Currently released so far... 97115 / 251,287
Articles
Brazil
Sri Lanka
United Kingdom
Sweden
00. Editorial
United States
Latin America
Egypt
Jordan
Yemen
Thailand
Browse latest releases
2010/12/01
2010/12/02
2010/12/03
2010/12/04
2010/12/05
2010/12/06
2010/12/07
2010/12/08
2010/12/09
2010/12/10
2010/12/11
2010/12/12
2010/12/13
2010/12/14
2010/12/15
2010/12/16
2010/12/17
2010/12/18
2010/12/19
2010/12/20
2010/12/21
2010/12/22
2010/12/23
2010/12/25
2010/12/26
2010/12/27
2010/12/28
2010/12/29
2010/12/30
2011/01/01
2011/01/02
2011/01/04
2011/01/05
2011/01/07
2011/01/09
2011/01/11
2011/01/12
2011/01/13
2011/01/14
2011/01/15
2011/01/16
2011/01/17
2011/01/18
2011/01/19
2011/01/20
2011/01/21
2011/01/22
2011/01/23
2011/01/24
2011/01/25
2011/01/26
2011/01/27
2011/01/28
2011/01/29
2011/01/30
2011/01/31
2011/02/01
2011/02/02
2011/02/03
2011/02/04
2011/02/05
2011/02/06
2011/02/07
2011/02/08
2011/02/09
2011/02/10
2011/02/11
2011/02/12
2011/02/13
2011/02/14
2011/02/15
2011/02/16
2011/02/17
2011/02/18
2011/02/19
2011/02/20
2011/02/21
2011/02/22
2011/02/23
2011/02/24
2011/02/25
2011/02/26
2011/02/27
2011/02/28
2011/03/01
2011/03/02
2011/03/03
2011/03/04
2011/03/05
2011/03/06
2011/03/07
2011/03/08
2011/03/09
2011/03/10
2011/03/11
2011/03/13
2011/03/14
2011/03/15
2011/03/16
2011/03/17
2011/03/18
2011/03/19
2011/03/20
2011/03/21
2011/03/22
2011/03/23
2011/03/24
2011/03/25
2011/03/26
2011/03/27
2011/03/28
2011/03/29
2011/03/30
2011/03/31
2011/04/01
2011/04/02
2011/04/03
2011/04/04
2011/04/05
2011/04/06
2011/04/07
2011/04/08
2011/04/09
2011/04/10
2011/04/11
2011/04/12
2011/04/13
2011/04/14
2011/04/15
2011/04/16
2011/04/17
2011/04/18
2011/04/19
2011/04/20
2011/04/21
2011/04/22
2011/04/23
2011/04/24
2011/04/25
2011/04/26
2011/04/27
2011/04/28
2011/04/29
2011/04/30
2011/05/01
2011/05/02
2011/05/03
2011/05/04
2011/05/05
2011/05/06
2011/05/07
2011/05/09
2011/05/10
2011/05/11
2011/05/12
2011/05/13
2011/05/14
2011/05/15
2011/05/16
2011/05/17
2011/05/18
2011/05/19
2011/05/20
2011/05/21
2011/05/22
2011/05/23
2011/05/24
2011/05/25
2011/05/26
2011/05/27
2011/05/28
2011/05/29
2011/05/30
2011/05/31
2011/06/01
2011/06/02
2011/06/03
2011/06/04
2011/06/05
2011/06/06
2011/06/07
2011/06/08
2011/06/09
2011/06/10
2011/06/11
2011/06/12
2011/06/13
2011/06/14
2011/06/15
2011/06/16
2011/06/17
2011/06/18
2011/06/19
2011/06/20
2011/06/21
2011/06/22
2011/06/23
2011/06/24
2011/06/25
2011/06/26
2011/06/27
2011/06/28
2011/06/29
2011/06/30
2011/07/01
2011/07/02
2011/07/04
2011/07/05
2011/07/06
2011/07/07
2011/07/08
2011/07/10
2011/07/11
2011/07/12
2011/07/13
2011/07/14
2011/07/15
2011/07/16
2011/07/17
2011/07/18
2011/07/19
2011/07/20
2011/07/21
2011/07/22
2011/07/23
2011/07/25
2011/07/27
2011/07/28
2011/07/29
2011/07/31
2011/08/01
2011/08/02
2011/08/03
2011/08/05
2011/08/06
2011/08/07
2011/08/08
2011/08/10
2011/08/11
2011/08/12
2011/08/13
2011/08/15
2011/08/16
2011/08/17
2011/08/19
2011/08/21
2011/08/22
2011/08/23
2011/08/24
2011/08/25
Browse by creation date
Browse by origin
Embassy Athens
Embassy Asuncion
Embassy Astana
Embassy Asmara
Embassy Ashgabat
Embassy Apia
Embassy Antananarivo
Embassy Ankara
Embassy Amman
Embassy Algiers
Embassy Addis Ababa
Embassy Accra
Embassy Abuja
Embassy Abu Dhabi
Embassy Abidjan
Consulate Auckland
Consulate Amsterdam
Consulate Alexandria
Consulate Adana
American Institute Taiwan, Taipei
Embasy Bonn
Embassy Bujumbura
Embassy Buenos Aires
Embassy Budapest
Embassy Bucharest
Embassy Brussels
Embassy Bridgetown
Embassy Brazzaville
Embassy Bratislava
Embassy Brasilia
Embassy Bogota
Embassy Bishkek
Embassy Bern
Embassy Berlin
Embassy Belmopan
Embassy Belgrade
Embassy Beirut
Embassy Beijing
Embassy Banjul
Embassy Bangui
Embassy Bangkok
Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan
Embassy Bamako
Embassy Baku
Embassy Baghdad
Consulate Belfast
Consulate Barcelona
Embassy Cotonou
Embassy Copenhagen
Embassy Conakry
Embassy Colombo
Embassy Chisinau
Embassy Caracas
Embassy Canberra
Embassy Cairo
Consulate Curacao
Consulate Ciudad Juarez
Consulate Chiang Mai
Consulate Chennai
Consulate Chengdu
Consulate Casablanca
Consulate Cape Town
Consulate Calgary
Embassy Dushanbe
Embassy Dublin
Embassy Doha
Embassy Djibouti
Embassy Dili
Embassy Dhaka
Embassy Dar Es Salaam
Embassy Damascus
Embassy Dakar
DIR FSINFATC
Consulate Dusseldorf
Consulate Durban
Consulate Dubai
Consulate Dhahran
Embassy Guatemala
Embassy Grenada
Embassy Georgetown
Embassy Gaborone
