HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR INDIVIDUALS TO ATTEND THE US

UNCLAS PHNOM PENH 000134 SIPDIS DEPARTMENT FOR PM-HDP, DRL, EAP/MLS, EAP/RSP AND S/GHD ¶E. O 12958: N/A TAGS: PREL MOPS PHUM MARR MASS CB SUBJECT: HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR INDIVIDUALS TO ATTEND THE US MILITARY INSTALLATION FOR CIVIL-MILITARY OPERATIONS AND ARMY TRAINING, MARCH 15-APRIL 5, 2010 IN SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA REF: 03 STATE 034981 ¶1. This is an action cable. See Paragraph Six. ¶2. Reftel is guidance for screening nominees for U.S. sponsored training programs. ¶3. To comply with the Leahy amendment relative to U.S. sponsored training, the U.S. Embassy Phnom Penh has conducted local human rights vetting for the following individual to attend the US Military Installation for Civil-Military Operations and Army Training, March 15-April 5, 2010 in San Diego, California. NAME: KHIEV, Saphat (Male) DPOB: December 12, 1960; Kampot POSITION: Deputy Director of Personnel Dept RANK: Major General DEPT/UNIT: Ministry of National Defense NAME: SAO, Chandara (Male) DPOB: August 5, 1964; Takeo POSITION: Deputy Director of Secretariat, General Secretariat RANK: Brigadier General DEPT/UNIT: Ministry of National Defense ¶4. U.S. Embassy Phnom Penh has reviewed its files and finds that, as of this date, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the above individuals. ¶5. Individuals will attend the US Military Installation for Civil-Military Operations and Army Training, March 15-April 5, 2010 in San Diego, California. ¶6. Action request: Please verify whether the Department possesses any credible information that the individual named above have been implicated in gross violations of human rights. ¶7. Points of contacts for Amembassy Phnom Penh are Major Wayne Turnbull turnbullpw@state.gov or tel: 855-23-728-219 or Jenae Johnson at Johnsonjd3@state.gov or tel: 855-23-728-118. RODLEY