Cablegate: Iraq Fy 06 International Visitor Program

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UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 06 BAGHDAD 002622

SIPDIS

DEPARTMENT FOR ECA/PE/V/G/N FOR LMOODY AND SABED-KOTOB;
ECA/PE/V/M; NEA/PPD

AMMAN FOR CAO AND WALDADA

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: KPAO OEXC SCUL PHUM PGOV SOCI IZ
SUBJECT: IRAQ FY 06 INTERNATIONAL VISITOR PROGRAM
NOMINATIONS

REF: A) STATE 005744; B) STATE 008455

1. The following is PAS Baghdad's FY 2006 slate of Iraqi
International Visitor nominees. PAS is nominating 75
(seventy-five) principal candidates at this time. All have
Country Team approval. PAS Baghdad is proposing 33 nominees
for Regional and Multi-Regional Programs, and 42 for Iraq-
only Single Country Projects. NB: The names as given below
have not yet been verified against actual passport names.

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NOMINATED FOR RPS AND MRPS
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2. Name: Mr. Falah Hassan Shanshal
Title: Transitional National Assembly (TNA) Member
Project: RP: "Foreign Policy Decision-Making Process," Mar
20 - Apr. 7, 2006
Nominating Section: POL Baghdad - Jeffrey Beals

3. Name: Mr. Mansoor Abdul Razak Mansoor Al-Tamimi
Title: Member, TNA
Project: RP: "Foreign Policy Decision-Making Process," Mar.
20-April 7, 2006
Nominating Section: REO Basrah - Tim Bashor

4.Name: Ms. Hanan Sa'eed Mouhsin
Title: Member, TNA and Medical Doctor
Project: RP: "Foreign Policy Decision-Making Process," Mar
20-April 7, 2006
Nominating Section: REO Hillah - Shawn Duncan

5. Name: Mr. Muneer H. Khudair
Title: Sunni Arab Cleric and Imam of Sheed al-Sabri
Mosque
in Baghdad
Project: RP: "Promoting Interfaith Dialogue," Nov. 21-Dec.
9, 2005
Nominating Section: POL Baghdad - Jeffrey Beals

6. Name: Dalsouz Ahamd Mohamad
Title: Imam and Member of the Diyala Provincial Council
Project: RP: "Promoting Interfaith Dialogue," Nov. 21-Dec.
9, 2005
Nominating Section: SET Diyala - Sherman Grandy

7. Name: Ms. Ekram Abdul Azez Abdul Wahab
Title: Director General of the Iraqi Housing Fund
Project: MRP: "U.S. Financial System," April 13- May 4,
2006
Nominating Section: IRMO Baghdad - Roliff Purrington

8. Name: Ms. Mariam T. Majeed (Al-Rais)
Title: Member, TNA and Secretary to the Constitution
Drafting Committee. Attorney.
Project: RP: "Promoting Rule of Law and Judicial Reform,"
Feb. 27-Mar. 17, 2006
Nominating section: POL Baghdad - Jeffrey Beals

9. Name: Ms. Jackleen Qusn Zumaiya
Title: Member, TNA
Project: RP: "Human Rights Advocacy and Awareness," Apr. 3-
21, 2006
Nominating Section: POL Baghdad - Jeffrey Beals

10. Name: Ms. Nadia K. Hassen
Title: Ethics Advisor for Iraq Commission on Public
Integrity
Project: MRP: "Accountability in Government and Business,"
Oct. 27 - Nov. 17, 2005
Nominating Section: IRMO Baghdad CPI)- Michael Hardiman

11. Name: Mr. Ridah M. Al-Zawi
Title: Deputy Chairman, Human Rights Association, Babil
Project: RP: "Human Rights Advocacy and Awareness," April 3-
21, 2006
Nominating Section: REO Hillah - Shawn Duncan

12.Name: Mr. Hayder Samee Kareem
Title: Head, Iraqi Independent Electoral Commission-Wasit
Project: RP: "Human Rights Advocacy and Awareness," April 3-
21, 2006
Nominating Section: REO Hillah/Wasit - John McNamara

13. Name: Ms. Saja M. Ali
Title: Official with Ministry of Youth and Sports, Scouting
Department
Project: MRP: "Volunteerism and Community Service," Mar. 9-
Feb.2, 2006
Nominating Section: IRMO Baghdad - Dr. Mounzer Fatfat

14. Name: Ms. Haifa K. Jassim
Title: Member, TNA
Project: RP: "Young Leaders: Effecting Social, Political
and Economic Change," May 8-26, 2006
Nominating Section: POL Baghdad - Jeffrey Beals

