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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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01ABUJA2881PDP: AN HISTORICAL SKETCH
[...] (U) Introduction: The Peoples' Democratic Party, a hybrid from its inception, has been riven by internal power struggles, weakened by presidential interference, and now faces significant challenges gearing up for its own convention, much less the battery of local (2002) State and Federal (20 [...]
2001-11-14 15:09:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR KDEM NI
01ABUJA2984NIGERIA: LOCAL MEDIA REPORTS - NIGERIA AND SOUTH
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Press reporting from "The Guardian" newspaper on November 21, repeated in para 2, indicates that Nigeria and South Africa will sign a military pact. The pact apparently will focus on naval cooperation, primarily training, maintenance and joint exercises, and joint patrol of the S [...]
2001-11-26 19:14:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS SF NI
01HARARE1210ZANU-PF INSIOER: THE COUNTRY IS UNDER
[...] (C) AN ACADEMIC WITH VERY CLOSE TIES TO ZANU-PF LEADERSHIP CIRCLES, CLEVER MUMBENQEQWI, TOLD US APRIL 2 THAT THE ZIMBABWEAN GOVERNMENT BELIEVES IT IS OPERATINQ UNDER AN INFORMAL INTERNATIONAL SANCTIONS REQIME. THE GOVERNMENT PERCEIVES THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY AS BEINQ BIASED IN FAVOR OF T [...]
2001-04-03 13:28:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON EFIN PREL PINR ZI
01HARARE1275ZANU-PF INSIDER: THE COUNTRY IS UNDER
[...] (C) AN ACADEMIC WITH VERY CLOSE TIES TO ZANU-PF LEADERSHIP CIRCLES, CLEVER MUMBENGEGWI, TOLD US APRIL 2 THAT THE ZIMBABWEAN GOVERNMENT BELIEVES IT IS OPERATING UNDER AN INFORMAL INTERNATIONAL SANCTIONS REGIME. THE GOVERNMENT PERCEIVES THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY AS BEING BIASED IN FAVOR OF T [...]
2001-04-09 12:30:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON EFIN PREL PINR ZI
01HARARE1620OPPOSITION WINS MASVINGO MAYORAL ELECTION
[...] (U) THE CANDIDATE FOR THE OPPOSITION MOVEMENT FOR DEMOCRATIC CHANGE (MDC) OVERCAME A CONCERTED CAMPAIGN EFFORT BY THE RULING ZANU-PF, INCLUDING SIGNIFICANT LEVELS OF VIOLENCE AND INTIMIDATION (REFTELS),TO WIN THE MASVINGO MAYORAL ELECTION MAY 12-13. THE MDC'S ALOIS CHAIMITI, A RETIRED ENGIN [...]
2001-05-15 15:09:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM PINS ZI
01HARARE2364ZIMBABWE PRESIDENT RESHUFFLES CABINET
[...] (U) INDEPENDENT PRESS REPORTS INDICATE THAT PRESIDENT MUGABE HAS RESHUFFLED HIS CABINET TO FILL THREE POSITIONS LEFT VACANT BY THE DEATHS OF TWO MINISTERS AND THE RESIGNATION OF ANOTHER. THE OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT WAS MADE ON STATE RADIO TODAY (AUGUST 9) AFTER THE SWEARING-IN CEREMONY AT STAT [...]
2001-08-09 13:46:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR ZI
01HARARE847ZIMBABWE RULING PARTY MODERATES BOYCOTT "SHAM"
[...] (C) MODERATES ALIGNED TO MASVINGO ZANU-PF "SUPREMO" EDDISON ZVOBGO BOYCOTTED FEBRUARY 24'S PROVINCIAL PARTY ELECTIONS BECAUSE THEY WERE A "SHAM." THE ZANU-PF FACTION ALIGNED WITH MASVINGO GOVERNOR JOSIAH HUNGWE, WHO IS AN ALLY OF PRESIDENT MUGABE AND VICE-PRESIDENT MUZENDA, WERE ELECTED TO T [...]
2001-02-26 16:01:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR KDEM ZI
02ABUJA1727NIGERIA: PARTIAL TEXT OF 6/2/02 GEN MALU INTERVIEW
[...] Para 2 contains an excerpt from a June 2, 2002 interview given by dismissed Chief of Army Staff Samuel Victor Leo Malu to "This Day" newspaper. His May 27 testimony before the Commission investigating last October's violence in Benue (to which Malu family members and property fell victim) h [...]
2002-06-07 17:08:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL NI
02ABUJA426NIGERIA: AN ARMY COLONEL ON DEMOCRACY AND THE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In an unusually frank discussion, Nigerian Colonel and ECOWAS staff member M. Dixon Dikio (please strictly protect) told PolMilOff that a major breakdown of command led to reprisal attacks in Benue, and those attacks were unjustifiable. In his view, LTG Malu's response to the Ben [...]
2002-02-08 09:43:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR NI
02AMMAN3971CONFIRMATION THAT EMBASSY AMMAN POLFSN SIREEN
[...] (U) Post confirms that POLFSN Sireen Khalifeh will attend FSI's September 16-27, 2002 Political Training Course for FSNs. Embassy point of contact is Ms. Khalifeh's Supervisor, Political Officer Samuel Kotis. Information requested reftel para 9 is as follows: A. Name: Sireen Khalifeh B. [...]
2002-07-18 11:19:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDAPER AFSI AFSN PGOV JO
02HARARE1982ZIMBABWE CABINET BIOGRAPHIC INFORMATION
[...] (C) Reftel reported President Mugabe's August 24 cabinet reshuffle. As promised reftel, we provide below additional biographic information on the new appointees (we have not included cabinet members who retained the same portfolios): --------------------------------------------- ----------- [...]
2002-08-29 05:40:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR ZI
02HARARE61ZIMBABWE: ZVOBGO PREDICTS MUGABE WILL LOSE THE
[...] (C) IN A DECEMBER 20 LUNCH WITH AMBASSADOR SULLIVAN AND POLOFF, ZANU-PF MP AND MASVINGO "SUPREMO" EDDISON ZVOBGO RUMINATED ON REPRESSIVE LEGISLATION BEFORE PARLIAMENT (REPORTED REFTEL),MASVINGO POLITICS, AND THE UPCOMING PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION. ZVOBGO HAD FEW KIND WORDS FOR HIS OLD BROTHER-I [...]
2002-01-08 09:35:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR ZI
02ROME1011 LIBERIA: INSECURITY COUPLED WITH FOOD
[...] USAID STAFF FROM THE U.S. MISSION IN ROME AND FOOD FOR PEACE/WASHINGTON TRAVELED TO GUINEA, SIERRA LEONE, AND LIBERIA JANUARY 27 THROUGH FEBRUARY 7 TO REVIEW THE FOOD SECURITY SITUATION FOR REFUGEES, INTERNALLY DISPLACED PERSONS (IDPS),AND RESIDENTS OF THESE COMMUNITIES HAVE BEEN AFFECTED BY [...]
2002-02-26 16:27:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EAGR AORC PREF EU WFP UN
03ABUJA1329NIGERIA: BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES OF MEMBERS OF THE
[...] (C) On 18 July, President Obasanjo swore in 38 of 40 new Ministers and deputies and confirmed their various portfolios. In a novel twist, Obasanjo had forwarded the roster to the National Assembly without matching the prospective Ministers to any portfolios. He only designated the portfolios [...]
2003-08-04 15:08:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPINR PGOV PREL KDEM NI
03ABUJA813NIGERIA: AGREEMENT REACHED ON OIL RIG HOSTAGE
[...] National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) local and national leadership on May 3 agreed unconditionally that all 273 hostages and 99 striking workers on board the four Transocean Forex Sedco rigs near Port Harcourt would be allowed to disembark. The Settlement was negotiated [...]
2003-05-02 17:56:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDCASC ASEC EPET ENRG ECON PINS PGOV NI
03ADANA147 SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY,
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for May 29, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Turkiye: During regu [...]
2003-05-29 14:11:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03BRASILIA1321ADVISOR DENIES AMORIM PROPOSING FTAA DELAY
[...] (SBU) Summary. According to Antonio Simoes, Economic Advisor to Foreign Minister Amorim, local press inaccurately reported Amorim's April 23 remarks to the Brazilian Chamber of Deputies concerning the GoB's alleged intent to delay FTAA negotiations. Simoes stressed to us that the GoB wants to [...]
2003-04-28 22:44:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD BR FTAA
03BRASILIA1550BRAZIL CONTINUES TO DEBATE TRADE POLICY ON EVE OF
[...] (U) This is an Action Request; please see para 15. 2. (SBU) Summary. In the run-up to USTR Zoellick's May 27-28 visit, debate has intensified publicly, within the GoB, and perhaps most of all in the Foreign Ministry, on Brazil's participation in the FTAA negotiations. A number of policy [...]
2003-05-20 19:14:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALETRD BR FTAA
03FRANKFURT7034Accession Countries And The Euro: Convergence
[...] (SBU) Summary: EU member states and acceding countries (ACs) are beginning to face the dilemmas that EU economic rules are likely to present them both as soon as accession occurs in May 2004. EU rules require ACs to adopt the euro as soon as they fulfill the convergence criteria on inflatio [...]
2003-08-26 11:52:00Consulate FrankfurtUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EUN
03HANOI2068VIETNAM: NY LIFE HOSTS SEMINAR ON WTO ACCESSION
[...] Summary: On August 5 in Hanoi at a seminar on Vietnam's WTO accession hosted by New York Life (NYL),Charge expressed strong support for Vietnam's efforts to accede to the WTO while also emphasizing the heavy workload Vietnam must complete in order to meet this goal. Opening the seminar, DPM [...]
2003-08-15 01:48:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIEDETRD VM WTO
03HANOI2678U.S. and Vietnam initial air services agreement
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified protect accordingly. 2. (U) Summary: On October 9, the U.S. and Vietnam entered into a five-year air services agreement that, while maintaining some restrictions, contains many Open Skies provisions. The agreement will eventually allow three passenger carrie [...]
2003-10-21 02:37:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR EINV PREL VM
03HARARE1903MEDIA REPORT "DAILY NEWS" UPDATE; HARARE
[...] Since the government of Zimbabwe outlawed the Associated Newspapers of Zimbabwe on September 12, the popular independent daily newspaper "The Daily News" has not been appearing on the streets for five days. The newspaper's website has the message: "We apologize for th [...]
2003-09-18 14:10:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KPAO KMDR ZI
03HARARE2132POLICE STYMIE COURT JUDGMENT FOR DAILY NEWS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Following a ruling by the Administrative Court in its favor October 24, The Daily News (TDN) published a truncated October 25 issue before a police raid closed the offices of parent Associated Newspapers of Zimbabwe (ANZ) later that day. The Media and Information Commission (M [...]
2003-10-27 14:24:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM SOCI PGOV KPAO KMDR ZI
03HARARE2159LEGAL BATTLE ON AFTER RELEASE OF ANZ DIRECTORS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A court magistrate on October 29 ordered the release of four directors of the Associated Newspapers of Zimbabwe (ANZ),reserving judgment on criminal charges pending against them until November 13. Armed police continue to bar access to ANZ offices, preventing resumed publicat [...]
2003-10-30 13:20:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PREL KPAO KMDR ZI
03HARARE2246LABOR PLANS ANOTHER DEMONSTRATION
[...] (U) Summary: The Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU),disillusioned with stayaways which bring no change, have instead begun to focus on a series of public demonstrations to focus attention on their plight (ref). ZCTU Secretary-General Wellington Chibebe has published calls for another [...]
2003-11-17 06:48:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALECON ELAB PGOV ZI
03HARARE2329Weary retailer asks, what next?
[...] (U) Summary: A major Zimbabwe retailer has just lived through violent occupations, price controls, imperious ministers, high inflation and shortages of fuel, electricity and cash. Its Chief Operating Officer now wonders what more the GOZ can throw at him. End Summary. 2. (SBU) The Embassy [...]
2003-12-02 05:29:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EINV ETRD PGOV ZI
03HARARE8MEDIA REPORT: WHY NYAROTA WAS FIRED; HARARE
[...] On December 31, 2002 Associated Newspapers of Zimbabwe (ANZ),publishers of the "Daily News," fired Geoffrey Nyarota, the paper's much-lauded founding Editor-in-Chief. Local and international media outlets have since been speculating about what caused this sudden edito [...]
2003-01-03 10:02:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO ZI
03HARARE960Zimbabwe's Looming Default Crisis
[...] (SBU) Summary: Once this - or a future - GOZ eliminates negative real interest rates, local bankers expect borrowers to default en masse. The coming default crisis underlines how difficult it will be to rationalize Zimbabwe's distortion-laden economy. End Summary. Only Decent Investment is [...]
2003-05-19 12:15:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD EINV PGOV ZI
03ISTANBUL698MINORITY RELIGIOUS COMMUNITIES IN TURKEY: A
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Recent legal changes in property rights for minority foundations have elicited varied responses from different religious communities in Turkey. The history of Turkish and Ottoman minority communities plays into their respective views on pastoral concerns, political connections, p [...]
2003-05-15 04:08:00Consulate IstanbulCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM TU
03KATHMANDU1524NEPALI CONGRESS WILL NOT JOIN GOVERNMENT OR PEACE
[...] (C) On August 8, the Ambassador met with Nepali Congress (NC) General Secretary Girija Prasad Koirala, completing a week of meetings with party leaders. Koirala relayed his telephonic discussions with Maoist leaders still in New Delhi, over the past week. The NC will not join the formal Gov [...]
2003-08-11 23:14:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER NP GON
03NASSAU1066POWERS BEHIND THE THRONE IN THE PLP GOVERNMENT -
[...] (C) In two separate meetings May 27 and 28, DCM and POL/ECON section chief met the two individuals outside of the Bahamian government considered to have the most influence on Prime Minister Perry Christie's government. Wealthy businessman Frankie Wilson, a prominent campaign contributor and [...]
2003-06-03 20:54:00Embassy NassauCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR BF
04ABUDHABI4005OAS: PANAMA TO SUPPORT U.S. CANDIDATE FOR
[...] (SBU) Ambassador Watt called Foreign Minister Samuel Lewis on Friday, May 27, to encourage support for the U.S. candidate for Inter-American Commission on Human Rights Paolo G. Carozza. The Foreign Minister informed Ambassador Watt on Tuesday, May 31, that the GOP would support Carozza. 2 [...]
2004-11-08 12:02:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDUN UNGA PREL PHUM TC
04ABUJA1998EMBASSY OFFICER BARRED FROM "PUBLIC" COURT MARTIAL
[...] (C) Summary: The court martial continues of three Nigerian Rear Admirals allegedly involved in the disappearance from naval custody of the tanker MT African Pride, which had been seized with a cargo of stolen crude oil. The GON has said the court martial proceeding is open to the public, bu [...]
2004-12-03 08:20:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MCAP KCOR NI
04ACCRA2443PRESIDENT KUFUOR WINS GHANA'S ELECTION
[...] (U) Summary: The Electoral Commission has officially declared President John Kufuor the winner of the December 7 presidential election, with 52.7 percent of the vote (with 3 constituencies not yet confirmed). As of noon December 10, NDC candidate John Atta Mills had not yet conceded defeat. [...]
2004-12-10 13:50:00Embassy AccraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL GH
04ADANA132SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY OCTOBER 01, 2004
[...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for October 01, 2004. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. MILLIYET/SABA [...]
2004-10-04 06:58:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM IZ TU ADANA
04ADANA48SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY APRIL 21, 2004
[...] No summary [...]
2004-04-28 12:57:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM IZ TU ADANA
04AMMAN9153 JORDANIAN PUBLIC AND MEDIA REACTION TO PRESIDENT BUSH'S
[...] OUTSIDE RULING CIRCLES, POST'S JORDANIAN CONTACTS REACTED WITH SUBDUED EMOTIONS TO THE RE-ELECTION OF PRESIDENT BUSH. MOST REMAIN HIGHLY CRITICAL OF U.S. POLICIES TOWARDS THE ARAB-ISRAELI CONFLICT AND IRAQ, BUT DOUBT THAT A KERRY ADMINISTRATION WOULD HAVE PURSUED SIGNIFICANTLY DIFFERENT POLICI [...]
2004-11-16 06:28:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR JO
04ANKARA2446SOUTHEAST TURKEY ECONOMIC OUTLOOK PESSIMISTIC,
[...] (C) Summary: Reporting officers traveling in southeast Turkey April 19-22 heard negative economic outlooks from a broad array of contacts, as well as reports of some continuing religious freedom restrictions. Contacts said implementation of the recently passed Turkish EU reform packet laws [...]
2004-04-30 15:05:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM ECON MARR TU IZ
04ANKARA6043TURKISH OIL COMPANY WANTS TO DO BUSINESS IN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: According to its CEO, the state-owned Turkish Petroleum Corporation (TPAO) has developed a "strategic plan" for reengaging in oil and gas development in Northern Iraq that it will present in Baghdad, Washington, and London. Understanding that Iraq's oil and gas resources are con [...]
2004-10-25 12:37:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALEPET EWWT TU IZ
04ANKARA663SUPPORTING HUMAN RIGHTS AND DEMOCRACY, 2003-4
[...] (U) In response to reftel, the following is Mission's contribution to the 2003-4 edition of "Supporting Human Rights and Democracy: the U.S. Record." 2. (U) Turkey is a constitutional republic with a multiparty parliamentary system and a president with limited powers elected by the single [...]
2004-02-05 13:44:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL PGOV ELAB KDEM KPAO KSEP TU
04BOGOTA13168PEACE AND PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS: A VIEW FROM THE
[...] (C) Summary: Leftist Senator Carlos Gaviria -- a self-declared presidential candidate in 2006 -- told poloffs to expect lawsuits against the recently approved constitutional amendment authorizing presidential reelection and expressed concerns about a possible clash between high courts over the [...]
2004-11-02 18:31:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KJUS CO
04BRASILIA1831EDITORIAL DECRIES LULA'S TRADE-NEGOTIATOR
[...] In the wake of the GoB's surprise walk-out from Mercosul-EU trade talks in Brussels July 21 (Septel),Brazilian media focused heavily on the fact that Brazil's negotiating team had abruptly changed chiefs just the preceding week, with Brasilia-based Regis Arslanian displacing long-time Ambassa [...]
2004-07-23 19:49:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDETRD EFIN ECON EINV PREL PGOV BR
04CARACAS2252CHAVEZ AND THE EVANGELICALS
[...] (C) The GOV is catering to evangelical Christians, who make up nine percent of Venezuela's population, to build the support base of President Hugo Chavez and to win the August recall referendum. Some Evangelicals have plugged into Chavez's coffers and his social message, at times reflecting a [...]
2004-07-15 18:51:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM PHUM KIRF VE
04CARACAS2387COMANDO MAISANTA: A MID-CAMPAIGN UPDATE
[...] (U) Since its formation, President Hugo Chavez's anti-recall referendum campaign committee, Comando Maisanta, has balanced its activities between concentrated lobbying and widespread propaganda dissemination. Comando Maisanta has pushed for redistributing voting centers and purifying the el [...]
2004-07-27 20:23:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM VE
04CARACAS2596 RICE LETTER ON SUMATE GETS ATTENTION
[...] On July 31, one of Caracas' most important opposition dailies, "El Nacional" carried an article entitled "Condoleezza Rice Criticizes the Political Persecution of Sumate Directors." That same week the Venezuela press has included coverage of a letter from members of the House Committee on I [...]
2004-08-12 20:45:00Embassy CaracasUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM KDEM OPRC KIRC VE
04CARACAS2597VENEZUELA REFERENDUM UPDATE, AUGUST 12
[...] (C) National Electoral Council (CNE) director Jorge Rodriguez made clear that the referendum campaign officially closes at midnight August 12, as was initially decided by the CNE, despite Chavez's Comando Maisanta's request to extend the deadline so its campaign closing event could be held Aug [...]
2004-08-12 20:45:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM KDEM VE OAS
04CARACAS2689REFERENDUM UPDATE: AUGUST 19-20
[...] (C) On August 17 political police service DISIP and local police authorities arrested the three men suspected of shooting on demonstrators in Altamira on August 16. On August 18 and 19, the government heavily criticized the opposition's latest claims of fraud and calls for public protests an [...]
2004-08-20 20:42:00Embassy CaracasUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM KDEM VE
04CARACAS2692CORRECTED COPY: REFERENDUM UPDATE: AUGUST 19-20
[...] (C) On August 17 political police service DISIP and local police authorities arrested the three men suspected of shooting on demonstrators in Altamira on August 16. On August 18 and 19, the government heavily criticized the opposition's latest claims of fraud and calls for public protests an [...]
2004-08-23 13:59:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KDEM VE
04CARACAS2840VENEZUELA: OPPOSITION FIGHTS BACK ON FRAUD
[...] (C) Opponents of President Hugo Chavez put forward their preliminary findings of the investigation of alleged fraud during the August 15 presidential recall referendum September 8. Lawyer Tulio Alvarez, presenting a 70-page preliminary report, noted irregularities in all stages of the referen [...]
2004-09-09 20:06:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM PHUM VE
04DJIBOUTI1212AMBASSADOR'S INTRODUCTORY CALL ON NEW COMMANDER OF
[...] (U) Ambassador, accompanied by USLO Chief, had her first meeting September 16 with General Michel Arrault, the new Commander of French Forces in Djibouti. Arrault replaced General Gerard Pons, whose tour of duty ended August 1. 2. (C) Ambassador noted the close cooperation and collaboratio [...]
2004-09-16 14:48:00Embassy DjiboutiCONFIDENTIALMARR MOPS MCAP PREL PINR FR DJ
04DJIBOUTI1223IGAD TO HOST WORKSHOP ON COMBATTING TERRORISM:
[...] (U) During Ambassador's September 20 call on Dr. Attalla Hamad Bashir, Executive Secretary of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD),to present an invitation to him to attend a meeting of the Africa Partnership Forum (septel),Dr. Attalla indicated to her that he had extended t [...]
2004-09-20 14:01:00Embassy DjiboutiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MARR MOPS PTER DJ
04DJIBOUTI1494EMBASSY DJIBOUTI REACHES OUT FOR RAMADAN
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Embassy Djibouti sponsored an information speech, several Iftaars (fast breakings) and a public service announcement during the Islamic Holy Month of Ramadan. Embassy staff also attended several Ifaars as part of its continued outreach to the country's Muslim community. END SUMMAR [...]
2004-11-22 09:04:00Embassy DjiboutiUNCLASSIFIEDPREL OPRC SCUL KPAO DJ
04DJIBOUTI1498DPI CHAIRMAN PROPOSES U.S. MILITARY CONTROL OVER
[...] (C) Summary: Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem, Executive Chairman of Dubai Ports, Customs and Free Zone Corporation (the parent company to Dubai Ports International which manages Djibouti's existing maritime port and airport),has put forward a proposal that the U.S. military, based at Camp Lemonier, [...]
2004-11-22 12:36:00Embassy DjiboutiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON ETRD DJ TC
04DJIBOUTI1542PRESIDENT GUELLEH ON CAMP LEMONIER ACCESS
[...] (C) Ambassador met with President Ismail Omar Guelleh December 2, at her request, to review progress in the U.S. bilateral relationship and to solicit the President's perspectives on regional developments. The meeting took place at the Presidential Palace. Ambassador and Guelleh were joined [...]
2004-12-03 07:25:00Embassy DjiboutiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR MASS EAIR DJ
04DJIBOUTI1621GUELLEH REQUESTS ON-SITE SURVEY OF PROPOSED CAMP
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On December 27, the Ambassador and CJTF-HOA Commanding General Samuel Helland met with the Minister of Foreign Affairs Ali Abdi Farah, at the Minister's request, to discuss the proposed expansion of Camp Lemonier. The Minister said that Djiboutian President Ismail Omar Guelleh told [...]
2004-12-27 13:08:00Embassy DjiboutiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MASS MARR MOPS DJ
04DJIBOUTI734CJTF HOA COMMANDER'S FAREWELL CALL ON PRESIDENT
[...] (C) Summary: For President Ismail Omar Guelleh, Djibouti's participation in the Global War on Terrorism is "an honor." He wants an end to conflict and hostility in the Horn of Africa region and is working directly with the President of the African Union to bring about a face to face meeting [...]
2004-05-23 14:10:00Embassy DjiboutiCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS ET ER IS DJ
04HANOI155CODEL BROWNBACK: FOCUS ON RELIGION
[...] (U) Summary: In a series of official meetings in Hanoi on January 8, Senator Samuel Brownback expressed concerns about continuing, and perhaps increasingly severe, measures to restrict religious freedom in Vietnam. He urged the Government of Vietnam to act quickly to end these restrictions, s [...]
2004-01-16 09:34:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KIRF PREL PGOV ETRD EAGR VM HUMANR RELFREE
04HANOI555OPEN 2003 LETTER FROM FATHER LY TO US CONGRESS
[...] (U) In a January 8 meeting in Hanoi, Vice Minister of Public Security Le Van Huong gave Senator Samuel Brownback a copy of an open letter in Vietnamese to the US Congress dated June 27, 2003 by imprisoned Catholic Priest Nguyen Van Ly (Ref A). The letter, the text of which follows in para 3, [...]
2004-02-26 07:42:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KIRF PREL OREP VM HUMANR RELFREE
04HANOI888Vietnam: Textile Consultations in Hanoi
[...] (SBU) Summary and Introduction: USTR Special Textile Negotiator David Spooner and Department of Commerce Deputy Assistant Secretary James Leonard led textile consultations with the GVN March 17-18. The discussions focused on whether Vietnam's textile quotas should be reduced, given a U.S. C [...]
2004-03-29 09:16:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EINV KTEX VM
04HARARE1112ATTACK ON MDC PROVINCIAL MEETING
[...] (C) SUMMARY. ZANU-PF youths on July 2 attacked an MDC provincial assembly attended by several MDC leaders, including Morgan Tsvangirai, in Mashonaland Central. The youths destroyed property and injured MDC supporters. Police blamed the incident on MDC members, while MDC leaders believe the CI [...]
2004-07-06 14:33:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PINR ZI MDC ZANU PF
04HARARE1681Business Seeks to Rebuild Govt Ties
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Confederation of Zimbabwe Industries' (CZI) top female official berated the GOZ's trade-unfriendly policies and general economic mismanagement. However, she expressed hope that President Mugabe would send the business community a positive signal either by meeting face-to- [...]
2004-10-07 09:15:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAGR ETRD EINV PGOV ZI ZANU PF
04HARARE1771Mutare Exporters Feel Pinch
[...] (SBU) Once-thriving exporters in the eastern Zimbabwean city of Mutare say the country's overvalued exchange rate has rendered them uncompetitive. From company-to-company, sector-to-sector, their stories have a similar ring of despair. Annualized zimdollar expenses such as labor and energy h [...]
2004-10-27 05:52:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD EINV PGOV ZI
04HARARE249RESHUFFLING THE OLD GUARD
[...] SUMMARY: (C) On February 10, President Robert Mugabe announced a new cabinet that looks very similar to the old one. Only one minister was removed from cabinet, the rest either retaining their posts or being moved to other positions. The absence of significant change in a ZANU-PF government [...]
2004-02-10 13:58:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV ZI ZANU PF
04HARARE256Forex Controls Hamper Trade
[...] (U) Summary: Vexingly, the GOZ continues its policy of punishing exports and subsidizing imports. Local firms tell us the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe's (RBZ) new foreign exchange auctions and other controls make it increasingly difficult to do business. Auctions have yet to deliver on their pro [...]
2004-02-11 11:23:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINV ETRD PGOV ZI
04HARARE61TWO FURTHER BLOWS TO INDEPENDENT MEDIA IN ZIMBABWE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On January 10, police arrested Zimbabwe Independent Editor Iden Wetherell and two other senior staff members after months of articles highly critical of the GOZ. On January 9, despite another court ruling in its favor ordering police to vacate the premises of The Daily News, p [...]
2004-01-12 14:38:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM ZI
04KATHMANDU1147BHUTANESE REFUGEES: DEBATE TO THE FORE IN NEPAL
[...] (C) SUMMARY: For the first time, local integration and third-country resettlement of refugees have became a public topic of debate by UNHCR and Nepali officials. Frustrated by inaction, a UNHCR official raised the subject in a press interview only to have his three-pronged plan for refugee [...]
2004-06-18 08:43:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREF PTER PHUM NP BH
04KATHMANDU1183WEEKLY NEPAL MEDIA REPORT FROM JUNE 15 TO 21,
[...] POLITICAL AFFAIRS -- UML, NC (D) agree on Common Minimum Program: Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has said that both the parties (ruling NC-D and CPN-UML) had agreed on the common minimum program. "We have reached consensus and soon will give all-party shape to the present government," [...]
2004-06-24 06:37:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC PGOV PREL KMDR NP
04KATHMANDU1545UPDATE ON NEPAL'S MAOIST INSURGENCY, JULY 31-AUGUST
[...] Government of Nepal (GON) officials will not announce a unilateral ceasefire, arguing such a move would come only after "meaningful" and "result-oriented" peace talks. Special Envoy to UN Secretary General Kofi Annan, Tamrat Samuel, arrived in Nepal for meetings with government and political [...]
2004-08-06 06:12:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PTER CASC PGOV NP PHUM
04KATHMANDU1590NEPAL: NATIONAL CONGRESS PRESIDENT KOIRALA:
[...] (C) In his August 6 courtesy call on National Congress (NC) President G.P. Koirala, the Ambassador urged the parties to reach consensus before talks with the Maoists. Koirala replied that he wanted to stay outside the government to push for peace and position himself for power once elections [...]
2004-08-12 21:38:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL NP GON
04KATHMANDU1592WEEKLY NEPAL MEDIA REPORT FROM AUGUST 3 TO 9,
[...] POLITICAL AFFAIRS -- PM to head peace secretariat; experts to back it: The government is setting up a Peace Secretariat, which will have chiefs of the four coalition partners and a nominee of the king as political advisors and a retired government administrator or a retired UN administrator [...]
2004-08-12 23:27:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC PGOV PREL KMDR NP
04KATHMANDU310NEPAL: UN OFFICIAL SEES LITTLE IMMEDIATE HOPE FOR
[...] (C) In a February 12 meeting with the Ambassador, Tamrat Samuel, Assistant to the Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs at the UN, said that the UN stands ready to assist in mediation efforts between the Government of Nepal (GON) and Maoists if asked by both sides, but indicated that [...]
2004-02-17 05:37:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER NP PHUM UN
04KINSHASA1291MINOR CABINET RESHUFFLE OF CONGOLESE GOVT.
[...] (U) SUMMARY: President Kabila announced a minor cabinet reshuffle on July 11, filling a number of posts that had been vacant. The ministers of defense (from the RCD-Goma),foreign affairs (MLC),and mines (political opposition) all retained their jobs, contrary to persistent rumors that circ [...]
2004-07-13 10:50:00Embassy KinshasaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR CG
04LJUBLJANA429SLOVENIA: ARTICLE 98 FOLLOW-UP
[...] (U) DCM, ACCOMPANIED BY POL-MILOFF AND ODC CHIEF, DELIVERED REFTEL TALKING POINTS TO MFA STATE SECRETARY FOR MULTILATERAL AFFAIRS SAMUEL ZBOGAR ON 10 MAY. ZBOGAR, ACCOMPANIED BY STAFF ASSISTANT MATEJ MARN AND NORTH AMERICA DESK OFFICER GREGOR KOZOVINC, WAS GRATEFUL TO HEAR THAT IMET FUNDS WO [...]
2004-05-10 12:23:00Embassy LjubljanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMASS MARR PREL SI
04NASSAU1148ATTORNEY GENERAL DEFERS TO THE ALL-POWERFUL FRED
[...] (C) Charge, Political Officer, and DEA Country Attache held a private lunch with Bahamian Attorney General and Minister of Education, Alfred Sears, on June 8, 2004 to discuss the long list of issues he faces in his two massive portfolios. Overwhelmed and underpaid, Sears still claimed that h [...]
2004-06-10 19:00:00Embassy NassauCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PARM PINR BF
04NASSAU1382TOURISM VS. RELIGION: ANTI-GAY RALLY TARGETS U.S.
[...] (C) A number of prominent Bahamian religious figures led a "Save the Bahamas" rally in downtown Nassau on July 11 to protest the pending arrival of the cruise ship "Norwegian Dawn" which is scheduled to dock in Nassau with a group of "gay family" travellers on board the morning of July 16. S [...]
2004-07-15 19:12:00Embassy NassauCONFIDENTIALCASC PREL BF
04PANAMA1015PANAMA: WHO IS PRESIDENT-ELECT MARTIN TORRIJOS AND
[...] (SBU) At 7:35 p.m. local time (8:35 p.m. Washington time),Panama's Electoral Tribunal declared Martin Erasto Torrijos Espino the winner of Panama's May 2, 2004 General Elections. It appeared that voter participation would exceed 75%. Torrijos' five-year term as President will commence Septembe [...]
2004-05-03 02:48:00Embassy PanamaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PREL PM POLITICS FOREIGN POLICY
04PANAMA1016PANAMA: BIOGRAPHIC INFORMATION ON VICE
[...] (SBU) Martin Torrijos chose a seasoned businessman with strong political connections as his First Vice President and a soft-spoken, but seasoned politician as his Second Vice President. First Vice President-elect Samuel Lewis Navarro is the son of former Noriega foreign minister (later anti- [...]
2004-05-03 03:04:00Embassy PanamaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PREL PM POLITICS FOREIGN POLICY
04PANAMA111ENDARA TO RUN AS PANAMA'S "HONEST GOVERNMENT"
[...] (C) Former president Guillermo Endara has mapped a come-from-behind election strategy, positioned himself as the campaign's most serious anti-corruption reformer, derides front-runner Martin Torrijos's lack of experience and ability, and plans tough talks with U.S. negotiators on agriculture [...]
2004-01-20 15:53:00Embassy PanamaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EAGR ETRD PM POL CHIEF
04PANAMA1116PANAMA: IMPLICATIONS OF THE TORRIJOS VICTORY FOR
[...] (C) Martin Torrijos, a 40-year-old politician with little national policy experience, scored a crushing electoral victory on May 2, while his Democratic Revolutionary Party (PRD) is positioned to control Panama's unicameral legislature. After it takes office on September 1, the new governmen [...]
2004-05-07 20:27:00Embassy PanamaSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV ETRD EFIN EWWT PM CM CO TW POL CHIEF
04PANAMA145PANAMA VICE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE SAMUEL LEWIS
[...] (C) In recent meeting with Pol Counselor, first vice presidential candidate Samuel Lewis Navarro argued that the Martin Torrijos ticket of the Democratic Revolutionary Party (PRD) offers Panama its best chance to improve social and economic conditions in Panama and eliminate the threat to dem [...]
2004-01-23 15:55:00Embassy PanamaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PREL EINV PM POL CHIEF
04PANAMA1700WHERE IS PANAMA'S NEW GOVERNMENT HEADING?
[...] (C) Martin Torrijos and his inner circle, due to take power on September 1, are pushing an energetic and ambitious transition agenda featuring clear-cut goals in foreign policy (priority to the U.S. and Colombia),security (cooperation with U.S. objectives, new attention to the Caribbean coast [...]
2004-07-01 12:22:00Embassy PanamaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON ETRD PM POL CHIEF
04PANAMA1704PANAMA'S FM ARIAS NONCOMMITTAL ON REQUEST TO
[...] (C) DCM, accompanied by Polcouns, delivered reftel talking points to Panamanian Foreign Minister Harmodio Arias Cerjack on June 30, 2004. With two months left for this government, Arias was (not surprisingly) noncommittal on whether the GOP would be willing to accept protected Cuban and Hait [...]
2004-07-01 19:43:00Embassy PanamaCONFIDENTIALPREL SMIG PM CU HA POLITICS FOREIGN POLICY
04PANAMA1814PANAMA'S PLANS FOR SUMMIT FOLLOW-UP
[...] No summary [...]
2004-07-14 21:37:00Embassy PanamaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ECON KSUM PM POLITICS FOREIGN POLICY
04PANAMA1849FEDERICO ANTONIO HUMBERT ARIAS TO BE NEXT
[...] (C) President-elect Martin Torrijos has selected Federico "Freddy" Antonio Humbert Arias to be Panama's Ambasador to the United States as of September 1, 2004, but has not yet announced the appointment. Foreign Minister-designate Samuel Lewis Navarro told DCM that he already approached Foreign [...]
2004-07-20 14:19:00Embassy PanamaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL PINR PM POLITICS FOREIGN POLICY
04PANAMA1953NO DECISION IMMINENT ON CHINA/TAIWAN DIPLOMATIC
[...] IN A BREAKFAST MEETING ON JULY 29, PANAMA'S VICE PRESIDENT-ELECT (AND PRESUMPTIVE FOREIGN MINISTER) SAMUEL LEWIS NAVARRO TOLD AMBASSADOR THAT THE INCOMING TORRIJOS GOVERNMENT IS FAR FROM MAKING A DECISION ON THE POSSIBILITY OF DIPLOMATIC RECOGNITION OF CHINA. REFERRING TO LEWIS' JUNE 30 INQUIR [...]
2004-08-02 18:58:00Embassy PanamaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL TW CH PM POL CHIEF
04PANAMA205PANAMA'S FOUR PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES MEET WHITE
[...] (SBU) On January 22, Special Envoy Otto Reich and Ambassador Watt met with Panama's four presidential candidates -- Ricardo Martinelli, front-runner Martin Torrijos, Jose Miguel Aleman, and Guillermo Endara. The candidates explained their strategies, goals, and priorities in a series of 10-m [...]
2004-01-30 21:36:00Embassy PanamaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV ETRD PM POL CHIEF
04PANAMA2105SCENESETTER: THE SECRETARY'S VISIT TO PANAMA'S
[...] (SBU) On behalf of Embassy Panama, I want to express our warmest welcome on your upcoming September 1, 2004 visit to Panama's Presidential Inauguration. Following your November 3, 2003 visit to Panama's Centennial celebrations (reftel),your presence here as the government of Martin Torrijos [...]
2004-08-18 22:37:00Embassy PanamaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ETRD OVIP PM POL CHIEF
04PANAMA2176PANAMA PARDONS ANTI‐CASTRO CUBANS
[...] (SBU) Late on August 25, outgoing President Mireya Moscoso signed an executive decree pardoning four anti"Castro Cuban prisoners "" Luis Posada Carriles and AmCits Gasper Jimenez, Guillermo Novo, and Pedro Remon (see Reftels) and 163 others, as one of her final acts as president. The GOP imme [...]
2004-08-26 22:42:00Embassy PanamaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PM CU HO LABOR HUMAN RIGHTSPOLMIL
04PANAMA2274PANAMA: TAIWAN‐PRC RECOGNITION ISSUE SIMMERS AS
[...] (C) With a new, more PRC"friendly Panama government in office on September 1, the question of whether newly inaugurated President Martin Torrijos might drop Panama's long"standing diplomatic recognition of the Republic of China (Taiwan) in favor of the People's Republic of China (PRC) continues [...]
2004-09-08 19:49:00Embassy PanamaCONFIDENTIALPREL PINR PGOV PM CM TW POL CHIEF
04PANAMA2362PANAMA FOREIGN MINISTER MEETS AMBASSADOR WATT
[...] (C) In a September 7 meeting with Foreign Minister Samuel Lewis Navarro, Ambassador Watt discussed the Secretary's recent visit to Panama and President Torrijos' travel plans to the UN General Assembly in New York. The Ambassador also discussed ways Panama could contribute to the corruption [...]
2004-09-16 22:03:00Embassy PanamaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ETRD PM POL CHIEF
04PANAMA2452PANAMA PLANS ASSERTIVE, COHERENT FOREIGN POLICY
[...] (C) The Torrijos administration plans to run a much more ambitious foreign policy than its predecessor, aiming to sell the Panama "brand" to the world. First Vice President and Foreign Minister Samuel LEWIS Navarro has repeatedly indicated to the Ambassador and EmbOffs that the Torrijos team [...]
2004-09-29 21:51:00Embassy PanamaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR PM POL CHIEF
04PANAMA2530PANAMA'S NEW GOVERNMENT IN PRODUCTIVE TALKS WITH
[...] (C) WHA Deputy Assistant Secretary Dan Fisk's October 5-7 meetings with President Torrijos and key cabinet officials brought friendly and productive exchanges on security and law enforcement cooperation; foreign policy; economic and trade policy; and good governance/anti-corruption. DAS Fisk [...]
2004-10-13 18:09:00Embassy PanamaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ETRD ENRG SNAR PM POL CHIEF
04PANAMA2691SCENESETTER: DEFENSE SECRETARY RUMSFELD'S NOVEMBER
[...] (C) On behalf of Embassy Panama I would like to extend our warmest welcome on your upcoming November 13-14, 2004 visit to Panama. Your presence here as the government of Martin Torrijos enters its third month signals the great interest of the United States in strengthening our excellent rela [...]
2004-11-02 13:13:00Embassy PanamaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EINV SNAR PM POL CHIEF
04PANAMA2777PANAMA PROBABLY WILL NOT MOVE TO OPPOSE
[...] (C) This Embassy and other observers hoped that Panama's UNGA voting patterns soon might become more congenial to U.S. interests, given the recent election of Martin Torrijos, a young, modernizing president; his avowed intent to make Panama's UN General Assembly voting "more predictable"; and [...]
2004-11-16 21:44:00Embassy PanamaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PM UNGA POL CHIEF
04PANAMA2921SECDEF RUMSFELD'S TWO-DAY PANAMA TOUR A SUCCESS
[...] (C) In a two-day visit to Panama November 13-14, Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld met with Panamanian President Torrijos and top cabinet officials, visited and overflew the Panama Canal, laid a wreath at the American Battle Monument Commission's Corozal Cemetary, and held a news conferenc [...]
2004-12-03 19:21:00Embassy PanamaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PM CM POL CHIEF
04PANAMA2937PANAMA, THE G4 AND "PLAN PUEBLA"
[...] (C) Mexican President Vicente Fox publicly endorsed Panama's inclusion in the G3 (Venezuela, Colombia and Mexico) during his November 2-3 visit to Panama. According to MFA Advisor Nils Castro and International Organizations Director Javier Bonagas, the GOP's primary interest in joining the G [...]
2004-12-06 21:23:00Embassy PanamaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ETRD ECON ENRG PM CO VZ LABOR HUMAN RIGHTSPOLMIL
04PANAMA298PANAMA ELECTION COUNTDOWN #1: 12 WEEKS TO GO
[...] (U) Monday, February 2, marked the deadline for political parties to register candidacies for presidential, mayoral, legislative and local representative seats. All parties complied with the deadline and despite rumors over the weekend that one would withdraw from the race; all four president [...]
2004-02-09 17:51:00Embassy PanamaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PM POL SPECIALIST
04PANAMA353PANAMA POLITICAL ANALYST ON MAY 2 ELECTION:
[...] (C) Former Democratic Revolutionary Party (PRD) political operative turned independent consultant and analyst, Jose Isabel Blandon, told DCM and POL Counselor that the PRD's superior numbers and organization and a divided opposition probably will secure the presidency for Martin Torrijos on M [...]
2004-02-13 22:21:00Embassy PanamaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PM POL CHIEF
04PANAMA40PANAMA'S MAY 2004 ELECTIONS
[...] (SBU) Panamanians nationwide will go to the polls on May 2, 2004 to choose a president, 78 legislators, 75 mayors, 619 local representatives, and 20 representatives to the Central American Parliament. The presidential campaign currently is a two-man race (in a field of four candidates) with t [...]
2004-01-08 19:28:00Embassy PanamaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINR PM POLITICS FOREIGN POLICY POL SPECIALIST
04PANAMA465LA DONA HITS PANAMA'S AIRWAVES. PANAMA ELECTION
[...] (U) While a political cartoon in a Panama daily depicted the fifth ballot's funeral, civil society refused to let the issue rest in peace. Criticism abounded in the wake of last week's Electoral Tribunal (ET) and Executive Branch insistence on not issuing a fifth ballot on constitutional ref [...]
2004-02-27 20:49:00Embassy PanamaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PINR PM POL SPECIALIST
04PANAMA540LA PRENSA FOUNDER ROBERTO EISENMANN SLAMS PANAMA'S
[...] (C) Roberto Eisenmann, Jr., founder of Panama's anti-dictatorship daily newspaper La Prensa, since 1990 turned political maverick and op-ed gadfly, recently shared with POL Counselor some caustic commentary on what he called the "outrageous" attitude of Panama's political class and its corrup [...]
2004-03-04 19:40:00Embassy PanamaCONFIDENTIALPREL PINR PGOV PM POL CHIEF
04PANAMA715NAMES FLOATED, A BLAST FROM THE PAST, AND A
[...] (SBU) Panama's electoral campaign suddenly became more interesting with a bristling 3/23 confrontation between Arnulfista youth and Endara supporters and a 3/24 shooting incident in a depressed area. From here forward, campaign tensions will mount, primarily in the form of mudslinging and edi [...]
2004-03-29 12:38:00Embassy PanamaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PINR PM POL SPECIALIST
04PANAMA802PANAMA'S DEMOCRATIC REVOLUTIONARY PARTY (PRD) AND
[...] (C) The prospect of a PRD government assuming power on September 1 is high, barring an unforeseen development. Martin Torrijos enjoys a big lead in the polls barely four weeks before Panama's May 2 presidential election. According to many observers, Martin has consolidated his control over t [...]
2004-04-06 13:23:00Embassy PanamaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ETRD PM POL CHIEF
04PANAMA828PANAMA PUBLIC OPINION POLLS NOT DEPENDABLE
[...] (SBU) Panama's nationally-published public opinion polls are probably biased, do not offer a dependable measure of Panamanians' voting preferences, and probably will not accurately predict outcomes for the May 2 elections. While we still think Martin Torrijos will win the May 2, 2004 presiden [...]
2004-04-08 15:13:00Embassy PanamaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV SOCI PM POLITICS FOREIGN POLICY
04PANAMA875PANAMA'S FORMER PRESIDENT GUILLERMO ENDARA DRIVES
[...] (SBU) His campaign may lack money and glitz and his poll numbers are stubbornly stuck in second place behind Martin Torrijos but former president Guillermo Endara (1989-1994) is confident his single-message campaign -- that he is Panama's only hope for honest government -- will catapult him to [...]
2004-04-14 22:12:00Embassy PanamaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ETRD EAGR PM POL CHIEF
04PRETORIA3175 NEW INCENTIVES FUEL ADDITIONAL HOPES FOR ROBUST
[...] The feature and commercial film industry in South Africa continues to grow vigorously. An industry that in 1995 generated 4,000 jobs now employs an estimated 20,000 workers. Film production ranging from commercials and shorts to full-length movies produced in South Africa has grown substanti [...]
2004-07-14 09:51:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EIND ETRD SCUL PGOV SF
04QUITO2499ECUADOR EVASIVE OVER NEW YORK BOLTON MEETING
[...] (U) In response to Reftel, the Embassy August 20 contacted the Ecuadorian MFA's Article 98 coordinator, attorney Renan Mosquera, to seek a New York meeting between Foreign Minister Patricio Zuquilanda and Under Secretary John Bolton. Customary in the overly formal MFA, Mosquera requested the [...]
2004-09-15 15:06:00Embassy QuitoCONFIDENTIALPREL EC KICC UNGA
04SANTODOMINGO1848COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA EMPLOYEE
[...] U.S.Embassy Santo Domingo welcomes and grants country clearance to Federal Aviation Administration Safety Inspector Samuel Perry to travel to Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. The purpose of the visit is to perform 14 CFR part 121 enroute inspection, cargo and line station inspection for Arro [...]
2004-03-11 14:37:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT
04TAIPEI3298LY ELECTION CAMPAIGN KICKS OFF
[...] (C) Summary: Candidate registration for the December 11 Legislative Yuan (LY) election campaign closed October 12 and the campaign season has begun. Neither camp is expecting any dramatic swings in the current LY balance, but most observers expect the Pan-Blue to lose its current slim majority [...]
2004-10-21 08:55:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL TW
04YEREVAN1066IMI (ARMENIA): U.S. COMPANIES IN ARMENIA
[...] No summary [...]
2004-05-04 06:41:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIEDKTDB BBSR BEXP BTIO AM
04YEREVAN1473ARMENIA: SURPRISINGLY LITTLE TRADE WITH IRAN
[...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified. Please protect accordingly -------- SUMMARY -------- 2. (SBU) Despite Armenia's geographic isolation and closed borders, trade with its southern neighbor Iran remains surprisingly small. While the April 12-13 meeting between Armenian Foreign Minister V [...]
2004-06-30 12:37:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EAIR ETRD AM
05ABUDHABI4691 MEDIA REACTION:SEC ENERGY BODMAN
[...] SUMMARY: THERE WAS GOOD AND UNIFORMLY POSITIVE MEDIA COVERAGE OF THE VISIT TO THE UAE BY SECRETARY OF ENERGY SAMUEL BODMAN. ARABIC AND ENGLISH DAILIES PROMINENTLY REPORTED EXCERPTS OF REMARKS MADE BY THE SECRETARY DURING A PA-ARRANGED PRESS CONFERENCE AND HIS MEETINGS WITH UAE PRESIDENT AND [...]
2005-11-16 15:08:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR TC
05ADDISABABA3713ETHIOPIA: OPPOSITION CUD SPLINTERING
[...] (C) SUMMARY. The CUD, Ethiopia's largest opposition coalition, may be splintering over the question of whether or not to take its seats in Parliament. As of October 25, at least 30 MPs-elect out of 109 had defied the party leadership's decision to boycott Parliament. Lidetu Ayalew, one of t [...]
2005-10-27 12:52:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KDEM PREL ET ELEC UNREST
05ADDISABABA4073ETHIOPIA NAMES COMMISSION TO PROBE
[...] (C) SUMMARY. In response to calls from the international community and its citizens, the GOE named members of a commission of inquiry to probe the June and November electoral-related violence. Members of the new commission approved on December 6 by Ethiopia's parliament include religious lea [...]
2005-12-09 10:04:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KDEM KJUS ET ELEC UNREST
05ALMATY2017KAZAKHSTAN SUBMITS START QUARTERLY COST LIST
[...] On 26 May 2005, DTRO-A received the START Quarterly Cost List for the period of 1 January to 31 March 2005 from Lieutenant Colonel A. Aubakirov of the Ministry of Defense Arms Reduction Control and Inspection Activities Support Center. 2. Unofficial Translation follows: BEGIN TEXT U.S [...]
2005-05-31 08:15:00US Office AlmatyUNCLASSIFIEDKACT PARM US RS UP KZ DTRO
05AMMAN9063Request for speaker program for Dr. Samuel
[...] Summary: Embassy Amman would like to request IIP's assistance in recruiting Dr. Samuel Coale of Wheaton College for three program days during the period December 2-6, 2005, to address students and scholars at Jordanian institutions. The speaker's lectures will include: a lecture with Political [...]
2005-11-23 06:04:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP OEXC SCUL JO
05ANKARA2969ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2005-05-25 14:01:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA3014ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2005-05-26 13:54:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA3191TURKEY'S SYRIACS SKEPTICAL ABOUT PROSPECTS FOR
[...] No summary [...]
2005-06-08 10:53:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL TU OSCE
05ANKARA4252ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2005-07-22 15:20:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
05ASUNCION638 HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING REQUEST ON PARAGUAYAN
[...] THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST FOR WHA/AND. SEE PARA 2. AND 3. 2. PER REFTEL, POST IS HEREBY REQUESTING DEPARTMENT INITIATE REVIEW OF AVAILABLE HUMAN RIGHTS REPORTS/FILES FOR CREDIBLE INFORMATION OF GROSS HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS FOR THE FOLLOWING UNITS OF THE PARAGUAYAN ARMY: A. BRIGAD [...]
