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Lucia A Keegan 09/20/2006 10:00:17 AM From DB/Inbox: Lucia A Keegan
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UNCLAS PARIS 06230
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INFO: AMB ARS DCM POL
DISSEMINATION: PAOX
CHARGE: PROG
APPROVED: PA:ACAO:CBARROSSE
DRAFTED: PA:CAA:SPAILLARD
CLEARED: NONE
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UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 03 PARIS 006230
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STATE FOR ECA/PE/V/R/E (CAROL GRABAUSKAS; JOSHUA D. KREISER;
STEPHEN TAYLOR); EURP/PPD (CHRIS PALMER; JOHN LARREA)
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: OEXC SCUL FR
SUBJECT: FY 2007-INTERNATIONAL VISITOR LEADERSHIP PROGRAM
EDWARD R. MURROW PROGRAM FOR JOURNALISTS OMINATION OF MS.
NADIA MOUGIN FOR FRENCH LANGUAGE VERSION, APRIL 14 AY 5,
2007
REF:
POST IS PLEASED TO PRESENT BELOW NOMINATION OF MS. NADIA
MOUGIN TO PARTICIPATE IN SUBJECT PROGRAM. NOMINEE HAS
RECEIVED CLASS NAMECHECK AND FULL COUNTRY CLEARANCE.
REF:
POST IS PLEASED TO PRESENT BELOW NOMINATION OF MS. NADIA
MOUGIN TO PARTICIPATE IN SUBJECT PROGRAM. NOMINEE HAS FULL
COUNTRY TEAM APPROVAL AND CLASS NAMECHECK CLEARANCE.
START EVDB BIOREPORT (fixed format):
Bio Report:
Name: Mrs. Nadia Mougin
Approximate Age:
Date Of Birth: 09/29/1962
Birth City: algiers
Birth Country: Algeria
Country of Residense: France
Country of Citizenship: France
Smokes: N
Willing to Drive: N
Gender: F
Marital Status: M
Address 1: 5, rue du Marechal Foch
Address 2:
Address 3:
City: Strasbourg
Address Type: Home
State:
Province:
Country: France
Postal Code: 67000
Address 1: Gazette Hoteliere
Address 2: 6, place de Bordeaux
Address 3:
City: Strasbourg
Address Type: Business
State:
Province:
Country: France
Postal Code: 67000
Email Address: nadia@g-h-r-d.com
Preferred: Y
Phone: + 33. 6.19.30.42.57
Phone Type: Fax
Preferred: N
Phone: + 33. 3.88.25.08.46
Phone Type: Fax
Preferred: N
Phone: + 33. 3.88.25.05.15
Phone Type: Phone
Preferred: N
Previous Foreign Travel:
- Czechoslovakia - Summer 1988, tourism
- Italy, Spain, Austria, Germany - in the 1990's, tourism
Education or Training:
1987-1990 - PhD researcher in Information and Communication,
University of Grenoble
1986 - Bachelor's Degree in Political Sciences, major in
Information and Communication, University of Algiers
Professional Memberships:
- Strasbourg Press Club
- National Labor Union of Journalists
- Association to Promote autobiographies
Special Considerations:
Previous Positions:
1997-2005 - Administrator of the Strasbourg Press Club
1992-1994 - In charge of public relations for Alcatel
Business Systems, Illkirch (Strasbourg suburb)
1990-1992 - In charge of marketing and development for "La
Compagnie de l'Observatoire" (Economic Press Agency),
Strasbourg
Publications:
2005 - Co-author of "Tous a Table" (Everybody around the
table) with two-star chef Fernand Mischler, Editions
Serpenoise, Metz
2003 - Author of "Evaluation, j'ai la cote" (Evaluation, I am
highly rated) - republished in June 2004 under the title
"Comment evaluer vos collaborateurs" (How to evaluate your
co-workers), Editions d'Organisation
2000 - Editor for "Les Malgre Elles", Editions La Nuee Bleue
(regional best-seller on Women from Alsace and Moselle who
forcefully incorporated into the German Army during WWII)
Roles and Responsibilities:
Chief Editor, since 1994, of "La Gazette Hoteliere": monthly
professional publication for hotel and restaurant managers
and people working in the food industry.
