US embassy cable - 04KINSHASA1528

UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 KINSHASA 001528 
 
SIPDIS 
 
FOR ECA/PE/V/G/R/A DWOODS; AF/PD PERHNMAN, 
 
E.O. 12358:N/A 
TAGS: OEXC, SCUL, KPAO 
SUBJECT: FY'05 AFRP: "U.S. Africa Investment and Trade," 
August 8-26, 2005 
 
REF: STATE 347575 
 
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VERSION: 3.0.7 
POST-EMAIL: MetaAK@state.gov 
TRANSMITTING-POST: PAS Kinshasa 
TRANSMITTING-POST-ID: 4307 
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START NOMINATION: 
ECA-OFFICE: E/VGA 
PROG-AGENCY-NAME: Meridian International Center 
POST-PROJ-ID: 42 
ECA-PROJ-NO: E/VGA-2005-0014 
PROJ-NAME: US Africa Investment and Trade FY'05 
START MEMO PROJ-DESC: 
This project will assist participants in understanding the roles 
of the major actors in the United States - African economic 
relations. 
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PROJ-TYPE: Regional 
PROG-TYPE: IV Grant Visitor 
FY: 2005 
DEPART-POST: 08/05/2005 
SESSION-DATE: 08/08/2005 
RETURN-POST: 08/27/2005 
NO-OF-PART: 1 
RANK-ORDER: 0 
START MEMO POST-OBJ: 
 
END MEMO POST-OBJ: 
START MEMO POST-RCMD: 
 
END MEMO POST-RCMD: 
ECA-OFFICE-ID: 1035 
PROG-AGENCY-ID: 1287 
PROJ-TYPE-ID: RP 
PROG-TYPE-ID: 29 
NOMINATING-POST-ID: 4307 
FUNDING-CNTRY-ID: 
STATUS: N 
ORIGINATOR: U 
SUBJ-DISC: Trade 
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PREFIX: Mr. 
F-NAME: Freddy 
M-NAME: Mutombo 
L-NAME: M'Bav 
SUFFIX: 
POSITION-CODE: 319 
PRINCIPAL? Yes 
GENDER: M 
DOB: 05/31/1966 
MAR-STAT: M 
BIRTH-CITY: Likasi 
BIRTH-CNTRY: Democratic Republic of Congo 
CITIZ-CNTRY: Democratic Republic of Congo 
RES-CNTRY: Democratic Republic of Congo 
START MEMO POSITION: 
Independent Consultant 
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START MEMO OTHER-POSITIONS: 
 
END MEMO OTHER-POSITIONS: 
START MEMO PREV-POSITIONS: 
1998-2000: Responsible in charge of marketing, "GINOTRADING" 
Agency, Lubumbashi 
2001-2003: Commercial Director, MARBUCO, SPRL 
END MEMO PREV-POSITIONS: 
START MEMO US-TRAVEL: 
No. 
END MEMO US-TRAVEL: 
START MEMO OTHER-TRAVEL: 
2004 and 1999: South Africa (Business) 
 
END MEMO OTHER-TRAVEL: 
START MEMO EDUCATION: 
1996: Licence in Management, University CEPROMAD, Lubumbashi, 
Katanga 
1994: Undergraduate diploma in Business Administration, University 
CEPROMAD, Lubumbashi, Katanga 
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START MEMO MEMBERSHIPS: 
None 
END MEMO MEMBERSHIPS: 
START MEMO PUBLICATIONS: 
None. 
END MEMO PUBLICATIONS: 
START MEMO SPEC-CONSID: 
None 
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FIRST-LANG: Swahili/Kiswahili 
ENGL-READ: 3 
ENGL-SPEAK: 3 
ENGL-COMP: 3 
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OTHER-LANG: French 
OTHER-LANG-ID: FR 
READ: 4 
SPEAK: 4 
COMP: 4 
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START MEMO NOM-POST-OBJ: 
The nominee should gain an understanding of the link between U.S. 
business culture, good governance and economic development in the 
new global economy. 
END MEMO NOM-POST-OBJ: 
START MEMO NOM-POST-RCMD: 
Post would like Mr. M'Bav to meet American Officers involved in 
international cooperation, banking, American businessmen and other 
officials interested in Africa. He would like to visit historical 
sites. 
END MEMO NOM-POST-RCMD: 
START MEMO VIS-OBJ: 
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START MEMO VIS-REC: 
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NOMINATING-OFFICER: 
START MEMO NOMINATING-JUSTIFICATION: 
Mr. M'Bav currently works as an independent commercial consultant. 
He has a wide range of contacts in the business and commercial 
spheres of Katanga Province.  Katanga is probably the most 
developed province in the DRC.  It has a huge potential for 
economic development if its mineral and other resources can be 
properly developed and managed.  Accordingly, both Mr. M'Bav and 
the U.S. stand to benefit greatly from his participation in this 
program 
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NOM-OFF: PAO 
SPEAKER? Yes 
NOTIFY-EMB: No 
MEDIA? No 
HOME-STAY: No 
HOME-HOSP? Yes 
E-I-TYPE: ELEO 
NOMINEE-ID: 92 
PERSON-ID: 94 
BIRTH-CNTRY-ID: CG 
CITIZ-CNTRY-ID: CG 
RES-CNTRY-ID: CG 
FIRST-LANG-ID: SW 
E-I-TYPE-ID: E 
NOM-POST-ID: 4307 
NOM-FUNDING-CNTRY-ID: 0 
NOM-STATUS: N 
DS2019-ACTION: 1 
DS2019-SUBJECT: 13.1320 
SPONS-FUNDS: 0 
SPONS-AGENCY1: 
USGOVT-AGENCY1: 
US-AGENCY-AMT1: 0 
USGOVT-AGENCY2: 
US-AGENCY-AMT2: 0 
INTL-ORG1: 
INTL-ORG-AMOUNT1: 0 
INTL-ORG2: 
INTL-ORG-AMOUNT2: 0 
VIS-GOVT-AMT: 0 
COMMISSION: 0 
OTHER-AMOUNT: 0 
VIS-AMOUNT: 0 
VIS-CAT: 5 
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