US embassy cable - 05AMMAN6603

UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 AMMAN 006603 
 
SIPDIS 
 
ECA/PE/V/P (IZSOLDOS, SROBINSON); NEA/PPD (DBENZE); NEA/ARN 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: OEXC SCUL JO 
SUBJECT: FY-05 MRP ORGANIZED LABOR, AUGUST 18-SEPTEMBER 8, 
2005. 
 
1.THE PUBLIC AFFAIRS SECTION IN IRAQ NOMINATES MR. ASSMAEAL 
ABD. RATHEA FOR SUBJECT PROGRAM. 
 
2.MR.ABD. RATHEA HAD RECEIVED COUNTRY TEAM APPROVAL FOR HIS 
   PARTICIPATION IN THE PROGRAM. 
 
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START NOMINATION: 
ECA-OFFICE: E/VP 
PROG-AGENCY-NAME: 
POST-PROJ-ID: 214 
ECA-PROJ-NO: E/VM-2005-0038 
PROJ-NAME: ORGANIZED LABOR- IRAQ 
START MEMO PROJ-DESC: 
 
END MEMO PROJ-DESC: 
PROJ-TYPE: MULTI-REGIONAL 
PROG-TYPE: IV GROUP PROJECTS 
FY: 2005 
DEPART-POST: 08/16/2005 
SESSION-DATE: 08/18/2005 
RETURN-POST: 09/08/2005 
NO-OF-PART: 1 
RANK-ORDER: 12 
START MEMO POST-OBJ: 
 
END MEMO POST-OBJ: 
START MEMO POST-RCMD: 
 
END MEMO POST-RCMD: 
ECA-OFFICE-ID: 1027 
PROG-AGENCY-ID: 
PROJ-TYPE-ID: MRP 
PROG-TYPE-ID: 31 
NOMINATING-POST-ID: 2887 
FUNDING-CNTRY-ID: 43698 
STATUS: N 
ORIGINATOR: U 
SUBJ-DISC: LABOR 
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PREFIX: MR. 
F-NAME: ASSMAEAL 
M-NAME: 
L-NAME: ABD. RATHEA 
SUFFIX: 
POSITION-CODE: 314 
PRINCIPAL?: YES 
GENDER: M 
DOB: 01/01/1965 
MAR-STAT: M 
BIRTH-CITY: KIRKUK 
BIRTH-CNTRY: IRAQ 
CITIZ-CNTRY: IRAQ 
RES-CNTRY: IRAQ 
START MEMO POSITION: 
ASSAIBA ZANA COMPANY / AL NAHAS CONSTRUCTION, DAMASCUS 
END MEMO POSITION: 
START MEMO OTHER-POSITIONS: 
 
END MEMO OTHER-POSITIONS: 
START MEMO PREV-POSITIONS: 
EMC ELECTRO MECHANIC CENTER, BAGHDAD 1996-1999; MINISTRY OF 
INDUSTRY; INDUSTRY DESIGN OFFICE 1992-96; ATOMIC ENERGY 
COMMITTEE TRAINING CENTER, BAGHDAD 1991 
END MEMO PREV-POSITIONS: 
START MEMO US-TRAVEL: 
NONE 
END MEMO US-TRAVEL: 
START MEMO OTHER-TRAVEL: 
JORDAN; SYRIA; LEBANON 
END MEMO OTHER-TRAVEL: 
START MEMO EDUCATION: 
PH.D IN PHYSICS - BAGHDAD UNIVERSITY 1996 - NUCLEAR 
ENGINEERING; MA BAGHDAD SCIENCE COLLEGE 1991; BSC SALHADDIN 
UNIVERSITY, ARBIL 1987 
END MEMO EDUCATION: 
START MEMO MEMBERSHIPS: 
PHYSICS AND MATHEMATICS COMMITTEE 
END MEMO MEMBERSHIPS: 
START MEMO PUBLICATIONS: 
NONE 
END MEMO PUBLICATIONS: 
START MEMO SPEC-CONSID: 
NO PORK 
NO ALCOHOL 
END MEMO SPEC-CONSID: 
FIRST-LANG: ARABIC 
ENGL-READ: 3 
ENGL-SPEAK: 3 
ENGL-COMP: 3 
START MEMO NOM-POST-OBJ: 
 
END MEMO NOM-POST-OBJ: 
START MEMO NOM-POST-RCMD: 
 
END MEMO NOM-POST-RCMD: 
START MEMO VIS-OBJ: 
 
END MEMO VIS-OBJ: 
START MEMO VIS-REC: 
 
END MEMO VIS-REC: 
NOMINATING-OFFICER: ELIZABETH FRITCHLE, DEPUTY GC 
START MEMO NOMINATING-JUSTIFICATION: 
ASSMAEAL RATHEA IS VERY ACTIVE IN KIRKUK POLITICS AND CIVIL 
SOCIETY DEVELOPMENT; HE IS INTELLIGENT AND COMMITTED TO HIS 
CAUSE AND HAS BEEN A PRIMARY FORCE BEHIND THE DEVELOPMENT OF 
A LOCAL EMPLOYMENT CENTER THAT IS PROVIDING IMPORTANT CO- 
ORDINATION SERVICES AND INCREASING EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES; 
HE UNDERSTANDS THE IMPORTANCE OF ADVANCING THE INTERESTS OF 
HIS COMMUNITY, BUT ALSO OF OTHER INTEREST GROUPS WITHIN 
KIRKUK; CPA KIRKUK GOVERNORATE DIRECTOR PAUL HARVEY BELIEVES 
THAT ASSMAEAL RATHEA WILL CONTINUE TO PLAY AN IMPORTANT AND 
INFLUENTIAL ROLE IN IRAQI LABOR AND SOCIAL AFFAIRS;  HIS 
PARTICIPATION IN THIS VISITOR'S PROGRAM WOULD ADVANCE US 
BILATERAL INTERESTS HERE. 
 
END MEMO NOMINATING-JUSTIFICATION: 
NOM-OFF: IRAQ-KIRKUK 
SPEAKER?: NO 
NOTIFY-EMB: YES 
MEDIA?: NO 
HOME-STAY: NO 
HOME-HOSP?: YES 
E-I-TYPE: 
NOMINEE-ID: 426 
PERSON-ID: 429 
BIRTH-CNTRY-ID: IZ 
CITIZ-CNTRY-ID: IZ 
RES-CNTRY-ID: IZ 
FIRST-LANG-ID: AR 
E-I-TYPE-ID: 
NOM-POST-ID: 2887 
NOM-FUNDING-CNTRY-ID: 43698 
NOM-STATUS: N 
DS2019-ACTION: 1 
DS2019-SUBJECT: 52.1004 
SPONS-FUNDS: 8000 
SPONS-AGENCY1: 
USGOVT-AGENCY1: DOS 
US-AGENCY-AMT1: 0 
USGOVT-AGENCY2: 
US-AGENCY-AMT2: 0 
INTL-ORG1: 
INTL-ORG-AMOUNT1: 0 
INTL-ORG2: 
INTL-ORG-AMOUNT2: 0 
VIS-GOVT-AMT: 0 
COMMISSION: 0 
OTHER-AMOUNT: 0 
VIS-AMOUNT: 0 
VIS-CAT: 5 
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4.  PLEASE ADVISE ACCEPTANCE. 
HENZEL