HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING

UNCLAS BAGHDAD 002045 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 AZZAWI ¶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: Hayder Ali Abed AL-AZZAWI POSITION: 1ST LT/Military Pilot/Iraqi Air Force/Ministry of Defense DOB: 29 November 1978 TYPE OF TRAINING: King Air Pilot Training TRAINING LOCATION: Wichita, Kansas (USA) DATES OF TRAINING: 01 November - 04 December 2009 FORD