US embassy cable - 05PARIS3192

UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 03 PARIS 003192 
 
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DEPT FOR ECA/PE/V/R/E (CAROL GRABAUSKAS; STEVE TAYLOR); 
EUR/PPD (LILLIAN DEVALCOURT) 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: OEXC, SCUL, FR 
SUBJECT: FY 2006 IVLP- NOMINATION AND PART I BIODATA FOR MR. 
ALEXANDRE GALDIN - PRINCIPAL CANDIDATE FOR INDIVIDUAL 
PROGRAM. 
 
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VERSION: 3.0.7 
POST-EMAIL: PaillardS@state.gov 
TRANSMITTING-POST: PAS Paris 
TRANSMITTING-POST-ID: 14544 
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ECA-OFFICE: E/VGE 
PROG-AGENCY-NAME: 
POST-PROJ-ID: 285 
ECA-PROJ-NO: 
PROJ-NAME: FY 2006 - INDIVIDUAL Program - Alexandre Galdin 
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PROJ-TYPE: Individual 
PROG-TYPE: IV Grant Visitor 
FY: 2006 
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FUNDING-CNTRY-ID: 
STATUS: N 
ORIGINATOR: P 
SUBJ-DISC: Foreign Policy 
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PREFIX: Mr. 
F-NAME: Alexandre 
M-NAME: 
L-NAME: Galdin 
SUFFIX: 
POSITION-CODE: 0 
PRINCIPAL?: Yes 
M-ADDR1: Secretariat General de la 
M-ADDR2: Defense Nationale - SGDN 
M-ADDR3: 51, boulevard de Latour Maubourg 
M-CITY: Paris 
M-STATE: 
M-CNTRY: France 
M-ZONE: 75700 07-SP 
M-ZIP: 
M-PHONE: + (33) 1.71.75.80.04 
M-FAX: + (33) 1.71.75.80.40 
M-EMAIL: alexandre.galdin@SGDN.pm.gouv.fr 
M-CNTRY-ID: FR 
M-ADDRTYPE: B 
GENDER: M 
DOB: 01/05/1968 
MAR-STAT: M 
BIRTH-CITY: Paris 
BIRTH-CNTRY: France 
CITIZ-CNTRY: France 
RES-CNTRY: France 
START MEMO POSITION: 
Advisor in charge of inter-ministerial coordination for 
security and defense matters, General Secretariat for National 
Defense (SDGN), since February 2004 
END MEMO POSITION: 
START MEMO OTHER-POSITIONS: 
Since April 2001: 
- Vice-President (UMP) of the Financial and Open Markets 
Commission of the Paris Council 
- Elected Advisor (UMP) to Paris 15th district 
END MEMO OTHER-POSITIONS: 
START MEMO PREV-POSITIONS: 
- June 2002-December 2003 - Parliamentary Assistant to the 
Minister of Research and New Technologies Claude Haignere 
- January-December 2002 - President of the French section of 
the Atlantic Association of Young Political Leaders 
- January-May 1995 - Assistant to Rene Dejean then Treasurer 
of the Presidential Campaign of Edouard Balladur 
February 1994-June 2002 - Parliamentary Assistant to Rene 
Dejan then Deputy-Mayor (RPR) of Paris 15th district 
- 1993-1994 - President of the Conference Olivaint 
(Independent Political Education Center for all parties 
created in 1875) 
- September 1992-December 1993 - National Service in the Navy 
END MEMO PREV-POSITIONS: 
START MEMO US-TRAVEL: 
None 
END MEMO US-TRAVEL: 
START MEMO OTHER-TRAVEL: 
- Egypt, Turkey - 2004 for tourism 
- Greece, Italy - 2003 for tourism 
- Morocco, Malta - 2002 for tourism 
END MEMO OTHER-TRAVEL: 
START MEMO EDUCATION: 
2000 - Center for Higher Studies in Armament (CHEAr), fellow 
in the 36th session 
1992 - Master in Business Law 
1991 - Degree in Public Administration, Institute of Political 
Studies of Paris 
END MEMO EDUCATION: 
START MEMO MEMBERSHIPS: 
- Member of the French section of the Atlantic Association for 
Young Political Leaders (AAYPL) 
- Member of the CEPS (Center for Strategic Studies) 
- Member of the Board of the CHEAr (Center for Higher Studies 
in Armament attached to the Ministry of Defense), since 2000 
- Financial Agent for the Political Group "Association Paris 
15th district", since 1995 
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FIRST-LANG: French 
ENGL-READ: 2 
ENGL-SPEAK: 2 
ENGL-COMP: 2 
START MEMO NOM-POST-OBJ: 
Alexandre Galdin is a fast-rising expert on defense and 
security matters for the French government who has a bright 
career ahead of him.  He has the ear of UMP politicians and is 
in a position to influence French government representatives 
for years to come.  A trip to the U.S., where he has never 
been before, would provide him expertise to better appreciate 
American policies, to start to build a network of contacts and 
to help him communicate a positive view of the value of 
transatlantic cooperation. 
Given the SGDN's focus on regional conflicts, on counter- 
terrorism and on other security and defense matters, Mr. 
Galdin would be able to draw on his experience in the I.V. 
Leadership program.  This type of investment is sure to have a 
positive influence on the Post's long-term MPP Goals. 
END MEMO NOM-POST-OBJ: 
START MEMO NOM-POST-RCMD: 
Post recommends that we send him as an individual grantee on a 
project dealing with Foreign Affairs and Security issues. 
Post also suggests that Galdin meets with political 
consultants and gains a better understanding of the domestic 
American policy-making process. 
END MEMO NOM-POST-RCMD: 
START MEMO VIS-OBJ: 
 
