US embassy cable - 05PARIS3186

UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 05 PARIS 003186 
 
SIPDIS 
 
DEPT FOR ECA/PE/V/R/E (CAROL GRABAUSKAS; STEVE TAYLOR; KIM 
HAVENNER); EUR/PPD (LILLIAN DEVALCOURT) 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: OEXC, SCUL, FR 
SUBJECT: FY 2006 IVLP - NOMINATION AND PART I BIODATA FOR TWO 
PRINCIPAL CANDIDATES FOR EURP - COMBATING INTERNATIONAL CRIME 
(SEPTEMBER 25 - OCTOBER 13, 2006) 
 
REF: STATE 004520 
 
POST WOULD LIKE TO NOMINATE TWO PRINCIPAL CANDIDATES FOR 
SUBJECT PROGRAM: MR. ERIC RUELLE; MRS. ISABELLE ARNAL. 
 
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POST-EMAIL: PaillardS@state.gov 
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ECA-OFFICE: E/VGE 
PROG-AGENCY-NAME: 
POST-PROJ-ID: 275 
ECA-PROJ-NO: 
PROJ-NAME: FY 2006 - EURP Combating International Crime 
START MEMO PROJ-DESC: 
This project is designed for law enforcement officers, 
political leaders and criminal law experts.  The visitors will 
examine the broad range of policies, operational strategies, 
and the complex network of federal and private-sector 
institutions working to combat international crime and secure 
U.S. borders.  The program will address money laundering and 
other financial crimes; trafficking in drugs, persons and 
arms; cyber-crime; smuggling; and the nexus between 
international crime and terrorism.  Participants will learn 
about cooperative efforts that strengthen international 
partnerships to combat cross-border criminal activity. 
END MEMO PROJ-DESC: 
PROJ-TYPE: Regional 
PROG-TYPE: IV Grant Visitor 
FY: 2006 
DEPART-POST: 09/23/2006 
SESSION-DATE: 09/25/2006 
RETURN-POST: 10/14/2006 
NO-OF-PART: 2 
RANK-ORDER: 6 
START MEMO POST-OBJ: 
 
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SUBJ-DISC: Peace & Security 
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PREFIX: Mr. 
F-NAME: Eric 
M-NAME: 
L-NAME: Ruelle 
SUFFIX: 
POSITION-CODE: 0 
PRINCIPAL?: Yes 
M-ADDR1: Ministere de la Justice 
M-ADDR2: Place Vendome 
M-ADDR3: 
M-CITY: Paris 
M-STATE: 
M-CNTRY: France 
M-ZONE: 75001 
M-ZIP: 
M-PHONE: + (33) 1.44.86.14.29 
M-FAX: + (33) 1.44.86.14.69 
M-EMAIL: eric.ruelle@justice.gouv.fr 
M-CNTRY-ID: FR 
M-ADDRTYPE: B 
GENDER: M 
DOB: 07/11/1963 
MAR-STAT: S 
BIRTH-CITY: Senlis 
BIRTH-CNTRY: France 
CITIZ-CNTRY: France 
RES-CNTRY: France 
START MEMO POSITION: 
Section Chief, International Criminal Law Negotiations, French 
Ministry of Justice, since 2002 
END MEMO POSITION: 
START MEMO OTHER-POSITIONS: 
 
END MEMO OTHER-POSITIONS: 
START MEMO PREV-POSITIONS: 
1999-2002 - Deputy Chief, International Criminal Law 
Negotiations, French Ministry of Justice 
1997-1999 - Secondment to the Ministry of Defense 
1995-1997 - Public Prosecutor, Rennes 
1989-1995 - Public Prosecutor, Nancy 
1987-1989 - National School for Magistrate 
END MEMO PREV-POSITIONS: 
START MEMO US-TRAVEL: 
Washington D.C., professional travels, mostly relating to G8, 
on several occasions since 2002 
END MEMO US-TRAVEL: 
START MEMO OTHER-TRAVEL: 
- Several countries (Canada, Argentina, Indonesia, EU members 
states, Turkey), for professional trips since 1999 
- Canada, Turkey, EU countries for vacation. 
END MEMO OTHER-TRAVEL: 
START MEMO EDUCATION: 
1985 - MA in Private Law 
END MEMO EDUCATION: 
START MEMO MEMBERSHIPS: 
 
END MEMO MEMBERSHIPS: 
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END MEMO SPEC-CONSID: 
FIRST-LANG: French 
ENGL-READ: 4 
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START MEMO NOM-POST-OBJ: 
Mr. Ruelle can exercise legal and policy influence on key U.S. 
law enforcement objectives, both in bilateral negotiations, 
and in a broad range of multilateral fora in which the US is 
pursuing a wide range of law enforcement initiatives relating 
to terrorism, organized crime, corruption, computer crime and 
other issues. Thus, he could assist in implementation of the 
counter-terrorism and global affairs MPP goals and objectives. 
END MEMO NOM-POST-OBJ: 
START MEMO NOM-POST-RCMD: 
 
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START MEMO VIS-OBJ: 
 
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START MEMO VIS-REC: 
 
