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| Identifier | Subject | Date | Office | Classification | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04GUATEMALA1479 |
GUATEMALA WILL VOTE AGAINST NO-ACTION IN ECOSOC [...] (U) Poloff delivered reftel points to MFA Multilateral Affairs Director Sylvia Corrado on June 14. Corrado relayed demarche to the GOG Mission to the UN. Corrado confirmed on June 15 that GOG will vote against any no-action motion on Belarus, North Korea, or Cuba resolutions raised in ECOSOC [...] |
2004-06-15 22:29:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM GT PDEM UNCHR ECOSOC UN |
| 05ASUNCION511 |
PARAGUAY SUPPORTS BELARUS RESOLUTION AT UNCHR [...] (U) On 4/13, UK Charge (representing the EU) and PolCoun met with Acting Foreign Minister Jose Martinez Lezcano urging Paraguay to vote against the no action motion on Belarus and in favor of the resolution before the UNCHR conveying concerns about human rights abuses in Belarus. Martinez c [...] |
2005-04-15 15:58:00 | Embassy Asuncion | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM BO PA PDEM |
| 05CAIRO2691 |
PROGRESS OF DEMOCRACY AND GOVERNANCE ASSISTANCE IN [...] (SBU) Post is moving to implement an ambitious program of directly-funded democracy and governance (D&G) activities in Egypt, using USAID and other resources. Implementation of MEPI-funded D&G projects is a key component in this process. Post signed a new directly-funded D&G grant on March 3 [...] |
2005-04-06 15:51:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KMPI PREL EG PDEM |
| 05CAIRO2893 |
CHR-61 CUBA AND BELARUS RESOLUTIONS: GOE [...] (C) Responding to Ref B demarche request on the UNCHR-61 Belarus resolution, Post coordinated with the Dutch Embassy (representing the current EU President Luxembourg in Egypt) on our request for GOE support ahead of the expected April 14 vote. According to MFA Office of Human Rights Affairs [...] |
2005-04-14 15:44:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM EG PDEM CHR |
| 05DJIBOUTI360 |
ELECTION DAY IN DJIBOUTI: CALM, WITH SOME PROTESTS [...] (C) Summary: With the help of PD, Consular and GSO Officers, the Pol/Econ section visited 11 polling stations throughout Djibouti City to gauge the mood on election day. Embassy Officers (EMBOFFs) divided into three teams, taking responsibility for different areas of the city. Consensus showed [...] |
2005-04-12 13:27:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SCUL PHUM DJ PDEM |
| 05DJIBOUTI379 |
POSSIBLE CREATION OF A 10TH POLITICAL PARTY? [...] (C) Pol/Econ received a courtesy call on April 12th from Ahmed Idriss, President of the Movement for Equality and Liberty (MEL), a political party in the process of forming. MEL has apparently tried to form a legal, recognized party in 2002 but was turned down. Idriss stated that he sent a lett [...] |
2005-04-17 11:38:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR DJ PDEM |
| 05DJIBOUTI565 |
GUELLEH ASSIGNS TASKS TO NEW CABINET [...] (U) Summary: On May 24th, in an important speech directed at his new cabinet, President Ismail Omar Guelleh announced his "road map" for the new term. The road map gave specific directives to almost every ministry. Its focal point was the "satisfaction of basic human needs." Guelleh emphasized [...] |
2005-06-13 09:11:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL SOCI PHUM ECON ETRD DJ PDEM |
| 05DJIBOUTI664 |
DJIBOUTI'S INTERIOR MINISTER ACCEPTS EMBASSY OFFER [...] (C) Minister of Interior Yacin Elmi Bouh has agreed to accept the visit of a USAID-funded team that would assess Djibouti's current electoral laws and plans for decentralization. The approval came in his meeting July 10 at Interior headquarters with Ambassador and Embassy Djibouti's USAID Re [...] |
2005-07-12 12:01:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EAID SCUL DJ PDEM |
| 05DUBLIN318 |
IRELAND: BELARUS RESOLUTION AT THE UNCHR [...] No summary [...] |
2005-03-15 13:50:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED | UNHRC PDEM EUN |
| 05HELSINKI312 |
FINLAND: BELARUS RESOLUTION AT THE UNCHR [...] No summary [...] |
2005-03-14 13:42:00 | Embassy Helsinki | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM BO FI UNHRC PDEM |
| 05HILLAH367 |
DIWANIYAH IECI HEAD PREPARED FOR FRAUD ACCUSATIONS [...] (C) Summary: Diwaniyah Independent Electoral Commission of Iraq Head Saad Madhloom told REO Al-Hillah staff in a December 7 meeting that he was staffing provincial polling sites to prepare for allegations of fraud from partisans of Iyad Allawi's National Iraqi List (ballot number 731.) Madhloom [...] |
2005-12-12 19:48:00 | REO Hillah | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL IZ PDEM |
