LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - COMMISSAR JEAN ROLAND CELESTIN TO PARTICIPATE IN THE INTERNATIONAL CORRECTIONS AND PRISONS CONFERENCE IN CZECH REPUBLIC

UNCLAS PORT AU PRINCE 001320



SIPDIS



WHA/CAR FOR ASHLEY L.CLINGMAN-JACKSON AND JOHN TILGHMAN

INL/LP FOR KEVIN BROWN AND ANGELIC V. YOUNG



E.O. 12958: N/A

TAGS: SNAR, MARR, MASS, PGOV, RHUM, HA

SUBJECT:LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - COMMISSAR JEAN ROLAND CELESTIN TO

PARTICIPATE IN THE INTERNATIONAL CORRECTIONS AND PRISONS CONFERENCE

IN CZECH REPUBLIC



1. This is an action request for WHA/CAR.



2. Post requests the Department's assistance in vetting the

following candidate, of the Haitian National Police, who has been

nominated to participate in the International Corrections and

Prisons Conference in Prague, Czech Republic from October 26 to 30,

2008, pursuant to the Leahy Amendment and Foreign Assistance Act.



3. No derogatory information on the below candidate was found after

our internal vetting and following the Consular Section's INK

process as of September 11, 2008.



5. Name of proposed candidate is as follows:



Last Name: Celestin

First Name: Jean Roland Previlon

DOB/Gender: 10 October 1962/Male

Place of Birth: Saint Louis de Nord - Haiti

National ID Number: 003-247-903-3

Rank in HNP: Commissar Principal (Director of Prisons)



6. (U) Post appreciates Department's assistance.





Sanderson