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ABLD BUILDING AND GROUNDS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The acquisition, management, and operation of U.S.-owned or-leased facilities and sites both domestic and foreign. (Replaces RCHB file categories: BG, ES)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Acquisition
* AIEP
* Allotment
* Antenna
* Antiques
* Appraisals
* Architecture
* Asbestos
* Audit
* Bid Results
* Breathing Device
* Building
* Building Design
* Building Management
* Carpet
* Chancellery
* Construction Management
* Construction Security
* Consulate
* Contract Amendment Contract Award Contract Renewal Contract Termination Contractor
* Core Area
* DCR
* Deed
* Descent Device
* Electrical System
* Elevator
* Embassy
* EMR
* Energy Conservation
* EURMAC
* Fire Alarm
* Fire Detection System
* Fire Prevention
* Fire Safety
* Furnishings
* Generator
* Geotechnical
* Gift
* Hazardous Material
* Housing
* HVAC
* Improvement
* Inventory
* Lease
* Legation
* Maintenance
* Mechanical System
* NOB
* Parking
* PCC
* Post Opening
* Property Exchange
* Property Sales
* Public Access Control
* Real Property
* Reciprocity
* REMS
* Renovation
* Safety & Health Designee
* Safety Program
* Security Enhancement
* Seismology
* SHEMC
* Shielded Enclosure
* Site
* Space Management
* Survey
* WASHMAC
* Water Analysis
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AEMR EMERGENCY PLANNING AND EVACUATION
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Measures and actions implemented to protect U.S. personnel, citizens, property and information; especially related to crisis situations. (Replaces RCHB file category: EP)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Citizen Protection
* Contingency Plan EAP
* Emergency
* Evacuation
* Property
* Protection
* Records Destruction
* Rescue
* Safehaven
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AFIN FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised April 2000)

The fiscal operations of the Department, Foreign Service posts, and other Federal agencies. (Replaces RCHB file categories: ACC, BUD, FMGT)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accounting
* Allowance
* Annuity Check
* Antideficiency
* Appropriation
* Audit
* Authentication Bank
* Account Bonding
* CAPPS
* Cash
* Cash Management
* Cashier
* Central Claim
* Commercial Claim
* Compensation
* Debt Collection
* Deficit
* Disallowances
* Disbursement
* Employee Claim
* ESF
* Exchange Rate
* Financial Management System
* Fiscal
* Fiscal Irregularities
* Foreign Currency
* FSCADP
* Fund Allotment
* Funding
* GBL
* General Ledger
* GTR
* Home Leave
* ICASS
* Leave
* Liquidation
* Local Currency
* Nonreceipt
* Over Obligation
* Pay Advance
* Pay Record
* Payment
* Payroll
* Payroll Deduction
* PCS
* Per Diem
* Personal Property
* Personal Travel
* Post MGT
* Premium Pay
* Prompt Payment
* Reimbursement
* Relocation
* Reprogramming
* Retirement
* Security Enhancement
* Taxes
* TDY
* Time & Attendance
* Transportation Request
* Travel Advance
* Travelers Checks
* Treasury Check
* Vendor
* Vouchers
* Vulnerability Assessment
* Wages
* Working Capital Fund
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AMGT MANAGEMENT OPERATIONS
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

The management and organization of the Department and posts abroad and other U.S. agencies. (Replaces RCHB file category: ORG)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Administration
* Audit
* Authorities
* Background Information
* Bureau Organization
* Commissary
* Congressional Report
* Delegation of Authority
* Embassy Closing
* Embassy Opening
* Employee Association
* FCS
* FTE
* Geneva Group
* GORI
* Information System
* Inspection Report
* Inspection Team
* Internal Control
* JAO
* Management Initiative
* Management Issues
* Mission Closure
* Mission Opening
* Occupational Safety
* Office Closure
* Office Establishment
* Office Procedures
* Organization
* Overseas Post
* PCS
* Post Closing
* Post MGT
* Post Opening
* Post Operating Plan
* Reciprocity
* Recreation
* Reorganization
* Scheduling
* Staffing
* Support Services
* Survey
* Task Force
* Workload
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AORC INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND CONFERENCES
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Effective from January 1983

The structure and management of international or regional organizations and conferences. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL and Organization Name)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Administration
* Application
* Budget
* Candidate
* Chairman
* Charter
* Congressional Reports
* Constitution
* Donor
* Election Results
* Financial Contribution
* Geneva Group
* Host Government
* Information System
* Infrastructure
* Inspection Report
* Inspection Team
* International Organization
* International Organization Official
* Meeting Agenda
* Meeting Delegation
* Meeting Observer
* Meeting Venue
* Membership
* NGO
* Nomination
* Nonparticipation
* Office Closure
* Office Establishment
* Participation
* PERMREP
* Referendum
* Reform
* Regional Organization
* Regional Organization Official Reorganization
* Resignation from Office Seating
* Secession Secretary General Specialized Agency
* Sponsorship
* Staffing
* Vacancy Announcement
* Veto
* VOLAG
* Volunteers
* Voting
* Wages
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APER PERSONNEL
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The administration and support of the Department's Civil and Foreign

Service personnel. (Replaces RCHB file category: PER)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Adoption
* Affirmative
* Action
* Ambassador
* Appeal
* Award
* Backpay
* Benefit Plan
* Bilateral Work Agreements
* Blood Donor
* Boarding School Career Development Career Mobility
* CFC
* Civil Service
* Civil Service Reform Act
* Class Action Suit
* CLO Program
* Community Liaison Office
* Coordinators
* Compensation
* Complaint
* Complement
* Consultation
* Continuing Education
* Contract Employee
* Conversion
* CSR
* Death
* Demotion
* Dependent
* Dependent Education
* Dependent Employment
* Discipline
* Divorce
* Emergency
* Evacuation
* Employee Association
* Employee Benefit
* Employee Relations
* Employee Service
* Employee Status
* Employee Training
* Employment
* Equal Employment Opportunity
* Family Life
* Family Separation
* Family Support Services
* Fellowship
* FERS
* Foreign Born Spouses
* Foreign Service
* Foreign Service Act
* FSPS
* FTE
* Functional Training
* Grade Retention
* Grievance
* Health
* Injury
* Insurance
* International School
* Interns
* Interview
* Job Title
* Leave
* Library
* Merit Pay
* Merit Promotion
* Military Furlough
* Military Reserve
* Nomination
* Nonsensitive Critical Position
* Open Assignments
* Orientation
* Overcomplement
* Pay Record
* Performance Evaluation
* Personal Property
* Personal Travel
* Personnel
* Personnel Action
* Personnel Appointment
* Personnel Assignment
* Personnel Classification
* Personnel Conduct
* Personnel Promotion
* Personnel Reassignment
* Personnel Resignation
* Personnel Separation
* Photographer
* PIT
* Position Classification
* Position Description
* Premium Pay
* Presidential Executive Exchange Program
* Private School
* Probation
* Promotion Panel
* PSC
* Public School
* Recall
* Recruitment
* Reentry
* Relocation
* Remains Disposition
* Reprogramming
* Retired Annuitant
* Retirement
* RIF
* Sabbatical
* Savings Bond
* School Admissions
* SEF
* Selection Board
* Selection Out
* Senior Foreign Service
* SES
* Severance Pay
* Sexual Harassment
* Skill Codes
* Spouse
* Staffing
* Staffing Pattern
* Survey
* Tandem Couple
* TDY
* Tenure Board
* Termination
* Time & Attendance
* Upward Mobility
* U.S. Family Member
* Vacancy Announcement
* Wages
* Work Requirements
* Workload
* Workmen Compensation
* Workweek
* Youth Programs
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ASEC SECURITY
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The development, coordination, or administration of security policies and programs. (Replaces RCHB file category: SY)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* AIASA
* Airport Access Procedures
* Antifraud
* Antiterrorism Measures
* Armored Vehicle
* Assault
* Bugging
* Building
* Contract Guard Program
* Counterintelligence
* Debriefing
* Debugging
* Demolition
* Detection Equipment
* Dismantling
* Electronic Security Device
* Emergency Response Team
* Explosives
* Fraud
* Host Country Guards
* Host Country Police
* Identification Systems
* Information Security
* Local Guard Program
* Maps
* Mission Takeover
* Monitoring
* MSG
* Name Check
* NSU
* Personnel Protection
* Physical Security
* Police Force
* Police Investigation
* Property Protection
* Protective Security
* Public Access Control
* Regional Security
* Riot Control
* RSO
* Scheduled Reporting
* Security Assessment
* Security Clearance
* Security Crisis
* Security Enhancement
* Security Survey
* Security Violation
* Special Support Program
* Suitability
* Technical Security
* Telephone
* Tempest
* Terrorism
* Threat
* Threat Assessment
* Unit Security Procedures
* Warning System
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BEXP TRADE EXPANSION AND PROMOTION
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Efforts to promote trade and other commercial activities, including specific proposals and inquiries to establish trade relations. (Replaces RCHB file category: TP)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Best Prospect
* Bid
* Business Firm
* Businessmen
* CMP
* Commercial Action
* Commercial Association
* Consultation
* Cooperatives
* Country Commercial
* Exhibit
* Exposition
* Foreign Agent
* Foreign Market
* Target Industry
* Targeting
* Trade Fair
* Trade Promotion
* Trade Visit
* WITS
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BTIO TRADE AND INVESTMENT
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OPPORTUNITIES

Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Administrative and operational reporting on opportunities for U.S. businesses. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FN, TP)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Agribusiness
* Bid
* Business Firm
* FGT
* Foreign Markets
* GPC Implementation
* Joint Venture
* Patent
* PTO
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CASC ASSISTANCE TO CITIZENS
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Effective from May 1977 (Revised January 1983)

Consular services provided by the United States to citizens of the United States or any other country. (Replaces RCHB file categories: CON, PS)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Adoption
* Aircraft Detention
* Aircraft Registry
* Alien
* AMCIT
* Arrest Assault
* Attorney List
* Authorities
* Automation
* Child Custody
* Children Compensation
* Complaint
* Consular Assistance
* Consular Package
* Cult
* Custody
* Death Report
* Deportation
* Detention
* Direct Relay
* Drivers License
* Emergency Evacuation
* Estate
* Family
* FIMED
* Fraud Identification
* Lawyer
* Legal
* Medical Care
* Missing Person
* Murder Offenses
* Prisoner
* Prisoner Release
* Prisoner Transfer
* Prisoner Welfare
* Property
* Property Protection
* Release
* Remains Disposition
* Repatriation
* Seamen
* Ship Detention
* Ship Registry
* Spouse
* Third Country Representation
* Travel Advisory
* Trial
* Trust Account
* Trust Account Refund
* Welfare & Whereabouts
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CJAN JUDICIAL ASSISTANCE AND NOTARIAL SERVICES
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Effective from May 1983

Matters pertaining to Notarial Services and International Judicial Assistance, including the service of judicial and extra-judicial documents and obtaining evidence. (Replaces RCHB file categories: LEG, PS)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Acknowledgment
* Affidavit
* Attorney List
* Authentication
* Automation
* Deed
* Deposition
* Documentation
* Evidence
* Extradition
* Fraud
* FSIA
* Judicial Assistance
* Letters Rogatory
* Notarial
* Oath
* Official Travel
* Prisoner Transfer
* Process Serving
* Subpoena
* Testimony
* Tort Claim
* Witness
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CMGT CONSULAR ADMINSTRATION AND MANAGEMENT
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Effective from August 1983

The administrative and operational management of Consular Affairs activities. (Replaces RCHB file categories: ACC, BUD, CON, FMGT,ORG, PER)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Antifraud
* Automation
* CAS
* Consular Agent
* Consular Agreement
* Consular Conference
* Consular Equipment
* Consular Package
* Consular Service
* Consular Supplies
* Consular Treaty
* CSS
* ECR
* Fee
* Fraud
* ICARS
* IVACS
* Legislation
* MRP
* NIVCAPS
* Office Procedures
* Personnel
* PFM
* PIT
* Publication
* Space Management
* Supplies
* Support Services
* TDIS
* Third Country Representation
* Word Processor
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CVIS VISAS
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Effective from May 1973 (Revised January 1993)

Operational, procedural, and administrative functions of visa operations. (Replaces RCHB file category: V)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* AA 1 Adoption
* Advisory Opinion AIDS
* Alien
* Alien Previously Deported
* Alien Smuggler
* Allocation
* Application
* Appointment
* Arrival Notice
* Athlete Automation
* Bearer Insert
* BUSVIS
* Centralized Visa Processing
* Chargeability
* CHINEX
* CLASS
* Clearance
* CONGRINT
* Consular Package
* Crew List
* Crewman
* Crime
* Data
* Defector
* Denial
* Departure Notice
* Dependent
* Deportation
* Derivatives
* Diversity Immigrant
* DNC
* Documentation
* DV 1DVACS
* Employment Based Preference
* Employment Creation
* Entertainer
* Entitlement
* Exchange Visitor
* Exclusion
* Extraordinary Ability
* Family Preference
* Fiance
* Fiancee
* Files
* Foreign Policy Exclusion
* Forms
* Fraud
* Health Related Grounds
* ICARS
* Immediate Relative
* Immigrant
* Intercompany Transferee
* International Child Abduction
* Interview
* Issuance
* IVACS
* Labor Certification
* LB 1
* Legislation
* Medical Examination
* Moral Turpitude
* MRV
* Name Check
* Narcotics Traffic
* News Media Representative
* NIV
* NIVCAPS
* Nonimmigrant
* Numerical Control
* NVC
* Operations
* Other Worker
* Out of District Applicant
* Parole
* Permanent Resident
* Polygamist
* Portsmouth Consular Center
* Priority Date
* Private Bill
* Procedures
* Public Charge
* Reciprocity
* Refugee
* Refusal
* Religious Worker
* Renewal
* Revocation
* SAO
* Skilled Worker
* SPLEX
* Student
* Supplies Temporary Worker
* Terrorist
* 30 60 Rule
* TIVPC
* Totalitarian Party Membership
* Transfer
* Transit
* Travel Agents
* Treaty Investor
* Treaty Trader
* TTYREP
* Validity Visa
* Visa Clearance
* Visa Photograph
* Visitor for Business
* VLOB
* Waiver
* Waiver of Ineligibility
* Walk Ins
* Workload
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EAGR AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Cultivating the soil and forest, raising livestock, and producing crops. (Replaces RCHB file category: AGR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Agricultural Development
* Agricultural Production
* Agricultural Program
* Agricultural Worker
* Agriculture
* Animal Disease
* Cocoa
* Coffee
* Corn
* Cotton
* Crop Destruction
* Crops
* Dairy Products
* Desalinization
* Disease Control
* Drought
* Erosion
* Famine
* Farm Equipment
* Farming
* Fertilizer
* Food Shortages
* Forestry
* Fruit
* Fungicide
* Grain
* Harvest
* Herbicide
* Husbandry
* Insect
* Irrigation
* Jute
* Land Conservation
* Land Management
* Land Reform
* Livestock
* Natural Fiber
* Nuts
* Oilseeds
* Pest Control
* Pesticide
* Plant Disease
* Poultry
* Preservation
* Quarantine
* Rainfall
* Rice
* Rubber
* Seeds
* Snowfall
* Soil
* Soybean
* Stockpile
* Subsidy
* Sugar
* Timber
* Tobacco
* Tropical Forest
* Vegetable
* Water Analysis
* Weather
* Wheat
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EAID FOREIGN ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Foreign economic and technical assistance provided by governments, international organizations, institutions, or private individuals. (Replaces RCHB file category: AID)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Agricultural Agreement
* Agricultural Development
* Agricultural Program Airlift
* Bank
* Congressional Presentation
* Construction Equipment
* Cooperatives
* Credit
* Debt
* Development Loan
* Development Program
* Disaster Relief
* Donor
* Economic Adviser
* Economic Assistance
* Economic Development
* Economic Support Fund
* Farm Equipment
* Financial Contribution
* Food
* Foreign Assistance Agreement
* Funding
* Grant
* Industrial Development
* Industrialized Nation
* Laboratory Equipment
* LDC
* LLDC
* Loan
* Medical Care
* Medical Equipment
* North South Dialogue
* Paris Club
* PL 480
* PL 480 Title I
* PL 480 Title II
* PL 480 Title III
* Relief Effort
* Self Help
* Technical Assistance
* Water Analysis
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EAIR CIVIL AVIATION
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

Commercial and private aircraft and air operations, domestic as well as international. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AV, TR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Air Access
* Air Cargo
* Air Fare
* Air Safety
* Air Traffic
* Air Transportation
* Aircraft
* Aircraft Accident
* Aircraft Detention
* Aircraft Registry
* Airline
* Airport
* Airport Fee
* Airport Security
* Airspace
* Antiterrorism Measures
* Aviation Agreement
* Cargo Handling
* Charter Flight
* CIVAIR
* Commercial Aircraft
* Emergency Landing
* Flight Clearance
* Flight Manual
* Hazardous Cargo
* Helicopter
* Hijacking
* Insurance
* Landing Rights
* Maintenance
* Navigational Aid
* Passenger Manifest
* Pilot Training
* Private Aircraft
* Refueling
* Rescue
* Route
* Salvage
* Schedule
* Transportation Development
* Transportation Industry
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ECON ECONOMIC CONDITIONS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The status of a nation's economy. (Replaces RCHB file category: E)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Agricultural Development
* Antiinflationary Program
* Black Market
* Capital Investment
* Cost of Living
* Depression
* Economic Agreement
* Economic Assessment
* Economic Conditions
* Economic Crisis
* Economic Development
* Economic Forecast
* Economic Growth
* Economic Indicators
* Economic Program
* Economic Recovery
* Economic Reform
* Economic Report
* Economic Stability
* Economic Trend
* EEC 1992
* Employment
* Financial Profits
* GDP
* GNP
* Industrial Development
* Industrial Growth
* Industrial Reform
* Inflation
* Interest Rate
* National Debt
* NIEO
* Price Index
* Recession
* Stock Market
* Tax Law
* Unemployment
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ECPS COMMUNICATIONS AND POSTAL SYSTEMS
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Effective from March 1983

The efforts of governments, the private sector, or international organizations to manage, regulate, develop, apply, or monitor the methods and means of telecommunication, international communication policy, and the informational aspects of communication. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INF, MP, PO, PPB, PR, RAD, SP, TEL, TV)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Broadcasting
* Cable TV
* Censorship
* Clandestine Broadcast
* Direct Broadcasting Satellite
* Fiber Optics
* Frequency Allocation
* Frequency Interference
* Frequency Spectrum
* Geostationary Satellite Orbit
* High Frequency
* lnformatics Information Access
* Information Center
* Information Flow
* Information Media
* Jamming
* Light Communication
* Networking
* NWICO
* Orbit
* Postal System
* Prior Consent
* Radio
* Satellite
* Telecommunication
* Telecommunication Agreement
* Telegraph
* Telephone
* Television
* Transborder Data Flow
* Transmitters
* Undersea Cable
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EFIN FINANCIAL AND MONETARY AFFAIRS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Domestic and international financial affairs of governments and private institutions. (Replaces RCHB file category: FN)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accounting
* Audit
* Bank
* Bank Account
* Bankruptcy
* Blocked Assets
* BOP
* Budget
* Buffer Stock
* Capital Flow
* CFF
* Commodities Exchange
* Credit
* Currency Shortage
* Debt
* Debt Equity Swap
* Debt Relief
* Debt Repayment
* Debt Repudiation
* Debt Rescheduling
* Deficit
* Devaluation
* Donor
* Drawing Rights
* Economic Growth
* Economic Recovery
* Economic Trend
* EFF
* EMS
* Exchange Rate
* Financial Agreement
* Financial Contribution
* Financial Control
* Financial Crisis
* Financial Market
* Financial Profits
* Financial Program
* Financial Reform
* Financial Reserve
* Financial Stability
* Foreign Currency
* Foreign Currency Control
* Foreign Currency Exchange
* Foreign Market
* Gold
* Grant
* IMF Standbys
* Income Tax
* Inflation
* Interest Rate
* Loan Default
* Local Currency
* London Club
* National Income
* Overpayment
* Paris Club
* Payment
* Revaluation
* Sales Tax
* SDR
* Securities
* Securities Exchange
* Stock Shares
* Tax Haven
* Tax Law
* Taxation Treaties
* Treasury
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EFIS COMMERCIAL FISHING AND FISH PROCESSING
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The breeding and catching of fish and other marine life for commercial purposes. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INCO, POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Aquaculture
* Catch
* Quota Cod
* Dispute Settlement
* Exclusive Economic
* Zone Fish
* Fisheries
* Aid Fishery
* Fishing Agreement
* Fishing Concession
* Fishing Dispute
* Fishing Ground
* Fishing Limit
* Fishing Rights
* Fishing Vessel
* Fishing Vessel
* Detention Halibut
* Herring Joint
* Venture
* Quota Salmon
* Shellfish
* Shrimp
* TEDS
* Tuna
* Whaling Industry
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EIND INDUSTRY AND MANUFACTURING
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The commercial production of goods and services, including the processing of raw materials into manufactured goods. (Replaces RCHB file category: TEL, INCO)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Aerospace Industry
* Alloy
* Aluminum
* Antitrust
* Automotive Industry
* Bankruptcy
* Business Firm
* Capital Investment
* Chemical Industry
* Clothing Industry
* Commercial Association
* Communications Industry
* Complaint
* Construction Industry
* Consumer Goods
* Cooperatives
* Copyright Agreement
* Copyright Claim
* Corruption
* Cotton
* Dairy Industry
* Data Processing Industry
* Defense Industry
* Development Program
* Drug Industry
* Dyeing Industry
* Economic Growth
* Electronic Industry
* Espionage
* Factory
* Fertilizer Industry
* Finishing Industry
* Fishing Industry
* Food Contamination
* Food Industry
* Foreign Agent
* Fraud
* Garment Industry
* Garment Production
* Garment Workers
* Industrial Accident
* Industrial Development
* Industrial Growth
* Industrial Production
* Industrial Reform
* Industrial Waste Disposal
* Insurance
* Linen
* Litigation
* Lumber Industry
* Machine Tool Industry
* Manmade Fiber
* Manufactured Product
* Merger
* Metal Industry
* Monopoly
* Nationalization
* Paper Industry
* Parastatal
* Patent
* Petroleum Industry
* Piracy
* Plastic Industry
* Power Looms
* Private Sector
* Privatization
* Processing
* Product Safety
* Product Standards
* Product Testing
* Production
* Production Control
* Public Sector
* Railroad Industry
* Ramie
* Raw Materials
* Recall
* Registration
* Rubber Industry
* Sabotage
* Salvage
* Service Industry
* Shipbuilding Industry
* Silk
* Spinning Machinery
* Steel Industry
* Stockpile
* Subsidiary
* Subsidy
* Textile Industry
* Textile Production
* Tobacco Industry
* Tourism
* Trademark
* Vegetable Fiber
* Weaving Industry
* Wood Products Industry
* Wool
* Yarns
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EINT ECONOMIC AND COMMERCIAL INTERNET
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Effective from October 1997

Economic and commercial programs, policies, and issues relating to the Internet.

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Agreement
* Censorship
* Competition
* Connectivity
* Content
* Copyright
* Data
* Democracy
* Economic Conditions
* Domain Names
* Electronic Commerce
* Encryption
* Free Flow of Information
* Information Availability
* Interconnectivity
* Internet
* Meeting
* Monopoly
* Piracy
* Policy
* Pornography
* Privacy
* Private Sector
* Reporting
* Trademark
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EINV FOREIGN INVESTMENTS
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

Foreign investments made by governments or private enterprises for commercial gain. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FN, INCO)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Bank
* Bid
* BIT
* Business Firm
* Business Loss
* Business Merger
* Capital Flow
* Capital Investment
* Compensation
* Credit
* Credit Guarantee
* Disinvestment
* Economic Growth
* Foreign Investment
* Fraud
* Garment Investment
* Insurance Risk
* Investment Climate
* Investment Control
* Investment Disputes
* Investment Guarantee
* Investment Incentive
* Investment Law
* Investment Opportunity
* Joint Venture
* Loan
* Multinational Corporation
* Nationalization
* Parastatal
* Private Investment
* Private Sector
* Privatization
* Public Sector
* Subsidiary
* Textile Investment
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ELAB LABOR SECTOR AFFAIRS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised May 1995)

The labor sector, labor actors, and national labor policies and their effect on domestic and international systems and relations. (Replaces RCHB file category: LAB)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Arbitration
* Benefits
* Bonded Labor
* Child Labor
* Collective Bargaining
* Compulsory Labor
* Dock Workers
* Employee Ownership
* Employee Rights
* Employer Organization
* Employment
* Equal Pay for Equal Work
* Forced Labor
* Foreign Worker
* GSP (Worker Rights)
* Illegal Worker
* International Labor Secretariat
* Job Creation
* Job Discrimination
* Job Security
* Job Training
* Labor Agreement
* Labor Code
* Labor Competition
* Labor Confederation
* Labor Cooperative
* Labor Costs
* Labor Courts
* Labor Disputes
* Labor Federation
* Labor Law
* Labor Leader
* Labor Market
* Labor Migration
* Labor Movement
* Labor Organization
* Labor Relations
* Labor Rights
* Labor Sector
* Labor Settlement
* Labor Standards
* Labor Union
* Layoffs
* Lockout
* Manpower
* Mediation
* NAFTA Labor Cooperation
* Occupational Health
* Occupational Safety
* Pension
* Prison Labor
* Privatization
* Right of Association
* Right to Organize Slave Labor
* Social Clause (WTO)
* Social Net
* Social Security
* Strike
* Trade
* Union
* Underemployment
* Unemployment
* Unemployment Insurance
* Vocational Training
* Wages
* Work Force
* Work Permit
* Worker Rights Workers
* Working Conditions
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ELTN LAND TRANSPORTATION
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

All aspects of land transportation. (Replaces RCHB file categories: IT, TR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Antiterrorism Measures
* Automobile
* Bridge
* Bus
* Cargo Handling
* Detention
* Fee
* Hazardous Cargo
* Highway
* Highway Access
* Hijacking
* Insurance
* Land Transportation
* Maintenance
* Overland Cargo
* Public Transportation
* Railroad
* Railroad Accident
* Railway Access
* Rescue
* Schedule
* Traffic Accident
* Traffic Safety
* Transportation Development
* Transportation Industry
* Truck
* Tunnel
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EMIN MINERALS AND METALS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The exploration, discovery, and extraction of minerals and metals. (Replaces RCHB file category: INCO)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Bauxite
* Bid
* Chromite
* Coal
* Cobalt
* Copper
* Drilling
* Excavation
* Exclusive Economic Zone
* Exploration
* Factory
* Gems
* Gold
* Iron
* Magnesium
* Manganese
* Metal
* Mine
* Mineral
* Mineral Reserve
* Mining
* Mining Accident
* Mining Concession
* Nickel
* Offshore Mining
* Ore
* Quarry
* Silver
* Tin
* Tungsten
* Uranium
* Uranium Enrichment
* Zinc

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ENRG ENERGY AND POWER
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Government and private commercial activities in acquiring and providing energy services from all types of sources. For petroleum and natural gas, see EPET. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AE, FSE)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Coal
* Dam
* Decontamination
* Electric Energy
* Electric Power Plant
* Energy Conservation
* Energy Consumption
* Energy Reserve
* Energy Shortage
* Factory
* Fissionable Material
* Fuel
* Fuel Shortage
* Generator
* Geothermal Energy
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Hydroelectric Energy
* Hydroelectric Power Plant
* Nuclear Accident
* Nuclear Capability
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Energy
* Nuclear Fuel Reprocessing
* Nuclear Power Plant
* Nuclear Reactor
* Nuclear Safeguard
* Power Line
* Public Utility
* PUNE
* Radiation
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* Reexport
* Solar Energy
* Spent Fuel
* Stockpile
* Technology Transfer
* Thermal Energy
* Thermal Power Plant
* Transformer
* Uranium Enrichment
* Wind Energy
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EPET PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
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Effective from July 1980 (Revised January 1983)

Government and private sector activities in the exploration and extraction of petroleum and natural gas. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FSE, PET)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Bid
* Drilling
* Exploitation
* Exploration
* LPG
* Natural Gas
* Natural Gas Pipeline
* Natural Gas Production
* Natural Gas Reserve
* Offshore Drilling
* Offshore Drilling Platform
* Offshore Oil
* Oil Field
* Petroleum
* Petroleum Concession
* Petroleum Pipeline
* Petroleum Production
* Petroleum Reserve
* Petroleum Shortage
* Refinery
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ETRD FOREIGN TRADE
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Exchange of goods between nations. (Replaces RCHB file category: FT)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Alcoholic Beverage
* Aluminum
* Animal Hides
* Antidumping
* Antitrust
* Apparel Trade
* Arms
* Arms Traffic
* Barter
* BOP
* Boycott
* Buffer Stock
* Chemical
* Clothing
* Cocoa
* Coffee
* Commercial Aircraft
* Commodity
* Commodity Market
* Communications Equipment
* Computer
* Construction Equipment
* Cooperatives
* Corruption
* Cotton
* Countertrade
* Countervailing Duty
* Cross Border Trade
* Customs Agreement
* Customs Clearance
* Customs Court
* Customs Fine
* Customs Inspection
* Customs Official
* Customs Regulation
* Customs Seizure
* Dairy Products
* Debt
* Development Program
* Dispute Settlement
* Diversion
* Duty Free Entry
* East West Trade
* Economic Cooperation
* EEC 1992
* EEP
* Electronic Equipment
* Exhibit
* Export
* Fair Trade
* Farm Equipment
* FCN
* Fertilizer
* Fish
* Food
* Food Contamination
* Food Inspection
* Footwear
* Foreign Market
* Free Trade Zone
* Garment Exports
* Garment Imports
* Government Procurement
* GSP
* Harmonized System
* Helicopter
* Import
* Industrialized Nation
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Intervention
* Laboratory Equipment
* LDC
* Leather
* License
* Linen
* Litigation
* Lumber
* Machine Tool
* Manmade Fiber
* Market Access
* Meat
* Meat Inspection
* Medical Equipment
* Merger
* Metal
* MFN
* MIC
* Monopoly
* Multifiber Arrangement
* NAFTA
* Natural Fiber
* Newly Industrialized Countries
* Nonalcoholic Beverage
* Nontariff Barriers
* North South Dialogue
* Oils
* Oilseeds
* Perishable Commodities
* Petroleum Products
* Pharmaceuticals
* Plastics
* Poultry
* Private Sector
* Product Standards
* Public Sector
* Quota
* Railroad Equipment
* Ramie
* Reexport
* Rice
* Rubber
* Sanction
* Shellfish
* Silk
* Smuggling
* Soybean
* Steel
* Stockpile
* Subsidy
* Sugar
* Synthetic Fiber
* Synthetic Rubber
* Tariff
* Tariff Barriers
* Tariff Relief
* Television
* Textile Exports
* Textile Imports
* Textiles
* Tin
* Tobacco
* Trade Agreement
* Trade Balance
* Trade Complaint
* Trade Control
* Trade Concession
* Trade Discrimination
* Trade Dumping
* Trade Fair
* Trade Law
* Trade Liberalization
* Trade Opportunity
* Trade Promotion
* Trade Protectionism
* Trade Relations
* Trade Visit
* Tuna
* VAT
* Vegetable
* Vegetable Fiber
* Vegetable Oil
* Wheat
* Wine
* Wood Products
* Wool
* Yarns
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ETTC TRADE AND TECHNOLOGY CONTROLS
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Effective from April 1984

Government efforts to control the transfer of goods (i.e., equipment),services, or technologies. This includes foreign policy trade controls, strategic (National Security) trade controls, munitions controls, general West to East technology transfer issues, and efforts to circumvent U.S. or COCOM controls. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FT, STR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Arms Traffic
* Blocked Assets
* Boycott
* COCOM Case
* COCOM List Review
* Computer
* Data Bases
* Data Processing Equipment
* Digital Switching
* Diversion
* EAA
* East West Trade
* Economic Warfare
* Electronic Equipment
* Embargo
* End Use Check
* End User
* Enforcement
* Espionage
* Exception List
* EXCON
* Export
* Export Control
* GSOIA
* GSOMIA
* High Technology Equipment
* IEEPA
* Illegal Trade
* Import Control
* ITAR
* Laboratory Equipment
* License
* Manufacturing Agreement
* Military Applications
* Military Critical Technologies
* Military Equipment
* Military Services
* Munitions Control
* NDPC
* Nonmarket Economy
* Origin Certificate
* Reexport
* Research & Development
* Sanction
* Security Survey
* Semiconductors
* SNEC
* Software
* Stockpile
* Strategic Material
* Strategic Trade Control
* Superconductor
* TCDC
* Technical Assistance Agreement
* Technology Acquisition Efforts
* Technology Gap
* Technology Transfer
* Transaction Check
* Turnkey Plant
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EWWT WATERBORNE TRANSPORTATION
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Movement of commercial and private vessels over high seas and inland waterways. (Replaces RCHB file categories: OS, TR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Antiterrorism
* Measures Canal
* Cargo Handling
* Coast Guard
* Containerization
* Dock Workers
* Fee
* Hazardous Cargo
* Insurance
* Load Line
* Maintenance
* Marine Cargo
* Marine Safety
* Marine Transportation
* Maritime Agreement
* Maritime Flag
* Maritime Law
* Merchant Ship
* Minesweeping
* Navigational Aid
* Passenger Ship
* Patrol Boat
* Piracy
* Port
* Port Access
* Port Congestion
* Private Ship
* Refueling
* Registration
* Rescue
* River
* Route
* Salvage
* Schedule Ship Accident
* Ship Clearance
* Ship Detention
* Ship Harassment
* Ship Movement
* Ship Registry
* Shipyard
* SOLAS
* Strait
* Tonnage Measurement
* Transportation Development
* Transportation Industry
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KACT: Strategic Arms Control (ACS) Treaties
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Effective from August 2000 (Revised August 2004)

Use for all documents relating to specific, interrelated strategic (nuclear) arms control treaties and their implementation:

* ABM (i.e., anti-ballistic missile) treaty and its implementation body the SCC (Standing Consultative Commission);
* INF (i.e., Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces) Treaty and its implementation body, the SVC (Special Verification Commission);
* START (i.e., Strategic Reductions Treaty) and its implementation body, the JCIC (Joint Compliance and Inspection Commission); and the Strategic Offensive Reductions Treaty (SORT) or the Moscow Treaty and its implementing body, the BIC (Bilateral Implementation Commission).

Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: NP/EX)
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KAWC: Atrocities and War Crimes
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Effective from July 2001

Use for all documents relating to atrocities, massacres, and war crimes, including allegations, reports, investigations, and prosecutions of genocide, crimes against humanity, grave breaches of the Geneva Conventions, and violations of the laws or customs for war. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau, Info: S/WCI)
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KCFE: Conventional Armed Forces in Europe
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Effective from August 1989

Use on all documents between U.S. Vienna and the Department pertaining to CFE negotiations; documents pertaining to conventional forces in Europe including both Eastern and Western forces, their structure, posture, changes, etc.; documents pertaining to allied and Warsaw Pact conventional arms control positions, plans and related internal political situations, documents referring to the High Level Task Force (HLTF) or its subgroups; and all documents discussing congressional delegation visits to Europe that will address conventional arms control issues. (Action: EUR/RPM)
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KCIP: Critical Infrastructure Protection
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Effective from August 2001

Use for all documents reporting on critical infrastructure protection (CIP) issues, which are defined as vulnerabilities and threats, both physical and cyber, to systems and assets (particularly interconnected information systems and networks) so vital to a nation that their incapacity or destruction would have a debilitating impact on national security, national economic security, and/or national public health and safety. Use for reporting of CIP issues both as they affect host country and as they impact the United States. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)

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KCOM: Chief of Mission
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Effective from March 2004

Use for all documents addressed for action to the chief of a U.S. mission in a foreign location (e.g., ambassadors, chargés d’affaires, consuls general, or principal officers). Use KCOM in conjunction with generic PASS instructions to chiefs of mission in Department telegrams. Also use the appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KCOR: Corruption and Anti-Corruption
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Effective from August 2001

Use for all documents relating to corruption and anti-corruption, dishonesty, and unethical behavior among public officials representing local, provincial, and national governments. This would include linkages with justice, economic, social and political entities. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)

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KCRM: Criminal Activity
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Effective from April 1994 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents relating to criminal organizations and activities, the threat they pose to U.S. interests and/or friendly governments, and host country and U.S. Government programs to combat them. This includes international criminal organizations; money laundering and other financial crimes; illicit trafficking including alien smuggling and gun running; international stolen property theft and fencing rings; international frauds and commercial crimes; UN crime meetings and anti-crime programs; and interaction with international and regional organizations on these issues. U.S. assistance covers training of host country judicial and law enforcement agencies. Use this K TAGS with the Subject TAGS SOCI. Distinguish the use of this TAGS from AID-funded administration of justice programs in Latin America (KJUS),anti-narcotics issues and programs (SNAR),and anti-terrorism issues and programs (PTER). (Action: INL/ENT)
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KDEM: Democratization
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Effective from May 1991

Use on all documents dealing with democratization in Eastern Europe, Latin America, Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. Encouraging democratization constitutes an essential component of U.S. policy. The U.S. Government is devoting significant resources to monitor and promote regional trends away from autocratic rule and toward political pluralism. Programs designed to encourage democratization are diverse, and often are cross-discipline in nature, requiring the involvement of several U.S. Government agencies. Also use the appropriate Subject and Geo-Political TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KDRG: Detainee Repatriation from Guantanamo Bay
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Effective from December 2007

Use for all documents addressing issues connected to the repatriation and transfer of detainees in U.S. Government custody at the military detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba to their countries of origin or to third countries. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: S/WCI)
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KFRD: Fraud Prevention Programs
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Effective from August 1986

Use on all reporting that refers to efforts and activities pertaining to the prevention of fraud and deceptive practices in the issuance of visas, passports, the issuance of Federal benefits to U.S. citizens and others, and to active measures developed by the Department to oversee their legality and for reporting upon the results of antifraud and prevention measures in consular matters. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: CA/FPP)
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KGHG: Global Climate Change
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Effective from May 2007

Use for all documents addressing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and global climate change (also referred to as global warming). This includes, but is not limited to, the economic, energy, environmental, geographic, health, scientific, social, and political linkages of global climate change. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: OES/EGC)
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KGIC: Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism
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Effective from September 2006

Use for all documents relating to the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism. The Global Initiative works toward the prevention, detection, and response to acts of nuclear terrorism. Also use appropriate Subject Tags. (Action: ISM/WMDT)
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KHIV: Emerging Infectious Diseases and HIV/AIDS Program
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Effective from June 2000

Use for all documents relating to actual and prospective activities by the U.S. Government, alone or in conjunction with or through other entities, to combat HIV/AIDS and other infectious diseases. Also use Appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: S/GAC)
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KHLS: Homeland Security
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Effective from August 2006

Use for all documents relating to all aspects of homeland security issues, including acts of terrorism directed at the U.S. homeland, its citizens, or interests; planning and support for such acts of terrorism; capabilities of terrorist groups; activities of institutions, groups, or individuals that support such terrorism; acts of terrorism that transcend national boundaries due to the support network or nationality of the perpetrator, victim, or facility or conventional, biological, radiological, or nuclear (CBRN) terrorism; terrorist travel; actions of the host government, institutions, or individuals related to support for or opposition to U.S. Government homeland security or counter-terrorism initiatives; actions of the host government or multilateral organizations related to the establishment of host country or regional security, bureaucratic, physical, or cyber infrastructure; homeland security implications and effects of border protection, immigration, and customs policies; transportation (e.g., seaports, civil air) security; host government travel document control and standards; emergency, preparedness, and response; biodefense, science and technology development related to the above areas; reactions of host government, media, etc., to homeland security-related programs and activities in the United States, or of the U.S. Government. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: S/CT, CA, OES, A/OEM)

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KIPR: Intellectual Property Rights
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Effective from December 1988 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents relating to intellectual property rights which include patents, trademarks, copyrights, semiconductor designs (mask works),industrial designs, trade secrets, appellations of origin and other forms of protection to reward and encourage innovation and creativity. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: EEB/TPP/MTA/IPC)
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KIRF: International Religious Freedom
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Effective from January 1999

Use on all documents relating to all issues of religious freedom and persecution, including civil unrest where religion is a precipitating factor; changes to or enforcement of laws affecting freedom of religion; religious aspects of movements, parties or persons seeking governmental change; governmental repression of religious minorities, movements or leaders; religion playing a role in reconciling conflicts; and changes in religious demographics that may produce societal changes. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: DRL/IRF)
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KISL: Islamic Issues
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Effective from November 1988 (Revised April 2000)

Use on documents treating government involvement in recognition of or approaches to Islam; political and economic activities undertaken by private Islamic organizations or prominent individuals; and fundamentalism. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS.

(Action: NEA/PPR, AF/RA, EAP/RA)
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KJUS: Administration of Justice
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Effective from May 1986 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents dealing with the administration of justice in host countries, particularly as it relates to U.S. objectives of promoting democracy and just economic and social development. This includes judicial reforms, political reporting on personalities and institutions involved in the administration of justice, judicial infrastructure development, criminal investigation capabilities, penal systems, legal training, and assistance and exchange programs in this field. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: WHA/PPC)
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KMCA: Millennium Challenge Account
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Effective from August 2004

Use for documents relating to all aspects of the Millennium Challenge Account, a U.S. new foreign assistance account, or the Millennium Challenge Corporation, the independent government corporation recently established to manage and oversee this assistance. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: MCC/IT)
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KMDR: Media Reaction Reporting
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Effective From October 1999

Use on all documents dealing with setting post ―Watching Briefs and on all post reporting concerning editorial content and media reaction. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: INR/R)
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KNNP: Nuclear Non-Proliferation
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Effective from April 1984

Use on all documents on U.S. policy for preventing the spread of nuclear weapons to other countries, the transfer of nuclear material, equipment of technology, agreements for cooperation on the peaceful uses of nuclear energy, matters concerning multilateral discussions on the uses of nuclear energy including the activities of the International Atomic Energy Agency, and activities in other countries related to the acquisition of nuclear explosives. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KOLY: Olympic Games Reporting
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Effective from February 1984

Use on all documents relating to issues, reports, or activities concerned with Olympic games. Also use appropriate Subject, Country, and Organization TAGS. Note: KOLY will be used in the above prescribed manner for all subsequent winter and summer Olympic games. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KPAL: Palestinian Affairs
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Effective from August 1983 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents relating to issues, reports, or activities concerned with the Palestinian people, as a group or in part, or the area known as Palestine. Also use appropriate Subject, Country, and Organization TAGS. (Action: NEA/PA)
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KPAO: Public Affairs Office
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Effective from May 2000

Use on all documents intended for Public Affairs sections abroad, and should be used by field Public Affairs sections abroad on all documents coming into the Department which relate to Public Diplomacy Programs. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: ECA/EX/PR)
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KPIN: Political Internationals
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Effective from November 1984

Use on all documents relating to the activities and policies of the four major Political Internationals: Socialist International, Christian Democratic International, Liberal International, and the International Democratic Union. This includes reporting on the attitudes of member parties towards the Internationals, the interaction between member parties of the Internationals, and the activities of the Internationals themselves. In addition, this TAGS should be used on all documents relating to the policies of the German (FRG) political foundations: Friederich Ebert, Konrad Adenauer, Hanns Seidel, and Friederich Naumann. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: P)
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KPKO: United Nations Peacekeeping Operations
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Effective from August 1996

Use on all documents relating to existing or potential United Nations peacekeeping activities, including proposals for and negotiations with other countries on peacekeeping activities, military support, sanctions monitoring, elections and humanitarian activities, as well as interaction with international and regional organizations on peacekeeping. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: IO)
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KPWR: Power Support Program
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Effective from March 1993

Use on all documents dealing with the Department’s electrical power support requirements. The program provides consolidated funding for generators, central uninterruptible power supply (UPS) systems, and PCB transformer abatement projects. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: OBO/PE/DE)
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KRAD: Radioactive Contamination of the Environment
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Effective from May 1997 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents dealing with radioactive contamination of the environment from whatever source—military or civilian use, transportation, storage, or disposal of nuclear material Appropriate Subject Terms to use with this TAGS would include nuclear contamination, radiation, radioactive material and International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) emergency notification. In connection with accidental or deliberate contamination, appropriate Terms to use with this TAGS include radioactive material transfer, radioactive waste disposal, radioactive waste management, industrial/medical radiography, medical isotope, and transfer of fissile material. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: OES/OA)

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KSCA: Science Counselors and Attachés
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Effective from February 1983

Use on all documents drafted by or sent to Science Counselors and Science Attachés. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: OES). Note: KSCA replaces the Organization SCSA.
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KSPR: Strategic, Performance and Resource Planning
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Effective from October 1997

Use on all documents dealing with the strategic planning process for all foreign affairs agencies or agencies with operations and programs abroad as well as the Department’s own strategic planning activities. This includes all resource allocation processes when associated with the Mission Performance Plan (MPP),namely: budget formulation, the Financial Plan (FINPLAN),and the field budget plan. Technical and operational messages that are purely budget-focused should only use ABUD. Use KSPR on messages regarding personnel planning in connection with the annual MPP exercises, and subjects relating to the Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) of 1993. Operational personnel requests (e.g., new positions, classification actions, conversions of positions from FSN to PIT, etc.) should still only use APER. Suggested terms to use with KSPR are program planning, Mission Performance Plan (MPP),Resource Allocations and Budget Integration Tool (RABIT) and Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA). Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: M/P)
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KSUM: Summit Meetings
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Effective from January 1983 (Revised November 1987)

Use on all documents concerning Summit Meetings. This includes substantive and administrative arrangements for meetings, records of meetings and reports on actions by participants as a result of meetings, including preparatory meetings. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KTFN: Terrorism Finance Traffic
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Effective from July 2004

Use for documents relating to all aspects of terrorism financing; sanctions; designations of individuals under Executive Orders (E.O.) dealing with terrorism finance such as E.O. 13224; related UN resolutions; denial of funds to terrorists; and other related aspects of terrorism financing. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: EEB/ESC)
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KTIA: Treaties and International Agreements
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Effective from June 1984

Use on all documents concerning treaties, including conventions, protocols, or other International Agreements, such as exchange of notes, exchange of letters and memoranda of understanding, as well as requirements of the Case Act (11 FAM 724; 1 U.S.C. 112B). Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: L/T)
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KTIP: Trafficking in Persons
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Effective from September 2008

Use for all cables related to the topics of trafficking in persons, human trafficking, slavery, involuntary servitude, forced labor, labor migration, illegal migration, commercial sexual exploitation, prostitution, sex tourism, forced marriage, child labor, debt bondage, peonage, and child soldiering. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: G/TIP)
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KUNR: UN Reform
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Effective from November 1995

Use on all documents dealing with all efforts to reform and restructure the United Nations. Some of the reforms are: the UN budget and/or ceiling, security council expansion, managerial improvements, and strengthening the role of the UN. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: IO)
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KWBG: West Bank and Gaza
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Effective from December 1993 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents dealing with the implementation of the Israeli-PLO Declaration of Principles, including Palestinian interim self-rule, economic development and development assistance to the Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza. Also, use for Israeli-PLO negotiations on implementing the agreement and political developments in the West Bank and Gaza including elections for a Palestinian Council. Also use the appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: NEA/IPA)
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KWMN: Women Issues
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Effective from June 1995

Use on all documents relating to the Fourth World Conference on Women and any future World Conferences on Women. Also use this TAGS on issues concerning women’s human rights, women’s political participation, women-in-development, and any discussions of women in the United Nations or any other international organizations. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: G/CS, IO, and DRL)
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MARR MILITARY AND DEFENSE ARRANGEMENTS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Efforts to establish and maintain collective security or other international military cooperation. (Replaces RCHB file category: DEF)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Air Defense
* Air Forces
* Alliance
* Armed Forces
* Artillery
* CFE
* Collective Security
* DECA
* DMZ
* Emergency Evacuation
* Ground Forces
* Home Porting
* Host Government
* Intelligence Assessment
* Landing Rights
* Lease
* Military Advisor
* Military Agreement
* Military Base
* Military Cooperation
* Military Exercise
* Military Personnel
* Military Plan
* Military Visit
* Minesweeping
* Monitoring
* National Security
* Naval Forces
* Overflight Clearance
* Peace Plan
* Peacekeeping Forces
* Refueling
* Security Assessment
* Ship Clearance
* Ship Movement
* SOFA
* Tracking Station
* Troop Contribution
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Reduction
* Troop Withdrawal
* Truce Observer
* Weapons Deployment
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MASS MILITARY ASSISTANCE AND SALES
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The Govemment to Govemment transfer, sale, or loan of military equipment, advisers, or services. (Replaces RCHB file categories DEF, FT)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Airlift
* Arms
* Artillery
* AWACS
* Bomber Aircraft
* CAT
* Congressional Presentation
* Credit
* Debt
* Debt Repayment
* Diversion
* Donor
* Economic Support Fund
* Fighter Aircraft
* FMS
* Guidance System
* Helicopter
* IMET
* Loan
* Maintenance
* MAP
* Military Adviser
* Military Agreement
* Military Aircraft
* Military Assistance
* Military Procurement
* Military Training
* Military Vehicle
* Missile
* Reexport
* Salvage
* Spare Parts
* Surplus Weapons Disposal
* Technical Assistance
* Technology Transfer
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MCAP MILITARY CAPABILITIES
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Effective from March 1973 to June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

The nonnuclear offensive and defensive ability of the military establishment of a nation or international organization. (Replaces RCHB file category: DEF)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Advanced Weaponry
* Air Defense
* Air Forces
* Armed Forces
* Arms
* Artillery
* AWACS
* Biological Warfare
* Biological Weapon
* Biological Weapon Control
* Bomber Aircraft
* Burden sharing
* Cargo Aircraft
* Chemical Warfare
* Chemical Weapon
* Chemical Weapon
* Control Civil Defense
* Coast Guard
* Conscription
* Contingency Plan
* Conventional Weapon
* Conventional Weapon
* Control Court Martial
* Defense Industry
* Demobilization
* Fighter Aircraft
* Ground Forces
* Guidance System
* Helicopter
* Infrastructure
* Intelligence Assessment
* Landing Rights
* Logistics
* Military Aircraft
* Military Balance
* Military Budget
* Military Buildup
* Military Capability
* Military Communication
* Military Equipment
* Military Exercise
* Military Leader
* Military Personnel
* Military Plan
* Military Reserve
* Missile
* Mobilization
* National Guard
* Naval Forces
* Naval Ship
* Ordnance
* Radar
* RDF
* Security Assessment
* Strategic Plan
* Submarine
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Level
* Troop Reduction
* Troop Withdrawal
* Warhead
* Warning System
* Weapons Deployment
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MNUC MILITARY NUCLEAR APPLICATIONS
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

The development and use of nuclear technology for military purposes. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AE, DEF)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Advanced Weaponry
* Antinuclear
* Arms
* Artillery
* Counterforce
* Decontamination
* Delivery Vehicle
* Fissionable Material
* Guidance System
* INF
* LRTNF
* Military Capability
* Missile
* Missile Site
* Monitoring
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Powered Ship
* Nuclear Safeguard
* Nuclear Test
* Nuclear Weapon
* Nuclear Weapon Control
* Nuclear Winter
* Plutonium
* Radiation
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* Radioactive Waste Management
* Spent Fuel
* Strategic Plan
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Withdrawal
* Warhead
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MOPS MILITARY OPERATIONS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Declared or undeclared war involving two or more nations. (Replaces RCHB file categories: DEF, POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Advanced Weaponry
* Aggression
* Air Alert
* Air Forces
* Amnesty
* Armed Forces
* Artillery
* Assault
* Atrocity
* Biological Warfare
* Biological Weapon
* Biological Weapon Control
* Blockade
* Bombing
* Casualty
* Ceasefire
* Chemical Warfare
* Chemical Weapon
* Chemical Weapon Control
* Combat
* Concentration Camp
* CONTRA
* Conventional Weapon
* Conventional Weapon Control
* DMZ
* Emergency Evacuation
* Escalation
* Explosives
* Ground Forces
* Guerrilla
* Intelligence Assessment
* Intervention
* Invasion
* KIA
* Landing Rights
* Martial Law
* Massacre
* MIA
* Military Balance
* Military Buildup
* Military Plan
* Minesweeping
* Naval Forces
* No Fly Zone
* Nuclear Weapon
* Nuclear Weapon Control
* Occupied Area
* Peace Plan
* POW
* Repatriation
* Reprisal
* Rescue
* Sabotage
* Ship Movement
* Surrender
* Threat
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Level
* Troop Reduction
* Troop Withdrawal
* War
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ODIP U.S. DIPLOMATIC REPRESENTATION
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Effective from January 1983

Official representational and ceremonial activities of U.S. diplomats and U.S. Government officials; includes all aspects of privileges and immunities. Use for ceremonial activities hosted by U.S. officials. (Replaces RCHB file categories: PER, POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accreditation
* Agrement
* Ambassador
* Ambassador Designate
* Anniversary
* Assault
* Attache
* Ceremonial Representation
* Credentials Presentation
* Diplomat
* Diplomatic Consular List
* Diplomatic Privileges
* Drivers License
* Funeral
* Gift
* Guest List
* Honorary Consul
* Invitation
* Personnel Conduct
* Real Property
* Social Reception
* Tax Exemption
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OEXC EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL
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EXCHANGE OPERATIONS

Effective from March 1973 (Revised April 2000)

The administration and operation of educational and cultural exchange programs. (Replaces RCHB file category: EDX)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* American Studies
* Artist
* Athlete
* Business for Russia Program
* Citizen Exchanges
* College and University Affiliation Program
* Community
* Connections
* Creative Arts Exchanges
* Cultural Exchange
* Cultural Heritage
* Cultural Property
* Cultural Specialists (Aculspecs)
* Educational Exchange
* EFL Fellows
* ETF Fellows
* Exchange Program
* Designation Festival Fund
* Film Programs
* FLEX Program
* Foreign Leader Program
* Fulbright Alumni Association
* Fulbright American Studies Institutes
* Fulbright Commissions
* Fulbright Junior Staff Development Program (JSD)
* Fulbright Scholar in Residence Program
* Fulbright Scholar Program
* Fulbright Student Program
* Fulbright Teachers Exchange Grant
* Humphrey Program
* International Visitor Program
* J Visa Program
* J William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board
* Jazz Ambassadors
* Nomination
* Performing Arts Calendar
* Ron Brown Fellowship Program
* Scientist
* Student
* Student Advising
* Study of the US
* Teacher
* The Film Service
* U.S. Artists Abroad
* Voluntary Visitor Program
* Youth Exchanges
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OFDP FOREIGN DIPLOMATS AND FOREIGN MISSIONS
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Effective from January 1983

Administrative, representational, and ceremonial matters related to non-U.S. diplomatic personnel and foreign missions; includes all aspects of privileges and immunities. Use for ceremonial activities hosted by non-U.S. diplomats. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accreditation
* Ambassador
* Ambassador Designate
* Assault
* Attache
* Building Design
* Ceremonial Representation
* Consul
* Consulate
* Credentials Presentation
* Diplomat
* Diplomatic Consular List
* Diplomatic Privileges
* Drivers License
* Embassy
* Envoy
* Funeral
* Gift
* Guest List
* Honorary Consul
* Invitation
* NOB
* Office Closure
* Office Establishment
* Personnel Appointment
* Personnel Conduct
* Personnel Resignation
* Personnel Separation
* Post Closing
* Post Opening
* Real Property
* Recall
* Social Reception
* Staffing
* Tax Exemption
* Third Country Counterparts
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OIIP INTERNATIONAL INFORMATION PROGRAMS
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Effective from October 1999

Administrative and operational aspects of international information programs, products, and services that increase international support for U.S. policies and understanding of U.S. society.

