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### Viewing cable 05PARIS3187, FY 2006 IVLP - NOMINATION AND PART I BIODATA FOR SIX

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05PARIS3187 | 2005-05-11 13:33 | 2011-08-24 00:00 | UNCLASSIFIED | Embassy Paris

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    This record is a partial extract of the original cable. The full text of the original cable is not available.

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    UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 14 PARIS 003187

    SIPDIS

    DEPT FOR ECA/PE/V/R/E (CAROL GRABAUSKAS; STEVE TAYLOR);
    EUR/PPD (LILLIAN DEVALCOURT)
    E.O. 12958: N/A
    TAGS: OEXC SCUL FR
    SUBJECT: FY 2006 IVLP - NOMINATION AND PART I BIODATA FOR SIX
    PRINCIPAL CANDIDATES FOR SCP - PLURALISM AND DEMOCRACY IN THE
    U.S.

    REF:

    POST WOULD LIKE TO NOMINATE SIX PRINCIPAL CANDIDATES FOR
    SUBJECT PROGRAM: MRS. NAIMA CHARAI; MR. RACHID BOUMAHDI; MR.
    AMAR DIB; MR. BRUNO BEZIAT; MR. ADJI AHOUDIAN; MRS. BLANDINE
    CHELINI-PONT.

    START FIXED-FORMAT TEXT (PLEASE DO NOT EDIT):
    : The following data is in a fixed format which enables
    : automated processing in Washington and should not be
    : edited except by means of the Post-EVDB software.
    EXPORT-SOURCE: POST-EVDB
    VERSION: 3.0.7
    POST-EMAIL: PaillardS@state.gov
    TRANSMITTING-POST: PAS Paris
    TRANSMITTING-POST-ID: 14544
    EXPORT-TYPE: BIO DATA
    START NOMINATION:
    ECA-OFFICE: E/VGE
    PROG-AGENCY-NAME:
    POST-PROJ-ID: 279
    ECA-PROJ-NO:
    PROJ-NAME: FY 2006 - SCP Pluralism and Democracy in the U.S.
    START MEMO PROJ-DESC:
    --To provide alternative solutions and approaches to key
    issues of integration of immigrant and minority populations,
    by understanding U.S. society and values.
    --To include overview of U.S. policy and legal and regulatory
    structures on discrimination; observance of institutions and
    public and private programs facilitating integration of
    minorities.
    --To understand how our government structure and private
    involvement works out issues of religious, racial, ethnic,
    cultural differences.
    END MEMO PROJ-DESC:
    PROJ-TYPE: Single Country Project
    PROG-TYPE: IV Grant Visitor
    FY: 2006
    DEPART-POST:
    SESSION-DATE:
    RETURN-POST:
    NO-OF-PART: 6
    RANK-ORDER: 7
    START MEMO POST-OBJ:

    END MEMO POST-OBJ:
    START MEMO POST-RCMD:

    END MEMO POST-RCMD:
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    ORIGINATOR: P
    SUBJ-DISC: Diversity & Pluralism
    START BIO:
    PREFIX: Ms.
    F-NAME: Naima
    M-NAME:
    L-NAME: Charai
    SUFFIX:
    POSITION-CODE: 0
    PRINCIPAL?: Yes
    M-ADDR1: Conseil Regional d'Aquitaine
    M-ADDR2: 14, rue Francois de Sourdis
    M-ADDR3:
    M-CITY: Bordeaux
    M-STATE:
    M-CNTRY: France
    M-ZONE: 33077 cedex
    M-ZIP:
    M-PHONE: + (33) 5.57.57.80.97
    M-FAX: + (33) 5.56.96.46.92
    M-EMAIL: ncharai@caramail.com
    M-CNTRY-ID: FR
    M-ADDRTYPE: B
    GENDER: F
    DOB: 10/04/1972
    MAR-STAT: S
    BIRTH-CITY: Taounate
    BIRTH-CNTRY: Morocco
    CITIZ-CNTRY: France
    RES-CNTRY: France
    START MEMO POSITION:
    Member of the Aquitaine Regional Council, Delegate for Urban
    Policy, since March 2004
    END MEMO POSITION:
    START MEMO OTHER-POSITIONS:
    END MEMO OTHER-POSITIONS:
    START MEMO PREV-POSITIONS:
    2002-2004 - Director of IPPO Association which takes care of
    and defends prostitutes
    1998-2002 - Volunteer Member of NGO "Medecins du Monde",
    coordinator of health care and risk prevention actions
    dedicated to homeless and drug-addicts
    END MEMO PREV-POSITIONS:
    START MEMO US-TRAVEL:
    None
    END MEMO US-TRAVEL:
    START MEMO OTHER-TRAVEL:
    - London UK, 2004 tourism
    - Marrakech (Morocco), 2004 tourism and family stay
    - Heraklion (Crete), 2003 tourism
    END MEMO OTHER-TRAVEL:
    START MEMO EDUCATION:
    1998 - Graduate degree in Social Psychology
    1997 - Master's degree in Psychology

