JORDAN LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE FOR HOMELAND

UNCLAS STATE 092174 SENSITIVE SIPDIS EMBASSY AMMAN FOR POST LEAHY VETTING OFFICER MCRIFO E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: ASEC PHUM JO SUBJECT: JORDAN LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE FOR HOMELAND NATIONAL DEFENSE COURSE 07-SEPT-09 REF: AMMAN 1918 ¶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 official has been selected to participate in, or is considered an alternate for, the the U.S.-sponsored "National Homeland Defense" course scheduled to begin 07-Sept-09 at the National Defense University in Washington, D.C. The name of the candidate is listed below in "rank, name, city of birth (in Jordan),date of birth" format: COL, Hussein Mohammad Al Hawatmeh, Adhdhuhayba, 01-MAY-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