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02TEGUCIGALPA2959 |
HONDURAN MINDEF OUTLINES REGIONAL DISARMAMENT PLAN; EMERGES AS LEADING NATIONAL SECURITY FIGURE IN GOH [...] No summary [...] |
2002-10-25 19:02:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD HO MASS MCAP PARM PIRN PREL XK |
02TEGUCIGALPA2972 |
HONDURAN-U.S. BILATERAL TRADE AND NON-TRADE ISSUES [...] (U) In response to refs a & b, Post identifies the following outstanding bilateral trade and non-trade issues that could negatively impact perception of a U.S.-Central American free trade agreement in the U.S. private sector and Congress. Agriculture Import Restrictions ------------------- [...] |
2002-10-28 21:33:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EAGR ECON ELAB EINV PREL XK HO USTR |
03ROME4879 |
LATIN AMERICAN INTEREST IN SCHOOL FEEDING [...] Representatives of the Group of Latin American and Caribbean countries (GRULAC) met with Ambassador Tony Hall to express their strong support for school feeding initiatives. They are concerned about declining U.S. funding for the McGovern-Dole International Food for Education Program, partic [...] |
2003-10-24 14:40:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC EAGR SENV EAID XK XR WFP WHO |
03TEGUCIGALPA1914 |
CARIBBEAN BASIN ECONOMIC RECOVERY ACT REPORT TO CONGRESS: HONDURAS [...] No summary [...] |
2003-08-13 21:36:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ETRD HO PGOV USTRD XK XL |
03TEGUCIGALPA1964 |
CARIBBEAN BASIN ECONOMIC RECOVERY ACT REPORT TO [...] Post submits the following report in response to reftel request for the biannual report to Congress on the operation of the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act (CBERA), as required by section 213(b) of the CBERA. --------------------------- Commitment to WTO and FTAA --------------------- [...] |
2003-08-19 23:17:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ELAB PGOV HO XK XL USTR |
04GUATEMALA1783 |
TIER 2 WATCH LIST PLAN FOR GUATEMALA [...] On July 16, Charge met with Vice Foreign Minister Marta Altolaguirre to discuss progress in fighting trafficking in persons, and what Guatemala can do to improve its standing on the Tier 2 Watch List. Charge delivered all the points in reftel, and Altolaguirre took careful notes of each. Ch [...] |
2004-07-20 17:04:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM KWMN PHUM SMIG GT XK WM |
04GUATEMALA2126 |
GUATEMALAN PETROLEUM IMPORTS FROM VENEZUELA -- ALL [...] No summary [...] |
2004-08-20 18:52:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENRG XK GT |
04GUATEMALA2416 |
DEMARCHE REQUEST: SCUTTLING THE DOMINICAN [...] No summary [...] |
2004-09-21 20:02:00 | Embassy Guatemala | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD EFIN PGOV PREL GT DR XK |
04GUATEMALA2429 |
DEMARCHE REQUEST: SCUTTLING THE DOMINICAN [...] No summary [...] |
2004-09-23 21:52:00 | Embassy Guatemala | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD EFIN PGOV PREL DR XK GT |
04PANAMA2137 |
PANAMA'S RELIANCE ON VENEZUALAN OIL [...] (U) Per instructions, paras 2 and 3 contain answers to reftel. 2. (U) While Panama imports over half of its oil from Venezuela, it does not do so under the terms of either the San Jose or Caracas Accords. Panama is a signatory to both Accords; however, it did not/not renew the Caracas Accords af [...] |
2004-08-20 19:18:00 | Embassy Panama | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG XK PM CARIB ECONOMIC AFFAIRS |
04ROME2274 |
FOOD SECURITY IN GUATEMALA: VISIT OF ALTERNATE [...] Summary: Travel of U.S. Mission Rome's Alternate Permanent Representative to Guatemala provided an opportunity for review of selected projects of the World Food Program (WFP), the UN Food and Agriculture Agency (FAO) and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) in rural are [...] |
2004-06-14 13:25:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EAGR EFIN AORC SENV GT XK WFP FAO IFAD |
04ROME2277 |
FOOD SECURITY IN NICARAGUA: VISIT OF ALTERNATE [...] Summary: U.S. Mission Rome Alternate Permanent Representative traveled to Nicaragua May 2-5 to review efforts by the UN agencies to work with the host government and other donors to address food insecurity in this low- income, food-deficit country that has been hit by recurring natural disa [...] |
2004-06-14 13:27:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EAGR EFIN AORC SENV NU XK WFP FAO IFAD |
04SANTODOMINGO4916 |
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC AND VENEZUELAN OIL [...] (U) This cable is an overview of the Dominican Republic's petroleum sector in response to reftel A. Venezuela in 2003 supplied only 11 percent of total petroleum imports to the Dominican Republic, a significant change from 2002 when Venezuelan imports were nearly 55 percent of the total. Oth [...] |
2004-08-30 20:39:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG ECON PREL XK |
05DOHA1131 |
G77 SUMMIT: NEW DEVELOPMENT FUND PROPOSED AT CLOSING [...] Summary. The G77 South Summit ended June 16 with a proposal for a new development fund to which Qatar would contribute $20 million. Leaders called on developed nations to meet the target of 0.7% of GDP toward overseas assistance. In addition to improved access to markets in developed economies, [...] |
2005-06-21 08:15:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON PREL ETRD KDEM XA XB XC XD XE XK XL XM XO QA UN |
05SANTODOMINGO2574 |
DEMARCHE TO CAFTA-DR PRESIDENTS DELIVERED [...] The Ambassador called on President Fernandez on April 29 to advise him of the invitation. Fernandez accepted immediately. In subsequent conversations with the Ambassador, Fernandez has confirmed his acceptance of the White House invitation to do CAFTA events in New York and Washington. He l [...] |
2005-05-06 15:01:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | DR ECON ETRD XK |
06BEIJING16162 |
CHINESE TELL BOUCHER STABILITY, SECURITY AND GOOD [...] (C) Ministry of Foreign Affairs officials, academics, and oil industry professionals told Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs Richard A. Boucher during his July 30 ? August 2 visit to China that stability and security are China's foreign policy goals in the Central and Sou [...] |
