HR VETTING FOR SOVEREIGN CHALLENGE

UNCLAS OSLO 000589

SIPDIS

USSOCOM PASS TO COLONEL ALAN KREZECZOWSKI, COLONEL STANLEY
BROWN

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PHUM SNAR MASS PREL NO
SUBJECT: HR VETTING FOR SOVEREIGN CHALLENGE
CONFERENCE-NORWAY

REF: STATE 26036


1. (U) As required by the Departments of State and Defense
Leahy Amendments, Embassy Oslo conducted a required human
rights review of the following individuals for the purpose of
their invitation to the 4th Annual Sovereign Challenge
Foreign Military Attach (FMA) conference 17-20 November 2008
at Hurlburt Field, Ft. Walton Beach, Florida. Embassy
Oslo,s political section conducted the review on Oct 29 and
has found no information that any of the individuals have
been involved in human rights violations.

NAME: BG Arne Skjaerpe
POSITION: Senior National Representative SOCOM
CURRENT LOCATION: Tampa, Florida

NAME: COLONEL OLE HOJEM
POSITION: MILITARY AND NAVAL ATTACH, ASST DEFENSE ATTACH
CURRENT LOCATION: EMBASSY OF NORWAY, WASHINGTON DC

NAME: MAJOR GENERAL TOM KNUTSEN
POSITION: DEFENSE ATTACHE
CURRENT LOCATION: EMBASSY OF NORWAY, WASHINGTON DC

NAME: LTC JOHAN HAARBERG
POSITION: AIR ATTACH, ASST. DEFENSE ATTACH, DEFENSE
COOPERATION
CURRENT LOCATION: EMBASSY OF NORWAY, WASHINGTON DC

NAME: LT COMMANDER FRANK JOHNNY RASMUSSEN
POSITION: ASST. NAVAL & MILITARY ATTACH
CURRENT LOCATION: EMBASSY OF NORWAY, WASHINGTON DC

NAME: MAJOR HUGO HERMANSEN
POSITION: ASST. AIR & DEFENSE COOPERATION ATTACH
CURRENT LOCATION: EMBASSY OF NORWAY, WASHINGTON DC


2. (U) Per reftel instructions assistance candidates subject
to the Leahy amendment will only be vetted at post. There is
no longer a requirement to do additional vetting at the
Department of State for countries selected for Fast Track
reviews (Norway is a Fast Track Review Country). Review
conducted by Deputy Political and Economic Counselor George
Noll.
WHITNEY