LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE (YEREVAN 91)

UNCLAS STATE 018324 SENSITIVE SIPDIS E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PGOV PHUM MASS ASEC AM SUBJECT: LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE (YEREVAN 91) REF: YEREVAN 91 ¶1. (U) This cable responds to the action request in reftel requesting human rights vetting for the candidate nominated to attend the the Ministry of Foreign Affaires. ¶2. (SBU) The Department of State has vetted the individual listed in reftel and possesses no credible derogatory information as of 02/25/2010. Post is authorized to include the following individual in USG-funded training: Name of Candidate - LTC (ret) Sergey Sargsyan TITLE: Senior Analyst ORGANIZATION: Center for Strategic Analysis SPECTRUM DATE AND PLACE OF BIRTH: 23 October, 1963, Ukraine SEX: Male; NATIONALITY: Armenian; TYPE OF TRAINING: PASS 10-5 DATES OF TRAINING: 26 Mar - 18 Jun,10 ¶3. (U) 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 above, as of 02/25/2010. Post may cite this cable in response. ¶4. (SBU) Note that if Post subsequently becomes aware of possible human rights violations by the individual listed above, Post should inform the Department and not proceed with training. Post should refer to the Leahy Vetting guidance manual for additional assistance. CLINTON