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