US embassy cable - 05AMMAN7868

UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 11 AMMAN 007868 
 
SIPDIS 
 
ECA/PE/V/M (LMOODY); NEA/PPD (DBENZE); NEA/ELA 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: OEXC, SCUL, JO 
SUBJECT:  FY-2006 SCP: "THE ROLE OF THE PRESS IN A 
DEMOCRATIC SOCIETY" NOVEMBER 27 - DECEMBER 11, 2005 
 
 
1.  THE PUBLIC AFFAIRS SECTION IN BAGHDAD NOMINATES EIGHT 
PARTICIPANTS, MS. HAKEMA AL SHEBLY; MS. KAZIMEA AMJASEER; 
MS. SABAH MOTEB; MS. ZAINAB SHA'ALAN; MS. HUDA MOHAMMED; MS. 
MONTAHA AHMED; MS. EYMAN THAMER; AND MS. ISRAA HASSAN FOR 
SUBJECT PROGRAM. 
 
2.  ALL EIGHT HAVE RECEIVED COUNTRY TEAM APPROVAL FOR THEIR 
PARTICIPATION IN THE PROGRAM. 
 
3.  FULL BIOGRAPHIC INFORMATION FOLLOWS: 
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START NOMINATION: 
ECA-OFFICE: E/VGN 
PROG-AGENCY-NAME: 
POST-PROJ-ID: 274 
ECA-PROJ-NO: 
PROJ-NAME: THE ROLE OF THE PRESS IN A DEMOCRATIC SOCIETY- 
IRAQ 
START MEMO PROJ-DESC: 
 
END MEMO PROJ-DESC: 
PROJ-TYPE: SINGLE COUNTRY PROJECT 
PROG-TYPE: IV GRANT VISITOR 
FY: 2006 
DEPART-POST: 11/25/2005 
SESSION-DATE: 11/27/2005 
RETURN-POST: 12/12/2005 
NO-OF-PART: 8 
RANK-ORDER: 0 
START MEMO POST-OBJ: 
 
END MEMO POST-OBJ: 
START MEMO POST-RCMD: 
 
END MEMO POST-RCMD: 
ECA-OFFICE-ID: 1039 
PROG-AGENCY-ID: 
PROJ-TYPE-ID: SCP 
PROG-TYPE-ID: 29 
NOMINATING-POST-ID: 2887 
FUNDING-CNTRY-ID: 
STATUS: N 
ORIGINATOR: P 
SUBJ-DISC: PRINT JOURNALISM 
START BIO: 
PREFIX: MS. 
F-NAME: HAKEMA 
M-NAME: A. HASOUN 
L-NAME: AL SHEBLY 
SUFFIX: 
POSITION-CODE: 900 
PRINCIPAL: YES 
GENDER: F 
DOB: 07/01/1964 
MAR-STAT: M 
BIRTH-CITY: AL-DIWANIYAH 
BIRTH-CNTRY: IRAQ 
CITIZ-CNTRY: IRAQ 
RES-CNTRY: IRAQ 
START MEMO POSITION: 
INFORMATION OFFICER, DIWANIYAH EDUCATION DEPARTMENT 
END MEMO POSITION: 
START MEMO OTHER-POSITIONS: 
 
END MEMO OTHER-POSITIONS: 
START MEMO PREV-POSITIONS: 
TEACHER, AL-QUDS HIGH SCHOOL 
END MEMO PREV-POSITIONS: 
START MEMO US-TRAVEL: 
NONE 
END MEMO US-TRAVEL: 
START MEMO OTHER-TRAVEL: 
SAUDI ARABIA; JORDAN; SYRIA; MALAYSIA; AUSTRALIA; INDONESIA; 
SOUTH AFRICA 
END MEMO OTHER-TRAVEL: 
START MEMO EDUCATION: 
LAW STUDENT, 2ND YEAR, QADISIYAH UNIVERSITY; HIGH DIPLOMA, 
TEACHERS COLLEGE IN MAYSAN, 1986 
 
 
END MEMO EDUCATION: 
START MEMO MEMBERSHIPS: 
WOMEN AND CHILDREN ASSOCIATION; IRAQI CULTURAL CENTER; WOMEN 
CENTER FOR DEVELOPMENT; 
DEPUTY CHAIR OF CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS BOARD. 
 