Consulate Guayaquil
Consulate Guangzhou
Consulate Guadalajara
Embassy Helsinki
Embassy Harare
Embassy Hanoi
Consulate Hong Kong
Consulate Ho Chi Minh City
Consulate Hermosillo
Consulate Hamilton
Consulate Hamburg
Consulate Halifax
Embassy Kyiv
Embassy Kuwait
Embassy Kuala Lumpur
Embassy Kolonia
Embassy Kinshasa
Embassy Kingston
Embassy Kigali
Embassy Khartoum
Embassy Kathmandu
Embassy Kampala
Embassy Kabul
Consulate Krakow
Consulate Kolkata
Consulate Karachi
Consulate Kaduna
Embassy Luxembourg
Embassy Lusaka
Embassy Luanda
Embassy London
Embassy Lome
Embassy Ljubljana
Embassy Lisbon
Embassy Lima
Embassy Lilongwe
Embassy Libreville
Embassy La Paz
Consulate Leipzig
Consulate Lahore
Consulate Lagos
Mission USOSCE
Mission USNATO
Mission UNESCO
Mission Geneva
Embassy Muscat
Embassy Moscow
Embassy Montevideo
Embassy Monrovia
Embassy Mogadishu
Embassy Minsk
Embassy Mexico
Embassy Mbabane
Embassy Maseru
Embassy Maputo
Embassy Manila
Embassy Manama
Embassy Managua
Embassy Malabo
Embassy Madrid
Consulate Munich
Consulate Mumbai
Consulate Montreal
Consulate Monterrey
Consulate Milan
Consulate Merida
Consulate Melbourne
Consulate Matamoros
Consulate Marseille
Embassy Nouakchott
Embassy Nicosia
Embassy Niamey
Embassy New Delhi
Embassy Ndjamena
Embassy Nassau
Embassy Nairobi
Consulate Nuevo Laredo
Consulate Naples
Consulate Naha
Consulate Nagoya
Embassy Pristina
Embassy Pretoria
Embassy Praia
Embassy Prague
Embassy Port Of Spain
Embassy Port Moresby
Embassy Port Louis
Embassy Port Au Prince
Embassy Podgorica
Embassy Phnom Penh
Embassy Paris
Embassy Paramaribo
Embassy Panama
Consulate Ponta Delgada
Consulate Peshawar
REO Mosul
REO Kirkuk
REO Hillah
REO Basrah
Embassy Rome
Embassy Riyadh
Embassy Riga
Embassy Reykjavik
Embassy Rangoon
Embassy Rabat
Consulate Rio De Janeiro
Consulate Recife
Secretary of State
Embassy Suva
Embassy Stockholm
Embassy Sofia
Embassy Skopje
Embassy Singapore
Embassy Seoul
Embassy Sarajevo
Embassy Santo Domingo
Embassy Santiago
Embassy Sanaa
Embassy San Salvador
Embassy San Jose
Consulate Surabaya
Consulate Strasbourg
Consulate St Petersburg
Consulate Shenyang
Consulate Shanghai
Consulate Sapporo
Consulate Sao Paulo
Embassy Tunis
Embassy Tripoli
Embassy Tokyo
Embassy Tirana
Embassy The Hague
Embassy Tel Aviv
Embassy Tehran
Embassy Tegucigalpa
Embassy Tbilisi
Embassy Tashkent
Embassy Tallinn
Consulate Toronto
Consulate Tijuana
Consulate Thessaloniki
USUN New York
USMISSION USTR GENEVA
USEU Brussels
US Office Almaty
US Mission Geneva
US Mission CD Geneva
US Interests Section Havana
US Delegation, Secretary
US Delegation FEST TWO
UNVIE
UN Rome
Embassy Ulaanbaatar
Embassy Vilnius
Embassy Vientiane
Embassy Vienna
Embassy Vatican
Embassy Valletta
Consulate Vladivostok
Consulate Vancouver
Browse by tag
AF
ADANA
ASEC
AFIN
AMGT
AE
AORC
AID
AR
AO
AU
ASEAN
AGOA
AFGHANISTAN
AFFAIRS
AMED
APER
ASECARP
APEC
AEMR
AS
AA
ANET
AFLU
ABLD
AL
ASUP
AJ
APECO
AMER
ABUD
AODE
AM
AFSN
AESC
AND
AG
ALOW
AROC
AVIANFLU
ATRN
ACOA
AEGR
AMGMT
AADP
AFSI
ACABQ
APRM
AZ
AIDS
ASE
AGAO
ADCO
ABDALLAH
ARF
AIDAC
ACOTA
ASCH
AC
ASEG
AGR
ACS
AMCHAMS
AN
AMIA
ASIG
ADPM
ADB
ANARCHISTS
ALOWAR
ARM
AUC
AINF
AINT
AORG
AY
AVIAN
AMEDCASCKFLO
AK
ARSO
ARABBL
ASO
ANTITERRORISM
ARABL
AOWC
AGRICULTURE
ALJAZEERA
AMTC
AFINM
AOCR
ABER
ARR
AFPK
ASSEMBLY
ASSK
AZE
AORCYM
AINR
AGMT
AEC
ACKM
APRC
AIN
ASCC
AFPREL
ASED
APERTH
ASFC
ASECTH
AFSA
AOMS
AORCO
ANTXON
ARC
AFAF
ADIP
AIAG
AFARI
AEMED
AORL
AX
ASECAF
AOPC
ASECAFIN
AFZAL
APCS
AMB
AGUIRRE
AEMRASECCASCKFLOMARRPRELPINRAMGTJMXL
AIT
ARCH
AMEX
ALI
AQ
ATFN
AMBASSADOR
AORCD
AVIATION
ARAS
AINFCY
ACBAQ
AOPR
AREP
ALEXANDER
ATRD
AEIR
AOIC
ABLDG
ASEX
AFR
ASCE
ATRA
ASEK
AER
ALOUNI
AMCT
AVERY
APR
AMAT
AEMRS
ASPA
AFU
AMG
ATPDEA
ALL
AECL
ACAO
ASECKFRDCVISKIRFPHUMSMIGEG
AORD
AFL
AME
ADM
ASECPHUM
AGIT
ABT
ASECVE
AGUILAR
AT
ABMC
ALZUGUREN
ANGEL
ASR
ANTONIO
BMGT
BEXP
BM
BG
BL
BA
BR
BTA
BO
BY
BBSR
BLUE
BK
BF
BTIO
BELLVIEW
BE
BU
BN
BH
BD
BC
BTC
BILAT
BT
BX
BRUSSELS
BP
BB
BRPA
BUSH
BURMA
BMENA
BESP
BIT
BBG
BGD
BMEAID
BAGHDAD
BEN
BIO
BMOT
BWC
BLUNT
BURNS
BUT
BGMT
BAIO
BCW
BOEHNER
BFIF
BOL
BASHAR
BIMSTEC
BOU
BIDEN
BZ
BFIN
BTRA
BI
BHUM
BOIKO
BERARDUCCI
BOUCHAIB
BORDER
BEXPC
BTIU
BTT
BIOS
BEXB
BGPGOV
BOND
BLR
CE
CG
CH
CVR
CASC
CU
CI
CD
CO
CDG
CB
CJAN
CPAS
COM
CVIS
CMGT
CT
CENTCOM
CNARC
CTERR
COUNTER
CHIEF
CDC
CTR
CBW
COUNTRY
CLEARANCE
CY
CA
CM
CS
CWC
CN
CITES
CF
CWG
CIVS
CFIS
CASCC
CROATIA
CONS
COUNTERTERRORISM
CASA
COE
CJ
CHR
CODEL
CR
CBC
CACS
CHERTOFF
