Ecuador and the United States maintained close ties based on mutual interests in maintaining democratic institutions;combating cannabis and cocaine;building trade,investment,and financial ties;cooperating in fostering Ecuador's economic development;and participating in inter-American organizations. Ties are further strengthened by the presence of an estimated 150,000-200,000 Ecuadorians living in the United States and by 24,000 U.S. citizens visiting Ecuador annually,and by approximately 15,000 U.S. citizens living in Ecuador.
In diplomacy,a persona non grata is a foreign diplomat who is asked by the host country to be recalled to their home country. If the person is not recalled as requested,the host state may refuse to recognize the person concerned as a member of the diplomatic mission. A host country may declare persona non grata status for any member of a diplomatic staff at any time without any explanation.
Barbara Jean Stephenson is an American diplomat and university official. Stephenson served as president of the American Foreign Service Association from 2015 to 2019. She was formerly the Dean of the Leadership and Management School of the Foreign Service Institute in Arlington,Virginia. Formerly,she was Deputy Chief of Mission at the US Embassy in London,and acted as Chargéd'Affaires following the departure of Ambassador Louis Susman. She is the former United States Ambassador to the Republic of Panama. She was confirmed by the U.S. Senate and was appointed by President Barack Obama in the Summer of 2010.
Julian Paul Assange is an Australian editor,publisher,and activist who founded WikiLeaks in 2006. He came to wide international attention in 2010 when WikiLeaks published a series of leaks from US Army intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning:footage of a US airstrike in Baghdad,US military logs from the Afghanistan and Iraq wars,and US diplomatic cables.
The foreign policy of the Rafael Correa administration (2007-2017) was the policy initiatives towards other states by the former President of Ecuador,as differed to past,or future,Ecuadorian foreign policy. Correa's foreign policy was somewhat similar to that of the other leaders of the Bolivarian Alternative for the Americas (ALBA) such as Hugo Chavez and Evo Morales. This entailed a rough division between relations with other states of the Americas and the rest of the world.
The 2010 Ecuadorian crisis took place on 30 September 2010,when National Police operatives blockaded highways,occupied the National Assembly,blocked Mariscal Sucre International Airport in Quito and JoséJoaquín de Olmedo International Airport in Guayaquil,and took control of the premises of Ecuador TV,in what they claimed was a strike to oppose a government-sponsored law that supposedly reduced their benefits. Unrest and looting were reported in seven provinces of the country because of the lack of law enforcement.
The United States diplomatic cables leak,widely known as Cablegate,began on Sunday,28 November 2010 when WikiLeaks began releasing classified cables that had been sent to the U.S. State Department by 274 of its consulates,embassies,and diplomatic missions around the world. Dated between December 1966 and February 2010,the cables contain diplomatic analysis from world leaders,and the diplomats' assessment of host countries and their officials.
WikiLeaks began publishing the United States diplomatic cables leak on 28 November 2010. The documents included classified cables that had been sent to the U.S. State Department by its consulates,embassies,and diplomatic missions around the world. The cables were dated between December 1966 and February 2010,and contained assessments of host countries and their officials. The publication of the cables produced varying responses around the world.
Patricia Agatha Butenis is an American diplomat. In 2014 she retired with the rank of Career Minister.
Contents of the United States diplomatic cables leak depict subjects in the Americas extensively. The leaks,which began on 28 November 2010,occurred when the website of WikiLeaks—an international new media non-profit organisation that publishes submissions of otherwise unavailable documents from anonymous news sources and news leaks—started to publish classified documents of detailed correspondence —diplomatic cables —between the United States Department of State and its diplomatic missions around the world. Since the initial release date,WikiLeaks released further documents every day.
Content from the United States diplomatic cables leak has depicted New Zealand and related subjects extensively. The leak,which began on 28 November 2010,occurred when the website of WikiLeaks –an international new media non-profit organisation that publishes submissions of otherwise unavailable documents from anonymous news sources and news leaks –started to publish classified documents of detailed correspondence –diplomatic cables –between the United States Department of State and its diplomatic missions around the world. Since the initial release date,WikiLeaks is releasing further documents every day.
The National Police of Ecuador is the national police force and the main civil law enforcement agency of Ecuador. It is commanded by the Commanding General and subordinate to the Ministry of the Interior.
Ricardo Armando Patiño Aroca is an Ecuadorian politician who has served as Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ecuador from 2010 until 2016,under the government of President Rafael Correa. Previously he was Minister of Finance and Minister of the Coast. He is one of the ideologists of The Citizens' Revolution who with Correa wanted to gradually introduce a democratic socialist government in Ecuador. On 4 March 2016,he was named as Defense Minister by President Correa.
Robert Frank Godec is an American diplomat who has served as the United States ambassador to Thailand since October 2022. He formerly served as the United States ambassador to Kenya from 2013 to 2019 and the United States ambassador to Tunisia from 2006 to 2009. He also served as acting assistant secretary for the Bureau of African Affairs from January to September 2021.
Crime in Ecuador is investigated by the Ecuadorian police.
Kelly Ann Keiderling-Franz is an American diplomat who served as the United States ambassador to Uruguay from 2016 to 2019 and has served as Head of the OSCE Mission to Moldova since 2022.
Corruption in Ecuador is a serious problem. In 2014,the U.S. Department of State cited Ecuador's corruption as a key human-rights problem. According to Freedom House,"Ecuador has long been racked by corruption",and the weak judicial oversight and investigative resources perpetuate a culture of impunity.
Kunstler v. Central Intelligence Agency is a lawsuit against the Central Intelligence Agency,former CIA Director Mike Pompeo,Undercover Global S.L.,and David Morales Guillen filed by a group of American lawyers and journalists associated with WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. The lawsuit alleges that the CIA violated their constitutional rights by recording their conversations with Assange and copying their phones and computers after suspicions were raised that Assange was working for the Russian intelligence services.
After Julian Assange was granted asylum and entered the Ecuadorian embassy in London,new CCTV cameras were installed and security personnel working for UC Global and Promsecurity recorded his daily activities and interactions with staff and visitors,including his legal team. In a 2017 email,the surveillance was explained with suspicions that Assange was "working for the Russian intelligence services." New cameras with microphones were installed in December 2017,and the installation of microphones in fire extinguishers and the women's bathroom was ordered. Other microphones were installed in decorations in the embassy. Morales arranged for the United States to have immediate access to the recordings. The embassy staff had removed the toilet in the women's bathroom in June 2012 at Assange's request so he could sleep in the quiet room,which he also used to meet with his lawyers.
