HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING

UNCLAS BAGHDAD 001788 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 NASRAWI ¶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. ¶3. The name of the proposed candidate follows: NAME: Saleem Yas Ali AL-Nasrawi POSITION: Colonel/Manager of Medical Treatment Department Al-Muthana Military Hospital/Ministry of Defense DOB: 14 July 1962 TYPE OF TRAINING: Internal Medicine Course/Observership TRAINING LOCATION: Ft Sam Houston, San Antonio, TX DATES OF TRAINING: 15 August - 26 September 2009 HILL