US embassy cable - 05AMMAN8098

UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 04 AMMAN 008098 
 
SIPDIS 
 
ECA/PE/V/R/N (CKELLETT, KRICKS); NEA/PPD (DBENZE); NEA/ELA 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: OEXC, SCUL, JO 
SUBJECT:  FY-2006 RP: "CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT AND CIVIC 
EDUCATION"- JANUARY 17 - FEBRUARY 3, 2006 
 
 
1.  THE PUBLIC AFFAIRS SECTION IN BAGHDAD NOMINATES MR. 
SAIDON SARHAIN AND MR. SAAD ABAD ALLH FOR SUBJECT PROGRAM. 
 
2.  BOTH PARTICIPANTS HAVE RECEIVED COUNTRY TEAM APPROVAL 
FOR THEIR PARTICIPATION IN THE PROGRAM. 
 
3.  FULL BIOGRAPHIC INFORMATION FOLLOWS: 
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ECA-OFFICE: E/VGN 
PROG-AGENCY-NAME: ACADEMY FOR EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT 
POST-PROJ-ID: 276 
ECA-PROJ-NO: E/VGN-2006-0015 
PROJ-NAME: CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT AND CIVIC EDUCATION- IRAQ 
START MEMO PROJ-DESC: 
 
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PROJ-TYPE: REGIONAL 
PROG-TYPE: IV GRANT VISITOR 
FY: 2006 
DEPART-POST: 01/15/2006 
SESSION-DATE: 01/17/2006 
RETURN-POST: 02/04/2006 
NO-OF-PART: 2 
RANK-ORDER: 0 
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SUBJ-DISC: CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT 
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PREFIX: MR. 
F-NAME: SAIDON 
M-NAME: T. 
L-NAME: SARHAIN 
SUFFIX: 
POSITION-CODE: 331 
PRINCIPAL: YES 
GENDER: M 
DOB: 07/01/1968 
MAR-STAT: M 
BIRTH-CITY: DIYALA 
BIRTH-CNTRY: IRAQ 
CITIZ-CNTRY: IRAQ 
RES-CNTRY: IRAQ 
START MEMO POSITION: 
DIRECTOR OF MEDIA AT DIYALA UNIVERSITY 
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START MEMO OTHER-POSITIONS: 
 
END MEMO OTHER-POSITIONS: 
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PROFESSOR OF ARABIC LANGUAGE AND HUMAN RIGHTS; DEPUTY 
DIRECTOR OF AL QUSAIRIN HIGH SCHOOL 
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START MEMO US-TRAVEL: 
NONE 
END MEMO US-TRAVEL: 
START MEMO OTHER-TRAVEL: 
JORDAN 
END MEMO OTHER-TRAVEL: 
START MEMO EDUCATION: 
PH.D. STUDENT, COMPARATIVE SEMITIC LANGUAGE; M.A. HISTORY OF 
BOOKS, ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY, BAGHDAD 07/2002; B.A. ARABIC 
LANGUAGE, BAGHDAD UNIVERSITY 1996 
 
 
END MEMO EDUCATION: 
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TEACHERS' UNION 
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THESIS "SYMBOLISM IN OLD LANGUAGES" 
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START MEMO VIS-REC: 
 
