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| Identifier | Subject | Date | Office | Classification | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03AMMAN4374 |
New Book Published CAIRO PLEASE PASS TO ALEXANDRIA [...] Amman is pleased to announce a new title from the Arabic Book Program. "The Best American Short Stories of the Century", edited by John Updike and Katrina Kenison was published in early July. This book is the sixty-second in an annual series by the American publisher. This edition includes o [...] |
2003-07-16 06:44:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO JO IIP |
| 03AMMAN741 |
FOUR NEW TITLES FROM THE AMMAN ARABIC BOOK PROGRAM [...] THE AMMAN BOOK PROGRAM IS PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE FOUR NEW TITLES: "WATER FOR THE FUTURE: THE WEST BANK AND GAZA STRIP, ISRAEL AND JORDAN" BY THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCE, "ISLAM, GENDER AND SOCIAL CHANGE" BY YVONNE YAZBEK HADDAD AND JOHN ESPOSITO (EDS), "CORRUPTION AND GOVERNMENT: CAUSES, CONS [...] |
2003-02-03 09:42:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO JO IIP |
| 05ASUNCION1043 |
ASUNCION REQUEST FOR U.S.SPEAKER ON COUNTER- [...] Brief program description: Post would like to join PAS Santiago in a request for a speaker on counter-terrorism issues (reftel 01643) for three days of presentations (negotiable) on the fight against terrorism to the Government of Paraguay Office of the Vice President; Institute for High Stra [...] |
2005-08-19 14:37:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED | OEXC KPAO PTER PA CI AR UY PE IIP |
| 05LILONGWE598 |
USING CULTURE TO COMBAT HIV/AIDS [...] Summary: Using a $6,000 travel grant, Public Affairs invited Dr. Jack Allison to return to Malawi June 3 to participate in a three-week speaker program entitled "Using Music to Combat HIV/AIDS." Dr. Allison served as a PCV from 1966-68 and became famous in Malawi for using music to deliver h [...] |
2005-07-13 12:14:00 | Embassy Lilongwe | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OEXC SCUL KSEP MI IIP HIV AIDS |
| 06KATHMANDU1463 |
2006 TIP REPORT DELIVERED [...] On June 6 Post delivered the country narrative on Nepal from the 2006 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report as well as the demarche information in reftel to Under Secretary Shankar Bairagi, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and Joint Secretary Shyam Sunder Sharma, Ministry of Women, Children and Soci [...] |
2006-06-07 11:31:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM PHUM KWMN PREL PGOV SMIG KPAO IIP NP |
| 06REYKJAVIK120 |
ICELAND REACTION: OPTIMISTIC TONE FOLLOWING MARCH [...] (SBU) Summary: The Government and news media of Iceland, for the most part, have echoed FM Haarde's cautious optimism over the round of bilateral defense talks in Reykjavik 3/31. The two leading newspapers published editorials praising the talks for providing the first step toward clarifying t [...] |
2006-04-03 18:28:00 | Embassy Reykjavik | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | NATO MARR PREL KPAO IIP ECA IC |
| 06REYKJAVIK130 |
ICELANDIC FOREIGN MINISTER BEARING UP WELL UNDER [...] (SBU) Summary: Icelandic Foreign Minister Geir H. Haarde has spent early April trying to diffuse criticism from press and politicians who accuse him of failing to predict the U.S. decision to draw down Naval Air Station Keflavik (NASKEF), and who say he is too passive in letting the U.S. defi [...] |
2006-04-11 16:05:00 | Embassy Reykjavik | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | NATO MARR PREL KPAO IIP ECA IC |
| 06REYKJAVIK187 |
ICELANDIC ACADEMIC CLAIMS U.S. BASE SHUTDOWN TIED [...] (C) Summary: An Icelandic historian's assertion that the U.S. would not be shutting down Naval Air Station Keflavik (NASKEF) had former PM and FM David Oddsson not retired from politics has excited the media and driven the country's leading politicians into a round of recriminations. The sugg [...] |
2006-05-26 18:06:00 | Embassy Reykjavik | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PREL KPAO ECA IIP IC |
| 06REYKJAVIK91 |
SUMMARY OF ICELANDIC MEDIA INTERVIEWS WITH US [...] Summary: Ambassador held a March 16 marathon of interviews with seven media outlets (reftel A) to explain reasons behind the U.S. Government's decision to realign Naval Air Station Keflavik and withdraw its four F-15 fighters and search and rescue helicopters by the end of September 2006. The [...] |
2006-03-17 18:52:00 | Embassy Reykjavik | UNCLASSIFIED | NATO MARR PREL KPAO IIP ECA IC |
| 06REYKJAVIK93 |
MEDIA REACTION FOR MARCH 18-20, 2006: U.S. [...] Summary: Weekend media reaction to the U.S. decision to realign Keflavik Naval Air Station (NASKEF) took a sober turn as politicians and pundits assessed the cost of this development to their state's security and treasury. The national newspaper of record, whose editor is close to former PM [...] |
