THAILAND: EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS

UNCLAS BANGKOK 002320 SIPDIS STATE FOR EAP/BCLTV, L/PM, PM/ISO, INR AND DRL PACOM FOR FPA HUSO E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: MASS PREL PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING SUBJECT: THAILAND: EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR: WG.CDR PIYASAK SANGWONG REF: A. JUSMAG/THAI MEMO OF MARCH 2005 ¶B. STATE 021314 - GUIDANCE ¶C. 03 STATE 34981 - GUIDANCE ¶1. (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see para. 2. ¶2. (U) JUSMAGTHAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting for Wg.Cdr. Piyasak SANGWONG, Foreign Language Division, Armed Forces Education Department who has been selected to attend the two courses listed below. Embassy Bangkok possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by this individual. Embassy Bangkok Political Counselor, Robert J. Clarke, is the verifying officer for the Embassy/Department of State. A). WCN 6322A - Advanced Lang. Proficiency Skill, Defense Language Institute, Lackland AFB, TX from 18 May - 12 Aug. ¶2005. B). WCN 6322B - Language Instructor, Adv. - Defense Language Institute, Lackland, AFB, TX. from 15 Aug. - 2 December 2005. ARVIZU