    END MEMO EDUCATION:
    START MEMO MEMBERSHIPS:
    - Volunteer "Medecins du Monde"
    - Member of numerous associations dealing with urban policy as
    a Regional Counselor
    - Member of the board of various schools in Bordeaux
    END MEMO MEMBERSHIPS:
    START MEMO PUBLICATIONS:
    1997 - "Prejuges, discriminations et relations intergroupes"
    1998 - "L'acces aux soins: la theorie de l'engagement"
    2001 - "Evaluation de la satisfaction des usagers de drogues
    pris en charge en medecine de ville"
    END MEMO PUBLICATIONS:
    START MEMO SPEC-CONSID:
    Does not eat pork
    END MEMO SPEC-CONSID:
    FIRST-LANG: French
    ENGL-READ: 1
    ENGL-SPEAK: 1
    ENGL-COMP: 1
    START OTHER-LANGS:
    OTHER-LANG: Arabic
    OTHER-LANG-ID: AR
    READ: 0
    SPEAK: 0
    COMP: 0
    END OTHER-LANGS:
    START MEMO NOM-POST-OBJ:
    It has always been a goal to reach out to the minority and
    immigrant communities in France. Since 9/11, the importance of
    reaching out to the Muslim community in particular has also
    become a top priority. Naima Charai is one of the few
    immigrant women elected officials in France and does not
    manifest any strong a-priori anti-U.S. bias. Her main areas of
    concern, social and urban problems, are ones that both our
    countries devote enormous efforts and resources to, although
    pursuing somewhat different approaches. An IV program for
    Charai, who has never been to the U.S., would offer the
    possibility of creating a strong, favorable impression in
    someone who has a profile that we do not often run across and
    who has the energy and drive to be present on the political
    scene for many years to come.
    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: J. Brinton Rowdybush
    START MEMO NOMINATING-JUSTIFICATION:
    The Regional Council of Aquitaine covers five departments and
    is the third largest in France. It has a budget of some 700
    million Euros with  broad responsibilities in the areas of
    economic development, education, infrastructure, and
    transportation. There are 85 elected members of the Council.
    Naima Charai is an exception in France: young (32), female,
    from an immigrant family of 10 children whose parents are
    illiterate, and an elected official (put in an electable
    position on the PS electoral list in March 2004). By any
    standards she is a classic success story. From doing a
    secondary program in sewing and styling, through an individual
    effort she was able to re-orient herself and attain
    undergraduate degrees in psychology and then go on to two
    graduate degrees in the same field.
    Early on Charai became involved in association and
    humanitarian work. She has worked with Medecins du Monde to
    facilitate access to health care for 16-25 year-olds who are
    in precarious circumstances and also with young drug addicts.
    Starting in 2000 she became involved with prostitution issues
    and founded an organization to promote access to health care
    for these young women (and sometimes men) from Eastern Europe
    and Africa, as well as making them aware of their fundamental
    rights.
    The same drive and profile that brought her to the attention
    of local politicians made the APP aware of her activities. I
    had first met her several times when she was sent by the
    Regional Council to represent it at various events. Although
    on the Left politically, she is not dogmatic in her attitude
    toward the United States and is genuinely interested in
    learning more about American approaches to social and urban
    problems. Although not a practicing Muslim, she comes from
    that community and offers an unusual opportunity to make
    connections with someone who has made extraordinary strides
    herself and is likely to be an increasingly important
    interlocutor for the future.
    END MEMO NOMINATING-JUSTIFICATION:
    NOM-OFF: APP Bordeaux, France
    SPEAKER?: No
    NOTIFY-EMB: No
    MEDIA?: No
    HOME-STAY: No
    HOME-HOSP?: No
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    NOMINEE-ID: 554
    PERSON-ID: 453
    BIRTH-CNTRY-ID: MO
    CITIZ-CNTRY-ID: FR
    RES-CNTRY-ID: FR
    FIRST-LANG-ID: FR
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    USGOVT-AGENCY2:
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    INTL-ORG2:
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    VIS-CAT:
    END BIO:
    START BIO:
    PREFIX: Mr.
    F-NAME: Rachid
    M-NAME:
    L-NAME: Boumahdi
    SUFFIX:
    POSITION-CODE: 0
    PRINCIPAL?: Yes
    M-ADDR1: GREMAQ
    M-ADDR2: Universite des Sciences Sociales
    M-ADDR3: Place Anatole France - Bat J
    M-CITY: Toulouse
    M-STATE:
    M-CNTRY: France
    M-ZONE: 31042 cedex
    M-ZIP:
    M-PHONE: + (33) 5.61.12.85.43
    M-FAX:
    M-EMAIL: boumahdi@univ-tlse1.fr
    M-CNTRY-ID: FR
    M-ADDRTYPE: B
    GENDER: M
    DOB: 11/29/1964
    MAR-STAT: M
    BIRTH-CITY: Medea
    BIRTH-CNTRY: Algeria
    CITIZ-CNTRY: France
    RES-CNTRY: France
    START MEMO POSITION:
    Lecturer in Economics, University of Social Sciences,
    Toulouse, since 1992
    END MEMO POSITION:
    START MEMO OTHER-POSITIONS:
    Imam, Prayer Center, Portet-sur-Garonne, since 1999
    END MEMO OTHER-POSITIONS:
    START MEMO PREV-POSITIONS:
    1991-1992 - Adjunct lecturer in Economics, University of
    Social Sciences, Toulouse
    1990-1991 - in charge of tutorials in Economics, University of
    Social Sciences, Toulouse
    END MEMO PREV-POSITIONS:
    START MEMO US-TRAVEL:
    None
    END MEMO US-TRAVEL:
    START MEMO OTHER-TRAVEL:
    - Chongqing, China - December 2003-January 2004, to train
    Chinese students on behalf of Toulouse University of Social
    Sciences
    - Mecca, Saudi Arabia - August 2003, pilgrimage
    - Dubai, United Arab Emirates - May 2000, to represent
    Toulouse University of Social Sciences at International
    Education Forum
    - United Kingdom, Spain, Luxembourg, Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco
    - 1990's, business (to teach or attend professional
    conferences) or leisure (to visit family)
    END MEMO OTHER-TRAVEL:
    START MEMO EDUCATION:
    October 1993 - Certificate of ability to direct research,
    University of Social Sciences, Toulouse
    April 1989-December 1991 - Ph. D. in Economics (with
    distinction), University of Social Sciences, Toulouse
    October 1987-March 1989 - Doctoral student in Mathematical
    Economics and Econometrics, University of Social Sciences,
    Toulouse
    END MEMO EDUCATION:
    START MEMO MEMBERSHIPS:
    - Member, Commission of Specialists, University of Social
    Sciences, Toulouse, 1995-present
    - Member, Board of Directors, Interdisciplinary Think Tank on
    Human Resources and Employment, University of Social Sciences,
    Toulouse
    - Vice President, Association of French Muslims of Portet-sur-
    Garonne
    - Member, Board of Advisors, Institute of Science and Theology
    of Religions, Toulouse, 2000-2003
    END MEMO MEMBERSHIPS:
    START MEMO PUBLICATIONS:
    Has published over twenty articles in economic journals and
    books, including numerous articles on discrimination in the
    job market:

