Keep Us Strong WikiLeaks logo

Currently released so far... 97115 / 251,287

Articles

Browse latest releases

Browse by creation date

Browse by origin

A B C D F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z

Browse by tag

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
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
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
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

Browse by classification

Community resources

courage is contagious

Viewing cable 09DHAKA189, AMERICA WEEK - TAKING THE USG ON THE ROAD

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.
To understand the justification used for the classification of each cable, please use this WikiSource article as reference.

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. #09DHAKA189.
Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
09DHAKA189 2009-02-24 08:32 2011-08-25 00:00 UNCLASSIFIED Embassy Dhaka
VZCZCXRO0619
RR RUEHAST RUEHBC RUEHBI RUEHCI RUEHDA RUEHDBU RUEHDE RUEHDH RUEHGI
RUEHJS RUEHKUK RUEHLH RUEHNEH RUEHPW RUEHROV
DE RUEHKA #0189/01 0550832
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
R 240832Z FEB 09
FM AMEMBASSY DHAKA
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 8344
INFO RUCNCLS/ALL SOUTH AND CENTRAL ASIA COLLECTIVE
RHHMUNA/CDR USPACOM HONOLULU HI
RHHJJPI/PACOM IDHS HONOLULU HI
RUCNISL/ISLAMIC COLLECTIVE
RUCPDOC/DEPT OF COMMERCE WASHINGTON DC
UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 DHAKA 000189 
 
SIPDIS 
 
DEPARTMENT PLEASE PASS PEACE CORPS 
NEW DELHI FOR FAS 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: PREL EAID KPAO SCUL EAGR SENV BEXP BG
SUBJECT: AMERICA WEEK - TAKING THE USG ON THE ROAD 
 
SUMMARY 
------- 
 
1. Sesame Street, a floating health clinic, jazz concerts, a cricket 
tournament and a biopic of President Obama were only a few of the 
highlights of America Week, a Mission-wide effort to showcase USG 
activities outside Dhaka.  America Week 2009 found us in Barisal in 
southern Bangladesh, which weathered Cyclone Sidr in November 2007. 
Using the Barisal Club and Community Center as a venue with booths 
representing more than 40 U.S.-affiliated businesses and NGOs, more 
than 30 members of Mission Dhaka, led by Ambassador Moriarty and 
USAID Mission Director Rollins, spread throughout greater Barisal 
demonstrating how the U.S. Government works in one of Bangladesh's 
more impoverished regions.  We reached out to more than 10,000 
Barisal residents during America Week and reached millions of 
readers and viewers around Bangladesh with America Week media 
coverage.  Mission Dhaka's America Week has proven to be a 
successful way to promote strong U.S.-Bangladesh relations at the 
grassroots level in this Muslim majority country. 
 
AMERICA WEEK HEADQUARTERED IN BARISAL... 
-------------------------------- 
 
2.  The week of January 26 saw Mission Dhaka on the road in Barisal 
with America Week, showcasing the many ways the United States 
continues to build relations with the people of Bangladesh in trade, 
education, health, the environment, and democracy. This year's 
America Week focused on the democratic and economic transitions that 
both the United States and Bangladesh are currently undergoing. 
(NOTE: In previous years, Embassy Dhaka hosted America Week in 
larger Bangladeshi cities including Chittagong, Khulna, Rajshahi and 
Sylhet.  END NOTE.) 
 
3.  The Barisal Club and Community Center in downtown Barisal City 
served as the focal point of America Week.  At this venue, we hosted 
more than 40 information booths and presentations from partners of 
the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), American 
businesses currently working in Bangladesh and Mission offices and 
agencies.  More than 10,000 people from Barisal - including 
children, families, university students, religious and community 
leaders visited the booths and attended educational presentations. 
They learned how to apply to study at a U.S. university, apply for a 
U.S. visa, or participate in a U.S. Government-funded development 
project.  Children shook hands with characters from the 
USAID-sponsored TV show, Sisimpur, inspired by Sesame Street.  The 
Embassy sponsored a jazz concert and hosted screenings of 
critically-acclaimed American films, including a Biography Channel 
documentary on President Obama. 
 
4.  Students were among the most enthusiastic participants in 
America Week.  Public Affairs and Consular Affairs teamed up to do 
two presentations on studying in the United States and applying for 
a student visa; each session attracted over one hundred students. 
Presenters focused on the importance of good grades to help students 
gain admission to U.S. universities, obtain financial assistance and 
qualify for a U.S. visa.  The message got through.  On the final 
day, a USAID partner related a story of a student he met at a tea 
stall.  Encouraged by the student advisors and consular staff he met 
during America Week, the student said he had learned he should stop 
worrying about just getting a visa and instead focus on his studies. 
 He told the USAID partner he was going to work hard in school in 
Bangladesh so he could qualify for a scholarship to go and study in 
the United States. 
 