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Advance Documents Service
* Article Alert
* Book Donations
* Book Fairs
* Book Reprints
* Book Translations
* Books and Documents List
* Computer
* Cooperative Agreements
* Copyright
* Design Services
* DVC
* Electronic Journal
* Grant
* Graphic Design
* I-Bucks
* IRC
* IRO
* Listserv
* Paper Shows
* PDQ
* Photo Coverage
* Photo Rights
* Photo Requests
* Public Diplomacy
* Publication
* Reference Requests
* Speaker
* Technology Partnerships
* Teleconference
* Translation Requests
* Washington File
* Websites
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OPDC DIPLOMATIC CORRESPONDENCE
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Effective from January 1983

Correspondence and ceremonial messages between prominent leaders and principal officers. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Acknowledgment
* Anniversary
* Appreciation Message
* Commemorative Message
* Condolence Message
* Congratulatory Message
* Invitation
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OPRC PUBLIC RELATIONS AND CORRESPONDENCE
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Effective from January 1983

Correspondence to and from the public commenting on U.S. policy and foreign incidents, requesting information and speaking engagements, and any other public relations activities. This TAGS includes routine constituent's correspondence such as employment opportunities, requests for photographs, autographs, etc. Also includes press summaries and press conferences, public opinion polls, and the administrative arrangements for press conferences. (Replaces RCHB file category: PR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accreditation
* Authentication
* Autograph
* Constituents Mail
* Employment
* Interview
* Invitation
* Journalist
* Photo Request
* Photograph
* Poll
* Press Relations
* Public Diplomacy
* Public Information Publication
* Speaker
* Translation
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OREP U.S. CONGRESSIONAL TRAVEL
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Administrative and operational aspects of travel by Congressmen, congressional staffers, and delegations. (Replaces RCHB file category: LEG)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accommodation
* Arrival Notice
* Arrival Speech
* CODEL
* Departure Notice
* Departure Speech
* Itinerary
* Passenger Manifest
* Protective Security
* Staffdel
* Support Services
* Travel Advisory
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OSCI SCIENCE GRANTS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The administration of grants and disbursal of funds of U.S. Government sponsored research programs. (Replaces RCHB file category: SCI)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Foreign Currency
* Grant
* Science Grant
* Scientific Exchange
* Scientist
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OTRA TRAVEL
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Routine and operational aspects of travel and visits by other than prominent individuals and Congressmen. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL, TP, TRV)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accommodation
* Arrival Notice
* Arrival Speech
* Businessmen
* Departure Notice
* Departure Speech
* Dependent
* Itinerary
* Journalist
* Official Travel
* Scientific Visit
* Support Services
* Trade Visit
* Travel Advisory
* Travel Locator Messages
* Travel Orders
* Travel Report
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OVIP VISITS AND TRAVEL OF PROMINENT INDIVIDUALS AND LEADERS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The administrative and operational aspects of visits or travel of U.S. and foreign leaders and prominent individuals. Use for assistant secretary level and above or foreign equivalent. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accommodation
* Arrival Notice
* Arrival Speech
* Departure Notice
* Departure Speech
* Envoy
* Hotel
* Itinerary
* Passenger Manifest
* Protection Technical Services
* Protective Security
* Secretarys Detail
* Support Services
* Trade Visit
* Travel Advisory
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PARM ARMS CONTROLS AND DISARMAMENT
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Efforts by governments to control the acquisition, development, and production of nuclear, biological, chemical, and other advanced weaponry. Also includes the control of efforts by countries to develop nuclear capabilities. (Replaces RCHB file categories: DEF, FT, POL, STR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* ABM Treaty
* Advance Notification
* Advanced Weaponry
* Aerial Inspection
* Antinuclear
* Arms
* Arms Buildup
* Arms Control
* Arms Control Agreement
* Arms Control Impact Statement
* Arms Talks
* Arms Traffic
* Associated Measures
* Biological Warfare Convention
* Biological Weapon
* Biological Weapon Control
* CDE
* Chemical Weapon
* Chemical Weapon Control
* CNEA
* Compliance
* Confidence Building Measures
* Constraints
* Consultation
* Conventional Weapon
* Conventional Weapon Control
* Conventional Weapon Freeze
* Cooperative Measures
* Counterforce
* Counting Rule
* CST
* CTB
* Deterrence
* Disarmament
* Diversion
* East West Relations
* Electronic Weapons Systems
* Emerging Technologies
* ENMOD
* Entry Exit Points
* Fissionable Material
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Hotline
* Implementation
* INF
* IOZP
* Laser Fusion
* Launchers
* Limited Test Ban Treaty
* LRTNF
* Military Budget Reduction
* Military Expenditures
* Missile
* Monitoring
* Moratorium
* Napalm
* National Guidelines Area
* No First Use
* Nonproliferation
* Nonuse of Force
* NPT
* NRR
* NTEM
* NTM
* Nuclear Agreements
* Nuclear Capability
* Nuclear Enrichment Process
* Nuclear Equipment
* Nuclear Free Zone
* Nuclear Material
* Nuclear Proliferation
* Nuclear Reactor
* Nuclear Technical Assistance
* Nuclear Technology
* Nuclear Weapon
* Nuclear Weapon Control
* Nuclear Weapon Free Zone
* Nuclear Weapon Freeze
* Particle Beam
* Peace Movement
* Plutonium
* Political Concession
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* SCC
* SDI
* Simulations
* SNEC
* Spent Fuel
* START
* Stockpile
* Strategic Policy
* Technology Transfer
* Telemetry
* Tlatelolco Treaty
* Troop Level
* TTBT
* Unconventional Weapon
* Verification
* Warhead
* Weapon Destruction
* Weapon Systems Deactivation
* Weapons Deployment
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PBTS NATIONAL BOUNDARIES, TERRITORIES, AND SOVEREIGNTY
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Effective from January 1983

A territory over which dominion is exercised. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Air Alert
* Airspace
* Annexation
* Arbitration
* Archipelago
* Border Control
* Border Crossing
* Border Dispute
* Border Incident
* Boundary
* Boundary Claim
* Boundary Determination
* Canal
* Cession
* Coast Guard
* Continental Shelf
* Court Decision
* Dependency
* Dispute Settlement
* Island
* Island Claim
* Land Settlement
* Landlocked Country
* Maritime Boundary
* Mediation
* Occupied Area
* Overflight
* Piracy
* Port
* Port Access
* Province
* River
* Seabed
* Ship Detention
* Sovereignty
* Strait
* Survey
* Territorial Claim
* Territorial Reversion
* Territorial Sea Limit
* Territorial Unification
* Territorial Waters
* Trust Territory
* Water Boundary Agreement
* Water Boundary Claim
* West Bank
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PGOV INTERNAL GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised June 1983)

The form, structure, and organization of local, provincial, and national governments. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Absentee Ballot
* Administration of Justice
* Alliance
* Antigovernment
* Arbitration
* Berlin Access
* Berlin Wall
* Cabinet
* Cabinet Meeting
* Campaign
* Candidacy Support
* Candidate
* Charter
* Church State Relations
* Coalition Government
* Colonialism
* Communism
* Confederation
* Constitution
* Constitutional Law
* Corruption
* Court
* Court Decision
* Death
* Democracy
* Dictatorship
* Election
* Election Forecast
* Election Irregularities
* Election Law
* Election Observer
* Election Reform
* Election Results
* Extremist
* Federation
* First Lady
* Glasnost
* Government Agency
* Government Budget
* Government Media Relations
* Government Official
* Government Reform
* Governor
* Impeachment
* Inauguration
* Influence
* Infrastructure
* Interim Government
* Judicial Reform
* Judiciary
* Junta
* King
* Legislation
* Legislator
* Legislature
* Martial Law
* Mayor
* Minister
* Minority
* Municipal
* Nationalism
* Opposition
* Opposition Party
* Party Faction
* Party Leader
* Party Line
* Party Meeting
* Party Stability
* Party Strength
* Party Unity
* Patronage
* Perestroyka
* Political Adviser
* Political Concession
* Political Cooperation
* Political Crisis
* Political Leader
* Political Military Relations
* Political Party
* Political Trend
* Poll
* President
* Prime Minister
* Progovernment
* Province
* Queen
* Reconciliation
* Referendum
* Reorganization
* Resignation from Office
* Reunification
* Royal Family
* Ruling Party
* Self Government
* Socialism
* Special Interest Group
* State of the Union Message
* Succession
* Tenure of Office
* Totalitarian
* Trial
* Trust
* Territory
* Veto
* Vice President
* Voting
* Voting Rights
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PHSA HIGH SEAS AFFAIRS
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Effective from January 1983

Activities on the high seas, outside a country's national jurisdiction. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Continental Shelf
* Dispute Settlement
* Exclusive
* Economic Zone
* Fishing Limit
* Fishing Rights
* Freedom of Navigation
* Hazardous Cargo
* Innocent Passage
* International Waters
* LOS
* Marine Mammal
* Marine Safety
* Marine Transportation
* Maritime Agreement
* Merchant Ship
* Minesweeping
* Natural Resources
* Ocean Dumping
* Piracy
* Seabed
* Seabed Mining
* Ship Accident
* Ship Detention
* Ship Movement
* Strait
* Territorial Sea Limit
* Territorial Waters
* Transit Passage
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PHUM HUMAN RIGHTS
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Effective from January 1985

The violation of rights attributable to human beings. (Replaces RCHB file categories: POL, SOC)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Abuse
* Amnesty
* Antisemitic
* Apartheid
* Asylum
* Asylum Request
* Capital Punishment
* Childrens Rights
* Civil Rights
* Concentration Camp
* Court Decision
* Death Squad
* Deportation
* Detainee
* Detection Equipment
* Detention Development Rights
* Discrimination
* Economic Rights
* Emigration
* Emigration Control
* Ethnic Group
* EVD
* Execution
* Exile
* Family
* Forced Labor
* Harassment
* Human Rights
* Humane
* Imprisonment
* Indigenous Peoples
* Individual Rights
* Internal Exile
* Internee
* Mass Migration
* Massacre
* Minority
* Minority Rights
* Missing Person
* Mistreatment
* Murder
* Persecution
* Police Equipment
* Political Disappearance
* Political Prisoner
* Political Repression
* Political Rights
* Poverty
* Prisoner
* Prisoner Release
* Prisoner Welfare
* Proselytize
* Psychiatric Abuse
* Religion
* Religious Group
* Returnees
* Rights of Peoples
* Security Forces
* Sponsorship
* Torture
* Walk In Procedures
* Women
* Womens Rights
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PINR INTELLIGENCE
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The gathering and reporting of intelligence information, including biographic and background data. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INT, POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Aerial Reconnaissance
* Biographic Information
* Contacts
* Counterintelligence
* Covert Operations
* Disinformation
* Espionage
* Film
* Humint Collection Plan
* Information Security
* Intelligence Assessment
* Intelligence Collection
* Intelligence Services
* Maps
* Monitoring
* Olive Harvest
* PLPPR
* Remote Sensing
* Satellite
* Ship Movement
* Surveillance Aircraft
* Tracking Station
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PINS NATIONAL SECURITY
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

A regime's stability, control, or efforts to maintain itself in power, as well as activities and efforts to disrupt or overthrow the established regime by other than normal political activity. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Amnesty
* Armed Forces
* Arms
* Assassination
* Assault
* Atrocity
* Censorship
* Church State Relations
* Civil War
* Clandestine Broadcast
* Community Relations
* Concentration Camp
* Contingency Plan
* CONTRA
* Counterinsurgency
* Coup
* Court Decision
* Court Martial
* Death Squad
* Defector
* Demobilization
* Detention
* Dissident
* Emigration
* Emigration Control
* Escalation
* Ethnic Group
* Execution
* Exile
* Exiled Government
* Exit Permit
* Expulsion
* Extremist
* General Strike
* Guerrilla
* Harassment
* Hostility
* Hunger Strike
* Impeachment
* Infiltration
* Insurgency
* Intelligence Assessment
* Internal Control
* Intervention
* Land Reform
* Law Enforcement
* Liberation Front
* Martial Law
* Massacre
* Mercenary
* Minority
* Missing Person
* National Security
* Occupied Area
* Persona Non Grata
* Plot
* Police Force
* Police Investigation
* Political Assessment
* Political Crisis
* Political Military Relations
* Political Prisoner
* Political Settlement
* Political Stability
* Political Trend
* Prisoner Release
* Propaganda
* Property Protection
* Religious Group
* Repression
* Reprisal
* Riot
* Riot Control
* Sabotage
* Seizure
* Surrender
* Threat
* Travel Document
* Travel Restriction
* Treason
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Withdrawal
* Violence
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PREF REFUGEES
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Effective from January 1985 (Revised March 1995)

People who move across borders because of danger to life or fear of persecution. (Replaces RCHB file category: REF)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Admissions
* Allocation
* Asylum Policy
* Early Warning
* Emergency Response
* ESLCO
* Family Reunification
* Humanitarian Assistance
* Internally Displaced Persons
* Letter of Introduction
* ODP
* Prevention
* Refugee Camp
* Refugee Protection
* Refugee Relief
* Refugee Resettlement
* Refugee Settlement
* Refugee Status
* Repatriation
* Safe Country of Origin and Transit
* Safe Haven
* Sponsorship
* Temporary Protection
* VOLAG
* Volunteers
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PREL EXTERNAL POLITICAL RELATIONS
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Effective from January 1983

The political relations between countries, international or regional organizations both bilateral and multilateral, that assess intentions, objectives, plans, or possible courses of interaction. (Replaces RCHB file category: CSM, POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Alliance
* Ambassador
* Amity
* Antiamerican
* Anticommunism
* Antisoviet
* Bilateral Cooperation
* CBI
* Cold War
* Commitment
* Condemnation
* Consular Service
* Demarche
* Detente
* Deterrence
* Diplomatic Protest
* East West Relations
* Embassy Closing
* Embassy Opening
* Expulsion
* Extradition Treaty
* Foreign Commitment
* Foreign Relations
* Front Line States
* Government Reaction
* Hegemony
* Industrialized Nation
* Influence
* International Organization
* Intervention
* LDC
* Lobbying
* NAM
* National Security
* Neutrality
* No Fly Zone
* Nonaggression
* Nonaligned Nations
* Nonparticipation
* North South Dialogue
* Open Skies Treaty
* Opposition
* Participation
* Peace
* Peace Plan
* Persona Non Grata
* Political Concession
* Political Cooperation
* Political Initiative
* Political Settlement
* Political Trend
* Prisoner Exchange
* Prisoner Transfer
* Proamerican
* Procommunism
* Prosoviet
* Prowest
* Public Relations
* Reciprocity
* Recognition
* Reconciliation
* Regional Organization
* Relations Establishment
* Relations Interruption
* Reprisal
* Sanction
* Secession
* Signatory
* Sister City
* Third Country Representation
* Third World
* Threat
* War Claims
* West Bank
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PROP PROPAGANDA AND PSYCHOLOGICAL OPERATIONS
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

The spreading of ideology, information, or rumor for the purpose of supporting or defaming nations, institutions, causes, peoples, or persons. (Replaces RCHB file categories: CSM, CUL, INF, MP, POL, PPB, RAD, TV)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Active Measures
* Antiamerican
* Anticommunism
* Antinuclear
* Antisoviet
* Brain Drain
* Brainwashing
* Broadcasting
* Campaign
* Censorship
* Clandestine Broadcast
* Disinformation
* Frequency Interference
* Harassment
* Influence
* Jamming
* Lobbying
* Proamerican
* Procommunism
* Propaganda
* Prosoviet
* Prowest
* Public Disclosure
* Public Information
* Public Relations
* Publication
* Repression
* Slander
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PTER TERRORISTS AND TERRORISM
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Effective from March 1981 (Revised January 1983)

All aspects of terrorism which transcend national boundaries due to the nationality of the perpetrator, victim, place, or the incident. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Acts of Terrorists
* Antiterrorism Measures
* Antiterrorist Forces
* Assassination
* Assault
* Bomb Threat
* Bombing
* Casualty
* Hijacking
* Hostage
* Hostility
* Infiltration
* Kidnapping
* Kidnapping Threat
* Mission Takeover
* Piracy
* Plot
* Proterrorism
* Rescue
* Sabotage
* Small Arms
* Surrender
* Terrorism
* Terrorist Activities
* Threat
* Threat Assessment
* Violence
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SCUL CULTURAL AFFAIRS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised April 2000)

Any part or totality of a nation's behavior patterns, arts, beliefs, institutions, or sociology. (Replaces RCHB file categories: CUL, EDU, MP, PPB, SOC)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* American Studies
* Anthropology
* Archaeology
* Artifact
* Artist
* Athlete
* Business for Russia Program
* Citizen Exchanges
* College and University Affiliation Program
* Commemorative Celebration
* Community Connections
* Creative Arts Exchanges
* Cultural Exchange
* Cultural Heritage
* Cultural Presentation
* Cultural Property
* Cultural Specialists (Aculspecs)
* Education
* Educational Exchange
* EFL Fellows
* ETF Fellows
* Ethnic Group
* Excavation
* Exchange Program Designation
* Exhibit
* Festival Fund
* Film Programs
* Fine Arts
* FLEX Program
* Fulbright Alumni Association
* Fulbright American Studies Institutes
* Fulbright Commissions
* Fulbright Junior Staff Development Program (JSD)
* Fulbright Scholar Program
* Fulbright Scholar in Residence Program
* Fulbright Student Program
* Fulbright Teachers Exchange
* History
* Holiday
* Humphrey Program
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* International Visitor Program
* J Visa Program
* J William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board
* Jazz Ambassadors
* Language
* Library
* Magazine
* Memorial
* Missionary
* Museum
* National Flag
* Newspaper
* Olympics
* Performing Arts Calendar
* Piracy
* Place of Worship
* Pope
* Publication
* Religion
* Religious Group
* Religious Leader
* Ron Brown Fellowship Program
* School
* Social Custom
* Social Reform
* Sports
* Student
* Student Advising
* Study of the US
* Teacher
* The Film Service
* University
* US Artists Abroad
* Voluntary Visitor Program
* Women
* Youth
* Youth Exchanges
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SENV ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The preservation, deterioration, and conservation of natural and animal resources, the air, water, land, and space environments. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AGR, CUL, E, HLTH, INCO, OS, SOC)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Acid Rain
* Air Pollution
* Animal Conservation
* Animal Hides
* Atmosphere
* Biodiversity
* CITES
* Crop
* Destruction
* Dam
* Desertification
* Drought
* Earthquake
* Ecology
* Endangered Species
* Environment
* Erosion
* Exploitation
* Famine
* Fire
* Fish
* Flood
* Flora
* Forestry
* Fungicide
* Habitat
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Herbicide
* Industrial Waste Disposal
* Insect
* Land Conservation
* Marine
* Mammal
* Migratory Animals
* Monsoon
* National Park
* Natural Disaster
* Natural Resources
* Noise Pollution
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Winter
* Ocean Dumping
* Oil Spill
* Ozone
* Pest Control
* Pesticide
* Pollution Control
* Preservation
* Rainfall
* Seabed
* Sewage
* Sewage System
* Sludge
* Snowfall
* Soil
* Soil Pollution
* Species Protection
* Storm
* Tidal Wave
* Transboundary Pollution
* Tropical Forest
* Volcanic Eruption
* Waste
* Waste Disposal
* Water
* Water Analysis
* Water Conservation
* Water Pollution
* Water Supply System
* Weather
* Whales
* Wildlife
* Yellow Rain
* Zoo
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SMIG MIGRATION
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Effective from March 1995

The legal or illegal movement of people across borders, border control, and the treatment of aliens by receiving states. (Replaces RCHB file category: REF)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Alien Interdiction
* Border Control
* Cross Border Migration
* Economic Migration
* Emigration
* Environmental Migration
* Family Reunification
* Illegal Migration
* Immigration
* Labor Migration
* Migration
* Migration and Development Policy
* Nationality and Citizenship
* Readmission Agreements
* Remittances
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SNAR NARCOTICS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 2008)

The illegal production, distribution, and use of narcotic drugs. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INCO, SOC)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Aircraft Registry
* Cocaine
* Crop Destruction
* Crop Substitution
* Crops
* Customs Agreement
* Customs Inspection
* Customs Regulation
* Customs Seizure
* Demand Reduction
* Detection
* Equipment
* Eradication
* Exhibit
* Foreigners
* Hashish
* Herbicide
* Heroin
* Illicit
* Immigration
* Interdiction
* Law Enforcement
* Legal
* Marijuana
* Money Laundering
* Morphine
* Narcotics
* Narcotics Abuse
* Narcotics Control
* Narcotics Detection
* Narcotics Seizure
* Narcotics Traffic
* Opium
* Patrol Boat
* Psychotropic Drugs
* Seizure
* Ship Registry
* Smuggling
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SOCI SOCIAL CONDITIONS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The conditions and factors that affect the social welfare of a community. (Replaces RCHB file category: HLTH, SOC)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Abortion
* Administration of Justice
* Adoption
* AIDS
* Birth Rate
* Black Market
* Census
* Child
* Custody
* Children
* Civil Disobedience
* Community Relations
* Concentration Camp
* Consumer Protection
* Crime
* Crime Control
* Cult
* Demography
* Disease
* Disease Control
* Divorce
* Educational Reform
* Elderly
* Epidemic
* Family
* Family Planning
* Food
* Fugitive
* Genocide
* Glasnost
* Health
* Housing
* Housing Shortage
* Humanitarian Assistance
* Hunger Strike
* Illegal Alien
* Immigrant
* Immigration Control
* Infant
* Infrastructure
* Inoculation
* Insurance
* Law Enforcement
* Life Expectancy
* Marriage
* Medical Care
* Medical Facility
* Mental Health
* Minority
* Modernization
* Mortality Rate
* Murder
* Penal System
* Police Force
* Police Investigation
* Population
* Population Growth
* Pornography
* Prison
* Prisoner
* Prisoner Release
* Prisoner Transfer
* Prisoner Welfare
* Prostitution
* Public Safety
* Public Transportation
* Public Welfare
* Quarantine
* Recall
* Reform
* Rehabilitation
* Riot
* Riot Control
* Rural Area
* Sanitation
* Sewage
* Sewage System
* Sex Ratio
* Sexual Crime
* Sexual Harassment
* Social Development
* Social Reform
* Social Security
* Social Service
* Social Trend
* Special Interest Group
* Standard of Living
* Sterilization
* Theft
* Urban Area
* Violence
* Volunteers
* Water Supply System
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TBIO BIOLOGICAL AND MEDICAL SCIENCE
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The anatomy, physiology, chemistry, and psychology that affect living organisms and the mechanisms of their expression. (Replaces RCHB file categories: HLTH, SCI)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* AIDS
* Animals
* Biology
* Biotechnology
* Chemistry
* Disease
* Disease Control
* Eradication
* Food
* Genetic Engineering
* Hormones
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Laboratory Equipment
* Medical Science
* Nuclear Contamination
* Parapsychology
* Pest Control
* Pharmaceuticals
* Quarantine
* Research & Development
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* STRIDE Technology
* Technology
* Transfer
* Vaccine
* Zoology
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TPHY PHYSICAL SCIENCES
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Research and development in any of the physical sciences. (Replaces RCHB file category: SCI)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Atmosphere
* Chemistry
* Geodesy
* Geology
* Hydrology
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Laboratory Equipment
* Maps
* Materials Science
* Meteorology
* Metrology
* Microwave
* Minerology
* Ocean Drilling
* Oceanography
* Physics
* Research & Development
* Research Vessel
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* Satellite
* Scientific Cooperation
* Scientific Visit
* Seismology
* STRIDE
* Survey
* Technology
* Technology Transfer
* Volcanology
* Weather
* Weather Station
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TRGY ENERGY TECHNOLOGY
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Effective from July 1980 (Revised January 1983)