    END MEMO PUBLICATIONS:
    START MEMO SPEC-CONSID:
    Eats Kosher meat. Is a practicing Muslim and prays five times
    a day but can adjust his prayer pattern to professional
    imperatives (i.e. will not interrupt a meeting to pray).
    However, sensitivity to his ability to practice his faith
    would be appreciated.
    END MEMO SPEC-CONSID:
    FIRST-LANG: Arabic
    ENGL-READ: 2
    ENGL-SPEAK: 2
    ENGL-COMP: 2
    START OTHER-LANGS:
    OTHER-LANG: French
    OTHER-LANG-ID: FR
    READ: 5
    SPEAK: 5
    COMP: 5
    END OTHER-LANGS:
    START MEMO NOM-POST-OBJ:
    Based on the USG's current efforts to reach out to new
    audiences and especially to the Arab-Muslim community, an IV
    project for Mr. Boumahdi would be a chance for the USG to have
    a significant impact on an influential point of contact for
    the Mission in the Toulouse area. Having never visited the
    U.S. and coming from an environment where negative sentiments
    towards the U.S. tend to prevail, this is an outstanding
    opportunity to influence Mr. Boumahdi's perceptions of
    American religious culture and policy towards minorities. As a
    Muslim leader, his exposure to religious issues in the United
    States would very likely help counter many misconceptions
    present in the minds of French Muslims due to their current
    distrust of the United States based on their perception that
    the U.S. are waging a war against Islam. Providing him with a
    direct understanding of American values and efforts to fight
    discrimination will enable Mr. Boumahdi to gain a realistic
    knowledge and perception of the United States. Through Mr.
    Boumahdi, the USG can correct misunderstandings about
    America's attitude towards religious and ethnic minorities.
    END MEMO NOM-POST-OBJ:
    START MEMO NOM-POST-RCMD:
    Having never been to the United States, Mr. Boumahdi is eager
    to learn about the U.S. affirmative action policy (its roots,
    consequences, and results according to key players in the
    field). He is more specifically interested in discrimination
    in the job market and would like to meet with non-profits that
    deal with discrimination and job integration. He is also
    interested in meeting with Muslim leaders as well as with
    other minority leaders (Hispanic, African-American, religious
    minorities). He would like to better understand the way
    American Muslims live and the issues they face, in particular
    how they practice their faith and what attitude Muslims in
    other parts of the world should adopt towards America and
    towards American Muslims. He is also keen to see if Muslims
    outside of the U.S. can benefit from American Muslims'
    experience with social integration (before and after 9/11),
    religious tolerance, and secularism.
    END MEMO NOM-POST-RCMD:
    START MEMO VIS-OBJ:

    END MEMO VIS-OBJ:
    START MEMO VIS-REC:

