HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING

UNCLAS BAGHDAD 002868 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-ITBI ¶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 candidate from the Iraqi Security Forces who has been nominated to participate in site visits to police and emergency agencies in the United States. ¶3. The name of the proposed candidate follows: NAME: Alaa Abdulrazzaq Hussein AL-ITBI POSITION: Media Director, Public Affairs, Ministry of Interior DOB: 01 February 1964 TYPE OF TRAINING: Site visit to police and emergency agencies in National Capital Region and Harrisburg, PA TRAINING LOCATION: Washington DC, Harrisburg, PA DATES OF TRAINING: 01-08 December 2009 FORD