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Diplomatic cables

Cablegate: US Embassy Cables

First published 28 November 2010 · US Department of State · 251,287 cables

251,287 US State Department cables between Washington and 274 embassies and missions. We began publishing on 28 November 2010.

Overview

251,287 US diplomatic cables between the State Department and 274 US embassies, consulates and missions, from 1966 to February 2010. 15,652 were classified Secret. They had been loaded onto the US military's classified SIPRNet.

We began publication on 28 November 2010, releasing cables in stages. In 2011 an encrypted copy of the full archive, and the passphrase to open it, became separately available online after the passphrase appeared in a book by Guardian journalists. On 2 September 2011 we published the complete unredacted archive in searchable form.

What reporting revealed

  1. A 2008 cable recorded the Saudi ambassador saying King Abdullah urged the US to attack Iran.
  2. A 2009 directive in Hillary Clinton's name told US diplomats to gather biometric data on senior UN officials.
  3. Cables showed Washington and London worried about the security of Pakistan's nuclear material.
  4. Yemen's president, Ali Abdullah Saleh, told General Petraeus: 'We'll continue saying they are our bombs, not yours.'
  5. Cables detailing corruption by Tunisia's Ben Ali family circulated in Tunisia before his fall in January 2011.

Documents

1,174 of 1,174 cables
CreatedReference IDSubjectClassification
2010-02-26 20:3210STATE18328LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE (YEREVAN 90)
Secretary of State
UNCLASSIFIED,FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
2010-02-26 16:3210VATICAN33SEX ABUSE SCANDAL STRAINS IRISH-VATICAN RELATIONS, SHAKES UP IRISH CHURCH, AND POSES CHALLENGES FOR THE HOLY SEE
Vatican Vatican City
SECRET
2010-02-26 13:0010PRETORIA392PRETORIA INTERVIEW WITH UN/OIOS CANDIDATE S.A.FAKIE
South Africa Pretoria
CONFIDENTIAL
2010-02-25 11:2910PARIS229GOLDSTONE DEMARCHE DELIVERED; FRANCE WILL LIKELY SUPPORT A REVISED UNGA RESOLUTION
France Paris
CONFIDENTIAL
2010-02-25 08:4210BRUSSELS219U.S. - EU SANCTIONS INFORMAL
Europe U.S. Mission to European Union (formerly EC) (Brussels)
CONFIDENTIAL,NOFORN
2010-02-25 07:5410TOKYO381DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/25/10
Japan Tokyo
UNCLASSIFIED
2010-02-24 22:1210STATE17263U.S.-RUSSIA JOINT THREAT ASSESSMENT TALKS - DECEMBER 2009
Secretary of State
SECRET
2010-02-24 13:2810BERLIN209MEDIA REACTION: AFGHANISTAN, NATO, MIDEAST, U.S.-CLIMATE, WESTERN HEMISPHERE, TURKEY, EU-GREECE, NORTHERN-IRELAND;BERLIN
Germany Berlin
UNCLASSIFIED
2010-02-23 18:0310MEXICO656MX 2010-089, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST (1 INDIVIDUAL)
Mexico Mexico City
UNCLASSIFIED,FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
2010-02-23 12:4010TELAVIV423BARAK APPROVES EXCESS SHEKELS OUT OF GAZA; TACIT "NO" TO CASH IN
Israel Tel Aviv
SECRET,NOFORN
2010-02-22 15:4710STATE15856(S) TURKISH FIRMS ENGAGED IN MILITARY MATERIEL-RELATED DEALS WITH IRAN
Secretary of State
SECRET
2010-02-22 14:3110PARIS207FRENCH MFA ON RUSSIA, BALKANS, AFGHANISTAN, IRAN, CAUCASUS
France Paris
CONFIDENTIAL,NOFORN
2010-02-22 09:3210SEOUL272VFM CHUN YOUNG-WOO ON SINO-NORTH KOREAN RELATIONS
South Korea Seoul
SECRET
2010-02-19 10:4810TELAVIV392ISRAEL'S LEGISLATION ON TEXT MESSAGING
Israel Tel Aviv
UNCLASSIFIED
2010-02-18 18:2910MEXICO572MX 2010-082, ICE LEAHY VETTING REQUEST (5 INDIVIDUALS)
Mexico Mexico City
UNCLASSIFIED,FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
2010-02-18 05:2810TBILISI203GEORGIA: SCENESETTER FOR SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE HOLBROOKE'S VISIT
Georgia Tbilisi
SECRET,NOFORN
2010-02-16 16:1110BERLIN184FDP DIZZY FROM IDENTITY CRISIS AND COALITION ANIMOSITY
Germany Berlin
CONFIDENTIAL
2010-02-16 12:0210STOCKHOLM68SWEDISH REACTION TO SOLDIERS KILLED IN AFGHANISTAN
Sweden Stockholm
UNCLASSIFIED
2010-02-15 06:4510RIYADH193YEMENI-HOUTHI CEASEFIRE: WILL IT LAST?