 
END MEMO MEMBERSHIPS: 
START MEMO PUBLICATIONS: 
RESEARCH ABOUT ADMINISTRATIVE CORRUPTION; EDITOR OF FREE 
WOMAN MAGAZINE 
END MEMO PUBLICATIONS: 
START MEMO SPEC-CONSID: 
NO PORK. 
END MEMO SPEC-CONSID: 
FIRST-LANG: ARABIC 
ENGL-READ: 2 
ENGL-SPEAK: 2 
ENGL-COMP: 2 
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: PATRICK SMELLER 
START MEMO NOMINATING-JUSTIFICATION: 
MS. AL SHEBLY HAS BEEN IMPRESSIVELY LEADING THE WOMEN AND 
CHILDREN'S RIGHTS ASSOCIATION IN DIWANIYAH PROVINCE FOR MORE 
THAN ONE YEAR; UNDER HER LEADERSHIP, THE ASSOCIATION HAS 
TRAINED HUNDREDS OF LOCAL AREA WOMEN IN SKILLS RANGING FROM 
SEWING TO SECRETARIAL TO HELP INCREASE THEIR CHANCES FOR 
EMPLOYMENT; IN ADDITION, HER GROUP WAS ALSO ACTIVE IN 
PROMOTING THE HISTORIC JANUARY 30 ELECTIONS AND HELD A 
NUMBER OF KEY WOMEN'S CONFERENCES AND DEMOCRACY WORKSHOPS 
STRESSING THE IMPORTANCE OF DEMOCRATIC PRINCIPLES, WOMEN'S 
RIGHTS, AND VOTING;  UNLIKE MANY OTHER NGOS STARTED DURING 
THE CPA ERA, MS. AL SHEBLY'S HAS SURVIVED AND EVEN THRIVED 
UNDER HER COMPETENT GUIDANCE;  SHE NOT ONLY STARTED A 
PRIVATE KINDERGARTEN TO EARN REVENUE TO SUPPORT THE 
ASSOCIATION, BUT, WHEN FACED WITH EVICTION FROM THE BUILDING 
THE CPA HAD ORIGINALLY PROVIDED THE GROUP, SHE ALSO TOOK 
MATTERS INTO HER OWN HANDS AND WENT TO THE NATIONAL 
GOVERNMENT IN BAGHDAD TO PLEAD HER CASE; SHE LEFT BAGHDAD 
WITH A FIVE-YEAR CONTRACT FOR THE BUILDING HOUSING THE 
ASSOCIATION AND MANY OTHER LOCAL NGOS;  MS. AL  SHEBLY IS A 
TRUE COMMUNITY LEADER IN DIWANIYAH AND A STRONG SUPPORTER OF 
THE U.S. AND COALITION FORCES; SHE IS AN IDEAL CANDIDATE FOR 
THE IVP. 
END MEMO NOMINATING-JUSTIFICATION: 
NOM-OFF: REO HILLAH 
SPEAKER: NO 
NOTIFY-EMB: YES 
MEDIA: NO 
HOME-STAY: NO 
HOME-HOSP: YES 
E-I-TYPE: INTERPRETER 
NOMINEE-ID: 616 
PERSON-ID: 615 
BIRTH-CNTRY-ID: IZ 
CITIZ-CNTRY-ID: IZ 
RES-CNTRY-ID: IZ 
FIRST-LANG-ID: AR 
E-I-TYPE-ID: I 
NOM-POST-ID: 2887 
NOM-FUNDING-CNTRY-ID: 0 
NOM-STATUS: N 
DS2019-ACTION: 1 
DS2019-SUBJECT: 09.0401 
SPONS-FUNDS: 8000 
SPONS-AGENCY1: 
USGOVT-AGENCY1: 
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 
END BIO: 
START BIO: 
PREFIX: MS. 
F-NAME: KAZIMEA 
M-NAME: J. 
L-NAME: AMJASEER 
SUFFIX: 
POSITION-CODE: 300 
PRINCIPAL: YES 
GENDER: F 
DOB: 05/04/1963 
MAR-STAT: M 
BIRTH-CITY: BAGHDAD 
BIRTH-CNTRY: IRAQ 
CITIZ-CNTRY: IRAQ 
RES-CNTRY: IRAQ 
START MEMO POSITION: 
VICE-PRESIDENT, HANDICAPPED IRAQI WOMEN'S ORGANIZATION 
04/2004-PRESENT 
END MEMO POSITION: 
START MEMO OTHER-POSITIONS: 
 
END MEMO OTHER-POSITIONS: 
START MEMO PREV-POSITIONS: 
NEWS REPORTER, AL-ABAA NEWSPAPER (5/2003 - PRESENT); NEWS 
REPORTER, AL-JAMHORIA NEWSPAPER (3/93 - 3/96) 
 
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: 
HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATE  (5/1988) 
 
 
END MEMO EDUCATION: 
START MEMO MEMBERSHIPS: 
JOURNALISTS UNION AND NOVELISTS UNION OF DIYALA 
END MEMO MEMBERSHIPS: 
START MEMO PUBLICATIONS: 
THEY ASK ME, SO I SEE YOU (1997) AND NUMEROUS POETRY WORKS 
END MEMO PUBLICATIONS: 
START MEMO SPEC-CONSID: 
 