CAS
CONTROL
CONDITIONS
CONDOLEEZZA
CITEL
CV
CLINTON
CHG
CZ
CON
CTBT
CEN
CRIMES
COMMERCE
CLOK
CRISTINA
CFED
CARC
CND
CTM
CARICOM
COUNTRYCLEARANCE
CBTH
CHINA
CSW
CICTE
CJUS
CYPRUS
CW
CAMBODIA
CENSUS
CIDA
CRIME
CBG
CBE
CMGMT
CAIO
CEC
CARSON
CPCTC
CEDAW
COMESA
CVIA
CWCM
CEA
COSI
CAPC
CGEN
COPUOS
CGOPRC
COETRD
CKGR
CFE
CQ
CITT
CIC
CARIB
CVIC
CLO
CAFTA
CVISU
CHRISTOPHER
CACM
CIAT
CDB
CIS
CUL
CHAO
CNC
CL
CSEP
COMMAND
CENTER
COL
CAN
CAJC
CUIS
CONSULAR
CLMT
CIA
CBSA
CEUDA
CAC
CROS
CIO
CPUOS
CKOR
CVPR
CONG
CONTROLS
CEPTER
CVISCMGTCASCKOCIASECPHUMSMIGKIRF
CDCE
DPOL
DEMARCHE
DHS
DR
DA
DISENGAGEMENT
DEMOCRATIC
DEFENSE
DJ
DY
DARFUR
DHRF
DEA
DTRO
DPRK
DO
DARFR
DOC
DRL
DK
DOJ
DTRA
DOMESTIC
DAC
DOD
DEAX
DIEZ
DEOC
DELTAVIOLENCE
DCOM
DMINE
DRC
DCG
DPKO
DOMESTICPOLITICS
DE
DB
DOT
DEPT
DOE
DHLAKAMA
DHSX
DS
DKEM
DAO
DCM
DANIEL
DEM
DAVID
DCRM
ETRD
EAGR
ETTC
EAID
ECON
EFIN
ECIN
EINV
ELAB
EAIR
ENRG
EPET
EWWT
ECPS
EIND
EMIN
ELTN
EC
ETMIN
EUC
EZ
ET
ELECTIONS
ENVR
EU
EUN
EG
EINT
ER
ECONOMICS
ES
EMS
ENIV
EEB
EN
ECE
ECOSOC
EK
ENVIRONMENT
EFIS
EI
EWT
ENGRD
ECPSN
EXIM
EIAD
ERIN
ECPC
EDEV
ENGY
ECTRD
EPA
ESTH
ECCT
EINVECON
ENGR
ERTD
EUR
EAP
EWWC
ELTD
EL
EXIMOPIC
EXTERNAL
ETRDEC
ESCAP
ECO
EGAD
ELNT
ECONOMIC
ENV
ETRN
EIAR
EUMEM
ENRGPARMOTRASENVKGHGPGOVECONTSPLEAID
EREL
ECOM
ECONETRDEAGRJA
ETCC
ETRG
ECONOMY
EMED
ETR
ENERG
EITC
EFINOECD
EURM
EENG
ERA
EXPORT
ENRD
ECONEINVETRDEFINELABETRDKTDBPGOVOPIC
EGEN
EBRD
EVIN
ETRAD
ECOWAS
EFTA
ECONETRDBESPAR
EGOVSY
EPIN
EID
ECONENRG
EDRC
ESENV
ETT
EB
ENER
ELTNSNAR
ECHEVARRIA
ETRC
EPIT
EDUC
ESA
EFI
ENRGY
ESCI
EE
EAIDXMXAXBXFFR
EETC
ECIP
EIAID
EIVN
EBEXP
ESTN
EING
EGOV
ETRA
EPETEIND
ELAN
ETRDGK
EAIDRW
ETRDEINVECINPGOVCS
EPEC
ENVI
ELN
EAG
EPCS
EPRT
EPTED
ETRB
EUM
EAIDS
EFIC
EFINECONEAIDUNGAGM
EAIDAR
ESF
EIDN
ELAM
EDU
EV
EAIDAF
ECN
EDA
EXBS
EINTECPS
ENRGTRGYETRDBEXPBTIOSZ
EPREL
EAC
EINVEFIN
ETA
EAGER
EINDIR
ECA
ECLAC
ELAP
EITI
EUCOM
ECONEFINETRDPGOVEAGRPTERKTFNKCRMEAID
EARG
ELDIN
EINVKSCA
ENNP
EFINECONCS
EFINTS
ECCP
ETC
EAIRASECCASCID
EINN
ETRP
EAIDNI
EFQ
ECOQKPKO
EGPHUM
EBUD
ECONEINVEFINPGOVIZ
ENERGY
ELB
EINDETRD
EMI
ECONEFIN
EIB
EURN
ETRDEINVTINTCS
EIN
EFIM
ETIO
ELAINE
EMN
EATO
EWTR
EIPR
EINVETC
ETTD
ETDR
EIQ
ECONCS
EPPD
ENRGIZ
EISL
ESPINOSA
ELEC
EAIG
ESLCO
EUREM
ENTG
ERD
EINVECONSENVCSJA
EEPET
EUNCH
ECINECONCS
ETRO
ETRDECONWTOCS
ECUN
EFND
EPECO
EAIRECONRP
ERGR
ETRDPGOV
ECPN
ENRGMO
EPWR
EET
EAIS
EAGRE
EDUARDO
EAGRRP
EAIDPHUMPRELUG
EICN
ECONQH
EVN
EGHG
ELBR
EINF
EAIDHO
EENV
ETEX
ERNG
ED
FR
FREEDOM
FINREF
FJ
FI
FRELIMO
FOREIGN
FAA
FETHI
FAS
FTAA
FRB
FAO
FCS
FINANCE
FWS
FTA
FEMA
FDA
FLU
FRANCISCO
FBI
FORCE
FO
FARC
FK
FT
FCSC
FAC
FM
FMGT
FINV
FCSCEG
FARM
FERNANDO
FINR
FIN
FINE
FIR
FDIC
FOR
FOI
FCUL
FKLU
FMLN
FISO
FIXED
GM
GMUS
GG
GR
GE
GAZA
GT
GH
GZ
GJ
GLOBAL
GV
GABY
GOI
GA
GCC
GB
GY
GATT
GC
GUAM
GEORGE
GTIP
GOV
GOMEZ
GUTIERREZ
GL
GKGIC
GF
GU
GWI
GARCIA
GTMO
GN
GANGS
GIPNC
GAERC
GREGG
GUILLERMO
GASPAR
GERARD
GI
HK
HR
HUMANR
HUMAN
HO
HA
HUMANRIGHTS
HU
HHS
HIV
HUM
HRKAWC
HILLEN
HILLARY
HDP
HUMRIT
HSTC
HUMANITARIAN
HCOPIL
HADLEY
HURI
HL
HRETRD
HOURANI
HG
HARRIET
HESHAM
HI
HNCHR
HARRY
HRECON
HRC
HOSTAGES
HEBRON
HUMOR
HSWG
HYMPSK
HECTOR
HN
HYDE
HUD
HRPGOV
HIGHLIGHTS
ID
ILC
IS
IZ
ICAO
IMO
ITU
IR
IAEA
ICRC
IPROP
IT
IBRD
ISRAELI
IRAQI
ISSUES
ITRA
IV
IO
IGAD
IRAQ
IN
IMF
ICTR
ISCON
IADB
IDB
IEA
INR
IWC
ICCAT
ILO
INMARSAT
IOM
ICJ
IQ
ISPA
ITRD
IPR
INTELSAT
ISN
IAHRC
INTERNAL
IFAD
IICA
IHO
IRAN
IL
IRCE
IC
INTELLECTUAL
IRM
IE
ICTY
IDLI
IFO
ISCA
INF
INL
ISRAEL
INV
IBB
INFLUENZA
ISPL
ITER
ITIA
INRA
ISAF
IACHR
INTERPOL
IFR
IRS
INRB
IEF
ISAAC
ICC
INDO
IIP
IATTC
INAUGURATION
IND
INS
IZPREL
IACI
IEFIN
INNP
ILAB
IA
IMTS
ITALY
ITALIAN
IFIN
IRAJ
IX
ICG
IF
ITPHUM
ITA
IP
IACW
IK
IUCN
IZEAID
IRPE
IDA
ISLAMISTS
ITF
INRO
IBET
IDP
IRC
ISO
ICES
IRMO
ITPGOV
IQNV
IMSO
IRDB
IMET
INCB
IFRC
JA
JO
JP
JM
JCIC
JOHN
JE
JEFFERY
JS
JUS
JN
JOHNNIE
JAMES
JKUS
JOSEPH
JML
JAWAD
JSRP
JIMENEZ
JOSE
JKJUS
JK
JAPAN
KMDR
KPAO
KPKO
KJUS
KCRM
KGHG
KFRD
KWMN
KDEM
KTFN
KHIV
KGIC
KIDE
KSCA
KNNP
KHUM
KIPR
KSUM
KISL
KIRF
KCOR
KRCM
KPAL
KWBG
KN
KS
KOMC
KSEP
KFLU
KPWR
KTIA
KSEO
KMPI
KHLS
KICC
KSTH
KMCA
KVPR
KPRM
KE
KU
KZ
KFLO
KSAF
KTIP
KTEX
KBCT
KOCI
KOLY
KOR
KAWC
KACT
KUNR
KTDB
KSTC
KLIG
KSKN
KNN
KCFE
KCIP
KGHA
KHDP
KPOW
KUNC
KDRL
KV
KPREL
KCRS
KPOL
KRVC
KRIM
KGIT
KWIR
KT
KIRC
KOMO
KRFD
KUWAIT
KG
KFIN
KSCI
KTFIN
KFTN
KGOV
KPRV
KSAC
KGIV
KCRIM
KPIR
KSOC
KBIO
KW
KGLB
KMWN
KPO
KFSC
KSEAO
KSTCPL
KSI
KPRP
KREC
KFPC
KUNH
KCSA
KMRS
KNDP
KR
KICCPUR
KPPAO
KCSY
KTBT
KCIS
KNEP
