HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING

UNCLAS STATE 008770 SIPDIS SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL SUBJECT: HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING FOR SHAWKAT REF: BAGHDAD 0065 ¶1. (U) The Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the member of the Iraqi Security Forces listed below. Department strongly suggests that visa applications for the individual be filed with as much time as possible to allow for additional processing procedures that may be required. Note that if, at any time, the Embassy becomes aware of any information regarding incidents which could be deemed to be credible information of a gross violation of human rights by this individual, the Embassy should so inform the Department. ¶2. (SBU) The name of the proposed candidate (ref a) is as follows: NAME: Amer Abdulameer Hussein Shawkat POSITION: Colonel, Counterterrorism Command, Logistics DOB: January 07, 1963 TYPE OF TRAINING: International Defense Management Course TRAINING LOCATION: Defense Resources Management Institute, Monterey, CA DATES OF TRAINING: January 30, 2009 - June 12, 2009 CLINTON