Saudi Arabia Riyadh
SECRET
2010-02-12 15:3910MOSCOW317THE LUZKHOV DILEMMA
Russia Moscow
SECRET
2010-02-12 13:2010KYIV234UKRAINE: DEMARCHE ON DISTRACTED DRIVING DELIVERED
Ukraine Kyiv
UNCLASSIFIED
2010-02-12 12:4610BRASILIA164BRAZIL: DEMARCHE ON DISTRACTED DRIVING DELIVERED
Brazil Brasilia
UNCLASSIFIED,FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
2010-02-10 17:2810MEXICO466MX 2010-061, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST (1 INDIVIDUAL)
Mexico Mexico City
UNCLASSIFIED,FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
2010-02-08 15:1610QUITO148FY-2010 NAS ECUADOR PD&S REQUEST
Ecuador Quito
UNCLASSIFIED
2010-02-08 13:3810BERLIN168MEDIA REACTION: IRAN, UKRAINE, EU, NATO, IRAQ, US.;BERLIN
Germany Berlin
UNCLASSIFIED
2010-02-08 11:0010MADRID154SPAIN DETAILS ITS STRATEGY TO COMBAT THE RUSSIAN MAFIA
Spain Madrid
SECRET,NOFORN
2010-02-05 14:3410BUENOSAIRES79ARGENTINE FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE UNIT FURTHER COMPROMISED
Argentina Buenos Aires
SECRET,NOFORN
2010-02-05 08:1010CANBERRA93CORRECTED COPY -- GARRETT COOL TO WHALING DEAL, SEEKS MORE ON CORAL, RESEARCH
Australia Canberra
CONFIDENTIAL,NOFORN
2010-02-05 07:3910BEIJING3032010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT - CHINA
China Beijing
UNCLASSIFIED
2010-02-04 15:4110CAIRO163DAS WITTES ENGAGES GOE, CIVIL SOCIETY ON ELECTIONS, NAGA HAMADI, DEMOCRACY PROMOTION
Egypt Cairo
CONFIDENTIAL
2010-02-03 15:5610USNATO52RFG: GERMAN DEMARCHE ON DISBURSEMENT OF CONTRIBUTION TO ANA TRUST FUND
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
CONFIDENTIAL
2010-02-03 14:3010NAIROBI226KENYA: COPENHAGEN ACCORD DEMARCHE DELIVERED
Kenya Nairobi
UNCLASSIFIED
2010-02-03 06:1810COLOMBO85DEFENSE SECRETARY ON FONSEKA AND POST-ELECTION DEVELOPMENTS
Sri Lanka Colombo
SECRET
2010-02-02 15:2910TBILISI148GEORGIA: SCENESETTER FOR DEPUTY SECRETARY STEINBERG'S VISIT
Georgia Tbilisi
SECRET,NOFORN
2010-02-01 15:0910KABUL388RAIL PROJECTS UNDERWAY, BUT A UNIFORM NETWORK REMAINS ELUSIVE
Afghanistan Kabul
SECRET
2010-02-01 04:4110MOSCOW228RUSSIAN DRAFT BILL WOULD REQUIRE ON-SHORE CREDIT CARD PROCESSING
Russia Moscow
CONFIDENTIAL
2010-01-31 13:0410ABUDHABI47HAMAS COMMANDER KILLED IN DUBAI HOTEL
United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi
SECRET,NOFORN
2010-01-29 20:4910MEXICO83SCENESETTER FOR THE OPENING OF THE DEFENSE BILATERAL WORKING GROUP, WASHINGTON, D.C., FEBRUARY 1
Mexico Mexico City
SECRET
2010-01-29 10:2310BEIJING243S/P DEPUTY DIRECTOR'S MEETING WITH MFA COUNTERPART ON U.S.-PRC RELATIONS, ASIA, S.ASIA, G20, AND UNSC REFORM
China Beijing
CONFIDENTIAL
2010-01-29 09:3510STOCKHOLM43SWEDES RECEIVE DEMARCHE ON CITES COP15 OUTREACH ON U.S. SPECIES PROPOSALS
Sweden Stockholm
UNCLASSIFIED
2010-01-28 18:3210CARACAS107JANUARY 2010 CARACAS CIWG
Venezuela Caracas
SECRET,NOFORN
2010-01-27 18:0810QUITO43ECUADOR: H1N1 UPDATE
Ecuador Quito
UNCLASSIFIED
2010-01-26 19:3410HAVANA56HAVANA SECURE VOICE ISSUES
Cuba Havana
SECRET
2010-01-26 16:3610KABUL3362010 ELECTIONS: ESTABLISHING "CONDITIONALITY" FOR U.S. SUPPORT
Afghanistan Kabul
CONFIDENTIAL
2010-01-26 15:2410KYIV128PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION: DISAPPOINTED CANDIDATE HRYTSENKO REFLECTS
Ukraine Kyiv
CONFIDENTIAL
2010-01-25 13:1410RIYADH107SAUDI ARABIA INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
Saudi Arabia Riyadh
UNCLASSIFIED
2010-01-22 13:2910STATE6439(C/NF) KUDOS AND FOLLOW-UP QUESTIONS FOR BIOGRAPHIC AND PERSONALITY REPORTING ON UK SHADOW MINISTER FOR PRISONS ALAN DUNCAN (C-RE9-02552)
Secretary of State
CONFIDENTIAL,NOFORN
2010-01-21 15:0610PRETORIA125ESKOM AND THE WORLD BANK LOAN FOR MEDUPI
South Africa Pretoria
UNCLASSIFIED,FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
2010-01-20 19:3910USUNNEWYORK28DPRK: EXPERTS INVESTIGATE SANCTIONS VIOLATIONS, REQUEST INFO
United Nations (New York)
CONFIDENTIAL
2010-01-20 14:3110STATE5405NIAG 9229: IRAN SEEKS GERMAN-ORIGIN VIBRO-ACOUSTIC TEST EQUIPMENT
Secretary of State
SECRET,NOFORN