15.Name: Ms. Hanan Sa'eed Mouhsin
Title: Member, TNA
Project: RP: "Young Leaders: Effecting Social, Political
and Economic Change," May 8-26, 2006
Nominating Section: REO Hillah and POL Baghdad (Jeff Beals

16. Name: Mr. Omar N. Habib
Title: Special Ass't to the Min. of State for Provincial
Affairs
Project: RP: "Young Leaders: Effecting Social, Political
and Economic Change," May 8 - 26, 2006
Nominating Section: POL Baghdad - Jeffrey Beals

17. Name: Mr. Fatih A. Musa
Title: Advisor to the Minsters' Council
Project: MRP: "U.S. Foreign Policy," Oct. 6-27, 2005
Nominating Section: POL Baghdad - Michael Chung

18 Name: Mr. Mahir F.A. Al-Jibouri
Title: President of Tikrit University
Project: RP: "University Administration," Mar. 6-24, 2006
Nominating Section: SET Tikrit - Suzanne Inzerillo and Bob
Holby

19. Name: Fikret A. Abdul Majid
Title: Dean, Kirkuk Technical College
Project: MRP: "University Administration," April 6- 27,
2006
Nominating Section: REO Kirkuk - Deborah Hart

20. Name: Mr. Auwf Rahoumi
Title: Deputy Governor of Diyala Province; businessman
Project: RP: "Sustainable Development and Environmental
Protection"
Nominating section: SET Diyala - Sherman Grandy

21. Name: Mr. Hafith A. Jumaa
Title: Ass't Governor, Diyala Province
Project: RP: "State and Local Government," May 1-19, 2006
Nominating Section: SET Diyala - Sherman Grandy

22. Name: Mr. Saidon T. Sarhain
Title: Director of Media at Diyala University
Project: RP: "Curriculum Development and Civic Ed.," Jan.
17-Feb. 3, 2006
Nominating Section: SET Diyala - Sherman Grandy

23. Name: Ms. Sawsan Ali Magid Al-Sharifi
Title: Member, TNA
Project: RP: "Women as Economic and Business Leaders," Jan.
9-27, 2006
Nominating Section: FAS Baghdad - Anita Katial

24. Name: (Mr.) Judge Kassam Al-Najy
Title: Chief Judge, Tal Kief
Project: MRP: "U.S. Judicial System," Jan. 12 - Feb. 2,
2006
Nominating Section: REO Mosul- Mark Wells

25. Name: Mr Abdul Jabbar H. Hamadi
Title: Dean of Basrah Technical College
Project: MRP: "University Administration," April 6-27, 2006
Nominating Section: REO Basrah - Tim Bashor

26. Name: Mr. Abdul Hafidh Abdullah
Title: Chairman of the Basrah Business Center
Project: RP: "International Trade and Development," April
17-May 5, 2006
Nominating Section: REO Basrah - Tim Bashor

27. Name: Mr. Basim Jaim H. Al-Hussein
Title: Member, TNA, and businessman
Project: RP: "International Trade and Development," Apr.
17 - May 5, 2006
Nominating Section: REO Hillah - Shawn Duncan

28. Name: Awad Mohammed Mohammed Amen
Title: Member, Kirkuk Provisional Council
Project MRP: "Conflict Resolution," May 18-June 8, 2006
Nominating Section: REO Kirkuk - Deborah Hart

29. Name: Mr. Ali M. Sadek (aka Ali Mehdi)
Title: Leader of Turkmen ELI Party and businessman
Project: MPR: "Conflict Resolution," May 18-June 8, 2006
Nominating section: REO Kirkuk - Bryce Isham

30. Name: Mr. Abdullah Ali
Title: Member, Chief Exec. Committee of the PUK; former
Peshmerga forces commander
Project: MRP: "Civilian Control of the Military," Feb. 16 -
March 9, 2006
Nominating Section: REO Kirkuk - Deborah Hart

31. Name: Mr. Mohammed Ihsan Ahmad
Title: KRG Minister for Human Rights
Project: MRP: "U.S. For. Pol. And Human Rights Issues,"
June 15-July 6, 2006
Nominating Section: REO Kirkuk - Deborah Hart

32. Name: Mr. Basim M. Nayif
Title: Member, TNA
Project: MRP: "U.S. Foreign Policy and Human Rights
Issues," June 15-July 6, 2006
Nominating Section: REO Hillah - Shawn Duncan

33. Name: Mr. Saad M. Abad Allah (Madhloum)
Title: Head of Diwaniya Independent Election Commission and
College Instructor
Project: RP: "Curriculum Development and Civic Education,"
Jan. 17-Feb. 3, 2006
Nominating Section: REO Hillah - Patrick Smeller

