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

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UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 03 PARIS 004213

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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.
ALEXIS BOUROZ - PRINCIPAL CANDIDATE FOR INDIVIDUAL PROGRAM.

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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: 287
ECA-PROJ-NO:
PROJ-NAME: FY 2006 - INDIVIDUAL Program - Alexis Bouroz
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: 15
START MEMO POST-OBJ:

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

END MEMO POST-RCMD:
ECA-OFFICE-ID: 1047
PROG-AGENCY-ID:
PROJ-TYPE-ID: IND
PROG-TYPE-ID: 29
NOMINATING-POST-ID: 14544
FUNDING-CNTRY-ID:
STATUS: N
ORIGINATOR: P
SUBJ-DISC: Judicial System
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PREFIX: Mr.
F-NAME: Alexis
M-NAME:
L-NAME: Bouroz
SUFFIX:
POSITION-CODE: 0
PRINCIPAL?: Yes
M-ADDR1: Ecole Nationale de la Magistrature
M-ADDR2: 10, rue des Freres Bonnie
M-ADDR3:
M-CITY: Bordeaux
M-STATE:
M-CNTRY: France
M-ZONE: 33080 cedex
M-ZIP:
M-PHONE: + (33) 5.56.52.67.60
M-FAX: + (33) 5.56.00.10.99
M-EMAIL: alexis.bouroz@justice.fr
M-CNTRY-ID: FR
M-ADDRTYPE: B
GENDER: M
DOB: 05/27/1967
MAR-STAT: M
BIRTH-CITY: Douai
BIRTH-CNTRY: France
CITIZ-CNTRY: France
RES-CNTRY: France
START MEMO POSITION:
Magistrate in charge of penal training, National School for
Magistrate (ENM), Bordeaux, since 2003
END MEMO POSITION:
START MEMO OTHER-POSITIONS:

END MEMO OTHER-POSITIONS:
START MEMO PREV-POSITIONS:
- 1998-2003 - Assistant District Attorney, County Court of
Saint Denis de la Reunion
- 1996-1998 - Committing Magistrate, County Court of Douai;
President of the Magistrates' Court
- 1994-1996 - Committing Magistrate, County Court of Saint
Omer
- 1992 - Internship, Regional Court of Dakar and Ziguinchor,
Senegal
END MEMO PREV-POSITIONS:
START MEMO US-TRAVEL:
Miami - three times in transit only
END MEMO US-TRAVEL:
START MEMO OTHER-TRAVEL:
- Indonesia, Fiji, New Zealand, Vanuatu, Madagascar, South
Africa, Comoros Islands, Namibia, Zimbabwe - 1998-2003 for
tourism
- Senegal - 1992, internship
- South America - prior to 1995 for tourism
- Europe, Canada, Tunisia - prior to 1998 for tourism
END MEMO OTHER-TRAVEL:
START MEMO EDUCATION:
- National School of Magistrates, Bordeaux
- Graduate degree in Private General Law, University of Paris
II
- B.A. and Master's in Law, University of Paris II
END MEMO EDUCATION:
START MEMO MEMBERSHIPS:
Naval Reserve Officer
END MEMO MEMBERSHIPS:
START MEMO PUBLICATIONS:
Various publications for the internal use of ENM (National
School for Magistrates) on sentencing, judicial
investigations, and mistreatment of children
END MEMO PUBLICATIONS:
START MEMO SPEC-CONSID:

END MEMO SPEC-CONSID:
FIRST-LANG: French
ENGL-READ: 2
ENGL-SPEAK: 2
ENGL-COMP: 2
START MEMO NOM-POST-OBJ:
Given the still centralized nature of the French Republican
system, candidates from the ENM are essential to our efforts
to reach out to their judicial sector. There is no better way
to achieve results in familiarizing French magistrates with
American approaches to legal and judicial concerns. Judge
Bouroz is an exceptional candidate. He has had no real
contacts with the United States and very interested in
learning more about the American system. His position over the
next few years and for the rest of his career offers a unique
opportunity to create a positive long-term relationship and
interlocutor.
END MEMO NOM-POST-OBJ:
START MEMO NOM-POST-RCMD:
The nominee has some English, but is not sufficiently
confident to be able to undertake an English-only program. In
any case neither of the European regional programs dealing
with trafficking in persons or international crime fall
particularly within his areas of expertise. A program focused
more on social issues with a strong legal/judicial component
would seem most appropriate.
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 National School for Magistrates (ENM) is located in
Bordeaux and is the sole institution for the training of
judges in France. After a rigorous selection process for
admission, the students undergo an intense program and a stage
in preparation for their responsibilities in the judicial
system. Later in their careers some of the most promising
judges are brought back under a three-year renewable agreement
to teach the next generation of magistrates.
Alexis Bouroz is a rising young magistrate who recently joined
the faculty at ENM. He is responsible for courses dealing with
penal (prosecutorial) issues. He teaches courses on
investigations, the decision to pursue cases, and how to
support accusations. In addition, he has broader
responsibility for training on justice and the media. Bouroz
is in a vital position where he is in daily contact with
significant numbers of individuals who will become judges in
France.
Judge Bouroz was selected, by the Director of ENM, from among
several candidates who had expressed interest in the IV
program. The Director has been an excellent contact for the
APP, and has been involved with providing outstanding
candidates from ENM in the past. Since Bouroz is at the
beginning of his minimum three year tenure, selection now
would have the broadest possible effect over the next several
years, not only for his potential impact on the student body,
but also because of his interaction with the other faculty and
administrators of the school.
The judicial profession in France is one of the pillars of
their governing system. It has become increasingly assertive
and independent over the past generation. There has been
growing interest in looking beyond France for ideas which
might ameliorate the administration of Justice here. The
recent adoption of "plaider coupable" which is a version of
the U.S. plea-bargaining is an important example of this, and
one in which Bourg and ENM are intensely interested. Given the
important transnational judicial contacts that are requires in
today's world, Judge Bouroz's selection is one that would have
a major long-term ripple effect.
END MEMO NOMINATING-JUSTIFICATION:
NOM-OFF: APP Bordeaux, France
SPEAKER?: No
NOTIFY-EMB: No
MEDIA?: No
HOME-STAY: No
HOME-HOSP?: No
E-I-TYPE: INTERPRETER
NOMINEE-ID: 574
PERSON-ID: 473
BIRTH-CNTRY-ID: FR
CITIZ-CNTRY-ID: FR
RES-CNTRY-ID: FR
FIRST-LANG-ID: FR
E-I-TYPE-ID: I
NOM-POST-ID: 14544
NOM-FUNDING-CNTRY-ID: 0
NOM-STATUS: N
DS2019-ACTION: 1
DS2019-SUBJECT:
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:
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