LEAHY VETTING FOR NESA SENIOR EXECUTIVE SEMINAR IN USA,

UNCLAS DHAKA 000152 SIPDIS DEPT FOR SCA/RA ATTN: JOSEPH BRENNIG E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG SUBJECT: LEAHY VETTING FOR NESA SENIOR EXECUTIVE SEMINAR IN USA, FEBRUARY 23 TO MARCH 06, 2009 ¶1. This is an action request. See para three. ¶2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the NESA Senior Executive Seminar in USA, which will begin on February 23, 2009. Post vetting was completed on February 08, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by February 18, 2009 to provide sufficient time for processing. Post requests the department conduct Leahy vetting for the following candidate: ¶1. Name: Nizam Ahmed Rank: Major General Unit: Army Headquarters Unit Location: Dhaka Personal Number: BA- 2066 Date of Birth: 01 January 1961 Place of Birth: Madaripur, Bangladesh ¶3. Post requests that the Department of State authorize post to make the following statement to the relevant DOD units: "Embassy verifies that the Department of State possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the above named individual or unit." ¶4. Post Human Rights Officer is David Arulanantham, unclass e-mail:arulananthamdp@state.gov. ¶5. COMMENT: Embassy has no information to indicate these individuals or any units they have served in have been involved in gross violations of human rights. Moriarty