Research and development of energy sources. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AE, DEF, FSE, PET, SCI)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Electric Energy
* Energy Conservation
* Exploration
* Fissionable Material
* Fuel
* Geothermal Energy
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Hydroelectric Energy
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Laboratory Equipment
* Magnetic
* Nuclear Accident
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Energy
* Nuclear Reactor
* Nuclear Safeguard
* Nuclear Test
* Petroleum
* PUNE
* Radiation
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* Research & Development
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* Solar Energy
* Spent Fuel
* SSC
* STRIDE
* Synthetic Fuel
* Technology
* Technology Transfer
* Thermal Energy
* Transmitters
* Wind Energy
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TSPA SPACE ACTIVITIES
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Research and development leading to and resulting in the exploration and utilization of outer space. (Replaces RCHB file categories: DEF, SP, TEL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Astronaut
* Astronomy
* Communications Satellite
* Direct Broadcasting Satellite
* ELV
* Exploration
* Geostationary Satellite Orbit
* High Technology Equipment
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Landing Rights
* Navigational Aid
* Orbit
* Outer Space
* Outer Space Commercialization
* Peaceful Use of Outer Space
* Reentry
* Research & Development
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* Salvage
* Satellite
* Scientific Cooperation
* Space Agreement
* Space Fragment
* Space Law
* Space Liability
* Space Program
* Space Station
* Spacecraft
* Spacecraft Recovery
* Spaceflight
* STRIDE
* Technology
* Technology Transfer
* Telecommunication
* Tracking Station
* UFO
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00HARARE1901 ZIMBABWE FLOODING DISASTER SITUATION REPORT
[...] SUMMARY: THIS CABLE PRESENTS THE LATEST INFORMATION FROM THE GOVERNMENT OF ZIMBABWE (GOZ) ON THE IMPACTS AND NEEDS RESULTING FROM THE RECENT FLOODING DISASTER IN SOUTHERN AND EASTERN ZIMBABWE, PRESENTED IN A DRAFT REPORT BY THE GOZ'S CIVIL PROTECTION DEPARTMENT RECENTLY OBTAINED BY THE MISSION. [...]
2000-04-07 07:49:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ZI
00STATE229699FDA PROPOSAL TO WITHDRAW APPROVAL FOR USE OF
[...] SUMMARY: ON OCTOBER 26, 2000, THE FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION'S CENTER FOR VETERINARY MEDICINE PROPOSED WITHDRAWING ITS PREVIOUS APPROVAL FOR FLUOROQUINOLONES USED THERAPEUTICALLY IN POULTRY. THE FOLLOWING IS PROVIDED TO ASSIST POSTS IN RESPONDING TO INQUIRIES FROM LOCAL GOVERNMENT OFFICI [...]
2000-12-04 19:24:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ETRD
01ABUJA1312NIGERIA: THE OBASANJO ADMINISTRATION AT TWO YEARS
[...] (C) Summary. At the halfway mark of his Presidency, Olusegun Obasanjo struggles to rebuild long-neglected institutions, restore public confidence, and jump-start the economy through deregulation and increased investment. Obasanjo's progress toward vital political and economic objectives is sl [...]
2001-06-13 07:00:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PINS PREL ECON ENRG NI
01ABUJA1376 INTERIM REPORT ON MAP WORKSHOP
[...] (U) This is a brief interim report; comprehensive report to follow. ------------- State of play ------------- 2. (U) At the fifth session of the five-nation Steering Committee of the Millennium Partnership for African Recovery Programme (MAP) held at Pretoria in March it was agre [...]
2001-06-15 18:51:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ECON NI SF AG OAU
01ABUJA2709DRAFT 2001 COUNTRY HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT FOR NIGERIA
[...] No summary [...]
2001-10-24 21:17:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB KSEP NI PHUM
01ABUJA2863FLOOD DISASTER IN NORTHERN NIGERIA
[...] SUMMARY: OFDA SENT EDRC JAY NASH TO NORTHERN NIGERIA FOR FOUR DAYS TO ASSESS THE FLOODING THERE AND TO MAKE A PRELIMINARY DETERMINATION AS TO WHETHER ADDITIONAL OFDA SUPPORT (ABOVE AND BEYOND THE $25,000 TRANSFERRED AS A RESULT OF THE AMBASSADPR DISASTER DECLARATION) WOULD BE NEEDED. CROP D [...]
2001-11-14 07:53:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT APER ECON PREL
01HANOI2814 HIV/AIDS IN VIETNAM: USG INCREASES
[...] IN A SIGNIFICANT BROADENING OF USG-GVN ENGAGEMENT ON HEALTH ISSUES, THE CHARGE AND VICE MINISTER OF HEALTH TRAN CHI LIEM SIGNED AN AGREEMENT ON OCTOBER 23 TO PROVIDE $2 MILLION TO THE HEALTH MINISTRY TO EXPAND ITS HIV/AIDS PREVENTION, CARE AND TREATMENT PROGRAMS. FROM THE CDC GLOBAL AIDS PRO [...]
2001-10-26 08:46:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIEDKHIV TBIO EAID VM HIV AIDS
01HARARE2365A ZAMBIAN TAKE ON ZIMBABWE SITUATION
[...] (C) SUMMARY. DCM PAID A COURTESY CALL ON ZAMBIAN COUNTERPART BEN SHAWA ON AUGUST 9. THE EXCHANGE WAS SURPRISINGLY FRANK AND PRODUCTIVE, WITH SHAWA CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 HARARE 02365 01 OF 02 091356Z PROVIDING HIS TAKE ON ELECTION PROSPECTS, SADC ELECTORAL [...]
2001-08-09 13:57:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ZI
01HARARE3063MEDIA REACTION WAR AGAINST TERROR; HARARE
[...] MAINSTREAM NEWSPAPERS CONTINUE TO DEDICATE SIGNIFICANT SPACE TO WIRE ARTICLES BY REUTERS, AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE, AND THE ASSOCIATED PRESS CENTERING ON THE U.S.-LED MILITARY STRIKES IN AFGHANISTAN. THE NATIONAL STATE-RUN TELEVISION STATION, ZTV I, IS CARRYING CABLE NEWS NETWORK [...]
2001-10-16 05:42:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDZI PREL PHUM
01VATICAN1744VATICAN - "VIEWS FROM THE HILL"
[...] THE MARCH 24 - 30 EDITION OF NEWS AND VIEWS FROM VATICAN CITY. CONTENTS: UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 VATICA 01744 01 OF 02 301041Z - VATICAN CALLS FOR UN TO MONITOR BIOTECHNOLOGY - DRUG INJECTION ROOMS JUDGED "UNETHICAL" BY VATICAN - POPE STRESSES IMPORTANCE [...]
2001-03-30 10:46:00Embassy VaticanUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM PINR SOCI BU IT VT VTPREL
01VATICAN3621VATICAN - POST WORKS TO BUILD CONSENSUS ON AG-
[...] THE VATICAN'S CAUTIOUS OPTIMISM ABOUT BIOTECHNOLOGY WAS GIVEN A BOOST BY A JULY 5 MEETING POST ORGANIZED BETWEEN SENIOR GOVERNMENT EXPERTS AND DR. CHANNAPATNA PRAKASH, PROFESSOR OF PLANT MOLECULAR GENETICS AT TUSKEGEE UNIVERSITY, ALABAMA AND MEMBER OF THE USDA'S AGRICULTURAL BIOTECHNOLOGY AD [...]
2001-07-09 16:02:00Embassy VaticanUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO EAGR ETRD PGOV VT VTTBIO
02ABUJA3297 NIGERIA: ENGAGING THE AMERICAN PRIVATE
[...] SUMMARY: On October 21, Ambassador Jeter, assisted by USAID Mission Director Liberi, National Action Committee on AIDS (NACA) Chairperson Osotimehin, Lagos Consul General, Mission Officers, and Percy Wilson, an AFR/SD HIV/AIDS Consultant, hosted a highly successful luncheon for 20 prominent [...]
2002-12-12 13:06:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO SOCI ECON NI
02ABUJA462NIGERIA: POST'S RESPONSE TO V1 OF NIGERIAN HRR
[...] No summary [...]
2002-02-08 16:17:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB NI PGOV PHUM PREL
02ABUJA857 NIGERIA: TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT
[...] The following is Post's submission for the annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report. Paragraphs below are keyed to questions in reftel. PARA 23 -- OVERVIEW ------------------- A AND B. IS THE COUNTRY A COUNTRY OF ORIGIN, TRANSIT OR DESTINATION FOR INTERNATIONAL TRAFFICKED MEN, WOM [...]
2002-03-15 13:54:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM KWMN PHUM NI
02HANOI3108 VIETNAM CONSULTATIVE GROUP MEETING: A REALISTIC
[...] (U) SUMMARY: THE TENTH VIETNAM CONSULTATIVE GROUP OF DONORS (CG) MEETING TOOK PLACE IN HANOI DECEMBER 9-11, 2002. DONORS AT THE MEETING, CO-CHAIRED BY THE GOVERNMENT OF VIETNAM (GVN) AND THE WORLD BANK, EXPRESSED CONTINUED SUPPORT TO THE GVN'S ACTION PROGRAM FOR 2002-2007 AND URGED VIETNAM [...]
2002-12-31 06:32:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EFIN ETRD ECON PREL VM HUMANR ETMIN RELFREE SOE FINREF
02HARARE13852002 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT FOR ZIMBABWE
[...] No summary [...]
2002-06-07 07:20:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDEINV KTDB EFIN ETRD ECON EIND ZI
02HARARE1737BUDGET MEETING OF THE PARLIAMENTARY
[...] (SBU) USAID/Zimbabwe's Democracy and Governance Team Leader, Stephanie Funk, and Senior Democracy Advisor, Deprose Muchena, attended a budget meeting of the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee for Lands and Agriculture. The Committee has oversight responsibility for two Ministries: the Ministry [...]
2002-07-29 05:03:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EAGR PGOV ZI
02HARARE2310FARM WORKERS
[...] THE EFFECTS OF GOVERNMENT MACROECONOMIC POLICIES INHIBITING CROP PRODUCTION, IMPORTS, AND EQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION AND MARKETING, COMBINED WITH LOWER THAN AVERAGE RAINFALL, HAVE RAISED THE SPECTER OF FAMINE IN ZIMBABWE. UP TO 1.5 MILLION EX-COMMERCIAL FARM WORKERS AND THEIR FAMILIES ARE CURREN [...]
2002-10-21 11:35:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EAGR PGOV ZI
02HARARE2623ZIMBABWE AGRICULTURAL OUTLOOK FOR 2002/03 SEASON
[...] As of mid-November, rainfall has been slightly below normal over most of the country. If the rains persist, those farmers that have already planted could reap good harvests. Although those farmers that have not yet planted can still reap good harvests, they will have less flexibility to adju [...]
2002-11-20 13:50:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREL US ZI
02HARARE2701LAND REFORM DECIMATES CATTLE INDUSTRIES
[...] Summary. In addition to crop farmers, cattle farmers have also succumbed to the pressures of the land reform program. Currently, commercial dairy farmers represent half of the remaining commercial farmers, while most commercial farmers continue to raise some beef cattle in addition to their [...]
2002-11-26 05:34:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ECON PHUM PGOV ZI
02HOCHIMINHCITY55GIA LAI PROVINCE HEALTHCARE: LEPROSY AND HIV/AIDS
[...] SUMMARY: IN A DECEMBER MEETING, THE DIRECTOR OF THE GIA LAI PROVINCIAL DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH CALLED LEPROSY HIS MAIN PUBLIC HEALTH CONCERN. HE ALSO DISCUSSED OTHER HEALTH PROBLEMS, INCLUDING HIV/AIDS, AND AMBITIOUS PLANS TO IMPROVE THE STAFFING/FACILITIES OF THE PROVINCE'S HEALTHCARE SYSTEM. [...]
2002-01-22 05:56:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIEDSOCI KHIV PREF VM HIV AIDS
02RANGOON1648NGOS HARD AT WORK IN KACHIN STATE
[...] (SBU) Summary: International NGOs (INGOs) are working well in Kachin State. Though few in number, they are providing urgently needed programs for HIV/AIDS, malaria, tuberculosis, and rural health care. There are some types of aid programs, and geographic regions, that remain out of reach fo [...]
2002-12-26 08:50:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALEAID SOCI ECON BM NGO
02ROME1726ITALY'S WRONG TURN ON BIOTECH: WHAT WE SHOULD DO
[...] (C) SUMMARY. THIS COMPANION PIECE TO REF A PROVIDES ADDITIONAL BACKGROUND, SUGGESTED TALKING POINTS FOR SENIOR WASHINGTON OFFICIALS, AND POST ACTION STRATEGY IN RESPONSE TO THE DELIBERATELY MISLEADING WHITE PAPER ON BIOTECHNOLOGY PUT IN CIRCULATION BY THE ITALIAN MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE. AMB [...]
2002-04-08 06:08:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALEAGR ECON ETRD IT PREL TBIO WTO
02ROME1942MISSION-ITALY BIOTECH ACTION PLAN
[...] MISSION ITALY'S BIOTECH WORKING GROUP (BWG) HAS MAPPED OUT ITS ACTION PLAN FOR THE NEXT SIX MONTHS. UNCLASSIFIED IT REFLECTS THE COLLECTIVE EFFORTS OF AGR, ECON, SCI, PA, FCS, LABOR, CG-MILAN, CG- NAPLES, AND CG-FLORENCE. BECAUSE MISSION ITALY SHARES MANY CO [...]
2002-04-18 14:11:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR ETRD IT WTO
02ROME2387FAO FINANCE COMMITTEE NOTES DETERIORATING
[...] SUMMARY: THE FAO FINANCE AND PROGRAM COMMITTEES MET AT FAO HEADQUARTERS IN ROME MAY 6-10. THE DIRECTOR GENERAL EMPHASIZED THE LACK OF RESOURCES APPARENT IN THE DOCUMENTS BEFORE THE COMMITTEES, FORESHADOWING A CALL FOR MORE INVESTMENT IN AGRICULTURE AT THE UPCOMING WORLD FOOD SUMMIT; FIVE YEA [...]
2002-05-15 15:30:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDAORC EAGR EAID EFIN KUNR WFPO
02ROME2999GOOD AND BAD SCIENCE TAKE CENTER STAGE IN BIOTECH
[...] (U) THIS CABLE IS SENSTIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED. IT IS NOT INTENDED FOR DISTRIBUTION ON THE INTERTET. 2. (U) THIS IS AN ACTION MESSAGE FOR OES WHICH REQUESTS REPLY TO REF A TRANSMITTED APRIL 22, 2002. ALSO SEE PARA 19. 3. (SBU) SUMMARY. THE ROLE OF SCIENCE IN THE ITALIAN BIOTECHNOLOGY [...]
2002-06-19 13:50:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR ETRD TSPL TBIO EAID IT
02ROME3296GDIN PAVES WAY FOR DISASTER MANAGEMENT WORLDWIDE
[...] SUMMARY: ON JUNE 19-21, 2002, THE GLOBAL DISASTER INFORMATION NETWORK (GDIN) HELD ITS FIFTH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, ENTITLED "TAKING OFF: GDINS CONTRIBUTION TO HUMAN HEALTH, SURVIVAL, AND WELL-BEING," AT THE SANTO SPIRITO MONUMENTAL BUILDING IN ROME, ITALY. EXPERTS WERE PRESENT FROM GOVERNMENT, IN [...]
2002-07-05 11:38:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDECON IT TSPL KSCA
02ROME5973 U.S. SCIENTISTS DESCRIBE BENEFITS OF AGRICULTURE
[...] SUMMARY: MISSION ITALY ORGANIZED IN LATE OCTOBER PROGRAMS FOR THREE U.S. INVITED BIOTECH SCIENTISTS TO EXPAND THE SCOPE OF SCIENCE-BASED BIOTECH DEBATE IN ITALY, ESPECIALLY IN THE SOUTH, AN AREA IN WHICH KNOWLEDGE OF U.S. BIOTECH IS RELATIVELY THIN. THE ITALIAN SCIENTISTS FELT REINFORCED, S [...]
2002-12-13 11:42:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR SENV ETRD TBIO EAID IT
03ABUJA1339THE ABUJA SULLIVAN SUMMIT WAS A SUCCESS
[...] Summary: The Sixth Leon H. Sullivan Summit, convened July 12-17 in Abuja was momentous and successful. The overarching Summit theme was "Africa: A Continent of Possibilities" and the week lived up to its name. President Bush, the first Republican President to visit Africa, made a historic a [...]
2003-08-07 09:16:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON PREL SOCI EINV XA NI
03ABUJA515TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT
[...] The following is post's submission for the annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report. Paragraphs below are keyed to questions in reftel. Note: Post tried to confine material to respective sections, but several examples have overlapping relevance to the general overview, prevention, prosecu [...]
2003-03-18 16:06:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF
03ADANA137 SE TURKEY HOPES FOR ECONOMIC TURNAROUND
[...] (SBU) Summary: Prominent Adana and Mersin businessmen are optimistic for increased economic opportunities relating to the Coalition victory in Operation Iraqi Freedom. They also are hoping to take advantage of the SARS outbreak to export more textiles to Europe. While they believe there may [...]
2003-05-16 11:09:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM TU ADANA
03AMMAN6456 UNRWA DONOR MEETING HIGHLIGHTS INCREASING
[...] (SBU) Summary: Discussion at the September 23-25 UNRWA donor meetings focused on the ever-increasing gap between Palestinian refugees' needs and UNRWA's stagnant financial base. Continuing conflict in the West Bank and Gaza have led to increased demands for UNRWA services, while chronic und [...]
2003-10-08 10:56:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PREL EAID KPAL KWBG JO
03ANKARA1396TURKEY: ANTI TRAFFICKING-IN-PERSONS (TIP) REPORT
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (U) As requested, Post's responses are keyed to questions in ref (A). Embassy point of contact is Christina Boiler, Political section (telephone: 90-312-455-5555; fax: 90-312-468-4775). Boiler (rank: junior officer) spent [...]
2003-03-05 08:20:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB TIP IN TURKEY
03ANKARA4475What Drives Investment in Turkey's Ag Sector?
[...] (SBU) Summary. Despite a low level of direct foreign investment and foreign companies who are discouraged by the investment climate, local Turkish business are continuously seeking the next investment opportunity - even in Turkey's agriculture sector. The cattle sector is a prime example. [...]
2003-07-17 07:26:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EAGR KPAO TU
03ANKARA7444IRAQ: TURKS AGREE TO IMPROVE EFFICIENCY AT HABUR
[...] (C) Iraqi Minister of Interior Nuri Badran led an interagency Iraqi/CPA delegation to Ankara Nov. 30-Dec. 2 to discuss with Turkish authorities improving the efficiency of operations at the Habur border crossing so that bulk fuels flow smoothly and regularly through the winter months. The age [...]
2003-12-04 13:53:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL ETRD ETTC PTER TU IZ
03HANOI1808VIETNAM: 2003 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] No summary [...]
2003-07-16 02:05:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIEDBTA ECON EINV ELAB ETRD FINREF KTBD OPIC VN
03HANOI1989 AGENT ORANGE/DIOXIN UPDATE
[...] SUMMARY: On July 3, the Ambassador met with Vietnamese VFM Nguyen Dinh Bin to deliver Ref A talking points on the status of joint research on Agent Orange/Dioxin. Bin emphasized the GVN's gratitude for humanitarian efforts by non-governmental organizations and U.S. congresspersons who have a [...]
2003-08-05 10:24:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIEDPREL OSCI SENV EAID VM
03HANOI2113 VIETNAM: FY-2004 FOOD AID REQUEST
[...] SUMMARY: Post requests a food aid grant of $6 million (roughly 45,000 metric tons) of wheat. Most of the monetized proceeds will be used to construct primary schools and irrigation projects in poor rural areas. The remaining funds will be used to continue a range of agricultural science an [...]
2003-08-20 08:23:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR EAID KSEP VM
03HANOI247 Punishing Minor Crimes "Administratively"
[...] (U) Summary: The National Assembly Standing Committee (NASC) issued a new ordinance on "Administrative Violations" effective October 1, 2002. In the Vietnamese legal environment, administrative violations are not "serious" enough for court trial, but are handled by government officials. T [...]
2003-01-31 03:55:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM PINS ECON SOCI CASC VM
03HANOI2654 Vietnam -- BIOTECH REGs
[...] Summary: Vietnam does not have a biotech framework law, but one is being developed. Vietnam does have several biotech labeling laws. However, they have not been implemented. There have not been any problems with biotech commodity trade, but Post will have to monitor the development of the new [...]
2003-10-17 03:42:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ECON SENV TBIO TSPL
03HANOI2778VIETNAM'S IMPROVING LABOR CONDITIONS
[...] SUMMARY: In the past year and a half since the inaugural labor dialogue (see ref A),Vietnam has seen significant changes in labor conditions. Improved employment opportunities due to a significant increase in trade with the United States, amendments to the Labor Code, the growing role of th [...]
2003-10-30 09:16:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIEDELAB EAID ECON ETRD VM LABOR
03HANOI33502003 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY -- REPORT (INCSR) - VIETNAM
[...] No summary [...]
2003-12-29 10:13:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIEDASEC CNARC EFIN HIV KCRM PGOV PREL SNAR SOCI VM
03HANOI655 SARS IN HANOI: CURRENT SITUATION AND REQUEST FOR
[...] Please see action/guidance requests in paras 9 and 10. What Happened? -------------- 2. Hanoi is one of the areas most affected in the current, worldwide epidemic of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS). The first Hanoi case was identified February 26th, when an American citizen (H [...]
2003-03-17 14:17:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIEDCASC AMED TBIO SOCI VM
03HARARE1995Zimbabwe's Food Crises Set to Continue in the Face
[...] As a result of the continuing severe economic decline, particularly in the crippled agricultural sector, the food crisis in Zimbabwe is expected to continue into the 2004/05 marketing year. Projections for Zimbabwe's 2003/2004 agricultural season are bleak, largely due to worsening input supp [...]
2003-10-01 09:25:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREL US ZI
03HARARE967BUSINESS SLOW TO ACT ON HIV/AIDS
[...] Zimbabwe has one of the highest HIV infection rates in the world but the private sector has done surprisingly little to help stem the spread of the disease. The sector only recently began actively supporting HIV initiatives in the workplace, in part because absenteeism and deaths had begun to [...]
2003-05-20 08:57:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDKHIV SOCI ECON ZI HIV AIDS
03KUWAIT2790 DART UPDATE ON MARSH ARAB SETTLEMENTS
[...] DART members from Kuwait City made several visits to Marsh Arab settlements in Maysan governorate between 4 and 9 June, including Al Amarah, the governorate's capital, and Al Khaila, a non-Marsh Arab community east of the Maimona "River of Honor". DART members were sometimes accompanied by [...]
2003-06-23 15:46:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREF IZ WFP
03MAPUTO1007AMBASSADOR'S END-OF-TOUR REPORT
[...] (U) Summary. Bilateral political and economic relations between the U.S. and Mozambique have improved and deepened. At a political level, bilateral cooperation is excellent, with Washington acknowledging the impressive transition to democracy and the GRM willing to cooperate with the U.S., for [...]
2003-07-21 08:58:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EAID EINV MZ HIV AIDS PEPFAR
03OTTAWA899Ontario Declares SARS Health Emergency
[...] Summary: Late on March 26, the province of Ontario, faced with growing numbers of cases of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS),officially declared a "provincial emergency." This represents a dramatic upgrade of measures to contain the potential spread of SARS in the greater Toronto ar [...]
2003-03-27 17:20:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDAMED SOCI TBIO CASC CA
03RANGOON1623BURMA: 2003-2004 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL
[...] Burma is the world's second largest producer of illicit opium and the second largest cultivator of opium poppy. The gap between Burma and the number one producer of illicit opium and number one cultivator of poppy, Afghanistan, increased considerably in 2003. Burma remains the primary sourc [...]
2003-12-22 09:44:00Embassy RangoonUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN KCRM PTER BM TAGS
03RANGOON574ENERGY GIANTS FUND BURMESE MODEL VILLAGES
[...] (SBU) Summary: A visit to the Total/UNOCAL pipeline zone in Tanintharyi Division revealed an impressive level of socio-economic development. A lack of government interference, and the determination of well-funded corporate citizens to push the envelope, have allowed for decent living standard [...]
2003-05-12 09:29:00Embassy RangoonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON EPET PGOV BM
03RANGOON657UNFPA'S BURMA SCORECARD IS GOOD, SO FAR
[...] (SBU) Summary: UNFPA, into the second year of its four-year "special program" in Burma, is encouraged by its successes. To help ensure further progress, though, the agency's Rangoon office hopes that a chronic shortage of contraceptives will be remedied in short order. The agency plans to ex [...]
2003-06-05 10:18:00Embassy RangoonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC EAID SOCI BM UNFPA NGO
03ROME3162US Mission/Rome visit to Ethiopia June 26-July 5,
[...] In visits to the Southern Nations (SNNPR) (the epicenter of the present emergency in Ethiopia),Oromiya and Afar regions, US Mission/Rome's Humanitarian Attache witnessed local authorities, UN personnel, NGOs, and others trying to "get ahead" of the widespread and deep humanitarian crisis stil [...]
2003-07-11 09:32:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEAID AORC PREF EAGR EU WFP UN
03ROME3542US-ITALY HEALTH COOPERATION: A 25 MILLION DOLLAR
[...] Summary. The US and Italy have long shared strong medical and health research collaborations, but this relationship has expanded and deepened in the last year. On April 17, Health Minister Sirchia and Secretary of Health and Human Services Thompson signed in Rome a Memorandum of Understandin [...]
2003-08-05 13:49:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDTSPL KSCA TBIO IT EUN
03ROME3625 TUFTS UNIVERSITY DISCUSSIONS WITH WFP, FAO
[...] In March, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Administrator Andrew S. Natsios dispatched a team from Tufts University's Feinstein International Famine Center to Ethiopia to review early warning systems related to food security issues. On July 17 and 18, three team members brie [...]
2003-08-11 15:19:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EAGR AORC PREF EU WFP UN FAO
03ROME395WTO VIEWS ON BIOTECH ENGINEERED FOOD AID
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. MISSION HAS BEEN PROVIDED A COPY OF CORRESPONDENCE BETWEEN THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE UN WORLD FOOD PROGRAM (WFP) AND WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION (WTO) DIRECTOR GENERAL PANITCHPAKDI IN WHICH PANITCHPAKDI IS ASKED TO PROVIDE VIEWS ON THE HOW WFP SHOULD HANDLE BIOTECH ENGINEERED [...]
2003-01-31 16:16:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID EAGR AORC PREF EU WFP UN EUEAID
03ROME4817BIOTECH OUTREACH TO FAO STAFF AND PERMREPS
[...] The US Mission to the UN Agencies in Rome (FODAG) organized two events for a visiting team from the National Center for Food and Agricultural Policy (NCFAP) on October 6-7: a seminar at the FAO for professional staff and a small coffee for selected permanent representatives to FAO at DCM C [...]
2003-10-22 04:52:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ETRD FAO
03ROME5227 US Mission/Rome attends WFP-sponsored Regional
[...] US Mission/Rome personnel attended (September 9-10, in Dakar, Senegal) a WFP-sponsored Regional Ministerial Conference for the Launch of the "Alliance for Action" on School Feeding, Health and Basic Education for the Sahel. Nine countries of the region pledged their support to the effort. Dele [...]
2003-11-19 10:15:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EAGR AORC PREF KUNR MR WFP UN
03ROME760AMBASSADOR TONY P. HALL IN ETHIOPIA - "IT'S EVEN
[...] A TEAM LED BY AMBASSADOR TONY HALL AND AA/DCHA ROGER WINTER VISITED ETHIOPIA FEBRUARY 15-21 AND FOUND THE COUNTRY WITH THE SECOND LARGEST POPULATION IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA STRUGGLING TO CONTAIN A MAJOR HUMANITARIAN DISASTER. IN 2003, SOME 11.3 MILLION DROUGHT VICTIMS WILL REQUIRE ABOUT 1.4 MILL [...]
2003-02-24 15:58:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEAID AORC PREF EAGR EU WFP UN
03ROME876THE LETHAL COMBINATION OF HUNGER AND HIV/AIDS IN
[...] WHILE VISITING FEBRUARY 15-21 IN ETHIOPIA (REPORTED REF A),IT BECAME CLEAR THAT FURTHER AND IMMEDIATE ATTENTION IS NEEDED BY THE UNITED NATIONS AND ITS PARTNERS IN ADDRESSING THE INSIDIOUS POTENTIAL OF HIV/AIDS TO TURN DROUGHT CRISES INTO CATASTROPHE. END SUMMARY. ---------- BACKGROUND -- [...]
2003-03-04 07:26:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEAID AORC PREF EAGR EU WFP UN
03TEGUCIGALPA2997Honduras Announces Suspension of U.S. Beef Imports
[...] Summary: The Government of Honduras has announced a suspension of imports of U.S. beef and its derivatives, in accordance with guidelines issued by the OIE (World Organization for Animal Health). The Honduran ban does not include dairy products or other products considered to carry no risk o [...]
2003-12-30 22:39:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ETRD PGOV HO
03VATICAN1124HOLY SEE TO FOCUS ON HUMAN DIGNITY, RELIGIOUS
[...] (C) THE HOLY SEE DELEGATION TO THE 59TH UN HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION CONVEYED TO EMBASSY ITS WILLINGNESS TO WORK WITH US TO ADDRESS ISSUES OF MUTUAL INTEREST, PARTICULARLY ECONOMIC AND DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS, RELIGIOUS FREEDOM, AND MIGRATION. HOLY SEE DELEGATE TO THE UNHRC, BISHOP DIARMUID MARTIN, [...]
2003-03-19 06:44:00Embassy VaticanCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM VT VTPREL
03VATICAN4751JOHN PAUL II: 25 YEAR CHAMPION OF HUMAN DIGNITY
[...] (U) Pope John Paul II marked the 25th anniversary of his Pontificate October 16 with over 70,000 well-wishers in St. Peter's square. The Pope is one of the most compelling public figures of the 20th Century, and continues to garner international attention even as he struggles with physical li [...]
2003-10-17 11:20:00Embassy VaticanUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINR SOCI VT
03VATICAN4874BIOTECH: IIP VISITOR GIDDINGS INFORMS VATICAN
[...] No summary [...]
2003-10-24 12:52:00Embassy VaticanUNCLASSIFIEDPREL EAGR TBIO VT
04ABUDHABI684UAE: 2004 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2004-03-10 15:22:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG
04ABUJA1099LETTER FROM PRESIDENT O. OBASANJO TO PRESIDENT
[...] Following is the text of a letter from President Olusegun Obasanjo to President George W. Bush. Original will be sent by pouch. 2. Begin text. PRES/15 His Excellency, President George W. Bush, The White House, 1600 Pennsylvania Ave, Washington, DC 20502, USA. Dear President R [...]
2004-06-22 04:27:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL EAID AMED NI
04ABUJA1519AMBASSADOR'S VISIT TO KANO AUGUST 4-6, 2004
[...] (U) Summary and introduction. Ambassador Campbell made his first visit to Kano as US Ambassador August 4-6, 2004. The Ambassador dedicated an American Corner at the Kano State Library, met with the Governor, the Emir, and the Deputy Governor, and hosted a major reception for northern dignitar [...]
2004-09-03 10:03:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ETRD ECON NI
04ABUJA1714 LETTER FROM PRESIDENT OBBASANJO TO PRESIDENT BUSH
[...] On October 5, 2004 Ambassador received a letter from the President of Nigeria, Olusegun Obasanjo dated October 4, 2004 to be transmitted to U.S. President George W. Bush. Original is being sent via unclassified pouch. Begin Text: His Excellency, President George W. Bush The White House [...]
2004-10-08 07:12:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV NI
04ABUJA2152NIGERIA: BASICS II CONTRIBUTION TO CHILD
[...] Basic Support for Institutionalizing Child Survival (BASICS),both I and II, has been the flagship child survival program of USAID/Nigeria since 1993, addressing the issues of immunization, nutrition and malaria. BASICS I ended in 1999 and BASICS II became operational in 2000 in three state [...]
2004-12-29 14:10:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV EAID SOCI NI HUMANRIGHTS
04ACCRA1303GHANA: BRAIN DRAIN IN HEALTH CARE TAKING ITS TOLL
[...] Ghana,s shortage of medical personnel is impacting patient care, burdening the economy and threatening to cripple the health care system. Ghana graduates 150 doctors and 600 nurses per year, but loses an average of 72 doctors and 216 nurses a year to migration, according to the WHO; other stat [...]
2004-06-21 16:49:00Embassy AccraUNCLASSIFIEDECON ELAB GH
04ACCRA1579WILL THE GHANA STOCK MARKET EVER SLOW DOWN?
[...] African stock markets are attracting greater and greater investor attention, and the small Ghanaian bourse is one of the fledgling markets leading the way. In 2003 the Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE) was the best performing stock market in the world with a return of 144 percent in dollar terms. F [...]
2004-07-30 11:20:00Embassy AccraUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ECON GH
04ACCRA226HHS DEPUTY SECRETARY ALLEN'S JANUARY 18-21 GHANA
[...] Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Deputy Secretary Claude Allen traveled to Ghana January 18-21, SIPDIS accompanying the President and Board members of the Africa Development Foundation (ADF). The purpose of the trip was to review ADF projects in Ghana and meet with representati [...]
2004-02-05 11:28:00Embassy AccraUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON
04ANKARA1595TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS: PROGRESS IN TURKEY
[...] (U) SUMMARY: G/TIP officer and Emboff met with government and non-government organizations in Ankara and Trabzon February 23-24 to explore Turkey's progress in combating trafficking in persons (TIP). An MFA official anti-TIP noted progress in training programs, provision of humanitarian visa [...]
2004-03-17 13:59:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
04ANKARA421/6/04 TIP REPORT
[...] (U) The following are recent developments related to trafficking in persons (TIP) in Turkey: ----------------- IOM Pilot Program ----------------- 2. (U) The Ankara office of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) has drafted a proposal for a USD 1.2 million pilot projec [...]
2004-01-06 09:40:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDELAB KCRM KWMN PHUM KFRD PREF PREL PGOV TU TIP IN TURKEY
04ANKARA4580TIP IN TURKEY: TURKISH MEDIA ATTENTION, AUGUST 1-
[...] (U) In response to G/TIP inquiries about anti-TIP public information campaigns, post provides as examples the following TIP press reports. Text of articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial local FSN translation. 2. (U) Published August 15, 2004 by the Internat [...]
2004-08-16 08:28:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
04BOGOTA2199COLOMBIA - ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT
[...] Embassy point of contact on trafficking in persons is human rights officer Kiersten Stiansen, phone number (571) 383-2122, fax number (571) 315-2163. Approximate amount of time spent to prepare this report: 30 hours. -------- Overview -------- 2. Colombia is a significant source of tr [...]
2004-03-02 22:05:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PGOV PHUM PREF PREL PTER CO
04BRASILIA1668PIRACY CPI CLOSES WITH SERIOUS RECOMMENDATIONS
[...] SUMMARY: The Chamber of Deputies' Parliamentary Investigative Commission (CPI) on Piracy and Tax Evasion released a draft version of its final report on June 8, making recommendations of unprecedented scope for Brazil, including draft legislation, revisions to the penal procedures code and th [...]
2004-07-06 19:54:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDKIPR KCRM PGOV ECON BR IPR
04BRASILIA2526U.S.-BRAZIL BILATERAL CONSULTATIVE MECHANISM
[...] (U) This cable is Sensitive But Unclassified. 2. (U) Summary and Introduction. Deputy United States Trade Representative Peter F. Allgeier led an interagency delegation to Brasilia, Brazil for the September 22 meeting of the U.S.-Brazil Bilateral Consultative Mechanism (BCM). Ambassador [...]
2004-10-07 16:32:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD KIPR EAGR BR
04BRASILIA790BRAZIL'S STATE OF GOIAS: RIDING THE AGRICULTURAL
[...] (U) Summary. The central Brazilian state of Goias, from which the Federal District of Brasilia was carved 47 years ago, has grown above the average for Brazil over the last several years. The state's economy, fueled primarily by agriculture and an emerging agribusiness, has a growing awarene [...]
2004-04-01 15:10:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAGR SOCI EFIN EINV ETRD TBIO PGOV BR
04BRUSSELS3358EXPERT PANEL MEETING ON DEVELOPING A
[...] SUMMARY: THE G-8 ACTION PLAN FOR AFRICA FAMINE INITIATIVE INCLUDES SUPPORT FOR IMPROVED WORLDWIDE EMERGENCY ASSESSMENT AND RESPONSE SYSTEMS. THE MULTI-DONOR STANDARDIZED MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT OF RELIEF AND TRANSITIONS (SMART) INITIATIVE IS THE CENTRAL FOCUS OF G-8 MEMBER SUPPORT. AN EXPE [...]
2004-08-06 15:17:00Embassy BrusselsUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREF PHUM PREL SMIG EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS4161SEPTEMBER 3 U.S.-EU TROIKA CONSULTATIONS ON ARMS
[...] (SBU) Summary: The U.S. and the Dutch EU presidency on September 3 conducted semi-annual CODUN consultations in Brussels on UN disarmament issues. Subjects covered included U.S./EU priorities, UNFC, UNDC, CD, FMCT, landmines, CWB, BWC, CCW, CTBT, Libya, Luxembourg,s upcoming EU presidency, a [...]
2004-09-29 10:16:00Embassy BrusselsUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP PARM PREL UNGA CDG EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BUCHAREST3442ROMANIA'S NEW PRESIDENT: FORMER SAILER PILOTS SHIP OF STATE
[...] (C) Summary. Romania's President-elect, National Liberal Party-Democratic Party (PNL-PD) alliance co-leader Traian Basescu, is a skilled political campaigner and popular politician, renowned for his tenacity, but also for his approachability and straightforward style. Basescu is a long-standing dom [...]
2004-12-15 13:46:00Embassy BucharestCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM SOCI RO
04DJIBOUTI383CHAMBER OF COMMERCE PRESIDENT SEES U.S. BUSINESS
[...] (U) Summary: Said Omar, President of Djibouti's Chamber of Commerce, advises U.S. business to consider investment in Djibouti by a change in mindset. He implored U.S. companies to think "can-do," to think about "regional" possibilities, to consider "Doraleh's potential," and to see the potenti [...]
2004-03-14 14:15:00Embassy DjiboutiUNCLASSIFIEDPREL BEXP DJ EAGR ECON EIND SA
04DJIBOUTI565DISASTER DECLARATION FOR FLOODS
[...] (U) SUMMARY: In light of unusually heavy rains and resulting flooding early this week and the inability of the host government to respond adequately to the needs of the population, Ambassador declares the situation in Djibouti City a disaster. Ambassador requests that immediate disaster reli [...]
2004-04-16 16:55:00Embassy DjiboutiUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREL PGOV SENV DJ
04DJIBOUTI61DJIBOUTI: TRIP WIRES
[...] (C) Post held an executive meeting of the Emergency Action Committee on 01/10/2004 to discuss recent threat activity in the region and what measures to take in response to a particular threat. The executive EAC was composed of the Charge' d'Affaires, RSO, COS, USLO and Consular Officer. 2. [...]
2004-01-15 04:53:00Embassy DjiboutiCONFIDENTIALASEC AEMR CASC
04HANOI158 VIETNAM CONSULTATIVE GROUP MEETING
[...] (U) Summary: The eleventh Vietnam Consultative Group of Donors (CG) meeting took place in Hanoi December 1-3, 2003. Donors at the meeting, co-chaired by the Government of Vietnam (GVN) and the World Bank, expressed continued support to the GVN's action program for 2002-2007 and emphasized th [...]
2004-01-16 10:22:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EFIN ETRD ECON PREL VM HIV AIDS ETMIN SOE
04HANOI252 VIETNAM - AVIAN FLU UPDATE #4
[...] (U) There are currently 58 cases of suspected avian influenza in humans in Vietnam under investigation. Of these, eight have been confirmed as H5N1 in the laboratory, of which six have died. 21 possible cases have tested positive for Influenza A on a rapid test, but have not yet been confir [...]
2004-01-30 10:12:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAMED AMGT CASC EAGR TBIO VM AFLU
04HANOI3331VIETNAM CONSULTATIVE GROUP MEETING
[...] (U) Summary: The Twelfth Vietnam Consultative Group (CG) Meeting took place December 1-2, 2004 in Hanoi. Minister of Planning and Investment Vo Hong Phuc and World Bank Country Director for Vietnam Klaus Rohland co-chaired the meeting. A wide range of Vietnamese Government officials and repr [...]
2004-12-17 07:43:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID EFIN ETRD ECON PREL VM KKIV AFLU HIV AIDS SOE WTO
04HANOI334H5N1 AVIAN FLU RESPONSE
[...] Following are post's responses to questions posed in Reftel. I. Yes, there is active animal surveillance in Vietnam. A. Ministry of Agriculture Contact: Dr. Bui Quang Anh Director General Department of Animal Health (MARD/DAH) Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) N [...]
2004-02-08 23:31:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO ECON EAID KHIV AMED VM AFLU
04HANOI33562004 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY REPORT (INCSR) - VIETNAM
[...] No summary [...]
2004-12-20 10:12:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC EFIN HIV KCRM PGOV PREL SNAR SOCI VM
04HANOI392 VIETNAM - AVIAN FLU (AI) UPDATE #12
[...] (U) THE WHO INVESTIGATIVE TEAM REPORTS 19 CONFIRMED HUMAN CASES OF H5N1, OF WHICH 14 HAVE DIED. CASE AND FATALITY COUNTS HAVE NOT CHANGED SINCE TUESDAY 2/12/04. --------------------------- BUSINESS COMMUNITY CONCERNS --------------------------- 2. (U) ON FEBRUARY 11, 2004, THE HANOI [...]
2004-02-12 10:27:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIEDAMED AMGT CASC EAGR TBIO VM AFLU
04KATHMANDU379NEPAL: FOURTH ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS
[...] (U) Following is Post's submission for the fourth annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report. Embassy point of contact for the report is Political Officer Crystal Kaplan (tel: 977-1-441-1179, fax: 977-1-441-0723, e-mail: kaplanct2@state.gov). 2. (SBU) OVERVIEW -- A. Nepal is a country o [...]
2004-03-01 09:17:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB NP
04KATHMANDU758BHUTANESE REFUGEES: A HISTORICAL REVIEW
[...] (SBU) Summary. The history and complexity of the Bhutanese refugee situation is worth recollecting in the light of reliable documentation. The first Nepali-speaking immigrants settled in Bhutan in the late 19th and early 20th centuries at the invitation of the then-King of Bhutan in an effor [...]
2004-04-22 05:53:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREF PREL NP BT
04LAGOS1369HIV/AIDS FINDINGS OF NIGERIA'S 2003
[...] Summary: The findings below are from the 2003 Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey (NDHS) and expand on the findings presented in reftel. Knowledge of AIDS in Nigeria is fairly widespread, but knowledge of prevention is less so. Knowledge, attitudes, and practices related to prevention and co [...]
2004-07-07 10:32:00Consulate LagosUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO SOCI ECON PGOV NI
04LAGOS598NIGERIA: PRISONS CONDITIONS AT KIRI KIRI
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On February 19, POLOFF and LEGATT met with prison officials of the Lagos State Command and interviewed detainees awaiting trial at Kiri Kiri Medium Security Prison. Officials and prisoners alike highlighted problems with overcrowding, healthcare, and poor record keeping. They [...]
2004-03-18 16:47:00Consulate LagosUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV SOCI KOCI CASC NI
04LILONGWE404FREER, BUT POORER: MALAWI AFTER TEN YEARS OF
[...] (SBU) Summary and introduction: This month's presidential and parliamentary elections will mark ten years since Malawi's first democratic elections and the transition away from Dr. Hastings Kamuzu Banda's thirty-year dictatorship. Much has changed, for better and for worse, since the advent o [...]
2004-05-14 11:44:00Embassy LilongweUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KDEM ECON PINR MI
04MADRID1145SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NIH/FIC DR. MARKUS RIES
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Dr. Markus Ries, Research Fellow, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, NIH, to travel to Sevilla April 22-25 to attend the 4th International Symposium on Lysosomal Storage Diseases Natural Course on Pathology and Therapy, an [...]
2004-04-06 09:14:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO OTRA SP
04MADRID1212SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DHHS/CDC DAVID WARNOCK
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to David Warnock, Microbiologist, NCID, CDC, DHHS to travel to Bilbao, May 15-18 to give a lecture on "The Epidemiology of Invasive Candidiasis" at the Congress of Spanish Society of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology. 2. Embassy un [...]
2004-04-14 10:43:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO OTRA SP
04MADRID1741SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NIH/FIC DR. JACK
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Dr. Jack Bennink, Chief, Virology Immunology Section, Laboratory of Viral Diseases, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIH, to travel to Madrid, June 6-10 to Chair a session, "Immunodominance in Practice: Comparison Between [...]
2004-05-14 11:48:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO OTRA SP
04MADRID1769SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DHHS/CDC MARK EBERHARD
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Mark Eberhard, Director, Division of Parasitic Diseases, NCID, CDC, DHHS to travel to Valencia July 18-24 to be the keynote speaker at a symposium and to participate in congresses, meetings and workshops during the IX European Multicolloquium o [...]
2004-05-17 09:24:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO SOCI OTRA SP
04MADRID1865SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NIH/FIC DR. STEPHEN
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Dr. Stephen Marx, Chief, Metabolic Disease Branch, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, NIH, to travel to Barcelona May 24-31 to give a lecture and to chair a session of talks at the 46th Congress of Spanish Endocri [...]
2004-05-21 13:31:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO OTRA SP
04MADRID1940SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NIH/FIC DR. CARL
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Dr. Carl Dieffenbach, Director, Basic Science Program, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIH, to travel to Barcelona, June 1-3 to participate in the NIAID/European Commission Symposium on HIV/AIDS, TB and Malaria. 2. Em [...]
2004-05-26 14:53:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO OTRA KHIV SP
04MADRID1941SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NIH/FIC HOLLINGDALE,
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Dr. Michael Hollingdale, Dr. Michael Kurilla and Mr. David Sorrentino from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIH, to travel to Barcelona June 1-6 to participate in the NIAID/European Commission Symposium on HIV/AIDS, TB [...]
2004-05-26 14:54:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO OTRA KHIV SP
04MADRID1942SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NIH/FIC DR. RICHARD
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Dr. Richard Koup, Senior Investigator, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIH, to travel to Madrid June 6-10 to participate in the workshop on Immunodominance the Key to Understanding and Manipulating CD 8 T Cell Responses t [...]
2004-05-26 14:54:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDTPHY TBIO OTRA KHIV SP
04MADRID1991SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DHHS/CDC MARY REICHLER
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Mary Reichler, Medical Officer, NCHSTP, CDC, DHHS, to travel to Valencia July 16-25 to attend the 7th International Meeting on Molecular Epidemiology and Evolutionary Genetics of Infectious Diseases (MEEGID). 2. Embassy understands that no [...]
2004-05-28 14:13:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO OTRA SP
04MADRID2055SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NIH/FIC DR. B. LEE
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Dr. B. Lee Fenton Hall, Section Chief, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIH, to travel to Barcelona June 1-4 to participate in the NIAID/European Commission Symposium on HIV/AIDS, TB and Malaria. 2. Please note that ca [...]
2004-06-02 15:23:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO OTRA KHIV SP
04MADRID2091SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NIH/FIC DRS.
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Dr. Carla Pettinelli, Chief, HIV Research Branch, Division of AIDS, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID),NIH; and Dr. Zvi Grossman, Adjunct Investigator, Laboratory of Immunology, NIAID, NIH to travel to Tenerife June [...]
2004-06-04 14:06:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO OTRA KHIV SP
04MADRID2499Country Clearance granted for NIH/FIC - Uzel
[...] No summary [...]
2004-07-02 07:12:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO OTRA SP
04MADRID3152SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NIH/FIC DR. KALU
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Dr. Kalu Ogbureke, Research Fellow, Craniofacial and Skeletal Disease Branch, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, NIH to travel to Madrid, September 4-11 to attend and collaborate with other oral pathologists at a conference [...]
2004-08-20 10:46:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO OTRA SP
04MADRID3153SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NIH/FIC DR. AURELIO
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Dr. Aurelio Bonavia, Research Fellow, Laboratory of Viral Diseases, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIH to travel to Madrid, September 4-10 to attend the European Virology 2004 Meeting and participate in the SARS Workshop [...]
2004-08-20 10:46:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDKHIV TBIO OTRA SP
04MADRID3155SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NIH/FIC DR. ALLEN
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Dr. Allen Minton, Senior Investigator, Laboratory of Biochemistry and Genetics, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, NIH to travel to Madrid, August 30-September 12 to discuss projects of common interest with Dr. Ge [...]
2004-08-20 10:50:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO OTRA SP
04MADRID3780SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR LAWRENCE SCHONBERGER
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Lawrence Schonberger, Assistant Director for Public Health, Division of Viral and Rickettsial Diseases, NCID, CDC, DHHS, to travel to Madrid, Spain from October 21-24, 2004. The purpose of this visit is to serve as an official advisor to the EU [...]
2004-09-30 09:29:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA SP
04MADRID3843SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DR. DEREK LEROITH
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Dr. Derek LeRoith, Chief, Diabetes Branch, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, NIH, to travel to Madrid, Spain from October 10-17, 2004. The purpose of this visit is to conduct ongoing collaborative research with D [...]
2004-10-05 08:03:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO OTRA SP
04MADRID3926SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DR. JEAN CELLI
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Dr. Jean Celli, Investigator, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIH, to travel to San Feliu de Guixols and Barcelona, Spain from October 16-22, 2004. The purpose of this visit is to attend a workshop on Frontiers in Cellul [...]
2004-10-07 13:07:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO OTRA SP
04MADRID3927SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DR. EUN-CHUNG PARK
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Dr. Eun-Chung Park, Program Officer, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIH, to travel to Madrid, Spain from October 16-20, 2004. The purpose of this visit is to attend an international symposium entitled, "Molecular Aspect [...]
2004-10-07 13:08:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KHIV OTRA SP
04MADRID4078SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR WILLIAM BARRACK,
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Mr. William Barrack, Dr. Richard Davey, Ms. Nikki Gettinger, Ms. Janet Herrera, Dr. H. Clifford Lane, Dr. Sandra Lehrman, Dr. Ana Martinez, Ms. Laura McNay, Dr. Karen Oseekey, Dr. Jorge Tavel, Mr. John Tierney, and Ms. Susan Vogel, employees of [...]
2004-10-20 06:50:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO OTRA KHIV SP
04MADRID4429SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DR. ALASDAIR STEVEN
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Dr. Alasdair Steven, Chief, Laboratory of Structural Biology Research, National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, NIH, to travel to Barcelona, Spain from December 1-5, 2004. The purpose of this visit is to serve on [...]
2004-11-19 11:18:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO OTRA SP
04MADRID718SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NIH/FIC DR. CLIFTON
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Dr. Clifton Bogardus, Chief, Phoenix Epidemiology and Clinical Research Branch, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, NIH, to travel to Granada March 2-10 to present a talk, "The Natural Histories of Diabetes and how [...]
2004-03-02 15:24:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO OTRA SP
04MADRID749SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DHHS/CDC CINDY DOHERTY
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Cindy Doherty, Pharmacist, DTBE, NCHSTP, CDC, DHHS, to travel to Barcelona March 7-13 to attend the "Red Espanola de Salud Publica," an infectious disease and immigration workshop. 2. Embassy understands that no assistance is necessary. [...]
2004-03-04 17:16:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO OTRA SP
04MADRID820SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NIH/FIC DR. BERNARD
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Dr. Bernard Moss, Chief, Laboratory of Viral Diseases, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIH to travel to Madrid April 22-25 to present a seminar, "Reverse Genetic Approaches to Understanding Poxviruses," at the Second Centr [...]
2004-03-10 13:06:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO OTRA SP
04MANAMA339ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT:
[...] (SBU) Post submits this report having received GOB,s final report on anti-TIP activities for March 2003-2004. The following is Post,s response to reftel questions. 2. (U) Embassy Manama's input for the March 2004 Trafficking in Persons report follows. Responses are keyed to reftel questio [...]
2004-03-11 11:17:00Embassy ManamaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB BA
04MAPUTO13USAID/DCHA/OFDA ASSESSMENT VISIT TO
[...] No summary [...]
2004-01-06 05:18:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR
04MAPUTO1366MOZAMBIQUE: UPDATED CHILD LABOR INFORMATION
[...] Please handle accordingly. Not for internet distribution. Summary -------- 2. (SBU) Mozambique is party to the ILO convention against the worst forms of child labor. The Government of the Republic of Mozambique (GRM) has a regulatory framework in place to monitor and prosecute infractions [...]
2004-10-13 16:25:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB EAID PHUM SOCI ETRD MZ
04MAPUTO625APRIL MONTHLY ECONOMIC WRAP-UP: MOZAMBIQUE
[...] (SBU) With significant Mozambican official travel to China in April (President Chissano, Minister of Industry and Commerce Morgado, Minister of Labor Sevene, Minister of Agriculture Muteia, and others),the Government of China announced its willingness to support the building of mega- projects [...]
2004-05-10 05:07:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAID EINV ETRD MZ
04PANAMA3025PANAMA: ECONOMIC TRENDS AND LOOMING CHALLENGES
[...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified; please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Introduction: Hoping to capitalize early on its campaign promises (anti-corruption, transparency, fiscal responsibility and economic growth),current popularity (70 percent),and control of the legislatu [...]
2004-12-21 16:53:00Embassy PanamaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV ETRD PM ECONOMIC AFFAIRS
04PRETORIA5363 South Africa recognizes, supports and
[...] Summary. South Africa continues to support the protection and development of Indigenous Knowledge Systems (IKS) through a variety of government and private efforts. In the late 1990s, the new South African Government encouraged deeper investigation into IKS through research projects and sur [...]
2004-12-13 14:54:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV SOCI TBIO KSCA ECON ETRD KIPR SF
04QUITO2861ECUADOR'S TIP LEGISLATION AND CONFERENCE
[...] (U) Summary. Ecuador took additional steps forward in combating Trafficking in Persons (TIP) over the past week. Congress debated the draft of anti-TIP legislation that criminalizes TIP, sexual tourism, child pornography, and child prostitution. On October 22, the MFA and United Nations co-s [...]
2004-10-27 13:48:00Embassy QuitoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV PREL EC
04ROME2196ANNUAL SESSION OF THE WORLD FOOD PROGRAM EXECUTIVE
[...] The WFP Annual Session for 2004 took place against the backdrop of the positive Sudanese signing of the Naivasha Protocols (GOS-SPLM/A),and an unprecedented level of displacement and violence in Sudan's Darfur region. Coming off a record level of total support in 2003 (U.S. dollars (USD) $2.6 [...]
2004-06-09 12:50:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EAGR AORC PREF KUNR KHIV WFP UNHCR UN
04ROME2243 SECOND REGULAR SESSION OF THE WORLD FOOD PROGRAM
[...] In an abbreviated Board session (one and a half days),the Executive Board approved country programs for Sierra Leone and Madagascar, a budget increase for WFP's development efforts in Uganda, and protracted relief and recovery operations for Myanmar (Returnees and vulnerable groups in norther [...]
2004-06-10 15:13:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EAGR AORC PREF KUNR WFP UN
04ROME2967WFP EMERGENCY APPEAL FOR KENYA
[...] Summary. WFP is soliciting contributions for its new emergency operation (EMOP),"Food Assistance to Drought-affected People in Kenya," covering the period from August 1, 2004 through January 31, 2005. The estimated cost of $42.9 million would provide 166,000 metric tons of commodities for 2. [...]
2004-07-30 15:23:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EAGR PREF KE WFP UNHCR
04ROME4186 127TH FAO COUNCIL, 22-27 NOVEMBER 2004: LOOKING
[...] (U) Summary: The upcoming FAO Council will provide an opportunity principally for members to review the world's food and agricultural situation, to track progress in the activities of FAO and the World Food Program (WFP),and to discuss FAO program, budget and administrative issues. The we [...]
2004-10-29 09:21:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDAORC EAGR EAID SENV KUNR KPAO FAO
04ROME4719 ITALY: TIP UPDATE
[...] (U) Summary. Laborcouns delivered ref a points on TIP benchmarks for 2005 to representatives of the Ministries of Justice, Interior and Equal Opportunity, stressing the importance of Washington's interest in improved statistics and expanded victims' assistance and public awareness campaigns. [...]
2004-12-14 11:52:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL PREF IT
04ROME801NINTH SESSION OF FAO COMMITTEE ON FISHERIES
[...] SUMMARY: THE FAO COMMITTEE ON FISHERIES SUBCOMMITTEE ON FISH TRADE HELD ITS NINTH SESSION IN BREMEN, GERMANY, FEBRUARY 10-14, 2004. GREG SCHNEIDER (U.S.) WAS ELECTED TO CHAIR THE MEETING; RICHARD SISSON OF AUSTRALIA SERVED AS RAPPORTEUR. THE FAO SECRETARIAT PRESENTED A REPORT ON THE RECEN [...]
2004-03-02 13:50:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEFIS ETRD EAGR AORC FAO
04ROME815FIRST REGULAR SESSION OF THE WORLD FOOD PROGRAM
[...] The WFP Board first regular session for 2004 took place against the backdrop of an unprecedented level of emergency needs. In 2003, WFP received U.S. dollars (USD) 2.6 billion in donor contributions in support of its operations worldwide (plus an additional USD 1.2 billion from the Oil- for-Fo [...]
2004-03-03 10:53:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EAGR AORC PREF KUNR KHIV WFP UNHCR
04SANTODOMINGO1683DOMINICAN REPUBLIC ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS
[...] Trafficking in women has been a serious problem in the Dominican Republic for the past 15 to 20 years, due mainly to the feminization of migration starting in the 1980s. The exodus of women primarily to Europe and other Caribbean islands for economic reasons has made them extremely vulnerabl [...]
2004-03-12 21:13:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB
04SANTODOMINGO2294DOMINICAN ELECTIONS #36: THE PLD PLATFORM, IN
[...] (SBU) Following is no. 36 in our series on the Dominican elections. Dominican Elections #36: The PLD Platform, in Brief Leonel Fernandez's Partido de Liberacion Dominicana is the only one of three parties to have produced a formal election platform. The full text in Spanish is available [...]
2004-04-13 21:43:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV DR
04TEGUCIGALPA1526Honduran Economic Highlights: April-June 2004
[...] On April 14, Paris Club creditors and the GOH agreed to a restructuring of Honduras' public external debt, leading to the cancellation of approximately $147 million of Honduran debt, and the rescheduling of $214 million more (see reftel). Under the agreement reached between Paris Club partic [...]
2004-07-09 18:35:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV ELAB ETRD EWWT KJUS PGOV HO
04TEGUCIGALPA705AVIAN FLU: HONDURAS STILL BANS POULTRY FROM TEN
[...] SUMMARY: A new decree has renewed and slightly modified the ban which Honduras places on poultry exports from certain U.S. states, citing concerns of high-pathogenic and low-pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI and LPAI). The decree implementing the ban was signed on March 5, but only brought to [...]
2004-03-24 18:08:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ECON ETRD AMED TBIO PGOV HO OIE
04TELAVIV6548ISRAELI MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT VIEWS ON GAZA
[...] (C) Summary: The Israeli Ministry of Environment has begun to focus on critical environmental issues related to disengagement from Gaza. Ministry officials believe that unless there is close coordination among Israeli ministries and between Israeli and Palestinian officials, there will be ne [...]
2004-12-23 14:43:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALIS KPAL KWBG PGOV PREL SENV GAZA DISENGAGEMENT ENVIRONMENT SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
04VATICAN3810 MOVING THE VATICAN ON BIOTECHNOLOGY: EMBASSY
[...] (U) To build support within the Holy See and overcome opposition within the Catholic Church, Embassy brought together scientists, ethicists, and developing nation farmers to address a one-day conference on the moral imperative of using biotechnology to feed the world's hungry. Scientists from [...]
2004-10-01 15:20:00Embassy VaticanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM TBIO EAGR EAID SOCI VT
04WELLINGTON596NEW ZEALAND-AUSTRALIA REGULATORY AGENCY TO RAISE
[...] (C) Summary: U.S. makers of medical devices and dietary and nutritional supplements face the prospect of additional regulatory costs to enter the New Zealand market -- but perhaps not as high as the industry had feared. An Australian-New Zealand authority to regulate therapeutic products in [...]
2004-07-13 04:34:00Embassy WellingtonCONFIDENTIALETRD NZ
05ABUDHABI4103OFAC DISCUSSES WMD, TERFIN WITH UAEG, BANKS
[...] No summary [...]
2005-09-28 08:53:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRET//NOFORNKTFN PTER EFIN SNAR PK KN IR TC
05ABUDHABI4902UAEG'S PREPARATIONS FOR AVIAN INFLUENZA
[...] (U) In response to the questions posed Reftel A regarding the UAEG's efforts to protect against avian influenza (AI) and its capability to respond to a pandemic, the following information is provided. ------------ Preparedness ------------ 2. (U) The UAEG has formed a National Avian Inf [...]
2005-11-30 14:46:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO SENV ECON EAGR EAID PREL TC
05ABUDHABI5025CHARGE CALL ON HBZ: HURRICANE KATRINA, IRAN NUKE
[...] (C) Summary. In call today by CDA to present House of Representatives resolution on Hurricane Katrina foreign donors, UAEG Deputy PM/Min State Foreign Affairs Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed raised concern over Haaretz report that Iran could be three months away from acquiring a nuclear weapon. See [...]
2005-12-13 15:18:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALEAGR PTER PREL PHUM PNUC ASEC KNNP LE AF IR
05ABUJA1610THE STATE OF HIV/AIDS IN NIGERIA AS OF JUNE 2005
[...] Summary: This cable evaluates broadly HIV/AIDS' impact on Nigerians and their institutions. Roughly 4 million (UNAIDS, 2003) of the nation's 130 million people (PRB, 2002) are infected with HIV/AIDS, reflecting a national HIV/AIDS infection rate of 5 percent (NPS, 2003). Nigeria had at lea [...]
2005-08-30 08:58:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDKHIV SOCI TBIO ECON PREL PGOV NI HIV AIDS
05ABUJA1829NIGERIA'S SOBERING SOCIAL INDICATORS
[...] (SBU) Summary: USAID provided technical assistance to analyze and publish data from Nigeria's 2003 Demographic and Health survey. The data analysis from that survey demonstrates two startling facts. In many areas, Nigeria has social indicators significantly worse than its poorer neighbors, [...]
2005-09-26 15:59:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAID SOCI TBIO PHUM NI
05ABUJA2234NIGERIA'S PLAN ON AVIAN FLU STILL IN INITIAL STAGE
[...] (SBU) Summary. In February 2004, Nigeria held a consultative forum on Avian Influenza (AI),and Nigerian President Obasanjo is "very aware" of the threat AI poses to Nigeria. The Ministry of Health (MOH),in late October 2005 issued the third draft of the government's AI Position Paper. On N [...]
2005-11-16 14:17:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO SENV EAGR AMED CASC EAID XX NI WHO FAO AVIANFLU
05ACCRA1900GHANA SUPPORT FOR INTERNATIONAL PARTNERSHIP ON
[...] (SBU) On September 15, Charge delivered Ref A points on seeking Ghanaian participation in an international partnership on Avian Influenza to Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Kwasi Osei-Adjei and Deputy Minister of Health Sam Owusu-Agyei. Deputy Foreign Minister Osei-Adjei promised to coordi [...]
2005-09-19 17:09:00Embassy AccraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR EAID ECON KSCA PREL SOCI TBIO GH
05ACCRA2402AVIAN FLU: GHANA'S PLAN OF ACTION
[...] (SBU) The GoG's response to the threat of an Avian Flu outbreak has so far been measured and pro-active. The Ministries of Health and Agriculture are working closely with USAID/Ghana and the World Health Organization (WHO) to create a comprehensive preparedness plan, which includes an assessm [...]
2005-11-23 18:30:00Embassy AccraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAMED CASC CMGT KHIV TBIO XA GH SENV ECON EAGR EAID PREL XX SEC
05AMMAN1725ENGAGING JORDAN ON REDIRECTION OF IRAQI WMD
[...] (SBU) Anne Harrington, Deputy Director of the Office of Proliferation Threat Reduction (NP/PTR),Richard Jarvis, PTR's Iraq Program Manager, and Amman's ESTH Hub Director visited several Amman-based NGOs to discuss their possible collaboration with State's program to redirect Iraqi WMD scienti [...]
2005-03-02 08:23:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PREL JO IZ TI
05AMMAN7237(U) Jordan Response - Global Fund Parallel Review
[...] (U) Summary: Text below is post's response to ref A request for an evaluation of Jordan's Round Five proposal on tuberculosis control to the Global Fund To Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria, emailed to S/GAC ref B. 2. (SBU) Begin text: Country: Jordan Region: Middle East and North Africa Titl [...]
2005-09-11 08:22:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO EAGR JO
05ANKARA4149TIP IN TURKEY: TURKISH MEDIA ATTENTION, July 1-15,
[...] In response to G/TIP inquiries, national and international media sources published the following news articles about TIP in Turkey. Text of articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial local FSN translation. 2. Published by Sabah on Friday, July 1: [...]
2005-07-18 10:04:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
05ANKARA4794TIP IN TURKEY: TURKISH MEDIA ATTENTION, July 31-
[...] In response to G/TIP inquiries, national and international media sources published the following news articles about TIP in Turkey. Text of articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial local FSN translation. 2. Published by Vatan on Sunday, July 31: [...]
2005-08-16 08:04:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
05ANKARA5948TIP IN TURKEY: TURKISH MEDIA ATTENTION, September
[...] In response to G/TIP inquiries, national and international media sources published the following news articles about TIP in Turkey. Text of articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial local FSN translation. 2. Published by Bu Gun on Saturday, September [...]
2005-10-03 15:14:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU
05ANKARA6293ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2005-10-17 15:31:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA6312ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2005-10-18 14:51:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA6594AVIAN INFLUENZA: EMBASSY ANKARA RESPONSE AND
[...] (SBU) Summary: Since the emergence of Avian Influenza (AI) in Turkey in October 2005, Mission Ankara has taken steps to assess and deal with the possible risk to Mission Employees and American citizens living in Turkey. As a contingency planning exercise, we have also developed tripwires as [...]
2005-11-08 14:43:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAMED AMGT ASEC CASC CMGT
05ANKARA6751COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR DEPUTY SENIOR
[...] (U) Mission warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Deputy Senior Advisor and Deputy Coordinator for Iraq Robert Deutsch and NEA Iraq Desk Officer Michele Siders to travel to Turkey from December 1-2, 2005 for consultations on Iraq. The point of contact for the visit is Political Offi [...]
2005-11-16 08:15:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA PGOV PREL IZ AU PL RO RS IT FR BE NATO EUN
05ANKARA6884 TURKEY: AVIAN INFLUENZA - ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
[...] Summary. Turkey experienced one confirmed outbreak of the H5N1 strain of Avian Influenza in Balikesir in northwestern Turkey in early October without reports of human illness or deaths. Turkey has received generally high marks for its transparency, response, and containment of the outbreak, [...]
2005-11-22 14:51:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO SENV ECON EAGR EAID PREL AMED TU
05ANKARA7561 TURKEY: WB SEEKS USAID AVIAN INFLUENZA ROLE
[...] Summary: To supplement a proposed $15 million Bank loan, the World Bank seeks a partnership role with USAID in a package to assist Turkey's Avian and Human Pandemic Influenza readiness. Bank staff sees potential for USAID contribution on early surveillance training, communication, protectiv [...]
2005-12-23 13:58:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDEAID TBIO SENV ECON EAGR CASC AMED TU
05ANKARA7594COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR DOE/NNSA/DPTRAV
[...] (SBU) Mission warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Department of Energy personnel Harvey W. Clark, Ronald August Hansen, Scott Eston Hulse and Christopher John Joines to travel to Turkey from January 6-29, 2006. The purpose of the visit is in support of Department of Defense custome [...]
2005-12-28 10:27:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG TRGY KSCA PREL OTRA TU
05ANKARA7606 Second Avian Influenza Outbreak in Turkey
[...] (U) Summary. On December 27, the Government of Turkey announced a second outbreak of avian influenza (AI) in the country. This one occurred in the East, near the Armenian border, in an area where there are only backyard farms and no commercial production operations. The government took all [...]
2005-12-28 15:35:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDETRD EAGR KPAO TBIO AMED TU CASC EAID SENV ECON
05ANKARA7648COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR EUR/SE CYPUS DESK
[...] (U) Mission warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to EUR/SE Cyprus Desk Officer Elise Mellinger to travel to Ankara January 18 - 19 and to Istanbul January 20 - 22, 2005. The purpose of the visit is to conduct meetings with local government officials. The point of contact for the visit [...]
2005-12-30 08:46:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV OTRA PREL TU GR CY
05ATHENS2715BIRD FLU IN GREECE; AUTHORITIES TESTING FOR H5N1
[...] (SBU) Minister of Agricultural Development Basiakos announced October 17 that the first case of avian influenza (H5) has occurred in Greece. Basiakos noted that the affected birds lived on the small island of Oinousses, near Chios, in the eastern Aegean. According to Angelos Hatzakis, Chair [...]
2005-10-18 10:56:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCASC TBIO GR AVIANFLU
05ATHENS2748UPDATE ON AVIAN INFLUENZA IN GREECE; H5N1 NOT
[...] (SBU) Summary: Despite the GoG announcement on 17 October of a positive test for Avian Influenza within its borders, recent serological testing for H5N1 has proven negative at both the Thessaloniki Virological Laboratory and EU Reference Laboratory in Weybridge, UK. Additional testing is ongo [...]
2005-10-21 12:21:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIEDCASC TBIO GR AVIANFLU
05ATHENS2985 GREEK PREPAREDNESS: REQUEST FOR INFORMATION:
[...] (C) Summary: The GoG is engaged in serious efforts to prepare for a potential outbreak of Avian Influenza. However, while the specific functional responsibilities of the Agriculture, Health, and Public Order Ministries appear to be in place, lack of confidence in senior leadership as well as m [...]
2005-11-23 07:05:00Embassy AthensCONFIDENTIALTBIO SENV ECON EAGR EAID PREL AVIANFLU
05ATHENS3094AVIAN FLU: GREEK POULTRY INDUSTRY UPDATE
[...] No summary [...]
2005-12-06 13:33:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIEDETRD EAGR AVIANFLU
05ATHENS589GREECE PART 1: FIFTH ANNUAL TIP REPORT SUBMISSION