2005-05-11 19:43:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PGOV MASS PA
05ASUNCION727 HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING REQUEST ON PARAGUAYAN
[...] THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST FOR WHA/AND. SEE PARA 2. AND 3. 2. PER REFTEL, POST IS HEREBY REQUESTING DEPARTMENT INITIATE REVIEW OF AVAILABLE HUMAN RIGHTS REPORTS/FILES FOR CREDIBLE INFORMATION OF GROSS HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS FOR THE FOLLOWING UNITS OF THE PARAGUAYAN ARMED FORCES AND POL [...]
2005-06-01 21:32:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PGOV MASS PA
05BOGOTA1696SO FAR SO GOOD: BOGOTA MAYOR GARZON'S FIRST YEAR
[...] (U) Bogota's left-of-center mayor, Luis Eduardo ("Lucho") Garzon, has avoided controversy and generally refrained from speaking out on national issues, particularly public security. Garzon has drawn relatively little criticism for his administration's management of the city, although his gove [...]
2005-02-23 11:58:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ECON CO
05BOGOTA2217TWO MAJOR LEFT PARTIES LIKELY TO FORM ELECTORAL
[...] (C) In recent meetings with poloffs, Senators Samuel Moreno and Carlos Gaviria, heads of leftist parties Independent Democratic Pole (PDI) and Democratic Alternative (AD, Alternativa Democratica),respectively, confirmed the conclusion of negotiations to form an electoral alliance for 2006 Co [...]
2005-03-07 23:02:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIALPGOV CO
05BOGOTA5497PRESIDENT URIBE AND COLOMBIA FACE UNCHARTERED
[...] (C) For the first time in Colombian history, the sitting President is a potential candidate for re-election. The political landscape is new for the President, the Congress and the public. The script is being written as they go and the disquiet has been evident everywhere. Over the last few [...]
2005-06-08 20:46:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL CO
05BOGOTA5509PDI SELECTS ANTONIO NAVARRO AS PRESIDENTIAL NOMINEE
[...] (SBU) Summary: On June 2, the leftist Polo Democratico (PDI) selected former M-19 guerrilla and current Senator Antonio Navarro Wolff as its Presidential nominee at the party's national convention. Despite much-rumored tacit support of Bogota Mayor "Lucho" Garzon for second-place finisher S [...]
2005-06-09 15:07:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR CO
05BOGOTA5671LIBERALS SELECT GAVIRIA AS PARTY CHIEF;
[...] (C) Summary: On June 11, the Liberal Party (PLC) national convention selected former President and OAS SyG Cesar Gaviria as its national party head. Gaviria denounced President Uribe for abandoning and attacking the PLC, wrongheaded policies (most notably an alleged failure to control the p [...]
2005-06-14 18:41:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON PINR CO
05BOGOTA9294COLOMBIA COMPLIES WITH 2005 IACHR RECOMMENDATION;
[...] The Colombian Government formally accepted responsibility September 29 for the 1989 murder of 12 members of a GOC judicial commission at La Rochela by paramilitary forces, working in collaboration with elements of the GOC military. The Colombian Government's acceptance of responsibility on be [...]
2005-09-30 15:05:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PGOV MARR CO
05BRASILIA2775BRAZILIAN GOVERNMENT BEGINS TO LOOK AT OFFSETS FOR
[...] Summary. On October 4-5 in Brasilia, the Foreign Ministry hosted an International Seminar on Commercial, Industrial and Technological Offsets (i.e., conditioning a government purchase on some quid pro quo on the part of the vendor). The seminar sought to identify the legal principles underpinn [...]
2005-10-18 18:19:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDECON BEXP MASS KIPR
05BRASILIA564ISRAELI EMBASSY FOCUSED ON ARAB-SOUTH AMERICAN
[...] (C) In March 1 discussion with Poloff, Embassy of Israel Minister Counselor Eitan Surkis reiterated the GOI'S concerns with Summit preparations and Brazil's Summit-related diplomacy to date. Although the Embassy had already met with the head of the Ministry of External Relations' (MRE) Middle [...]
2005-03-02 16:45:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAL PTER KSUM XF XM BR
05BRASILIA658JEWISH SOCIAL PROGRAMS, CONCERNS WITH ARAB-SOUTH
[...] (C) Introduction and Summary: During a two-day visit to Sao Paulo to meet that city's Jewish leadership, Ambassador witnessed the community's highly effective social welfare programs and delivered messages of support for the commonality of ties between the U.S., Israel, and Brazil's Jewish c [...]
2005-03-09 19:50:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAL KSUM PTER XF XM BR
05BRASILIA660BRAZIL: AMBASSADOR'S 9 MARCH MEETING WITH ACTING
[...] (C) Introduction: Ambassador met one-on-one on 9 March with Acting Foreign Minister Samuel Pinheiro Guimaraes (FM Amorim is in Africa). Guimaraes, as Secretary General of the Ministry of External Relations (MRE),is D equivalent, often acting as minister during Amorim's frequent travels abroa [...]
2005-03-09 20:25:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALPREL BR
05CANBERRA1361AUSTRALIA COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR RADIOACTIVE
[...] Embassy Canberra, with the concurrence of Consulate General Sydney, welcomes and grants country clearance to Mark Samuel Soo Hoo, Paul Ebel, and Frederick Allen Morris to travel to Sydney, Australia on August 27 - September 2, 2005. The purpose of their visit is to participate in a Regional T [...]
2005-08-12 01:02:00Embassy CanberraUNCLASSIFIEDENRG TRGY AORC KNNP OTRA AS IAEA
05CARACAS2371AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH EVANGELICAL COUNCIL LEADER
[...] (C) The Ambassador met with Evangelical Council (CEV) leader Samuel Olson (dual national AmCit) July 29. Olson told the Ambassador the CEV was beginning to emerge as a public voice, and that plans were underway to institutionalize this development. Olson said that after years of operating un [...]
2005-08-05 14:30:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL VE
05CARACAS917PRIMERO JUSTICIA: FLEDGLING OPPOSITION
[...] (C) Primero Justicia President Julio Borges and Sec Gen Jose Luis Mejias lamented the opposition's inability to offer the public an alternative to Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez. Meeting with the Ambassador March 22, they outlined the party's political strategy, noting especially its effor [...]
2005-03-30 20:15:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM VE
05DAKAR3208JOURNALIST ACCUSES PRESIDENT WADE OF MURDER
[...] (U) SUMMARY: In a recent book entitled "The Judge Seye Affair: A Contract Killing," journalist Abdou Latif Coulibaly accuses President Wade of instigating the assassination of Supreme Court Judge Babacar Seye. Pape Ibrahima Diakhate, Assane Diop and Cledor Sene, shot Judge Seye on May 15, 19 [...]
2005-12-28 17:09:00Embassy DakarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV SG
05DOHA2038SECRETARY OF ENERGY BODMAN'S MEETING WITH AMIR OF
[...] (U) U.S. Energy Secretary Samuel W. Bodman met with the Amir of Qatar, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, on November 15, 2005, in the course of a two-day visit to Qatar. Secretary Bodman also visited energy installations and met SIPDIS with resident U.S. business executives. The meeting wit [...]
2005-12-28 06:16:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALENRG EPET EINV PREL IR QA
05GABORONE1040OPPOSITION PARTIES INCH TOWARD COOPERATION
[...] SUMMARY: Botswana's two largest opposition parties, the Botswana National Front (BNF) and the Botswana Congress Party (BCP),intend to cooperate to oust the ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) in the next election. Although they pledged to pursue this strategy at their national congresses [...]
2005-07-27 11:48:00Embassy GaboroneUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV BC
05GABORONE1203SADC SUMMIT KEEPS STUDIED SILENCE ON ZIMBABWE
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The "Silver Jubilee" Southern African Development Community (SADC) Summit held in Gaborone August 17-18 tackled no thorny issues. Incoming SADC Chair, Botswana President Festus Mogae, urged concrete steps to make SADC effective. The regional leaders did not speak out on Zimbabw [...]
2005-08-23 13:16:00Embassy GaboroneCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL PGOV ETRD RW WZ ZI ZU BC SADC
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
05GENEVA1666 WHO: 58TH WORLD HEALTH ASSEMBLY: U.S.-HOSTED
[...] HHS Assistant Secretary for Public Health Emergency Preparedness Stewart Simonson hosted a scientific and technical meeting on pandemic influenza preparedness and response at the 58th World Health Assembly on May 17, 2005. This meeting followed up on discussions started at the previous day's M [...]
2005-07-07 10:50:00US Mission GenevaUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO WHO
05HANOI1197VIETNAM: TRADE OFFICIAL'S FRANK ASSESSMENT OF WTO
[...] (C) During a casual meeting with Econoff on May 20, Mr. Nguyen Hong Duong (strictly protect),Deputy Director of the America's Department at the Ministry of Trade, told Econoff he did not expect major breakthroughs during WTO bilateral negotiations with the United States in Washington June 13-1 [...]
2005-05-23 07:25:00Embassy HanoiCONFIDENTIALETRD VM WTRO 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
05HANOI568Vietnam: STAR Experts Discuss GVN WTO Preparations
[...] This cable contains sensitive information and should not be posted on the internet. 2. (SBU) Summary: On March 3, the Ambassador hosted a lunch with staff and consultants of the USAID-funded Support for Trade AcceleRation (STAR) Project and representatives of the European Union to discuss [...]
2005-03-08 09:39:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON VM WTO
05HANOI753Vietnam: March 22-44 Consultations on Maritime
[...] (SBU) Summary: The U.S. Maritime Administration (MARAD) and the Ministry of Transportation (MOTr) met March 22-24 in Hanoi to discuss the potential for conclusion of a bilateral maritime services agreement in the near future. The Vietnamese side provided a draft agreement, which served as the [...]
2005-03-31 02:31:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEWWT EINV PREL VM
05HARARE117760TH UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY: HIGH-LEVEL ATTENDANCE
[...] No summary [...]
2005-08-25 12:40:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKSEP OTRA OVIP PREL
05HARARE1647SENATE TAKES OFFICE WITH SOME SURPRISE APPOINTEES
[...] (C) The 66 members of the Senate took the oath of office on November 30, amidst little fanfare and low expectations. They adjourned the next day until December 13. Beyond reviewing and debating the budget bill (septel) it is unclear what will be on the Senate,s agenda when it resumes. In ad [...]
2005-12-06 14:09:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALASEC PGOV PHUM PREL ZI
05HARARE525GOZ THREATENS NEW PRICE CONTROLS
[...] (SBU) Summary: The GOZ's daily Herald led its April 6 edition with an exhortation from Industry and Trade Minister Samuel Mumbengegwi to the private sector to rescind recent price hikes. The Herald, as well as GOZ-aligned Mirror, echoed these warnings in Thursday's editorials. A ZANU-PF offi [...]
2005-04-07 13:32:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALETRD PGOV ZI ECON EINV
05HARARE575MOSTLY OLD GUARD IN NEW GOZ APPOINTMENTS
[...] (U) Following the swearing in of all 150 new members of Parliament on April 12, legislators elected ZANU-PF Party Chairman John Nkomo as Speaker and Mashonaland West ZANU-PF stalwart Edna Madzongwe as Deputy Speaker. Nkomo replaces Emmerson Mnangagwa, who lost his parliamentary race last mont [...]
2005-04-13 15:14:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM ZI
05HARARE604MORE OF THE SAME IN NEW GOZ CABINET
[...] (C) President Mugabe on April 15 announced a new, expanded cabinet, which he said was geared to &turn around8 Zimbabwe,s economy. However, most members of the new Cabinet are holdovers from the previous one, including on the economic front, although some Ministers have shifted portfolios. Th [...]
2005-04-21 14:58:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM ZI
05HARARE951ZIMBABWE SANCTIONS - SUGGESTED ADDITIONS AND
[...] (SBU) In response to the flawed March parliamentary elections, the EU,s new sanctions list, and the GOZ,s brutal Operation Restore Order, Post suggests the additions and deletions to the visa sanctions list detailed below. ------------------ Names To Be Added ------------------ 2. (SBU) [...]
2005-07-11 15:16:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PHUM PINR ZI
05HARARE995ZIMBABWE FINANCIAL SANCTIONS - SUGGESTED ADDITIONS
[...] (SBU) In response to the flawed March parliamentary elections, the EU,s new sanctions list, and the GOZ,s brutal Operation Restore Order, Post suggests the additions and deletions to the financial sanctions list detailed below. Post relayed suggested additions and deletions to the visa sancti [...]
2005-07-20 15:30:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPREL EFIN PINR PHUM PGOV ZI
05KINGSTON2026VENEZUELAN PRESIDENT HUGO CHAVEZ VISITS JAMAICA
[...] (C) Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez visited Jamaica August 23 to conclude a 16-point agreement with Prime Minister P.J. Patterson, including a bilateral Petro-Caribe accord. Chavez arrived the day after U.S. televangelist Pat Robertson called for the USG to assassinate him, raising the profi [...]
2005-08-29 12:46:00Embassy KingstonCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ENRG JM
05KINGSTON2083JAMAICA HOSTS PETROCARIBE SUMMIT IN MONTEGO BAY
[...] (U) On September 6, Prime Minister P.J. Patterson hosted Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, Cuban President Fidel Castro, and representatives of CARICOM states, the Dominican Republic, and Monserrat, to conclude the PetroCaribe Energy Cooperation Agreement. Domestically, the summit was oversha [...]
2005-09-07 23:34:00Embassy KingstonCONFIDENTIALEPET ENRG ECON PREL JM
05KINSHASA1270 CONGO/B: ISSUES OF WHO COST EFFECTIVENESS
[...] This cable is a revised version of Kinshasa 1256. 2. SUMMARY: After the recent visit of a high-level delegation from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for Africa (AFRO) in Brazzaville, a senior professional sta [...]
2005-08-05 09:12:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL EFIN AMGT OTRA OVIP CF
05KINSHASA354Updated List of GDRC Leaders
[...] SUMMARY. On February 17, DRC President Joseph Kabila completed a cabinet reshuffle that began January 3. An updated list of all GDRC vice presidents, ministers and vice ministers follows. END SUMMARY. Vice Presidents --------------- - Mr. Jean-Pierre BEMBA (MLC) - Mr. Abdoulaye YERODIA N [...]
2005-03-02 09:26:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PINR CG
05KUWAIT2802DOE WILLIAMSON DELEGATION VISITS KUWAIT
[...] (U) Summary. DOE officials Williamson and Brodman met on 21 June with Minister of Energy Shaykh Ahmed and other senior GOK energy officials. The delegation delivered a letter from Secretary Bodman inviting Shaykh Ahmed to meet with him in Washington and expressing the Secretary's interest i [...]
2005-06-23 05:37:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV EPET KU PREL OIL SECTOR
05KUWAIT4770SECRETARY OF ENERGY THANKS GOK FOR KATRINA AID,
[...] (U) Summary: During his November 13-14 visit to Kuwait, Secretary of Energy Samuel Bodman thanked the Government and SIPDIS people of Kuwait for their generous support for Hurricane Katrina victims, as well as their support of reconstruction efforts in Iraq, Pakistan and elsewhere. The Sec [...]
2005-11-15 08:15:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALENRG EPET ECON BEXP KU
05LAGOS165DECEPTION AND DEFECTION IN NIGERIA'S SOUTHERN
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Recent developments in the southern political landscape highlight internal power struggles and the weakening of political parties. Succession battles scar the dominant People's Democratic Party (PDP) and factions within the PDP in both Edo state and Anambra state are unwilling t [...]
2005-02-06 05:50:00Consulate LagosCONFIDENTIALKDEM NI PGOV
05LAGOS166DECEPTION AND DEFECTION IN NIGERIA'S SOUTHERN
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Recent developments in the southern political landscape highlight internal power struggles and the weakening of political parties. Succession battles scar the dominant People's Democratic Party (PDP) and factions within the PDP in both Edo state and Anambra state are unwilling t [...]
2005-02-06 05:56:00Consulate LagosCONFIDENTIALKDEM NI PGOV
05LIMA1146Request for Human Rights Vetting: PNP STUDENTS
[...] NAS requests human rights vetting for the following Peruvian Police personnel to participate in TRAINING AT SANTA LUCIA PNP SCHOOL. Relevant Embassy sections will conduct a search of their files. Please process vetting by MARCH 22, 2005. ALIAGA VILLOGAS, YIMBER OSWALDO ALUMNO PNP HUAN [...]
2005-03-07 22:18:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MASS MARR PE
05LIMA4934PERU'S UN AMBASSADOR ON IRAQ
[...] Peru's new Ambassador to the United Nations, Oswaldo de Rivero, who will represent Peru on the Security Council Starting in January, recently authored an article entitled, "Is Iraq Another Vietnam?" in the Lima intellectual journal "Quehacer." De Rivero's piece criticizes U.S. policy in Iraq [...]
2005-11-21 17:15:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PINR PHUM PREL PE
05LJUBLJANA247GOVT. OF SLOVENIA FINDS RESOURCES TO KEEP TIP NGO
[...] No summary [...]
2005-04-13 07:04:00Embassy LjubljanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL SI
05LJUBLJANA794SLOVENIA: RESTITUTION PROCESS FOR JEWISH
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Following a September 22 meeting between Slovenia's Commission for Resolving Open Questions Pertaining to Religious Communities and the President of the Jewish Community of Slovenia (JCS),Andrej Kozar Beck, the Ministry of Justice (MOJ) announced that it will conduct a compreh [...]
2005-11-18 08:18:00Embassy LjubljanaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KNAR SI
05MANAMA747ISLAMIC BANKING, SHARIAH BOARDS, AND INVESTMENTS
[...] (U) Islamic banking is a growth industry worldwide and represents a sector for which Bahrain holds a comparative advantage and would like to expand and solidify as a regional center in the Middle East. Bahrain has a strong reputation for transparency and regulation of its financial sector in [...]
2005-05-25 11:56:00Embassy ManamaSECRETEINV ECPS EFIN ECON ETRD PREL BEXP BA
05MANILA2731PHILIPPINE POLITICS: ONE WEEKEND AT A TIME...
[...] (C) Summary: President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo survived the Independence Day weekend despite protests and calls for her ouster by members of the opposition. Privately, high-level Administration officials thanked the Charge for the USG's role in calming the waters; Charge reiterated that our [...]
2005-06-14 08:35:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS PREL PINR MOPS RP
05MANILA2777ARROYO UNDER PRESSURE TO EXPLAIN TAPES
[...] (C) Summary: The Philippine Congress is planning inquiries into an audiotape that the opposition says implicates President Arroyo in electoral fraud. Arroyo -- defending herself -- has condemned "irresponsible detractors" and her press secretary has announced that she has no plans to appear [...]
2005-06-17 06:05:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINS PINR RP
05MANILA2887CONTINUED POLITICAL WOES FOR PRESIDENT ARROYO
[...] (C) Summary: An anti-GMA protest march on June 24 failed to gather significant momentum, but police blocked access to downtown Manila City. As of COB, the crowds had yet to disperse entirely, however. President Arroyo delayed the retirement of Armed Forces of the Philippines Chief of Staff [...]
2005-06-24 07:27:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS ECON ASEC RP
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
05MAPUTO1140MOZAMBIQUE: GRM ATTENDANCE AT UN HIGH LEVEL EVENT
[...] No summary [...]
2005-09-02 06:06:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL OTRA OVIP KSEP MZ UNGA
05MAPUTO545MOZAMBIQUE: REQUEST FOR 2005 AMBASSADOR'S FUND FOR
[...] Summary. Post requests $20,000 for vocational training of refugees at the Marratane Refugee Camp in Nampula, northern Mozambique. The project will be carried out by World Relief, a NGO that has assisted refugees in Mozambique since 1998. With Ambassador's Fund assistance, World Relief would co [...]
2005-04-29 09:32:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDPREF MZ
05NAIROBI3643KENYA CONSTITUTIONAL REFERENDUM SET FOR 21 NOVEMBER
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Kenyan authorities have set 21 November as the date for the national referendum on the proposed new constitution. With a date in sight, both sides of the debate are gearing up their campaigns, even while the election officials warn both sides about campaigning and conducting [...]
2005-09-06 14:47:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL KDEM KE
05NAIROBI3847CONSTITUTIONAL REFERENDUM: ELECTORAL COMMISSION
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Following a day of disrupted civic education events on September 14, Samuel Kivuitu, Chairman of the Electoral Commission of Kenya, called for a moratorium on constitutional referendum campaigning until October 21, the beginning of the designated campaign period. Kivuitu argue [...]
2005-09-16 08:32:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KDEM KE
05NAIROBI3863KENYA CONSTITUTION: VIOLENCE MARS THE YES CAMPAIGN
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Supporters of the proposed constitution launched their "Yes" campaign with three planned rallies September 16-18. As violence marred several pro-draft events, the message from both sides of the debate shifted to denounce violence and stress the importance of preventing the de [...]
2005-09-19 15:11:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KDEM PINS PHUM KE
05NAIROBI3982HOW DO WE RUN THIS THING? COMMISSIONS WEIGH IN ON
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A September 21 lunch with members of the Electoral Commission of Kenya and the Constitution of Kenya Review Commission revealed that both organizations are unclear on the referendum process and their respective roles. Exactly two months before the November 21 constitutional r [...]
2005-09-23 10:40:00Embassy NairobiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM KDEM KE
05NAIROBI4080DIPLOMATS SPEAK OUT ON REFERENDUM PROCESS -- AND
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Ambassador joined several other chiefs of mission in a September 28 meeting with Electoral Commission of Kenya (ECK) Chairman to discuss the ECK,s efforts (and difficulties) to supervise November's referendum on the new draft constitution. Following the meeting, the envoys rele [...]
2005-09-29 15:10:00Embassy NairobiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM PINS KDEM KE
05NAIROBI4128ANTI-FOREIGN RHETORIC HEATS UP KENYA'S "YES"
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The foreign diplomatic community -- and the U.S. Ambassador in particular -- came under fire October 1 for their criticisms of the referendum campaigns for and against a new Kenyan Constitution. The U.S. was singled out among the foreign missions accused of funding the "No" [...]
2005-10-03 15:49:00Embassy NairobiCONFIDENTIALPGOV ASEC PREL KDEM KE
05NAIROBI4783REFERENDUM: LAST DAYS AND LAST DITCH EFFORTS
[...] (C) Summary: In the waning days of the referendum campaign ahead of the vote on November 21, the pro-draft ("Yes" or Banana) team has resorted to measures of questionable democratic integrity to ensure a win, including shutting down an opposition radio station and "suggesting" that civil ser [...]
2005-11-17 14:18:00Embassy NairobiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINS PHUM KDEM KE
05NAIROBI5070KENYA'S NEW CABINET: NO NATIONAL UNITY, NO
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Late December 7, Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki finally announced his new cabinet. Instead of cleaning house as most Kenyans hoped, President Kibaki has returned to cabinet a full measure of corrupt and obstructionist ministers, including those who advised him so badly on the con [...]
2005-12-08 10:45:00Embassy NairobiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL KDEM KE
05NAIROBI5073KENYA'S NEW CABINET: NO NATIONAL UNITY, NO
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Late December 7, Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki finally announced his new cabinet. Instead of cleaning house as most Kenyans hoped, President Kibaki has returned to cabinet a full measure of corrupt and obstructionist ministers, including those who advised him so badly on the con [...]
2005-12-08 11:16:00Embassy NairobiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL KDEM KE
05NAIROBI5078THANKS, BUT NO THANKS: CABINET NOMINEES DECLINE
[...] (C) Although President Kibaki met his self-imposed two week deadline for announcing a new cabinet (reftel),Kenya's government is still incomplete, with twenty-one nominees declining their appointments. Within moments of the President's announcement on December 7, ten appointees turned Kibak [...]
2005-12-08 13:23:00Embassy NairobiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR KDEM KE
05NAIROBI5158KIBAKI'S SUPER-SIZE CABINET
[...] (C) SUMMARY: After nearly a week of wheeling and dealing, President Kibaki December 14 swore in a second tranche of Ministers and Assistant Ministers. This was only after acceding to appointed ministers Charity Ngilu and Musikari Kombo's demands of seats at the table for their party members. [...]
2005-12-16 10:31:00Embassy NairobiCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON PREL KDEM KE
05NASSAU917 BAHAMIAN COURT DECISION HALTS
[...] (C) A surprising May 10, 2005, decision from Supreme Court Justice Jon Isaacs has ruled the U.S. - Bahamas Extradition Treaty valid but constitutionally unenforceable due to a failure on the part of the Bahamian government to obtain parliamentary approval for public funds expended during the [...]
2005-05-12 22:47:00Embassy NassauCONFIDENTIALBF KCRM PGOV SNAR PREL OPBAT
05OTTAWA3092Canada Nominees for "U.S. National Security
[...] Summary: Mission Canada is pleased to nominate two strong candidates, selected from among the Embassy and seven consulates in Canada, for the subject U.S. Studies Institute. Both play significant roles in educating future leaders of Canada and stimulating public debate in Canada on securit [...]
2005-10-17 11:50:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO OEXC SCUL CA
05OTTAWA3106Canada Nominees for "U.S. National Security
[...] Summary: Mission Canada is pleased to nominate two strong candidates, selected from among the Embassy and seven consulates in Canada, for the subject U.S. Studies Institute. Both play significant roles in educating future leaders of Canada and stimulating public debate in Canada on securit [...]
2005-10-18 11:33:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO OEXC SCUL CA
05PANAMA1175OAS: PANAMA TO SUPPORT U.S. CANDIDATE FOR
[...] (SBU) Ambassador Watt called Foreign Minister Samuel Lewis on Friday, May 27, to encourage support for the U.S. candidate for Inter-American Commission on Human Rights Paolo G. Carozza. The Foreign Minister informed Ambassador Watt on Tuesday, May 31, that the GOP would support Carozza. 2 [...]
2005-06-01 14:12:00Embassy PanamaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PM POLITICS FOREIGN POLICY
05PANAMA1343PANAMA RECEPTIVE TO USG PRIORITIES FOR UN REFORM
[...] No summary [...]
2005-06-21 17:48:00Embassy PanamaCONFIDENTIALKUNR PREL PGOV AORC PM UNSC POLITICS FOREIGN POLICY
05PANAMA1377PANAMA PRESIDENT TORRIJOS BOWS TO LABOR PRESSURE
[...] (C) In a surprise move on the evening of June 21, as anti-CSS (social security) strikes that no one thought would last more than a few days were set to enter their fifth week, President Torrijos announced that he would "suspend" writing regulations for the June 1 CSS reform law (Law 17),pendin [...]
2005-06-24 21:26:00Embassy PanamaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON PM VE POLITICS FOREIGN POLICY
05PANAMA1416PANAMA AND CUBA SET TO REESTABLISH DIPLOMATIC TIES
[...] No summary [...]
2005-07-01 21:31:00Embassy PanamaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ETRD PM CU POL CHIEF
05PANAMA1423SENIOR PANAMANIAN OFFICIALS TO VISIT CARACAS JULY
[...] (C) Vice President/Foreign Minister Samuel Lewis called POL Counselor July 5 to let us know that he plans a one-day visit to Venezuela tomorrow, July 6, to meet with Venezuelan Foreign Minister Ali Rodriguez to "review" the bilateral relationship. Minister of Government and Justice Hector Aleman [...]
2005-07-05 20:39:00Embassy PanamaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EPET PM POL CHIEF
05PANAMA1446 JULY 4 MESSAGE FROM VICE PRESIDENT AND FOREIGN
[...] ON MONDAY, JULY 4, EMBASSY PANAMA RECEIVED ORIGINAL NOTE DGPCE NO. 795/2005 TRANSMITTING A CONGRATULATORY MESSAGE FROM VICE PRESIDENT AND FOREIGN MINISTER SAMUEL LEWIS NAVARRO TO SECRETARY CONDOLEEZZA RICE ON A NEW CELEBRATION OF THE U.S. INDEPENDENCE DAY. EMBASSY TRANSLATION OF TEXT FOLLOWS [...]
2005-07-07 17:36:00Embassy PanamaUNCLASSIFIEDODIP OPDC PM POL SPECIALIST
05PANAMA1496PANAMA-VENEZUELA RELATIONS STUCK ON INTERNAL
[...] (C) Panamanian concerns about suspected Venezuelan meddling in Panama's internal politics and domestic headaches due to high oil prices prompted Panamanian Vice President/Foreign Minister Samuel Lewis and two GOP cabinet officials to meet Venezuelan Foreign Minister Ali Rodriguez in Caracas on Jul [...]
2005-07-14 16:46:00Embassy PanamaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EFIN EAIR EPET PM VE OAS IDB POL CHIEF
05PANAMA1576PANAMA CONFIRMS HIGH-LEVEL ATTENDANCE TO 60TH UNGA
[...] (U) This cable is an interim report on GOP attendance to the High-Level Event (HLE) and the 60th UNGA General Debate. GOP officials will provide Embassy with additional information after the first week of August. 2. (SBU) GOP delegation is as follows: A. Head of State: --Martin Torrij [...]
2005-07-27 16:56:00Embassy PanamaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA OVIP KSEP PREL PM UNGA POLITICS FOREIGN POLICY
05PANAMA1584PANAMA ON UNSC REFORM: RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE
[...] No summary [...]
2005-07-27 20:20:00Embassy PanamaCONFIDENTIALPREL KUNR PGOV PM UNSC UNGA POLITICS FOREIGN POLICY
05PANAMA1613PANAMANIAN COMPTROLLER GENERAL DANI KUZNIECKY
[...] (C) Disturbed by an administration he sees as rudderless and by President Torrijos's lack of attention to his reform agenda, especially anti-corruption, Comptroller Dani Kuzniecky is considering throwing in the towel. Kuzniecky's defection would deprive Torrijos of one of his most able refor [...]
2005-08-02 15:10:00Embassy PanamaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EFIN PM POL CHIEF
05PANAMA1802PANAMAX 2005: TRAGIC LOSS MARS GREAT SUCCESS
[...] (SBU) PANAMAX 2005, a twelve-day, fifteen-nation military exercise involving the defense of the Panama Canal, concluded August 16. Although all participants viewed this year's multinational exercise as a great success, the drowning deaths of three Panamanian Marines during the exercise's fi [...]
2005-09-01 15:00:00Embassy PanamaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PM LABOR HUMAN RIGHTSPOLMIL
05PANAMA1818PANAMA FOREIGN MINISTRY ADVISOR NILS CASTRO ON
[...] (C) On August 22, PolOff met with senior MFA advisor Nils Castro, former Ambassador to Mexico, to discuss GOP's August 20 re-establishment of full diplomatic relations with Cuba and GOP objectives in its petroleum negotiations with Venezuela. Castro, who recently spent two days in Caracas wit [...]
2005-09-02 23:02:00Embassy PanamaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PM POL FOREIGN
05PANAMA1948PANAMA TURNING TOWARD TAIWAN
[...] (C) Panamanian President Martin Torrijos's last-minute September 22 announcement that he would attend a September 26 Taiwan-Central America Summit in Managua comes on the heels of First Vice President and Foreign Minister Samuel Lewis's September 19 remarks to Chinese Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxi [...]
2005-09-23 23:06:00Embassy PanamaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PM CM TW POLITICS FOREIGN POLICY
05PANAMA1976PANAMA PLEDGES SUPPORT ON NICARAGUA
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On September 29, Panamanian President Torrijos told WHA DAS Fisk and Ambassador Eaton that he shares our concerns about developments in Nicaragua and urged the U.S. to maintain a broad range of contacts and channels with the entire spectrum of Nicaraguan political parties and pl [...]
2005-09-29 23:07:00Embassy PanamaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PM POL CHIEF
05PANAMA2162PANAMANIAN OFFICIALS OPTIMISTIC THAT CANAL
[...] (SBU) This message is the second in a three-part series on views of the Torrijos administration's performance as it passes its September 1, 2005 first anniversary. Part One (Reftel A) evaluated the performance of the Panamanian government (GOP),citing the views of critics outside and inside the [...]
2005-10-27 14:21:00Embassy PanamaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ETRD ECON PM POL CHIEF
05PANAMA2263FBI DIRECTOR MUELLER,S VISIT TO PANAMA: FOCUS ON
[...] (SBU) Summary: FBI Director Robert Mueller visited Panama October 27 ) 28 as part of his five day, five nation visit to Latin America. During his brief stay he met with President Martin Torrijos and senior GOP national security officials, Attorney General Ana Matilde Gomez and her senior st [...]
2005-11-18 14:27:00Embassy PanamaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PINR PINS PM LEGATT
05PANAMA235PANAMA PRESIDENT TORRIJOS TOUTS POLITICAL VALUE OF
[...] (U) This is an action message. See Embassy recommendations in paras 13 and 14 below. Summary ------- 2. (S) Citing internal political pressures and dwindling domestic room for maneuver, President Martin Torrijos on January 27 made a plea to the Ambassador for U.S. concessions in the f [...]
2005-02-01 22:50:00Embassy PanamaSECRETPREL PGOV ETRD PM POL CHIEF
05PANAMA2392TOUR D'HORIZON WITH PANAMANIAN FOREIGN MINISTER
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Over a 3-hour private dinner December 5 at the Residence, Ambassador held a wide-ranging discussion with Panamanian Foreign Minister (FM) Samuel Lewis Navarro on subjects including U.S. concerns about the integrity of the Panamanian judicial system (including the recent revocati [...]
2005-12-09 19:35:00Embassy PanamaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ETRD PM POL CHIEF
05PANAMA2463PANAMA MOVES CLOSER TO NAMING NEW SUPREME COURT
[...] (C) As a civil society evaluative commission released its December 19 report on 72 self"nominated candidates for two high"court vacancies, Supreme Court Magistrate Adan Arjona predicted that President Torrijos probably would choose "serious" people for the job. (See para 4.) Torrijos is expecte [...]
2005-12-21 20:41:00Embassy PanamaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR PM
05PANAMA352PANAMA FOREIGN MINISTER'S VIEWS ON THE CANDIDACY
[...] (C) Ambassador met with Foreign Minister Samuel Lewis on February 14 to discuss the OAS Secretary General race, per reftel instructions. Bringing Spanish and English versions of WHA PA's suggested op-ed article, she explained to Lewis that she preferred to deliver the text directly to him rather [...]
2005-02-16 21:41:00Embassy PanamaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ETRD PM POL CHIEF
05PANAMA391PANAMANIAN V/MFA ON SECURING OAS ACTION TO
[...] No summary [...]
2005-02-18 22:41:00Embassy PanamaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PTER PM OAS POL CHIEF
05PANAMA437CODEL TAYLOR MEETS PANAMANIAN PRESIDENT MARTIN
[...] (SBU) In a 48-hour visit during February 20-22, Codel Taylor toured the Darien border region by helicopter, met with senior Panamanian officials (including President Martin Torrijos) and viewed a joint combined training exercise (JCET) in Chagres National Park (former Ft. Sherman) that includ [...]
2005-02-25 20:43:00Embassy PanamaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PM POL CHIEF
05PANAMA439PANAMA SUPPORTS US VIEWS ON OAS SOCIAL CHARTER
[...] No summary [...]
2005-02-25 20:57:00Embassy PanamaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PM OAS POLITICS FOREIGN POLICY
05PANAMA779CODEL RENZI MEETS PANAMANIAN PRESIDENT MARTIN
[...] (C) In a cordial April 1 meeting with President Martin Torrijos and Vice President Lewis, Rep. Rick Renzi (R-Arizona) said that the USG must get Panamanian government (GOP) concessions on Canal procurement and the right of U.S. citizens to engage in retail trade to bring the bilateral Free Trade A [...]
2005-04-07 19:45:00Embassy PanamaCONFIDENTIALPGOV ETRD PREL EPET PM VZ POL CHIEF
05PANAMA780PANAMA: U.S. SOUTHERN COMMAND GENERAL CRADDOCK
[...] (SBU) In cordial, back-to-back April 4 meetings, U.S. Southern Command General Bantz Craddock met President Martin Torrijos and Canal Administrator (ACP) Alberto Aleman Zubieta to underline close U.S. Panama cooperation on security matters and to discuss the growing bilateral security agenda. [...]
2005-04-07 19:54:00Embassy PanamaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV ETRD PM POL CHIEF
05PANAMA867PANAMANIAN DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER TO ATTEND
[...] No summary [...]
2005-04-18 22:27:00Embassy PanamaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KDEM PM POL CHIEF
05PANAMA909PANAMA: CHINA AND TAIWAN TEND THEIR GARDENS AS
[...] (C) China had high hopes of replacing Taiwan as Panama's diplomatic partner, given the supposed pro"China tilt of President Torrijos's PRD government, in power since 9/1/2004. Also, Taiwanese diplomats worried that China could use the Mar del Sur public relations disaster (that grew out of the Ta [...]
2005-04-22 20:27:00Embassy PanamaCONFIDENTIALPREL PINR PGOV ETRD EWWT PM CH TW VE POL CHIEF
05PANAMA955REQUEST LEAHY AMENDMENT HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
[...] (SBU) ACTION REQUEST: As required by the Departments of State and Defense Leahy Amendments, Embassy requests that Washington conduct soonest the required human rights review of the below listed Panamanian Public Force person(s) and/or unit(s) and that State Department transmit the results to [...]
2005-04-28 14:13:00Embassy PanamaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM MASS PREL PM POL OMS
05PANAMA969PANAMA TO CONSIDER SUPPORT FOR U.S. CANDIDATE FOR
[...] No summary [...]
2005-04-29 21:26:00Embassy PanamaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PM POLITICS FOREIGN POLICY
05PARIS890U.S.-RUSSIAN DISCUSSION OF U.S.-PROPOSED DRAFT
[...] (S) SUMMARY. Secretary of Energy Samuel Bodman and National Nuclear Security Administrator Linton Brooks held fruitful meetings with Director of the Federal Agency of Atomic Energy (Rosatom) Alexandr Rumyantsev to discuss a possible U.S.-Russian joint statement on counter terrorism and preve [...]
2005-02-14 06:12:00Embassy ParisSECRETENRG PTER KNNP RU
05PORTAUPRINCE1790HNP BRIEF ON DREAD WILME GANG INFORMATION
[...] (C) Summary: A Haitian National Police (HNP) contact recently provided a copy of an investigation supposedly conducted by an outside consultant to the HNP on the subject of Cite Soleil gang leader, Dread Wilme. The document, dated May 2005, gives a brief background of Wilme, his weapons, activ [...]
2005-07-06 14:07:00Embassy Port Au PrinceCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ASEC HA
05ROME3949 AVIAN INFLUENZA: ENCOURAGING FAO TO DEVELOP A
[...] Summary: USDA APHIS Administrator Ron DeHaven met with FAO veterinary officials Samuel Jutzi and Jan Slingenbergh on November 29 to discuss ways to improve collaboration between USDA and FAO on Avian Influenza. OIE official Alex Thiermann also participated in the meeting. FAO is currently [...]
2005-12-01 09:57:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR TBIO EAID AORC FAO OIE
05SANJOSE1720CHORUS OF VOICES SINGING SEND CAFTA-DR TO THE
[...] (U) Summary. The second day after the U.S. Congress approved the CAFTA-DR implementing legislation, many Costa Ricans are expressing the urgent need for President Pacheco to send the agreement to the Costa Rican Legislative Assembly for ratification (Ref A). Those asking the administration to [...]
2005-07-29 22:38:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECPS ECON PREL PGOV SOCI CS
05SANTODOMINGO3400SUBJECT: SOD OPERATIONS MOTORCAINE, MELLISOS AND
[...] (SBU) The Santo Domingo Country Office (SDCO),New York Division Group T-42 and the Dominican National Directorate for Drug Control (DNCD) Sensitive Investigative Unit (SIU) has been investigating the drug trafficking activities of Quirino Ernesto PAULINO-Castillo, AKA EL DON, Luis Eduardo ROD [...]
2005-06-28 19:32:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDDR
05SAOPAULO1372ELDER STATESMAN DELFIM NETTO DISCUSSES PRESIDENT
[...] (C) Summary: PMDB Congressman and elder statesman Antonio Delfim Netto told CG that while President Lula remains personally popular, he needs to start courting the PMDB and the smaller &left light8 parties if he hopes to get re-elected in next October,s elections. Netto said the PSDB/PFL elec [...]
2005-12-15 13:18:00Consulate Sao PauloCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON PINR BR
05TAIPEI2689MA CAMPAIGN FALTERING
[...] (C) Summary: Taipei Mayor Ma Ying-jeou's campaign for the KMT Chairmanship appears to be faltering, despite Ma's continued lead in the polls. Early optimism within Ma's camp has evaporated as the KMT machine, backed by Lien Chan and his advisors, has mobilized behind Legislative Yuan (LY) Spe [...]
2005-06-20 09:47:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiCONFIDENTIALPGOV TW
05TELAVIV5359EU HIGHREP SOLANA PRAISES DISENGAGEMENT, BUT
[...] (C) Summary: According to the MFA and the EC delegation, High Representative Javier Solana's discussions with Israeli officials on August 28-30 focused on using the success of disengagement to foster movement on the roadmap. Despite a generally positive atmosphere, Solana made little progress [...]
2005-08-31 14:01:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPREL KWBG KPAL EU IS GAZA DISENGAGEMENT COUNTERTERRORISM ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
05TELAVIV6256ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] UNSC Vote on Syria 2. Iran 3. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Almost all media led with PM Sharon's political situation in the Knesset. The media reported that Sharon decided on Monday to postpone a fateful Knesset vote on [...]
2005-11-01 11:34:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05WELLINGTON661MAORI PARTY PROSPECTS DIMINISH IN SEPTEMBER
[...] (C) Summary: Although the Maori Party has made impressive gains in membership and general support in its one year of existence, despite early projections it is unlikley to capture all seven Maori constituency seats in the September 17 election. It's probable 3-5 constituency seats would s [...]
2005-08-29 22:08:00Embassy WellingtonCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL NZ
05WELLINGTON663MAORI PARTY PROSPECTS DIMINISH IN SEPTEMBER
[...] (C) Summary: Although the Maori Party has made impressive gains in membership and general support in its one year of existence, it is unlikely to capture all seven Maori constituency seats in the September 17 election. Its probable 3-5 constituency seats would still make the Maori Party a [...]
2005-08-30 04:48:00Embassy WellingtonCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL NZ
05WELLINGTON728NZ ELECTIONS: THE NUMBERS BEHIND THE NUMBERS
[...] (SBU) New Zealand's September 17 election results remain in limbo, as 10% of absentee ballots ("special votes") remain to be counted and Labour and National vie for coalition partners. But even though most pundits pick Labour as the party most likely to form a Government, Labour has taken a h [...]
2005-09-21 00:32:00Embassy WellingtonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL NZ
05WELLINGTON784 NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR SAMUEL J.
[...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration physicist Samuel J. Oltmans to travel to Christchurch and Lauder, New Zealand from October 28 - November 18, 2005. The purpose of this visit is to calibrate ozone monitors in Lauder and to [...]
2005-10-12 20:51:00Embassy WellingtonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA TPHY KSCA SENV NZ
05YEREVAN555IMI (ARMENIA): U.S. COMPANIES IN ARMENIA
[...] No summary [...]
2005-03-29 12:38:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIEDKTDB BBSR BEXP BTIO AM
06ABIDJAN1355ELEVENTH MEETING OF THE INTERNATIONAL WORKING GROUP
[...] (C) Summary. At the eleventh meeting of the International Working Group (IWG),Prime Minister Banny sought to persuade the group that significant progress has been made to implement UN Security Council Resolution 1721, especially on re-launching identification, returning civil servants to the [...]
2006-12-08 14:20:00Embassy AbidjanCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ASEC UNSC IV
06ABUDHABI2882005/2006 REPORT TO CONGRESS ON ALLIED
[...] (U) The UAE in 2004 and 2005 continued its outstanding record as a valuable strategic partner in the Global War on Terrorism and in supporting key U.S. regional strategic policy goals. Among the highlights of the UAE's contributions to the common defense are: -- (C) Providing basing for USA [...]
2006-01-29 13:19:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALPREL MCAP MARR MASS AE
06ABUJA1314 ILEA GABORONE - LAND BORDER INTERDICTION TRAINING
[...] The following are selected for the above referenced ILEA Course. Okunade Taopheeq Lasisi Nigeria Drug Law Enforcement Agency, Lagos Deputy Superintendent of Police Gender - Male DOB - 10 July 1968 Passport number - Nigeria, A3045031A Telephone - [...]
2006-06-01 14:54:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR KCRM ASEC EAID ECON KJUS
06ABUJA1591 ILEA GABORONE - LAND BORDER INTERDICTION COURSE,
[...] The following are 5 nominees selected for the above referenced ILEA Training. Okunade Taopheeq Lasisi Nigeria Drug Law Enforcement Agency, Lagos Deputy Superintendent of Police Gender - Male DOB - 10 July 1968 Passport number - Nigeria, A304503 [...]
2006-06-26 08:50:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR KCRM ASEC EAID ECON KJUS
06ABUJA1626 ILEA GABORONE -SMALL ARMS TRAFFICKING, AUGUST 14-
[...] The following are 5 nominees selected for the above referenced ILEA Training. Samuel Etaifo Erale DOB-03 February, 1968 Gender - Male Superintendent of Police Nigeria Police Force Telephone Number-(234)-9-234042 Passport No - A1171002 Expiry Date-25 September, 2006 [...]
2006-06-27 15:07:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR KCRM ASEC EAID ECON KJUS
06ABUJA2927REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR COMMAND POST
[...] Post requests the Department's assistance pursuant to the Leahy Act and the Foreign Assistance Act in screening the following candidates who have been nominated to attend the ECOWAS Command Post Exercise under the auspices of ACOTA. Candidates listed below are from the Nigerian armed forces. [...]
2006-11-08 16:09:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM AF 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
06ADANA3SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 28, 2005
[...] No summary [...]
2006-01-04 08:18:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
06ADDISABABA1313ETHIOPIA: COMMISSION INVESTIGATING ETHIOPIAN
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Ambassador Huddleston and poloff met May 9 with Frehiwot Samuel, chair of the commission of inquiry established by Parliament to investigate anti-government demonstrations that occurred in June and November 2005. According to Frehiwot, a career judge, the commission got off to [...]
2006-05-11 11:12:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM KJUS PREL ET
06ADDISABABA143COMMISSION INVESTIGATING ETHIOPIAN ELECTORAL
[...] (U) SUMMARY. The 11-member commission of inquiry established by Parliament to investigate anti-government demonstrations that occurred in June and November 2005 has yet to formally meet, but is scheduled to deliver its report in March. According to its chairman, Frehiwot Samuel, a career jud [...]
2006-01-17 14:08:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PINR KJUS KDEM ET
06ADDISABABA1483ETHIOPIA: POLITICAL TENSION AND ECONOMIC POTENTIAL
[...] (C) SUMMARY: During a two-day visit (May 16-17) to the West Shoa Zone in the Oromia Region, Charge discussed the current political situation and economic development with the regional administrator, ruling and opposition party members, as well as leading local businessmen. On the surface, the [...]
2006-05-26 13:16:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EINV ET
06ADDISABABA2865ETHIOPIA: INDEPENDENT INQUIRY COMMISSION REPORT TO
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In a meeting with Mekonnen Dilgasa, head of the Independent Inquiry Commission, Charge and Staffdel Phelan sought insight into the commission's official findings and the conditions surrounding submission of the final report in light of two previous commission members having sought [...]
2006-10-26 09:39:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM PHUM ET
06ADDISABABA2866ETHIOPIA: INDEPENDENT INQUIRY COMMISSION REPORT TO
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In a meeting with Mekonnen Dilgasa, head of the Independent Inquiry Commission, Charge and Staffdel Phelan sought insight into the commission's official findings and the conditions surrounding submission of the final report in light of two previous commission members having sought [...]
2006-10-26 09:41:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM PHUM ET
06AITTAIPEI781TAIWAN CONTINUES TO WORRY ABOUT CENTRAL AMERICA
[...] (C) Summary: Taiwan Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) officials continue to worry about Taipei's diplomatic standing in Central America and are particularly concerned that Panama, Costa Rica, and Nicaragua might consider switching recognition from Taipei to Beijing. MOFA hopes US influence i [...]
2006-03-10 02:02:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiSECRETCR NC PAN PANAM PGOV PREL TW XR
06ANKARA2387TURKEY: DIYARBAKIR SYRIACS THREATENED, LOCAL IMAMS
[...] (U) This message is from Consulate Adana. 2. (C) Summary: A group of men recently entered the compound of Diyarbakir,s ancient Syriac Christian Church and uttered threats and insults at the Syriac members. Despite requests from the Syriacs and other residents in the neighborhood of the [...]
2006-05-02 08:14:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM TU
06ANKARA3899TURKEY: WORRISOME TRENDS IN KURDISH POLITICS
[...] (C) Summary: Despite some small steps forward, cynicism and suspicion dominate the mood among Turkey,s Southeast Kurds. The Democractic Society Party (DTP),which has pushed to allow the PKK to be a legitimate interlocutor with Ankara, remains the leading political party in the region, and a [...]
2006-07-05 08:51:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PTER PREL TU
06ASUNCION1148PARAGUAY: HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING REQUEST FOR THE MCC
[...] Victor Domingo Romero Villalba 2/19/1978 Concepcin 2. Juan Lorenzo Monges Ramirez 7/1/1980 Asuncin 3. Richard Francisco Martnez Berdejo 7/31/1979 Atyra 4. Octavio Valentn Noguera Chaparro 2/14/1978 Asuncin 5. Ronal Enrique Orlando Paez 8/4/1981 P.J. Cab [...]
2006-11-15 18:37:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL PGOV AID PA
06BAGHDAD2115SHAHRISTANI PUSHING FOR REFORM IN THE MINISTRY OF
[...] (C) Summary: In a positive meeting June 16 with Econ staff members, Minister of Oil Husayn al-Shahristani focused on four areas of reform for his Ministry: hydrocarbon legislation, liberalization of fuel imports, improved contracting procedures, and rooting out corruption. His goals, especial [...]
2006-06-21 04:54:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALECON TCOR ENRG EPET PGOV PREL PINR IZ
06BAGHDAD2667DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY SECRETARY DISCUSSES
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In his first meetings with Iraqi energy officials on July 18, Department of Energy Secretary Samuel Bodman met with Minister for Electricity (MOE) Karim Wahid al-Hasan, Prime Minister (PM) Nuri al-Malaki, and Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) Barham Saleh. Secretary Bodman said that [...]
2006-07-25 16:22:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN EINV EPET ETRD ENRG PGOV IZ
06BAGHDAD2958FAREWELL CALL ON MINISTER OF OIL SHAHRISTANI
[...] (C) Summary: In an August 10 farewell call with Economic Minister Counselor, Minister of Oil Husayn al-Shahristani discussed hydrocarbon legislation, the Baghdad Security Plan, fuel import liberalization and import issues with Iran and Turkey, energy cooperation with Saudi Arabia and Jordan, [...]
2006-08-14 13:56:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALECON EPET ENRG EINV ETRD PGOV IZ
06BAGHDAD3761DCM URGES FIJIAN PARTICIPATION IN THE COALITION
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: During his October 6 meeting with Fijian Home Affairs Minister Vosanibola, DCM urged Fiji to join the Multinational Coalition in Iraq. When Vosanibola asked about the possibility of a visit to Fiji by President Bush, the DCM promised to refer the question to Washington. The DC [...]
