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UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 06 PARIS 000572 
 
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STATE FOR ECA/PE/V/F/E (EILEEN CONNOLLY); EUR/PPD 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: OEXC SCUL FR
 
SUBJECT:  FY-2007 Voluntary Visitor Program: Madame Sylvie 
Petit-Leclair.  Request, recommendations, program suggestions 
 
Post requests an enhanced Voluntary Visitors Program for Sylvie 
Petit-Leclair, a French citizen, Director of International 
Extradition and Mutual Legal Assistance at the Paris Prosecutor 
General's Office.  Country Clearance has been granted. 
 
Bio Report: 
 
Name: Mrs. Sylvie Petit Leclair 
           Approximate Age: 
             Date Of Birth: 05/26/1955 
                Birth City: BarLeDuc 
             Birth Country: France 
      Country of Residense: France 
    Country of Citizenship: France 
                    Smokes: N 
          Willing to Drive: N 
                    Gender: F 
            Marital Status: M 
 
                 Address 1: Cour d'Appel 
                 Address 2: 34 quai des Orfevres 
                 Address 3: 
                      City: Paris - Louvre 
              Address Type: Business 
                     State: 
                  Province: 
                   Country: France 
               Postal Code: 75055 SP 
                 Address 1: 87 rue Galieni 
                 Address 2: 
                 Address 3: 
                      City: Boulogne Billancourt 
              Address Type: Home 
                     State: 
                  Province: 
                   Country: France 
               Postal Code: 92100 
 
             Email Address: sylvie.petit-leclair@justice.fr 
                 Preferred: N 
 
                     Phone: 00.33.1.44.32.61.89 
                Phone Type: Phone 
                 Preferred: Y 
 
Previous Foreign Travel: 
Many tourism travels abroad. 
Business trips: 
2006 and 2005: United Kingdom - 2 days each time; Germany - 1 day 
each time 
2006: Russia - 4 days; Croatia - 2 days every 3 months; Algeria - 8 
days 
2006, 2005, 2004, 2003: Spain - 1 or 2 days each time 
2005: Morocco - 4 days 
2003: Peru - 3 days; Hungary - 2 days 
2002: Slovakia - 3 days 
1996: Japan - 10 days 
Education or Training: 
1979-1981: French National School for Judges and Prosecutors 
1977: Law degree - University of Nancy 
Professional Memberships: 
unknown 
Special Considerations: 
No Smoking 
Previous Positions: 
1999-2003 - Liaison Magistrate, the Netherlands 
1995-1999 - Investigative Judge, First Instance Court, Versailles 
1991-1995 - Judge, First Instance Court, Versailles 
1984-1990 - Judge, County Court, Nanterre 
1982-1984 - Judge, County Court, Pontoise 
1981-1982 - Judge, County Court, Chartres 
Publications: 
- Articles in an encyclopedia about extradition and legal assistance 
matters 
- Reports about the Dutch law 
Roles and Responsibilities: 
Title at Date of Entry: 
Deputy Public Prosecutor, Appeals Court of Paris, since 2003 
Title when Nominated: 
Deputy Public Prosecutor, Appeals Court of Paris, since 2003 
Previous US Travel: 
2006: Washington, D.C. - business - 1 day 
2001: Florida - tourism - 1 week 
2000: New York - tourism - 1 week 
1996: Washington - tourism - 1 week 
1994: California - tourism - 2 weeks 
1981: New York - tourism - 4 days 
 
           Native Language: French 
 English FSI Comprehension: 3 
       English FSI Reading: 3 
      English FSI Speaking: 3 
Other Languages: None 
             Owner Country: FR 
                  Position: Regional/State Judge 
                 Interests: 
Contact Last Uploaded Date: 26/01/2007 
  Contact Last Uploaded By: EVDB 
Project Report: 
                     Title: VOLVIS PROGRAM - SYLVIE PETIT-LECLAIR 
        ECA Project Number: E/VFE-2007-0184 
              Project Type: Individual 
              Program Type: Voluntary Visitors 
            Program Agency: na 
       Project Description: To expose participant to U.S. strategies 
to counter-terrorism and meet counterparts at State Department, 
Department of Justice, FBI Headquarters, etc... 
          Depart Post Date: na 
          Return Post Date: na 
              Session Date: 01/01/2100 
            Strategic Goal: Counter Terrorism 
                   Subject: 9061 
                ECA Office: ECA/PE/V/F/E 
            Funding Source: na 
               Fiscal Year: 2007 
GRPA Result/Impact Comment: na 
           Post Objectives: Post objectives and recommendations 
(part one out of 2) 
 
