LEAHY VETTING FOR NEAR EAST/SOUTH ASIA (NESA)

UNCLAS DHAKA 000164 SIPDIS SIPDIS DEPT FOR SCA/RA ATTN: JOSEPH BRENNIG E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG SUBJECT: LEAHY VETTING FOR NEAR EAST/SOUTH ASIA (NESA) SENIOR EXECUTIVE COURSE, MARCH 2008 ¶1. This is an action request. See para three. ¶2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Near East/South Asia (NESA) Senior Executive Course to be held from March 3-14, 2008. Post vetting was completed on February 4, 2008. Post requests that vetting be completed by February 20, 2008, to provide sufficient time for processing. Post requests the department conduct Leahy vetting for the following candidate: Name: Mohammad Ashab Uddin Rank: Major General Unit: 9th Division Unit Location: Savar Personal Number: BA-1910 Date of Birth: January 10, 1959 Place of Birth: Sylhet, 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 Luke Zahner, unclass e-mail:zahnerlv@state.gov. ¶5. COMMENT: Embassy has no information to indicate this individual or any unit he has served in has been involved in gross violations of human rights. Pasi