ACTION REQUEST: LEAHY VETTING FOR RONEN MALKA

UNCLAS TEL AVIV 001263 SENSITIVE SIPDIS NEA/IPA FOR JONATHAN PECCIA E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PHUM IS SUBJECT: ACTION REQUEST: LEAHY VETTING FOR RONEN MALKA ¶1. (SBU) The Israel Defense Force has selected the individual named in para 2 to participate in the Marshall Center Program on Terrorism and Security Studies (PTSS) scheduled for June 26-July 31, 2009. Post has no derogatory information on this individual. Post requests that Department vet this individual per Leahy Amendment requirements. ¶2. (SBU) Biographical Information: LAST NAME: Malka FIRST NAME: Ronen GENDER: Male DATE/PLACE OF BIRTH: 7 August 1968/Israel RANK/SERVICE: Lieutenant Colonel, Head of Terror Facilities Targeting and Analysis Branch, Directorate of Military Intelligence (IDI) PASSPORT: 9994698 (Israel) ¶3. (U) Embassy Points of Contact are: Political Officer Van Reidhead (tel: 972-3-519-7565; unclass e-mail: reidheadve@state.gov; classified e-mail: reidheadve@state.sgov.gov) or Political-Military Officer Jason Grubb (tel: 972-3-519-7460; unclass e-mail: grubbjb@state.gov; classified e-mail: grubbjb@state.sgov.gov) ********************************************* ******************** Visit Embassy Tel Aviv's Classified Website: http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/nea/telaviv ********************************************* ******************** CUNNINGHAM