Post would like to nominate Mrs. Sylvie Petit-Leclair for a ten-day 
enhanced VOLVIS Program in April 2007.  Mrs. Petit-LeClair is a 
French citizen, Director of International Extradition and Mutual 
Legal Assistance at the Paris Prosecutor General's Office, where she 
has served since 2003.  She is in charge of international judicial 
assistance in criminal matters, including extradition requests.  In 
this role of facilitating judicial cooperation between our two 
countries, she would greatly benefit from a deeper understanding of 
the U.S. judicial structure.  She has expressed particular interest 
in obtaining greater knowledge of our criminal law system.  The 
proposed program would allow her to engage in a comparative law 
analysis that can be used in her work, including facilitating 
bilateral cooperation in individual matters, interacting with other 
components of the French government and preparing meetings relating 
to cooperation in combating international terrorism. 
 
Mrs. Petit-Leclair serves in a critical role for U.S. law 
enforcement agencies, since she must approve and direct the 
execution of all formal U.S. requests for international cooperation 
in law enforcement matters that are to be decided in the Paris 
region (which amounts to the overwhelming majority of the cases). 
She has a similar oversight role for French requests destined for 
the U.S.  Accordingly, she works with the Department of Justice on a 
daily basis and provides critical assistance to us in the areas of 
terrorism, organized crime, money laundering and other critical law 
enforcement areas.  In regular senior working level meetings between 
the U.S. and France on Counter-terrorism matters, she often 
represents the Prosecutor General.  Mrs. Petit-Leclair has 
demonstrated a great deal of interest in the American criminal law 
system as well as an enthusiasm for work with her U.S. 
counterparts. 
 
The objective of the program would be for her to have first hand 
contact with the U.S. criminal justice system in order to strengthen 
her knowledge base and gain a deeper understanding of our system. 
This will in turn aid in the execution of U.S. requests for 
extradition and mutual legal assistance from the U.S. to France.  By 
solidifying her relationship with the U.S. law enforcement 
community, we will be able to strengthen our relationship with an 
important player in the French law enforcement community.  This 
program would provide an understanding of the U.S. criminal justice 
system and review how its principles are applied to the prosecution 
of international crime.  It would introduce the roles and 
responsibilities of key law enforcement and prosecutorial institutes 
at the international, federal, state and local levels and the ways 
in which they cooperate to deter organized crime.  It would also 
examine major international crime issues that affect U.S.-Europe 
relations and foster greater international cooperation in combating 
criminal activity 
 
Prior to serving in her current position, Mrs. Petit-Leclair was the 
French Justice Ministry's representative to the Netherlands.  She is 
51 years old, which in the professional ranks of the French 
judiciary, means that she is at a prime stage in her profession in 
terms of leadership and still has at least 15 years until 
retirement. 
 
Arrangement for appointments is requested. 
 
to be continued in "Post Recommendations" 
              Participants: na 
                Rank Order: na 
      Post Recommendations: Post objectives and recommendations 
(part two out of 2) 
 
NOMINEE'S RECOMMENDATIONS 
 
Here are some of the issues Mrs. Sylvie Petit-Leclair would like to 
explore with her interlocutors: 
 
International cooperation: 
-  International cooperation in criminal matters, including 
transfers of prosecution 
-  International prisoner transfer 
-  Extradition. 
 
Organized crime: 
-  Means for successfully penetrating and investigating OC groups. 
-  Electronic surveillance 
-  Undercover operations 
-  Controlled delivery 
 
Cyber-crime: 
-  Procedures for investigating 
 
Child abuse and abduction: 
-  Amber alerts and other means for alerting authorities to child 
abduction. 
-  Intervention of private associations. 
-  Management of victims. 
 
Terrorism: 
-  Procedure. 
-  Special investigative techniques. 
 
Property crimes and money laundering : 
-  Management of seized property. 
-  Freezing procedure. 
-  Forfeiture procedure. 
-  Disposal of forfeited property. 
 
Serial killers-rapists etc.: 
-  Methods of profiling. 
 
LOCAL GOVERNANCE AND DEMOCRACY IN THE U.S. 
 
Structure and organization of the U.S. criminal law and justice 
system and institutions. 
Powers and competences at all levels: federal, states, local - of 
all actors of influence. 
 
Projected time for trip:  10 business days. 
 
Day 1 (Sunday):  Travel; arrival in Washington. 
 
Days 2-6 (Monday-Friday):  Washington, D.C. and vicinity. 
 
Day 2:  Briefing on U.S. justice system to be arranged by State 
Department. 
 