KFRDCVISCMGTCASCKOCIASECPHUMSMIGEG
KNNB
KGCC
KINR
KPOP
KMFO
KENV
KNAR
KVIR
KDRG
KDMR
KFCE
KNAO
KDEN
KGCN
KICA
KIMMITT
KMCC
KLFU
KMSG
KSEC
KUM
KCUL
KMNP
KSMT
KCOM
KOMCSG
KSPR
KPMI
KRAD
KIND
KCRP
KAUST
KWAWC
KTER
KCHG
KRDP
KPAS
KITA
KTSC
KPAOPREL
KWGB
KIRP
KJUST
KMIG
KLAB
KTFR
KSEI
KSTT
KAPO
KSTS
KLSO
KWNN
KPOA
KHSA
KNPP
KPAONZ
KBTS
KWWW
KY
KJRE
KPAOKMDRKE
KCRCM
KSCS
KWMNCI
KESO
KWUN
KPLS
KIIP
KEDEM
KPAOY
KRIF
KGICKS
KREF
KTRD
KFRDSOCIRO
KTAO
KJU
KWMNPHUMPRELKPAOZW
KEN
KO
KNEI
KEMR
KKIV
KEAI
KWAC
KRCIM
KWCI
KFIU
KWIC
KCORR
KOMS
KNNO
KPAI
KBWG
KTTB
KTBD
KTIALG
KILS
KFEM
KTDM
KESS
KNUC
KPA
KOMCCO
KCEM
KRCS
KWBGSY
KNPPIS
KNNPMNUC
KWN
KERG
KLTN
KALM
KCCP
KSUMPHUM
KREL
KGH
KLIP
KTLA
KAWK
KWMM
KVRP
KVRC
KAID
KSLG
KDEMK
KX
KIF
KNPR
KCFC
KFTFN
KTFM
KPDD
KCERS
KMOC
KDEMAF
KMEPI
KEMS
KDRM
KEPREL
KBTR
KEDU
KNP
KIRL
KNNR
KMPT
KISLPINR
KTPN
KA
KJUSTH
KPIN
KDEV
KTDD
KAKA
KFRP
KWNM
KTSD
KINL
KJUSKUNR
KWWMN
KECF
KWBC
KPRO
KVBL
KOM
KFRDKIRFCVISCMGTKOCIASECPHUMSMIGEG
KEDM
KFLD
KLPM
KRGY
KNNF
KICR
KIFR
KM
KWMNCS
KAWS
KLAP
KPAK
KDDG
KCGC
KID
KNSD
KMPF
KPFO
KDP
KCMR
KRMS
KNPT
KNNNP
KTIAPARM
KDTB
KNUP
KPGOV
KNAP
KNNC
KUK
KSRE
KREISLER
KIVP
KQ
KTIAEUN
KPALAOIS
KRM
KISLAO
KWM
KFLOA
LE
LU
LH
LA
LG
LO
LY
LANTERN
LI
LABOR
LORAN
LTTE
LT
LAS
LAB
LAW
LVPR
LARREA
LEBIK
LAURA
LS
LOTT
LOVE
LR
LEON
LAVIN
LGAT
LV
LAOS
LOG
LN
LB
MOPS
MO
MARR
ML
MASS
MZ
MR
MNUC
MX
MV
MCC
MY
MEDIA
MTCRE
MG
MCAP
MOPPS
MP
MI
MK
MC
MD
MA
MU
MASC
MW
MT
MEPP
MN
MTCR
MH
MEPI
MIL
MNUCPTEREZ
MMAR
MICHAEL
MUNC
MDC
MPOS
MONUC
MAR
MGMT
MAS
MEPN
MENDIETA
MARIA
MONTENEGRO
MOOPS
MSG
MARITIME
MURRAY
MUKASEY
MOTO
MCA
MFO
MEX
MRSEC
MMED
MACP
MAAR
MINUSTAH
MCCONNELL
MAPP
MGT
MARQUEZ
MANUEL
MNUR
MCCAIN
MF
MOHAMMAD
MOHAMED
MNU
MFA
MILITANTS
MINORITIES
MTS
MLS
MILI
MIAH
MEETINGS
MERCOSUR
MED
MARAD
MNVC
MINURSO
MNUCUN
MIK
MARK
MBM
MPP
MILITARY
MAPS
MNUK
MILA
MTRRE
MACEDONIA
MICHEL
MASSMNUC
MUCN
MQADHAFI
MPS
MARRGH
MRCRE
MTRE
MORALES
MAP
MCTRE
MHUC
MOPSGRPARM
MOROCCO
MCAPS
NL
NU
NS
NI
NPT
NATO
NO
NG
NATEU
NSF
NZ
NAS
NP
NDP
NLD
NGO
NEPAD
NAFTA
NASA
NEA
NGUYEN
NIH
NK
NIPP
NONE
NR
NANCY
NEGROPONTE
NRR
NERG
NSSP
NSG
NSFO
NE
NATSIOS
NFSO
NATIONAL
NTDB
NT
NCD
NTSB
NRC
NELSON
NAM
NH
NPG
NEC
NSC
NFATC
NMFS
NATOIRAQ
NAR
NZUS
NARC
NCCC
NA
NC
NEW
NRG
NUIN
NOVO
NATOPREL
NEY
NV
NICHOLAS
NPA
NW
NARCOTICS
NORAD
NOAA
NON
NTTC
NKNNP
NMNUC
NUMBERING
ODIP
OIIP
OPRC
OSCE
OREP
OTRA
OPET
OSCI
OVIP
OECD
OCII
OUALI
OPDC
OEXC
OFPD
OPIC
OFDP
OPCW
OECV
OAS
OM
OMIG
ODAG
OPREP
ORA
OIC
OEXCSCULKPAO
OIG
OASS
OFFICIALS
ORTA
OSAC
OIL
OIE
OEXP
OPEC
OPDAT
OMS
OES
OHI
OMAR
OCRA
OFSO
OCBD
OSTA
OAO
ONA
OTP
ORC
OAU
OXEC
OA
ODPC
OPDP
OVIPPRELUNGANU
OASC
OSHA
OPCD
OTR
OPPI
OPCR
OF
OFDPQIS
OSIC
OHUM
OSTRA
OASCC
OBSP
OFDA
OPICEAGR
OIM
OGAC
OTA
OTRAORP
OPPC
OESC
OCEA
OVP
ON
OPAD
OTAR
OCS
ODC
OTRD
OCED
OSD
ORUE
OREG
PHUM
PINR
PTER
PGOV
PREL
PREF
PL
PM
PHSA
PE
PARM
PINS
PK
PUNE
PO
PALESTINIAN
PU
PBTS
PROP
PTBS
POL
POLI
PA
PGOVZI
POLMIL
POLITICAL
PARTIES
POLM
PD
POLITICS
POLICY
PAS
PMIL
PINT
PNAT
PV
PKO
PPOL
PERSONS
PING
PBIO
PH
PETR
PARMS
PRES
PCON
PETERS
PRELBR
PT
PLAB
PP
PAK
PDEM
PKPA
PSOCI
PF
PLO
PTERM
PJUS
PSOE
PELOSI
PROPERTY
PGOVPREL
PARP
PRL
PNIR
PHUMKPAL
PG
PREZ
PGIC
PBOV
PAO
PKK
PROV
PHSAK
PHUMPREL
PROTECTION
PGOVBL
PSI
PRELPK
PGOVENRG
PUM
PRELKPKO
PATTY
PSOC
PRIVATIZATION
PRELSP
PGOVEAIDUKNOSWGMHUCANLLHFRSPITNZ
PMIG
PREC
PAIGH
PROG
PSHA
PARK
PETER
POG
PHUS
PPREL
PS
PTERPREL
PRELPGOV
POV
PKPO
PGOVECON
POUS
PGOVPRELPHUMPREFSMIGELABEAIDKCRMKWMN
PWBG
PMAR
PREM
PAR
PNR
PRELPGOVEAIDECONEINVBEXPSCULOIIPBTIO
PARMIR
PGOVGM
PHUH
PARTM
PN
PRE
PTE
PY
POLUN
PPEL
PDOV
PGOVSOCI
PIRF
PGOVPM
PBST
PRELEVU
PGOR
PBTSRU
PRM
PRELKPAOIZ
PGVO
PERL
PGOC
PAGR
PMIN
PHUMR
PVIP
PPD
PGV
PRAM
PINL
PKPAL
PTERE
PGOF
PINO
PHAS
PODC
PRHUM
PHUMA
PREO
PPA
PEPFAR
PGO
PRGOV
PAC
PRESL
PORG
PKFK
PEPR
PRELP
PREFA
PNG
PGOVPHUMKPAO
PRELECON
PINOCHET
PFOR
PGOVLO
PHUMBA
PRELC
PREK
PHUME
PHJM
POLINT
PGOVPZ
PGOVKCRM
PGOVE
PHALANAGE
PARTY
PECON
PEACE
PROCESS
PLN
PRELSW
PAHO
PEDRO
PRELA
PASS
PPAO
PGPV
PNUM
PCUL
PGGV
PSA
PGOVSMIGKCRMKWMNPHUMCVISKFRDCA
PGIV
PRFE
POGOV
PEL
PBT
PAMQ
PINF
PSEPC
POSTS
PHUMPGOV
PVOV
PHSAPREL
PROLIFERATION
PENA
PRELTBIOBA
PIN
PRELL
PGOVPTER
PHAM
PHYTRP
PTEL
PTERPGOV
PHARM
PROTESTS
PRELAF
PKBL
PRELKPAO
PKNP
PARMP
PHUML
PFOV
PERM
PUOS
PRELGOV
PHUMPTER
PARAGRAPH
PERURENA
PBTSEWWT
PCI
PETROL
PINSO
PINSCE
PQL
PEREZ
PBS
RS
REFUGEES
RW
RP
RELFREE
RO
REGIONAL
RIGHTS
REACTION
REPORT
RU
RENAMO
RIGHTSPOLMIL
REFORM
RM
REFUGEE
REL
RELATIONS
ROW
RREL
REGION
RATIFICATION
RBI
RICE
ROOD
