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| Identifier | Subject | Date | Office | Classification | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02HANOI2738 |
GVN PRESIDENT REAFFIRMS STRONG RELATIONSHIP [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. GVN OFFICIALS CHARACTERIZED PRESIDENT TRAN DUC LUONG'S OCTOBER 28-31 STATE VISIT TO FRANCE AS "SUCCESSFUL," MUCH ALONG THE LINES AS EMBASSY PARIS' EXCELLENT WRAP-UP (REF A). ACCORDING TO OFFICIALS HERE, FRANCE WOULD LIKE TO SEE VIETNAM "BE MORE FORCEFUL IN ITS REFORMS." OTHE [...] |
2002-11-13 07:04:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ETRD EAID PHUM PTER FR VM CONS |
| 04BRATISLAVA900 |
DEPUTY SECRETARY ARMITAGE'S VISIT TO SLOVAKIA [...] (C) Summary: Deputy Secretary Armitage visited Slovakia September 14. During his meetings with Prime Minister Dzurinda, Foreign Minister Kukan, parliamentary leaders, and the media, he underscored that U.S.-Slovak relations are based on more than just coalition membership and reflect the shar [...] |
2004-09-30 09:26:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON KPAO LO CONS |
| 04CARACAS2153 |
CHAVEZ PADS VOTES WITH NATURALIZATION AND IDENTITY [...] (C) THE GOV'S "MISION IDENTIDAD" (MISSION IDENTITY) IS PROVIDING CEDULAS (IDENTITY CARDS) TO MASSIVE NUMBERS OF UNDOCUMENTED VENEZUELANS AND FOREIGNERS. THE GOV IS WORKING BUSILY VIA THE MISSION TO ISSUE IDENTITY CARDS TO POTENTIAL VOTERS BEFORE THE JULY 10 ELECTORAL REGISTRY DEADLINE FOR THE [...] |
2004-07-02 17:21:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM VE CONS |
| 05QUITO1048 |
ECUADOR'S ABRUPT CHANGE OF GOVERNMENT: EMBASSY [...] (SBU) Summary: The abrupt overthrow of the Gutierrez government on April 20 was not unprecedented here, but tested the Embassy's capacity to respond quickly to a crisis. In this after action report we examine the lessons we learned from this experience, hoping that it will be useful for us an [...] |
2005-05-06 20:36:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL SNAR ASEC PGOV AMGT EC CONS |
| 06ABIDJAN1306 |
NINE TURKEYS DIE OF H5N1 AVIAN INFLUENZA JUST IN [...] On November 20, the National Institute for Public Hygiene in Cote d'Ivoire (INHP) confirmed results by the National Laboratory for Agricultural Development (LANADA) on November 17 of another instance of H5N1 Avian Influenza (AI) in Cote d'Ivoire. Culling began November 21, as 76 birds were s [...] |
2006-11-24 17:07:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO EAGR EMED CONS IV |
| 06ABIDJAN1334 |
AMBASSADOR VISITS FN-HELD NORTHEAST; QUIET, BUT [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Hooks led a small delegation of Emboffs and the DATT on a tour of northeastern towns Bondoukou and Bouna. While government-held Bondoukou and FN-held Bouna are peaceful compared to other areas of the country, Bondoukou is notably more prosperous and Bouna's administ [...] |
2006-12-04 17:10:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON CONS IV |
| 06BANGKOK6888 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED: THAI WILL NOT SUPPORT MICHAEL [...] Per reftel A, post followed up on the ILC demarche (reftel B) with the Legal Affairs Division at the Department of Treaties and Legal Affairs, Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs on November 15, 2006. The Thai informed Poloff that because they have already made "an arrangement to exchange votes [...] |
2006-11-15 04:04:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA CONS ILC UNGA |
| 06GUANGZHOU16394 |
Austria Coming, Singapore Expanding, Cuban CG in [...] (SBU) Summary: Austria is the newest European Union country looking to open a Consulate General in Guangzhou in the fall. Meanwhile, Singapore, which currently has a Consulate General in Xiamen in Fujian Province, intends to open a separate Consulate General in Guangzhou this summer, because [...] |
2006-06-01 07:23:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ECON EINV CONS PINR CH |
| 06GUANGZHOU5696 |
