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Lucia A Keegan  09/20/2006 10:00:17 AM  From  DB/Inbox:  Lucia A Keegan

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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 
 
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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. 
 
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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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