US embassy cable - 04COLOMBO834

UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 03 COLOMBO 000834 
 
SIPDIS 
 
STATE FOR ECA/PE/V/M ALLISON MOYLAN/SEQUITA ROBINSON; 
INFO ECA/PE/V/R/N LARRY A. MOODY; SA/PD 
 
E.O. 12958:N/A 
TAGS: OEXC, SCUL, KPAO, OEXC - Exchanges 
SUBJECT: FY 05 IV PROGRAM: MALDIVIAN NOMINEE FOR MRP 
"U.S. FOREIGN POLICY AND HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES", 
MAY 12-JUNE 2, 2005. 
PROJECT NO. E/VM 2005-0024 
 
REF: COLOMBO 00766 
 
1.Post nominates Hussain "Naseem", Assistant Protocol 
Officer, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Maldives, for 
participation in subject project.  Post confirms that this 
nomination has "full Country Team approval." 
 
2.Nomination is as follows: 
 
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ECA-OFFICE: E/VGN 
PROG-AGENCY-NAME: 
POST-PROJ-ID: 133 
ECA-PROJ-NO: E/VM-2005- 
PROJ-NAME: U.S. Foreign Policy and Human Rights Issues - 
May 12-June 2, 2005  (Maldives) 
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PROJ-TYPE: Multi-Regional 
PROG-TYPE: IV Grant Visitor 
FY: 2005 
DEPART-POST: 5/9/2005 
SESSION-DATE: 5/12/2005 
RETURN-POST: 6/5/2005 
NO-OF-PART: 1 
RANK-ORDER: 0 
START MEMO POST-OBJ: 
This nomination is in support of MPP goal on "Democratic 
Systems and Practices" 
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F-NAME: Hussain 
M-NAME: 
L-NAME: NASEEM 
SUFFIX: 
POSITION-CODE: 114 
PRINCIPAL?: Yes 
M-ADDR1: Maalam 
M-ADDR2: Galolhu 
M-ADDR3: 
M-CITY: Male 
M-STATE: 
M-CNTRY: Maldives 
M-ZONE: 
M-ZIP: 
M-PHONE: (960) 325-837 
M-FAX: 
M-EMAIL: huzain@hotmail.com 
M-CNTRY-ID: MV 
M-ADDRTYPE: H 
GENDER: M 
DOB: 04/12/1972 
MAR-STAT: M 
BIRTH-CITY: Male 
BIRTH-CNTRY: Maldives 
CITIZ-CNTRY: Maldives 
RES-CNTRY: Maldives 
START MEMO POSITION: 
Assistant Protocol Officer, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 
November 2003- to date 
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START MEMO OTHER-POSITIONS: 
 
END MEMO OTHER-POSITIONS: 
START MEMO PREV-POSITIONS: 
March-April 2001 - Attache, Permanent Mission of the 
Maldives to the UN 
April 1999-February 2001 - Assistant Protocol Officer, 
Ministry of Foreign Affairs 
December 1995-March 1999 - Secretary, Indira Gandhi 
Memorial Hospital, Male 
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START MEMO US-TRAVEL: 
2001 - (3 months) served at the Permanent Mission of the 
Maldives to the UN 
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START MEMO OTHER-TRAVEL: 
Bangladesh - 1993 - SAARC Summit 
Dubai - 2000 - Accompanied President on the state visit 
Oman - 2000 - Accompanied President on the state visit 
India - 2000 - Accompanied President on the state visit 
Sri Lanka - 2001 - For studies 
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START MEMO EDUCATION: 
London General Certificate of Education (Ordinary Level) 
Examination, English Preparatory School, 1994, 
Diploma in International Relations, Bandaranaike Centre for 
International Relations, 2001 
Foreign Service Training Course, Beijing, China, 2000 
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ENGL-READ: 4 
ENGL-SPEAK: 4 
ENGL-COMP: 4 
START MEMO NOM-POST-OBJ: 
This nomination is in support of MPP goal on "Democratic 
Systems and Practices" 
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NOMINATING-OFFICER: Joseph Novak 
START MEMO NOMINATING-JUSTIFICATION: 
Mr. Naseem, an experienced public servant who has over ten 
years of service with the Maldivian Ministry of Foreign 
Affairs.  He has represented the Maldives at numerous high 
level UN working body meetings involving workers and 
women's rights issues, to redress civil and human rights 
abuses, and democracy building.  Being a close contact of 
President Gayoom, he has accompanied the President on many 
of his official visits abroad.  During Mission personnel 
visits to the Maldives, Mr. Naseem has been very supportive 
and professional in his role as Protocol Officer. 
Although, Mr. Naseem was in the US, it was mainly in New 
York and did not get much of an exposure to observe the 
U.S. policy on human rights. If an opportunity is given to 
this up-and-coming officer in the Maldivian Ministry of 
Foreign Affairs, to participate in the MRP on "U.S. Foreign 
Policy and Human Rights Issues,"  would widen his outlook 
towards the American Foreign Policy and cement his ties to 
the US and further our goals for better relations with 
Muslims. 
Post confirms that this nomination has "full Coutnry Team 
approval." 
 
 
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SPEAKER?: No 
NOTIFY-EMB: Yes 
MEDIA?: No 
HOME-STAY: Yes 
HOME-HOSP?: Yes 
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PERSON-ID: 178 
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RES-CNTRY-ID: MV 
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3.Please advise acceptance of this nomination. 
Lunstead