NICARAGUA: HUMAN RIGHTS INDIVIDUAL VETTING REQUEST

UNCLAS MANAGUA 001513 SIPDIS DEPT FOR WHA, WHA/CEN, AND WHA/PPC E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: MASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU SUBJECT: NICARAGUA: HUMAN RIGHTS INDIVIDUAL VETTING REQUEST FOR U.S.-SPONSORED TRAINING: USMLGP, COUNTERDRUGS OPERATIONS COURSE AT FT. BENNING, GA ¶1. We request the Department's assistance in screening the following individuals who have been nominated for USG-funded training, pursuant to the Leahy Act and the Foreign Assistance Act. ¶2. The following individual will attend the Counterdrugs Operations Course in Ft. Benning, Georgia, from January 5 through March 6, 2009. The names are listed with the surname first: Unit: Nicaraguan Navy -- Moreno Corea, Uriel Esteban; Rank: Lieutenant Colonel; DOB: 26 Dec 1952 -- Ramirez Guevara, Jose Alberto; Rank: Lieutenant Colonel; DOB: 01 Sep 1962 -- Vargas Martinez, Chester Porfirio; Rank: Lieutenant Colonel; DOB: 06 Sep 1958 -- Cano Espinoza, William; Rank: Captain; DOB: 06 Oct 1967 -- Jarquin Hernandez, Bernis Jose; Rank: Captain; DOB: 21 Jan 1979 -- Guzman Solorzano, Luis Reynaldo; Rank: First Lieutenant; DOB: 01 Jan 1982 -- Mojica Sankan, Lenin Alfonso; Rank: First Lieutenant; DOB: 25 Mar 1980 -- Jimenez Jarquin, David Fernando; Rank: Captain; DOB: 23 Sep 1975 -- Borge Mendoza, Jader Antonio; Rank: Lieutenant; DOB: 01 Feb 1977 -- Jimenez Chavarria, Rafael Alberto; Rank: Lieutenant; DOB: 24 Oct 1965 -- Gaitan Martinez, Carlos Augusto; Rank: First Lieutenant; DOB: 23 Jun 1981 ¶3. We appreciate the Department's timely assistance. CALLAHAN