END MEMO SPEC-CONSID: 
FIRST-LANG: ARABIC 
ENGL-READ: 1 
ENGL-SPEAK: 1 
ENGL-COMP: 1 
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: SHERMAN L. GRANDY 
START MEMO NOMINATING-JUSTIFICATION: 
AS A FOUNDING MEMBER OF THE HANDICAPPED IRAQI WOMEN'S 
ORGANIZATION, SHE HELPED ESTABLISH A SEWING FACTORY, WHICH 
CURRENTLY HAS SIX EMPLOYEES; PROCEEDS FROM THE FACTORY ARE 
USED TO HELP SUPPORT MORE THAN 1,000 HANDICAPPED WOMEN IN 
DIYALA PROVINCE AND WOMEN IN FOUR OTHER PROVINCES THROUGHOUT 
IRAQ; SHE AND THE OTHER MEMBERS OF THE ORGANIZATION ARE IN 
THE PROCESS OF ESTABLISHING AN ENGINEERING COMPANY, WHICH 
WILL ALSO SUPPORT THE WOMEN'S ORGANIZATION; AS AN 
ENTREPRENEUR, SHE IS LOOKING FOR OPPORTUNITIES TO MAKE MONEY 
TO SUPPORT NEEDY WOMEN IN IRAQ. 
END MEMO NOMINATING-JUSTIFICATION: 
NOM-OFF: SET - BAQUBAH 
SPEAKER: NO 
NOTIFY-EMB: YES 
MEDIA: NO 
HOME-STAY: NO 
HOME-HOSP: YES 
E-I-TYPE: INTERPRETER 
NOMINEE-ID: 618 
PERSON-ID: 598 
BIRTH-CNTRY-ID: IZ 
CITIZ-CNTRY-ID: IZ 
RES-CNTRY-ID: IZ 
FIRST-LANG-ID: AR 
E-I-TYPE-ID: I 
NOM-POST-ID: 2887 
NOM-FUNDING-CNTRY-ID: 
NOM-STATUS: N 
DS2019-ACTION: 0 
DS2019-SUBJECT: 09.0401 
SPONS-FUNDS: 8000 
SPONS-AGENCY1: 
USGOVT-AGENCY1: 
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 
END BIO: 
START BIO: 
PREFIX: MS. 
F-NAME: SABAH 
M-NAME: KH. 
L-NAME: MOTEB 
SUFFIX: 
POSITION-CODE: 621 
PRINCIPAL: YES 
GENDER: F 
DOB: 11/10/1974 
MAR-STAT: M 
BIRTH-CITY: KIRBALLA 
BIRTH-CNTRY: IRAQ 
CITIZ-CNTRY: IRAQ 
RES-CNTRY: IRAQ 
START MEMO POSITION: 
AL-TAAKHI NEWSPAPER: EDITOR, COLUMNIST AND EDITOR OF WEEKLY 
SOCIAL SECTION. 
END MEMO POSITION: 
START MEMO OTHER-POSITIONS: 
IRAQ WOMAN VOICE RADIO: EDITOR AND HOST OF A TALK SHOW ON 
WOMEN'S RIGHTS AND THE CONSTITUTION 
END MEMO OTHER-POSITIONS: 
START MEMO PREV-POSITIONS: 
FREE IRAQ RADIO: REPORTER 2003-2004, IRAQI NETWORK MEDIA; 
ALSUMARIA TV: EDITOR AND HOST OF A POLITICAL TALK SHOW 
END MEMO PREV-POSITIONS: 
START MEMO US-TRAVEL: 
NONE 
END MEMO US-TRAVEL: 
START MEMO OTHER-TRAVEL: 
BELGIUM; JORDAN 
END MEMO OTHER-TRAVEL: 
START MEMO EDUCATION: 
UNIVERSITY OF BAGHDAD / ENGLISH DEPARTMENT - COLLEGE OF 
LANGUAGES 1996-2000. 
 
 
END MEMO EDUCATION: 
START MEMO MEMBERSHIPS: 
NONE 
END MEMO MEMBERSHIPS: 
START MEMO PUBLICATIONS: 
THE FIRST NOVEL "EVERYTHING HAPPENS AT ITS TIME" WON A 
SECOND PRIZE IN A LITERARY COMPETITION IN THE UNITED ARAB 
EMIRATES IN  2001. CURRENTLY WORKING ON A SECOND NOVEL ABOUT 
WOMEN'S ISSUES. 
END MEMO PUBLICATIONS: 
START MEMO SPEC-CONSID: 
 