RODENAS
RUIZ
RODHAM
ROBERT
RGY
ROY
REUBEN
RELIGIOUS
RUEHZO
RODRIGUEZ
RUEUN
RELAM
RSP
RF
RSO
RCMP
REO
ROSS
RPTS
RENE
REID
RUPREL
RMA
RI
REMON
RPEL
RFE
RFIN
RA
RAFAEL
RAY
RUS
RPREL
ROBERTG
RECIN
RAMONTEIJELO
SNAR
SP
SN
SMIG
SL
SOCI
SU
SG
SF
SENV
SZ
SOE
SCUL
SY
SO
SR
SYR
SE
SA
SW
SIPDIS
SCIENCE
SADC
SI
SCI
SOCIETY
SC
SAARC
STR
SECRETARY
SANC
SSH
ST
SNA
SGWI
SEP
SOCIS
SETTLEMENTS
SPECIALIST
SK
SHUM
START
STET
SCVL
SREF
SCHUL
SCUIL
SYRIA
SECURITY
SPCE
SYAI
SMIL
SOWGC
STEPHEN
SNRV
SKCA
SENSITIVE
SECI
SNAP
SPP
SCUD
SOM
SPECI
SMIGBG
SENC
SCRM
SGNV
SECTOR
SENVEAGREAIDTBIOECONSOCIXR
SENVSXE
SASIAIN
SACU
SENVSPL
SWMN
STEINBERG
SOPN
SOCR
SCOI
SCRS
SILVASANDE
SWE
SARS
SNARIZ
SUDAN
SENVQGR
SM
SNARKTFN
SAAD
SD
SAN
SIPRNET
STATE
SENS
SUBJECT
SFNV
SECSTATE
SSA
SPCVIS
SOI
SOFA
SCULKPAOECONTU
SPTER
SKSAF
SENVKGHG
SHI
SEVN
SANR
SPSTATE
SMITH
SCOM
SH
SNARCS
SNARN
SIPRS
SNARM
SIPDI
SCPR
SNIG
SELAB
SULLIVAN
SENVENV
SECDEF
SOLIC
SOIC
SPAS
SASC
SOSI
SEC
SEN
SENVCASCEAIDID
TU
TH
TW
TSPA
TRGY
TPHY
TBIO
TIFA
TS
TZ
TX
TSPL
TT
TK
TC
TINT
TERFIN
TERRORISM
TIP
TURKEY
TI
TECHNOLOGY
TNGD
TRSY
TRAFFICKING
TOPEC
TPSL
TP
TD
TR
TA
TIO
TREATY
TO
THPY
TECH
TRADE
TPSA
TG
TAGS
TF
TRAD
THKSJA
TVBIO
TNDG
TN
TBIOZK
TWI
TV
TWL
TRT
TWRO
TSRY
TTPGOV
TAUSCHER
TRBY
TRBIO
TL
TPKO
TIA
TGRY
TSPAM
TREL
TNAR
TBI
TFIN
TPHYPA
TWCH
THOMMA
THOMAS
TERROR
TRY
TBID
TPP
TE
THANH
TJ
TBKIO
UNGA
USUN
UN
UG
UNSC
UK
UP
US
UNCTAD
UNVIE
UNHRC
USTR
UNAMA
UNCRIME
UNESCO
UV
UNDP
UNHCR
UNCSD
UNCHR
UZ
USAID
UNEP
UNO
UNPUOS
UY
UNDC
UNCITRAL
UNAUS
UNCND
UA
UNMIK
USTDA
USEU
USDA
UNICEF
UR
UNFICYP
USNC
USTRRP
UNODC
UNRWA
UNOMIG
USTRPS
USAU
USCC
UNEF
UNGAPL
UNFPA
UNSCE
USSC
UGA
UEU
UNMIC
UNTAC
UNION
UNCLASSIFIED
USPS
UNA
UMIK
USOAS
UNMOVIC
UNFA
UNAIDS
UNCHC
USGS
UNSE
UNRCR
UNTERR
USG
UE
UAE
UNWRA
UNCSW
UNSCR
UNCHS
UNDESCO
UNPAR
UNC
UB
UNSCS
UKXG
UNGACG
UNREST
UNHR
USPTO
UNFCYP
USCG
UNIDROIT
UNSCD
UPU
UNBRO
UNECE
USTRUWR
UNCC
UNESCOSCULPRELPHUMKPALCUIRXFVEKV
VM
VE
VT
VETTING
VN
VZ
VIS
VC
VTPREL
VIP
VTEAID
VTEG
VOA
VA
VTIZ
VANG
VISIT
VO
VENZ
VAT
VI
VEPREL
VEN
WFP
WTO
WHO
WTRO
WBG
WMO
WIPO
WA
WI
WSIS
WHA
WCL
WE
WMN
WEBZ
WS
WAR
WZ
WMD
WW
WILLIAM
WEET
WAEMU
WM
WWBG
WWT
WWARD
WITH
WMDT
WTRQ
WCO
WEU
WALTER
WRTO
WB
WHTI
WBEG
WCI
WEF
WAKI
WHOA
WGC
Browse by classification
Community resources
courage is contagious
Viewing cable 06PARIS4243, MISSION FRANCE'S EXPERIENCE WITH THE AMERICAN PRESENCE
If you are new to these pages, please read an introduction on the structure of a cable as well as how to discuss them with others. See also the FAQs
Understanding cables
Every cable message consists of three parts:
- The top box shows each cables unique reference number, when and by whom it originally was sent, and what its initial classification was.
- The middle box contains the header information that is associated with the cable. It includes information about the receiver(s) as well as a general subject.
- The bottom box presents the body of the cable. The opening can contain a more specific subject, references to other cables (browse by origin to find them) or additional comment. This is followed by the main contents of the cable: a summary, a collection of specific topics and a comment section.
Discussing cables
If you find meaningful or important information in a cable, please link directly to its unique reference number. Linking to a specific paragraph in the body of a cable is also possible by copying the appropriate link (to be found at theparagraph symbol). Please mark messages for social networking services like Twitter with the hash tags #cablegate and a hash containing the reference ID e.g. #06PARIS4243.
| Reference ID | Created | Released | Classification | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06PARIS4243 | 2006-06-20 16:15 | 2011-08-24 00:00 | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | Embassy Paris |
VZCZCXRO5161
PP RUEHAG RUEHDF RUEHIK RUEHLZ
DE RUEHFR #4243/01 1711615
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
P 201615Z JUN 06
FM AMEMBASSY PARIS
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 8755
INFO RUCNMEM/EU MEMBER STATES
RUCPDOC/DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE WASHDC
UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 06 PARIS 004243
SIPDIS
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
ATHENS PLEASE PASS DAVID RANK
E.O.12958: N/A
TAGS: PREL ADIP AMGT ASEC BEXP CASC SCUL FR
SUBJECT: MISSION FRANCE'S EXPERIENCE WITH THE AMERICAN PRESENCE
