LEAHY VETTING FOR ICTFP FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM COURSE IN USA,

UNCLAS DHAKA 000557 SIPDIS DEPT FOR SCA/RA ATTN: JOSEPH BRENNIG E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG SUBJECT: LEAHY VETTING FOR ICTFP FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM COURSE IN USA, JULY 20, 2009 TO 10 JUNE 2010 ¶1. This is an action request. See para three. ¶2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in ICTFP Fellowship Program Course in USA, which will begin on July 20, ¶2009. Post vetting was completed on June 4, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by July 10 to provide sufficient time for processing. Post requests the department conduct Leahy vetting for the following candidate: ¶1. Name: Mustafizur Rahman Rank: Lieutenant Colonel Unit: School of Infantry and Tactics Unit Location: Sylhet Personal Number: BA 3350 Date of Birth: 04 March 1968 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