THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS

UNCLAS BANGKOK 002133 SIPDIS SIPDIS STATE FOR EAP/BCLTV, L/EAP, L/PM, PM/ISO, INR AND DRL PACOM FOR FPA HUSO, JIATF/WEST FOR COMMANDER BUSCH E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH SUBJECT: THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR: LCDR. CHALIT UTTISEN REF: A. JUSMAG THAI MEMO DATED 5 APR REC'D 10 APR 2006 ¶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) JUSMAG THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for LCdr. Chalit UTTISEN, 8th Battalion, 3rd Regiment, Marine Division, Royal Thai Navy, who has been selected to attend the courses listed below. Embassy Bangkok possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by this person. Embassy Bangkok Political/Military Officer, Mark B. Lambert, is the verifying officer for the Embassy/Department of State. -- WCN 1584A, Spec English Training at Lackland AFB, TX from 3 May - 7 July 2006. -- WCN 1584B, Command and Staff College at USMC Quantico, VA from 10 July 2006 - 6 June 2007. -- WCN 1584C, OBS Marine Corps at USMC Quantico, VA from 7 June - 25 July 2007. -- WCN 1584D, Def Res MBT Crs at Monterey, CA from 26 July - 22 August 2007. BOYCE