Day 3:  Central Administration:  Department of Justice.  Visits to 
Criminal Division, Office of International Affairs, Criminal 
Division, Organized Crime and Racketeering Section, Asset Forfeiture 
and Money Laundering Section, Computer Crime and Intellectual 
Property Section.  Visit to National Security Division, 
Counter-Terrorism Section.  Topics of discussion:  extradition, 
investigation and prosecution. 
 
Day 4:  Central Administration:  FBI Headquarters:  Office of 
International Operations; tour of HQ.  Meetings with relevant State 
Department components:  Office of the Legal Adviser, L-LEI.  Topics 
of discussion:  investigation. 
 
Day 5:  Central Administration:  ICE and DEA Headquarters; visit to 
local prosecutor's office that does international work (e.g., 
Montgomery County, MD); discussion of federal-state cooperation. 
 
Day 6:  Meetings with international coordinator at U.S. Attorney's 
Office (D.C. or Alexandria, VA); and a federal judge involved in 
international matters (D.C. or Alexandria, VA).  Visit to National 
Center for Missing and Exploited Children (Alexandria, VA), ONG 
working directly with justice. 
 
Days 7-10:  Jurisdiction: fields in charge of cases.  Visit to 
second city:  New York, Miami, or Boston (or Los Angeles).  A city 
chosen because of volume of cases received from U.S. Attorney 
Offices in those cities.  How investigation is conducted and cases 
are judged. 
 
Day 7:  Travel. 
 
Day 8:  Weekend; scheduling of social event. 
 
Day 9:  Visits to U.S. Attorney Offices (international affairs 
coordinator) and to OCTF (organized crime task force) and JTTF 
(joint terrorism task force).  See Police Agencies in each city with 
an emphasis on coordination between federal policemen and city 
policemen. 
 
Day 10:  Visit to Federal Court and possible observation of a trial 
in progress and-or hearing of federal appeal.   Possible visit to 
academic institution for comparative law discussion with law 
professor. 
 
Day 11:  Possibly finishing up visits in the morning, George 
Washington University or Georgetown University.  Return travel to 
France. 
 
Day 12:  Arrival in France 
 
Other interests: 
 
The Center for State Courts Work in Williamsburg. 
Visit to a prison. 
An evening with the New York or Washington Police Department. 
A trial or a debate at the Court of Appeal. 
            Project Status: Nominated 
Project Last Uploaded Date: 01/26/2007 
  Project Last Uploaded By: EVDB 
 
Nominee Report: 
Interested in Media Coverage:  N 
             Public Speaking:  N 
        Post Recommendations: 
     Visitor Recommendations: 
             Funding Country:  France-EUR 
            Home/Hospitality:  Y 
                  Home Stays:  N 
             Post Objectives:  Here are some of the issues Mrs. 
Sylvie Petit-Leclair would like to explore with her interlocutors: 
 
International cooperation: 
-  International cooperation in criminal matters, including 
transfers of prosecution 
-  International prisoner transfer 
-  Extradition. 
 
Organized crime: 
-  Means for successfully penetrating and investigating OC groups. 
-  Electronic surveillance 
-  Undercover operations 
-  Controlled delivery 
 
Cyber-crime: 
-  Procedures for investigating 
 
Child abuse and abduction: 
-  Amber alerts and other means for alerting authorities to child 
abduction. 
-  Intervention of private associations. 
-  Management of victims. 
 
Terrorism: 
-  Procedure. 
-  Special investigative techniques. 
 
Property crimes and money laundering : 
-  Management of seized property. 
-  Freezing procedure. 
-  Forfeiture procedure. 
-  Disposal of forfeited property. 
 
Serial killers-rapists etc.: 
-  Methods of profiling. 
 
LOCAL GOVERNANCE AND DEMOCRACY IN THE U.S. 
 
Structure and organization of the U.S. criminal law and justice 
system and institutions. 
Powers and competences at all levels: federal, states, local - of 
all actors of influence. 
 
Projected time for trip:  10 business days. 
 
Day 1 (Sunday):  Travel; arrival in Washington. 
 
Days 2-6 (Monday-Friday):  Washington, D.C. and vicinity. 
 
Day 2:  Briefing on U.S. justice system to be arranged by State 
Department. 
 
Day 3:  Central Administration:  Department of Justice.  Visits to 
Criminal Division, Office of International Affairs, Criminal 
Division, Organized Crime and Racketeering Section, Asset Forfeiture 
and Money Laundering Section, Computer Crime and Intellectual 
Property Section.  Visit to National Security Division, 
Counter-Terrorism Section.  Topics of discussion:  extradition, 
investigation and prosecution. 
 
Day 4:  Central Administration:  FBI Headquarters:  Office of 
International Operations; tour of HQ.  Meetings with relevant State 
Department components:  Office of the Legal Adviser, L-LEI.  Topics 
of discussion:  investigation. 
 
