LEAHY VETTING REQUEST:PARTICIPATION OF THE DIRECTOR GENERAL

UNCLAS PORT AU PRINCE 000387 SIPDIS WHA/CAR FOR ASHLEY L. CLINGMAN-JACKSON & JOSEPH TILGHMAN INL/LP FOR KEVIN BROWN, DIANNE GRAHAM & MEAGAN MCBRIDE E.O. 12958 TAGS: SNAR MARR MASS PGOV RHUM DEA HA SUBJECT: LEAHY VETTING REQUEST:PARTICIPATION OF THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF THE HAITIAN NATIONAL POLICE (HNP) IN THE ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL DRUG ENFORCEMENT CONFERENCE - (IDEC XXVII) ¶1. This is an action request for WHA/CAR. ¶2. Post requests the Department's assistance in vetting the Director General of the Haitian National Police who has been invited to the Annual International Drug Enforcement Conference (IDEC),pursuant to the Leahy Amendment and Foreign Assistance Act. ¶3. Travel, Hotel accommodation and Per Diem for DG Mario Andresol will be funded by DEA. This conference will be held June 2-4, 2009 in Cancun, Mexico. Consular namecheck revealed a P9A hit. This information is not new and was known when the DG was previously successfully vetted. ¶4. Information on invitee is as follows: Last Name : Andresol First Name: Mario Sex/Dob: Male/20 July 1960 Place of Birth: Port-au-Prince ID#: 003-169-691-0 Passport # : D000640 Position: Director General of the Haitian National Police Director General Andresol has been successfully vetted several times in the past. This request is to fulfill the requirement that vetting is valid for one year only. DG Andresol was last vetted on October 11, 2007. SANDERSON