2006-08-07 08:07:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV XD XK CH |
06BOGOTA10581 |
INVITATIONS SENT FOR WHITE WATER TO BLUE WATER [...] No summary [...] |
2006-11-17 12:44:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV EAID PHSA CO XL XK |
06GUATEMALA534 |
FOREIGN MINISTERS' DECLARATION ON U.S. IMMIGRATION [...] (SBU) Summary: The Foreign Ministers of Central America, Mexico, Colombia, Ecuador, and the Dominican Republic met in Antigua, Guatemala, on March 15, 2006. They reiterated their call for an hemispheric conference to promote "best practices" in temporary worker programs. They agreed to lau [...] |
2006-03-17 16:16:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PREF PHUM CVIS SMIG GT XK CO DR EC MX |
06KINGSTON2020 |
JAMAICA: TRAFIGURA SCANDAL MAY AFFECT TIMING OF GENERAL ELECTIONS [...] (C) The Trafigura scandal delineated septel has forced the resignation of Colin Campbell, Minister of Information and Development and PNP General Secretary, and may cause the Prime Minister to wait to call elections until late next year. Prior to this latest imbroglio, many observers had spec [...] |
2006-10-12 12:29:00 | Embassy Kingston | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON EPET KCOR XL XK JM |
06KINGSTON2189 |
JAMAICA: NEW POLL SHOWS RULING PNP AND OPPOSITION [...] (U) The ruling People's National Party (PNP) and opposition Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) are tied for public support at 32 percent each, according to the latest Bill Johnson poll commissioned by the Jamaica Gleaner newspaper. Since Portia Simpson Miller (PSM) became head of the PNP and Prime Min [...] |
2006-11-07 19:04:00 | Embassy Kingston | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PINR SOCI ECON ENRG KCOR JM XL XK |
06KINGSTON2251 |
JAMAICA: OPPOSITION JAMAICAN LABOUR PARTY STAGES [...] (C) With music blaring and clouds of ganga floating in the air, the Jamaican Labour Party (JLP) staged its 63rd Annual Conference November 18-19 at the National Arena in Kingston. Local media estimated the crowd of green-clad supporters in the "tens of thousands," with the vast majority watchin [...] |
2006-11-20 16:27:00 | Embassy Kingston | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EDU PINR SOCI XL XK JM |
06LAPAZ1706 |
JAPANESE AND CHINESE AMBASSADORS ON BOLIVIA [...] (C) Summary: Acting Ecopol Chief met the Chinese and Japanese ambassadors in Bolivia June 20 and 21. The ambassadors shared concerns about the GOB's economic policies, which they said are having a chilling effect on foreign investment. Both ambassadors indicated that their governments are ta [...] |
2006-06-23 15:38:00 | Embassy La Paz | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV PREL OTRA SNAR ETRD LA XK CH JA |
06PANAMA1233 |
PANAMA: REACHING OUT TO ASIAN MISSIONS [...] (SBU) Following up on A/S Shannon's visit to Asia, we reached out to our Chinese, Japanese, and South Korean counterparts to discuss issues of common concern in Panama. While the three Asian missions share a strong focus on developing their countries' commercial and business interests in Panama, t [...] |
2006-06-23 16:15:00 | Embassy Panama | CONFIDENTIAL | OTRA PREL ETRD ECON LA XK CH JA KS |
06SANJOSE1841 |
COSTA RICA DEFENDS EMBASSY MOVE TO TEL AVIV [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a public ceremony marking his administration,s 100 days in office, President Oscar Arias explained that his government,s decision to move its embassy from Jerusalem to Tel Aviv was not a slap to Israel, but was consistent with Costa Rica,s "respect" for UN resolutions and inte [...] |
2006-08-18 23:13:00 | Embassy San Jose | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IS XK CS |
06SANJOSE2060 |
SECURITY MINISTER ON DMA PARTICIPATION AND [...] (C) The GOCR has not decided to downgrade its participation in the upcoming Defense Ministerial of the Americas (DMA), according to Security Minister Fernando Berrocal; the minister told the Ambassador on September 8 that he saw no reason not to attend at least part of the DMA. On other issu [...] |
2006-09-14 23:06:00 | Embassy San Jose | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR PGOV SNAR XK CS |
06SANJOSE2113 |
NATIONAL GUARD STATE PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM FOR COSTA [...] (U) See action request, para 7. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Public Security Minister Berrocal is enthusiastic about the National Guard,s State Partnership Program (SPP). Using his relationship with Governor Richardson, which dates from their service as UN Permreps, Berrocal believes he has a partn [...] |
2006-09-25 19:50:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MARR PGOV SNAR XK CS |
06SANJOSE2259 |
RESPONSE TO ACTION REQUEST REGARDING [...] Summary. Energy production and distribution in Costa Rica are controlled by two parastatal entities. If the U.S.- Central America-DR Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR) is ratified and comes into force before the March 2008 deadline, CAFTA-DR will require opening of some sectors of the economy, b [...] |
2006-10-13 19:59:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON PREL PGOV XK XL XM |
06SANTODOMINGO1418 |
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: OAS GENERAL ASSEMBLY CIVIL [...] Per reftel, Embassy contacted the following pro-democracy civil society organizations to encourage their registration as "Special Guests" to attend the OAS General Assembly: -- Human Rights Institute Santo Domingo, -- Foundation for Institutionality and Justice (FINJUS), -- Center for Integra [...] |
2006-05-02 11:14:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | OAS PREL PHUM XK XL XM XR XS |
06SANTODOMINGO333 |
DOMINICAN PRESIDENT FERNANDEZ INVITES PRESIDENT [...] (SBU) Dominican President Leonel Fernandez has formally invited President Bush to attend a May 30-31 extraordinary summit meeting of the 8 countries members of the Central American System of Integration. The presidents of Colombia and Mexico will be invited. Dominicans will consider the pos [...] |
2006-01-31 21:01:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OPDC DR PREL XK CO MX |
06TEGUCIGALPA1892 |
