HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING

UNCLAS BAGHDAD 002109 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 SHARSHAHI ¶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: Ali Kareem Hamdi AL-SHARSHAHI POSITION: First Lieutenant/Pilot/Iraqi Air Force/Ministry of Defense DOB: 21 August 1983 TYPE OF TRAINING: English Language Training/Pilot Training TRAINING LOCATION: Defense Language Institute, Lackland, AFB, TX/Columbus AFB, MS DATES OF TRAINING: 07 October - 15 December 2010 HILL