOMINICAN HELICOPTER [...] This is an action request. The Charge d'Affaires requests that the Department seek the assistance of the Department of Defense and U.S. Military Forces to provide U.S. Helicopter assets to recover a downed Dominican Air Force Huey Helicopter in response to a request received from the Dominica [...] | 2009-06-03 14:02:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MARR DR |
09SANTODOMINGO648 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - DEA INTL NARCOTICS [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following DEA sponsored individual who has been selected for an International Narcotics Enforcement Seminar, scheduled to start 14 June 2009. Post has n [...] | 2009-06-05 13:34:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | DR MARR PGOV PHUM SNAR |
09SANTODOMINGO651 | NARCOTICS MAJORS LIST 2010 REQUEST FOR REPORT CARD [...] (U) The Government of the Dominican Republic (GODR) continues to make progress in combating the transient flow of illicit drugs through the Dominican Republic en-route to the United States. Although the GODR expresses a desire to combat criminal activities and continues to cooperate with the [...] | 2009-06-05 18:34:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | DR PGOV SNAR |
09SANTODOMINGO658 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - NAS POLYGRAPHER (4 NAMES), [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 4 NAS sponsored individuals who have been selected for Polygrapher raining, scheduled to start 08 June 2009. Post has no disqualifying informat [...] | 2009-06-09 14:46:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | DR MARR PGOV PHUM |
09SANTODOMINGO659 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - NAS POLYGRAPHER (4 NAMES), [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 4 NAS sponsored individuals who have been selected for Polygrapher raining, scheduled to start 08 June 2009. Post has no disqualifying informat [...] | 2009-06-09 14:47:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | DR MARR PGOV PHUM |
09SANTODOMINGO660 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - NAS POLYGRAPHER (4 NAMES), [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 4 NAS sponsored individuals who have been selected for Polygrapher raining, scheduled to start 08 June 2009. Post has no disqualifying informat [...] | 2009-06-09 14:47:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | DR MARR PGOV PHUM |
09SANTODOMINGO661 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - NAS POLYGRAPHER (4 NAMES), [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 4 NAS sponsored individuals who have been selected for Polygrapher raining, scheduled to start 08 June 2009. Post has no disqualifying informat [...] | 2009-06-09 14:47:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | DR MARR PGOV PHUM |
09SANTODOMINGO662 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - NAS POLYGRAPHER (4 NAMES), [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 4 NAS sponsored individuals who have been selected for Polygrapher raining, scheduled to start 08 June 2009. Post has no disqualifying informat [...] | 2009-06-09 14:47:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | DR MARR PGOV PHUM |
09SANTODOMINGO665 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG SWOS (1 NAME), [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following MAAG sponsored individual who has been selected for SWOS training, scheduled to start 15 June 2009. Post has no disqualifying information. P [...] | 2009-06-09 16:30:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR PGOV DR |
09SANTODOMINGO672 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - DEA JUNGLE TRAINING (3 [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following DEA 3 sponsored individuals who have been selected for Jungle Training, scheduled to start 27 July 2009. Post has no disqualifying information. [...] | 2009-06-10 16:26:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | DR MARR PGOV PHUM SNAR |
09SANTODOMINGO687 | 2009 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND EXPROPRIATIONS [...] Below is the 2009 submission of the Report on Investment Disputes and Expropriations Claims for the Dominican Republic. The same will be sent via e-mail with all changes from the 2008 marked as well as a list of the claimants. 2. The United States Government is presently aware of twenty (20 [...] | 2009-06-16 16:58:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC EINV KIDE OPIC ECON DR |
09SANTODOMINGO697 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG CADET LEADERSHIP (32 [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 32 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for Cadet Leadership training, scheduled to start 01 July 2009. Post has no disqualifying [...] | 2009-06-17 17:53:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | DR MARR PGOV PHUM |
09SANTODOMINGO706 | GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCES DOCUMENTATION INITIATIVE [...] (SBU) Summary: Following on the heels of a proposed plan to regularize undocumented foreigners, the GODR hosted the conference "Migratory Policies and Experiences in the Regularization Process" on June 10 and 11. Although the initial presentation and much of the discussion during the two-day [...] | 2009-06-22 15:20:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREF DR |
09SANTODOMINGO707 | SANTO DOMINGO ECONOMIC-POLITICAL ROUNDUP, JUNE 23, [...] GODR Announces Sale of 49 percent of Government-owned Refinery to Venezuela 2. Government Revenue Falls Sharply in First Quarter; Fernandez Rules Out IMF Program For Now 3. Caribair Suspension Lifted 4. Protests Over Plans to Build Cement Plant Near National Park  [...] | 2009-06-22 21:29:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ETRD ENRG EAIR SENV DR |
09SANTODOMINGO712 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG US CENTCOM (1 NAME), [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following MAAG sponsored individual who has been selected for US CENTCOM training, scheduled to start 10 July 2009. Post has no disqualifying information [...] | 2009-06-26 11:48:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR PGOV DR |
09SANTODOMINGO713 | LEAHY VETTING MAAG REQUEST - CADET LEADERSHIP, FT [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 1 MAAG sponsored individual who has been selected for Cadet Leadership training, scheduled to start 01 July 2009. Post has no disqualifying info [...] | 2009-06-26 12:50:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV MARR DR |
09SANTODOMINGO715 | ASSESSING LABOR AFTER TWO YEARS OF CAFTA-DR [...] (SBU) Summary: During the two years following the entry into force of CAFTA-DR, the GODR has made several advances towards meeting its White Paper goals, but nearly all of the major problems noted a year ago remain. While progress has not always been smooth, and significant problems remain, th [...] | 2009-06-26 18:59:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB PGOV PHUM PREF ECON ETRD DR |
09SANTODOMINGO734 | SCENE-SETTER FOR SENATOR GILLIBRAND [...] (SBU) As much general information has been provided to the Senatorial Delegation Gillibrand about the Dominican Republic (DR),this scene-setter will focus on key issues relevant to the visit: Education, Dominican emigrant issues and economics, as well as the meeting with President Fernandez [...] | 2009-07-01 14:56:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV EIND USAID DR |
