THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS

UNCLAS BANGKOK 001856 SIPDIS STATE FOR EAP/MLS, L/EAP, L/PM, PM/ISO, INR AND DRL PACOM FOR FPA CHRISTY, JIATF/WEST FOR COMMANDER BUSCH E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH SUBJECT: THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR: JUSMAG - LAUNCH SEMINAR, NDI, WASHINGTON, D.C., SEPTEMBER 10-11, 2009 REF: A. JUSMAG MEMO DATED JULY 31, 2009 ¶B. 05 STATE 021314 - GUIDANCE ¶C. 03 STATE 34981 - GUIDANCE ¶1. (U) This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see Para. 2. ¶2. (U) JUSMAG Bangkok has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for the individual below, who has been selected to attend the below-mentioned seminar. Embassy Bangkok possesses no credible information at this time of gross violations of human rights by this person. Embassy Bangkok Political Officer, Gillian R. Apfel, is the verifying officer for the Embassy/Department of State. Course: Launch Seminar, National Defense University, Washington D.C., September 10-11, 2009. JUSMAG is the funding agency. Participant: Name: Tumrongsak Deemongkol DPOB: 10/06/1951; Saraburi, Thailand Title/Rank: Lieutenant General Unit: Thailand Mine Action Center, Royal Thai Armed Forces. JOHN