US embassy cable - 05AMMAN8236

UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 AMMAN 008236 
 
SIPDIS 
 
ECA/PE/V/M (IZSOLDOS, SROBINSON); NEA/PPD (DBENZE); NEA/ELA 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: OEXC, SCUL, JO 
SUBJECT:  FY-2006 MRP: "U.S. JUDICIAL SYSTEM," JANUARY 12- 
FEBRUARY 2, 2006 
 
 
1.  THE PUBLIC AFFAIRS SECTION IN BAGHDAD NOMINATES MR. 
KASAM E. KASAM FOR SUBJECT PROGRAM. 
 
2.  MR. KASAM HAS RECEIVED COUNTRY TEAM APPROVAL FOR HIS 
PARTICIPATION IN THE PROGRAM. 
 
3.  FULL BIOGRAPHIC INFORMATION FOLLOWS: 
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ECA-OFFICE: E/VP 
PROG-AGENCY-NAME: 
POST-PROJ-ID: 277 
ECA-PROJ-NO: E/VP-2006-0008 
PROJ-NAME: U.S. JUDICIAL SYSTEM- IRAQ 
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PROJ-TYPE: MULTI-REGIONAL 
PROG-TYPE: IV GROUP PROJECTS 
FY: 2006 
DEPART-POST: 01/10/2006 
SESSION-DATE: 01/12/2006 
RETURN-POST: 02/03/2006 
NO-OF-PART: 1 
RANK-ORDER: 0 
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ECA-OFFICE-ID: 1027 
PROG-AGENCY-ID: 
PROJ-TYPE-ID: MRP 
PROG-TYPE-ID: 31 
NOMINATING-POST-ID: 2887 
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STATUS: N 
ORIGINATOR: U 
SUBJ-DISC: JUDICIAL SYSTEM 
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PREFIX: MR. 
F-NAME: KASAM 
M-NAME: E. 
L-NAME: KASAM 
SUFFIX: 
POSITION-CODE: 117 
PRINCIPAL: YES 
GENDER: M 
DOB: 09/10/1964 
MAR-STAT: M 
BIRTH-CITY: BAGHDAD 
BIRTH-CNTRY: IRAQ 
CITIZ-CNTRY: IRAQ 
RES-CNTRY: IRAQ 
START MEMO POSITION: 
CIVIL COURT JUDGE 
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START MEMO OTHER-POSITIONS: 
 
END MEMO OTHER-POSITIONS: 
START MEMO PREV-POSITIONS: 
PRESIDENT OF NINEWAH PROVINCE BAR ASSOCIATION, 2004 
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NONE 
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START MEMO OTHER-TRAVEL: 
NONE 
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START MEMO EDUCATION: 
MASTER'S DEGREE IN LAW, 1993; BA IN CIVIL LAW, MOSUL 
UNIVERSITY, COLLEGE OF LAW 1983-1987; HIGH SCHOOL, AL- 
MUSTAKBL SECONDARY MOSUL, IRAQ 1977-1983 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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NONE 
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START MEMO PUBLICATIONS: 
NONE 
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START MEMO SPEC-CONSID: 
ISLAMIC DIET 
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FIRST-LANG: ARABIC 
ENGL-READ: 5 
ENGL-SPEAK: 5 
ENGL-COMP: 5 
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NOMINATING-OFFICER: LYNN Y. BRUCKELMEYER 
START MEMO NOMINATING-JUSTIFICATION: 
JUDGE KASAM HAS BEEN OF GREAT ASSISTANCE TO TASK FORCE 
FREEDOM IN NORTHWEST IRAQ; HE HAS HELPED COALITION FORCES 
UNDERSTAND AND NAVIGATE IRAQ'S JUDICIAL SECTOR; HE WORKS IN 
TAL AFER, AN IMPORTANT TURKMAN CITY WEST OF MOSUL; JUDGE 
KASAM IS PRO-COALITION AND HAS POLITICAL ASPIRATIONS, WHICH 
MAKE HIM A GOOD CANDIDATE FOR AN IVP; HE HAS FLUENT ENGLISH 
AND HAS GIVEN INTERVIEWS IN ENGLISH ON THE POLITICS OF IRAQ; 
HE WOULD BE THE PERFECT CANDIDATE FOR THE PROGRAM ON THE 
U.S. JUDICIAL SYSTEM. 
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NOM-OFF:  REO POLITICAL OFFICER 
SPEAKER: NO 
NOTIFY-EMB: YES 
MEDIA: NO 
HOME-STAY: NO 
HOME-HOSP: YES 
E-I-TYPE: 
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PERSON-ID: 626 
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: 0 
NOM-STATUS: N 
DS2019-ACTION: 1 
DS2019-SUBJECT: 22.0101 
SPONS-FUNDS: 8000 
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USGOVT-AGENCY1: 
US-AGENCY-AMT1: 0 
USGOVT-AGENCY2: 
US-AGENCY-AMT2: 0 
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COMMISSION: 0 
OTHER-AMOUNT: 0 
VIS-AMOUNT: 0 
VIS-CAT: 5 
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4.  PLEASE ADVISE ACCEPTANCE. 
RUBINSTEIN