09SANTODOMINGO752 | KENNEDY VISIT RAISES HOPE AND SOME HARSH WORDS [...] (SBU) Summary: Kerry Kennedy, Founder of the RFK Center for Justice and Human Rights, and other members of the RFK Center visited bateyes in Villa Altagracia and attended meetings with several GODR officials. Throughout the meetings, Kennedy spoke about the plight of undocumented residents an [...] | 2009-07-07 18:36:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PREF ECON DR |
09SANTODOMINGO757 | DEMARCHE RESPONSE ON UNSCR 1874 [...] (U) Acting EcoPol Chief and EconOff delivered demarche (reftel A) to Mabel Feliz Baez, the president of the National Drug Counsel. Feliz Baez oversees the Financial Analysis Unit (UAF),which has oversight over financial transactions. Feliz Baez said she was aware of the United Nations resolu [...] | 2009-07-08 18:17:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN PARM PREL KNNP DR |
09SANTODOMINGO764 | PRESIDENT FERNANDEZ DISCUSSES EXPANDING EXCHANGE [...] (U) SUMMARY: During her one-day visit to the Dominican Republic, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand of New York met for about 30 minutes with President Fernandez. The discussion focused on international exchanges in academics, professional and technical training. Fernandez told Senator Gillibrand th [...] | 2009-07-10 18:44:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OVIP ECON ENRG DR |
09SANTODOMINGO765 | REFERENDUM PROCESS COMES TO DOMINICAN POLITICAL [...] (U) Summary: On July 9, the Dominican Congress approved a constitutional amendment confirming the ability of municipalities to hold plebiscites. That same evening, the mayors of three municipalities in which an historic referendum was held last May thanked and bid farewell to the Canadian [...] | 2009-07-10 18:53:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | DR ECON KDEM PGOV |
09SANTODOMINGO769 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - NAS COMANDO JUNGLA (6 [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 6 NAS sponsored individuals who have been selected for Comando Jungla training, scheduled to start 27 July 2009. Post has no disqualifying info [...] | 2009-07-14 13:29:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR PGOV PHUM SNAR DR |
09SANTODOMINGO770 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG PKO-COEN (2 NAMES), [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 2 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for PKO-COEN training, scheduled to start 10 July 2009. Post has no disqualifying informati [...] | 2009-07-14 13:31:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | DR MARR PGOV PHUM |
09SANTODOMINGO772 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG PKO GROUP 3 (10 [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following *?10 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for PKO Group 3 training, scheduled to start 01 July 2009. Post has no disqualifying inf [...] | 2009-07-14 13:40:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR PGOV DR |
09SANTODOMINGO798 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG PKO COEN UNIT [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 9 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for PKO training, originally scheduled to start 01 July 2009. Post has no disqualifying inf [...] | 2009-07-17 10:17:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR PGOV DR |
09SANTODOMINGO799 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG CTFP SEMINAR (1 [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following MAAG sponsored individual who has been selected for CTFP Seminar, scheduled to start 16 August 2009. Post has no disqualifying information. Pl [...] | 2009-07-17 10:35:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR PGOV DR |
09SANTODOMINGO855 | RESPONDING TO THE PRESIDENT'S REQUEST FOR [...] (U) In response to the Department's request for information on new and innovative torture prevention techniques and programs to assist torture victims (ref A),Post submits the following information for consideration. 2. (U)There is some evidence that the GODR has taken action to counter t [...] | 2009-08-03 16:28:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM UN DR |
09SANTODOMINGO857 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - DHS/ICE HUMAN TRAFFICKING, [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 2 ICE sponsored individuals who have been selected for Human Trafficking, Sex Tourism, Forced Child Labor training, scheduled to start 20 July 2 [...] | 2009-08-05 15:11:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | DR MARR PGOV PHUM |
09SANTODOMINGO858 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - LEGAT LALEEDS (2 NAMES), [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 2 LEGAT sponsored individuals who have been selected for LALEEDS training, scheduled to start 14 September 2009. Post has no disqualifying info [...] | 2009-08-05 15:21:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | DR MARR PGOV PHUM |
09SANTODOMINGO865 | SUGAR-CANE BATEY CONDITIONS VARY GREATLY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: This cable analyzes living conditions in sugar-cane bateyes in the Dominican Republic that are owned by Grupo Vicini, Centro Romana Corporation (CR),and the GODR's State Sugar Council (CEA). During the last six months, PolOffs visited several bateyes throughout the country. M [...] | 2009-08-07 15:10:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREF ECON EAID DR |
09SANTODOMINGO880 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - DEA TACTICAL RESPONSE [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 9 DEA sponsored individuals who have been selected for Tactical Response Training, scheduled to start 01 August 2009. Post has no disqualifying [...] | 2009-08-11 15:46:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | DR MARR PGOV PHUM |
09SANTODOMINGO885 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - DHS/CBP IPR TRAINING (27 [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 27 DHS/CBP sponsored individuals who have been selected for IPR training, scheduled to start 24 August 2009. Post has no disqualifying informat [...] | 2009-08-12 10:47:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | DR MARR PGOV PHUM |
09SANTODOMINGO886 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG UN MAINTENANCE (4 [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 4 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for UN Maintenance training, scheduled to start 17 August 2009. Post has no disqualifying in [...] | 2009-08-12 13:31:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | DR MARR PGOV PHUM |
09SANTODOMINGO888 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - NAS AIRPORT ANTI-NARCOTICS [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 7 NAS sponsored individuals who have been selected for Airport Anti-Narcotics training, scheduled to start 15 August 2009. Post has no disquali [...] | 2009-08-12 16:25:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | DR MARR PGOV PHUM |
09SANTODOMINGO889 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - NAS CRIMINAL [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 36 NAS sponsored individuals who have been selected for Criminal Investigations training, scheduled to start 09 August 2009. Post has no disqual [...] | 2009-08-12 16:56:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | DR MARR PGOV PHUM |
