HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW - MEMBERS OF PARAGUAYAN

UNCLAS ASUNCION 000734 SIPDIS STATE FOR WHA/BSC LSALES AND CCROFT, WHA/AND, DRL/BA, AND INR/IAA E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PHUM MARR MASS PGOV SOCI PINS SNAR PA SUBJECT: HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW - MEMBERS OF PARAGUAYAN SECURITY FORCES REF: A. 05 STATE 225765 ¶B. 03 STATE 3491 ¶C. 99 STATE 103806 ¶D. 99 STATE 85377 ¶1. Embassy has reviewed its internal files and records in accordance with standardized vetting procedures and finds no derogatory information on the following member of the Paraguayan security forces that are intended recipients of U.S. training. ¶2. Candidate name: Nicolas Angel Narvaez Retamozo DOB: June 9, 1970 POB: Alto Parana, Paraguay Nationality: Paraguayan Unit: Paraguayan Air Force Description of training: Command and General Staff College Date of training and location: December 1, 2008 - December 12, 2009, in Fort Leavenworth, Kansas ¶3. Embassy requests State Department vetting of the above individual by no later than November 10, 2008, so that the planned training and material support can move forward. ¶4. POC for this request is Embassy Asuncion Human Rights Officer Michael Edwards, telephone: 011-595-21-213-715, e-mail: edwardsmg@state.gov. Please visit us at http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/wha/asuncion Fitzpatrick