END MEMO SPEC-CONSID: 
FIRST-LANG: ARABIC 
ENGL-READ: 2 
ENGL-SPEAK: 2 
ENGL-COMP: 2 
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: ILYA LEVIN 
START MEMO NOMINATING-JUSTIFICATION: 
SABAH MOTEB IS A WELL-KNOWN IRAQI JOURNALIST; AFTER THE 
DOWNFALL OF SADDAM'S REGIME, SHE PRODUCED A NUMBER OF TALK 
SHOWS ON POLITICAL AND SOCIAL THEMES FOR IRAQI TV STATIONS; 
LATELY, SHE WORKED WITH THE INTERNATIONAL REPUBLICAN 
INSTITUTE TO HOST POLITICAL TALK SHOWS ON THE CONSTITUTION 
AND THE UPCOMING REFERENDUM FEATURING MEMBERS OF THE 
TRANSITIONAL NATIONAL ASSEMBLY (TNA); AS THE EDITOR OF AL- 
TAAKHI NEWSPAPER'S WEEKLY SOCIAL SECTION, SABAH HAS 
PUBLISHED ARTICLES, REPORTS AND FEATURE STORIES ABOUT IRAQI 
SOCIETY; SABAH IS ALSO A PUBLISHED AUTHOR; HER FIRST NOVEL 
WON A SECOND PRIZE IN A LITERARY COMPETITION IN THE UNITED 
ARAB EMIRATES IN  2001; SUBJECT PROGRAM WILL ALLOW THIS 
TALENTED, AMBITIOUS AND HIGHLY VISIBLE JOURNALIST TO MAKE 
VALUABLE PROFESSIONAL CONNECTIONS IN THE UNITED STATES;  IT 
WILL ALSO PROVIDE HER WITH NEW INSIGHTS AND PERSPECTIVES 
THAT WILL HAVE A POSITIVE IMPACT ON HER WORK. 
 
END MEMO NOMINATING-JUSTIFICATION: 
NOM-OFF: ASSISTANT CULTURAL AFFAIRS OFFICER / BAGHDAD 
SPEAKER: NO 
NOTIFY-EMB: YES 
MEDIA: NO 
HOME-STAY: NO 
HOME-HOSP: YES 
E-I-TYPE: INTERPRETER 
NOMINEE-ID: 619 
PERSON-ID: 617 
BIRTH-CNTRY-ID: IZ 
CITIZ-CNTRY-ID: IZ 
RES-CNTRY-ID: IZ 
FIRST-LANG-ID: AR 
E-I-TYPE-ID: I 
NOM-POST-ID: 2887 
NOM-FUNDING-CNTRY-ID: 0 
NOM-STATUS: N 
DS2019-ACTION: 1 
DS2019-SUBJECT: 09.0401 
SPONS-FUNDS: 8000 
SPONS-AGENCY1: 
USGOVT-AGENCY1: 
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 
END BIO: 
START BIO: 
PREFIX: MS. 
F-NAME: ZAINAB 
M-NAME: KH. 
L-NAME: SHA'ALAN 
SUFFIX: 
POSITION-CODE: 622 
PRINCIPAL: YES 
GENDER: F 
DOB: 04/10/1969 
MAR-STAT: S 
BIRTH-CITY: BAGHDAD 
BIRTH-CNTRY: IRAQ 
CITIZ-CNTRY: IRAQ 
RES-CNTRY: IRAQ 
START MEMO POSITION: 
REPORTER-ALZAWRA NEWSPAPER 
END MEMO POSITION: 
START MEMO OTHER-POSITIONS: 
REPORTER-NABAD AL-SHBAB NEWSPAPER 
END MEMO OTHER-POSITIONS: 
START MEMO PREV-POSITIONS: 
 
END MEMO PREV-POSITIONS: 
START MEMO US-TRAVEL: 
NONE 
END MEMO US-TRAVEL: 
START MEMO OTHER-TRAVEL: 
JORDAN 
END MEMO OTHER-TRAVEL: 
START MEMO EDUCATION: 
MUCH ACADEMIC TRAINING IN THE PRESS FIELD.  SHE HAS MANY 
CERTIFICATES REFERRING TO THIS TRAINING. 
END MEMO EDUCATION: 
START MEMO MEMBERSHIPS: 
IRAQI PRESS UNION AND BAGHDAD PRESS COMMUNITY. 
END MEMO MEMBERSHIPS: 
START MEMO PUBLICATIONS: 
SHE HAS MANY PUBLISHED WORKS. 
END MEMO PUBLICATIONS: 
START MEMO SPEC-CONSID: 
ISLAMIC DIET 
END MEMO SPEC-CONSID: 
FIRST-LANG: ARABIC 
ENGL-READ: 2 
ENGL-SPEAK: 2 
ENGL-COMP: 2 
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: SYLVIA BLACKWOOD 
START MEMO NOMINATING-JUSTIFICATION: 
THIS REPORTER IS VERY ACTIVE AND BRAVE; SHE HAS TRAVELED ALL 
AROUND IRAQ WITH THE AMERICAN FORCES FOR ABOUT TWO YEARS; 
HER SELF-DESCRIBED MISSION WITHIN THE IRAQI SOCIETY INVOLVES 
DEMONSTRATING THAT MEN AND WOMEN ARE EQUAL; SHE HAS PROVEN 
THAT SHE CAN DO HER JOB AND GET THE GOOD STORIES EVEN IN THE 
COMBAT AREAS. 
 
