HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING

UNCLAS BAGHDAD 001915 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 OMAR ¶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: Zeyad Junaid Omar OMAR POSITION: Major, Iraqi Army, Iraqi Ministry of Defense DOB: 19 March 1969 TYPE OF TRAINING: International Defense Management Course TRAINING LOCATION: Monterey, California DATES OF TRAINING: 19 September - 04 December 2009 HILL