LEAHY VETTING FOR NEAR EAST-SOUTH ASIA EXECUTIVE

UNCLAS DHAKA 000410 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 EXECUTIVE SEMINAR, JUNE 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 Executive Seminar to be held from June 4-26, 2008. Post vetting was completed on April 7, 2008. Post requests vetting be returned by April 22 to provide sufficient time for processing. Post requests the department conduct Leahy vetting for the following candidate: Name: Kazi Delwar Hossain Rank: Group Captain Unit: Bogra Radar Unit Unit Location: Bogra Personal Number: BD-7326 Date of Birth: October 2, 1956 Place of Birth: Faridpur, 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