TOGO: HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR CAPTAIN TALAKE ABLY

1. Embassy Lome requests human rights certification for Captain
Talake Bidjareou ABLY to attend the Peacekeeping Training Center in
Lome, Togo as part of the Africa Contingency Operations Training and
Assistance Program (ACOTA). Captain ABLY will be the commander for a
Togolese battalion that will deploy to United Nations Mission in the
Central African Republic and Chad (MINURCAT) in March 2010.



2. Descriptive information for Captain ABLY is as follows:

Name: ABLY, Talake Bidjareou
Rank: Captain
Unit: Airborne Unit
Occupation: Military Officer
Date of Birth: 08/13/1968
Place of Birth: Togo
Type of Training: ACOTA peacekeeping
Place of Training: Peacekeeping Training Center, Lome, Togo
Date of Training: January 25-February 26, 2010



3. As of January 19, 2010, Regional Security Officer, Political and
Human Rights Officer, and Consular Officer at post have reviewed the
nominee's files and found no derogatory information.

HAWKINS