    END MEMO VIS-REC:
    NOMINATING-OFFICER: Helene Mason
    START MEMO NOMINATING-JUSTIFICATION:
    Through his professional and personal interests, Rachid
    Boumahdi is a key player in Toulouse with regard to the many
    issues facing Muslim and immigrant communities. A native of
    Algeria himself, Mr. Boumahdi arrived in France in 1989 to
    pursue his post-graduate studies at the Toulouse University of
    Social Sciences thanks to a scholarship awarded to him by the
    Algerian Ministry of Higher Education as valedictorian of his
    class at the University of Algiers. His subsequent research in
    the field of economics has focused in part on discrimination
    in the job market in France and abroad. He has already
    published articles on this theme and is keenly interested in
    the current debate on affirmative action taking place in
    France. A deeper understanding of the roots and effects of
    affirmative action in the United States would likely impact
    his contribution to the French scientific community's debate
    on this issue. As a university lecturer currently responsible
    for teaching economics to approximately 500 students at
    various undergraduate and post-graduate levels and as a likely
    future tenured professor, he may also have the opportunity to
    teach on this theme to a number of students.
    With respect to his personal involvement with the Muslim
    community, Mr. Boumahdi is highly regarded as a moderate
    preacher and is one of three main local Islamic leaders for a
    community of approximately 30,000 Muslims in Toulouse. He has
    led prayer meetings -both in French and Arabic- twice a day,
    and the Friday prayers in particular, for the past five years
    at a cultural center in Portet-sur-Garonne, a close Toulouse
    suburbs. There are only approximately eight places of worship
    for Muslims in the greater Toulouse area. As one of the few
    Muslim preachers in Toulouse, Mr. Boumahdi is a member of the
    "Muslim Coordination" group, which brings together the main
    Toulouse Imams on a monthly basis to discuss issues and
    exchange ideas. He embodies the emergence of a new Muslim
    elite in Toulouse and has actively worked in favor of an Islam
    disconnected from foreign countries' influence, thus
    redefining the place of Islam and its organization in
    Toulouse.
    Mr. Boumahdi is also involved with the Institute of Science
    and Theology of Religions (ISTR) through which he teaches a
    course on Islam every trimester to a total of approximately
    100 students from the Nursing School, Toulouse Business School
    and the National School for Civil Aviation. Until 2003, he was
    also involved in the ISTR inter-faith Advisory Board along
    with a number of other religious leaders and experts in
    Toulouse.
    Through his various connections, Mr. Boumahdi's network puts
    him on the forefront of the Toulouse Muslim life. His advice
    is sought-after by his peers and his influence in the Muslim
    community is great, despite his refusal to take part in the
    regional chapter of the French Council on the Muslim Faith.
    Mr. Boumahdi's open-mindedness also sets him apart and
    warrants a beneficial, if not influential, IV visit. He will
    no doubt become a university professor, with the added
    credibility and influence that this position entails, and has
    every intention of continuing to be an active leader in the
    Toulouse Muslim community.
    Not only would a visit to the United States as an
    International Visitor certainly influence Mr. Boumahdi's
    vision of religious issues in the U.S., it would also enable
    APP Toulouse to establish links with the local Muslim
    community. Such connections are difficult to develop,
    especially in the current international political situation,
    and this would be an effective opportunity to facilitate and
    amplify our outreach to the Muslim community.

    END MEMO NOMINATING-JUSTIFICATION:
    NOM-OFF: APP Toulouse, France
    SPEAKER?: No
    NOTIFY-EMB: No
    MEDIA?: No
    HOME-STAY: No
    HOME-HOSP?: No
    E-I-TYPE:
    NOMINEE-ID: 555
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    VIS-CAT:
    END BIO:
    START BIO:
    PREFIX: Mr.
    F-NAME: Amar
    M-NAME:
    L-NAME: Dib
    SUFFIX:
    POSITION-CODE: 0
    PRINCIPAL?: Yes
    M-ADDR1: Conseil General du Rhone
    M-ADDR2: 29-31 cours de la Liberte
    M-ADDR3:
    M-CITY: Lyon
    M-STATE:
    M-CNTRY: France
    M-ZONE: 69483 cedex 03
    M-ZIP:
    M-PHONE: + (33) 4.72.61.77.77
    M-FAX: + (33) 4.78.62.05.41
    M-EMAIL:
    M-CNTRY-ID: FR
    M-ADDRTYPE: B
    GENDER: M
    DOB: 07/22/1964
    MAR-STAT: S
    BIRTH-CITY: Lyon
    BIRTH-CNTRY: France
    CITIZ-CNTRY: France
    RES-CNTRY: France
    START MEMO POSITION:
    Senior Advisor, Local Government Crime Prevention Unit,
    Greater Lyon Urban Community, since 2000
    END MEMO POSITION:
    START MEMO OTHER-POSITIONS:
    - Administrator of the FASILD (Special Action and Support Fund
    for Integration and Anti-Discrimination), a national agency
    that support some 6,000 institutions nationwide
    - Member of the National Economic and Social Advisory Council
    - Publishing Director of "SADMagazine", a monthly national
    magazine that targets Muslim readers and covers social,
    economic and cultural issues
    END MEMO OTHER-POSITIONS:
    START MEMO PREV-POSITIONS:
    Social Educator, Local Government
    END MEMO PREV-POSITIONS:
    START MEMO US-TRAVEL:
    New York City and Washington D.C. - 1994, one week tourism
    END MEMO US-TRAVEL:
    START MEMO OTHER-TRAVEL:

