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UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 03 CAIRO 005553 
 
SIPDIS 
 
FOR ECA/PE/V/R/N and NEA/PPD 
 
E.O. 12958: NA 
TAGS: OEXC KPAO EG
SUBJECT:  FY06 "RP: Foreign Policy Decision Making 
Process," March 20 - April 7, 2006 EGYPT NOMINATION 
 
REF:  A. Cairo 2571 
      ¶B. Cairo 4334 
      ¶C. Remeika/Mahoney/Naguib e-mails of 07/14 & 18 
 
¶1.  In addition to already nominated Mr. Gamal Ismail Abd 
El Aziz Hassan SHAHIN, Journalist, at Al Sharq Al Awsat 
Newspaper, post also nominates Mr Alaa El Din Kamal Mohamed 
SABET, journalist, Al Ahram Al Messaie Newspaper, for 
participation in subject RP. 
 
¶2.  FOLLOWING IS FULL EVDB AND SEVIS INFROMATION. 
 
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VERSION: 3.0.5 
POST-EMAIL: cairoexchanges@state.gov 
TRANSMITTING-POST: PAS Cairo 
TRANSMITTING-POST-ID: 2875 
EXPORT-TYPE: BIO DATA 
START NOMINATION: 
ECA-OFFICE: E/VRA 
PROG-AGENCY-NAME: 
POST-PROJ-ID: 232 
ECA-PROJ-NO: 
PROJ-NAME: Foreign Policy Decision-Making Process 
START MEMO PROJ-DESC: 
This project is designed to enhance understanding of the 
U.S. foreign policy decision-making process, with emphasis 
on the roles of the State Department, the National Security 
Council, the Department of Defense, and Congress. 
END MEMO PROJ-DESC: 
PROJ-TYPE: Regional 
PROG-TYPE: IV Grant Visitor 
FY: 2006 
DEPART-POST: 03/18/2006 
SESSION-DATE: 03/20/2006 
RETURN-POST: 04/07/2006 
NO-OF-PART: 1 
RANK-ORDER: 0 
START MEMO POST-OBJ: 
 
END MEMO POST-OBJ: 
START MEMO POST-RCMD: 
 
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ECA-OFFICE-ID: 1035 
PROG-AGENCY-ID: 
PROJ-TYPE-ID: RP 
PROG-TYPE-ID: 29 
NOMINATING-POST-ID: 2875 
FUNDING-CNTRY-ID: 
STATUS: N 
ORIGINATOR: P 
SUBJ-DISC: Foreign Policy 
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PREFIX: Mr. 
F-NAME: Alaa El Din 
M-NAME: Kamal Mohamed 
L-NAME: Sabet 
SUFFIX: 
POSITION-CODE: 622 
PRINCIPAL?: Yes 
GENDER: M 
DOB: 12/12/1965 
MAR-STAT: M 
BIRTH-CITY: Kenna 
BIRTH-CNTRY: Egypt 
CITIZ-CNTRY: Egypt 
RES-CNTRY: Egypt 
START MEMO POSITION: 
Head of Al Ahram Al Messaie's 
END MEMO POSITION: 
START MEMO OTHER-POSITIONS: 
Assistant Managing Editor of Al Ahram Al Messaie 
END MEMO OTHER-POSITIONS: 
START MEMO PREV-POSITIONS: 
-- Freelance in Al Ahram's publications "Nesf Eldonia" 
magazine and "Al Ahram Al Reyadi" (Sports) 2004-present 
-- Regular two-page columnist in Al Ahram Strategic and 
Political Studies Center's monthly "Al Ahram's Strategic 
File" 
-- Certified educational advisor for the Supreme Council of 
Universities, 1994-present 
-- Reporter, "Al Ahram Al Messaie" (Evening), 1994 -2004 
-- Freelance reporter, "Transit" magazine for tourism, 
1990-1994 
-- Reporter, "Al Sharq Al Awsat's" "Al Megalla" magazine, 
1990-1994 
-- Features journalist, "RosAlYoussef" weekly magazine, 
1990 
 
