LEAHY VETTING FOR NESA EXECUTIVE SEMINAR IN USA, APRIL 21

UNCLAS DHAKA 000340 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 EXECUTIVE SEMINAR IN USA, APRIL 21 TO MAY 14, 2009 ¶1. This is an action request. See para three. ¶2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the NESA Executive Seminar in USA, which will begin on April 21, ¶2009. Post vetting was completed on April 02, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by April 16, 2009 to provide sufficient time for processing. Post requests the department conduct Leahy vetting for the following candidate: ¶1. Name: S.M. Shafiuddin Ahmed Rank: Major General Unit: Commander, 52 Infantry Brigade Unit Location: Sylhet Personal Number: 2496 Date of Birth: 1 December 1963 Place of Birth: Khulna ¶2. Name: Khandaker Toufiquzzaman Rank: Commodore Unit: Civil and Military Relations Directorate Unit Location: Armed Force Division, Dhaka Personal Number: 221 Date of Birth: 3 May 1960 Place of Birth: Tangail ¶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. PASI