    END MEMO OTHER-TRAVEL:
    START MEMO EDUCATION:
    1985 - Graduate Degree in Social Practices, University of Lyon
    II
    1983 - Degree, Public Notaries School, University of Lyon III
    END MEMO EDUCATION:
    START MEMO MEMBERSHIPS:
    - President of the National Federation of "Convergence" Clubs
    (minorities integration institutions)
    - Vice-President of "Hospitalite Abraham" (Arab immigration
    institution)
    END MEMO MEMBERSHIPS:
    START MEMO PUBLICATIONS:
    - March 2005 - "Meeting the Mahdi", Albin Michel
    - 2004 - "The Children of the Republic", La Matiniere
    - 2003 - "In the Shade of Hatreth", Licorne
    END MEMO PUBLICATIONS:
    START MEMO SPEC-CONSID:

    END MEMO SPEC-CONSID:
    FIRST-LANG: French
    ENGL-READ: 2
    ENGL-SPEAK: 2
    ENGL-COMP: 2
    START OTHER-LANGS:
    OTHER-LANG: Italian
    OTHER-LANG-ID: JT
    READ: 0
    SPEAK: 0
    COMP: 0
    END OTHER-LANGS:
    START OTHER-LANGS:
    OTHER-LANG: Arabic
    OTHER-LANG-ID: AR
    READ: 0
    SPEAK: 0
    COMP: 0
    END OTHER-LANGS:
    START MEMO NOM-POST-OBJ:
    Dib's participation in the IVP would contribute to a positive
    perception of U.S. immigration and integration policies. It
    would also help offset criticism of the U.S. by minority
    ethnic groups.
    END MEMO NOM-POST-OBJ:
    START MEMO NOM-POST-RCMD:
    Social institutions: federal, state and local immigration and
    integration institutions, welfare organizations, social
    workers and mediators, police/social institutions/community
    partnerships
    Ethnic minorities: ethnic groups, media, community
    organizations, urban and housing rehabilitation programs,
    mosques and churches, groups that integrate refugees and other
    immigrants
    Judicial: youth-at-risk, juvenile crime prevention units,
    youth prisons and rehabilitation centers
    Economy: minority business development institutions
    Academics: Academic or social experts on affirmative action

    END MEMO NOM-POST-RCMD:
    START MEMO VIS-OBJ:

    END MEMO VIS-OBJ:
    START MEMO VIS-REC:

    END MEMO VIS-REC:
    NOMINATING-OFFICER: Alain Beullard
    START MEMO NOMINATING-JUSTIFICATION:
    Amar Dib is a sociologist who occupies a series of concurrent
    positions, all tied to immigration and integration issues.
    Responsible for the Early Prevention Unit of the greater Lyon
    urban community, Dib also is an Administrator of the FASILD
    (Special Action and Support Fund for Integration and Anti-
    Discrimination), a national agency that supports some 6,000
    institutions nationwide. In 2002, Dib was appointed a member
    of the National Economic and Social Advisory Council. Dib also
    is the Publishing Director of SADMagazine, a monthly national
    magazine that targets Muslim readers and covers social,
    economic and cultural issues. Dib is close to J-L Borloo, the
    Minister of Labor and Social Cohesion, who recently tasked Dib
    with recommending new policies to facilitate the integration
    of immigrants. Borloo asked Dib to place a special focus on
    affirmative action in his report. Dib is the author of several
    reports on integration policies, including one on housing and
    ethnic pluralism that was ordered by the Presidency. He also
    produced a study on Islam and integration. Dib is the national
    president and co-founder of Club Convergence, a national
    network, which gathers some 5,000 intellectuals and upper
    class French Arabs. Club Convergences has two primary goals:
    not only to serve as role models for young Arabs in France,
    but also to serve as "evidence" (to the French authorities)
    that French Arabs can serve in positions of responsibility in
    numerous different fields. In addition, Dib participates in
    numerous outreach programs, seminars and other events
    throughout the country.
    Dib is expected to pursue an active career that will keep him
    close to the highest national political and media circles. As
    a prolific author and active network lobbyist he should also
    remain an influential relay for new ideas.
    END MEMO NOMINATING-JUSTIFICATION:
    NOM-OFF: APP Lyon, France
    SPEAKER?: No
    NOTIFY-EMB: No
    MEDIA?: No
    HOME-STAY: No
    HOME-HOSP?: No
    E-I-TYPE:
    NOMINEE-ID: 556
    PERSON-ID: 455
    BIRTH-CNTRY-ID: FR
    CITIZ-CNTRY-ID: FR
    RES-CNTRY-ID: FR
    FIRST-LANG-ID: FR
    E-I-TYPE-ID:
    NOM-POST-ID: 14544
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    END BIO:
    START BIO:
    PREFIX: Mr.
    F-NAME: Bruno
    M-NAME:
    L-NAME: Beziat
    SUFFIX:
    POSITION-CODE: 0
    PRINCIPAL?: Yes
    M-ADDR1: Place Jacques Lemoine
    M-ADDR2:
    M-ADDR3:
    M-CITY: Bordeaux
    M-STATE:
    M-CNTRY: France
    M-ZONE: 33000
    M-ZIP:
    M-PHONE: + (33) 5.56.00.32.28
    M-FAX: + (33) 5.56.00.32.17
    M-EMAIL: b.beziat@sudouest.com
    M-CNTRY-ID: FR
    M-ADDRTYPE: B
    GENDER: M
    DOB: 12/06/1968
    MAR-STAT: M
    BIRTH-CITY: Perigueux
    BIRTH-CNTRY: France
    CITIZ-CNTRY: France
    RES-CNTRY: France
    START MEMO POSITION:
    Journalist, Head of the Department "Society", Sud-Ouest
    newspaper, Bordeaux, since January 2004
    END MEMO POSITION:
    START MEMO OTHER-POSITIONS:
    TV7, presenter for shows on social issues
    END MEMO OTHER-POSITIONS:
    START MEMO PREV-POSITIONS:
    2000-2003 - Journalist, Head of the Department "City of
    Bordeaux", Sud-Ouest newspaper
    Jan 1999-Dec 1999 - Journalist, Head of Arcachon Office, Sud-
    Ouest newspaper
    1997-1998 - Journalist, Office of Saintes, Sud-Ouest newspaper
    1995-1996 - Journalist, Office of Oloron, Sud-Ouest newspaper
    END MEMO PREV-POSITIONS:
    START MEMO US-TRAVEL:
    - Vermont - 1986, three weeks school exchange
    - Montana and Dakota - 1993, two weeks vacation
    END MEMO US-TRAVEL:
    START MEMO OTHER-TRAVEL:
    - Canada - 1992-1994, twenty months for professional purpose,
    journalist for a French newspaper
    END MEMO OTHER-TRAVEL:
    START MEMO EDUCATION:
    1992 - Master's degree in Political Science, University of
    Bordeaux IV
    1990 - Master's degree in Information and Communication
    Sciences, University of Bordeaux III
    1989 - Bachelor of Art's degree in sociology, University of
    Bordeaux II
    END MEMO EDUCATION:
    START MEMO MEMBERSHIPS:
    Member of the "Club de la Presse" of Bordeaux
    END MEMO MEMBERSHIPS:
    START MEMO PUBLICATIONS:
    1995 - present: numerous articles in Sud-Ouest newspaper
    END MEMO PUBLICATIONS:
    START MEMO SPEC-CONSID:

