LEAHY VETTING FOR THE 4TH ANNUAL SOVEREIGN CHALLENGE

UNCLAS DHAKA 001068 SIPDIS DEPT FOR SCA/RA ATTN: JOSEPH BRENNIG E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG SUBJECT: LEAHY VETTING FOR THE 4TH ANNUAL SOVEREIGN CHALLENGE CONFERENCE, 17 - 20 NOVEMBER 2008. ¶1. This is an action request. See para three. ¶2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the 4th Annual Sovereign Challenge Conference in Tampa, Florida, which will begin on 17 - 20 November 2008. Post vetting was completed on 14 Oct 2008. Post requests that vetting be completed by 24 Oct 2008 to provide sufficient time for processing. Post requests the department conduct Leahy vetting for the following candidate: ¶1. Name: Khan Md Nuruzzaman Rank: Brigadier General Unit: Bangladesh Embassy, Defense Attache Unit Location: Washington DC Personal Number: BA-1461 Date of Birth: 19560628 Place of Birth: Magura, Bangladesh ¶3. Post requests that the Department of State authorize post to make the following statement to the relevant DOD units: "Embassy verifies that the Department of State possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the above named individual or unit." ¶4. Post Human Rights Officer is David Arulanantham, unclass e-mail:arulananthamdp@state.gov. ¶5. COMMENT: Embassy has no information to indicate these individuals or any units they have served in have been involved in gross violations of human rights. Moriarty