POST (APP) CONCEPT
Summary
-----------
¶1. (SBU) American Presence Posts (APP), active in France since
1999, play a key role in this mission's transformational diplomacy
efforts. The concept is replicable in other countries, but Missions
need to remain flexible as they adapt the APP concept to local
conditions. Key factors to consider include mission priorities,
host country infrastructure, recruitment, security, and training.
The US Mission in France is ready to assist colleagues in Washington
and overseas in sharing our experience on APP establishment and
management.
Introduction
--------------
¶2. (SBU) One-officer American Presence Posts (APPs) have been
operating in France since 1999, but the term "APP" became
considerably better known with the Secretary's January 18, 2006
transformational diplomacy speech at Georgetown. Embassy Paris and
the five APPs in France (Bordeaux, Lille, Lyon, Rennes, and
Toulouse) have since been approached by numerous colleagues
elsewhere wanting to know more - what exactly is an APP? How do
they operate? What factors need to be taken into consideration when
deciding whether to establish one? In the spirit of sharing what
the US Mission in France has learned over the last seven years, this
telegram aims not only to address such questions, but also to offer
various resources to colleagues in both Washington and overseas who
are considering the viability of an APP elsewhere. The Department
may wish to consider broader dissemination of this message to
overseas posts.
¶3. (SBU) This telegram focuses on the APPs in France - posts in
other countries with different goals and/or considerations (such as
different Mission priorities and a different level of host country
infrastructure) may choose to handle things differently. We provide
specific details in certain sections to illustrate how our APPs
function, but an Embassy in another country might very well find
that a different model would better serve their needs.
Why an APP?
-----------------
¶4. (SBU) One of the first questions to consider is whether an APP
is the best response to Mission needs. Is a Consulate more
appropriate? Is an APP being considered as a downsizing measure, or
a new geographic presence for the Mission? Is a Virtual Presence
Post (VPP) or an American Corner more appropriate?
¶5. (SBU) In the case of France, posts with a single American
officer (the core of our APP concept) were chosen to meet a
perceived need. In the early 1990s, the State Department closed
numerous small Western European constituent posts, including the
Consulates General in Bordeaux and Lyon, in order to staff new
Embassy requirements in the former Soviet republics. By the late
1990s, the Mission felt that the lack of American presence was
harming efforts to reach media/opinion leaders and to advance U.S.
commercial interests in France's important regional centers.
The Development of France's APP Concept
--------------------------------------------- -----
¶6. (SBU) Budget and personnel resources in the late 1990s were
extremely tight, and the Mission chose an approach that utilized
only existing Mission personnel resources and involved little/no
increase in Mission budget. In addition to a lone American officer,
the five APPs in France have between one and four LES employees.
All were drawn from existing Mission personnel slots. Resources
such as vehicles were also reprogrammed from Paris so that the new
APPs did not have to spend large sums of money on equipment and
supplies. One positive factor was the difference between the rental
cost of apartments in Paris and Lyon (the site of the first APP) --
rental savings were so great that residential rental savings covered
almost all of the "new" cost of renting office space in Lyon.
¶7. (SBU) The Mission has worked diligently to maintain a lean
agenda for these lean posts -- a fairly strict focus on public
diplomacy, commercial advocacy and essential U.S. citizen consular
services. This effort requires a senior Embassy coordinator, to
help ensure that "mission creep" is avoided, particularly in the
area of required reporting, official visitor taskings,
administrative requirements, etc. In the case of France, the
Minister-Counselor for Economic Affairs serves as APP coordinator,
in close cooperation with the Front Office, and in regular contact
with FCS, PD, Consular and Management.