Andale, Pues: Mexico Establishes Consulate in [...] (SBU) Summary: Mexico has opened a Consulate in Guangzhou. In the celebratory event, Mexican Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs Lourdes Aranda cited the heavy weight economic power of Guangdong Province not to mention the fact that most Chinese-Mexicans trace their roots to south China as th [...] |
2006-03-01 02:15:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ECON EINV CONS PINR CH |
| 06LIMA247 |
TRIPWIRE CONTACTS - LIMA [...] (SBU) Embassy Lima has access to the CLASSNET software application for Tripwires and confirms its continuing participation in the Tripwire program. Previous reporters have departed post. 2. (SBU) The two American Citizen employees who currently will be responsible for inputting tripwire dat [...] |
2006-01-23 11:57:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AMGT ASEC AMED KFLO CONS TBIO PE |
| 06LJUBLJANA62 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR LJUBLJANA CONSULAR [...] Country clearance is requested for Ljubljana Consular LES staff, Zdena Kosi, Ingrid Kocar, Marjeta Koren and Matej Debevec to visit Vienna, Austria from February 07 to February 08, 2006 to attend a joint Vienna - Ljubljana consular conference. 2. Hotel reservations has already been arrang [...] |
2006-01-30 08:25:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT CONS |
| 06MEXICO6182 |
GOM INTERVENES IN OAXACA [...] (SBU) Begin summary: The five month-old crisis in Oaxaca reached a critical juncture October 29 with the deployment of Mexico's Federal Preventive Police (PFP) to the embattled state following three October 27 fatalities, including the killing of American journalist Brad Will. This cable asse [...] |
2006-10-31 13:29:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV CONS MX |
| 06MEXICO6278 |
THE RADICALIZATION OF AMLO? [...] (SBU) After virtually two weeks of silence, defeated presidential candidate Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO) took a more radical line in a speech to supporters of the Popular Assembly for the People of Oaxaca (APPO), backing the protests in Oaxaca and criticizing President Fox's decision to [...] |
2006-11-04 01:57:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON FBI DHS PAS DAO CONS OPAD DCM POL AID |
| 06MEXICO6546 |
PRD PREPARES FOR TWIN INAUGURATIONS [...] (C) Poloff met with PRD leaders and Mexico City government (GDF) officials to discuss PRD plans for Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador's (AMLO) self-styled inauguration on November 20 and for the official inauguration of President-elect Felipe Calderon on December 1. For November 20, the PRD expects [...] |
2006-11-17 23:37:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON FBI DHS PAS DAO CONS OPAD DCM POL AID |
| 06PARAMARIBO698 |
CHINA POPULAR WITH MINISTRIES: LOANS IN ONE DAY [...] (C) SUMMARY: According to Minister of Planning and Development Cooperation Ricardo van Ravenswaay, Chinese development assistance is increasingly popular with certain Ministries because loans to companies for development projects are available "in one day." Van Ravenswaay contrasted this wi [...] |
2006-10-31 20:08:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PROG NS CH CONS EAID SMIG |
| 07CARACAS1340 |
AMBASSADOR'S FINAL GAB WITH FOREIGN MINISTRY [...] (C) Summary - In a farewell meeting BRV Vice Foreign Minister Valero and Ambassador discussed five possible avenues for an early dialogue between the BRV and the Ambassador's successor. The Ambassador noted that long-standing difficulties involving official visas and accreditation, aviation a [...] |
2007-07-04 14:10:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR PGOV PHUM CONS VE |
| 07GUATEMALA2252 |
SCENESETTER FOR CODEL COLEMAN [...] Your November 23 - 24 visit will afford you a chance to view adoptions processes and practices in Guatemala. You will also have the opportunity to review our efforts to promote economic development, poverty alleviation, democracy, and rule of law, following the 1996 signing of the Peace Ac [...] |
2007-11-19 19:37:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV CONS PREL GT |
| 07HANOI1385 |
