Cablegate: Fy-05 Iv Program: Sri Lankan Nominee for Mrp "U.S.

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UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 03 COLOMBO 000850

SIPDIS

STATE FOR ECA/PE/V/M-SUSAN LOCKWOOD/SEQUITA ROBINSON;
ECA/PE/V/R/N-LARRY A. MOODY; SA/PD

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: OEXC SCUL KPAO OEXC
SUBJECT: FY-05 IV PROGRAM: SRI LANKAN NOMINEE FOR MRP "U.S.
FINANCIAL SYSTEM", MARCH 17-APRIL 7, 2005.
PROJECT NO. E/VM-2005-0017

REF: COLOMBO 00765

1. Post nominates M. Zain Mohamed "Aazim", Assistant
Manager/Economist, Central Bank of Sri Lanka for
participation in subject project. Post confirms that this
nomination has "full country team approval."

2. Nomination is as follows:

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EXPORT-SOURCE: POST-EVDB
VERSION: 3.0.7
POST-EMAIL: tilakawardenac@state.gov
TRANSMITTING-POST: PAS Colombo
TRANSMITTING-POST-ID: 2929
EXPORT-TYPE: BIO DATA
START NOMINATION:
ECA-OFFICE: E/VGN
PROG-AGENCY-NAME:
POST-PROJ-ID: 113
ECA-PROJ-NO: E/VM-2005-0017
PROJ-NAME: U.S. Financial System - March 17-April 7, 2005
START MEMO PROJ-DESC:

END MEMO PROJ-DESC:
PROJ-TYPE: Multi-Regional
PROG-TYPE: IV Grant Visitor
FY: 2005
DEPART-POST: 3/15/2005
SESSION-DATE: 3/17/2005
RETURN-POST: 4/9/2005
NO-OF-PART: 1
RANK-ORDER: 0
START MEMO POST-OBJ:
This nomination is in support of MPP goal on "Economic Growth
and Development"
END MEMO POST-OBJ:
START MEMO POST-RCMD:

END MEMO POST-RCMD:
ECA-OFFICE-ID: 1039
PROG-AGENCY-ID:
PROJ-TYPE-ID: MRP
PROG-TYPE-ID: 29
NOMINATING-POST-ID: 2929
FUNDING-CNTRY-ID:
STATUS: N
ORIGINATOR: U
SUBJ-DISC: Finance
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PREFIX: Mr.
F-NAME: Mohamed
M-NAME: Zain Mohamed
L-NAME: AAZIM
SUFFIX:
POSITION-CODE: 334
PRINCIPAL?: Yes
M-ADDR1: Department of Public Debt
M-ADDR2: Central Bank of Sri Lanka
M-ADDR3: 30 Janadhipathi Mawatha
M-CITY: Colombo 1
M-STATE:
M-CNTRY: Sri Lanka
M-ZONE:
M-ZIP:
M-PHONE: (94-11) 247-7272
M-FAX: (94-11) 247-7718
M-EMAIL: aazim@cbsl.lk
M-CNTRY-ID: CE
M-ADDRTYPE: B
GENDER: M
DOB: 01/24/1973
MAR-STAT: M
BIRTH-CITY: Galle
BIRTH-CNTRY: Sri Lanka
CITIZ-CNTRY: Sri Lanka
RES-CNTRY: Sri Lanka
START MEMO POSITION:
Assistant Manager/Economist, Central Bank of Sri Lanka, May
2000- to date
END MEMO POSITION:
START MEMO OTHER-POSITIONS:

END MEMO OTHER-POSITIONS:
START MEMO PREV-POSITIONS:
April 1999-April 2000 - Fund Manager, Employees Provident
Fund, Central Bank of Sri Lanka
END MEMO PREV-POSITIONS:
START MEMO US-TRAVEL:
None
END MEMO US-TRAVEL:
START MEMO OTHER-TRAVEL:

END MEMO OTHER-TRAVEL:
START MEMO EDUCATION:
B.Sc. Management, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, 1999
END MEMO EDUCATION:
START MEMO MEMBERSHIPS:

END MEMO MEMBERSHIPS:
START MEMO PUBLICATIONS:

END MEMO PUBLICATIONS:
START MEMO SPEC-CONSID:
Halal meat only
END MEMO SPEC-CONSID:
FIRST-LANG: Tamil
ENGL-READ: 4
ENGL-SPEAK: 4
ENGL-COMP: 4
START OTHER-LANGS:
OTHER-LANG: Sinhala
OTHER-LANG-ID: SI
READ: 4
SPEAK: 4
COMP: 4
END OTHER-LANGS:
START MEMO NOM-POST-OBJ:
This nomination is in support of MPP goal on "Economic Growth
and Development"
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: Dean Thompson
START MEMO NOMINATING-JUSTIFICATION:
Mr. Aazim, who has been with the Central Bank since 1999, has
worked in the Employees Provident Fund and the Public Debt
Department. During his 4-year stint at the Central Bank, he
has been a member of the team that commissioned a Real Time
Gross Settlements and Scriptless Securities Settlement System
in 2003-2004. This is the first time such a system has been
implemented in South Asia. He has served on several Central
Bank teams -- investigating funds of failed finance
companies, launching special government bonds etc. He also
completed with distinction-- a World Bank and USAID funded
portfolio management and investment analysis program in
Colombo and has attended many training programs on debt/fund
management conducted by international organizations.
With his strong academic and professional background, Mr.
Aazim will be a clear choice for more responsible positions
within the Central Bank. The program on "U.S. Financial
System" will help him further broaden his knowledge and
skills in the debt/fund management area. This would be an
appropriate opportunity for Mr. Aazim, who has never been to
the US, to learn and experience the U.S. financial markets,
monetary issues, macro-economic policy and financial
regulations. He would be a vital resource person at the
Central Bank for the success of the proposed US Treasury's
technical advisory assistance to the new Debt Management
project of GSL.
This nomination has "full Country Teach approval."

END MEMO NOMINATING-JUSTIFICATION:
NOM-OFF: Econ
SPEAKER?: No
NOTIFY-EMB: Yes
MEDIA?: No
HOME-STAY: Yes
HOME-HOSP?: Yes
E-I-TYPE:
NOMINEE-ID: 152
PERSON-ID: 157
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: 1
DS2019-SUBJECT: 52.0899
SPONS-FUNDS: 0
SPONS-AGENCY1: DOS
USGOVT-AGENCY1: DOS
US-AGENCY-AMT1: 8000
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
END BIO:
END NOMINATION:
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3. Please advise acceptance of this nomination.
LUNSTEAD

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