HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW - MCC THRESHOLD COUNTRY PROGRAM

UNCLAS ASUNCION 000092

SIPDIS

SIPDIS

PASS TO WHA/BSC, WHA/AND, DRL/BA, AND INR/IAA

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PHUM PGOV PREL AID PA
SUBJECT: HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW - MCC THRESHOLD COUNTRY PROGRAM

REF: A. 05 STATE 225765

B. 03 STATE 3491

C. 99 STATE 103806

D. 99 STATE 85377


1. In support of the U.S. Agency for International
Development (AID),post is requesting human rights vetting,
in accordance with the Leahy Amendment, of the personnel
listed below that will be participating in the MCC Threshold
Country Program as customs enforcement officers for a period
of at least one year beginning March 15, 2008. Embassy has
reviewed its internal files and records in accordance with
standardized vetting procedures and finds no derogatory
information on the following members of the Paraguayan
security forces that are intended recipients of U.S. security
assistance to be provided under the Foreign Operations
Appropriations Act (and thus subject to Leahy Vetting).


2. Candidate name: Edgar Arnaldo Meza Sierich
DOB: September 23, 1975
POB: Asuncion
Nationality: Paraguayan


3. Candidate name: Francisco Osvaldo Manuel Petersen Veiluva
DOB: October 4, 1978
POB: Asuncion
Nationality: Paraguayan


4. Embassy requests State Department vetting of the above
individuals so that the planned training and material support
can move forward.


5. 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

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