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UNCLAS NAIROBI 003145 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SIPDIS 
 
M/FSI/SPAS/CONS:  PASS TO K. SCOTT CECIL 
 
 
E.O. 12958:  N/A 
TAGS: CMGT AFSI AMGT AFIN CVIS
SUBJECT: IV FSN WORKSHOP (PC-123), SEPT 11-15, 2006 
 
REF: A) STATE 111143, B) FSINFATC 238, C) FSINFATC 702 
 
¶1.  (U) Post proudly nominates Honey A. Mohamud for the IV 
FSN WORKSHOP (PC-123), September 11-15, 2006. 
 
¶2. NOMINATION INFORMATION: 
 
¶A.  Name: MOHAMUD, Honey A. (female). 
 
¶B.  Grade 6/2 
 
¶C.  Consular Section Chief is Consul Scott Riedmann, Consul 
General is David Stone. 
 
¶D.  Date of Birth: 26-OCT-1977, Place of Birth: Isiolo, 
KENYA, Passport number: A518780. 
 
¶E.  RAMC number: 006088907 
 
¶F.  Ms. Mohamud is fully fluent in written and spoken 
English. 
 
¶G.  Present Duties: Ms. Mohamud serves as one of the four 
immigrant and diversity visa staff members.  Her duties 
include scheduling, receiving, screening, data entering, 
preparing of IV/DV applications for interview by the 
consular officer, and visa preparation.  As a screener she 
explains immigrant visa policies and immigration law to visa 
applicants as well as detects potential fraud.  She is 
responsible for telephone and written correspondence and 
drafting cables on immigrant visa matters.  She serves as 
the section's Somali translator for IV/DV, NIV, and ACS. 
She also translates for applicants of Ethiopian heritage and 
provides Kiswahili translations as needed.  She partners 
with the fraud prevention manager and assists with fraud 
prevention strategies. 
 
¶H.  Length of service with USG: 4 years, 10 months. 
 
¶I.  Ms. Mohamud has not previously participated in FSI 
workshops or seminars in D.C; however, she has completed 
online course PC-102. 
 
¶J.  Ms. Mohamud has not previously traveled to the U.S. 
 
¶K.  Rationale for Nomination: Post nominates Ms. Mohamud 
because she would benefit most from this training given that 
she has established a good skill-set in her nearly 5 years 
of service in the Consular Section.  Honey has proven to be 
a capable and detail-oriented employee who is motivated to 
continue expanding her knowledge base.  While additional 
training and interface with other Consular FSNs would be 
useful for her, she could also contribute greatly to class 
discussion, as she is knowledgeable regarding Nairobi's 
immigrant visa issues - a Post that handles applicants from 
various surrounding third countries, some with particularly 
high incidents of immigration fraud.  Honey plays a key role 
in our immigrant visa processing, and acts as our translator 
for particularly challenging cases involving Somali 
nationals.  Ms. Mohamud has a keen eye for fraud and has 
contributed greatly to Post's strategy in fraud prevention, 
particularly how Post addresses Somali applicants and more 
generally with Diversity Visa applicants committing marriage 
fraud.  In short, Nairobi believes that PC-123 would greatly 
enhance Honey's already impressive skill-set and directly 
benefit the consular section, particularly the immigrant 
visa and fraud prevention section. 
 
¶L.  Cost of transportation - round trip airfare business 
class is approximately $5,591.00 for business class travel 
which is authorized as post is more than 14 flying hours 
from Washington D.C.  For reference, economy airfare is 
$2,585.00.  A sample itinerary is as follows: 08-SEP-2006: 
KLM 8566 Nairobi - Amsterdam, duration 8hrs 30min; 09-SEP- 
2006: NW 8651 Amsterdam - Dulles, duration 8hrs 30min.  16- 
SEP-2006: NW 38 Boston - Amersterdam, duration 6hrs, 55min; 
NW8565 Amsterdam - Nairobi, duration 8hrs, 30min. 
Additional transportation costs not covered in per diem for 
airport transfers and associated costs should not exceed 
$100. 
 
¶3. Post notes that Saturday arrival is required, as the 
workshop begins on Sunday with a field trip in and around 
Washington. Post further notes that FSI will make 
arrangements for, and cover the costs of lodging for the 
duration of the course. 
 
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