[...] The following is Sensitive but Unclassified. Please Protect Accordingly. 2. (SBU) Below are Embassy Athens' responses to the Fifth TIP report questionnaire. Text is keyed to requests under "Overview" and "Prevention." -------- Overview -------- A. Greece is a destination countr [...]
2005-03-01 17:22:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB GR TIP
05BANGKOK5569THAILAND CHILD LABOR REPORT - 2005
[...] (U) Contradictory statistical surveys by various Royal Thai government (RTG) agencies involved in child labor issues make an estimate of the scope of the phenomenon in Thailand difficult. Children found in street peddling/begging and other illegal industries such as prostitution are generally [...]
2005-08-30 09:26:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIEDEIND ELAB ETRD PHUM SOCI TH
05BANGKOK5626FLU PANDEMIC PREPAREDNESS: THAILAND
[...] (C/NF) Summary: The responses below are in reply to questions contained in Reftel. In general, Thailand is increasingly capable and increasingly transparent in detecting, reporting, and planning for and responding to avian influenza outbreaks in animals and humans. Although Ministry of Publi [...]
2005-09-01 08:18:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNEAGR ECON PGOV PINR SOCI TBIO TH
05BANGKOK6596SECRETARY LEAVITT'S OCTOBER 10-11 VISIT TO THAILAND
[...] (U) Summary: In meetings with interlocutors during his visit to Thailand October 10 and 11, HHS Secretary Leavitt underscored the importance of transparency and international cooperation in confronting the threat of avian influenza (AI) and in planning containment and pandemic preparedness ef [...]
2005-10-18 11:26:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO OVIP PREL EAGR EAID TH
05BANGKOK6909BANGKOK FY06 REGIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL HUB WORKPLAN
[...] Summary: In FY06, the Regional Environmental Office (REO) based in Bangkok will continue its broad range of activities in 25 countries in Southeast Asia and the Pacific. Three priority topics, however, will likely dominate the attention of this hub - avian influenza, efforts to combat illegal [...]
2005-11-04 01:01:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIEDSENV ECON TBIO TPHY TH
05BANGKOK7030U.S.-THAI STRATEGIC DIALOGUE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On November 7 and 8, following up on the President's and Prime Minister Thaksin's commitment, senior U.S. officials met with Thai counterparts to inaugurate a bilateral dialogue on strategic and security issues. The U.S. side was lead by Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Eri [...]
2005-11-10 07:37:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPGOV MARR MASS PTER PREL KPAO TH
05BANGKOK7526PHARMACEUTICAL COSTS AND THE FTA
[...] (U) Summary and Introduction: The prospect of strong "TRIPS-plus" patent provisions in a U.S.-Thailand Free Trade Agreement (FTA) has been a controversial issue in Thailand. Anti-FTA activists from NGOs and within the RTG claim that stronger patent protection for pharmaceutical products in an [...]
2005-12-07 09:54:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD KIPR TH
05BOGOTA10967AVIAN AND PANDEMIC INFLUENZA INFORMATION - COLOMBIA
[...] (U) In response to reftel, Embassy provides the following responses regarding avian and pandemic influenza preparedness in Colombia. -------------------------- PREPAREDNESS/COMMUNICATION -------------------------- 2. (SBU) DOES THE GOVERNMENT HAVE A PREPAREDNESS PLAN/STRATEGY FOR PREV [...]
2005-11-25 16:30:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO SENV ECON EAGR EAID PREL CO
05BOGOTA2266COLOMBIA'S FIFTH ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN
[...] (U) Embassy point of contact on trafficking in persons is human rights officer Kiersten Stiansen, phone number (571) 383-2122, fax number (571) 315-2163. Officer spent 55 hours preparing report. 2. (U) Responses are keyed to questions as noted in paragraphs 18-21 of reftel. --------- [...]
2005-03-09 13:27:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB CO
05BOGOTA3937GENERAL MYERS MEETS WITH GENERAL OSPINA
[...] (U) April 10, 2005, National Administrative Center (CAN),Bogota 2. (U) Participants: U.S. ---- General Richard B. Myers, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (CJCS) Ambassador William B. Wood US Defense Attach, Colonel William Graves Military Group Commander, Colonel Sim [...]
2005-04-25 22:03:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIALASEC PTER MOPS PREL CO
05BRASILIA1188BRAZIL HEALTH NEWS UPDATE
[...] Summary: Brazil's Ministry of Health has made headlines both domestically and internationally, primarily regarding HIV/AIDS programs and drugs. The GOB has demanded negotiations for voluntary licensing for key HIV/AIDS "cocktail" drugs; refused approximately US DOL 24 million in potential fu [...]
2005-05-05 12:24:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO TPHY KSCA BR
05BRASILIA1507 AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH U.S. PHARMACEUTICAL FIRMS
[...] (SBU) Summary. On May 24 and 25, U.S. pharmaceutical companies Gilead Sciences, Abbott Laboratories, and Merck separately reported to Embassy on their negotiations with Brazil's Ministry of Health (MoH) over its demands that they acquiesce to licensing production of certain HIV/AIDS drugs (re [...]
2005-06-03 19:44:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKIPR ETRD ECON IPR
05BRASILIA1716BRAZIL GIVES ABBOTT TEN DAYS BEFORE BREAKING PATENT
[...] SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED 2. (U) Summary. On Friday June 24, the GoB announced a declaration of "public interest" for Abbott Laboratories AIDS treatment drug "Kaletra," providing the legal basis for issuing a compulsory license. The Ministry of Health (MoH) provided Abbott with 10 days i [...]
2005-06-28 11:04:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKIPR ETRD IPR
05BRASILIA212BRAZIL'S 2005 TRADE AGENDA: MORE OF THE SAME
[...] (U) This cable has been coordinated with AmConsulate Sao Paulo. 2. (SBU) Summary and Introduction. Changing the "geography of trade" has become a Lula administration hallmark. Over the past two years, the GoB has aggressively used Brazilian and Mercosul trade policy to strengthen eco [...]
2005-01-24 16:37:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD BR WTRO
05BRASILIA2157Brazil's National Health Council Recommends
[...] SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED 2. (SBU) Summary. Adding to the tension surrounding negotiations between the Ministry of Health and U.S. pharmaceutical companies over potential compulsory licensing, on August 11, Brazil's National Health Council approved a resolution in which it recommended t [...]
2005-08-12 20:31:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKIPR ETRD IPR
05BRASILIA804BRAZIL THREATENS COMPULSORY LICENSING OF AIDS
[...] (U) SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASIFIED 2. (U) Summary. Faced with rising expenditures and supply shortfalls, on March 14, Brazil's Health Minister Costa sent letters to major multinational pharmaceutical companies that supply key drugs for the GoB's program to treat HIV/AIDS asking that they agree t [...]
2005-03-24 11:25:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKIPR ETRD BR
05BRATISLAVA229SLOVAKIA'S HIV/AIDS SITUATION: WELL-POSITIONED FOR
[...] Summary: Although the country's low rate of registered HIV/AIDS cases hampers social awareness, a three-year National Prevention Plan (NPP),improved school programs, and NGO outreach efforts demonstrate Slovakia's dedication to public education in preventative measures and risks associated wi [...]
2005-03-18 13:04:00Embassy BratislavaUNCLASSIFIEDKHIV PGOV PHUM PREF LO
05BRATISLAVA865SLOVAKS PURSUING AVIAN INFLUENZA AND PANDEMIC
[...] (SBU) Summary. Officials from the GOS appear to be making good progress on contingency plannnig for an outbreak of avian influenza (AI) as well as the possibility of a human-to-human pandemic disease. Ministry of Health State Secretary Alexandra Novotna (also Deputy Health Minister and SI [...]
2005-10-25 15:24:00Embassy BratislavaUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO EAGR SOCI KSCA LO WHO FAO OIE
05BUENOSAIRES3110 Embassy Buenos Aires Avian Influenza Tripwires and
[...] Sensitive But Unclassified - Not For Internet Distribution. 2. (SBU) Summary: Embassy Buenos Aires has created an Avian Influenza (AI) Mission Task Force (MTF),chaired by the DCM and composed of a program coordinator and representatives from MED, CON, RSO, MGMT, FAS and ESTH. The MTF [...]
2005-12-20 21:18:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAMGT ASEC CASC AMED KFLO AEMR AR
05CAIRO9545AYMAN NOUR CASE: THE POST-CONVICTION STAGE
[...] (C) Reactions in the Egyptian media to the December 24 conviction and sentencing of opposition leader Ayman Nour on criminal forgery charges have been low key, with a few exceptions. The broader public reaction is more difficult to gauge. Many appear to believe that the case against Nour was [...]
2005-12-28 16:16:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KDEM EG
05CALGARY706FOUL FOWL FLU FIGHTERS
[...] (U) Taking advantage of the media frenzy generated by the recent discoveries of a low pathogenic strain of avian flu in British Columbia and California, the Calgary Health Region (CHR) board announced on November 29 its strategy for combating pandemic outbreaks. Experts predict that, in the eve [...]
2005-12-01 19:21:00Consulate CalgaryUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KSCA SOCI PREL CA WHO KSTH
05CARACAS1867AMBASSADOR'S TRIP TO ZULIA STATE - JUNE 3-5
[...] (U) The Ambassador's trip to Zulia State June 3-5 concentrated on the Maracaibo area. The trip marks the Ambassador's second trip to the region since October 2004. The Ambassador met again with the mayors of Maracaibo and San Francisco, as well as state's Governor. He also met with local busin [...]
2005-06-21 15:14:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM ECON VE ENGY
05CARACAS450COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR REGINAL REFUGEE
[...] The Embassy grants country clearance for Regional Refugee Coordinator Colleen Hoey's visit to Venezuela from February 13-19, 2005 for consultations with Embassy Caracas UNHCR, CARITAS, Jesuit Refugee Service, and Government of Venezuela officials in charge of refugee matters. Embassy point [...]
2005-02-09 20:35:00Embassy CaracasUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA PREF PHUM CO VE
05CARACAS649 COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR WHA/AND DIRECTOR LISA
[...] The Embassy grants country clearance for WHA/AND Director Lisa Bobbie Schreiber Hughes to visit Venezuela from March 9-13, 2005 for consultations with Embassy and Government of Venezuela officials. The control officer is Carolina Hidea. Address: Embassy of the United States, Calle F con Cal [...]
2005-03-03 11:22:00Embassy CaracasUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA APER VE MGMT
05CARACAS741COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR GARY W. DODSON MARCH 11-
[...] The Embassy grants country clearances for the visit to Venezuela of Political Officer Gary W. Dodson from March 11 through March 18, 2005 to provide support to the embassy. Embassy point of contact will be Political Officer Charles Ridley. Address: Embassy of the United States, Calle F con [...]
2005-03-11 20:36:00Embassy CaracasUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA APER VE MGMT
05COLOMBO1592AVIAN FLU PREPAREDNESS IN SRI LANKA
[...] (SBU) Summary: EconOff met with the Chief Epidemiologist for the Ministry of Health (MOH) as well as an officer working in the Colombo office of the World Health Organization (WHO) regarding reftel. Sri Lankan officials and academics are watching for signs of avian flu and other illnesses wi [...]
2005-09-09 05:46:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO ECON PREL SOCI EAGR CE KSTH WHO
05COLOMBO1992 AVIAN AND PANDEMIC INFLUENZA INFORMATION - SRI
[...] (U) THIS IS THE SECOND CABLE REPORTING ON PREPARATIONS UNDERWAY TO PREVENT A HIGHLY PATHENOGENIC AVIAN INFLUENZA (HPAI) IN SRI LANKA (REF A) AND RESPONDS TO REF B QUESTIONS REGARDING SRI LANKA'S EFFORTS TO CONTROL AVIAN FLU AND ITS CAPABILITY TO RESPOND TO AN INFLUENZA PANDEMIC. PREPAREDNES [...]
2005-11-23 10:13:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO ECON PREL SOCI EAGR CASC CE KSTH WHO
05COLOMBO2121 SRI LANKA: AVIAN FLU TRIPWIRES AND SHELTER-IN-
[...] SUMMARY: THIS CABLE REPORTS OUR REVISED AVIAN INFLUENZA (AI OR H5N1) TRIPWIRES AND SHELTER-IN-PLACE PLANS REQUESTED IN REF D. THIS CABLE SUPERSEDES REF C. 2. SRI LANKA LACKS SEVERAL CRITICAL RESOURCES - TAMIFLU, LABORATORY EQUIPMENT TO IDENTIFY AI, AND MODERN, FULLY EQUIPPED HOSPITALS. [...]
2005-12-20 06:19:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDAMED AEMR AMGT ASEC CASC EAGR KFLO TBIO ECON CE
05COLOMBO27SRI LANKA - EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMIS:
[...] As of January 3, the death toll in Sri Lanka due to the earthquake and tsunamis is 29,957. Transitioning from emergency relief, the USAID/Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) plans to fund an additional USD 10 million to focus on the immediate rehabilitation needs of disaster-affected co [...]
2005-01-04 08:34:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDCASC EAID AEMR PREL PGOV
05COLOMBO3 TFX001 - SRI LANKA TSUNAMI FINDINGS OF
[...] SUMMARY: USAID/DART ASSESSMENT TEAMS HAVE COMPLETED ASSESSMENTS OF DAMAGE IN GALLE AND HAMBANTOTA DISTRICTS OF SRI LANKA, IN COORDINATION WITH A UNOCHA-FACILITATED ASSESSMENT IN NINE TSUNAMI AFFECTED DISTRICTS CIRCLING THE COAST. IN BOTH DISTRICTS, ASSESSMENT TEAMS OBSERVED SIGNIFICANT DAMA [...]
2005-01-01 13:11:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDEAID AEMR CE
05COLOMBO65SRI LANKA - EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMIS:
[...] As of January 7, according to the Center for National Operations (CNO),the earthquake and tsunamis killed 30,718 people in Sri Lanka. On January 7, U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell and USAID SIPDIS Administrator Andrew Natsios, along with the U.S. Ambassador and USAID/Colombo Health [...]
2005-01-10 08:31:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDEAID AEMR PREL PGOV CE MV
05COLOMBO9TFXO02 - UPDATE OF ACTIVITIES OF USAID/OFDA
[...] SUMMARY: A USAID AIR SHIPMENT LANDED YESTERDAY IN SRI LANKA BRINGING URGENTLY NEEDED RELIEF SUPPLIES FOR TSUNAMI VICTIMS. USAID/DART HAS IDENTIFIED AND SIPDIS SUBMITTED FOR RAPID CONTRACTING THE FIRST APPROVED SELECTION OF NGO IMPLEMENTATION PROPOSALS. OTI IS DEVELOPING A RESPONSE TO SUPP [...]
2005-01-02 12:06:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDEAID AEMR CE
05DHAKA3309COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CONTRACTOR.
[...] Embassy Dhaka welcomes Mr. Shyam Lama, Country Team Leader, DELIVER/Washington on his July 20-August 5, 2005 visit and grants country clearance, contingent repeat contingent on obtaining a Bangladeshi visa in his passport prior to arrival in Bangladesh (see Paragraph 3.D. and 3.E. below). Con [...]
2005-07-13 02:21:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA BG
05DHAKA3372 CONTRACTOR COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CRAIG
[...] Embassy Dhaka welcomes Mr. Craig Dickson on his August 5 to August 25, 2005 visit and grants country clearance, contingent repeat contingent on obtaining Bangladeshi visa in his passport prior to arrival in Bangladesh (see Paragraph 3.D. and 3.E. below). The purpose of travel: Work on sub t [...]
2005-07-17 01:44:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA BG
05DHAKA3386COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CONTRACTOR.
[...] Embassy Dhaka welcomes Mr. Chris Wright, Communication Strategist, DELIVER/Washington on his July 30-August 04, 2005 visit and grants country clearance, contingent repeat contingent on obtaining a Bangladeshi visa in his passport prior to arrival in Bangladesh (see Paragraph 3.D. and 3.E. bel [...]
2005-07-18 01:33:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA BG
05DHAKA3387COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CONTRACTOR.
[...] Embassy Dhaka welcomes Mr. Todd Dickens, Consultant, PATH/DELIVER/Washington on his July 27- August 10, 2005 visit and grants country clearance, contingent repeat contingent on obtaining a Bangladeshi visa in his passport prior to arrival in Bangladesh (see Paragraph 3.D. and 3.E. below). Con [...]
2005-07-18 01:35:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA BG
05DHAKA3412COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR MS. DIANE PERONE'S VISIT
[...] Embassy Dhaka welcomes MS. Diane Perone on her o/a July 25 to Aug 13, 2005 visit and grants country clearance, contingent repeat contingent on obtaining a Bangladeshi visa in her passport prior to arrival in Bangladesh (see Paragraph 3.D. and 3.E. below). Control Officer will be Bobbie Myers. [...]
2005-07-19 04:39:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA BG
05DHAKA3482 COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR JOHN HAMMOND, PHILLIP
[...] Embassy Dhaka welcomes John Hammond and Phillip Assis on their July 22 to July 30, 2005 visit and grants country clearance, contingent repeat contingent on obtaining a Bangladeshi visa in their passports prior to arrival in Bangladesh (see Paragraph 3.D. and 3.E. below). The purpose of trave [...]
2005-07-21 05:10:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA BG
05DHAKA3529 COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR REBECCA K.
[...] Embassy Dhaka welcomes Office of Foreign Disaster and Assistance (OFDA) Regional Advisor Rebecca K. Scheurer to travel to Bangladesh on July 26 to 28, 2005 and grants country clearance, contingent repeat contingent on obtaining a Bangladeshi visa in her passport prior to arrival in Bangladesh [...]
2005-07-24 02:28:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA NP TH BG
05DHAKA3577COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DR. CAROL SHEPHERD.
[...] Embassy Dhaka welcomes Dr. Carol Shepherd, Deputy Director, Reproductive Health Policy Project, on her August 08-20, 2005 visit and grants country clearance, contingent repeat contingent on obtaining a Bangladeshi visa in her passports prior to arrival in Bangladesh (see Paragraph 3.D. and 3. [...]
2005-07-26 05:43:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA BG
05DHAKA3604COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR MR. TIM MANCHESTER.
[...] Embassy Dhaka welcomes Tim Manchester, Policy Project-China, on his July 30-August 10, 2005 visit and grants country clearance, contingent repeat contingent on obtaining a Bangladeshi visa in his passport prior to arrival in Bangladesh (see Paragraph 3.D. and 3.E. below). Control Officer will [...]
2005-07-27 05:02:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA BG
05DHAKA3611COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR MS. COURTNEY BICKERT.
[...] Embassy Dhaka welcomes Courtney Bickert, Policy Project, on her August 06-August 19, 2005 visit and grants country clearance, contingent repeat contingent on obtaining a Bangladeshi visa in her passport prior to arrival in Bangladesh (see Paragraph 3.D. and 3.E. below). Control Officer will b [...]
2005-07-28 02:41:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA BG
05DHAKA3612COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR MR. JOHN HOLLEY.
[...] Embassy Dhaka welcomes John Holley, Consultant, Policy Project, on his August 06-August 27, 2005 visit and grants country clearance, contingent repeat contingent on obtaining a Bangladeshi visa in his passport prior to arrival in Bangladesh (see Paragraph 3.D. and 3.E. below). Control Officer [...]
2005-07-28 02:46:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA BG
05DHAKA3669 ACTION - COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR MANISH GARG
[...] Embassy Dhaka welcomes Manish Garg on his 08/06 - 08/10/, 2005 visit and grants country clearance, contingent repeat contingent on obtaining a Bangladeshi visa in his passport prior to arrival in Bangladesh (see Paragraph 3.D. and 3.E. below). Control Officer will be Mohammad Faruque, LC Repr [...]
2005-07-31 03:34:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA AMGT BG
05DHAKA3682 CONTRACTOR COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR ROBERT D.
[...] Embassy Dhaka welcomes Mr. Robert D. Saint on his August 20 to August 30, 2005 visit and grants country clearance, contingent repeat contingent on obtaining Bangladeshi visa in his passport prior to arrival in Bangladesh (see Paragraph 3.D. and 3.E. below). The purpose of travel: To provide [...]
2005-07-31 07:01:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA BG
05DHAKA3815 COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR REBECCA K.
[...] Embassy Dhaka welcomes Office of Foreign Disaster and Assistance (OFDA) Regional Advisor Ms. Rebecca K. Scheurer and USAID/DCHA/AA Special Assistant Ms. Jenny Marion to travel to Bangladesh on August 21 to 24, 2005 and grants country clearance, contingent repeat contingent on obtaining a Bang [...]
2005-08-07 05:57:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA NP TH BG
05DHAKA3846COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CONTRACTOR.
[...] Embassy Dhaka welcomes Tony Hudgins on his August 14-22, 2005 visit and grants country clearance, contingent repeat contingent on obtaining a Bangladeshi visa in his passport prior to arrival in Bangladesh (see Paragraph 3.D. and 3.E. below). The purpose of Mr. Tony Hudgins's visit is to (a) [...]
2005-08-08 04:52:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA BG
05DHAKA3977COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR MR. NOEL ANDERSON,
[...] Embassy Dhaka welcomes Mr. Noel Anderson on his o/a August 14 - August 18, 2005 visit and grants country clearance, contingent repeat contingent on obtaining a Bangladeshi visa in their passport prior to arrival in Bangladesh (see Paragraph 3.D. and 3.E. below). The purpose of the visit is to [...]
2005-08-11 07:42:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA BG RP
05DHAKA3981COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR SARAH ALKENBRACK.
[...] Embassy Dhaka welcomes Sarah Alkenbrack, Senior Research Associate, Policy Project, on her August 13- 24, 2005 visit and grants country clearance, contingent repeat contingent on obtaining a Bangladeshi visa in her passport prior to arrival in Bangladesh (see Paragraph 3.D. and 3.E. below). C [...]
2005-08-11 07:50:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA BG
05DHAKA4009 COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CONTRACTOR
[...] Embassy Dhaka welcomes Mr. Peter Davis of Development Training and Services on his August 21 to August 26, 2005, visit and grants country clearance, contingent repeat contingent on obtaining Bangladeshi visa in his passport prior to arrival in Bangladesh (see Paragraph 4.D. and 4.E. below). [...]
2005-08-14 09:44:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA BG
05DHAKA4011 COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR RUSS PROFOZICH AND GARY
[...] Embassy Dhaka welcomes Mr. Russ Profozich, Dy. Chief of Party and Mr. Gary Staats, Sr. Consultant, Nexant SARI/E on their August 22 to August 26 and August 19 to September 03, 2005 visits respectively and grants country clearance, contingent repeat contingent on obtaining Bangladeshi visas in [...]
2005-08-15 03:10:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA BG IN
05DHAKA4152COUNTRY CLEARANCE
[...] Embassy Dhaka welcomes Mr. Paul Bell, a Local Government Association Specialist of ARD Inc. on his Sept 11, 2005 visit and grants country clearance - contingent, repeat contingent on obtaining a Bangladeshi visa in his passport prior to arrival in Bangladesh (see Paragraph 3.D. and 3.E. below [...]
2005-08-22 09:40:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA BG
05DHAKA4188COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR MS. REBEKAH EUBANKS
[...] Embassy Dhaka welcomes MS. Rebekah Eubanks on her o/a September 03 22, 2005 visit and grants country clearance, contingent repeat contingent on obtaining a Bangladeshi visa in her passport prior to arrival in Bangladesh (see Paragraph 3.D. and 3.E. below). Control Officer will be Bobbie Myer [...]
2005-08-23 05:53:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA BG
05DHAKA4197 CONTRACTOR COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DR.
[...] Embassy Dhaka welcomes Dr. Jefferson Fox of East West Center on his August 27 to September 2, 2005 visit and grants country clearance, contingent repeat contingent on obtaining Bangladeshi visa in his passport prior to arrival in Bangladesh (see Paragraph 3.D. and 3.E. below). The purpose of [...]
2005-08-24 04:14:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA BG
05DHAKA4255 COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR SCOTT LAMPMAN,
[...] Embassy Dhaka welcomes EAI/TFCA Secretariat, Director Scott Lampman to travel to Bangladesh on September 11 to 16, 2005 and grants country clearance, contingent repeat contingent on obtaining a Bangladeshi visa in his passport prior to arrival in Bangladesh (see Paragraph 3.D. and 3.E. below) [...]
2005-08-29 06:06:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA NP TH BG
05DHAKA4602COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR COURTNEY BICKERT.
[...] Embassy Dhaka welcomes Ms. Courtney Bickert, Policy Project, on her September 24-October 5, 2005 visit and grants country clearance, contingent repeat contingent on obtaining a Bangladeshi visa in her passport prior to arrival in Bangladesh (see Paragraph 3.D. and 3.E. below). Control Officer [...]
2005-09-14 10:13:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA BG
05DHAKA4603COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR MARGARET ROWAN AND SARAH
[...] Embassy Dhaka welcomes Margaret Rowan and Sarah Alkenbrack, Policy Project, on their September 24-30, 2005 visit and grants country clearance, contingent repeat contingent on obtaining a Bangladeshi visa in their passports prior to arrival in Bangladesh (see Paragraph 3.D. and 3.E. below). Co [...]
2005-09-14 10:46:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA BG
05DHAKA4605 ACTION - COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR ROY ROBINSON
[...] Embassy Dhaka welcomes Roy Robinson on his 09/17-25/2005 visit and grants country clearance, contingent repeat contingent on obtaining a Bangladeshi visa in his passport prior to arrival in Bangladesh (see Paragraph 3.D. and 3.E. below). Control Officer will be Katrina Martin. Contact infor [...]
2005-09-14 10:50:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA AMGT ASEC PTER BG
05DHAKA4796AVIAN INFLUENZA IN BANGLADESH ONLY A MATTER OF
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: There is currently no indication of avian influenza (AI) in Bangladesh. Conditions, however, are ripe for the emergence of AI: Almost no general public awareness of the problem; very poor public health infrastructure; a government without the political will to make and enforce [...]
2005-09-23 02:41:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR TBIO ECON ETRD PREL SENV BG CDC EPA FAO FEMA FDA
05DHAKA4797AVIAN INFLUENZA IN BANGLADESH ONLY A MATTER OF
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: There is currently no indication of avian influenza (AI) in Bangladesh. Conditions, however, are ripe for the emergence of AI: Almost no general public awareness of the problem; very poor public health infrastructure; a government without the political will to make and enforce [...]
2005-09-23 02:41:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR TBIO ECON ETRD PREL SENV BG CDC EPA FAO FEMA FDA
05DHAKA5584COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR LYNDAL BARRY AND SARAH
[...] Embassy Dhaka welcomes Lyndal Barry, Director of Mekong HIV/AIDS Project, Internews Network, and Sarah Breul, Program Associate, Internews Network on their November 24 November 28, 2005 visit and grants country clearance, contingent repeat contingent on obtaining a Bangladeshi visa in his/her [...]
2005-11-13 07:29:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA BG
05DHAKA5595COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR MARGARET ROWAN, POLICY PROJECT
[...] Embassy Dhaka welcomes Margaret Rowan, Senior Planning and Finance Advisor of Policy Project, on her December 11-17, 2005 visit and grants country clearance, contingent repeat contingent on obtaining a Bangladeshi visa on her passport prior to arrival in Bangladesh (see Paragraph 3.D. and 3.E. [...]
2005-11-15 02:10:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA BG
05DHAKA5596COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR JEFF KALLMEYER
[...] Embassy Dhaka welcomes Jeff Kallmeyer on his November 27- December 7, 2005 visit and grants country clearance, contingent repeat contingent on obtaining a Bangladeshi visa on her passport prior to arrival in Bangladesh (see Paragraph 3.D. and 3.E. below). Control Officer will be Sheri-Nouane [...]
2005-11-15 02:14:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA BG
05DHAKA5626COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CONTRACTOR.
[...] Embassy Dhaka welcomes Shyam Lama on his November 29-December 10, 2005 visit and grants country clearance, contingent repeat contingent on obtaining a Bangladeshi visa on her passport prior to arrival in Bangladesh (see Paragraph 3.D. and 3.E. below). Control Officer will be Sheri-Nouane Johns [...]
2005-11-17 06:01:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA BG
05DHAKA5647COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR MARY ELLEN STANTON.
[...] Embassy Dhaka welcomes Mary Ellen Stanton on her December 8- 16, 2005 visit and grants country clearance, contingent repeat contingent on obtaining a Bangladeshi visa on her passport prior to arrival in Bangladesh (see Paragraph 3.D. and 3.E. below). Control Officer will be Sheri-Nouane Johnso [...]
2005-11-21 01:12:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA BG
05DHAKA5659COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR SARBINDER SINGH, N.V. SESHADRI,
[...] Embassy Dhaka welcomes Mr. Sarbinder Singh, Deputy Regional Program Manager; Mr. N.V. Seshadri, CCO India; Mr. Upali Daranagama, CCO Sri Lanka; Mr. Subodh Adhikari, CCO Nepal; Mr. Syed Farrukh, CCO Pakistan and Mr. Dan Vincent, CCO Afghanistan on their December 1 to December 10, 2005 visit and [...]
2005-11-22 01:40:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA BG IN NP
05DHAKA5703COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DONALD CLARK
[...] Embassy Dhaka welcomes Mr. Donald Clark, Mission Director USAID/Nepal on his December 05 to December 08, 2005 visit and grants country clearance, contingent repeat contingent on obtaining a Bangladeshi visa in his passport prior to arrival in Bangladesh (see Paragraph 4.D. and 4.E. below). Cont [...]
2005-11-23 04:59:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA BG NP
05DHAKA5708COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR SHARON HSU
[...] Embassy Dhaka welcomes Ms. Sharon Hsu, Presidential Management Fellow, EGAT/I&E/E, USAID/W for her December 03 to December 08, 2005 visit and grants country clearance, contingent repeat contingent on obtaining a Bangladeshi visa in her passport prior to arrival in Bangladesh (see Paragraph 4.D. [...]
2005-11-27 07:08:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA BG IN
05DHAKA5810COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR VIVEK TALVADKAR
[...] Embassy Dhaka welcomes Mr. Vivek Talvadkar, Executive Vice- President, NRECA international Ltd. on his December 16 to December 20, 2005 visit and grants country clearance, contingent repeat contingent on obtaining a Bangladeshi visa in his passport prior to arrival in Bangladesh (see Paragraph [...]
2005-11-28 07:17:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA BG
05DHAKA5815 COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR RAFAEL OBREGON
[...] Embassy Dhaka welcomes Rafael Obregon on his December 10-16, 2005 visit and grants country clearance, contingent repeat contingent on obtaining a Bangladeshi visa on his passport prior to arrival in Bangladesh (see Paragraph 3.D. and 3.E. below). Control Officer will be Sheri-Nouane Johnson, D [...]
2005-11-28 08:54:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA BG
05DHAKA5833COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR ASIMA MUBESHAR
[...] Embassy Dhaka welcomes Ms. Asima Mubeshar, Executive Assistant, SARI/Energy, Islamabad on her December 04 to December 08, 2005 visit and grants country clearance, contingent repeat contingent on obtaining a Bangladeshi visa in her passport prior to arrival in Bangladesh (see Paragraph 4.D. and [...]
2005-11-29 09:58:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA BG IN
05DHAKA6218COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CONTRACTOR
[...] Embassy Dhaka welcomes Mr. Douglas S. Franklin on his o/a January 13 or 14, 2005 to o/a April 30, 2006 visit and grants country clearance, contingent repeat contingent on obtaining a Bangladeshi visa in his passport prior to arrival in Bangladesh (see Paragraph 3.D. and 3.E. below). Control O [...]
2005-12-19 03:17:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA BG
05GABORONE1212 Poverty's Impact on the Spread of HIV/AIDS in
[...] Summary: The poor remain the hardest hit by the scourge of HIV/AIDS in Botswana. It is commonly accepted that since HIV/AIDS impacts the most productive members of society, there will be a concomitant reduction in economic growth (ref A),and potentially an increase in the number of people l [...]
2005-08-25 14:38:00Embassy GaboroneUNCLASSIFIEDECON PREL EAID KHIV BC HIV AIDS
05GABORONE21 OUTLOOK FOR RURAL AREA DWELLERS BLEAK
[...] SUMMARY: The outlook for Botswana's Remote Area Dwellers (RADs) is bleak, despite the Government of Botswana's multifaceted efforts to improve their standard of living. RADs endure high rates of poverty and unemployment, exacerbated by limited access to natural resources (especially land),a [...]
2005-01-07 06:37:00Embassy GaboroneUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV ECON PHUM SOCI KHIV BC KPRP SAN CKGR
05GABORONE561 BOTSWANA ASSESSES POST-ELECTION ZIMBABWE
[...] (U) Summary: During a meeting between AF/S Director Dan Mozena and Botswana's MFA PermSec Mpofu on April 7, the latter was frank in airing the frustration the GOB feels regarding Zimbabwe. The deterioration of trade and the dislocations border jumpers cause for Botswana are two major problem [...]
2005-04-21 12:18:00Embassy GaboroneUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM ZI BC IBB
05GABORONE767REVIEWING BOTSWANA'S ELIGIBILITY FOR DEVELOPMENT
[...] (U) Summary: In a May 30 meeting at the UNDP Resident Representative's office in Gaborone, Ambassador Huggins and visiting World Food Program's chief James Morris reviewed Botswana's need for development assistance in light of the inroads made by the HIV/AIDS crisis, and agreed that despite t [...]
2005-06-06 05:39:00Embassy GaboroneUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM KHIV BC HIV AIDS SADC AGR
05GENEVA1673WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION: REPORT ON THE 58TH
[...] Summary. This message reports on the annual 192-member World Health Assembly (WHA) of the World Health Organization (WHO),which met from May 16-25, 2005, in Geneva, Switzerland. Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) Michael O. Leavitt headed the U.S. Delegation, which included offic [...]
2005-07-08 04:53:00US Mission GenevaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL TBIO AORC WHO
05GENEVA2471WHO: FIFTY-FIFTH MEETING OF THE REGIONAL COMMITTEE
[...] Summary. The 52-member WHO Regional Committee for Europe (EURO) met from September 12-15, 2005, in Bucharest, Romania. WHO Director-General J.W. Lee participated in the opening session. In his remarks he focused on avian influenza, universal access to HIV/AIDS treatment, recalling the G8 g [...]
2005-10-14 03:57:00US Mission GenevaUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PREL EAID SOCI WHO
05GUATEMALA2504 DEVELOPMENT IMPACT OF STAN
[...] Summary: Still gripped with the immediate concerns of disaster relief, GOG officials have not yet tallied the economic costs of Tropical Storm Stan and the accompanying rains that drenched more than one third of Guatemala's territory in the first two weeks of October. Some estimates have put [...]
2005-11-02 21:40:00Embassy GuatemalaUNCLASSIFIEDET EAID SENV PGOV KPAO EAGR GT
05HANOI1378VIETNAM - DROUGHT DISASTER DECLARATION
[...] Summary. In response to what is being characterized by GVN officials as the worst drought to afflict Vietnam in 30 years, Ambassador Marine declares a disaster and requests USD 200,000 in OFDA assistance. Emergency activities to be supported by this assistance would focus on improved access to [...]
2005-06-09 10:07:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIEDSENV KSCA TBIO VM
05HANOI1916AVIAN INFLUENZA TEAM VISITS VIETNAM TO DETERMINE
[...] Summary: A ten member U.S. Government Interagency Assessment Team visited Vietnam on July 18-19 to determine key priorities and appropriate responses; find potential partners; and, develop the next steps to implement U.S. assistance for the prevention and containment of H5N1 Avian Influenza ( [...]
2005-07-27 11:01:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIEDAMED AMGT CASC EAGR TBIO VM AFLU
05HANOI2471VIETNAM: AVIAN INFLUENZA WEEKLY REPORT FOR
[...] (U) Summary. There have been no new human cases of Avian Influenza (AI) since Mission Vietnam's last reporting on September 15. The World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed that the August 28 death reported in the media was caused by H5N1 AI. Mission Vietnam continues to work with the int [...]
2005-09-22 10:29:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIEDAMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR SOCI PGOV TBIO VM AFLU
05HANOI2762VIETNAM: AVIAN INFLUENZA WEEKLY REPORT FOR OCTOBER
[...] (U) Summary. There have been no new cases of human Avian Influenza (AI) reported since Mission Vietnam's last weekly update on October 13 (reftel). The Government of Vietnam (GVN) is showing increasing commitment to deal seriously with AI. The level of direct involvement in dealing with a p [...]
2005-10-20 09:44:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR SOCI PGOV TBIO VM AFLU
05HANOI2824HHS SECRETARY LEAVITT'S MEETING WITH THE VIETNAMESE
[...] (SBU) Summary: U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) Michael Leavitt met with Vietnamese Minister of Health (MOH) Tran Thi Chung Chien on October 14 at the Ministry to discuss avian influenza (AI) issues and ways to improve U.S.-Vietnam cooperation to combat AI more effectively. [...]
2005-10-25 10:23:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIEDAMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR SOCI PGOV TBIO VM AFLU HIV AIDS
05HANOI2831AMB/QUANH NINH CMTE: PROVINCIAL DEVELOPMENT PLANS
[...] (SBU) Summary: Quang Ninh, the north easternmost province of Vietnam and a key gateway to China, has high levels of economic growth, thorny economic liberalization problems, some of the worst trafficking, smuggling and narcotics problems in the country, and substantial natural resources as wel [...]
2005-10-26 07:46:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM ETRD EINV ECON VM SOE TIP CNARC HUMANR RELFREE WTO
05HANOI2858VIETNAM: AVIAN INFLUENZA WEEKLY REPORT FOR OCTOBER
[...] (U) Summary. There have been no new cases of human Avian Influenza (AI) reported since Mission Vietnam's last weekly update on October 20 (reftel). The Government of Vietnam (GVN) continues its poultry vaccination program and the National Institute for Hygiene and Epidemiology (NIHE) will ho [...]
2005-10-27 10:35:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIEDAMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR SOCI PGOV TBIO VM AFLU
05HANOI2864AMB VISITS QUANH NINH HIV/AIDS, TIP, DISABILITY
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Ambassador recently inspected several successful U.S.-funded aid projects in Quang Ninh Province. While demonstrating what can be achieved with only a modest investment of aid money, the trip also brought to light serious problems for people living with HIV/AIDS, and for the [...]
2005-10-28 04:15:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM ETRD EINV ECON VM HIV AIDS TIP
05HANOI3038AVIAN INFLUENZA AND THE GOVERNMENT OF VIETNAM -
[...] (U) Summary. This cable examines the Government of Vietnam's (GVN) overall strategy toward Avian Influenza (AI) and recent actions taken by GVN to plan for and respond to a potential AI pandemic in Vietnam. The GVN has developed a broad, multi-agency approach following the advice of the Worl [...]
2005-11-16 09:40:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIEDAMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR SOCI PGOV TBIO VM AFLU
05HANOI3240VIETNAM: AVIAN INFLUENZA WEEKLY REPORT FOR DECEMBER
[...] (SBU) Summary. There have been no new human Avian Influenza (AI) deaths since the confirmed October 29 death of a Hanoi man. The total number of active AI-affected provinces and cities decreased to 15 out of Vietnam's 64 provinces and cities, but localized poultry outbreaks have spread. Th [...]
2005-12-09 07:54:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIEDAMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR SOCI PGOV TBIO VM AFLU
05HANOI3337VIETNAM'S 2005 BUSINESS FORUM AND CONSULTATIVE
[...] Summary: The 2005 Vietnam Business Forum and Vietnam Consultative Group Meeting took place December 5-7, 2005 in Hanoi. Minister of Planning and Investment Vo Hong Phuc and World Bank Country Director for Vietnam Klaus Rohland co- chaired the meetings, in which a wide range of donors and Vie [...]
2005-12-21 06:08:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EFIN ETRD ECON PREL VM AFLU HIV AIDS SOE WTO FINREF
05HANOI468VIETNAM: 2005 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] No summary [...]
2005-02-25 14:12:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIEDAPEC ASEAN BTA EFIN EINV FINREF ILAB IPROP KTDB OPIC PGOV SOE VN WTO
05HANOI502Second FAO/OIE Regional Meeting on Avian Influenza
[...] The Second FAO/OIE Regional Meeting on Avian Influenza Control in Asia was attended by 168 individuals including Chief Veterinary Officers of 28 countries and a delegation from Vietnam's Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, headed by Minister Cao Duc Phat. Leaders of the UN Food and [...]
2005-03-01 10:43:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIEDAMED AMGT CASC EAGR TBIO VM AFLU
05HANOI575VIETNAM: 2005 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] No summary [...]
2005-03-09 04:40:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIEDAPEC ASEAN BTA EFIN EINV ELAB FINREF IPROP KTDB LABOR OPIC PGOV SOE VN
05HANOI875VIETNAM - AVIAN INFLUENZA TRIPWIRES
[...] (U) Summary: The representatives of the World Health Organization and the Food and Agriculture Organization have provided an Avian Influenza update to major donor missions in Hanoi. They also revisited an outstanding GVN-WHO-FAO request for donor assistance for an "Avian Influenza Technical [...]
2005-04-14 03:45:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIEDAMED AMGT CASC EAGR TBIO VM AFLU
05HARARE1576ZIMBABWE'S AVIAN FLU RESPONSE CAPABILITY
[...] (U) The GOZ has begun planning for a potential avian influenza outbreak, but lacks the scientific expertise or financial wherewithal to detect outbreaks and implement response measures effectively. Burdened by a high HIV infection rate, growing incidence of tuberculosis, high emigration rates [...]
2005-11-17 13:23:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO SENV ECON EAGR EAID PREL ZI
05HARARE168 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT - ZIMBABWE
[...] The Zimbabwean economy remains very weak, making it unlikely to attract or absorb signficiant foreign direct investment (FDI) in 2005. In recent years, FDI has been less than US$10 million annually, down from US$300-500 million in the mid-1990s. As we note in the more extensive Country Comme [...]
2005-02-02 05:30:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDKTDB EFIN ECON ETRD EINV PGOV ZI
05HARARE423NATURAL RESOURCES DEGRADATION IN ZIMBABWE
[...] The degradation of Zimbabwe's natural resources is continuing at an alarming rate. Environmental and natural resource issues have taken a backseat to more pressing concerns. Confronted with insecure land tenure, food insecurity and rising poverty, there are few incentives for Zimbabweans t [...]
2005-03-16 07:49:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREL US ZI
05HOCHIMINHCITY58AVIAN FLU: FRESH OUTBREAK IN SOUTHERN
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Since the end of December 2004, Vietnam's southern provinces have experienced a renewed outbreak of avian flu. Southern provincial authorities have issued a ban on the transport of poultry and poultry products within and out of disease-stricken areas. Chicken is disappearing fr [...]
2005-01-19 23:54:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAGR KPAO SENV PGOV SOCI VM AFLU
05HOCHIMINHCITY855AVIAN FLU IN SOUTHERN VIETNAM
[...] (SBU) Summary: Experts in southern Vietnam have begun to prepare for the possibility of an avian influenza (AI) outbreak during the cool season of December-February by focusing on poultry biosafety and vaccinations. ConGen contacts report that the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural`QQ$Qpment h [...]
2005-08-16 00:50:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR ECON AMED TBIO CASC PGOV SENV SOCI VM AFLU
05ISLAMABAD16138PAKISTAN - EARTHQUAKE: USAID/DART SITUATION REPORT
[...] As of October 25, the death toll in Pakistan reached 53,000, and the total affected population was between 2.7 and 2.8 million people. Shelter continues to be the primary need of those affected by the earthquake. The Government of Pakistan (GOP) continues to monitor the water and sanitation [...]
2005-10-28 01:50:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDEAID AEMR ASEC MASS ECON KMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
05ISLAMABAD16139PAKISTAN - EARTHQUAKE: USAID/DART SITUATION REPORT
[...] As of October 25, the death toll in Pakistan reached 53,000, and the total affected population was between 2.7 and 2.8 million people. Shelter continues to be the primary need of those affected by the earthquake. The Government of Pakistan (GOP) continues to monitor the water and sanitation [...]
2005-10-28 01:50:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDEAID AEMR ASEC MASS ECON KMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
05ISLAMABAD19471PAKISTAN - EARTHQUAKE: USAID/DART WATER AND
[...] The USAID Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) water and sanitation officer (WSO) in Mansehra is addressing critical sanitation and water supply issues in Mehra and other camps, and providing technical assistance to agencies working in earthquake-affected areas of Northwest Frontier Provin [...]
2005-12-29 05:03:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDEAID AEMR ASEC MASS ECON KMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
05KABUL5024REVISED AFGHANISTAN COMPACT FOR WASHINGTON REVIEW
[...] (SBU) This cable includes the full text of the December 11 revised Afghanistan Compact and three Annexes for Washington review. This final revision reflects the bulk of consensus recommendations reached at a series of December 2- 5 PrepCom meetings held on the margins of the Kabul Regional Ec [...]
2005-12-13 02:33:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EAID PREL PGOV AF
05KABUL5256REVISED AFGHANISTAN COMPACT
[...] (SBU) The GoA pushed back strongly against Washington's undercutting the reciprocal balance of the Afghanistan Compact but accepted most of our other points. In a December 24 meeting, Senior Economic Advisor to the President Naderi and UNAMA Deputy SRSG Haq reviewed with Ambassador the lates [...]
2005-12-27 12:11:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EAID PREL PGOV AF
05KATHMANDU2361NEPAL'S PREPAREDNESS FOR AVIAN FLU; DELIVERY OF
[...] (SBU) His Majesty's Government of Nepal (HMGN) is working through a Task Force established in 2004 to upgrade its capacity to handle an avian flu outbreak, but Nepali officials worry about what resources may be available to assist with Nepal's preparedness. While no cases of avian flu have be [...]
2005-10-28 11:51:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALTBIO KSCA SENV EAGR ECON PREL NP WHO FAO
05KATHMANDU2849EMBASSY KATHMANDU PANDEMIC INFLUENZA TRIPWIRES AND
[...] (SBU) The Embassy has established an ad hoc interagency working group on avian influenza (AI) that meets regularly to discuss the Post Emergency Action Plan (EAP) specific to AI. The working group has recommended the following: to develop a section for Post's general EAP specific to a Pandemic [...]
2005-12-19 10:05:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAMGT ASEC CASC AMED KFLO AEMR NP
05KINGSTON1055SCENE SETTER FOR CODEL KOLBE APRIL 17-19 VISIT TO
[...] Post welcomes the 17-19 April visit to Jamaica of CoDel Kolbe. Jamaica, which has enjoyed a strong democratic tradition since independence from Britain in 1962, is undergoing a significant period of transition as longtime political leaders retire, or prepare to do so. P.J. Patterson, Jamaica's [...]
2005-04-15 21:21:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIEDOREP PREL PGOV ETRD ECON SNAR EAID KJUS JM
05KINGSTON2643RESPONSE TO INFORMATION REQUEST: AVIAN AND PANDEMIC
[...] (U) This cable responds to information requested by Department (Ref A). It is a joint State-USAID message. Answers are updated from information provided by post (Ref B). 2. (U) Responses are keyed to Ref A. A) PREPAREDNESS/COMMUNICATION -- The Government of Jamaica (GOJ) has a draft e [...]
2005-12-05 15:18:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO SENV ECON EAGR EAID PREL JM
05KINSHASA1345 CONGO-B: AN ASSESSMENT OF POLITICAL STYLE AND
[...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 10. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: A product of years of strife, struggle, and coalition building to gain and retain power, Congolese President Denis Sassou-Nguesso has emerged as the uncontested and unquestioned leader of government, chairman of the corp [...]
2005-08-22 11:28:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV ECON PHUM ASEC ETRD EINV CF
05KINSHASA457 UNHCR DONORS VISIT SOUTH KIVU
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: UNHCR hosted a field mission for donors to South Kivu February 14-16. This mission gave donors an opportunity to view firsthand the current state of affairs, infrastructure, political climate and security concerns surrounding processing of refugees in South Kivu. The mission [...]
2005-03-17 09:12:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PHUM PGOV CG
05KUWAIT3677REVIVED 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 12:05:00Embassy KuwaitSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PREL PINR KU PDEM
05KUWAIT4516KUWAITI PREPARATIONS FOR AVIAN INFLUENZA
[...] (U) SUMMARY On October 17, Emboffs met with officials of the Department of Public Health (DPH) to discuss the GOK's preparations for a possible Avian Influenza (AI) outbreak in Kuwait. A recently formed committee has been charged with formulating the GOK's preparations to combat AI. The co [...]
2005-10-20 06:30:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAMED CASC KSCA SENV TBIO KU
05KUWAIT4673KUWAIT AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE: GOK MEASURES FOR
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On October 30, Emboffs and two U.S. military veterinarians met with the Deputy Director General for Animal Resources to discuss the GOK's efforts to combat the spread of the Avian Influenza (AI) virus. The GOK has teams of inspectors that routinely inspect farms and bird marke [...]
2005-11-01 14:21:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD AMED KPAO PREL CASC KSCA SENV TBIO KU WHO FAO
05KUWAIT656ISLAMISTS IN KUWAIT: CONTOURS OF A GROWING,
[...] (C) Introduction: The Islamist movement in Kuwait reaches into every aspect and sector of Kuwaiti society. From grass-roots businesses to senior positions in government, Islamists have a strong voice throughout this country. Paradoxically, Islamists lead the national dialogue in calling for d [...]
2005-02-14 13:29:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPTER PGOV PREL KISL KU ISLAMISTS
05LAGOS1044 ATTENTION TO HIV/AIDS INCREASES AMONG LAGOS
[...] Summary: Little statistical information exists on the effect of HIV/AIDS on the private sector in Lagos. The number of businesses with AIDS policies and programs has risen, but such efforts remain largely the domain of large multi-national companies. Anecdotal information indicates the HIV/ [...]
2005-07-06 14:11:00Consulate LagosUNCLASSIFIEDSOCI KHIV PGOV NI
05LILONGWE1872005 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT - MALAWI
[...] SUMMARY. Human trafficking was a new issue for the GOM in 2004. With the advent of increased awareness and a new government with a new approach to governance, the GOM has made significant efforts to understand and address TIP. The GOM has implemented a multi-year strategy to protect vulner [...]
2005-03-02 07:33:00Embassy LilongweUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF MI
05LILONGWE913MALAWI SITUATION REPORT AND FY 2006 DISASTER
[...] This cable re-declares a disaster for FY 2006 in Malawi due to food insecurity and provides an update on the situation. Per reftel, it is estimated that over four million Malawians (more than one-third of the population) will be unable to meet their food needs over the next six months, until [...]
2005-10-19 13:36:00Embassy LilongweUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON EAGR MI
05LIMA1191COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR EXIM BANK OFFICIALS
[...] No summary [...]
2005-03-10 13:54:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYBEXP EFIN OTRA CI PE EXIM
05LJUBLJANA807SLOVENIA ON CONTROLLING AVIAN FLU
[...] (U) Summary: On 21 November, Econoff and Econ Assistant met with Simona Salamon, Deputy Chief Veterinary Officer at the Slovene Veterinary Administration, to discuss Slovenia's efforts to control avian flu. Salamon has the lead in the GOS for all avian flu related matters. Following is a su [...]
2005-11-23 06:31:00Embassy LjubljanaUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO SENV ECON EAGR EAID PREL SI
05MADRID1125SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NIH/FIC BERARD, BRAY,
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Ms. Diana Berard, Drs. Michael Bray, Heather Greenstone, Catherine Laughlin, Charles Litterst, Harold Radtke and Christopher Tseng, NIH staff from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) and Center for Scientific Revie [...]
2005-03-23 12:01:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO OTRA SP
05MADRID154SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NIH/FIC SANJAY DESAI
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Dr. Sanjay Desai, Tenure Track Investigator, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIH, to travel to Madrid, January 28-February 1 to meet with malaria research collaborators at the Glaxosmithkline Plant. 2. Embassy underst [...]
2005-01-14 11:44:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO OTRA SP
05MADRID1617SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DHHS/CDC JANE SEWARD,
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Jane Seward, Chief Medical Officer; Lorraine Alexander, Medical Officer; and Gustavo Dayan, Senior Service Fellow, National Immunization Program, CDC, DHHS, to travel to Valencia, May 17-21, to present various projects related to immunization p [...]
2005-04-26 14:58:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO OTRA SP CDC
05MADRID1629SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DHHS/CDC CHRIS PADDOCK
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Chris Paddock, Medical Officer, NCID, CDC, DHHS, to travel to Logrono, June 17-23, to attend the 4th International Conference on Rickettsiae and Rickettsial Disease and present "Spotted Fever Rickettsioses in the Americas: A Decade of Discover [...]
2005-04-27 08:20:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO OTRA SP
05MADRID1732SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DHHS/CDC ANGULO,
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Frederick Angulo, Medical Epidemiologist; Peter Gerner-Smidt, Microbiologist; Michael Lynch, Medical Epidemiologist, NCID, CDC, DHHS, to travel to Madrid, May 30-June 7, to attend two meetings: the Annual International Burden of Foodborne Illne [...]
2005-05-06 14:37:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO OTRA SP CDC
05MADRID1798SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NIH/FIC DR. CLIFTON
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Dr. Clifton Barry, III, Senior Investigator, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID),NIH, to travel to Madrid, May 17-18 to participate in a workshop, "The Biology of Persistence," sponsored by the Bill and Melinda Gates [...]
2005-05-11 11:56:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDKSCA TBIO KHIV SP
05MADRID1872SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NIH/FIC DR. ULRICH
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Dr. Ulrich Siebenlist, Section Chief, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIH, to travel to Madrid, May 22-25, to give a talk, "Novel Contributions of NF-Kappab in Health Disease," at the Juan March Foundation Spring 2005 Wor [...]
2005-05-17 14:05:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO OTRA SP
05MADRID2072COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR GREGORY DASCH,
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Gregory Dasch, Team Leader, Marina Eremeeva, Biologist, Robert Massung, Microbiologist, Amanda Loftis, Microbiologist, Herbert Thompson, Branch Chief, William Nicholson, Microbiologist, David Swerdlow, Team Leader, Alice Chapman, Epidemiologist [...]
2005-06-01 11:28:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA SP
05MADRID2148SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NIH/FIC NIAID GROUP OF
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Drs. Sherry Coleman; Robert Heinzen; Dale Howe; Sam Perdue; Messrs. Paul Beare and Jeff Shannon, to travel to Logrono, June 17-24 to attend and participate in the 4th International Conference on Rickettsiae and Rickettsial Diseases. 2. Emba [...]
2005-06-07 09:54:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO OTRA SP
05MADRID2149SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR HHS/CDC DASCH,
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Gregory Dasch, Team Leader; Marina Eremeeva, Biologist; Robert Massung, Microbiologist; Amanda Lofits, Microbiologist; Herbert Thompson, Branch Chief; William Nicholson, Microbiologist; David Swerdlow, Team Leader; Alice Chapman, Epidemiologist [...]
2005-06-07 09:55:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO OTRA SP CDC
05MADRID2438SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NIH/FIC DR. NIGEL GREIG
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Dr. Nigel Greig, Investigator, National Institute on Aging, NIH, to travel to Madrid, July 5-9, to discuss recent Alzheimer's disease findings at a meeting of the Scientific Advisory Committee for Neuropharma. 2. Embassy understands that no [...]
2005-06-23 16:10:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO OTRA SP
05MADRID2463SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DR. STEPHEN KATZ
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Dr. Stephen Katz, Director, National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, NIH, to travel to Bilbao, Spain from July 8-14, 2005. The purpose of this visit is to give a lecture and attend the 50th Anniversary of Cruces U [...]
2005-06-28 07:58:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO OTRA SP
05MADRID2651SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DR. ALLEN MINTON
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Dr. Allen Minton, Senior Investigator, Nation Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, NIH, to travel to Madrid, Spain from July 29-August 27, 2005. The purpose of this visit is help set up a Static Light Scattering Workstation [...]
2005-07-14 09:01:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO TPHY OTRA SP
05MADRID3079SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NIH/FIC DR. RAFAEL
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Dr. Rafael Camerini Otero, Branch Chief, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, NIH, to travel to Madrid, September 8-19, to visit the Universidad Autonoma and to speak at the 7th European Meiosis Meeting titled "Chro [...]
2005-08-30 13:03:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO OTRA SP
05MADRID3265SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DEPT. OF VETERANS
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Roberto Jose Groszmann, to travel to Barcelona, September 27-October 1, to attend the International Meeting on Therapy in Liver Diseases. 2. Embassy understands that no assistance is necessary. 3. Visitors are reminded that bearers of [...]
2005-09-15 14:53:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA SP
05MADRID3635SPAIN PLAYS DOWN AVIAN INFLUENZA THREAT
[...] The reported arrival of the H5N1 virus in Greece and a flurry of EU and national meetings on Avian Influenza have kept "Bird Flu" in the Spanish headlines over the past week. Spanish Health and Agriculture Ministry spokespersons having been urging calm, alleging that Avian Influenza is not lik [...]
2005-10-18 11:15:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO EAGR ECON PREL SOCI KSCA SP WHO FAO OIE
05MADRID3662SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NIH/FIC DR. MICHAEL
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Dr. Michael Bray, Medical Officer, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID),NIH, to travel to Madrid, October 26-31, to attend at the Viral Vaccine Meeting (VVM) 2005. 2. Embassy understands that no assistance is nec [...]
2005-10-19 10:11:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDKSCA TBIO OTRA SP
05MADRID400SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NIH/FIC, DR. THOMAS
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Dr. Thomas Misteli, Investigator, National Cancer Institute, NIH, to travel to Barcelona February 10-12, to present a seminar entitled "Nuclear Architecture and Disease," at the Center for Genomic Regulation. 2. Embassy understands that no [...]
2005-02-03 13:37:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO OTRA SP
05MADRID4022SPAIN: RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON
[...] No summary [...]
2005-11-18 14:59:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO SENV ECON EAGR EAID PREL SP
05MADRID708SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NIH/FIC MARK
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Dr. Mark Willenbring, Division Director, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, NIH, to travel to Valencia, March 2-6 to give a plenary address and co-chair a symposium focused on new developments in the treatment of alcohol depende [...]
2005-02-24 14:46:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO OTRA SP
05MADRID91SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NIH/FIC GARY FELSENFELD
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Dr. Gary Felsenfeld, Senior Investigator, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, NIH, to travel to Madrid, February 6-10, to participate in a workshop on Epigenetics and Chromatin: Transcriptional Regulation and Beyo [...]
2005-01-12 11:50:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO OTRA SP
05MANAGUA3257AVIAN INFLUENZA: MANAGUA CONTINGENCY PLANNING AND TRIPWIRES
[...] No summary [...]
2005-12-30 16:48:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT ASEC CASC AMED KFLO NU AEMR
05MANAMA1874BAHRAIN: AVIAN AND PANDEMIC INFLUENZA INFORMATION
[...] No summary [...]
2005-12-20 13:39:00Embassy ManamaUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO SENV ECON EAGR EAID PREL BA ECTRD ROW
05MANILA4278AVIAN FLU PANDEMIC PREPAREDNESS: GAPS IN PLANNING
[...] (SBU) Summary: Although there have been no reported cases of avian influenza (H5N1) in the Philippines, the GRP's capacity to respond to a potential outbreak is limited by lack of resources in many areas. The GRP lacks funds for materials such as protective gear and stockpiles of Tamiflu. K [...]
2005-09-11 10:54:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDECON PINR SOCI EAGR SENV TBIO TSPL RP
05MANILA5059AVIAN INFLUENZA - LIMITED SURVEILLANCE AND
[...] (U) This is the third of a series of reports on the Philippines' preparedness to avert a highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) outbreak (Refs C and D). This report focuses on stages 1 and 2 of the Philippines' Avian Influenza Protection Program: HPAI prevention and the establishment of co [...]
2005-10-27 02:40:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PINR SOCI EAGR SENV TBIO TSPL RP
05MANILA5130 THE INC AND EL SHADDAI: TWO PHILIPPINE RELIGIOUS
[...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified -- Please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: The Iglesia ni Cristo (INC) and the charismatic El Shaddai Catholic group are politically active and their leaders retain significant influence on national politics. This influence was highli [...]
2005-11-02 09:13:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINR PINS SOCI KDEM RP
05MANILA5287PHILIPPINES TAKES REACTIVE STANCE TOWARD APEC
[...] (SBU) Summary. The GRP views the APEC agenda positively. The GRP's overarching approach to the upcoming APEC meetings is to wait and see what other members put on the table and then react according to RP interests. With respect to WTO Doha Round issues, senior officials express hope for bal [...]
2005-11-09 07:11:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EPET EAGR PREL RP APEC WTO
05MANILA5291NEW AVIAN FLU "CZAR" WILL FOCUS ON PREVENTION
[...] On November 2, President Arroyo appointed Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary Domingo Panganiban as the "anti-Avian Flu Czar" supervising avian flu preparedness. Panganiban will lead the National Avian Influenza Task Force (NAITF) that coordinates inter-agency efforts to prevent and cont [...]
2005-11-09 07:39:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDECON PINR SOCI EAGR SENV TBIO TSPL RP
05MANILA5458AVIAN FLU UPDATE
[...] This cable responds to questions in Ref A. Post previously reported on avian influenza preparedness (ref E),the GRP's limited surveillance capacity (ref D),the appointment of an Anti-Avian Flu Czar (ref C) and rising public concern in the Philippines over Avian Flu (ref B). --------- SUM [...]
2005-11-22 09:42:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO SENV ECON EAGR EAID PREL RP
05MANILA5637MILF REPRESENTATIVES UNVEIL ISLAMIC ECONOMIC
[...] (C) Summary: Three executives from the Moro Islamic Liberation Front's (MILF's) development arm -- the Bangsamoro Development Agency (BDA) -- represented MILF Vice-Chairman for Political Affairs Ghazali Jafaar during a November 23 special closed door session of the Philippine Business Leader [...]
2005-12-02 09:18:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALPREL PINS PTER RP
05MAPUTO232MOZAMBIQUE: SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF ASSISTANT
[...] (SBU) Introduction and Summary: Your visit to Mozambique will give you an opportunity to meet leading members of the new Guebuza government and convey to the government and the public our support for Mozambique's development and HIV/AIDS efforts. You also may wish to encourage continued movemen [...]
2005-02-18 10:39:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV MZ
05MAPUTO308U.S. DEPUTY SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE VISITS
[...] Summary: On February 15-18, a high-level USDA delegation, led by Deputy Secretary James Moseley, visited Mozambique to gain a better understanding of International Baby Food Network (IBFAN)-funded activities on breast-feeding, infant feeding and nutrition. USDA is reviewing IBFAN's 2004 Propos [...]
2005-03-07 09:19:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR EAID KHIV ECON ETRD MZ HIV AIDS PEPFAR
05MAPUTO388MOZAMBIQUE: SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF STAFFDEL
[...] (SBU) Introduction and Summary: Your visit to Mozambique will provide you an opportunity to gain a better understanding of issues surrounding port and coastal security in Mozambique, as well as insight into Mozambique's Millennium Challenge Account (MCA) proposal. The trip will also give you i [...]
2005-03-23 15:53:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV MZ
05MUSCAT1488OMAN PASSES ON AVIAN FLU PARTNERSHIP
[...] (SBU) Summary. A Ministry of Health official said that Oman will not participate in the International Partnership on Avian and Pandemic Influenza (IPAPI),or in the October 6-7 senior officials meeting. However, he outlined the steps that Oman has already undertaken steps to prepare for a po [...]
2005-10-05 05:59:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO KSCA EAGR ECON PREL SOCI MU ESTH
05MUSCAT367OMAN: FTA INFORMATION ON ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS
[...] (SBU) Embassy Muscat is pleased to provide additional information regarding environmental matters in Oman to assist USG negotiators for the upcoming free trade agreement talks. The following responses are keyed to questions (a - t) in paragraph 5 of reftel. a. The Law on Conservation of The [...]
2005-03-02 10:54:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON SENV MU ESTH
05NAIROBI4165 DROUGHT PERSISTS IN KENYA'S MAKUENI
[...] Rainfall amounts below historical averages continue to negatively affect residents in several Divisions of the Makueni District, Kenya. The lack of rain and ground water has impacted local livelihoods, public health and been responsible for a significant out migration. Poor management and [...]
2005-10-05 12:40:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDEAID KE
05NAIROBI4829 KENYA INFORMATION ON AVIAN AND PANDEMIC
[...] (U) Mission Nairobi responses to reftel follow: A) Preparedness/Communication ----------------------------- 2. (SBU) The Kenyan government has established an inter- ministerial taskforce to create an action plan to address the threat of avian flu. The taskforce is nominally headed by Mr [...]
2005-11-18 07:22:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO SENV ECON EAGR EAID PREL PGOV KE
05NAIROBI4983 WTO - KENYA, WITH THE EU, PREPARES FOR HONG
[...] (U) This report includes an action request for State, USTR, and USDA; please see paragraph 9. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Despite the fact that it does not have a sitting Trade Minister, Kenya hopes to play a leadership role in developing a consensus among African countries at the upcoming WTO Ho [...]
2005-12-01 12:30:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON EAGR EAID PREL PGOV WTRO KE
05NAIROBI5177 GOVERNMENT OF KENYA'S PREPARATIONS FOR AVIAN
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Kenya has started a comprehensive response to the threat of avian influenza. A multi- sectoral National Task Force has been established with high-level representation from the ministries responsible for human and animal health. Many of Kenya's international partners are repre [...]
2005-12-20 01:40:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAMED SEC EAID PREL CASC CMGT KHIV TBIO ECON
05NASSAU1827CARIBBEAN CONFERENCE ON HIV/AIDS CONFRONTS STIGMA
[...] Summary: On October 3 and 4, Post hosted international HIV/AIDS experts and 10 Caribbean mission representatives for the 4th Caribbean Chiefs of Mission Conference on HIV/AIDS. Ambassador Rood opened the conference with an appeal to reduce the 2.3 percent Caribbean infection rate by compassi [...]
2005-10-21 16:06:00Embassy NassauUNCLASSIFIEDPREL EAID TBIO OVIP KHIV XL BF
05NDJAMENA1561CHAD: PREPAREDNESS FOR AVIAN INFLUENZA
[...] Summary: Chad does not have an effective animal health surveillance system and will be relying on donor support and international organizations to identify and respond to any potential outbreak of avian influenza. Lake Chad and its tributaries attract large numbers of migrating birds (in par [...]
2005-10-21 15:05:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV CD
05NDJAMENA1757USAID/OFDA PROGRAMMING IN EASTERN CHAD
[...] Approximately 200,000 Sudanese refugees currently live in reasonable but delicate harmony with their Chadian hosts in an arid and undeveloped environment. Potential problems revolve around use of natural resources, jealousy and political developments in Sudan and Chad. UNHCR and its partners [...]
2005-12-12 10:18:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID SOCI PREF PREL CD USAID
05NDJAMENA283REFUGEES IN CHAD: PRM VISIT TO BAHAI
[...] Summary. PRM/AFR officer reviewed protection issues, provision of basic services, vacant staff positions, and the relocation of Oure Cassoni refugee camp during a visit from February 11-13. As the result of Oure Cassoni's close proximity to the Sudanese border, large numbers of young men mo [...]
2005-02-23 10:34:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PREF PHUM KAWC CD SU
05NEWDELHI2717RGOB NON-COMMITTAL ON SUPPORT FOR UNCHR RESOLUTION
[...] (C) Summary: In an April 7 meeting with Bhutanese Foreign Secretary Neden Zangmo, DCM urged the Royal Government of Bhutan (RGOB) to support a UNCHR resolution against Cuba noting that Bhutan's vote could be decisive. The FS was non-committal citing the support Cuba had provided Bhutan in th [...]
2005-04-11 13:03:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREF PREL PHUM KDEM IN NP BT CU UNHCR