 
 
END MEMO NOMINATING-JUSTIFICATION: 
NOM-OFF: PRESS SECTION - US EMBASSY - BAGHDAD 
SPEAKER: NO 
NOTIFY-EMB: YES 
MEDIA: NO 
HOME-STAY: NO 
HOME-HOSP: YES 
E-I-TYPE: INTERPRETER 
NOMINEE-ID: 620 
PERSON-ID: 618 
BIRTH-CNTRY-ID: IZ 
CITIZ-CNTRY-ID: IZ 
RES-CNTRY-ID: IZ 
FIRST-LANG-ID: AR 
E-I-TYPE-ID: I 
NOM-POST-ID: 2887 
NOM-FUNDING-CNTRY-ID: 0 
NOM-STATUS: N 
DS2019-ACTION: 1 
DS2019-SUBJECT: 09.0401 
SPONS-FUNDS: 8000 
SPONS-AGENCY1: 
USGOVT-AGENCY1: 
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 
END BIO: 
START BIO: 
PREFIX: MS. 
F-NAME: HUDA 
M-NAME: J. 
L-NAME: MOHAMMED 
SUFFIX: 
POSITION-CODE: 621 
PRINCIPAL: YES 
GENDER: F 
DOB: 02/21/1964 
MAR-STAT: S 
BIRTH-CITY: BAGHDAD 
BIRTH-CNTRY: IRAQ 
CITIZ-CNTRY: IRAQ 
RES-CNTRY: IRAQ 
START MEMO POSITION: 
EDITOR IN CHIEF / BAGHDAD OFFICE/ AL-SHARQ AL-AWSAT 
NEWSPAPER 
END MEMO POSITION: 
START MEMO OTHER-POSITIONS: 
 
END MEMO OTHER-POSITIONS: 
START MEMO PREV-POSITIONS: 
CHIEF OF THE NEWS DEPARTMENT IN AL - SUMERRIA SATELLITE 
CHANNEL/9 MONTHS IN 2004-2005; DEPUTY EDITOR IN CHIEF/AL- 
FORAT NEWSPAPER/2003-2004; DEPUTY EDITOR IN CHIEF/ AL-SIYADA 
NEWSPAPER/ 2003-2004; EDITOR/ ALJUMHURIA NEWSPAPER/1990- 
2003; DEPUTY EDITOR IN CHIEF /WOMEN MAGAZINE/ 1986-1990 
END MEMO PREV-POSITIONS: 
START MEMO US-TRAVEL: 
NONE 
END MEMO US-TRAVEL: 
START MEMO OTHER-TRAVEL: 
EGYPT; BEIRUT - 2004 - BUSINESS; AMMAN - 2002, 2003, 2004 - 
BUSINESS; LONDON - 2004- BUSINESS 
 
END MEMO OTHER-TRAVEL: 
START MEMO EDUCATION: 
COLLEGE OF INFORMATION - COMMUNICATION/ UNIVERSITY OF 
BAGHDAD/ DEPARTMENT OF TELEVISION AND BROADCASTING 
 
