EMBASSY SANAA'S NOMINATIONS FOR FDIC'S FINANCIAL

UNCLAS SANAA 000326 SIPDIS FDIC FOR B.C. HAMILTON, S/CT FOR ROBERT BLOHM E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PTER ECON EFIN PREL KCRM KTFN SUBJECT: EMBASSY SANAA'S NOMINATIONS FOR FDIC'S FINANCIAL REGULATORY TRAINING MARCH 23-27, 2009 REF: REF: SECSTATE 13407 ¶1. (U) Post would like to nominate six Yemeni government officials for the Counter Terrorism Financial Regulatory Training, to be held March 23-27. This course will increase their knowledge of how money laundering and terrorist financing transactions are perpetrated and the controls that should be in place in financial institutions to detect and deter these actions. ¶2. (U) Here are the names and identifying information for the proposed attendees: NAME: Abdullah Abobakr Abdul Al-Shaibani POSITION: Deputy of Central Bank of Yemen for Financial and Management Affairs DOB: 01-02-1960 PASSPORT NUMBER: 00004669 NAME: Abdo Hezam Saif Al-Hakimi POSITION: President of Anti-Money Laundering and Information Unit at the Central Bank of Yemen DOB: 04-05-1963 PASSPORT NUMBER: 01844443 NAME: Ameen Hassan Abdulhameed Aldogami POSITION: Committment, Investigation, Verification Officer, Anti-Money Laundering and Information Unit, Central Bank of Yemen DOB: 01-01-1974 PASSPORT NUMBER: 02888450 NAME: Saeed Qassim Ali Al-Akel POSITION: Judge, Public Funds Prosecution DOB: 12-01-1955 PASSPORT NUMBER: 00002625 NAME: Abdullah Ahmed Nasser Al-Anesi POSITION: Counterterrorism Department, Receivables Management Officer, Ministry of Interior DOB: 02-22-1964 PASSPORT NUMBER: 03109529 NAME: Abdulqader Mohammed Hsan Al-Halili POSITION: General Manager of Low Reference and Finance of the NGOs department, Ministry of Social Affairs and Labor DOB: 01-01-1970 PASSPORT NUMBER: 01481148 ¶3. (U) The following people will be responsible for nominating the candidates and taking care of administrative matters in connection with this request: Political/Economic Officer Colleen Traughber Telephone: 967-1-755-2252 Fax: 967-13-303-182 E-mail: TraughberCM@state.gov Economic Assistant Jameel Esmail Telephone: 967-1-755-2149 Fax: 967-13-303-182 E-mail: EsmailJA@state.gov ¶4. (U) Officials from the Republic of Yemen Government (ROYG) who are involved in anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism finance are in great need of training. Post appreciates and emphasizes the necessity of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC),s opportunity for Financial Regulatory Training. SECHE