HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING

UNCLAS BAGHDAD 001327 SIPDIS PLEASE PASS NEA-I E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL IZ SUBJECT: HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING FOR AL-HAMAMI ¶1. This is an action request. ¶2. Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates from the Iraqi Security Forces who has been nominated for training in the United States. Post has no derogatory information. ¶3. The name of the proposed candidate follows: NAME: Mohammed Ziad Mohammed Rashad Dawood AL-HAMAMI POSITION: Staff Colonel, Ministry of Defense DOB: 29 JAN 1962 TYPE OF TRAINING: ¶A. English Language Training ¶B. Army War College TRAINING LOCATION: ¶A. DLI at Lackland AFB, TX, USA. ¶B. Army War College, Carlisle, PA, USA. DATES OF TRAINING: 17 JUN - 17 DEC 2009 HILL