AMBASSADOR'S FAREWELL DINNER WITH VICE FOREIGN MINISTER LE [...] (SBU) Summary: Vice Foreign Minister Le Van Bang and the Ambassador discussed a wide range of issues during a cordial August 3 dinner. The Ambassador used the occasion to underscore U.S. concerns concerned over governance and human rights, and raised the cases of imprisoned individuals eligibl [...] |
2007-08-06 11:55:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL PGOV CONS KIRF ECON VM |
| 07HANOI2019 |
FOREIGN MINISTER ENGAGES DONOR AMBASSADORS ON HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (SBU) Summary: In a November 28 meeting, ambassadors from key donor countries engaged Deputy Prime Minister/Foreign Minister Pham Gia Khiem in an exchange on human rights issues. Discussion at the event, hosted by DPM Khiem, focused largely on the recent appellate hearing of two human rights l [...] |
2007-11-30 07:16:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM BM CONS VM |
| 07KABUL696 |
EXPEDITING MEDICAL RELEASE/TRANSFER OF [...] (U) This is an action request; please see paragraph 5. 2. (S) Per ref A, Canadian officials paid a first consular visit to detainee Khaled Samy Abdalla ISMAIL in the Bagram Theater Internment Facility (BTIF) on January 11 and advised that Mr. Ismail, who is a dual Canadian/Egyptian national, [...] |
2007-03-04 06:51:00 | Embassy Kabul | SECRET | CASC KAWC MARR PTER CONS CA EG AF |
| 07KABUL722 |
GERMAN MP REQUESTS TOUR OF BAGRAM THEATER [...] (U) This is an action request: See paragraph four. 2. (SBU) In mid-February, German Ambassador to Kabul Dr.Hans-Ulrich Seidt wrote letters to Ambassador Neumann, COMISAF GEN McNeill, and CJTF-76 Commander MG Rodriguez on behalf of German parliamentarian Mrs. Elke Hoff of the Free Democra [...] |
2007-03-04 13:37:00 | Embassy Kabul | SECRET | KAWC MARR PTER CONS GM AF |
| 07KABUL758 |
GERMAN MP REQUESTS TOUR OF BAGRAM THEATER [...] (U) This is an action request: See paragraph four. 2. (SBU) In mid-February, German Ambassador to Kabul Dr.Hans-Ulrich Seidt wrote letters to Ambassador Neumann, COMISAF GEN McNeill, and CJTF-76 Commander MG Rodriguez on behalf of German parliamentarian Mrs. Elke Hoff of the Free Democra [...] |
2007-03-05 15:25:00 | Embassy Kabul | SECRET | KAWC MARR PTER CONS GM AF |
| 07KUWAIT1474 |
MFA U/S AL-JARALLAH'S MEETING ON AMCIT, UNGA, AND [...] (C) On October 2, Charge met with Kuwait Ministry of Foreign Affairs Under Secretary Khaled Suliman Al-Jarallah to deliver and follow-up on septel demarches and to discuss the Foreign Minister's UNGA meetings, Critical Energy Infrastructure Protection (CEIP) and other issues. U/S Al-Jarallah [...] |
2007-10-04 14:07:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KU CONS KCIP ASEC |
| 07LAPAZ2813 |
NOTES FROM SANTA CRUZ - OCTOBER 2007 [...] (SBU) Summary: Santa Cruz Department, with 26 percent of Bolivia's population, is its fastest-growing region responsible for 32 percent of Bolivian GDP. Political and business leaders lament the lack of central government funds dedicated to Santa Cruz but on the other hand resent central gover [...] |
2007-10-18 18:14:00 | Embassy La Paz | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ECON KPAO CONS AMGT BL |
| 07PARIS688 |
JAPAN/AFRICA: JAPANESE EMBOFF DISCUSSES WEST [...] (C) SUMMARY: Chie Kinumaki, an Africa Watcher at Japan's Embassy in Paris, on February 21 discussed efforts to assist 30 Japanese nationals in leaving Guinea; the impasse in Cote d'Ivoire; concerns about China's lack of interest in promoting democracy, human rights, and sound business pract [...] |
2007-02-23 09:56:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINS PINR CONS ASEC XY GV IV CH JA FR |
| 08DUBLIN338 |
CODEL LEAHY TALKS NORTHERN IRELAND, IMMIGRATION, [...] (C) Summary: Senators Patrick Leahy, Thad Cochran, and Richard Shelby visited Ireland May 24-27, 2008, meeting Irish Prime Minister (Taoiseach) Brian Cowen, Finance Minister Brian Lenihan, Foreign Minister Micheal Martin, and President Mary McAleese. Headlining the Irish agenda was to say "th [...] |
2008-06-11 10:15:00 | Embassy Dublin | CONFIDENTIAL | OVIP PGOV PREL ECON CONS EI |
| 08HANOI1043 |
