HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING

UNCLAS BAGHDAD 002666 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 ZABAR ¶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: Salman Kharbat Zabar ZABAR POSITION: Colonel, Meteorology Department Chief, Iraqi Air Force DOB: 10 July 1965 TYPE OF TRAINING: Familiarization visit by invite from US Air Force Weather Director VISIT SITES: Shaw Air Force Base, Keesler Air Force Base, Offutt Air Force Base, and Rosslyn, Virginia (USA) DATES OF TRAINING: 18 February - 28 February 2010 HILL