2006-10-10 21:04:00Embassy BaghdadSECRET//NOFORNIZ FJ MOPS PREL PGOV
06BASRAH6LOCAL AUTHORITIES CONFIRM NO CASES OF H5N1 STRAIN OF AVIAN
[...] No summary [...]
2006-01-24 16:02:00REO BasrahUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO PGOV ECON SOCI AMED AMGT IZ
06BERN593SWISS ADOPT RESTRICTIONS ON DISPOSAL OF EXCESS
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-21 10:39:00Embassy BernCONFIDENTIALMASS MOPS PREL IZ SZ
06BERN8MORITZ LEUENBERGER, NEW PRESIDENT OF THE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-01-03 16:11:00Embassy BernUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINR ECON SZ
06BOGOTA11404POLO: A VIABLE, LEFTIST--AND
[...] (C) Summary. A non-violent, democratic, leftist political party--the Polo Democratic Alternative Party--has emerged as a serious political contender. A record turnout elected representatives to a Polo Congress held in early December, and the Polo's three main factions--the center-left, the [...]
2006-12-21 20:20:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIALPINR PREF PREL PTER CO
06BOGOTA1328THE POLO DEMOCRATICO ALTERNATIVO: AN ALTERNATIVE
[...] (C) The battle for the soul of the Polo Democratico Alternativo (PDA) is underway and its first shots will be fired in March 12 primaries and Congressional elections, followed by the May 28 presidential election. Personality conflicts within the PDA mask real ideological disputes that could [...]
2006-02-13 15:22:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR CO
06BOGOTA1447THE CONGRESSIONAL RACES: SUBSTANCE TAKING A BACK
[...] (C) Summary: Campaigning for the March 12 Congressional elections is thus far light on substantive issues and platforms. New electoral rules allow voters to cast ballots for individuals rather than parties, which could further erode the parties' ability to maintain legislative discipline in [...]
2006-02-15 16:08:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER SNAR CO
06BOGOTA1858POLO'S SAMUEL MORENO ON ELECTORAL POLITICS,
[...] (SBU) Summary. Polo DemocraticoAlternativo (Polo) President Samuel Moreno predicted his party would get up to 17 Senate seats in the March 12 congressional elections. He said the Polo would use anti-free trade rhetoric to win votes, and argued that Uribe would have a reduced majority in Cong [...]
2006-03-01 20:50:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON ETRD
06BOGOTA2031COLOMBIA'S RISING YOUNG POLITICIANS ON MARCH 12
[...] (C) Over a dozen, up-and-coming political candidates from the Liberal, Conservative, Cambio Radical, Polo Democratico Alternativo (Polo),and the "U" parties shared their impressions with poloffs on the March 12 Congressional elections, the role of the paramilitaries, the future of the partie [...]
2006-03-07 19:05:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR CO
06BOGOTA4469AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH BISHOP OF TUMACO, NARINO
[...] (C) In a cordial hour-long lunch with the Ambassador, Gustavo Giron Higuita, Bishop of Tumaco, Narino Department (which borders Ecuador),explained that all of Colombia's illegal armed groups were operating near Tumaco, and that the ELN was involved in the region's drug trade. He said illicit [...]
2006-05-19 19:43:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PTER SENV SNAR CO
06BOGOTA4712FINAL ELECTORAL ROUNDUP
[...] (U) This is the last election roundup before presidential elections on Sunday, May 28. 2. (C) Uribe vs. Gaviria: The Polo's Carlos Gaviria appears to have positioned himself as the second-place finisher on May 28, despite the electoral machinery advantage of the Liberal Party (PLC) and it [...]
2006-05-26 21:04:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KJUS CO
06BOGOTA5458THE STATE OF COLOMBIA'S DEMOCRATIC LEFT
[...] (C) Summary: While the leftist Polo Party's Carlos Gaviria attained some 22 percent of the vote in the May 28 Presidential election (up from its ten percent total in March Congressional contests),much of his vote was a protest against Uribe and not necessarily an endorsement of the Polo. T [...]
2006-06-15 18:55:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER ETRD ELAB CO VE
06BRASILIA1181COMMERCE SECRETARY GUTIERREZ MEETS WITH BRAZILIAN
[...] (SBU) Summary. After Secretary Gutierrez's June 5-6 discussions in Rio de Janeiro at the Association of American Chambers of Commerce of Latin America (AACLA) annual meeting and the bilateral U.S.-Brazil Commerce Exchange Dialogue talks (septels),he traveled to Brasilia for sessions with gove [...]
2006-06-13 12:15:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON KIPR EPET KTFN BEXP BR
06BRASILIA1193COMMERCE SECRETARY GUTIERREZ MEETS WITH BRAZILIAN
[...] (SBU) Summary. After Secretary Gutierrez's June 5-6 discussions in Rio de Janeiro at the Association of American Chambers of Commerce of Latin America (AACLA) annual meeting and the bilateral U.S.-Brazil Commercial Dialogue (septels),he traveled to Brasilia for sessions with government polic [...]
2006-06-14 18:40:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON KIPR EINV EPET KTFN BEXP BR
06BRASILIA1670BRAZIL NONCOMMITTAL ON PARTNERSHIP FOR DEMOCRATIC
[...] (SBU) Summary. GOB officials responded in a noncommittal fashion to visiting S/P Director Krasner's presentation on the Partnership for Democratic Governance (PDG). During an August 4 meeting at the Foreign Ministry, GOB officials expressed concerns about the PDG's relationship, if any, to [...]
2006-08-14 19:20:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL UNSC BR
06BRASILIA1968BRAZIL: AMBASSADOR'S COURTESY CALL ON MINISTER OF
[...] (SBU) Summary. In a wide-ranging and friendly meeting on 14 September, Minister of Communications and leading PMDB party figure Helio Costa told the Ambassador that President Lula da Silva will likely win a first-round victory in October's election, and Lula's PT party, the PMDB and other sma [...]
2006-09-18 16:22:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL BR
06BRASILIA2245BRAZIL PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION: A FEW OBSERVATIONS
[...] (C) Summary. Brazilian voters go to the polls on 29 October to select either incumbent Lula da Silva (Workers Party - PT) or challenger Geraldo Alckmin (Social Democratic Party - PSDB) for their president, with current polls indicating a wide lead for Lula. As in past national campaigns, for [...]
2006-10-27 11:40:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALPREL BR
06BRIDGETOWN1941PETROCARIBE 28: SANTA IS FROM CARACAS
[...] (C) Christmas came early for Barbados this year. From October 23-27, a high-level Venezuelan delegation dashed into Bridgetown to publicly rejuvenate Venezuela's relationship with Barbados, bearing gifts and agreements on tourism, satellites and cement, among others. The timing of this frien [...]
2006-11-03 13:46:00Embassy BridgetownCONFIDENTIALENRG EPET EINV PREL PGOV XL VE
06BRIDGETOWN2083AMBASSADOR OURISMAN'S INTRODUCTORY VISIT TO
[...] (U) See action request para 11. 2. (C) Summary: On November 16-17, 2006, Ambassador Ourisman visited Antigua and Barbuda to present her credentials. She conducted an initial round of meetings with Antiguan officials, including the Prime Minister and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Perma [...]
2006-11-28 11:07:00Embassy BridgetownCONFIDENTIALAC ECON EFIN ETRD PGOV PINR PREL XL EINV CASC
06BRIDGETOWN637BARBADOS FOREIGN MINISTER ON HAITI, TRADE, AND UN
[...] (C) Summary: Foreign Minister Dame Billie Miller and members of her staff held a candid question and answer session with Barbados-based Ambassadors, revealing Caribbean views on Haiti, trade, and UN reform. On Haiti, Miller encouraged the U.S. and Brazil to remain engaged, while committing t [...]
2006-04-12 20:08:00Embassy BridgetownCONFIDENTIALPREL PINR ETRD EINV EAIR UNSC BR CH CS HA
06BRIDGETOWN952COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO OLTMANS AND JOHNSON
[...] Embassy Bridgetown warmly welcomes and grants clearance to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Officials Samuel J. Oltmans, Physicist, and Bryan J. Johnson, Chemist, for travel to Barbados June 25-30, 2006. Travelers will set up a surface ozone monitoring site and balloon oz [...]
2006-06-02 18:18:00Embassy BridgetownUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA TPHY SENV BB XL
06BUENOSAIRES1705WAR IN THE MIDDLE EAST; US-PERUVIAN FTA;
[...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Local newspapers report on diplomatic negotiations to find a solution to the war in the Middle East; Peruvian president-elect Alan Garcia and the US-Peru FTA; ties between Mercosur and Venezuela; and failed WTO negotiations. 2. OPINION PIECES AND KEY STORIES - "The US [...]
2006-08-01 16:13:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
06CARACAS1627STUDENTS PROTEST IN MERIDA
[...] (U) Student protests in Merida on May 24-25 turned violent, resulting in dozens of injuries and drawing the attention of top BRV officials in Caracas. A Supreme Court (TSJ) decision to suspend annual university elections ignited a battle pitting students and university officials on one side, [...]
2006-06-02 20:48:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM SCUL SOCI VE
06CHENNAI1200ST-CMS ENERGY PLANS TO PURSUE ARBITRATION IN ITS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: U.S. company ST-CMS Energy plans to immediately begin arbitration proceedings to seek to resolve its dispute with the Tamil Nadu Electricity Board (TNEB) over the final capital costs of its 250 megawatt power plant in Neyaveli, Tamil Nadu. This case is an unresolved legacy issu [...]
2006-06-09 11:36:00Consulate ChennaiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV ENRG ECON PGOV IN
06DAKAR1100WHAT DID SENEGALESE DO BEFORE THEY HAD CANDLES?;
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The latest political joke making the rounds in Dakar these days is: "What did Senegalese do before they had candles? ... They had electricity." Unfortunately, Senegal's chronic electricity shortages are no laughing matter and continue to have adverse economic, social and politi [...]
2006-05-10 08:01:00Embassy DakarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG ECON EPET SG
06DAKAR2364SENEGAL'S STRATEGY TO ADDRESS ITS ENERGY CRISIS
[...] (SBU) As we enter the ninth month of Senegal's energy crisis, the GOS and energy parastatals have outlined a number of steps that they hope will stabilize the situation. With presidential and parliamentary elections in February 2007, there is widespread agreement among sector analysts that th [...]
2006-09-29 17:09:00Embassy DakarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG EINV ECON EPET KMCA SG CH IR LY MO
06DARESSALAAM1006KIKWETE'S BUDGET: NO DEFICIT OF PLANS TO SOLVE
[...] (U) SUMMARY. With paint still drying on the brand new Parliament building, the Minister of Finance, Zakia Meghji delivered the Government of Tanzania's (GOT's) 2006/07 budget speech on June 15. Overall, the budget speech introduced few surprises, striking a balance between plans to fulfill 2 [...]
2006-06-21 09:49:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamCONFIDENTIALECON PGOV TZ
06DARESSALAAM1418TIME RIPE FOR US-TANZANIA PARLIAMENTARY EXCHANGE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Government of Tanzania (GOT) is ready and willing to establish a legislative exchange with the United States Congress. This sentiment surfaced quickly during a Congressional staff delegation from August 8-10 led by Matthew Szymanski, Chief of Staff for both the U.S.-China [...]
2006-08-21 10:05:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV KPAO OPRC KMDR TZ
06DARESSALAAM18TANZANIA: PRESIDENT KIKWETE PUTS NATIONAL UNITY,
[...] Promising an administration with "New zeal, new vigor and new speed," President Jakaya Kikwete delivered his first major policy address to the newly sworn-in Tanzanian parliament on December 30. Speaking frankly about the challenges he faces, he made poverty alleviation and economic growth hi [...]
2006-01-04 16:55:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV EFIN PHUM TZ
06DARESSALAAM1849TANZANIAN PARLIAMENT PASSES ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING
[...] After nearly two years of drafting, re-drafting, discussion and briefings, the Tanzanian Parliament passed the "Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2006" on November 14 in Dodoma, the legislative capital. A milestone in post's efforts to advance counterterrorism, good governance and transparency go [...]
2006-11-21 03:50:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNGA TZ
06DHAKA887Media Reaction: Prophet's Cartoon;Dhaka
[...] No summary [...]
2006-02-20 08:38:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OIIP OPRC KPAO PREL ETRD PTER ASEC BG OCII
06DILI491EAST TIMOR'S STRONGEST OPPOSITION PARTY GAINING MOMENTUM
[...] (SBU) Summary: East Timor's strongest opposition party, the Democratic Party (PD),held its national congress on September 29 - October 1, reelecting the incumbent leadership. The congress demonstrated that PD has emerged as a well-organized and well-funded party with a strong base among the y [...]
2006-10-05 05:54:00Embassy DiliUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KDEM ID TT
06FREETOWN409RE-ARRESTED: AMCIT ACCUSED OF TREASON
[...] (C) On May 16, one day after a magistrate judge released American Citizen Michael Chemidlin and three Sierra Leoneans held on charges of conspiracy and treason for taking photographs of the Special Court for Sierra Leone, police re-arrested Chemidlin and two of the three Sierra Leoneans. The m [...]
2006-05-24 10:07:00Embassy FreetownCONFIDENTIALCASC PINS KCRM PREL PHUM KDEM KAWC SL
06GEORGETOWN1162AFC ALLEGES MISCOUNT, CLAIMS PRIME MINISTER'S SEAT
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Alliance for Change (AFC) alleges that several ballot boxes were left off of the total tally in Region Ten, costing the party a seat in parliament. In a press conference, AFC leaders called on the ruling People's Progressive Party/CIVIC (PPP/C) to voluntarily relinquish th [...]
2006-11-06 15:06:00Embassy GeorgetownCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM GY
06GEORGETOWN270COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR ICE PAUL PASUCO AND EDWARD
[...] Post welcomes Paul Pasuco and Edward Newnom and grants country clearance to escort Samuel Cromwell on 03/29/2006 for criminal alien removal to Georgetown, Guyana. 2. Guyanese Immigration officials will meet and assist at Cheddi Jagan International Airport. NO EMBASSY ASSISTANCE WILL BE P [...]
2006-03-14 15:46:00Embassy GeorgetownUNCLASSIFIEDASEC CVIS GY
06GEORGETOWN405 GUYANA ECONOMIC & COMMERCIAL ROUND-UP APRIL 2006
[...] Mining: Diamond, Bauxite Production Increase 2. Trade: Guyanese Companies to Participate in Orlando Trade Fair 3. Agriculture: Exports of Non-Traditional Crops High Despite 2006 Flood 4. Financial system: Excess Liquidity, Declining Interest Rates 5. Investment: Financing Deal for Teperu [...]
2006-05-04 14:51:00Embassy GeorgetownUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR EMIN ELAB EFIN EAID BBSR BEXP GY
06GEORGETOWN5Guyanese Business Optimistic as CSME Approaches
[...] On Christmas Day, GOG President Jagdeo signed documents indicating Guyana's commitment to the CSME, becoming the sixth CARICOM head of state to do so. This was the culmination of several initiatives aimed at preparing Guyana for CSME compliance by January 1. In other recent developments, parli [...]
2006-01-03 16:18:00Embassy GeorgetownUNCLASSIFIEDETRD PREL ECON BEXP XL GY CARICOM
06GEORGETOWN62SHORT-NOTICE PRIME MINISTER TRAVEL VIA MIAMI TO
[...] No summary [...]
2006-01-19 11:29:00Embassy GeorgetownUNCLASSIFIEDOVIP GY
06GEORGETOWN743NOMINATION DAY AND POLL PUT GUYANA ELECTIONS INTO
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Georgetown was boisterous on July 26 Nomination Day as the political parties -- arriving in turns to the tune of chanting supporters and Caribbean music -- presented their candidate lists to the Chief Election Officer at City Hall. A less than expected total of eleven parties ap [...]
2006-07-28 13:01:00Embassy GeorgetownUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KDEM GY
06GEORGETOWN886GUYANA REPRESENTATION TO 61ST UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY
[...] No summary [...]
2006-09-06 21:23:00Embassy GeorgetownUNCLASSIFIEDPREL OTRA OVIP KSEP UNGA GY
06GEORGETOWN925PARTY POLITICS, PERSONAL LOYALTY KEY IN CABINET
[...] (C) SUMMARY: President Jagdeo's new cabinet, sworn in September 9, showcases a cadre of up-and-coming, Moscow-educated party leaders with close personal ties to the President. While this cabinet also confirms the ascendancy of the more venal Janet Jagan faction of the People's Progressive P [...]
2006-09-15 14:13:00Embassy GeorgetownCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM GY
06GUANGZHOU21213House Church Registration in South China: Few
[...] (U) Classified by Acting Consul General William Martin. Reason 1.4 (d). Summary -------- 2. (SBU) While crackdowns against house churches in South China seem on the decline, nevertheless, registration seems a daunting task to many groups. Throughout the Consular district, the only tr [...]
2006-07-13 07:54:00Consulate GuangzhouCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL PGOV CH
06GUANGZHOU30900Taiwan Businesses in Dongguan: Well Organized and
[...] (SBU) Summary: Dongguan's Taiwan Business Association (TBA) leaders told Econ/Poloffs September 26 that their focus was on business and community issues, not politics; like other Taiwan businesspeople in China, they prefer to keep their politics to themselves, even declining to comment on a rec [...]
2006-09-28 05:58:00Consulate GuangzhouUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PREL CH TW
06HARARE124GOZ CASTS MDC'S ZAMBIA EXCURSION AS USG PLOTTING
[...] (C) Following Zambia's expulsion of a delegation of senior MDC officials on February 2 (refs A, B),Zimbabwe's state media has alleged that the U.S. Embassy had arranged a meeting in Zambia between the delegation and "officials from US-funded Freedom House". The articles appear to be part of [...]
2006-02-06 13:53:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAO ASEC PHUM PGOV ZI MDC
06HARARE800BUSINESS CONGRESS UNDERSCORES GOZ'S ECONOMIC
[...] (SBU) The Zimbabwe National Chamber of Commerce,s (ZNCC) annual congress, which brought together private and public sector participants in late June to address Zimbabwe's economic decline, was a dismal failure that highlighted in particular the GOZ,s inability to consider needed economic refo [...]
2006-07-07 10:22:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALECON PGOV PREL ZI
06HARARE96361ST UN GENERAL ASSEMPLY: HIGH-LEVEL ATTENDANCE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-31 16:18:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDPREL OTRA OVIP KSEP UNGA
06HERMOSILLO228MAJOR PRESIDENTIAL HOPEFULS VISIT SONORA
[...] (SBU) Summary. All three major presidential candidates campaigned in Sonora over the last two weeks, with none of them making a big splash. The calculated distancing of Governor Bours from Robert Madrazo was obvious. However, the Governor still studiously avoided an irrevocable split with Ma [...]
2006-05-31 02:18:00Consulate HermosilloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM MX
06HOCHIMINHCITY1490THE BEST CHRISTMAS YET IN SOUTHERN VIETNAM
[...] (SBU) Key contacts in the Catholic and Protestant communities told ConGen on December 26 that they were very pleased with how the 2006 Christmas season unfolded. The Secretary General of the GVN-recognized Southern SIPDIS Evangelical Church of Vietnam (SECV) -- Vietnam's largest Protestant [...]
2006-12-26 08:42:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM SOCI PREL PGOV KIRF PREF VM
06HONGKONG1594WHAT'S ON HONG KONG'S MIND THESE DAYS?
[...] (SBU) Inevitably our reporting concentrates on major political and economic developments, but the full flavor of Hong Kong life, and the context for the major developments, is also important. Hong Kong people are concerned about Constitutional Reform and maintaining their competitive edge ov [...]
2006-04-18 10:12:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPINR PREL PGOV SOCI CH HK
06JAKARTA12254INDONESIA'S ANTI-CORRUPTION EFFORTS CONTINUE TO
[...] (C) Summary. President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono,s (SBY) multi-faceted anti-corruption efforts continue to make progress in Indonesia. SBY has thrown his political support behind successful reformers and other anti-corruption "champions", has permitted prosecutions against senior Government o [...]
2006-10-05 10:07:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON EINV KCRM ID
06KAMPALA1531UGANDA: HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING REQUEST FOR SATMO
[...] Post requests Department assistance in screening the following candidates, Ugandan nationals who have been nominated for U.S.-sponsored training, pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act. All candidates have been nominated for a U.S. Army SATMO truck driving and maintenance traini [...]
2006-08-11 11:35:00Embassy KampalaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PGOV MOPS UG
06KATHMANDU1184GREATER UN INVOLVEMENT IN NEPAL?
[...] (C) Tamrat Samuel, visiting special advisor to the UN Undersecretary General for Political Affairs, joined by UN Resident Representative Matthew Kahane, and UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) head Ian Martin discussed with the Ambassador on May 8 the prospects for incr [...]
2006-05-08 11:32:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER PHUM KPKO NP
06KATHMANDU1195PRIME MINISTER KOIRALA ON THE WAY AHEAD
[...] (C) Prime Minister Koirala appealed May 10 to the Ambassador for assistance in gaining Indian support for a third party witness for negotiations with the Maoists and for international monitors of the cease-fire. Koirala liked the suggestion of having two witnesses - perhaps an Indian and an o [...]
2006-05-10 11:57:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PTER PREL MASS PINR IN NP
06KATHMANDU2733IAN MARTIN'S SHOP STAFFED UP AND POISED TO
[...] (C) In consultations October 12 with Charge and SCA/INS Director Marcia Bernicat, the UN Secretary General's Personal Representative to Nepal, Ian Martin, and Tamrat Samuel, visiting UN Political Advisor expressed measured optimism on the progress of GON-Maoist summit talks. Martin seemed poi [...]
2006-10-13 13:03:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER PARM UN NP
06KATHMANDU2774NEW DELHI JOINS THE FRAY OVER NEPAL'S PEACE PROCESS
[...] (C) USAID-contracted peace facilitator Siebert told Charge October 18 that the Government of India (GOI) has recently engaged in a powerful way in Nepal's peace process. Siebert said the intervention took place after a visit to New Delhi on October 13 by Indian Ambassador to Nepal Mukherjee. [...]
2006-10-18 11:42:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER PARM UN IN NP
06KHARTOUM1829 Sudan: UN General Debate Delegation
[...] (SBU) In response to reftel demarche, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs sent a diplomatic note detailing the composition of Sudan's official delegation to the 61st UN General Debate in September. The eight individuals named are as follows: A./B. Attendance of Head of State/Head of Government [...]
2006-08-01 07:58:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL OVIP OTRA UNGA SU
06KHARTOUM480 BUDDING ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN SOUTH
[...] (U) Summary: On February 17, CG Juba met with four representatives of the South Sudan Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture (SSCCIA) to review efforts to build a business base in the South. They described the weaknesses of the private sector, including lack of capacity, absence of en [...]
2006-02-23 16:19:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINV PGOV EAID EAGR SOCI SU
06KHARTOUM513SUDAN: AN ANALYSIS OF THE NEW SPLM LEADERSHIP
[...] (U) SUMMARY and COMMENT: In preparation for an upcoming national convention, SPLM Chairman and Government of Southern Sudan (GoSS) President Salva Kiir announced the reformation of the SPLM leadership council, dissolved by John Garang just before his death in July 2005. The leadership council [...]
2006-02-28 10:43:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR SU
06KHARTOUM528 SOUTHERN SUDAN: MEETING WITH PRESIDENTIAL
[...] (SBU) Summary. On February 28, CG Juba met with GoSS Presidential Security Advisor Samuel Abu John to discuss SPLA reform, military force structure, and CPA implementation modalities. Abu John said that the GOSS realizes the importance of paying the SPLA, but is still trying to get good rol [...]
2006-03-01 10:17:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV MARR MOPS PINS PINR SU
06KHARTOUM887SOUTHERN SUDAN: POLITICAL FACTIONALISM WITHIN THE
[...] (C) Summary: The Sudan People,s Liberation Movement (SPLM) has become the dominant single political movement in Southern Sudan, and the potential genesis of a one-party state. The July 2005 death of John Garang and the formation of the Government of South Sudan (GoSS) have given the SPLM opp [...]
2006-04-12 15:40:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PINS PREL SU
06KINGSTON758THE NEW PRIME MINISTER'S CABINET
[...] (C) Summary. This message provides biographic sketches on members of new Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller and her Cabinet, which she announced at midnight on March 31. Apparently, in order to build party unity before the next general elections believed to be forthcoming by Fall 2006, the [...]
2006-04-19 18:19:00Embassy KingstonCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR JM
06LAGOS1355VOTER REGISTRATION IN OGUN STATE STILL WAITING TO
[...] (C) Summary: The Ogun State Independent Electoral Commission (INEC) registration has been hampered by a lack of registration machines, by maintenance issues, and by inexperience. NGOs report registration stations are inaccessible to most rural residents. Journalists recount allegations by [...]
2006-11-16 10:00:00Consulate LagosCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV NI
06LAGOS1364OGUN STATE GOVERNOR'S FORMULA FOR RE-ELECTION
[...] (SBU) Summary: Ogun State Governor Otunba Gbenga Daniel appears in firm control of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) apparatus in his State and is favored to win a second term. The Daniel administration has increased revenues, slightly improved public services, and continued road construct [...]
2006-11-21 11:08:00Consulate LagosCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV NI
06LAGOS1369SOUTHERN NIGERIA POLITICAL TIDBITS FOR OCTOBER 2006
[...] (C) Summary: President Obasanjo tells Speakers to stop further gubernatorial impeachments. Police in Rivers State captured six men alleged to have kidnapped expatriates in Port Harcourt and Eket. Bayelsa Governor Jonathon touts bridges, housing, and orphanages on the gubernatorial campaign [...]
2006-11-22 09:59:00Consulate LagosCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV NI
06LAGOS247 GFUP-O6-9259, NIGERIA: ARRESTS OF 4 NIGERIANS
[...] On December 27, 2005, Guinean Bissau drug police arrested 4 Nigerian nationals and seized approximately 4 kilograms of cocaine at the Osvaldo Vieira International Airport, Bissau. The Nigerians arrived from Brazil via Portugal. All four individuals ingested a total of 243 pellets or condoms c [...]
2006-02-17 16:57:00Consulate LagosUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR ASEC NI
06LAGOS33NDLEA SHAKEUP WEEDS OUT SOME BAD APPLES
[...] (C) Summary: The new Chairman of the Nigerian National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Ahmadu Giade has taken a bold step in reorganizing the Agency, promoting a number of competent agents and banishing several ineffective, tainted ones to areas of little or no responsibility. Giade has al [...]
2006-01-12 15:12:00Consulate LagosCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV SNAR NI
06LAPAZ1317OPPOSITION PROSPECTS ARE WEAK FOR THE CONSTITUENT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The opposition to President Evo Morales, Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) party enters the campaign for the Constituent Assembly elections on July 2 even weaker than before the general elections in December 2006. The best-known opposition leaders--Podemos, Jorge Quiroga and UN,s S [...]
2006-05-16 17:50:00Embassy La PazCONFIDENTIALECON PGOV PREL BL SOCI
06LAPAZ1414DEJA VU--IS MORALES FOLLOWING THE CHAVEZ MODEL?
[...] (C) Summary: As the Morales government hits the four month mark and further strengthens its relationships with Cuba and Venezuela, there is increasing speculation about the extent to which Morales is following the Chavista model of governance. Three Venezuelan USAID contractors working on dem [...]
2006-05-26 19:44:00Embassy La PazCONFIDENTIALECON PGOV PREL BL
06LAPAZ1516AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH DORIA MEDINA
[...] (SBU) Summary: Ambassador met May 30 with National Unity (UN) party leader Samuel Doria Medina, who predicted that President Morales' Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) party would win 50 to 55 percent of the vote for the Constituent Assembly elections in July, while the UN and Podemos would spl [...]
2006-06-05 20:29:00Embassy La PazUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ECON BL
06LAPAZ2099INDIGENOUS WOMAN TO LEAD ASSEMBLY
[...] (SBU) On July 29, President Morales designated Silvia Lazarte as the MAS' candidate for Constituent Assembly (CA) president, noting that she represents two sectors that have been historically excluded: women and the indigenous. Opposition parties criticized the nomination process as too one [...]
2006-08-03 18:55:00Embassy La PazUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ECON BL
06LAPAZ2139CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY INAUGURATION
[...] (SBU) Summary: Bolivians celebrated their independence and the inauguration of the Constituent Assembly August 6 in Sucre. Festivities included introduction of all 255 Assembly members, speeches by President Morales and Vice President Garcia Linera, a parade of Bolivia's indigenous communities [...]
2006-08-09 13:25:00Embassy La PazUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ECON BL
06LAPAZ2452CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY STALEMATE CONTINUES
[...] (U) Most political and media analysts describe the regional September 8 strike as a success (see September 8 ASDAR),but the Constituent Assembly remains deadlocked, at least for the moment, over whether delegates should use a simple majority or two-thirds vote to approve constitutional change [...]
2006-09-11 19:20:00Embassy La PazUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ECON BL
06LAPAZ3245SENATE MEETS IN DARK OF NIGHT
[...] (C) Following a series of questionable but probably legal maneuvers to attain a quorum, the Bolivian senate met late in the night of November 28 and rapidly approved five new laws, including the controversial land reform bill (INRA) and a Bolivian-Venezuelan military agreement. Within hours [...]
2006-12-01 14:06:00Embassy La PazCONFIDENTIALECON PGOV PREL PHUM BL
06LAPAZ3400WILL THE REAL OPPOSITION LEADER PLEASE STAND UP?
[...] (C) Evo Morales' election in December 2005 was a political earthquake in Bolivia, sweeping aside political expectations that have defined Bolivian politics for generations and at the same time breaking open fissures and offering up new possibilities. While President Morales' popularity has rise [...]
2006-12-18 21:07:00Embassy La PazSECRET//NOFORNECON PGOV PREL BL
06LAPAZ733MAS ONLY PARTY READY FOR CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY
[...] (C) Summary: President Morales' Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) party is mobilizing its formidable machinery for the Constituent Assembly (CA) and is forming new alliances with various social and political groups. The MAS is allegedly "buying" votes via the Venezuelan-backed program to issue [...]
2006-03-17 19:48:00Embassy La PazCONFIDENTIALECON PGOV PREL BL
06LIMA1346ELECTION UPDATE: CAMPAIGNS HOLD FINAL RALLIES;
[...] (U) Presidential hopefuls ended their campaigns with a flourish, holding massive closing rallies on 4/6, the final day for campaigning before the 4/9 general elections. Two of the three leading candidates, Unidad Nacional's Lourdes Flores and APRA's Alan Garcia, addressed their supporters in [...]
2006-04-07 18:57:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINR PE
06LIMA2381COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA PERSONNEL MCLAUGHLIN,
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-15 14:41:00Embassy 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
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
06LJUBLJANA74SLOVENIA: MOE HELPS MAKE INTERNAL CONTROL PROGRAM
[...] (U) As part of the Export Control and Related Border Security (EXBS) program, Department of Commerce (DOC) subcontractor Arctur conducted a very successful two-day Internal Control Program (ICP) workshop January 31 -- February 1 in Ljubljana for Slovenian industry representatives. The workshop [...]
2006-02-02 05:11:00Embassy LjubljanaCONFIDENTIALKSTC PARM PREL ETTC SI
06LUANDA150ANGOLA: UNITA PRESIDENT FACES HEAVY INTERNAL
[...] (C) UNITA President Isaias Samakuva is under public fire due to botched plans to replace sixteen UNITA parliamentarians with those who should have originally been seated in 1992. The sixteen parliamentarians, in retaliation, publicly criticized Samakuva's plan and after a heated debate in the [...]
2006-02-15 15:09:00Embassy LuandaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR AO
06LUSAKA1350MWANAWASA LEADS IN PRESIDENTIAL RACE, BUT SLOW AND
[...] (C) Summary: Based on results reported from 80 percent of the constituencies around the country, President Mwanawasa of the ruling Movement for Multiparty Democracy (MMD) enjoys a healthy lead over Patriotic Front (PF) and United Democratic Alliance (UDA) opponents. The Electoral Commission o [...]
2006-10-02 07:29:00Embassy LusakaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM ASEC ZA
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
06MADRID3103SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NSF: SCHEINER
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to NSF Official; Dr. Samuel Scheiner, Program Director in the Division of Environmental Biology to travel to Madrid and Tenerife, Spain on January 8 to January 14. The purpose of this visit is to attend the 3rd Biennial Conference of the International Biogeog [...]
2006-12-28 12:58:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDTPHY KSCA OTRA NSF SP
06MANAGUA1731NICARAGUA ELECTIONS: FSLN CONFIDENT OF FIRST ROUND
[...] (C) Summary: With FSLN internal polls supposedly demonstrating an 8-10 point lead over the nearest challenger, FSLN Foreign Affairs officer Samuel Santos is confident that perennial FSLN presidential candidate Daniel Ortega can win in the first round of elections. The FSLN's confidence was fu [...]
2006-08-09 22:39:00Embassy ManaguaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM SOCI NU
06MANAGUA2249FSLN MOUNTING STRONG CAMPAIGN, CONVINCED OF VICTORY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Poloffs recently met with Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN) dissident Alejandro Martinez Cuenca and FSLN foreign affairs director Samuel Santos to discuss the party's progress in the election campaign and examine the FSLN governing platform. Both figures reported that [...]
2006-10-11 00:12:00Embassy ManaguaCONFIDENTIALKDEM NU PGOV PINR
06MANAGUA2470VIEWS ON ORTEGA VICTORY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Nicaraguan Liberal Alliance (ALN) and Sandinista Renovation Movement (MRS) contacts are resigned to Sandinista Liberation Front (FSLN) presidential candidate Daniel Ortega's victory and many blame his win on the Liberal Constitutional Party's (PLC) disinformation campaign against [...]
2006-11-08 20:32:00Embassy ManaguaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR KDEM NU
06MANAGUA2473SIT REP 3 - NICARAGUAN ELECTIONS
[...] (U) Summary: With the results of 91 percent of the voting tables (JRVs) in, Sandinista Liberation Front (FSLN) presidential candidate Daniel Ortega holds a virtually insurmountable nine-point lead over his closest competitor, Eduardo Montealegre of the Liberal Nicaraguan Alliance (ALN). Libe [...]
2006-11-08 23:18:00Embassy ManaguaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR KDEM NU
06MANAGUA2599NICARAGUA: ZOILAMERICA NARVAEZ VOWS TO CONTINUE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Zoilamerica Narvaez, the stepdaughter of Nicaragua's president-elect Daniel Ortega and daughter of future first lady Rosario Murillo, remains committed in her quest to bring justice to the case of alleged sexual abuse by her stepfather during the 1980s, and of the failure of the [...]
2006-11-29 22:32:00Embassy ManaguaCONFIDENTIALKDEM KWMN NU PGOV PREL
06MANAGUA2608A/S SHANNON'S MEETING WITH NICARAGUAN
[...] (C) Summary: In his cordial yet measured meeting with WHA Assistant Secretary of State Thomas Shannon, Nicaraguan President-elect Daniel Ortega of the Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN) stated his desire for "productive relations" with the USG. Ortega discussed his plans to fight pov [...]
2006-11-30 22:58:00Embassy ManaguaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR ECON EAID KDEM NU
06MANAGUA2611ELECTION OUTCOME -- THE WAY FORWARD
[...] (C) INTRODUCTION/SUMMARY: Sandinista Liberation Front (FSLN) President-elect Daniel Ortega realizes that our recognition of his minority government is critical to the continuation of our assistance programs, much-needed foreign investment, and to some degree, the policies of the internationa [...]
2006-12-01 16:02:00Embassy ManaguaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR KDEM NU
06MANAGUA2615MONTEALEGRE TO A/S SHANNON: I WILL GIVE ORTEGA THE
[...] (C) Summary: On November 28, Assistant Secretary Tom Shannon discussed with former Nicaraguan Liberal Alliance (ALN) presidential candidate Eduardo Montealegre the election outcome, the future of bilateral relations, and Montealegre's future role in ensuring Nicaragua remains on a democratic [...]
2006-12-01 18:14:00Embassy ManaguaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR KDEM NU
06MANAGUA2624 AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES NEXT STEPS WITH FSLN
[...] (C) Summary: Following up on Assistant Secretary Thomas Shannon's recent meeting with President-elect Daniel Ortega (Ref. B),Ambassador, DCM and polcouns met with Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN) Foreign Affairs Secretary Samuel Santos to discuss next steps in our bilateral relat [...]
2006-12-04 14:32:00Embassy ManaguaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR KDEM NU
06MANAGUA2646LEGISLATIVE REFORMS WOULD GIVE FSLN "ABSOLUTE
[...] (SBU) Summary: National Assembly deputies began approving the articles of a law on December 5 that would give the Sandinista Front (FSLN) caucus in the 2007-2012 Assembly greatly expanded powers, reduce legislative transparency, expand the Assembly's overall authority, and increase routes for [...]
2006-12-05 23:30:00Embassy ManaguaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM KCOR NU
06MANAGUA2673FSLN FACES DIFFICULTIES DELIVERING ON CAMPAIGN
[...] (C) Summary: Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN) Foreign Affairs Secretary Samuel Santos recently admitted that the party is having difficulty reconciling its many campaign promises. Santos specifically referred to the FSLN's desperate search for a solution to Nicaragua's ongoing ener [...]
2006-12-11 22:56:00Embassy ManaguaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR ENRG KDEM NU
06MANAGUA2691FSLN TRANSITION TEAM SEEKS SOCIAL INVESTMENT,
[...] (U) Summary: Ambassador and country team members recently presented an overview of USG programs and their parameters to President-elect Daniel Ortega's transition team. The Ambassador reiterated our commitment to working with a democratic Nicaraguan government that supports open markets and [...]
2006-12-13 20:18:00Embassy ManaguaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR KDEM NU
06MANAGUA2696CONTROVERSIAL ASSEMBLY REFORMS SENT TO PRESIDENT,
[...] (C) Summary: According to present and future National Assembly deputy for the Nicaraguan Liberal Alliance (ALN) Maria Eugenia Sequeira, the Assembly's controversial ways and means bill has been sent to President Bolanos for signing, but will likely face a veto, giving the new Assembly a chance [...]
2006-12-14 21:25:00Embassy ManaguaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM NU
06MANAGUA2701APRE RENEGOTIATING ALLIANCE WITH ALN
[...] (C) Summary: Alliance for the Republic (APRE) President/National Assembly deputy Miguel Lopez Baldizon claims that his party's formal agreement with the Nicaraguan Liberal Alliance (ALN) expired following Nicaragua's November national elections, but he is negotiating a new alliance with the A [...]
2006-12-15 19:20:00Embassy ManaguaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR KDEM NU
06MANAGUA2741DISCUSSIONS ON NEXT STEPS WITH FSLN INTERMEDIARY
[...] (C) Summary: During Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN) Foreign Affairs Secretary Samuel Santos' recent meeting with DCM and polcouns, he confirmed his appointment as Foreign Minister and requested to meet with State Department officials in Washington before President-elect Daniel Or [...]
2006-12-21 16:12:00Embassy ManaguaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PREL KDEM ECON ENGR MARR PTER NU
06MANAGUA32RAMIRO CONTRERAS ESCOBAR: RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR
[...] (SBU) The following comments are submitted in response to A EB/IFC/OIA request for additional details to supplement previously submitted Reftel C. 2. (SBU) Composition of Magnum Company: Corporacion Nucleos Urbanos Magnum, S.A. ("Magnum") ownership is divided equally among Barreto's fa [...]
2006-01-06 16:49:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKIDE CVIS ECON EINV NU
06MANAGUA579FSLN FOREIGN AFFAIRS CHIEF CLAIMS ORTEGA SEEKS
[...] (C) Summary: Sandinista (FSLN) foreign affairs advisor Samuel Santos insists that Daniel Ortega seeks positive, constructive relations with the U.S. government. Santos decried to polcouns, poloff, and visiting INR analyst on March 13 the USG's "loss of interest" in its American neighbors, wh [...]
2006-03-14 23:45:00Embassy ManaguaCONFIDENTIALKDEM NU PGOV PINR PREL KCOR
06MANAGUA632FSLN FOREIGN AFFAIRS CHIEF: "JUDGE US BY OUR
[...] (C) Summary: Sandinista (FSLN) foreign affairs advisor Samuel Santos holds up the FSLN's recent support for CAFTA implementation legislation as evidence of his party's interest in constructive relations with the United States. He suggests that the FSLN might also be willing to vote to destroy [...]
2006-03-21 21:31:00Embassy ManaguaCONFIDENTIALKDEM NU PGOV PINR PREL KCOR
06MANAGUA964MOVING CLOSER TO MANPADS DESTRUCTION?
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Conversations with representatives of the different political parties represented in Nicaragua's National Assembly reveal a claimed willingness from all sides to approve the destruction of another 651 MANPADS (leaving Nicaragua with an official stock of 400 MANPADS). Nicaraguan [...]
2006-05-03 14:38:00Embassy ManaguaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PARM KDEM SOCI
06MANILA970SITREP 22: STATE OF EMERGENCY LIKELY LIFTED BY
[...] (C) Summary: NSA Gonzales told A/S Hill March 2 that he expected President Arroyo to lift the State of National Emergency today or tomorrow. Defense Secretary Cruz told A/DCM separately that the President would "definitely" lift it on March 3, due mostly to arguments from her economic team. [...]
2006-03-02 10:00:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALPINS ASEC ECON RP
06MASERU617ACTING PM REQUESTS US LAW ENFORCEMENT HELP TO INVESTIGATE
[...] (C) On December 7, Acting Prime Minister Lehohla requested Ambassador come to his office for a 90 minute one-on-one discussion centering primarily on the GOL's request for professional investigative assistance in finding the murderer of Dutch Clinton Foundation Volunteer Samuella "Ella" Jacobi [...]
2006-12-11 16:48:00Embassy MaseruCONFIDENTIALASEC PGOV PREL LT
06MEXICO5233DEMARCHES ON NAM SUMMIT
[...] (SBU) On September 8 and September 13, respectively, poloff passed ref A and ref B talking points to First Secretary Samuel Berkstein, of the Secretariat of Foreign SIPDIS Relations' (SRE) Directorate of Multilateral Affairs and Human Rights. Berkstein noted that Mexico was an observer, r [...]
2006-09-14 16:54:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM PINS KPKO UNSC UNGA KDEM AA PGOV
06MUNICH357 CHAROLOTTE KNOBLOCH ELECTED NEW PRESIDENT OF THE
[...] On June 7, 2006, at age 73, Charolotte Knobloch was unanimously elected President of the Jewish Council in Germany following the death of Council President Paul Spiegel on April 30. People who know her are confident she will be able to gain broad public support in her new capacity. She has [...]
2006-06-13 11:02:00Consulate MunichUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PINR GM
06MUSCAT982MINISTER OF AWQAF APPRECIATES OUTREACH, SEEKS
[...] (U) Oman's Minister of Awqaf expressed his appreciation for recent U.S. military outreach efforts involving an exchange of visits. He noted that such cultural dialogue benefits both countries and advances mutual goals of promoting tolerance. In the context of Muscat as "Cultural Capital of t [...]
2006-06-18 12:43:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KISL SOCI MASS KIRF SCUL MU
06NAIROBI2933CODEL DREIER IN KENYA: MEETING WITH OPPOSITION
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During their July 5 meeting with CODEL Dreier in Nairobi, opposition leaders emphasized the constraints on their effectiveness imposed by insufficient resources and limited understanding of the opposition's legitimate function. KANU party members Justin Muturi, Chief Oppositio [...]
2006-07-06 11:05:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKDEM PREL KE
06NAIROBI3090PARLIAMENTARY BY-ELECTIONS SET THE MOOD FOR 2007
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On July 24, five new members of parliament will be chosen in the largest by-election in Kenyan history. Not only is the upcoming election significant in its size, but also for its timing - little more than a year before the next general election, and its location - four of the [...]
2006-07-17 14:00:00Embassy NairobiCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL PHUM KDEM KE
06NAIROBI3973GOVERNMENT REFORMS FALTERING, KENYAN CIVIL SOCIETY
[...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: In a series of meetings on August 28 in Nairobi, leaders of Kenyan civil society and government oversight organizations highlighted for visiting Senator Obama the Kenyan government's faltering performance on human rights, corruption, and governance, while ably demon [...]
2006-09-13 12:13:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKDEM PREL PGOV PHUM KE
06NAIROBI401COAST PROVINCE PROVINCIAL COMMISSIONER ADVOCATES
[...] (C) Summary: Kenya's coastline and ports present critical vulnerabilities to terrorist infiltration and attack, as well as smuggling of goods and persons. December 13-16, an Antiterrorism Assistance (ATA) Assessment Team and Embassy officials met senior provincial-level representatives from [...]
2006-01-30 04:00:00Embassy NairobiCONFIDENTIALPTER PGOV EWWT ASEC KE
06NAIROBI4348LEAHY HR VETTING FOR INSTRUCTOR DEVELOPMENT COURSE
[...] Post requests Department's assistance in screening the following 13 candidates of the Kenyan security forces nominated to participate in an ATA-sponsored Instructor Development course to be held October 24 to November 3, 2006 in Nairobi, Kenya, pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance [...]
2006-10-06 09:53:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDMASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR KE
06NAIROBI4422MONEY LAUNDERING IN KENYA: FDIC TRAINING A SUCCESS
[...] (SBU) Summary: Kenyan participants in the FDIC's September bank supervision regulatory training class praised the course highly and said they would apply elements to Kenya's own draft anti-money laundering (AML) bill. They suggested increased case studies, practical visits to agencies, tips f [...]
2006-10-16 04:00:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN PTER ECON KE
06NAIROBI5183SENATOR FEINGLOD TOLD OF CHALLENGES TO KENYA'S
[...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: Top electoral and human rights officials confided to Senator Feingold the numerous challenges facing the independence of their institutions. The Electoral Commission of Kenya highlighted the limitations on their ability to penalize electoral malpractices, while the [...]
2006-12-07 05:06:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDKDEM PGOV KE
06NAIROBI5207KENYA'S ELECTORAL COMMISSION: DETERMINED BUT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Electoral Commission of Kenya is not insulated from the rising political temperature in Kenya ahead of next year's general election. The Commission is feeling the heat too, Chairman Samuel Kivuitu told the Ambassador, describing how party politics and government machinatio [...]
2006-12-08 07:14:00Embassy NairobiCONFIDENTIALKDEM PGOV PREL KE
06NAIROBI607CORRUPTION IN KENYA: ANGLO-LEASING COMBINES WITH
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In an apparently transparent attempt to deflect public attention away from allegations of grand scale corruption within his own administration, Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki has officially accepted a long- awaited report into the Goldenberg affair, a huge scandal that took place ov [...]
2006-02-10 11:10:00Embassy NairobiCONFIDENTIALECON EAID EFIN KCOR PGOV PREL KE
06NAIROBI738 AMBASSADORS' FIRST HAND LOOK AT FAMINE CONDITIONS
[...] Summary: U.S. Representative to the Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO),Ambassador Tony Hall, joined Ambassador Bellamy, the Swedish Ambassador, the Deputy U.K. High Commissioner, WFP, USAID and GOK officials including Assistant Secretary Ibrahim Maalim and District Commissioner Samuel [...]
2006-02-17 07:18:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ETRD ECON EAGR SENV PREL PGOV SOCI KE
06NASSAU1675CHURCH LEADER SPEAKS OUT ON THE NEED FOR CAMPAIGN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In wide-ranging remarks on October 24, Anglican Archbishop Drexel Gomez criticized the role of money in Bahamian politics, lamented corruption in government, and called for a stronger focus on character in selection of political leaders. The remarks, witnessed by Gomez special [...]
2006-11-02 22:23:00Embassy NassauCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNBF PGOV PREL KCOR
06NEWDELHI1818LONG-SIMMERING PROPERTY DISPUTE AT HEART OF
[...] (SBU) Summary: Although the Emmanuel Mission (EM) case has aroused considerable controversy in the press, the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly and the Lok Sabha (Parliament),it is not likely to be resolved quickly. There are powerful vested property-interests on both sides of the dispute. Co [...]
2006-03-16 13:13:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KIRF KDEM PGOV SCUL CASC IN
06NEWDELHI1854SCENESETTER FOR CODEL BOND
[...] (SBU) Senator Bond, your delegation's 22-23 March visit to India provides a significant opportunity to assess the accelerating India-US relationship on the heels of President Bush's historic summit and help shape the next phase of this growing partnership. After forty years of mutual indiffe [...]
2006-03-17 14:25:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV MASS OREP KSTC KOMC PARM INCB IN
06NEWDELHI1953SECULAR INDIA SUPPORTS EMMANUEL MINISTRIES,
[...] (C) Summary: Thousands of Indians from all religious communities marched on the Rajasthan Parliament in Jaipur on March 21 to demand an end to the anti-Emmanuel Mission (EM) campaign of state Minister for Social Welfare and Cooperatives Madan Delivar. The issue also caused a major uproar in [...]
2006-03-22 11:22:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KRIF KDEM SCUL CASC IN
06NEWDELHI2231SCENESETTER FOR CODEL HAGEL
[...] (SBU) Senator Hagel, your delegation's 8-12 April visit to India provides a significant opportunity to assess the accelerating transformation of the India-US relationship following President Bush's historic March 1-3 meeting and help shape the next phase of this growing partnership. After fo [...]
2006-03-31 15:07:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV MASS OREP KSTC KOMC PARM INCB PTER
06NEWDELHI2255SCENESETTER FOR CODEL HASTERT
[...] (SBU) Speaker Hastert, your delegation's 9-12 April visit to India provides a significant opportunity to assess the accelerating transformation of the US-India relationship following President Bush's historic March 1-3 meeting and help shape the next phase of this growing partnership. After [...]
2006-04-03 13:18:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV MASS OREP KSTC KOMC PARM PTER ECON
06NEWDELHI2446HUMAN RIGHTS, RELIGIOUS GROUPS DECRY PASSAGE OF
[...] (C) Summary: Split on party lines, the BJP-dominated Rajasthan Assembly overwhelmingly passed a controversial anti-conversion bill on March 26, but it must be signed by the state governor, then be approved by the state cabinet and have regulations promulgated before it can be enforced. Human [...]
2006-04-11 12:45:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KIRF KDEM SCUL CASC IN
06NEWDELHI2915RAJASTHAN UPDATE: EMI FOUNDER RECEIVES
[...] (U) Summary: Emmanuel Ministries International (EMI) founder MA Thomas was granted anticipatory bail on April 21, but remains in hiding, All India Christian Council President John Dayal twld us on April 27. Dayal also reported that EMI President Samuel Thomas (son of MA Thomas) remains in j [...]
2006-04-28 11:36:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM KIRF KDEM SCUL CASC IN
06NEWDELHI3117EMMANUEL MINISTRIES PRESIDENT FREE ON BAIL, COURT
[...] (SBU) Emmanuel Ministries International (EMI) President Samuel Thomas was released from judicial custody on May 2, and his next hearing will be on May 12, EMI Hospital Administrator Jacob Matthew told us on May 5. Jacob commented that the property registration dispute with the Rajasthan Gove [...]
