US embassy cable - 05AMMAN9037

UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 AMMAN 009037 
 
SIPDIS 
 
ECA/PE/V/R/N (SABED-KOTOB, EDIGGINS); NEA/PPD (DBENZE); 
NEA/ELA 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: OEXC, SCUL, JO 
SUBJECT:  FY-2006 RP: "WOMEN AS ECONOMIC AND BUSINESS 
LEADERS"- JANUARY 9 - 27, 2006 
 
1.  THE PUBLIC AFFAIRS SECTION IN BAGHDAD NOMINATES MS. 
TAMADHIR K. HAMMAD FOR SUBJECT PROGRAM. 
 
2.  MS. HAMMAD HAS RECEIVED COUNTRY TEAM APPROVAL FOR HER 
PARTICIPATION IN THE PROGRAM. 
 
3.  FULL BIOGRAPHIC INFORMATION FOLLOWS: 
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ECA-OFFICE: E/VGN 
PROG-AGENCY-NAME: 
POST-PROJ-ID: 275 
ECA-PROJ-NO: E/VGN-2006-0014 
PROJ-NAME: WOMEN AS ECONOMIC AND BUSINESS LEADERS-IRAQ 
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PROJ-TYPE: REGIONAL 
PROG-TYPE: IV GRANT VISITOR 
FY: 2006 
DEPART-POST: 01/07/2006 
SESSION-DATE: 01/09/2006 
RETURN-POST: 01/28/2006 
NO-OF-PART: 1 
RANK-ORDER: 0 
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ECA-OFFICE-ID: 1039 
PROG-AGENCY-ID: 
PROJ-TYPE-ID: RP 
PROG-TYPE-ID: 29 
NOMINATING-POST-ID: 2887 
FUNDING-CNTRY-ID: 
STATUS: N 
ORIGINATOR: U 
SUBJ-DISC: ECONOMIC & BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT 
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PREFIX: MS. 
F-NAME: TAMADHIR 
M-NAME: K. 
L-NAME: HAMMAD 
SUFFIX: 
POSITION-CODE: 331 
PRINCIPAL: YES 
GENDER: F 
DOB: 02/03/1956 
MAR-STAT: M 
BIRTH-CITY: BAGHDAD, 
BIRTH-CNTRY: IRAQ 
CITIZ-CNTRY: IRAQ 
RES-CNTRY: IRAQ 
START MEMO POSITION: 
DIRECTOR OF THE IRAQI BUSINESS CENTER 
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START MEMO OTHER-POSITIONS: 
 
END MEMO OTHER-POSITIONS: 
START MEMO PREV-POSITIONS: 
LIAISON, COORDINATOR, AND THE MARKETING DIRECTOR OF THE 
IRAQI BUSINESS CENTER AT THE CONVENTION CENTER IN THE 
INTERNATIONAL ZONE IN BAGHDAD; COORDINATOR WITH U.S. ARMY AT 
THE HCC (HUMANITARIAN COORDINATING CENTER). 
END MEMO PREV-POSITIONS: 
START MEMO US-TRAVEL: 
NEW MEXICO, JUNE 2005 TO PARTICIPATE IN THE GLOBAL SUMMIT OF 
WOMEN 
END MEMO US-TRAVEL: 
START MEMO OTHER-TRAVEL: 
JORDAN; VANCOUVER, CANADA, ATTENDED A CONFERENCE FOR WOMEN 
END MEMO OTHER-TRAVEL: 
START MEMO EDUCATION: 
BA IN COLLEGE OF ARTS, BAGHDAD UNIVERSITY, 1978-1981 
END MEMO EDUCATION: 
START MEMO MEMBERSHIPS: 
BOARD OF DIRECTORS, IRAQI BUSINESS CENTER 
END MEMO MEMBERSHIPS: 
START MEMO PUBLICATIONS: 
ARTICLES ON POETRY 
END MEMO PUBLICATIONS: 
START MEMO SPEC-CONSID: 
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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: 
 
END MEMO VIS-OBJ: 
START MEMO VIS-REC: 
 
END MEMO VIS-REC: 
NOMINATING-OFFICER: ILYA LEVIN- ASSISTANT CULTURAL AFFAIRS 
OFFICER 
START MEMO NOMINATING-JUSTIFICATION: 
TAMADHIR K. HAMMAD IS A COURAGEOUS ACTIVIST WHO STARTED TO 
WORK WITH U.S. ARMY DIRECTLY AFTER THE DOWNFALL OF THE 
SADDAM'S REGIME AS COORDINATOR FOR THE HUMANITARIAN 
COORDINATING CENTER; SHE THEN WORKED AS MARKETING DIRECTOR 
OF THE IRAQI BUSINESS CENTER; AS THE BUSINESS CENTER'S 
DIRECTOR, TAMADHIR HAS DIRECTED HER EFFORTS AT HELPING IRAQI 
WOMEN ESTABLISH SMALL BUSINESSES AND DEVELOP BUSINESS 
CONTACTS WITH FOREIGN PARTNERS; THANKS TO HER NEGOTIATING 
SKILLS, TAMADHIR HAS BEEN ABLE TO OBTAIN FUNDING FOR THE 
BUSINESS CENTER FROM DIFFERENT DONORS; PARTICIPATION IN 
SUBJECT PROGRAM WILL BENEFIT TAMADHIR BY GIVING HER AN 
OPPORTUNITY TO ACQUIRE VALUABLE NEW KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS TO 
BE USED TO ASSIST IRAQI WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS. 
 
 
 
END MEMO NOMINATING-JUSTIFICATION: 
NOM-OFF: U.S. EMBASSY- BAGHDAD 
SPEAKER: NO 
NOTIFY-EMB: NO 
MEDIA: NO 
HOME-STAY: NO 
HOME-HOSP: YES 
E-I-TYPE: 
NOMINEE-ID: 629 
PERSON-ID: 627 
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: 45.0601 
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 
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