END MEMO EDUCATION: 
START MEMO MEMBERSHIPS: 
MEMBER OF IRAQI JOURNALISTS UNION; MEMBER OF ARAB 
JOURNALISTS UNION 
 
END MEMO MEMBERSHIPS: 
START MEMO PUBLICATIONS: 
NONE 
END MEMO PUBLICATIONS: 
START MEMO SPEC-CONSID: 
ISLAMIC DIET 
END MEMO SPEC-CONSID: 
FIRST-LANG: ARABIC 
ENGL-READ: 1 
ENGL-SPEAK: 1 
ENGL-COMP: 1 
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: SYLVIA BLACKWOOD 
START MEMO NOMINATING-JUSTIFICATION: 
MS. HUDA IS AN UNWAVERING SUPPORTER OF WOMEN'S RIGHTS; HER 
ARTICLES ARE OFTEN DEDICATED TO WOMEN'S ISSUES; SHE WRITES 
ABOUT THE ROLE OF WOMEN IN THE CONSTITUTION; SHE IS A WOMAN 
OF RESPONSIBILITY AND WORTH; THE EMBASSY HAS HOSTED HER AS A 
GUEST AT A WOMEN'S ISSUES EVENT WITH AMERICAN FEMINIST 
ROSELYN O'CONNELL, WHERE SHE SUCCESSFULLY FIELDED BOTH 
POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE QUESTIONS ABOUT THE ROLE OF WOMEN IN 
THE DEMOCRATIC IRAQ; SHE CURRENTLY IS THE BUREAU CHIEF AT AL- 
SHARQ AL-AWSAT NEWSPAPER. 
END MEMO NOMINATING-JUSTIFICATION: 
NOM-OFF: PRESS SECTION -US EMBASSY- BAGHDAD 
SPEAKER: NO 
NOTIFY-EMB: YES 
MEDIA: NO 
HOME-STAY: NO 
HOME-HOSP: YES 
E-I-TYPE: INTERPRETER 
NOMINEE-ID: 621 
PERSON-ID: 619 
BIRTH-CNTRY-ID: IZ 
CITIZ-CNTRY-ID: IZ 
RES-CNTRY-ID: IZ 
FIRST-LANG-ID: AR 
E-I-TYPE-ID: I 
NOM-POST-ID: 2887 
NOM-FUNDING-CNTRY-ID: 0 
NOM-STATUS: N 
DS2019-ACTION: 1 
DS2019-SUBJECT: 09.0401 
SPONS-FUNDS: 8000 
SPONS-AGENCY1: 
USGOVT-AGENCY1: 
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 
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END BIO: 
START BIO: 
PREFIX: MS. 
F-NAME: MONTAHA 
M-NAME: H. 
L-NAME: AHMED 
SUFFIX: 
POSITION-CODE: 621 
PRINCIPAL: YES 
GENDER: F 
DOB: 07/01/1969 
MAR-STAT: M 
BIRTH-CITY: BAGHDAD 
BIRTH-CNTRY: IRAQ 
CITIZ-CNTRY: IRAQ 
RES-CNTRY: IRAQ 
START MEMO POSITION: 
EDITOR IN CHIEF - AL-DIYAR NEWSPAPER 
END MEMO POSITION: 
START MEMO OTHER-POSITIONS: 
 
END MEMO OTHER-POSITIONS: 
START MEMO PREV-POSITIONS: 
CORRESPONDENT - ARAB VOICE RADIO - 2003-PRESENT; SUPERVISOR 
OF PAGE IN AL-ZEWRA'A NEWSPAPER 1992-2003 
 
END MEMO PREV-POSITIONS: 
START MEMO US-TRAVEL: 
NONE 
END MEMO US-TRAVEL: 
START MEMO OTHER-TRAVEL: 
EGYPT FOR MEDIA CONFERENCE; JORDAN FOR TRAINING COURSE ABOUT 
ELECTION IN IRAQ 
 
END MEMO OTHER-TRAVEL: 
START MEMO EDUCATION: 
UNIVERSITY OF BAGHDAD (BACHELOR IN MEDIA) 
END MEMO EDUCATION: 
START MEMO MEMBERSHIPS: 
UNION OF WOMEN JOURNALISTS; IRAQI TV & BROADCASTING UNION. 
 
END MEMO MEMBERSHIPS: 
START MEMO PUBLICATIONS: 
CONSTITUTION; ELECTION; WOMEN; HUMAN RIGHTS 
 
END MEMO PUBLICATIONS: 
START MEMO SPEC-CONSID: 
 
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: SYLVIA BLACKWOOD 
START MEMO NOMINATING-JUSTIFICATION: 
MONTAHA IS THE FIRST JOURNALIST WHO ESTABLISHED A 
JOURNALIST'S SYNDICATE IN IRAQ FOR WOMEN; THIS SYNDICATE HAS 
BEEN HELPING WOMEN FOR ABOUT 6 MONTHS; THE CONCEPT OF WOMEN 
HELPING WOMEN IS A VERY ENCOURAGING DEVELOPMENT; MONTAHA IS 
A VERY ACTIVE, STRONG AND PROVOCATIVE REPORTER; SHE BEGAN 
HER CAREER AT A SMALL NEWSPAPER AND SOON PROGRESSED TO THE 
POSITION OF EDITOR IN CHIEF; SHE WANTS TO HELP IRAQI WOMEN 
BECOME STRONG MEMBERS OF SOCIETY; LEARNING ABOUT WOMEN'S 
ROLES IN THE UNITED STATES WOULD GREATLY HELP HER IN HER 
WORK;  SHE STRONGLY DEFENDS WOMEN'S RIGHTS IN HER OWN 
COUNTRY AND WOULD RELISH THE CHANCE TO LEARN ABOUT THE ROLE 
THAT AMERICAN WOMEN PLAY IN MAINTAINING DEMOCRACY. 
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PREFIX: MS. 
F-NAME: EYMAN 
M-NAME: H. 
L-NAME: THAMER 
SUFFIX: 
POSITION-CODE: 331 
PRINCIPAL: YES 
GENDER: F 
DOB: 09/25/1959 
MAR-STAT: S 
BIRTH-CITY: BASRAH 
BIRTH-CNTRY: IRAQ 
CITIZ-CNTRY: IRAQ 
RES-CNTRY: IRAQ 
START MEMO POSITION: 
DIRECTOR OF AL-FAYHA'A TV STATION, IRAQ 
END MEMO POSITION: 
START MEMO OTHER-POSITIONS: 
 