2006-05-05 12:31:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM KIRF KDEM SCUL CASC IN
06NEWDELHI3307FRESH CHARGE AGAINST EMI PRESIDENT FALLS FLAT
[...] (C) Summary: Emmanuel Ministries International's (EMI) President Samuel Thomas told Poloff on May 11 that the court struck down charges of sedition brought by the Rajasthan government on May 10. He noted that the charges were filed under Section 124 of the Indian Penal Code for having a map o [...]
2006-05-12 11:03:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KIRF KDEM SCUL CASC IN
06NEWDELHI3382GOI FAVORS NEPAL CEASE-FIRE MONITORING UNDER UN
[...] (C) Summary: Noting that that India does not want to be unilaterally involved in maintaining the peace in Nepal, MEA Under Secretary (Nepal) Manish Gupta indicated on May 16 that the GOI would not oppose UN involvement in monitoring the cease-fire between the Maoists and Government of Nepal. [...]
2006-05-16 12:04:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER AORC ECON EPET MASS KDEM IN NP
06NEWDELHI3499SARAN ARGUES FOR PRESSURE ON MAOISTS, CRITICIZES
[...] (U) This is an action request for SCA and USUN. Please see para 4. 2. (C) Foreign Secretary Saran used a May 19 meeting with the Ambassador (other topics septel) to explain India's concern about the current UN Secretariat approach to Nepal and to appeal for US engagement with the UN to ens [...]
2006-05-19 12:12:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER UNSC MOPS NP IN
06NEWDELHI7205UN SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE ASSURES GOI PEACE TALKS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: During an October 17 visit to New Delhi, UN representative Ian Martin told GOI interlocutors that, although talks have stalled in Nepal, they have not completely broken down and he is optimistic the GON and Maoists will eventually resume negotiations, although he did not have a [...]
2006-10-19 13:12:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV NP UN IN
06OTTAWA2562CERTAIN CANADIAN INDUSTRIES' INPUT ON POSSIBLE WTO
[...] (SBU) Summary: EconMinCouns and Econoff met with Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA) head Graham Henderson (protect) on August 24 to discuss IP, specifically the USG's role in encouraging GOC to pass legislation implementing the WIPO Internet Treaties. Henderson also briefed us o [...]
2006-08-28 18:18:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCA CH KIPR ECON ETRD AORC WTRO USTR
06PANAMA1016PANAMA NONCOMMITTAL ON NON-ALIGNED MOVEMENT
[...] (U) Post conveyed talking points (reftels A and B) to Panamanian MFA International Organizations Director Javier Bonagas May 25. Bonagas was noncommittal on both subjects but agreed to pass on the U.S. position to FM Samuel Lewis Navarro. 2. (S) Bonagas said he realized the Non-Aligned Mov [...]
2006-05-26 20:11:00Embassy PanamaSECRETAORC IR KNNP PREL IAEA UNSC AMGT UNGA
06PANAMA1029PRD FORCES TORRIJOS TO GIVE GROUND
[...] (C) President Torrijos's attention -- to the exclusion of virtually all else -- is consumed by political maneuvering within his party, the PRD, and the approaching must-win Canal expansion referendum (probably in October 2006). Torrijos has tried to sell Canal expansion as a non-political "mat [...]
2006-05-31 22:45:00Embassy PanamaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR ETRD KPAO PM VE CU
06PANAMA1044PANAMA CABINET RESHUFFLE LEAVES TORRIJOS WEAKER
[...] (C) The April 28 cabinet changes (Reftel A) exposed and intensified a rift dividing President Torrijos's inner circle from the Democratic Revolutionary Party (PRD) rank and file. Although Torrijos and Consejo (Intelligence Chief) Leonel Solis succeeded in removing Minister of Government and J [...]
2006-06-02 18:26:00Embassy PanamaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PM
06PANAMA1050PANAMA: FOREIGN MINISTER RECEPTIVE TO U.S.
[...] (SBU) Ambassador Eaton delivered talking points (reftel) to FM Samuel Lewis yesterday afternoon. Lewis told Ambassador Eaton that he welcomed the U.S. initiative and would look for an opportunity to make a public statement. Lewis also said he hoped that this bold and welcome step by the U.S [...]
2006-06-02 21:37:00Embassy PanamaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PM NEA IR
06PANAMA1092GOP TURNS TO CHAVEZ TO BOOST CANAL REFERENDUM
[...] (SBU) The GOP has invited Venezuelan President Chavez to attend the June 22 Congreso Anfictionico in Panama in an attempt to sway leftist voters, trade unions, and students before the upcoming Canal expansion referendum, Foreign Minister Samuel Lewis Navarro told the Ambassador in a June 1 mee [...]
2006-06-07 00:04:00Embassy PanamaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV EWWT PM
06PANAMA123PANAMA DEMARCHE ON REPORTING IRAN TO THE UNITED NATIONS SECURITY COUNCIL (UNSC)
[...] (C) On January 17, Ambassador Eaton delivered reftel demarche to Foreign Minister Samuel Lewis and discussed the GOP's position on a possible emergency IAEA Board meeting to report Iran to UNSC. Ambassador Eaton emphasized to Lewis that Iran has violated both IAEA resolutions and EU-3 agreements [...]
2006-01-20 16:49:00Embassy PanamaCONFIDENTIALKNNP PARM PREL IR EU AORC LABOR HUMAN RIGHTSPOLMIL
06PANAMA1231HHS VISIT BOOSTS REGIONAL FOCUS ON AVIAN FLU
[...] (SBU) Summary: Secretary of Health & Human Services (HHS) Michael Leavitt's June 7-10 visit to Panama boosted the efforts of Central American health ministers to prepare for a possible outbreak of Avian Influenza (AI) or another type of pandemic. Through a series of official meetings and publ [...]
2006-06-22 19:49:00Embassy PanamaUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KFLU SENV PM
06PANAMA147VP/FORMIN ON EVO MORALES AND U.S.-PANAMA FTA MOOD
[...] No summary [...]
2006-01-24 18:41:00Embassy PanamaCONFIDENTIALEAGR ECON ETRD PREL PGOV PM
06PANAMA1518GOP DIVIDED ON REGIONAL ENERGY POLICY
[...] (C) SUMMARY. On July 17, Minister of Trade and Industry Alejandro Ferrer told Ambassador and Econchief that he remains committed to the Occidental Petroleum refinery project (Ref A) but finds himself a lone voice. He said President Martin Torrijos, VP/FM Samuel Lewis Navarro, and other cabinet me [...]
2006-08-04 15:55:00Embassy PanamaCONFIDENTIALENRG ETRD PREL PGOV PM
06PANAMA1629SCENESETTER FOR FINCEN DIRECTOR WERNER VISIT
[...] (U) This message is confidential. Please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) On behalf of Embassy Panama, I would like to extend our warmest welcome on your upcoming visit to Panama. Your visit provides support for our Mission's anti-money laundering programs. Your dialogue with key anti-money laund [...]
2006-08-18 21:07:00Embassy PanamaCONFIDENTIALEFIN PREL PTER SNAR PINR KCOR KCRM PM
06PANAMA1652THE RULING PRD: THE CANAL REFERENDUM AND BEYOND
[...] (C) The Panama Canal expansion referendum will have political implications for the Torrijos administration far beyond the tangible impact of the project itself. President Torrijos confronts the referendum from an uncertain position in his Democratic Revolutionary Party (PRD) and with vocal opposi [...]
2006-08-24 23:18:00Embassy PanamaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL
06PANAMA190PANAMA: INCREASING URGENCY ON CANAL REFERENDUM
[...] (U) A flurry of recent detailed discussions at the Panama Canal Authority (ACP) to discuss the proposed Canal expansion suggest that the GOP is speeding up its internal technical process, in order to hold a constitutionally mandated referendum in 2006. Amid the hubbub at ACP headquarters, one [...]
2006-02-01 21:51:00Embassy PanamaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PINR SNAR PM
06PANAMA2018SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF UNDER SECRETARY FORE
[...] (SBU) On behalf of Embassy Panama, I would like to extend our warmest welcome on your upcoming visit to Panama. Your visit provides us with an excellent opportunity to share our transformational diplomacy agenda and to help advance U.S. interests. Your dialogue with our Mission and key govern [...]
2006-10-13 22:42:00Embassy PanamaCONFIDENTIALAMGT OVIP PGOV PREL ECON PM
06PANAMA2103STAFFDEL MEACHAM AND TOON MEET WITH FM LEWIS
[...] (SBU) Passage of the U.S.-Panama Free Trade Agreement (FTA) was key to deepening the bilateral relationship and facilitating cooperation in security issues, First Vice President and Foreign Minister Samuel Lewis told Meacham and Toon October 18. Lewis discussed strategies to shore up Congres [...]
2006-10-26 15:13:00Embassy PanamaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ETRD PM
06PANAMA2207FM LEWIS ON UNSC, CORRUPTION, FTA, REGIONAL
[...] (C) Panama will be a voice for all of Latin America on the UN Security Council and is willing to help the USG spread its message, Vice President and Foreign Minister Samuel Lewis Navarro told the Ambassador November 8. He also addressed corruption, saying the court system is the crux of Panama's co [...]
2006-11-09 21:44:00Embassy PanamaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM ETRD KCOR PM
06PANAMA2268FM BACKTRACKS ON TORRIJOS PUERTO RICO INDEPENDENCE
[...] (C) After several attempts to wiggle out of a bad position, FM Samuel Lewis Navarro admitted to the Ambassador November 21 the GOP had "screwed up" when attempting to draw a distinction between President Torrijos's role as President of Panama and as Secretary General of the PRD (the ruling party) [...]
2006-11-22 20:36:00Embassy PanamaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PM
06PANAMA2269ORTEGA WANTS TO SEND POSITIVE MESSAGE TO U.S.,
[...] (C) Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega told Panamanian President Torrijos November 21 that he wants good relations with the United States. His visit to Panama sends a signal that Nicaragua can be a positive player in the region, FM Samuel Lewis Navarro told the Ambassador the same day. Panam [...]
2006-11-22 20:43:00Embassy PanamaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PM
06PANAMA233FTA: GOP WRESTLES WITH POLITICAL STAKES AND
[...] (C) Summary: President Martin Torrijos told visiting U.S. Representative Sander Levin on Jan. 26 that he is committed to resolving USG concerns on sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) issues and to concluding a free trade agreement (FTA) with the U.S. Public support for the FTA has slipped dramatical [...]
2006-02-08 02:11:00Embassy PanamaCONFIDENTIALEAGR ECON ETRD PREL PGOV PM
06PANAMA2357PANAMA/CUBA RELATIONSHIP: TITLE III LIBERTAD ACT
[...] (U) Post answers to reftel questions are based on information obtained by the GoP's Comptroller General's offices, the GoP Ministry of Foreign Relations, the administrative offices of the Colon Free Zone, various industry and third country publications and conversations with various Panamanian [...]
2006-12-07 21:44:00Embassy PanamaCONFIDENTIALETRD ETTC PREL PM CU
06PANAMA2442FM LEWIS ON TORRIJOS TRAVEL, PARTY FUTURE, COURT
[...] (C) President Torrijos plans to visit the United States in February and may seek an appointment with President Bush, Foreign Minister Samuel Lewis Navarro told the Ambassador December 27. The most likely day for the meeting request with President Bush is February 26, the same day Torrijos is schedu [...]
2006-12-28 19:12:00Embassy PanamaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PM
06PANAMA267PANAMA: RULING PARTY LEGISLATORS DISGRUNTLED AT
[...] (SBU) PRD legislators are angry at President Martin Torrijos for failing to consult and for ordering them around. Several ruling-party legislators told Emboff recently that they are disappointed and feel "used" by a Torrijos leadership style they see as arrogant, high-handed, presumptuous, an [...]
2006-02-10 22:06:00Embassy PanamaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PINR SNAR PM
06PANAMA337PANAMA -- CHINA RECOGNITION HANDWRITING IS ON THE
[...] (U) This message contains an action request. (See para 3.) SUMMARY ------- 2. (S/NF) Panamanian presidential advisor Jorge Ritter on February 20 detailed Panama's thinking about diplomatic recognition of the People's Republic of China (PRC) for DCM, which he called a "medium-term" pros [...]
2006-02-21 21:50:00Embassy PanamaSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PREL PINR PM SP CH TW HO
06PANAMA36EXIT INTERVIEW WITH FORMER PANAMANIAN PRESIDENTIAL
[...] (C) Former Secretary for Planning and Goals Ebrahim Asvat commented on President Torrijos's leadership style, the possibility of an early 2006 cabinet shakeup, and the timing of a future Canal referendum in a December meeting with POL Counselor. Always outspoken and provocative, the bespeckled, g [...]
2006-01-06 19:27:00Embassy PanamaCONFIDENTIALPGOV EAGR EFIN PM
06PANAMA383PANAMA: AMBASSADOR EATON DELIVERS DEMARCHE ON
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-01 18:34:00Embassy PanamaCONFIDENTIALPREL GT PM UNAUS UNSC VE
06PANAMA502PANAMA: INTERNAL RULING-PARTY DYNAMICS AS JOSTLING
[...] (U) This is part one in a three-part series. SUMMARY ------- 2. (C) With over three years to go before the May 2009 presidential elections, the ruling Democratic Revolutionary Party (PRD) is already full of ferment and rumors as potential candidates joust for position. The U.S.-educated [...]
2006-03-21 14:52:00Embassy PanamaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR PM
06PANAMA533GOP STRUGGLES TO RESOLVE FTA STUMBLING BLOCKS
[...] (C) Summary: Panama's trade minister remains convinced the GOP is within reach of an FTA with the U.S. However, First Vice President/Foreign Minister Samuel Lewis Navarro (SLN) fears the deal may be "dead" and hinted that the GOP might turn its near-term focus to the proposed expansion of the Pan [...]
2006-03-24 17:50:00Embassy PanamaCONFIDENTIALETRD EAGR ECON EWWT PGOV PM
06PANAMA534VP/FORMIN LEWIS FINDS CASTRO "HEALTHY" AND
[...] (C) Panamanian First Vice President/Foreign Minister Samuel Lewis Navarro (SLN) told Ambassador on March 23 that he met for the first time with Fidel Castro in Cuba over the March 18-19 weekend. He said Castro appeared to be in good health, as he turned what SLN expected to be a 15-minute "p [...]
2006-03-24 18:00:00Embassy PanamaCONFIDENTIALPREL PINR ENRG ETRD PM CU
06PANAMA540PANAMA: INTERNAL RULING-PARTY DYNAMICS AS JOSTLING
[...] (U) "The Veeps" is Part III in a three-part series on Democratic Revolutionary Party (PRD) inner dynamics. Part I: The Front Runners (reftel A). Part II: The Unwanted One (reftel B). SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) The PRD's vice presidential candidate in 2009 is likely to be Balbina Herrera o [...]
2006-03-24 19:20:00Embassy PanamaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PINR PM
06PANAMA544PANAMA BRACES FOR NORIEGA'S RETURN
[...] (SBU) On Thursday, March 16 Panamanian newspapers reported in banner headlines that the U.S. Federal Bureau of Prisons plans to release former Panamanian dictator Manuel Antonio Noriega on September 9, 2007, after 17 years in a Tampa, Florida prison, and that Noriega would return to Panama. [...]
2006-03-24 20:36:00Embassy PanamaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PINR PM
06PANAMA629FORMIN WEIGHS USG DEMARCHE ON VENEZUELA UNSC BID,
[...] (C) On April 5, Ambassador pressed First Vice President/Foreign Minister Samuel Lewis Navarro (SLN) and Minister of the Presidency Ubaldino Real on the importance of Panama's support for Guatemala's UN Security Council candidacy. Lewis Navarro revealed that Mexico's FM Derbez had called him to re [...]
2006-04-06 20:04:00Embassy PanamaCONFIDENTIALETRD EAGR PREL PM
06PANAMA751 NEW PANAMA OMBUSDMAN TAKES OFFICE AMID A STORM OF
[...] (SBU) Maritime lawyer Liborio "Garcia" Correa took office as Panama's third human rights Ombudsman during a short ceremony at the National Assembly on April 3, 2006, amid raucous demonstrations opposing his appointment. A group of enraged women forced their way into the National Assembly cha [...]
2006-04-24 14:02:00Embassy PanamaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PM
06PANAMA919PANAMA: REHABILITATING THE DICTATORSHIP
[...] (C) A joke making the rounds in Panama is that the only ex-Panamanian Defense Force (PDF) officer who hasn't found a job in the Torrijos government is Manuel Noriega. The late-April elevation of former Dignity Battalions chief Benjamin Colamarco to the cabinet as Minister of Public Works is [...]
2006-05-12 21:40:00Embassy PanamaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR PM VE CU
06PARIS121MEDIA REACTION REPORT - Iraq: Liberation of French
[...] No summary [...]
2006-01-09 13:53:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR FR
06PARIS4213UNESCO SEMINAR TACKLES ISSUE OF INTERCULTURAL DIALOGUE WITH
[...] SUMMARY AND COMMENT: At a UNESCO International Seminar entitled "New Stakes for Intercultural Dialogue" academics, diplomats, and artists predominantly from Europe and the Arab world discussed cross-cultural communication, the role of the city in intercultural dialogue, and the unique experie [...]
2006-06-19 16:30:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDSCUL KISL MU AORC UNESCO
06PARIS645MEDIA REACTION REPORT - Iran Hamas
[...] No summary [...]
2006-02-01 12:43:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR FR
06PORTAUPRINCE1070VETTING REQUEST: PSU USG EQUIPMENT HANDLING
[...] This is an action request for WHA/CAR. See para 2-5. 2. Post requests Department initiate review of available human rights reports/files and other sources for the following members of the Haitian National Palace Security Unit for credible information of gross human rights violations. T [...]
2006-06-16 18:38:00Embassy Port Au PrinceUNCLASSIFIEDMARR MASS PGOV PHUM HA
06PORTAUPRINCE1365JULY 20 REPATRIATION OF 139 HAITIAN AND 2 CUBAN
[...] According to lead UN Police Maritime advisor, Officer Pat Evans, Haitian Coast Guard Detachment Cap-Haitien intercepted a 40 foot Haitian sailing sloop with 141 persons on board near Point Picholet on July 20 at 0315. The vessel was escorted back to Maritime Operations Center/Coast Guard Stat [...]
2006-07-27 18:41:00Embassy Port Au PrinceUNCLASSIFIEDPINR SMIG HA
06PORTAUPRINCE1786VETTING REQUEST: CIMO UNIT - HAITIAN NATIONAL
[...] This is an action request for WHA/CAR. See para 2-5. 2. Post requests Department initiate review of available human rights reports/files and other sources for the following members of the Haitian National Police for credible information of gross human rights violations. These individua [...]
2006-09-21 12:26:00Embassy Port Au PrinceUNCLASSIFIEDMARR MASS PGOV PHUM HA
06PORTAUPRINCE707VETTING REQUEST: TRAINING FOR HNP SWAT TEAM
[...] This is an action request for WHA/CAR. See para 2-5. 2. Post requests Department initiate review of available human rights reports/files and other sources for the following members of the Haitian National Police for credible information of gross human rights violations. These individua [...]
2006-04-20 19:03:00Embassy Port Au PrinceUNCLASSIFIEDMARR MASS PGOV PHUM HA
06PRISTINA861 COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO LINDA SAMUEL, OCT 14-18,
[...] US Office Pristina welcomes and grants country clearance to Linda Samuel, Deputy Chief of the Asset Forfeiture and Money Laundering Section Department of Justice, to visit Pristina October 14 - October 18, 2006. The purpose of the visit is to hold roundtable at Assembly on best practices in a [...]
2006-10-13 16:40:00Embassy PristinaUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA AL SR
06RABAT1676COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE
[...] Embassy Rabat warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Brian Levy, Magda Ismail, Steven Clarke, David Picha, Herve Plusquellec and Samuel Hobbs, of the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) to travel to Rabat, Casablanca, Marrakech, Ourzazate, and Fes, Morocco September 13 - October 8, [...]
2006-09-08 17:01:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIEDKMCA KPAO AFIN EAID ECON OTRA
06RABAT490MOROCCO ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS
[...] (U) Central bank governor Abdellatif Jouahri said March 14 that Morocco plans to move "in the medium-term" towards a more flexible exchange rate system. Jouahri said the country's increasing openness to trade warrants a transition to an as-yet-unspecified exchange regime, a move the IMF has c [...]
2006-03-20 14:10:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EINV ELAB ECPS MO
06RANGOON56REGIME POSES OBSTACLES TO ICRC PRISON ACCESS
[...] (C) Summary: The GOB has imposed new restrictions, including the meddling of regime-controlled organizations, that hamper the ability of ICRC to access and inspect the country's vast gulag of prison detention facilities and labor camps. These restrictions "have slowed down considerably the f [...]
2006-01-17 10:28:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM EAID PM
06ROME315 FAO EMERGENCY PROGRAMS: INFORMAL DONORS'
[...] Summary and Background. On January 25, 2006, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Emergency Operations and Rehabilitation Division (TCE) held an informal donors' meeting to provide an overview of 2005 activities and special requirements for 2006. Recently appointed TCE Assistant Direc [...]
2006-02-03 11:07:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EAGR ECON SENV UN FAO
06ROME464AVIAN INFLUENZA: FAO PRESS CONFERENCE PROVIDES
[...] On February 14, FAO held a press conference to provide a global update on Avian Influenza. Areas highlighted were Nigeria, Azerbaijan, Iraq, Europe in general (with a primary focus on Italy),and future preparations for Latin America/Caribbean. Samuel Jutzi, Director of FAO's Animal Product [...]
2006-02-15 16:29:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDKFLU EAGR EAID CASC SENV SOCI TBIO NI IT GR BU UP AM AJ GG FAO WHO IQ AVIAN INFLUENZA
06SANJOSE705COSTA RICA WILL SEEK PANAMANIAN SUPPORT FOR
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-30 23:04:00Embassy San JoseCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC UN GT VE CS
06SANSALVADOR849SEEKING PANAMANIAN SUPPORT FOR GUATEMALA'S 2006 UN
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-29 20:35:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALPREL
06SANTIAGO411MARCH 11 BACHELET INAUGURATION: FEB 28 UPDATE ON
[...] (SBU) Below is Post's latest information on attendance by foreign delegations for certain countries at President-elect Michelle Bachelet's March 11 inauguration ceremony, as provided by resident diplomats: --Argentina: President Kirchner. (Arrives March 10, departs March 11, Sheraton Hotel [...]
2006-02-28 21:15:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOVIP PGOV PREL CI
06SANTODOMINGO1099SEEKING PANAMANIAN SUPPORT FOR GUATEMALA'S 2006 UN
[...] (C) Ambassador on March 30 met and discussed reftel talking points with Foreign Minister Carlos Morales Troncoso. Morales Troncoso said he would call Panamanian Vice President/Foreign Minister Samuel Lewis Navarro to discuss the potential negative consequences of Venezuela's membership on the [...]
2006-03-31 21:22:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC DR PM
06SAOPAULO1038WHA PDAS SHAPIRO'S MEETINGS IN SAO PAULO
[...] (SBU) During a September 18-21 visit to Sao Paulo to attend the WHA ELO Conference, WHA PDAS Charles Shapiro met with a series of experts on questions of foreign policy, international trade, and socio-economic issues. Private sector representatives painted a gloomy economic picture, noting t [...]
2006-09-27 16:34:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINR PREL EINV ETRD SOCI ECON BR
06SAOPAULO357 ITAMARATY NEGOTIATOR TALKS TRADE
[...] (SBU) EconOff recently attended an American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham) event featuring Ambassador Regis Percy Arslanian, Director of International Negotiations for the Brazilian MFA (Itamaraty). Well-known to U.S. diplomats from his tenure as Brazilian DCM in Washington as well as his stewar [...]
2006-04-03 19:19:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EAGR ECIN KIPR PGOV PREL BR
06SAOPAULO387"TUCANO" TALKS CAMPAIGN, CHICKENS, CHINA
[...] (U) Poloffs met April 3 with Christian Lohbauer, until recently a municipal official in the administration of Sao Paulo Mayor Serra and now a lobbyist for Brazil's poultry association. Lohbauer ventured some predictions about the upcoming presidential campaign, described some of the challenges [...]
2006-04-10 11:40:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR TBIO PGOV PREL PINR ETRD BR CH
06SAOPAULO466Media reaction: Bolivia; Sao Paulo
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-03 18:56:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR
06SAOPAULO508MEDIA REACTION: WESTERN HEMISPHERE: BOLIVIA, GAS
[...] "Fake Nationalism" Economist Paulo Nogueira Batista Jr. commented in liberal Folha de S. Paulo (5/11): "Brazil must not react violently to the Bolivian government's decisions. First, because Bolivia has its reasoning and those reasons should not be underestimated. Second, because aggravat [...]
2006-05-11 12:16:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR
06SEOUL4334DOE SECRETARY BODMAN REVIEWS ENERGY PARTNERSHIP WITH KOREA
[...] Energy Secretary Samuel Bodman visited South Korea December 12-13. In meetings with the Minister of Commerce, Industry and Energy and the Deputy Prime Minister for Science and Technology, Secretary Bodman reviewed U.S.-Korea collaboration, and sought to SIPDIS advance it in areas such as [...]
2006-12-20 05:42:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDENRG OVIP TRGY KS
06STATE185480DEMARCHE REQUEST: BN350 BILATERAL TALKS
[...] (U) This is an Action Request: Chief of Mission (or highest appropriate official at post's discretion) is requested to approach the highest ranking Government of Kazakhstan (GOK) official available, as soon as possible, to convey U.S. request to establish ongoing senior and technical level di [...]
2006-11-09 22:17:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MNUC PARM KNNP KZ
06STATE185727BN-350 SENIOR POLICY WORKING GROUP PROPOSAL
[...] THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. See Para. 3 and 4. SUMMARY: The USG would like to begin discussions with the Government of Kazakhstan on permanent disposition of Kazakhstan,s BN-350 spent nuclear fuel. The USG proposes that the first formal discussion on options for permanent disposition be he [...]
2006-11-13 13:16:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PARM KNNP MNUC KZ
06STATE185757BN-350 SENIOR POLICY WORKING GROUP PROPOSAL
[...] THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. See Para. 3 and 4. SUMMARY: The USG would like to begin discussions with the Government of Kazakhstan on permanent disposition of Kazakhstan,s BN-350 spent nuclear fuel. The USG proposes that the first formal discussion on options for permanent disposition be he [...]
2006-11-13 13:41:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PARM KNNP MNUC KZ
06SUVA392SECRETARY RUMSFELD LETTER TO MINISTER VOSANIBOLA
[...] (U) The Ambassador passed reftel letter to Minister of Home Affairs Vosanibola September 22. The Minister said he deeply appreciated the condolences expressed by Secretary Rumsfeld for the loss of Fiji's USCentcom Deputy Senior Representative, Warrant Officer Nete Naiduka, as well as for th [...]
2006-09-24 22:10:00Embassy SuvaUNCLASSIFIEDMARR PREL FJ
06SUVA586FIJI POLICE IN THE LINE OF FIRE
[...] (C) The Fiji Police Force stood in the forefront of opposition to the plans of RFMF Commander Frank Bainimarama to overthrow the lawfully elected government of Fiji. Now that the coup has taken place, remaining senior officers are forced to work with the new military government and the commis [...]
2006-12-21 23:43:00Embassy SuvaCONFIDENTIALASEC PREL CASC MARR FJ
06TAIPEI1263TAIWAN STRUGGLING TO COUNTER THE PRC IN LATIN
[...] (C) Summary: Taiwan officials continue to worry about Taipei's diplomatic standing in Latin America and Beijing's growing influence in the region. Taipei is particularly concerned that Panama, Costa Rica, and Nicaragua might soon switch recognition from Taipei to Beijing. In an effort to cou [...]
2006-04-10 22:53:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiSECRETCR NC PM PGOV PREL TW XR
06TAIPEI1983DIRECTOR'S INTRODUCTORY MEETING WITH FORMER
[...] (C) Summary: Former President Lee Teng-hui criticized President Chen and DPP corruption but predicted Chen would not step down during an introductory meeting June second with the Director. Lee also criticized KMT Chairman Ma Ying-jeou for supporting the ultimate goal of reunification, and he [...]
2006-06-09 09:21:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL TW
06TAIPEI2056Southern Taiwan Youth Prepping for Global Business
[...] Summary: In 2004, Taiwan's Ministry of Education included globalization as an important factor in the annual university performance evaluation program. Local universities have worked to comply by diversifying international exchange programs and re-engineering campuses into international learni [...]
2006-06-16 05:33:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL SCUL TW
06TAIPEI3736Taiwan Southerners' Views on U.S. Arms Procurements
[...] (SBU) Summary: On October 17, at a Legislative Yuan procedural committee meeting, Taiwan's Pan Blue legislators once again blocked the U.S. arms procurements bill from the agenda for the next legislative session. Given that the Pan Blue opposition has blocked the special and supplemental defen [...]
2006-11-02 07:33:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL SCUL TW
06TAIPEI399TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR FOUNDRIES BUILDING ON SUCCESS
[...] (C) Taiwan firms created the fabless-foundry model in semiconductor manufacturing, and its "foundries" (contract chip manufacturers) continue to dominate this large and growing segment of the industry. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has more than 50 percent of the global fo [...]
2006-02-09 03:17:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiCONFIDENTIALEINV ETTC ECON PREL CH TW
06TASHKENT802(CORRECTED COPY) WORRYING TRENDS IN EDUCATION
[...] (C) Summary: Politics continue to play a defining role in education in Uzbekistan. In a reflection of its close ties to Moscow, the GOU is considering increasing the number of hours of compulsory Russian language classes. Teachers have been instructed to inform the Ministry of Education if a [...]
2006-04-24 07:07:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALSOCI SCUL PGOV PHUM CVIS UZ
06TASHKENT808WORRYING TRENDS IN EDUCATION
[...] (C) Summary: Politics continue to play a defining role in education in Uzbekistan. In a reflection of its close ties to Moscow, the GOU is considering increasing the number of hours of compulsory Russian language classes. Teachers have been instructed to inform the Ministry of Education if a [...]
2006-04-24 12:42:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALSOCI SCUL PGOV PHUM CVIS UZ
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
06TELAVIV464ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Israel-NATO Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio reported that last night, President Bush devoted most of his State of the Union Address to the global war on terror and the Iraq issue. Giving an account of [...]
2006-02-01 11:17:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDIS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06THEHAGUE189COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NASA GODDARD SPACE
[...] Country clearance is granted for National Aeronautics and Space Administration Goddard Space Flight Center officials Samuel Moseley and Bernard Rauscher to vist the Netherlands from February 26 - March 1, 2006 to attend a Near Infrared Spectrograph Science Team Meeting in Leiden. POST ACCES [...]
2006-01-27 12:22:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA TSPA NL
06TOKYO7023The Japan Economic Scope - Economic News At-A-
[...] (SBU) Table of Contents 3. Japan and Australia Agree to Begin Talks on Free Trade Agreement 4. Hokkaido Farmers Protest Japan-Australian EPA Negotiations 5. PMs Singh, Abe Likely to Announce EPA Negotiations 6. Sec. Bodman, METI Minister Amari Agree to Cooperate on Energy Security 7. [...]
2006-12-18 07:41:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
06USUNNEWYORK1016INDIA REJECTS UNSC BRIEFING ON NEPAL AS WELL AS UN
[...] (C) Summary. During a May 16 meeting on Nepal hosted by UK PermRep to the UN Sir Emyr Jones Parry and attended by Special Adviser to SYG Annan Vijay Nambiar and USUN Deputy PermRep Wolff -- but not Indian PermRep Nirupam Sen, who decided at the last minute not to attend -- the UK pushed for a [...]
2006-05-18 20:40:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL PGOV UNSC NP
06USUNNEWYORK1075UN SECRETARIAT SAYS NEPALIS SUPPORT EXPANDED UN
[...] (SBU) Summary. During a May 23 meeting with visiting IO/UNP Deskoff and USUN Poloff, UN Department of Political Affairs (DPA) officer Tamrat Samuel briefed on his recently-completed visit to Nepal and India and outlined his views of a possible expanded role for the UN in Nepal. Samuel said ne [...]
2006-05-26 13:07:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV UNSC KPKO NP IN
06USUNNEWYORK351UN SECRETARIAT AND JAPAN SUGGEST RAISING NEPAL IN
[...] (SBU) UN Undersecretary for Political Affairs Ibrahim Gambari will raise possible UN Security Council consideration of the political crisis in Nepal during his February 27 visit to Washington, UN Department of Political Affairs (DPA) Asia Political Officer Tamrat Samuel told Poloff on February [...]
2006-02-24 21:06:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV NP
06VATICAN194SANT'EGIDIO HOSTS 20TH ANNUAL INTER-FAITH CONFERENCE IN
[...] (SBU) Catholic NGO the Community of Sant'Egidio brought together religious representatives from many of the world's faiths September 4-5 to find common ground in peace and reconciliation. The Community's annual meeting was dedicated to Pope John Paul II, who initiated the series of meetings [...]
2006-09-12 13:54:00Embassy VaticanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL SOCI PHUM VT
06VIENNA1419EU-LATIN AMERICA SUMMIT: SLOW PROGRESS TOWARD
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: At the May 11-12 EU-LAC (Latin America/Caribbean) Summit, the two regions sought strategies for closer cooperation. A striking lack of unity among LAC countries hampered the effort. The meeting produced a "Declaration of Vienna" enumerating common goals, among them the continu [...]
2006-05-15 15:35:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ECIN ETRD PGOV PHUM CU BL VE EUN AU
06WELLINGTON226A PUBLIC INDISCRETION RAISES QUESTIONS OF
[...] (SBU) A new public attack by one Labour minister on another could be a sign of increasing internal division in Prime Minster Helen Clark's Government. A public display of dissent. --------------------------- 2. (SBU) That the Minister of State Dover Samuels broke ranks with a cabinet col [...]
2006-03-23 19:06:00Embassy WellingtonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV 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
06ZAGREB64COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR ZAGREB ICASS TRAINING TEAM
[...] In response to reftel, Embassy Zagreb welcomes and grants country clearance to the following Zagreb ICASS training team members to visit Zagreb between January 28 - February 4, 2006, to provide post-wide ICASS training: - Samuel Durrett - Vandoster Tabb - William Tusaie No vis [...]
2006-01-18 12:45:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDAFIN AMGT OTRA ASEC KICA HR
07ABUJA2098 ILEA GABORONE - Document Fraud and Document Examination
[...] The following 4 Nigerian personnel from the Nigeria Immigration Service, Nigeria Customs Service and the State Security Services are nominated for attendance at the above referenced ILEA Training. Name - Nongo Samuel DOB - 05 Feb 1963 Gender - Male Rank - Superintendent of Immigration Curr [...]
2007-09-28 11:28:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR KCRM ASEC EAID NI
07ABUJA2232NIGERIA'S PDP - WHEN IS A PARTY NOT A PARTY?
[...] (C) SUMMARY. The ruling Nigerian Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP) cannot be viewed as a political party within the common western understanding. Like velveeta cheese, the labeling claims it is a party, but upon further inspection, it lacks key ingredients most political parties share. This i [...]
2007-10-19 16:50:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM NI
07ACCRA1520GHANA'S PRESIDENT KUFUOR BEGINS CABINET SHUFFLE
[...] (SBU) Summary: On July 10 and 11, President Kufuor submitted to parliament the names of thirteen new ministers in the beginning of a Cabinet shuffle. The new list promotes a number of deputy ministers, including Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Akwasi Osei-Adjei to Foreign Minister. The [...]
2007-07-11 17:56:00Embassy AccraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON GH PGOV PREL
07ADDISABABA1983ETHIOPIA REQUESTS POLICE PROTECTION FOR EMBASSY IN
[...] (C) On June 25, Ambassador, accompanied by DCM, met Ethiopian State Minister of Foreign Affairs Tekeda Alemu concerning the "illegal" entry on June 18 of 40 protestors into the Ethiopian Embassy compound in Washington, D.C. Minister Tekeda expressed the GOE,s deep anguish at the lack of police [...]
2007-06-25 16:24:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPREL ASEC OFDP ET
07ADDISABABA2110ETHIOPIA: DIVIDED PARLIAMENT APPROVES NEW NATIONAL
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On June 26, in a divided vote, Parliament approved PM Meles' nominations for a new National Electoral Board (NEB). The selections for the nine-member board came from a pool of candidates proposed to the PM by the inter-party dialogue between the ruling and opposition parties. Ho [...]
2007-07-05 13:14:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPINR PGOV PHUM KDEM ET
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
07AITTAIPEI691MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS, DPRK, IRAN
[...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies continued to focus news coverage March 27 on the 2008 presidential elections, on the alleged scandal involving the privatization of the Taiwan Television Enterprise, and on other local issues. In terms of editorials and commentaries, an op-ed p [...]
2007-03-27 09:54:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07ANKARA1175ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-16 14:30:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA2742SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF SECRETARY OF ENERGY
[...] (SBU) Summary. Your first official visit to Turkey will be an opportunity to reaffirm U.S ) Turkish shared strategic vision on the development of Caspian oil and gas resources and diversification of transit routes to lessen Europe's dependence on Russia. You will need to encourage Turkey to [...]
2007-11-08 15:56:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALENRG EPET IR IZ KZ RS TU
07ANKARA2792ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-19 13:56:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA2885CODEL SHAYS GOES TO SOUTHEASTERN TURKEY
[...] (U) This is a Consulate Adana cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Representative Christopher Shays obtained first-hand insight into the Kurdish issue and efforts to counter the PKK during a November 27-28 visit to southeastern Turkey. He also toured the Habur border gate and was briefed on Turkish-Iraq [...]
2007-12-04 08:39:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER TU IZ
07ASHGABAT1211SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF SECRETARY OF ENERGY
[...] Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Your visit to Turkmenistan, the first by a cabinet-level official since 2002, will add value to the newly reinvigorated Turkmenistan International Oil and Gas Exhibition (TIOGE). This visit will advance our bilateral [...]
2007-11-08 07:43:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL EPET ECON TX
07ASHGABAT1256 SECRETARY OF ENERGY SAMUEL W. BODMAN'S MEETING
[...] (U) U.S. PARTICIPANTS: Secretary of Energy Samuel W. Bodman SIPDIS Senior Adviser Molly Williamson Assistant Secretary Karen Harbert Public Affairs Director Andrew Beck Charge d,affaires Richard Hoagland TURKMENISTAN PARTICIPANTS: President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov Deputy Prime M [...]
2007-11-21 10:11:00Embassy AshgabatCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EPET EINV AF AJ IR KZ RS TX
07ASHGABAT1259 TURKMENISTAN: UNUSUALLY OUTGOING DEPUTY PREMIER
[...] (C) SUMMARY: During a November 16 meeting with Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Steven Mann, Turkmenistan's Deputy Chairman of the SIPDIS Cabinet of Ministers for hydrocarbon issues, Tachberdi Tagiyev, was unusually forthcoming, even acknowledg [...]
2007-11-21 10:11:00Embassy AshgabatCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EPET TX
07ASHGABAT1260 SECRETARY OF ENERGY SAMUEL W. BODMAN'S MEETING
[...] (U) U.S. PARTICIPANTS: Secretary of Energy Samuel W. Bodman SIPDIS Senior Adviser Molly Williamson Assistant Secretary Karen Harbert Public Affairs Director Andrew Beck Charge d,affaires Richard Hoagland TURKMENISTAN PARTICIPANTS: Deputy Prime Minister for Oil and Gas Tachberdi Tag [...]
2007-11-21 11:03:00Embassy AshgabatCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EPET EINV AF AJ KZ RS TX
07ASHGABAT1269 TURKMENISTAN: ENERGY SECRETARY BODMAN WARMLY COVERED IN
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. U.S. Secretary of Energy Samuel Bodman's November 14-15 visit to Turkmenistan received broad coverage in both state and international media. Bodman's remarks at Turkmenistan's International Oil and Gas Exhibition conference (TIOGE),and his meetings with Turkmenistan's preside [...]
2007-11-23 11:54:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL EAID ECON KPAO OIIP TX
07ASHGABAT1283TURKMENISTAN INTERNATIONAL OIL AND GAS EXHIBITION AND
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: This year's Turkmenistan International Oil and Gas Exhibition (TIOGE) and conference had the highest attendance since 2000 and attracted unprecedented interest from major petroleum companies, regional stakeholders [...]
2007-11-26 13:57:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV ENERG EPET TX
07ASUNCION298PARAGUAY: URGENT HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING REQUEST FOR
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-10 21:13:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL PGOV MASS MOPS PA
07ASUNCION383PARAGUAY POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC UPDATE APRIL 20 -
[...] (U) SUMMARY: -- President Postpones Spain Trip -- Government Monopoly Cripples Internet -- Deputies Pass Penal Code Reform -- Ycau Bolanos Case Can't Seat Judge Panel -- Journalists Protest Inaction on Cases PRESIDENT POSTPONES SPAIN TRIP 2. (C) President Duarte postponed his trip to [...]
2007-05-08 22:36:00Embassy AsuncionCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL AID ECON PA
07ATHENS2313 TGI GAS PIPELINE INAUGURATION: GREEK EDITORIALISTS WORRY
[...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: The US presence at the November 18 inauguration ceremony of the Turkey-Greece-Italy natural gas inter-connector and Energy Secretary Bodman's meetings in Athens the next day were very visible in the Greek media. International press coverage from the Athens-based wi [...]
2007-12-05 14:39:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG KPAO GR TU IT
07BAGHDAD2671BAGHDAD EPRT: SUNNIS CONTINUE RECONCILIATION
[...] (U) This is a Baghdad 2 BCT E-PRT reporting cable. 2. (C) Summary: This July 31 meeting followed one of July 24 (septel); the main thrust was for Human Rights Advisor to the Vice President Al-Jaboori and his team to get to know BCT battalion commanders and thereafter engage with them in we [...]
2007-08-12 09:32:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER SOCI SCUL ECON IZ
07BAGHDAD3013BAGHDAD EPRT: SUNNI RECONCILIATION DIALOGUES
[...] (U) This is a Baghdad 2 BCT E-PRT reporting cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY: On 28 Aug, Baghdad E-PRT, 2/2 ID CDR, and battalion commanders met with Human Rights Advisor to the VP Omar Al-Jaboori and Dr. Kheder Shukur to provide updates on the six battalion-level local reconciliation processes (reft [...]
2007-09-09 08:06:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER SOCI SCUL ECON IZ
07BANGKOK6234Prospects for Future USG Assistance to the Thai Anti-Money
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Visiting USDOJ Official Linda Samuel accompanied by Embassy Bangkok officers called on senior Thai Anti-Money Laundering Office officials and held a productive discussion of possible new USG-RTG cooperation and capacity building assistance. The visit responded to a recent RTG de [...]
2007-12-21 07:29:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER KCRM SNAR TH
07BANGKOK6254Prospects for Future USG Assistance to the Thai Anti-Money
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Visiting USDOJ Official Linda Samuel accompanied by Embassy Bangkok officers called on senior Thai Anti-Money Laundering Office officials and held a productive discussion of possible new USG-RTG cooperation and capacity building assistance. The visit responded to a recent RTG de [...]
2007-12-26 07:31:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER KCRM SNAR TH
07BANJUL285THE GAMBIA: INFLUENCE OF SENEGALESE ENERGY
[...] No summary [...]
2007-06-04 16:20:00Embassy BanjulCONFIDENTIALPINR PGOV PREL SG GA
07BEIJING259STRATEGIC ECONOMIC DIALOGUE (SED) OPENING SESSION
[...] (SBU) Summary: During the December 14 opening of the Strategic Economic Dialogue (SED),Vice Premier Wu Yi and National Development and Reform Chairman Ma Kai,s presentations on China,s development road and strategy broke little new ground and drew largely from 11th Five-Year Plan documents. [...]
2007-01-11 12:20:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN WTRO PREL SENV ENRG CH
07BEIJING262SED SESSION TWO: RURAL AND URBAN BALANCED
[...] (SBU) In the December 14 Strategic Economic Dialogue (SED) luncheon session on rural and urban balanced development, Finance Minister Jin Renqing outlined a recurrent SED theme ) how to raise the standard of living in China's countryside to narrow the rural-urban income gap. Policies to achiev [...]
2007-01-11 12:47:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN SOCI SENV ENRG PREL CH
07BEIJING263SED SESSION THREE: SUSTAINING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
[...] (SBU) Summary: In the December 14 Strategic Economic Dialogue (SED) session on sustaining economic development, Federal Reserve Chairman Bernanke discussed how a flexible exchange rate will help balance China's economy. National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) Chairman Ma Kai raised [...]
2007-01-11 12:57:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN ETRD PREL SENV ENRG CH
07BEIJING264SED SESSION FOUR: PROMOTING TRADE AND INVESTMENT
[...] (SBU) Summary: In the December 14 Strategic Economic Dialogue (SED) session on promoting trade and investment, Secretary of Commerce Carlos Gutierrez described the mutual SIPDIS benefits of United States-China trade, urged China to open further its services market, and underscored the need [...]
2007-01-11 13:12:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN ETRD PREL CVIS SENV ENRG CH
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
07BEIJING266STRATEGIC ECONOMIC DIALOGUE: MEETING WITH
[...] (C) Summary: President Hu Jintao congratulated the United States Strategic Economic Dialogue (SED) delegation on a successful first dialogue and stressed the importance of United States-China economic ties to regional and world prosperity. Treasury Secretary Paulson said the dialogue had bee [...]
2007-01-11 13:46:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN ETRD PREL SENV ENRG CH
07BEIJING284STRATEGIC ECONOMIC DIALOGUE: MEETING WITH PREMIER
[...] (C) Summary: Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson and members of the U.S. delegation to the December 14-15 Strategic Economic Dialogue (SED) met Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao on December 15. Both sides hailed the inaugural SED. Premier Wen said Japan and the EU had approached China about similar t [...]
2007-01-12 03:04:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN ETRD PREL KIPR SENV ENRG CH
07BEIJING346 ENERGY SECRETARY BODMAN'S MEETING WITH NDRC
[...] (SBU) Summary. China views the sustainability of its economic growth to rest on its domestic economy, with trade only recently becoming a more significant factor. Future cooperation on renewable energy, energy efficiency, and nuclear power will be the focus of post-Strategic Economic Dialogu [...]
2007-01-16 06:35:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG ECON TRGY PREL OVIP CH
07BEIJING347 SECRETARY OF ENERGY BODMAN'S MEETING WITH
[...] (SBU) Summary. Secretary of Energy Samuel Bodman discussed the Global Nuclear Energy Program (GNEP),Generation IV International Forum (GIF),ongoing cooperation under the Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Technology (PUNT) and potential areas for new cooperation with China Atomic Energy Authority (CA [...]
2007-01-16 06:35:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG TRGY KNNP KOLY PTER OVIP CH
07BELGRADE93COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR USOSCE POLITICAL COUNSELOR SAMUEL
[...] Embassy Belgrade grants country clearance and warmly welcomes Samuel Laeuchli Political Counselor from January 25-26, 2007 to meet and visit OSCE Field Missions. Control Officer for this visit will be POLMIL officer Ian Campbell, Office tel. 381-11-306-4687, Mobile tel. 381-63-325-356. 2. [...]
2007-01-23 09:19:00Embassy BelgradeUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA ASEC CMGT SR
07BERN1009SWISS ELECTIONS: LEFT-WING RADICALS DISRUPT SVP
[...] (SBU) Summary: On October 6, left-wing radicals disrupted a long-planned campaign rally in downtown Bern by the Swiss People's Party (SVP). At days end, 42 left-wing demonstrators reportedly had been arrested, with 3 demonstrators and 18 police injured. This incident has further disconcerte [...]
2007-10-10 14:25:00Embassy BernUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PREL SZ
07BERN1132SWISS FEDERAL COUNCIL ELECTIONS: BLOCHER FAILS TO
[...] (SBU) Right up until the voting began, the major Swiss pundits and insiders were saying that all seven Federal Councilors would be re-elected on December 12 by the Swiss Parliament. Justice Minister Christoph Blocher, whose SVP party had the strongest showing in the October parliamentary elec [...]
2007-12-12 17:27:00Embassy BernUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL SZ
07BERN29SCENESETTER FOR USG PARTICIPANTS IN THE 2007 WORLD
[...] No summary [...]
2007-01-12 13:03:00Embassy BernUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ETRD ASEC SZ
07BERN923D/EUCOM GEN WARD DISCUSSES ENGAGEMENT IN AFRICA
[...] (SBU) During a September 7 office meeting with Swiss DefMin Schmid, and a subsequent joint MFA/MOD roundtable discussion, Deputy EUCOM Commander General Ward and senior Swiss MFA and MOD officials exchanged views on efforts to enhance African security and stability. DefMin Schmid characterize [...]
2007-09-18 15:01:00Embassy BernUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR MASS PREL AF SZ
07BOGOTA5665OCTOBER LOCAL ELECTIONS: A QUICK LOOK AT KEY
[...] (U) October elections will determine 32 governors, 1,099 mayors, and thousands of state assembly and city council members across Colombia. Control of those seats is crucial to strengthening grass roots party infrastructure heading into the 2010 presidential elections, so parties take every [...]
2007-08-02 22:38:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIALPREL PREF PTER PHUM CO
07BOGOTA7582OAS AND U.S. ELECTORAL OBSERVATION EFFORTS IN
[...] The OAS Electoral Observation Mission (EOM) has a presence on the ground and will support extensive GOC actions to promote free and fair elections (reftel). The Embassy has developed an election observation plan, and will deploy 30 officers across key Departments under OAS accreditation. Othe [...]
2007-10-19 22:31:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM PINR PREF PREL PTER CO
07BOGOTA7746COLOMBIAN LOCAL ELECTIONS PROCEED SMOOTHLY WITH
[...] Colombia's October 28 local elections occurred without significant violence or problems. The GOC deployed 167,000 police and military to voting sites, and electoral officials were well-organized overall. The GOC quickly deployed security to the few areas where allegations of fraud--or local [...]
2007-10-30 17:47:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM PINR PREF PREL PTER CO
07BOGOTA7748SCENESETTER FOR THE USTR SCHWAB-LED CODEL AND
[...] (SBU) Your delegation will visit a Colombia far safer, economically stronger, better governed and more democratic than it has been in decades. Many Colombians say conditions today have improved to a level better than any other time in their lives or those of their parents. During your visit y [...]
2007-10-30 19:41:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ELAB EAGR OVIP PGOV PREL CO
07BOGOTA7946PARAS, FARC, AND CORRUPTION LOSE GROUND IN LOCAL
[...] (C) Summary. The results of October 28 local elections saw ex-paramilitaries and their political associates lose ground. The paramilitary demobilization created new political space, with the press actively exposing candidates with para ties. Still, some candidates linked to jailed para-poli [...]
2007-11-06 21:42:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PREF PREL PTER VZ CO
07BOGOTA7951SCENESETTER FOR ONDCP DIRECTOR JOHN WALTERS AND DEA
[...] (SBU) You are visiting a Colombia far safer, economically stronger, better governed and more democratic than it has been in decades. Many Colombians say conditions today have improved to a level better than any other time in their lives or those of their parents. Murder rates declined 40 per [...]
2007-11-06 22:16:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOVIP SNAR ETRD ELAB PGOV PREL CO
07BOGOTA7955SCENESETTER FOR ONDCP DIRECTOR JOHN WALTERS AND DEA
[...] (SBU) You are visiting a Colombia far safer, economically stronger, better governed and more democratic than it has been in decades. Many Colombians say conditions today have improved to a level better than any other time in their lives or those of their parents. Murder rates declined 40 per [...]
