LEAHY VETTING FOR PANDEMIC INFLUENZA SEMINAR IN NEPAL,

UNCLAS DHAKA 000863 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 SEMINAR IN NEPAL, SEPTEMBER 14-18, 2009 ¶1. This is an action request. See para three. ¶2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in Pandemic Influenza Seminar - Nepal, which will begin on 14 September, 2009. Post vetting was completed on September 02, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by September 12 to provide sufficient time for processing. Post requests the department conduct Leahy vetting for the following candidates: ¶1. Name: Dr. Md Hayder Rashid Rank: Colonel Unit: Combined Military Hospital, Jessore Unit Location: Jessore Personal Number: 100386 Date of Birth: 03 June 1955 Place of Birth: Natore, Bangladesh ¶2. Name: Dr. Md Moinuddin Rank: Colonel Unit: Armed Forces Medical Institute Unit Location: Dhaka Personal Number: 100343 Date of Birth: 01 February 1956 Place of Birth: Moulavi Bazar, Bangladesh ¶3. Name: Dr. Md Shahidullah Rank: Lieutenant Colonel Unit: Armed Forces Medical Institute Unit Location: Dhaka Personal Number: 100413 Date of Birth: 16 November 1955 Place of Birth: Pabna, 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