05NEWDELHI7159 ECONOMIC INTERVIEWS IN BHUTAN
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Econoff traveled to Bhutan in late August to interview several Ministry officials at the working level and to establish additional contacts with non-governmental organizations (NGOs). The three day visit, which included over 15 meetings around Thimphu, resulted in a number o [...]
2005-09-14 12:15:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD IN BT
05NEWDELHI8245BURNS-SARAN OCTOBER 21 MEETING ON BILATERAL ISSUES
[...] (C) Summary: Much progress was made in the October 21 opening meeting in Delhi between Under Secretary for Political Affairs Burns and Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran which reviewed the US-India joint ventures launched at the July 18 Summit. Both agreed that the two sides must ensure that smal [...]
2005-10-24 11:45:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPGOV MASS EAID EAGR ENRG EINV KNNP ETRD EAIR ETTC ECPS TSPA TBIO TSPL CVIS KDEM SENV IN PK US
05NICOSIA1813DOING MORE WITH TURKISH CYPRIOTS ON ISSUES OF
[...] (C) SUMMARY. The United States policy of supporting economic development in the Turkish Cypriot community has an important role to play in support of a resolution of the Cyprus problem -- however, closer cooperation with the Turkish Cypriots can also help advance other issues of broader natio [...]
2005-11-15 06:29:00Embassy NicosiaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EAID ECON KCRM EFIN PTER KHLS CVIS
05OTTAWA1384CANADA: MISSION PERSPECTIVE ON SPP SECURITY GOALS
[...] SUMMARY: Mission Canada appreciates the opportunity to comment on the interagency effort under way to identify a coherent and forward looking security road map for North America. We must continue to search for security weaknesses and identify areas where our three countries can strengthen ou [...]
2005-05-06 20:55:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDCA ECON ETRD MX PGOV PREL EWWT SMIG SNAR SOCI
05OTTAWA1385SPP IN CANADA: THE PROSPERITY AGENDA
[...] Summary: Following are Mission's general comments on the areas covered in the SPP declaration. Mission Canada recommends that Washington agencies focus on the following overarching elements for progress in SPP: -- a permanent dialogue between the two executive bodies charged with regulato [...]
2005-05-09 11:53:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDECON ECIN EFIN CA
05OTTAWA1672FY 2006 IVLP MRP on Substance Abuse, Education,
[...] Post is pleased to nominate Mr. Robert Daniel Small (he goes by Dan Small),Non-profit Manager and Program Developer, Portland Hotel Society Community Services Society, Vancouver for subject project or for an individual program on Substance Abuse Education, Treatment and Prevention. EVDB-fo [...]
2005-06-03 16:21:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO OEXC SCUL CA IV
05OTTAWA1860 SCENESETTER: Your Visit to Alberta, Canada
[...] I would like to take this opportunity to welcome you and House Agriculture Committee members and staff to Canada. I am sure that your visit will be productive and will help us advance the agenda on two of our biggest bilateral bilateral economic issues. The Canadian Political Scene 2. [...]
2005-06-21 12:16:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDETRD ECIN EAGR PREL CA
05OTTAWA268 PLACING A NEW NORTH AMERICAN INITIATIVE
[...] THIS MESSAGE IS SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED. NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION OUTSIDE USG CHANNELS. 2. (SBU) An incremental and pragmatic package of tasks for a new North American Initiative (NAI) will likely gain the most support among Canadian policymakers. Our research leads us to conclude that [...]
2005-01-28 15:56:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EINV CA
05PARAMARIBO764INFORMATION ON AVIAN AND PANDEMIC FLU - SURINAME
[...] No summary [...]
2005-11-28 17:10:00Embassy ParamariboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO SENV ECON EAGR EAID PREL NS
05PARIS5862 USUNESCO: NORDIC STATES AND UK CHAMPION
[...] Guidance Request in Para 3. 2. Summary: In Advance of UNESCO's October General Conference, the Nordic States and the UK are circulating a draft resolution calling for an "overall review" of Programs II and III (the Natural Sciences Sector and the Social and Human Sciences Sector (SHS)). Th [...]
2005-08-30 16:05:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDAORC TSPL EAID SENV SOCI UNESCO KSCI
05PARIS6975COUNTRY CLEARANCE: FRANCE VISIT OF DOE, GLASER
[...] Country Clearance is provided for following employees of Department of Energy's Office of Fossil Energy, to travel to Nancy, France, October 17 - 25, 2005: FRED M. GLASER DEPUTY DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF ADVANCED RESEARCH BERNARD S. COVINO RESEARCH CHEMIST NATIONAL ENERGY TECHNOLOGY LABORATOR [...]
2005-10-11 16:03:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDTPHY ENRG TRGY KSCA OTRA UK FR
05PARIS7573AVIAN FLU PREPAREDNESS: FRENCH EFFORTS
[...] Summary. The GOF continues to hone preparations for a future avian flu pandemic. On October 27, Research Minister Goulard made symbolic visits to some of France's most prestigious biological research facilities that could prove critical in any response to an H5N1 viral outbreak. On November [...]
2005-11-04 18:43:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO EAGR SOCI FR
05PARIS7838AVIAN AND PANDEMIC INFLUENZA INFORMATION - FRANCE
[...] (U) Detailed GOF reactions and responses to date to the possibility of an avian flu pandemic are contained in reftels (B) - (E). The following paragraphs respond to reftel A queries. -------------------------- Preparedness/Communication -------------------------- 2. (U) Following news t [...]
2005-11-17 18:29:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO SENV ECON EAGR EAID PREL FR
05PRAGUE1533AVIAN FLU: CZECHS DON'T HAVE THEIR DUCKS IN A ROW
[...] (SBU) Summary: There is no evidence of Avian Flu in the Czech Republic. However, due to a lack of political leadership and a delayed reaction to the potential pandemic, the government only has sufficient medical supplies and facilities to deal with a mild outbreak. A larger outbreak would o [...]
2005-10-26 14:42:00Embassy PragueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAMED EAGR EZ PGOV TBIO WHO
05PRETORIA1306 SOUTH AFRICA PUBLIC HEALTH APRIL 1 ISSUE
[...] Summary. Every two weeks, USEmbassy Pretoria publishes a public health newsletter highlighting South African health issues based on press reports and studies of South African researchers. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this wee [...]
2005-04-01 08:25:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON KHIV SOCI TBIO EAID SF
05PRETORIA1507 SOUTH AFRICA PUBLIC HEALTH APRIL 15 ISSUE
[...] Summary. Every two weeks, USEmbassy Pretoria publishes a public health newsletter highlighting South African health issues based on press reports and studies of South African researchers. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this wee [...]
2005-04-15 14:42:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON KHIV SOCI TBIO EAID SF
05PRETORIA3917 SOUTH AFRICA PUBLIC HEALTH SEPTEMBER 23 ISSUE
[...] Summary. Every two weeks, USEmbassy Pretoria publishes a public health newsletter highlighting South African health issues based on press reports and studies of South African researchers. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this wee [...]
2005-09-23 14:50:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON KHIV SOCI TBIO EAID SF
05PRETORIA392 SOUTH AFRICA PUBLIC HEALTH JANUARY 28 ISSUE
[...] Summary. Every two weeks, USEmbassy Pretoria publishes a public health newsletter highlighting South African health issues based on press reports and studies of South African researchers. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this wee [...]
2005-01-28 13:50:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON KHIV SOCI TBIO EAID SF
05QUITO2852ECUADOR 2006 NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATE REPORT DRAFT
[...] No summary [...]
2005-12-15 16:01:00Embassy QuitoUNCLASSIFIEDETRD ECON EFIN EINV EAGR EC FTA
05RANGOON1036BURMA: HOST COUNTRY AVIAN INFLUENZA PREPAREDNESS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: This cable contains responses to questions sent to post (ref A) on the level of preparedness of the Government of Burma (GOB) for a possible outbreak of Avian Influenza. Official GOB data is difficult to obtain and is often not reliable. Our responses are based on the best inf [...]
2005-09-08 11:50:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALPINR SOCI PGOV PHUM EAID EAGR BM
05RANGOON1157BURMA ILL-PREPARED FOR AVIAN INFLUENZA OUTBREAK
[...] (C) Summary: Representatives in Burma of the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) assess that the GOB is aware of a potential Avian Influenza threat in Burma and has some sort of a national preparedness plan. The WHO and FAO representatives note, ho [...]
2005-10-12 09:08:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALPINR SOCI PGOV PHUM EAID EAGR BM
05RANGOON1198ASEAN PERSPECTIVES ON BURMA: PART II
[...] (C) Summary: The Ambassadors of Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia, like their ASEAN colleagues (ref A) encourage U.S. engagement with the Burmese regime, but share generally negative views on the current situation and prospects for progress in Burma. Of this group, only the Thai [...]
2005-10-21 09:29:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL TH LA CB ECON EINV BM ID VN
05RANGOON1235ENGAGE BURMA: EUROPEAN VIEWS
[...] (C) Summary: Recent meetings with all European diplomatic missions represented in Rangoon (plus two accredited missions resident in Bangkok) revealed waning support for advancing democracy and human rights in Burma, and growing interest in expanding humanitarian assistance. The British join u [...]
2005-11-02 05:40:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL EAID SW FR GM UK YI IT EZ BM
05RANGOON1257BURMA AI UPDATE: QUASHING OUTBREAK RUMORS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Rumors of avian influenza (AI) outbreaks are making the rounds in Burma. A reported suspicious outbreak in Tachileik, eastern Shan State appears to be unsubstantiated. FAO says it heard that the GOB sent a team to investigate a reported outbreak in northern Shan State, but kno [...]
2005-11-04 07:52:00Embassy RangoonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID EAGR PGOV PHUM SOCI TBIO BM
05RANGOON1323BURMA: RESPONSES TO AVIAN AND PANDEMIC INFLUENZA
[...] Burma has made some strides in preparing for a potential avian influenza (AI) pandemic, but much more needs to be done. Our responses to questions in ref A follow: PREPAREDNESS /COMMUNICATION 2. Does the government have a preparedness plan/strategy for preventing avian flu from becoming [...]
2005-11-23 05:10:00Embassy RangoonUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR EAID PGOV PHUM PREL SENV SOCI TBIO BM
05ROME145219TH SESSION OF THE FAO COMMITTEE ON
[...] Summary. The Nineteenth Session of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Committee on Agriculture (COAG) met in Rome April 13-16, 2005. The Committee reviewed and provided recommendations on FAO's program of work in the food and agriculture sector. Members supported the main progr [...]
2005-04-29 09:16:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR AORC ETRD EAID SENV FAO
05ROME2089ITALY'S FAILED FERTILITY REFERENDUM
[...] (U) This is a joint U.S. Embassy Rome-U.S. Embassy Vatican cable. 2. (C) Summary. Although touted as Italy's biggest values vote since the approval of divorce and abortion, the June 12-13 referendums on embryo research and assisted fertility was a dud. Most (74 percent) Italians opted to a [...]
2005-06-17 14:21:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPHUM SOCI PGOV IT HUMAN RIGHTS FAO
05ROME2560DESERT LOCUSTS: JULY 21 FAO DONORS' MEETING
[...] Summary: On July 21, an informal desert locusts donors' meeting was hosted by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations. Chaired by FAO Director-General (DG) Jacques Diouf, the meeting was well represented by donors and affected countries. The meeting provided informa [...]
2005-08-01 15:30:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EAGR SENV XI XY UN FAO
05ROME2979FAO EMERGENCY PROGRAMS: AVIAN INFLUENZA AND THE RISK
[...] Summary. With the potential risk that the Avian Influenza (AI) deadly sub-virus H5N1 may be transported via the migratory flyways of wild water fowl from South Asia to the Middle East and Europe, the activities of the United Nations (UN) Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) to stamp out AI [...]
2005-09-09 08:34:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR EAID ECON SENV SOCI TBIO TSPL XB XC XD XE UN FAO OIE WHO
05ROME4113 ITALIAN PREPAREDNESS FOR AVIAN/PANDEMIC INFLUENZA
[...] (U) Information on avian/pandemic influenza preparedness in Italy is keyed to categories and questions in reftel. A) PREPAREDNESS/COMMUNICATION ----------------------------- 2. (SBU) Does the government of Italy have a preparedness plan/strategy for preventing avian flu (AI) from becomi [...]
2005-12-20 16:44:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO SENV ECON EAGR EAID PREL IT FAO
05ROME4188ITALY: AVIAN INFLUENZA POST CONTINGENCY PLANNING
[...] (U) In response to ref A, Embassy Rome DCM met on December 14 with representatives from the following sections/agencies: Management, Consular, Science, Health Unit, Foreign Agriculture Service, Foreign Commercial Service, and Office of Defense Cooperation (ODC/DOD). The Regional Security O [...]
2005-12-30 11:08:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAMGT ASEC AMED CASC AEMR KFLO TBIO SENV EAGR ECON PREL IT AVIAN INFLUENZA
05ROME764FAO AND THE NEXT DESERT LOCUST INVASION
[...] Summary. USUN Rome has been actively engaging the United Nations (UN) Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) on the desert locust emergency in Sahelian West Africa and the Maghreb to determine FAO's preparedness for the next spring and summer 2005 locust control campaign. It has learned that [...]
2005-03-08 06:17:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EAGR PREF SENV XI XY UN FAO
05SANAA2460UNABATED POVERTY AND MALNUTRITION: YEMEN REQUESTS
[...] (U) Summary: Embassy Sanaa seeks FY-2006 PL-480 Food for Progress commodities for rural agricultural development program assistance in counterterrorism, poverty alleviation, and critical water needs. Post requests assistance in the form of $4.4 million in concessional loans and $15.5 million [...]
2005-08-29 13:08:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR EAID YM
05SANAA2922MCC ESSENTIAL TO STABILITY AND REFORM IN YEMEN
[...] (S) Summary: Millennium Challenge Corporation programs are crucial to Yemen's future and to U.S. national security interests. Yemen stands at an important crossroads in its path to development and reform. For Yemen's reformers, MCC offers an important way forward. If the United States walks [...]
2005-10-11 06:39:00Embassy SanaaSECRETECPS EFIN EIND EINV PGOV KMCA KMPI YM ECON COM
05SANAA3527YEMEN AVIAN INFLUENZA PREPARATIONS
[...] Post has addressed ref A and implemented its recommendations to the maximum extent possible. Further avian influenza preparation measures will also be taken over the next month. Paragraph 2 provides a general assessment of avian influenza (AI) preparedness. Paragraph 3 details post's trip w [...]
2005-12-19 07:26:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT ASEC CASC AMED KFLO AEMR YM
05SANAA478DENGUE FEVER OUTBREAK IN YEMEN
[...] This is an action request. See para. 5. 2. A dengue fever outbreak has afflicted the port cities of Hodeidah and Mokha on the western coast of Yemen and the surrounding coastal area beginning mid-January. Exact numbers are difficult to ascertain, and governmental, press, and WHO estimate [...]
2005-03-06 06:07:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO AMED YM
05SANTIAGO2423AVIAN INFLUENZA - SANTIAGO, UPDATE ON SEC FOR USMC
[...] SUMMARY: The DCM convened a meeting of the Emergency Action Committee (EAC) at Embassy Santiago on 11/22/05 to discuss the Avian Influenza Trip wires for Chile. The EAC also reviewed final security preparations for the 230th USMC BAll. The meeting was chaired by the DCM with AMB, RAO, E/POL [...]
2005-11-28 15:53:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDASEC EAGR EAID PREL SENV TBIO AVIAN FLU
05SANTIAGO2431CHILE: PART II - PUBLIC HEALTH PREPARATIONS FOR
[...] Summary: This cable outlines preparations in Chile's public health sector. An evaluation of the Chilean agricultural sector preparations was reported in reftel B. 2. Chile has experience with avian influenza (AI) issues due to a 2002 outbreak of the disease in poultry. The agricultural [...]
2005-11-30 10:22:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO SENV ECON EAGR EAID PREL CI
05SANTODOMINGO1257DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: FIFTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT
[...] The following is Embassy,s response to the questions raised in reftel. 2. 2005 Dominican Republic Trafficking in Persons Report I. OVERVIEW OF EFFORTS TO ELIMINATE TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS A. The Dominican Republic is a country of origin, transit and destination for trafficking [...]
2005-03-04 21:59:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB DR
05SINGAPORE1311 AVIAN INFLUENZA PREPAREDNESS IN SINGAPORE
[...] (SBU) Summary. Although Singapore has not detected avian influenza infections in either poultry or human beings, it is preparing to address this growing regional threat. After its successful control of the 2003 SARS outbreak, the GOS is confident it can respond adequately to a bird flu epi [...]
2005-04-27 03:27:00Embassy SingaporeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO AMED EAGR ETRD SN
05SINGAPORE3017UNDER SECRETARY DOBRIANSKY'S OCTOBER 12 VISIT TO
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Under Secretary for Democracy and Global Affairs Paula Dobriansky focused on Singapore's influenza preparedness, its leadership role in the region on this emerging disease, and the International Partnership on Avian and Pandemic Influenza (IPAPI) during a busy half-day visit to Si [...]
2005-10-14 07:25:00Embassy SingaporeCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV TBIO KHIV EAGR ECON SN
05SINGAPORE740SINGAPORE'S SUBMISSION FOR THE FIFTH ANNUAL TIP
[...] (U) This is first of four messages relaying Embassy Singapore's 2005 TIP submission. The Embassy point of contact for this report is Colin Willett: phone (65) 6476-9492, fax (65) 6476-9389, email willettc@state.gov. Due to the length of our submission, we have split it into four cables. P [...]
2005-03-14 08:29:00Embassy SingaporeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF SN
05SINGAPORE742SINGAPORE'S SUBMISSION FOR THE FIFTH ANNUAL TIP
[...] (U) This is the second of four messages relaying Embassy Singapore's 2005 TIP submission. Para 2 covers the questions on investigations and prosecutions, and para 3 answers the questions on protection and victim assistance. Investigations and Prosecutions ------------------------------- [...]
2005-03-14 08:35:00Embassy SingaporeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF SN
05SOFIA1856E.C. REPORT TURNS UP THE HEAT ON BULGARIA
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The European Commission (EC) in its October 25 monitoring report confirms that Bulgaria should be able to accede to the EU on January 1, 2007, provided that promised reforms are implemented. However, behind this relatively positive overall assessment lies a very harsh assessment [...]
2005-10-28 12:59:00Embassy SofiaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ECON SOCI BU EUC
05TAIPEI2833MEDIA REACTION: U.S. BEEF
[...] No summary [...]
2005-06-29 08:29:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO TW
05TAIPEI3261WHO GUIDELINES ON TAIWAN PARTICIPATION
[...] (c) Summary. Taiwan Center for Disease Control (TCDC) has received a letter outlining terms for Taiwan's participation in WHO activities. Terms include: Taiwan participation be on a case-by-case basis determined by written invitation by WHO, that "experts" participate in their personal cap [...]
2005-08-07 23:33:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiCONFIDENTIALSENV TBIO TW ESTH
05TAIPEI3598 HEALTH MINISTER SAYS TAIWAN WORKING TO PREPARE
[...] Summary. In accordance with reftel A, AIT Director Paal delivered Undersecretary Dobriansky's avian influenza (AI) demarche to Taiwan Department of Health (DOH) Minister Hou Sheng-Mou on August 26. Paal thanked Taiwan for making AI a high priority and encouraged Taiwan to take even more pre [...]
2005-08-29 22:31:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO EAGR ECON PREL TW ESTH
05TAIPEI3713TAIWAN PREPS FOR AVIAN FLU
[...] Summary. With the exception of one H5N1 high pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) illegal shipment of ducks, which was caught and destroyed, Taiwan has thus far managed to avoid H5N1 HPAI. Nonetheless, drawing on its experience with SARS in 2003, Taiwan has made extensive preparations to combat [...]
2005-09-08 23:54:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDAMED AMGT CASC ECON SENV SOCI TBIO TW ESTH
05TAIPEI3742TAIWAN AFFIRMS PREPARING FOR AVIAN INFLUENZA A TOP
[...] (U) Following up on delivery of ref A demarche, AIT Acting Director also delivered the demarche to Executive Yuan (EY) Secretary General Lee Ying-yuan and National Security Council SIPDIS (NSC) Secretary General Chiou I-jen on September 2. ADIR thanked Lee and Chiou for making Avian Influen [...]
2005-09-09 07:27:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiCONFIDENTIALAMED CASC SENV TBIO TW ESTH
05TAIPEI4067AIT PREPARATIONS FOR AVIAN INFLUENZA
[...] Summary. This cable reports on AIT's preparations to respond to a potential avian influenza (H5N1) pandemic. The basic assumption is that AIT would draw down and drastically reduce its services in the event of an outbreak. Based on reftel D, AIT will revisit our current plans, which include [...]
2005-10-04 03:23:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDAMED AMGT CASC ECON SENV SOCI TBIO TW WHO
05TAIPEI4609MEDIA REACTION: BUSH'S KYOTO SPEECH, APEC, BIRD FLU
[...] Summary: Taiwan dailies gave considerable front or second page coverage on November 17 to U.S. President George W. Bush's speech delivered in Kyoto on Wednesday, in which he lauded Taiwan as a model of freedom for China. Coverage also focused on the pan-Blue legislators' move to slash the Mai [...]
2005-11-17 23:04:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO TW ESTH
05TAIPEI4764TAIWAN ISSUES TAMIFLU COMPULSORY LICENSE, BUT DOES
[...] Summary: Taiwan Intellectual Property Office (TIPO) Deputy Director General Jack Lu announced late November 25 that Taiwan would grant the Taiwan Department of Health (DOH) a restricted license to produce Tamiflu, despite the fact that negotiations between DOH and patent-holder Roche were on- [...]
2005-11-30 22:55:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDETRD ECON KIPR TW ESTH IPR
05TAIPEI4769TAIWAN PREPAREDNESS FOR AVIAN AND PANDEMIC
[...] Summary. Taiwan remains free of Avian Influenza (AI) and seems determined to try and keep that status. Drawing on its experience with SARS in 2003, Taiwan continues to be very proactive in its efforts to prevent, detect and respond to an AI outbreak. Wide coverage of AI educational programs [...]
2005-12-01 05:17:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDAMED AMGT CASC ECON SENV SOCI TBIO TW ESTH
05TAIPEI58 RECOGNIZING THREAT, TAIWAN PREPS FOR AVIAN FLU
[...] Summary. Taiwan has thus far managed to avoid Avian Influenza since early 2004. Following the outbreak of H5N2 Low Pathogenic Avian Influenza (LPAI) in Taiwan in early 2004 and the outbreaks of H5N1 High Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in neighboring countries both last year and this year, [...]
2005-01-07 08:52:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO AMED EAGR ECON EAID TW
05TAIPEI8662005 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT: TAIWAN
[...] (U) Following is AIT/T's 2004-05 trafficking-in-persons (TIP) report. The report is according to reftel sections, beginning with 18 A. -------- Overview -------- 18 A. (SBU) Is the country a country of origin, transit or destination for international trafficked men, women or children? [...]
2005-03-02 22:51:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDASEC ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG TW TIP
05TELAVIV6170ISRAELI NGO PROPOSING TO TRACK INFECTED MIGRATORY
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The Society for the Protection of Nature in Israel is making a proposal to the GOI Ministries of Agriculture and Health to set up a surveillance system focused on migratory water fowl which are more likely than over migratory birds to be carriers of the H5N1 strain of avian influ [...]
2005-10-21 12:53:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO EAGR PREL ECON IS ENVIRONMENT SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
05TELAVIV6720AVIAN INFLUENZA: NO CONFIRMED H5N1 IN ISRAEL;
[...] (U) INTRO AND SUMMARY: This message is Post's response to Ref A questions regarding the GOI's efforts to prepare for avian and pandemic influenza, and its capability to respond to an AI epidemic. Questions are answered in the order provided in reftel. To date, there have been no/no confir [...]
2005-12-01 12:14:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO SENV EAGR EAID PREL IS ENVIRONMENT SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
05THEHAGUE3394 AVIAN INFLUENZA - NETHERLANDS TRIPWIRES AND
[...] This message responds to the tasking in ref A to develop mission-specific tripwires and responses regarding avian influenza. We believe that the Netherlands is relatively well prepared to respond to such an epidemic, and that our most probable response to a significant outbreak of human H5N1 [...]
2005-12-23 11:06:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT ASEC CASC AMED KFLO NL AMER
05WARSAW3632POLAND RESPONDS TO AVIAN FLU OUTBREAKS
[...] Summary. In response to the confirmed outbreak of H5N1 avian influenza in Romania and Turkey, the GOP has taken several steps to prepare for a potential outbreak on Polish soil. An emergency anti-epidemic committee has been formed that cuts across key ministries and agencies, including Heal [...]
2005-10-19 12:21:00Embassy WarsawUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO ECON PREL PL KSTH WHO
05WARSAW3903POLAND: UPDATED INFORMATION ON AVIAN AND PANDEMIC
[...] Summary. Post has reported extensively on our positive relationship with the GOP in its effort to prepare for a potential avian influenza outbreak (see refs b - e). Polish officials are actively preparing for the appearance of the disease, which they expect will occur in the Spring. Rather [...]
2005-11-23 14:50:00Embassy WarsawUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO SENV ECON EAGR EAID PREL PL
05YEREVAN2053ARMENIA: RESPONSE TO AVIAN AND PANDEMIC INFLUENZA
[...] (SBU) Armenia is ill-prepared to respond to an avian influenza (AI) outbreak in either the animal or the human population. There is no active surveillance system in place and the GOAM currently lacks basic diagnostic capacity to evaluate any potential AI outbreak. There is, however, some sci [...]
2005-11-23 07:19:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALTBIO SENV ECON EAGR EAID PREL AMED AM WHO
05ZAGREB1985CROATIA: AVIAN INFLUENZA POST CONTINGENCEY
[...] No summary [...]
2005-12-22 10:39:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO PREL AMGT ASEC AMED AEMR HR
05ZAGREB525HIV/AIDS IN CROATIA: GOC FULLY FUNDS DRUG THERAPY
[...] The GoC currently spends approximately $2 million per year to provide anti-retroviral drug (ARV) therapy to 218 individuals known to be living with AIDS in Croatia. Funding drug therapy is the GoC's primary contribution to the fight against HIV/AIDS; fortunately, the Global Fund has covered [...]
2005-04-01 07:19:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDKHIV PHUM PGOV HR
06ABIDJAN442COTE D'IVOIRE: PRESENCE OF AVIAN FLU ALL BUT
[...] Initial results from several birds found dead in Abidjan have tested positive for H5N1 Avian Influenza (AI). Screening for the virus was performed by two labs, the Insitut Pasteur in Abidjan and in Paris. Ministry officials are waiting for final confirmation from the United Nations Food and [...]
2006-04-28 16:58:00Embassy AbidjanUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO EAGR EMED IV
06ABUJA2504THE STATE OF HIV/AIDS IN NIGERIA AS OF JULY 2006
[...] (SBU) Summary: This cable evaluates HIV/AIDS' impact on Nigerians and their institutions. Roughly 4 million (UNAIDS, 2003) of the nation's 132 million people (PRB, 2005) are infected with HIV/AIDS, reflecting a national HIV/AIDS prevalence rate of 4.4%. (NPS, 2005) Nigeria had at least 2.4 m [...]
2006-09-25 07:26:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKHIV SOCI TBIO ECON PREL PGOV NI
06ABUJA435THE STATE OF HIV/AIDS IN NIGERIA AS OF DEC 2005
[...] Summary: This cable evaluates broadly HIV/AIDS' impact on Nigerians and their institutions. Roughly 4 million (UNAIDS, 2003) of the nation's 130 million people (PRB, 2002) are infected with HIV/AIDS, reflecting a national HIV/AIDS infection rate of 5% (NPS, 2003). Nigeria had at least 2.4 m [...]
2006-02-22 11:50:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDKHIV SOCI TBIO ECON PREL PGOV NI
06ABUJA436THE STATE OF HIV/AIDS IN NIGERIA AS OF DEC. 2005
[...] Summary: This cable evaluates broadly HIV/AIDS' impact on Nigerians and their institutions. Roughly 4 million (UNAIDS, 2003) of the nation's 130 million people (PRB, 2002) are infected with HIV/AIDS, reflecting a national HIV/AIDS infection rate of 5% (NPS, 2003). Nigeria had at least 2.4 m [...]
2006-02-22 11:51:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDKHIV SOCI TBIO ECON PREL PGOV NI
06ACCRA523AMBASSADOR TRAVELS TO VOLTA REGION: REFUGEES, POVERTY AND
[...] (SBU) Summary: On February 15-16, Ambassador traveled to Ghana's Volta Region to meet the Regional Minister, make a donation to a USAID-funded school literacy program, highlight USG research on Leishmaniasis, and discuss refugee, Amcit and political issues with local contacts. The Volta Region [...]
2006-03-02 14:47:00Embassy AccraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON GH PGOV PREF PREL SOCI
06ADANA148COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CODEL DEAL
[...] U.S. Consulate Adana grants country clearance to Representatives Nathan Deal, Charlie Norwood, Michael Burgess, Gene Greene; Staffers Chris Riley, Todd Smith, Lodriguez Murray, Brandon Clark; as well as U.S. Army Escort Major Patrick Lewis and Attending Physician Dr. Mark Corrairie who will vi [...]
2006-06-21 13:15:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN TU
06ADDISABABA1464SCENESETTER FOR CODEL INHOFE VISIT TO ETHIOPIA
[...] Welcome to Addis Ababa! Your visit comes at a critical time for Ethiopia as the country works to strengthen democracy, promote economic reforms, and reduce poverty. Ethiopia is a strong partner in the global war on terrorism. The USG is currently leading diplomatic efforts to implement the lon [...]
2006-05-25 05:58:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD EFIN PREL PGOV ET
06ADDISABABA1612ETHIOPIA: SCENESETTER FOR GENERAL ABIZAID'S VISIT
[...] (SBU) Welcome back to Addis Ababa! Your visit comes as the country works to rebuild public confidence in democratic institutions, resume progress on economic reforms and cope with potential threats on its borders with Eritrea and now Somalia. Ethiopia remains a strong U.S. partner in the glob [...]
2006-06-13 12:48:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KPKO MARR ECON ER ET
06ADDISABABA2609ETHIOPIA: SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF LTG R.
[...] (C) SUMMARY: 1. (C) Welcome to Addis Ababa! Your visit comes as the country works to rebuild public confidence in democratic institutions and cope with potential threats on its borders with Eritrea and now Somalia. Ethiopia remains a strong U.S. partner in the global war on terrorism. The de [...]
2006-09-25 14:12:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER KPKO PHUM AU ET ER SO
06AITTAIPEI3628MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS, U.S.-TAIWAN
[...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies put their focus October 24 on the follow-on movements of the "Oust Bian" campaign; on the year-end Taipei and Kaohsiung mayoral races; on the Center for Disease Control's decision Monday to suspend the use of flu vaccines from a French company f [...]
2006-10-24 10:48:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO TW
06AITTAIPEI3782SCIENCE ADVISER'S VISIT HIGHLIGHTS TAIWAN'S HIGH
[...] (U) SUMMARY. Science Adviser to the Secretary of State Dr. George H. Atkinson visited Taiwan from October 12-13. Atkinson briefly toured the TSMC semiconductor factory and the Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) and met with Academia Sinica President Lee Yuan-tseh and his successo [...]
2006-11-07 03:55:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON EDU CH TW
06ALMATY1415 KAZAKHSTAN ADOPTIONS: ALLEDGED ABUSE OF ADOPTED
[...] SUMMARY. The first-ever reported allegation of sexual abuse of an adopted Kazakhstani child in the United States has ignited a firestorm of anti-adoption criticism in the Kazakhstani parliament and provoked widespread hand wringing among adoption providers and pro-adoption advocates. With co [...]
2006-04-18 09:35:00US Office AlmatyUNCLASSIFIEDKOCI PREL PHUM PGOV CASC CVIS KPAO KZ
06ALMATY214KAZAKHSTAN: SECRETARY JOHANNS' JANUARY 11 MEETING
[...] (SBU) Summary: During a January 11 meeting with Secretary of Agriculture Johanns and his delegation, Halyk SIPDIS Bank CEO offered his opinion of the greatest challenges to the country's economic future: in the medium term, the choice of a new Prime Minister and the nature of reforms the ne [...]
2006-01-23 09:36:00US Office AlmatyUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOVIP PREL ECON KZ ECONOMIC
06ALMATY2303KAZAKHSTAN: FISH, SEALS DYING IN CASPIAN
[...] Summary: In the past several months, thousands of dead sturgeon and seals have washed up on the Kazakhstani shore of the Caspian Sea. Initial indications are that the deaths were likely linked to energy development activities. The associated ecological and economic damage has prompted a flur [...]
2006-06-28 09:54:00US Office AlmatyUNCLASSIFIEDECON SENV ENRG EPET KZ
06ALMATY2604KAZAKHSTAN ENVIRONMENT UPDATE, JUNE 30, 2006
[...] Summary: This information is drawn primarily from the Kazakhstani press and has not yet been verified. The opinions expressed in this report, therefore, should not be interpreted as official positions and/or policy of the U.S. Government. -- Avian Flu Priorities Discussed in Almaty -- Ust [...]
2006-07-19 10:24:00US Office AlmatyUNCLASSIFIEDECON SENV ENRG EPET KZ
06AMMAN2068AI Task Force Meets With Diplomatic Community,
[...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy Amman's Avian Flu Task Force met with representatives from other embassies, Amman-based UN organizations and the Government of Jordan (GoJ) on March 2, 2006 to share information on avian flu preparedness. All participants are following similar lines of action: stockin [...]
2006-03-22 06:18:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO KFLU XF JO
06AMMAN905Jordan Adds Muscle to Avian Flu Preparedness
[...] (SBU) Summary: Jordan continues to develop its resources in preparation for avian influenza (AI). It now has rapid testing capability in labs around the country, an inclusive interagency committee, a public outreach plan, professional training programs for the agricultural and medical commun [...]
2006-02-08 11:07:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO KFLU EAID AMED EAGR PGOV JO
06ANKARA1252COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR ASSISTANT SECRETARY
[...] (U) Mission warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Assistant Secretary Daniel Fried, Ambassador Steven Mann, and Elizabeth Rood to travel to Turkey from March 16 - 21, 2006 for meetings with government officials. We understand that A/S Fried will depart Turkey on March 17, and Ambassad [...]
2006-03-10 13:03:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA PGOV TU AM AJ GG
06ANKARA1328COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR EUROPEAN REGIONAL
[...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance to European Regional Affairs (EUR/ERA) Officer John Robinson to travel to Ankara from March 16-18, 2006. The purpose of this trip is for consultations with embassies and host government officials. Embassy control officer for the visit is Political [...]
2006-03-13 14:48:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA PGOV BE BU TU
06ANKARA136COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR US INTERAGENCY AVIAN
[...] Embassy Ankara grants country clearance for the US Interagency Avian Influenza Team traveling to Turkey arriving January 16 to assess the Avian Influenza outbreak in Turkey and to assist the response by the GoT, WHO and FAO/OIE. 2. Embassy Ankara will meet and assist team members at Anka [...]
2006-01-14 15:57:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA TBIO CDC WHO TU AGMT
06ANKARA2327COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NANCY WENTZLER AND
[...] Embassy Ankara welcomes and grants country clearance to Nancy Wentzler, Deputy Comptroller and Chief Economist and Teresa Rutledge, Senior International Advisor for travel to Turkey from May 11-13, 2006. Purpose for the visit is to meet with the BDDK, the Central Bank, US Banks and other Fina [...]
2006-04-27 13:04:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN OTRA TU
06ANKARA2383COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CODEL PENCE + 8 TO
[...] Embassy Ankara welcomes and grants country clearance to the House International Relations Committee Congressional Delegation led by Rep. Mike Pence and including Rep. Mike Ferguson, Rep. Lincoln Davis, Rep. Jim Costa, Professional Staff Members Sam Stratman, Alan Makovsky and Hillel Weinberg, [...]
2006-05-02 06:11:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDAFIN AMGT ASEC GM GR IZ JO OREP TU
06ANKARA2478TIP IN TURKEY: TURKISH MEDIA ATTENTION, April 1-15,
[...] In response to G/TIP inquiries, national and international media sources published the following articles about TIP in Turkey. Text of articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial Embassy translation. 2. Published by Vatan on Monday, April 3: TITLE: Mobile [...]
2006-05-04 14:54:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
06ANKARA2534EXBS: TURKEY CTRY CLR GRANTED FOR DOS FEENEY
[...] (U) Mission welcomes and grants country clearance to Department of State Official John Feeney to travel to Turkey from May 10 through May 13, 2006. Embassy control officer for the visit is EXBS Advisor Kevin Lyon, who can be contacted 24 hours/day at (90)(312)455-5555, ext. 0. Mr. Lyon will a [...]
2006-05-08 14:00:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KNNP KSTC OTRA PREL TU
06ANKARA2698COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR EUR/SE DIRECTOR
[...] (U) Mission warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to EUR/SE Director Douglas A. Silliman to travel to Turkey May 17 - 18, 2006. The purpose of the visit is to conduct meetings and consultations with Turkish officials. The point of contact for the visit is Political Officer Carl Sieben [...]
2006-05-12 14:03:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA PGOV TU BE UK
06ANKARA297ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2006-01-26 16:46:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA321COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR DRL/IRF STAFF MEMBER
[...] (U) Mission welcomes and grants country clearance to DRL/IRF Desk Officer Michael Mates to travel to Ankara and Istanbul February 20 - 25, 2006. The purpose of the visit is to meet religious leaders and NGOs and advocate for USG positions regarding religious freedom with host government offic [...]
2006-01-27 15:39:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA PHUM AL BU TU
06ANKARA3228TURKEY CTRY CLR GRANTED FOR DOE/NNSA/DPTRAV,
[...] Embassy Ankara grants country clearance to Erik Deschler who will travel to Ankara to discuss Second Line of Defense program with Turkish Government officials from June 10 to 14. 2. Control Officer is Kevin Lyon who can be contacted via the IVG 295-2525 or Commercial (90)(312)455-5555 ext.2 [...]
2006-06-02 13:30:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDENRG KNNP OTRA PARM TU
06ANKARA341TURKEY AVIAN INFLUENZA: TURKEY AS MODEL FOR REGION
[...] SUMMARY: The USG AI Delegation that recently visited Turkey, as well as international organizations on the scene, applaud Turkey's robust and transparent response to recent AI animal and human outbreaks, including good cooperation with international actors. They cite Turkey's response as a r [...]
2006-01-30 15:37:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO AMED EAID CASC SENV EAGR KPAO TU KFLU
06ANKARA445COUNTRY LEARANCE GRANTED FOR ROBERT STIRITI, TODD
[...] Embassy Ankara grants country clearance to Robert Stiriti, Todd Horton and Lisa Wainwright for February 5-7, 2006. The purpose of the visit will be to meet with Turkish officials regarding the planning of a CSI assessment of the Port of Izmir, Turkey. 2. Point of contact for the visit at [...]
2006-02-03 13:20:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDEWWT ETRD OTRA TU
06ANKARA4986TURKEY COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CG MCKAY +3
[...] Embassy Ankara grants country clearance to Coast Guard Officials Raymond McKay, Irvin Jones, Noel Bolleurs and Daniel Vazquez who will travel to Izmir to conduct an EXBS-sponsored Port Security/Port Vulnerability workshop from September 17 to 23, 2006. 2. Control Officer is Kevin Lyon who [...]
2006-08-29 12:36:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDASEC KCRM PARM SNAR TU
06ANKARA526TURKEY CTRY CLR GRANTED FOR DOC PETROV
[...] (U) Mission welcomes and grants country clearance to Department of Commerce Export Control Specialist Rossitza Petrov to travel to Turkey from February 12 through February 15, 2006. Embassy control officer for the visit is EXBS Advisor Kevin Lyon, who can be contacted 24 hours/day at (90)(312) [...]
2006-02-07 15:03:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KSTC OTRA PARM PREL TU
06ANKARA5324CRIMEAN-CONGO FEVER IN TURKEY
[...] Summary: Cases of Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever in Turkey have increased over prior years to 279, which resulted in 20 deaths over the past summer, causing public concern. Because transmission to humans is mainly via ticks from domesticated animals, the Ministry of Health is coordinating cl [...]
2006-09-14 11:57:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO AMED EAID CASC SENV EAGR TU KFLU
06ANKARA5395COUNTRY CLEARANCE ANGELA M. THERIAULT - ANKARA AND
[...] (U) Mission warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Angela M. Theriault to travel to Turkey September 17 - 21, 2006. Embassy telephone is (90)(312) 455-5555, 24 hours a day. 2. (U) Hotel reservations for Istanbul have been confirmed at the Ritz Carlton Istanbul, Suzer Plaza, Elmad [...]
2006-09-15 14:31:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA OREP AMGT AFIN PGOV TU
06ANKARA5650TURKEY COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR DOE/NNSA
[...] Embassy Ankara grants country clearance to DOE/NNSA Representative Scott Hulse who will travel to Adana in support of Department of Defense customer training from October 1 to 6, 2006. 2. Embassy Control Officer is Kevin Lyon who can be contacted via the IVG 295-2525 or Commercial (90)(312 [...]
2006-09-28 10:46:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDENRG KNNP OTRA TRGY TU
06ANKARA5899Agricultural Counselor Meeting with Mehdi Eker, Minister of
[...] (SBU) Summary. In an October 10 meeting at the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (MARA),AgCouns and Minister Mehdi Eker discussed key topics regarding agricultural cooperation. Minister Eker thanked USDA for hosting him last month in Washington, and said he looked forward to Secretar [...]
2006-10-12 14:45:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR ETRD TU
06ANKARA5955COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR PMA OFFICER SARA L. HORNER
[...] Post grants country clearance for Sara L. Horner to visit Turkey for the purpose of accompanying Embassy officers on familiarization travel to southeastern Turkey and the Turkey-Iraq border area during the period October 16-19. POCs for the visit are PMA Counselor Carl Siebentritt and Assistan [...]
2006-10-16 14:53:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA APER IZ TU
06ANKARA6119COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
[...] (U) Mission warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to USDOL official Mr. Mihail Seroka. Control Officer is POLOFF Chris Krafft who can be reached 24 hours at 90-312-455-5555, ext 0 or via cell 0533-523-3592. 2. (U) Hotel and other logistical information will be communicated in separa [...]
2006-10-26 14:05:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDELAB OTRA AFIN AMGT PGOV TU
06ANKARA612TURKEY CTRY CLR GRANTED FOR IRAN BRIEFING TEAM
[...] (U) Mission welcomes and grants country clearance to USG interagency team led by Ambassador Schulte to travel to Turkey from February 15 through February 18, 2006. Embassy control officer for the visit is EXBS Advisor Kevin Lyon, who can be contacted 24 hours/day at (90)(312)455-5555, ext. 0. [...]
2006-02-10 14:29:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDAORC EUN IR KNNP PARM PREL TU
06ANKARA6417USAID Grant Signing Ceremony and Summary of Avian Influenza
[...] (SBU) Summary: On November 7, the Ambassador participated in a signing ceremony for the $1 million U.S.AID grant to Turkey (through the World Bank) to support Turkey's efforts against Avian Influenza (AI). Remarks by the Ambassador, the Minister of Agriculture Eker, and the Country Director of [...]
2006-11-14 15:25:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO AMED EAID CASC SENV EFIN EAGR KFLU TU
06ANKARA6526 TURKEY-IRAQ JEC FORMULATES ECONOMIC ROADMAP
[...] (SBU) Summary: In a November 15 - 17 meeting of the Turkey-Iraq Joint Economic Committee (JEC),Turkey laid out what it called a roadmap for long-term economic cooperation and integration with its Iraqi neighbors. Turkish Foreign Trade Officials continue to emphasize Turkey's interest in expa [...]
2006-11-29 14:01:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON PREL TU IZ
06ANKARA6544TURKEY COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR DOE/NNSA
[...] Embassy Ankara grants country clearance to DOE/NNSA Representatives Scott Hulse, Ronald Hansen and Christopher Joines, who will travel to Adana in support of Department of Defense PRISM Flame training from December 7 to 18, 2006. 2. Embassy Control Officer is Kevin Lyon who can be contacted [...]
2006-11-30 15:05:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDENRG KNNP OTRA TRGY TU
06ANKARA843TURKEY CTRY CLR GRANTED FOR DHS/NNTRAV KOENIG +1,
[...] (U) Mission welcomes and grants country clearance to USG team led by Mr. Zachary Koenig to travel to Turkey from February 28 through March 5, 2006. Embassy control officer for the visit is EXBS Advisor Kevin Lyon, who can be contacted 24 hours/day at (90)(312)455-5555, ext. 0. Mr. Lyon will a [...]
2006-02-22 07:41:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP PARM RS TU
06ANKARA844TURKEY CTRY CLR GRANTED FOR DOE/NNSA/NNTRAV PARKER
[...] (U) Mission welcomes and grants country clearance to DOE team led by Ms. LaReina Parker to travel to Turkey from March 3 through March 11, 2006. Embassy control officer for the visit is EXBS Advisor Kevin Lyon, who can be contacted 24 hours/day at (90)(312)455-5555, ext. 0. Mr. Lyon will arra [...]
2006-02-22 07:41:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDENRG KNNP OTRA PARM TU
06ANKARA861AVIAN INFLUENZA: EMBASSY DE-BRIEFS TURKEY MOH
[...] SUMMARY. Embassy AI team de-briefed GOT MOH officials on the conclusions and observations of the interagency AI team that visited Turkey January 16-22 (Ref C). Given the apparent respite in new human AI cases, MOH said it is moving from crisis to risk management AI. World Bank negotiations [...]
2006-02-23 05:38:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO AMED EAID CASC SENV EFIN EAGR TU KFLU
06ANKARA938TURKEY CTRY CLR GRANTED FOR DOE/NNSA/DPTRAV,
[...] (U) Mission welcomes and grants country clearance to DOE traveler Mr. Robert Elder to travel to Turkey from February 24 through March 12, 2006. We understand that no Mission support is required at this time. If the need arises, the Embassy duty officer can be reached 24 hours a day at (90)( [...]
2006-02-24 12:54:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDENRG KSCA OTRA TRGY TU
06ASHGABAT1000Avian Influenza: Turkmenistan Preparedness Update
[...] (U) On September 14, the UNDP sponsored a donors' meeting to review and discuss a project proposal on Turkmenistan's preparedness for avian/pandemic influenza. The meeting identified roles of donors, their potential input and project implementation mechanisms. Representatives of the World Ba [...]
2006-09-25 08:35:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR PGOV KFLU TX
06ASHGABAT213GOTX PUBLISHES AI ARTICLE
[...] (U) THE GOTX INCREASED EFFORTS TO DEVELOP A NATIONAL AI PLAN DURING A FEBRUARY 14-16 WHO-SPONSORED WORKSHOP. THE GOTX ALSO TOOK THE UNPRECEDENTED STEP OF PUBLISHING A FRONT-PAGE ARTICLE AND AIRING A RADIO NEWS STORY ON AI. THE ARTICLE FOCUSED ON THE GOTX'S SELF-PROCLAIMED PROACTIVE MEASURES [...]
2006-02-21 11:36:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ETRD PGOV KFLU TX
06ASHGABAT253TURKMENISTAN REQUESTS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-03 13:25:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ETRD PGOV KFLU TX
06ASHGABAT257EMBASSY ASHGABAT SUBMISSION FOR 2006
[...] (U) The following is Embassy Ashgabat's responses to the 2005-2006 Trafficking in Persons Report for Turkmenistan. The report follows the guidelines outlined in reftel. 2. (SBU) U.S. Embassy Ashgabat's point of contact for anti- trafficking in persons programs is: Ian Turner, Consular Off [...]
2006-03-06 11:47:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC ELAB KCRM KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG TX
06ASHGABAT545 TURKMENISTANI LABOR MIGRATION TO TURKEY
[...] (SBU) DRIVEN BY LOCAL UNEMPLOYMENT AND POVERTY, THOUSANDS OF TURKMENISTAN'S CITIZENS TRAVEL TO TURKEY TO WORK ILLEGALLY AS UNSKILLED LABORERS. ANECDOTAL EVIDENCE COLLECTED FROM LABOR MIGRANTS SUGGESTS THAT, HAVING ARRIVED IN TURKEY, MOST MIGRANTS OVERSTAY THEIR TOURIST VISAS TO EARN INCOMES [...]
2006-05-22 13:33:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PINR TU TX
06BAGHDAD343EMBASSY BAGHDAD AVIAN INFLUENZA TRIPWIRES AND
[...] The Embassy Baghdad Avian Influenza (AI) Working Group (AIWG, which included MED, ECON, Health Attache, IRMO, USAID, USDA/FAS, MGT, PAO, and MNF-I),met on January 18, 2006 to discuss Embassy tripwires and possible responses. Based on this meeting, the Embassy Health Unit drafted AI Tripwires [...]
2006-02-06 13:36:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDAMED AMGT CASC ASEC EAGR EAID TBIO KFLU
06BAKU1147AMBASSADOR'S INTRODUCTORY CALL AT NATIONAL BANK OF
[...] SUMMARY: During the Ambassador's July 28 introductory call on National Baku of Azerbaijan (NBA) President Elman Rustamov, Rustamov said Azerbaijan's year-to-date growth hovered around 40%, while inflation over the last six months was nearly six percent. Rustamov reviewed the progress that A [...]
2006-08-03 10:15:00Embassy BakuUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN ETRD ENRG EPRT PREL AJ IR RU
06BAKU1269AZERBAIJAN: SEPTEMBER 2007 BAKU CONSENSUS
[...] (SBU) Copenhagen Business School Professor and Director for the Copenhagen Consensus Center Bjorn Lomborg and UNDP Head Marco Borsotti briefed Ambassador Derse August 24 on the planned September 2007 Baku Consensus conference organized by Lomborg. The Baku Consensus will be modeled on the May [...]
2006-08-28 04:17:00Embassy BakuCONFIDENTIALECON PREL EFIN ETRD AJ
06BAKU1405INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY CONCERNED ABOUT POSSIBLE
[...] (C) SUMMARY. On September 14 Ambassador Derse hosted the Friends of Azerbaijan Revenue Management Group, a group consisting of representatives from the diplomatic community and international financial institutions. The group discussed the current macroeconomic environment, the challenges faci [...]
2006-09-26 09:43:00Embassy BakuCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN PREL PINR AJ
06BAKU1692BAKU HOSTS ISLAMIC DEVELOPMENT BANK INVESTMENT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Azerbaijani Ministry of Economic Development hosted an investment conference for Islamic Development Bank members November 8-9 in Baku. The event included a trade exhibition, large-group presentations on potential investment projects, and sector-specific break-out sessions fo [...]
2006-11-20 15:14:00Embassy BakuCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON ETRD KISL AJ
06BAKU1831AMBASSADOR'S INTRODUCTORY CALL ON THE CHAIRMAN OF
[...] (C) Summary: In a November 7 introductory meeting, the Chairman of the State Committee on Work with Religious Associations (SCWRA) Hidayet Orujov told the Ambassador that the GOAJ was committed both to ensuring religious freedom and to preserving Azerbaijan's history of interfaith harmony. Or [...]
2006-12-18 07:40:00Embassy BakuCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM KDEM KISL IR AJ
06BAKU369SCENESETTER FOR A/S FRIED'S MARCH 13-14 TRIP TO
[...] (S) Summary: We warmly welcome your March 13-14 visit and view it as much-needed opportunity to engage the highest levels of the GOAJ. Azerbaijan could play a critical role in advancing U.S. interests in energy security and a useful one in the resolution of the nuclear threat posed by Iran. [...]
2006-03-07 13:38:00Embassy BakuSECRETPREL PGOV ENRG MARR KDEM PHUM IR RU AM AJ
06BAKU407MANAGING AZERBAIJAN,S LOOMING ECONOMIC STORM
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Azerbaijan faces a massive economic challenge over the near-term. With oil revenue projected to reach USD 42 billion by 2010, Azerbaijan has the opportunity to transform from a cash-poor developing nation into an economically confident regional leader. While the GOAJ in theory h [...]
2006-03-15 13:03:00Embassy BakuCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN EAID ETRD PREL PGOV AJ
06BANGKOK3396ASEAN-U.S. DIALOGUE HELD IN BANGKOK MAY 23
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. During the May 23 ASEAN-U.S. Dialogue, ASEAN members and the United States expressed confidence that a joint Plan of Action to implement the ASEAN-U.S. Enhanced Partnership would be ready for the Secretary and Foreign Ministers to approve during the ASEAN Ministers meeting in [...]
2006-06-06 07:10:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV MARR MASS TH
06BANGKOK689WHY IS THIS FTA TAKING SO LONG?
[...] (C) Summary: Our answer to the question of why this FTA is taking so long is four lacks: lack of adequate preparation in Thailand for the FTA talks; lack of experience among Thai negotiators in negotiating a comprehensive FTA with a major trading partner; lack of strong and effective leade [...]
2006-02-06 03:32:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALETRD EINV ELAB TH
06BANGKOK7335NEXT STEPS FOR THAILAND'S COMPULSORY LICENSE BID
[...] (C) Summary: On November 29, the RTG Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) issued a statement announcing a compulsory license (CL) on efavirenz, a Merck-patented medicine used to treat HIV/AIDS patients. The Ministry's statement cited the high price of the drug as a barrier to access to effective HIV dr [...]
2006-12-10 05:28:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALECON ETRD KIPR TH
06BANJUL174UPDATE: SUSPECTED AVIAN INFLUENZA CASES IN THE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Suspected AI cases, fi(s" e o*ted in reftel on March 1, 2006, have yet tt be sent for testing, according to FAO and Government of The Gambia (GOTG) sources. The FAO country representative referred to the outcome as a politically-motivated decision that contradicted the advice of [...]
2006-03-21 13:32:00Embassy BanjulCONFIDENTIALTBIO KFLU EAID AMED EAGR GA
06BEIJING16162CHINESE 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 08:07:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV XD XK CH
06BEIJING16631CODEL Stevens: U.S.-China Inter-Parliamentary
[...] (SBU) CODEL Stevens, accompanied by the Ambassador, discussed issues including Taiwan, North Korea, Lebanon, China?s defense policy, energy security, intellectual property rights (IPR),the exchange rate and bilateral trade with members of the Chinese National People?s Congress (NPC) in Guilin [...]
2006-08-14 07:52:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ENRG SENV KIPR OREP CH TW
06BEIJING18534CHINA LABOR ISSUES OVERVIEW
[...] (U) This message provides background to assist with the planning of Labor Secretary Chao's September 13 meetings with Chinese Minister of Labor and Social Security Tian Chengping. The cable includes a section on current political and economic context (paras 4- 19),a review of developments [...]
2006-09-01 08:57:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB PGOV PREL CH
06BEIJING21079VISIT OF OSHA A/S EDWIN G. FOULKE, JR. TO CHINA
[...] SUMMARY: DOL Assistant Secretary for Occupational Safety and Health Edwin G. Foulke, Jr., led an OSHA delegation to China September 17-24 to attend the Third China International Forum on Work Safety and meet with officials of the State Administration for Work Safety (SAWS). Chinese Governme [...]
2006-10-05 08:03:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB EMIN ECON PREL PGOV PINR CH
06BEIJING23804CHINESE AND U.S. EXPERTS DISCUSS COAL MINE
[...] (SBU) Summary: On October 21-22, the American Center for International Labor Solidarity (ACILS) co- hosted a conference on "Legal Means to Address the Problem of Mine Accidents" with Chinese experts in Beijing. The Chinese experts were extremely candid about the seriousness of China's mine [...]
2006-11-16 05:41:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB PGOV PHUM EMIN CH
06BEIJING4216PRC/BURMA: MORE ON SOE WIN VISIT AND BEIJING'S
[...] (C) PRC Premier Wen Jiabao told Burmese PM Soe Win that China hopes Burma will move forward with national, political and ethnic reconciliation, according to MFA Asian Affairs Department Division Director for Burma, Cambodia, Vietnam and Laos Chen Dehai. Chen first denied that this was a new [...]
2006-03-07 10:11:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PHUM PGOV CH BM
06BOGOTA7645SECRETARIES PAULSON, GUTIERREZ MEET WITH PRESIDENT
[...] (C) SUMMARY. President Uribe proposed that U.S. and Colombian trade associations meet as soon as possible to resolve a Colombian limit on imports of U.S. beef due to concerns about Mad Cow Disease. The Colombians urged the U.S. to seek approval of the FTA by Congress before ATPDEA provisions [...]
2006-08-22 21:57:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIALETRD PGOV CO XR CU
06BRASILIA1079SOUTH AMERICA ESTH NEWS, NUMBER 75
[...] The following is the seventy-fifth in a series of newsletters, published by the Brasilia Regional Environmental Hub, covering environment, science and technology, and health news in South America. The information below was gathered from news sources from across the region, and the views expre [...]
2006-06-02 15:25:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV EAGR EAID TBIO ECON SOCI XR BR
06BRASILIA1276SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF CODEL CORNYN
[...] (SBU) The United States Mission in Brazil warmly welcomes your planned July 1-3 visit to Foz de Iguacu. Consul General McMullen will greet you in Sao Paulo, and he and his team will brief you on your program. In addition, our DEA Country Attache and our Acting DHS Attache will brief you on t [...]
2006-06-26 15:14:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ECON BR
06BRASILIA1455SOUTH AMERICA ESTH NEWS, NUMBER 77
[...] The following is the seventy-seventh in a series of newsletters, published by the Brasilia Regional Environmental Hub, covering environment, science and technology, and health news in South America. The information below was gathered from news sources from across the region, and the views exp [...]
2006-07-19 09:53:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV EAGR EAID TBIO ECON SOCI XR BR
06BRASILIA1509SOUTH AMERICA ESTH NEWS, NUMBER 78
[...] The following is the seventy-eighth in a series of newsletters, published by the Brasilia Regional Environmental Hub, covering environment, science and technology, and health news in South America. The information below was gathered from news sources from across the region, and the views expr [...]
2006-07-27 13:28:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV EAGR EAID TBIO ECON SOCI XR BR
06BRASILIA1520BRAZIL ESTH UPDATE, JUNE/JULY 2006
[...] The Government of the Brazilian state of Para has approved the creation of the second the biggest protected area in the country. The state forest (Flota) of Paru will be 36,000 square kilometers (3.6 million hectares),an area larger than France, and it will be used for both preservation and su [...]
2006-07-28 18:51:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV TNGD KSCA EAGR BR
06BRASILIA1618SOUTH AMERICA ESTH NEWS, NUMBER 79
[...] The following is the seventy-ninth in a series of newsletters, published by the Brasilia Regional Environmental Hub, covering environment, science and technology, and health news in South America. The information below was gathered from news sources from across the region, and the views expre [...]
2006-08-09 17:45:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV EAGR EAID TBIO ECON SOCI XR BR
06BRASILIA1787SOUTH AMERICA ESTH NEWS, NUMBER 80
[...] The following is the eightieth in a series of newsletters, published by the Brasilia Regional Environmental Hub, covering environment, science and technology, and health news in South America. The information below was gathered from news sources from across the region, and the views expressed [...]
2006-08-24 19:05:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV EAGR EAID TBIO ECON SOCI XR BR
06BRASILIA1993BRAZIL READY TO RE-ENGAGE ON HIV/AIDS COOPERATION
[...] SUMMARY: Ambassador Sobel, USAID Mission Director Jennifer Adams and CDC Country Director Suzanne Westman met with GOB Minister of Health Agenor Alvares and the director of the National HIV/AIDS program, Mariangela Simao, to discuss the potential for expanded collaboration in health on Septembe [...]
2006-09-19 18:54:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDECON KFLU KHIV SOCI TBIO PGOV BR
06BRASILIA2069SOUTH AMERICA ESTH NEWS, NUMBER 81
[...] The following is the eighty-first in a series of newsletters, published by the Brasilia Regional Environmental Hub, covering environment, science and technology, and health news in South America. The information below was gathered from news sources from across the region, and the views expres [...]
2006-09-28 16:09:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV EAGR EAID TBIO ECON SOCI XR BR
06BRASILIA2433SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF CODEL GOODLATTE
[...] (SBU) The United States Mission in Brazil warmly welcomes your planned November 26-28 visit to Rio de Janeiro. Deputy Chief of Mission Phil Chicola will greet you in Rio de Janeiro on November 26 prior to your scheduled meetings the next day. We are lining up for you meetings with U.S. agricu [...]
2006-11-20 18:13:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ECON BR
06BRASILIA2583SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY MCMURRAY
[...] (SBU) The United States Mission in Brazil warmly welcomes your planned December 12-13, 2006, visit to Brasilia. Counselor for Environment, Science, Technology and Health Patricia Norman and OES Advisor Lawrence Sperling will greet you upon your arrival in Brasilia December 12. You are scheduled [...]
2006-12-11 17:34:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ECON SENV BR
06BRASILIA2678 Visit of Professor Jeffrey Sachs to Brazil
[...] Summary. During a December 12-13 visit to Brasilia and Sao Paulo, noted economist Jeffrey Sachs met with high-level government policymakers, NGO representatives, and business representatives. In his meetings with Brazilian interlocutors, Sachs stressed that the U.S. and Brazil need to find a [...]
2006-12-26 15:56:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV PREL ECON EAID BR
06BRASILIA366BRAZIL - THE EVER-RISING REAL AND OTHER MACROECONOMIC
[...] (SBU) Summary: The torrent of dollars entering Brazil, fueled primarily by the trade surplus (over $44 billion in 2005) but also by FDI and portfolio investment flows, has created both opportunities and challenges for Brazilian macroeconomic policy management. GoB and private debtors are maki [...]
2006-02-21 19:58:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EINV PGOV BR
06BRASILIA954SOUTH AMERICA ESTH NEWS, NUMBER 74
[...] The following is the seventy-fourth in a series of newsletters, published by the Brasilia Regional Environmental Hub, covering environment, science and technology, and health news in South America. The information below was gathered from news sources from across the region, and the views expr [...]
2006-05-16 17:08:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV EAGR EAID TBIO ECON SOCI XR BR
06BRASILIA971SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF COMMERCE SECRETARY GUTIERREZ
[...] (SBU) The United States Mission in Brazil warmly welcomes your planned June 4-8 visit to Rio de Janeiro, Brasilia, and Sao Paulo. I will greet you in Sao Paulo airport on June 4 prior to your active schedule of events at the AACLA meeting in Rio and with Minister of Development, Industry, and C [...]
2006-05-18 18:25:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ECON BR
06BRIDGETOWN1780 BRIDGETOWN HOSTS SUCCESSFUL 2006 REGIONAL CHIEFS OF
[...] On September 26-27, Embassy Bridgetown hosted the Fifth Regional Chiefs of Mission Conference on HIV/AIDS. The conference brought together U.S. ambassadors and officials from ten embassies, as well as representatives from Washington and the Caribbean region. The conference reviewed the progr [...]
2006-10-06 21:36:00Embassy BridgetownUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV EAID TBIO KHIV BB XL
06BUCHAREST913MORE AVIAN INFLUENZA CASES DISCOVERED THROUGHOUT
[...] (U) Following the detection of H5N1 in three commercial poultry farms in the city of Codlea, Brasov County, the number of outbreaks identified throughout the country has grown rapidly. A total of 114 outbreaks have been confirmed in 15 counties since May 12, including outbreaks within the cit [...]
2006-06-01 14:50:00Embassy BucharestUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKFLU TBIO PREL EAID CASC WHO RO
06BUENOSAIRES1024ARGENTINE CONTINGENCY PLANS FOR AVIAN FLU
[...] (C) DCM, accompanied by POLCOUNS and POLOFF, met May 5 with the MFA's Under Secretary for Political Affairs, Luis Cappagli. Among the issues they discussed were reftel points regarding contingency planning for avian flu. DCM explained the steps being taken by U.S. authorities domestically an [...]
2006-05-05 21:05:00Embassy Buenos AiresCONFIDENTIALTBIO KFLU KPAO SENV AR
06BUENOSAIRES118MINISTER MICELI DISCUSSES ECONOMIC POLICY AND LATIN AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT WITH A/S SHANNON REF: 05 BUENOS AIRES 3122 Classified By: Ambassador Lino Gutierrez for reasons 1.4 (B) and (D) ------- Summary -------
[...] (C) WHA Assistant Secretary Tom Shannon called on Minister of Economy Felisa Miceli during his visit to Buenos Aires on January 12. Miceli said she had worked for former Minister of Economy Roberto Lavagna for many years and that her presence is a continuation of what the GOA has been doing sin [...]
2006-01-17 20:40:00Embassy Buenos AiresCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON EFIN ENRG EINV EAGR AR BL
06BUENOSAIRES2636ARGENTINA SCENE-SETTER FOR CODEL GOODLATTE
[...] INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY: On behalf of Embassy Buenos Aires, I warmly welcome your visit to Argentina November 29-December 3. As one of the world,s major agricultural producers and exporters, Argentina,s policies in this sector have an important impact on U.S. agriculture. You will have the [...]
2006-11-28 20:53:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ECON PARM SNAR AR
06BUENOSAIRES340Argentina Economic and Financial Weekly for
[...] The peso remained flat versus the USD this week, closing at 3.08 ARP/USD. Earlier in the week, the peso depreciated one cent to 3.09 ARP/USD after the Central Bank (BCRA) purchased USD 93 million in the FX market on February 7 and 8. Then the BCRA dropped out of the FX market, allowing the [...]
2006-02-13 10:33:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ECON ELAB ALOW AR
06BUENOSAIRES408Argentina Economic and Financial Weekly for
[...] The peso remained flat versus the USD this week, closing at 3.08 ARP/USD. Earlier in the week, the peso depreciated one cent to 3.09 ARP/USD after the Central Bank (BCRA) purchased USD 64 million in the FX market on February 14. Then the BCRA kept up its active intervention by purchasing a [...]
2006-02-21 12:39:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ECON ELAB ALOW AR
06BUJUMBURA607BURUNDI - RELIEF TO DEVELOPMENT
[...] Following significant political progress, the overall humanitarian situation is improving in Burundi. The transition from relief to development is underway, but humanitarian coordination is essential to prevent critical gaps between relief and development assistance. However, several variab [...]
2006-07-18 07:28:00Embassy BujumburaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREF PHUM ASEC PREL BY
06CAIRO6016NO SURPRISES AT NDP PARTY CONFERENCE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The ruling National Democratic Party's annual party conference, convened under the banner "New Thinking ... and the Second Leap Towards the Future," closed on September 21, following three days of animated speeches, discussion panels, plenary sessions, and discourse on policy paper [...]
2006-09-25 12:34:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM EG
06CAIRO6106SCENESETTER: SECRETARY RICE'S OCT 3-4 VISIT TO
[...] (C) SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION: Madame Secretary, warm welcome to Cairo. President Mubarak and Omar Soliman have been trying to ameliorate conditions in Gaza. They will look to you for specific measures to support Abu Mazen, specifically on salaries to workers and release of prisoners. They [...]
2006-09-28 19:25:00Embassy CairoSECRETPREL PGOV ENRG MNUC KDEM PHUM EG
06CAIRO6821PANDEMIC INFLUENZA: CAIRO PREPARATIONS FOR POSSIBLE
[...] (U) Since the outbreak of Avian Influenza in Egypt and neighboring countries in 2005, post has actively urged both mission members and the wider AMCIT community to prepare for pandemic influenza. In order to alert the community on the basics of AI and pandemic influenza preparation, the Embass [...]
2006-11-09 15:27:00Embassy CairoUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT AMED TBIO ASEC CASC KFLU KSAF KSEO
06CALCUTTA201TREASURY U/S ADAMS MEETS WEST BENGAL FINANCE MINISTER AND
[...] (U) Summary: May 2-3, 2006 U.S. Department of the Treasury Under Secretary for International Affairs Mr. Timothy D. Adams visited Calcutta as part of his trip to India for the Asian Development Bank's Annual meeting in Hyderabad. During his time in Calcutta, U/S Adams met with West Bengal F [...]
2006-05-12 12:51:00Consulate KolkataUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL EINV ECON SOCI ETRD IN
06CALCUTTA306NORTHEAST INDIAN STATE MEGHALAYA STRUGGLES WITH SOCIAL AND
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: July 7-8, 2006 ConGen visited the Northeast state of Meghalaya to meet senior government officials and to attend a regional conference on trafficking in persons in the capital, Shillong. Meghalaya's persistent insurgency problem appears to have moderated, with the two dominant [...]
2006-07-18 09:28:00Consulate KolkataUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM ECON KWMN EMIN ASEC IN BG
06CALCUTTA386CHARGE PYATT MEETS W. BENGAL COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY MINISTER
[...] (SBU) Summary. On August 29, Charge met with Government of West Bengal (GOWB) Minister for Commerce and Industry Nirupama Sen to discuss Communist Party of India - Marxist's (CPM) views on economic development in the state and CPM policy perspectives at the state and national level. Sen was [...]
2006-08-31 09:56:00Consulate KolkataUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV ETRD IN PREL EAGR EIND ECON
06CALCUTTA442POVERTY IN THE EAST INDIAN STATE OF BIHAR FOSTERS INFECTIOUS
[...] SUMMARY: September 6-7, ConGen visited the East Indian state of Bihar to assess its public health issues. Bihar, India's poorest state, presently has 19 polio infections this year, second only to its neighbor Uttar Pradesh (UP),which has 291 cases as of September 25. Local officials with t [...]
2006-09-26 11:50:00Consulate KolkataUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM ECON KHIV SOCI KGLB KSCI IN
06CARACAS523VENEZUELA'S SIXTH ANNUAL TIP REPORT SUBMISSION
[...] (SBU) The following is post's input (ref A) for the sixth annual anti-trafficking in persons report (TIP). Political officer LaTranda Martin is Embassy,s point of contact. Telephone: 58-212-907-8531; Fax: 58-212-907-8033; Email: martinls@state.gov. Hours spent compiling the report: 31. 2 [...]