Title at Date of Entry:
Title when Nominated:
Chief Editor
Previous US Travel:
None
Native Language: French
English FSI Comprehension: 3
English FSI Reading: 3
English FSI Speaking: 2
Language: Arabic
FSI Comprehension: 5
FSI Reading: 5
FSI Speaking: 4
Owner Country: FR
Position: Journalist
Interests:
Contact Last Uploaded Date: 09/15/2006
Contact Last Uploaded By: paillards
Project Report:
Title: Edward R. Murrow Project for
Journalists
ECA Project Number: E/VGN-2007-0077
Project Type: Sub-Regional
Program Type: IV Grant Visitors
Program Agency: na
Project Description: na
Depart Post Date: na
Return Post Date: na
Session Date: 2007-04-16 00:00:00.0
Strategic Goal: na
Subject: 32
ECA Office: ECA/PE/V/R/N
Funding Source: na
Fiscal Year: 2007
GRPA Result/Impact Comment: na
Post Objectives: na
Project Owner: na
Participants: na
Rank Order: 1
Post Recommendations: na
Project Status: Active
Project Last Uploaded Date: 09/15/2006
Project Last Uploaded By: paillards
Nominee Data
Post Objectives:
Visitor Recommendations:
All Other Organizations Contribution *:
Purpose of DS-2019 *: 1
Post Recommendations:
DOS Contribution *: $0
U.S. Government Funding Agency Name:
Notify Embassy: N
Visitor Objectives:
Nominating Officer: Genevieve Thomassin
Interested in Media Coverage: N
Funding Country: 7113
Visitor Government Contribution *: 7113
Return Post Date: 05/05/2007
Mission Element: U.S. Consulate General Strasbourg, France
Number of Family Members Accompanying *: 0
Subject *: Journalism
Personal Funds Contribution *: Journalism
U.S. Government Funding Amount: Journalism
Depart Post Date: 04/14/2007
Officer-Interpreter: Interpreter
Public Speaking: N
Home/Hospitality: N
Home Stays: N
Nominating Justification: Chief Editor of a monthly economic
publication for hotel and restaurant managers and food
industry professionals, Nadia Aubin-Mougin is also the
President of the Strasbourg Press Club - with 600 members,
the largest press club in France. She was born in Algeria,
where she studied Political Science (twice top of her class)
and came to France at the age of 24, having fought hard and
successfully to obtain a scholarship to complete her studies
at the University of Grenoble. During her studies in France
she took up various jobs in order to be able to support
herself, with the clear goal of advancing in her career while
also improving the society around her. Although she has
never traveled to the United States, Nadia Aubin-Mougin is
one of our most supportive advocates with the various
audiences she reaches. These audiences include not only
those journalists gathered together through the numerous
activities organized by the Strasbourg Press Club, but also
through her active involvement in the many debates for which
she is often invited to act as moderator. Topics range from
literary colloquiums and scientific research to the
integration of minorities into the French educational system
and labor force, employment and professional training for
women, and corporate sponsorship. When French journalists
Florence Aubenas and Hussein Hanoun were hostages in Iraq,
Nadia Aubin-Mougin was actively involved with "Reporters sans
Frontieres" (Reporters without Borders) and participated as a
speaker in debates on practices of the French press in crisis
situations and on the role of women in the French media. For
the last six years, she has often been approached by regional
and national political leaders (both from right and left) to
be more actively involved in politics.
We believe Mrs. Aubin-Mougin is the ideal candidate for this
program, which seems tailored for her needs in terms of
substantive content and exposure to those aspects of U.S.
society that will enrich her bank of knowledge and make her
an even more effective third-party endorser. She is already
a person of influence, a bright woman with an engaging
personality and strong character, and has demonstrated that
she will go far and her influence will only grow.
The timing of this program, in the middle of major regional
and national electoral races in France, would enable her to
share what she learned about the US at a time when there will
be increased focus on many of the issues she will have
learned about in the U.S. Nadia Aubin-Mougin has also
confessed to us that her dream was to become an active member
of a think tank from where she could observe what is
published in the Muslim press and analyze its impact over the
local populations - as deeply rooted in the Arab culture, she
has a strong sense of how Muslim populations react to what is
said by Western leaders. Her influence could greatly
contribute to developing greater understanding of our
policies and improving our image in France, particularly
among minority communities.
Nominee Owner: FR
Nominee Last Uploaded Date: 09/15/2006
Nominee Status: R_N
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