09SANTODOMINGO892 | LIGHT AT END OF THE TUNNEL FOR DR ENERGY SECTOR? [...] (U) President Fernandez announced on August 4, 2009 that the GoDR, with the assistance of Inter-American Development Bank (IDB),World Bank (WB),and the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) will undertake a two-year plan to address the country's electricity crisis. The initia [...] | 2009-08-13 16:38:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | CONFIDENTIAL | DR ECON ENRG EINV |
09SANTODOMINGO898 | MINIMAL CHANGES TO DOMINICAN LEADERSHIP - SO FAR [...] (U) As is the tradition, the President of the Dominican Republic announced changes in his cabinet and among his advisors on August 16. There have so far been no sweeping or radical changes, but the following are noteworthy: -- Celso Marranzini replaces Radhames Segura as Executive Vice- [...] | 2009-08-18 09:31:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL DR |
09SANTODOMINGO902 | GODR SEEKS USG SUPPORT FOR CANDIDACY IN THE POSTAL [...] (U) Embassy received on August 13, 2009 a diplomatic note from the Secretary of State of Foreign Affairs seeking support for the Dominican Republic's candidacy to the Postal Union of the Americas, Spain, and Portugal (UPAEP). The elections will take place August 17-21, 2009 at the UPAEP cong [...] | 2009-08-18 16:08:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | DR PUAS WHO |
09SANTODOMINGO903 | GODR SEEKS USG SUPPORT OF ITS CANDIDACY TO THE UN [...] (U) Embassy received on August 13, 2009 a diplomatic note from the Secretary of State of Foreign Affairs seeking the USG's support for the Dominican Republic's candidacy to the United Nations Economic and Social Council for the 2013-15 period. The elections will take place during the 67th ses [...] | 2009-08-18 16:09:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC ECOSOC DR |
09SANTODOMINGO912 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG AIRCRAFT ELECTRONIC [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following MAAG sponsored individual who has been selected for Aircraft Electronic Fundamentals training, scheduled to start 08 September 2009. Post has n [...] | 2009-08-19 12:47:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR PGOV DR |
09SANTODOMINGO921 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG PT-6A ENGINE TECH. (3 [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 3 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for PT-6A Engine Technician training, originally scheduled to start 25 July 2009. Post has [...] | 2009-08-20 17:24:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | DR MARR PGOV PHUM |
09SANTODOMINGO922 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG AIR MISSION CMNDR. (4 [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 4 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for Air Mission Commander Training, scheduled to start 21 August 2009. Post has no disquali [...] | 2009-08-20 17:28:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | DR MARR PGOV PHUM |
09SANTODOMINGO923 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG AIRCRAFT MNT. [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 2 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for Aircraft Maintenance Superintendent training, originally scheduled to start 06 October 2 [...] | 2009-08-20 17:36:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR PGOV DR |
09SANTODOMINGO924 | MORE GODR PRESIDENTIAL APPOINTMENTS - IN SECURITY [...] As predicted, additional changes in the GODR's high-level personnel were recently announced, following those made by President Leonel Fernandez on August 16 (reftel). The most significant appointments, all in the security forces, are: -- Brigadier General of "Preventive Security" in the N [...] | 2009-08-20 18:58:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL MARR KCRM DR |
09SANTODOMINGO934 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG MTT BOARDING OFCR., [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 27 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for MTT Boarding Officer and Train the Trainer training, scheduled to start 07 September 20 [...] | 2009-08-24 14:09:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | DR MARR PGOV PHUM |
09SANTODOMINGO935 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - DEA ADV.SENSITIVE INVEST. [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 2 DEA sponsored individuals who have been selected for Advanced Sensitive Investigative Unit Seminar, scheduled to start 14 September 2009. Po [...] | 2009-08-24 14:43:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | DR MARR PGOV PHUM |
09SANTODOMINGO937 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG SPANISH UH-1 RPR (2 [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 2 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for Spanish UH-1 RPR training, scheduled to start 07 September 2009. Post has no disqualify [...] | 2009-08-24 16:03:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | DR MARR PGOV PHUM |
09SANTODOMINGO938 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - DHS/ICE INT'L AIRPORT [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 5 DHS/ICE sponsored individuals who have been selected for International Airport Cargo Inspection training, scheduled to start 21 September 2009 [...] | 2009-08-24 17:18:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | DR MARR PGOV PHUM |
09SANTODOMINGO944 | CORRECTED COPY (NAME DATA ADDED): LEAHY VETTING [...] (U) This is an action request. Please refer to para 3 for name data that was previously omitted in reftel. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 5 DHS/ICE sponsored individuals who have been selected for International Airport [...] | 2009-08-24 18:14:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | DR MARR PGOV PHUM |
09SANTODOMINGO946 | FOREIGN MINISTER WARY OF ZELAYA-CHAVEZ-KIRCHNER [...] (C) SUMMARY: Foreign Minister Carlos Morales Troncoso, who will be one of six regional foreign ministers travelling to Honduras the week of August 24 in support of the latest OAS mission, expressed his wariness of the linkages between ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya, Venezuelan Presi [...] | 2009-08-24 18:41:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PBTS DR HO RU HA |
09SANTODOMINGO956 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - DHS/ICE INT'L SEAPORT [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 5 DHS/ICE sponsored individuals who have been selected for International Seaport Interdiction training, scheduled to start 14 September 2009. P [...] | 2009-08-25 16:40:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | DR MARR PGOV PHUM |
09SANTODOMINGO957 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG CORROSION CNTRL. [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 2 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for Corrosion Control Technician training, scheduled to start 21 October 2009. Post has no [...] | 2009-08-25 17:28:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | DR MARR PGOV PHUM |
