HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING

UNCLAS BAGHDAD 002047 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-IMARA ¶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: Hamid Madab Hussein AL-IMARA POSITION: LTC/Military Pilot/Iraqi Air Force/Ministry of Defense DOB: 18 November 1965 TYPE OF TRAINING: King Air Pilot Training Initial TRAINING LOCATION: Wichita, Kansas (USA) DATES OF TRAINING: 27 September - 30 October 2009 FORD