| 05KUWAIT3464 |
BANGLADESHI EMBASSY IN KUWAIT UPDATES G/TIP ON [...] (SBU) For source country insight into the plight of foreign laborers in Kuwait, visiting G/TIP delegation, Ambassador John Miller and Reports Officer Feleke Assefa (ref A), met July 27 with Bangladeshi Embassy Labor and Welfare Attache Shahriar Kader Siddiky who reported that 250,000 Banglades [...] |
2005-08-06 08:50:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL PGOV KCRM ELAB KU HURI PDEM |
| 05KUWAIT3677 |
REVIVED AL-SABAH DEBATE OVER SUCCESSION; [...] (S/NF) Summary: Sources indicate a major change in leadership may take place in Kuwait, possibly before the end of August. Although Prime Minister Shaykh Sabah Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah is considered the primary candidate for Amir, his succession is not a foregone conclusion. According to [...] |
2005-08-16 12:05:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PINR KU PDEM |
| 05KUWAIT4008 |
KUWAIT FREEDOM AGENDA: PRIME MINISTER'S SON [...] (C) Summary: Shaykh Nassar Al-Sabah Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah, the son of the Prime Minister and an advisor to the premier, advised the Ambassador to push the U.S. political reform agenda quietly in political circles rather than publicly. The Ambassador questioned Shaykh Nassar on the intentions of Pr [...] |
2005-09-11 14:19:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID PGOV PHUM KU PDEM FREEDOM AGENDA |
| 05KUWAIT4460 |
FREEDOM AGENDA: GOK FORMS MINISTERIAL COMMITTEE TO [...] (SBU) The GOK has formed a ministerial-level committee to "study" proposals to reduce the number of electoral districts from 25 to 10, or fewer, and to register voters based on their civil identification numbers. The six-person committee is headed by First Deputy Prime Minister and Interior [...] |
2005-10-17 15:55:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KU PDEM FREEDOM AGENDA NATIONAL ASSEMBLY |
| 05KUWAIT768 |
"SYRIAL KILLERS:" MARCHERS IN KUWAIT PROTEST [...] A crowd of 100-200 peaceful protesters chanted anti-Syrian slogans, waved Lebanese flags and carried pictures of the late Rafiq Hariri near the Embassy of Lebanon in Kuwait on February 21, coinciding with a protest through the streets of downtown Beirut. This was the second such rally in Kuwait [...] |
2005-02-21 13:06:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM KU LE PDEM |
| 05LILONGWE259 |
GHOST STORY LANDS JOURNALISTS IN JAIL [...] Summary: Two Malawian journalists and an assistant to the Vice President were arrested March 15 over the publication of stories about ghosts in the presidential mansion in Lilongwe. The stories, perceived by the government to be an embarrassment, were carried on the BBC and international news [...] |
2005-03-16 14:58:00 | Embassy Lilongwe | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO PGOV MI PDEM |
| 05LILONGWE274 |
Journalists Charged with "Insulting President" [...] No summary [...] |
2005-03-22 15:27:00 | Embassy Lilongwe | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO PGOV MI PDEM |
| 05PARIS1713 |
FRENCH RESPONSE TO BELARUS DRAFT RESOLUTION [...] No summary [...] |
2005-03-15 13:17:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | BO FR UNHRC PDEM EUN |
| 05PRAGUE354 |
CZECH RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON PROPOSED CHR TEXT ON [...] (SBU) Poloff spoke with Mr. Jan Kaminek of the Department of Human Rights at the Czech MFA on March 10 regarding the referenced demarche asking for feedback about a planned resolution on the state of democracy and democratic elections in the world. Mr. Kaminek told Poloff candidly that whil [...] |
2005-03-10 15:34:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM EZ PDEM UNCHR |
| 06BAGHDAD2148 |
REACTIONS TO THE BAGHDAD SECURITY PLAN [...] (C//REL MNFI) SUMMARY AND COMMENT. The Baghdad Security Plan commenced operation June 14. The June 20 MCNS review of the plan assessed the operation positively, noting room for improvement (reftel). On June 24, the plan will be formally reviewed to determine what modifications are needed to [...] |
2006-06-22 14:52:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PDEM KCRM MOPS MARR IZ |
| 06BAGHDAD2591 |
IRAQI REACTION TO ISRAEL-LEBANON SITUATION [...] (S) SUMMARY: Israeli military action in Lebanon has brought strong condemnation from Iraqi officials across the political spectrum. No negative reference has been made to Hezbollah militia actions. Friday prayers were dominated by anti-Israeli rhetoric, and demonstrations against Israel repo [...] |
2006-07-20 02:35:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PGOV PTER PDEM KCRM MOPS MARR IZ |