2006-02-24 21:11:00Embassy CaracasUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF
06CARACAS633COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR US DELEGATION TO
[...] The Embassy grants country clearances for the visit to Venezuela of T. March Bell, Mark Mittelhauser, Pedro Moreno, Stacy D. Williams, and Carla Menares Bury from Monday, March 13 through Saturday, March 18. This approval is granted on the condition that the travelers will be utilizing an off [...]
2006-03-08 20:52:00Embassy CaracasUNCLASSIFIEDASEC EAGR ECON KCRM KFRD OAS AMGT APER VE
06COLOMBO219SRI LANKA: PROPOSAL FOR INCLE FUNDS
[...] Summary: Per Reftel request, this message contains Post's endorsement for the International Organization of Migration (IOM)'s proposal to combat trafficking in persons. IOM representatives informed us they have forwarded the proposal directly to G/TIP. IOM has a proven track record within S [...]
2006-02-10 05:47:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM PREL KWMN CE
06COLOMBO776HIV/AIDS IN MALDIVES -- LOW PREVALENCE BUT
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Despite a low reported prevalence of HIV/AIDS in Maldives, the lack of surveillance among high risk populations and risky behavior among Maldivian drug- using youth suggest underreporting and the potential for a serious, but silent, outbreak. Even though Government of Maldives ( [...]
2006-05-15 03:41:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO KSTH ECON PREL SOCI WHO EAGR CASC MV
06DAMASCUS1500AS AI OUTBREAKS SURROUND SYRIA, IS SARG CONCEALING
[...] (C) Summary: Though avian influenza (AI) oubreaks have been reported in neighboring Jordan and Lebanon, Syria has not reported any suspected or confirmed cases. While local offices of organizations such as the World Health Organization (WHO) express confidence that the SARG would acknowledge [...]
2006-04-04 08:41:00Embassy DamascusCONFIDENTIALTBIO KFLU EAGR SY
06DARESSALAAM369 Tanzania TIP report
[...] (U) Post submits the following responses to questions posed in reftel A regarding the sixth annual trafficking in persons report. Point of contact for trafficking issues in Tanzania is Political Officer Maureen B. Latour who may be reached by telephone at 255.22.2668001, extension 4107 and b [...]
2006-02-27 11:57:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF ELAB TZ ASED
06DARESSALAAM396TANZANIA'S ARMYWORM INFESTATION: AMBASSADOR URGES
[...] (U) Ambassador Retzer and USAID Director, Pamela White, met with the newly appointed Minister for Agriculture, Food Security and Cooperatives, Joseph J. Mungai, to congratulate him on his appointment as Minister and assure him that the USG continues to support agricultural activities in Tanzani [...]
2006-03-01 04:10:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL EAID EAGR ECON ETRD TZ
06DHAKA4409DHAKA GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE TO MARC ALAIN
[...] Embassy Dhaka welcomes and grants country clearance for Marc Alain Widdowson, Medical Epidemiologist, NCID, HHS/CED on his July 21-26 visit. Control officer is Dr. Steve Luby, Head, Programme of Infectious Diseases and Vaccine Sciences, ICDDR, B; TEL: (mobile) 88-01711-593-416, (home) 880-2- [...]
2006-07-18 09:54:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA BG
06DHAKA4410DHAKA GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE TO GAVIN GRANT
[...] Embassy Dhaka welcomes and grants country clearance for Gavin Grant, Epidemiologist, NCID, HHS/CDC for July 23 to August 1 visit. Control officer is Dr. Steve Luby, Head, Programme of Infectious Diseases and Vaccine Sciences, ICDDR, B; TEL: (mobile) 88-01711-593-416, (home) 880-2-885-5583. [...]
2006-07-18 09:54:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDBG KSCA OTRA
06DOHA456DOHA ROUNDUP
[...] Topics: ----------- -Energy & Economy, paragraphs 2-4 -Labor, para. 5 -Civil Society, para. 6 -Drug Abuse, para. 7 --------------------------- Launch of Energy City Qatar --------------------------- 2. Hailed as the Middle East's first energy business hub, Energy City Qatar (ECQ),[...]
2006-03-26 13:12:00Embassy DohaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ECON EINV ELAB KDEM PHUM PGOV INL SOCI
06DOHA552IMAMS TO PREACH ON AVIAN FLU
[...] Summary. As part of their broad strategy for preventing and containing avian flu, Qatari officials recently held a seminar to educate Imams, religious leaders, on the global phenomenon avian influenza. Imams were provided with practical information on the disease, how to detect and respond to [...]
2006-04-10 13:08:00Embassy DohaUNCLASSIFIEDAMED KFLU PREL CASC QA
06DUSHANBE1717TAJIKISTAN - AN OCEAN OF IRONY: ABUNDANT WATER IN A
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Water gushes down the mountains of Tajikistan, the most water-rich country in Central Asia. Yet people lack clean drinking water, utilities are poorly managed, and poor irrigation hinders agricultural development. There exists tremendous potential for hydropower development fo [...]
2006-09-15 11:46:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL EAID SENV TBIO TI
06DUSHANBE608TAJIKISTAN: LAB TESTS CONFIRM STILL NO AVIAN FLU
[...] Although the media have reported an increased number of bird deaths in Tajikistan, lab tests confirm the dead birds were not afflicted by avian influenza. On April 4, the State Veterinarian Service revealed that the most recent tests of pigeons and other dead birds in Dushanbe were negative f [...]
2006-04-05 11:46:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL KFLU ECON EAGR EAID TBIO SENV KSCA
06FREETOWN579GOSL LAUNCHES AVIAN INFLUENZA NATIONAL ACTION PLAN
[...] Summary: On July 13, EmbOff attended the Avian Influenza National Action Plan launch hosted by the newly created Sierra Leone Avian Influenza Secretariat. The Secretariat presented the National Action Plan, which includes strategies for prevention, monitoring, and response to an audience of [...]
2006-07-18 12:26:00Embassy FreetownUNCLASSIFIEDKFLU SENV ETRD EAID AMED CASC SL
06GABORONE453SCENESETTER FOR DAS THOMPSON'S VISIT TO BOTSWANA
[...] Mission Botswana welcomes the visit of DAS Carol Thompson on April 12-13. As a stable, middle-income, multi-party democracy, Botswana represents the potential of Africa. Yet, Botswana faces significant challenges - a severe HIV/AIDS epidemic, an international human rights controversy over th [...]
2006-03-31 12:07:00Embassy GaboroneUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV ECON KHIV PHUM MOPS BC
06GABORONE653FRUSTRATED WITH MUGABE, BOTSWANA TO TIGHTEN BORDER
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Despite its frustration with President Mugabe's misrule, the Government of Botswana has no proactive strategy for dealing with the problem. Caught between the opinion of most donor governments on one hand and its neighbors' demand for regional solidarity on the other, the GOB h [...]
2006-05-12 06:14:00Embassy GaboroneCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL SMIG KCRM GM ZI BC
06GEORGETOWN53GUYANA FLOODING: Conservancy Dams near danger level
[...] SUMMARY. The Cabinet decided early Monday to open the Maduni sluices, which will greatly exacerbate flooding in agricultural areas on the Mahaica and Mahaicony Rivers, in order to relieve pressure on the East Demerara Water Conservancy (EDWC) which is reaching dangerous levels. While this is a [...]
2006-01-17 21:38:00Embassy GeorgetownUNCLASSIFIEDSENV EAID PGOV EAGR ECON ASEC CASC GY
06GUANGZHOU11657 Heart of Gold: It Isn't Easy Doing Good -- The NGO
[...] (SBU) While headlines trumpet the growth of Chinese civil society, philanthropy, and volunteerism as part of a budding harmonious society, the truth in South China is that legal status is out of reach for most non-governmental organizations (NGOs) - foreign and domestic. In this legal gray a [...]
2006-04-14 00:12:00Consulate GuangzhouUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM ECON SOCI KPAO PINR CH
06GUANGZHOU20593 Can Pollution Harm an Unborn Child? Despite
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The following cable describes the perception and the basis for the perception many residents in South China have that the pollution in the region is harming unborn babies; it does not address the hard science related to this issue. Recent press reports and anecdotal accounts h [...]
2006-06-30 09:23:00Consulate GuangzhouUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV TBIO CH SOCI PGOV
06GUANGZHOU28035A/S MCMURRAY DISCUSSES WILDLIFE PROTECTION EFFORTS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. THE A/S MCMURRAY DELEGATION MET WITH REPRESENTATIVES OF THE GUANGDONG WILDLIFE PROTECTION ADMINISTRATION (WPA) ON AUGUST 4 TO DISCUSS PROVINCIAL-LEVEL EFFORTS AND CHALLENGES. THE WPA OFFICIALS ASSURED A/S MCMURRAY THAT THEY WERE SERIOUS ABOUT WILDLIFE PROTECTION, BUT RECOGNIZE [...]
2006-08-18 04:50:00Consulate GuangzhouUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV ECON PGOV CH
06GUANGZHOU6174 New AI Case in Guangdong Grudgingly Admitted:
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: At 1130 on Saturday March 4, the Guangdong Foreign Affairs Office (FAO) faxed a diplomatic note (completely in Chinese with no English translation -- Consulate Guangzhou's translation in full text below) confirming the death of a Guangzhou man after contracting the H5N1 strain [...]
2006-03-06 09:19:00Consulate GuangzhouUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKFLU TBIO EAGR PGOV CH
06GUANGZHOU6984PEOPLE'S LIBERATION ARMY PREPARING FOR AI
[...] (SBU) Summary: A visiting PACOM/State delegation meeting with civil and military leaders to discuss Avian Flu (AI) preparedness was impressed with the level of planning by the Southern Military Command of the Peoples Liberation Army (PLA). Civil authorities, however, were less impressive as [...]
2006-03-14 09:06:00Consulate GuangzhouUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO KFLU CACS AMED ASEC ECON CH
06GUANGZHOU9084 AI Update: Guangdong Authorities Coming Clean?
[...] SUMMARY: Guangdong provincial health and veterinary officials are showing increased levels of openness and cooperation. On March 29, officials hosted a private information meeting for Guangzhou foreign consulates about the March 2 human avian influenza (AI) death and subsequent health polici [...]
2006-03-30 08:48:00Consulate GuangzhouUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKFLU TBIO EAGR PGOV CH
06GUANGZHOU9166 AI Update: Guangdong Authorities Coming Clean?
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Guangdong provincial health and veterinary officials are showing increased levels of openness and cooperation. On March 29, officials hosted a private information meeting for Guangzhou foreign consulates about the March 2 human avian influenza (AI) death and subsequent health [...]
2006-04-03 03:28:00Consulate GuangzhouUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKFLU TBIO EAGR PGOV CH
06HANOI1070VIETNAM - RESULTS OF AVIAN INFLUENZA JOINT ASSESSMENT
[...] (SBU) Summary. A Joint Assessment Mission (JAM) to evaluate the Government of Vietnam's (GVN) Integrated Operational Program for Avian and Human Influenza (AHI),commonly referred to as the "Green Book," concluded on April 28, 2006. The Green Book sets forth a detailed medium- to long-term [...]
2006-05-05 08:47:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KFLU AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR SOCI VM
06HANOI1989VIETNAM - AUGUST 4 AVIAN INFLUENZA REPORT
[...] (U) Summary. There have been no new AI outbreaks in humans or poultry, however, Thanh Nhien Daily reported on August 3 that a large number of ducks in two flocks have perished in Tay Ninh, a province bordering Cambodia, and tests are being carried out to identify the cause. A Bloomberg News [...]
2006-08-04 07:02:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KFLU AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR SOCI VM
06HANOI28002006-2007 INCSR PART I -- VIETNAM
[...] No summary [...]
2006-11-03 09:57:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR PGOV KCRM VM
06HANOI30NEXT WEEK'S PARTY PLENUM TO DISCUSS PERSONNEL AND
[...] (C) Summary: In preparation for the National Party Congress, the Communist Party of Vietnam will kick off its 13th Plenum on January 11. Meeting for several days, the Central Committee will both discuss its future membership and other leadership issues and examine several important Party doc [...]
2006-01-06 10:06:00Embassy HanoiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR VM
06HANOI504AVIAN INFLUENZA: VIETNAM WEEKLY REPORT MARCH 3
[...] (U) Summary. There have been no new human Avian Influenza (AI) deaths since late October 2005 and no human cases over the past 105 days. The Government of Vietnam (GVN) continues to report no AI outbreaks in poultry since the last reported incident on December 17, 2005. The Prime Minister [...]
2006-03-03 10:21:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KFLU AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR SOCI VM
06HANOI505AVIAN INFLUENZA: VIETNAM WEEKLY REPORT MARCH 3
[...] (U) Summary. There have been no new human Avian Influenza (AI) deaths since late October 2005 and no human cases over the past 105 days. The Government of Vietnam (GVN) continues to report no AI outbreaks in poultry since the last reported incident on December 17, 2005. The Prime Minister [...]
2006-03-03 10:21:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KFLU AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR SOCI VM
06HANOI683VIETNAM FOREIGN POLICY EXPERTS ON CHINA, THE UNITED
[...] (SBU) Summary: During a frank discussion with visiting Deputy NIO Terrence Markin and Poloff, senior officials at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Institute for International Relations (IIR) encouraged the United States to stay closely engaged in Southeast Asia, but avoid making Southeast Asia [...]
2006-03-24 08:42:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL APEC ASEAN CH VM
06HANOI685VIETNAM - MARCH 23 AVIAN INFLUENZA REPORT
[...] (U) Summary. There have been no new human Avian Influenza (AI) deaths since late October 2005 and no human cases since November 9, 2005. The Government of Vietnam (GVN) continues to report no AI outbreaks in poultry since the last reported incident on December 17, 2005. The GVN has ordered [...]
2006-03-24 08:57:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO KFLU AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR SOCI VM
06HANOI697AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES DEVELOPMENT IN HOA BINH AND
[...] (SBU) Summary: On a recent visit to Hoa Binh and Son La provinces west of Hanoi, the Ambassador discussed economic and issues development local leaders. The Hoa Binh officials were notably progressive in their approach to development, which bodes well for their province. However, Son La's o [...]
2006-03-27 08:06:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM KIRF ETRD EINV ECON VM
06HANOI837 GVN TO PRESENT MEDIUM AND LONG-TERM AI STRATEGY;
[...] (SBU) Summary: Ambassador Marine attended the Monthly Donor Group Forum on Avian Influenza (AI) on April 7. Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) Cao Duc Phat and Senior United Nations System Coordinator for Avian and Human Influenza David Nabarro were keynote speakers. Phat st [...]
2006-04-13 04:44:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO KFLU AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR SOCI VM
06HARARE279ZIMBABWE 2006 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] (U) The Government of Zimbabwe,s misgovernance has severely crippled the local economy, making it unlikely to attract or absorb significant foreign direct investment in 2006. Investment prospects in Zimbabwe are bound to remain dismal due to the country,s unstable economic and political env [...]
2006-03-07 14:18:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV
06HOCHIMINHCITY587DEVELOPMENT IN THE NORTHERN MEKONG DELTA: AMBASSADOR'S
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Ambassador visited Tien Giang, Ben Tre and Tra Vinh provinces May 3-5. All three neighboring provinces face similar challenges in improving transport infrastructure, boosting competitiveness and finding new sectors for growth. Ben Tre appears to have progressed furthest, lar [...]
2006-06-02 08:08:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL ECON EAID KWMN TIP SOCI PGOV VM
06HONGKONG1468SECRETARY CHERTOFF'S MEETING WITH HONG KONG CHIEF
[...] (C) On March 31, U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff met with Hong Kong Chief Executive SIPDIS (CE) Donald Tsang. They discussed how to improve port security without impeding the flow of commerce. Tsang assessed both Hong Kong and mainland China's preparedness [...]
2006-04-08 02:52:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL PGOV ECON EWWT HK CH
06HONGKONG4780HONG KONG AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE
[...] (SBU) Summary: In late December, the Hong Kong government (HKG) will submit a revised paper on Hong Kong,s Avian Influenza (AI) preparations to the Hong Kong Legislative Council (Legco). Bonnie Yau, Assistant Secretary responsible for AI at the Health, Welfare and Food Bureau (HWFB),provide [...]
2006-12-20 02:16:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON TBIO SENV EAGR AMED KFLU HK CH
06JAKARTA10539RICK NESS TESTIFIES IN NEWMONT CASE THIS WEEK
[...] (C) Summary. Newmont mining executive and Amcit Richard Ness is scheduled to take the stand in his own defense this week on August 25 in a Manado, North Sulawesi courthouse. He faces fifteen years in prison if convicted on charges of polluting Buyat Bay, the site of the now-closed Newmont Min [...]
2006-08-24 11:10:00Embassy JakartaSECRET//NOFORNEMIN CASC SENV EINV PHUM ID
06JAKARTA10923INDONESIA - SEPTEMBER 1 AVIAN INFLUENZA (AI) UPDATE
[...] (SBU) Summary. The Government of Indonesia (GOI) announced refocused priorities for controlling avian influenza (AI) at a successful international donor meeting on August 23-24. Donor representatives were pleased with the coordination of the meeting and refocused GOI priorities but concerned b [...]
2006-09-01 09:26:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO AMED CASC EAGR AMGT PGOV ID KFLU
06JAKARTA11474DRAFT MOU ON ILLEGAL LOGGING - EMBASSY JAKARTA
[...] (SBU). Embassy Jakarta supports the conclusion of a properly-structured MOU on illegal logging between the U.S. and Indonesia. Reducing widespread illegal logging is one of Indonesia's top development challenges, and the issue touches on several core areas of our assistance program, including [...]
2006-09-15 10:47:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV ECON ETRD PREL PGOV ID
06JAKARTA11482THE VISIT OF VP KALLA: ENGAGING ON THE ECONOMY
[...] (C) Summary. Vice President Jusuf Kalla,s September 23-28 visit to the U.S. offers an excellent opportunity to deliver a message on the need to accelerate economic reforms to one of Indonesia,s most influential officials. Although deeply involved in economic policy issues, Kalla is a relucta [...]
2006-09-18 06:13:00Embassy JakartaSECRETPREL MASS MARR ID
06JAKARTA12498 SECRETARY'S INITIATIVE ON GLOBAL INTERNET FREEDOM --
[...] (U) Summary. Embassy Jakarta welcomes the Secretary's Global Internet Freedom Task Force Initiative (GIFT) and looks forward to contributing to its success. As requested in reftel, a list of USAID projects related to the GIFT is described below. USAID in Indonesia continues to place high p [...]
2006-10-13 06:29:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDECPS EINT EAID PHUM
06JAKARTA12944POST RECOMMENDATIONS ON GLOBAL FUND PHASE 2
[...] (SBU) Summary. Approve Phase 2 funding, at requested level of funding, $33,905,951, with conditions. End Summary Indonesia's Global Fund HIV/AIDS Program Summary --------------------------------------------- ---- 2. (U) Indonesia received two Global Fund AIDS grants: Round 1 and Round 4, [...]
2006-11-02 04:44:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSOCI KHIV TBIO EAID ID
06JAKARTA12981POST RECOMMENDATIONS ON GLOBAL FUND PHASE 2
[...] (SBU) Summary. Approve Phase 2 funding, at requested level of funding, $33,905,951, with conditions. End Summary Indonesia's Global Fund HIV/AIDS Program Summary --------------------------------------------- ---- 2. (U) Indonesia received two Global Fund AIDS grants: Round 1 and Round 4, [...]
2006-11-03 05:08:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSOCI KHIV TBIO EAID ID
06JAKARTA13194INDONESIA - AVIAN INFLUENZA (AI) AND THE PRESIDENT"S
[...] (SBU) Summary. Although the Government of Indonesia has not yet finalized its FY 2007 allocations for AI control programs, senior GOI officials including Coordinating Minister Bakrie and Minister of Finance Sri Mulyani Indrawati have assured the Embassy that total AI spending will match or exc [...]
2006-11-13 10:26:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO AMED CASC EAGR AMGT PGOV ID KFLU
06JAKARTA1819INDONESIA-U.S. POLITICA-MILITARY TALKS
[...] (C) Summary: U.S. and Indonesian delegations held a day of political-military talks February 1 to explore expanded bilateral cooperation following the U.S. decision in November to end restrictions on military-to-military relations. The U.S. delegation, led by Dr. John Hillen, Assistant Secre [...]
2006-02-10 12:11:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALMASS MARR PREL PGOV ID
06JAKARTA6027INDONESIA RACES TO BUILD BSL-3 LABS
[...] (C) Summary. The avian influenza (AI) threat has sparked a race among Government of Indonesia (GOI) institutions to build Biosafety Containment Level 3 laboratories (BSL-3 labs),ostensibly to perform AI sequencing and other sophisticated procedures. At least seven GOI institutions hope to c [...]
2006-05-15 00:01:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALTBIO AMED CASC EAGR AMGT KFLU ID
06JAKARTA6150INDONESIA REPORTS LARGE AVIAN INFLUENZA (AI)
[...] (SBU) Summary: Six members of a Medan family have tested positive for the H5N1 virus by NAMRU-2, and five have died as of May 15. Four of these have been confirmed by both the University of Hong Kong (UHK) and CDC Atlanta. Two members from this cluster remain hospitalized, with one intubated [...]
2006-05-15 11:27:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO AMED CASC EAGR AMGT PGOV ID KFLU
06JAKARTA7166INDONESIA: AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE
[...] (SBU) Summary: Over the last four weeks, Indonesian authorities have investigated four potential avian influenza (AI) clusters with assistance from the World Health Organization (WHO) and NAMRU-2. These include the well- documented North Sumatra family cluster that resulted in seven confirme [...]
2006-06-07 06:46:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO AMED CASC EAGR AMGT PGOV ID KFLU
06JAKARTA8621INDONESIA - JULY 10 AVIAN INFLUENZA (AI) UPDATE
[...] (SBU) Summary. Singaporean Embassy contacts expressed openness to revising key elements in the Singapore-Indonesia- U.S. Tangerang pilot project during a June 29 meeting with U.S. officials. The Foreign Agriculture Service (FAS) office in Jakarta has received reports from a reputable private [...]
2006-07-10 11:44:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO AMED CASC EAGR AMGT PGOV ID KFLU
06JAKARTA9515INDONESIA - JULY 27 AVIAN INFLUENZA (AI) UPDATE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-27 09:58:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO AMED CASC EAGR AMGT PGOV ID KFLU
06JEDDAH407JEDDAH JOURNAL 13: NEW DIRECTOR FOR SAUDIA;
[...] (U) On the morning of June 7, Saudi media carried a report that by Royal Decree Khaled Abdullah Al-Mulhim, who was Chief Executive Officer of Saudi Telecom Company until February, has been named the new Director General of Saudi Arabian Airlines (Saudia). Mulhim has an engineering degree fro [...]
2006-06-07 12:54:00Consulate JeddahCONFIDENTIALEAIR ECON KISL KWMN PREL SA SENV SOCI TBIO
06JEDDAH470JEDDAH'S FIGHT AGAINST HIV/AIDS
[...] (U) Summary. Jeddah's AIDS program coordinator described the HIV/AIDS problem and her efforts to improve the situation with awareness campaigns and treatment facilities for the infected. While Saudi Arabia's confirmed infection rate is relatively low, she is focused on getting more people tes [...]
2006-07-11 10:31:00Consulate JeddahCONFIDENTIALKHIV KWMN PINR SA SOCI
06JERUSALEM1231AI SITREP MARCH 27: CULLING BEGINS IN GAZA; ISRAEL
[...] (SBU) Summary: The WHO and the PA reported that preparations for culling had begun and that infected flocks in Rafah and Jahr el-Deik began to be culled March 27. The PA has promised compensation for Gaza farmers with infected flocks. The Israeli labs returned negative test results for two [...]
2006-03-27 15:51:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKFLU TBIO SENV ECON EAGR EAID KWBG IS
06JOHANNESBURG415SOUTH AFRICA: MINERALS AND ENERGY NEWSLETTER "THE ASSAY" --
[...] (U) Introduction: The purpose of this monthly newsletter, initiated in January 2004, is to highlight minerals and energy developments in South Africa. This includes trade and investment as well as supply. South Africa hosts world-class deposits of gold, diamonds, platinum group metals, chrom [...]
2006-10-20 15:04:00Consulate JohannesburgUNCLASSIFIEDEMIN EPET ENRG ECON SF
06JOHANNESBURG467SOUTH AFRICA: STATE OF ALUMINUN INDUSTRY
[...] (U) The South African aluminum industry is well developed and a major contributor to the economy. During 2005, primary and semi-fabricated aluminum sales amounted to 920,000 tons valued at about $1.7 billion, of which exports accounted for more than 70% by mass and value. All plants are curre [...]
2006-11-17 13:04:00Consulate JohannesburgUNCLASSIFIEDEMIN ETRD ENRG ECON ELAB EIND SF
06KHARTOUM1127 Sudan - Darfur Water and Sanitation Assessment
[...] From April 29 to May 2, 2006, OFDA Water and Sanitation Specialist Peter Wallis traveled to North and South Darfur to evaluate the effectiveness of ongoing USAID-funded programs and make recommendations concerning future support of water and sanitation humanitarian interventions in Darfur. I [...]
2006-05-14 13:23:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI KAWC SU
06KHARTOUM1181Darfur Health Assessment
[...] Since the escalation of the conflict in Darfur in 2004, coordinated efforts within the humanitarian community have resulted in substantial improvement in the overall health and nutrition situation of conflict- affected communities. These advances are evidenced by a declining trend in crude m [...]
2006-05-18 07:37:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI KAWC SU
06KHARTOUM1789 Darfur - Supplemental Provides Opportunity to
[...] From July 5 to 19, a USAID/OFDA Sudan Disaster Operations Specialist (DOS) traveled to Darfur to meet with USAID/Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA) implementing partners and monitor existing programs. In addition to meeting the critical needs of newly displaced families, USAID [...]
2006-07-25 13:05:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI SU
06KHARTOUM1828STATUS OF ACUTE WATERY DIARRHEA IN SUDAN
[...] According to the Department of Epidemiology in the Sudanese government's Federal Ministry of Health (MOH),the first case of acute watery diarrhea (AWD) was identified in the Southern Sudan earlier this year, and AWD has now spread to several northern states. There is danger of AWD spreading [...]
2006-07-31 15:37:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI SU
06KHARTOUM2281 GoSS Avian Influenza Response Still Slow,
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Government of Southern Sudan (GOSS) continues to demonstrate a lack of urgency, coordination, and capacity in dealing with the Juba avian influence (AI) H5N1 outbreak in poultry. One AI task force meeting has been held, led by the Ministry of Animal Resources and Fisheries [...]
2006-09-18 16:17:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KFLU TBIO PINR EAID SOCI SU
06KHARTOUM491 Sudan/Unity State: Sources of Fragility
[...] USAID staff visited Rubkona/Bentiu from February 19- 22, 2006. The Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) has significantly improved security as the militia groups that dominated the area during the war have integrated into the SPLA. However, a number of factors threaten the uneasy peace: a di [...]
2006-02-27 06:52:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI KAWC SU
06KHARTOUM687 SUDAN AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE - STILL NO CASES
[...] Despite the spread of the avian influenza virus to some African countries, including neighboring Egypt, no cases of avian influenza have been reported in birds or humans in Sudan. The Government of National Unity's (GNU) preparations to date have mainly consisted of the formation of committe [...]
2006-03-18 06:46:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI KAWC SU
06KHARTOUM700 ACUTE WATERY DIARREHA AND OTHER POTENTIAL
[...] From February 18 to March 3, 2006, a USAID Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (USAID/OFDA) Public Health Advisor traveled to Juba, Southern Sudan, to meet with USAID/OFDA health partners and assess the response to the Acute Watery Diarrhea (AWD) outbreak in Juba and surrounding areas. [...]
2006-03-20 07:32:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI KAWC SU
06KHARTOUM728ABYEI REVISITED - POWER VACUUM REMAINS
[...] This is the second of two cables prepared by a USAID team that visited South Kordofan State and Abyei from February 17 to March 8, 2006. The purpose of the mission was to a) monitor USAID Bureau for Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance (USAID/DCHA) programs, b) assess the returns [...]
2006-03-23 07:20:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI KAWC SU
06KHARTOUM741 ACUTE WATERY DIARRHEA OUTBREAK - EARLY RAINS
[...] The outbreak of acute watery diarrhea (AWD) continues in Southern Sudan. The U.N. World Health Organization (WHO) has confirmed that the AWD outbreak derived from a single strain of cholera. WHO reported that between January 28 and March 22, 8,684 cases of AWD including 231 deaths had been [...]
2006-03-23 14:24:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI KAWC SU
06KIGALI1199MCC VISIT TO RWANDA A SUCCESS
[...] (SBU) Summary. From December 10-12 a Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) delegation held an intensive round of meetings with GOR officials, local and international NGOs (including USAID partners),the private sector, the media, and heads of diplomatic missions in Kigali. The MCC team int [...]
2006-12-15 10:15:00Embassy KigaliUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL EAID KMCA RW
06KIGALI269RWANDA IMPLEMENTS MEASURES TO COMBAT THREAT OF
[...] With the recent outbreaks of Avian Influenza (AI) in Africa, Rwanda is moving forward in its preparedness to address the threat to both human and animal populations. The Government of Rwanda (GOR) has revitalized an inter- ministerial steering committee, originally formed in November 2005. Th [...]
2006-03-20 11:49:00Embassy KigaliUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SOCI TBIO WHO RW
06KIGALI328THE PRESIDENT'S MALARIA INITIATIVE IN RWANDA
[...] Ambassador Michael Arietti and USAID Mission Director Kevin Mullally met on April 4 with Government of Rwanda Health Minister Dr. Jean Damascene Ntawukuliryayo to inquire as to the government's interest in taking part in the President's Malaria Initiative (PMI) and Rwanda's governmental and no [...]
2006-04-10 09:03:00Embassy KigaliUNCLASSIFIEDEAID RW
06KINGSTON2384JAMAICA: MALARIAL OUTBREAK UPDATE
[...] (C) Summary: The Jamaican malaria outbreak (reftel) will likely get worse before it gets better, according to Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Country Director Dr. Ernest Pate. In private discussions with Embassy officials on December 8, Pate said that there are 53 confirmed cases, but [...]
2006-12-08 18:22:00Embassy KingstonCONFIDENTIALSOCI TBIO CASC PGOV AID CDC JM XL
06KINSHASA1082ECONOMICS ALONG THE UGANDAN BORDER: ITURI
[...] (SBU) Summary. EconOff and PolOff visited the major towns of the troubled Ituri District in Eastern DRC - Bunia, Aru and Mahagi - May 6 through 10. As in the Grand Nord region of neighboring North Kivu, legal and illegal cross-border trade, the absence of national government control and a st [...]
2006-07-06 13:04:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON EMIN PGOV CG UG
06KINSHASA1150USAID/FFP MONITORING MISSION TO EASTERN DRC
[...] Summary. James F. Conway, Kinshasa-based Regional Food for Peace Officer (RFFPO),Simon Mutala, USAID/Kinshasa, Dan Suther, USAID/EA RFFPO, and Alex Deprez, Nairobi-based RFFPO, Visited North Katanga, North Kivu, and South Kivu Provinces from June 19-25, 2006 to evaluate the food security situa [...]
2006-07-18 16:19:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EFIN ETRD AMGT CF CG
06KINSHASA144CONGO/BRAZZAVILLE: FY-2006 CALL FOR AMBASSADOR'S
[...] Embassy Brazzaville's selection committee has identified six, well-developed programs for funding by the Ambassador's Special Self-Help Program in FY-06. The reputation and familiarity of this initiative have increased significantly in recent years as post endeavors to re-establish a full tim [...]
2006-01-27 12:28:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDKDEM EAID AMGT CF CG ECON XA AID
06KINSHASA357DRC: AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE
[...] (U) Summary. The GDRC Avian Influenza Commission, composed of representatives from the Ministries of Agriculture, Health, External Commerce, and Environment, released the DRC Country Contingency Plan (CCP) on February 24. The CCP seeks over USD 16M to prepare for and respond to the anticipa [...]
2006-03-03 11:59:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KFLU EAID EAGR ECON SENV SOCI CG
06KUWAIT97AMIR'S DEATH: THE POLITICAL FALLOUT
[...] (C) Summary and comment: The Amir's death on January 15 (ref A) was widely expected in Kuwait and is unlikely to have a significant impact on the country's political/economic direction or U.S.-Kuwaiti relations. As per the succession law, Crown Prince Shaykh Saad Al-Abdullah Al-Salem Al-Sabah [...]
2006-01-15 13:56:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KU SUCCESSION
06LAGOS1426AQUACULTURE & TIMBER: DEVELOPMENT POTENTIAL IN
[...] Summary: Aquaculture, agriculture, and timber offer sustainable economic development opportunities in Cross River State. There are currently 100 fish farms in the state and the Institute of Oceanography and Marine Sciences (IOMS) at the University of Calabar is promoting aquaculture as a way [...]
2006-12-15 13:21:00Consulate LagosUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ENRG PGOV ECON EFIS EINV AA NI
06LAPAZ3071BOLIVIA'S TITLE II ASSISTANCE HELPS SLASH
[...] (U) Tens of thousands of Bolivian children, many in isolated rural areas, suffer from chronic malnutrition. Many simply lack appropriate food, while others suffer from parasites and infectious diseases that hamper the body's ability to retain nutrients. With PL 480 Title II support, administ [...]
2006-11-15 18:04:00Embassy La PazUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EAGR ECON PREL PGOV BL
06LILONGWE2032006 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT - MALAWI
[...] SUMMARY. The Government of Malawi (GOM) continued to make commendable progress in tackling trafficking in persons (TIP) in 2005. TIP remained a relatively new concept for Malawians. The GOM and the NGO community made significant efforts to raise awareness among civil society, legislators a [...]
2006-03-01 15:40:00Embassy LilongweUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB EAID
06LIMA113COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA PERSONNEL GARRIDO &
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Benjamin F. Garrido-Godoy and Walter Wheeler of the Federal Aviation Administration, for the period of January 17, 2006 through January 27, 2006. The purpose of the visit is to conduct follow up inspection of select, A 14 CFR, P [...]
2006-01-11 16:45:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR OTRA PE
06LIMA1177COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR TREASURY ADVISOR
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Treasury Advisor Joseph Bognanno for the period of March 27, 2006 through March 29, 2006. The purpose of this visit is to provide technical assistance and assesment of the Financial Intelligence Unit's IT systems. Per Reftel [...]
2006-03-24 17:09:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDASEC EFIN OTRA AR ES PE
06LIMA1204COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR ADAPTATION WORKSHOP
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Dr. Shira Yoffe for the period of April 17, 2006 through April 24, 2006. The purpose of the visit is to attend a United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Latin American Workshop on Adaptation. Per Reftel [...]
2006-03-28 13:57:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC OTRA SENV PE
06LIMA1205COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR HHS/CDC GRAYLIN MILLER,
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Graylin Miller, Biologist; Eduardo Azziz-Baumgartner, Medical Epidemiologist; George Luber, Epidemiologist; Manish Patel, Medical Officer; Joshua Schier, Medical Toxicologist; Fuyuen Yip, Medical Epidemiologist for the period of [...]
2006-03-28 14:03:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC KSCA OTRA US CDC PE
06LIMA1304COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA BARBARA JEAN CASSIDY.
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-05 18:53:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDASEC EAIR OTRA PE
06LIMA1362COUNTRY CLEARANCE U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PHYSICAL
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of USGS Physical Scientist Alfredo Gurmendi for the period of April 29, 2006 through May 20, 2006. The purpose of the visit is to participate in the panel discussions related to Mining and Development and also to attend the 7th In [...]
2006-04-10 14:58:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDASEC THPY OTRA KSCA TBIO BR PE
06LIMA1438COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NIH/FIC DR. HALLET.
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Dr. Mark Hallett, Senior Investigator, National Institute of Neurological Diseases and Stroke for the period of April 26, 2006 through April 29, 2006. The purpose of the visit is to present, "Taxias, Analysis of Gait Disorders a [...]
2006-04-12 16:17:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC KSCA TBIO OTRA PE
06LIMA1439COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA PERSONNEL GARRIDO &
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-12 17:19:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDASEC EAIR OTRA PE
06LIMA1441COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR HHS/CDC CARYN BERN. ATD
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of HHS/CDC Caryn Bern for the period of May 7, 2006 through May 17, 2006. The purpose of the visit to collaborate with Robert Gilman, Asociacion Benefica Proyectos en Informatica, Salud y Aglicultura on Chagas disease research, in [...]
2006-04-12 18:49:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC KSCA OTRA US CDC PE
06LIMA1454COUNTRY CLEARANCE.
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Dr. Shira Yoffe, for the period of April 17-20, 2006. The purpose of the visit is to participate in UNFCCC workshop. Per Reftel no Embassy assistance has been requested. Embassy POC Howard would appreciate an email summary o [...]
2006-04-12 23:12:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA ASEC SENV PE
06LIMA1550AMENDED COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR JAN GILBREATH.
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Jan Gilbreath for the period of April 26, 2006 through April 30, 2006. The purpose of the visit is to attend the public, national workshops that present and discuss the results of environmental assessments of trade liberalizati [...]
2006-04-24 18:17:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDASEC SENV OTRA KSCA TPHY EPA PE
06LIMA1551COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA AVIATION INSPECTOR
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-24 18:21:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDASEC EAIR PE
06LIMA1602AMENDED COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR HHS/CDC CARYN BERN.
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of HHS/CDC Caryn Bern for the period of May 15, 2006 through May 28, 2006. The purpose of the visit to collaborate with Robert Gilman, Asociacion Benefica Proyectos en Informatica, Salud y Aglicultura on Chagas disease research, i [...]
2006-04-26 16:31:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC KSCA OTRA US CDC PE
06LIMA1603AMENDED COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR HHS/CDC CARYN BERN.
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of HHS/CDC Caryn Bern for the period of May 15, 2006 through May 28, 2006. The purpose of the visit to collaborate with Robert Gilman, Asociacion Benefica Proyectos en Informatica, Salud y Aglicultura on Chagas disease research, i [...]
2006-04-26 16:31:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC KSCA OTRA US CDC PE
06LIMA1604COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA PERSONNEL JOSE PEREZ.
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-26 17:34:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDASEC EAIR OTRA PE
06LIMA1669AMENDED COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA PERSONNEL -
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-02 17:18:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDASEC EAIR OTRA PE
06LIMA1700COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR HHS/OS DENNIS CHRISTIANSON.
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of HHS/OS Dennis Christianson for the period of May 3, 2006 through May 6, 2006. The purpose of the visit is to attend the Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) Avian Influenza (AI) Preparedness Meeting. Per Reftel no Embassy assist [...]
2006-05-03 19:18:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDASEC KSCA TBIO OTRA PE
06LIMA1712AMENDED COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA PERSONNEL
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-04 14:46:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDASEC EAIR OTRA PE
06LIMA1733COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR HHS/CDC ANGEL ROCA. ATD #
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of HHS/CDC Angel Roca for the period of May 21, 2006 through May 27, 2006. The purpose of the visit is to participate in the coordinating meeting for the Health Promotion Effectiveness Evaluation Project. Per Reftel no Embassy a [...]
2006-05-05 16:48:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDASEC KSCA OTRA US CDC PE
06LIMA1734COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR HHS/CDC PAUL JENSEN. ATD #
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of HHS/CDC Paul Jensen for the period of May 22, 2006 through June 2, 2006. The purpose of the visit is to collaborate with the Peruvian Ministry of Health and Socios en Salud, review plans for Tuberculosis infection control inter [...]
2006-05-05 16:49:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDASEC KSCA OTRA US CDC PE
06LIMA1738COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA PERSONNEL STEPHANIE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-05 17:37:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDASEC EAIR OTRA PE
06LIMA1740COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA PERSONNEL JOHN SCOTT
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-05 17:38:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDASEC EAIR OTRA PE
06LIMA1741COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA PERSONNEL MICHAEL DWIGHT
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-05 17:44:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDASEC EAIR OTRA PE
06LIMA176EMBASSY LIMA AVIAN INFLUENZA TRIPWIRES
[...] Summary: (SBU) Embassy Lima's EAC approved tripwires and Embassy responses prepared by its Avian Influenza Working Group (AIWG). Post has taken or has in process the Department's recommended immediate preparedness measures. The AIWG has agreed that efficient and sustained human-to- human tra [...]
2006-01-17 12:40:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAMGT ASEC CASC AMED KFLO AEMR TBIO PE
06LIMA1804COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FEDERAL RESERVE OFFICIALS.
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Federal Reserve officials Governor Randall S. Kroszner and Thomas A. Connors for the period of May 17, 2006 through May 21, 2006. The purpose of the visit is to attend the Meeting of Central Bank Governors of the American Conti [...]
2006-05-10 14:06:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDASEC OTRA EFIN FRB PE
06LIMA1837COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA HERBERT MADISON WALTON
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-12 14:58:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDASEC EAIR OTRA PE
06LIMA1838COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NIH/FIC DR. NASH AND DR.
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of NIH/FIC Dr. Theodore Nash and Dr. Siddharta Mahanty for the period of May 21, through May 27, 2006. The purpose of the visit is to plan new projects, review existing collaborations and visit Tumbes site of large new epidemiolog [...]
2006-05-12 15:14:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDASEC KSCA TBIO OTRA PE
06LIMA1839COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR GALEN COLE. ATD #1535
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of HH/CDC Galen Cole for the period of May 16, 2006 through June 19, 2006. The purpose of the visit is to attend and interntional meeting in Cuzco on "Strategic Communication on Avian Influenza/Human Influenza" sponsored by UNICEF [...]
2006-05-12 15:14:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDASEC OTRA US KSCA CDC PE
06LIMA2022COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA PERSONNEL PUCKETT,
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-23 15:08:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDASEC EAIR OTRA PE
06LIMA2023COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FEDERAL RESERVE OFFICIALS.
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Federal Reserve Officials Rob Schenck, George Holguin and Jose Pignano for the period of June 19 through June 23, 2006. The purpose of the visit is to conduct meetings with the Central Bank, the Superintendency of Banks, the Ban [...]
2006-05-23 15:11:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDASEC OTRA EFIN FRB PE
06LIMA2049COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA PERSONNEL DONALD O.
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-24 15:18:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDASEC EAIR OTRA PE
06LIMA2091COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FOR TREASURY ADVISOR JAMES
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Treasury Advisor James Parrott for the period of June 6, 2006 through June 13, 2006. The purpose of the visit is to meet with NAS officials at the Embassy and work with the newly hired FSN in implementing his work schedule, to m [...]
2006-05-26 14:19:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDASEC PE
06LIMA2098COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CODEL MEEKS.
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of the honorable Gregory W. Meeks and staffer Sophia King, for the period of May 26 through May 28, 2006. The purpose of the visit is to conduct meetings with high level government officials in Peru regarding issues of regional and [...]
2006-05-26 16:25:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC AFIN AMGT OREP CO PE
06LIMA2175COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NASA GLEN FELDHAKE.
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Nasa official Glen Feldhake for the period of June 19 through June 28, 2006. The purpose of the visit is to represent the United States at the VII Meeting, Permanent Consultative Committee II Radiocommunications (CITEL). Per [...]
2006-06-01 17:15:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDASEC OSTRA TSPA PE
06LIMA2284COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CARMELO RIVERA.
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Carmelo Rivera for the period of June 18, through June 24, 2006. The purpose of the visit is to participate in the Organization of American States (OAS) Commission for Inter-American Telecommunications Permanent Consultative Co [...]
2006-06-07 17:04:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC KSCA TSPA OTRA RP PE
06LIMA2298COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR USGS CHRISTOPHER HARPEL.
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Volunteer Geologist Chritopher Harpel for the period of June 21 through August 18, 2006. The purpose of the visit is to complete field portion of project to map recent eruptive deposits around El Misti Volcano near Arequipa. [...]
2006-06-08 14:49:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC OTRA TPHY KSAC TBIO PE
06LIMA2381COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA PERSONNEL MCLAUGHLIN,
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-15 14:41:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC EAIR OTRA PE
06LIMA2399COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DINT/FISH AND WILDLIFE
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of DINT/Fish and Wildlife Service Andrea L. Gaski for the period of June 25 through July 4, 2006. The purpose of the visit is to attend the Cites Mahogany and Significant Trade at the Cites Plants Committee. Per Reftel no Embass [...]
2006-06-16 13:30:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC SENV OTRA KSCA TBIO AMGT PE
06LIMA2481COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DINT/FWS EMPLOYEES.
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Robert R. Gabel, Patricia de Angelis, Michael D. Kreger, Mark Albert and Anne St. John for the period of July 1 through July 13, 2006. The purpose of the visit is to attend the Sixth Meeting of the Plants Committee of the Conve [...]
2006-06-21 15:52:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC SENV OTRA KSCA TBIO AMGT PE
06LIMA2493COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR USGS DAVID KEEFER.
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of USGS David Keefer for the period of July 28 through August 21, 2006. The purpose of the visit is to conduct fieldwork in areas of Peru that have experienced earthquake-induced landsliding. Per Reftel no Embassy assistance has [...]
2006-06-22 13:59:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC TPHY OTRA KSAC TBIO PE
06LIMA2499COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NOAA EMPLOYEES SMITH,
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of NOAA employees Katherine Smith, Nancy Daves, Donna Wieting and John Carlson for the period of July 6 through July 16, 2006. The purpose of the visit is to attend the Twenty-Second Animals Committee Meeting of (CITIES) the Conve [...]
2006-06-22 17:24:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC TPHY OTRA KSCA EFIS PE
06LIMA2559COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR HHS/FDA SHERWOOD HALL.
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of HHS/FDA Sherwood Hall for the period of July 16 through July 22, 2006. The purpose of the visit is to train and provide a course on Marine Biotoxins to the officials of the Official Sanitary Authority of the Peruvian Government [...]
2006-06-27 17:09:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC KSCA TBIO OTRA US PE
06LIMA2586COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR STAFFDEL WILLENS (JUL 4-12)
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit of Staff Member Todd Willens, House Resources Committee, to Peru, July 4-12, 2006. The purpose of the visit is to attend the Twenty-second meeting of the Animals Committee, which is part of the Convention on International Trade in Endanger [...]
2006-06-30 16:40:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN
06LIMA2629COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR HHS/FDA MARTHA BALDWIN AND
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of HHS/FDA Martha Baldwin and Karen Bryerton for the period of June 30 through July 8, 2006. The purpose of the visit is to conduct Regulatory Inspection Opening meeting with government officials and to conduct food inspections of [...]
2006-07-05 15:06:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC KSCA TBIO OTRA US PE
06LIMA2668COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA PERSONNEL
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-07 16:11:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC EAIR OTRA PE
06LIMA2899COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOE/NNSA/NA21/NNTRAV
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of DOE personnel Sarah Loel Dickerson, Gregory Michel Dwyer, Michael Vernon Strosinski for the period of August 23 through August 26, 2006 . The purpose of the visit is to visit IPEN facilities in order to test security upgrades. [...]
2006-07-26 16:06:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC ENRG KNNP PARM OTRA PE
06LIMA2900COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR HHS/CDC CARYN BERN. ATD #2357
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of HHS/CDC Caryn Bern for the period of August 16 through August 20, 2006 and August 25 through August 31, 2006. The purpose of the visit is to collaborate on Changas Disease Research, including data analysis and development of p [...]
2006-07-26 16:42:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC KSCA OTRA US PE BL CDC
06LIMA2945COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR IET/TREASURY JAMES PARROT,
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of IET/Treasury officials James Parrot, Manuel Godinez and Enrique Gerardo Fasci for the period of August 11 through August 25, 2006. The purpose of the visit is to present the Financial Investigative Techniques (FIT) Training Cours [...]
2006-08-01 14:57:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PE
06LIMA2947COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR HHS/CDC JULIA ERSHOVA ATD
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Julia Ershova for the period of August 05 through August 14, 2006. The purpose of the visit is to conduct a training course for the participants of project "Implementation and Evaluation of Rapid Diagnostic Methods". Per Reft [...]
2006-08-01 16:04:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC KSCA OTRA US PE CDC
06LIMA2948AMENDED COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA PERSONNEL
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Federal Aviation Administration personnel Joaquin R. Ochoa, Benjamin Garrido-Godoy and Frank Morales from July 30, 2006 through August 9, 2006. The purpose of this trip is to conduct SUP investigation of Cielos del Peru Airlines [...]
2006-08-01 16:05:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC EAIR OTRA PE
06LIMA2989COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOE/NNSA/NA21/NNTRAV WRIGHT
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of DOE personnel Kyle Alan Wright, Gregory Michael Dwyer, Gregory Allen Herdes, Jeremo Don Jamison, Kurt Ogg Westerman and Joseph Henry Schwartzel for the period of August 8 through August 14, 2006 . The purpose of the visit is to [...]
2006-08-02 14:51:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC ENRG KNNP PARM OTRA PE
06LIMA3139COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR TSA INSPECTORS PEREZ AND
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Transportation Security Administration personnel George Perez and Anthony Rivera from September 11, 2006 through September 15, 2006. The purpose of this trip is to conduct Air Carrier Station Inspections of the U.S. Air Carrier [...]
2006-08-10 16:47:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC EAIR OTRA PE
06LIMA3141COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA CRUZ AND PERRY
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-10 17:08:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC EAIR OTRA PE
06LIMA3194COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR TREASURY OFFICIALS
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Treasury officials Anna Jewell and Jeffrey Levine, August 14-18. Control Officer below has been in contact with Jewell and Levine. When departing Lima by air, the Republic of Peru imposes an airport departure tax on any outbou [...]
2006-08-14 22:32:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA EINV ECON PE
06LIMA3245COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR TSA ATTACHE AND MANPADS
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of TSA Attache Joseph G. Ochoa, Santo Polizzi and David W. Thomas from September 7, 2006 through September 16, 2006. The purpose of this trip is to assist TSA security specialists team conducting a MANPADS Vulnerability Assessment [...]
2006-08-17 17:05:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PTER EAIR OTRA AR PE
06LIMA3290COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NOAA KELLY, TURNER, MASTERS,
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Department of Commerce, NOAA, NWS Brig. Gen. Kelly, Kelly Turner, Robert Draggon and Cynthia Hampton for the period of September 6 through September 14, 2006 . The purpose of the visit is to participate in the World Meteorologi [...]
2006-08-21 15:46:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC TPHY OTRA KSCA WMO PE
06LIMA3292COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NIH/FIC DRS. LIPSKY AND TUAN
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of NIH/FIC Dr. Peter Lipsky and Dr. Rocky Tuan for the period of August 18 through August 24, 2006 . The purpose of the visit is to participate as speakers in the XIV Pan American Congress of Rheumatology (PANLAR Congress 2006). [...]
2006-08-21 15:57:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC KSCA TBIO OTRA PE
06LIMA3332Country Clearance Approval - Jose Bruzual
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Jose Bruzual, Veterinary Consultant from August 29 through September 02, 2006. The purpose of travel is to attend the FAO sponsored emergency preparedness for Avian Influenza in the Andes Region. Embassy assistance has been not [...]
2006-08-23 15:53:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC OTRA PE
06LIMA3370Country Clearance Approval - Annabella Reszczynski
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Annabella Reszczynski, FSN, Agricultural Specialist, Area 1, South America Region, International Services, APHIS/USDA from August 30 through September 02, 2006. The purpose of travel is to attend the OIE-FAO Meeting. Hotel accom [...]
2006-08-24 18:10:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC OTRA PE
06LIMA3388COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA PERSONNEL SIEGMAN AND
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of FAA personnel James E. Siegman and James G. Greenwood from September 9, 2006 through September 14, 2006. The purpose of this trip is to perform a FAR Part 145 Facility Inspection and modification to the avionics of ASTAR's Air [...]
2006-08-25 17:13:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC EAIR OTRA AR PE
06LIMA3389COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA PERSONNEL BENJAMIN
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of FAA Benjamin Garrido-Godoy and Walter Wheeler from August 27, 2006 through September 1, 2006. The purpose of this trip is to conduct follow up inspection of LIC Busre A 14 CFR Part 129.14 Operator and Aviation Lider in Lima. [...]
2006-08-25 17:19:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC EAIR OTRA AR PE
06LIMA3416Country Clearance Approval - APHIS GROUP
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Cesar Orozco, Veterinary Officer, APHIS IS, Bolivia; Roberto Guzman, APHIS Bogota; Jorge Leon, APHIS Caracas and, Esteban Espinoza, APHIS Quito from August 30 through September 02, 2006. The purpose of travel is to attend the OI [...]
2006-08-29 16:19:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC OTRA PE
06LIMA3418COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR USGS COTTER TEAM
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of USGS Gladys Cotter, Thomas Hermann, Mark Fornwall, Thomas Lahr and Michael Ruggiero for the period of September 28 through October 08, 2006. The purpose of the visit is to attend and participate in the Governing Board Meeting of [...]
2006-08-29 17:13:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC TPHY OTRA KSAC TBIO PE
06LIMA3534Country Clearance Approval - Julie Kunen
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Julie Kunen, Forestry Advisor, US Forest Service from September 14 through September 24, 2006. The purpose of travel is to participate in USG-funded workshop on forest transparency and to meet with USAID mission staff and key st [...]
2006-09-06 17:17:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC OTRA PE
06LIMA3622COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NSF EDWARD MURDY
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of NSF Edward Murdy for the period of September 30 through October 06, 2006 . The purpose of the visit is to heard the US Delegation to the Extraordinary Governing Board Meeting of the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBI [...]
2006-09-12 15:39:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTPHY OTRA NSFO ASEC PE
06LIMA3636COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FOR OPIC OFFICER STEVEN SMITH
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of OPIC Officer Steven Smith from September 13, 2006 through September 19, 2006. The purpose of this trip is to conduct site visit. Per your request Embassy will make arrangements for visit with Econ and FCS officers. When de [...]
2006-09-13 14:27:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV OTRA OPIC EC ASEC PE
06LIMA3667Country Clearance Approval - Charles S. Helling
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Charles S. Helling, Research Soil Scientist, USDA/ARS/BA/PSI/Sustainable persnnial Crops Laboratory, Beltsville, MD from September 16 through September 30, 2006. The purpose of travel is to continue research with ARS peruvian co [...]
2006-09-14 21:26:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC OTRA PE
06LIMA3680COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA PERSONNEL: ROSES, DASH,
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Dulce Maria Roses, Stephen Randolph Dash, David S Burkholder, and Deborah Bonita Lawrence from September 24, 2006 through October 5, 2006. The purpose of this trip is to attend the seminar on implementation of CNS/ATM Technology [...]
2006-09-15 17:25:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR OTRA ASEC PE
06LIMA3763COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA PERSONNEL: ALEXANDER
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Kenneth Kern Alexander from September 24, 2006 through October 5, 2006. The purpose of this trip is to attend the seminar on implementation of CNS/ATM Technology in support of FAA Presentation on the implementation of ATN appli [...]
2006-09-21 20:33:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR OTRA ASEC PE
06LIMA3790COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR WHA/EPSC ROONEY
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the familiarization visit to Peru of WHA/EPSC Deputy Director Matthew Rooney from October 3 through October 5, 2006. The Control Officer for the visit is Economic Officer Marcos Mandojana, office telephone number (51)(1)618-2411, cellular telephone [...]
2006-09-25 16:32:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA AMGT PE
06LIMA3870COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CARYN BERN
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Caryn Bern from Oct. 15-23, and Nov. 1-4, 2006. The purpose of this trip is to collaborate on Chagas Disease research including data analysis and development of proposals. No embassy assistance has been requested. When depart [...]
2006-09-28 21:21:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKSCA OTRA ASEC CDC PE
06LIMA3907COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CODEL ADAM SMITH
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance to U.S. Representative Adam Smith to visit Peru from October 1 through October 5, 2006. The purpose of this trip is to better understand U.S.- Peru Economic Relations, including the potential impact of a U.S.-Peru FTA on economic development and povert [...]
2006-10-02 16:23:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN ETRD PE
06LIMA3943COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR MARILYN DISIRIO AND ENRIQUE
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Marilyn Disirio and Enrique Paz from October 29-31, 2006. The purpose of this trip is to finalize their negotiation with their partners. No embassy assistance has been requested. When departing Lima by air, the Republic of P [...]
2006-10-04 19:13:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKSCA OTRA ASEC CDC US PE
06LIMA3956COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DR. JUAN AMARAL
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Dr. Juan Amaral from October 10-15, 2006. The purpose of this trip is to serve as a lecturer at the 10th Peruvian Congress of Endocrinology. No embassy assistance has been requested. When departing Lima by air, the Republic o [...]
2006-10-05 16:36:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKSCA OTRA ASEC TBIO PE
06LIMA4117COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DYNCORP EMPLOYEE ARGABRIGHT
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Dyncorp's Director of IT David Argabright for the period of October 22 through October 27, 2006. The purpose of the visit is to develop interface between applications for new subsidiaries. Per reftel Embassy assistance is not [...]
2006-10-19 16:58:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR OTRA PE
06LIMA4118COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR STATE EMPLOYEE PARRA.
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of State's non-pilot instructor Jose Parra for the period of October 23 through October 30, 2006. The purpose of the visit is to review the non-crew member training program. Per reftel Embassy assistance is not requested. When [...]
2006-10-19 16:58:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR OTRA PE
06LIMA4158COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR KAREN H. JOHNSON, FEDERAL
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Karen H. Johnson from October 25-29, 2006. The purpose of this trip is to attend BIS working party on Monetary Policy in Latin America. No embassy assistance has been requested. When departing Lima by air, the Republic of Pe [...]
2006-10-23 15:58:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA EFIN FRB PE
06LIMA4176COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR SEVGI ARAL
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Sevgi Aral from Nov. 27 to December 2, 2006. The purpose of this trip is to provide technical expertise on a qualitative evaluation, which is a complementary study to the ongoing Trust-Funded, "Urban Community Randomized Trial o [...]
2006-10-25 18:55:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKSCA OTRA ASEC US CDC PE
06LIMA4177COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CARLA LEE
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Carla Lee from Nov. 5-18, 2006. The purpose of this trip is to assist the Pan American Health Office and the Ministry of Health with Rubella campaign activities. No embassy assistance has been requested. When departing Lima [...]
2006-10-25 18:55:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKSCA OTRA ASEC US CDC PE
06LIMA4222COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DR. SONIA ORTEGA
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Dr. Sonia Ortega from November 6-13, 2006. The purpose of this trip is to give a presenataion at the IV Iberoamerican Congress on Scientific Education. No embassy assistance has been requested. When departing Lima by air, the [...]
2006-10-30 13:35:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA ASEC TPHY PE
06LIMA4223COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR STAS PERSONNEL
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of George H. Atkinson, Andrew Reynolds, Kim Boyer, Edward Samulski, Christina McCain, Lee Schwartz, Nathan Singh and Cung Vu from November 2-3, 2006. The purpose of this trip is to tour universities and laboratories conducting sem [...]
2006-10-30 14:38:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA ASEC AR BI CI PE
06LIMA4241COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA PERSONNEL: ROSES, TRAN,
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Dulce Maria Roses, Hoang N Tran, David S Burkholder and Kenneth Ken Alexander from November 9-16, 2006. The purpose of this trip is to attend the ICAO GREPECAS GNSS/TF/2 and the GREPECAS ATM/CNS/SG/5 meeting. No embassy assista [...]
2006-10-31 16:17:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR OTRA ASEC PE
06LIMA4254COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA PERSONNEL: HAWTHORNE,
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Michael Hawthorne, George Marshall Hof, Michael Lam, Barbara Jean Cassidy, Justo P Casablanca and Herbert Madison Walton Jr from November 9-17, 2006. The purpose of this trip is to participate in ICAO Caribbean/South America Reg [...]
2006-11-02 16:30:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR OTRA ASEC PE
06LIMA4374COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NIH/FIC NIDA GROUP
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of the following: Dr. Ahmed Elkashef from November 28-December 3, 2006 Dr. Jag Khalsa, November 28-December 3, 2006 Dr. Ivan Montoya, November 28-December 3, 2006 Dr. Francis Vocci, November 29-December 7, 2006 The purpose of th [...]
2006-11-15 19:31:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKSCA OTRA ASEC TBIO PE
06LIMA4415COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR SEVGI ARAL
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Sevgi Aral from Nov. 30 to December 6, 2006. The purpose of this trip is to provide technical expertise on a qualitative evaluation, which is a complementary study to the ongoing Trust-Funded, "Urban Community Randomized Trial o [...]
2006-11-20 12:38:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKSCA OTRA ASEC US CDC PE
06LIMA4511COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR TSA ATTACHE JOSEPH G. OCHOA,
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Joseph G. Ochoa, III from November 29 to December 1, 2006. The purpose of the visit is to discuss a proposed Memorandum of Agreement for technical assistance. No embassy assistance has been requested. When departing Lima by [...]
2006-11-28 20:00:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER EAIR ASEC OTRA AR PE
06LIMA4541COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOT/FRA CLIFFORD EBY
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Clifford Eby from December 2-6, 2006. The purpose of this trip is to give talks about the US rail system and FRA's Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement Financing Program (RRIF) at a conference sponsored by Ferrocarril Central [...]
2006-12-01 17:37:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELTN OTRA AORC PE
06LIMA4620COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOE/NNSA/NA25/NNTRAV MCRAE
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of James Bennett McRae from December 10-14, 2006. The purpose of this trip is to attend and participate in an International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) sponsored Regional Workshop on Liability for Nuclear Damage, at the Ministry of [...]
2006-12-07 21:08:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG KNNP PARM OTRA PE
06LIMA4625COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA MANAGEMENT - MIAMI IFO
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Dawn R.H. Veatch and Javier Rodriguez from January 24-27, 2007. The purpose of this trip is International Aviation Safety Assessment (IASA) Consultations follow-up visit with the Direccion General de Aviacion Civil de Peru. Emb [...]
2006-12-11 12:16:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR OTRA PE
06LIMA4781COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA PERSONNEL: JAMES E.
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of James E. Siegman Jr. and Bryan C. Bazemore from January 7-11, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to perform a far part 145 facility inspection, perform FAA HBAW 06-05, air transport oversight system element performance inspection [...]
2006-12-27 16:11:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR OTRA ASEC PE
06LIMA4782COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA SENIOR EXECUTIVE
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Frederick T. Walker and Lorna L. John from January 24-27, 2007. The purpose of the travel: International Aviation Safety Assessment (IASA) consultations, and follow-up visit with the Direccion General de Aviacion de Peru. No em [...]
2006-12-27 16:11:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR OTRA ASEC PE
06LIMA4795COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR RESEARCH ZOOLOGIST TERRY
