LEAHY VETTING FOR SUBJECT MATTER SURGICAL SKILL EXCHANGE

UNCLAS DHAKA 000802 SIPDIS DEPT FOR SCA/RA ATTN: JOSEPH BRENNIG E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG SUBJECT: LEAHY VETTING FOR SUBJECT MATTER SURGICAL SKILL EXCHANGE (PLASTIC & RECONSTRUCTION SURGERY) TRAINING COURSE SEPTEMBER 15-26 ¶1. This is an action request. See para three. ¶2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in Subject Matter Surgical Skill Exchange (Plastic & Reconstruction surgery) training course located in Tripler Army Medical Center, Honolulu, Hawaii from September 15-26, 2008. Post vetting was completed on July 28, 2008. Post requests that vetting be completed by August 18, 2008 to provide sufficient time for processing. Post requests the department conduct Leahy vetting for the following candidates: Name: Md. Rafiquzzaman Rank: Lieutenant Colonel Unit: Combined Military Hospital Unit Location: Dhaka Personal Number: BA-100484 Date of Birth: 15 February 1957 Place of Birth: Murad Nagar, Comilla, Bangladesh Name: Md. Enamul Kabir Rank: Lieutenant Colonel Unit: Combined Military Hospital Unit Location: Comilla Personal Number: BA-100519 Date of Birth: 3 February 1961 Place of Birth: Bakergang, Barisal, 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. Pasi