Cablegate: Fy 2006 Ivlp- Nomination and Part I Biodata for Mr.

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UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 03 PARIS 003197

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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 MR.
FREDERIC BOURCIER - ALTERNATE CANDIDATE FOR INDIVIDUAL
PROGRAM.

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START NOMINATION:
ECA-OFFICE: E/VGE
PROG-AGENCY-NAME:
POST-PROJ-ID: 290
ECA-PROJ-NO:
PROJ-NAME: FY 2006 - INDIVIDUAL Program - Frederic Bourcier
(Alternate)
START MEMO PROJ-DESC:

END MEMO PROJ-DESC:
PROJ-TYPE: Individual
PROG-TYPE: IV Grant Visitor
FY: 2006
DEPART-POST:
SESSION-DATE:
RETURN-POST:
NO-OF-PART: 1
RANK-ORDER: 18
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END MEMO POST-OBJ:
START MEMO POST-RCMD:

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PROG-AGENCY-ID:
PROJ-TYPE-ID: IND
PROG-TYPE-ID: 29
NOMINATING-POST-ID: 14544
FUNDING-CNTRY-ID:
STATUS: N
ORIGINATOR: P
SUBJ-DISC: Politics & Parties
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PREFIX: Mr.
F-NAME: Frederic
M-NAME:
L-NAME: Bourcier
SUFFIX:
POSITION-CODE: 0
PRINCIPAL?: No
M-ADDR1: Hotel de Ville
M-ADDR2: Place de la Mairie - BP 3126
M-ADDR3:
M-CITY: Rennes
M-STATE:
M-CNTRY: France
M-ZONE: 35031 cedex
M-ZIP:
M-PHONE: + (33) 2.99.28.57.01
M-FAX: + (33) 2.99.28.40.63
M-EMAIL: fbourcier@ville-rennes.fr
M-CNTRY-ID: FR
M-ADDRTYPE: B
GENDER: M
DOB: 01/02/1970
MAR-STAT: M
BIRTH-CITY: Argentan
BIRTH-CNTRY: France
CITIZ-CNTRY: France
RES-CNTRY: France
START MEMO POSITION:
Adjunct Mayor of Rennes, in charge of Educational Affairs and
Elementary Schools, since 2001
END MEMO POSITION:
START MEMO OTHER-POSITIONS:
- President of the French Network of City Education
Policymakers, a worldwide education network, since 2001
- Chair, Ille-et-Vilaine Department Socialist Party, since
2003
END MEMO OTHER-POSITIONS:
START MEMO PREV-POSITIONS:
Until 2001 - Executive Director of an information technology
company in Rennes
END MEMO PREV-POSITIONS:
START MEMO US-TRAVEL:
None
END MEMO US-TRAVEL:
START MEMO OTHER-TRAVEL:
- Australia - 2003, study Australian education
- Spain - frequent trips, meet with colleagues in Worldwide
Education Network
- Italy - frequent trips, meet with colleagues in Worldwide
Education Network
END MEMO OTHER-TRAVEL:
START MEMO EDUCATION:
1992 - B.A. in computer science and mathematics (licence),
University of Rennes I
1990 - Associate Degree in Mathematics
END MEMO EDUCATION:
START MEMO MEMBERSHIPS:
- Socialist Party since 1986
- Member and Chairman of the French Network of City Education
Policymakers
END MEMO MEMBERSHIPS:
START MEMO PUBLICATIONS:

END MEMO PUBLICATIONS:
START MEMO SPEC-CONSID:

END MEMO SPEC-CONSID:
FIRST-LANG: French
ENGL-READ: 2
ENGL-SPEAK: 2
ENGL-COMP: 2
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OTHER-LANG: German
OTHER-LANG-ID: GM
READ: 0
SPEAK: 0
COMP: 0
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START OTHER-LANGS:
OTHER-LANG: Spanish
OTHER-LANG-ID: QB
READ: 0
SPEAK: 0
COMP: 0
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START MEMO NOM-POST-OBJ:
Because of his increasing influence within the Party, Frederic
Bourcier will certainly be an important opinion maker in
France in the coming years and is potentially a valuable
future contact for the USG. It is our hope that as a result
of his participation in the IV program, Frederic Bourcier will
be inclined to seek out U.S. views on International Affairs
issues and support cooperation with the U.S. both privately
and publicly. As President of the French Network of City
Education Policymakers, he could advocate a more balanced view
of the United States at a time when its image is somewhat
negative in the French media and institutions of learning at
all levels.
END MEMO NOM-POST-OBJ:
START MEMO NOM-POST-RCMD:
Mr. Bourcier should learn about American political
institutions and should meet with elected officials so as to
better understand the U.S. political system. Additionally, he
should meet with high-profile educators and education policy
makers with whom he can exchange views on current trends in
education, especially at the elementary level.
END MEMO NOM-POST-RCMD:
START MEMO VIS-OBJ:

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

END MEMO VIS-REC:
NOMINATING-OFFICER: Eric Beaty
START MEMO NOMINATING-JUSTIFICATION:
Mr. Frederic Bourcier has impressed me with his public
speaking ability and his breadth of knowledge of international
educational systems. A youthful member of the French
Socialist Party and chairman of the regional party structure,
Bourcier has a bright future ahead of him. He is also
interested in American history, culture and education and does
not proffer the usual worn clichs that shape many French
politicians' opinions of the United States. When Rennes Mayor
and fellow Socialist Edmond Herve (at the helm of the city
since 1977) steps down in the next few years, he is likely to
handpick Bourcier to succeed him.
At 33 years of age, Bourcier already has the political
expertise and connections that he will need to become a
leading light in the French Socialist Party and perhaps a
Minister in a future Socialist French government. By his own
admission, however, he does not possess an in-depth view of
U.S. institutions, politics and culture. An I.V. program at
this early stage in his career will make him more receptive to
American thinking or issues of mutual interest.
END MEMO NOMINATING-JUSTIFICATION:
NOM-OFF: APP Rennes, France
SPEAKER?: No
NOTIFY-EMB: No
MEDIA?: No
HOME-STAY: No
HOME-HOSP?: No
E-I-TYPE: INTERPRETER
NOMINEE-ID: 577
PERSON-ID: 476
BIRTH-CNTRY-ID: FR
CITIZ-CNTRY-ID: FR
RES-CNTRY-ID: FR
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INTL-ORG2:
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COMMISSION: 0
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VIS-AMOUNT: 0
VIS-CAT:
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