CENTRAL AMERICAN SUMMIT ADOPTS DECLARATION ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: An Extraordinary System of Central American Integration (SICA) Summit on 10/3, adopted a series of potentially important measures to improve regional security, including: -- Promoting prompt ratification of the Central American Treaty on the Simplified Detention and Extradit [...] |
2006-10-05 00:40:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINS SNAR XK |
06TEGUCIGALPA1893 |
MEXICAN PRESIDENT-ELECT PROPOSES, CENTRAL AMERICAN [...] (U) SUMMARY: Mexican President-Elect Felipe Calderon proposed, and the representatives of El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Panama, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Belize, Colombia and the Dominican Republic attending the Central American Integration System Summit on Security (Septel) on 10/3, endor [...] |
2006-10-05 00:40:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PINS CVIS XK |
06TOKYO1894 |
WHA ASSISTANT SECRETARY SHANNON: YOUR VISIT TO [...] (C) Embassy Tokyo welcomes your coming visit. You will arrive in Japan at a time when our relationship is as good or better than it has ever been; the government is eager to expand its special relationship with the United States. Japan and the U.S. share many commonalities in our relations w [...] |
2006-04-07 12:47:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | OTRA PREL ETRD ECON LA XK JA |
06TOKYO1959 |
WHA A/S SHANNON'S APRIL 10 CONSULTATIONS WITH MOFA [...] (C) SUMMARY. Japan's top priority in Latin America is to revitalize its economic relationship, MOFA Latin American Affairs DG Sakaba told WHA A/S Shannon April 10. Sakaba said policy mistakes by Latin American governments over the past 10-15 years have lead to widening income gaps, a broad d [...] |
2006-04-11 23:06:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD ECON XR CH LA XK JA |
06TOKYO1960 |
WHA A/S SHANNON'S APRIL 10 CONSULTATIONS WITH MOFA [...] (C) Summary: Over a April 10 working lunch, MOFA Latin American DG Sakaba told visiting WHA A/S Thomas Shannon that Japan will not interfere in the extradition process between Chile and Peru on former Peruvian president Alberto Fujimori. Japan is interested in exploring possible ways to pa [...] |
2006-04-11 23:06:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD ECON TW XR CH KS LA JA XK |
06TOKYO2008 |
WHA A/S SHANNON'S APRIL 10 CONSULTATIONS WITH MOFA [...] (C) SUMMARY. Continuing April 10 consultations, MOFA Latin American DG Sakaba told visiting WHA A/S Thomas Shannon that Japan was waiting for a positive response from Bolivian President Morales. Its three "issues" with Brazil were the status of Japanese-Brazilians in Japan, ethanol imports an [...] |
2006-04-13 06:12:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON ETRD EINV APECO ENRG XR XK LA CH |
06TOKYO2058 |
WHA A/S SHANNON'S APRIL 11 MEETING WITH METI DG [...] (SBU) Summary: Japan is happy with the results of its free trade agreement (FTA) with Mexico and expects rapid progress in FTA negotiations with Chile, METI Trade Policy DG Kitamura told WHA A/S Shannon April 11. Little enthusiasm for a trade deal with Brazil and its MERCOSUR partners exist [...] |
2006-04-17 07:21:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD ECON EINV APECO XR XK LA CH JA |
06TOKYO2059 |
WHA A/S SHANNON'S APRIL 11 MEETING WITH JAPANESE [...] (SBU) Summary: Japanese companies see potential for investment in Latin America, particularly in the areas of minerals, energy, and food, Japanese business representative told WHA A/S Shannon on April 11. Noting the success of the Japan-Mexico free trade agreement, they hoped the Japanese [...] |
2006-04-17 07:32:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ETRD ECON EINV APECO XR XK LA CH JA |
06TOKYO2061 |
WHA A/S SHANNON'S APRIL 11 MEETING WITH MOFA [...] (C) Summary. During a April 11 meeting with WHA A/S Shannon, MOFA Economic Cooperation Bureau DDG Sugita discussed Japan's ODA efforts in Latin America. He described difficulties increasing aid to the region due to Japan's traditional focus on Asia and poverty-alleviation efforts in Africa. [...] |
2006-04-17 08:04:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD ECON EINV EAID APECO XR XK LA CH |
06TOKYO2440 |
CORRECTED COPY: JAPAN-KOREA-CHINA TALKS ON LATIN [...] (C) Summary. In strategic bilateral talks on April 26 with China on Latin American and Caribbean Affairs, followed by China-Japan-Korea Consultations on the same subject: -- China stated its desire to double trade with the region by 2010; -- China described its policy as based on three pi [...] |
2006-05-02 09:33:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EIND ETRD XR XK LA KS CH JA |
07BRIDGETOWN1420 |
BRIDGETOWN SUBMISSION FOR THE OPERATION OF THE CARIBBEAN [...] No summary [...] |
2007-11-13 17:56:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ELAB AMGT XK XL USTR OECS |
07BRUSSELS1241 |
EU LATIN AMERICA MINISTERIAL IN SANTO DOMINGO [...] (U) SUMMARY. European Union Secretary General and High Representative Javier Solana and European Commissioner for External Relations Benita Ferrero-Waldner will attend the EU-Latin America Ministerial meeting in Santo Domingo April 19 and 20. Solana will visit Mexico prior to arriving in Sa [...] |
2007-04-13 10:43:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV EUN MX DR GT PE CO XM XK |
07BUENOSAIRES1997 |
ARGENTINA DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON WORLD RADIOCOMMUNICATION [...] No summary [...] |
2007-10-05 18:56:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | ECPS CITEL XK XL XM ECON ITU AR |
07GEORGETOWN455 |
MAKING THE USNS COMFORT A SUCCESS [...] (SBU) Summary: Guyana's capital and populated coastal areas benefit from one of the more impressive primary health care delivery systems in the low-income world. On the other hand, Guyana's hinterland areas are in great need of the primary health care services the USNS Comfort's ashore team co [...] |
2007-05-11 13:12:00 | Embassy Georgetown | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID MASS MOPS PREL TBIO XK XL GY |
07KINGSTON1266 |
TFJM01: JAMAICA: HURRICANE DEAN: SITREP #1 [...] No summary [...] |