| 06KINSHASA1658 |
LEADERSHIP GAP IN ECONOMIC MINISTRIES [...] (SBU) In its final months, the transitional government is facing a large economic leadership void. On October 14 a presidential decree announced several new ministers and vice ministers, as well as the resignation of numerous parastatal managers. All positions affected are held by factions of [...] |
2006-10-26 15:08:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON PINR PGOV PDEM KCOR CG ELECTIONS |
| 06LILONGWE406 |
JOURNALISTS' ARRESTS POINT TO INCREASE IN POLITICALLY- [...] (U) Summary: Three independent journalists were arrested in Lilongwe on May 8 and charged with criminal libel, for publishing a story that accused Malawi's attorney general of theft. The arrests are the latest in what appears to be a growing trend toward politically-motivated arrests and pros [...] |
2006-05-11 14:03:00 | Embassy Lilongwe | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PDEM KPAO PGOV KCOR MI |
| 07KUWAIT1575 |
FIRST LADY PROMOTES EDUCATION AND WOMEN'S [...] (U) Summary: First Lady Laura Bush visited Kuwait October 24-25 as part of her regional trip to highlight education, breast cancer awareness, women's issues, and the Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI). At a diwaniyya (traditional discussion salon) hosted by Higher Education Undersec [...] |
2007-11-01 14:29:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PDEM KWMN KDEM KU |
| 07LUANDA235 |
ANGOLA: UNITA BELIEVES SHOTS FIRED WERE AN ATTEMPT [...] (C) Summary: On March 2, shots were fired at the UNITA party headquarters in Camabatela, Kwanza Norte province while UNITA president Isaias Samakuva was in the building. UNITA representatives publicly announced to the media and privately to emboff that the shots fired were a direct threat to [...] |
2007-03-13 08:47:00 | Embassy Luanda | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PDEM AO |
| 07MANAGUA964 |
NICARAGUAN WOMEN ACTIVISTS WARN CHOICE IS [...] (C). SUMMARY: Leading members of the Women's Autonomous Movement of Nicaragua recently met with Embassy officers to discuss the need to encourage women within civil society to defend Nicaragua's democracy, promote development, and stop the slide toward authoritarianism and "legal dictatorship" [...] |
2007-04-17 18:56:00 | Embassy Managua | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | KDEM KWMN PDEM PHUM PREL NU |
| 07MUSCAT786 |
SCENESETTER FOR NEA A/S WELCH VISIT TO MUSCAT (AUG [...] (C) Embassy Muscat and I warmly welcome your return to Oman. Omani officials look forward to meeting with you to receive updates on issues concerning the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Iraq, and Iran. While Oman remains a strong friend and ally and cooperates with us on a wide range of subject [...] |
2007-08-15 13:35:00 | Embassy Muscat | SECRET//NOFORN | PARM PREL KNNP ECON PDEM MU |
| 08NAIROBI545 |
KENYA TALKS - KEY ISSUES STILL UNRESOLVED [...] (SBU) Summary. Although both sides agreed to creation of a prime minister position following the Secretary's February 18 visit, the talks have bogged down over the authority the PM will be given and over related issues, including formation of a cabinet. Gordon Brown spoke with Kibaki Februar [...] |
2008-02-25 18:43:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PDEM KE |
| 08THEHAGUE254 |
NETHERLANDS/LEBANON: NO PARTICIPATION IN 3/14 [...] No summary [...] |
2008-03-14 14:28:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PDEM NL LE |
| 09CAPETOWN83 |
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE (DA) WINS BIG IN TWO LOCAL [...] No summary [...] |
2009-04-01 08:40:00 | Consulate Cape Town | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PDEM SF |
| 09JAKARTA154 |
FORMER PRESIDENT MEGAWATI CONSIDERS SULTAN AS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The opposition Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) just finished its national conference. The key topic on the agenda was the party's choice for vice presidential candidate for the July presidential election. Most party regulars seem to agree that the Sultan of Yogya [...] |
2009-01-29 10:55:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PDEM ID |
| 09JAKARTA724 |
VP ADVISER REVIEWS ONGOING POLITICAL MANEUVERING [...] (C) Pol/C met April 24 with Gembong Prijono, one of Vice President Jusuf Kalla's closest advisers. Prijono confirmed that Vice President Kalla was prepared to run for president against President Yudhoyono in the July 8 election, adding "it is too late for their alliance -- there is basically [...] |
2009-04-24 07:17:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PDEM ID |