2007-11-07 14:16:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOVIP SNAR ETRD ELAB PGOV PREL CO
07BOGOTA7981AMBASSADOR'S NOVEMBER 1 MEETING WITH BOGOTA MAYOR
[...] (C) Bogota Mayor Luis Eduardo "Lucho" Garzon told the Ambassador on November 1 that he supports the Free Trade Agreement--with modifications--as well as President Uribe's democratic security policy. Garzon urged the USG to pay greater attention to "leftist" movements in the region but disavow [...]
2007-11-08 12:36:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIALPGOV ASEC PHUM PTER ETRD VE CO
07BOGOTA8200SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF SENATE MAJORITY
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-21 21:19:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV ETRD ECON CO
07BOGOTA8455AMBASSADOR'S NOVEMBER 28 MEETING WITH GOVERNOR
[...] (C) Governor Angelino Garzon told the Ambassador the GOC's suspension of Colombian Senator Piedad Cordoba's and Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez' efforts to promote a humanitarian accord with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) stemmed from their mercurial approaches, the GOC's f [...]
2007-12-11 13:55:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL PTER ELAB ECON VE CO
07BRASILIA1185SOUTH AMERICA ESTH NEWS, NUMBER 96
[...] The following is the ninety-sixth 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 [...]
2007-06-22 19:56:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV EAGR EAID TBIO ECON SOCI XR BR
07BRASILIA1664BRAZIL,S FOREIGN MINISTRY DISSES AND DISMISSES
[...] (C) Summary: The director of the Brazilian Ministry of External Relations (Itamaraty) Office of Transnational Crimes, Virginia Toniatti, told PolCouns in a meeting August 27 that Brazil does not see the Brazil/Argentina/Paraguay tri-border cooperation mechanism and the 3 1 mechanism that incl [...]
2007-08-31 11:47:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPTER EFIN PREL PGOV SNAR KTFN PA BR AR
07BRASILIA2011BRAZIL: LULA TOUTS FOREIGN POLICY INDEPENDENCE
[...] (C) Summary. During a speech on 1 October Brazilian President Lula touted the independent trajectory of his foreign policy, and criticized his predecessor's as intellectually submissive and overly oriented towards the United States and Europe. Brazilian foreign policy observers suggest the s [...]
2007-10-19 22:16:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALPREL BR
07BRASILIA82MERCOSUL RIO DE JANEIRO SUMMIT: WHITHER MERCOSUL?
[...] (SBU) Summary: Mercosul members are facing more than the usual number of institutional challenges as they prepare for the bloc's biannual summit, to take place January 18-19 in Rio de Janeiro. In an implied slap at Mercosul dispute resolution mechanisms, Argentina recently requested WTO consul [...]
2007-01-17 11:15:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON PREL ECIN EFIN BR
07BRIDGETOWN1348 WIREC DELEGATION: ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA
[...] (U) Post enthusiastically supports the nominations of individuals from Antigua and Barbuda for participation in WIREC in March 2008. Antigua and Barubda ------------------- -- Honorable Wilmoth Daniel, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Works -- Honorable Trevor Walker, Minister with [...]
2007-10-22 12:59:00Embassy BridgetownUNCLASSIFIEDENRG EPET SENV EAID XL
07BRIDGETOWN284THIRD CWC 2007 ISAG MEETING: CWC TO WALK BY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The International Support and Advisory Group (ISAG) for Cricket World Cup (CWC) 2007 held its third plenary session February 23 in Bridgetown, Barbados. The objective of the meeting was to bring together the group of hosting and playing nations and the international community fo [...]
2007-03-05 21:39:00Embassy BridgetownCONFIDENTIALASEC PREL PTER CASC PINR KCIP KTIA XL
07BRIDGETOWN551 REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S. SPONSORED
[...] Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidate who has been nominated for training sponsored by the United States, pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act. Post has no derogatory information on the candidate. 2. The following candidate is nominat [...]
2007-05-08 20:54:00Embassy BridgetownUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM PTER XL
07BRUSSELS2402AMBASSADOR FINLEY DISCUSSES OSCE AND COE WITH EU
[...] On June 27, U.S. Ambassador to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe Julie Finley led the U.S. delegation to the COSCE (the EU's OSCE working party) troika. During the four hour consultations, the EU declared its hope for reforms in Kazakhstan in light of its CiO bid and agr [...]
2007-07-30 08:27:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL MARR PARM OSCE EUN XH
07BUENOSAIRES1525MEDIA REACTION; US WIRETAPPING LEGISLATION; ARGENTINE
[...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Weekend international stories cover the new US legislation expanding government authority to listen in on international phone calls and read e-mail messages of US citizens without warrants; speculation about Argentina's future foreign policy, with a focus on the upcoming me [...]
2007-08-07 08:49:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO OPRC KMDR PREL
07BUENOSAIRES1951ARGENTINA: CHIEF JUSTICE TO SEEK JUDICIAL
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Ambassador met with Argentine Supreme Court President Ricardo Lorenzetti, on the eve of his first official visit to Washington, to discuss his agenda and judicial reform in Argentina. Lorenzetti shared the details of his October 1-5 Washington schedule and his hope to pr [...]
2007-09-28 19:05:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KJUS PHUM SNAR EAID KDEM AR PINR
07CAIRO2520MUSLIM-BORN CONVERT TO CHRISTIANITY DESCRIBES
[...] (C) Marian Elly Salib Abdel Masih, a Muslim-born convert to Christianity formerly known as Shaymaa Mohamed El-Sayed, met with poloff on August 12 to discuss her July detention by the police in Alexandria (reftel). Marian provided details about her conversion to Christianity, her resultant a [...]
2007-08-14 11:05:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV KIRF EG
07CARACAS2271REFERENDUM CAMPAIGN UPDATE-NOVEMBER 29-30
[...] (C) Summary: Following the November 29 final, substantial rally of the "No" camp, President Chavez canceled a planned visit to Ecuador. Instead, he prepared for his final "Yes" campaign speech on November 30 rally, while his Zamora Command alleged domestic conspiracies to reject a "Yes" vic [...]
2007-12-01 15:00:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM VE
07CARACAS781THE FIRST SOUTH AMERICAN ENERGY SUMMIT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: President Chavez described the First South American Energy Summit (Summit),which was held on Margarita Island on April 17, as a "perfect summit." Chavez ducked a fight with Brazil over ethanol and used the event to showcase his vision of South American integration -- effectively [...]
2007-04-18 23:09:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALECIN ECON ENRG EPET EINV VE
07CARACAS92RCTVQ,S LAST DITCH FIGHT AGAINST BRV CLOSURE
[...] (C) Summary: In a January 11 lunch with ChargQ, Polcouns and A/PAO, RCTV President Marcel Granier outlined his plans for a last ditch defense against the closure of RCTV. He believes he has a strong case under both domestic and international law, but doubts the fairness of the former and e [...]
2007-01-16 22:53:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM VE
07CHENNAI54CODEL SPECTER IN SOUTH INDIA: COMMUNISTS, COMPUTERS AND
[...] (U) Summary: During a December 17-22 visit to the south Indian states of Kerala and Karnataka, Senator Arlen Specter (R-Pennsylvania) viewed first-hand India's high-tech and business boom, met with judicial officials and journalists, and experienced traditional culture and politics, the latter [...]
2007-01-22 11:09:00Consulate ChennaiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOVIP PREL PGOV ECON SCUL IN
07COLOMBO100SRI LANKA: INTERNATIONAL NGOS FACE CLIMATE OF
[...] (C) Summary: Elements of the government appear to be orchestrating a campaign against international NGOs, particularly those working in LTTE-controlled areas. On January 11, a mob led by the nationalist Jathika Hela Urumaya (JHU) party stormed the Colombo office of the Dutch NGO ZOA Refugee [...]
2007-01-17 12:51:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE
07DAKAR1330NEW GOVERNMENT HAS STRONG ECONOMIC TEAM
[...] (SBU) President Wade, following a historically low turn out at recently concluded legislative elections, ousted Prime Minister Macky Sall. Even though Wade was not expected to keep Sall he used him as a scapegoat for being unable to maintain unity within the ruling Senegalese Democratic Party [...]
2007-06-21 13:43:00Embassy DakarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PINR PREL EFIN ECON SG
07DAKAR2364SENEGAL'S LIST OF MINISTERS
[...] (U) As a result of the December 3 cabinet reshuffle, Senegal has a new cabinet with twenty-eight ministers. Cheikh Hadjibou Soumare, Prime Minister Cheikh Tidiane Gadio, Minister of State, Minister of Foreign Affairs Abdoulaye Diop, Minister of State, Minister of Economy and Finance C [...]
2007-12-04 18:03:00Embassy DakarUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PINS KDEM SG
07DARESSALAAM1267TANZANIA: DEMOCRATIC PROCESS STUMBLES IN PARLIAMENT
[...] (C) In response to his questioning of an opaque and irregular mining industry deal made by the Government of Tanzania (GOT),a popular Member of Parliament from the opposition CHADEMA party was recently suspended from participating in parliamentary sessions for four months. The blatant overst [...]
2007-09-18 10:46:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL PGOV EAIDEGZ TZ
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
07FREETOWN421SIERRA LEONE ELECTIONS ON TRACK AS CAMPAIGNING
[...] (SBU) The official campaign period for Sierra Leone's August 11 Presidential and Parliamentary Elections began on July 10. With the elections under a month away, no party has emerged as the clear favorite to win. Indications are there could be a runoff in the presidential election between the [...]
2007-07-12 17:25:00Embassy FreetownCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KDEM PINR SL
07FREETOWN436BIOGRAPHIC INFORMATION ON SIERRA LEONEAN PRESIDENTIAL AND
[...] (U) The National Electoral Commission has announced that seven political parties are registered to participate in the presidential election on August 11. The following is biographic information on the presidential and vice presidential candidates from the three main political parties, the Sierr [...]
2007-07-23 16:09:00Embassy FreetownUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KDEM PINR SL
07FREETOWN479SIERRA LEONE CALM BUT ANXIOUS ON THE EVE OF
[...] (SBU) Sierra Leone will hold its presidential and parliamentary elections on August 11. These are the second national elections since the end of the decade-long civil war in 2002, and the first since peacekeepers departed in December 2005. Seven political parties are running for the presidency [...]
2007-08-10 16:31:00Embassy FreetownCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KDEM SL
07FREETOWN573IT'S OFFICIAL: ERNEST KOROMA SWORN IN AS PRESIDENT
[...] (U) At 1700 GMT on September 17, Ernest Bai Koroma was officially sworn in as the President of Sierra Leone at the State House in Freetown. Outgoing President Kabbah, Vice President (and unsuccessful SLPP Presidential candidate) Solomon Berewa, and Foreign Minister (and SLPP Vice Presidential [...]
2007-09-18 17:34:00Embassy FreetownCONFIDENTIALKDEM PGOV PINR SL
07GEORGETOWN109RIO GROUP SUMMIT SET FOR MARCH 3 IN
[...] (U) Summary: The 2007 Rio Group Summit of Heads of State will be held in Georgetown, Guyana on March 3, preceded by a Foreign Ministers meeting on March 1, and a National Coordinators meeting on February 28. GoG insiders characterize the Summit as unlikely to attract a large turnout and larg [...]
2007-01-26 18:17:00Embassy GeorgetownCONFIDENTIALPREL ECIN PINR XM VE GY
07GEORGETOWN141GUYANA PREPARES FOR FIRST PETROCARIBE OIL DELIVERY
[...] (U) Petrocaribe is making its formal debut in Guyana in May amid unrealistic expectations. Optimistic Guyanese government leaders are prepared to reap its promised benefits but unprepared for the logistics and ramifications of doing business under the untested program. GoG officials also exp [...]
2007-02-07 20:16:00Embassy GeorgetownCONFIDENTIALEPET PREL ENRG PBTS XL VE GY
07GUANGZHOU1180Taiwan Investors Lament Changing Investment Environment in
[...] (SBU) Summary: Taiwan investors in Dongguan complain that China's new Labor Law, rising wages, and policies aimed at directing labor-intensive and highly-polluting industries away from coastal regions are harming the investment environment in the Pearl River Delta. However, even with these dow [...]
2007-10-31 02:15:00Consulate GuangzhouUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV ETRD ELAB SENV TW CH
07GUANGZHOU1265KMT Stumps for Votes at Dongguan TBA Celebration
[...] (SBU) Summary: Clearly Dongguan in Guangdong Province - China's furniture capital, a city of 7-8 million people with over 6,000 Taiwan businesses - is rooting for Ma Ying-jeou and the Kuomintang in the 2008 Presidential elections in Taiwan. The 14th anniversary of the Dongguan Taiwan Business [...]
2007-12-04 08:00:00Consulate GuangzhouUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV EINV CH TW
07GUANGZHOU505Guangzhou Police Raid Underground Church, Seek
[...] (C) SUMMARY: According to a leader of the local Li Jiang Fellowship church, the Guangzhou Public Security Bureau (PSB) raided her underground church on April 22. PSB officials disrupted the gathering of 100 churchgoers gathering in a local restaurant and warned church leaders to cease holding [...]
2007-04-27 09:31:00Consulate GuangzhouCONFIDENTIALKIRF PGOV SOCI PHUM CH
07GUANGZHOU603CSR in the Classroom and on the Factory Floor
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Domestic factories are struggling to comply with multiple responsibilities that can complement one another but that may at times also be at variance with one another: their buyers' corporate social responsibility (CSR) codes of conduct and with government regulations on wages and [...]
2007-05-24 09:09:00Consulate GuangzhouUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB PHUM EINV CH
07HARARE1007ZIMBABWE SANCTIONS: IDENTIFIERS FOR TARGETED
[...] (C) This cable provides unclassified identifier data for the newly proposed Zimbabwe sanctions targets. Note that in each case involving a family relationship, the family ties have been confirmed by Embassy Political/Economic Section contacts or internet sources. Where internet sources are [...]
2007-11-08 14:32:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ZI
07HARARE102MUGABE RESHUFFLES HIS CABINET--GONO TRIUMPHANT,
[...] (U) Summary. In what the MDC spokesperson termed as "rearranging the deck of a sinking Titanic," President Mugabe yesterday carried out a long-expected cabinet reshuffle. With the exception of the sacking of Minister of Finance Minister Herbert Murerwa and the replacement of Minister of Agri [...]
2007-02-07 15:47:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON ZI
07HARARE1073Zim Notes November 30, 2007
[...] The Embassy Harare Political/Economic Section began producing Zim Notes in July, 2007 to present a perspective on current events in Zimbabwe. Suggestions are always welcome. If you would like to receive Zim Notes by email, as well, please contact Frances Chisholm at chisholmfm@state.gov. Dist [...]
2007-11-30 09:56:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ECON ZI
07HARARE1137IMF MISSION CHIEF WARNS THAT ZIMBABWE'S
[...] (C) IMF Mission Chief Robert Sharer on December 13 told a gathering of ambassadors from donor countries that Zimbabwe's economic situation was gloomy and worsening. Inflation had begun to grow exponentially and had probably reached 100,000 percent. Real output had probably contracted by about [...]
2007-12-28 09:25:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALEFIN ECON PGOV ZI
07HARARE385DUTY PAYABLE IN FOREX CRASHES BOOMING USED CAR
[...] (SBU) As of April 6, the GOZ is requiring that duty and other taxes be paid in foreign exchange on a range of items recently declared luxury goods, from most passenger vehicles to suitcases and mirrors. The policy shift closed a loophole that had made the used car market the hottest new busi [...]
2007-05-07 15:17:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON PGOV ZI
07HARARE822CABINET PANEL CONCEDES PRICE BLITZ DISASTER, GONO
[...] (C) A Cabinet panel reviewing the operation of the Taskforce on Price Monitoring and Stabilization learned on September 5 that the crackdown had had a disastrous effect on the supply of food and goods and was also fomenting unrest across the country, according to Munyaradzi Kereke, Senior Adv [...]
2007-09-10 16:22:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALECON PGOV ASEC ZI
07HARARE868SANCTIONS: SDN IDENTIFICATION INFORMATION
[...] (C) Post's effort to obtain requested biographical information on SDNs and their families, as well as justifications for specified individuals for their inclusion on the OFAC sanctions list, is a work in progress. Because of hostile relations between the U.S. and Zimbabwe we do not have acce [...]
2007-09-21 10:25:00Embassy HarareSECRETPREL PGOV PHUM ZI
07HARARE879SANCTIONS II: SDN IDENTIFICATION INFORMATION
[...] (C) This cable provides a comprehensive listing of all the material post has developed on our sanctions targets, including the updating of material in reftel. Efforts to obtain biographical information on the below-listed individuals have included: --Consular Section reviewed visa files at P [...]
2007-09-28 09:42:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ZI
07HARARE883SANCTIONS II: SDN IDENTIFICATION INFORMATION
[...] (C) This cable provides a comprehensive listing of all the material post has developed on our sanctions targets, including the updating of material in reftel. Efforts to obtain biographical information on the below-listed individuals have included: --Consular Section reviewed visa files at P [...]
2007-10-01 10:08:00Embassy HarareSECRETPREL PGOV ZI
07HARARE994ZIMBABWE'S BREAD SHORTAGE - NO RELIEF IN SIGHT
[...] (C) Zimbabwe has been enduring an acute bread shortage since the recent price crackdown began. Although the GOZ subsequently revised the bread price upward, the shortage has persisted due to low wheat production, continued gross price distortion, and a lack of foreign currency to import grain [...]
2007-11-01 16:02:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALECON PGOV ETRD EAGR ZI
07HAVANA107025TH HAVANA INTERNATIONAL TRADE FAIR
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The 25th Havana International Trade Fair (FIHAV-07) was held November 5-10 in Havana. This cable contrasts changes and new developments since last year. U.S. sales to Cuba have stagnated since last year and have dim prospects of improving. The Spanish government's policy of e [...]
2007-11-16 13:44:00US Interests Section HavanaCONFIDENTIALECON PGOV PINR PREL CU
07ISTANBUL1014 Energy Secretary Bodman Meets with Turkish Energy Minister
[...] (SBU) Summary: On November 15, U.S. Energy Secretary Samuel Bodman met Turkish Energy Minister Hilmi Guler in Istanbul. They reaffirmed the U.S.-Turkey strategic energy vision for the development of Caspian resources and delivery systems to bring them to market, including the Trans-Caspian p [...]
2007-11-26 14:18:00Consulate IstanbulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG EPET AJ IR IZ KZ RS TU
07ISTANBUL1029 Energy Secretary Bodman Meets with Turkish Prime Minister
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On November 18, Energy Secretary Bodman met with Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan on the margins of the Turkish Greek Interconnector (TGI) Ceremony. Also present was Turkish Energy Minister Guler, as well as representation from the Turkish MFA. The Secretary and the Prime Minist [...]
2007-12-03 12:13:00Consulate IstanbulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL AJ ENRG EPET IR IZ KZ RS TU
07JAKARTA1276INDONESIA HOSTS IPU ASSEMBLY AND PUTS THE
[...] (C) Summary. On April 29, Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono convened the 116th International Parliamentary Union Assembly in Bali, Indonesia. Parliamentarians from 126 of the 140 IPU member countries dispatched representatives to the Assembly, which ended May 4. The opening rema [...]
2007-05-07 04:40:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PGOV KDEM KISL UNSC BM ID
07JAKARTA2585PAPUAN TRIBE DEMANDS "COMPENSATION" FROM FREEPORT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Papuan tribal activists recently demonstrated in support of their claim to land constituting part of Freeport's Grasberg mine. While the group is unlikely to secure a payoff from Freeport or disrupt the company's operations, the incident demonstrates the problems of poverty and u [...]
2007-09-14 09:23:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM EMIN ID
07JAKARTA2715INDONESIA PREPARES TO HOST UN CORRUPTION CONFERENCE - ASSET
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Asset recovery will be the GOI's top priority as host of the second Conference of State Parties (COSP) for the UN Convention Against Corruption (UNCAC),to be held in Bali on January 28-February 1 2008. A ministerial-level inter-agency national team led by the Ministry of Foreig [...]
2007-09-26 06:30:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KMCA KCOR ECON KJUS ID
07JAKARTA2875YOGYAKARTA - PROMOTING ACCOUNTABILITY IN GOVERNMENT
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Yogyakarta provincial leadership has instituted several initiatives to promote greater accountability and more responsive local government. The Governor established public and private ombudsman offices and a regional oversight body to promote better governance. Despite some [...]
2007-10-11 09:48:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KMCA KCOR ECON KJUS KPAO ID
07JAKARTA2969TIME MAGAZINE FIGHTING TO OVERTURN DEFAMATION RULING IN
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: TIME magazine will soon file for judicial review - its last available legal option - in the Suharto defamation case. The Supreme Court ruled on August 30 that TIME must pay $111 million to former President Suharto due to defamation of character caused by a May 1999 TIME cover sto [...]
2007-10-23 12:10:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KCOR ECON KJUS ID
07JAKARTA3134ANTI-CORRUPTION COMMISSION LEADING INDONESIAN REFORM
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) leads the anti-corruption movement in Indonesia through its high-level investigations, vigorous prosecutions, and highly respected reform-minded leadership. Our legal, law enforcement, and NGO contacts broadly agree that the KPK's leade [...]
2007-11-13 02:05:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KMCA KCOR ECON KJUS ID
07JAKARTA3175INDONESIA - STOLEN ASSET RECOVERY INITIATIVE TO FOCUS ON
[...] (SBU) Summary: The UN-World Bank Stolen Asset Recovery (StAR) initiative will make recommendations for a technical assistance program in Indonesia. Indonesia has limited technical capacity and uneven political will to recover assets internationally. Managing expectations of StAR is critical a [...]
2007-11-15 10:28:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KMCA KCOR ECON KJUS ID
07JAKARTA3349INDONESIAN PARLIAMENT SELECTS CONTROVERSIAL ANTI-CORRUPTION
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Parliament selected five new commissioners for the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) for the 2007-2011 term. Civil society leaders have expressed disappointment with the choices, but remain cautiously optimistic that two or three commissioners will be able to quietly lead K [...]
2007-12-07 10:39:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KCOR ECON KJUS ID
07KATHMANDU1002UNMIN CHIEF CONFIRMS VERIFICATION, ELECTION PREP
[...] (C) UNMIN Chief Ian Martin told the Ambassador May 17 that he continued to urge the Government of Nepal (GON) and the Maoists to allow the second phase of combatant verification to begin, but so far had seen little movement. Martin and visiting Senior UN Political Affairs Officer for South A [...]
2007-05-18 12:24:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR UN NP
07KATHMANDU615UNMIN CHIEF MARTIN ASKS FOR U.S. HELP WITH HIS
[...] (C) In a recent meeting with the Ambassador, UN Mission in Nepal (UNMIN) Chief Ian Martin asked for U.S. assistance in restoring cuts the UN's Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budget Questions (ACABQ) had made in UNMIN's budget. The cuts would eliminate nearly half of UNMIN's planned c [...]
2007-03-22 11:27:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UN NP
07KIGALI330USG POSITION ON MUPUTO PLAN OF ACTION DELIVERED TO
[...] (C) On 2 May Charge Michael Thurston, Health and Human Services Global Health Officer Dr. Samuel Adeniyi-Jones and PRM Program Officer Perlita Muiruri communicated the USG position (per reftel) on the Maputo Plan of Action (MPA) to Rwandan Minister of Health Dr. Jean Damascene Ntawukuriryayo. [...]
2007-04-03 13:49:00Embassy KigaliCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL SOCI AU RW
07KIGALI36HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING INFORMATION FOR ACOTA TRAINING
[...] (U) This is an action request, plese see paragraph 2. 2. (SBU) Per Leahy Amendment human rights vetting requirements, please screen the following Rwandan Defense Force (RDF) officers scheduled to receive in-country African Contingency Operations Training Assistance (ACOTA) training and repo [...]
2007-01-17 12:30:00Embassy KigaliUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR MASS PHUM PREL RW
07KINGSTON1416REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US IMET IS
[...] Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates of the Jamaican Defense Force (JDF) who has been nominated for training in the U.S., pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act. Post has not derogatory information. Name of proposed candidate: Nam [...]
2007-09-17 18:41:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM JM
07KINGSTON1749JAMAICA: "CASH PLUS" UPDATE, GOJ GETTING WORRIED,
[...] (C) The Government of Jamaica (GOJ) estimates there are two dozen alternative investment schemes in the country, although many are much smaller than Cash Plus and have different characteristics. Support for the schemes is driven by Jamaicans who feel they have been shut out from the services [...]
2007-12-05 18:18:00Embassy KingstonCONFIDENTIALECON EINV PINR SOCI SNAR KCOR JM XL
07KINGSTON221JAMAICA: 2007 SPECIAL 301 REVIEW - EMBASSY INPUT
[...] (SBU) Summary and Recommendation: Embassy Kingston recommends that Jamaica remain on the Special 301 Watch list, due to its continuing failure to pass a WTO TRIPS-consistent patent law. Its trademark and copyright regimes meet international standards and enforcement efforts over the past year [...]
2007-02-13 19:09:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKIPR ECON ETRD USTR JM
07KINSHASA1111Patriot Day Activities
[...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy Kinshasa carried out several activities on Patriot Day in remembrance of the 9/11 events. Charge d'Affaires and Public Affairs Officer delivered remarks at Kinshasa educational institutions. Press reported on CDA's statement. Statements will be posted on Embassy's open [...]
2007-09-18 06:02:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM KDEM KPAO CG UNESCO
07KINSHASA1172CHARGE MEETS WITH NORTH KIVU DELEGATION OF
[...] (SBU) Summary. Seven of 48 National Assembly deputies from North Kivu, representing nearly all the province's districts and ethnic groups, were received by the Charge d'Affaires. They raised a number of issues, including current insecurity in North Kivu, the return of FDLR members to Rwanda, a [...]
2007-10-02 17:16:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KDEM CG
07KINSHASA1175TRIPARTITE PLUS CHIEFS OF DEFENSE MEETING --
[...] (SBU) The Tripartite Plus Chiefs of Defense met in Lubumbashi on October 1-2 in special session to discuss joint operations, cross-border confidence building measures, and the reinstatement of the bilateral Rwanda-DRC Joint Verification Mechanism. The Joint Communique has been transmitted se [...]
2007-10-03 12:58:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MARR MOPS KPKO RW UG BY CG
07KINSHASA1177JOINT COMMUNIQUE OF THE TRIPARTITE PLUS CHIEFS OF STAFF
[...] (U) Summary. The Tripartite Plus Chiefs of Defense met in Lubumbashi on October 1-2 to discuss issues brought up at the Tripartite Ministerial meeting in Kampala in September (reftel). A copy of the Joint Communique follows. End summary. 2. (U) Begin text: JOINT COMMUNIQUE 3RD MEETI [...]
2007-10-03 16:26:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL MARR MOPS KPKO RW UG BY CG
07KINSHASA1251SENIOR ADVISOR SHORTLEY'S MEETINGS WITH FARDC
[...] (C) Summary: In a November 2 courtesy call on the 8th Military Region Commander, Senior Advisor for Conflict Resolution Tim Shortley briefed Brigadier General Mayala Kiama on his findings from a four-day visit in North Kivu. Both the Commander and his deputy vehemently denied collaborating w [...]
2007-11-05 16:20:00Embassy KinshasaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MOPS KPKO PHUM CG
07KINSHASA1260SENIOR ADVISOR SHORTLEY'S NOVEMBER 3 MEETINGS IN
[...] (C) Summary: Senior Advisor Tim Shortley met with close advisors to the President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (RDC) on November 3 to discuss Shortley's just-ended trip to the eastern Congo, which included meetings with senior officers of the Congolese Armed forces (FARDC),the UN [...]
2007-11-06 16:58:00Embassy KinshasaCONFIDENTIALMOPS PGOV PREL KPKO CG
07KINSHASA1270MONUC'S INDIAN BATTALION BRIEFS SHORTLEY ON
[...] (C) Summary: During his October 30-November 3 tour of North Kivu, an Indian Battalion from MONUC provided security for the AF Senior Adviser Shortley. Upon arrival in Goma on 30 October, Shortley was briefed by the commander of North Kivu Brigade who transmitted what was mostly MONUC,s party [...]
2007-11-13 14:08:00Embassy KinshasaCONFIDENTIALMOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL KPKO CG
07KINSHASA1329AF SPECIAL ADVISOR TIM SHORTLEY'S NOVEMBER 30
[...] (C) Summary: Shortley called Tshibanda to provide information on his latest conversations with dissident General Laurent Nkunda, and to discuss a possible Congolese Armed Forces (FARDC) military offensive against Nkunda. Shortley told Tshibanda that A/S Frazer agreed that military pressure w [...]
2007-12-03 14:49:00Embassy KinshasaCONFIDENTIALMOPS PGOV PREF PREL KPKO CG
07KINSHASA1361PRESIDENT KABILA'S DECEMBER 11 MEETING WITH
[...] (C) Summary. At President Kabila's request, Ambassador William Garvelink and Tim Shortley, Senior Adviser for Assistant Secretary Frazer for Conflict Resolution met with Kabila in his residence on December 11, 2007. Kabila agreed to stick to his agreement with President Museveni and to keep [...]
2007-12-12 15:56:00Embassy KinshasaCONFIDENTIALMOPS PGOV PREF PREL KPKO CG
07KINSHASA1373SENIOR ADVISOR SHORTLEY'S MEETINGS IN NORTH KIVU
[...] (C) Summary: Senior Adviser to Assistant Secretary Frazer for Conflict Resolution, Tim Shortley, met Laurent Nkunda at his headquarters near Kirolirwe late December 14. Shortley found Nkunda amenable to compromise, apparently worried that his sweeping military victory had within it the seeds [...]
2007-12-17 14:05:00Embassy KinshasaCONFIDENTIALMOPS PGOV PREF PREL KPKO CG
07KINSHASA89EX-MOBUTUISTS HELP KABILA COALITION TAKE MAJORITY
[...] (U) The pro-Kabila Alliance for the Presidential Majority (AMP) won a slight majority in the senatorial delegation from Jean-Pierre Bemba's home province of Equateur. AMP-aligned candidates, including three who ran as independents, took eleven of 20 national Senate seats, with one apiece for th [...]
2007-01-25 14:09:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINR KDEM CG ELECTIONS
07KUWAIT1534KUWAIT COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR BORDER
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance to Mr.Stephen Mangino, Mr. Souad Al-Atar, and Mr. Mark Samuel Riley to travel to post on October 19-24, 2007 to attend a Border Security Experts Meeting. 2. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver/expeditor will meet and assi [...]
2007-10-18 09:50:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDIZ KU OTRA PBTS PREL PTER
07LAGOS447OGUN STATE: PDP SUGGESTS TRY HARDER NEXT TIME, AS
[...] (C) Summary: In Ogun State, the bitter aftermath of the elections brought garlands for the victors and disappointment for supporters of free and fair elections. The ruling People's Democratic Party (PDP) believe they have ushered in a new wave of reform in the state and argue the opposition f [...]
2007-06-13 15:28:00Consulate LagosCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM NI
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
07LAPAZ167AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH DORIA MEDINA AND UN PARTY
[...] (C) On January 20, National Unity (UN) party leader Samuel Doria Medina and several UN party officials told the Ambassador, DCM, and Ecopol officers they believe cooperation among opposition political parties has improved, although obstacles remain to close coordination. Doria Medina claimed [...]
2007-01-23 20:24:00Embassy La PazCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL ECON BL
07LAPAZ2008MASSIVE DEMONSTRATION TO KEEP LA PAZ AS BOLIVIA'S
[...] News organizations are reporting that up to 2 million residents of El Alto and the city and department of La Paz gathered July 20 in El Alto to show their support for La Paz as the legislative and executive capital of Bolivia (see ref A for an explanation of the capital-movement debate.) Spea [...]
2007-07-20 20:25:00Embassy La PazUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM BL
07LAPAZ2020LA PAZ "UNITY" DEMONSTRATION
[...] (SBU) Local press and opinion makers are touting the July 20th demonstration (cabildo) in El Alto as a complete success. Logistically the event was a success, with no violence and only a few minor injuries. Numerically the event was a success: over a million people attended, with some esti [...]
2007-07-23 22:44:00Embassy La PazCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM BL
07LAPAZ2400OPPOSITION, OTHERS DEFEND US AID
[...] (U) Following Minister of the Presidency Quintana's August 29 attacks on USAID in which he accused the USG of supporting the opposition and told USAID to get in line with government policies or leave the country, the opposition, NGOs and pundits are defending USAID and criticizing the governmen [...]
2007-08-30 21:18:00Embassy La PazCONFIDENTIALECON PGOV PREL PHUM EAID BL
07LAPAZ2824CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY SCENARIO I: DEAL AVERTS CRISIS
[...] (C) The Constituent Assembly is officially on recess until October 22 but risks total collapse if the government's Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) party and the opposition cannot reach agreement on key issues. This cable lays out the first of two most likely scenarios regarding the Constitu [...]
2007-10-19 12:41:00Embassy La PazCONFIDENTIALECON PGOV PREL BL
07LAPAZ3091BOLIVIA: EVO'S SUCRE SPIN BEGINS
[...] (C) Summary. Bolivian President Evo Morales waited almost three days after protests turned violent in the city of Sucre to address Bolivians. He asked for calm, as have other government and opposition leaders. Morales also accused "groups of oligarchs and neoliberals" of manipulating the vi [...]
2007-11-26 23:13:00Embassy La PazCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM BL
07LAPAZ3315DIALOGUE, FIG LEAVES, AND THE MAS MIND
[...] (C) Summary: Ruling MAS party leaders including President Morales are making dialogue overtures to the opposition. In contrast to the "unreasonable" opposition, MAS congressional representatives told PolOffs that Morales is reaching out for dialogue and even considering changing the draft cons [...]
2007-12-20 22:40:00Embassy La PazCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR VE BL
07LAPAZ382PODEMOS PARTY SHOWS SOME CONFIDENCE
[...] (C) The Ambassador met with Podemos party Chairman and former President Jorge "Tuto" Quiroga, Senate Vice President Carlos Bohrt, Podemos senate leader Oscar Ortiz, and Podemos congressional leader Lourdes Millares on February 9. The group expressed satisfaction with the opposition's recent [...]
2007-02-12 21:11:00Embassy La PazCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL BL
07LAPAZ795CHANGE IN MORALES' RE-ELECTION STRATEGY
[...] (SBU) President Morales' Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) party is now openly signaling that a changed constitution will restart the electoral clock from zero, opening the door to a new Morales mandate in 2008. MAS leaders say that following approval of Bolivia's new constitution, the yet-to-b [...]
2007-03-22 17:20:00Embassy La PazCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON BL
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
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
07LIMA129PERU FURTHER REORGANIZES TRADE TEAM; EX-MINISTER
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On January 11, Trade Minister Mercedes Araoz named Toledo Administration official and textile executive David Lemor as her ministry's special representative based in Washington to work on Peru's lobbying effort for the Peru Trade Promotion Agreement (PTPA). Lemor, a dynamic fo [...]
2007-01-17 20:55:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EAGR ELAB PE
07LIMA397COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA PERSONNEL: SUTTON, DI
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Larry D. Sutton, Carmen Di Giacomo and Samuel Perry from March 4-10, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to conduct substantial maintenance facility inspection to Centurion Air Cargo, Inc., (CLCA, SEMAN-PERU (SPUY),Amerijet (PCS [...]
2007-02-09 13:50:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR OTRA ASEC PE
07LISBON370PORTUGAL TO CONSIDER STATEMENT OF UNDERSTANDING
[...] On February 1, Pol/Econ Officer delivered reftel demarche to Maria do Ceu Faria, Political Analyst in the MFA's Office of International Organizations. Despite press reports that the Ministry of Culture called for the rejection of a "universal monoculture," Faria denied that protectionism was b [...]
2007-02-09 18:13:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD EUN SCUL UNESCO PO
07LJUBLJANA121SLOVENIA: HOLOCAUST ISSUES SPECIAL ENVOY VISIT
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Special Envoy for Holocaust Issues J. Christian Kennedy held meetings with Slovene officials and research institute, diplomatic and Jewish community representatives February 19 and 20 to press for a fair and timely resolution of long-standing Jewish communal property restitution [...]
2007-03-02 14:27:00Embassy LjubljanaCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL KIRF SI
07LJUBLJANA152SLOVENIA: GOVERNMENT AND MEDIA REACTION TO THE
[...] (C) SUMMARY. The 2006 Human Rights Report (HRR) generated extensive reaction from the Government of Slovenia (GoS),opposition party leaders, and the media. In general, government ministries offered an upbeat assessment, accentuating positive comments, minimizing criticism, and expressing pl [...]
2007-03-15 12:26:00Embassy LjubljanaCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV KPAO SI
07LJUBLJANA347SLOVENIA SUPPORTS USG WHALING PRIORITIES
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-29 14:09:00Embassy LjubljanaUNCLASSIFIEDKSCA SENV EFIS PREL ETRD SI
07LONDON3369HMG TO OBSERVE GNEP MEETING IN VIENNA BELOW THE
[...] (SBU) Malcolm Wicks, Minister of State for Energy, will not attend the September 16 Global Nuclear Energy Partnership (GNEP) meeting in Vienna, according to a letter from Wicks to Secretary of Energy Bodman (text at para 2). Dr. Mel Draper, Director of Nuclear Nonproliferation at the Depart [...]
2007-09-04 17:46:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG TRGY KNNP IAEA PINR UK
07LONDON3370HMG TO OBSERVE GNEP MEETING IN VIENNA BELOW THE
[...] (SBU) Malcolm Wicks, Minister of State for Energy, will not attend the September 16 Global Nuclear Energy Partnership (GNEP) meeting in Vienna, according to a letter from Wicks to Secretary of Energy Bodman (text at para 2). Dr. Mel Draper, Director of Nuclear Nonproliferation at the Depart [...]
2007-09-05 08:18:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG TRGY KNNP IAEA PINR UK
07LUANDA475GULF OF GUINEA COMMISSION OPENS ITS OFFICE IN
[...] (C) Summary: Embassy Luanda Charge visited the Gulf of Guinea Commission,s new headquarters in Luanda and met with Secretary General Carlos Gomes and staff to welcome Gomes to SIPDIS Luanda and convey USG willingness to cooperate with the Commission. Having only recently taken possession o [...]
2007-05-15 12:47:00Embassy LuandaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR PHSA AO
07LUSAKA510OASIS FORUM REIGNITES CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM DEBATE
[...] (SBU) Summary: Zambia's civil-society umbrella group, the Oasis Forum, recently declared a "constitutional struggle" and introduced a 10-step, 71-week, "roadmap" to a new constitution for Zambia. In a letter that was published in the media, President Mwanawasa provided a legal explanation of [...]
2007-04-27 09:13:00Embassy LusakaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PHUM ZA
07MADRID660SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NASA: MOSELEY AND
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Samuel Harvey Moseley and Bernard Rauscher from NASA Headquarters, to travel to Madrid, Spain on April 22 to April 26. The purpose of this visit is to attend the James Webb Space Telescope Near Infrared Spectrometer Science Team meeting. 2. Post unders [...]
2007-04-10 17:22:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA SP
07MADRID78MIDDLE EAST CONFERENCE: MORATINOS URGES EXPANSION
[...] (U) Summary. Participants in a high level event to commemorate the 15th anniversary of the 1991 Madrid Middle East Conference recalled the spirit of the 1991 Conference, discussed the problems facing current Middle East peace negotiators, urged deeper USG engagement in resolving the Israeli-P [...]
2007-01-16 16:09:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL IS SY LE SP
07MANAGUA1135NPT PREPCOM POINTS DELIVERED TO NICARAGUAN FOREIGN
[...] On April 24, post faxed reftel points in English to the Foreign Ministry's Director of Multilateral Affairs, Magda Enriquez, who speaks and reads English. On April 26, post's Spanish translation was sent to the MFA. The Ambassador met with Foreign Minister Samuel Santos on May 2, the earlies [...]
2007-05-03 20:49:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PREL NPT NU
07MANAGUA1217NICARAGUA: OIL CONCESSIONS TO U.S. COMPANIES
[...] (C) Summary: On 10 August, 2006, a court in the Southern Autonomous Atlantic Region (RAAS) accepted a writ of injunction/relief against the Attorney General for signing oil exploration concessions with two U.S. companies without having properly consulted with the governments of the Autonomous [...]
2007-05-10 22:24:00Embassy ManaguaCONFIDENTIALEPET EINV ECON PREL NU
07MANAGUA1272NICARAGUA UNDECIDED ON UNHRC VOTE
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-16 21:02:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL UNHRC NU
07MANAGUA1273NICARAGUA'S IRAN-VENEZUELA RELATIONS
[...] (S) Summary: Given President Daniel Ortega's close relationship with Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, the restoration of diplomatic ties with Iran, and the visit of President Ahmedinejad to Nicaragua, the Embassy has not formally engaged the Nicaraguans on the Venezuelan-Iranian alliance (Ref [...]
2007-05-16 21:06:00Embassy ManaguaSECRETPREL MARR PHUM MASS ECON PTER VE IR NU
07MANAGUA1310AMBASSADOR DELIVERS DEMARCHE ON UNSCR 1747
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-22 21:22:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PARM ETTC UNSC IR NU
07MANAGUA1311GON RESPECTS VENEZUELAN DECISION TO CLOSE RCTV,
[...] (C) On May 21, the Ambassador raised with Foreign Minister Samuel Santos the demarche points on press freedom contained in refetel. The Ambassador expressed concern that the imminent closure of Venezuelan television channel RCTV is an act that violates the OAS' Inter-American Convention on H [...]
2007-05-22 21:42:00Embassy ManaguaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM SCUL NU VE
07MANAGUA1318FOREIGN MINISTER DOWNPLAYS GON ENDORSEMENT OF
[...] (C) On May 21, the Ambassador raised with Foreign Minister Samuel Santos the Nicaraguan government's (GON) position vis a vis North Korea (DPRK),specifically noting our concern over President Ortega's recent public remarks virtually endorsing the DPRK's efforts to become a nuclear power, a p [...]
2007-05-23 15:24:00Embassy ManaguaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM KDEM KGIT XE NU
07MANAGUA1356NICARAGUA: AMBASSADOR RAISES U.S. CITIZEN
[...] (SBU) Summary: On May 18, the Ambassador called on Attorney General Hernan Estrada to discuss upcoming deliberations for a waiver of Section 527 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act (Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995). The Ambassador noted that the new government had not resolved a single prop [...]
2007-05-29 20:54:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV ECON USTR KIDE NU
07MANAGUA1359NICARAGUA: AMBASSADOR RAISES U.S. CITIZEN
[...] (SBU) Summary: On May 18, the Ambassador called on Attorney General Hernan Estrada to discuss upcoming deliberations for a waiver of Section 527 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act (Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995). The Ambassador noted that the new government had not resolved a single prop [...]
2007-05-29 21:55:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV ECON USTR KIDE NU
07MANAGUA155 EX-SANDINISTA VP SERGIO RAMIREZ: RECENT ORTEGA
[...] (C) Summary: Sergio Ramirez, a renowned author and Vice President during the 1980s Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN) era who is estranged from the FSLN, paints a discouraging map of the course the new Ortega government has set over the past week. He recently warned the Ambassador [...]
2007-01-19 21:19:00Embassy ManaguaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR KDEM NU
07MANAGUA1588USG COMMITMENT TO GOOD RELATIONS WITH SANDINISTAS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In May 29-June 1 meetings in Managua, WHA/CEN Office Director John Feeley reaffirmed with senior FSLN leaders that USG policy is to pursue productive and positive relations with the Ortega government. At the same time he communicated that President Ortega's increasingly anti-US [...]
2007-06-26 19:11:00Embassy ManaguaCONFIDENTIALKDEM PGOV NU
07MANAGUA1622ORTEGA ADMINISTRATION AT SIX MONTHS
[...] (C) Summary: During his first six months in office, President Daniel Ortega has expanded executive powers and used them to destroy or give away pieces of Nicaragua's cultural patrimony; to threaten opposition media and freedom of expression; to fire large numbers of government officials and r [...]
2007-07-02 17:35:00Embassy ManaguaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR ECON NU
07MANAGUA1750NICARAGUAN PUBLIC SEES COUNTRY ON WRONG PATH WITH
[...] (SBU) Summary: Nicaraguan public opinion has continued to sour on President Daniel Ortega, with his approval rating taking a 60-point nose-dive from a positive 51 percent job approval rating in February to a negative 10 percent approval just four months later, according to the latest CID-Gallu [...]
2007-07-18 21:53:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINR PHUM ECON NU
07MANAGUA178LACAYO: FSLN INTEREST GROUPS COMPETE FOR DOMINANCE
[...] (C) Summary: Antonio Lacayo, secretary minister of the presidency during Violeta Chamorro's presidency and her son-in-law, believes that the power struggle among competing Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN) interest groups will "test" the new Ortega government and could be exploited [...]
2007-01-23 15:43:00Embassy ManaguaCONFIDENTIALKDEM NU PGOV PINR PREL ENRG EPET
07MANAGUA179FOREIGN MINISTER SANTOS STRUGGLES TO JUGGLE THE
[...] (C) Summary: Nicaraguan Foreign Minister Samuel Santos (Refs. E-H) is struggling to juggle the demands and impositions of anti-U.S., populist, authoritarian-minded allies against the concerns and expectations of the U.S. and other like-minded governments. We reminded Santos that any dangers [...]
2007-01-23 15:56:00Embassy ManaguaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR KDEM NU
07MANAGUA196FM SANTOS CLAIMS OIL CONCESSIONS WILL MOVE FORWARD
[...] (C) Summary: Nicaraguan Foreign Minister Samuel Santos informed us that the government of Nicaragua (GON) will facilitate the opening of oil exploration concessions on the Atlantic Coast that have been stalled for legal reasons. Santos also used the occasion to request assistance for the milit [...]
2007-01-24 19:37:00Embassy ManaguaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR NU
07MANAGUA2006NICARAGUANS SEEK NEW GROUND RULES FOR PROPERTY CLAIMS
[...] (SBU) Summary. In an August 23 meeting with Econoff, Attorney General Estrada said that in processing property claims, his government will now distinguish between those who were U.S. citizens at the time of expropriation and those who were not. In the meeting, Nicaraguan officials alleged tha [...]
2007-08-30 16:49:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV ECON USTR KIDE NU
07MANAGUA2008NICARAGUA NOMINATES ANTI-U.S., FORMER AMCIT AS
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Nicaragua plans to nominate former Foreign Minister, Miguel D'ESCOTO Brockmann, a gratuitously anti-U.S., former AMCIT, and former Catholic priest, as the GRULAC candidate for President of the 63rd Session of the UNGA (2008-2009),Foreign Minister Samuel Santos told us on August 2 [...]
2007-08-30 19:30:00Embassy ManaguaCONFIDENTIALPREL OPDC PINR CVIS UNGA VT NU
07MANAGUA2009NICARAGUA NOMINATES ANTI-U.S., FORMER AMCIT AS
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Nicaragua plans to nominate former Foreign Minister, Miguel D'ESCOTO Brockmann, a gratuitously anti-U.S., former AMCIT, and former Catholic priest, as the GRULAC candidate for President of the 63rd Session of the UNGA (2008-2009),Foreign Minister Samuel Santos told us on August 2 [...]
2007-08-30 19:30:00Embassy ManaguaCONFIDENTIALPREL OPDC PINR CVIS UNGA VT NU
07MANAGUA2016NICARAGUA: GOVERNMENT STILL CONTROLS EXXON FUEL
[...] (C) Summary: Ten days after the government seized one of Esso/Nicaragua's fuel depots at the Port of Corinto, it refuses to return the facility to Esso without preconditions. The government wants Esso to honor third party contracts involving the use of the depot; for safety and liability rea [...]
2007-08-31 00:06:00Embassy ManaguaCONFIDENTIALEINV EPET ETRD NU
07MANAGUA202SECRETARY LEAVITT,S MEETING WITH PRESIDENT-ELECT
[...] (C) Summary: On January 9, 2007, in a meeting at Sandinista Party Headquarters, the U.S. Presidential Delegation (Presdel),led by Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Michael Leavitt, discussed with then SIPDIS President-elect Daniel Ortega a new regional health-care training initiat [...]
2007-01-25 14:55:00Embassy ManaguaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR KDEM NU PREL
07MANAGUA2102MANAGUA SITREP 6: U.S. RELIEF EFFORTS CONTINUE
[...] (SBU/NF) SUMMARY. Following the re-activation of the Samuel Roberts' two SH-60 helicopters on September 10, a total of 19 sorties have been carried out, delivering relief supplies, medical supplies, doctors, and security personnel to nine outlining communities in the Northern Atlantic Autonom [...]
2007-09-13 14:31:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PGOV MOPS AEMR KPAO CASC NU
07MANAGUA2117MANAGUA SITREP 7: U.S. RELIEF TOPS USD 1.4 MILLION
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On September 13, U.S. SH-60 helicopters carried out 13 relief flights and delivered nearly 26,000 pounds of relief materials as well as medical and security personal. The morning of September 14, two JTF-B CH-47 Chinook helicopters will arrive in Managua and begin operations. [...]
2007-09-14 01:16:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PGOV MOPS AEMR KPAO CASC NU
07MANAGUA2168NICARAGUA: OPIC MOSBACHER ANNOUNCES HOUSING
[...] (C) On September 12, OPIC President and CEO Robert Mosbacher announced that his agency will expand an existing mortgage facility with local bank Bancentro to fund the reconstruction of houses destroyed by Hurricane Felix. In a subsequent meeting, CEO Mosbacher explained to Free Trade Zone (FT [...]
2007-09-21 15:42:00Embassy ManaguaCONFIDENTIALEINV EPET EFIN NU
07MANAGUA2233NICARAGUAN FM SANTOS LETTER TO SECRETARY RICE:
[...] (U) On Tuesday, September 25, we received, under cover of a Foreign Ministry (MINREX) diplomatic note, a letter to the Secretary from Nicaraguan Foreign Minister Samuel Santos. The letter thanks the U.S. for assistance rendered during Hurricane Felix and, citing the internal displacement and [...]
2007-10-02 19:27:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDSMIG ODPC PREL PREF CVIS NU
07MANAGUA225ATMOSPHERICS OF ORTEGA INAUGURATION: CHAOS AND POPULISM TRUMPS SECURITY AND PROTOCOL
[...] (C) Summary: The inauguration of President Daniel Ortega on January 10 projected an odd image of disorder, amateurism, and unceremonious conduct, where populism trumped protocol, and security was virtually non-existent. Heads of state, royalty, ministers, and other dignitaries from over 64 co [...]
2007-01-25 22:36:00Embassy ManaguaCONFIDENTIALPINR PGOV PREL KDEM NU
07MANAGUA2376NICARAGUA: PROPERTY DISPUTE EXPOSES FSLN INFIGHTING
[...] (SBU) Summary: A dispute over valuable coastal property at Amarillo Beach may be shedding light on political intrigue and infighting among senior FSLN officials. An internal rift appears to have contributed to the September 20th dismissal of Property Superintendent Mireya Molina. While Attorn [...]
2007-10-23 20:01:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV ECON USTR KIDE NU
07MANAGUA242MARTINEZ CUENCA LAUDS U.S. POLICY TOWARDS ORTEGA
[...] (C) In Sandinista-dissident Alejandro Martinez Cuenca's recent meeting with the Ambassador, he applauded President Bush's "magnificent" decision to call Ortega before the inauguration, terming the gesture the "best antidote to keep Ortega from straying" and to check Venezuelan President Hugo [...]
