HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING

UNCLAS BAGHDAD 002046 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-HADDAD ¶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: Husam Badr Mahdi AL-HADDAD POSITION: LTC/Military Pilot/Iraqi Air Force/Ministry of Defense DOB: 18 March 1970 TYPE OF TRAINING: King Air Pilot Training Initial TRAINING LOCATION: Wichita, Kansas (USA) DATES OF TRAINING: 18 October - 18 November 2009 FORD