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 CASON