LEAHY VETTING FOR AIR COMMAND AND STAFF COLLEGE COURSE IN

UNCLAS DHAKA 000161 SIPDIS DEPT FOR SCA/RA ATTN: JOSEPH BRENNIG E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG SUBJECT: LEAHY VETTING FOR AIR COMMAND AND STAFF COLLEGE COURSE IN USA, APRIL 30 TO AUGUST 20, 2010 ¶1. This is an action request. See para three. ¶2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Air Command & Staff College Course in USA, which will begin on April 30, 2010. Post vetting was completed on February 28, 2010. Post requests that vetting be completed by March 14, 2010 to provide sufficient time for processing. Post requests the department conduct Leahy vetting for the following candidate: ¶1. Name: Md Asadul Karim Rank: Wing Commander Unit: Air HQ Unit Location: DHAKA Personal Number: BD/8514 Date of Birth: 15 September 1973 Place of Birth: Rangpur, Bangladesh ¶3. Post requests that the Department of State authorize post to make the following statement to the relevant DOD units: "Embassy verifies that the Department of State possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the above named individual or unit." ¶4. Post Human Rights Officer is David Arulanantham, unclass e-mail:arulananthamdp@state.gov. ¶5. COMMENT: Embassy has no information to indicate these individuals or any units they have served in have been involved in gross violations of human rights. Moriarty