2007-08-18 23:33:00 | Embassy Kingston | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR AMGT ASEC CASC JM KFLO MARR PINR PREL XL XK |
07LIMA4 |
IDENTIFICATION OF OAS DEMOCRACY PRACTITIONERS [...] Post provides the following information to identify "democracy practitioners" in Peru. Diego Garcia Sayan, justice reform, political analysis. Garcia Sayan was the Peruvian Minister of Justice from November 2000 to July 2001 and Minister of Foreign Affairs in Peru from July 2001 to July 20 [...] |
2007-01-03 16:02:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KSUM HUM PREL XL XK XM XR XS OAS PE |
07MANAGUA1873 |
EMBASSY MANAGUA ASSESSMENT OF CENTRAL AMERICA [...] (C) Due to recent political changes in Nicaragua, it remains to be seen whether the GON will continue to cooperate with the U.S. on broad high-level security policy. Even so, day-to-day operational cooperation remains strong, particularly with the National Police and the military. We believ [...] |
2007-08-08 23:46:00 | Embassy Managua | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PINS PREL XK |
07MANAGUA2577 |
FRAUD SUMMARY - MANAGUA, NICARAGUA [...] (SBU) The following is Managua's quarterly report on the fraud situation at post for the fourth quarter FY 07. Headings follow reftel information requests. a. COUNTRY CONDITIONS In the last few months Nicaragua has been impacted by natural disasters, political instability and rising oil [...] |
2007-12-12 22:43:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFRD CVIS ASEC CPAS CMGT PREL PTER XK NU |
07MANAGUA784 |
CENTAM CHIEFS OF MISSION BEWILDERED BY ORTEGA'S [...] (C) Summary: Central American COMs in Nicaragua agree that the Ortega administration is pursuing a "double discourse" in foreign and economic policy, which makes predicting a future trajectory difficult. They have also been perturbed by protocol irregularities, including a delay in the accred [...] |
2007-03-23 20:51:00 | Embassy Managua | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR ECON KDEM NU XK |
07MEXICO6195 |
MEXICO RECASTING PLAN PUEBLA [...] Bosco Marti Acencio, the Foreign Ministry's point person on Plan Puebla, discussed with poloff December 6 GOM efforts to reinvigorate this initiative created originally with a view to fostering greater cooperation and integration among Mexico and its Central American Neighbors. At the outset [...] |
2007-12-17 20:12:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV EAID ECIN XK EC CO PE MX |
07OTTAWA2233 |
U.S.-CANADA POLICY PLANNING TALKS: AFGHANISTAN, [...] (C) Summary: U.S. and Canadian Policy Planners met November 29-30 to discuss the broad strategic outlook over the next 25 years (with specific reference to the National Intelligence Council's 2020 and 2025 projects) and a range of international and regional issues that represent policy priorit [...] |
2007-12-07 22:06:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV CA AF PK XB XL XM XK |
07PANAMA1303 |
PANAMA: MFA RESPONDS TO REQUEST FOR 505 AGREEMENT [...] No summary [...] |
2007-08-02 20:45:00 | Embassy Panama | UNCLASSIFIED | KTIA MARR MASS PGOV PM XK |
07PANAMA1632 |
MFA RESPOND TO DIPLOMATIC NOTE NO. 1197 OF AUGUST [...] (U) "Panama has decide to support the candidacy of Ms. Gaer as member of the United Nations Committee against Torture", the MFA informed post in a Diplomatic Note DG/2048/07. Text follows: 2. UNOFFICIAL TRANSLATION REPUBLIC OF PANAMA Ministry of Foreign Relations PANAMA 4, PANAMA [...] |
2007-10-04 17:27:00 | Embassy Panama | UNCLASSIFIED | KTIA MARR MASS PGOV PM XK |
07PANAMA1762 |
PANAMA: INPUT FOR 2007 CBERA OPERATION REPORT - [...] (U) SUMMARY. Below is Part 1 of 2 of Post's report on Panama's current performance with respect to the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act (CBERA), as amended by the Caribbean Basin Trade Partnerhsip Act (CBTPA). Part 1 responds to the questions set forth in reftel paragraph 6. Part 2 resp [...] |
2007-11-14 22:48:00 | Embassy Panama | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT ECON ETRD XK XL |
07PANAMA1766 |
PANAMA: INPUT FOR 2007 CBERA OPERATION REPORT - [...] (U) SUMMARY. Below is Part 2 of 2 of Post's report on Panama's current performance with respect to the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act (CBERA), as amended by the Caribbean Basin Trade Partnerhsip Act (CBTPA). Part 1 responds to the questions set forth in reftel paragraph 6. Part 2 resp [...] |
2007-11-15 15:44:00 | Embassy Panama | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT ECON ETRD XK XL |
07PANAMA510 |
PANAMA: DEMARCHE SEEKING 505 AGREEMENT WITH [...] No summary [...] |
2007-04-04 17:25:00 | Embassy Panama | UNCLASSIFIED | KTIA MARR MASS PGOV PM XK |
07PARAMARIBO550 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED; 2007 WORLD RADIOCOMMUNICATION [...] (U) Per reftel, post delivered demarche to Chantal Elsenhout, Deputy Head of the International Organizations Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Government of Suriname (GOS). Elsenhout said she would forward the information to the Ministry of Transportation, Communication, an [...] |
2007-10-16 19:29:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECPS CITEL XK XL XM NS |
07PARAMARIBO577 |
POST INPUT TO REPORT THE OPERATION OF THE CARIBBEAN BASIN [...] (U) Post submits input for the report on the Operation of the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act. Answers are keyed to reftel. 2. (U) Paragraph 6. (1) WHETHER THE BENEFICIARY COUNTRY HAS DEMONSTRATED A COMMITMENT TO UNDERTAKE ITS OBLIGATIONS UNDER THE WTO UNDER OR AHEAD OF SCHEDULE AND [...] |
2007-11-02 17:41:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD AMGT XK XL NS |
07PORTOFSPAIN1031 |
OAS LABOR MINISTERIAL HIGHLIGHTS DECENT WORK AS THE CENTER [...] (U) SUMMARY. THE XV INTER-AMERICAN CONFERENCE OF MINISTERS OF LABOR (IACML) IN PORT OF SPAIN SEPTEMBER 11-13 PROVIDED AN OPPORTUNITY FOR U.S. FOREIGN POLICY AND LABOR OBJECTIVES IN THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE TO BE REINFORCED THROUGH ENGAGEMENT ON MATTERS OF MUTUAL INTEREST AMONG LABOR MINISTERS, I [...] |
2007-10-15 11:48:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB SOCI OAS XK XL XM TD |
07SANJOSE1106 |
