VIETNAMESE MILITARY REQUEST FOR LEAHY VETTING TO VISIT THE

UNCLAS HANOI 000614 DEPT FOR GABRIEL ALVARADO/EAP/IET DEPT FOR KAREN BLEVINS/EAP/RSP, DRL, PM, AND INL SENSITIVE SIPDIS E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PHUM PINR PREL VN SUBJECT: VIETNAMESE MILITARY REQUEST FOR LEAHY VETTING TO VISIT THE COAST GUARD IN THE U.S. (POL, 6/2009) ¶1. (SBU) Post proposes the following Vietnamese military officials for the Department of State's clearance to pay a working visit to the United States Coast Guard scheduled from July 24 to August 1, ¶2009. The visit is funded by the United States Government through the Export Control and related Border Security (EXBS) Program. Hanoi Post has not found any credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by those individuals. The approximate U.S. funding for this visit is US$17,900. ¶2. (U) Candidate: Full name: Hoang The Su Rank: Captain Position: Deputy Director General, Chief of Staff Agency: Vietnam Marine Police, Ministry of Defense DPOB: Mar 9, 1954; Thai Binh, Vietnam Passport No.: S 1011684 Date of Issue: Jun 8, 2006 Expiration date: Jun 8, 2011 Full name: Nguyen Trong Nhu Rank: Colonel Position: Deputy Director Agency: Search and Rescue Department, Ministry of Defense DPOB: Oct 20, 1952; Ha Tinh, Vietnam Passport No.: S 0061306 Date of Issue: Aug 22, 2005 Expiration date: Aug 22, 2010 Full name: Dao Kim Long Rank: Colonel Position: Deputy Director Agency: Planning and Investment Department, Ministry of Defense DPOB: Apr 7, 1960; Ha Tinh, Vietnam Passport No.: CV/S 0062287 Date of Issue: Sep 7, 2005 Expiration date: Sep 7, 2010 Full name: Kieu Ngoc Quang Rank: Colonel Position: Deputy Chief of External Relations Division Agency: General Affairs Department, Ministry of Defense DPOB: Sep 5, 1960; Ha Tinh, Vietnam Passport: being processed Full name: Dinh Vu Tri Rank: Senior Lieutenant Colonel Position: Assistant of Budget Planning Division Agency: Finance Department, Ministry of Defense DPOB: Sep 29, 1959; Bac Ninh, Vietnam Passport No.: S 1059993 Date of Issue: Feb 25, 2009 Expiration date: Feb 25, 2014 ¶3. (U) Jane Bocklage, bocklageje@state.gov, tel ++84 4 3850 5081. Michalak