JORDAN LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE FOR COESPU COURSES,

UNCLAS STATE 110420

SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
EMBASSY AMMAN FOR POST LEAHY VETTING OFFICER M. CRIFO

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: ASEC PHUM JO
SUBJECT: JORDAN LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE FOR COESPU COURSES,
23 NOVEMBER 2009

REF: A. AMMAN 1992

B. AMMAN 1998

C. AMMAN 2284

D. 10/13/09 PASHENKOV-GREGONIS E-MAIL

E. 10/21/09 PASHENKOV-GREGONIS E-MAIL


1. (SBU) In response to reftel Leahy vetting request, the
Department has reviewed its files and finds it possesses
no credible information of gross violations of human
rights at this time by the Jordanian officials listed
below. Please note that if at any time the Embassy
becomes aware of information regarding incidents which
could be deemed to be credible information of a gross
violation of human rights by these individuals, the
Embassy should so inform the Department.


2. (SBU) The following Jordanian officials have been
selected to participate in, or are considered alternates for,
U.S.-sponsored COESPU courses scheduled to begin November 23,
2009 in Vicenza, Italy. The names of the candidates that
follow are listed below by cable request in "rank, name, city
of birth (in Jordan),date of birth" format:

Senior Officers Course (Amman 1992):

Public Security Directorate (PSD) Officials:

LTC, Mahmoud Ali Abu Rumman, Amman, 27-MAR-1966
MAJ, Hikmat Abdulla Al Hindi, Kuwait, 17-SEP-1969

Gendarmerie Officials:

MAJ, Mohammad Sultan Al Momani, Irbid, 29-DEC-1973

Middle Managers Course (Amman 1998, Amman 2284,
Pashenkov-Gregonis e-mails):

Public Security Directorate (PSD) Officials:

1LT, Mohammad Hashem Al Helu, Amman, 26-AUG-1976

Gendarmerie Officials:

1LT, Nabil Ismail Al Shawabkeh, Amman, 17-MAR-1972
WO, Thamir Fayez Obeidat, Irbid, 07-NOV-1974

Jordan Armed Forces:

1LT, Adel Ahmad Al Harfoushi, Zarqa, 09-SEP-1984


3. (SBU) Post is permitted to provide the following
statement to authorized parties: Embassy verifies that
the Department of State possesses no credible information
of gross violations of human rights by the individuals
identified in paragraph 2 above, as of this date. Post
may cite this cable in response.
CLINTON