US embassy cable - 02COLOMBO2168

UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 COLOMBO 002168 
 
SIPDIS 
 
 
STATE FOR ECA/PE/V/G/N-ASHIFFLETT; SA/PD 
 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: OEXC, SCUL, KPAO, OEXC - Exchanges, Maldives 
SUBJECT: FY-2003 INTERNATIONAL VISITOR PROGRAM: 
MALDIVIAN NOMINATION FOR SA/RP ON WOMEN AS LEADERS 
IN THE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTORS: 
JULY 28-AUGUST 15, 2003 
 
REF: (A) STATE 32608, (B) COLOMBO 01900 
 
1. POST NOMINATES MS. KHADEEJA HASSAN, EXECUTIVE 
DIRECTOR, MALDIVES MONETARY AUTHORITY OF THE 
REPUBLIC OF MALDIVES, FOR PARTICIPATION IN SUBJECT 
PROJECT. 
 
2. PART I OF NOMINEE'S BIO DATA FOLLOWS: 
EXPORT-SOURCE: USIS EVDB 
VERSION: 3.0.0 
POST-EMAIL: rscmb@pd.state.gov 
TRANSMITTING-POST: PAS  Colombo 
TRANSMITTING-POST-ID: 2929 
EXPORT-TYPE: BIO DATA 
START NOMINATION: 
USIA-OFFICE: E/VGN 
PROG-AGENCY-NAME: 
POST-PROJ-ID: 74 
USIA-PROJ-NO: 
PROJ-NAME: Women as Leaders in the Public and 
Private Sectors - July 28 - August 15, 2003 
(Maldives) 
START MEMO PROJ-DESC: 
 
END MEMO PROJ-DESC: 
PROJ-TYPE: Sub-Regional 
PROG-TYPE: IV Grant Visitor 
FY: 2003 
DEPART-POST: 07/24/2003 
SESSION-DATE: 07/28/2003 
RETURN-POST: 08/19/2003 
NO-OF-PART: 1 
RANK-ORDER: 1 
START MEMO POST-OBJ: 
 
END MEMO POST-OBJ: 
START MEMO POST-RCMD: 
 
END MEMO POST-RCMD: 
USIA-OFFICE-ID: 1039 
PROG-AGENCY-ID: 
PROJ-TYPE-ID: SRP 
PROG-TYPE-ID: 29 
NOMINATING-POST-ID: 2929 
FUNDING-CNTRY-ID: 
STATUS: N 
ORIGINATOR: P 
SUBJ-DISC: Women's Rights 
START BIO: 
PREFIX: Ms. 
F-NAME: Khadeeja 
M-NAME: 
L-NAME: Hassan 
SUFFIX: 
PRINCIPAL?: Yes 
M-ADDR1: Maldives Monetary Authority 
M-ADDR2: 3rd Floor Umar Shopping Arcade 
M-ADDR3: Chandanee Magu 
M-CITY: Male 
M-STATE: 
M-CNTRY: Maldives 
M-ZONE: 
M-ZIP: 
M-PHONE: 
M-FAX: 
M-EMAIL: 
M-CNTRY-ID: MV 
M-ADDRTYPE: B 
GENDER: F 
DOB: 11/13/1952 
MAR-STAT: M 
BIRTH-CITY: Male 
BIRTH-CNTRY: Maldives 
CITIZ-CNTRY: Maldives 
RES-CNTRY: Maldives 
START MEMO POSITION: 
General Manager, Maldives Monetary Authority, 1993- 
to date 
END MEMO POSITION: 
START MEMO OTHER-POSITIONS: 
 
END MEMO OTHER-POSITIONS: 
START MEMO PREV-POSITIONS: 
19181-93 - Manager, Maldives Monetary Authority 
END MEMO PREV-POSITIONS: 
START MEMO US-TRAVEL: 
January-March 1997 - Attended a course in 
'Techniques of Economic Analysis,' at IMF Institute, 
Washington, D.C. 
END MEMO US-TRAVEL: 
START MEMO OTHER-TRAVEL: 
 
END MEMO OTHER-TRAVEL: 
START MEMO EDUCATION: 
END MEMO EDUCATION: 
START MEMO MEMBERSHIPS: 
 
END MEMO MEMBERSHIPS: 
START MEMO PUBLICATIONS: 
 
END MEMO PUBLICATIONS: 
START MEMO SPEC-CONSID: 
 
END MEMO SPEC-CONSID: 
FIRST-LANG: unknown 
ENGL-READ: 3 
ENGL-SPEAK: 3 
ENGL-COMP: 3 
START MEMO NOM-POST-OBJ: 
This is in support of MPP strategic goals on 
"Democracy" and "Mutual Understanding" 
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: Stephen Holgate 
START MEMO NOMINATING-JUSTIFICATION: 
Ms. Hassan is the key official of the Maldives 
Monetary Authority (MMA) who has been attached to 
MMA for over 20 years.  She reports directly to the 
Vice-Governor who is the Minister of State for 
Treasury and the Governor who is the President of 
Maldives.  Ms. Hassan is one of the comparatively 
young women leaders in the public sector in the 
Republic of Maldives.  Although Ms. Hassan has 
visited the U.S. before, she has had a very limited 
exposure visiting only Washington, D.C. for training 
course at the IMF Institute five years ago. 
 
Since active role of women in the Maldives society 
is very essential for its economic and social 
development, her participation in this project will 
be beneficial to her and to the Maldivian women as a 
whole.  She will be able to play a greater role in 
uplifting of status of women in the Maldives. 
 
END MEMO NOMINATING-JUSTIFICATION: 
NOM-OFF: Public Affairs Section 
SPEAKER?: No 
NOTIFY-EMB: Yes 
MEDIA?: No 
HOME-STAY: Yes 
HOME-HOSP?: Yes 
E-I-TYPE: 
NOMINEE-ID: 106 
PERSON-ID: 32 
BIRTH-CNTRY-ID: MV 
CITIZ-CNTRY-ID: MV 
RES-CNTRY-ID: MV 
FIRST-LANG-ID: 
E-I-TYPE-ID: 
NOM-POST-ID: 2929 
NOM-FUNDING-CNTRY-ID: 
NOM-STATUS: N 
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END NOMINATION: 
 
3. PLEASE ADVISE ACCEPTANCE OF THIS NOMINATION. 
WILLS