JORDAN LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE FOR SOVEREIGN

UNCLAS STATE 014113 SENSITIVE SIPDIS AMMAN FOR POST LEAHY VETTING OFFICER M. CRIFO E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PHUM ASEC JO SUBJECT: JORDAN LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE FOR SOVEREIGN CHALLENGE CONF. - 15 FEBRUARY 2010 REF: AMMAN 288 ¶1. (SBU) In response to reftel Leahy vetting request, the Department has reviewed its files and finds it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the Jordanian official listed below. Please note that if at any time the Embassy becomes aware of information regarding incidents which could be deemed to be credible information of a gross violation of human rights by this individual, the Embassy should so inform the Department. ¶2. (SBU) The following Jordanian official has been selected to participate in, or is considered an alternate for, the Fifth Annual Sovereign Challenge Conference at MacDill Air Force Base in Florida, scheduled to begin 15-Feb-2010 in the United States. The name of the candidate follows in "rank, name, city of birth (in Jordan unless otherwise noted),birth date" format: 1, BGN, Ziad Majali, Hebron, 14-JUN-1955 ¶3. (SBU) Post is permitted to provide the following statement to authorized parties: Embassy verifies that the Department of State possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the individual identified in paragraph 2 above, as of this date. Post may cite this cable in response. CLINTON