    END MEMO SPEC-CONSID:
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    ENGL-READ: 3
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    START MEMO NOM-POST-OBJ:
    One of our primary tasks is to reach out to the media in order
    to achieve balanced and fair coverage of U.S. policies, goals
    and values. It is vital to include major local media in this
    strategy. For Southwestern France, Sud-Ouest is the major
    player and Beziat is one of its rising young stars. He is now
    at a point in his career where he will be taking on increasing
    responsibilities. A more knowledgeable understanding of the
    U.S. as the result of an IV program will have a positive, long-
    term impact.
    END MEMO NOM-POST-OBJ:
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    END MEMO VIS-OBJ:
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    END MEMO VIS-REC:
    NOMINATING-OFFICER: J. Brinton Rowdybush
    START MEMO NOMINATING-JUSTIFICATION:
    Sud-Ouest is privately held, belonging primarily to the
    founding Lemoine family. With an audience of 300-350,000, it
    is the leading regional newspaper in the area, and the second
    regional daily after Ouest-France. It covers Aquitaine,
    Charentes and Gers, and owns local dailies in Pyrenees
    Atlantiques, Charentes and Dordogne. Sud-Ouest also owns 50%
    of the Bordeaux based local TV station TV7 and operates a
    brand new, highly automated printing plant which Ambassador
    Leach visited in 2003.
    Bruno Beziat has been a journalist with Sud-Ouest for the past
    10 years. He served outside of Bordeaux in smaller cities
    before being called back to the main office in 2000 to oversee
    local Bordeaux coverage and the CUB (Communaute Urbaine de
    Bordeaux). He was recently promoted to head up the newspaper's
    social and daily life coverage, including the key sector of
    education. Beziat's original training is not specifically as a
    journalist, but rather in sociology,
    information/communication, and political science, all in
    Bordeaux, so he is very much a local product.
    Even though Beziat has had some limited exposure to the United
    States, from a high school trip and from brief visits to the
    U.S. when he worked for a weekly in Saskatchewan, Canada, this
    was more than 10 years ago. He understands, as does his senior
    management, that he would definitely benefit from exposure to
    U.S. issues, problems, and approaches today. We have been told
    by Sud-Ouest's managing editor that Beziat is being groomed
    for increased responsibilities at their publishing group and
    they are making a calculated investment in him. We can see why
    since he is a dynamic and resourceful individual.
    It is well-known that there has been considerable criticism of
    and even hostility towards the U.S. in the French media in
    recent years. This has not been the case of Sud-Ouest, which
    presented balanced coverage, for example, of the American
    presidential campaign and has been judicious in its coverage
    of the Iraq war. Discussions with Beziat have indicated that
    he is open-minded about the United States and curious about
    developments there. Selection as an IV would result in many
    years of more informed and sympathetic coverage of the U.S. at
    a major regional press outlet.
    END MEMO NOMINATING-JUSTIFICATION:
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    START BIO:
    PREFIX: Mr.
    F-NAME: Adji
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    L-NAME: Ahoudian
    SUFFIX:
    POSITION-CODE: 0
    PRINCIPAL?: Yes
    M-ADDR1: Association "Braves Garcons d'Afrique"
    M-ADDR2: s/c Pepiniere Mathis
    M-ADDR3: 9, rue Mathis
    M-CITY: Paris
    M-STATE:
    M-CNTRY: France
    M-ZONE: 75019
    M-ZIP:
    M-PHONE: + (33) 1.55.26.82.10
    M-FAX:
    M-EMAIL: ahoudianadji@yahoo.fr
    M-CNTRY-ID: FR
    M-ADDRTYPE: B
    GENDER: M
    DOB: 09/10/1979
    MAR-STAT: U
    BIRTH-CITY: Tiebele
    BIRTH-CNTRY: Burkina Faso
    CITIZ-CNTRY: France
    RES-CNTRY: France
    START MEMO POSITION:
    Artistic Committee Referent, "Braves Garcons d'Afrique" - BGA
    (immigrant association), since 2001
    END MEMO POSITION:
    START MEMO OTHER-POSITIONS:
    Social Mediator for "Immobiliere 3F" (management and building
    of social housing), since 2001
    END MEMO OTHER-POSITIONS:
    START MEMO PREV-POSITIONS:
    2001-2004 - President (and founding member) of BGA
    1999-2001 - Counselor, Leisure Center
    END MEMO PREV-POSITIONS:
    START MEMO US-TRAVEL:
    None
    END MEMO US-TRAVEL:
    START MEMO OTHER-TRAVEL:
    Senegal, 2002 and 2004 - work for "Association BGA"
    END MEMO OTHER-TRAVEL:
    START MEMO EDUCATION:
    2001 - Diploma taken after two years at University of
    Sociology
    1999 - High School diploma in Management and Accountancy
    1999 - Camp Counselor Certificate
    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: French
    ENGL-READ: 1
    ENGL-SPEAK: 1
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    START MEMO NOM-POST-OBJ:
    Adji Ahoudian has demonstrated a clear grasp of the difficult
    issues that confront underprivileged youth in France and has
