THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS

UNCLAS BANGKOK 002311 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 - ADVANCE SECURITY COOPERATION COURSE (ASC 09-02),APCSS HAWAII, OCTOBER 21 - DECEMBER 10, 2009 REF: A. JUSMAG MEMO DATED SEPTEMBER 11, 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 course. 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: Advance Security Cooperation (ASC 09-02),Asia Pacific Center for Security Studies (APCSS) Honolulu, Hawaii, October 21 - December 10, 2009. JUSMAG is the funding agency. Participant: Name: Kanobsri Gesorn DPOB: June 01, 1964; Bangkok, Thailand Title/Rank: Colonel Unit: Office of the Policy and Planning, Ministry of Defense. JOHN