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