    shown his dedication to providing a better life for the
    residents of his neighborhood. We believe a greater
    understanding of how these issues have been dealt with in the
    U.S., and the possibility of associating his goals and
    objectives with those of US support organizations for
    youth/minorities, will bolster the work of BGA within the 19th
    arrondissement.  A deeper understanding of U.S. government,
    society and culture will also permit him to act as a third
    party endorser of our policies and enhance his own active role
    as a minority community leader.
    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: Katja Graisse
    START MEMO NOMINATING-JUSTIFICATION:
    Actively involved in Paris' social arena, Mr. Adji Ahoudian, a
    young (25 years old) French of African origin leading a
    neighborhood association for young immigrants (Braves Garcons
    d'Afrique - Brave Boys of Africa), presents very high
    potential in terms of outreach towards a multi-ethnic and
    underprivileged community.  Born in Burkina Faso, Mr. Ahoudian
    came to France at the age of 2.  His early experiences and
    drive lead him to found  "BGA", which is now a key local actor
    for the integration of ethnic minorities in Paris' 19th
    District.  His group has been active in fostering projects,
    especially in the artistic arena, aimed at building solidarity
    among resident youth of mostly African extraction and at
    providing a creative and peaceful alternative to a lifestyle
    of violence (of national and international scope). In so
    doing, the BGA expects to also facilitate their integration
    into French society.  Mr. Ahoudian has never traveled to the
    U.S. but shows great cultural and artistic (dance & music in
    particular) interest in America, especially the African-
    American and immigrant community experience.
    Adji Ahoudian's work with underprivileged youth in his own
    neighborhood would greatly benefit from a trip to the United
    States.  He would greatly benefit from exposure to social and
    cultural community work aimed at integrating minorities and
    immigrants within the U.S. and build his own network of
    contacts for future development of local and national
    projects.  This experience would also provide him with a
    strong insight to U.S. values and society, leading to an
    increased support for U.S. policy positions for himself and
    the individuals he deals with on a regular basis and for whom
    he represents an alternative leadership.
    END MEMO NOMINATING-JUSTIFICATION:
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    START BIO:
    PREFIX: Mrs
    F-NAME: Blandine
    M-NAME:
    L-NAME: Chelini Pont
    SUFFIX:
    POSITION-CODE: 0
    PRINCIPAL?: Yes
    M-ADDR1: L'Heritiere
    M-ADDR2:
    M-ADDR3:
    M-CITY: Ventabren
    M-STATE:
    M-CNTRY: France
    M-ZONE: 13122
    M-ZIP:
    M-PHONE: + (33) 4.42.28.76.43
    M-FAX:
    M-EMAIL: blandine-pont@tiscali.fr
    M-CNTRY-ID: FR
    M-ADDRTYPE: H
    GENDER: F
    DOB: 10/22/1965
    MAR-STAT: M
    BIRTH-CITY: Toulon
    BIRTH-CNTRY: France
    CITIZ-CNTRY: France
    RES-CNTRY: France
    START MEMO POSITION:
    Associate Professor in History, University of Aix/Marseille
    III, since 2005
    END MEMO POSITION:
    START MEMO OTHER-POSITIONS:
    In charge of the CNRS research team on "Democracy and
    Religion", since 2005
    END MEMO OTHER-POSITIONS:
    START MEMO PREV-POSITIONS:
    1996-2005 - Associate Professor in History, University of
    Aix/Marseille
    1992-1996 - High School Teacher in History, Lycee Paul
    Cezanes, Aix-en-Provence
    END MEMO PREV-POSITIONS:
    START MEMO US-TRAVEL:
    - Washington - 2003, one week for academic research at the
    American Public Library
    - Salt Lake City, Utah - 2004, 8 days to conduct research at
    Brigham Young University
    END MEMO US-TRAVEL:
    START MEMO OTHER-TRAVEL:
    - Budapest, Hungary - 2004, conference as guest speaker on
    "The Permissible Scope of Legal Limitations on Freedom of
    Religion or Belief"
    - Italy - 2004, Council of Europe's conference as guest
    speaker on "Religion and Public Sphere"
    - Tubingen, Germany - 2003, conference as guest speaker on
    "The Ethical or Spiritual Foundations of Europe"
    - Quebec, University of Laval - 2003, conference as guest
    speaker on "Democracy and Religious Pluralism in France"
    END MEMO OTHER-TRAVEL:
    START MEMO EDUCATION:
    1995 - PHD in Law, School of Law, University of Aix/Marseille
    1994 - PHD in History, Paris School of Political Sciences
    1988 - succeeded the highly competitive national examination
    in History
    END MEMO EDUCATION:
    START MEMO MEMBERSHIPS:
    - American Catholic Historical Association
    - European Studies on Religion and State Interaction Network
    END MEMO MEMBERSHIPS:
    START MEMO PUBLICATIONS:
    2003 - "Geopolitique du Christianisme", Ellipses
    2004 - "Les Relations entre le Saint-Siege et les Etats-Unis",
    Picard
    2005 to be published - "Dieu, la France et les Etats-Unis:
    quand les mythes font la loi", Berg International
    END MEMO PUBLICATIONS:
    START MEMO SPEC-CONSID:

