LEAHY VETTING FOR NESA EXECUTIVE SEMINAR IN USA, JULY

UNCLAS DHAKA 000586 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, JULY 14-30, 2009 ¶1. This is an action request. See para three. ¶2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in NESA Executive Seminar in USA, which will begin on July 14, 2009. Post vetting was completed on June 09, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by June 20 to provide sufficient time for processing. Post requests the department conduct Leahy vetting for the following candidate: ¶1. Name: Kawser Ahmed Rank: Lieutenant Colonel Unit: Bangladesh Army Unit Location: 6 Cavalry, Dhaka Cantonment Personal Number: BA - 3891 Date of Birth: 25 December 1970 Place of Birth: Khulna, 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