LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: PATRICE ISRAEL, HAITIAN NATIONAL

UNCLAS PORT AU PRINCE 000182 SIPDIS WHA/CAR FOR ASHLEY L. CLINGMAN-JACKSON & JOSEPH TILGHMAN; INL/LP FOR KEVIN BROWN & MEAGAN MCBRIDE E.O. 12958 TAGS: SNAR MARR MASS PGOV RHUM DEA HA SUBJECT: LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: PATRICE ISRAEL, HAITIAN NATIONAL POLICE (HNP) COMMISSAR/BLTS OFFICER ¶1. This is an action request for WHA/CAR. ¶2. Post requests the Department's assistance in vetting Commissar Patrice Israel, Director of the Haitian National Police/BLTS division, who has been nominated to participate in a U.S.-sponsored meeting, pursuant to the Leahy Amendment and Foreign Assistance Act. ¶3. This regional coordination meeting, "15th Annual Drug Commanders Conference", a Pre International Drug Enforcement Conference (IDEC) meeting will be held in St. Kitts, from March 15-21, 2009. Therefore the vetting process must be completed before that date. ¶4. No derogatory information on Commissar Patrice Israel was found after our internal vetting and following the Consular Section's INK process as of February 9, 2009. Last Name: ISRAEL First Name: Patrice DOB: 22-05-1969 POB: La Chapelle, Haiti Nationality: Haitian Gender: Male Passport#: PP1391626 National ID#: 003-322-677-4 Position: BLTS Chief ¶5. (U) Post appreciates Department's assistance. Sanderson