1,174 cables from the 251,287 published in Cablegate. Source: wikileaks.org/plusd/ · retrieved 26 October 2026.

Catalogue records

Entries describing the release and related documents, with provenance and sources.

PublishedCat. no.TitleType
2010-12-07FAN-0014Cable 08TUNIS679: 'Corruption in Tunisia: What's Yours is Mine'
Secret June 2008 cable from the US embassy in Tunis describing corruption linked to President Ben Ali's extended family, which I published in December 2010, weeks before the Tunisian uprising.
Diplomatic cable
2010-11-28FAN-0011Cable 08RIYADH649: Saudi King Abdullah and senior princes on Saudi policy toward Iraq
Secret April 2008 cable from the US embassy in Riyadh on Saudi talks with Ryan Crocker and David Petraeus, recording the Saudi ambassador's recollection of King Abdullah's call to 'cut off the head of the snake'.
Diplomatic cable
2010-11-28FAN-0012Cable 09STATE80163: 'Reporting and Collection Needs: The United Nations'
Secret/NoForn State Department cable of July 2009 transmitting a National HUMINT Collection Directive on the UN, including requests for biographic and biometric information on senior UN officials.
Diplomatic cable
2010-11-28FAN-0013Cablegate: 251,287 US embassy cables
The archive of 251,287 State Department cables, which I published in stages from 28 November 2010 with five newspapers and in full, unredacted, on 2 September 2011.
Diplomatic cables

Source

  1. Cablegate: US Embassy Cables — original release — wikileaks.org (Original publication)wikileaks.org