HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING

UNCLAS BAGHDAD 002656 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 Amer Abd Muslim Raheem RAHEEM ¶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 candidates follows: NAME: Amer Abd Muslim Raheem RAHEEM POSITION: Ministry of Defense DOB: July 12, 1960 TYPE OF TRAINING: Iraq Ministry of Interior Helicopter Delegation TRAINING LOCATION: Washington DC, Texas, Mississippi, Tennessee, Connecticut and Pennsylvania (USA) DATES OF TRAINING: Oct 23, 2009 - Nov 16, 2009 Please expedite these cases. This visit is both time sensitive and very high profile. Thank you. FORD