09SANTODOMINGO962 | CONTINUED STRAINS BETWEEN DOMINICANS AND HAITIANS [...] SUMMARY: The 8/8 murder of a Dominican, allegedly by a Haitian, sparked a new wave of unrest directed against Haitian residents of Tamboril and Moca, resulting in the burning of 33 homes occupied by Haitians, demands for the repatriation of Haitian illegal immigrants, the flight of Haitian r [...] | 2009-08-25 18:15:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PREF ECON KCRM KJUS DR |
09SANTODOMINGO963 | REVENUE SHORTFALLS SEND THE GODR BACK TO THE IMF [...] President Leonel Fernandez, at an 8/21 meeting of the GoDR's economic team, instructed Central Bank Governor Hector Valdez and Secretary of Finance Vicente Bengoa to head a delegation to Washington this week to seek an agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) aimed at obtaining a l [...] | 2009-08-25 18:21:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EFIN EINV IMF DR |
09SANTODOMINGO964 | PRESIDENT FERNANDEZ SEEKS BILAT WITH POTUS, [...] (C) President Leonel Fernandez, in an 8/24 meeting with Charge, DCM and EconPol Counselor: -- Requested a bilateral with POTUS on the margins of the UNGA or in Washington; -- Indicated that he favors people with experience in the community they will be serving to occupy consular positi [...] | 2009-08-25 18:39:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ODIP PGOV ECON DR |
09SANTODOMINGO977 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG MSOT 415 SEFA COUNTER [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 92 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for MSOT 415 SEFA Counter Terrorism training, scheduled to start 01 July 2009. Post has n [...] | 2009-08-27 11:49:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | DR MARR PGOV PHUM |
09SANTODOMINGO979 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG PILOT INSTRMNT. [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following MAAG sponsored individual who has been selected for Pilot Instrument Procedures training, scheduled to start 15 September 2009. Post has no dis [...] | 2009-08-27 18:19:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR PGOV DR |
09SANTODOMINGO98 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - LEGAT CRISIS NEGOTIATION [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 18 LEGAT sponsored individuals who have been selected for a Crisis Negotiation course, scheduled to start 15 February 2009. Post has no disquali [...] | 2009-01-27 17:31:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR PGOV DR |
09SANTODOMINGO986 | PRESIDENT FERNANDEZ SENDS LETTER OF CONDOLENCE TO [...] On 8/28, Embassy received a diplomatic note from the Foreign Ministry forwarding a signed letter, dated 8/26, from President Leonel Fernandez to Vice President Joseph Biden, in his capacity as President of the Senate, expressing condolences on the death of Senator Edward Kennedy. The origina [...] | 2009-08-28 18:19:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | OPDC PREL DR |
09SANTODOMINGO989 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG MARITIME TERRORISM (1 [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following MAAG sponsored individual who has been selected for Maritime Terrorism training, scheduled to start 01 September 2009. Post has no disqualifying [...] | 2009-09-01 13:58:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR PGOV DR |
09SANTODOMINGO990 | SUGGESTED FOLLOW-UP TO UNANSWERED U.S./UK/JAPAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: At a meeting on 8/27 of representatives from the resident diplomatic missions representing major maritime powers (U.S., UK, Japan, Germany and France - Russia is resident in Venezuela) to review the Government of the Dominican Republic's (GoDR) lack of response to prior demarche [...] | 2009-09-01 19:38:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | CONFIDENTIAL | PBTS PREL EWWT DR UK |
09SANTODOMINGO991 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - DEA ISIT AND IACIT (7 [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 7 DEA sponsored individuals who have been selected for International Seaport Interdiction Training and International Airport Cargo Inspection Tr [...] | 2009-09-02 13:12:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | DR MARR PGOV PHUM |
09STATE110433 | WHA: INSTRUCTIONS FOR 2009 TIP INTERIM ASSESSMENT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-26 22:54:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM KTIP KWMN PGOV PHUM SMIG AR BH DR GT GY NU XL |
09STATE37293 | EEB A A/S NELSON DISCUSSES BIOFUELS AND ENERGY [...] (C) Summary: Brazilian U/S for Energy Andre Amado met with EEB A A/S David Nelson on March 4 to discuss ongoing cooperation on biofuels and cooperation on energy more broadly. Brazil and the U.S. remain enthusiastic about our cooperation on biofuels, particularly in assisting developing cou [...] | 2009-04-15 20:07:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SENV SG SN ENGR DR ES GB GM GT HO |
09STATE57016 | (S/NF) KUDOS FOR REPORTING IN ADVANCE OF 5TH [...] (S/NF) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS GREATLY APPRECIATE HIGH-QUALITY REPORTING, BOTH IN RESPONSE TO REF A AND THOSE PREPARED SEPARATELY, FROM POSTS ON US-LATIN AMERICAN RELATIONS AND REGIONAL PREPARATIONS IN THE MONTHS PRECEEDING THE 5TH SUMMIT OF THE AMERICAS. WHILE MANY MORE CABLES WERE ALSO HIGHLY [...] | 2009-06-03 14:41:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET//NOFORN | PINR PREL AC AR BB BF BH BL BR CI CO CS CU DO DR |
09STATE60546 | DOMINICAN REPUBLIC -- 2009 TIP REPORT: PRESS [...] This is an action cable; see paras 5 through 7 and 10. 2. On June 16, 2009, at 10:00 a.m. EDT, the Secretary will release the 2009 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report at a press conference in the Department's press briefing room. This release will receive substantial coverage in domestic an [...] | 2009-06-11 22:43:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | KTIP ELAB KCRM KPAO KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG DR |
09STATE83954 | BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK [...] This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2 - 4. 2. The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests Post's assistance in conducting a pre-license check on license 050183057 for the export of rifles to the Dominican Republic. Post is requested to complete thi [...] | 2009-08-12 17:59:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KOMC DR |
10SANTODOMINGO11 | SANTO DOMINGO EARTHQUAKE SITREP 1 [...] Embassy Santo Domingo Earthquake Sitrep 1: n The Haiti earthquake caused tremors in the Dominican Republic, but minimal damage. n Wardens report no Americans missing or casualties. n President Fernandez told Charge that the Dominican Government is prepared to provide mili [...] | 2010-01-13 16:29:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | AEMR ASEC CASC MARR AMGT HA DR |
10SANTODOMINGO112 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - DEA TACTICAL RESPONSE TRAINING (6 [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 6 DEA sponsored individuals who have been selected for Tactical Response Training, scheduled to start 04 February 2010. Post has no disquali [...] | 2010-01-19 16:43:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR PGOV MASS SNAR DR |
10SANTODOMINGO116 | SDO Sit Rep 7 - Haiti Earthquake response [...] Embassy Santo Domingo Sitrep 7, further to reftel A: 2. (U) Ref B reports on Haiti relief and reconstruction conference held in Santo Domingo on 18 January. Also, on 19 January, WHA Assistant Secretary Arturo Valenzuela gave print and TV interviews, then met with SOUTHCOM Co [...] | 2010-01-20 01:04:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL EAID CMGT AMGT MARR DR HA |