2007-01-26 22:56:00Embassy ManaguaCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PINR KDEM NU PREL
07MANAGUA247SECRETARY LEAVITT,S MEETING WITH PANAMANIAN VICE
[...] (C) Summary: On January 9, 2007, the U.S. Presidential Delegation (Presdel),led by Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Michael Leavitt, discussed with Panamanian Vice President Samuel Lewis and Health Minister Camilo Alleyne a new regional health-care training initiative. Alleyne reit [...]
2007-01-29 14:43:00Embassy ManaguaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR KDEM NU PREL
07MANAGUA2494NICARAGUA: 2007-2008 ACTION PLAN TO RESOLVE U.S. CITIZEN
[...] (SBU) During the current waiver year, the GON has logged the poorest performance of any Nicaraguan administration since the U.S. Congress passed the FY1994-95 Foreign Relations Authorization Act, with its provisions on expropriation cases contained in Section 527. Post has developed an action [...]
2007-11-23 20:31:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV ECON USTR KIDE NU
07MANAGUA2539NICARAGUA: ORTEGA PRESSURES EXXONMOBIL TO BUY
[...] (C) President Ortega announced on December 5 that he had instructed the Ministry of Energy and Mines and others "to quickly work out a proposal to nationalize the importation of oil." Ortega wants Nicaragua to import all oil from Venezuela to take advantage of Hugo Chavez' offer to contribute [...]
2007-12-07 21:18:00Embassy ManaguaCONFIDENTIALEPET ENRG EINV ETRD NU
07MANAGUA530FOREIGN MINISTER TRIES TO DOWNPLAY ANTI-U.S.
[...] (C) Summary: Foreign Minister Samuel Santos appears perturbed by threats against U.S. local residents, tourists, and journalists in Nicaragua's San Juan del Sur area. He has requested details of the incidents and will speak with the mayor of the town about the concerns. Santos informed us t [...]
2007-02-27 17:02:00Embassy ManaguaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR KDEM NU PREL
07MANAGUA541CODEL NELSON MEETS WITH FOREIGN MINISTER SANTOS
[...] (C) Summary: In Senator Nelson's meeting with Nicaraguan Foreign Minister Samuel Santos, he impressed upon Santos his desire to establish sincere and positive relations with the new Ortega government and the Nicaraguan people. The Senator commented that Venezuelan President Chavez' lack of s [...]
2007-02-28 17:39:00Embassy ManaguaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR KDEM NU PREL
07MANAGUA542CODEL NELSON MEETS WITH VICE PRESIDENT MORALES
[...] (C) Summary: In Senator Nelson's meeting with Nicaraguan Vice President Jaime Morales, he noted his commitment to fostering friendship between the American and Nicaraguan peoples and good relations between their two governments. Morales sought the Senator's support for TPS renewal for Nicara [...]
2007-02-28 17:41:00Embassy ManaguaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR KDEM NU PREL
07MANAGUA585OVERVIEW OF MINISTERS AND SENIOR OFFICIALS IN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Within two weeks of his January 10 inauguration, President Daniel Ortega had appointed all his ministers save one, the Minister of Defense. Political opposition leaders have characterized the new ministers as "nobodies" who exercise virtually no authority or influence. Instead, [...]
2007-03-06 15:50:00Embassy ManaguaSECRET//NOFORNKDEM PGOV PREL PINR
07MANAGUA632NICARAGUA WILL CONSIDER SUPPORTING GLOBAL
[...] (C) On March 8, Deputy Chief of Mission Peter Brennan and Russian counterpart Valeriy Bobrov delivered the joint reftel demarche to Nicaraguan Vice Foreign Minister Manuel Coronel Kautz, Acting Foreign Minister in Foreign Minister Samuel Santos' absence. Coronel, who recently returned from an [...]
2007-03-09 20:57:00Embassy ManaguaCONFIDENTIALPTER KNNP MCAP PINR PINS PARM PREL NU
07MANAGUA637NICARAGUA-VENEZUELA AGREEMENT ON TECHNICAL
[...] (SBU) Summary. As part of a series of ALBA agreements between Nicaraguan and Venezuela signed on January 11, 2007, Nicaraguan and Venezuelan Ministers of Foreign Relations also signed an Agreement on Technical Cooperation in the Areas of Health and Medicine. The agreement sets out a general [...]
2007-03-09 23:00:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO OSCI EAID ECIN NU VE
07MANAGUA638NICARAGUA - VENEZUELA LETTER OF INTENT ON THE
[...] (SBU) Summary. As part of a series of Bolivarian Alternative agreements signed on January 11, 2007, the Nicaraguan Minister of Foreign Relations Samuel Santos and Venezuelan Minister of Foreign Relations Nicolas Maduro Moros signed a Letter of Intent to commission a feasibility study on placi [...]
2007-03-09 23:03:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEIND ENRG EAID NU VE
07MANAGUA640NICARAGUA - VENEZUELA AGREEMENT ON ENERGY
[...] (SBU) Summary. As part of a series of Bolivarian Alternative agreements between Nicaraguan and Venezuela signed on January 11, 2007, Nicaraguan and Venezuelan Ministers of Foreign Relations also signed an Agreement on Energy Cooperation and Petrocaribe. The agreement sets forth a schematic fo [...]
2007-03-09 23:11:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEPET ENRG EAID MCC NU VE
07MANAGUA645NICARAGUA - VENEZUELA ENERGY SECTOR COOPERATION
[...] (SBU) Summary. As part of a series of Bolivarian Alternative agreements between Nicaragua and Venezuela signed on January 11, 2007, respective Ministers of Foreign Relations also signed an Energy Sector Cooperation Agreement. The agreement sets out general areas for cooperation, including th [...]
2007-03-09 23:32:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG EPET EAID MCC NU VE
07MANAGUA646NICARAGUA - VENEZUELA AGRICULTURAL COOPERATION
[...] (SBU) Summary. As part of a series of Bolivarian Alternative agreements between Nicaraguan and Venezuela signed on January 11, 2007, Nicaraguan and Venezuelan Ministers of Foreign Relations also signed an Agricultural Cooperation Agreement. The agreement is general in nature, outlining the d [...]
2007-03-09 23:36:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR EAID NU VE
07MANAGUA700NICARAGUA: AMBASSADOR CALLS ON MINISTER OF LABOR
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a March 14 meeting with the Ambassador, Nicaraguan Minister of Labor Jeanette Chavez Gomez admitted that the Ministry faces some complex problems. While in favor of increasing the minimum wage, she emphasized the need for a cautious, balanced approach to adjusting the mini [...]
2007-03-16 17:21:00Embassy ManaguaCONFIDENTIALECON ELAB KDEM PGOV PINR NU
07MANAGUA725NICARAGUA - VENEZUELA FRAMEWORK AGREEMENT
[...] (SBU) Summary. As part of a series of Bolivarian Alternative agreements between Nicaraguan and Venezuela concluded on January 11, 2007, Nicaraguan and Venezuelan Ministers of Foreign Relations signed a Framework Agreement, setting forth general areas for cooperation. The agreement created a [...]
2007-03-20 00:44:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL EAID EAGR ENRG EPET EIND TBIO OSCI ECIN
07MANAGUA781Nicaragua's first export of ethanol, Ortega may not be
[...] (SBU) Summary: On February 19, Nicaragua exported ethanol for the first time, sending 3 million liters (793,000 gallons) valued at $2 million to the Netherlands. Grupo Pellas plans to increase production of ethanol from 100,000 to 400,000 liters per day by the end of 2008. If Nicaragua appro [...]
2007-03-23 19:30:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR EPET ENRG SENV PREL VE NU
07MANAGUA784CENTAM CHIEFS OF MISSION BEWILDERED BY ORTEGA'S
[...] (C) Summary: Central American COMs in Nicaragua agree that the Ortega administration is pursuing a "double discourse" in foreign and economic policy, which makes predicting a future trajectory difficult. They have also been perturbed by protocol irregularities, including a delay in the accred [...]
2007-03-23 20:51:00Embassy ManaguaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR ECON KDEM NU XK
07MANAGUA789NICARAGUA REACHES OUT TO IRAQ
[...] (C) Ambassador Magda Henriquez, the Director of the Nicaraguan Foreign Ministry's Multilateral Affairs Office, informed PolCouns on March 23 that she had met last week with Iraqi Ambassador to the United Nations, Hamid Al-Biyati, as a first step towards renewing diplomatic ties between the two [...]
2007-03-26 12:55:00Embassy ManaguaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR KDEM NU PREL IZ
07MANAGUA791ORTEGA DESIRES CONSTRUCTIVE RELATIONS WITH THE
[...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Magda Enriquez, the Director of the MFA's Multilateral Affairs Office, believes President Ortega sincerely desires constructive relations with the United States, but she concedes that some Sandinista party hardliners object. While she acknowledges that Ortega consider [...]
2007-03-26 21:20:00Embassy ManaguaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR KDEM NU PREL UNGA IZ IR
07MANAGUA797GON RECEIVES INFORMATION ON THE ADOPTION OF UNSCR
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-27 22:27:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDAORC EFIN IAEA IR KNNP MNUC PARM UNSC TRGY NU
07MANAGUA815EEB A/S MEETS WITH MEMBERS OF ORTEGA'S CABINET
[...] (SBU) Summary: On February 27, A/S Sullivan met several members of Ortega's economic cabinet. Central Bank President Rosales requested USG assistance in getting better terms from the IMF during upcoming negotiations on a Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility (PRGF). MFA Vice Minister Coronel [...]
2007-03-29 21:12:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PREL ETRD EAGR PGOV NU
07MANAGUA826AMBASSADORS PRIVATELY WARN ORTEGA INTERMEDIARIES
[...] (C) Summary: The Ambassadors of Spain, Germany, and the United States recently warned Ortega administration officials during a private meeting that President Ortega's contradictory statements and actions regarding foreign affairs, press freedom, and investment could damage the economy and bila [...]
2007-03-30 17:20:00Embassy ManaguaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR ECON EINV NU GM SP
07MANAGUA839EEB A/S SULLIVAN MEETS WITH PRESIDENT ORTEGA
[...] (SBU) Summary: On February 27, A/S Sullivan met with President Ortega and members of his cabinet at FSLN headquarters. The entire ninety minute meeting was covered on live television. A/S Sullivan delivered a positive message centered on the U.S. strategy of Total Economic Engagement (TEE * [...]
2007-04-02 14:39:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PREL PRGOV ETRD NU
07MANAGUA965NICARAGUA: HHS SECRETARY LEAVITT MEETS PRESIDENT
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Michael O. Leavitt visited Managua on March 26-27, 2007 to sign a Letter of Intent with Minister of Health Maritza Cuan on the establishment of a regional health-care training center in Panama. Secretary Leavitt met with President [...]
2007-04-17 20:01:00Embassy ManaguaCONFIDENTIALTBIO EAID PREL OSHA OTRA NU
07MAPUTO418 INVITATION FOR PREQUALIFICATION - BEIRA ELECTRICITY
[...] 787/07/T016 2. 04/05/07 3. BWILLIAMS 4. 787 MOZAMBIQUE 5. - 6A. REPLY TO: 6B. Electricidade de Mocambique E.P. Direccao de electrificacao e Projectos Av. Filipe Samuel Magaia, 368 Maputo, Mozambique Tel: (258-21) 353 632 Fax: (258-21) 322 074 ------ [...]
2007-04-09 09:22:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP MZ
07MAPUTO419 INVITATION FOR PREQUALIFICATION - BEIRA ELECTRICITY
[...] 787/07/T015 2. 04/05/07 3. BWILLIAMS 4. 787 MOZAMBIQUE 5. - 6A. REPLY TO: 6B. Electricidade de Mocambique E.P. Direccao de electrificacao e Projectos Av. Filipe Samuel Magaia, 368 Maputo, Mozambique Tel: (258-21) 353 632 Fax: (258-21) 322 074 ------ [...]
2007-04-09 09:23:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP MZ
07MEXICO1627MEXICO,S SENATE APPROVES PENSION REFORM
[...] (SBU) The Mexican Senate approved draft legislation to reform the Social Security and Services Institute for State Workers (ISSSTE),the agency responsible for providing pension and health care services for most government employees. The bill, which has already passed in the lower house, stil [...]
2007-03-30 21:29:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ELAB EFIN PINR PGOV MX
07MEXICO5681MX #2007-248, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on Law Enforcement Training, 11/16/2007. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and requests [...]
2007-11-01 12:34:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
07MEXICO5846FOREIGN SECRETARY ESPINOSA COURTS CONGRESSIONAL
[...] (U) Summary: Responding to Congressional calls for the Executive to clarify the Merida Initiative, Foreign Secretary Patricia Espinosa testified before the Senate on October 22 and before the Chamber of Deputies on October 31. She was clear the Merida Initiative is not a formal accord requirin [...]
2007-11-14 22:09:00Embassy MexicoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL SNAR PTER SMIL MX
07MEXICO5903MX #2007-268, NAS LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from NAS, on Investigacion de Homicidios, December 6, 2007. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and [...]
2007-11-21 19:58:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
07MEXICO869PRI ELECTS BEATRIZ PAREDES AS PARTY PRESIDENT
[...] (SBU) Summary: As the pundits and polls predicted, Beatriz Paredes, a former PRI Secretary General, Senator, Deputy and Tlaxcala state Governor, easily defeated her rivals in the race for the PRI party presidency, with a margin of better than two-to-one over her nearest rival, former Senate P [...]
2007-02-21 21:03:00Embassy MexicoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR MX
07MONROVIA1071LIBERIA: LEGISLATURE DELAYS RECESS TO ADDRESS CRUCIAL
[...] SUMMARY: The Liberian National Legislature has delayed its annual "agricultural break" by one month, to September 30, at the request of the President in order to deliberate several bills introduced at the end of the regular session. Bills before the Senate include acts to create a Legislative [...]
2007-09-05 09:43:00Embassy MonroviaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KDEM ECON LI
07MONROVIA1085LIBERIA: FORMER FOREIGN MINISTER MATTHEWS AND TWO OTHER
[...] Veteran Liberian politician and former Foreign Minister Gabriel Bacchus Matthews died September 7, 2007 at a hospital in Monrovia. Regarded as "the father of multi-party democracy" in Liberia, he fell in and out of favor with successive Liberian leaders. The GOL is expected to announce a state [...]
2007-09-13 13:08:00Embassy MonroviaUNCLASSIFIEDPINR PGOV PHUM LI
07MONROVIA1139LIBERIA: RELATIONS WITH SIERRA LEONE INCREASINGLY WARM
[...] (SBU) Summary: Sierra Leonean President Ernest Koroma used the opportunity of his first official visit to Liberia to strengthen ties between the neighboring democracies. End Summary. 2. (U) On his first foreign trip since taking office, Sierra Leone's newly-elected President Ernest Bai Ko [...]
2007-09-28 15:51:00Embassy MonroviaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PINR SL LI
07MONROVIA1417LIBERIA: IN WELL-RUN ELECTION, UNITY PARTY AND
[...] SUMMARY. Unity Party candidate J.S.B. Theodore Momo and independent candidate Armour Kanie Wesso will advance to round two of the Gbarpolu County by-election to replace the late Senator Samuel Tormetie on December 18. Two Embassy teams, along with UNMIL and several NGOs, observed round one D [...]
2007-12-17 07:36:00Embassy MonroviaUNCLASSIFIEDKDEM PGOV PREL EAID LI
07MONROVIA282LIBERIA: FEBRUARY 1 VISIT OF CHINESE PRESIDENT
[...] (C) Summary. Chinese President Hu Jintao visited Liberia for a one-day visit February 1. According to Chinese Embassy Political Counselor Gou Hao Dong, it was the first visit by a Chinese head of state to Liberia since the two countries first established diplomatic relations in 1977. Gou to [...]
2007-03-01 10:37:00Embassy MonroviaCONFIDENTIALEAID PREL LI CH
07MONROVIA289LIBERIA: US/CHINA DIALOGUE ON AFRICA
[...] (C) In general, Chinese assistance to Liberia tends to be well-publicized one-off contributions of goods, technical assistance, infrastructure, and exchanges, rather than sustained donor engagement in strengthening specific institutions or sectors. Since 2003, China has provided peacekeepers [...]
2007-03-02 13:28:00Embassy MonroviaCONFIDENTIALEAID ECON EFIN PREL CH LI
07MONROVIA638LIBERIA: UPDATE ON LABOR LAW REFORM
[...] Summary. A revised version of section 1508.3 of the Liberian labor code, which regulates dismissal without cause, will go back to the Liberian legislature for debate. Passage of the amended code was stalled in October 2006 after the Ministry of Labor decided to make further revisions. The new [...]
2007-05-31 08:21:00Embassy MonroviaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV ECON EINV ELAB LI
07MONROVIA887LIBERIA: NEW UNION LEADERSHIP AT FIRESTONE
[...] No summary [...]
2007-07-23 15:31:00Embassy MonroviaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB EAGR PGOV KDEM PHUM LI
07NAIROBI1093POLITICS AND GOVERNANCE IN KALONZO COUNTRY
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Officials and local leaders in Machakos, a medium-sized Kenyan city, are no less engaged in the current general elections debate than their counterparts in the capital, but have a cooler view of what the next 10 months hold. Overwhelmingly populated by members of the Kamba tri [...]
2007-03-07 13:29:00Embassy NairobiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KDEM KE
07NAIROBI1385KENYA ELECTORAL COMMISSION: PRESSURE'S ON, BUT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Electoral Commission of Kenya Chairman Samuel Kivuitu is confident his team will be able to successfully administer national elections later this year, but skeptical of the government's conduct and attitude toward the Commission. Kivuitu told the Ambassador during a March 22 mee [...]
2007-03-27 13:16:00Embassy NairobiCONFIDENTIALPREL KDEM PGOV KE
07NAIROBI1792KENYA ELECTIONS: ELECTORAL COMMISSION UPDATE
[...] (U) SUMMARY: On April 19, the DCM and the German and Swiss Ambassadors called on Commissioners of the Electoral Commission of Kenya (ECK) to discuss the ECK's administration of Kenya's next general election, expected in December. Among the topics discussed were: presentation of a non-paper de [...]
2007-04-24 13:57:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KDEM PGOV KE
07NAIROBI1832UPCOMING BY-ELECTION ON KENYA'S COAST
[...] Summary: The Magarini by-election features ten contending parties. The putative incumbent, whose seat was vacated by a court order finding his election in 2002 fraudulent, represents a Coast Province party that advocates decentralization and favored treatment of "indigenous" residents over t [...]
2007-04-26 15:12:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDKDEM KE PGOV PHUM
07NAIROBI220PRESIDENT HAND PICKS ELECTORAL COMMISSIONERS;
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In what opposition leaders are calling a "blow to multi-party democracy," President Kibaki on January 11 appointed nine Commissioners to the Electoral Commission of Kenya, without consulting opposition parties. Although completely within Kenyan law, the move sets a bad preceden [...]
2007-01-12 08:07:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKDEM PGOV PREL KE
07NAIROBI2240OPINION LEADERS TALK POLITICS WITH AMBASSADOR
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In a series of conversations with visiting Ambassador Johnnie Carson, opposition leaders, government officials and civil society interlocutors agreed that there was still much uncertainty surrounding the strength of Kenyan political coalitions and President Kibaki's health, that t [...]
2007-05-25 10:35:00Embassy NairobiCONFIDENTIALPREL KDEM PINR PHUM KCOR PTER KE
07NAIROBI3513A TALE OF TWO ORANGE CONVENTIONS: OPPOSITION
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Orange Democratic Movement-Kenya (ODM-K) nominated Kalonzo Musyoka for President at its convention held on 31 August. The Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) nominated Raila Odinga for President at its convention the following day. As in '92 and '97, the opposition will ente [...]
2007-09-04 08:59:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDKDEM KE PGOV PHUM
07NAIROBI3991KENYA ELECTIONS: MAIN OPPOSITION CANDIDATE ODINGA
[...] (C) SUMMARY: During lunch on October 1, the Ambassador discussed the electoral process with Raila Odinga, the main presidential opposition candidate. A relaxed Odinga was looking and sounding presidential, though he professed not to be overly confident. Odinga described the political strategy [...]
2007-10-09 09:27:00Embassy NairobiCONFIDENTIALKDEM PGOV PHUM KE
07NAIROBI4097KENYA ELECTIONS: ELECTORAL COMMISSION CHAIRMAN
[...] (SBU) Summary and Introduction: The Electoral Commission of Kenya (ECK) Chairman Samuel Kivuitu recently prepared a speech on the theme "Election 2007: Can Kenya Remain a Model for Africa?" The speech was delivered to the Kenya Alliance of Resident Associations by Kivuitu's deputy, as the Ch [...]
2007-10-16 08:49:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KDEM PGOV KE
07NAIROBI4429KENYA ELECTIONS: ELECTORAL COMMISSION CHAIR: "THE
[...] (C) Summary: ECK Chairman Kivuitu expressed to the Ambassador his determination to perform his function in a neutral, professional manner, resisting those who would have him favor one party over the others. He sees the press and "the people" as his allies in this effort. His initial impression o [...]
2007-11-13 14:56:00Embassy NairobiCONFIDENTIALKE PGOV PHUM
07NAIROBI4430ELECTORAL COMMISSION CHAIRMAN RE-APPOINTED
[...] (SBU) On 12 November, President Kibaki re-appointed Samuel Kivuitu as Chairman of the Electoral Commission of Kenya effective 3 December for a full five year term. The US Mission advocated in favor of Kivuitu's re-appointment over the last several months, including numerous discussions of the [...]
2007-11-14 04:05:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKDEM PGOV PREL KE
07NAIROBI4435Ambassadors Call On the Electoral Commission
[...] (SBU) Summary & Introduction: Electoral Commission of Kenya (ECK) Chairman Samuel Kivuitu, Vice-Chair Kihara Muttu, and four staff members met with Chiefs of Missions from the UK, the United States, Canada, Sweden, and the European Commission on 8 November to review preparations for the 27 De [...]
2007-11-14 04:43:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM KE
07NAIROBI4630LOOKING FOR MR. KABUGA: POSSIBLE SIGNS OF
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Chief Prosecutor Jallow of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) met on 29 November with Kenyan Foreign Minister Tuju. FM Tuju promised Jallow that he would press for the Kenyan government to increase its cooperation with the ICTR's efforts to find and apprehen [...]
2007-12-03 07:50:00Embassy NairobiCONFIDENTIALKCRM KE PGOV PHUM PREL
07NAIROBI4745KENYA ELECTIONS: CREDIBLE VOTE LIKELY, BUT WE'RE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Less than three weeks from the election, we remain confident that the exercise will be generally free and fair. This confidence is based on six pillars: an independent and non-partisan electoral commission, free and vibrant civil society organizations and media, responsible be [...]
2007-12-14 04:01:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKDEM PGOV PREL KE
07NAIROBI4804MEDIA COVERAGE OF KENYAN ELECTION CAMPAIGN: REASONABLE
[...] Summary: A UNDP-funded, independent assessment of Kenyan mainstream media coverage in the run-up to the December 27 general election indicated that, from November 10 to December 10, media coverage was generally balanced and accurate, with a few notable exceptions. This coincided with US Embas [...]
2007-12-18 12:59:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KDEM PREL OPRC PHUM KPAO KE
07NAIROBI4830 KENYA ON THE EVE OF NATIONAL ELECTIONS
[...] Summary: On balance, the Kenyan elections set for December 27 will likely be credible, but determining this will require careful reading of what is likely to be a messy process. Although President Kibaki and his Party of National Unity (PNU) could eek out victory, many observers see a win by o [...]
2007-12-24 11:12:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM KDEM KE
07NEWDELHI1218SCENESETTER FOR DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY SECRETARY SAMUEL W. BODMAN'S MARCH 2007 VISIT TO INDIA
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Secretary Bodman, the members of the Country Team warmly welcome you to New Delhi and Mumbai and look forward to your arrival on March 19. You are visiting at a crucial time in Indo-U.S. relations and are positioned to significantly advance our growing government-to-government, commer [...]
2007-03-13 13:28:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALENRG TRGY EPET EAID SENV PREL PGOV IN
07NEWDELHI1383AMBASSADOR TAHIR-KHELI DISCUSSES PAKISTAN, WOMEN'S
[...] (C) Summary. In separate meetings with Foreign Secretary Shiv Shankar Menon and Prime Minister Media Advisor Sanjaya Baru, Ambassador Shirin Tahir-Kheli: -- discussed Indo-Pakistan relations, agreeing that the relationship is in relatively good shape at this time; -- urged her interlocutors [...]
2007-03-22 12:14:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KWMN PK IN
07NOGALES104W/W: MISSING PERSON CASE OF JULIAN RENE KIRCHOFF
[...] Post requests Mission Mexico Posts check with local authorities and medical facilities for any information on the whereabouts of Julian Rene Kirchoff and to include him on your respective local lookout systems. Please contact Post if any information is found. 2. Name: Julian Rene Kirchof [...]
2007-04-10 17:15:00Consulate NogalesUNCLASSIFIEDMX CASC
07NOGALES109DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS FOR PRISONERS 3RD QUARTER 2007 REQUEST
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-14 00:16:00Consulate NogalesUNCLASSIFIEDAFIN CASC MX
07NOGALES128W/W MISSING PERSON CASE OF WHITMER, KAYLA
[...] Post requests that Mission Mexico Posts check with local authorities for any information regarding the whereabouts of Kayla Whitmer and enter the appropiate local lookout. 2. Name: Kayla Whitmer 3. DPOB: Aug 1, 1989 Mesa, AZ 4. Evidence of US citizenship: None presented yet. 5. Descripti [...]
2007-04-27 00:19:00Consulate NogalesUNCLASSIFIEDCASC MX KAYLA WHITMER
07NOGALES161W/W: MISSING PERSON CASE OF BAYS, JOHN PAUL
[...] Post requests that posts check with local authorities for any information regarding the whereabouts of minor John Paul Bays and enter the appropriate local lookout. 2. Name : John Paul Bays 3. DPOB: April 3, 1973, Phoenix, AZ 4. Evidence of US citizenship: None presented yet. 5. Desc [...]
2007-05-11 18:19:00Consulate NogalesUNCLASSIFIEDCASC MX
07NOGALES197W/W: MISSING PERSON CASE OF GONZALEZ, MANUEL SERGIO
[...] Post requests that Mission Mexico Posts check with local authorities for any information regarding the whereabouts of Sergio Manuel Gonzalez and enter the appropriate local lookout. 2. Name : Gonzalez, Manuel Sergio 3. DPOB: July 5, 1976, Calexico, CA 4. Evidence of US citizenship: Proo [...]
2007-06-01 20:11:00Consulate NogalesUNCLASSIFIEDCASC MX MANUEL
07NOGALES204W/W MISSING PERSON CASE OF ERICKSON, CHRISTIAN LARS
[...] Post requests Mission Mexico Posts check with local authorities for any information regarding the whereabouts of Christian Lars Erickson and enter the appropriate local lookout. 2. Name : Erickson, Christian Lars 3. DPOB: Dec 14, 1982, Westchester PA. 4. Evidence of US citizenship: None pre [...]
2007-06-07 21:49:00Consulate NogalesUNCLASSIFIEDCASC MX CHRISTIAN LARS ERICKSON
07NOGALES205W&W CASE OF ABANDONED MINOR LAURA CHRISTINA RINCON
[...] Name: Laura Christina Rincon 2. DPOB: March 26, 1994, El Paso, TX 3. Evidence of US citizenship: Copy of a Texas birth certificate. 4. Comments: Post learned of Ms. Rincon's case from the local district attorney for children's issues (DIF),Eduardo Chavez. Conoff and conassist visite [...]
2007-06-08 23:11:00Consulate NogalesUNCLASSIFIEDCASC MX KOCI
07NOGALES215UPDATE ON W/W MISSING PERSON CASE OF ERICKSON, CHRISTIAN
[...] Name: Erickson, Christian Lars 2. DPOB: Dec 14, 1982; Westchester, PA 3. Mr. Erickson's mother, Karen Erickson, informed conoff on Monday, June 11, 2007 her son has safely returned to the U.S. He is being escorted from Las Vegas, NV to his home in Paoli, PA by his brother. Post considers [...]
2007-06-12 00:14:00Consulate NogalesUNCLASSIFIEDCASC MX CHRISTIAN LARS ERICKSON
07NOGALES235DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS FOR PRISONERS 4TH QUARTER 2007 REQUEST
[...] No summary [...]
2007-06-21 23:26:00Consulate NogalesUNCLASSIFIEDAFIN CASC MX
07NOGALES24W/W: MISSING PERSON CASE OF ROBERT W. ALVAREZ
[...] Post requests that posts check with local authorities for any information regarding the whereabouts of Mr. Robert W. Alvarez and enter the appropriate local lookout. 2. Name : Robert W. Alvarez 3. DPOB : May 09, 1982, Salem, OR. 4. Evidence of citizenship : None. Subject's NOK made credible [...]
2007-01-25 23:06:00Consulate NogalesUNCLASSIFIEDCASC MX
07NOGALES265W/W MISSING PERSON CASE OF VILLA URBALEJO, FRANCISCO
[...] Post requests that all Mission Mexico posts check with local authorities for any information regarding the whereabouts of Francisco Villa Urbalejo and enter the appropriate local lookout. 2. Name : Villa Urbalejo, Francisco 3. DPOB: Apr 5, 1940; Mexico. 4. Evidence of US citizenship: Natura [...]
2007-07-20 20:06:00Consulate NogalesUNCLASSIFIEDCASC MX
07NOGALES268W/W MISSING PERSON CASE OF VILLA URBALEJO, FRANCISCO
[...] Post requests Mission Mexico Posts check with local authorities for any information regarding the whereabouts of Francisco Villa Urbalejo and enter the appropriate local lookout. 2. Name: Villa Urbalejo, Francisco 3. DPOB: Apr 5, 1940; Mexico. 4. Evidence of US citizenship: Naturalization c [...]
2007-07-25 00:27:00Consulate NogalesUNCLASSIFIEDCASC MX
07NOGALES27INTERNATIONAL CHILD ABDUCTION: ULICES MOREJON, WELFARE AND
[...] Child Information. Ulices Morejon (DPOB: 04-24-2005, Phoenix, AZ) 2. Father Information. Mauriel Morejon (DPOB: 12-23-1976, Cuba) Mr. Morejon is a U.S. Legal Permanent Resident, A#077-500-128 3. Mother Information. Karla Benitez Valdez (DPOB: 07-25-1976, Nogales, Mexico) Mother is a M [...]
2007-02-01 16:53:00Consulate NogalesUNCLASSIFIEDCASC MX
07NOGALES28W/W: MISSING PERSON CASE OF MCGRAW, BRITNY
[...] Name: Britny L. McGraw 2. DPOB: Sep 25, 1990, Phoenix, AZ 3. Evidence of Citizenship: Faxed copy of birth certificate 4. Description: Height: 5' 3", Weight: 126 lbs, Eyes: Brown, Hair: Blonde 5. Date of last contact: Jan 16, 2007 6. Inquirer: Suzanne McGraw (Mother),Tel. (623) 313 [...]
2007-02-02 00:31:00Consulate NogalesUNCLASSIFIEDCASC MX
07NOGALES288W/W MISSING PERSON CASE OF MAHURIN, PATRICK WARREN
[...] Post requests Mission Mexico Posts to check with local authorities for any information regarding the whereabouts of Patrick Warren Mahurin and enter the appropriate local lookout. 2. Name: Patrick Warren Mahurin AKA: Thatcher 3. DPOB: 12-10-1962 4. Evidence of US citizenship: None presente [...]
2007-08-17 01:36:00Consulate NogalesUNCLASSIFIEDCASC MX
07NOGALES310W/W MISSING PERSON CASE OF HOWES, DAVID LEE
[...] Post requests that all Mission Mexico posts check with local authorities for any information regarding the whereabouts of David Lee Howes and enter the appropriate local lookout. 2. Name : Howes, David Lee 3. DPOB: March 14, 1971, Cincinnati, Ohio 4. Evidence of US citizenship: Proof [...]
2007-09-05 23:01:00Consulate NogalesUNCLASSIFIEDCASC MX DAVID LEE HOWES
07NOGALES36W/W: CASE OF THREE ABANDONED MINORS: MIGDALIA, SUJEY, AND
[...] SUMMARY: On Thursday, February 8, 2007, Post received notification from Mexican officials that a babysitter had abandoned three amcit minors and left them in the care of the Mexican Family Services, Desarrollo Integral de la Familia (DIF). 2. (Child 1) NAME: HERNANDEZ JIMENEZ, Migdalia Patr [...]
2007-02-10 03:06:00Consulate NogalesUNCLASSIFIEDCASC MX
07NOGALES37W/W: UPDATE ON CHILD ABANDONMENT AND REPATRIATION CASE OF THREE MINOR JIMENEZ CHILDREN
[...] Monday, February 12, 2007, Arizona Child Protective Services (CPS) Investigator Lindsey Adams Post informed Post that an investigation has been completed and child abandonment charges have been substantiated against Migdalia Jimenez. 2. Tuesday, Februrary 13, Ms. Adams told ConOff that she h [...]
2007-02-13 19:17:00Consulate NogalesUNCLASSIFIEDMX CASC JIMENEZ CHILDREN
07NOGALES40CORRECTED COPY - W/W: UPDATE ON CHILD ADBANDONMENT AND
[...] Monday, February 12, 2007, Arizona Child Protective Services (CPS) Investigator Lindsey Adams Post informed Post that an investigation has been completed and child abandonment charges are unsubstantiated against Migdalia Jimenez. 2. Tuesday, Februrary 13, Ms. Adams told ConOff that she has [...]
2007-02-14 20:23:00Consulate NogalesUNCLASSIFIEDMX CASC JIMENEZ CHILDREN
07NOGALES43W/W: UPDATE ON ABANDONMENT CASE OF THE THREE JIMENEZ CHILDREN AND THEIR REPATRIATION
[...] On Wednesday, February 14, conoff assisted DIF Mexican officials in the repatriation of the three minor Jimenez children. The children were turned over into the custody of Arizona's Child Protection Services (CPS) Officer, Nicole McCallister. Officer McCallister, tel. (602) 644-3000, provid [...]
2007-02-16 16:41:00Consulate NogalesUNCLASSIFIEDMX CASC JIMENEZ CHILDREN
07NOGALES48UPDATE ON W/W MISSING PERSON CASE OF ROBERT W. ALVAREZ
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-26 15:32:00Consulate NogalesUNCLASSIFIEDCASC MX
07NOGALES49W/W MISSING PERSON CASE OF BRIAN RICHARD GESKE
[...] Post requests Mission Mexico Posts check with local authorities for any information regarding the whereabouts of Mr. Brian Richard Geske and enter the appropriate local lookout. 2. Name: Brian Richard Geske 3. DPOB: March 23, 1978, Cedar Rapids, IA. 4. PPT Number 400515192, issued 01/07/200 [...]
2007-02-27 19:52:00Consulate NogalesUNCLASSIFIEDCASC MX GESKE BRIAN RICHARD
07NOGALES64W/W MISSING PERSON CASE OF SIMS, NICOLE MARIE
[...] Post requests Mission Mexico Posts check with local authorities for any information regarding the whereabouts of Nicole Marie Sims and enter the appropriate local lookout. 2. Name: Nicole Marie Sims 3. DPOB: September 16, 1983, Port Hueneme, CA 4. Evidence of US Citizenship: None. Post re [...]
2007-03-01 19:25:00Consulate NogalesUNCLASSIFIEDCASC MX NICOLE MARIE SIMS
07NOGALES75UPDATE ON W/W MISSING PERSON CASE OF SIMS, NICOLE MARIE
[...] Name: Sims, Nicole Marie 2. DPOB: 9-16-1983 Port Hueneme, CA 3. Ms. Sims' mother informed Post that her daughter, Nicole, is no longer missing and that she telephoned her from San Luis Rio Colorado, Sonora on Sunday March 4, 2007 informing her of her whereabouts and health. Post consider [...]
2007-03-07 22:03:00Consulate NogalesUNCLASSIFIEDCASC MX NICOLE MARIE SIMS
07NOGALES76W/W CASE OF RIVERA, IVIANNA GABRIEL
[...] Name: Ivianna Gabriel Rivera 2. DPOB: 04DEC1991, West Palm Beach, FL 3: Evidence of Citizenship: None. Ms. Rivera made credible claim to U.S. citizenship 4. On Thursday, March 1, 2007, Mexican authorities notified Post of two minor Amcits, Ms. Rivera and Britny McGraw, being detained in [...]
2007-03-08 17:56:00Consulate NogalesUNCLASSIFIEDMX CASC IVIANNA RIVERA
07NOGALES77UPDATE ON W/W CASE OF MCGRAW, BRITNY
[...] Amcit sixteen-year-old Britny McGraw after several weeks of being missing in Mexico, was located on March 1, 2007 by Mexican officials in Nogales, Sonora. Mexican immigration officials removed her from Mexico the following day into the custody of her mother, Suzanne McGraw. Post confirmed on [...]
2007-03-09 20:06:00Consulate NogalesUNCLASSIFIEDMX CASC
07NOGALES78DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS FOR PRISONERS 2ND QUARTER 2007 REQUEST
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-09 20:09:00Consulate NogalesUNCLASSIFIEDAFIN CASC MX
07NOGALES79W/W MISSING PERSON CASE OF WATKINS, ANDREW LEE
[...] No action request at this time. 2. Name: Andrew Lee Watkins 3. DPOB:10-5-1983, Seoul, South Korea. 4. Evidence of US citizenship : Mr. Watkins provided Post with a copy of his Department of State Certification of Birth Abroad, recorded April 25, 1984 by Consul William R. Baque, Seoul, [...]
2007-03-09 23:17:00Consulate NogalesUNCLASSIFIEDCASC MX
07NOGALES92W/W MISSING PERSON CASE OF KEVIN FRANCIS CHRISTOF
[...] Post requests Mission Mexico Posts check with local authorities and enter Mr. Christoff in their local lookout systems. 2. Name: Kevin Francis Christof 3. DPOB: Dec 30, 1961. Santa Monica, CA. 4. Evidence of US citizenship: U.S. Passport no. 036514863 issued April 1, 1998 5. Physic [...]
2007-03-23 20:46:00Consulate NogalesUNCLASSIFIEDCASC MX CHRISTOF KEVIN FRANCIS
07PANAMA1035PANAMA POST: EDITION I
[...] (U) This cable is the first edition of what we hope will be a periodic series of reports on political developments. The Panama Post will include news items that would normally fall on our editor's cutting room floor. Our intent is to provide our Washington consumers a more textured understan [...]
2007-06-18 19:25:00Embassy PanamaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON ELAB PHUM KCRM AMGT VE PM
07PANAMA1052PANAMA POST: EDITION II
[...] (U) Welcome to edition II of the Panama Post! We hope that our readership will enjoy the following items and that they will enhance your understanding of Panama's political environment: -- Terrorist possible next National Assembly President; -- Balbina Herrera may be Revolutionary Democrat [...]
2007-06-21 20:55:00Embassy PanamaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER KCRM PM
07PANAMA1095GOP TO SEEK QUICK TPA RATIFICATION IN JULY
[...] (SBU) First Vice President/Foreign Minister Samuel Lewis Navarro told Ambassador on June 26 that the GOP will seek quick action by Panama's National Assembly to ratify the U.S.-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement (TPA). As the Assembly normally goes into recess after June 30, he said President [...]
2007-06-27 18:23:00Embassy PanamaUNCLASSIFIEDETRD ECON PM
07PANAMA1102PANAMA POST: EDITION III
[...] (C) The following are the top stories for the third edition of the Panama Post: -- Attorney General names new acting head of FBI-equivalent; -- Fifth candidate announces run for presidency of governing Revolutionary Democratic Party (PRD); -- Insights into why Panamanians join political par [...]
2007-06-29 20:30:00Embassy PanamaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KCRM KJUS SNAR SOCI PM
07PANAMA1111PANAMA: NEW CANAL MINISTER DISHES
[...] (C) While ostensibly reaching out to make himself available to address concerns U.S. firms may have concerning the canal expansion project, recently appointed Minister of Canal Affairs (and former Comptroller General) Dani Kuzniecky was more intent on dishing on the Panama Canal Authority (AC [...]
2007-07-02 22:15:00Embassy PanamaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EWWT ECON PM
07PANAMA1143PANAMA POST: EDITION IV
[...] (C) Welcome to the Fourth of July edition of the Panama Post! Our staff members were out in force trolling crowd at the Ambassador's residence for this year's Independence Day reception to take Panama's political pulse. This week, Panamanian President Torrijos flexed his muscle: powering [...]
2007-07-06 17:12:00Embassy PanamaSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PREL PINR KCRM SMIG SOCI PM
07PANAMA1152EXTRAORDINARY LEGISLATIVE SESSION TO CONSIDER
[...] (U) SUMMARY. President Martin Torrijos called an Extraordinary Session of the National Assembly to consider and vote on the U.S.-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement (TPA) on July 4, 2007. This followed cabinet approval the TPA on July 3. The Extraordinary Session will is scheduled to run July [...]
2007-07-09 15:06:00Embassy PanamaUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD PM
07PANAMA1186PANAMA: TORRIJOS VENTS TO AMBASSADOR
[...] (C) Panamanian President Martin Torrijos vented to Ambassador on July 9 as they traveled together from Panama City to Colon to visit the USNS Comfort. In an atypically chatty mood and highly agitated, Torrijos let down his guard and let loose: lambasting the press, asserting that former civil [...]
2007-07-11 20:42:00Embassy PanamaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON ETRD PM
07PANAMA1193PANAMA NATIONAL ASSEMBLY OVERWHELMINGLY RATIFIES
[...] (U) Panama's National Assembly voted overwhelmingly to ratify the U.S. - Panama TPA on July 11, 2007. Fifty eight MSI6632 INVALID FORMAT LINE 12 members of the assembly voted in favor of the TPA, three voted against it (Mireya Lasso, Miguel Fanovich, and Enrique Garrido),one member (W [...]
2007-07-12 20:37:00Embassy PanamaUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD PM
07PANAMA1197PANAMA POST: EDITION V
[...] (C) In this week's edition, the Panama Post takes a look at the internal workings of the governing Revolutionary Democratic Party (PRD) and the Patriotic Union (UP) party. Also, the Panama Post reports that the Technical Judicial Police (PTJ) reform effort is on hold and that its newly appoin [...]
2007-07-13 21:08:00Embassy PanamaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV SNAR KCRM PM
07PANAMA1198PANAMA: UIGHUR DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO 1ST VP AND FM
[...] (C) Panamanian First VP and FM Samuel Lewis undertook on July 11 to check to see if Panama's position regarding acceptance of Uighur detainees from Guantanamo had changed; "I doubt that it has." Lewis made these comments in response Ambassador's delivery of REFTEL A demarche. Lewis, who dep [...]
2007-07-13 21:43:00Embassy PanamaCONFIDENTIALPHUM PINO PTER PREL PM
07PANAMA1210PANAMA: NEW POLL OUT
[...] (C) While Democratic Change (CD) President and presumed presidential candidate Ricardo Martinelli maintained a comfortable lead in the polls and dominated the opposition, the real news of Dichter and Neira's latest poll was the near two-fold jump in undecideds "don't knows," and "didn't answer [...]
2007-07-16 21:59:00Embassy PanamaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PM
07PANAMA1226PANAMA POST: EDITION VI
[...] (C) Dichter and Neira's latest poll (REFTEL B),published by Panama City broad sheet daily La Prensa on July 16, set the political tone for this week. Taking a significant dive in the polls, Panama City Mayor and aspirant for the governing Revolutionary Democratic Party (PRD) presidential no [...]
2007-07-23 12:31:00Embassy PanamaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PM
07PANAMA1309PANAMA POST VII
[...] (C) In its latest edition, the Panama Post covers the following stories: -- Pedro Miguel Gonzalez, wanted in the U.S. for the 1991 murder of U.S. serviceman Zak Hernandez, riding high in his campaign to be President of Panama's National Assembly; -- Jose Miguel Aleman to be Endara's vice pr [...]
2007-08-03 17:21:00Embassy PanamaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PM
07PANAMA1346PANAMA POST: EDITION VIII
[...] (C) The latest edition of the Panama Post reports on a relatively slow week in Panamanian politics, though with some important movement on efforts to block a terrorist from becoming National Assembly President. Highlights include: -- President Torrijos gets message on Pedro Miguel Gonzalez, [...]
2007-08-10 20:04:00Embassy PanamaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER KJUS KCRM EWWT PM
07PANAMA1408PANAMA: WANTED FELON/TERRORIST CLOSER TO SECURING
[...] (C) "President Torrijos and (1st VP and FM) Samuel Lewis informed (National Assembly President) Elias Castillo and (National Assembly President aspirant) Deputy Pedro Miguel Gonzalez on August 14 at the Decameron resort that Torrijos would back Gonzalez to be the next President of the Nationa [...]
2007-08-21 17:58:00Embassy PanamaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PTER KCRM KJUS ETRD PM
07PANAMA1410PANAMA: NONPROLIFERATION DEMARCHE ON UNSCR 1540
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-21 18:55:00Embassy PanamaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL AORC KPAO PTER KNNP UNSC ID SF PM
07PANAMA1430PANAMA POST: EDITION IX
[...] (C) For the ninth edition of the Panama Post, our top stories are: -- Ernesto "El Toro" Perez Balladares will run for president, wants to face Vallarino; -- Jose Manuel Teran: opposition needs to rally around Vallarino; -- Juan Carlos Varela and his campaign team lunch with Ambassador; [...]
2007-08-24 21:22:00Embassy PanamaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON ELAB PM
07PANAMA1431PANAMA: PRD NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEPUTIES TO ELECT
[...] (C) Governing Democratic Revolutionary Party (PRD) National Assembly Deputies will meet on August 30 to select in a secret ballot its slate of candidates to lead the chamber, PRD National Executive Committee (CEN) Member Samuel Buitrago explained to Ambassador on August 23. Presently, Pedro M [...]
2007-08-24 22:26:00Embassy PanamaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KCRM KJUS PM
07PANAMA1440PANAMA: CABINET RESIGNS, PEDRO MIGUEL GONZALEZ
[...] (C) President Torrijos, entire cabinet composed of fourteen ministers resigned on the afternoon of August 27. Torrijos will now be free to accept and reject resignations as he reorganizes his cabinet. This sudden mass resignation is not only the culmination of months-long rumors of a cabinet [...]
2007-08-27 22:09:00Embassy PanamaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KCRM KJUS PM
07PANAMA1474PANAMA POST: EDITION X - "THE PEDRO MIGUEL
[...] (C) This week's politics -- and in turn this week's edition of the Panama Post -- was dominated by the race to become the next President of the National Assembly and the prospects that Pedro Miguel Gonzalez (PMG),a fugitive from U.S. justice in connection with the 1992 murder of U.S. servic [...]
2007-08-31 20:31:00Embassy PanamaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KCRM KJUS PM
07PANAMA1476PANAMA: TORRIJOS NAMES NEW CABINET
[...] (U) Replacing five cabinet ministers, Panamanian President Martin Torrijos named a total twenty-seven high-level appointments to his administration. Torrijos' decisions were announced by Secretary of State Communication Erich RODRIGUEZ Auerbach on August 30 in a press release. On August 27, a [...]
2007-08-31 21:04:00Embassy PanamaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON PM
07PANAMA1484PANAM POST: EDITION XII
[...] (C) The election and aftermath of Pedro Miguel Gonzalez -- wanted in the U.S. in connection with the 1992 murder of a U.S. serviceman -- dominated political discussions in Panama this week. Nonetheless, the Panama Post's editor nonetheless found the time for a sit-down with presidential aspir [...]
2007-09-05 18:23:00Embassy PanamaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KCRM KJUS PM
07PANAMA1487SCENESETTER: SECRETARY OF COMMERCE CARLOS
[...] (U) Welcome and Summary. Embassy Panama extends a warm welcome to you and your delegation. Your engagement in Panama can help strengthen our bilateral relationship, boost support for the U.S.-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement (TPA),reinforce U.S. export opportunities regarding the $5.25 bil [...]
2007-09-06 12:24:00Embassy PanamaUNCLASSIFIEDOVIP ETRD PGOV PM
07PANAMA1532GUTIERREZ DELIVERS POSITIVE TPA MESSAGE AND
[...] (C) Summary: Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez visited Panama September 12-13 with a strong message on the benefits of a TPA for Panama and the U.S. Alluding to Pedro Miguel Gonzalez's (PMG's) elevation to National Assembly presidency, Secretary Gutierrez also made clear in all his public a [...]
2007-09-14 23:16:00Embassy PanamaCONFIDENTIALETRD KPAO PGOV OVIP PM
07PANAMA1592BUSINESS LEADERS DESPAIR OVER PMG'S EFFECT ON TPA
[...] (C) Summary: Panamanian business leaders are increasingly glum about the country's prospects for securing Trade Promotion Agreement (TPA) ratification in the U.S. owing to Pedro Miguel Gonzalez's (PMG's) September 1 elevation to PanamaQs National Assembly presidency. In their meetings with se [...]
2007-09-26 23:48:00Embassy PanamaCONFIDENTIALETRD ECON PREL PGOV PM
07PANAMA1677TRADE MINISTER: BEAT PMG BY RATIFYING THE TPA
[...] (C) Summary: Trade Minister Alejandro Ferrer cautioned the U.S. on October 11 to not turn its back on its friends. He argued that USG ratification of the U.S.-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement (TPA) would be the best way to beat back Pedro Miguel Gonzalez (PMG) and others of his ilk in the PRD. [...]
2007-10-15 20:09:00Embassy PanamaCONFIDENTIALETRD ECON PREL PGOV PM
07PANAMA1708PANAMA: DEMARCHE ON UNGA CUBA EMBARGO RESOLUTION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-26 16:44:00Embassy PanamaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNUNGA ETRD PHUM UN CU PM
07PANAMA1722PANAMA: FORMER PRESIDENT MOSCOSO COMES TO LUNCH
[...] (C) "The opposition must unite if it is to have a chance at defeating the (governing Revolutionary Democratic Party) PRD," former President Mireya Moscoso on October 29 during a lunch hosted by Ambassador at his residence. Alberto Vallarino would be opposition's best candidate, though she was [...]
2007-10-30 19:27:00Embassy PanamaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ETRD PM
07PANAMA1737PANAMA: THE WAY AHEAD
[...] (C) The election of Pedro Miguel Gonzalez (PMG),who is under federal indictment on five counts related to the 1992 murder of U.S. serviceman Zak Hernandez, as president of Panama's National Assembly marks a watershed for the U.S.-Panama bilateral relationship and Panamanian domestic politics [...]
2007-11-02 18:54:00Embassy PanamaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON SNAR MARR MOPS KCRM PM
07PANAMA1738PANAMA: SOMBER 1ST VP & FM UNLOADS PRIVATELY WITH
[...] (S) "I do not trust Pedro Miguel Gonzalez (PMG)," First VP and FM Samuel Lewis confessed to Ambassador while conceding that President Martin Torrijos was unlikely to dissuade PMG from stepping down from the Presidency of the National Assembly thereby clearing the way for the U.S. Congress to [...]