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Terry Chesser from January 15 - February 24, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to conduct ornithological field research on the west slope of the Andes in central-southern Peru, collecting specimens for the National Museum of Natu [...]
2006-12-28 19:27:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTPHY OTRA ASEC KSCA TBIO PE
06LIMA58COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Department of Interior Thomas C. Brown, for the period of January 8, 2006 through January 21, 2006. The purpose of the visit is to launch a survey to assess willingness to pay for environmental service. Per Reftel no Embassy [...]
2006-01-06 15:40:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV OTRA EAID PE
06LIMA59COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Department of Interior Thomas C. Brown, for the period of January 8, 2006 through January 21, 2006. The purpose of the visit is to launch a survey to assess willingness to pay for environmental service. Per Reftel no Embassy [...]
2006-01-06 15:42:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV OTRA EAID PE
06LIMA706COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR CARMEN DE GIACOMO AND
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Carmen De Giacomo and Samuel Perry, Saftey Inspectors from South Florida, from February 26 through March 3, 2006. The purpose of this trip is to conduct substantial maintenance facility inspections at Aeroinversiones del Peru, a [...]
2006-02-22 21:36:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR OTRA ASEC PE
06LIMA707COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR LESLIE SOMMER MCCORMICK
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Leslie Sommer McCormick, Senior International Program Officer of FAA Hedquarters, from February 26 through March 1, 2006. The purpose of this trip is to attend the 8th meeting of the coordination committee for the ICAO/UNDP RLA/ [...]
2006-02-22 21:38:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR OTRA ASEC PE
06LIMA73COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA PERSONNEL WALTZ,
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Gregory L. Michael, Adeo Rebosio, Hector O. Hermosilla and John A. Waltz of the Federal Aviation Administration, for the period of January 16, 2006 through January 21, 2006. The purpose of the visit is to conduct an assessment o [...]
2006-01-09 17:00:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR OTRA PE
06LIMA786COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR JAN GILBREATH .
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Jan Gilbreath, International Affairs Specialist, from March 29th through March 31, 2006. The purpose of the visit is to attend public national workshops that present and discuss the results of environmental assessments of trade [...]
2006-03-01 13:47:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDASEC SENV KSCA TPHY EPA CO PE
06LIMA824COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA PERSONNEL DULCE MARIA
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-02 18:06:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDASEC OTRA EAIR PE
06LIMA852COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NOAA PERSONNEL JEFFREY
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of NOAA personnel Jeffrey Seminoff from March 16 through March 24, 2006. The purpose of this visit is to attend meeting for NOAA/IMARPE MOU and conduct site visit to NOAA contractor. Per Reftel no Embassy assistance has been req [...]
2006-03-06 14:42:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDTPHY OTRA KSCA EFIS PE
06LIMA887COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FEDERAL RESERVE STAFF
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Federal Reserve staff George Holguin, Senior Financial Analyst and Jose Pignano, Senior Financial Analyst, for the period of March 11 through March 19, 2006. The purpose of the visit is to intruct the "Bank Analysis and Examinat [...]
2006-03-07 14:07:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDASEC OTRA EFIN FRB PE
06LIMA93AMENDED COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA PERSONNEL
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Gregory L. Michael, Adeo Rebosio, Mel Marengo and John A. Waltz of the Federal Aviation Administration, for the period of January 16, 2006 through January 21, 2006. The purpose of the visit is to conduct assessment of the Peruvia [...]
2006-01-10 17:43:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR OTRA PE
06LIMA992COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) officials Harold Stratton Jr. (Chairman),Edwards Richards (Special Assistant),and Arlene Fletcher (Public Affairs Specialist) for the period of March 20 through March 24, 2006. [...]
2006-03-14 13:55:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDASEC APER AMGT CO OTRA PE
06LIMA993COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA PERSONNEL CAMPBELL,
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-14 14:13:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDASEC OTRA EAIR DR PE
06LONDON6159COUNTERDRUG: ONDCP DIRECTOR WALTERS IN LONDON
[...] Summary. The Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy John Walters was in London August 8-9 to present at an international demand reduction conference entitled: "The Future of Drug Policies Globally - UNGASS 2008 and Beyond: Reconciling Research with Reality, Rights with Respon [...]
2006-08-22 13:07:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR UK
06MADRID2075SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR HHS/CDC LABARTHE,
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Darwin Labarthe, Director of Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention; Umed Ajani, Epidemiologist, and Patricia Poindexter, Public Health Advisor, NCCDPHP, HHS/CDC, to travel to Barcelona, September 2-6, to attend the World Congress on Cardiology Co [...]
2006-08-18 11:47:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDKSCA OTRA CDC SP
06MADRID2329SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NIH/FIC DR. GERHARD
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Dr. Gerhard Hummer, Senior Investigator, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, NIH to travel to Barcelona, Spain from September 30 to October 3, 2006. The purpose of the trip is to attend and present at the University of Barcelo [...]
2006-09-15 15:42:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDKSCA TBIO SP OTRA
06MADRID2403SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR VA: MICHAEL WALTER
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Dr. Michael Walter Weiner, Staff Physician, VA, to travel to Barcelona, Spain from October 24 to November 5, 2006. The purpose of the trip is to attend the US Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimage Initiative at the 5th Biannual Conference. 2. Post understands [...]
2006-09-25 07:55:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA SP
06MADRID2410SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NIH/FIC DR. NIKOLAOS
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Dr. Nikolaos Tountas, Postdoctoral Fellow, National Cancer Institute NIH, to travel to Barcelona, Spain from October 3 to October 8, 2006. The purpose of the trip is to attend and participate in the Drosophila as Model for Human Diseases meeting. 2. Po [...]
2006-09-25 07:56:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDKSCA TBIO OTRA SP
06MADRID2411SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NIH/FIC DRS. CELLI AND
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Dr. Jean Celli, Investigator, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases NIH, to travel to St. Feliu de Guixols, Spain from September 23 to October 1, 2006. The purpose of the trip is to attend a Scientific Conference. 2. Post understands th [...]
2006-09-25 07:56:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDKSCA TBIO OTRA SP
06MADRID3102SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NIH/FIC DR. JENSEN
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to NIH Senior Investigator Dr. Samuel Scheiner from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, NIH to travel to Barcelona, Spain on January 9 to January 12. The purpose of this visit is to attend a planning session of Advances in Ne [...]
2006-12-28 12:58:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDKSCA TBIO OTRA SP
06MANILA2319 THE AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH AGRICULTURE
[...] (SBU) The Ambassador met with Agriculture Secretary Panganiban on May 31 to discuss the status of the PL 480 agreement, continuing USG support for agricultural development in Mindanao, and the GRP's response plan for avian influenza. Panganiban confirmed the GRP had approved the PL 480 agree [...]
2006-06-02 11:46:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO SENV EAGR EAID PREL RP
06MAPUTO1275COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR USDA-APHIS-IS, NAGATA AND MANSELL TO TRAVEL TO MOZAMBIQUE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-10-03 10:28:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR MZ
06MASERU225ATLANTA'S MAYOR AND LESOTHO'S YOUNGEST AIDS VICTIMS
[...] SUMMARY ----------------- Atlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin visited Lesotho from 10 April - 13 April 2006 as a guest of CARE International. Ambassador June Carter Perry met with the Mayor on three separate occasions, an introductory meeting with the Ambassador in the Chancery, celebrations at a [...]
2006-05-10 10:50:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDKOCI KHIV OEXC OVIP PREL SOCI PGOV SCUL PHUM LT
06MASERU254UNGASS: HIGH LEVEL AIDS ISSUES
[...] (SBU) In recent discussions (May 29) with The First Lady of Lesotho and Prime Minister Mosisili, we have learned their major concerns about combating HIV/AIDS in Lesotho. We have advised them that the U.S. Delegation will be led by First Lady Mrs. Laura Bush, and that a number of U.S. expert [...]
2006-05-31 11:53:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYUNGA PREL PGOV KHIV LT
06MEXICO1113SIXTH ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP)
[...] (SBU) The mission's point of contact on the Anti-Trafficking in Persons Report is Poloff Scott C. Higgins. He may be reached by telephone at (52)(55) 5080-2000, ext. 4806, or by fax at (52)(55) 5080-2247. Post requests that the names of the non-governmental organizations (NGOs) working with [...]
2006-03-02 13:24:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF
06MONTEVIDEO296URUGUAY GROWS STRONG FOR THIRD CONSECUTIVE YEAR
[...] Summary: In 2005, Uruguay met its key IMF targets and achieved a 6.6% growth rate, outpacing expectations and driving real GDP back to pre-crisis levels. Still, despite the ongoing strong recovery, per capita GDP (in dollar terms),investment and several social indicators remained below pre [...]
2006-03-28 12:15:00Embassy MontevideoUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD EINV ECIN UY
06MOSCOW3335PRESIDENTIAL SUCCESSION MANEUVERING: EARLY STIRRINGS
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-31 09:06:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON PINR RS
06MUSCAT509OMAN ROLLS OUT AVIAN FLU PLAN
[...] Oman rolled out in February its much anticipated National Pandemic Influenza Preparedness Plan with a view toward promoting public awareness, and will conduct a series of simulations in the Dhofar region to test its effectiveness. As of April 1, Oman remains avian influenza-free, notwithstandi [...]
2006-04-03 10:10:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KFLU ECON PREL MU ESTH
06NAIROBI1161 17TH HORN OF AFRICA CLIMATE OUTLOOK FORUM
[...] The 17th Greater Horn of Africa (GHA) climate outlook forum (COF) took place in Nairobi March 1-3, organized by the USAID-supported Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD) Climate Prediction and Applications Center (ICPAC). The forum brought together policy makers, technical expert [...]
2006-03-15 04:02:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDEAID SENV TPHY XW ZF EAGR ECON ETRD KE PGOV SOCI
06NAIROBI1238 HORN OF AFRICA, STATE - USAID HUMANITARIAN
[...] This is the second update cable in response to Ref A request for bi-weekly reports on the humanitarian situation in the Horn of Africa. USAID Missions in Kenya, Ethiopia, Djibouti, and REDSO/Somalia contributed to this report. REGIONAL REPORTS 2. NAIROBI-BASED REGIONAL MEETINGS A [...]
2006-03-17 10:59:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON PHUM PREF PREL IGAD CENTCOM KESO
06NAIROBI1239 HORN OF AFRICA, STATE - USAID HUMANITARIAN
[...] This is the second update cable in response to Ref A request for bi-weekly reports on the humanitarian situation in the Horn of Africa. USAID Missions in Kenya, Ethiopia, Djibouti, and REDSO/Somalia contributed to this report. REGIONAL REPORTS 2. NAIROBI-BASED REGIONAL MEETINGS A [...]
2006-03-17 11:07:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON PHUM PREF PREL IGAD CENTCOM KESO
06NAIROBI1445 HORN OF AFRICA, STATE - USAID HUMANITARIAN UPDATE
[...] This is the third update cable in response to Ref A request for biweekly reports on the humanitarian situation in the Horn of Africa. USAID Missions in Kenya, Ethiopia, REDSO Somalia, Djibouti, and OFDA contributed to this report. ------------ FLASH REPORT ------------ 2. Early rep [...]
2006-04-03 03:33:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON PHUM PREF PREL IGAD CENTCOM KE SO
06NAIROBI1651 HORN OF AFRICA, STATE - USAID HUMANITARIAN
[...] Michael Hess, Assistant Administrator for DCHA, visited Kenya from April 7 - 13, on the first leg of a trip to Djibouti and Ethiopia to assess and bring attention to the drought and pastoralist crisis in the Horn of Africa. Mr. Hess traveled to the drought affected towns of Mandera and El Wa [...]
2006-04-13 14:54:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON PHUM PREF PREL IGAD CENTCOM KE
06NAIROBI1652 HORN OF AFRICA, STATE - USAID HUMANITARIAN
[...] Michael Hess, Assistant Administrator for DCHA, visited Kenya from April 7 - 13, on the first leg of a trip to Djibouti and Ethiopia to assess and bring attention to the drought and pastoralist crisis in the Horn of Africa. Mr. Hess traveled to the drought affected towns of Mandera and El Wa [...]
2006-04-13 15:12:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON PHUM PREF PREL IGAD CENTCOM KE
06NAIROBI1804 RAINS STABILIZE PASTORALIST DECLINE IN KENYA
[...] The arrival of the long rains in Kenya's Garissa and Wajir districts have stabilized the dramatic decline in pastoralist livelihoods experienced in recent months. However, humanitarian interventions remain necessary to ensure both short- and long-term recovery. Potential interventions shoul [...]
2006-04-26 11:53:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDEAID KE
06NAIROBI1850 HORN OF AFRICA, STATE - USAID HUMANITARIAN
[...] The widespread heavy rains experienced in the region during the first ten days, or dekad, of April subsided in the second dekad. During the second dekad of April, most parts of Somalia and Djibouti, northern and eastern Kenya, and the eastern half of Ethiopia, where most of the drought-affec [...]
2006-04-28 09:19:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON PHUM PREF PREL IGAD CENTCOM KE
06NAIROBI1881 USAID/OFDA Southern Somalia
[...] Somalia is experiencing the worst drought in a decade, compounded by the effects of fifteen years of armed conflict that has destroyed public infrastructure and basic services, and stressed the population?s coping strategies. The majority of the 2.1 million drought-affected people resides i [...]
2006-05-02 13:51:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDEAID SO
06NAIROBI1939 MEASLES AND POLIO INCIDENCE AND RESPONSE IN
[...] Since 2005, isolated measles and polio cases surfaced in drought-affected Somalia, Ethiopia, and Kenya. Increased migration by pastoralists during the drought has raised concerns of a widespread, regional outbreak. In response, the U.N. Children?s Fund (UNICEF) and World Health Organization [...]
2006-05-04 10:19:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDEAID SO KE ET
06NAIROBI2369 BI-LATERAL MEETING BETWEEN USAID/REDSO/FFP AND
[...] Summary: On May 3, 2006, USAID/REDSO/FFP and the regional WFP Operations Division Kampala (WFP/ODK) held their third annual bi-lateral meeting. These annual meetings are designed to provide a forum for each party to discuss topics of mutual concern in managing the nearly 1.6 million MTs of Ti [...]
2006-05-30 12:47:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDDJ ER EAID SO
06NAIROBI4155CLIMATE OUTLOOK FOR SEPTEMBER ? DECEMBER 2006
[...] This is a joint cable prepared by FEWSNET Nairobi and USAID/East Africa?s Food for Peace Office. USAID/EA/FFP and Regional Economic Growth and Integration (REGI) Offices attended the 18th Climate Outlook Forum (COF) August 31 ? September 1, 2006 in Nairobi, Kenya. It was convened by the Int [...]
2006-09-25 13:04:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDKE
06NAIROBI4942 SPEECH ON U.S.-KENYAN RELATIONS DELIVERED BY THE AMBASSADOR
[...] Following is the text of a speech on U.S.-Kenyan relations delivered by the Ambassador before the American Chamber of Commerce in Kenya on November 21. Significant local media coverage is expected. 2. Begin text The United States and Kenya: A Robust Partnership By Ambassador Michael E. R [...]
2006-11-21 14:31:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO PREL
06NAIROBI968 HORN OF AFRICA, STATE - USAID HUMANITARIAN UPDATE
[...] Summary: ------------ This is the first cable in response to reftel request for bi-weekly reports on the humanitarian situation in the Horn of Africa. It is formatted according to reftel guidelines. USAID Missions in Ethiopia and Djibouti contributed to this report. A regional humanitari [...]
2006-03-03 08:01:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDDY EAID ET PHUM PREF EGAD CENTCOM PRES ECON
06NASSAU358BAHAMAS: SIXTH ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS
[...] (SBU) A,B: There have been no substantiated reports of specific instances indicating that The Bahamas is a country of origin, transit or destination for trafficking in persons. However, general reports regarding potential trafficking, especially in the vulnerable Haitian communities, are st [...]
2006-03-02 14:29:00Embassy NassauUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SMIG PREF ELAB ASEC BF KCRM KWMN KFRD
06NASSAU940MALARIA OUTBREAK IN THE BAHAMAS
[...] SUMMARY: As of June 14, 2005, The Bahamas Ministry of Health and the Centers for Disease Control have confirmed 16 cases of malaria on Great Exuma Island, approximately 120 miles from Nassau. An American tourist who visited Exuma has now contracted Malaria. All confirmed cases appear to hav [...]
2006-06-16 16:04:00Embassy NassauUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO CASC PREL BF
06NDJAMENA339CHAD: PREPARING FOR THE AI INEVITABLE
[...] Summary. With Avian Influenza (AI) confirmed in neighboring Nigeria and Niger, we believe that it is only a matter of time before AI is found in Chad. We are fortunate that the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) representative in N'djamana is able and engaged. However Chad lacks the [...]
2006-03-01 16:45:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIEDKFLU TBIO EAID AMED EAGR CD
06NEWDELHI1396POSITIVE BURNS-SHARMA FEBRUARY 24 MEETING FOCUSES
[...] (C) Summary: The February 24 meeting between Under Secretary for Political Affairs Burns and Indian Minister of SIPDIS State for External Affairs Anand Sharma reflected important GOI political endorsement of the positive direction of our bilateral relationship. Sharma, well-versed in the w [...]
2006-02-24 14:48:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL ENRG KNNP OVIP CVIS EINV ENLT KFLU TBIO
06NEWDELHI3997INDIA BEHIND ON BIOTERROR PREPARATIONS BUT TAKING
[...] (C) Summary: The GOI regards a bioterrorism attack as an event of such low probability that the potential impact does not register high on New Delhi's agenda. We have no reason to believe terrorist organizations operating in India have access to pathogens at this time; also, bioterrorism is inconsi [...]
2006-06-08 12:05:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL PGOV TBIO PINS KSCA PINR EAIR SENV
06NEWDELHI512UNDERSECRETARY BURNS AND FS SARAN DISCUSS NEXT
[...] (C) Summary: Undersecretary Burns and Indian Foreign Secretary Saran reviewed ten potential deliverables for the SIPDIS President's visit during a January 20 working lunch. In a meeting later that day, U/S Burns stressed to Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia that I [...]
2006-01-25 05:44:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL EAGR PGOV PINR ENRG PHUM PTER SCOI IN
06NEWDELHI8137PM SINGH VISIT TO JAPAN: TIME FOR THE U.S. TO SEIZE THE DAY ON CLOSER TRILATERAL COOPERATION
[...] (C) Summary. Prime Minister Singh will visit Tokyo December 13-16 as a follow-on to the ASEAN summit. He and PM Abe are expected to have a feel-good series of meetings, including talks on deepening the bilateral relationship, economic and cultural "deliverables," recognition of the expansion of I [...]
2006-12-05 08:10:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR KDEM JA IN
06NICOSIA150CYPRUS AI UPDATE: VISITING EU EXPERT REPORTS
[...] (SBU) Summary: At a private briefing February 1, a visiting EU veterinary expert called the Turkish Cypriot response to positive H5N1 tests for a cock and hen in north Cyprus on January 29 (ref b) "adequate," and said the outbreak appears isolated and under control. Since no other AI cases h [...]
2006-02-03 14:44:00Embassy NicosiaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKFLU EAGR EAID KSCA TBIO KSTH WHO AMED CASC
06NICOSIA293AREA ADMINISTERED BY TURKISH CYPRIOTS: SIXTH
[...] This message is sensitive but unclassified--not/not for Internet distribution. 2. (SBU) Embassy Nicosia hereby submits information for the March 2004-March 2005 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report. Embassy point of contact is Bridget Alway, Political Section, Tel: (357) 22-39-3545, Fax (3 [...]
2006-03-01 14:44:00Embassy NicosiaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC CY ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG
06OSLO1389 2007 NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATE REPORT FOR NORWAY
[...] (SBU) Per Ref B request, the draft 2007 National Trade Estimate (NTE) Report for Norway follows in paragraph 2. The report was conveyed on November 7 to USTR in Microsoft Word format (Ref A). Post understands that USTR will fill in trade statistics when available. 2. Begin text of 2007 [...]
2006-11-09 09:05:00Embassy OsloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON EFIN NO
06OSLO237NORWAY AVIAN FLU RESPONSE UPDATE
[...] (U) Effective February 15, 2006, the Norwegian Food Safety Authority has reinstated (reftel A) a ban on open air poultry farming in eight counties in southern Norway. The move comes in response to the discovery of H5N1 infected birds in Rugen, Germany. Officials are preparing for the virus' ev [...]
2006-03-01 17:39:00Embassy OsloUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAGR TBIO KFLU NO
06OSLO238NORWAY AVIAN FLU RESPONSE UPDATE
[...] (U) Effective February 15, 2006, the Norwegian Food Safety Authority has reinstated (reftel A) a ban on open air poultry farming in eight counties in southern Norway. The move comes in response to the discovery of H5N1 infected birds in Rugen, Germany. Officials are preparing for the virus' ev [...]
2006-03-02 06:15:00Embassy OsloUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KFLU SENV EAGR ECON NO
06PARAMARIBO23AVIAN INFLUENZA: POST CONTINGENCY PLANNING AND
[...] (SBU) Further to the readiness assessment of Government of Suriname (GOS) capabilities conveyed ref (b),post notes that the GOS avian flu working group, consisting of government entities and the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO),had not as of January 9 yet completed its promised avian [...]
2006-01-12 17:40:00Embassy ParamariboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAMGT ASEC CASC AMED KFLO AMER NS
06PARIS1144FIRST APPARENT CASE OF AVIAN FLU IN FRENCH
[...] (U) Summary: Early on February 24, France's Agriculture Minister confirmed that a flock of domestic turkeys contained highly pathogenic H5 virus. Laboratory results, expected shortly, have yet to confirm definitively the H5N1 strain. However, the flock of turkeys - since culled - was locat [...]
2006-02-24 12:29:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDKFLU TBIO CASC AMGT FR
06PARIS1620 AVIAN FLU: U/S DOBRIANSKY REVIEWS EFFORTS TO
[...] Summary and Introduction: International Efforts to Counter Avian Flu were the focus of U/S for Global Affairs Paula Dobrianksy's February 28 meeting with World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) Director General Bernard Vallat. Stressing White House leadership on this issue, U/S Dobriansk [...]
2006-03-14 14:16:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KSCA KFLU UNESCO
06PARIS217 AVIAN FLU: WORLD ORGANIZATION FOR ANIMAL
[...] Summary: In Advance of the January 17-18 International Conference on Avian and Human Pandemic Influenza, The Director General of the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) is pleased with the level of cooperation among the various international organizations leading this effort (World bank [...]
2006-01-12 16:54:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDEAID TBIO SOCI SENV TSPL KSCA EAGR OIE
06PARIS337FRANCE: SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF DHS SECRETARY
[...] (SBU) Embassy Paris is delighted to welcome Secretary Chertoff to France. We enjoy a warm and productive relationship with the French Government on many issues of high priority to the USG, including counter-terrorism and law enforcement, transportation security, and immigration and customs en [...]
2006-01-19 06:32:00Embassy ParisSECRET//NOFORNPTER CVIS EAIR OVIP
06PARIS4218AUSTRALIA GROUP: 2006 INFORMATION EXCHANGE (IE)
[...] (C) The following describes highlights of the Information Exchange (IE) portion of the annual meeting of the Australia Group (AG),which met in Paris, June 12-15, 2006 (Report on AG Plenary provided septel). The IE included 48 presentations by 13 AG member states, and 2 presentations were pr [...]
2006-06-20 08:43:00Embassy ParisSECRETPREL PARM ETTC AS FR CBW
06PARIS4381MEDIA REACTION REPORT - CIA - Terrorist Finance Tracking
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-26 11:00:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR FR
06PARIS7318INTERNATIONAL UNION'S LUNG CONFERENCE - PUNCHING ABOVE ITS
[...] SUMMARY: The International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease convened the 37th Union World Conference on Lung Health from October 31 to November 4, 2006 in Paris, France. The Union's annual conference is the world's premier meeting of tuberculosis and public health experts dedicate [...]
2006-11-09 10:50:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KHIV KFLU FR
06PARIS7904S/CT CRUMPTON MEETS RUSSIAN COUNTERPART TO EXTEND
[...] (S) Summary: In an amicable December 7 dinner meeting with Ambassador-at-Large Henry Crumpton, Russian Special Presidential Representative Anatoliy Safonov agreed to move forward with several proposals that expand U.S./Russian counter-terrorism (CT) cooperation. These include: --Engaging the Americ [...]
2006-12-26 11:45:00Embassy ParisSECRETPARM FR
06PHNOMPENH1374REACTION TO KHMER ROUGE LEADER'S DEATH
[...] (SBU) Summary. Ung Choeun, widely known as Ta Mok, age 82, passed away on July 21 at a military hospital where he had been hospitalized since June 29. Since his passing, government officials, the media, and civil society leaders have discussed the impact of his death on the proceedings of t [...]
2006-07-31 06:55:00Embassy Phnom PenhUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KJUS PREL CB
06PHNOMPENH501 2006 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT FOR CAMBODIA
[...] The following is Embassy Phnom Penh's contribution towards the preparation of the 2006 Trafficking in Persons Report for Cambodia, covering the period March 2005 - March 2006. Responses follow the questions outlined in reftel. The entire report is classified sensitive but unclassified (SBU) [...]
2006-03-15 08:51:00Embassy Phnom PenhUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM ELAB SMIG KCRM KWMN KFRD CB
06PHNOMPENH602CAMBODIA: UNIONIZATION EFFORTS STALL IN CASINO
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Unionization efforts at a Thai-owned casino on the Cambodian-Thai border were met with alleged management intimidation and firing of union leaders. Management objected to an arbitral award calling on them to re-instate 11 of the 20 terminated workers, has refused to implement [...]
2006-03-30 09:38:00Embassy Phnom PenhUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB PGOV ECON PREL CB TH
06PHNOMPENH955CAMBODIA/AI: WORLD BANK PLANS TO FUND
[...] SUMMARY. Prime Minister Hun Sen has agreed in principle to a World Bank-funded effort to provide compensation for culling birds in areas affected by confirmed cases of H5N1 avian influenza. The proposed program would compensate small farmers approximately one dollar per bird; large commercia [...]
2006-05-19 10:04:00Embassy Phnom PenhUNCLASSIFIEDAMED EAGR KFLU SENV CB
06PORTAUPRINCE220AVIAN INFLUENZA: EMBASSY PORT-AU-PRINCE
[...] This cable is in response to reftel. 2. SUMMARY: Post's Avian Influenza Working Group (AIWG) met on January 23 and began developing preparedness measures to meet the threat of a possible AI human pandemic. The AIWG members have inventoried medical supplies, identified medically traine [...]
2006-01-30 18:27:00Embassy Port Au PrinceUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT ASEC CASC AMED KFLO AEMR HA
06PRETORIA1195 SOUTH AFRICA PUBLIC HEALTH MARCH 24 2006 ISSUE
[...] Summary. Every two weeks, Embassy Pretoria publishes a public health newsletter highlighting South African health issues based on press reports and studies of South African researchers. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week' [...]
2006-03-24 11:18:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON KHIV SOCI TBIO EAID SF
06PRETORIA1657 SOUTH AFRICA PUBLIC HEALTH April 21 2006 ISSUE
[...] Summary. Every two weeks, Embassy Pretoria publishes a public health newsletter highlighting South African health issues based on press reports and studies of South African researchers. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week' [...]
2006-04-21 13:51:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON KHIV SOCI TBIO EAID SF
06PRETORIA2065 SOUTH AFRICA PUBLIC HEALTH May 19 2006 ISSUE
[...] Summary. Every two weeks, Embassy Pretoria publishes a public health newsletter highlighting South African health issues based on press reports and studies of South African researchers. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week' [...]
2006-05-19 07:58:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON KHIV SOCI TBIO EAID SF
06PRETORIA2249 SOUTH AFRICA PUBLIC HEALTH June 2 2006 ISSUE
[...] Summary. Every two weeks, Embassy Pretoria publishes a public health newsletter highlighting South African health issues based on press reports and studies of South African researchers. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week' [...]
2006-06-01 14:44:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON KHIV SOCI TBIO EAID SF
06PRETORIA320 SOUTH AFRICA PUBLIC HEALTH JANUARY 27 2006 ISSUE
[...] Summary. Every two weeks, Embassy Pretoria publishes a public health newsletter highlighting South African health issues based on press reports and studies of South African researchers. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week' [...]
2006-01-27 12:17:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON KHIV SOCI TBIO EAID SF
06PRETORIA3295SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER AUGUST 11, 2006 ISSUE
[...] (U) Summary. Once every two weeks, Embassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Reserve Bank raises interest rates 50 basi [...]
2006-08-14 05:08:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF
06PRETORIA603 SOUTH AFRICA PUBLIC HEALTH FEBRUARY 10 2006 ISSUE
[...] Summary. Every two weeks, Embassy Pretoria publishes a public health newsletter highlighting South African health issues based on press reports and studies of South African researchers. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week' [...]
2006-02-10 13:26:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON KHIV SOCI TBIO EAID SF
06PRETORIA790 SOUTH AFRICA PUBLIC HEALTH FEBRUARY 24 2006 ISSUE
[...] Summary. Every two weeks, Embassy Pretoria publishes a public health newsletter highlighting South African health issues based on press reports and studies of South African researchers. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week' [...]
2006-02-24 11:09:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON KHIV SOCI TBIO EAID SF
06PRISTINA256KOSOVO: RECOMMENDATION ON TREATMENT OF ROMA LEAD
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. International community stakeholders have decided that Roma victims of lead poisoning can be safely treated at Osterode, UNMIK's temporary relocation facility. Notwithstanding the insistence of Roma leaders that their constituents will accept relocation only to their old Mitrov [...]
2006-03-21 18:12:00Embassy PristinaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF EAID SENV PHUM UNMIK KDEM YI
06RABAT1377MOROCCAN IMAMS TO RECEIVE EDUCATION IN SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED
[...] Summary: Moroccan Imams will begin receiving awareness training as part of the GOM's fight against HIV/AIDS and sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) beginning in Sept 2006. The voluntary training represents a joint initiative by the Ministries of Islamic Affairs (MIA) and Health (MOH),and co [...]
2006-07-20 16:29:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIEDKHIV KISL PHUM PGOV MO
06RABAT1706PUTIN VISIT ACCENTUATES BILATERAL COOPERATION
[...] (SBU) Summary: Russian President Putin's 18-hour visit to Morocco September 6-7 emphasized economic and commercial ties between the two countries, with the signature of cooperation agreements in fields ranging from fisheries to tourism, culture, and communications. Putin was accompanied by 50 [...]
2006-09-13 17:26:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ECON RU MO
06RABAT2196USG SUPPORT FOR BAMAKO CONFERENCE ON AVIAN AND
[...] (U) Per reftel, talking points were delivered to Dr. Abderraham Benmamoun, Chief of Infectious Diseases, Ministry of Health, on November 30. Benmamoun was well briefed on the Bamako Avian Flu conference and said he would lead the Moroccan delegation, which would also include Dr. Abderrahman L [...]
2006-11-30 14:58:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKFLU EAGR TBIO PREL EAID
06RABAT29REP. LANTOS DISCUSSES REGIONAL ISSUES, FREE TRADE,
[...] (C) Summary: PM Jettou January 3 told visiting Rep. Tom Lantos that Morocco appreciates U.S. efforts in the Middle East and Iraq, where positive results are beginning to take shape, and that Morocco would continue to do its part in the war on terror. Jettou was also encouraged by the appro [...]
2006-01-06 18:01:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALECON MA PGOV PHUM PREL PTER
06RABAT367AVIAN FLU: NO TIME TO PANIC
[...] (U) Summary: Although no cases of Avian Influenza have been detected in Morocco, the malady has many Moroccans quaking in their boots. The issue regularly dominates front page news, rumors of outbreaks circulate at lightening speed, and consumption of chicken has plummeted, putting the $1.4 [...]
2006-03-01 16:40:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO EAGR KFLU CASC MO
06RANGOON1195THREE DISEASES FUND DONORS MOVE AHEAD
[...] (SBU) Summary: The new Three Diseases (3D) Fund in Burma should become operational by December 2006. The UN is recruiting Fund staff and the UK just announced a $38 million funding commitment to the 3D Fund, while the Netherlands committed one million euros. The six donor nations -- UK, EC, [...]
2006-08-18 14:16:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALPHUM EAID SOCI KHIV BM
06RANGOON124TECHNOCRATS WILLING TO ENGAGE ON AVIAN INFLUENZA
[...] (C) Summary: The first visit of USAID's Regional Infectious Diseases Advisor based in Bangkok, prompted a rare level of access and engagement by GOB counterparts. Eager for information as well as support, experts at the Ministries of Health and, especially, Livestock and Fisheries discussed [...]
2006-01-31 01:12:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALEAGR EAID AMED PGOV PREL SOCI TBIO KFLU BM
06RANGOON1679BURMA: AI UPDATE
[...] (U) Summary: GOB authorities have not reported any new cases of Avian Influenza in Burma since the outbreak in poultry in Mandalay and Sagaing Divisions was contained in April 2006. On October 30, the government imposed a ban on the import and use of AI vaccine, as well as on animal bones and [...]
2006-11-13 10:15:00Embassy RangoonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR EAID AMED PGOV PREL CASC TBIO KFLU BM
06RANGOON372BURMA AI OUTBREAK UPDATE - MARCH 20
[...] (U) SUMMARY. No human cases of AI have been reported in Burma to date. A joint FAO/WHO assessment team, accompanied by USAID Bangkok Infectious Diseases Advisor and Embassy's FSN agricultural specialist, visited hospitals and poultry farms in Mandalay and Sagaing Divisions on March 17-18 to [...]
2006-03-20 10:00:00Embassy RangoonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR EAID AMED PGOV PREL CASC TBIO KFLU BM
06RANGOON602RUSSIAN AMBASSADOR: "WE SEEK CLOSER TIES TO BURMA"
[...] (C) Summary: The Russian Ambassador, a four-year veteran in Rangoon, described Russia and Burma as at the "beginning of a new stage in bilateral cooperation." The two countries recently exchanged senior level visitors "to reinvigorate relations." The Ambassador described sanctions as counte [...]
2006-05-04 08:49:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM MASS PHUM PGOV BM RS
06RANGOON604OFFICIALS UPDATE VISITING FAS REPS ON AI
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During an introductory visit, APHIS Area Director Ned Cardenas and FAS Agricultural Attache Russ Nicely received an open, thorough update from Livestock Breeding and Veterinary Department (LBVD) officials about current GOB efforts to contain the recent Avian Influenza outbreak. [...]
2006-05-05 00:55:00Embassy RangoonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR EAID AMED PGOV PREL CASC TBIO KFLU BM
06RANGOON707GOING IT ALONE IN SOUTHERN BURMA
[...] (C) Summary: The Burmese government, having gained an upper hand over insurgents and perceiving no local political threats, generally neglects the southern Burmese seaport of Dawei. The coastal border region, however, blessed with a robust fishing industry and productive agricultural sector, [...]
2006-05-30 09:27:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PINS PREL ECON EAID SOCI BM TH
06RANGOON732BURMA: DEMOCRACY AWAITS ANOTHER DAY
[...] (C) Embassy Rangoon's Pol/Econ Chief departs post this week, ending a three-year tour and having spent six of the past eight years on Burma-related assignments. We asked him to share a few unvarnished views on the current situation. He observes that the prospect for meaningful improvement in [...]
2006-06-05 10:33:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM ECON PREL BM
06RANGOON887UN RANGOON PROBES FOR OPENING IN BURMESE LEADERSHIP
[...] (C) Summary: Onder Yucer, the temporary UN Resident Coordinator in Rangoon met with Charge on June 27 to discuss his efforts to persuade the GOB to loosen restrictive guidelines on humanitarian organizations, as well as the UN's role in negotiating some sort of political transition. He met Ju [...]
2006-06-28 09:44:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM EAID PREL BM
06REYKJAVIK118ICELAND: 3/30-3/31 TALKS SET STAGE FOR NEW
[...] (C) Summary: A U.S. interagency delegation met in Reykjavik 3/30-31 with senior Icelandic officials to describe the operational framework for the defense of Iceland following the upcoming realignment of Naval Air Station Keflavik (NASKEF). The Icelandic delegation expressed keen interest in [...]
2006-03-31 18:22:00Embassy ReykjavikCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MASS IC
06RIYADH2542Avian Flu: Saudi Arabia Closing Small Poultry
[...] (U) Summary: Meetings with the WHO representative, Ministry of Agriculture (MOA),and Ministry of Health (MOH) revealed that the SAG has established necessary preparations for avian flu, including action plans, an emergency "hotline" number, monitoring and testing sites for migratory birds, a [...]
2006-04-09 13:43:00Embassy RiyadhUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO KFLU EAGR SA
06ROME1006 AVIAN INFLUENZA: WEEKLY UPDATE ON FAO ACTIVITIES
[...] Summary: On March 28, USMISSION UN ROME met with FAO Animal Production and Health (AGA) and Emergency Operations and Rehabilitation (TCE) Divisions staff to discuss Azerbaijan; global Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) expert needs; personal protective equipment (PPE) needs in the West [...]
2006-04-04 07:16:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDKFLU EAGR EAID CASC SENV SOCI TBIO FAO WHO
06ROME626AVIAN INFLUENZA: FAO DISCUSSIONS ON INCIDENT
[...] Summary: In discussions over the past week, FAO Senior Veterinary Officer Juan Lubroth and Senior Operations Officer Cristina Amaral updated us on FAO activities to combat Avian Influenza (AI). FAO senior management is acting to remove management constraints by: a) instituting a special wai [...]
2006-03-01 16:52:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDKFLU EAGR EAID CASC SENV SOCI TBIO BG BM CB EG ID KE LA ML NI VM FAO WHO AVIAN INFLUENZA
06ROME87AVIAN INFLUENZA: FAO UPDATE ON ANIMAL SITUATION IN
[...] Summary. Responding to alarming media reports on the Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (H5N1) outbreaks in Turkey, on January 9, USMISSION UN Rome asked Juan Lubroth, FAO Senior Veterinary Officer (SVO),to share with us FAO's assessment of the situation in Turkey and ongoing work to control [...]
2006-01-10 16:04:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR EAID CASC SENV SOCI TBIO TU FAO WHO AVIAN INFLUENZA
06SANAA1147AN ECONOMIC AND FOOD SECURITY ISSUE SHOULD AVIAN
[...] (U) Summary: Even though there are currently no reported cases of Avian Influenza (AI) in Yemen, Ministry of Agriculture (MAI) officials are extremely concerned AI will breakout in Yemen soon. To assist the Republic of Yemen Government (ROYG),the USG has to date: provided US$8,500 in reagents [...]
2006-04-24 03:31:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAGR KFLU YM
06SANAA1213AN ECONOMIC AND FOOD SECURITY ISSUE SHOULD AVIAN
[...] (U) Summary: Even though there are currently no reported cases of Avian Influenza (AI) in Yemen, Ministry of Agriculture (MAI) officials are extremely concerned AI will breakout in Yemen soon. To assist the Republic of Yemen Government (ROYG),the USG has to date: provided US$8,500 in reagents [...]
2006-05-02 12:59:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAGR KFLU YM
06SANTODOMINGO3141DENGUE FEVER: SLOW DOMINICAN RESPONSE
[...] (SBU) Summary. Health authorities in the Dominican Republic continue trying to deal with the widespread outbreak of dengue fever that started in June, asserting at the same time that that there is no epidemic. On September 24 the Public Health Ministry announced that 3,933 cases of dengue [...]
2006-10-03 20:29:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNEAID AMED EAGR PREL PGOV SENV TBIO DR
06SAOPAULO1002SOUTHWEST BRAZIL: CATTLE CRISIS, POROUS BORDER, AND U.S.
[...] (SBU) Consul General (CG) recently visited Brazil's southwestern border state of Mato Grosso do Sul. Meetings with representatives of the cattle ranching sector and government researchers shed light on an economic dichotomy in the Brazilian beef industry today: Drought conditions, market worr [...]
2006-09-18 13:36:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL EAGR ETRD ENRG SENV KPAO EINV ECON BR
06SAOPAULO198Santa Catarina - Port Development and Challenges
[...] SUMMARY. The Port of Itajai's phenomenal growth, the development of a competing port in the neighboring city of Navegantes, and the 2005 opening of a private port facility in Itapoa highlight the southern Brazilian state of Santa Catarina's prominent role in Brazilian trade. A U.S. company, [...]
2006-02-23 10:14:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDECON EWWT PGOV KIPR ETRD BEXP BR
06SEOUL3794SOUTH KOREA: PANDEMIC INFLUENZA PREPAREDNESS PLAN
[...] (U) In preparation for a possible influenza pandemic, the Korea Center for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) has unveiled its National Preparedness and Response Plan for Pandemic Influenza. Officials at KCDC said the plan, drawn up by medical experts at Korea University Medical School, c [...]
2006-11-03 04:53:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALTBIO ECON EAGR AMED KFLU KS
06SINGAPORE350AMBASSADOR'S CALL ON MINISTER OF HEALTH KHAW BOON
[...] (SBU) Summary. Minister of Health KHAW Boon Wan told the Ambassador during her February 2 courtesy call that our bilateral Regional Emerging Diseases Intervention (REDI) Center first needed to "get off the ground" -- hiring a permanent Director and additional staff -- before broadening its f [...]
2006-02-07 05:25:00Embassy SingaporeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAMED EAGR TBIO ECON EINV APECO SN
06SINGAPORE631SINGAPORE'S SUBMISSION FOR THE 2006 TIP REPORT:
[...] This is the second of three messages relaying Embassy Singapore's 2005 TIP submission. It covers the investigation and prosecution of traffickers. INVESTIGATION AND PROSECUTION ----------------------------- 2. (SBU) A. Does the country have a law specifically prohibiting trafficking in [...]
2006-03-01 09:23:00Embassy SingaporeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF SN
06STATE115971AVIAN INFLUENZA FACT SHEET AND FREQUENTLY ASKED
[...] The Department has completely revised and updated the Avian Influenza Fact Sheet and FAQs below. Posts are instructed to: a. Issue a warden message to the American citizen community drawing attention to the new information; b. Engage in active outreach activities at all levels to dissemi [...]
2006-07-14 18:56:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC KFLU AMED AMGT
06STATE164524THE SECRETARY'S SEPTEMBER 26 MEETING WITH
[...] (U) Classified by: EAP Acting A/S Kathleen Stephens, Reasons 1.4 (b) and (d). 2. (U) September 26, 2006; 1:45 p.m.; Washington, DC. 3. (U) Participants: U.S. The Secretary Ambassador Lynn Pascoe, Embassy Jakarta EAP A/S Christopher Hill PA A/S Sean McCormack Steve Beecroft (S Staff [...]
2006-09-29 21:31:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MOPS UN ID
06STOCKHOLM1452LEBANON DONORS CONFERENCE IN STOCKHOLM AUGUST 31
[...] (SBU) Donors pledged 942 million USD in early recovery and humanitarian aid at the August 31 Stockholm Conference for Lebanon,s Early Recovery, nearly double the 500 million target set by the Government of Sweden, which hosted the event. Representatives from 50 countries as well as UN agenci [...]
2006-09-12 13:15:00Embassy StockholmCONFIDENTIALEAID PREL LE SW
06TAIPEI1415TAIWAN ON WHO: IHRS, TWO-BY-TWO, AND OBSTACLES TO
[...] (C) Summary. Taiwan is considering making a unilateral pledge adhering to the WHO International Health Regulations (IHRs),though it has some questions about timing. No decision has been made yet on whether Taiwan will concur with a limited two-by-two debate in WHA Plenary Session and Gener [...]
2006-04-24 09:12:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiCONFIDENTIALTBIO PREL PGOV WHO TW
06TAIPEI193 TAIWAN: AVIAN FLU UPDATE
[...] Summary. Taiwan continues to be H5N1 free and to prepare to counter a potential Avian Influenza (AI) outbreak. It has staged large-scale drills and distributed information in multiple languages to increase the flow of information to the public. Taiwan's Environmental Protection Agency (TEPA [...]
2006-01-19 21:36:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDAMED AMGT CASC ECON SENV SOCI TBIO WHO TW
06TAIPEI6422006 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT: TAIWAN
[...] (U) Following is AIT/T's 2005-06 Trafficking-in-Persons (TIP) report. The report is presented according to reftel sections, beginning with 21 A. -------- Overview -------- 21 A. (SBU) Is the country a country of origin, transit or destination for international trafficked men, women or [...]
2006-03-01 07:05:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDASEC ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG
06TASHKENT300RUSSIAN AMBASSADOR PROPOSES G-8 COOPERATION
[...] (SBU) As part of the 2006 Russian Chairmanship of the G- 8, the Russian Ambassador to Uzbekistan, Farit Mukhametshin, invited other G-8 ambassadors to discuss how their countries might cooperate on assistance to Uzbekistan. The chief of the United Nations Office of Drug Control (UNODC) and th [...]
2006-02-08 14:26:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALECON PREL PGOV RS UZ
06TEGUCIGALPA459 HONDURAS TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT 2005/2006
[...] (SBU) The following is the 2005/2006 Anti-Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report input for Honduras, responding to questions posed in ref A. Post point of contact is Political Officer Swati M. Patel, phone: (504) 236-9320, ext. 4394, IVG phone: 539-4394, fax: (504) 238-4446, and unclassified and [...]
2006-03-08 23:58:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KJUS ASEC PREF ELAB HO
06TELAVIV1105H5N1 CONFIRMED IN ISRAEL POULTRY DEATHS; ONE
[...] (SBU) Summary: On March 19, the Kimron Veterinary Institute Laboratory at Bet Dagan confirmed the presence of the H5N1 strain of avian influenza in turkey flocks from the kibbutzim at Ein Hashelosha and Holit, and at Sede Moshe and Nahshom. The outbreak has not spread beyond these areas (ide [...]
2006-03-20 13:21:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKFLU TBIO EAGR AMGT AMED CASC KSCA KWBG IS ENVIRONMENT SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY GOI INTERNAL ISRAELI SOCIETY
06TELAVIV149ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. U.S.-Israel Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media continued to highlight PM Sharon's physical condition. The Jerusalem Post and Yediot quoted Dr. Yoram Weiss, one of his anesthesiologists, as saying in a briefi [...]
2006-01-11 12:55:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06TELAVIV1593ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Iran: Nuclear Program ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- On Sunday, Yediot reported that on May 21, Ehud Olmert will pay his first visit to the United States as prime minister and will meet with President Bush. The newspaper sa [...]
2006-04-24 11:37:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06TELAVIV1865ISRAEL COUNTERTERRORISM BUREAU CHIEF REQUESTS HELP
[...] (S/NF) In a May 10 meeting with Ambassador Jones, Israel NSC Counterterrorism Bureau (CTB) Director BGEN Dani Arditi reviewed the structure and mission of the CTB, and requested the Ambassador's assistance in encouraging the Department of Homeland Security to develop operational cooperation wit [...]
2006-05-11 17:18:00Embassy Tel AvivSECRET//NOFORNPTER PREL PINR KPAL KWBG EG JO IS COUNTERTERRORISM
06TELAVIV1876AGAINST THE ODDS, MIDDLE EAST CANCER CONSORTIUM
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Middle East Cancer Consortium is extending its reach and adding attendees from additional countries to its activities. Independent Palestinian health professionals remain eager to participate in MECC conferences and courses while PA officials are off-limits. Member countri [...]
2006-05-12 18:16:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO PREL KPAL KWBG IS XF XD ENVIRONMENT SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
06THEHAGUE465AVIAN INFLUENZA: DUTCH FAO SUPPORT
[...] (U) Emboffs contacted officials at the Agriculture, Health, and Foreign Affairs Ministries to express support for GONL assistance to the FAO and deliver reftel talking points. Both Health and Agriculture Ministry contacts told us that UN Coordinator Nabarro visited The Netherlands in early Fe [...]
2006-03-03 13:16:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYBTIO EU FAO KFLU NL
06TOKYO1265AVIAN INFLUENZA: JAPAN WEEKLY REPORT MARCH 9
[...] No human or animal outbreaks of H5N1 avian influenza (AI) were reported in Japan during the past week. -- LPAI Stricken Ibaraki Prefecture to Further Strengthen its Outbreak Prevention Measures -- 2. On March 7, Ibaraki Prefecture authorities announced that they would strengthen measures [...]
2006-03-09 07:54:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KFLU KSTH ECON PREL SOCI WHO JA
06TOKYO1598JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/28/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-28 00:48:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO1613AVIAN INFLUENZA: DETAILS ON JAPAN'S USD 155
[...] (U) This cable contains an action request. Please see paragraph 9. ---------- Background ---------- 2. (U) On March 23, AID Counselor and ESToff met with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' (MOFA) Economic Cooperation Bureau Aid Planning Division Deputy Director Taro Yamamoto to receive [...]
2006-03-28 07:56:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO KFLU KSTH ECON PREL SOCI WHO JA
06TOKYO1616 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/28/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-28 08:13:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO1693AVIAN INFLUENZA: JAPAN WEEKLY REPORT MARCH 30
[...] (U) The following is an update on avian influenza (AI) developments in Japan for the period March 23 to March 30. No human or animal outbreaks of H5N1 avian influenza were reported in Japan during the past week. -- Tokyo Decides on Details for AI Assistance -- 2. (U) The GOJ recently deci [...]
2006-03-30 08:11:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO KFLU KSTH ECON PREL SOCI WHO JA
06TOKYO1843AVIAN INFLUENZA: JAPAN WEEKLY REPORT APRIL 6
[...] The following is an update on avian influenza (AI) developments in Japan for the period March 30 to April 6. No human or animal outbreaks of H5N1 avian influenza were reported in Japan during the past week. -- Ibaraki Governor: "MHLW is Irresponsible" -- 2. On April 4, Ibaraki Governor Ma [...]
2006-04-06 07:53:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KFLU KSTH ECON PREL SOCI WHO JA
06TOKYO2017AVIAN INFLUENZA: JAPAN WEEKLY REPORT APRIL 13
[...] The following is an update on avian influenza (AI) developments in Japan for the period April 6 to 13. No human or animal outbreaks of H5N1 avian influenza were reported in Japan during the past week. -- H5N1 to be designated a "Government-Decreed" Infectious Disease -- 2. The Ministr [...]
2006-04-13 10:09:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KFLU KSTH ECON PREL SOCI WHO JA
06TOKYO2041 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/13/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-14 07:54:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO2135AVIAN INFLUENZA: JAPAN WEEKLY REPORT APRIL 19
[...] The following is an update on avian influenza (AI) developments in Japan for the period April 13 to 19. No human or animal outbreaks of H5N1 avian influenza were reported in Japan during the past week. -- H5N1 to become a "Government-Decreed" Infectious Disease -- 2. On April 14, the [...]
2006-04-19 08:05:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KFLU KSTH ECON PREL SOCI WHO JA
06TOKYO2353JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/01/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-01 01:18:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO2400JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/02/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-02 01:05:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO2441JAPAN: MISUSE OF LIFE SCIENCES RESEARCH
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 10. 2. (U) On April 18, ESToff and EST FSN delivered the talking points in reftel on the misuse of life science research and left a non-paper with the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare's (MHLW) Office of International Cooperation Dire [...]
2006-05-02 09:33:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO PTER EAGR JA PARM PREL BWC
06TOKYO2481JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/09/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-09 00:59:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO2540 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/10/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-10 08:34:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO2699JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/17/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-17 01:14:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO3012 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/01/06
[...] Japan and the United States have held intergovernmental consultations, in which the Japanese and US governments reviewed the structure of US forces in Japan as well as the Self-Defense Forces' roles, tasks, and capabilities. On Oct. 29, 2005, the Japan-US Security Consultative Committee (SCC) a [...]
2006-06-01 08:15:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO3319 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/15/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-15 10:00:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO397TECRO ASKS FOR US SUPPORT FOR TAIWAN OBSERVER
[...] (C) USAID Counselor and ESToff met with three officials from the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office (TECRO) in Japan on January 25. TECRO Liaison Division Director Peter M. Y. Tsai, Deputy Director Juei-hu Hsu and Political Division Second Secretary Joe Ting-Chang Hsu requeste [...]
2006-01-25 08:56:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALTBIO SOCI WHO JA KFLU
06TOKYO430 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/26/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-01-26 09:04:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO4368TOKYO TOUTS CANDIDATE FOR WHO DG: HHS A/S AGWUNOBI
[...] (SBU) Summary. On July 24, Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Assistant Secretary for Health John Agwunobi met with Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) Minister Jiro Kawasaki and other senior officials to discuss a wide range of regional and bilateral health issues, includ [...]
2006-08-03 12:38:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO KFLU KSTH ECON PREL SOCI JA
06TOKYO536JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 02/01/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-02-01 02:52:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO5529JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 09/26/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-09-26 01:20:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO5812 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10/05/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-10-05 07:53:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO708 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/08/06
[...] No summary [...]
2006-02-08 08:28:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO958AVIAN INFLUENZA: JAPAN WEEKLY REPORT FEBRUARY 23
[...] (U) No human or animal outbreaks of H5N1 avian influenza (AI) were reported in Japan during the past week. -- Dead Bird Calls, Tabletops and More Money: Local Preparations Continue Throughout Japan -- 2. (U) On February 15, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government (TMG) established a call-in des [...]
2006-02-23 08:43:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO KFLU KSTH ECON PREL SOCI WHO JA
06TRIPOLI644SCENESETTER FOR ASSISTANT SECRETARY MCMURRAY VISIT AND
[...] Post warmly welcomes the visit of Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs McMurray. The following background information is provided in anticipation of your visit to Tripoli on November 11-13, 2006. Our scientific engagem [...]
2006-11-09 17:16:00Embassy TripoliUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP BTIO EAIR ECIN EFIS EINV ETTC OSCI SENV
06VATICAN218SLOW BUT STEADY: MOVING AGRICULTURAL BIOTECHNOLOGY FORWARD
[...] (C) With a grant from EB, Post brought three American researchers to speak with various Holy See interlocutors to increase acceptance and understanding of agricultural biotechnology in advance of the publication of a key Vatican document on hunger. After several years of lobbying b [...]
2006-10-19 09:12:00Embassy VaticanCONFIDENTIALVT TBIO EAGR EAID FA
06VATICAN221SLOW BUT STEADY: MOVING AGRICULTURAL BIOTECHNOLOGY FORWARD
[...] (C) With a grant from EB, Post brought three American researchers to speak with various Holy See interlocutors to increase acceptance and understanding of agricultural biotechnology in advance of the publication of a key Vatican document on hunger. After several years of lobbying by Post, th [...]
2006-10-19 11:41:00Embassy VaticanCONFIDENTIALEAGR EAID ECON TBIO VT OIIP
06VIENNA3232AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: November 03, 2006
[...] The "secret" meeting between the leaders of the OeVP and the SPOe, which occasioned much speculation in Austria's media yesterday, in fact took place with President Heinz Fischer on Wednesday. The talks were aimed at ending the stalemate in the two parties' negotiations to form a new coalition [...]
2006-11-06 12:22:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO AU OPRC
06VIENNA3279AVIAN FLU: BAXTER-AUSTRIA DEVELOPS A VACCINE AGAINST HUMAN
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Austrian-based research facility of the U.S. healthcare company Baxter has developed a vaccine against the current strains of the H5N1 avian influenza virus. The vaccine has been successfully tested in mice and also with human subjects, yielding a protection rate between 70 [...]
2006-11-08 13:58:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO KFLU ASEC SENV EAGR EAID ECON WHO AU
06VILNIUS198LITHUANIA 2006 ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT
[...] (SBU) Summary: Lithuania is a source, transit, and destination country for trafficking in persons (TIP). The government of Lithuania (GOL) estimates that between 1,000 and 1,200 women leave Lithuania every year to engage in prostitution, basing their calculations on 2003 Europol data. There [...]
2006-02-27 15:44:00Embassy VilniusUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM KCRM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF LH
06WELLINGTON103DVC Request with Dr Rita Colwell, Chair, Canon US
[...] PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: Post requests a DVC with Dr. Rita Colwell, Chair, Canon US Life Sciences, Inc., to discuss aspects of Avian Influenza. 2. Preferred Activity Date, Fiscal Year, and Quarter: This is an FY06 program, which is requested for week starting March 6; second quarter; 6.00pm E [...]
2006-02-08 04:04:00Embassy WellingtonUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP SCUL
06WELLINGTON112 AVIAN INFLUENZA: POST CONTINGENCY PLANNING AND TRIPWIRES
[...] In response to reftel, Embassy Country Team met to discuss New Zealand Government (GNZ) preparations against Avian Influenza pandemic. 2. Llywelyn Graeme will input tripwire data into the Tripwire Reporting and Integrated Planning System (TRIPS). 3. New Zealand's Ministry of Health (M [...]
2006-02-13 00:49:00Embassy WellingtonUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT ASEC CASC AMED KFLO AEMR
06WELLINGTON40DRUG INDUSTRY SEES POSSIBLE SALVE TO ITS PAIN IN
[...] (SBU) The pharmaceutical industry in New Zealand is enjoying a dose of optimism about the prospect of changes to the government's drug-purchasing system, which has crimped the industry for the past 12 years. The government has promised a review of the system that controls the range and price [...]
2006-01-13 05:15:00Embassy WellingtonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNECON ETRD NZ
06WELLINGTON591 NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR ELIZABETH LUMAN,
[...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to HHS/CDC Epidemiologist Elizabeth Luman to travel to Auckland, New Zealand from September 2-10, 2006. The purpose of this visit is to meet with an expert technical group to discuss strengthening childhood immunizations and to present "Vari [...]
2006-07-28 05:35:00Embassy WellingtonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA KSCA RP NZ
06YEREVAN208AVIAN FLU UPDATE AND ACTION REQUEST
[...] (SBU) An eleven-member Avian Influenza (AI) Interagency Team including representatives from USAID, USDA, HHS/CDC, DoD and State, traveled in Yerevan from January 24-26. The team, or elements thereof, met with the Ministers of Agriculture, Health and Education, with representatives from interna [...]
2006-02-10 13:22:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKFLU TBIO SENV ECON PREL AM EAGR
06YEREVAN330ARMENIA FALLING SHORT ON AI DETECTION AND
[...] (C) We are increasingly concerned that there are non-human cases of avian influenza (AI) in Armenia that have gone undetected and/or unreported. This cable details a series of incidents which collectively call into question the GOAM's willingness and ability to respond to reports of suspect c [...]
2006-03-06 13:40:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALKFLU TBIO SENV ECON AM
07ABIDJAN293COTE D'IVOIRE: UNHCR PREPARING FOR JUNE DEADLINE
[...] Summary: The Abidjan-based Refugee Coordinator (RefCoord) for West Africa traveled with Lou Mazel, DCM Monrovia, and Mohamud Osman, USAID/FFP Dakar, from February 25 to March 3 to visit WFP and UNHCR offices in Cote d'Ivoire (Tabou, Guiglo) and Liberia (Harper) and to meet with refugees and [...]
2007-03-19 09:57:00Embassy AbidjanUNCLASSIFIEDPREF PHUM EAID UNHCR SOCI LI IV
07ABUJA1545 NIGERIA: AMBASSADOR'S END OF TOUR OBSERVATIONS
[...] (C) Summary: In Africa, Nigeria has been indispensable to the U.S. It supplies a growing percentage of our oil and gas, is the site of our second largest investment on the continent (albeit almost solely in oil and gas),and, with up to one-quarter of the population of sub-Saharan Africa, it [...]
2007-07-20 06:21:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPGOV NI
07ABUJA2330WATER- A CHERISHED COMMODITY IN NORTHERN NIGERIA
[...] (SBU) Summary. The Hadelia Jama'are River Basin Development Authority (HJRBDA) covers over 45,000 square kilometers with the potential to irrigate 212,000 hectares in Kano, Bauch and Jigawa states. Agriculture is a big driver of Nigerian economic performance representing nearly 41% of GDP and [...]
2007-11-02 11:41:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR TBIO SENV PGOV SOCI NI
07ABUJA608NIGERIA: FALLING BEHIND MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS
[...] Summary. Nigeria is not on track to meet its Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) due to a lack of policy coordination between the federal, state and local governments. A major impediment is the lack of staff available to implement and monitor MDG projects. The Government of Nigeria (GON) ha [...]
2007-03-29 11:02:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAID PGOV NI
07ABUJA628NIGERIA'S ECONOMY ON THE EVE OF ELECTIONS
[...] (C) Summary: On the eve of elections, from some angles Nigeria's economic performance looks impressive: low debt, high reserves, strong export earnings, stable inflation, GDP per capita up, strong non-oil sector growth, improved budget management, and increasingly modern banking all form the b [...]
2007-03-30 14:08:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALECON PGOV EFIN ENRG EAID SOCI NI
07ABUJA81 NIGERIA - PDP PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE
[...] (S) Summary: I called on Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate Alhaji Umaru Musa YarQadua at a private residence in Abuja on January 12. He commented on the style of his potential presidency which would be characterized by an active, outward looking foreign policy and contin [...]
2007-01-12 15:25:00Embassy AbujaSECRETPGOV PREL KDEM NI
07ACCRA2484Ghana - Economic Round-up
[...] (U) Summary: this cable provides a summary of notable developments in the economic sector in October and November: -- Parliament Passes Anti-Money Laundering Bill; -- Central Bank Proposal to Raise Banks' Capital Base; -- Bank of Ghana Monetary Policy Committee Increases Prime Rate; -- Coco [...]
2007-12-04 14:28:00Embassy AccraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EAGR ENRG GH
07ACCRA497CHINESE INFLUENCE IN GHANA - AN UPDATE
[...] (U) Summary: Chinese involvement in Ghana, dating from the establishment of diplomatic relations in 1960, is strong and growing. After independence, President Kwame Nkrumah sought close ties with China, a relationship that continued throughout the Rawlings years. The bilateral friendship b [...]
2007-03-02 14:39:00Embassy AccraCONFIDENTIALCH ECON EFIN ENRG PGOV PREL XA XE GH
07ADANA61SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR APRIL 25, 2007
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-26 10:01:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADDISABABA1042AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE FOR ETHIOPIA
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Post's inter-agency Avian Influenza Committee met March 29 to review the situation in Ethiopia with respect to a possible outbreak of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in the country. While HPAI has been confirmed in several states bordering Ethiopia (Sudan and Djibouti) [...]
2007-04-09 14:23:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYET KFLU TBIO AMED EAID EAGR SENV XW
07ADDISABABA1271DEVELOPMENT AND EXERCISING AVIAN AND PANDEMIC RESPONSE
[...] SUMMARY: Post's inter-agency Avian Influenza Committee met March 29 to review the situation in Ethiopia with respect to a possible outbreak of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in the country (reftel b). The GOE's recent revamping of its National Task Force for the Prevention and Contr [...]
2007-04-24 08:37:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIEDET KFLU TBIO AMED EAID EAGR SENV XW
07ADDISABABA2381ETHIOPIA: CONFERENCE EXAMINES PROGRESS TOWARD MDGS
[...] (U) SUMMARY: At a half-day seminar, GOE and NGO officials discussed Ethiopia's progress towards achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Participants highlighted that Ethiopia had integrated and streamlined MDGs into national development polices and programs, such as the 2002-2005 Su [...]
2007-07-30 07:49:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAID KMCA ET
07ADDISABABA2876 ETHIOPIA'S HUMANITARIAN OUTLOOK - FLOODS UPDATE
[...] SUMMARY: The overall humanitarian outlook in Ethiopia for the remainder of 2007 is cause for concern. While some areas of the country are particularly fragile, the combination of flooding, emerging nutrition hotspots, continued outbreaks of acute watery diarrhea (AWD),poor belg season rains, [...]
2007-09-20 12:38:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EAGR ET PHUM PGOV PREF MOPS
07ADDISABABA3200THE OGADEN HAS REACHED CRISIS LEVEL; GOE IMPEDING
[...] (U) This is an Action Request; please see paragraph three. 2. (S/NF) The Embassy believes that the five Ogaden zones of Ethiopia are now considered to be a humanitarian crisis. Famine-like conditions are currently present and the risk of widespread disease and mortality is severe. This asse [...]
2007-10-30 14:15:00Embassy Addis AbabaSECRETPHUM PGOV ASEC PREL ET SO
07ADDISABABA3584ETHIOPIA: USAID OFDA REPORT - UPDATE OF OGADEN
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: This USAID OFDA report corresponds to a meeting hosted by the Ambassador on December 14 (septel),the fifth in a series of meetings of NGOs, UN agencies and donor countries, with the purpose of discussing and sharing information on the Ogaden. The general consensus at this meet [...]
2007-12-18 13:44:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV EAID PHUM SENV EAGR ET
07ADDISABABA3586ETHIOPIA: EMBASSY COORDINATED MEETING ON UPDATE OF
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On December 14, the Ambassador hosted the fifth in a series of meetings of NGOs, UN agencies and donor countries, with the purpose of discussing and sharing information on the Ogaden. The general consensus was that access to the region by NGO groups has improved and that consid [...]
2007-12-18 13:53:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV EAID PHUM SENV EAGR ET
07ADDISABABA3601ETHIOPIA: UN AND NGOS EXPRESS FRUSTRATION OVER
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Key UN agencies and prominent international NGOs told Poloff in meetings on December 20 that, despite much of the progress discussed in the December 14 meeting at the Ambassador's residence (reftel),GoE bureaucratic challenges and deliberate interference at the local, regional a [...]
2007-12-21 11:21:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPGOV EAID PHUM SENV EAGR ET
07ADDISABABA3642USG HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE TEAM: HEALTH AND NUTRITION
[...] Summary: Between December 20 and 26, the U.S. Government (USG) Humanitarian Assistance Team (HAT) in Ethiopia health and nutrition specialist met with representatives from the U.N., the Government of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (GFDRE),and non-governmental organizations (NGO [...]
2007-12-31 12:25:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PHUM SENV EAGR PGOV ET
07ADDISABABA812ETHIOPIA: TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT (PART 2 -