10SANTODOMINGO124 | DR: 2010 Investment Climate Statement [...] While the Dominican government welcomes foreign investment, significant systemic problems can make investing in the country a risky undertaking. Foreign investors cite a lack of clear, standardized rules by which to compete and a lack of enforcement of existing rules. Complaints have included [...] | 2010-01-20 12:00:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV ECON EFIN ELAB PGOV OPIC KTDB USTR DR |
10SANTODOMINGO132 | Santo Domingo Sit Rep 8 - Haiti Earthquake Response [...] Embassy Santo Domingo Sitrep 8, further to reftel A: 2. Border Issues Update: a) The border is open between 07:00 and 19:00, with GODR officials permitting USG and humanitarian groups' conveys to go through without inspection, although this approach may change with time. While nighttim [...] | 2010-01-21 01:10:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EAID CMGT ASEC AMGT DR HA |
10SANTODOMINGO148 | SDO Sit Rep 10 - Haiti Earthquake response [...] Embassy Santo Domingo Sitrep 10, further to reftels A and B: 2. Border issues update: a) Many entities are working on the DR-Haiti border at Jimani, including the United Nations (including the International Organization for Migration, IOM),the Red Cross, and several GoDR agencies, i [...] | 2010-01-23 00:10:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EAID CMGT AMGT MARR DR HA |
10SANTODOMINGO154 | Santo Domingo Sit Rep 11 - Haiti Earthquake response [...] (U) Embassy Santo Domingo Sitrep 11, further to reftels A-C: 2. (SBU) Dominicans to join MINUSTAH: Embassy sources indicate that deployment of 150 Dominican troops as part of MINUSTAH has been agreed in principle by the DR, Haiti and UN, but details still need to be worked o [...] | 2010-01-23 20:27:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EAID CMGT AMGT MARR DR HA |
10SANTODOMINGO156 | Santo Domingo Sit Rep 11 - Haiti Earthquake response [...] Embassy Santo Domingo Sitrep 11, further to reftels A-C: 2. (SBU) Dominicans to join MINUSTAH: Embassy sources indicate that deployment of 150 Dominican troops as part of MINUSTAH has been agreed in principle by DR, Haiti and UN, but details still need to be worked out. On W [...] | 2010-01-23 20:39:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EAID CMGT AMGT MARR DR HA |
10SANTODOMINGO17 | SDO Earthquake SitRep 4 [...] (U)Embassy Santo Domingo Earthquake Sitrep 4, further to reftels: Communications with U.S. Embassy PAP 2. (U) Normal communications established between Port-au-Prince and Santo Domingo, including ClassNet, OpenNet, VPN (including IVG). Post has not had communications with HF radio [...] | 2010-01-15 21:15:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EAID DR AMGT ASEC HA |
10SANTODOMINGO19 | DR-Haiti Border - Chaotic, But Functional [...] (SBU) Summary: As of midday 1/17 a variety of American citizens working in the public hospital in the border town of Jimani report a disorganized yet functional situation in which hundreds of displaced Haitians seek, and generally receive, urgent medical assistance. Witnesses report that the [...] | 2010-01-17 18:03:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL AMGT ASEC EAID DR HA |
10SANTODOMINGO198 | "Climate Change Next Steps" follow-up [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-01 17:31:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV KGHG DR |
10SANTODOMINGO206 | President Fernandez and Opposition Leader Vargas on the New [...] The Dominican Republic formally promulgated a new Constitution, composed of 277 Articles and 19 Transitional Articles, on 1/26/10. President Leonel Fernandez, after praising his mentor, former President Juan Bosch, Bosch's Constitution of 1963 and the 1965 "April Revolution" that sought its [...] | 2010-02-01 21:20:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KJUS PHUM KCOR DR |
10SANTODOMINGO208 | President Fernandez and Opposition Leader Vargas on the New [...] The Dominican Republic formally promulgated a new Constitution, composed of 277 Articles and 19 Transitional Articles, on 1/26/10. President Leonel Fernandez, after praising his mentor, former President Juan Bosch, Bosch's Constitution of 1963 and the 1965 "April Revolution" that sought its [...] | 2010-02-03 01:30:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KJUS PHUM KCOR DR |
10SANTODOMINGO21 | RESULTS OF 1/18 HEMISPHERIC PREPARATORY CONVERENCE ON HAITI [...] Dominican Rebublic (DR) President Leonel Fernandez, on 1/18/10, hosted a hemispheric preparatory meeting for a future international conference on elaborating a strategic plan for the reconstruction of Haiti. He proposed that a coordinating committee be created made up of Haiti, the DR, CARICO [...] | 2010-01-19 20:43:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL EAID ECON PGOV HA DR |
10SANTODOMINGO220 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - RSO USSS - ILEA PROTECTION DETAIL (9 [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 9 RSO-USSS sponsored individuals who have been selected for ILEA Protection Detail training, scheduled to start 01 March 2010. Post has no [...] | 2010-02-08 13:21:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR PGOV MASS SNAR DR |
10SANTODOMINGO226 | Santo Domingo 2009 End Use Monitoring Report [...] Per REFTEL, Embassy Santo Domingo provides the below responses. 2. BACKGROUND A. EUM Program Coordinator: Mr. Roberto Elias, Phone (809)731-5006; Email: eliasrr@state.gov B. Inventory System: The inventory of donated property is tracked via an excel s [...] | 2010-02-10 16:07:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR EFIN DR |
10SANTODOMINGO23 | PRESIDENT FERNANDEZ ANNOUCES HE WILL ATTEND LOBO [...] (C) President Leonel Fernandez and Honduran President-elect Porfirio "Pepe" Lobo, on 01/20/10, signed an "Accord for National Reconciliation and the Strengthening of Democracy in Honduras" during Lobo's visit to the Dominican Republic. Five senior Honduras politicians representing different [...] | 2010-01-21 20:20:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM HO DR |
10SANTODOMINGO232 | New LNG Fueling Terminal Expands DR's Energy Diversification [...] On 2/1, AES Dominicana inaugurated a new USD 10 million liquefied natural gas (LNG) fueling terminal at its Caucedo energy park outside Boca Chica, reportedly the first of its kind in Latin America, capable of filling 48 trucks per day, operating 24 hours per day. AES is currently focused on u [...] | 2010-02-12 20:47:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG SENV DR |
10SANTODOMINGO244 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - NAS PROTECTION DETAIL (16 NAMES), [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 16 NAS sponsored individuals who have been selected for Protection Detail training, scheduled to start 28 February 2010. Post has no disqual [...] | 2010-02-17 18:04:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR PGOV MASS SNAR DR |
10SANTODOMINGO246 | FOREIGN MINISTRY STATES THAT PROPOSED AGREEMENT ON STATUS OF [...] (SBU) The Foreign Ministry of the Dominican Republic, by diplomatic note dated 10 February 2010 (received 12 February),responded to the Embassy's diplomatic note on a proposed agreement on status protections for U.S. military personnel who will be temporarily present in the Dominican Republi [...] | 2010-02-17 18:11:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR KTIA MOPS PREL DR |
