THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS

UNCLAS BANGKOK 002000 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 - COURSES IN THE U.S., SEPTEMBER 12, 2009 - MAY 07, 2010. REF: A. JUSMAG MEMO DATED AUGUST 10, 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 individuals below, who have been selected to attend the below-mentioned courses. Embassy Bangkok possesses no credible information at this time of gross violations of human rights by these persons. Embassy Bangkok Political Officer, Gillian R. Apfel, is the verifying officer for the Embassy/Department of State. Courses and Participants: l. Course: Civil Military Responses to Terrorism, Naval Post Graduate School, Monterey, CA, September 12-25, 2009. JUSMAG is the funding agency. Name: Worawech Wanamongkol DPOB: 10 November 1970; Bangkok, Thailand Title/Rank: Colonel Unit: Directorate of Intelligence, Royal Thai Army ¶2. Course: Field Artillery Captain Career, Field Artillery School, Fort Sill, OK, September 20, 2009 - May 07, 2010. JUSMAG is the funding agency. Name: Yutthapoom Sartngern DPOB: 31 March 1981; Kanchanaburi,Thailand Title/Rank: Captain Unit: 721th Artillery Battalion, Royal Thai Army. JOHN