ETHIOPIA: SECSTATE HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING APPROVAL

UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 03 ADDIS ABABA 002479

SIPDIS

SIPDIS

DEPARTMENT FOR AF/E DESK OFFICER MIKE GONZALES,
DRL FOR KAREN GILBRIDE
LONDON, PARIS, ROME FOR AFRICA WATCHER

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PMIL PGOV ET
SUBJECT: ETHIOPIA: SECSTATE HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING APPROVAL
FOR GOE PARTICIPATION IN COUNTER-TERRORISM TRAINING, ADDIS
ABABA ETHIOPIA, SEPTEMBER 25-29, 2006



1. (SBU) Post requests the Department's assistance in
screening the following Ethiopian civilian candidates who
have been nominated for USG-sponsored training, pursuant to
the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act. Post has no
derogatory information.


2. (SBU) The training is on civil-military relations and
responses to terrorism and will be conducted in Addis Ababa,
25-29 September 2006. The program is jointly sponsored by
the American Embassy in Addis Ababa and the Government of
Ethiopia and will be conducted as a seminar by
representatives of The Center for Civil-Military Relations
(CCMR),located in Monterey, California. The CCMR is an
agency of the United States Department of Defense and is
responsible for civil-military relations education programs
worldwide. There will be 60 participants in this program,
approximately half of which will be members of the Ethiopian
National Defense Forces (ENDF) and other security
organizations, with the other half composed of civilians from
government as well as non-governmental organizations, the
media and other members of civil society in and around Addis
Ababa.


3. (SBU) The names, occupation, date of birth, and place of
birth of the proposed candidates are as follows (NOTE:
Several of the candidates do not know their exact date of
birth, per Ethiopian cultural norms. The Consular section in
Addis Ababa routinely uses January 1 in such cases. END
NOTE.):

Name: Dr. Negasso Gidada
Occupation: MP, Federal Parliament
Date of Birth: 1943
Place of Birth: Dembi-Dolo, Oromia region, Ethiopia

Name: Shiferaw Jarso
Occupation: MP, Federal Parliament
Date of Birth: 1956
Place of Birth: Sagure, Arsi, Oromia region, Ethiopia

Name: Kursie Sheseno
Occupation: Deputy Secretary General, Kalehiwet Church
Date of Birth: 1950
Place of Birth: Dilla, Ethiopia

Name: Bulcha Demeksa
Occupation: MP, Federal Parliament
Date of Birth: 1944
Place of Birth: Wellega, Oromia region, Ethiopia

Name: Ougaz Mohamed
Occupation: Issa Clan Chief
Date of Birth: 1949
Place of Birth: Dire Dawa, Ethiopia

Name: Abdi Jibril Aboboker
Occupation: Vice President, Somali regional Administration
Date of Birth: 1949
Place of Birth: Dire-Dawa, Ethiopia

Name: Aneb Abdulkadir
Occupation: MP, Federal Parliament
Date of Birth: 1952
Place of Birth: Rabossa, Somali region, Ethiopia

Name: Medhane Tadesse
Occupation: Professor, Centre for Policy Research and
Dialogue (CPRD)
Date of Birth: 1967
Place of Birth: Tigray region, Ethiopia

Name: Jemal Dirie Kelifa
Occupation: MP, Federal Parliament
Date of Birth: 1970
Place of Birth: Warder Zone, Somali region, Ethiopia

Name: Beshir Ali Mahdi
Occupation: MP, Federal Parliament
Date of Birth: Dec. 1, 1970
Place of Birth: Jijiga, Somali region, Ethiopia


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Name: Pastor Daniel Gebreselassie
Occupation: Executive Director, Prison Fellowship Ethiopia
Date of Birth: Dec. 17, 1969
Place of Birth: Jimma, Oromia region, Ethiopia

Name: Dr. Kassaye Ketsela
Occupation: Medical Director, St. Gabriel Hospital
Date of Birth: February 24, 1947
Place of Birth: Debre-Birhan, Amhara region, Ethiopia

Name: Amare Aregawi
Occupation: Editor-in-chief, Media and Communication Center
(MCC)
Date of Birth: Jan. 7, 1955
Place of Birth: Tigray region, Ethiopia

Name: Dr. Yacob Arsano
Occupation: Dean of Social Science, Addis Ababa University
Date of Birth: July 17, 1951
Place of Birth: Kembata, Southern region, Ethiopia

Name: Dr. Merera Gudina
Occupation: MP, Federal Parliament
Date of Birth: July 5, 1956
Place of Birth: Ambo, Oromia region, Ethiopia

Name: Abdi Aden
Occupation: Peace Building Project Manager, Mercy Corps Int.
Date of Birth: July 5, 1965
Place of Birth: Jijiga, Somali region, Ethiopia(Nationality:
American)

Name: Abdurahman Ahmedin
Occupation: MP, Federal Parliament
Date of Birth: July 8, 1968
Place of Birth: Dessie, Amhara region, Ethiopia

Name: Dr. Teressa Tujuba Erko
Occupation: Medical Director, Armed Forces Hospital
Date of Birth: June 15, 1949
Place of Birth: Ambo, Oromia region, Ethiopia

Name: Beyene Petros
Occupation: MP, Federal Paliament
Date of Birth: March 11, 1950
Place of Birth: Hamburse, Southern region, Ethiopia

Name: Mahdere Paulos
Occupation: Executive Director, Ethiopian Women Lawyers
Association (EWLA)
Date of Birth: May 14, 1968
Place of Birth: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Name: Sheikh Elias Redman
Occupation: Deputy Chairman, Ethiopian Islamic Affairs
Supreme Council
Date of Birth: Nov. 21, 1950
Place of Birth: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Name: Meuar Ali Sirro
Occupation: MP, Federal Parliament
Date of Birth: Sept. 11, 1972
Place of Birth: Berahley, Afar region, Ethiopia

Name: Dr. Awol Idris
Occupation: Program Officer, UNESCO
Date of Birth: Sept. 15, 1957
Place of Birth: Dessie, Amhara region, Ethiopia

Name: Temesgen Zewdie
Occupation: MP, Federal Parliament
Date of Birth: September 13, 1951
Place of Birth: Gamo-Gofa, Southern Region, Ethiopia

Name: Ougaz Gedid
Occupation: Gurgura Clan Chief
Date of Birth: DOB not available at this time
Place of Birth: Birth place not available at this time

Name: Dr. Zeru Gebre Mariam
Occupation: Medical Director, Black Lion Hospital

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Date of Birth: DOB not available at this time
Place of Birth: Birth place not available at this time


4. (U) Post appreciates Department's assistance.
WILGUS