10SANTODOMINGO248 | REQUEST FOR AUTHORIZATION TO SIGN MOU ON RADAR SHARING WITH [...] (SBU) ACTION REQUEST: SOUTHCOM, Dominican Air Force and Dominican Aviation Institute (IDAC) officials have developed the enclosed Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on radar sharing. This MOU is designed to be an extension of the Cooperating Nations Information Exchange System (CNIES) that w [...] | 2010-02-17 18:12:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR PREL SNAR DR |
10SANTODOMINGO25 | PRESIDENT FERNANDEZ ANNOUCES HE WILL ATTEND LOBO [...] (C) President Leonel Fernandez and Honduran President-elect Porfirio "Pepe" Lobo, on 01/20/10, signed an "Accord for National Reconciliation and the Strengthening of Democracy in Honduras" during Lobo's visit to the Dominican Republic. Five senior Honduras politicians representing different [...] | 2010-01-22 12:59:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM HO DR |
10SANTODOMINGO250 | DR First Lady Cedeno's Invitation to Michelle Obama for [...] (U) Post has received a Diplomatic Note from the Dominican Foreign Ministry enclosing an invitation to First Lady Michelle Obama from Dominican First Lady Margarita Cedeno, soliciting Mrs. Obama's participation in a "Coalition to Aid Haiti". Post has scanned and e-mailed the original Spanis [...] | 2010-02-17 20:01:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL OPDC DR HA |
10SANTODOMINGO252 | DR-CAFTA Notification Letter [...] Below, find the translation of a letter for United States Trade Representative Ron Kirk from Jose Ramon Fadul Fadul, the Secretary of State for Industry and Commerce of the Dominican Republic. Post will send a scanned version of the original letter via e-mail to WHA/CAR and USTR. 2. BE [...] | 2010-02-17 20:48:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD DR |
10SANTODOMINGO258 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG COUNTER TERRORISM (52 NAMES), [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 52 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for Counter Terrorism training, scheduled to start 02 MARCH 2010. Post has no disqualif [...] | 2010-02-18 19:46:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR PGOV MASS DR |
10SANTODOMINGO260 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG JOINT OPERATIONS (2 NAMES), [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 2 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for Joint Operations training, scheduled to start 03 MARCH 2010. Post has no disqualifyi [...] | 2010-02-18 20:11:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR PGOV MASS DR |
10SANTODOMINGO262 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG CAPTAINS CAREER (2 NAMES), [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 2 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for Captains Career training, scheduled to start 04 MARCH 2010. Post has no disqualifyin [...] | 2010-02-18 20:36:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR PGOV MASS DR |
10SANTODOMINGO266 | REQUEST FOR AUTHORIZATION TO SIGN MOU ON RADAR SHARING WITH [...] (SBU) ACTION REQUEST: SOUTHCOM, Dominican Air Force and Dominican Aviation Institute (IDAC) officials have developed the enclosed Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on radar sharing. This MOU is designed to be an extension of the Cooperating Nations Information Exchange System (CNIES) that w [...] | 2010-02-19 00:43:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR PREL SNAR DR |
10SANTODOMINGO268 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG T-53/L-13 ENGINE TECH (2 [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 2 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for T-53/L-13 Engine Tech training, scheduled to start 05 MARCH 2010. Post has no disqua [...] | 2010-02-19 14:15:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR PGOV MASS DR |
10SANTODOMINGO27 | DOMINICAN GOVERNMENT SEES ECONOMIC THREATS AND OPPORTUNITIES [...] In a 01/22/10 meeting with Charge and Emboffs, Eddy Martinez, Executive Director (with ministerial rank) of the Dominican Export and Investment Center (CEI-DR),explained that the Government of the Dominican Republic (GoDR) is concerned the Haitian earthquake and its aftermath will adversely a [...] | 2010-01-22 22:52:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ETRD EINV HA DR |
10SANTODOMINGO270 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG AIRCRAFT MAINT. OFCR. (4 [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 4 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for Aircraft Maint. Ofcr. training, scheduled to start 06 MARCH 2010. Post has no disqua [...] | 2010-02-19 14:15:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR PGOV MASS DR |
10SANTODOMINGO272 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG INT. LOGISTIC/SUPPLY MGT. (2 [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 2 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for Int. Logistic/Supply Mgt. training, scheduled to start 02 MARCH 2010. Post has no di [...] | 2010-02-19 14:18:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR PGOV MASS DR |
10SANTODOMINGO274 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG GROUND DEF. SKILLS (7 NAMES), [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 7 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for Ground Def. Skills training, scheduled to start 09 MARCH 2010. Post has no disqualif [...] | 2010-02-19 14:18:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR PGOV MASS DR |
10SANTODOMINGO276 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG SQUADRON OFCR. SCHOOL (4 [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 4 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for Squadron Ofcr. School training, scheduled to start 16 MARCH 2010. Post has no disqua [...] | 2010-02-19 14:59:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR PGOV MASS DR |
10SANTODOMINGO278 | GoDR Reponse About Ability to Fill FY2010 Sugar TRQ [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-19 20:58:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ETRD DR |
10SANTODOMINGO280 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG T-53/L-13 ENGINE TECH (1 NAME), [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following MAAG sponsored individual who has been selected for T-53/L-13 ENGINE TECH training, scheduled to start 05 MARCH 2010. Post has no disqualify [...] | 2010-02-22 18:34:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR PGOV MASS DR |
10SANTODOMINGO282 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG AIRCRAFT MNT. OFCR. (1 NAME), [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following MAAG sponsored individual who has been selected for Aircraft Mnt. Ofcr. training, scheduled to start 06 MARCH 2010. Post has no disqualifyin [...] | 2010-02-22 18:43:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR PGOV MASS DR |
10SANTODOMINGO284 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG GROUND DEFENSE SKILLS (3 [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 3 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for Ground Defense Skills training, scheduled to start 09 MARCH 2010. Post has no disqua [...] | 2010-02-22 18:53:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR PGOV MASS DR |