(U) Deputy Secretary Negroponte's September 11, 2008 [...] (U) September 11, 2008; 14:00; Hanoi, Vietnam. 2. (U) Participants: U.S. The Deputy Secretary Ambassador Michael Michalak Deputy Assistant Secretary Scot Marciel PolCouns Brian Aggeler D Special Asst. Kaye Lee D Special Asst. Ted Wittenstein Jane Bocklage (Embassy Notetaker) Vi [...] |
2008-09-12 08:50:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OVIP NEGROPONTE JOHN PREL PGOV AMGT CONS MARR CH VM |
| 08HANOI1044 |
(U) Deputy Secretary Negroponte's September 11, 2008 [...] (U) September 11, 2008; 14:00; Hanoi, Vietnam. 2. (U) Participants: U.S. The Deputy Secretary Ambassador Michael Michalak Deputy Assistant Secretary Scot Marciel PolCouns Brian Aggeler D Special Asst. Kaye Lee D Special Asst. Ted Wittenstein Jane Bocklage (Embassy Notetaker) Vi [...] |
2008-09-12 08:51:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OVIP NEGROPONTE JOHN PREL PGOV AMGT CONS MARR CH VM |
| 08HANOI277 |
ASSISTANT SECRETARY HILL VISIT TO VIETNAM [...] (SBU) Summary: In a March 2-3 visit to Hanoi, Assistant Secretary for East Asia and Pacific Affairs Christopher R. Hill met with the GVN Ministry of Foreign Affairs (paras 2-12) and National Assembly (paras 13-15), the Communist Party of Vietnam (paras 16-20), religious leaders (paras 21-23), n [...] |
2008-03-07 04:28:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV OTRA ECON ETRD CONS VM |
| 08HANOI460 |
UPDATE ON JAILED AMCIT NGUYEN QUOC QUAN [...] No summary [...] |
2008-04-22 04:07:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL PGOV PINR ASEC CONS VM |
| 08MEXICO3343 |
CNDH AND PGR SQUARE OFF OVER BRAD WILL CASE [...] Summary. Mexico's National Human Rights Commission (CNDH) and its Attorney General's Office have released two separate reports on the shooting of Amcit journalist Brad Will in October 2006 that places the two institutions at odds. CNDH insists its investigation of forensic evidence demonstr [...] |
2008-11-12 13:37:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | CONS PREL PGOV PHUM KJUS KCRM MX |
| 08MEXICO3595 |
PGR MAKES ITS CASE, AGAIN, ON BRAD WILL [...] (SBU) Summary. Mexico's Office of the Attorney General (PGR) provided Emboffs with a three-hour brief on its investigation into the death of Amcit journalist Brad Will who was shot and killed in the course of civil unrest in Oaxaca in October 2006. Much of what PGR presented tracked with p [...] |
2008-12-08 13:37:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL | CONS PREL PGOV PHUM KJUS KCRM MX |
| 08SANJOSE901 |
COSTA RICA: AMERICAN BUSINESS LEADERS ASSIST GOCR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: From October 22-23, Poloff and RSO visited the Quepos/Manuel Antonio area, a busy tourist area located about three hours from San Jose on the central Pacific coast of Costa Rica, to discuss security issues with local U.S. investors and government officials. The RSO spoke with U. [...] |
2008-11-18 23:20:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PINR ASEC SNAR CONS CS |
| 08SANJOSE902 |
COSTA RICA: AMERICAN BUSINESS LEADERS ASSIST GOCR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: From October 22-23, Poloff and RSO visited the Quepos/Manuel Antonio area, a busy tourist area located about three hours from San Jose on the central Pacific coast of Costa Rica, to discuss security issues with local U.S. investors and government officials. The RSO spoke with U. [...] |
2008-11-19 15:05:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PINR ASEC SNAR CONS CS |
| 09ASMARA279 |
CORRUPTION IN THE ERITREAN PASSPORT OFFICE [...] (C) Ten officials in the Department of Immigration (DOI) passport authority have been imprisoned for running an illegal passport operation, according to close embassy sources. The illegal outfit involved preparing false documentation for clients, including national service release and medical [...] |
2009-08-24 13:57:00 | Embassy Asmara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV CONS ASEC PINS ER |
| 09BUCHAREST714 |
ROMANIA: VP BIDEN MEETING WITH PRESIDENT BASESCU [...] (U) Summary. Vice President Biden met with President Basescu on October 22, 2009. The Romanian President and Vice President Biden discussed the motivations for Biden's trip to Europe; the U.S. and Romanian relationships with Russia; missile defense; and the coalition strategy in Afghanistan [...] |
