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.

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