US embassy cable - 04KINSHASA1531

UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 KINSHASA 001531 
 
SIPDIS 
 
FOR ECA/PE/V/M AMOYLAN/DTHOMPSON; ECA/PE/V/G/R/A SKOENIG, 
AF/PD PERHNMAN 
 
E.O. 12958:N/A 
TAGS: OEXC, SCUL, KPAO 
SUBJECT: FY'05 MRP: "TV Broadcast Journalism," April 7-28, 2004 
 
REF: SECSTATE 101869 
 
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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/VP 
PROG-AGENCY-NAME: Meridian International Center 
POST-PROJ-ID: 39 
ECA-PROJ-NO: E/VM-2005-0019 
PROJ-NAME: TV Broadcast Journalism 
START MEMO PROJ-DESC: 
This project will focus on broadcasting regulations and Journalism 
Ethics, Newsgathering, interviewing and production techniques, and 
the impact of technology on television broadcasting in the USA. 
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PROJ-TYPE: Multi-Regional 
PROG-TYPE: IV Group Projects 
FY: 2004 
DEPART-POST: 04/04/2005 
SESSION-DATE: 04/07/2005 
RETURN-POST: 04/29/2005 
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: 1027 
PROG-AGENCY-ID: 1287 
PROJ-TYPE-ID: MRP 
PROG-TYPE-ID: 31 
NOMINATING-POST-ID: 4307 
FUNDING-CNTRY-ID: 
STATUS: N 
ORIGINATOR: U 
SUBJ-DISC: Communications & Information 
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PREFIX: Mrs. 
F-NAME: Betty 
M-NAME: Nzeza 
L-NAME: Lukaya 
SUFFIX: 
POSITION-CODE: 622 
PRINCIPAL? Yes 
GENDER: F 
DOB: 10/29/1976 
MAR-STAT: S 
BIRTH-CITY: Kinshasa 
BIRTH-CNTRY: Democratic Republic of Congo 
CITIZ-CNTRY: Democratic Republic of Congo 
RES-CNTRY: Democratic Republic of Congo 
START MEMO POSITION: 
Journalist 
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START MEMO OTHER-POSITIONS: 
 
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START MEMO PREV-POSITIONS: 
None 
END MEMO PREV-POSITIONS: 
START MEMO US-TRAVEL: 
No. 
END MEMO US-TRAVEL: 
START MEMO OTHER-TRAVEL: 
2003: South African 
2001: Zambia (Official business) 
END MEMO OTHER-TRAVEL: 
START MEMO EDUCATION: 
2000: Undergraduate diploma in French and Linguistics, Teacher 
Training College of Lubumbashi, Katanga, DRC 
1995: High school diploma in Latin-Philosophy, Institut Mapendo, 
Lubumbashi, Katanga, DRC 
 
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START MEMO MEMBERSHIPS: 
2003-2004: Member of Women Association of Media in Katanga 
1995:  Member of Christian Ministry in Lubumbashi, Katanga 
END MEMO MEMBERSHIPS: 
START MEMO PUBLICATIONS: 
Not provided 
END MEMO PUBLICATIONS: 
START MEMO SPEC-CONSID: 
None 
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FIRST-LANG: Other 
ENGL-READ: 3 
ENGL-SPEAK: 3 
ENGL-COMP: 3 
START OTHER-LANGS: 
OTHER-LANG: French 
OTHER-LANG-ID: FR 
READ: 4 
SPEAK: 4 
COMP: 4 
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START MEMO NOM-POST-OBJ: 
Allow the nominee to explore potential contributions of television 
broadcasting to the formation of an informed citizen within a 
diverse, democratic, and decentralized society. 
END MEMO NOM-POST-OBJ: 
START MEMO NOM-POST-RCMD: 
In addition to program planned, post would like Ms. Lukaya to meet 
with a cable news network and with national public TV reporters. 
END MEMO NOM-POST-RCMD: 
START MEMO VIS-OBJ: 
 
END MEMO VIS-OBJ: 
START MEMO VIS-REC: 
In addition to the program planned, Ms. Lukaya would like to meet 
with activists of Human Rights and American Female associations. 
END MEMO VIS-REC: 
NOMINATING-OFFICER: PAO 
START MEMO NOMINATING-JUSTIFICATION: 
Ms. Lukaya is a television journalist.  She is currently serving 
as the press attach to the governor of Katanga Province.  Ms. 
Lukaya will play an important role in Congolese media and 
political circles in the future.  This program will be of great 
benefit to Ms. Lukaya by illustrating for her the interplay 
between the media and the political worlds in the U.S., and the 
legal and ethical framework that keeps this relationship in a 
proper form.  The Country Team has approved this nomination. 
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NOM-OFF: PAO 
SPEAKER? Yes 
NOTIFY-EMB: No 
MEDIA? Yes 
HOME-STAY: No 
HOME-HOSP? Yes 
E-I-TYPE: NONE 
NOMINEE-ID: 89 
PERSON-ID: 91 
BIRTH-CNTRY-ID: CG 
CITIZ-CNTRY-ID: CG 
RES-CNTRY-ID: CG 
FIRST-LANG-ID: YZ 
E-I-TYPE-ID: N 
NOM-POST-ID: 4307 
NOM-FUNDING-CNTRY-ID: 0 
NOM-STATUS: N 
DS2019-ACTION: 1 
DS2019-SUBJECT: 09.0199 
SPONS-FUNDS: USD 9,188.000 
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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