2006-03-20 17:00:00 | Embassy Reykjavik | UNCLASSIFIED | NATO MARR PREL KPAO IIP ECA IC |
| 06REYKJAVIK97 |
MEDIA REACTION FOR MARCH 21-22, 2006: U.S. REMOVAL [...] Summary: March 21 press coverage of the U.S. decision to remove most assets from the base at Keflavik was punctuated by PM Asgrimsson's statement that the U.S. decision had created a "climate of distrust between the two countries." Coverage also focused on NATO SECGEN Scheffer's comments that [...] |
2006-03-22 15:58:00 | Embassy Reykjavik | UNCLASSIFIED | NATO MARR PREL KPAO IIP ECA IC |
| 07ABUDHABI182 |
MEDIA REACTION: Quartet meeting in US; Mekka meeting [...] No summary [...] |
2007-02-06 10:50:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | IIP KMDR TC |
| 07ABUDHABI183 |
MEDIA REACTION: QUARTET MEETING IN US/MECCA MEETING [...] Summary: "Al-Khaleej" considers the Quartet meeting in Washington an American attempt to reinforce that the committee's positions do not deviate from the American position. A columnist in "Al-Ittihad" criticized the fact that there is no tolerance among Muslims towards the others and called [...] |
2007-02-06 11:25:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | IIP KMDR TC |
| 07ABUDHABI294 |
MEDIA REACTION: LEBANON/RICE MEETING/IRAQ [...] Summary: The editorial in "Al-Khaleej" wondered how Bush could expect to win Arabs' or Iraqis' trust when he is not able to win the trust of U.S. Senators. The editorial in "Al-Khaleej" opines that all that the United States does in the region is for Israel. The editorial in "Al-Bayan" views [...] |
2007-02-20 12:48:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | IIP KMDR TC |
| 07ABUDHABI307 |
MEDIA REACTION: RICE VISIT TO NEA REGION/CHENEY'S [...] Summary: The editorial in "Al-Khaleej" speculates on why Rice bothers to come to the region when all she says is a "clone" of what the Israelis say. Another editorial in "Al-Khaleej" mocked Vice President Cheney's statement announcing that the United States will complete its mission in an hon [...] |
2007-02-22 09:08:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | IIP KMDR TC |
| 07ABUDHABI396 |
SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: U.S. HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS [...] No summary [...] |
2007-03-08 14:07:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | IIP KMDR TC |
| 07ABUDHABI475 |
MEDIA REACTION: PALESTINIAN UNITY GOVERNMENT/IRAQ [...] SUMMARY: The editorial in "Al-Khaleej" considers American-Israeli refusal to recognize or deal with the Palestinian national unit government as a confirmation of their joint resentment of peace for the Palestinians. It urges Arabs to demand the lifting of sanctions imposed on Palestinians. [...] |
2007-03-20 09:56:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | IIP KMDR TC |
| 07ABUDHABI509 |
SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: ARAB SUMMIT IN RIYADH [...] SUMMARY: A UAE columnist in "Al-Ittihad" expects the Arab summit to end up being a waste of time because he believed Arabs are impotent and unable to confront existing challenges and threats. The editorial in "Al-Khaleej" wonders why the U.S. and Israel ignored the Arabs' peace initiative five [...] |
2007-03-26 12:42:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | IIP KMDR TC |
| 08CHISINAU751 |
MEDIA ABUSES INCREASE AS ELECTIONS [...] (SBU) Summary: Government interference with media abuse is increasing as the Spring 2009 parliamentary elections approach in Moldova. Government harassment of independent and pro- opposition journalists has been reported. Direct sponsorship of some major outlets and denial of information to o [...] |
2008-07-15 10:56:00 | Embassy Chisinau | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL IIP KPAO KDEM MD |
| 08VIENNA1646 |
"ELECTION 2008" PROGRAMS DIVERTED ROAD TO THE WHITE HOUSE [...] (U) Summary: The 2008 presidential election proved to be an excellent and sustained opportunity for PAS Vienna to reach and influence audiences across Austria. Recognizing keen interest in this year's historic election, post utilized the full range of public diplomacy vehicles - speakers, vid [...] |
2008-11-07 14:44:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | AGS KPAO IIP ECA AU |
| 09VIENNA311 |
AUSTRIAN DAILY "DIE PRESSE" LAUNCHES A SUNDAY EDITION [...] (U) At a time of decreasing circulation for print editions and increasing popularity of online news sites, DIE PRESSE, Austria's most prestigious centrist daily, launched a Sunday edition on March 15, 2009. The Sunday DIE PRESSE editor expects circulation to reach 160,000 - a substantial jump [...] |
2009-03-17 13:30:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | AGS KPAO IIP ECA AU |