END MEMO OTHER-POSITIONS: 
START MEMO PREV-POSITIONS: 
2003 - 2004: PRODUCER AND EDITOR, IRAQI MEDIA NETWORK, IRAQ; 
2003: PRODUCER AND EDITOR IN IRAQI MEDIA NETWORK  - KUWAIT; 
1999: EDITOR AND REPORTER, AL-SHARQ AL-AWSAT NEWSPAPER 
(MIDDLE EAST NEWSPAPER) (KUWAIT); 1999 - 2002: EDITOR AND 
REPORTER, AL-SHARQ AL-AWSAT NEWSPAPER (MIDDLE EAST 
NEWSPAPER) (EGYPT) 
 
END MEMO PREV-POSITIONS: 
START MEMO US-TRAVEL: 
NONE 
END MEMO US-TRAVEL: 
START MEMO OTHER-TRAVEL: 
EGYPT; LONDON; ITALY; GERMAN; KUWAIT 
 
END MEMO OTHER-TRAVEL: 
START MEMO EDUCATION: 
DIPLOMA FROM THE SUPREME INSTITUTE FOR THEATER ARTS 
END MEMO EDUCATION: 
START MEMO MEMBERSHIPS: 
MEMBER OF IRAQI WRITERS UNION; MEMBER OF KUWAITI JOURNALISTS 
ASSOCIATION; FOUNDER OF THE IRAQI-KUWAITI AL-TA'AKHI 
ASSOCIATION 
 
 
END MEMO MEMBERSHIPS: 
START MEMO PUBLICATIONS: 
BOOK ENTITLED "REMNANT OF A CANDLE" 
END MEMO PUBLICATIONS: 
START MEMO SPEC-CONSID: 
 
END MEMO SPEC-CONSID: 
FIRST-LANG: ARABIC 
ENGL-READ: 2 
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START MEMO NOM-POST-OBJ: 
 
END MEMO NOM-POST-OBJ: 
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END MEMO NOM-POST-RCMD: 
START MEMO VIS-OBJ: 
 
END MEMO VIS-OBJ: 
START MEMO VIS-REC: 
 
END MEMO VIS-REC: 
NOMINATING-OFFICER: ILYA LEVIN 
START MEMO NOMINATING-JUSTIFICATION: 
EYMAN IS ONE OF THE FOUNDERS OF THE IRAQI MEDIA NETWORK 
ESTABLISHED IN KUWAIT DIRECTLY AFTER THE DOWNFALL OF 
SADDAM'S REGIME IN COOPERATION WITH U.S. COMPANY S.A.I.C 
(SCIENCE APPLIED INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION); ON APRIL 15TH, 
2003, SHE AND ALL HER COLLEAGUES MOVED TO BAGHDAD; WORKING 
AT THE IRAQI MEDIA NETWORK, SHE WAS SHOW EDITOR AND PRODUCER 
FOR MANY PROGRAMS; THE FIRST--AND VERY WELL-KNOWN--PROGRAM 
WAS CALLED "PRESS AND THE GOVERNING CLASS" AND INCLUDED A 
WEEKLY TALK SHOW WITH HEAD OF THE COALITION PROVISIONAL 
AUTHORITY PAUL BREMER ON IRAQ-RELATED ISSUES;  OTHER 
PROGRAMS THAT EYMAN PRODUCED INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: 
1-TALK-SHOW SERIES "FINALLY I'LL TALK" FEATURING PEOPLE WHO 
SUFFERED UNDER SADDAM'S REGIME; 2-TALK SHOWS "RESUMING IRAQI- 
KUWAITI POLITICAL RELATIONS" FEATURING GOVERNMENTAL 
OFFICIALS; 3- TALK SHOW "POLITICAL ISSUES" WITH GOVERNING 
COUNCIL MEMBERS; EYMAN WORKED AS AN EDITOR-IN-CHIEF FOR THE 
MIDDLE EAST NEWSPAPER IN KUWAIT AND SHE WORKED AS PRODUCER 
AND EDITOR FOR ARAB RADIO AND TV; HER MOST RECENT 
APPOINTMENT IS TO THE POSITION OF DIRECTOR OF AL-FAYAHA'A 
TV'S BAGHDAD BUREAU; WE NOMINATE EYMAN FOR THE "ROLE OF 
PRESS IN DEMOCRATIC SOCIETY" PROGRAM BECAUSE WE BELIEVE THAT 
THE PROGRAM WILL SIGNIFICANTLY BENEFIT HER PROFESSIONALLY 
AND PROVIDE HER WITH IMPORTANT CONTACTS IN THE UNITED 
STATES; AFTER SHE RETURNS TO HER COUNTRY, SHE WILL BE ABLE 
TO SHARE HER IMPRESSIONS OF U.S. DEMOCRACY WITH THE IRAQI 
PEOPLE THROUGH THE PROGRAMS SHE WILL PRODUCE. 
 