END MEMO PREV-POSITIONS: 
START MEMO US-TRAVEL: 
No 
END MEMO US-TRAVEL: 
START MEMO OTHER-TRAVEL: 
-- Canada 2004, to discuss cooperation in establishing 
Canadian university in Egypt 
-- Germany July 1992, to discuss German education system 
before establishing the German university in Egypt 
-- Germany 2004, invitation from Olm University to evaluate 
Egyptian-German educational relations 
-- Turkey 2003-2004, training with the Arab Academy for 
Naval Shipping 
-- Dubai 1995, 98 for signing agreement on information 
network between UAE and Al Ahram Strategic and Political 
Studies Center 
-- Jordan, Lebanon and Syria for discussing educational 
experiences 1997, 1998 
-- Saudi Arabia, religious pilgrimage 
 
 
END MEMO OTHER-TRAVEL: 
START MEMO EDUCATION: 
-- Luxor School, Thanaweya Amma and Al Azhar (Islamic) High 
School diploma, 1983 
-- Faculty of Mass Commutations and Publishing, Al Azhar 
(Islamic) University, 1988 
-- UN training courses, Faculty of Mass Communications, 
Cairo University, 1993 
-- International Policy course, Cairo University, 1990 
-- Several local conferences on education, research, and 
identity. For example, the First International Conference 
on Scientific Research and Application, Cairo University, 
1994 
-- Press Syndicate press courses, 1996. 
 
END MEMO EDUCATION: 
START MEMO MEMBERSHIPS: 
Member of the Press Syndicate 1994 
END MEMO MEMBERSHIPS: 
START MEMO PUBLICATIONS: 
-- Collection of children stories for ETV series: "Sohail," 
"Prophets," "Islamic History," and other children 
characters 
-- Writing for ETV short documentary films on the 
environment 
 
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START MEMO SPEC-CONSID: 
 
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FIRST-LANG: Arabic 
ENGL-READ: 3 
ENGL-SPEAK: 3 
ENGL-COMP: 3 
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START MEMO VIS-OBJ: 
 
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START MEMO VIS-REC: 
 
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NOMINATING-OFFICER: Information Officer- John Berry 
START MEMO NOMINATING-JUSTIFICATION: 
Mr. Sabet is one of PA-Cairo's senior contacts who have 
been cooperating largely in placing all of our cultural, 
youth and educational programs.  His evening newspaper is 
part of the leading pro-government daily "Al Ahram" and is 
widely read among the Egyptian public.  Despite Mr. Sabet's 
conservative education (Al Azhar high school and university 
are religious), he is always willing to hear about our 
programs and functions in Egypt and see ways of 
cooperation.  Mr. Sabet has long experience in Egypt's 
educational system, and thus his several travels abroad to 
discuss cooperation programs.   Mr. Sabet is also a writer 
of children's stories for the local Egyptian television 
channels due to his educational experience.  However, he 
has never been to the U.S. and North America.  An IV 
program will be an ideal first-hand experience for Mr. 
Sabet to know about the U.S. system and culture that will 
positively impact his future writings. 
 
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NOM-OFF: 
SPEAKER?: No 
NOTIFY-EMB: Yes 
MEDIA?: No 
HOME-STAY: No 
HOME-HOSP?: Yes 
E-I-TYPE: INTERPRETER 
NOMINEE-ID: 564 
PERSON-ID: 510 
BIRTH-CNTRY-ID: EG 
CITIZ-CNTRY-ID: EG 
RES-CNTRY-ID: EG 
FIRST-LANG-ID: AR 
E-I-TYPE-ID: I 
NOM-POST-ID: 2875 
NOM-FUNDING-CNTRY-ID: 
NOM-STATUS: N 
DS2019-ACTION: 0 
DS2019-SUBJECT: 09.0401 
SPONS-FUNDS: 0 
SPONS-AGENCY1: 
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US-AGENCY-AMT1: 0 
USGOVT-AGENCY2: 
US-AGENCY-AMT2: 0 
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INTL-ORG-AMOUNT1: 0 
INTL-ORG2: 
INTL-ORG-AMOUNT2: 0 
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COMMISSION: 0 
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VIS-AMOUNT: 0 
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¶3.  Post appreciates ECA's assistance with these 
nominations. 
 
Corbin