COSTA RICA RECOGNIZES CHINA [...] (C) SUMMARY: On June 6, Costa Rica announced normalized relations with China, ending ties with Taiwan dating back to 1944. President Arias said the decision was based on "fundamental realism," and he expressed hope that informal relations could be retained with Taipei. The announcement ca [...] |
2007-06-08 22:38:00 | Embassy San Jose | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV TW XK CS |
07SANJOSE1173 |
COSTA RICA: NORMALIZED RELATIONS WITH CHINA BRING [...] SUMMARY (U) Costa Rica's June 1 recognition of the PRC and consequent break in diplomatic relations with Taiwan (Ref A) have brought worries about the financing of ongoing assistance projects (previously funded by Taiwan) as well as immigration concerns at a time when illegal Chinese traffic i [...] |
2007-06-18 22:39:00 | Embassy San Jose | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR SNAR CVIS XK CS |
07SANJOSE1317 |
COSTA RICA FOILS COLOMBIAN CARTEL ASSASSINATION [...] (S) SUMMARY. In late June, the GOCR foiled a plan by traffickers linked to the Colombian Norte del Valle cartel to assassinate Minister of Public Security Fernando Berrocal, apparently in retaliation for the recent (and notable) counternarcotics successes of the Arias administration. Elements [...] |
2007-07-10 19:20:00 | Embassy San Jose | SECRET | PINR PREL PTER SNAR XK |
07SANJOSE1322 |
COSTA RICA: NEW CHINESE AMBASSADOR COMES CALLING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: New Chinese Ambassador-designate Wang Xiaoyuan has wasted little time in making the rounds in San Jose. Arriving in Costa Rica on June 13, he presented a copy of his credentials to FM Stagno on June 18 (although he has not yet presented his credentials to President Arias). In [...] |
2007-07-11 17:09:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PINR XK CS |
07SANJOSE1488 |
COSTA RICA NAMES AMBASSADOR TO CHINA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Arias administration has wasted no time in naming its new Ambassador to China, Antonio BURGUES Teran. Burgues, an economist by training, Arias confidant, former PLN party treasurer and ex-GOCR minister, was sworn in on August 1. He hopes to have a five-officer team join [...] |
2007-08-09 22:58:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PINR XK CS |
07SANJOSE1682 |
US-COSTA RICA PARTNERSHIP AGAINST NARCOTRAFFICKERS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Close bilateral cooperation and improved intra-GOCR coordination yielded impressive counter narcotics successes since early July. Joint USG-GOCR efforts intercepted four go-fast boats and forced a fifth to turn back towards Panama. Ashore, a probable fuel depot for go-fasts an [...] |
2007-09-10 16:56:00 | Embassy San Jose | CONFIDENTIAL | PINR PREL PTER SNAR XK CS |
07SANJOSE1691 |
US-COSTA RICA PARTNERSHIP AGAINST NARCOTRAFFICKERS [...] This is a corrected version of San Jose 01682. See paragraphs 2, 3 and 12 2. (C) SUMMARY: Close bilateral cooperation and improved intra-GOCR coordination yielded impressive counter narcotics successes since early July. Joint USG-GOCR efforts intercepted four go-fast boats and forced a [...] |
2007-09-11 20:55:00 | Embassy San Jose | CONFIDENTIAL | PINR PREL PTER SNAR XK CS |
07SANJOSE1768 |
COSTA RICA AND NICARAGUA: UNEASTY NEIGHBORS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Costa Rican-Nicaraguan relations remain strained from a GOCR perspective. This was only slightly improved by Presidents Arias and Ortega meeting in Managua on August 21, although Arias reportedly returned with a written commitment from Ortega to support Costa Rica,s UNSC election [...] |
2007-09-24 22:38:00 | Embassy San Jose | CONFIDENTIAL | CS NU PGOV PREF PREL XK |
07SANJOSE1783 |
COSTA RICA AND CHINA: IS TRADE THE TIE THAT BINDS? [...] (C) SUMMARY: Sino-Costa Rican relations have gotten off to a splashy start, with trade as the centerpiece. The new Chinese Embassy in San Jose opened on August 24, in conjunction with a trade fair which reportedly netted USD 12 million in sales or commitments for the Chinese and USD 140 mil [...] |
2007-09-27 17:33:00 | Embassy San Jose | CONFIDENTIAL | CS CVIS ETRD PGOV PINR PREL XK |
07SANJOSE69 |
THE COLOMBIAN CONNECTION: FORMER GUERRILLAS TURNED [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Costa Rican authorities are increasingly worried about the criminal activities of former Colombian guerrillas operating in Costa Rica and, as a result, have stepped up efforts to extradite/deport them. On December 21, FARC member Hector Orlando Martinez Quinto was delivered to [...] |
2007-01-12 22:43:00 | Embassy San Jose | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PINR PREF PHUM SNAR CS XK |
07SANSALVADOR41 |
THE CENTRAL AMERICAN INTEGRATION SYSTEM [...] (C) SUMMARY. Although established in 1992, the Central American Integration System (SICA) remains an incipient attempt by the countries of Central America to achieve regional integration and cooperation. The organization includes the member nations of Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guate [...] |
2007-01-10 19:07:00 | Embassy San Salvador | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KCRM XK ES ETRD EU |
07SHANGHAI335 |
SHANGHAI INSTITUTE FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDIES VIEWS ON [...] (C) Summary. During a May 29 luncheon with the Consul General, Shanghai Institute For International Studies (SIIS) Vice President Yang Jiemian said China would be responsive to U.S. requests conveyed via the Strategic Economic Dialogue (SED) process. He predicted that China would gradually ta [...] |
2007-06-01 03:09:00 | Consulate Shanghai | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON CH TW XA XK XR XD |
07TAIPEI1485 |
TAIWAN BATTLES TO HOLD ON IN CENTRAL AMERICA [...] (C) Summary: Central America remains a major focus of Taiwan's diplomatic and foreign assistance programs following the loss of Costa Rica. Over half of Taiwan's foreign assistance is channeled to Central America, where six countries still recognize Taipei, and to the Caribbean, where Taiwa [...] |
2007-06-29 10:01:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL TW XK |
08BRASILIA1460 |