2007-11-02 18:55:00Embassy PanamaSECRETPGOV PREL ECON KCRM KJUS PTER CU VE MX PM
07PANAMA1739SOMOLIA PIRACY: PANAMA "PREPARED TO ASSUME CASE"
[...] (U) This is an action request; see para 5. ------- Summary ------- 2. (C) "Panama is prepared to assume the case" to prosecute the alleged pirates who have seized the GOLDEN NORI off the coast of Somalia, Public Ministry Secretary for International Affairs Greta Marchovsky told POLC [...]
2007-11-04 22:25:00Embassy PanamaCONFIDENTIALKCRM KCSY PHSA PBTS PGOV PREL EWWT UN UNSC
07PANAMA1801PANAMA POST: EDITION XI
[...] (C) Back from an extended hiatus, the Panama Post now brings you its Thanksgiving edition. Increasingly, the Panama Post is the hearing these days from all quarters that, despite her protests to the contrary, current Minister of Housing Balbina Herrera will be the governing Democratic Revolu [...]
2007-11-21 20:23:00Embassy PanamaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PM
07PANAMA1807PANAMA: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON U.S. VIEWS ON IAEA
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-26 21:11:00Embassy PanamaCONFIDENTIALKNNP MNUC PARM AORC PREL IAEA IR PM
07PANAMA1813PANAMA: DEMARCHE OPPOSING UNGA RESOLUTIONS WITH
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-27 16:41:00Embassy PanamaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNGA IS PM
07PANAMA1824PANAMA: THE ITALIAN BUTCHER HIRES A CAMPAIGN
[...] (C) "I have agreed to be campaign manager for Ricardo (Martinelli) starting full-time on January 1," Jimmy Papademetriu told POLCOUNS on November 27, though he said he would eschew the title "campaign manager" as it "paints a target on one's back." Papademetriu said that Patriotic Union (UP) [...]
2007-11-30 19:15:00Embassy PanamaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PM
07PANAMA1827PANAMA: WEIGHING "OVERALL POLICY REVIEW" OF
[...] (C) "Panama is considering an overall policy review of its positions on the various Israel resolutions that come up every year in the UN General Assembly (UNGA)," First VP and FM Samuel Lewis told Ambassador on December 3 in response to reftel A demarche. Lewis added, "I don't know if there wou [...]
2007-12-03 22:15:00Embassy PanamaCONFIDENTIALPREL UNGA IS PM
07PANAMA1828PANAMA: "WHAT'S NEXT?" IN VENEZUELA
[...] (C) "What's next in Venezuela," First VP and FM Samuel Lewis asked Ambassador on December 3. Stunned by the "No" victory in Venezuela, Lewis commented, "Everybody is holding their breath to see what Chavez does next." Lewis mused that Chavez would need to change the subject and grab a new iss [...]
2007-12-03 22:17:00Embassy PanamaCONFIDENTIALPREL VE PM
07PANAMA1829PANAMA: IRAN NIE DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] (C) "You can never let your guard down with Iran," Panamanian First VP and FM Samuel Lewis told Ambassador in response to delivery of reftel demarche. "We are working well with the U.S. a various levels on this issue." Concurring that it remained important to ensure that Iran respected Chapt [...]
2007-12-03 22:34:00Embassy PanamaCONFIDENTIALKNNP MNUC PARM PREL UNSC IR PM
07PANAMA1831PANAMA/CUBA RELATIONSHIP: LIBERTAD ACT RESPONSE
[...] (U) Post provides the following information in response to Ref. A request. Responses are keyed to the specific questions identified in Ref. A. Ref. B is Post's information covering the December 2006- May 2007 time period. Post's answers to REFTEL A questions are based on information obtained f [...]
2007-12-04 20:53:00Embassy PanamaCONFIDENTIALETRD ETTC PREL CU
07PANAMA184PANAMA: SCENESETTER FOR PRESIDENT TORRIJOS'
[...] (C) Panamanian President Martin Torrijos will visit Washington February 14-16 for a meetings with the President and the Secretary of Defense, outreach to the AFL/CIO, business leaders, and the Hill to lobby for adoption of the U.S.-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement (TPA). Indeed, advancing the [...]
2007-02-06 21:04:00Embassy PanamaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON ETRD SNAR KJUS UNSC PM
07PANAMA185PANAMA: SCENESETTER FOR PRESIDENT TORRIJOS'
[...] (C) Panamanian President Martin Torrijos will visit Washington February 14-16 for a meetings with the President and the Secretary of Defense, outreach to the AFL/CIO, business leaders, and the Hill to lobby for adoption of the U.S.-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement (TPA). Indeed, advancing the [...]
2007-02-06 21:08:00Embassy PanamaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON ETRD SNAR KJUS UNSC PM
07PANAMA1856PANAMA: MARTINELLI CONTINUES TO LEAD POLLS
[...] (C) Democratic Change (CD) Party President and presidential candidate Ricardo Martinelli continues to lead the polls in all respects, according to a November 2007 poll conducted by Panama's leading pollster, Dichter and Neira. Overall, the GOP gets a neutral to somewhat negative approval ratin [...]
2007-12-11 20:08:00Embassy PanamaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM PM
07PANAMA1858PANAMA: BALBINA - "I DON'T WANT TO RUN FOR
[...] (C) "I don't want to run for president. (Panama City Mayor) Juan Carlos Navarro will be the PRD presidential nominee," Panamanian Minister of Housing Balbina Herrera told POLCOUNS on December 9. Echoing her emphatic August 9 assertions to DCM, she declared, "I intend to run for mayor." Aske [...]
2007-12-12 13:36:00Embassy PanamaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PM
07PANAMA1867PANAMA: PMG'S DAY OF MOURNING RESOLUTION "WILL NOT
[...] (C) "Pedro Miguel's bill to declare December 20 a National Day of Mourning will not pass," First VP and FM Samuel Lewis assured Ambassador in a December 13 telcon. The day before, National Assembly Deputy Juan Manuel Peralta, at the behest of National Assembly President Pedro Miguel Gonzalez ( [...]
2007-12-13 22:07:00Embassy PanamaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL SNAR PM
07PANAMA1872PANAMA: TORRIJOS OPPOSES NATIONAL DAY OF MOURNING,
[...] (C) "President Torrijos wants you to know his concerns about Pedro Miguel's rant yesterday (December 13). His proposed resolution is not this Administration's policy, and the President does not support the idea of a National Day of Mourning on December 20," First VP and FM Samuel Lewis told [...]
2007-12-14 22:00:00Embassy PanamaCONFIDENTIALPREL SNAR PGOV KTIA PM
07PANAMA1873PANAMA: ADDITIONAL DEMARCHE ON IRAN NIE DELIVERED
[...] (C) "Panama continues to watch the Iran situation closely," First VP and FM Samuel Lewis told Ambassador in response to presentation of reftel A demarche. Lewis indicated that he understood that the U.S. Iran policy had not changed. MFA Senior Advisor for UN Security Council Affairs Nils Cas [...]
2007-12-14 22:01:00Embassy PanamaUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP MNUC PARM PREL IR PM
07PANAMA1874PANAMA: MNF-I UNSCR DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] (C) US and UK Ambassadors jointly presented reftel A demarche to First VP and FM Samuel Lewis on December 14 regarding the extension of the mandates for the Multinational Forces - Iraq (MNF-I),the Development Fund for Iraq (DFI) and the International Advisory and Monitoring Board (IAMB). Lew [...]
2007-12-14 22:02:00Embassy PanamaCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL UNSCR EFIN MARR IZ PM
07PANAMA1876PANAMA: ADDITIONAL DEMARCHE ON IRAN NIE DELIVERED
[...] (C) "Panama continues to watch the Iran situation closely," First VP and FM Samuel Lewis told Ambassador in response to presentation of reftel A demarche. Lewis indicated that he understood that the U.S. Iran policy had not changed. MFA Senior Advisor for UN Security Council Affairs Nils Cas [...]
2007-12-17 16:10:00Embassy PanamaCONFIDENTIALKNNP MNUC PARM PREL IR PM
07PANAMA1880PANAMA: KOSOVO FINAL STATUS DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-17 21:15:00Embassy PanamaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UNSC UNMIK YI EU PM
07PANAMA1896PANAMA: PRD-OPPOSITION COMPROMISE MOVES DAY OF
[...] (C) National Assembly President Pedro Miguel Gonzalez's resolution to proclaim December 20 -- the anniversary of OPERATION JUST CAUSE, the 1989 U.S. invasion of Panama -- a "Day of Mourning and of Patriotic Reflection" was approved by the National Assembly in its third and final debate on Dec [...]
2007-12-20 22:09:00Embassy PanamaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PM
07PANAMA1897PANAMA: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON CHARGES AGAINST
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-20 22:25:00Embassy PanamaCONFIDENTIALPREL CJAN ASEC KJUS VE AR PM
07PANAMA221PANAMA: IO PDAS WARLICK'S UNSC CONSULTATIONS
[...] (C) "Panama wants to be a constructive and pragmatic partner of the U.S. on the UN Security Council," 1st VP and FM Samuel Lewis told visiting Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs (IO PDAS) James Warlick on February 5. Mr. Warlick expressed app [...]
2007-02-13 15:38:00Embassy PanamaCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER UNSC PM
07PANAMA28PANAMA MARKS CONCLUSION OF FTA (TPA) NEGOTIATIONS
[...] (U) SUMMARY. The GoP is engaged in a full court press to solidify public support for the U.S.-Panama FTA (now renamed as a "Trade Promotion Agreement" or "TPA") Working through the holidays, President Martin Torrijos led a December 27 event to mark the conclusion of the TPA negotiations. The [...]
2007-01-08 20:24:00Embassy PanamaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFTA ETRD FAS FCSC PM
07PANAMA362PANAMA: PRD POSTPONES INTERNAL ELECTIONS
[...] (C) The Revolutionary Democratic Party (PRD) would postpone its internal elections until January 2008 and its presidential primary until October 2008, Panamanian First VP and FM Samuel Lewis told the Ambassador on March 6. Lewis asserted that this postponement would allow President Martin To [...]
2007-03-09 20:07:00Embassy PanamaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PM
07PANAMA383PANAMA: CUBAN FM COMES TO TOWN
[...] (C) Noting that Cuba "has demonstrated its solidarity and support" for Panama since "the epoch of General Omar Torrijos," Panamanian First VP and FM Samuel Lewis launched the first meeting of the Panama-Cuba binational commission on March 2. Lewis added that the meeting was "of high importanc [...]
2007-03-13 15:53:00Embassy PanamaCONFIDENTIALPREL PM CU
07PANAMA406PANAMA: IRAN AND SUDAN DEMARCHES DELIVERED
[...] (C) "We do not foresee a problem with the draft UN Security Council Resolution on Iran that was prepared by the P-5 1 and anticipate that it will be adopted early next week," Panamanian MFA Senior Advisor for UN Security Council Matters Nils Castro told POLCOUNS on March 16. Though he compla [...]
2007-03-16 21:00:00Embassy PanamaCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC KPKO IR CD CT
07PANAMA461PANAMA: KOSOVO DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] (C) Supportive of UN Special Envoy for Kosovo Ahtisaari's recommendations, Panama was engaging Russia to avoid a Russian veto and secure adoption of a UN Security Council Resolution that supported Ahtisaari's recommendations, including his proposal for Kosovo's supervised independence, Panama [...]
2007-03-27 21:57:00Embassy PanamaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UNMIK UNSC UN YI EU PM
07PANAMA490PANAMA: DEMARCHE ON GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO COMBAT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-30 19:53:00Embassy PanamaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER KNNP MCAP PINR PINS PARM PREL PM
07PANAMA505PANAMA: TORRIJOS LAUNCHES "CRUSADE AGAINST CRIME"
[...] (U) In a March 29 address to the nation, President Torrijos unveiled an anti-crime bill with a multipronged strategy to fight youth crime, particularly youth gang violence. The new bill would propose tougher penalties for youth offenders, tighten immigration regulations, and direct seized as [...]
2007-04-03 16:57:00Embassy PanamaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KCRIM SOCI PM
07PANAMA523PANAMA: ASSESSMENT OF KOSOVO POSITION
[...] (C) Panamanian PermRep to the UN Ricardo Alberto Arias' decision to vote against permitting Kosovar President Sejdiu to address the UNSC on April 3 did not reflect substantive Panamanian concerns about the way ahead on Kosovo, but rather Panama's legalistic approach to procedural matters, Aria [...]
2007-04-09 19:42:00Embassy PanamaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UNSC UNMIK YI EU PM
07PANAMA557PANAMA SUPPORTIVE BUT WARY ON KOSOVO
[...] (C) "Rest assured, we're on the same page" on Kosovo future status, First VP and FM Samuel Lewis told Ambassador Eaton and POLOFF when he delivered reftel demarche on April 12. Lewis expressed Panamanian support of the UNMIK Administrator's recommendations -- including independence -- but a [...]
2007-04-12 22:53:00Embassy PanamaCONFIDENTIALPREL UN UNMIC PGOV YL PM
07PANAMA636PANAMA: PANAMENISTA PARTY PRESIDENT LAYS OUT
[...] (C) "Panama has fifteen to twenty years to get its act together to prevent populism from taking root here," Panamenista Party President and presidential candidate Juan Carlos Varela told POLCOUNS on April 20. Varela stated that, with the right leadership (ostensibly his),stronger institutio [...]
2007-04-23 21:33:00Embassy PanamaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PM
07PANAMA637PANAMA: PANAMENISTA PARTY PRESIDENT LAYS OUT
[...] (C) "Panama has fifteen to twenty years to get its act together to prevent populism from taking root here," Panamenista Party President and presidential candidate Juan Carlos Varela told POLCOUNS on April 20. Varela stated that, with the right leadership (ostensibly his),stronger institutions, and [...]
2007-04-23 21:33:00Embassy PanamaCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON PM
07PANAMA715PANAMA: TWO PRD WOMEN ACTIVISTS SHARE VIEWS
[...] (C) Panamanian President Martin Torrijos "is a completely different person these days," de facto PRD women's group secretary Maribel Coco told POLREP on April 27. "Before winning election, he had close contact with the party structures, but now he ignores them." According to PRD women's act [...]
2007-05-03 16:19:00Embassy PanamaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PM
07PANAMA718PANAMA: EX-MOLIRENA MEMBER/NEW PATRIOTIC UNION
[...] (C) "Over five thousand former members of the (Liberal Republican Nationalist Movement) MOLIRENA have joined Patriotic Union (UP)," Delia Cardenas told POLCOUNS during their May 3 during. Cardenas, one of the more notable ex-MOLIRENA members to join UP, asserted that UP would be the primary [...]
2007-05-03 18:47:00Embassy PanamaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PM
07PANAMA787NEGROPONTE AND TORRIJOS DISCUSS TPA, BIOFUELS,
[...] (C) Summary. In a May 11 call on Panamanian President Martin Torrijos, Deputy Secretary of State John D. Negroponte and President Torrijos discussed the commercial and strategic importance of pending free trade agreements with Colombia, Peru, and Panama. They also discussed the potential of [...]
2007-05-15 17:29:00Embassy PanamaCONFIDENTIALETRD ECON PREL PGOV ENRG UNSC OAS PM
07PANAMA815PANAMA: DEMOCRATIC CHANGE INTERNAL POLL INDICATES
[...] (C) Democratic Change (CD) leader Ricardo Martinelli continued to lead the polls among Panamanian presidential aspirants, CD VP Roberto Henriquez told POLCOUNS on May 17. Henriquez later provided POLCOUNS a copy of a private CID Gallup poll conducted for CD in May that showed Martinelli leadi [...]
2007-05-17 22:23:00Embassy PanamaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PM
07PANAMA834PANAMA/CUBA RELATIONSHIP: LIBERTAD ACT, TITLE III
[...] (U) Post provides the following information in response to Ref. A request. Responses are keyed to the specific questions identified in Ref. A. Ref. B is Post's information covering the May-November 2006 time period. Post's answers to REFTEL A questions are based on information obtained from t [...]
2007-05-22 22:11:00Embassy PanamaCONFIDENTIALETRD ETTC PREL PM CU
07PANAMA85PANAMA: SOUTHCOM COMMANDER MEETS WITH PRESIDENT TORRIJOS; 9:00 A.M., JANUARY 19; PALACIO DE LAS GARZAS, PANAMA CITY
[...] No summary [...]
2007-01-19 20:32:00Embassy PanamaCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MASS MOPS SNAR PBTS ECON PN
07PANAMA856PANAMA-VENEZUELA: CHAVEZ NOT VISITING; ROSALES
[...] (C) "Chavez will not be coming to the General Assembly of the Organization of American States (OASGA)," Panamanian First VP and FM Samuel Lewis told Ambassador on May 23. A relieved Lewis added that President Martin Torrijos would not make a stop-over in Caracas on hi way to Rio de Janeiro. [...]
2007-05-24 20:39:00Embassy PanamaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL VE PM
07PANAMA901PANAMA: CHAVEZ'S CLOSURE OF RCTV "SOVEREIGN"
[...] (U) "The decision to not renew RCTV's concession was a sovereign decision of the Government of Venezuela," Panamanian President Martin Torrijos told the press on May 25 during a press conference in Brazil. "Neither Panama nor any other country can judge whether or not the application of oth [...]
2007-05-31 19:51:00Embassy PanamaCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM ENRG ECON OAS VE PM
07PANAMA910SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY OF STATE RICES' JUNE 4 VISIT TO
[...] (SBU) Welcome and Summary. Embassy Panama extends a warm welcome to you and your delegation. Your engagement in Panama can help strengthen our excellent bilateral relationship, solidify support for the U.S.-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement (TPA),reinforce U.S. support for, and interest in, [...]
2007-06-01 16:32:00Embassy PanamaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV ETRD ECON OVIP OTRA PM
07PANAMA914SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY OF STATE RICE'S
[...] (SBU) Welcome and Summary. Embassy Panama extends a warm welcome to you and your delegation. Your engagement in Panama can help strengthen our excellent bilateral relationship, solidify support for the U.S.- Panama Trade Promotion Agreement (TPA),reinforce U.S. support for, and interest in [...]
2007-06-01 22:25:00Embassy PanamaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV ETRD ECON OVIP OTRA PM
07PANAMA915PANAMA/OASGA: CODEL Meeks? Luncheon with OAS
[...] CODEL Meeks briefly touched upon OAS member nations? priorities while sharing the Congress members? desire to further invigorate U.S. engagement in the region. Congressman Meeks focused on the need to adequately support institutions like the OAS in furthering development and strengthening dem [...]
2007-06-04 12:45:00Embassy PanamaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PREF OAS PM
07PANAMA920PANAMA/OASGA: CODEL MEEKS' LUNCHEON WITH OAS
[...] CODEL Meeks briefly touched upon OAS member nations' priorities while sharing the congress members' desire to further invigorate U.S. engagement in the region. Congressman Meeks focused on the need to adequately support institutions like the OAS in furthering development and strengthening dem [...]
2007-06-04 16:30:00Embassy PanamaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREF OAS PM
07PANAMA996PANAMA: FM SATISFIED WITH TIP REPORT
[...] (SBU) "The 2007 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report does not look too different from last year's report. That is good to see," said First Vice President and Foreign Minister Samuel Lewis after Ambassador delivered reftel demarche on June 11. Ambassador noted the report acknowledged positive [...]
2007-06-13 16:54:00Embassy PanamaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN PREL PGOV SMIG KPAO PM
07PARIS540US-DESIGNATED TERRORIST GROUP SUING WIESENTHAL
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The public trial for defamation brought against Dr. Shimon Samuels, Director for International Affairs of the Simon Wiesenthal Center, by the Committee for Welfare and Aid to the Palestinians (CBSP) concluded on February 2, after two days and 13 hours of testimony. The CBSP, [...]
2007-02-09 15:30:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALSOCI PTER PREL PREF PINS PHUM EAID FR IS
07PORTAUPRINCE807VETTING REQUEST: SECOND SUBMISSION OF 50 HAITIAN NATIONAL
[...] This is an action request for WHA/CAR. 2. Post requests Department initiate review of the following 50 HNP cadets among the approximately 655 recruited for training of the 19th Promotion. 3. We received comments regarding three (3) individuals following the consular section's NIK proc [...]
2007-05-02 18:26:00Embassy Port Au PrinceUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR MARR MASS PGOV RHUM HA
07PORTAUPRINCE860LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: FIFTH (5TH) SUBMISSION OF 50 HAITIAN
[...] This is an action request for WHA/CAR. 2. Post requests Department initiate review of the following 50 HNP cadets among the 654 recruited for training of the 19th Promotion. The 19th class is scheduled for graduation on August 7, 2007, and therefore, the vetting process must be complete [...]
2007-05-10 17:50:00Embassy Port Au PrinceUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR MARR MASS PGOV RHUM HA
07PORTAUPRINCE900LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: TENTH (10TH) SUBMISSION OF 50
[...] This is an action request for WHA/CAR. 2. Post requests Department initiate review of the following 50 HNP cadets among the 654 recruited for training of the 19th Promotion. The 19th class is scheduled for graduation on August 7, 2007, and therefore, the vetting process must be completed w [...]
2007-05-16 18:53:00Embassy Port Au PrinceUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR MARR MASS PGOV RHUM HA
07PORTAUPRINCE934LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: THIRTEENTH (13TH) SUBMISSION; THE
[...] This is an action request for WHA/CAR. 2. Post requests the Department initiate review of the following 54 HNP cadets among the 654 recruited for training of the 19th Promotion. This is the final submission of names that total 654. The 19th class is scheduled for graduation on August 7, 2 [...]
2007-05-22 15:56:00Embassy Port Au PrinceUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR MARR MASS PGOV RHUM HA
07PRETORIA3029 SECRETARY LEAVITT CONCLUDES SUCCESSFUL VISIT TO
[...] (U) U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) Michael O. Leavitt completed a successful visit to South Africa August 18-21, 2007. The Secretary and his delegation visited four sites in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal Provinces funded by the President's Emergency Plan for Aids Relief to dem [...]
2007-08-30 04:37:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON SOCI PGOV PREL SF
07PRETORIA4244CONGRESSIONAL BLACK CAUCUS VISIT TO SOUTH AFRICA
[...] (U) Summary: A delegation representing the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation (CBCF) led by Congresswoman Barbara Lee (Dem., Calif.),Del. Donna M. Christensen (Dem., Virgin Islands) and CBCF President Dr. Elsie Scott, visited South Africa November 27 - December 2, 2008. The delegation met [...]
2007-12-27 10:37:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON KHIV OREP PREL SF SOCI
07PRISTINA65 COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO SAMUEL LAEUCHLI
[...] US Office Pristina welcomes and grants country clearance to USOSCE Political Counselor Samuel Laeuchli to visit Pristina on January 30 and 31, 2007. The purpose of the visit is to consult with U.S. Office and visits to OSCE field missions. Control officer will be Political Officer AJ Rei-Per [...]
2007-01-24 13:14:00Embassy PristinaUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA APER ASEC OSCE AMGT BK MK SR
07RIGA520RIGA JUDICIAL CONFERENCE: A MODEL RULE OF LAW
[...] (U) Summary: Embassy Riga, in cooperation with the Latvian Supreme Court and the Latvian Ministry of Justice, hosted an international conference entitled Judicial Reform, Ethics, and Transparency July 2nd - 3rd. At Ambassador Bailey's invitation, US Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito came to [...]
2007-07-13 07:11:00Embassy RigaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KJUS EAID LG
07RIGA525US SUPREME COURT JUSTICE MEETS WITH LATVIAN LEADERS
[...] (U) Summary: At Ambassador Bailey's invitation, US Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito visited Riga to participate as the keynote speaker at Embassy Riga's conference on Judicial Ethics, Transparency and Reform. During his stay, Alito met with President Vaira Vike-Freiberga and Prime Minister A [...]
2007-07-13 17:12:00Embassy RigaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KJUS PREL LG
07RIYADH2056NOVEMBER OPEC SUMMIT IN RIYADH
[...] This is an action request. DOE/International Policy and EB/ESC please see paragraphs five and nine. -------------- Summary -------------- 2. (C) On September 30, Energy Attache and DOE Officer met with Advisor to the Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources (MinPet) and Director [...]
2007-10-07 13:06:00Embassy RiyadhCONFIDENTIALEPET ENRG ECON SA
07ROME1856ITALY RESPONSE TO INVITATION TO ATTEND 2007 GNEP
[...] In response to Secretary Bodman's invitation to attend the second Ministerial Meeting of the Global Nuclear Energy Partnership in Vienna September 16 (ref B),Embassy received a letter on 8/30 informing us that Undersecretary for Economic Development Marco Stradiotto of the Ministry of Econom [...]
2007-08-30 16:59:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDENRG TRGY KNNP IAEA IT
07ROME205ITALIAN MINISTER OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
[...] This is an action request. Please see paragraph 5. 2. Introduction and Summary. In a January 26 meeting with Acting Ecmin, Vincenzo De Luca, Diplomatic Advisor to Minister of Economic Development Bersani, identified intensifying U.S.-Italy cooperation on energy research and development and [...]
2007-01-31 16:29:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDSENV ECON ENRG KSCA IT
07ROME2204ITALY: ASSISTANCE TO BURMA FOCUSED ON HUMANITARIAN
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-18 11:04:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID PHUM BM IT
07SANJOSE1451THE RIO SAN JUAN CONTROVERSY: STILL A SORE POINT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-01 22:43:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KTIA
07SANSALVADOR1783SAN MIGUEL POLICE CORRUPTION PROBE CASTS WIDER NET
[...] (C) Summary: The ongoing investigation into police corruption in San Miguel has so far resulted in the arrest of a total of eight National Civilian Police (PNC) officers, as well as indictments ranging from murder to obstruction of justice to dereliction of duty. While the cases point to ser [...]
2007-09-06 16:37:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KCRM PHUM ES
07SHANGHAI357DRL OFFICER CHANG EAST CHINA VISIT
[...] (SBU) Summary. During his May 21-24 visit to Shanghai and Hefei, Anhui Province, DRL Program Officer met with DRL grantee organizations International Bridges for Justice (IBJ) and SE Consortium for International Development/Global Suppliers Institute (SECID/GSI),as well as academics and stud [...]
2007-06-08 07:17:00Consulate ShanghaiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM ELAB KJUS CH
07STATE81232EUROPEAN CONFERENCE ON INSURGENCY OPENS DIALOGUE;
[...] (U) This cable is Sensitive But Unclassified -- Not for Internet distribution. 2. (U) SUMMARY: As part of the U.S. Government Interagency Counterinsurgency Initiative, the State Department collaborated with the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) to deliver a European conference on [...]
2007-06-11 23:00:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDMARR MOPS EAID EUN PGOV PINS PREL PTER PROP
07STATE87143(U) Secretary Rice's June 18 Meeting
[...] (U) June 18, 2007, 3:15 p.m.-5:05 p.m., Washington. 2. (U) Participants: United States The Secretary WHA A/S Thomas A. Shannon WHA/DAS Patrick D. Duddy Ambassador Robert Dieter Ambassador Brenda Johnson Ambassador Mary Ourisman Ambassador David Robinson Ambassador Janet Sanderson [...]
2007-06-21 23:49:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALOVIP RICE CONDOLEEZZA PREL ETRD ENRG
07SUVA75FIJI POLICE FIGHT TO RETAIN INDEPENDENCE FROM
[...] (C) Summary: RSO met with the Fiji Police Assistant Commissioner for Police Operations Samuela Matakibau January 23 to discuss the current state of the Fiji police and its relationship with the military-appointed interim government. Despite the military's assertions that the police and army ar [...]
2007-01-29 20:28:00Embassy SuvaCONFIDENTIALASEC PREL CASC MARR FJ
07SUVA84FIJI UPDATE, FEBRUARY 1, 2007: EPG COMPLETES ITS
[...] (C) The EPG wrapped up its visit, but said little of substance in its closing press conference. The EPG will present a report to Forum Foreign Ministers in about two weeks. It called on the Forum to continue to engage with Fiji. In a welcome letter to the EPG Chairman, Bainimarama said th [...]
2007-01-31 22:44:00Embassy SuvaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM MARR ASEC FJ
07TAIPEI240DIRECTOR'S MEETING WITH NEW TAIPEI MAYOR HAU
[...] (C) Summary: Recently-elected Taipei Mayor Hau Long-bin intends to focus the first six months of his term demonstrating to the public that his administration is clean, competent, and committed to serving the public. Hau will concentrate on bread-and-butter issues, including the environment, [...]
2007-01-31 08:42:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR TW
07TELAVIV1957ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media reported that in a conciliatory address to the summit in Sharm el-Sheikh PM Ehud Olmert declared in a surprise gesture that he intends to ask the cabinet to approve the release of [...]
2007-06-26 12:07:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2896ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Myanmar ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio reported that Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will visit the region in mid-October to work on the agenda for the Annapolis meeting. Maariv reported that during a meet [...]
2007-10-03 11:08:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07THEHAGUE90COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR FAA EASTERN REGION
[...] Country clearance is granted for January 30 - February 2, 2007 visit to the Netherlands of Federal Aviation Administration Inspectors Peter Vincent Bono and Samuel Andrew Lombardi to accomplish FAA national program guideline required inspection of aircrafts of carrier Saudi Aramco, Employees. [...]
2007-01-19 12:31:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA EAIR NL
07THEHAGUE91COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR FAA EASTERN REGION
[...] Country clearance is granted for January 30 - February 2, 2007 visit to the Netherlands of Federal Aviation Administration Inspectors Peter Vincent Bono and Samuel Andrew Lombardi to accomplish FAA national program guideline required inspection of aircrafts of carrier Saudi Aramco, Employees. [...]
2007-01-19 12:31:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA EAIR NL
07TOKYO55 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/09/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-01-09 08:13:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08ABUDHABI1424ABU DHABI MASDAR CITY MAINTAINS CARBON NEUTRAL TARGET
[...] (SBU) Summary: Masdar City - a six square kilometer grand experiment backed with $24 billion funding to create the world's first carbon-neutral, zero-waste, renewable energy powered city supporting 25,000 residents and 50,000 commuters - continues to work through many critical issues in its i [...]
2008-12-18 13:39:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV ETRD EAID PGOV KMPI EFIN AE
08ABUJA1550NIGERIA: IBORI ASSOCIATE APPOINTED TO PRESIDENT'S
[...] (C) Summary. Internet news site Sahara Reporters broke the news on July 31 that former Delta State Governor James Ibori's former Commissioner of Finance David Edevbie was appointed Principal Secretary to President Umaru Yar'Adua. Ibori (as reported reftels) is under investigation in Nigeria a [...]
2008-08-06 17:05:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KCOR KCRIM NI
08ABUJA1986NIGERIA: RUMORS AND MURMURS OF CHANGE, BUT STILL
[...] (C) Summary. Although the long-awaited and much-discussed Cabinet reshuffle still has not materialized, we are starting to see some changes around the edges of the administration. President Yar'Adua appointed three prominent ANPP members (FYI: the ANPP is one of two opposition parties which h [...]
2008-10-08 17:36:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR NI
08ABUJA2094NIGERIA: RUMORS AND MURMURS OF CHANGE, BUT STILL
[...] (C) Summary. Although the long-awaited and much-discussed Cabinet reshuffle still has not materialized, we are starting to see some changes around the edges of the administration. President Yar'Adua appointed three prominent ANPP members (FYI: the ANPP is one of two opposition parties which h [...]
2008-10-24 09:30:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR NI
08ABUJA2270PD OCTOBER ROUND-UP - MISSION NIGERIA PROGRAMS SUPPORT
[...] Summary: In the month of October, public diplomacy activities of the U.S. Mission to Nigeria supported each of the four pillars of the U.S. - Nigeria Framework for Partnership: Governing Justly and Democratically, Investing in People, Economic Trade and Growth, and Peace and Security. Headlin [...]
2008-11-18 15:29:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO SCUL KDEM ECON EFIN NI
08ACCRA1448GHANA ELECTIONS: BUSSING STUDENTS FOR POLITICAL
[...] (U) SUMMARY. Members of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) party in Cape Coast physically prevented a group of university students from transferring their voting district to this university town in Ghana's Central Region early this week. According to NDC party officials, the [...]
2008-11-14 09:20:00Embassy AccraUNCLASSIFIEDGH KDEM PGOV PHUM PINS PREL
08ADDISABABA1223DRAFT CIVIL SOCIETY LAW CLAMPS DOWN ON
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST: On May 6, in a hastily called "consultative" meeting, Minister of Justice Assefa Kessito outlined for a group of several hundred NGO leaders the many changes outlined in the Ethiopian Government's (GoE) draft law governing civil society released on May 2. In th [...]
2008-05-07 15:46:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALKDEM PGOV EAID PHUM KJUS ET
08ADDISABABA261ELECTIONS HERALD #1: LOCAL ELECTIONS HEADED FOR
[...] (C) This is the first in a series of reports analyzing the run-up to, and conduct of, Ethiopia's April 13 and 20 local elections. Four weeks into the voter registration process and two weeks into the candidate registration process, the prevailing environment in Ethiopia is marked by success by [...]
2008-02-04 11:57:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALKDEM PGOV PHUM ET
08AITTAIPEI574MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS
[...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language April 25 dailies focused news coverage on Taiwan's Supreme Court not guilty verdict for President-elect Ma Ying-jeou in his special allowance case; on Taipei Deputy Mayor Samuel Wu's resignation amid allegations that he received money from an arms deale [...]
2008-04-25 07:46:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AMMAN123JORDAN COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR Samuel Helland + 9
[...] (SBU) Embassy Amman warmly welcomes the visit of Samuel Helland, Ronald Coleman, Kevin Kelley, Rhonda Martin, Peter Dahl, Dennis Reed, Daniel Burs, Raphael Sanchez, Raymond Terlaje and Aaron Labertew to Jordan from 11 - 12 February 2008, as requested reftel. The travelers should carefully revie [...]
2008-01-13 14:58:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOREP AMGT OTRA ASEC AFIN JO
08AMMAN279MINISTER OF ENVIRONMENT DISCUSSES ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES WITH
[...] (SBU) Summary: In a January 17 meeting with environmental attorney Diane Bodman (wife of Energy Secretary Samuel Bodman),Minister of Environment Khaled Irani provided a historical perspective on Jordan's environmental issues, the strong relationship of the government with environmental NGOs, [...]
2008-01-27 15:00:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV ETRD EAID PGOV JO
08AMMAN3371ACTING A/S WITTEN PRESSES JORDANIAN MINISTER TO DO
[...] (SBU) Summary: PRM Acting A/S Samuel Witten met on November 19 in Amman with Minister for Planning and International Cooperation (MOPIC) Suhair Al-Ali to press the GOJ to be more creative on vocational training, status and work permit issues for Iraqi refugees in Jordan. Minister Ali told Wi [...]
2008-12-23 14:23:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPREF PREL EAID JO IZ
08ASMARA43MILITARY ACTIVITIES IN ASSAB REGION
[...] (S/NF) RSO Source stated he met with a friend who is a soldier stationed in the port city of Assab and in Asmara on leave. He stated the Eritrean Defense Forces (EDF) recently received 110 new tanks that are deployed along the border regions near Assab (NFI). 2. (S/NF) The soldier stated M [...]
2008-01-31 07:04:00Embassy AsmaraSECRET//NOFORNMOPS PGOV PREL PINR ER
08ASTANA437EXBS KAZAKHSTAN ADVISOR'S MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE (FEBRUARY
[...] U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia Richard Boucher visited Kazakhstan from February 9-11, 2008. On February 11, 2008, Assistant Secretary Boucher met with Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev and discussed Kazakhstan's 2010 OSCE chairmanship, energy issues, and re [...]
2008-03-07 03:13:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP KZ
08ATHENS427GREECE/OSCE: BILATERAL CONSULTATIONS ON 2009
[...] (U) This is a joint Embassy Athens/USOSCE Cable. 2. (C) Summary. USOSCE Ambassador Finley, EUR A/DAS Robbins, and Embassy Athens and USOSCE personnel met March 17 with Greek officials to consult on Greek plans for the upcoming 2009 Chairmanship of the OSCE. The Greeks have identified ke [...]
2008-03-20 08:56:00Embassy AthensCONFIDENTIALOSCE PGOV PREL PHUM KRIF GR AF ZL
08BAGHDAD1615IRFFI DONORS FIELD TRIP FAILS TO DELIVER
[...] (SBU) The International Reconstruction Fund Facility for Iraq (IRFFI) held a donors field trip conference, hosted by the Italian-led REO Hillah Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT),at the Dhi Qar Mittica Training Center on the Talil Airbase in An Nasiriyah Province May 18-19. Attending the c [...]
2008-05-27 07:55:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV EFIN EAID PREL IZ
08BAKU1097BAKU ENERGY SUMMIT ADVANCES U.S. EURASIAN ENERGY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On November 13-14 Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev hosted the IV Energy Summit in Baku, following up on previous energy summits in Krakow (May 2007),Vilnius (October 2007) and Kyiv (May 2008). Prominent attendees included the Heads of State of Turkey, Georgia, Ukraine, Lithuan [...]
2008-11-17 13:54:00Embassy BakuCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ENRG AJ TK
08BAKU1127DRAFT POTUS LETTER TO PRESIDENT ALIYEV
[...] No summary [...]
2008-11-26 13:44:00Embassy BakuCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL AJ ENRG
08BAKU1147PRESIDENT GUL TELLS SECRETARY BODMAN OF SOUTHERN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In a November 13 meeting with President Gul, Energy Secretary Bodman stressed U.S. support for the region and the Southern Corridor, with Gul expressing appreciation for USG support and noting its importance to future projects. Gul indicated that Turkey and Azerbaijan are close t [...]
2008-12-03 12:34:00Embassy BakuCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL AJ TU ENRG
08BAKU741SOCAR EXPLAINS AZERBAIJAN-TURKMENISTAN OIL AND GAS
[...] (SBU) Summary: SOCAR's Vice President told Embassy officers that the September 9-10 Azerbaijan-Turkmenistan joint oil and gas conference will be light on debate and heavy on official presentations, much like former Soviet exhibitions. This format, Azerbaijan believes, will ensure Turkmenista [...]
2008-08-07 04:28:00Embassy BakuUNCLASSIFIEDENRG EPET EINT PREL AZ TX TU
08BAMAKO835HHS SECRETARY LEAVITT'S VISIT TO MALI
[...] No summary [...]
2008-10-17 05:45:00Embassy BamakoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL SOCI TBIO KHIV ML
08BEIJING4049LAW ENFORCEMENT COOPERATION: JOINT LIAISON GROUP
[...] (SBU) U.S. members of the Repatriation Working Group of the U.S.-China Joint Liaison Group (JLG) for Law Enforcement Cooperation recently held informal consultations with their counterparts from China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) and Ministry of Public Security (MPS) on repatriating Chin [...]
2008-10-24 08:29:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KHLS SMIG CVIS CH IR
08BEIRUT215LEBANON: HARIRI URGES STRONGER U.S. PRESSURE ON
[...] (C) Increased pressure on Syria was the dominant theme of the Ambassador's first meeting with majority leader Saad Hariri. The opposition, supported by Syria and Iran, was pursuing a long-term strategy to gradually take over the country, he claimed. Bilateral and international assistance was [...]
2008-02-12 17:08:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL PTER PARM PHUM PINR SY IS LE
08BEIRUT226LEBANON: AMBASSADOR RECEIVES OVERVIEW OF GOL'S
[...] (C) During an introductory call on February 13, the Ambassador received an overview of the GOL's programs to assist the Palestinian refugee community from Ambassador Khalil Makkawi, President of the Lebanese-Palestinian Dialogue Committee (LPDC). Ambassador Makkawi outlined short-term goals, [...]
2008-02-13 16:43:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KPAL PREF SY IS LE
08BEIRUT349LEBANON: PRM A/S WITTEN REVIEWS IRAQI REFUGEE
[...] (C) Acting Foreign Minister Tarek Mitri conveyed his concerns to visiting Acting A/S for Population, Refugees and Migration Samuel Witten about the complex situation of Iraqi refugees residing in Lebanon. He admitted that some in the Lebanese public are suffering from "paranoia," and he is co [...]
2008-03-07 13:46:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM SOCI SMIG LE
08BERLIN1702GERMAN RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON ASSISTANCE TO
[...] (SBU) On December 22, 2008, Econoff spoke with Christiane Botschen, Deputy Head of Division for Mexico, Central America & Caribbean, German Ministry of Foreign Affairs, to urge host country suspension of assistance to Nicaragua following the fraudulent November 9 municipal elections. Having f [...]
2008-12-22 14:14:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON EAID PREL UNGA NU GM
08BERN35SCENESETTER: THE 2008 WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM ANNUAL
[...] (U) The Geneva-based World Economic Forum (WEF) is an independent international organization, with a self-proclaimed commitment to "improving the state of the world." It can be thought of as a large think tank with global mobility. The WEF's aim is to be a leader in identifying strategic iss [...]
2008-01-17 16:41:00Embassy BernUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ETRD SENV ENRG EAID PGOV SZ
08BERN480FINANCE MINISTER SUFFERS HEART ATTACK
[...] (U) Finance Minister Hans-Rudolf Merz suffered a heart attack on Saturday, September 20 and subsequently was placed into an artificial coma and underwent quintuple bypass surgery. His condition is listed as critical but stable. The doctors confirmed that his heart now seems to be circulating [...]
2008-09-22 14:21:00Embassy BernUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN ETRD PGOV SZ
08BERN612BILATERAL RELATIONSHIPS WITH SWITZERLAND AND THE
[...] No summary [...]
2008-12-02 14:39:00Embassy BernCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON ETRD PHUM EFIN SZ
08BERN633SWISS CABINET ELECTIONS: UELI MAURER TO
[...] (U) Swiss People's Party (SVP) candidate Ueli Maurer was elected December 10 by a joint session of the Swiss Parliament into the seven-member Federal Council (Executive Cabinet). In what was expected to be a narrow contest, Maurer won by a single vote, garnering 122 of the 243 valid ballots c [...]
2008-12-11 15:43:00Embassy BernUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL SZ
08BOGOTA1418POLO SENATOR PETRO ON CHAVEZ, AN URIBE THIRD TERM,
[...] (C) Polo Party Senator Gustavo Petro speculated that Venezuelan President Chavez -- fearing what might be in the Raul Reyes' computers -- appears to be rethinking his involvement in humanitarian negotiations or unilateral liberation of FARC-held hostages. Petro claimed President Uribe will de [...]
2008-04-16 18:01:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL PTER VZ CO
08BOGOTA1432GOC AND MAPP/OAS AGREE: EVIDENCE SHOWS NO AGUILAS
[...] (U) Speculation over the presence of an Aguilas Negras group in Bogota continues following threats allegedly made by the group against human rights groups responsible for the March 6 march against paramilitaries and state violence (see reftel). The Human Rights Ombudsman (Defensoria) has issued [...]
2008-04-17 15:46:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIALPTER PGOV PINR CO
08BOGOTA2063DEPUTY SECRETARY NEGROPONTE'S JUNE 2 MEETING WITH
[...] (C) Deputy Secretary Negroponte met with Panamanian Foreign Minister Samuel Lewis Navarro June 2. Both the Deputy and Navarro noted the U.S.-Panama relationship had "never been stronger." Navarro said the GOP lost its last helicopter in an accident, and requested expedited USG assistance to [...]
2008-06-06 17:16:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIALPTER PGOV PREL ECON PM EC CO
08BOGOTA2195COLOMBIA: MAKTOUM FOUNDATION ENTREPRENEURS
[...] (SBU) Post has consulted internally in response to reftel and suggests current Barranquilla Mayor Alejandro Char Chalub and Colombian businessman and philanthropist Samuel Azout. 2. (SBU) Prior to his 2007 election as Mayor of Barranquilla (one of three major ports on Colombia's Caribbean Co [...]
2008-06-18 19:54:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PGOV PREL CO
08BOGOTA2215AMBASSADOR'S VISIT TO BARRANQUILLA, JUNE 7, 2008
[...] (U) Ambassador visited Barranquilla, Atlantico Department, on June 7 to receive a major food donation funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and destined for the World Food Program (WFP). Barranquilla Mayor Alejandro Char, Atlantico Governor Eduardo Verano, a [...]
2008-06-19 22:03:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PREL SNAR KCOM KAID EC CO
08BOGOTA2387POLO PARTY: FAR LEFT CONSOLIDATES POWER
[...] (C) The opposition Polo Democratico Party is becoming increasingly dominated by the far-left, with Party moderates such as former Bogota May LuchoGarzon distancing themselves from the group. The Party's decision to fire moderate Secretary General Daniel Garcia Pena ahead of a critical Party C [...]
2008-07-01 21:55:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PREF PTER PHUM CO
08BOGOTA3278SHOW OF RESILIENCE LIKELY BEHIND RECENT FARC
[...] (C) Summary: Colombian officials accused the FARC of carrying out several deadly bombings in Cali, Bogota and in Antioquia province. These attacks were likely designed to demonstrate the terrorist group's continued resilience after a string of high profile, tactical GOC victories. President [...]
2008-09-03 20:09:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PREF PTER PHUM CO
08BOGOTA3584FARC UNIVERSITY RECRUITMENT EFFORTS UNDER
[...] (C) Summary: Colombian officials are investigating reports that the FARC is stepping up recruitment efforts at Colombian universities. The controversy was sparked by leftist Senator Piedad Cordoba's address to Bogota university students on September 4, in which she urged them to rise up agai [...]
2008-09-24 15:39:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PREF PTER PHUM CO
08BOGOTA376WORLDWIDE MARCHES AGAINST THE FARC PLANNED FOR
[...] (U) Summary: A non-partisan Colombian student group is organizing marches against kidnapping and the FARC in 148 cities around the world on February 4. The students are using the web-site Facebook to organize the events, and the initiative enjoys widespread popular support, Still, the oppos [...]
2008-01-30 22:30:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PINR PHUM PTER CO
08BOGOTA4067POLO REMAINS SPLIT HEADING INTO NEXT FEBRUARY'S
[...] (C) On October 26, the Polo Democratico Alternativo (Polo) party held internal elections to elect 1500 delegates to its 2nd National Congress--planned for February 2009. The elections did not produce a clear winner among the three leading Polo factions: Bogota Mayor Samuel Moreno's supporter [...]
2008-11-10 21:18:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PTER CO
08BOGOTA4201GOC ARRESTS ALLEGED PYRAMID RINGLEADERS AMID
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Amid collapsing pyramid schemes suspected of defrauding at least 300,000 Colombians (reftel),the GOC seized DMG Holding Group, S.A., the largest suspected scam in the country and arrested its founder and principal directors on charges of money laundering, illicit enrichment, and [...]
2008-11-21 21:02:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ETTC PTER KCRM SNAR PGOV CO
08BOGOTA470MILLIONS OF COLOMBIANS MARCH AGAINST THE FARC
[...] On February 4, millions of Colombians in Bogota and dozens of other cities marched against the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) and kidnapping. As many as two million marched in Bogota, in what leading daily "El Tiempo" described as the largest demonstration in Colombian history [...]
2008-02-05 23:51:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PTER PHUM CO
08BRASILIA1003BRAZIL,S HUMAN RIGHTS POLICY: FOLLOWING THE
[...] (SBU) Bolstered by economic success, the GOB demands equal footing with all nations, especially when it comes to foreign policy, and its human rights policy is no exception. Brazil's Constitution mandates that the second prevailing principle of its international relations is human rights. Even [...]
2008-07-24 16:36:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL BR
08BRASILIA1079BRAZIL: MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL RELATIONS ON SHOOTDOWN
[...] (C) On August 5, POLMILOFF met with Ministry of External Relations (MRE) Special Advisor Marcos Pinta Gama and discussed U.S.-Brazil cooperation on shootdown-related issues. (Note: Pinta Gama, a key embassy contact, is chief of staff to Secretary General (vice minister) Samuel Pinheiro Guim [...]
2008-08-08 11:29:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALBR MOPS PREL SNAR
08BRASILIA129BRAZILIAN DEFENSE MINISTER ON DCA, TRIP TO FRANCE
[...] (C) Summary. Brazilian Defense Minister Nelson Jobim told the Ambassador January 17 that he would like to sign a Defense Cooperation Agreement (DCA, ref A) when he visits Washington in March, but that he faces stiff opposition in the Ministry of External Relations (MRE or Itamaraty). He brie [...]
2008-01-25 14:53:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR EAIR PGOV BR
08BRASILIA130BRAZIL: USTR OCR MEETING WITH GOB OFFICIALS
[...] (SBU) Summary and Introduction: On January 15, Deputy Assistant United States Trade Representative (DAUSTR) Chris Wilson and delegation met privately with Hadil Vianna, Director for Scientific and Technical Affairs (DCT) at the Ministry of External Relations (MRE) and later with members of the [...]
2008-01-25 18:39:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKIPR ETRD ECON BR
08BRASILIA1354BRAZIL: UPDATE ON BRAZIL'S AMBITIOUS CIVIL NUCLEAR ENERGY
[...] (U) THIS CABLE IS SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED AND NOT FOR INTERNET DISTRIBUTION. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY. The Government of Brazil (GOB) has ambitious plans for Brazil's nuclear renaissance. It intends to complete construction of its third nuclear power plant (Angra 3) located near Rio de Janei [...]
2008-10-10 19:53:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG TRGY KNNP IAEA BR
08BRASILIA1529NNSA ADMINISTRATOR SEEKS BRAZIL SUPPORT FOR NSG PROPOSAL ON
[...] (U) THIS CABLE IS SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED AND NOT FOR INTERNET DISTRIBUTION. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY. On November 5, National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) Administrator D'Agostino met with senior officials of the Government of Brazil (GOB) - Ministry of Exterior Relations (MRE) Und [...]
2008-11-25 17:05:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG ETTC KNNP MNUC PARM TRGY IAEA BR
08BRASILIA159REGIONAL STABILITY, GLOBAL ASPIRATIONS BEHIND NEW
[...] (S) Summary. Discussions between Ambassador Sobel and Defense Minister Nelson Jobim, along with Brazilian defense-related activities with France and Russia and in South America suggest the key elements shaping Brazil's new defense posture. The military's traditional role in maintaining inter [...]
2008-01-31 13:24:00Embassy BrasiliaSECRETMARR MCAP PREL
08BRASILIA1669RELOCATING DEA PERSONNEL FROM BOLIVIA TO OTHER WHA
[...] (C) Following are mission's response to ref a, para 3. a) As reported ref B, the Ambassador delivered a diplomatic note to Brazilian Foreign Ministry (MRE) Under Secretary Vargas on November x informing the GOB of our intent to increase staffing at existing DEA offices in Brasilia and Sao Pa [...]
2008-12-29 17:40:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL SNAR AMGT BR
08BRASILIA3432008 U.S.-BRAZIL POLITICAL-MILITARY CONSULTATIONS
[...] (U) Mission delivered the reftel agenda to Foreign Ministry Special Advisor Marcos Pinta Gama who indicated that Brazil would be prepared to host AA/S Mull for this year's political military consultations April 15. Pinta Gama said that he needed to consult other members of the Brazilian del [...]
2008-03-12 13:04:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALBR MARR PREL PTER
08BRASILIA848ENHANCING POL-MIL ENGAGEMENT WITH BRAZIL
[...] (C) Per instructions in ref a, post has remained in discussions with the Brazilian MRE and MOD on how best to proceed with building a fuller, more cooperative political military relationship. When Poloffs asked MRE pol-mil advisor Marcos Pinta Gama for his views on prospects for enhancing ou [...]