34. Name: Dr. Hamid J. Kassim
Title: Medical Doctor
Project: MRP: "Substance Abuse Education, Treatment and
Prevention," Nov. 10-Dec. 1, 2005
Nominating Section: REO Hillah - Patrick Smeller

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NOMINATED FOR ALL-IRAQI SCPS:
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35. Proposed SCP-IVP Title: "WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP AND
ADVOCACY"

A. Name: Ms. Nafiaa Nafi'e Aze'ez
Title: Ninewah Provincial Council Woman; Human and
Women's Rights Committee
Nominating Section: REO Mosul - Craig Hall

B. Name: Ms. Najat Kh. Abbas
Title: Chief of Building Dept., Ministry of Construction
and Housing
Nominating Section: IRMO Baghdad - Roliff Purrington

C. Name: Ms. Madiha E. Obaid
Title: Dep. Head of Department, National Center for
Construction Laboratories
Nominating Section: IRMO Baghdad - Roliff Purrington

36. Proposed SCP-IVP Title: "YOUNG LEADERS: EFFECTING
SOCIAL, POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC CHANGE" (ages 21-35)

A. Name: Ms. Oras Haddad
Title: Baghdad University Senior and Human Rights
Activist
Nominating Section: POL Baghdad - Kathy Kerr

B. Name: Ms. Ahlam A. Abdulah
Title: Youth Development Officer at Ministry of Youth and
Sport
Nominating Section: Baghdad IRMO Officer (at Min. of Youth
and Sport), Dr. Mounzer Fatfat

C. Name: Ms. Maha Al-Katib
Title: University Senior and Human Rights NGO member
Nominating Section: POL Baghdad, Kathy Kerr

D. Name: Mr. Khaled Kamel Kazar
Title: Electoral Officer for Ninewa Province, and with the
IECI (Indep. Electoral Commission of Iraq since 2004).
Nominating Section: REO Mosul - Craig Hall
E. Name: Mr. Rebwar Sabir Hawaiz
Title: Sec'y General for N. Iraq, Kurdistan Student and
Youth Renaissance Organization
Nominating Section: REO Kirkuk - Deborah Hart

F. Name: Ms. Allya Ali Hussein Al-Shemry
Title: Babil Provincial Council Member; Journalist, and
Teacher
Nominating Section: REO Hillah - Shawn Duncan

G. Name: Ms. Nada M. Hussain
Title: Official at the Ministry of Youth and Sport
Nominating Section: Baghdad IRMO Officer (at Min. of Youth
and Sport), Dr. Mounzer Fatfat

37. Proposed SCP-IVP Title: "STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT"

A. Name: Mr. Hussein H. Abbas Title: Baghdad City and
District Council Member
Nominating Section: POL Baghdad - Michael Chung

B. Name: Mr. Hamad H. Shugte
Title: Governor of Salahaddin Province
Nominating Section: SET Tikrit - Suzanne Inzerillo and Bob
Holby

C. Name: Mr. Akeel Mahmood Karim
Title: Governor of Karbala Province
Nominating Section: SET Karbala - Tom Cooney

D. Name: Mr. Abdul Hussain A. Baker Abtan
Title: Deputy Governor of Najaf Province
Nominating Section: SET Najaf: Richard La Roche, Jr.

E. Name: Ms. Jala Y. Ahmad
Title: Kirkuk Provincial Council Member (Turkmen)
Nominating Section: REO Kirkuk - Deborah Hart

F. Name: Ms. Silvana Boya Nasir
Title: Kirkuk Provincial Council Member (Chaldo-Assyrian)
Nominating Section: REO Kirkuk - Deborah Hart

G. Name: Mr. Mohammed Kh. Nasef
Title: _Kirkuk Provincial Council Member (Sunni Arab) and a
leader of Iraqi Republican Gathering Party
Nominating Section: REO Kirkuk - Deborah Hart

H. Name: Rybwar F. Abdulmajeed
Title: Kirkuk Council Member (member of KIU Party)
Nominating Section: REO Kirkuk - Deborah Hart

I. Name: Mr. Khalil Jalil Mamza Al-Hamdawi
Title: Governor of Qadisiya Province
Nominating Section: REO Hillah - Patrick Smeller

J. Name: Mr. Zassim Mohammed Jalal
Title: Wasit Provincial Council Member
Nominating Section: REO Hillah/Wasit - John McNamara

38. Proposed SCP-IV Title: "JUDICIAL SYSTEMS: PROMOTING RULE
OF LAW AND JUDICIAL REFORM"

A. Name: Mr. Fasil Abrahem Ali
Title: Chief Judge of Balad
Nominating Section: SET Tikrit: Suzanne Inzerillo and Bob
Holby

