HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING

UNCLAS BAGHDAD 004044 SIPDIS PLEASE PASS NEA-I E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL IZ SUBJECT: HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING FOR KAREEM ¶1. This is an action request. ¶2. Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates from the Iraqi Security Forces who has been nominated for training in the United States. Post has no derogatory information. ¶3. The name of the proposed candidate follows: NAME: TAREQ MOHAMMED KAREEM POSITION: Major DOB: December 20, 1963 TYPE OF TRAINING: English Language Training TRAINING LOCATION: National Defense University in San Antonio, TX and Washington DC DATES OF TRAINING: 07 January 2009 - 10 June 2010 Please note - the course he was suppose to attend is supposed to begin January 7th; however he will not be traveling until the response for the Leahy vetting is received at Post. His visa processing is also still pending. CROCKER