US embassy cable - 05CAIRO3133

UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 03 CAIRO 003133 
 
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FOR ECA/PE/V/M BENSON, INFO ECA/PE/V/R/N AND NEA/PPD 
 
E.O. 12958: NA 
TAGS: OEXC,  KPAO,  EG 
SUBJECT: FY06 MRP "GRASSROOTS ACTIVISM," JANUARY 19 
FEBRUARY 9, 2006  EGYPT NOMINATION 
 
REF:  A. CAIRO 2571 
      B. STATE 63354 
 
1.  PA Cairo is pleased to nominate Ms. Shafky Halim Aly 
EL MONIERY, Presenter and Producer, Egyptian Television, 
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 
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PROG-AGENCY-NAME: 
POST-PROJ-ID: 208 
ECA-PROJ-NO: 
PROJ-NAME: Grassroots Activism 
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PROJ-TYPE: Multi-Regional 
PROG-TYPE: IV Group Projects 
FY: 2005 
DEPART-POST: 1/17/2006 
SESSION-DATE: 1/19/2006 
RETURN-POST: 2/10/2006 
NO-OF-PART: 1 
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STATUS: N 
ORIGINATOR: P 
SUBJ-DISC: Grassroots Democracy 
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PREFIX: Ms. 
F-NAME: Shafky 
M-NAME: Halim Ali 
L-NAME: El Moniery 
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POSITION-CODE: 612 
PRINCIPAL?: Yes 
GENDER: F 
DOB: 06/26/1962 
MAR-STAT: M 
BIRTH-CITY: Cairo 
BIRTH-CNTRY: Egypt 
CITIZ-CNTRY: Egypt 
RES-CNTRY: Egypt 
START MEMO POSITION: 
Presenter and Producer - Egyptian Television 
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START MEMO OTHER-POSITIONS: 
1997  present: Presenter and producer at Egyptian TV. 
She presents the weekly LIVE show "MASPERO" which has 
tackled variety social and political issues 
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START MEMO PREV-POSITIONS: 
Presenter and a producer for Tohama Production Company, 
1998 
Presenter and producer at Dubai Satellite Channel 1993-1998 
Reporter/journalist for "Kollenass" magazine 1993 
Presenter/reporter at MBC, 1992-1996 
Presenter of various types of talks shows, Channel III-ETV, 
1986-1990 
 
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START MEMO US-TRAVEL: 
Once for tourist 
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START MEMO OTHER-TRAVEL: 
Most Europe 
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START MEMO EDUCATION: 
B.A. in Spanish Literature and Linguistics, Ain Shams 
University, Faculty of Alsun, Spanish Dept. 1983 
Radio and TV Diploma, Cairo University, Faculty of Mass 
Communication. 1989 
A special training course in TV production from BBC, 1993 
A special training course in TV production from the 
satellite channel, MTV in London, 1994 
 
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none 
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START MEMO SPEC-CONSID: 
Best Children's program, UNICEF Office London, 1994 
Best Presenter of Live Programs from MBC (for three 
successive years) 1994-1996 
Best program "Mapero" from the Egyptian and Radio TV 
Festival (for raising funds for children with cancer) 2000 
Best program for the UN office in Cairo for "Maspero's" 
special episode on Drug addiction. 
 
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FIRST-LANG: Arabic 
ENGL-READ: 3 
ENGL-SPEAK: 3 
ENGL-COMP: 3 
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NOMINATING-OFFICER: information Officer 
START MEMO NOMINATING-JUSTIFICATION: 
Nominee is a model for empowering women through media and 
their contribution to the society in all aspects.  She has 
a good chance to hold a position in one of the TV's 
channels. Her participation in a program related to 
empowerment of women will help her understand the rights of 
women and the importance in their participation in the 
political process.  She is considered a young 
"social/political" influential leader in her professional 
community.  An IV program would educate her on new 
"democracies" and engage her in dialogues with American 
influential young leaders to encounter new ideas, which she 
might be able to apply in her community.  Program would 
also assist in addressing social and economic challenges 
facing women in general and means to face them.  Since she 
is a media figure, program could enhance her creativity and 
awareness of the impact of the media on the advancement of 
women's rights 
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SPEAKER?: No 
NOTIFY-EMB: Yes 
MEDIA?: No 
HOME-STAY: No 
HOME-HOSP?: Yes 
E-I-TYPE: INTERPRETER 
NOMINEE-ID: 512 
PERSON-ID: 473 
BIRTH-CNTRY-ID: EG 
CITIZ-CNTRY-ID: EG 
RES-CNTRY-ID: EG 
FIRST-LANG-ID: AR 
E-I-TYPE-ID: I 
NOM-POST-ID: 2875 
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NOM-STATUS: N 
DS2019-ACTION: 1 
DS2019-SUBJECT: 60.0220 
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3.  Post appreciates ECA's assistance with this 
nomination. 
GRAY