US embassy cable - 03COLOMBO1042

UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 COLOMBO 001042 
 
SIPDIS 
 
STATE FOR SUSAN LOCKWOOD/AZZA MOUNIB-ZAKI; 
INFO: ECA/PE/V/G/N-ALICE SHIFFLETT; SA/PD 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: OEXC, SCUL, KPAO, OEXC - Exchanges 
SUBJECT: FY-2004 IV PROGRAM: SRI LANKAN NOMINATION FOR 
MRP ON "LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT FOR WOMEN": MARCH 25- 
APRIL 15, 2004 
PROJECT NUMBER: E/VP-2004-0017 
 
REF: (A) STATE 96261, (B) COLOMBO 0676 
 
1. POST NOMINATES MS. REBECCA C. CONSTANTINE, PROGRAM 
COORDINATOR FOR MICRO CREDIT AND SAVINGS PROGRAM, YMCA, 
FOR PARTICIPATION IN SUBJECT PROJECT. 
 
2. NOMINATION IS AS FOLLOWS: 
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VERSION: 3.0.5 
POST-EMAIL: rscmb@pd.state.gov 
TRANSMITTING-POST: PAS  Colombo 
TRANSMITTING-POST-ID: 2929 
EXPORT-TYPE: BIO DATA 
START NOMINATION: 
ECA-OFFICE: E/VP 
PROG-AGENCY-NAME: 
POST-PROJ-ID: 89 
ECA-PROJ-NO: E/VP-2004-0017 
PROJ-NAME: Leadership Development for Women - March 25- 
April 15, 2004 
START MEMO PROJ-DESC: 
 
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PROJ-TYPE: Multi-Regional 
PROG-TYPE: IV Group Projects 
FY: 2004 
DEPART-POST: 03/23/2004 
SESSION-DATE: 03/25/2004 
RETURN-POST: 04/18/2004 
NO-OF-PART: 1 
RANK-ORDER: 8 
START MEMO POST-OBJ: 
This nomination is in support of MPP goal on "Human 
Roghts" 
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START MEMO POST-RCMD: 
 
END MEMO POST-RCMD: 
ECA-OFFICE-ID: 1027 
PROG-AGENCY-ID: 
PROJ-TYPE-ID: MRP 
PROG-TYPE-ID: 31 
NOMINATING-POST-ID: 2929 
FUNDING-CNTRY-ID: 
STATUS: N 
ORIGINATOR: P 
SUBJ-DISC: Women's Rights 
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PREFIX: Ms. 
F-NAME: Rebecca 
M-NAME: Chandrakanthi 
L-NAME: CONSTANTINE 
SUFFIX: 
POSITION-CODE: 0 
PRINCIPAL?: Yes 
M-ADDR1: Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) 
M-ADDR2: 20/24A Kannahi Amman Kovil Road 
M-ADDR3: 
M-CITY: Batticaloa 
M-STATE: 
M-CNTRY: Sri Lanka 
M-ZONE: 
M-ZIP: 
M-PHONE: (94-65) 22495 
M-FAX: 
M-EMAIL: 
M-CNTRY-ID: CE 
M-ADDRTYPE: B 
GENDER: F 
DOB: 12/29/1968 
MAR-STAT: M 
BIRTH-CITY: Batticaloa 
BIRTH-CNTRY: Sri Lanka 
CITIZ-CNTRY: Sri Lanka 
RES-CNTRY: Sri Lanka 
START MEMO POSITION: 
Program Coordinator for Micro Credit and Savings 
Program, YMCA, 1999- to date 
END MEMO POSITION: 
START MEMO OTHER-POSITIONS: 
 
END MEMO OTHER-POSITIONS: 
START MEMO PREV-POSITIONS: 
1993-98 - Nutrition Field Worker, YMCA, Batticaloa 
END MEMO PREV-POSITIONS: 
START MEMO US-TRAVEL: 
None 
END MEMO US-TRAVEL: 
START MEMO OTHER-TRAVEL: 
 
END MEMO OTHER-TRAVEL: 
START MEMO EDUCATION: 
General Certificate of Education (Advanced Level) 
examination 
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START MEMO MEMBERSHIPS: 
 
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START MEMO SPEC-CONSID: 
 
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FIRST-LANG: Tamil 
ENGL-READ: 3 
ENGL-SPEAK: 3 
ENGL-COMP: 3 
START MEMO NOM-POST-OBJ: 
This nomination is in support of MPP goal on "Human 
Roghts" 
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END MEMO NOM-POST-RCMD: 
START MEMO VIS-OBJ: 
 
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START MEMO VIS-REC: 
 
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NOMINATING-OFFICER: Joe Novak 
START MEMO NOMINATING-JUSTIFICATION: 
Ms. Constantine works to promote many of the ideas that 
the USG is working on in its promotion of human rights. 
 She is currently well respected for the work she is 
doing and is slowly becoming a community leader for the 
specific work she does in some issues.  It is in the 
USG's interest help promote her into a leadership role 
because of her sympathies for U.S. policies concerning 
human rights assistance, free market programs, and 
empowerment of women. 
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NOM-OFF: Political 
SPEAKER?: No 
NOTIFY-EMB: Yes 
MEDIA?: No 
HOME-STAY: No 
HOME-HOSP?: Yes 
E-I-TYPE: 
NOMINEE-ID: 124 
PERSON-ID: 128 
BIRTH-CNTRY-ID: CE 
CITIZ-CNTRY-ID: CE 
RES-CNTRY-ID: CE 
FIRST-LANG-ID: TC 
E-I-TYPE-ID: 
NOM-POST-ID: 2929 
NOM-FUNDING-CNTRY-ID: 
NOM-STATUS: N 
DS2019-ACTION: 0 
DS2019-SUBJECT: 05.0207 
SPONS-FUNDS: 0 
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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3. PLEASE ADVISE ACCEPTANCE OF THIS NOMINATION. 
WILLS