 
END MEMO NOMINATING-JUSTIFICATION: 
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HOME-STAY: NO 
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E-I-TYPE: INTERPRETER 
NOMINEE-ID: 623 
PERSON-ID: 621 
BIRTH-CNTRY-ID: IZ 
CITIZ-CNTRY-ID: IZ 
RES-CNTRY-ID: IZ 
FIRST-LANG-ID: AR 
E-I-TYPE-ID: I 
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DS2019-SUBJECT: 09.0401 
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PREFIX: MS. 
F-NAME: ISRAA 
M-NAME: SH. 
L-NAME: HASSAN 
SUFFIX: 
POSITION-CODE: 621 
PRINCIPAL: YES 
GENDER: F 
DOB: 09/01/1975 
MAR-STAT: 
BIRTH-CITY: BAGHDAD 
BIRTH-CNTRY: IRAQ 
CITIZ-CNTRY: IRAQ 
RES-CNTRY: IRAQ 
START MEMO POSITION: 
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF (IRAQ AL-YAWM) NEWSPAPER 
END MEMO POSITION: 
START MEMO OTHER-POSITIONS: 
 
END MEMO OTHER-POSITIONS: 
START MEMO PREV-POSITIONS: 
EDITOR ISHTAR MAGAZINE -1998. 
END MEMO PREV-POSITIONS: 
START MEMO US-TRAVEL: 
TO PARTICIPATE IN JOURNALISM WORKSHOP 
END MEMO US-TRAVEL: 
START MEMO OTHER-TRAVEL: 
NONE 
END MEMO OTHER-TRAVEL: 
START MEMO EDUCATION: 
PH.D.STUDENT IN BAGHDAD UNIVERSITY-INFORMATION DEP. 
SUBJECT:(REGULAR CRIMES IN TV MOVIES); MASTER'S DEGREE IN 
INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTS 2000, RESEARCH SUBJECT:(PROPAGANDA 
EMPLOYMENT OF CULTURAL PROGRAMS VIA RADIO /BAGHDAD 
UNIVERSITY-INFORMATION DEP; BAGHDAD UNIVERSITY -INFORMATION 
DEP. IN 1998 
END MEMO EDUCATION: 
START MEMO MEMBERSHIPS: 
MEMBER OF THE IRAQI UNION OF JOURNALISTS; MEMBER IN HUMAN 
RIGHTS SOCIETY; MEMBER OF ORGANIZATION FOR PEACE AND 
FREEDOM; MEMBER IN AMNESTY ORGANIZATION FOR WOMEN'S RIGHTS. 
 
END MEMO MEMBERSHIPS: 
START MEMO PUBLICATIONS: 
NONE 
END MEMO PUBLICATIONS: 
START MEMO SPEC-CONSID: 
 
END MEMO SPEC-CONSID: 
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START MEMO NOM-POST-OBJ: 
 
END MEMO NOM-POST-OBJ: 
START MEMO NOM-POST-RCMD: 
 
END MEMO NOM-POST-RCMD: 
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END MEMO VIS-OBJ: 
START MEMO VIS-REC: 
 
END MEMO VIS-REC: 
NOMINATING-OFFICER: SYLVIA BLACKWOOD 
START MEMO NOMINATING-JUSTIFICATION: 
MS. ISRAA IS CURRENTLY WORKING ON HER PHD IN MEDIA STUDIES 
AT BAGHDAD UNIVERSITY; SHE HAS PROVEN HERSELF TO BE A 
GIFTED, BRAVE AND PROFESSIONAL JOURNALIST; HER WORK AT AL- 
IRAQ AL-YAWM NEWSPAPER IS EXEMPLARY OF HER TALENT AND HER 
MORAL COURAGE; SHE BEGAN HER CAREER AS A REPORTER AT THIS 
NEWSPAPER AND PROGRESSED TO THE POSITION OF EDITOR IN CHIEF; 
SHE RECENTLY BEGAN WORKING ON THE MAGAZINE "SHANASHEEL," 
PUBLISHED IN BOTH ARABIC AND ENGLISH; HER WORK ON BEHALF OF 
IRAQI WOMEN WILL GREATLY BENEFIT FROM THIS TRAINING. 
END MEMO NOMINATING-JUSTIFICATION: 
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HOME-STAY: NO 
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BIRTH-CNTRY-ID: IZ 
CITIZ-CNTRY-ID: IZ 
RES-CNTRY-ID: IZ 
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