U.S. CANDIDACY FOR EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE [...] No summary [...] |
2008-11-05 19:24:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | KWMN AORC PGOV PREL XK XL XS BR |
08BRUSSELS1773 |
EU CONCERNED ABOUT SITUATION IN NICARAGUA BUT MAY [...] (C) PolOff delivered REF A demarche to the French EU Presidency on November 21, encouraging the EU to press for a recount of the disputed November 9 Nicaraguan municipal elections. French Latin America counselor Valerie Liang-Champrenault voiced the French EU Presidency's concern about the s [...] |
2008-11-21 18:06:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | XK UAID ETRD EUN |
08BRUSSELS378 |
U.S.-EU TROIKA MEETING ON LATIN AMERICA [...] (C) SUMMARY. WHA PDAS Craig Kelly participated in the March 5 U.S.-EU troika meeting on Latin America in Brussels. PDAS Kelly updated participants on the Colombia/Ecuador situation and the EU delegation noted that Colombian VP Santos would be meeting with EU HiRep Solana the evening of March [...] |
2008-03-11 14:05:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV XK XL XM UEU |
08BUENOSAIRES1480 |
ARGENTINA SUPPORTS U.S. BID FOR EXECUTIVE [...] (U) Poloff raised Ref A points with Counselor Fabiana Laguzzo, Director of Women's Issues at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on October 27. Laguzzo indicated that she did not foresee any difficulties in supporting the U.S. bid for the Executive Committee of the Inter-American Commission of W [...] |
2008-10-28 14:24:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC OAS KWMN PGOV PREL XK XL XM XS AR |
08GUATEMALA1351 |
GUATEMALA'S RESPONSE TO E-TRACE AGREEMENT [...] (SBU) Summary: Per reftel and in coordination with ATF-Mexico, PolMil Officer held meetings with Colonel David Napoleon Barrientos, the Director of Guatemala's Arms and Munitions Control Department (DECAM), and members of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) to gauge support for Guatemala's p [...] |
2008-10-30 18:06:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ARM MASS ETTC PE PREL XK GT |
08HAVANA717 |
MGJM01: HURRICANE GUSTAV DEVASTATES WESTERN CUBA [...] (U) Through a combination of official news and contacts with individuals in the affected regions, we can report that it appears that Pinar del Rio province suffered severe damage in Hurricane Gustav, and that housing and infrastructure on the Isla de la Juventud was almost totally destroyed. [...] |
2008-09-02 21:44:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | CU EAID PINR PINS PREL XL XK |
08HAVANA718 |
MGJM01: Effects of Hurricane Gustav on Cuba [...] Hurricane Gustav made landfall as a Category 4 hurricane in Western Cuba, Pinar del Rio province on August 30 after passing over Isla de Juventud. The eye of the hurricane passed approximately 50 miles from the city of Havana, mitigating the amount of wind and rain received. No serious damag [...] |
2008-09-03 12:32:00 | US Interests Section Havana | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC AEMR AMGT CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR CU XL XK |
08MANAGUA696 |
ACTION REQUEST: NEW 'NOTICE TO MARINERS' ON CHANGE [...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. Please see paragraph 10 for Action. 2. (SBU) BACKGROUND AND SUMMARY: In October 2007, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague issued a decision resolving a long-standing maritime boundary dispute between Nicaragua and Honduras. This decision e [...] |
2008-06-02 22:15:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PBTS PREL EWWT EFIS CASC MOPS CO XK |
08MANAGUA949 |
HHS SECRETARY LEAVITT'S VISIT TO NICARAGUA TO [...] (SBU) Summary. Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) Michael O. Leavitt met with a calm and polite President Daniel Ortega on June 25 and 26 to discuss improving the water quality of Nicaragua's two "great" lakes. Secretary Leavitt blended the themes of his regional visit into a stron [...] |
2008-07-24 20:57:00 | Embassy Managua | CONFIDENTIAL | TBIO KSCA OTRA EAID PREL XK MX NU |
08SANJOSE133 |
COSTA RICA AND CHINA: THE HONEYMOON CONTINUES [...] (C) SUMMARY: Sino-Costa Rican relations continue to deepen smoothly, if slowly (Ref A). The first tangible results of the GOCR,s June 2007 recognition of China -- USD 20 million in disaster relief, and loans and grants for development projects -- have begun to flow. Both governments are high [...] |
2008-02-20 14:34:00 | Embassy San Jose | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR ETRD ENRG MASS XK CS |
08SANJOSE540 |
HAPPY FIRST BIRTHDAY! COSTA RICA AND CHINA [...] (C) As Costa Rica's diplomatic relations with the People's Republic of China turn one year old, the David-and-Goliath-sized arrangement continues to work for the benefit of both nations. While China's generous political and financial support to Costa Rica could be short-lived and Costa Rica's [...] |
2008-06-23 22:46:00 | Embassy San Jose | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR ETRD ENRG ENVI MASS XK CS CU |
08SANJOSE631 |
COSTA RICA INVITED TO PARTICIPATE IN AMERICAS [...] (U) On July 30, we delivered reftel to Antonio Alarcon, FonMin's Chief of Staff, who replied that he would ask President Arias when he returned soon from a state visit to Brazil. 2. (SBU) We understand that Arias will be arriving in New York on September 21 or 22 for the UNGA. Post believe [...] |
2008-07-30 21:56:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD XK XL XM XR XS CS |
08SANJOSE885 |
COSTA RICA SUPPORTS US CANDIDACY FOR [...] On November 7, we delivered reftel demarche via diplomatic note to Lilian Rodriguez in the MFA's Office of Candidacies. No substantive response was received at that time. 2. However, on November 12, we received Dip Note DGPE/P111-C/221-11-08, dated November 7, which announced Costa Rica [...] |
2008-11-13 15:06:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC OAS KWMN PGOV PREL XK XL XM XS CS |
08TEGUCIGALPA407 |
DIPLOMATIC NOTE FOR MCDANIEL ESPOUSAL DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] |
2008-04-29 20:51:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV PREL XK XM HO |
08TEGUCIGALPA732 |
