TOGO: HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR MAJOR TCHEDIE

UNCLAS LOME 000041 SIPDIS E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PGOV PHUM ASEC TO SUBJECT: TOGO: HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR MAJOR TCHEDIE ¶1. Embassy Lome requests human rights certification for Major Kpanla Kokou TCHEDIE to attend the Peacekeeping Training Center in Lome, Togo as part of the Africa Contingency Operations Training and Assistance Program (ACOTA). Major TCHEDIE will be the commander for a Togolese battalion that will deploy to United Nations Mission in the Central African Republic and Chad (MINURCAT--Birao) in March ¶2010. ¶2. Descriptive information for Major TCHEDIE is as follows: Name: TCHEDIE, Kpanla Kokou Rank: Major Unit: 2 nd Infantry Division Occupation: Military Officer Date of Birth: 12/31/1961 Place of Birth: Togo Type of Training: ACOTA peacekeeping Place of Training: Peacekeeping Training Center, Lome, Togo Date of Training: Feb 1-February 26, 2010 (approximately) ¶3. As of January 28, 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