Cablegate: Human Rights Vetting for Us Sponsored Training, Usa
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SUBJECT: HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING, USA
1. This is an action request.
2. Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, Post
requests the Department's assistance in screening the following
candidate from the Iraqi Ministry of Defense (MOD) who has been
nominated to attend the General Surgery Observationship course
during the period 03 March through
18 April 2010; training location - Brook Army Medical Center, Fort
Sam Houston, TX, USA
3. The name of the proposed candidate is follows:
FULL NAME: Laith Hekmat ZAKI
POSITION: COL/Doctor/Iraqi MOD
DOB: 01 Dec 1962
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