| 09JAKARTA729 |
KEY PARTY DIVIDED ON DECISION NOT TO LINK WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: Amid a flood of reports and rumors about party jockeying, a deeply divided Golkar Party is scrambling to regroup after its April 23 decision to split from President Yudhoyono ahead of the July 8 presidential election. VP and Party Chair Jusuf Kalla is trying to remain in contro [...] |
2009-04-24 10:00:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PDEM ID |
| 09JAKARTA744 |
PRESIDENT YUDHOYONO CONSOLIDATES SUPPORT [...] (C) SUMMARY: On April 26, President Yudhoyono officially accepted the nomination of his party, Partai Demokrat (PD), to seek a second-term. Since the April 9 parliamentary election, Yudhoyono and PD have been consolidating support from smaller parties. Should all this support pan out, the [...] |
2009-04-28 10:30:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PDEM ID |
| 09JAKARTA764 |
PRESIDENT YUDHOYONO TO NAME VP RUNNING MATE SOON [...] (C) SUMMARY: Indonesia is rife with speculation about whom President Yudhoyono might choose as his vice presidential running mate for the July presidential election. The President--who is keeping his cards close to his chest--has announced that he will make the pick by May 10. Names that ke [...] |
2009-04-30 09:25:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PDEM ID |
| 09JAKARTA779 |
STAGE SEEMS SET FOR THREE-WAY RACE FOR PRESIDENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: VP Jusuf Kalla on May 1 announced that Wiranto (one name only), a former general and leader of the Hanura Party, will run with him in the July presidential election. This lackluster partnership has little chance of winning and many in Kalla's Golkar Party do not support it. Wit [...] |
2009-05-04 10:24:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PDEM ID |
| 09JAKARTA804 |
PRESIDENTIAL ADVISOR'S INSIGHTS ON POSSIBLE [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a May 5 meeting with DepPol/C, Presidential Advisor T.B. Silalahi said President Yudhoyono is leaning toward choosing State Minister Hatta Rajasa as his vice-presidential running mate. The President still has not made his mind up, however (Yudhoyono has said he will announce h [...] |
2009-05-07 09:53:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PDEM ID |
| 09JAKARTA812 |
MAJOR ISLAMIC PARTY WORKS TO REVAMP IMAGE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Members of the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS)--Indonesia's largest Islamic-oriented party--are concerned by what they see as the party's disappointing results in the recent legislative elections. Although the party did not do poorly (indeed it received slightly more support tha [...] |
2009-05-08 08:12:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PDEM KISL ID |
| 09JAKARTA826 |
"STRANGE BEDFELLOWS" -- PRESIDENT YUDHOYONO [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Yudhoyono and former president Megawati have seemingly declared a detente in their longstanding political cold war and begun serious coalition talks ahead of the July presidential election. As a quid pro quo for Megawati abandoning her quest for the presidency to supp [...] |
2009-05-12 09:58:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PDEM ID |
| 09JAKARTA839 |
AFGHANISTAN -- INDONESIA TO HELP WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Indonesian government is seeking ways to boost counterterrorism and democracy in Afghanistan. The GOI, working with Canada, is exploring CT training for the Afghan police. Indonesia will also host a major electoral training session for Afghan officials in cooperation with [...] |
2009-05-14 10:35:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PDEM ID AF |
| 09JAKARTA852 |
RESPECTED ECONOMIST LIKELY AS YUDHOYONO'S RUNNING [...] (C) SUMMARY. President Yudhoyono on May 15 reportedly was about to announce esteemed economist and Central Bank Governor Boediyono (one name only) as his Vice Presidential candidate, opting for loyalty, competence and honesty over patronage, special interests, and popular support. Boediyono's [...] |
2009-05-15 10:16:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PDEM ID |
| 09NAIROBI94 |
SOMALIA - MORE REACTION TO FAROOLE'S WIN IN PUNTLAND [...] (U) Summary: With the election and inauguration of Puntland's president complete, Puntlanders remain pleased with Abdirahman Mohamed "Faroole," their new leader. The inauguration took place on January 11 and was reportedly a well-executed ceremony punctuated by positive remarks from the outgo [...] |
2009-01-16 04:18:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PDEM PINR SO |