US embassy cable - 05CAIRO3131

UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 03 CAIRO 003131 
 
SIPDIS 
 
FOR ECA/PE/V/M LOCKWOOD/ ROBINSON, INFO ECA/PE/V/R/N AND NEA/PPD 
 
E.O. 12958: NA 
TAGS: OEXC,  KPAO,  EG 
SUBJECT:  FY06 MRP "VOLUNTEERISM AND COMMUNITY SERVICE," FEBRUARY 
9  MARCH 2, 2006  EGYPT NOMINATION 
 
REF:  A. CAIRO 2571 
      B. STATE 63378 
 
1.  PA Cairo is pleased to nominate Ms. Nora Ismail Mohamed 
YOUNIS, Project Coordinator, United Nations Development Program 
(UNDP), to participate in the subject MRP. 
 
2.  Following is full EVDB nomination and DS-2019 information: 
 
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POST-EMAIL: exchangescairo@state.gov 
TRANSMITTING-POST: PAS Cairo 
TRANSMITTING-POST-ID: 2875 
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ECA-OFFICE: E/VM 
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PROG-AGENCY-NAME: 
POST-PROJ-ID: 209 
ECA-PROJ-NO: 
PROJ-NAME: Volunteerism and Community Service 
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PROJ-TYPE: Multi-Regional 
PROG-TYPE: IV Group Projects 
FY: 2005 
DEPART-POST: 2/7/2006 
SESSION-DATE: 2/9/2006 
RETURN-POST: 3/10/2006 
NO-OF-PART: 1 
RANK-ORDER: 1 
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PROG-AGENCY-ID: 
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NOMINATING-POST-ID: 2875 
FUNDING-CNTRY-ID: 
STATUS: N 
ORIGINATOR: P 
SUBJ-DISC: Community Development 
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PREFIX: Ms. 
F-NAME: Nora 
M-NAME: Ismail Mohamed 
L-NAME: Younis 
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POSITION-CODE: 320 
PRINCIPAL?: Yes 
GENDER: F 
DOB: 09/01/1977 
MAR-STAT: M 
BIRTH-CITY: Cairo 
BIRTH-CNTRY: Egypt 
CITIZ-CNTRY: Egypt 
RES-CNTRY: Egypt 
START MEMO POSITION: 
Project Coordinator, United Nations Development Program (UNDP) - 
Cairo 
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START MEMO OTHER-POSITIONS: 
Aug 2004 - Present: Project Coordinator, United Nations 
Development Program (UNDP) - Cairo 
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START MEMO PREV-POSITIONS: 
Sep 2003 - April 2004: Program Development Specialist, Institute 
of Cultural Affairs (ICA-MENA) - Cairo. 
July 2000 - Aug.2003 Program Assistant, Food & Agriculture 
Organization (FAO) of the United Nations - Regional Office for the 
Near East, Cairo 
Aug. 1999 - July 2000 Sales and Reservations Agent, Conrad 
International Hotel, Cairo 
July 1998 - July 1999 Administrative Assistant to the Director, 
Futures American School, Cairo 
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START MEMO US-TRAVEL: 
None 
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START MEMO OTHER-TRAVEL: 
Venezuela - three weeks for work 
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START MEMO EDUCATION: 
May 2000 Bachelor of Arts, Ain Shams University, Cairo. Major: 
English Literature 
May 1995 General Certificate of Secondary Education, The English 
School, Cairo. Arts Section 
 
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START MEMO MEMBERSHIPS: 
August 2004  Present: Volunteer Coordinator, "Serve Your Country" 
Initiative, in partnership with Ministry of Youth 
May 2003  Present: Member, "The Volunteer Network - Egypt" 
Nov. 2002  Present: Founding Member and Volunteer, "Nahdet Masr" 
NGO, Cairo 
March 2001  Present: Active Volunteer, "Fathet Kheir" NGO, 
Mokattam, Cairo 
Dec. 2001  Present: Safarist, "Sahara Safaris" Forum for Desert 
Exploration & Nature Appreciation 
August 2002  Present: Member, "Pen Temple Pilots" Forum for Art 
Appreciation and Cultural Promotion 
 
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none 
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START MEMO SPEC-CONSID: 
Ms. Younis would like to speak in public about Youth Participation 
in Volunteer Organizations in Egypt 
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FIRST-LANG: Arabic 
ENGL-READ: 4 
ENGL-SPEAK: 4 
ENGL-COMP: 4 
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OTHER-LANG: German 
OTHER-LANG-ID: GM 
READ: 2 
SPEAK: 2 
COMP: 2 
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NOMINATING-OFFICER: Cultural Affairs Officer 
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Nora Younis is a dynamic young woman who very clearly will be a 
major figure in Egyptian civic society - that is, more so than she 
already is.  Nora is one of the leaders in the community of young 
Egyptians who are advocating for more volunteerism among Egyptian 
youth.  Nora herself has been active in volunteer organizations 
for four years, and has helped organize conferences and summits to 
encourage volunteerism in Egypt.  She recently spoke at a 
conference on the subject.  After graduating from university, Nora 
tried political activism, but found the work uninspiring.  When 
she discovered the world of social volunteerism, she found her 
niche.  And she hasn't looked back.  Nora's involvement has only 
grown and it will continue to grow.  Nora is an excellent example 
for young Egyptians.  She has already, and will continue to 
inspire others to a sense of civic responsibility.  Nora would 
benefit greatly from an exposure to U.S. volunteer organizations, 
particularly those active in community development.  As a rising 
leader in Egyptian society, connections Nora would make on the IV 
program would certainly blossom and create opportunities for 
Egyptian-American dialogue and exchange in the years to come. 
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SPEAKER?: Yes 
NOTIFY-EMB: Yes 
MEDIA?: No 
HOME-STAY: No 
HOME-HOSP?: Yes 
E-I-TYPE: 
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PERSON-ID: 474 
BIRTH-CNTRY-ID: EG 
CITIZ-CNTRY-ID: EG 
RES-CNTRY-ID: EG 
FIRST-LANG-ID: AR 
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NOM-STATUS: N 
DS2019-ACTION: 1 
DS2019-SUBJECT: 33.0103 
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3.  Post appreciates ECA's assistance with this nomination. 
 
GRAY