ON THE ROAD AROUND BARISAL DIVISION: FIGHTING TB 
------------------------------------- 
 
5.  The Ambassador and USAID Mission Director also highlighted USG 
activities in the region by visiting a broad range of USG-sponsored 
projects focusing on health, education and livelihoods. They 
inaugurated the USG-funded Social Marketing Company's (SMC) floating 
Information, Education and Communication (IEC) Center for 
Tuberculosis Awareness Program supported by USAID, otherwise known 
as TB Ahoy. The boat will provide services to 1,000 people each day 
and benefit more than 200,000 in its first year of service. 
 
WORKING WITH IMAMS 
------------------ 
 
6.  The Ambassador also visited several USG-supported education 
projects.  He met with a group of religious leaders participating in 
the USG-funded Leaders of Influence (LOI) Program through USAID at 
the Barisal Imam Training Academy.  The Ambassador and religious 
leaders discussed the role of religious leaders in promoting good 
governance, advancing human rights and maintaining Bangladesh's 
tradition of religious tolerance and harmony, particularly in the 
 
DHAKA 00000189  002 OF 002 
 
 
context of the recent transition of power. 
 
ALL LEVELS OF EDUCATION 
----------------------- 
 
7.  At Brojomohun (BM) College in Barisal, the Ambassador met with 
students and spoke about U.S. higher education and the value of 
cross-cultural education. Ambassador Moriarty and USAID Mission 
Director Rollins also visited with Bangladesh's youngest students at 
a USG-funded SUCCEED pre-school in Bakerganj. The USAID-sponsored 
SUCCEED program provides pre-primary education to children to build 
a strong foundation for life-long learning and increase the 
likelihood that children remain in school. 
 
8.  In addition to providing direct funding for education, the USG, 
through U.S. Department of Agriculture funding to the World Food 
Program (WFP), will provide U.S. $1.6 million in 2009 for school 
feeding activities in the Cyclone Sidr-affected region of 
Bangladesh. With these funds, WFP will each day provide 133,200 
primary school children in the Barisal region with fortified 
biscuits. The program encourages school attendance of schoolchildren 
affected by Sidr and helps to prevent a recurrence of the surge in 
malnutrition caused by the cyclone. The Ambassador and USAID Mission 
director visited a school in Bakerganj receiving this assistance 
made possible by U.S. Department of Agriculture funds. 
 
CRICKET DIPLOMACY 
----------------- 
 
9.  National cricket stars joined the Ambassador for a cricket 
exhibition sponsored by the local police and the U.S. Embassy. The 
event helped build bonds between law enforcement officials and 
average citizens. The Ambassador gave USG-donated cricket equipment 
to 15 local schools, watched a cricket exhibition featuring local 
police and former National Cricket Team members, and swung a bat 
himself.  In addition to the participating students and cricket 
stars, more than 1,000 eager spectators lined the cricket pitch to 
watch the exhibition. 
 
10.  The Ambassador and USAID Mission Director also visited several 
USG-funded employment and energy projects in Barisal District. At a 
USAID supported aquaculture project designed to help fish and shrimp 
farmers affected by Cyclone Sidr, the Embassy team met with 
representatives of the 200,000 farmers who had received training on 
fish and shrimp farming techniques, as well as fish and shrimp stock 
and feed. We also visited a home with a Grameen Shakti solar power 
system, improved cooking stove and a bio-gas cooking system that 
makes gas from manure. The USG funds the Grameen Shakti program with 
USAID, which provides solar electricity to more than 200,000 
households across Bangladesh. 
 
THOUSANDS OF VISITORS, MILLIONS OF READERS 
---------------------------------- 
 
11.  America Week received excellent media coverage by both Dhaka 
and Barisal-based news outlets.  As a result, while more than 10,000 
people visited America Week events, America Week highlights reached 
millions of readers throughout Bangladesh.  Nationally, news 
agencies published the Ambassador's comments at an opening press 
conference within three hours.  Various key national dailies across 
the political spectrum published America Week-themed articles. 
Locally, America Week dominated headlines in each of Barisal's eight 
newspapers.  Positive coverage was not limited to newspapers. 
Television stations, all based in Dhaka with Barisal correspondents, 
covered America Week's opening as well as highlights from the 
Ambassador's site visits during evening news bulletins. 
 
COMMENT 
------- 
 
12.  Everyone who participated in America Week - from the Mayor of 
Barisal to the street children who wandered wide-eyed around our 
booths - welcomed the opportunity to meet Embassy staff and learn 
more about the ways in which the United States works with 
Bangladesh.  Many Barisal residents voiced appreciation for America 
Week and USG activities from which they benefit directly.  America 
Week, in Barisal and other cities, allows us to "get beyond the 
Beltway" and reach average Bangladeshis.  We appreciate the support 
we received from the Department and other USG agencies that made 
America Week possible.  Given the success of this and previous 
America Weeks, Mission Dhaka plans to continue keep this initiative 
in our diplomatic toolkit and looks forward to taking the Embassy on 
the road again to another remote Bangladesh destination. 
 
Moriarty