B. Name: Mr. Qais Abdulwahab Issa
Title: Professor at Al-Habda College in Ninewa, Ph.D in Law
Nominating Section: REO Mosul - Mark Wells

C. Name: Mr. Faroq Amen Othman
Title: Chief Judge of the Kirkuk Investigations Court
Nominating Section: REO Kirkuk - Deborah Hart

D. Name: Mr. Muyad Obid Hassan
Title: Attorney, and Human Rights NGO Advisor
Nominating Section: REO Kirkuk - Deborah Hart

E. Name: Mr. Badeel Kadhim Mahdi
Title: Ministry of Justice, Iraq Corrections Service
Nominating Section: IRMO Baghdad (MOJ) - Stephen Hemphill

39. Proposed SCP-IV Title: "NGO MANAGEMENT"

A. Name: Mr. Suhil Ahmad Muhasen
Title: President and VP of two separate NGOs
Nominating Section: SET Tikrit: Suzanne Inzerillo and Bob
Holby

B. Name: Ms. Baheja Mahde Abdul Hosein
Title: Lawyer, Water Dept., Karbala Province and Member of
the Board of the Karbala Women's Center
Nominating Section: SET Karbala - Tom Cooney

C. Name: Ms. Aaeda N. Husseen
Title: NGO Manager, Najaf
Nominating Section: SET Najaf - Richard La Roche, Jr.

D. Name: Ms. Kazimea J. Amjaseer
Title: VP of an NGO, and Journalist
Nominating Section: SET Diyala - Sherman Grandy

E. Name: Ms. Shayma Abdul Ameer Hasun
Title: Member of the Board of Karbala Women's Center NGO
Nominating Section: SET Karbala - Tom Cooney

F. Name: Mr. Rizgar Taha Hammed
Title: Political Party Coordinator, NDI
Nominating Section: REO Kirkuk - Deborah Hart

G. Name: Ms. Ibteesam A. Jebr
Title: International Liaison Officer for the Iraqi "NGO
Assistance Office"
Nominating Section: PAS Baghdad - Vicki Stein

40. Proposed SCP - IV Title: "TEACHING ENGLISH AS A SECOND
LANGUAGE"

A. Name: Mr. Fareeq Ali Hassan
Title: English Prof. and Vice Chair of University
Instructors' League
Nominating Section: REO Kirkuk - Deborah Hart

B. Name: Mr. Ali Mehsen Gharab Al-Mejdawi
Title: English Dept. Chair, Wasit University
Nominating Section: REO Hillah/Wasit - John McNamara

C. Name: Ms. Nagham Q. Abdullah
Title: English Teacher, Baghdad University
Nominating Section: PAS Baghdad - Alan Cross

D. Name: Ms. Chinar H. Rashid
Title: English Teacher at Azar Girls H.S.
Nominating Section: REO Kirkuk - Deborah Hart, and PAS
Baghdad

41. Proposed SCP - IV Title: "ROLE OF THE MEDIA"

A. Name: Mr. Abdul Hussein R. Yousif
Title: TV Station Manager/News producer - Najaf TV
Nominating Section: SET Najaf - Richard La Roche, Jr.

B. Name: Mr. William Warda
Title: General Director, Ashur Sat. TV; Editor in Chief,
'Bahra' Newspaper
Nominating Section: PAS Baghdad - Cara Scherer/Sylvia
Blackwood Boutelle

C. Name: Mr. Luaai Majeed Hassan
Title: Editor in Chief, 'Al-Mutamar' Newspaper
Nominating Section: PAS Baghdad - Cara Scherer/Sylvia
Blackwood-Boutelle

D. Name: Mr. Basim H. Dibeyes
Title: Editor in Chief of 'Al-Dustoor' Newspaper
Nominating Section: Nominating Section: PAS Baghdad - Cara
Scherer/Sylvia Blackwood-Boutelle

E. Name: Ms. Huda J. Mohammed
Title: Baghdad Bureau Chief of 'Al-Sharq Al-Awsat'
Newspaper
Nominating Section: Nominating Section: PAS Baghdad - Cara
Scherer/Sylvia Blackwood-Boutelle

F. Name: Ms. Isra'a Shaker
Title: Editor-in-Chief, 'Al Iraq Al Yawm' newspaper
Nominating Section: Nominating Section: PAS Baghdad - Cara
Scherer/Sylvia Blackwood-Boutelle

42. The EVDB nominations will be forwarded septel.
43. Minimize considered.

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