2008-06-20 19:27:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALBR MARR MOPS PREL
08BRASILIA877SOUTH AMERICA ESTH NEWS, NUMBER 110
[...] The following is the one-hundred-tenth 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 e [...]
2008-06-27 14:59:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV EAGR EAID TBIO ECON SOCI XR BR
08BRASILIA99OUTSIDE DEFENSE MINISTRY, BRAZILIAN OFFICIALS
[...] (C) Summary. I separate meetings, the Ambassador discussed the roposed Defense Cooperation Agreement (DCA) withMinistry of External Relations (MRE) Under Secretay for Political Affairs Everton Vargas and Long-erm Planning Minister Roberto Managabeira Unger. Although Minister of Defense Jobim [...]
2008-01-17 12:22:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALMARR MASS PREL PTER BR
08BRIDGETOWN726ANTIGUAN AUTHORITIES BRACING FOR RECESSION
[...] (C) Summary: Despite the current global economic crisis, the Antiguan government remains bullish on tourism, and several large tourism real estate development projects continue to move forward. The effect of the global crisis has yet to affect the real estate market, largely due to the ongoi [...]
2008-12-12 19:48:00Embassy BridgetownCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EFIN CVIS EINV OFDP PINR XL
08BUENOSAIRES1166ARGENTINE PRESIDENT HELPS BROKER CHAVEZ MEETING
[...] (SBU) Summary: Argentine President Cristina Kirchner (CFK) and her Ambassador to Washington, Hector Timerman, appear to have played a role in setting up Hugo Chavez's August 13 meeting in Caracas with Jewish leaders, as confirmed by Timerman's participation in the meeting. CFK's involvement a [...]
2008-08-19 14:49:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KIRF VE AR BZ
08BUENOSAIRES494ARGENTINA: AMIA ELECTIONS -- ORTHODOX BLOC WINS PLURALITY
[...] (U) The Argentine Israeli Mutual Association (AMIA),held internal elections April 13. The Orthodox bloc, led by Rabbi Samuel Levin, won a plurality of votes in internal elections with 37.7% votes. AMIA, Argentina's most important and representative Jewish organization, suffered a 1994 terror [...]
2008-04-16 23:33:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PREL PGOV KJUS AR
08BUENOSAIRES643ARGENTINA: SUPREME COURT JUSTICE TO VISIT U.S. TO FURTHER
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Argentina4s Supreme Court President Ricardo Lorenzetti will travel to Washington and New York the week of May 19 for meetings at the American Law Institute and the Council of the Americas as part of his effort to strengthen judicial practices in Argentina. Ambassador Wayne met wi [...]
2008-05-15 10:26:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PTER SNAR SCUL AR
08CAIRO1149DEMARCHE REGARDING EGYPTIAN BLOGGERS DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2008-06-08 07:57:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL KMPI EG
08CAIRO2293SHARM EL-SHEIKH CONFERENCE FOCUSES ON PANDEMIC THREAT,
[...] SUMMARY: The October 25-26 Sixth International Ministerial Conference on Avian and Pandemic Influenza, Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, in cooperation with the International Partnership on Avian and Pandemic Influenza (IPAPI),succeeded in maintaining global focus on the spread of avian influenza and t [...]
2008-11-02 12:43:00Embassy CairoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL TBIO KFLU EAID EAGR EG
08CAIRO2384EGYPT'S VIEWS ON BORDER SHOOTINGS AND REFUGEE
[...] (C) Summary: The Director of the Egyptian MFA's Refugee Office, Tarek el-Maaty, told us on November 13 that he was frustrated with a Human Rights Watch (HRW) report condemning Egypt for the shooting of migrants on the Egypt-Israel border. He blamed the U.S. and Israel for asking Egypt to secu [...]
2008-11-19 14:43:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPREF PHUM PREL PGOV SU ER SO EG
08COLOMBO491SRI LANKA REMITTANCES UP AGAIN IN 2007
[...] (SBU) Summary: Sri Lankan migrant worker remittances rose 15% to $2.5 billion in 2007. Remittances are the second largest source of foreign exchange earnings to the country, after garment exports. Each year, over 200,000 Sri Lankans -- about one percent of the population -- leave to work abr [...]
2008-05-21 11:50:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB EFIN KWMN KCRM PGOV PHUM SOCI SMIG CE
08DAKAR1046FINANCE MINISTER REGAINS CONTROL OF SENEGAL,S UGLY
[...] (S) Summary: During an August 25 courtesy call, Senegal's Finance Minister Abdoulaye Diop revealed to the Ambassador that he had "wrested control" of Senegal's public finances from the Budget Ministry, subordinate to the Finance Ministry. In doing so, the former budget Minister, and ally of [...]
2008-09-10 17:31:00Embassy DakarSECRETEFIN KCOR EAID ECON PGOV SG
08DAKAR1444Senegal: Imams Call for Civil Disobedience
[...] (SBU) Summary: On December 6, a group of imams (Muslim religious leaders) led a protest in the streets of the Guediawaye suburb of Dakar, to demand a reduction in the cost of electricity. They are threatening to refuse to pay their bills and to spread the protest by calling for the support of [...]
2008-12-18 17:03:00Embassy DakarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PINS KDEM ENRG ECON SG
08DAKAR1450Senegal: Imams Call for Civil Disobedience
[...] (SBU) Summary: On December 6, a group of imams (Muslim religious leaders) led a protest in the streets of the Guediawaye suburb of Dakar, to demand a reduction in the cost of electricity. They are threatening to refuse to pay their bills and to spread the protest by calling for the support of [...]
2008-12-19 14:05:00Embassy DakarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PINS KDEM ENRG ECON SG
08DARESSALAAM98PRESIDENT KIKWETE NAMES HON. MIZENGO PETER PINDA
[...] (SBU) On February 8 President Jakaya Kikwete named Hon. Mizengo Peter Pinda, a Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office and member of Kikwete's former cabinet, as the new Prime Minister of Tanzania. Pinda's nomination was approved by the Parliament a few hours later, with the full sup [...]
2008-02-09 05:46:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamCONFIDENTIALEAID ECON KDEM PHUM PREL TZ
08DHAKA1143VISAS DONKEY CORRUPTION 212(F) (RAHMAN, TARIQUE)
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Embassy is seeking a security advisory opinion under section 212(f) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, Presidential Proclamation 7750, suspending the entry into the United States of Tarique Rahman (aka Tarique),born on November 20, 1967 in Bangladesh. The Embassy belie [...]
2008-11-03 10:08:00Embassy DhakaCONFIDENTIALASEC CVIS ECON KCOR KCRM KFRD PGOV PREL
08DOHA83READOUT OF SECRETARY BODMAN'S JANUARY 22 MEETINGS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: U.S. Energy Secretary Samuel Bodman visited Qatar January 22 for meetings with Minister of Energy and Industry Abdullah Al-Attiyah, the Amir Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, and representatives of major U.S. energy companies in Qatar. Discussions focused on the U.S. perception that t [...]
2008-02-04 05:30:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALENRG EPET PREL EINV TRGY QA
08FREETOWN11FREETOWN MEDIA PLACEMENTS FOR DECEMBER 2007
[...] Summary: Embassy Freetown's outreach in December 2007 Included articles surrounding the arrival of the Amistad and programs organized to raise awareness about it, Ambassador Perry's maiden press conference, the performances of Devin Philips and New Orleans Straight Ahead jazz ensemble in Sierra [...]
2008-01-09 18:13:00Embassy FreetownUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KPAO SL
08FREETOWN138FREETOWN MEDIA PLACEMENTS FOR FEBRUARY 2008
[...] Summary: Embassy Freetown's outreach in Freetown included articles surrounding the commemoration of Black History Month, including a discussion hosted by Ambassador Perry and film showings at the Kissy and Fourah Bay College Libraries. Ambassador Perry also opened a seminar on resources managem [...]
2008-03-25 14:06:00Embassy FreetownUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KPAO SL
08FREETOWN236SIERRA LEONE EXPECTED PARTICIPATION IN FAO JUNE
[...] (SBU) On May 15, Ambassador spoke with Acting Sierra Leone Foreign Minister Vandi Minah to inquire about Sierra Leone's participation in the June FAO World Food Security Conference. Acting Minister Minah stated that the Sierra Leone Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Samuel Sesay, woul [...]
2008-05-19 16:57:00Embassy FreetownUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC EAGR
08FREETOWN300ELECTORAL PRESSURE BEGINS IN SIERRA LEONE
[...] No summary [...]
2008-06-20 12:53:00Embassy FreetownCONFIDENTIALKDEM KWMM PGOV SL
08FREETOWN379UNDP ENHANCING COLLABORATION & FOCUS IN SIERRA
[...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Perry and Poloff met with Samuel Nyambi, Resident Representative for UNDP, on July 10. Mr. Nyambi will spend approximately two months in Sierra Leone to provide needed guidance to the UNDP mission, which has suffered somewhat over the past seven months due to lack of le [...]
2008-08-01 10:49:00Embassy FreetownCONFIDENTIALEAID PREL PGOV SL
08FREETOWN563NOVEMBER POLITICAL ROUND-UP - FREETOWN
[...] (C) Summary: In November, the Freetown political scene focused on government budgeting and management issues. The 2009 budget, released November 21, revealed that the global economic crisis is having only small effects in Sierra Leone at the moment. The real GDP growth rate and national inflat [...]
2008-12-01 16:58:00Embassy FreetownCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR PHUM SL
08GABORONE909BOTSWANA REAFFIRMS ITS COMMITMENT TO RIVER BASIN ACCORDS
[...] Summary: Botswana hosted September 15 a USAID-sponsored regional meeting under the aegis of the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) on river basin organizations (RBOs) for relevant GOB ministries and departments, and representatives from the four RBOs of which Botswana is a member. At [...]
2008-10-15 12:13:00Embassy GaboroneUNCLASSIFIEDTPHY SENV SOCI EAID BC
08GENEVA932 MEETING OF THE WTO COMMITTEE ON TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT,
[...] SUMMARY: WTO Members held a meeting of the Committee on Trade and Development (CTD) on October 16, 2008, followed immediately by a Dedicated Session of the CTD on Regional Trade Agreements (RTAs). During the regular CTD meeting, the EC and Norway were again questioned on the implementation of [...]
2008-11-06 16:35:00US Mission GenevaUNCLASSIFIEDETRD WTRO USTR
08HARARE144Zim Notes 02-22-2008
[...] The Embassy Harare Political/Economic Section began producing Zim Notes in July, 2007 to present a perspective on current events in Zimbabwe. Suggestions are always welcome. If you would like to receive Zim Notes by email, as well, please contact Frances Chisholm at chisholmfm@state.gov. Dist [...]
2008-02-22 09:43:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ECON ZI
08HARARE671UNGA HIGH LEVEL ATTENDANCE AND REQUESTS FOR MEETINGS -
[...] No summary [...]
2008-08-08 09:57:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDPREL OTRA OVIP KSEP UNGA ZI
08HARARE89AN INSIDER'S TAKE ON RBZ GOVERNOR GONO
[...] (C) According to Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) division chief Simon Nyarota, RBZ Governor Gono no longer consults with staff when designing policy. Having isolated himself from the technocrats, he fails to grasp the extent of Zimbabwe's dire economic straits, including the current bank liqu [...]
2008-01-31 13:50:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALEFIN ECON PGOV ASEC ZI
08JAKARTA1173 ATTORNEY GENERAL MUKASEYQS VISIT TO
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On June 9, 2008, Attorney General Mukasey visited Jakarta to meet with Attorney General Supandji, Indonesian National Police (INP) Chief Sutanto, and other Indonesian officials. While issues of terrorism remained high on the agenda, AG Mukasey also focused on cooperation rega [...]
2008-06-16 08:05:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KCRM KJUS KCOR
08JAKARTA1396SE Asian Hot Topics at Regional AML-CFT Meetings
[...] (SBU) The annual meetings of the regional Asia Pacific Group on Money Laundering (APG),held in Bali July 7 to 11, helped highlight the challenges facing Southeast Asian countries and clarify many acute training needs. The APG discussed and adopted three joint Mutual Evaluation Reports (MERs) [...]
2008-07-21 09:24:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON ETRD EINV PGOV PREL KCRM KTFN KCOR ID MY
08JAKARTA1458MEDIA REPORTS ABOUT ALLEGED PLANS OF TERRORIST
[...] (U) This message was coordinated with Consulate Medan. 2. (C) SUMMARY: On July 29, international and local media reported that recently arrested terrorist suspects had murdered an Indonesian Christian, intended to target a U.S. national, and planned to attack the Indonesian Supreme Court. [...]
2008-07-29 08:41:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPGOV ASEC KJUS PTER ID
08JAKARTA1760ASIA PULP & PAPER AND OAKTREE REACH SETTLEMENT IN
[...] (C) Summary: Oaktree Capital Management reached a settlement with the Indonesian company Asia Pulp & Paper (APP),resolving one remaining part of APP,s $14 billion debt default in 2001. Terms were not disclosed, but Oaktree counsel characterized the settlement as "reasonably satisfactory." A [...]
2008-09-17 08:43:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALECON EINV PGOV ID
08JAKARTA2156Indonesian corruption prosecutors experience first-hand how
[...] (SBU) Summary: Twelve prosecutors from the Indonesian Attorney General's Office Anti-Corruption Task Force participated in an INL-funded two-week visit to the U.S. to learn how the U.S. investigates and prosecutes public corruption cases. The delegation, led by DOJ/OPDAT Resident Legal Advisor [...]
2008-11-24 10:49:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KJUS KCOR ID
08JAKARTA355NEW CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR NOMINEES - NO INSIDERS
[...] (SBU) Summary: President Yudhoyono nominated two outsiders to replace outgoing BI Governor Burnhannudin Abdullah, whose five-year term ends May 17, 2008. Abdullah has been named in a corruption case involving payments to Parliament to pass banking legislation in 2003/4. Raden Pardede, an econ [...]
2008-02-24 07:47:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN EINV ECON PGOV PINR ID
08JAKARTA356BANK INDONESIA SCANDAL - OUSTING THE OLD
[...] (SBU) Summary: The scandal involving Bank Indonesia (BI) senior officials paying "grease money" to the Parliament (DPR) to pass bank legislation is regarded by some insiders as politically motivated to prevent Burhannudin Abdullah from continuing in a second term as BI Governor. The Anti-Corru [...]
2008-02-24 07:58:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN EINV ECON KCOR PGOV ID
08JAKARTA357INDONESIA - OLD BLBI CASES STIRRED UP BY DPR
[...] (SBU) Summary: Members of Parliament have been dredging up ten-year old cases connected to abuse of Bank Indonesia Liquidity Assistance (BLBI) funds related to the 1997/98 financial crisis rescue of depositors in distressed commercial banks. It is not clear why the Parliament (DPR) has been ag [...]
2008-02-24 07:59:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN EINV ECON PGOV PINR ID
08JAKARTA377TIME MAGAZINE ENTERS FINAL STAGE OF INDONESIAN LEGAL
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: TIME magazine formally appealed on February 21 the $111 million Supreme Court decision in the Suharto defamation case. This appeal challenges the August 2007 Supreme Court decision on procedural grounds, particularly the Supreme Court's use of civil law instead of press law. Wit [...]
2008-02-26 06:51:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KCOR ECON KJUS ID
08JAKARTA517IAGGA INDONESIA REPORT
[...] (U) This cable responds to the action request in STATE 18836, regarding the International Anti-Corruption and Good Governance Act. Below is the text of Embassy Jakarta's report. Government Efforts ------------------ 2. (U) The Government of Indonesia (GOI) is in the process of a significant [...]
2008-03-13 08:53:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KMCA KCOR ECON KJUS ID
08JAKARTA687USG-SUPPORTED TASK FORCE PIONEERS NEW LAW
[...] (U) This cable is Sensitive but Unclassified -- Please handle accordingly. 2. (U) SUMMARY: A year and a half after its founding, the USG-supported Attorney General's Task Force on Terrorism and Transnational Crime has evolved into a highly effective tool for prosecuting terrorists and oth [...]
2008-04-04 09:29:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PTER KJUS ID
08JAKARTA724A/S O'BRIEN EMPHASIZES IRAN, ASSET FREEZING IN
[...] No summary [...]
2008-04-10 02:40:00Embassy JakartaSECRETKTFN EFIN PTER PGOV ID
08JAKARTA725A/S O'BRIEN EMPHASIZES IRAN, ASSET FREEZING IN
[...] No summary [...]
2008-04-10 02:51:00Embassy JakartaSECRETKTFN EFIN PTER PGOV ID
08JAKARTA729A/S O'BRIEN EMPHASIZES IRAN, ASSET FREEZING IN
[...] (C) Summary: Treasury Assistant Secretary for Terrorism Financing and Financial Crimes O'Brien visited Indonesia April 2-3 to urge Indonesian government officials, regulatory agencies and private sector to be vigilant about Iran's outreach plans in the region and to more vigorously enforce ass [...]
2008-04-10 06:54:00Embassy JakartaSECRETKTFN EFIN PTER PGOV ID
08KAMPALA1449NORTHERN UGANDA NOTES (October 1-31, 2008)
[...] (U) Summary: The following Northern Uganda Notes provide information on the situation on the ground and USG activities aimed at meeting Mission's objectives in northern Uganda. These objectives include promoting regional stability through peace and security, good governance, access to social [...]
2008-11-04 10:18:00Embassy KampalaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREF ASEC EAID UG SU CG
08KAMPALA602GOU WELCOMES GREATER USG ENGAGEMENT ON SMALL ARMS
[...] (U) Summary: Illicit small arms/light weapons (SA/LW) proliferation in Uganda stems from numerous post-independence conflicts, regional arms trafficking, leakage from state-owned stockpiles, and to a lesser degree from illicit manufacturing. In response, the GOU, with UNDP and donor assistanc [...]
2008-04-30 12:26:00Embassy KampalaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PGOV PHUM KDEM UG
08KHARTOUM291 SPLM HARD AT WORK ON THE REFERENDUM LAW
[...] (U) Manoah Aligo Donga, National Assembly member and Chairman of the Sudan Peoples Liberation Movement (SPLM) Caucus in the North, told poloff on 25 February that he will step down from his Caucus Chairman position in April 2008. Having held the post for three years, Donga will remain in the N [...]
2008-02-28 07:09:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KDEM SU
08KIGALI425RWANDA HOSTS SIXTH CHOD MEETING
[...] (C) Participants at a June 19-20 Chiefs of Defense Staff meeting in Kigali agreed upon the following proposals: -- Operationalize the existing FARDC/MONUC plan against negative forces -- Share timely information and intelligence during those operations -- FARDC/MONUC to establish a mobilii [...]
2008-06-23 11:45:00Embassy KigaliCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR RW
08KINGSTON98JAMAICAN THINK TANK ANALYZES INVESTMENT SCHEMES
[...] (U) The Jamaican think tank Caribbean Policy Research Institute (CaPRI) based at the University of the West Indies has released the first independent analysis on alternative investment schemes which have proliferated on the island. A range of schemes promising annual returns of up to 180 perce [...]
2008-01-30 20:45:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ECPS ETRD EFIN PREL JM XL
08KINSHASA1002SENIOR ADVISOR SHORTLEY'S MEETINGS WITH NATIONAL
[...] (S) Summary: National Assembly President Vital Kamerhe told AF Senior Advisor for Conflict Resolution Tim Shortley and PolCouns November 6 that the GDRC had already started on a multi-step process designed to lead to the resumption of full diplomatic relations between the DRC and Rwanda within [...]
2008-11-13 06:38:00Embassy KinshasaSECRETPREL PGOV MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
08KINSHASA342REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S.
[...] (U) Post requests Department's assistance in vetting, pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, the following candidates of the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FADRC) selected to participate in a U.S.-sponsored Battalion Level Staff Officer Course at the Higher Mi [...]
2008-04-14 14:02:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDASEC MARR MASS PREL
08KINSHASA47SPECIAL ADVISOR SHORTLEY'S JANUARY 12 MEETING WITH
[...] (C) On January 12, Tim Shortley, Senior Adviser for Assistant Secretary Jendayi Frazer for Conflict Resolution met with General Lauren Nkunda at his request and the request of President Kabila,s staff. The objectives of the meeting were to understand Nkunda state of mind and readiness for pe [...]
2008-01-17 14:02:00Embassy KinshasaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MOPS KPKO PINR PHUM CG
08KINSHASA5THE DRC'S KIVUS CONFERENCE -- HARBINGER OF PEACE,
[...] (C) Summary: The "Conference on Peace, Stability and Development in North and South Kivu" opens January 6 in Goma amid great fanfare. President Kabila made the decision to convene the Conference, which ruling coalition hardliners had attempted to stall indefinitely in hopes of ending the in [...]
2008-01-04 13:34:00Embassy KinshasaCONFIDENTIALASEC KDEM MARR MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL KPKO
08KINSHASA61PROPOSAL FOR JOINT PSYCHOLOGICAL OPERATIONS
[...] (C) Summary: Embassy Kinshasa hereby requests a feasibility study on the potential use in the Democratic Republic of the Congo of non-lethal, Psychological Operations (PSYOP) as a means to influence negative forces and asks that a PSYOP assessment team (POAT) be dispatched to the DRC as quick [...]
2008-01-22 16:46:00Embassy KinshasaCONFIDENTIALMOPS PINR PINS PREL KPKO CG
08KINSHASA921 EASTERN CONGO PEACE INITIATIVES FROM THE
[...] (SBU) Summary: Two regional organizations, the Eglise du Christ au Congo and the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR),have outlined initiatives to persuade Rwandan President Kagame and DRC President Kabila to meet. The ICGLR initiative would involve the mediation by ano [...]
2008-10-24 06:13:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KPKO CG
08KINSHASA928(C) AZARIAS RUBERWA ON GOMA, AMANI,
[...] (C) Summary: Former Vice-President and current Chairman of the Congolese Rally for Democracy party (RCD -- Rassemblement Congolais pour la Democratie) Azarias Ruberwa told emboffs that, while the Goma Accords contained a solid basis for a lasting political settlement, implementation had been [...]
2008-10-27 09:25:00Embassy KinshasaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM MOPS CG
08KINSHASA930 EASTERN CONGO PEACE INITIATIVES FROM THE
[...] (SBU) Summary: Two regional organizations, the Eglise du Christ au Congo and the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR),have outlined initiatives to persuade Rwandan President Kagame and DRC President Kabila to meet. The ICGLR initiative would involve the mediation by ano [...]
2008-10-27 10:40:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KPKO CG
08KINSHASA949UN TEAM CRITICIZES RWANDA FOR CNDP LINKS, DRC FOR
[...] (C) Summary: Two members of the UN Group of Experts for the DRC (UNSC 1807) detailed on October 27 to Poloffs what they claimed was very strong evidence of Rwandan support for the CNDP, as well as extensive FARDC-FDLR military and commercial collaboration. The UN team is focusing on several [...]
2008-10-30 09:40:00Embassy KinshasaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ETRD EMIN MOPS PHUM CG
08KINSHASA962CHARGE'S OCTOBER 31 VISIT TO GOMA IN THE AFTERMATH
[...] (C) Summary: Goma remains calm, but with fewer people on the streets. The FARDC has effectively collapsed in the region, leaving Nkunda in control of large swaths of area north and west of Goma. Nkunda will most likely not attack Goma, as the city does not threaten his operations in North K [...]
2008-11-03 16:30:00Embassy KinshasaCONFIDENTIALASEC PGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
08KUWAIT468COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR US TREASURY OFFICIALS (MAY 9
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for US Treasury Office Director, Michael Madon, Research Analysts Samuel White and Catherine Ahn to travel to post May 9-16, 2008. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy B [...]
2008-04-29 11:58:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA AMGT ASEC KU IZ COUNTRY CLEARANCE
08LAGOS159FRAUD SUMMARY - LAGOS FIRST QUARTER 2008
[...] Background: Nigeria covers 356,669 sq miles and has a population of approximately 144 million. The major languages are English (official),Yoruba, Igbo, and Hausa. Approximately 60% of the population is below the poverty line for Nigeria. The current GDP is 1,500 dollars, and the inflation [...]
2008-05-05 07:44:00Consulate LagosUNCLASSIFIEDKFRD CVIS CMGT ASEC NI
08LAGOS18NIGERIA: ENUGU GOVERNOR'S ELECTION NULLIFIED FOR
[...] (U) Summary: The Enugu State Election Tribunal annulled the April election of Governor Sullivan Chime (People's Democratic Party) on January 18 on the grounds of gross electoral malpractice and non-compliance with the Electoral Act. Former Chime godfather Governor Chimaroke Nnamani (PDP) who [...]
2008-01-23 12:00:00Consulate LagosUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM PREL NI
08LAGOS27FRAUD SUMMARY - LAGOS FOURTH QUARTER 07
[...] Background: Nigeria covers 356,669 sq miles and has a population of approximately 135 million. The major languages are English (official),Yoruba, Igbo, and Hausa. Approximately 60% of the population is below the poverty line for Nigeria. The current GDP is 1,500 dollars, and the inflation [...]
2008-02-01 06:16:00Consulate LagosUNCLASSIFIEDKFRD CVIS CMGT ASEC NI
08LAGOS92NIGERIA: PDP CONGRESSES, CLASHES LAY GROUND FOR
[...] (SBU) Summary: People's Democratic Party (PDP) state congresses held February 28 throughout the south reflect the fractured nature of the party. Party factions in Oyo, Enugu, and Anambra states held parallel congresses in defiance of court injunctions. The congresses in Edo and Bayelsa states [...]
2008-03-10 06:36:00Consulate LagosUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV NI
08LAPAZ1129RECALL REFERENDUM BACKFIRING ON OPPOSITION
[...] (C) With nearly a week's worth of hindsight the opposition is starting to recognize that their move to approve President Evo Morales' recall referendum legislation was likely an ill-conceived strategy. The chances of unseating Evo, while not impossible, are remote. Meanwhile, the other arg [...]
2008-05-14 21:56:00Embassy La PazCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL BL
08LAPAZ1454CHUQUISACA DEALS EVO ANOTHER BLOW
[...] (C) Summary. Savina Cuellar won June 29's election for Prefect of Chuquisaca Department (state governor) with between 56 and 62 percent, according to exit polling. As expected, the government accepted the results and voting was generally peaceful (reftel a). Three students have been detained [...]
2008-06-30 22:48:00Embassy La PazCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER EAID BL
08LAPAZ1487BOLIVIA: AMBASSADOR RETURNS; ATTACKS RESUME
[...] (C) Summary. Two hours after the Ambassador landed in La Paz July 2, Minister of Government Rada held a news conference stating his hope that the Ambassador is returning to resume a "diplomatic role" and avoid "political activism." Rada accused the Ambassador of only returning to reunite a fra [...]
2008-07-03 20:16:00Embassy La PazCONFIDENTIALASEC BL PGOV PINR PREL PTER
08LAPAZ2175BOLIVIA: CONGRESS READYING FOR VOTE OR SIEGE
[...] (C) Summary: President Evo Morales and his Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) party are now considering pushing this week for a vote in congress on a law to convoke a constitutional referendum. The opposition has a majority in the Senate and therefore can reject a law passed by the MAS-majority [...]
2008-10-07 21:42:00Embassy La PazCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM ASEC BL
08LAPAZ2245OPPOSITION GEARS UP LAST RESORT "NO" CAMPAIGN
[...] (C) Summary: Opposition strategist Javier Flores told PolOff October 15 that ongoing congressional negotiations to change the draft constitution are a "show." He asserted that both sides had agreed to engage in another round of negotiations for tactical reasons, but that both were turning the [...]
2008-10-16 21:39:00Embassy La PazCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER PINR KDEM BL
08LAPAZ2285BOLIVIA: TEARS AND TANTRUMS AFTER THE COMPROMISE
[...] (C) Summary: One day after the final voting on a compromise that will give President Evo Morales his January 25 referendum on a modified draft constitution, reactions vary widely. Evo's teary welcome of the announcement (and declaration that he can now die happy) reflects the high stakes at p [...]
2008-10-22 21:30:00Embassy La PazCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL BL
08LAPAZ2311BOLIVIA: DECEMBER 09 ELECTIONS: OFF TO THE RACES
[...] (C) Summary: Opposition politicians are beginning to position themselves for the possible December 2009 presidential election. A presidential election will only take place in December 2009 if the draft Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) constitution is passed, and some politicians (particularly i [...]
2008-10-28 15:04:00Embassy La PazCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM PINR BL
08LAPAZ2370FRACTURED BOLIVIAN OPPOSITION UNITING AGAINST EVO?
[...] (C) Summary: Discussions with Bolivian opposition contacts suggest several parties are making serious efforts to form a united front against President Evo Morales before the December 2009 elections. The head of the Unidad Nacional (UN) party, Samuel Doria Medina, has proposed to create a "Un [...]
2008-11-05 15:49:00Embassy La PazCONFIDENTIALBL KDEM PGOV PREL PINR
08LAPAZ2393BOLIVIA: PARTIES GEAR UP FOR 2009 ELECTIONS
[...] (C) Summary: Bolivian presidential elections are expected to take place in December 2009 and "only" 15 parties are registered on the national level. Given that it takes a minimum of eight months to register a political party, unaffiliated candidates and parties with lapsed credentials have r [...]
2008-11-07 18:42:00Embassy La PazCONFIDENTIALBL ECON ENVR KDEM PGOV PREL PHUM PINR
08LAPAZ2395SANTA CRUZ FEELING DEFEATED
[...] (C) Summary: Santa Cruz political and civic leaders have run out of money and energy to aggressively oppose the Morales government. They will not run a "No" campaign on the January 25, 2009 constitutional referendum, which they believe will pass no matter what they may do. Instead, they are [...]
2008-11-07 19:04:00Embassy La PazCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL SNAR ECON PINR BL
08LAPAZ2458BOLIVIA: BEFORE U.S. VISIT, EVO LASHES OUT
[...] (SBU) Summary: In the days before his November 16 departure for the United States, where he will speak at the OAS and UN and meet with U.S. representatives (Dodd, Lugar, Baukus and possibly others),President Evo Morales and his closest cabinet advisors lashed out at a wide selection of USG ta [...]
2008-11-18 13:43:00Embassy La PazCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL SNAR BL
08LAPAZ2507COCHABAMBA: MORE CONCERNS AND SUSPICIONS
[...] (C) In meetings with the Private Business Federation of Cochabamba, former Prefect Manfred Reyes Villa's spokesman, and the civic organization umbrella group Confidence Network, all expressed concern about the consequences of DEA's expulsion from Bolivia, the imminent approval of President M [...]
2008-12-03 15:20:00Embassy La PazSECRET//NOFORNASEC BL ECON EFIN KDEM PGOV PINR PREL SNAR
08LAPAZ2571CARDENAS/OTHERS POSITION THEMSELVES TO BE
[...] (C) Summary: Former Vice-President Victor Hugo Cardenas announced he will run in the December 6, 2009 presidential election. Cardenas is rallying the opposition against the government's proposed constitution, which he called "exclusionary, incomplete, illegal, and self-contradictory." The dr [...]
2008-12-12 17:02:00Embassy La PazCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM PREL PINR BL
08LAPAZ2575SANTA CRUZ CIVIC SPIRIT REVIVING
[...] (C) Summary: The arrest and "deportation" to La Paz of three members of the Union of Santa Cruz Youth, combined with government threats against other civic leaders and activists, have served to re-energize civic spirit in Santa Cruz. The "NO" campaign on the January 25, 2009 constitutional re [...]
2008-12-12 20:32:00Embassy La PazCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON PREL PINR BL
08LAPAZ434BOLIVIA: TRUCE REJECTED, CONFRONTATION EXPECTED
[...] (SBU) Summary: Vice President Garcia Linera's call for a two-month truce has been rejected by the opposition and by social groups aligned with the ruling Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) party. Sporadic violence around the country has left a number of people injured, and both the MAS and the [...]
2008-02-27 23:16:00Embassy La PazCONFIDENTIALECON PGOV PREL ASEC BL
08LAPAZ465VP RATIONALIZES RULING PARTY'S ACTIONS TO DIP CORPS
[...] (C) The Bolivian government invited the entire diplomatic corps to lunch March 3 to explain its position regarding recent events. On February 28, the ruling Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) rammed through legislation to convoke a national referendum on its draft constitution while pro-MAS mo [...]
2008-03-03 21:25:00Embassy La PazCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL BL
08LAPAZ538BOLIVIA: MAS MOB ATTACKS PEACE PROTEST
[...] (C) A small peace protest against Evo Morales' government organized by university students turned violent on Thursday night when a mob affiliated with the ruling Movement Towards Socialism Part (MAS) violently disrupted the gathering. The police resorted to tear gas and water cannons to dis [...]
2008-03-07 21:45:00Embassy La PazCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL PGOV ASEC BL
08LAPAZ625BOLIVIA: AMB MEETING WITH NATIONAL UNITY MAYORS
[...] (SBU) At the invitation of the head of National Unity party leader Samuel Doria Medina, the Ambassador and officers from EcoPol and USAID met with 22 of the Bolivia's 23 National Unity mayors (one mayor was unable to attend.) Doria Medina organized the gathering of his party's mayors so that t [...]
2008-03-19 19:27:00Embassy La PazCONFIDENTIALEAID PGOV PREL EMIN BL PINR SENV
08LAPAZ751BOLIVIA: PRE-MAY 4 DIALOGUE HOPES ON THE ROPES
[...] (C) Summary: Despite much-publicized government urgency to head off Santa Cruz Department's (state) May 4 autonomy referendum through dialogue with the opposition, Bolivian government contacts are privately accepting they cannot head off the referendum and are looking at a post-May 4 strategy. [...]
2008-04-07 17:26:00Embassy La PazCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PBTS OFDP OVIP BL AR CO BR
08LAPAZ927EMERGING MIDDLE CLASS GROUP STANDING UP TO EVO
[...] (C) Poloffs met with six representatives of the recently formed group "Alianza Plaza Abaroa" (Abaroa Plaza Alliance) on April 14. The Alliance is a newly formed political movement compromised mostly of middle-class La Paz residents. They claim their primary objective is to stand for the pro [...]
2008-04-22 16:41:00Embassy La PazCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL BL
08LIMA395Peru: 2008 Anti-Trafficking in Persons Report
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Peruvian Government continues to demonstrate a commitment to comply with basic TIP standards by making significant efforts in the areas of prevention, prosecution, and protection. Its achievements include: -- One person sentenced to 12 years in prison for commercial se [...]
2008-03-05 12:13:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB PE
08LIMA480EUROPEAN NGOS, LOCAL RADICALS, AND VENEZUELA PLAN PROTESTS AGAINST EU-LATIN AMERICA SUMMIT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-03-17 22:40:00Embassy LimaSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PREL PINR PE
08LIMA489GOP INVESTIGATES VENEZUELAN GOVERNMENT INTERFERENCE
[...] (C) Summary: In response to its growing concern about Venezuelan government meddling in Peru, the Garcia administration has arrested suspected "Bolivarian" terrorists and launched a public information campaign to highlight the threat. A congressional sub-committee found that Caracas has a th [...]
2008-03-18 22:15:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR VE PE
08LISBON1340ENERGY SECRETARY BODMAN PROMOTES WAVE ENERGY AND
[...] On his first trip to Portugal as Energy Secretary, Samuel Bodman highlighted the two countries' shared commitment to enhancing global energy and port security. During his stay, he signed two memoranda of understanding -- one with Economy Minister Pinho to collaborate on wave energy research a [...]
2008-06-09 14:30:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDENRG KGHG TRGY ECON PO
08LJUBLJANA507PM PAHOR PROPOSES CABINET
[...] (C) On November 11, PM Borut Pahor announced his 18-member Cabinet, which includes five women and seven non-party candidates. Pahor will propose his cabinet to parliament the evening of November 13. We expect parliament to confirm the cabinet by November 21. Pahor succeeded in satisfying hi [...]
2008-11-12 15:06:00Embassy LjubljanaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR SI
08LJUBLJANA508ITF ADVISORY BOARD REACHED CONSENSUS ON FUNCTIONAL
[...] (C) On November 11, James Lawrence, acting director of PM/WRA, and emboff attended the semiannual Advisory Board meeting for the International Trust Fund for Demining and Mine Victims Assistance (ITF) (reftel). The Advisory Board discussed the strategic review and strategic options for ITF's [...]
2008-11-12 15:21:00Embassy LjubljanaCONFIDENTIALPREL MASS MCAP PGOV SI
08LJUBLJANA515SLOVENIA SUPPORTS CROATIA'S ACCESSION TO THE EU -
[...] (U) In a video interview posted on-line November 14, PM Pahor's candidate for Minister of Foreign Affairs, Samuel Zbogar, stated that Slovenia's position regarding Croatia's EU accession would not change with the incoming government. According to Zbogar, Slovenia supports Croatia's accession, [...]
2008-11-18 16:53:00Embassy LjubljanaCONFIDENTIALPREL EUN PBTS HR SI
08LJUBLJANA517SLOVENIA SUPPORTS NATO MAP FOR GEORGIA AND
[...] (U) This is a guidance request; please see para 5. 2. (C) Slovenia strongly supports a decision at the December ministerial to offer Georgia and Ukraine's entry into NATO's Membership Action Plan (MAP). In a November 19 meeting, MFA NATO-policy Advisor Tadej Rupel said that Slovenia's suppor [...]
2008-11-19 15:37:00Embassy LjubljanaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV NATO MARR SI
08LJUBLJANA537NEW SLOVENIAN FM IS "PRO-AMERICA," BUT GIVES
[...] (C) In a December 4 meeting with the Ambassador, new Foreign Minister Samuel Zbogar stressed that he was pro-American and that Slovenia wanted to continue to deepen its transatlantic ties. He confirmed that Slovenia would withdraw its two instructors from Iraq, either at the end of December o [...]
2008-12-05 12:31:00Embassy LjubljanaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL EUN PGOV ECON MARR HR SI
08LONDON2860ALCHEMY FOR RECOVERY - RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE G20 SUMMIT FROM SOME OF THE UK'S TOP ECONOMISTS
[...] No summary [...]
2008-11-14 11:37:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNECON EINV UK
08LUSAKA293Zambia and Fiscal Transparency
[...] (SBU) Background and introduction: Zambia has a history of endemic government corruption, both under a one-party statist regime during the 1970s and 80s, and also during a period of economic liberalization and privatization in the 1990s. Since 2002, the government has increased its efforts to [...]
2008-03-10 14:32:00Embassy LusakaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN PGOV KCOR ZA
08MADRID1358DEMARCHE RESPONSE: SPAIN HONORING EXISTING AID
[...] (C) Poloff discussed Nicaraguan municipal elections and conveyed points (ref A) to Spanish MFA Sub-Director General for Mexican, Caribbean, and Central American Affairs Jorge Romeu Gonzalez-Barros on December 23. Though Spain had been considering reducing its support to the Nicaraguan police, [...]
2008-12-24 10:26:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV SP
08MANAGUA1120NICARAGUA: BILATERAL REVIEW OF SECTION 527
[...] (SBU) In a July 29 letter to Foreign Minister Samuel Santos announcing her decision to grant Nicaragua a Section 527 waiver for 2008, the Secretary included a benchmark that required Nicaragua to participate in a bilateral review to discuss a growing number of issues adversely impacting the res [...]
2008-09-04 17:15:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV ECON NU
08MANAGUA1148NICARAGUAN FM SANTOS LETTER TO A/S SHANNON
[...] (SBU) This is an ACTION REQUEST. Please see para 4 for ACTION. 2. (U) On September 3, we received a letter from the Foreign Ministry (MINREX) requesting a meeting for Nicaraguan Foreign Minister Samuel Santos with Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere Thomas A. Shannon on the margin [...]
2008-09-10 15:59:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDOVIP ODPC UNGA NU
08MANAGUA1153NICARAGUA DEMARCHE ON RECOGNITION OF SOUTH OSSETIA
[...] (C) On September 8, Ambassador Callahan delivered ref A demarche to Foreign Minister Samuel Santos after informing him that the visit of Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez had been cancelled. Ambassador emphasized our surprise at the decision, stressing that recognition validated Russia's mi [...]
2008-09-11 13:02:00Embassy ManaguaCONFIDENTIALMOPS PREL GG NU RU
08MANAGUA1159NICARAGUA-KOSOVO: NO PLAN TO RECOGNIZE, BUT
[...] (C) SUMMARY. On September 8, Foreign Ministry officials confirmed that Nicaragua has not recognized Kosovo and has no plans to do so in the future. This formal confirmation of the GON position on Kosovo comes eight months after our first inquiries (REF I) and stands in stark contrast to Nicar [...]
2008-09-12 12:53:00Embassy ManaguaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KV EU NU
08MANAGUA1183AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH FM SANTOS -- PROPERTY, CIVIL
[...] (C) Summary. In a courtesy call on Foreign Minister Samuel Santos on September 11, Ambassador Callahan urged the Nicaraguan government to make further progress on resolving property claims, especially those under the control of the government and armed forces. Santos gave assurances that coo [...]
2008-09-19 23:03:00Embassy ManaguaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KDEM PHUM NU
08MANAGUA1184UNGA 63 -- NICARAGUA OFFICIAL DELEGATION (IS THE ORTEGA-MURILLO BROOD)
[...] (SBU) On September 18 we received a list of individuals that will travel with Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega and his wife, Rosario Murillo, to attend the 63rd session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). Following is the information about the delegation, which appears in the fo [...]
2008-09-19 23:14:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYNU OVIP PREL UNGA
08MANAGUA1243NICARAGUA: ATTORNEY GENERAL ESTRADA AGREES TO A BILATERAL
[...] (U) This cable contains an Action Request in Paragraph 5. SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) During the Ambassador's September 30 courtesy call on Attorney General Hernan Estrada, Estrada agreed to conduct a bilateral review of the treatment of claims subject to the Section 527 Foreign Relations A [...]
2008-10-10 17:13:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV ECON USTR KIDE NU
08MANAGUA1275AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH SANTOS ON BILATERAL ISSUES
[...] (C) On October 13, Ambassador met with Foreign Minister Samuel Santos to express concern over a series of GON actions that appear to be targeted at the Embassy, including continued refusal to issue a tax exemption letter for gasoline taxes and a new rule that revoked airport access badges. Sa [...]
2008-10-20 19:08:00Embassy ManaguaCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM AMGT KREC NU
08MANAGUA1414NICARAGUA: ATTORNEY GENERAL ESTRADA
[...] (C) Summary: Attorney General Hernan Estrada is the Government of Nicaragua's (GON) lawyer and a close advisor to President Daniel Ortega. While Estrada is known to us as the point person on U.S. citizen property claims, he also is the lead government official on protecting the assets and natu [...]
2008-11-24 16:15:00Embassy ManaguaCONFIDENTIALEINV EFIN EIND ECON ENRG EU
08MANAGUA1546NICARAGUA: GON PROMISES BETTER COOPERATION ON ADVANCING
[...] (SBU) During the December 11-12 bilateral review of the Government of Nicaragua's (GON) property claims resolution process, Attorney General Hernan Estrada acknowledged that while the U.S. Government (USG) would not accept dismissals of U.S. citizen claims without a fair and transparent appeals [...]
2008-12-31 17:44:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV ECON USTR KIDE NU
08MANAGUA336NICARAGUA: "NO MORE UPPITY GRINGOS"
[...] (SBU) In a March 17 interview with a local newspaper on the status of U.S. citizen property claims, Attorney General Hernan Estrada challenged WHA/CEN Director John Feeley's concerns that the Government of Nicaragua (GON) has so far resolved few U.S. citizen property claims during the 2007-2008 [...]
2008-03-19 18:42:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV ECON USTR KIDE NU
08MANAGUA361WHA/CEN DIRECTOR FEELEY VISITS NICARAGUA
[...] (C) SUMMARY: During his March 4-5 visit to Nicaragua, Office Director for Central American Affairs John Feeley delivered a consistent message that the USG desires a constructive and positive relationship with the Ortega administration and that the U.S. will stay engaged for the benefit of th [...]
2008-03-26 23:11:00Embassy ManaguaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM ECON KDEM NU
08MANAGUA424NICARAGUA: GON SEEKS MORE USG COOPERATION DURING MARCH
[...] (SBU) During the March 27 monthly Working Group meeting on property issues, Government of Nicaragua (GON) officials handed Econoff a list of 11 "dismissed" cases that they would continue to process if the U.S. claimants provided additional information to defend their claims. GON officials aske [...]
2008-04-09 20:04:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV ECON USTR KIDE NU
08MANAGUA448NICARAGUA PUSHES COUNTER-MERIDA PROPOSAL
[...] No summary [...]
2008-04-11 19:39:00Embassy ManaguaCONFIDENTIALSNAR PGOV KCRM PREL NU
08MANAGUA450NICARAGUA'S CENIS: A HISTORY AND POLITICS
[...] (U) Summary: In an effort to provide context for the current Nicaraguan non-payment of bonds scandal (Ref A),post provides below the history of the CENIs and their use for political ends. 2. (C) Between 2000-2001, four Nicaraguan banks failed due to faulty banking practices and money laund [...]
2008-04-11 21:02:00Embassy ManaguaCONFIDENTIALEFIN ECON PGOV NU
08MANAGUA451MFA LETTER PRESENTS D'ESCOTO UNGA AGENDA, REQUESTS
[...] (U) On April 4 we received a letter for the Secretary signed by Foreign Minister Samuel Santos requesting USG support for Miguel D'Escoto Brockman's candidacy for the presidency of the 63rd United Nations General Assembly (UNGA),and advising us of his proposed priorities, if elected. An uno [...]
2008-04-14 13:39:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL UNGA NU
08MANAGUA500NICARAGUAN MFA OUTLINES D'ESCOTO'S PLAN FOR UNGA
[...] (C) In an April 18 meeting with us, Magda Enriquez Beitler, Director for International Organizations at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA),discussed Miguel d'Escoto Brockman's potential presidency of the 63rd UN General Assembly (UNGA). Before outlining his priority issues, Enriquez ackn [...]
2008-04-24 23:06:00Embassy ManaguaCONFIDENTIALPREL AORC UN UNGA NU
08MANAGUA56NICARAGUA: AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH PRESIDENT ORTEGA
[...] (C) At a January 8 meeting with the Ambassador, Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega expressed his desire to better understand the Millennium Challenge Account's Nicaragua operations (MCA-N) ahead of the January 22-24 visit of MCC CEO Ambassador John Danilovich. Ortega indicated that MCA is imp [...]
2008-01-16 20:37:00Embassy ManaguaCONFIDENTIALEAID PREL PGOV ECON NU
08MANAGUA573THE ORTEGA ADMINISTRATION AT 15 MONTHS: SLIPPING
[...] (S/NF) Summary and Background: Fifteen months into his second administration, Ortega continues to skillfully use his political pact with former President and convicted felon, Arnoldo Aleman to keep pro-democracy forces divided, vulnerable to coercion, and unable to mount sustained opposition [...]
2008-05-08 17:38:00Embassy ManaguaSECRET//NOFORNPGOV EAID ECON PTER PREL NU
08MANAGUA630GON COUNTER MERIDA PROPOSAL: VFM FORMALLY REQUESTS MEETING WITH WHA/CEN JOHN FEELEY
[...] On May 5 we received a letter to the Ambassador signed by Manuel Coronel Kautz, Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs, requesting a meeting with WHA/CEN Director John Feeley to discuss Nicaragua's Merida Initiative Counter Proposal during the upcoming June 13 meeting of the Central American Securit [...]
2008-05-16 21:57:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV ODPC PREL KCRM NU
08MANAGUA680NICARAGUA: REACTION TO PRESIDENT'S FOOD SECURITY
[...] Post delivered Ref B demarche on the President's food security initiatives to senior and working level GON officials. On May 22, Ambassador Trivelli briefed Foreign Minister Samuel Santos on the President's $770 million response to the food crisis, and explained our goals in the Doha Developm [...]
2008-05-27 20:41:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAGR ETRD TBIO PGOV NU
08MANAGUA883NICARAGUA: SECTION 527 WAIVER OBSERVATIONS
[...] This cable contains an action request in Paragraphs 21 and 22. SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) Post recommends that the Secretary issue an annual waiver to Section 527 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act of FY 1994/1995 for the Government of Nicaragua (GON). Between August 1, 2007, and [...]
2008-07-10 23:45:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV ECON USTR KIDE NU
08MASERU77LESOTHO: HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR ILEA NOMINEES -
[...] Post submits the following information to the Department for human rights vetting on the two (2) candidates from Lesotho nominated to participate in REFTEL course. Both candidates are members of the Lesotho Mounted Police Service (LMPS). a) LAST NAME: MOEKETSI OTHER NAMES: [...]
2008-03-12 19:10:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDASEC EAID ECON KCRM KJUS SNAR LT
08MASERU92LESOTHO NOMINEES FOR ILEA PERSONNEL AND FACILITY SECURITY
[...] Post submits the following information on the two candidates from Lesotho who are nominated to participate in REFTEL course. Both candidates serve in the Lesotho Mounted Police Service (LMPS). a) LAST NAME: MOEKETSI OTHER NAMES: MOEKETSI SAMUEL RANK: INSPECTOR S [...]
2008-03-28 06:29:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDASEC EAID ECON KCRM KJUS SNAR
08MEXICO1051MX #2008-099, NAS LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from NAS, on Basic Narcotics Course, 4/24/2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and requests th [...]
2008-04-09 12:32:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
08MEXICO1295MX #2008-120, NAS LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from NAS, on Homicide Investigation course, May 15, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and r [...]
2008-04-29 18:39:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
08MEXICO1410MX #2008-130, USAID LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from USAID, on Curso de Justicia Restauriva, May 26, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and [...]
2008-05-09 20:36:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
08MEXICO1847MX #2008-178, ATF LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ATF, on K-9 Recertification, July 03, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and requests t [...]
2008-06-17 15:03:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
08MEXICO2426EPR-GOM "DIALOGUE" HELPING TO KEEP THE PEACE
[...] (SBU) Summary. In late April, adherents of the Popular Revolutionary Army (EPR) requested a dialogue with the GOM to discuss the status of two disappeared members and offered up the names of several public figures they wanted to serve as intermediaries. However ambivalent about working thro [...]
2008-08-06 21:46:00Embassy MexicoCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PGOV PHUM PINR KCRM SNAR MX
08MEXICO2641MX #2008-240, DEA LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from DEA, on Advanced Tactical Operations, September 17, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below [...]
2008-08-28 21:07:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM SNAR MX
08MEXICO2752MX #2008-256, RSO EXPEDITED LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests an expedited response to this Leahy vetting request from RSO, on VIP Protection Course, in Mexico City, Mexico, September 22, 2008. Post appreciates receiving a response, if possible before September 22, 2008, but no later than 10 business days per WHA/MEX guide [...]
2008-09-09 21:21:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX PTER ASEC
08MEXICO2793PRI REVVING UP FOR 2009 ELECTIONS
[...] (SBU) Summary: PRI has sought over the past two years to recover from Roberto Madrazo's disheartening third place finish in the hard fought 2006 presidential race and is now gunning for big gains in the 2009 legislative and regional elections. PRI is looking to restructure the party from the [...]
2008-09-13 12:14:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB MX PGOV PINR PREL
08MEXICO6MX #2007-288, NAS LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from NAS, on Narcoticos course, January 17, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and requests [...]
2008-01-03 16:55:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
08MEXICO742MX #2008-060, NAS LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from NAS, on Crime Scene Search and Preservation of Evidence, 3/31/2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals lis [...]
2008-03-13 18:11:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
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