LEAHY VETTING FOR PANDEMIC INFLUENZA NATIONAL PLANNING

UNCLAS DHAKA 000436 SIPDIS DEPT FOR SCA/RA ATTN: JOSEPH BRENNIG E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG SUBJECT: LEAHY VETTING FOR PANDEMIC INFLUENZA NATIONAL PLANNING EVENT IN ROME, MAY 18 TO MAY 22, 2009 ¶1. This is an action request. See para three. ¶2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in The Pandemic Influenza National Planning Event in Rome, which will begin on May 18, 2009. Post vetting was completed on April 30, ¶2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by May 10 to provide sufficient time for processing. Post requests the department conduct Leahy vetting for the following candidate: ¶1. Name: Md. Abdul Kuader Rank: Colonel Unit: Army HQ, Medical Directorate Unit Location: Dhaka Personal Number: 100333 Date of Birth: 01 June 1955 Place of Birth: Dhaka, 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