What the APPs in France Do...And What They Don't Do
PARIS 00004243 002 OF 006
-----------------------------------
--------------------------------
¶8. (SBU) The APPs in France are designed to shape outcomes rather
than report on them. As mentioned earlier, they have three primary
missions: public diplomacy (PD), commercial diplomacy and American
citizen services (ACS). Our APPs do little "traditional"
political/economic reporting, although officers and local employees
occasionally e-mail updates on local events such as regional
elections, urban unrest and student protests, to Embassy Paris for
inclusion in post reporting.
¶9. (SBU) The APPs have proven to be powerful vehicles for
building and strengthening relationships with regional officials and
organizations who can help advance our public diplomacy and
commercial objectives. Significantly enhanced relations with
prefects, mayors, universities and chambers of commerce have flowed
from APP activities, and these relations have improved the ability
of Embassy Paris officers, and particularly the Ambassador, to reach
quickly local officials and opinion leaders on matters of interest,
including our global transformational diplomacy agenda.
¶10. (SBU) To ease the burden on the APPs' limited resources,
periodic reports (F-77, Consular Package, Overseas School Reports,
Human Rights Report, Religious Freedom Report, etc.) are handled
almost exclusively by Embassy Paris. The Paris duty officer also
handles all after-hours emergency calls for the APPs, although of
course in a true emergency the Paris duty officer would then contact
the APP officer.
¶11. (SBU) Embassy Paris provides most of the management support
for the APPs. All vouchers, for example, are processed in Paris.
It would be erroneous, however, to conclude that APP staff spend
little time on management issues. In the absence of a GSO, it is
the APP staff themselves who must deal with the local telephone
company, find repairmen to fix broken equipment, go to the store for
supplies, and much more.
¶12. (SBU) PD Paris provides a large part of the speaker and
cultural programs as "offers" to the APPs following bi-annual
strategy sessions with the APPs. Adequate APP program support
requires adequate personnel in Paris to handle this important
country-wide program coordination. Overall PD budgets for posts
with APPs should consider the increased program value of APP
programming and reflect these additions in the basic PD personnel
and program, including travel, budget planning for a post.
Initially, the APPs were designed to handle only a small percentage
of American citizen services, with Embassy Paris providing more
complicated services such as prison visits, but today the APPs in
France handle a wider range of citizen services. (There has been
almost inevitable "mission creep" in this area as the APPs have
become better established in their respective communities.)
¶13. (SBU) None of the APPs in France can send or receive
telegrams (although they do have access with OpenNet hookups to
Webgram and the ALDACs), and none of them handle any classified
material. If a telegram needs to be sent, the officer e-mails the
text to a Paris colleague.
Regular Consultation in Capital is Key
--------------------------------------------- -
¶14. (SBU) Embassy Paris hosts a semi-annual Principal Officers
Conference for APP and ConGen chiefs in April and October of each
year. In addition, APP officers usually attend an in-country
commercial and public diplomacy conference each year. These visits,
as well as other occasional TDY visits to Paris, provide important
opportunities to review Mission MPP goals, review common
concerns/challenges and give these lone officers in the field the
chance to meet key counterparts in the Embassy. A key benefit of
these meetings is to enable the APP principal officers to share
their "best practices" with one another -- a powerful learning tool,
in our experience.
The APP "Model"...Not a Strait-Jacket
--------------------------------------------- ---
¶15. (SBU) One of the key concepts to keep in mind when developing
an APP is the importance of flexibility. Mission needs, and
personnel/budget realities loom large, as do regional differences
between various APP sites. The five APPs in France each have only
one American officer and share the same three principal missions,
but are structured differently:
APP Bordeaux has two local employees. One local employee covers
both commerce and PD; the other covers both management and ACS.
PARIS 00004243 003 OF 006
APP Lille has one local employee who focuses primarily on commercial
work, but who is not a Commerce Department employee. Since Lille is
only one hour by train from Paris, a Paris-based local employee
handles most of Lille's PD programming.
APP Lyon has four local employees. One is paid by the Commerce
Department, one is paid out of PD funds, one focuses exclusively on
ACS, and one is responsible for management and secretarial matters.
APP Rennes has two local employees. One covers PD, ACS, and
management; the other focuses primarily on commercial work but is
not a Commerce Department employee.
APP Toulouse has two local employees. One is paid by the Commerce
Department; the other covers PD and ACS.
¶16. (SBU) As the above illustrates, there is not a specific "APP
model" which should be copied - not even within France, where each
of the five APPs was set up in response to regional specificities.
(Rennes, for example, is home to France's largest regional daily, so
APP Rennes tends to be more PD-focused. Toulouse is home to Airbus,
so APP Toulouse tends to focus more on commercial work. APP Lyon
has a much larger American citizen "constituency," and is thus the
only APP with a full-time ACS local employee.) Petty cash funds
differ from post to post, as does the size of the territory covered.
One shape and size does not fit all, whether inside France or
elsewhere.
What Has Worked Well for APPs in France?
--------------------------------------------- -------
¶17. (SBU) Good communication is essential: communication of APP
priorities, communication between APP chiefs and the Embassy, good
communication links between the APPs and their State Department
colleagues. (See next section for some of our lessons learned.)
¶18. (SBU) APPs look for synergies to help accomplish their goals.
A day trip to an outlying city in an APP's "territory" can include
a visit to an American company, meetings with local political
figures, a media interview, a speech at a local school, and the
provision of consular services to resident American citizens.
During such a day, the officer may discover an International Visitor
Program candidate, run across a potential distributor for American
products, and inspire a class of French schoolchildren to set up an
exchange program with a class of American schoolchildren.
¶19. (SBU) APP work relies heavily not only on synergy, but also
on creativity. Maybe an APP cannot find a US speaker for an
African-American History Month program, but knows a local university
professor who has the appropriate background. Maybe the APP cannot
present a medal to a former member of the French resistance who
served as a truck driver with Patton's Third Army, but they can
invite him to share his wartime experience with a group of American
students.
¶20. (SBU) Each of the five APPs in France produces a monthly
report highlighting key projects. Any readers interested in more
detailed examples of "APP results" are invited to contact us using
the e-mail address in the final paragraph of this telegram.
What Hasn't Worked So Well?
-------------------------------------
¶21. (SBU) The APPs originally attempted to rely strictly on
commercial e-mail. However, Internet-only connections made
coordination with other State Department colleagues difficult. The
eventual connection (with adequate bandwidth) of the APPs to the
State Department OpenNet system greatly improved matters, as well as
providing access to an important array of OpenNet services,
including Webgrams and ALDACs. We probably waited too long to
dedicate the necessary funding to this issue, but our subsequent
investment in adequate bandwidth has paid off. If post can fund
adequate bandwidth and if local infrastructure permits, we believe
that OpenNet is superior to an Internet-only connection.
¶22. (SBU) Because of France-specific circumstances, different APP
activities are funded from State/PROG, State/PD and/or FCS budget
resources. This has created some complications, as APPs and various
fund managers sometimes have to sort through which expenditure is to
be funded with which fund cite. If possible at post, a single
funding source would reduce administrative burdens on both APP and
Mission B&F staffs.
¶23. (SBU) Another ongoing issue that the APPs continue to
struggle with is how to adjust USG accounting and control mechanisms
to the small size of the posts, irrespective of where the funds
originate. Management controls are of course necessary, but many of
PARIS 00004243 004 OF 006
the current requirements (such as some of the procedures for
reporting petty cash expenditures, for being reimbursed for toll
fees on short day trips, and for documenting use of the official
vehicle) can be particularly cumbersome for such small posts.
Embassy Paris has already put in place a number of innovative pilot
programs to address some of these issues and continues to explore
other possible approaches to ease the administrative burden.