2009-10-23 13:59:00 | Embassy Bucharest | SECRET | PREL ENRG CONS XH XD RO |
| 09KUWAIT317 |
ENSURING THE CLASS ENTRY SYSTEM IS ACCURATE AND UP [...] This is an action request. Please see para 6. Summary: -------- 2. The recent border crossing experience of a key Embassy contact who alleges excessive and invasive scrutiny during his recent trip to meet with RAND officials in California leads post to question what process or procedu [...] |
2009-04-01 08:55:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER PGOV CONS PREL KU |
| 09LAPAZ90 |
SANTA CRUZ "NO" CAMPAIGN WORKING FOR EVERY VOTE [...] (C) With less than a week before the January 25 constitutional referendum, both the pro-government "Yes" and the anti-government "No" campaigns have stepped up efforts in Santa Cruz Department (state). Pro-government Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) forces have a higher campaign budget in Sant [...] |
2009-01-22 11:13:00 | Embassy La Paz | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON ASEC CONS BL |
| 09MEXICO398 |
The Power of the Line: How the NIV Section Helps Protect [...] (U) Summary: Mexico's federal enforcement agencies continue to make improvements in intellectual property rights (IPR) protection and enforcement; however, IPR violations - including piracy, smuggling, and triangulation - occur with alarming regularity in Mexico. Some of these illicit activit [...] |
2009-02-12 17:23:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ECON CONS CVIS |
| 09MEXICO428 |
MEXICO ON SUDAN/POTENTIAL ARTICLE 16 REQUEST [...] No summary [...] |
2009-02-17 18:57:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | CONS PREL PGOV PHUM KJUS KCRM MX |
| 09MEXICO638 |
MEXICO ON ICC ARREST WARRANT FOR SUDANESE [...] No summary [...] |
2009-03-04 15:31:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | CONS PREL PGOV PHUM KJUS KCRM MX |
| 09NAIROBI546 |
ADVANCING THE REFORM PROCESS IN KENYA -- VISA [...] As approved by Washington, we have found an individual ineligible under section 212f for engaging in official corruption. This step has been taken on the merits, and as part of continuing efforts to encourage coalition government action on the reform agenda, including specifically action agai [...] |
2009-03-17 14:04:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM PREL PGOV CONS KE PINR |
| 09RPODUBAI115 |
IRAN REGIONAL PRESENCE OFFICE - WINDOW ON IRAN - MARCH 10, [...] [S/NF] Reformist MP Khoeni On Future of Reform Movement: Last week former MP (Sixth Majles) Moussavi Khoeni spoke about his experiences as a parliamentarian and his views on reformist participation in the upcoming presidential elections. Turning now to his views on the future of the reformist [...] |
2009-03-10 12:21:00 | Iran RPO Dubai | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV KDEM CONS IR AF |
| 09SUVA441 |
AMBASSADOR MCGANN MEETING WITH FIJI FM KUBUABOLA [...] No summary [...] |
2009-11-27 00:06:00 | Embassy Suva | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KDEM CONS FJ |
| 09TEGUCIGALPA883 |
TFHO1: DE FACTO REGIME TOUTS IMF ACT AS SIGN OF [...] (C) Summary and Action Request: The Honduran de facto regime is trumpeting the IMF,s inclusion of Honduras in the worldwide increase in Special Drawing Rights (SDR) for members as a sign of international recognition for the regime. Honduras received an allotment of SDR 96 million (approximat [...] |
2009-09-03 20:33:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON AMB CONS DAO DCM AID FCS PAS POL ORA |
| 10KOLKATA24 |
BRAZEN MAOIST/NAXAL ATTACK IN WEST BENGAL MAY STRENGTHEN [...] (SBU) On February 15, in one of the most brazen and brutal Maoist/Naxal attacks in West Bengal in more than a decade, a group of alleged Communist Party of India-Maoist supporters killed approximately 24 state police. The attack took place in the remote rural settlement of Silda in West [...] |
2010-02-16 10:46:00 | Consulate Kolkata | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PTER ASEC CONS IN |