[...] (U) Per reftel, Post provides the following input on trafficking in persons issues in Ethiopia. (Due to length of information reported, responses are being reported in two complementary cables.) 2. (U) Responses are keyed to questions in paragraphs 27-30 of reftel. 3. (SBU) QUESTION 29 [...]
2007-03-16 06:53:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG KFRD PREF ET
07ALGIERS1704THE HARRAGA - NOT JUST FOR KIDS ANYMORE
[...] SUMMARY: Over the past year, the problem of "harraga" -- desperate young Algerians setting out for Spain and Italy on makeshift boats -- has grown notably worse. The phenomenon is no longer limited to underprivileged youth, but now includes older and wealthier individuals otherwise able to s [...]
2007-11-26 08:43:00Embassy AlgiersUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV ECON SOCI AG
07AMMAN968JORDAN'S CONTRIBUTION TO SEVENTH ANNUAL
[...] (U) Embassy point of contact on trafficking in persons is political officer Miriam Schwedt, phone number 202-536-4173, ext. 6597 or 962-6-590-6597, fax number 962-6-592-0159. Officer spent approximately 48 hours preparing the report. Political Analyst Manal Hashweh spent 16 hours preparing the [...]
2007-03-04 13:46:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB JO
07ANKARA1092COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CODEL NELSON/LOTT (MAY 25 -
[...] (U) Mission warmly welcomes and grants country clearance for CODEL Nelson/Lott. Chris Friefeld, Political Officer, is your Control Officer for Istanbul and Izmir. He can be reached at: Office 011-90-212-335-9288; Home: 011-90-212-351-0511; Cellular: 011-90-532-601-7779. Chris Krafft, Pol [...]
2007-05-09 12:49:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN TU RU EI
07ANKARA1102COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR RANDALL E. DEPAUL AND
[...] (U) Mission warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Randall E. Depaul and William J. Tuttle. Christina Bobrow, Political Officer, is your Control Officer for Ankara. She can be reached at: Office 011-90-312-457-7250; Home: 011-90-312-491-7700; Cellular: 011-90-555-358-6803. Rusty [...]
2007-05-10 10:07:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA TU
07ANKARA1119COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR INR/TNC ANALYST HEATHER
[...] (U) Mission warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to INR/TNC Analyst Heather Tsvaris. Post understands no assistance is requested. If assistance is required, you may contact the Political Counselor, Janice Weiner. She can be reached at Office: 011-90-312-457-7220; Cellular: 011-90-5 [...]
2007-05-11 08:15:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA PTER TU
07ANKARA1248COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR STAFFDEL KATZ (MAY 26-29)
[...] (U) Mission warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Staff Delegation Katz. Jeffrey Collins, Political Officer will be your Control Officer for Ankara, Turkey. He can be reached at Office: 011-90-312-457-7191; Cellular: 011-90-532-620-3849. Katharina Gollner-Sweet, Public Affairs Off [...]
2007-05-23 06:42:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN GM TU IS
07ANKARA1350COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR EUROPEAN DEPUTY ASSISTANT
[...] (U) Mission warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to European Deputy Assistant Secretary Matthew J. Bryza. Your Control Officer for Ankara is Political Officer, Anthony Renzulli. He can be reached at Embassy: 011-90-312-4576-7178; Home: 011-90-312-442-1804; Cell: 011-90-554-671-4877. [...]
2007-06-01 14:03:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA TU LA NO
07ANKARA1657COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR STAFFDEL MAKOVSKY (JUN 30 -
[...] (U) Mission warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Mr. Alan Makovsky. Your control officer for Ankara will be Political Officer, Christina Bobrow. She can be reached at Office: 011-90-312-457-7250, Home: 011-90-312-491-7700; Cell: 011-90-555-358-6803. Your control officer for Is [...]
2007-06-27 14:14:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA OREP TU GM
07ANKARA1683COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR STAFFDEL GUREVICH
[...] (U) Mission warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Mr. Gene Gurevich. Your control officer for Ankara will be Political Officer, Christina Bobrow. She can be reached at Office: 011-90-312-457-7250, Home: 011-90-312-491-7700; Cell: 011-90-555-358-6803. Your control officer for Is [...]
2007-06-29 13:53:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA OREP TU GE
07ANKARA1710TURKEY COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CHANDARLIS,
[...] Embassy Ankara grants country clearance to CBP delegation of Mr. Michael Chandarlis, Mr. Patrick Christian, and Mr. Bobby Picket to travel to Ankara to conduct an EXBS Targeting and Risk Management Training Course from July 6 to 18, 2007. 2. Embassy Control Officer is Kevin Lyon who can be [...]
2007-07-05 06:11:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA PARM TU
07ANKARA1836TURKEY COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR
[...] Embassy Ankara grants country clearance to Mr. Erik Deschler and Ms. Erin Mark to travel to Ankara to meet with Turkish National Police representatives to discuss the providing of nonproliferation assistance, including training and equipment, from July 30 to August 3, 2007. 2. Embassy Cont [...]
2007-07-19 06:09:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDENRG KNNP OTRA PARM TU
07ANKARA1940COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CODEL BAIRD/SHAYS
[...] (U) Mission warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Congressman Shays and Mr. Nicholas Palarino. Anthony Renzulli will be your Control Officer for Ankara. He can be reached at: Office: 011-90-312-457-7178; Home: 011-90-312-442-1804; Cellular: 011-90-554-671-4877. Rusty Ingraham [...]
2007-07-30 13:14:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA TU
07ANKARA2057COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR STAFFDEL ROSENBLUM (AUGUST
[...] (U) Mission warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to StaffDel Rosenblum. Rebecca Graham will be your Control Officer for Ankara. She can be reached at: Office: 011-90-312-457-7194; Home: 011-90-312-441-8338; Cellular: 011-90-532-620-3846. Dan Kiryelejza will be your Control Office [...]
2007-08-13 10:23:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOREP OTRA TU
07ANKARA2333COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DRL OFFICER KATHRYN LURIE
[...] (U) Mission warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to DRL Officer Kathryn Lurie. Geoffrey Odlum will be your Control Officer for Istanbul. He can be reached at: Office: 011-90-212-335-6492; Home: 011-90-212-351-7752; Cellular: 011-90-533-385-1273. Jeff Collins will be your Control [...]
2007-09-13 12:03:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA PHUM TU
07ANKARA2347ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-09-14 13:42:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA2430COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR INR/B OFFICER NIGRO AND
[...] (U) Mission warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to INR/B Officer Alexandra Nigro and Political Officer Melissa Will. Christina Bobrow will be your Control Officer for Ankara. She can be reached at: Office: 011-90-312-457-7250; Home: 011-90-312-491-7700; Cellular: 011-90-555-358-6 [...]
2007-09-28 12:54:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPINR OTRA TU
07ANKARA281ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-09 14:47:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA308COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR S/P DIRECTOR STEPHEN KRASNER
[...] (U) Mission warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to S/P Director Stephen Krasner and S/P Delegation. 2. (U) Janice Weiner, Political Counselor, is your Control Officer for Ankara. She can be reached at: Office 011-90-312-455-5555, Ext 2515; Home: 011-90-312-448-2108 or ext 2114; [...]
2007-02-13 16:03:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA PREL TU
07ANKARA356COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR STAFFDEL TILLEMANN
[...] (U) Mission warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Mr. Tomicah Tillemann. 2. (U) Jeff Collins, Political Officer, is your Control Officer for Ankara. He can be reached at: Office 011-90-312-455-5555, Ext 2521; Home: 011-90-312-495-6433; Cellular: 011-90-532-620-3849. Chris Fri [...]
2007-02-20 07:43:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA OREP AMGT AFIN ASEC TU
07ANKARA369TURKEY COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR DHS/DNDO
[...] Embassy Ankara to Mr. Dave Smith and will travel to Ankara and@fuclear Research Facility Q February 24 to March 3, rol Officer is Kevin Lyon who can be contacted via the IVG 295-2524 or Commercial (90)(312)455-5555 ext.2524 or through Embassy switchboard ext 0. 3. Local contact and lodgin [...]
2007-02-21 09:08:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KNNP OTRA PREL TU
07ANKARA381CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-22 11:45:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDAFIN AMGT OREP OTRA PGOV TK TRY
07ANKARA444COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
[...] (U) Mission warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to U.S. Departm Amy Ritualo. Chris Fri@er, is your Control Of 0@779. 2. (U) Post underQlogistical arrangementQng made by ILO. 3. (U)Visas: Please note that all Americans entering Turkey must have a valid Visa. The onlyexception [...]
2007-02-28 11:24:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDELAB OTRA AFIN AMGT TU
07ANKARA460TURKEY 7TH ANNUAL TIP REPORT: PROTECTION AND
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (U) Post's responses are keyed to questions in Reftel A. This is part 3 of 3 (septels). ------------------------------------ Protection and Assistance to Victims ------------------------------------ A. (U) The GOT [...]
2007-03-01 09:44:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB TU
07ANKARA75COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR UNDER SECRETARY NICHOLAS
[...] (U) Mission warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Under Secretary for Political Affairs Nicholas Burns and Special Assistant Herro Mustafa. 2. (U) Cathy Westley, Political Officer, is your Control Officer. She can be reached at: Office 011-90-312-455-5555, EXT 2513; Home: 011-9 [...]
2007-01-16 15:58:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOVIP OTRA AMGT AFIN PGOV TU
07ANKARA838TURKEY COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR DOC/BIS
[...] Embassy Ankara grants country clearance to Ms. Rossitza Petrov and Mr. Brian O'Brien who will travel to Ankara to provide an "Internal Control Program (ICP)" Instructor Training workshop to Government of Turkey officials from April 30 to May 3, 2007. 2. Embassy Control Officer is Kevin Lyo [...]
2007-04-11 07:52:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KSTC OTRA PARM PREL TU
07ANKARA842TURKEY COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR
[...] Embassy Ankara grants country clearance to Dr. Louise Shelley to travel to Ankara to meet with Turkish National Police representatives to discuss the NNSA's research project on nuclear smuggling from April 19 to 21, 2007. 2. Embassy Control Officer is Kevin Lyon who can be contacted via th [...]
2007-04-11 11:27:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KNNP OTRA PREL TU
07ANKARA910COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR S/I AMBASSADOR DAVID
[...] (U) Mission warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Senior Advisor to the Secretary of State and Coordinator for Iraq Ambassador Davie Satterfield and Treasury Malachy Nugent. David Burger, Chief of the Political Section's External Affairs Unit,is your Control Officer for Ankara. He [...]
2007-04-17 13:58:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA OREP AMGT TU IZ
07ANKARA938TURKEY COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR WISCONSIN
[...] Embassy Ankara grants country clearance to Mr. Gary Milhollin and Ms. Kelly Motz to travel to Ankara to meet with Government of Turkey official to discuss the Wisconsin Project/Risk Report from April 23 to 26, 2007. 2. Embassy Control Officer is Kevin Lyon who can be contacted via the IVG [...]
2007-04-20 11:16:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDETTC PARM PREL TU
07ANKARA940COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR EUR/ERA JOHN ROBINSON
[...] (U) Mission warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to EUR/ERA John Robinson. Jeff Collins, Political Officer is your point of contact for Ankara. He can be reached at Office: 011-90-312-455-5555, EXT 2521; Home: 011-90-312-495-6433; Cell: 011-90-532-620-3849. 2. (U) Hotel and ot [...]
2007-04-20 12:40:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA TU
07ANKARA949COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR LEE ANN SCHEUER AND
[...] (U) Mission warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Lee Ann Scheuer and Leah-Ming Toomer. Christina Bobrow, Political Officer, is your Control Officer She can be reached at: Office 011-90-312-455-5555, Ext 2539 Home: 011-90-312-491-7700; Cellular: 011-90-555-358-6803. 2. (U) Hot [...]
2007-04-24 11:37:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA TU
07ASHGABAT257POST OUTREACH IN TURKMENISTAN'S UNCERTAIN JANUARY
[...] (U) Post outreach in January 2007 took place in an atmosphere of uncertainty because of the recent death of President Saparmurat Niyazov. In addition to regular post programming and post's annual Alumni Reunion, post hosted a number of official visits by U.S. Government officials, including D [...]
2007-03-05 12:07:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO PREL TX
07ASHGABAT44FOREIGN MINISTER MEREDOV TELLS SCA DAS FEIGENBAUM
[...] (C) During a three and a half hour meeting, Foreign Minister Rashit Meredov on January 10 told SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum that Turkmenistan was willing to consider improving bilateral relations on a range of issues from human rights to trade to security. Meredov welcomed F [...]
2007-01-11 15:15:00Embassy AshgabatSECRETPREL PGOV PHUM OSCE MARR TX US
07ASHGABAT491TURKMENISTAN MEDIA SHOWS UNPRECEDENTED WARMTH TO POST IN
[...] (U) State media coverage of post events in March was generally full and positive, with some key exceptions. Statements by Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Steven Mann during his March 3-6 visit received full but inaccurate coverage. Coverage of Peace Corps Day, the signing of an agreement [...]
2007-05-15 12:19:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP PREL PGOV AF TX
07ASTANA1512KAZAKHSTAN,S FINANCIAL SECTOR: A DANGER TO ITSELF
[...] (SBU) Summary: In spite of the failure of a regional bank and the International Monetary Fund's recent characterization of Kazakhstani private sector external borrowing as an emerging "global market risk," the mood among Kazakhstani financiers remains upbeat. With no end to petrodollars in s [...]
2007-06-03 11:04:00Embassy AstanaCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN PGOV KZ
07ASTANA277SCENESETTER FOR ASSISTANT SECRETARY SULLIVAN'S VISIT TO
[...] (SBU) Summary: While recent Kazakhstani headlines have been dominated by discussion of the country's new government, its bid to assume the OSCE chairmanship, and a democratization initiative presumed to be in the works, the real, abiding story here is Kazakhstan's economy. The country's natura [...]
2007-01-30 12:00:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ECON ETRD KZ
07ASUNCION159PARAGUAY POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC UPDATE FEBRUARY 24
[...] (U) SUMMARY: -- Soto Moves On Military Transformation -- Animal Health Service Goes To Paris -- Ycua Bolanos Fire Case to be Retried -- MCA Legislative Component Suspended SOTO MOVES ON MILITARY TRANSFORMATION 2. (C) General Bernardino Soto Estigarribia, the Commander of the Armed For [...]
2007-03-02 19:51:00Embassy AsuncionCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL PA
07ASUNCION355FONMIN TO A/S SHANNON: PARAGUAY SEEKS ECONOMIC
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Paraguayan Foreign Minister Ramirez stressed with A/S Shannon the need for greater access to U.S. markets and an agreement on biofuels to more effectively counter the appeal of Chavez's populist message and generously funded assistance offers. He asserted Paraguay's rejection o [...]
2007-04-30 13:28:00Embassy AsuncionCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KDEM PTER ECON PA
07ATHENS2015The Brockovich Report Takes on Greece
[...] Summary. On September 21, Post began receiving thousands of messages from U.S. citizens requesting Post raise with the GoG the issue of industrial waste in the Asopos River, located 40km north of Athens. Econ identified an article on Erin BrockovichQs website from August 25 that highlighted [...]
2007-10-09 12:04:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIEDSENV EAGR SOCI TBIO EIND GR
07BAGHDAD3264SEPTEMBER 25 MCNS FOCUSES ON BASRAH SECURITY,
[...] (S) SUMMARY: Deputy Prime Minister Barham Salih led focused discussions at the September 25 Ministerial Council for National Security (MCNS) on Basrah security issues, the cholera outbreak, national reconciliation, and a proposed intelligence exchange on al-Qaeda operations with Algeria and Mo [...]
2007-09-30 02:31:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETMOPS PGOV PHUM PTER IZ
07BANGKOK1269 RTG DEFENDS COMPULSORY LICENSES, INDUSTRY CONSIDERS
[...] (U) Summary: The RTG issued a white paper defending its use of compulsory licenses and stated that it will continue their use. Industry attempted to open a dialogue with the Ministry of Public Health to head off future actions, but met antagonism by health officials who hold the industry in l [...]
2007-03-04 23:45:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD KIPR TH
07BANGKOK2498SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF BGEN JOHN TOOLAN
[...] (C) Summary. John, your visit to Thailand will allow you to assess the current political situation, get a sense of Thai-Burmese relations and attend portions of the Cobra Gold exercise. It will also allow you to underscore Washington's desire that Thailand maintain timetables for drafting a ne [...]
2007-05-03 09:27:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALOVIP PREL PGOV MARR TH
07BANGKOK2643SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF USARPAC COMMANDER LTG
[...] (C) Summary. John, your visit to Thailand will allow you to attend portions of the Cobra Gold exercise and assess the current political situation. It will also allow you to underscore the United States Government's desire that Thailand maintain timetables for drafting a new constitution and h [...]
2007-05-11 02:19:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALOVIP PREL MARR TH
07BANGKOK2644SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF PACOM J5 RADM MIKE
[...] (C) Summary. Mike, your visit to Thailand will allow you to assess the current political situation, represent PACOM interests in Thailand and attend portions of the Cobra Gold exercise. It will also allow you to underscore Washington's desire that Thailand maintain timetables for drafting a ne [...]
2007-05-11 02:20:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALOVIP PREL MARR MASS TH
07BANGKOK3885SCENESETTER FOR SOCPAC COMMANDER CAMBRIA
[...] (C) Summary. GEN Cambria, your visit to Thailand will afford you a chance to see the importance of Thailand to our regional security interests. You will also have an opportunity to underscore the United States Government's desire that Thailand maintain timetables for voting on a new constitu [...]
2007-07-16 10:08:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER ASEC TH
07BANGKOK527 MORE COMPULSORY LICENSES LIKELY FOR THAILAND
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Minister of Public Health announced his intention to issue further compulsory licenses next week for HIV/AIDS medicines and heart medicine. Similar to its earlier compulsory license on another HIV drug last November, the Ministry did not discuss or negotiate with patent ho [...]
2007-01-25 23:48:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD KIPR TH
07BEIJING265SED SESSION FIVE: ENERGY, ENVIRONMENT AND
[...] (SBU) Summary: In the December 15 Strategic Economic Dialogue (SED) session on energy, environment, and sustainable development, National Development and Reform Commission Chairman Ma Kai, Department of Energy Secretary Samuel Bodman, State Environmental Protection Administration Minister Zho [...]
2007-01-11 13:22:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN ETRD PREL CVIS SENV ENRG CH
07BEIJING5578INFLATION SPIKE GETTING ATTENTION FROM LEADERSHIP, MEDIA,
[...] (SBU) With CPI inflation hitting a ten-year high of 5.6 percent in July, there is now widespread concern among the public, extensive coverage in the media, and evident attention from China's senior leadership to rising prices. The spike over recent months is generally viewed as resulting from [...]
2007-08-23 07:50:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN PGOV ETRD EINV CH
07BEIJING5652CODEL SKELTON-FORBES MEETING WITH VFM ZHANG YESUI
[...] (C) CODEL Skelton cited strong constituent concern in urging Vice Foreign Minister Zhang Yesui on August 27 to cooperate with efforts to solve the Iran nuclear issue, take steps to alleviate the American public's worries over the safety of Chinese exports and the U.S.-China trade deficit and d [...]
2007-08-29 02:32:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL ETRD PGOV PMUC PTER IR SU KN CH
07BEIJING7557SED SESSION II: INTEGRITY OF TRADE, DECEMBER 12, 2007
[...] (SBU) Summary: During a December 12 working lunch, the United States and China stressed that product quality and the safety of food and drugs pose a complicated new challenge in a global economy. Both sides said trading partners should increase dialogue and cooperation and called for science- [...]
2007-12-20 07:02:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD EAGR TBIO BEXP HHS CH
07BEIJING7581SED SESSION V: MERGING ECONOMIC GROWTH AND
[...] (SBU) Summary: Session V of the U.S.-China Strategic Economic Dialogue (SED) focused on the environmental protection achievements of both countries and sustainable development recommendations for the future. Several successful collaborative efforts on environmental protection were highlighted [...]
2007-12-21 03:00:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ENRG ETRD SENV KGHG TBIO CH
07BEIRUT1712ON LEBANON'S PRESIDENCY, NAJIB MIKATI SAYS SAUDIS
[...] (S) In a 10/31 meeting with the Ambassador, former Prime Minister Najib Mikati (once and perhaps still close to the Syrian regime) mused that Damascus has two preferred options for Lebanon's presidential elections: first, extending the status quo (with Emile Lahoud remaining in Baabda Palace [...]
2007-11-01 13:16:00Embassy BeirutSECRETPREL PGOV KDEM PTER LE SY SA
07BOGOTA8658BOGOTA AIR QUALITY AMONG WORST IN LATIN AMERICA
[...] SUMMARY: Bogota's seven million plus inhabitants breathe some of the worst air in the region. Air quality falls below safe levels over 95 percent of the time. Low-quality fuel, poor driving practices, and urban deforestation are largely to blame. GOC officials expect an agreement to improv [...]
2007-12-26 21:32:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIEDECON ELTN EPET SENV SOCI ENRG CO
07BRASILIA1463SOUTH AMERICA ESTH NEWS, NUMBER 98
[...] The following is the ninety-eighth in a series of newsletters, published by the Brasilia Regional Environmental Hub, covering environment, science and technology, and health news in South America. The information below was gathered from news sources from across the region, and the views expre [...]
2007-08-01 14:13:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV EAGR EAID TBIO ECON SOCI XR BR
07BRASILIA1774SOUTH AMERICA ESTH NEWS, NUMBER 99
[...] The following is the ninety-nine in a series of newsletters, published by the Brasilia Regional Environmental Hub, covering environment, science and technology, and health news in South America. The information below was gathered from news sources from across the region, and the views express [...]
2007-09-17 19:20:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV EAGR EAID TBIO ECON SOCI XR BR
07BRASILIA2184SOUTH AMERICA ESTH NEWS, NUMBER 102
[...] The following is the one hundred second in a series of newsletters, published by the Brasilia Regional Environmental Hub, covering environment, science and technology, and health news in South America. The information below was gathered from news sources from across the region, and the views [...]
2007-11-27 11:09:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV EAGR EAID TBIO ECON SOCI XR BR
07BRASILIA315 ETHANOL IN THE RAINFOREST: GLOBAL COMMODITIES AND HIGHWAY
[...] Summary: USAID Mission officers and the Regional Environmental Affairs Officer visited the Southwest Amazon February 4-10, 2007 (en route to the Amazon Basin Conservation Initiative meeting in Yucay, Peru) on a 550- kilometer road trip connecting Rio Branco, capital of the state of Acre, with [...]
2007-02-23 14:47:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV EAGR ENRG EAID TBIO SNAR ECON SOCI XR BR
07BRASILIA316 ETHANOL IN THE RAINFOREST: GLOBAL COMMODITIES AND HIGHWAY
[...] Summary: USAID Mission officers and the Regional Environmental Affairs Officer visited the Southwest Amazon February 4-10, 2007 (en route to the Amazon Basin Conservation Initiative meeting in Yucay, Peru) on a 550- kilometer road trip connecting Rio Branco, capital of the state of Acre, with [...]
2007-02-23 14:47:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV EAGR ENRG EAID TBIO SNAR ECON SOCI XR BR
07BRASILIA362UNDER SECRETARY BURNS'S MEETING WITH BRAZILIAN
[...] (SBU) Summary: U/S Nicholas Burns met in Brasilia with six state governors, representing some of the largest and most significant states by population and GDP, on February 8 to discuss areas of potential cooperation. The governors described specific areas where they would welcome technical [...]
2007-03-01 14:51:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYBTIO ENRG PREL BR
07BRASILIA420STAS TEAM VISIT - U.S.-BRAZIL BIOINFORMATICS CONFERENCE AND
[...] SUMMARY: Science and Technology Adviser to the Secretary of State (STAS) Dr. George Atkinson led a team of scientists and engineers to Rio, Sao Paulo, Campinas and Petropolis, Brazil, November 10-17, 2006, to co-host a regional Global Dialogue on Emerging Science & Technology (GDEST) Conference [...]
2007-03-09 19:53:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KSCA SENV TNGD BR
07BRASILIA510SOUTH AMERICA ESTH NEWS, NUMBER 91
[...] The following is the ninety-first in a series of newsletters, published by the Brasilia Regional Environmental Hub, covering environment, science and technology, and health news in South America. The information below was gathered from news sources from across the region, and the views expres [...]
2007-03-26 19:56:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV EAGR EAID TBIO ECON SOCI XR BR
07BRASILIA580SOUTH AMERICA ESTH NEWS, NUMBER 92
[...] The following is the ninety-second in a series of newsletters, published by the Brasilia Regional Environmental Hub, covering environment, science and technology, and health news in South America. The information below was gathered from news sources from across the region, and the views expre [...]
2007-04-03 15:25:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV EAGR EAID TBIO ECON SOCI XR BR
07BRATISLAVA42HZDS LEADER MECIAR UNDERGOES SUCCESSFUL QUADRUPLE
[...] No summary [...]
2007-01-22 15:56:00Embassy BratislavaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINR LO
07BRIDGETOWN1387ST. VINCENT: SPLINTERS OF AN OPPOSITION
[...] (SBU) Summary: In several meetings with leaders of the St. Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) opposition New Democratic Party (NDP),and in consultations with the party's sympathizers as well as Unity Labor Party (ULP) and former-ULP members, Embassy Bridgetown learned of growing discontent with [...]
2007-11-01 21:26:00Embassy BridgetownCONFIDENTIALCVIS EAID ECON EFIN ELAB KCRM PGOV PINR PREL
07BRUSSELS1459SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE JOHN LANGE AND EU OFFICIALS
[...] (U) Summary. In his first official visit to Brussels since taking on his position in 2006, Ambassador John Lange, Special Representative on Avian and Pandemic Influenza, met with the European Commission on April 26th as part of the run-up to the next meeting of the International Partnership [...]
2007-05-02 11:09:00USEU BrusselsUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAID TBIO SOCI
07BRUSSELS2170U.S. AND EU-27 HOLD THIRD DIALOGUE ON VERIFICATION
[...] (SBU) Summary: Assistant Secretary (A/S) of the Bureau of Verification, Compliance, and Implementation (VCI) Paula DeSutter met with EU members of the Conference on Disarmament/UN and Non Proliferation Working Groups (CODUN and CONOP) June 4, 2007. This third meeting followed a successful U. [...]
2007-07-03 14:35:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM EUN IR KN KNNP
07BRUSSELS3509U.S.-EU INFORMATION SOCIETY DIALOGUE REINFORCES ICT
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. U.S. and EU public and private officials held warm talks December 3-4 on information and communication technology developments and policy cooperation. At this year's Information Society Dialogue on December 4, the U.S. and EU discussed broadband growth, political debates over t [...]
2007-12-14 14:07:00USEU BrusselsUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECPS ECIN EINV EINT ETRD ECON EUN
07BUENOSAIRES2304 ARGENTINA: CHAIRMAN PETERSON'S MEETING WITH AGRICULTURE
[...] Summary: House Agriculture Committee Chairman Colin Peterson, in Buenos Aires as a member of Representative Loretta Sanchez's CODEL, held separate meetings with GOA officials and Argentine legislators to discuss potential cooperation in biofuels, raise an IPR-related trade issue with Monsanto [...]
2007-12-06 17:14:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ETRD ENRG PREL OVIP AR
07BUENOSAIRES95SCENESETTER: USTR AMBASSADOR VERONEAU'S JANUARY 26
[...] (SBU) Embassy Buenos Aires warmly welcomes your January 26 visit to meet with the Ministers of Economy and Foreign Affairs and with members of the U.S. business community. Your arrival, immediately following your FTA consultations in Chile and your TIFA signing in Uruguay, will spark considera [...]
2007-01-22 09:15:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD EAGR AR EFIN OECD
07CAIRO2332POPE SHENOUDA III ON RELIGIOUS FREEDOM, RELATIONS
[...] (C) The Ambassador raised religious freedom issues with the Coptic Orthodox Pope, Shenouda III, on July 26. In an extended and unusually substantive response, Shenouda addressed his concerns about some "critical" matters, including controversies over conversion as well as what he alleged wa [...]
2007-07-30 10:15:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM KIRF KISL EG
07CAIRO379SCENESETTER FOR INTERAGENCY AVIAN INFLUENZA TEAM,
[...] (SBU) Embassy Cairo warmly welcomes the visit of Ambassador John Lange and the interagency avian influenza team. We are looking forward exchanging ideas on local avian influenza challenges, potential areas of enhanced cooperation, and developing a more cohesive interagency strategy. ----- [...]
2007-02-12 16:09:00Embassy CairoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAGR TBIO KFLU AMED EAID EG
07CAIRO806AYMAN NOUR FILES NEW REQUEST FOR MEDICAL RELEASE
[...] (SBU) Summary: Based on a government medical report that references the possibility of imprisoned Al Ghad party leader Ayman Nour's "sudden death," Nour is filing a new lawsuit requesting that he be released on medical grounds. Despite noting the risk of "sudden death," and long-term degenerat [...]
2007-03-21 13:08:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM KDEM EG
07CHENGDU124CHINA'S YUNNAN PROVINCE BUILDS OUT TO SOUTHEAST ASIA
[...] (C) Summary: Yunnan officials in southwest China see construction of new road, river, and rail links with neighboring ASEAN countries as the key to ending their mountainous and landlocked province's long history of isolation and stimulating economic growth. While provincial authorities disag [...]
2007-05-15 04:02:00Consulate ChengduCONFIDENTIALECON ETRD PGOV SOCI CH
07CHENGDU157CONVERSATIONS IN NORTHERN TIBET
[...] (C) Summary: Consulate Chengdu recently accompanied the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) on a project monitoring trip to some of the highest and most remote areas of the Tibetan Autonomous Region (TAR). The TAR Foreign Affairs Office (FAO) said it valued U.S. NGO pr [...]
2007-06-25 07:58:00Consulate ChengduCONFIDENTIALPHUM ECON PGOV EAID SOCI CH
07CHENGDU236HIV/AIDS AND POLITICAL CONTROLS IN ONE OF TIBET'S MOST
[...] (C) Summary: While optimistic their outreach efforts can have a positive impact, Swiss Red Cross representatives in China's Tibetan prefecture of Shigatse believe that a continued overall lack of education and awareness about HIV/AIDS, the spread of prostitution in the wake of increased number [...]
2007-09-25 08:54:00Consulate ChengduCONFIDENTIALKHIV PGOV SOCI ECON CH
07CHENGDU243EVEREST AND BEYOND -- A RARE GLIMPSE INTO WESTERN TIBET
[...] (C) Summary: The remote western areas of China's Tibetan Autonomous Region are a mixture of active military facilities, sensitive religious sites, and vulnerable archeological ruins. The Everest Base Camp, at which a People's Armed Police station was recently added, has become a rather squalid [...]
2007-10-09 04:29:00Consulate ChengduCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PINR ECON CH
07CHENGDU297A PRC SCHOLAR LOOKS AT LHASA'S FLOATING POPULATION
[...] (C) Summary: The July 2006 opening of the Qinghai-Tibet railway greatly boosted access to the Tibetan Autonomous Region (TAR) for both tourists and migrant workers, accelerating economic growth and ethnic Han immigration to the TAR. Sichuan University Tibetology Department PhD student Bao Do [...]
2007-12-20 02:23:00Consulate ChengduCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON ELAB PHUM SOCI CH
07CHISINAU1404MOLDOVA CHILD LABOR UPDATE
[...] The Government of Moldova (GOM) has taken positive legislative and regulatory steps in recent years to address problems related to child labor. However, lack of government funding; poor staffing levels in monitoring agencies; customary employment of children, especially during the harvest; cul [...]
2007-11-29 09:17:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIEDELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI MD
07CONAKRY179TFGV01: STRAIGHT TALK TO PRIME MINISTER AND
[...] (C) On February 14, the U.S., French, British, and German ambassadors as well as the EC head of delegation and U.N. resident representative met with Prime Minister Eugene Camara and Foreign Minister Mamady Conde for two hours. The exchange was unprecedentedly frank and potentially productive. [...]
2007-02-14 16:39:00Embassy ConakryCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS AEMR GV
07DARESSALAAM694INFLUENZA COOPERATION, CAPACITY-BUILDING NEEDED,
[...] (U) The Government of Tanzania (GOT) lacks the capacity to generate data and samples to contribute to the World Health Organization's (WHO) Global Influenza Surveillance Network, but believes WHO member states are obliged by WHO agreements to contribute such data and samples. Dr. Peter Mmbu [...]
2007-05-14 03:30:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO AORC PREL KFLU WHO TZ
07DHAKA1035 NILFAMARI DISTRICT OUTBREAK CASE STUDY
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Nilfamari district first confirmed an outbreak of H5 in mid-April, 2007. United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization representatives studied the GOB response in that district and identified both positive and negative features, ranging from local villagers self-identify [...]
2007-06-24 03:17:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO KFLU PREL PGOV BG
07DHAKA1236COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOE LANDERS +2
[...] Embassy Dhaka welcomes CHRISTOPHER LANDERS, DOUGLAS DAHL, and GARY STUBBLEFIELD on their August 4 Q 13, 2007 visit and grants country clearance contingent upon obtaining a Bangladeshi visa prior to arrival (see Paragraph 4.D. below). Although country clearance has been granted, visitors should [...]
2007-07-30 06:38:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDENRG KNNP PARM OTRA BG
07DHAKA1814US MILITARY OPTIONS IN SUPPORT OF USAID/OFDA IN
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Members of the Humanitarian Assistance Survey Team, Defense Attach, Office of Defense Cooperation chief, USAID/Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance (USAID/OFDA) and EMBOFF participated in briefings with host Armed Forces Division on 19 NOV, and the same group (less USAID/OFDA) [...]
2007-11-20 17:30:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID SOCI PINR PREL BG
07DHAKA1838 USAID/OFDA Cyclone Sidr Situation Report #4: The Adverse
[...] Summary. In response to Tropical Cyclone Sidr in Bangladesh, USAID deployed a Disaster Assistance Response Team (USAID/DART) to assess the humanitarian situation on the ground, provide recommendations on priority needs, and coordinate relief efforts with the U.S. Department of Defense, USAID/B [...]
2007-11-25 13:10:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREL ASEC CASC AMGT SOCI ECON PINR EAGR SENV
07DHAKA1847 USAID/OFDA Cyclone Sidr Situation Report #5: USAID/DART
[...] Summary. Tropical Cyclone Sidr made landfall in southern Bangladesh on November 15, 2007, leading to 3,061 deaths, affecting more than 6.8 million people, and damaging more than 1.2 million homes, according to the Government of Bangladesh's (GOB) Disaster Management Bureau and the U.N. World F [...]
2007-11-26 11:59:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREL ASEC CASC AMGT SOCI ECON PINR EAGR SENV
07DHAKA1848JOINT INTERAGENCY PLANNING MEETING BETWEEN USG AND GOB TO
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Planners from the US military elements in Bangladesh and, along with representatives from USAID's Bangladesh mission, USAID/OFDA, and DOS attended a joint, interagency planning and coordination meeting with the Bangladeshi military and civilian agencies November 25 at Armed For [...]
2007-11-27 00:39:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID SOCI PINR PREL BG
07DHAKA1879 USAID/OFDA Cyclone Sidr Situation Report #8: USAID/DART's
[...] Summary. From November 28 to December 2, the water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) advisor from USAID's Disaster Assistance Response Team (USAID/DART),along with a USAID/DART communications officer and staff from USAID/Bangladesh, traveled to cyclone-affected areas in Barisal, Patuakhali, Khu [...]
2007-12-02 13:54:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREL ASEC CASC AMGT SOCI ECON PINR EAGR SENV
07DHAKA626FAO TRANSBOUNDARY ANIMAL DISEASE EXPERT ASSESSES
[...] (SBU) FAO Technical Assistance: Dr. Laurence Gleeson, Regional Manager of the Food and Agriculture Organization's Emergency Center for Transboundary Animal Diseases, visited Dhaka April 4 to assess the avian influenza outbreak that began in February (ref B) and to make recommendations. He pr [...]
2007-04-16 06:21:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO KFLU EAID PREL PGOV BG
07DHAKA743 TRIP REPORT OF VISIT TO POULTRY FARMS IN SAVAR
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On May 2, Econoff visited two poultry farms in the Ashulia area of Savar district north of Dhaka. Both farms had their entire stocks of egg-laying chickens culled due to H5N1 in late March or early April. The two farms demonstrated widely different levels of preparation and so [...]
2007-05-07 01:31:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO KFLU PREL PGOV BG
07DJIBOUTI1150 U.S. DEVELOPMENT AID IN DJIBOUTI SCORES SUCCESSES,
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: USAID assistance to Djibouti over the past four years has increased food security and raised agricultural incomes in Djibouti and its neighbors. It has helped to stave off famine and is reducing the risk of fatalities due to flooding. USAID re-established its presence and prog [...]
2007-10-10 15:52:00Embassy DjiboutiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAGR EAID DJ
07DOHA983UPDATED DEMOCRATIC REFORM STRATEGY FOR QATAR
[...] (U) Embassy Doha continues to use a combination of programmatic and diplomatic means to assist the GOQ in its efforts to build and sustain democratic institutions. In line with the Mission Strategic Plan, Post has expanded its areas of emphasis to include: promoting democratic elections, pro [...]
2007-10-10 13:23:00Embassy DohaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KMPI AMGT KDEM ECON KPAO QA
07DUSHANBE967PENJIKENT, TAJIKISTAN: ISOLATED BY REGIONAL BUREAUCRACY AND
[...] Summary: A June 20-22 trip to Penjikent and Aini districts in western Tajikistan illuminated how bilateral problems with Uzbekistan strangle the economy and trade for Tajik districts in the Zarafshan valley. In Penjikent city, officials and citizens expressed support for President Rahmon, but [...]
2007-06-26 11:34:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL EAID ECON EAGR ENRG TI UZ
07FREETOWN152 Sierra Leone: Exercising Avian Influenza Response Plans
[...] Summary: Sierra Leone launched a National Avian Influenza Emergency Preparedness and Response Action Plan in June 2006, but resource constraints have prevented effective implementation or testing. An Avian Flu Action Committee meets every few weeks, under the authority of the Avian Influenz [...]
2007-03-05 19:21:00Embassy FreetownUNCLASSIFIEDKFLU TBIO KSTH SL
07GENEVA1060 WHO: Meeting on Options for Increasing the Access of
[...] Summary. The World Health Organization (WHO) convened subject meeting April 25 to discuss strategies to expand access to influenza vaccines, including stockpiling options and increased vaccine production. Participants included representatives from donor countries, countries affected by the H5 [...]
2007-04-30 08:13:00US Mission GenevaUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO AORC
07HANOI1235Second Joint Advisory Committee on Agent Orange Dioxin
[...] (U) Summary. Post plans to convene the second Joint Advisory Committee (JAC) on August 14, 2007, co-hosted by Office 33 of the Government of Vietnam (GVN). As agreed by the USG and the GVN, the JAC serves as a technical forum to enhance scientific coordination and cooperation between the Unit [...]
2007-07-10 10:30:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL SENV TBIO KPAO VM
07HANOI1265AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE - WAVE DYING OUT BUT SAMPLE SHARING
[...] (U) Summary. The Government of Vietnam (GVN) reports no human cases infected with the H5N1 strain of highly pathologic avian influenza A (HPAI) beyond the total of five confirmed cases since May 1. There have been no cases among contacts and no common sources of infection. Outbreaks of AI in [...]
2007-07-18 17:33:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR KFLU VM
07HANOI1462"VIETNAMESE PEOPLE MORE WILLING TO FIGHT FOR
[...] (C) Ambassador Marine met with prominent cyber-dissident and former political prisoner Dr. Pham Hong Son, who is under house arrest, and his wife, Vu Thuy Ha, at their Hanoi home on August 9. Son, best known for his 2002 arrest and imprisonment for his translation and dissemination of a democ [...]
2007-08-14 17:05:00Embassy HanoiCONFIDENTIALASEC PGOV PHUM PINR PREL ELAB VM
07HANOI1464AMBASSADOR'S ENGAGES VIETNAMESE LEADERSHIP ON HEALTH ISSUES
[...] (SBU) Summary: As part of his series of farewell calls on Vietnamese leaders, Ambassador Marine met separately with Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) Truong Vinh Trong and former Minister of Health (MOH) Tran Thi Trung Chien to discuss health issues, particularly HIV/AIDS. Ambassador Marine pushed [...]
2007-08-14 17:38:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKHIV KFLU TBIO PREL PGOV SOCI VM
07HANOI1476Second Joint Advisory Committee on Agent Orange and Dioxin
[...] (SBU) Summary. The second U.S.-Vietnam Joint Advisory Committee (JAC) on the health and environmental effects of Agent Orange (AO) and dioxin reviewed the significant cooperation on environmental and health issues between the two sides since the first JAC in 2006, particularly related to the o [...]
2007-08-17 17:51:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL SENV TBIO KPAO VM
07HANOI1763"WE EAT EVERYTHING ON FOUR LEGS EXCEPT THE TABLE":
[...] (U) Summary: Domestic consumption and regional exports of wild animal products threaten Vietnam's once-abundant wildlife. Vietnamese craving for wild meat and animal-based traditional medicines seemingly trump conservation concerns. Lack of high-level political will hamstring Government of Vi [...]
2007-10-09 08:15:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV SOCI EAGR VM
07HANOI1838VIETNAM'S REGIONAL OVERVIEW: THE TALE OF TWO NORTHWEST
[...] (U) Summary: Northwest Vietnam has traditionally been Vietnam's poorest region. Natural topography, a widely-disbursed population, poor infrastructure, and, in part, provincial governance practices have prevented provinces in this region from keeping apace of economic development occurring el [...]
2007-10-26 07:34:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAGR EAID EINV ETRD OTRA EIND KIPR PGOV VM
07HANOI1891CHOLERA OUTBREAK CONFIRMED IN NORTHERN VIETNAM
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-05 10:23:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR VM
07HANOI18922007-2008 INCSR PART I -- VIETNAM
[...] The following is Embassy Hanoi's submission for the narcotics section of the 2007-2008 INCSR. 2. Begin INCSR text: Vietnam I. Summary The Government of Vietnam (GVN) continued to make progress in its counternarcotics efforts during 2007. Specific actions included: sustained effor [...]
2007-11-06 00:20:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR VM
07HANOI1921CHOLERA OUTBREAK CONFIRMED IN NORTHERN VIETNAM
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-09 10:17:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR VM
07HANOI2012VIETNAM STRUGGLES TO ENSURE FOOD SAFETY IN ITS DOMESTIC
[...] (SBU) Summary: Recent media reports of contaminated foods in the marketplace have drawn public attention to Vietnam's struggle to improve its domestic food safety controls. Vegetables, fruits, and animal products contaminated with toxins are common in Vietnam and the number of food poisoning [...]
2007-11-29 06:57:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAGR ETRD SENV TBIO EFIN VM
07HANOI2031VIETNAM'S NATIONAL ASSEMBLY SECOND WORKING SESSION SETS
[...] (SBU) Vietnam's 12TH National Assembly (2007 - 2011) passed several laws -- including a long-awaited law on domestic violence prevention (reftel) and laws on judicial assistance and special amnesty -- during its 25-day working session which ended November 21. It also set an ambitious legislat [...]
2007-12-04 00:23:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PHUM ETRD EINV ECON ENRG VM
07HANOI210COMMANDER, U.S. PACIFIC FLEET KICKSTARTS NAVAL
[...] (C) During a recent visit to Hanoi and Hai Phong, Vietnam, the Commander of the U.S. Pacific Fleet, Admiral Gary Roughead, proposed a range of new initiatives intended to broaden U.S.-Vietnam naval cooperation, including cooperation in the fields of Meteorological-Oceanographic (METOC) predict [...]
2007-01-31 10:20:00Embassy HanoiCONFIDENTIALMARR MOPS PHSA VM
07HANOI451POLITICAL PRISONER PHAN VAN BAN CONFIRMS DESIRE
[...] (C) In a March 8 meeting with the Ambassador at Nam Ha Prison in Ha Nam Province, south of Hanoi, prisoner of conscience Phan Van Ban expressed his desire to reunite with his family in the United States if released from prison. The Ambassador passed on a letter to Ban from his son and discuss [...]
2007-03-08 10:48:00Embassy HanoiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL VM
07HANOI849U.S.-ASEAN BUSINESS COUNCIL BOTH OPTIMISTIC AND CONCERNED
[...] (SBU) Summary: Eighteen U.S. business representatives delivered a message of optimism mixed with concern during a mission of the U.S.-ASEAN Business Council (USABC) to Hanoi on May 3 and 4. The highlight of the mission's two-day series of meetings with Government of Vietnam (GVN) officials, mo [...]
2007-05-09 08:31:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD BTIO EINV WTRO PREL PGOV VM
07HANOI912HIV/AIDS: AMBASSADOR HANDS OVER FY 2007 VIETNAM OPERATIONAL
[...] (SBU) Summary: On May 9, the Ambassador formally presented to Minister of Health Tran Thi Trung Chien the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) Vietnam Operational Plan for fiscal year 2007. The Ambassador urged greater GVN coordination to ensure that HIV-positive individuals res [...]
2007-05-17 10:55:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKHIV TBIO PREL PGOV VM
07HOCHIMINHCITY739AMBASSADOR VISITS PEPFAR SITES IN SOUTHERN VIETNAM
[...] (SBU) Summary: During a June 6-8 visit to the Cambodian border provinces of Dak Nong, Binh Phuoc and Tay Ninh, the Ambassador reviewed local efforts to combat HIV/AIDS and the impact of projects funded by the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief. Officials at the Vietnam Youth Corps Dru [...]
2007-07-10 09:50:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PREF PINR KREF KHIV VM
07HONGKONG1800HONG KONG SCENESETTER FOR HUD SECRETARY JACKSON
[...] (SBU) Summary: The U.S. Consulate General Hong Kong warmly welcomes to your visit next week. U.S. trade, investment, and business with Hong Kong flourish in a largely open environment. Hong Kong is our 15th largest export market, and the United States enjoyed a USD 9.8 billion trade surplus [...]
2007-07-09 00:40:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN PREL PTER EINV KIPR HK CH SENV MC
07HONGKONG1881HONG KONG UNIVERSITY'S GUAN YI ON RECENT TRENDS IN
[...] (C) Summary: AmConGen Economic Officer and Regional Medical Officer met with Guan Yi, Director of the State Key Laboratory of Emerging Infectious Diseases at Hong Kong University (HKU),and Gavin Smith, Assistant Professor of Microbiology at HKU, to discuss general trends in avian influenza i [...]
2007-07-17 23:50:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNECON TBIO SENV EAGR AMED KFLU HK CH
07ISLAMABAD3296SITUATION REPORT #2 - CYCLONE YEMYIN
[...] (U) SUMMARY: A USAID Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA) Regional Advisor (RA) visited Pakistan from July 10 through 17 to assess additional needs following Cyclone Yemyin in Pakistan. To date 362 people have died in flooding and up to 2.5 million people have been affected. In add [...]
2007-07-31 06:14:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PGOV PK
07ISLAMABAD5302PAKISTAN CONFIRMS FIRST CASES OF AVIAN INFLUENZA IN HUMANS
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Pakistan National Institute of Health (NIH) confirmed on December 15 that six individuals have tested positive for H5N1 Avian Influenza (AI). One of the confirmed AI patients died in hospital. This marks the first reported cases of AI in humans in Pakistan. World Health Or [...]
2007-12-18 02:05:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKFLU TBIO EAGR AMGT PK
07JAKARTA1076UNSC/KOSOVO: GETTING INDONESIA TO YES
[...] (C) Summary. In response to Under Secretary Burns' request (ref A),I recommend that the Secretary, and even the President if necessary, contact their Indonesian counterparts to urge support for the Kosovo resolution. I have pressed the case with a former Foreign Minister, the Speaker of the [...]
2007-04-16 10:28:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UNSC UNMIK KFLU TBIO YI ID
07JAKARTA264INDONESIA - JANUARY 30 AVIAN INFLUENZA (AI) UPDATE
[...] (SBU) Summary. The Mission is working to reverse a January 11 directive from the National Institute of Health and Research Development (NIHRD) instructing NAMRU-2 to no longer ship AI specimens to CDC until NAMRU-2 signs a Materials Transfer Agreement (MTA). At a January 26 ceremony, the Amba [...]
2007-02-01 01:06:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO AMED CASC EAGR AMGT PGOV ID
07JAKARTA265INDONESIA - JANUARY 30 AVIAN INFLUENZA (AI) UPDATE
[...] (SBU) Summary. The Mission is working to reverse a January 11 directive from the National Institute of Health and Research Development (NIHRD) instructing NAMRU-2 to no longer ship AI specimens to CDC until NAMRU-2 signs a Materials Transfer Agreement (MTA). At a January 26 ceremony, the Ambas [...]
2007-02-01 01:22:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO AMED CASC EAGR AMGT PGOV ID
07JAKARTA672 INDONESIA ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP)
[...] (SBU) Indonesia remained a major sending country for international trafficking in persons (TIP) and faced a very significant internal trafficking problem. Indonesia was also a receiving country for trafficked prostitutes, though their numbers were very small relative t Indonesian victims. Th [...]
2007-03-08 10:08:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB
07JAKARTA698 INDONESIA ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP)
[...] (SBU) Indonesia remained a major sending country for international trafficking in persons (TIP) and faced a very significant internal trafficking problem. Indonesia was also a receiving country for trafficked prostitutes, though their numbers were very small relative to Indonesian victims. [...]
2007-03-12 02:05:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB
07JAKARTA701 INDONESIA ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP)
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-12 02:06:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB
07JAKARTA766INDONESIA ESTH HIGHLIGHTS - FEBRUARY 2007
[...] Summary: On February 1, "Eyes on the Forest", a coalition of three non-governmental organizations (NGOs),protested a Government of Indonesia (GOI) plan to auction 130,000 hectares of former concession areas in Riau and Jambi for plantation use. On February 13-16, the Indonesian Ministries of [...]
2007-03-16 09:07:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV TPHY TBIO TRGY ENRG ID
07JAKARTA933MARCH 28 HIGH-LEVEL MEETING ON AVIAN INFLUENZA SAMPLE
[...] (SBU) Indonesian Health Minister Dr. Fadilah Supari repeatedly pledged to resume sharing avian influenza (AI) samples with the international community during the March 29 "High Level Meeting on Responsible Practices for Sharing Avian Influenza Viruses and Resulting Benefit" in Jakarta. Supari [...]
2007-04-01 22:55:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO AMED CASC EAGR KFLU PGOV ID
07JOHANNESBURG311SOUTH AFRICA: CHINA DEVELOPMENT BANK OUTLINES AFRICA
[...] Summary: At an October 31 seminar on emerging powers and their impact on global economic governance hosted by the South African Institute for International Affairs (SAIIA),the international advisor of the China Development Bank (CDB) provided a readout of the CDB's strategy and strengths in [...]
2007-11-02 14:07:00Consulate JohannesburgUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN EAGR ECON EINV SF CH
07KAMPALA1050UGANDA: SCENESETTER FOR CONGRESSIONAL STAFF DELEGATION
[...] (SBU) Summary: Uganda is a productive player for U.S. policy interests in Africa, with Ugandan troops deploying to Somalia assisted by U.S. money and logistics. On the humanitarian and development side, Uganda vigorously supports a number of U.S. initiatives including Presidential initiatives [...]
2007-06-26 12:29:00Embassy KampalaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREF PREL MOPS EAID SU UG
07KAMPALA1209UGANDA: SCENESETTER FOR CODEL LOWEY (August 18-23)
[...] (SBU) Summary: Uganda is a productive player for U.S. policy interests in Africa, with Ugandan troops deploying to Somalia assisted by U.S. money and logistics. On the humanitarian and development side, Uganda vigorously supports a number of U.S. initiatives including Presidential initiatives [...]
2007-07-26 04:19:00Embassy KampalaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREF PREL MOPS EAID SU UG
07KAMPALA1310UGANDA: SCENESETTER FOR CODEL FEINGOLD (AUGUST 26-30,
[...] (SBU) Summary: Uganda is a productive partner for U.S. policy interests in Africa, with Ugandan troops deploying to Somalia assisted by U.S. money and logistics. Uganda is vigorously supporting a number of U.S. initiatives including Presidential initiatives on HIV/AIDS (PEPFAR) and malaria (PM [...]
2007-08-15 10:23:00Embassy KampalaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREF PREL MOPS EAID UG
07KAMPALA345UGANDA: SCENESETTER FOR AND NSC DEPUTY ADVISOR DAVID
[...] (SBU) Summary: Uganda is a productive player for U.S. policy interests in Africa, with Ugandan troops deploying to Somalia assisted by U.S. money and logistics. On the humanitarian and development side, Uganda vigorously supports a number of US initiatives including Presidential initiatives o [...]
2007-03-01 03:50:00Embassy KampalaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREF PREL MOPS EAID SU UG
07KATHMANDU1191NEPAL: AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE FOR JUNE
[...] (SBU) Post's avian influenza (AI) working group held a virtual meeting on June 11. Post Medical Officer reported that there have been no confirmed cases of AI in Nepal, in spite of more reported outbreaks in nearby Bangladesh. Post is actively monitoring the situation and continuing awareness [...]
2007-06-18 05:22:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO CASC KFLU SOCI WHO NP
07KHARTOUM1028 SUDAN - THE BLUES OF BLUE NILE STATE
[...] (U) Blue Nile State, which lies in the fertile woodland savannah belt of eastern Sudan, has a strong potential for agricultural production. However, several challenges exist for this special administrative area as defined in the Comprehensive Peace Agreement. War destroyed most basic infrastr [...]
2007-06-28 10:48:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI UN SU
07KHARTOUM1210SUDAN FLOODING UPDATE
[...] Summary. The Government of National Unity (GNU),Government of South Sudan (GOSS),and humanitarian community continue to respond to flooding that has affected hundreds of thousands of people throughout Sudan in July. The GNU Humanitarian Aid Commission (HAC) estimates that flooding has dama [...]
2007-08-05 12:26:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI UN SU
07KHARTOUM1296SUDAN - USAID FLOOD ASSESSMENT IN KASSALA STATE
[...] Summary. From August 6 to 9, USAID/SUDAN staff traveled to Kassala State to assess the effects of recent flooding, following unseasonably heavy rainfall in early July. Flooding has affected an estimated 40,000 people, destroyed more than 2,600 homes, and resulted in 10 deaths and extensive d [...]
2007-08-19 14:06:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI UN SU
07KHARTOUM1446SUDAN - USAID FLOOD ASSESSMENT RENK COUNTY, UPPER NILE
[...] Summary. From August 28 to 30, USAID/OFDA staff visited Renk County in northern Upper Nile State, Southern Sudan, to assess the effects of recent flooding. Flooding caused severe damage to homes and livestock and affected an estimated 10,000 households, or approximately 50,000 people. Non-g [...]
2007-09-13 15:05:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI UN SU
07KHARTOUM1482CENTRAL BANK'S GOVERNOR GIVES OPTIMISTIC READOUT OF
[...] (U) SUMMARY: In a September 19 visit with EconOffs, the Governor of the Central Bank of Sudan, Dr. Sabir Hassan, presented an optimistic outlook of the Sudanese economy. Although Hassan named U.S. sanctions, economic diversification, and poverty reduction as challenges, he stated that the Su [...]
2007-09-20 15:23:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV EFIN ECON EAID PINR IMF SU
07KHARTOUM1832SOUTHERN SUDAN - HEALTH SECTOR TRANSITION UPDATE
[...] Over the past three fiscal years, USAID has been able to steadily and responsibly decrease its non-food humanitarian budget from USD 88.3 million in Fiscal Year (FY) 2005 to USD 69.5 million in FY 2006 and USD 61.9 million in FY 2007 in anticipation of the eventual transition from relief to dev [...]
2007-11-21 16:03:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI UN SU
07KHARTOUM679 SUDAN - HEALTH SECTOR RELIEF TO DEVELOPMENT TRANSITION
[...] (U) Nearly two decades of civil war in Southern Sudan has resulted in a region with some of the worst health indicators in sub-Saharan Africa. As USAID prepares to transition its assistance in the region from relief assistance to development programming, USAID's health sector non-governmental [...]
2007-05-01 10:43:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI UN SU
07KIGALI212RWANDA TIP DRAFT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-01 16:08:00Embassy KigaliUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF ELAB ASEC KFRD SMIG KWMN PHUM KCRM RW
07KIGALI933RWANDA MONTHLY ECONOMIC REVIEW
[...] The Dutch government, through the Netherlands Organization for International Cooperation in Higher Education (NUFFIC),is supporting the Rwanda Flower Farmers Association. In an attempt to increase flower exports to the Netherlands, the Dutch project will train six cooperatives in better far [...]
2007-10-15 08:07:00Embassy KigaliUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ECON PGOV EINV ENRG ETRD EPET BTIO RW
07KIGALI934RWANDA MONTHLY ECONOMIC REVIEW
[...] The Dutch government, through the Netherlands Organization for International Cooperation in Higher Education (NUFFIC),is supporting the Rwanda Flower Farmers Association. In an attempt to increase flower exports to the Netherlands, the Dutch project will train six cooperatives in better far [...]
2007-10-15 08:07:00Embassy KigaliUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ECON PGOV EINV ENRG ETRD EPET BTIO RW
07KINGSTON1286USAID SITUATION REPORT 2 HURRICANE DEAN
[...] Based on field assessments in five communities carried out on August 21, Hurricane Dean has killed at least three people, damaged thousands of houses, and left at least 3,500 people in need of food, water, and relief supplies in Jamaica. The USAID team believes that the number of affected wi [...]
2007-08-23 18:12:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIEDAEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PHUM
07KINGSTON1290USAID SITUATION REPORT 2 HURRICANE DEAN
[...] Based on field assessments in five communities carried out on August 21, Hurricane Dean has killed at least three people, damaged thousands of houses, and left at least 3,500 people in need of food, water, and relief supplies in Jamaica. The USAID team believes that the number of affected wi [...]
2007-08-23 20:01:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIEDAEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PHUM
07KINGSTON1298USAID SITUATION REPORT 4 HURRICANE DEAN
[...] As of August 24, aid agencies continue to focus on emergency response activities, such as distribution of food, water, and relief supplies, to hurricane-affected communities. The Government of Jamaica's (GOJ) Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) continues to facil [...]
2007-08-28 12:17:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIEDAEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PHUM
07KINGSTON1739JAMAICA: SCENE SETTER FOR ADMIRAL STAVRIDIS VISIT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-04 15:09:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOVIP PREL PGOV ETRD ECON ASEC JM
07KINSHASA1069DRC AUGUST ECONOMIC REVIEW
[...] (U) - New aviation regulations. - No resolution on retrocession for 2007. - Country assistance framework in the planning. - Teachers' union gives ultimatum to GDRC. - Catholic school teachers suspend opening day. - Electricity upgrade projects scheduled. - Wiring DRC and ROC. - [...]
2007-09-06 10:17:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EMIN ELAB EAIR PGOV CG
07KINSHASA1425DRC: SCENESETTER FOR CODEL SMITH
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is moving slowly as it grapples with solutions to fundamental governance, security and development challenges following the historic 2006 national elections. The promise of peace and democratization and the importance of the DRC as the [...]
2007-12-31 09:22:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOREP PREL PGOV EAID ECON PREF PHUM
07KINSHASA983DRC: SCENESETTER FOR CODEL FEINGOLD (AUGUST 24-26,
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Democratic Republic of the Congo is slowly feeling its way in the search for solutions to fundamental governance, security and development challenges following historic 2006 national elections. Achievements to date, the promise of peace and democratization, and the importa [...]
2007-08-17 12:30:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOREP PREL PGOV EAID ECON PREF PHUM MARR ASEC
07KOLKATA157POULTRY FARM IN NORTH BENGAL REPORTS LARGE NUMBER OF BIRD
[...] (U) SUMMARY: In the first week of May, thousands of birds have died at a poultry farm in Siliguri, located in Northern West Bengal, near the border with Bangladesh. The Government of West Bengal (GOWB) has sealed the poultry farm. Preliminary health reports have found no evidence of an H5N1 [...]
2007-05-11 09:23:00Consulate KolkataUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO KFLU AMED EAGR IN BG
07KOLKATA258THE HIV/AIDS SCENARIO IN INDIA'S EAST AND NORTHEAST
[...] (SBU) Summary: In July, India's National AIDS Control Organization (NACO) released the results of an analytical exercise supported by UNAIDS and the World Health Organization (WHO) that provided new, lower estimates of HIV prevalence in India. The exercise, conducted in 2006, found that [...]
2007-08-24 12:53:00Consulate KolkataUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KHIV TBIO KWMN SENV ELAB IN
07KUALALUMPUR1649EXBS: SE ASIA REGIONAL ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING
[...] October 09-11 the Advisor was in Jakarta to meet with officials from the Nuclear Energy Regulatory Agency (BAPETEN) and the National Nuclear Energy Agency (BATAN) to discuss the upcoming Additional Protocol Commodities Identification Training (AP-CIT) scheduled for November 06-08. Mr. Sukarman [...]
2007-11-27 02:52:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIEDETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP MY
07KUALALUMPUR187 Bank Negara Relaxes Rules on Banks' Equity Investments;
[...] (U) Summary: Bank Negara has allowed banks greater freedom to invest in the stock market, while three more foreign financial institutions have entered the Malaysian market. Meanwhile, the recent flooding in Johor is projected to cause at least RM 2.4 billion (USD 686 million) in losses, altho [...]
2007-02-02 05:20:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV MY
07LAGOS185NIGERIA 2007 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT
[...] (U) The following is Mission Nigeria's submission for the annual trafficking in persons (TIP) report. Paragraphs respond to questions in reftel. ------------------ 27. (SBU) Overview ------------------ -- A. Nigeria is a source, transit, and destination country for trafficked persons. [...]
2007-03-13 15:46:00Consulate LagosUNCLASSIFIEDASEC ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG
07LAPAZ1167DCM TRIP TO POTOSI AND SUCRE
[...] (C) The DCM traveled to Potosi and Sucre April 23-25 to inaugurate USAID projects and meet with key political figures. Potosi Mayor Rene Joaquino (often touted as a potential rival to President Morales) told the DCM that although the economy is booming, the city receives no mining revenues, [...]
2007-04-26 17:28:00Embassy La PazCONFIDENTIALECON PGOV PREL BL
07LAPAZ661CLIMATE CHANGE: BOLIVIA AT RISK
[...] (U) Flooding in the eastern Bolivian department of the Beni (ref A) has prompted a media debate about the link between this latest catastrophe and climate change; it has also generated discussion of the long-term consequences of the latter. While current water levels are only five centimeters [...]
2007-03-09 12:37:00Embassy La PazUNCLASSIFIEDECON PGOV BL
07LAPAZ695BOLIVIA'S CLIMATE CHANGE ACTION PLAN: MITIGATE AND
[...] (U) Bolivian efforts to address the potential impact of climate change (reftel) include both mitigation and adaptation strategies. While much of the country's five-year action plan has yet to be implemented, GOB officials accept evidence of climate change and appear committed to taking initia [...]
2007-03-13 19:05:00Embassy La PazUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV ECON PGOV BL
07LILONGWE1612007 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT - MALAWI
[...] SUMMARY. Since achieving Tier 1 status in 2006, the Government of Malawi (GOM) has continued to make noteworthy progress in tackling trafficking in persons (TIP) despite its severely limited human and financial resources. Although TIP remained a relatively new concept for Malawians, the GOM [...]
2007-03-01 15:09:00Embassy LilongweUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB EAID
07LIMA1024COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA PERSONNEL - GRANDAHL
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Inspector Paul H. Grandahl, from April 2-4, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to conduct surveillance on assigned operator, Murray Air, LLC, heavy equipment activities. No embassy assistance has been requested. When departing [...]
2007-03-27 14:17:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC OTRA EAIR PE
07LIMA106COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA PERSONNEL
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of the following FAA Personnel: Carmen Di Giacomo Jr. January 22-25, 2007 and February 25-26, 2007. Patrick McLaughlin January 22-25, 2007 The purpose of the visit is to conduct substantial maitenance facility i [...]
2007-01-12 17:24:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR OTRA ASEC PE
07LIMA1265COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NIH/FIC MS. GAGE
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Ms. Julia Gage, Fellow, National Cancer Institute, NIH from April 19-May 1, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to collect data and complete training on mid-wives for dissertation study. No embassy assistance has been requested. [...]
2007-04-04 21:05:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO OTRA ASEC KSCA PE
07LIMA1272COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR SAMUEL V. BROWNE
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Mr. Samuel Browne, International Relations Specialist, US Department of Energy, from April 9-13, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to participate in US Energy business mission. When departing Lima by air, the Republic of Peru [...]
2007-04-04 22:13:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA ASEC ENRG PE
07LIMA134COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR EMBASSY SCIENCE FELLOW
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Dr. William E. Brooks from January 25 - February 28, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to study mercury in Peru as an Embassy Science Fellow. Post understands that USGS is funding Dr. Brooks international travel and the EPA is [...]
2007-01-18 13:57:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTPHY OTRA SENV USGS ASEC SENVSXE PE
07LIMA1420COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NIH/FIC DR. JERONIMO
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Dr. Jose Jeronimo, Staff Scientist, National Cancer Institute, NIH from April 20 - May 4, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to attend the Cervical Cancer Prevention Strengthening an Consensus meeting in Lima, conduct midwife tra [...]
2007-04-17 15:50:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA ASEC KSCA TBIO PE
07LIMA1421COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR HHS/CDC CARYN BERN
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Caryn Bern, Medical Officer, COGH, OD, CDC, HHS from May 21 to June 1, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to work with collaborators on data from a study of Chagas disease in Peru. No embassy assistance has been requested. Contro [...]
2007-04-17 15:50:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA ASEC KSCA CDCE US PE
07LIMA1558COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR USGS GOLDFARB
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Mr. Richard Goldfarb, Research Geologist, from May 16-27, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to conduct field visits at mines sites, teach a short course, and attend and present a keynote address at the Proexplo Congress. No emb [...]
2007-04-27 18:10:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA ASEC TPHY KSCA TBIO PE
07LIMA1559COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR USGS HEILWEIL
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Mr. Victor Heilweil, Hydrologist, US Geological Survey, from May 13-20, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to provide technical assistance and training to counterpart (Dr. Ignacio Benevent and study team, University of Piura) re [...]
2007-04-27 18:10:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA ASEC TPHY KSCA TBIO PE
07LIMA1566COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR HHS/CDC DUNCAN MACKELLAR AND
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Duncan MacKellar, Lead Epidemiologist and Amanda Smith, Epidemiologist, OD, CDC, HHS from June 3-9, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to assess research capacity in various clinical and outreach settings in Lima, and to provide [...]
2007-04-27 20:20:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA ASEC KSCA CDC US PE
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