    END MEMO SPEC-CONSID:
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    ENGL-READ: 3
    ENGL-SPEAK: 3
    ENGL-COMP: 3
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    OTHER-LANG: German
    OTHER-LANG-ID: GM
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    SPEAK: 0
    COMP: 0
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    START MEMO NOM-POST-OBJ:
    In advocating societies where religion and democracy have
    important role, Dr. Chelini-Pont is in a unique position to
    have a significant impact on curriculum development. Her
    nomination will strengthen an already well-established faculty
    where her teaching will influence the nation's future leaders.
    END MEMO NOM-POST-OBJ:
    START MEMO NOM-POST-RCMD:
    It is important for Dr. Chelini-Pont to have exposure to both
    American notions of the separation between Church and State
    and also the central role that religion plays in American
    life. It would be useful for her to meet religious leaders
    within their communities (priests, ministers, rabbis, and
    imams) to observe the ways in which organized faith can
    interact with democracy. She should speak to someone in the
    government who can describe faith-based approaches to societal
    problems. She should also visit with professors of theology,
    universities with religious affiliations and centers of
    ecumenical activity on campus (for example: the Neuman Club at
    the University of California in Berkeley).
    END MEMO NOM-POST-RCMD:
    START MEMO VIS-OBJ:

    END MEMO VIS-OBJ:
    START MEMO VIS-REC:

    END MEMO VIS-REC:
    NOMINATING-OFFICER: Josette Steinbach
    START MEMO NOMINATING-JUSTIFICATION:
    Long before religious pluralism and its
    confrontation/collision with the state became a hot issue in
    France, University Professor, Blandine Chelini-Pont designed
    two curricula on "Religion and Democracy" and "Secularism and
    Education" that received the Ministry of Education's
    accreditation: She has been teaching these courses for six
    years at the graduate level at the Marseille Law School and at
    the School of Political Science, the only institutions in
    France of higher learning where such curriculum is being
    offered.
    At age 39, a mother of five children, Dr Chelini-Pont is
    brilliant but modest. She admits to many sleepless nights
    while securing her reputation as a prolific author, and sought-
    after speaker on matters of religion, ethics, politics and
    culture. Her expertise on the history of religion and its
    interaction within the public sector, as well as her recent
    research on religious identity and the role of Islam in France
    prompted a special consultant's assignment at the Council of
    Europe. She also is a regular guest speaker for the Committee
    on "Religion and Politics" at the Quai d'Orsay. Last year, she
    was named special consultant within the Academy of
    Aix/Marseille (the representation of the Ministry of Education
    in the region) for the period 2004-2006 where she will conduct
    a seminar for all the directors of regional high schools on
    "education and secularism".
    After the publication of her sixth book in 2005 "Dieu, la
    France et les Etats-Unis: quand les mythes font la loi", she
    hopes to introduce aspects of U.S. studies into the curriculum
    at Marseille Law school. An invitation to the U.S. would be
    very timely as it would give her first hand exposure to the
    intellectual climate in which American religious thought and
    practice have influenced and been influenced by the
    development of American democracy. So far, she has only gone
    twice to the U.S. for research at libraries, it would be
    beneficial to expose her to a multi-disciplinary approach
    where she would meet with American government officials, NGOs,
    lawyers, minority groups, religious leaders, and of course
    other academics.
    END MEMO NOMINATING-JUSTIFICATION:
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