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Lucia A Keegan  01/24/2007 09:43:02 AM  From  DB/Inbox:  Lucia A Keegan

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UNCLAS        PARIS 00265

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UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 PARIS 000265 
 
SIPDIS 
 
STATE FOR S/WE SMEHRA, GLANE; ALSO FOR EUR/PPD 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: OPRC KWMN PHUM PREL FR
 
SUBJECT: NAMES OF INFLUENTIAL WOMEN - FRANCE 
 
REF: STATE 178055 
 
¶1. SUMMARY: In response reftel, Mission France identified ten (10) 
influential women in politics, business, civil society and media. 
END SUMMARY. 
 
¶2. Retel asked posts to contribute names to a worldwide roster of 
women leaders for contact use by the Secretary and other Department 
principals.  Listing for ten prominent French women follows, 
including brief descriptions and contact information: 
 
- Segolene Royal - 2007 Socialist Party Presidential Candidate; 
Deputy of "Les Deux-Sevres"; President of Poitou-Charentes Region; 
Former Minister of Education 
 
Contact information: 
Prsidente de la Region Poitou-Charentes 
15, rue de l'ancienne comedie 
86021 Poitiers Cedex 
Tl: +33 5 49 55 77 00 
Fax: +33 5 49 55 77 88 
Email Secretary: sroyal@assemblee-nationale.fr 
 
 
- Michele Alliot-Marie - Minister of Defense ; Former President of 
RPR, ex-UMP (Chirac's political party), 1999-2002) 
 
Contact information: 
Ministre d'Etat, Ministre de la Dfense 
14, rue Saint-Dominique 
00452 Armees 
Tel: +33 1 42 19 30 11 
 
 
- Laurence Parisot - President of MEDEF - Mouvement des Entreprises 
de France (Association of French CEOs); Chairman of the Supervisory 
Board, IFOP Group 
 
Contact information: 
Presidente du M.E.D.E.F. 
55, avenue Bosquet 
75007 Paris 
Secretaries' phones: +33 1 53 59 19 20 (Ms. Codevelle, secretary) 
 
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and +33 1 53 59 19 08 (Ms. Servazeix, secretary) 
Office Phone at IFOP: +33 1 45 84 14 44 
Email secretary: info@ifop.com 
 
 
- Christine Lagarde - External Trade Minister. Former head of law 
firm Baker & McKenzie. Employment and antitrust specialist and 
former national team synchronized swimmer. 
 
Contact information: 
Ministre Deleguee au Commerce Exterieur 
139, rue de Bercy 
Teledoc 143 
75012 Paris 
Tel: +33 1 53 18 46 00/01 
 
 
- Simone Veil - Member of the Constitutional Council; First woman 
president of the European Parliament; Auschwitz deportee; Former 
Minister of Health and Social Affairs 
 
Contact information: 
Conseil Constitutionnel 
2, rue Monpensier 
75001 Paris 
Tel: +33 1 42 93 00 60 (Secretary) 
Office phone: +33 1 40 15 30 12 (Conseil Constitutionnel) 
 
- Bernadette Chirac - First Lady of France. Wife of President 
Jacques Chirac 
 
Contact Information: 
Prsidence de la Republique 
Palais de l'Elysee 
55 rue du Faubourg Saint-Honore 
75008 Paris 
Tel: +33 1 42 92 86 01/02 
Protocol: +33  01 42 92 84 78 
 
 
- Anne Lauvergeon - AREVA CEO. Former Assistant-general secretary of 
the Elysee, in charge of International Economy (Mitterrand) 
 
Contact Information: 
Prsident du Directoire du groupe AREVA 
27-29 rue Le Peletier 
75433 Paris cedex 09 
Tel: +33 1 44 83 24 02 
Fax: +33 1 44 83 25 25 
Email: Anne.lauvergeon@areva.com 
 
 
- Christiane Taubira - Deputy for Guyana in the National Assembly 
and great black voice in France.  She has just associated herself 
with Segolene Royal's campaign team as an "independent voice." 
 
Contact Information: 
Assemblee Nationale, Palais Bourbon 
Casier de la poste 
75355 Paris 07 SP 
Office telephone: +33 1 40 63 71 60 
 
 
- Aude Zienseniss de Thuin - Founder and President, Women's Forum 
For the Economy and Society - held annually early October in 
Deauville (U/S Hughes and other prominent women have been among the 
participants.) 
 
Contact information: 
Women's Forum for the Economy & Society 
Wetcos, 13 rue Royal, 75008 Paris, France 
Office telephone: +33 1 58 18 62 00 
Email: contact@womens-forum.com 
 
 
- Fadela Amara - President of the Movement "Ni Putes Ni Soumises" 
(Neither Whores nor Submissives") - a women's NGO reaching out to 
French minorities and combating discrimination and violence against 
women/youth. 
 
Contact Information: 
Presidente 
Mouvement "Ni Putes Ni Soumises" 
Maison de la Mixite 
70, rues des Rigoles 
75020 Paris 
Office Phone : +33 1 53 46 63 06 
Email : sihem.h@niputesnisoumises.com (Public Relations) 
Web Site : http://www.niputesnisoumises.com/ 
 
 
¶4. Post officers following women's issues are PAS CAO Helen L. 
Margiou, phone: +33 1 43 12 47 79, email: MargiouHL@state.gov; PAS 
ACAO Colombia Barrosse, phone number: +33 1 43 12 45 41, email: 
BarrosseCX@state.gov 
 
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