JORDAN LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE FOR IACIT COURSE

UNCLAS STATE 046502 SENSITIVE SIPDIS EMBASSY AMMAN FOR LEAHY VETTING OFFICER M. CRIFO E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: JO ASEC EAIR PREL SUBJECT: JORDAN LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE FOR IACIT COURSE REF: AMMAN 00875 ¶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, or are considered as alternates for, the U.S. Customs and Border Control International Air Cargo Interdiction Training (IACIT) course in New York, New York, scheduled to begin 11-MAY-2009. Post has no derogatory information about these individuals. The names of the candidates that follow are listed below in "name, rank or job title, city of birth (in Jordan unless otherwise noted),date of birth" format: ¶1. Samer Ghazi Faris Qur'an, Director of the Jordan Nuclear Regulatory Commission Border Control Department, Taibeh, 02-JUN-1974 ¶2. Shadi Taiseer Ayed Alsa'aydeh, Radiation Protection Inspector, Mahis, 14-APR-1978 ¶3. Bashar Salim Khalifeh Alja'afreh, Radiation Protection Inspector, Rakeen, 18-JUL-1978 ¶4. Mohammed Abdelwahab Mohammed Atiyat, Mechanical Engineer and Cargo Inspector, Amman, 28-FEB-1983 ¶5. Naser Ghaleb Sharahi Bakhit, Intelligence Officer, Amman, 02-APR-1969 ¶6. Feras Saad Said Al Hnit, Customs Evaluator at Queen Alia Intl Airport (QAIA),Abu Alanda, 08-OCT-1978 ¶7. Nadir Ebraheem Yousef Jowanat, Assistant Director of QAIA Customs Office, Mafraq, 15-OCT-1957 ¶8. Talal Khaled Faleh Aldaboubi, Director of QAIA Customs Clearance Unit, Amman, 05-FEB-1970 ¶9. Taysir Mohammad Ali Arbyyat, Inspector at QAIA Customs Office, Salt, 08-JAN-1962 ¶10. Mohammad Abdelhalim Abdelkarim Quteishat, Director of Queen Alia International Airport (QAIA) Public Security, Amman, 01-MAY-1963 ¶11. Nayef Saleh Suleiman Abu Nsair, Deputy Director of Borders and Residency Department, Madaba, 18-JAN-1966 ¶12. Faisal Ali Fayyad Alda'ajeh, Investigative Officer at Queen Alia International Airport (QAIA),Amman, 15-SEP-1972 ¶13. Hussein Mohammad Salem Alhawatmeh, Special Forces Brigade Chief of Staff, Adhdhuhayba, 05-JAN-1966 ¶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