END MEMO VIS-REC: 
NOMINATING-OFFICER: Kenneth Harris 
START MEMO NOMINATING-JUSTIFICATION: 
Mr. Ruelle is director of the French component that is 
responsible for law enforcement negotiations between France 
and the U.S. Both he personally, and his staff also attend law 
enforcement negotiations in the G8, UN, Council of Europe and 
EU that may, directly or indirectly, significantly affect U.S. 
law enforcement interests. Enhanced understanding of the U.S. 
system would be useful to ensuring French Ministry of Justice 
receptivity to U.S. law enforcement negotiating positions in 
important negotiations. 
END MEMO NOMINATING-JUSTIFICATION: 
NOM-OFF: Justice Attache, U.S. Embassy Paris, France 
SPEAKER?: No 
NOTIFY-EMB: No 
MEDIA?: No 
HOME-STAY: No 
HOME-HOSP?: No 
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PREFIX: Ms. 
F-NAME: Isabelle 
M-NAME: 
L-NAME: Arnal 
SUFFIX: 
POSITION-CODE: 0 
PRINCIPAL?: Yes 
M-ADDR1: 34 quai des Orfevres 
M-ADDR2: 
M-ADDR3: 
M-CITY: Paris 
M-STATE: 
M-CNTRY: France 
M-ZONE: 75059 Louvres RPSP 
M-ZIP: 
M-PHONE: + (33) 1.44.32.53.36 
M-FAX: + (33) 1.44.32.77.66 
M-EMAIL: Isabelle.Arnal@justice.fr 
M-CNTRY-ID: FR 
M-ADDRTYPE: B 
GENDER: F 
DOB: 10/23/1964 
MAR-STAT: S 
BIRTH-CITY: Toulouse 
BIRTH-CNTRY: France 
CITIZ-CNTRY: France 
RES-CNTRY: France 
START MEMO POSITION: 
Vice-Prosecutor, Office of Prosecution, Paris - since November 
2003 
END MEMO POSITION: 
START MEMO OTHER-POSITIONS: 
 
END MEMO OTHER-POSITIONS: 
START MEMO PREV-POSITIONS: 
2003 - Senior Legal Advisor, Eurojust, The Hague, The 
Netherlands 
2001-2003 - National Expert detached to the Directorate for 
Justice and Home Affairs (JAI) of the Secretariat, Council of 
the European Union, Brussels 
1998-2001 - Technical Advisor within the Legal Department in 
the General Secretariat, Interpol, Lyon 
1995-1998 - Assistant Prosecutor, Prosecutor's Office, Court 
in Grasse 
1993-1995 - Assistant Prosecutor, Prosecutor General's Office, 
Court of Appeal in Caen 
END MEMO PREV-POSITIONS: 
START MEMO US-TRAVEL: 
January, April, November 2004 - Washington D.C., U.S. 
presidency of G8 
1998-2000 - New York City, various trips to UN Headquarters 
1991 - New York City and Los Angeles, 4 weeks vacation 
 
END MEMO US-TRAVEL: 
START MEMO OTHER-TRAVEL: 
- The Hague, NL - work at Eurojust March - October 2003 
- Brussels - work at Council of the European Union April 2001 
- February 2003 
- Austria, Uzbekistan, Bulgaria - missions with Interpol and 
with the EU 
- Italy, Spain, Canada, Bahamas, Guatemala, Morocco, Tunisia, 
Mexico, Caribbean, Island - vacation 
END MEMO OTHER-TRAVEL: 
START MEMO EDUCATION: 
1987 - MA Law (Private), Faculty of Law, Toulouse, France 
1986 - Under Erasmus Exchange Program, 3 months at the 
University of Brighton Sussex, UK 
END MEMO EDUCATION: 
START MEMO MEMBERSHIPS: 
 
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FIRST-LANG: French 
ENGL-READ: 3 
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START MEMO NOM-POST-OBJ: 
Isabel Arnal has long worked with the Prosecutor General of 
Paris, M. Yves Bot, who until recently was the Prosecutor of 
Paris.  She works with M. Bot and with his successor, M. Jean- 
Claude Marin (who was promoted to that post from his prior 
position as Director of the Criminal Division of the French 
Justice Ministry).  These two prosecutors head the most 
powerful prosecutor offices in France, in that the great 
majority of organized crime, financial crime and virtually all 
terrorism prosecutions go through these offices.  So, Ms. 
Arnal works closely with key leaders in the French judicial 
system, where she advises them on international policy and 
participates in significant international law enforcement 
undertakings, such as the G8 Lyon-Roma Group (where she chairs 
the Criminal-Legal Affairs Subgroup) and Eurojust (the EU 
mechanism for integrating prosecution efforts at the EU 
level).  As a result, she can play a role in influencing 
French law enforcement policies, and given her close 
relationship with Bot and Marin, her future advancement in the 
policy structure seems likely. 
In terms of what she would do in the U.S., I would 
particularly want her to see the workings of federal law 
enforcement agencies like FBI and ICE, US Attorney Offices, 
and federal courts, as it will facilitate her understanding of 
how our law enforcement agencies work and therefore how her 
offices can best cooperate with us.  These kinds of visits w 
ill be very useful given that the Paris PG and Prosecutor's 
offices are operational units working on real life organized 
crime, terrorism, drug and financial crime cases. 
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NOMINATING-OFFICER: Kenneth Harris 
START MEMO NOMINATING-JUSTIFICATION: 
Ms. Arnal is the advisor on international matters to the 
Prosecutor of Paris, the key prosecution service in France. In 
this position, and as the chairperson of the G8 Lyon and Rana 
Group's subgroup on criminal and legal affairs, she has the 
ability to influence a wide variety of French law enforcement 
officials. It is believed her participation in the IVP would 
promote a favorable view of the U.S. government and the U.S. 
legal system. 
Ms. Arnal can influence key components in the French law 
enforcement establishment with respect to counter-terrorism 
cooperation and combating of international crime. Thus, she 
could assist in implementation of the counter-terrorism and 
global affairs MPP goals and objectives. 
END MEMO NOMINATING-JUSTIFICATION: 
NOM-OFF: Justice Attache - U.S. Embassy Paris, France 
SPEAKER?: No 
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MEDIA?: No 
HOME-STAY: No 
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