Wikileaks announced new files, this time regarding Guantánamo Bay, Cuba. They aren’t searchable yet, so I went back to Cablesearch the U.S. State Department’s communications. 
This one, Supporting Educational Improvements in Brazil: Public Affairs Best Practice Programs, came up, unclassified, dated 2009-03-13 from the Embassy of Brasilia.
¶17. (U) Use of New Media: Post is continually searching for ways to expand the reach of our programs using new technologies and social media. We have provided laptops to grantee organizations to loan to exchange participants so they can blog and skype while in the U.S. This year’s Youth Ambassadors blogged about their experience in the US on Globo’s internet site, the number two internet portal in Brazil. The Youth Ambassadors also regularly use MSN, Yahoo groups and Orkut – a social networking site more popular than Facebook in Brazil – to keep in touch with each other and friends. PA has established a Mission "New Technologies" Working Group that will bring together members from across the mission to brainstorm ideas for the best uses of new media to transmit our messages and expand our programming, especially to the young and tech-savvy. Opportunities for New Educational Programs and Challenges to Implementation
Skype is diplomatic kit, like all other social media.
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