BIOGRAPHICAL DATA OF ERITREAN GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS

UNCLAS ASMARA 000264 SENSITIVE SIPDIS DEPT FOR AF/E, AF/RSA AND IO/PSC E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PREL PGOV PTER EAID UNSC ER SUBJECT: BIOGRAPHICAL DATA OF ERITREAN GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS REF: A. USUN NEWY 722 ¶B. LONDON 1789 ¶1. (SBU) Biographical data is incuded for the following Eritrean government officials, as requested: ¶2. (SBU) Ali Abdu Ahmed. Male. DPOB: 15 May 1965, Asmara, Eritrea. Diplomatic passport number: D000512; issued 20 JUL 1999; expiration date: 13 JUL 2009. Note: Though the passport has expired, it is possible for Eritrean government officials to extend the validity of their passports, so this passport number may still be valid with a later expiration date. End Note. ¶3. (SBU) Yemane Ghebreab W.Yohannes. AKA Yemane Ghebreab W Yohannes, Yemane Ghebreab WYohannes (previous US visa issuances),Gebreab, Yemane (most common). DPOB: 21 JUL 1951, Asmara, Eritrea. Diplomatic passport number: D001082; issued 29 APR 2009; expiration date: 28 APR 2014. ¶4. (U) Note: Eritrean names first list the given name, then the father's name, then the grandfather's name. In Eritrea, a person is usually known by their given name or their given name plus their father's name; the grandfather's name is rarely used. However, British and American visas usually list the grandfather's name as the surname and the given and father's name as the first and middle name, respectively. End note. MCMULLEN