Logistical Notes
-------------------
¶24. (SBU) Consular services: All visa operations are centered in
Paris, and none of the APPs issue emergency passports (due to the
controls that would need to be put in place in order to protect
blank passport covers). The APPs do, however, provide virtually all
other citizen services (passport applications, reports of birth,
notarial services, prison visits, mortuary certificates, etc.).
Since the APPs have no ACS software, completed applications for
passports and reports of birth are forwarded (after any oaths are
taken) to AmEmb Paris or CG Marseille, who then enter cases in the
ACS computer system, print the reports of birth (and death), etc.
The APPs have no cashiers, so clients must pay by credit card or
money order. No cash is accepted. Since the APP officer is often
out of the office (either on official travel or at events), all APPs
in France operate on a "by appointment only" system. Some APPs
designate certain days as "consular days" and concentrate their ACS
appointments on those days; others give appointments whenever the
officer is available.
¶25. (SBU) Financial transactions: APP staff use a combination of
petty cash and a government purchase card to handle most small
financial transactions. For larger purchases and bills, the APP
officer signs off on the initial bill and forwards it to the Embassy
for payment.
¶26. (SBU) Office space: After an earlier failed experiment (in
Lille) operating out of the officer's apartment, all APPs now lease
commercial office space in buildings which have other offices also
operating out of them. APP Lyon originally operated out of the
Chamber of Commerce, an excellent arrangement in terms of easy
access to key contacts.
¶27. (SBU) Ranks, titles, and privileges: All APP officers in
France are at the 02 level and have the diplomatic title of Consul.
For all intents and purposes, the French government treats the APPs
as regular Consulates. APP officers do not receive ORE.
¶28. (SBU) Security: APPs are staffed by one local guard (with a
backup guard available during the absence of the primary guard).
The APPs have a hardline door that separates the exterior door from
the interior offices, but once someone has cleared the initial
security check, there is no separation between the visitor and the
APP employees. Additionally, each APP is equipped with a Mailscan
XRay unit for mail screening and a Walk Though Metal Detector (WTMD)
for visitor screening. Obviously, what works in France -- a country
with sophisticated security services and good cooperation with the
U.S. and the U.S. Mission -- may not work similarly in other
settings.
¶29. (SBU) Supervision: APP officers report to the Embassy Paris
Economic Minister-Counselor, who serves as a liaison between the
APPs and the many Embassy offices (especially the Commercial
Service, Consular Affairs, Management, and Public Diplomacy) that
have claims on the APP's time. The Paris DCM is their reviewing
officer.
¶30. (SBU) Switchboards: The APPs do not have switchboard
operators or receptionists. Instead, they use pre-recorded outgoing
messages and voice mail when (as is often the case in such small
posts) no one is in the office to answer the phone.
Things to Keep In Mind When Considering Establishing an APP
--------------------------------------------- --------
-----------------------
¶31. (SBU) The US Mission in France strongly believes that APPs
are not just for France - the experience is certainly replicable in
other countries. Certain factors, however, should be kept in mind
when considering whether an APP is the appropriate choice in a
particular country.
¶32. (SBU) Consular Commissions: If consular work is part of the
APP's mandate, a current consular commission will be required for
the American officer. Close coordination with CA is important to
determine whether the officer has sufficient experience or requires
current training.
PARIS 00004243 005 OF 006
¶33. (SBU) Host country infrastructure: The APPs in France rely
heavily on the French postal system, courier services, France
Telecom, ATMs, and local internet and cellphone service providers.
APPs in countries with less-developed infrastructures would need to
be more creative (a necessity for any APP officer) about how they
conduct business.
¶34. (SBU) Recruitment: It is vital that the American officer and
the local employees be people who can work independently and who
will do whatever it takes to get the job done, even if certain tasks
do not appear in their job descriptions. An FSN-10, for example,
may also be responsible for taking the official vehicle to the
mechanic or for stuffing envelopes in advance of the 4th of July
reception. The American officer must be willing not only to give
speeches (which the officer often researches, writes, and translates
on his or her own), but also to maintain the files, drive 2-3 hours
(each way) to other cities on official business (often not returning
until late at night), etc. Heavy evening, weekend, and holiday work
is the norm. Fluency in the local language is crucial - outside the
capital city, fewer contacts tend to speak English, and limited
resources make it difficult for local employees to serve as
interpreters. Virtually all of the APP officers' meetings,
speeches, and media interviews are in French - someone without at
least a 3/3 (preferably a 3+/3+) would be unable to meet the basic
requirements of the job.
¶35. (SBU) Security: Security in the host country is one of the
most important factors when considering whether to establish an APP.
How reliable are the host country security services should there be
an incident at the APP? How much of a threat exists against US
interests in the host country? Does a Consul who drives an
unarmored car with no guard incur an unacceptable risk given the
host country's security environment? Competent local police and a
stable security environment are critical to the success of an APP.
¶36. (SBU) Training: Given that APP officers and local employees
cover such a wide range of activities, it is best to provide as much
training (and consultation time) as feasible in both Washington and
the capital city (crucial for developing relationships with Embassy
colleagues upon whom the APP relies heavily) before an employee
begins a job at an APP. Previous officers with limited commercial
experience have found NFATC's export promotion and commercial
diplomacy courses useful; the PAO training course is also an
excellent introduction to PD resources. Cross training is also key
for local employees, who back each other up when one or more are on
leave.
APP Performance -- An OIG Assessment
---------------------- --------------------------
¶37. (SBU) The Office of the Inspector General carried out an
inspection of U.S. Embassy Paris in October and November 2004. This
was the OIG's first opportunity to examine a well-established
American Presence Post program. OIG findings are encouraging. To
quote from the OIG summary (see oigweb.state.gov): QUOTE. Embassy
Paris's innovative use of one-officer American Presence Posts in
provincial regions have proven highly effective in promoting trade,
conducting public diplomacy programs, and providing American citizen
services at a relatively low costs. UNQUOTE.
APP Lessons Learned - France
-------------------------------------
¶38. (SBU) Based on Embassy Paris experience:
-- Choose an APP mission that reflects the realities of limited
staffing and resources.
-- Avoid mission creep. A senior Embassy coordinator is helpful.
-- Facilitate communications between APPs and capital, and among the
APPs. France found this to be our single most valuable
non-personnel investment.
-- Recruitment, recruitment, recruitment. APP chiefs must be
adaptive, low-maintenance and versatile. Contact skills and
language skills are key. This job is not for everyone.
-- Senior Embassy officials can be force-multipliers for the APP.
Successive U.S. Ambassadors have made frequent visits a way to
publicize and reinforce APP efforts locally.
What Resources Can the US Mission in France Offer Others Considering
APPs?
------------------------------ ---------------
-------------------------- ---------------------
¶39. (SBU) We are already supporting numerous visits by Department
officials who are interested in seeing an APP "in action," and would
be happy to organize similar visits with officers from Embassies who
are considering establishing an APP in their host country. Another
PARIS 00004243 006 OF 006
option would be for one of our APP officers or local employees to
travel either to another post or to the Department (for example, in
conjunction with a PAO conference or the COM conference) to give
presentations on the APP concept.
¶40. (SBU) The US Mission in France would be pleased to respond to
any additional queries concerning APPs, as well as to provide sample
copies of the APPs' monthly reports. The point of contact for such
inquiries is Embassy Paris Economic Minister-Counselor Thomas J.
White at whitetj@state.gov and/or APP Lyon Principal Officer Angie
Bryan, who can be reached at bryana@state.gov. Readers are also
invited to consult the APP portions of the Embassy Paris website at
www.amb-usa.fr.
STAPLETON