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START MEMO VIS-REC: 
 
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NOMINATING-OFFICER: Caroline Gorse-Combalat 
START MEMO NOMINATING-JUSTIFICATION: 
In the General Secretariat for National Defense (SGDN: inter- 
ministerial agency attached to the Prime Minister's Office), 
Alexandre Galdin works in close contact with the Secretary 
General of National Defense who advises the Prime Minister on 
defense, security, foreign affairs, domestic, economic and 
financial issues.  The SGDN role is to help out the General 
Secretary of the Government coordinate its tasks, prepare 
 
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Cabinet meetings and draw up reports. 
As advisor in charge of the inter-ministerial coordination of 
defense and security matters, Galdin has demonstrated his 
capacity to be an influential actor in the field of defense 
and foreign affairs issues. 
In the UMP, Alexandre Galdin has already held strong positions 
as Assistant to the presidential campaign of Edouard Balladur 
in 1995, as member of the board of the French section of the 
Atlantic Association for Young Political Leaders from 1996 
until 2002, as member of the RPR departmental committee of 
Paris in 1998 and now as Vice-President (UMP) of the Financial 
and Open Markets Commission of the Paris Government.  Again, 
in these instances, Alexandre Galdin has developed his 
influence and expects to play a growing role in the future. 
END MEMO NOMINATING-JUSTIFICATION: 
NOM-OFF: PA - U.S. Embassy Paris, France 
SPEAKER?: No 
NOTIFY-EMB: No 
MEDIA?: No 
HOME-STAY: No 
HOME-HOSP?: No 
E-I-TYPE: INTERPRETER 
NOMINEE-ID: 572 
PERSON-ID: 471 
BIRTH-CNTRY-ID: FR 
CITIZ-CNTRY-ID: FR 
RES-CNTRY-ID: FR 
FIRST-LANG-ID: FR 
E-I-TYPE-ID: I 
NOM-POST-ID: 14544 
NOM-FUNDING-CNTRY-ID: 0 
NOM-STATUS: N 
DS2019-ACTION: 1 
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