END MEMO VIS-REC: 
NOMINATING-OFFICER: SHERMAN L. GRANDY 
START MEMO NOMINATING-JUSTIFICATION: 
A MEMBER OF THE AMERICAN OUTREACH COMMITTEE AT DIYALA 
UNIVERSITY, SAIDON T. SARHAIN HAS WORKED CLOSELY WITH CPA 
FORCES AND ADVANCED OUR INTERESTS AND RELATIONSHIP WITH THE 
UNIVERSITY; HE HAS ARRANGED MEETINGS WITH THE PRESIDENT OF 
THE UNIVERSITY AND COORDINATED WITH US ON RECONSTRUCTION 
PROJECTS; BEING OUTGOING AND FRIENDLY, HE IS WILLING TO 
SHARE HIS VIEWS ON A VARIETY OF TOPICS AND WOULD CONTRIBUTE 
GREATLY TO THE IV PROGRAM; HIS ACADEMIC BACKGROUND AND 
CURRENT EXPERIENCE AS THE MEDIA DIRECTOR OF THE UNIVERSITY, 
MAKE HIM AN EXCELLENT CHOICE FOR THE CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT 
AND CIVIC EDUCATION REGIONAL PROGRAM. 
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NOM-OFF: SET- DIYALA 
SPEAKER: NO 
NOTIFY-EMB: YES 
MEDIA: NO 
HOME-STAY: NO 
HOME-HOSP: YES 
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RES-CNTRY-ID: IZ 
FIRST-LANG-ID: AR 
E-I-TYPE-ID: E 
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NOM-STATUS: N 
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DS2019-SUBJECT: 13.0301 
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PREFIX: MR. 
F-NAME: SAAD 
M-NAME: M 
L-NAME: ABAD ALLH 
SUFFIX: 
POSITION-CODE: 900 
PRINCIPAL: YES 
GENDER: M 
DOB: 03/02/1962 
MAR-STAT: 
BIRTH-CITY: SHAMIYA, QADISIYAH 
BIRTH-CNTRY: IRAQ 
CITIZ-CNTRY: IRAQ 
RES-CNTRY: IRAQ 
START MEMO POSITION: 
HEAD OF THE IECI, DIWANIYAH. 
END MEMO POSITION: 
START MEMO OTHER-POSITIONS: 
INSTRUCTOR, QADISIYAH UNIVERSITY. 
END MEMO OTHER-POSITIONS: 
START MEMO PREV-POSITIONS: 
LAWYER - 1999-2004; ENTREPRENEUR - 1991-1995. 
 
END MEMO PREV-POSITIONS: 
START MEMO US-TRAVEL: 
TO ATTEND THE UN CONFERENCE ON IRAQI ELECTIONS - MARCH 2005. 
END MEMO US-TRAVEL: 
START MEMO OTHER-TRAVEL: 
JORDAN; EGYPT 
END MEMO OTHER-TRAVEL: 
START MEMO EDUCATION: 
B.A IN LAW, BABIL UNIVERSITY, 1999; BAGHDAD INSTITUTE OF 
TECHNOLOGY 1981, DIPLOMA IN BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION; 
END MEMO EDUCATION: 
START MEMO MEMBERSHIPS: 
HUMAN RIGHTS ASSOCIATION; IRAQI CENTER FOR RESEARCH; THE 
EDUCATED PEOPLE LEAGUE 
 
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NONE 
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END MEMO SPEC-CONSID: 
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END MEMO VIS-OBJ: 
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END MEMO VIS-REC: 
NOMINATING-OFFICER: PATRICK SMELLER 
START MEMO NOMINATING-JUSTIFICATION: 
MR. SAAD HAS BEEN A STRONG ALLY OF THE U.S. AND COALITION 
FORCES IN DIWANIYAH SINCE 2003; HE IS A MAJOR PLAYER LOCALLY 
AND NATIONALLY IN ELECTIONS-RELATED MATTERS, AND OVERSAW THE 
SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF ELECTIONS IN QADISIYAH PROVINCE; HE 
ALSO RECRUITED AND SENT THE LARGEST CONTINGENT OF ELECTIONS 
WORKERS FOR THE ELECTIONS IN RAMADI; HE WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN 
GETTING SOUTH-CENTRAL IRAQ'S FIRST AMERICAN CORNER 
ESTABLISHED, QUICKLY IDENTIFYING AND SECURING A BUILDING FOR 
BOOK CORNER MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES AT THE UNIVERSITY WHERE 
HE GIVES COURSES IN DEMOCRACY AND ELECTIONS PROCESSES;  MR. 
SAAD IS WELL-RESPECTED THROUGHOUT THE PROVINCE AND IS A 
VETERAN OF THE 1991 UPRISING AGAINST SADDAM HUSSEIN, DURING 
WHICH HE SUSTAINED 12 GUN SHOT WOUNDS BUT STILL MANAGED TO 
SURVIVE;  HE IS TRULY AN EXCELLENT REPRESENTATIVE OF IRAQ 
AND IS THE IDEAL CANDIDATE FOR AN 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: 627 
PERSON-ID: 625 
BIRTH-CNTRY-ID: IZ 
CITIZ-CNTRY-ID: IZ 
RES-CNTRY-ID: IZ 
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E-I-TYPE-ID: I 
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