Day 5:  Central Administration:  ICE and DEA Headquarters; visit to 
local prosecutor's office that does international work (e.g., 
Montgomery County, MD); discussion of federal-state cooperation. 
 
Day 6:  Meetings with international coordinator at U.S. Attorney's 
Office (D.C. or Alexandria, VA); and a federal judge involved in 
international matters (D.C. or Alexandria, VA).  Visit to National 
Center for Missing and Exploited Children (Alexandria, VA), ONG 
working directly with justice. 
 
Days 7-10:  Jurisdiction: fields in charge of cases.  Visit to 
second city:  New York, Miami, or Boston (or Los Angeles).  A city 
chosen because of volume of cases received from U.S. Attorney 
Offices in those cities.  How investigation is conducted and cases 
are judged. 
 
Day 7:  Travel. 
 
Day 8:  Weekend; scheduling of social event. 
 
Day 9:  Visits to U.S. Attorney Offices (international affairs 
coordinator) and to OCTF (organized crime task force) and JTTF 
(joint terrorism task force).  See Police Agencies in each city with 
an emphasis on coordination between federal policemen and city 
policemen. 
 
Day 10:  Visit to Federal Court and possible observation of a trial 
in progress and-or hearing of federal appeal.   Possible visit to 
academic institution for comparative law discussion with law 
professor. 
 
Day 11:  Possibly finishing up visits in the morning, George 
Washington University or Georgetown University.  Return travel to 
France. 
 
Day 12:  Arrival in France 
 
Other interests: 
 
The Center for State Courts Work in Williamsburg. 
Visit to a prison. 
An evening with the New York or Washington Police Department. 
A trial or a debate at the Court of Appeal. 
          Visitor Objectives: 
    Nominating Justification:  Post would like to nominate Mrs. 
Sylvie Petit-Leclair for a ten-day enhanced VOLVIS Program in April 
¶2007.  Mrs. Petit-LeClair is a French citizen, Director of 
International Extradition and Mutual Legal Assistance at the Paris 
Prosecutor General's Office, where she has served since 2003.  She 
is in charge of international judicial assistance in criminal 
matters, including extradition requests.  In this role of 
facilitating judicial cooperation between our two countries, she 
would greatly benefit from a deeper understanding of the U.S. 
judicial structure.  She has expressed particular interest in 
obtaining greater knowledge of our criminal law system.  The 
proposed program would allow her to engage in a comparative law 
analysis that can be used in her work, including facilitating 
bilateral cooperation in individual matters, interacting with other 
components of the French government and preparing meetings relating 
to cooperation in combating international terrorism. 
 
Mrs. Petit-Leclair serves in a critical role for U.S. law 
enforcement agencies, since she must approve and direct the 
execution of all formal U.S. requests for international cooperation 
in law enforcement matters that are to be decided in the Paris 
region (which amounts to the overwhelming majority of the cases). 
She has a similar oversight role for French requests destined for 
the U.S.  Accordingly, she works with the Department of Justice on a 
daily basis and provides critical assistance to us in the areas of 
terrorism, organized crime, money laundering and other critical law 
enforcement areas.  In regular senior working level meetings between 
the U.S. and France on Counter-terrorism matters, she often 
represents the Prosecutor General.  Mrs. Petit-Leclair has 
demonstrated a great deal of interest in the American criminal law 
system as well as an enthusiasm for work with her U.S. 
counterparts. 
 
The objective of the program would be for her to have first hand 
contact with the U.S. criminal justice system in order to strengthen 
her knowledge base and gain a deeper understanding of our system. 
This will in turn aid in the execution of U.S. requests for 
extradition and mutual legal assistance from the U.S. to France.  By 
solidifying her relationship with the U.S. law enforcement 
community, we will be able to strengthen our relationship with an 
important player in the French law enforcement community.  This 
program would provide an understanding of the U.S. criminal justice 
system and review how its principles are applied to the prosecution 
of international crime.  It would introduce the roles and 
responsibilities of key law enforcement and prosecutorial institutes 
at the international, federal, state and local levels and the ways 
in which they cooperate to deter organized crime.  It would also 
examine major international crime issues that affect U.S.-Europe 
relations and foster greater international cooperation in combating 
criminal activity 
 
Prior to serving in her current position, Mrs. Petit-Leclair was the 
French Justice Ministry's representative to the Netherlands.  She is 
51 years old, which in the professional ranks of the French 
judiciary, means that she is at a prime stage in her profession in 
terms of leadership and still has at least 15 years until 
retirement. 
 
Arrangement for appointments is requested. 
              Nominee Status:  Nominated 
  Nominee Last Uploaded Date:  01/26/2007 
 
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