LEADERS' MEETING ON TRADE AND PROSPERITY [...] (U) Invitation and talking points on the UNGA AGP sideline meeting were delivered by dipnote to the President's office on August 5, 2008. Please see Ref B for further details. BROUILLETTE-RODRIGUEZ [...] |
2008-08-06 15:39:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | XK XM ECON ETRD |
08USEUBRUSSELS378 |
U.S.-EU TROIKA MEETING ON LATIN AMERICA [...] (C) SUMMARY. WHA PDAS Craig Kelly participated in the March 5 U.S.-EU troika meeting on Latin America in Brussels. PDAS Kelly updated participants on the Colombia/Ecuador situation and the EU delegation noted that Colombian VP Santos would be meeting with EU HiRep Solana the evening of March [...] |
2008-03-11 14:05:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV XK XL XM UEU |
08USUNNEWYORK1197 |
UNGA: WESTERN HEMISPHERE DELEGATIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: This cable reviews the activities of Western Hemisphere delegations at the 63rd Session of the UN General Assembly. At the opening of the Session, twenty-five heads of state from the Western Hemisphere participated in the General Debate. Incoming President of the General Assembly [...] |
2008-12-22 18:26:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV PHUM PREL UNGA XK XL XM |
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 |
09BEIJING3211 |
DECEMBER 1, 2009 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: COPENHAGEN [...] Key points at the December 1 MFA press briefing were: -- At the 12th China-EU Summit in Nanjing, President Hu met with EC President Jose Manuel Barroso and other EU leaders and discussed climate change, sustainable development, and joint responses to the financial crisis. -- China believes [...] |
2009-12-01 11:40:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PHUM ECON SENV PHSA CH EUN KN RP XK |
09BOGOTA2360 |
TFHO1: HONDURAS UPDATE FROM COLOMBIA [...] (C) President Uribe met on July 20 with acting Honduran Foreign Minister Carlos Lopez and other representatives of the de facto Micheletti government. Lopez stirred controversy by telling Colombian media that Uribe had expressed sympathy with the Micheletti regime, but the GOC quickly clarifi [...] |
2009-07-24 23:30:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR AMGT HO PGOV CO XK XM |
09GENEVA127 |
FEBRUARY 2009 TRADE POLICY REVIEW OF GUATEMALA [...] SUMMARY: WTO Members conducted the Trade Policy Review of Guatemala on February 4 and 6, 2009. The head of Guatemala's delegation, Vice-Minister Morales, discussed Guatemala's export market diversification efforts and its firm belief in the rules-based multilateral trading system, unshaken i [...] |
2009-02-12 16:30:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD WTRO USTR GT XK XM |
09KINGSTON560 |
JAMAICA: HONDURAN EMBASSY DIPNOTE [...] No summary [...] |
2009-07-22 19:10:00 | Embassy Kingston | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL OPDC OAS UN JM HO XL XK |
09MEXICO2309 |
ZELAYA VISIT GIVES BOTH HONDURAN AND MEXICAN PRESIDENTS PULPIT TO DEMONSTRATE RESOLVE [...] No summary [...] |
2009-08-05 13:37:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL | MX PGOV PINR PREL XK |
09MEXICO2339 |
ZELAYA ANGLES FOR MEETING WITH POTUS [...] (C) Rodolfo Pastor, the Honduran Minister of Culture under President Zelaya, told Poloff August 6 that Mexican President Calderon agreed to pass a letter from Zelaya to President Obama at the upcomining Guadalajara Summit. The communique requests a state visit in Washinton with POTUS. It may [...] |
2009-08-07 00:07:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR MX XK |
09PORTAUPRINCE291 |
MARITIME SECURITY AND DOMAIN AWARENESS: REPORTING [...] (S/NF) Post has reviewed the Directive per ref and submits the following recommendations: Please include Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) as a Primary agency for the following directives: - Maritime Environment (1. Seaports; and 3. Vessels) - Maritime Terrorism Threats (3. Criminal and Terror [...] |
2009-03-16 15:11:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | SECRET | PINR KSPR EWWT XA XB XD XF XG XK XL XM AA |
09QUITO419 |
DEMARCHE RESPONSE: WORRISOME SIGNS AS ECUADOR [...] (C) Summary: On June 2, EconOff met with representatives from the Embassy of Japan, the European Commission, and the GOE U/S of Fisheries, Guillermo Moran, to deliver the demarche points in reftel A. As in our previous meeting with Moran (reftel B), he stressed that the GOE wanted the June 8 [...] |
2009-06-06 16:51:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIS ETRD SENV XK XM |
09QUITO420 |
DEMARCHE RESPONSE: WORRISOME SIGNS AS ECUADOR PREPARES FOR [...] (C) Summary: On June 2, EconOff met with representatives from the Embassy of Japan, the European Commission, and the GOE U/S of Fisheries, Guillermo Moran, to deliver the demarche points in reftel A. As in our previous meeting with Moran (reftel B), he stressed that the GOE wanted the June 8 [...] |
2009-06-06 16:52:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIS ETRD SENV XK XM EC |
09QUITO983 |
ECUADOR CONFIRMS IT WILL NOT RECOGNIZE HONDURAN ELECTION RESULTS [...] No summary [...] |
2009-11-23 22:34:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL | EC HO PGOV PREL XK XM |
09SANJOSE297 |
VICE PRESIDENT BIDEN'S MARCH 30 MULTILATERAL [...] (U) March 30, 2009; 1045 am; San Jose, Costa Rica. 2. (U) Participants: USG: The Vice President Ambassador Peter Cianchette Anthony Blinken, NSA to the Vice President Brian McKeon, Deputy NSA to the Vice President Dan Restrepo, Senior Director, Western Hemisphere Affairs, NSC Craig Kel [...] |
2009-04-08 21:46:00 | Embassy San Jose | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PINR PREL XK OVIP PGOV JOSEPH BIDEN |
09SANJOSE311 |
SICA MULTILAT - COSTA RICA DELEGATION [...] No summary [...] |
2009-04-15 22:38:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC CS KSUM PGOV PREL XK |
09SANSALVADOR878 |
SICA WANTS CLOSER COOPERATION ON PUBLIC SECURITY [...] (U) Summary: Secretary General of the Central American Integration System (SICA in Spanish), Jose Aleman Gurdian, is seeking closer cooperation with the U.S., particularly on public security. Aleman also inquired about the possibility of U.S. technical and financial assistance to his organiza [...] |