10SANTODOMINGO286 | DAS Reynoso's Meetings on Justice, Transparency and Human [...] (SBU) WHA DAS Julissa Reynoso held separate meetings during her 5-9 February 2010 visit to the Dominican Republic related to justice, the rule of law and transparency, with Supreme Court Chief Justice Jorge Subero Isa, Attorney General Radhames Jimenez Pena, and leading NGOs dedicated to prom [...] | 2010-02-22 20:49:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KJUS KCOR PHUM DR |
10SANTODOMINGO288 | DR: DAS Reynoso Discusses Haiti with Foreign Minister, [...] (SBU) WHA DAS Julissa Reynoso, during her 5-9 February 2010 visit, travelled to the Jimani border crossing and met with a wide range of leading Dominican Government (GoDR) officials, business leaders and intellectuals where the principal topic was what role the Dominican Republic should play [...] | 2010-02-22 23:02:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ENRG HA DR |
10SANTODOMINGO29 | WHA A/S VALENZUELA'S DISCUSSION WITH PRESIDENT FERNANDEZ ON [...] (C) President Leonel Fernandez, in a 01/18/10 meeting with visiting WHA Assistant Secretary Arturo Valenzuela, described his efforts to centralize in the Dominican Republic international discussions aimed at developing a long-term strategic plan for Haitian reconstruction and sustainable devel [...] | 2010-01-25 17:52:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL DR HO |
10SANTODOMINGO294 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG NAT'L. DEFENSE UNIVERSITY (4 [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 4 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for Nat't. Defense University training, scheduled to start 28 February 2010. Post has no [...] | 2010-02-24 15:17:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR PGOV MASS DR |
10SANTODOMINGO296 | Dominican Republic Response to CITES COP-15 Demarche [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-24 19:36:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV KSCA AORC UNEP DR |
10SANTODOMINGO3 | DR BUDGET RAISES MORE QUESTIONS THAN IT ANSWERS [...] (U) SUMMARY: The 2010 budget of the Government of the Dominican Republic (GoDR) fails to make any significant progress in making the budget process more transparent and, equally troubling, misses several marks set by the IMF as part of its Standby Agreement. The budget allocates 11.4 percent [...] | 2010-01-06 14:05:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN EINV DR |
10SANTODOMINGO302 | DR: IRAN REVOLUTIONARY GUARD POINTS DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-25 17:11:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN KNNP PREL IR DR |
10SANTODOMINGO304 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG ENGINEERING/LOGISTICS ADMIN. [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 13 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for Engineering/Logistics Admin. training, scheduled to start 15 MARCH 2010. Post has n [...] | 2010-02-25 17:52:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR PGOV MASS DR |
10SANTODOMINGO31 | NEW CONSTITUTION MAY DELAY BUT SHOULD NOT PREVENT DOMINICAN [...] (U) The Dominican Republic, on 1/26/10, promulgated a new Constitution, which contains a provision that could delay a Dominican troop deployment to MINUSTAH. Article 80(6) states that, "in the absence of a prior agreement," any deployment of foreign troops to the Dominican Republic, or of D [...] | 2010-01-27 19:47:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KPKO PGOV DR HA |
10SANTODOMINGO312 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - DAO 5TH ANNUAL SOVEREIGN CHALLENGE [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following DAO sponsored individual who has been selected for 5th Annual Sovereign Challenge Conf. training, scheduled to start 08 MARCH 2010. Post has [...] | 2010-02-25 23:16:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR PGOV MASS DR |
10SANTODOMINGO33 | AFTER THE EARTH MOVED: A NEW HISPANIOLA [...] (SBU) The horrific earthquake in Haiti could be the cathartic event that leads to an historic change in relations between that country and the Dominican Republic. In its rubble, we see a providential opening, a chance to leave behind three centuries of enmity and distrust, to foster a new s [...] | 2010-01-28 21:53:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ETRD EAID EINV DR HA |
10SANTODOMINGO35 | Zelaya and Fernandez Arrive in DR [...] SUMMARY: Former Honduran President Manuel Zelaya, accompanied by President Leonel Fernandez, arrived in the Dominican Republic (DR) the evening of 1/27/10, following the latter's attendance at the inauguration of Zelaya's constitutional successor, Porfirio Lobo. Both Zelaya and Fernandez c [...] | 2010-01-29 15:54:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KDEM PREL PHUM HO DR |
10SANTODOMINGO37 | 2009 Labor Monitoring and Engagement With Free Trade [...] The following is Embassy Santo Domingo's submission (requested in reftel) for information on labor issues in the Dominican Republic. Labor Issues Scene-Setter --------------------------------- 2. Labor unions represent about eight percent of the formal workforce, according to [...] | 2010-01-29 18:43:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB ECON ETRD DR |
10SANTODOMINGO41 | Ecuadoran President Correa's Comments on Honduras and Haiti [...] Ecuadoran President Rafael Correa, in a press conference following a 1/30/10 meeting with President Leonel Fernandez, declared that Ecuador would not recognize the Porfirio Lobo government in Honduras, agreed with his Dominican counterpart that the Inter-American Democractic Charter should be [...] | 2010-02-02 20:51:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL EAID EC DR HA |
10SANTODOMINGO43 | DR: Electricity Sector at a Crossroads [...] (SBU) Six months ago, President Leonel Fernandez shook up the dysfunctional electricity sector by appointing businessman Celso Marranzini - a long-time critic of the status quo - as head of the Dominican Corporation of State-Owned Electricity Companies (CDEEE). Marranzini has since embarked on [...] | 2010-02-03 21:23:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EFIN DR |
10SANTODOMINGO47 | DR-based Consortium Presses for Action on Haiti Electricity [...] (SBU) Summary: Since the 1/12 earthquake in Haiti, a consortium of Dominican electricity companies (and D.R.-based international electricity companies) have been working with Electricite de Haiti (EDH) to bring the electricity sector in Haiti back on line . The group, calling itself HEART, ha [...] | 2010-02-04 22:13:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EAID EFIN DR HA |
10SANTODOMINGO49 | EX-PRESIDENT HIPOLITO MEJIA ON THE OPPOSITION PRD AND THE [...] (C) Summary: Former President Hipolito Mejia (2000-2004),in a 2 Feb 2010 meeting with Pol-Econ Counselor and Polchief, criticized opposition Dominican Revolutionary Party (PRD) President Miguel Vargas Maldonado for trying to run the party as if it were a business; discounted the possibility [...] | 2010-02-05 19:59:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL DR |
10SANTODOMINGO5 | Emboffs Visit DR-Haiti Border Region [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Polchief and Poloff traveled to the border town of Dajabon (located in the northwestern part of the Dominican Republic) with representatives from NGO Catholic Relief Services (CRS) from 11/30-12/01/2009. Poloffs met with labor lawyers from the Solidaridad Fronteriza NGO wh [...] | 2010-01-06 17:31:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KJUS KCRM ECON EAID DR |
