US embassy cable - 05AMMAN7685

UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 AMMAN 007685 
 
SIPDIS 
 
ECA/PE/V/M (IZSOLDOS); NEA/PPD (DBENZE); NEA/ELA 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: OEXC, SCUL, JO 
SUBJECT:  FY-2006 MRP: "ACCOUNTABILITY IN GOVERNMENT AND 
BUSINESS," OCTOBER 27-NOVEMBER 17, 2005 
 
 
1.  THE PUBLIC AFFAIRS SECTION IN BAGHDAD NOMINATES MS. 
NADIA K. HESSIN FOR SUBJECT PROGRAM. 
 
2.  MS. HESSIN HAS RECEIVED COUNTRY TEAM APPROVAL FOR HER 
PARTICIPATION IN THE PROGRAM. 
 
3.  FULL BIOGRAPHIC INFORMATION FOLLOWS: 
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: AUTOMATED PROCESSING IN WASHINGTON AND SHOULD NOT BE 
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VERSION: 3.0.7 
POST-EMAIL: ALDADAWM@STATE.GOV 
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ECA-OFFICE: E/VP 
PROG-AGENCY-NAME: 
POST-PROJ-ID: 272 
ECA-PROJ-NO: E/VP-2006-0004 
PROJ-NAME: ACCOUNTABILITY IN GOVERNMENT AND BUSINESS-IRAQ 
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PROJ-TYPE: MULTI-REGIONAL 
PROG-TYPE: IV GROUP PROJECTS 
FY: 2005 
DEPART-POST: 10/25/2005 
SESSION-DATE: 10/27/2005 
RETURN-POST: 11/18/2005 
NO-OF-PART: 1 
RANK-ORDER: 0 
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PROG-AGENCY-ID: 
PROJ-TYPE-ID: MRP 
PROG-TYPE-ID: 31 
NOMINATING-POST-ID: 2887 
FUNDING-CNTRY-ID: 
STATUS: N 
ORIGINATOR: U 
SUBJ-DISC: ANTI-CORRUPTION 
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PREFIX: MS. 
F-NAME: NADIA 
M-NAME: K. 
L-NAME: HESSIN 
SUFFIX: 
POSITION-CODE: 900 
PRINCIPAL: YES 
GENDER: F 
DOB: 07/15/1976 
MAR-STAT: S 
BIRTH-CITY: BAGHDAD 
BIRTH-CNTRY: IRAQ 
CITIZ-CNTRY: IRAQ 
RES-CNTRY: IRAQ 
START MEMO POSITION: 
ETHICS ADVISOR FOR IRAQ COMMISSION ON PUBLIC INTEGRITY (CPI) 
END MEMO POSITION: 
START MEMO OTHER-POSITIONS: 
 
END MEMO OTHER-POSITIONS: 
START MEMO PREV-POSITIONS: 
BOTH TRANSLATOR AND INSTRUCTOR AT IRAQ PUBLIC SAFETY 
ACADEMY; TRANSLATOR FOR A BAGHDAD NEWSPAPER; TRANSLATION OF 
CORRESPONDENCE, ALSO ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENT, NIHAD 
CORRESPONDENCE COMPANY; TEACHER/LECTURER IN ENGLISH IN A 
BAGHDAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, 1999 
 
END MEMO PREV-POSITIONS: 
START MEMO US-TRAVEL: 
NONE 
END MEMO US-TRAVEL: 
START MEMO OTHER-TRAVEL: 
NONE 
END MEMO OTHER-TRAVEL: 
START MEMO EDUCATION: 
 
END MEMO EDUCATION: 
START MEMO MEMBERSHIPS: 
MEMBER OF THE IRAQI TRANSLATION ASSOCIATION FROM 4/2002 TO 
THE PRESENT; CHAIRMAN OF THE WOMEN'S GROUP AT THE COMMISSION 
ON PUBLIC INTEGRITY, 12/2004 TO PRESENT. 
 
END MEMO MEMBERSHIPS: 
START MEMO PUBLICATIONS: 
SEVERAL ARTICLES PUBLISHED IN BAGHDAD METRO AREA NEWSPAPERS 
WRITTEN BY NADIA REGARDING INTRODUCTION OF THE IRAQI 
GOVERNMENT'S NEW CODE OF CONDUCT. 
END MEMO PUBLICATIONS: 
START MEMO SPEC-CONSID: 
NO ALCOHOL; NO PORK 
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FIRST-LANG: ARABIC 
ENGL-READ: 5 
ENGL-SPEAK: 5 
ENGL-COMP: 5 
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END MEMO NOM-POST-RCMD: 
START MEMO VIS-OBJ: 
 
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START MEMO VIS-REC: 
 
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NOMINATING-OFFICER: MICHAEL HARDIMAN 
START MEMO NOMINATING-JUSTIFICATION: 
I RECOMMEND MS. NADIA HESSIN IN THE MOST POSITIVE MANNER FOR 
THE ACCOUNTABILITY IN GOVERNMENT AND BUSINESS IVP; I KNOW 
THE NOMINEE PERSONALLY, WE HAVE WORKED IN THE SAME OFFICE 
SINCE OCTOBER 2004; MS. NADIA'S JOB RESPONSIBILITIES FIT THE 
REQUIREMENTS FOR THIS IVP EXCEPTIONALLY WELL; SHE IS 
PRIMARILY RESPONSIBLE FOR WORKING WITH THE COMMISSION'S 
DIRECTOR ON THE CREATION, APPROVAL PROCESS, AND 
IMPLEMENTATION OF A GOVERNMENT - WIDE EMPLOYEE CODE OF 
CONDUCT IN IRAQ; SHE IS OVERCOMING TREMENDOUS OBSTACLES WITH 
THIS ONGOING PROJECT, WHICH IS A DRAMATIC CHANGE IN IRAQI 
GOVERNMENT PRACTICE AFTER 35 YEARS OF CORRUPTION FROM THE 
PREVIOUS REGIME; MS. NADIA'S ACCEPTANCE INTO THIS IVP 
PROGRAM WILL GREATLY ADVANCE US OBJECTIVES IN IRAQ BY 
ENGAGING A RISING MID-CAREER PROFESSIONAL WITH NO PREVIOUS 
EXPOSURE TO THE UNITED STATES IN AN EXCELLENT EDUCATIONAL 
OPPORTUNITY IN HER PROFESSIONAL FIELD;  MS. NADIA HAS CLEAR 
POTENTIAL TO CONTINUE IN POSITIONS OF INCREASING 
RESPONSIBILITY IN THE IRAQI GOVERNMENT. 
END MEMO NOMINATING-JUSTIFICATION: 
NOM-OFF: USMI IRMO 
SPEAKER: NO 
NOTIFY-EMB: YES 
MEDIA: NO 
HOME-STAY: NO 
HOME-HOSP: YES 
E-I-TYPE: 
NOMINEE-ID: 614 
PERSON-ID: 613 
BIRTH-CNTRY-ID: IZ 
CITIZ-CNTRY-ID: IZ 
RES-CNTRY-ID: IZ 
FIRST-LANG-ID: AR 
E-I-TYPE-ID: 
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NOM-FUNDING-CNTRY-ID: 0 
NOM-STATUS: N 
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DS2019-SUBJECT: 45.1099 
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INTL-ORG2: 
INTL-ORG-AMOUNT2: 0 
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COMMISSION: 0 
OTHER-AMOUNT: 0 
VIS-AMOUNT: 0 
VIS-CAT: 5 
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4.  PLEASE ADVISE ACCEPTANCE. 
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