2009-09-18 20:09:00 | Embassy San Salvador | CONFIDENTIAL | ES KCRM PREL XK |
09STATE101367 |
(U) ASSISTANT SECRETARY SHANNON,S SEPARATE [...] (U) September 23, 2009; various times; New York, USA. 2. (C) SUMMARY. In separate meetings with Italian Secretary of State Ezno Scotti, Guatemalan Foreign Minister Haroldo Rodas, and Paraguayan FM Hector Lacognata, Assistant Secretary Shannon described the current state of affairs in H [...] |
2009-09-29 18:23:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR HO VT IT PA XK GT |
09STATE122923 |
Second OAS Public Security Ministerial Spotlights Crime [...] (U) This cable is sent from the U.S. Mission to the Organization of American States. 2. (SBU) Summary. Public Security Ministers, Justice Ministers, and Attorneys Generals met in Santo Domingo Nov. 4-5, 2009 for the OAS Second Meeting of Ministers Responsible for Public Security in the Ameri [...] |
2009-12-01 16:07:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL XL XK XM XR OAS |
09STATE68619 |
UNGA ADOPTS RESOLUTION ON HONDURAS; PRESIDENT [...] (U) SUMMARY: On June 29, President of the General Assembly (PGA) D'Escoto convened a meeting on the situation in Honduras, calling on the UNGA to join many countries in issuing a universal condemnation of the June 28 coup. Honduran PermRep Reina called the situation a tragic but transitional [...] |
2009-07-02 01:55:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL PGOV MOPS XK XM HO |
09STATE68872 |
OAS DEMANDS ZELAYA'S RETURN TO HONDURAN PRESIDENCY [...] (U) Note: This cable is from the U.S. Permanent Mission to the Organization of American States. Info addressees to this cable are largely posts in OAS permanent observer countries who may receive inquiries regarding the contents of this cable. End note. 2. (C) Summary: After nearly 18 str [...] |
2009-07-02 15:49:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL PINS OAS XK XM |
09STATE88937 |
ANNOUNCING WHA ENVIRONMENT, SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY [...] This is an action cable (please see para 8.) 2. Summary: OES, in cooperation with Embassy San Jose announces its conference on Environment, Science, Technology and Health (ESTH) issues for WHA. This event is open to Science Counselors, Economic/Political officers, local hire environmental sp [...] |
2009-08-26 13:55:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV XL XK XM XR ECON TBIO ABUD AFIN |
09STATE91990 |
TALKING POINTS FOR THE PITTSBURGH G20 SUMMIT [...] (U) The following talking points have been developed by the White House for use in explaining the goals and objectives of the upcoming Pittsburgh Summit with host government officials. They should not be left as a non- paper or used outside of official circles. 2.(U) For updated press sta [...] |
2009-09-03 17:35:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN KPAO XA XB XD XE XF XG ZK XK |
09USUNNEWYORK1133 |
WESTERN HEMISPHERE DELEGATIONS AT THE 64TH UNGA [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Obama's speech was the high point of the UNGA's opening session. WHA and other delegations warmly welcomed his call for a "new era of engagement." One of the most striking expressions of this sentiment came later in the session when the Third Committee erupted into appl [...] |
2009-12-18 17:01:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV PHUM PREL UNGA XK XL XM |
09USUNNEWYORK645 |
UNGA ADOPTS RESOLUTION ON HONDURAS; PRESIDENT [...] (U) SUMMARY: On June 29, President of the General Assembly (PGA) D'Escoto convened a meeting on the situation in Honduras, calling on the UNGA to join many countries in issuing a universal condemnation of the June 28 coup. Honduran PermRep Reina called the situation a tragic but transitional [...] |
2009-07-02 00:02:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL PGOV MOPS XK XM HO |
09USUNNEWYORK869 |
HONDURAN FOREIGN MINISTER REQUESTS U.S. ASSISTANCE [...] (C) Summary. Ambassador Wolff on September 28 met with Honduran Foreign Minister Patricia Rodas in which she provided an update on the status of Honduran President Zelaya and recent events in Tegucigalpa. Rodas said additional pressure from the international community, including the UN Securi [...] |
2009-10-01 18:26:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL XK HO OAS |
10MANAGUA115 |
(U) Ortega and the U.S.: New-Found True Love Or Another [...] (S) Over the last six weeks, President Ortega has made an uncharacteristically intense effort to pass messages of conciliation and cooperation in our direction. Ortega's actions include renewed cooperation on some dormant legal assistance requests, especially cordial treatment of visiting VIPs, [...] |
2010-02-25 15:50:00 | Embassy Managua | SECRET | PREL PGOV EAID MARR XR RS IR XK |
10SANSALVADOR13 |
El Salvador: Growing Concern Over Violent Crime [...] Summary: Recent comments by the Archbishop of San Salvador and former National Civilian Police (PNC) Director Rodrigo Avila point to growing public concern over El Salvador's spiraling violent crime rates, and the mounting pressure on President Mauricio Funes to reassure an anxious public that [...] |
2010-01-11 23:02:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ES XK KCRM |
10SANSALVADOR5 |
El Salvador December Merida Initiative Implementation Report [...] The following summarizes El Salvador Merida Initiative implementation activities for December 2009. 2. Prison Security Upgrades: In December INL San Salvador completed installation of twelve body orifice scanning system (i.e. BOSS) chairs in eight correctional centers that house the m [...] |
2010-01-06 14:27:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV SNAR PINS ES KCRM KHLS XK |
89USUNNEWYORK3978 |
TFPM02: MEETING WITH SC PRESIDENT ON PANAMA [...] (CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT) 2. SUMMARY. AMB PICKERING MET WITH SC PRESIDENT (COLOMBIA) DEC 20 TO ASK THAT A LETTER SETTING FORTH THE REASONS FOR U.S. ACTIONS IN PANAMA AND A COPY OF PRESIDENT BUSH'S STATEMENT BE CIRCULATED AS OFFICIAL UN DOCUMENTS. PICKERING ALSO ARGUED AGAINST PREMATU [...] |
1989-12-20 18:53:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL XK UNSC OAS PM |