10SANTODOMINGO51 | GODR Health Assistance Following Haiti Earthquake [...] Summary: On 04 Feb 2010, the Dominican Public Health Ministry (SESPAS) provided the Embassy statistics indicating that 50,647 people have received some kind of medical attention (29,467 vaccinated, plus 21,180 others) in the "framework" of the GoDR's "Contingency Plan to Help Haiti." SESPAS h [...] | 2010-02-05 20:03:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV AMED SMIG AEMR AORC HA DR |
10SANTODOMINGO55 | ENGAGING THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC ON IRAN'S NUCLEAR PROGRAM [...] (C) Pol-Econ Counselor raised the issues of Iran's reluctance to cooperate with international efforts to build confidence and transparency in its nuclear program (Ref B) and its continuing human rights violations, as well as the prospect of increased repression on/about the upcoming anniversa [...] | 2010-02-08 21:09:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PARM PREL UNSC DR IR |
10SANTODOMINGO57 | DR Firms Ask to Be Allowed to Bid on Haiti Reconstruction [...] On 2/10, Charge and Emboffs met with representatives of the Association of Industries of the Dominican Republic (AIRD) to discuss the Dominican private sector's desire to bid on Haitian reconstruction projects. The representatives were from the two largest producers of reinforced steel and roo [...] | 2010-02-12 20:47:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON HA DR |
10SANTODOMINGO58 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAAG JCET 2010 (19 NAMES),D.R., [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following 19 MAAG sponsored individuals who have been selected for JCET 2010 training, scheduled to start 25 January 2010. Post has no disqualifying [...] | 2010-01-12 18:11:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR PGOV MASS DR |
10SANTODOMINGO59 | DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: FORCE GENERATION ISSUES TO REINFORCE THE [...] (SBU) Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Juan Manuel Trullols, on 16 February 2010, informed Pol-Econ Counselor that the status of the Dominican Republic's planned deployment of a 150-troop unit to MINUSTAH is as follows: n The Minister of Defense is reviewing the agreement to be signed [...] | 2010-02-16 20:37:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KPKO MARR DR HA |
10SANTODOMINGO61 | Dominican Republic: Information on Child Labor and Forced [...] Persuant to ref A, this is Post's response to a Department of Labor request for a list of goods that may have been produced with child or forced labor in the Dominican Republic as mandated by the 2005 Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act (TVPRA). Although child labor remains a si [...] | 2010-02-19 15:04:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB EIND ETRD KTIP PHUM SOCI DR |
10SANTODOMINGO65 | OAS REFORM AND MANDATE FOR NEXT SECRETARY GENERAL (DOMINICAN [...] (C) Charge, accompanied by Pol-Econ Counselor, on 24 February 2010, delivered the demarche on "OAS Reform and Mandate for Next Secretary General" (Reftel) to Foreign Minister Carlos Morales Troncoso and Vice Minister Juan Manuel Trullols. The Foreign Minister said that the Dominican Governm [...] | 2010-02-25 18:34:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL OAS KDEM AORC DR |
10SANTODOMINGO67 | FOREIGN MINISTER ON FEBRUARY 22-23 RIO GROUP SUMMIT [...] (C) Foreign Minister Carlos Morales Troncoso, in a 24 February 2010 meeting with Charge, dismissed the recent Rio Group summit in Cancun as, "useless." He characterized the nascent Community of Latin American and Caribbean States as just, "one more bureaucracy," that would result in addition [...] | 2010-02-25 18:51:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL OAS KSUM KPIN DR |
10SANTODOMINGO71 | ELECTION CAMPAIGN OFFICIALLY BEGINS; CENTRAL ELECTORAL BOARD [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-26 20:56:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM DR |
10SANTODOMINGO80 | Santo Domingo - Haiti Earthquake Sit Rep 2 [...] Embassy Santo Domingo Earthquake Sitrep 2, further to reftel: - At 14:30, Charge Lambert met with various Ambassadors, UN and EU reps at residence; USAID and MAAG briefed all on Embassy / USG efforts to assist Haiti; Foreign reps had some questions and provided updates as well. - [...] | 2010-01-13 22:47:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL AEMR ASEC CASC MARR AMGT HA DR |
10SANTODOMINGO86 | Fiscal Transparency for the Dominican Republic [...] (U) This cable responds to Ref A request regarding information on the transparency of the budget of the Government of the Dominican Republic (GoDR). 2. (U) The questions and answers follow: -- Is the central government expected to receive funding under the FY 2010 SFOAA? (U) Yes. [...] | 2010-01-14 19:36:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN EAID ECON PREL DR |
10SANTODOMINGO88 | SDO Sit Rep 3 Earthquake Response [...] Embassy Santo Domingo Earthquake Sitrep 3, further to reftels: a) Two more flights of Amcits arrived in Santo Domingo, brining in another 140 persons. They came via C-130s. Also, RSO has been in communication with UN security rep in the DR who is currently in Jimani, working on ro [...] | 2010-01-14 23:51:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL DR AMGT ASEC HA |
10SANTODOMINGO9 | Constitutional Reform Process - The Judiciary Altered [...] (U) The GODR's constitutional reform process, ongoing now for more than a year (reftel A) reveals much about the relative powers of various actors including the President, political parties, the judiciary, civil society, the Catholic Church and Dominicans in general. The independence and po [...] | 2010-01-08 21:13:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KJUS KDEM PHUM DR |
10SANTODOMINGO92 | Santo Domingo - Haiti Earthquake Sit Rep 5 [...] (U) Embassy Santo Domingo Earthquake Sitrep 5, further to reftels: 2. (SBU) Embassy Santo Domingo is organizing a convoy that will travel to Embassy Port au Prince, Saturday 16 JAN. The convoy will include fuel, vehicles and drives, water and other supplies requested by Embas [...] | 2010-01-15 22:37:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL AMGT ASEC EAID DR HA |
10SANTODOMINGO96 | Santo Domingo - Haiti Earthquake Sit Rep 6 [...] Embassy Santo Domingo Earthquake Sitrep 6, further to reftels: 2. (SBU) As indicated in reftel A, there have been no signs of tension between Dominicans or displaced Haitians who are seeking medical assistance near the border. On 16 JAN, it was reported by Dominican authori [...] | 2010-01-18 14:19:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL AMGT ASEC EAID DR HA |
10STATE1168 | AGREEMENT WITH THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC ON STATUS [...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. SEE PARAGRAPHS 2, 5, and 6. 2. (U) DOD HAS ASKED THE DEPARTMENT TO SECURE STATUS PROTECTIONS FOR U.S. MILITARY PERSONNEL WHO WILL BE TEMPORARILY PRESENT IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC IN CONNECTION WITH MILITARY EXERCISES AND TRAINING, COUNTER-DRUG RELATED ACTI [...] | 2010-01-06 20:41:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | KTIA MARR MOPS PM PREL DR |