HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING

UNCLAS BAGHDAD 003012 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-BAYATI ¶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 shipyard site visit, in the United States. Request expedited processing due to immediate start date as listed below. ¶3. The name of the proposed candidate follows: NAME: MAHMOOD SHAKIR NASER AL-BAYATI POSITION: COL/Engineering Officer/Iraqi Navy/Ministry of Defense DOB: 27 January 1969 TYPE OF TRAINING: Shipyard site visit IAW Patrol Boats offered GoI. TRAINING LOCATION: New Orleans, USA DATES OF TRAINING: 27 November - 03 Dec 2009 HILL