US embassy cable - 05PARIS3198

UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 10 PARIS 003198 
 
SIPDIS 
 
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 
FOUR PRINCIPAL CANDIDATES AND ONE ALTERNATE FOR ITT - 
POLITICAL, ECONOMIC AND TRADE ISSUES IN THE U.S. 
 
REF: 
 
POST WOULD LIKE TO NOMINATE FOUR PRINCIPAL CANDIDATES FOR 
SUBJECT PROGRAM: MR. SEBASTIEN HUYGHE; MR. JEAN-LOUIS 
VALENTIN; MR. CHRISTOPHE BECHU; MR. PHILIPPE ROUAULT. ONE 
ALTERNATE IS NOMINATED FOR SUBJECT: MR. OLIVIER NOCQUET. 
 
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POST-EMAIL: PaillardS@state.gov 
TRANSMITTING-POST: PAS Paris 
TRANSMITTING-POST-ID: 14544 
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START NOMINATION: 
ECA-OFFICE: E/VGE 
PROG-AGENCY-NAME: 
POST-PROJ-ID: 280 
ECA-PROJ-NO: 
PROJ-NAME: FY 2006 - ITT Political, Economic and Trade Issues 
in the U.S. 
START MEMO PROJ-DESC: 
To experience U.S. political and cultural life through the 
understanding of U.S. political system, policy-making process, 
legislation and regulation; focusing on international affairs, 
financial, economic, trade and agricultural issues through 
domestic governance, and rural development issues. 
END MEMO PROJ-DESC: 
PROJ-TYPE: Individuals Traveling Together 
PROG-TYPE: IV Grant Visitor 
FY: 2006 
DEPART-POST: 
SESSION-DATE: 
RETURN-POST: 
NO-OF-PART: 5 
RANK-ORDER: 9 
START MEMO POST-OBJ: 
 
END MEMO POST-OBJ: 
START MEMO POST-RCMD: 
 
END MEMO POST-RCMD: 
ECA-OFFICE-ID: 1047 
PROG-AGENCY-ID: 
PROJ-TYPE-ID: ITT 
PROG-TYPE-ID: 29 
NOMINATING-POST-ID: 14544 
FUNDING-CNTRY-ID: 
STATUS: N 
ORIGINATOR: P 
SUBJ-DISC: U.S. Economy 
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PREFIX: Mr. 
F-NAME: Sebastien 
M-NAME: 
L-NAME: Huyghe 
SUFFIX: 
POSITION-CODE: 0 
PRINCIPAL?: Yes 
M-ADDR1: 234, rue du General de Gaulle 
M-ADDR2: 
M-ADDR3: 
M-CITY: Wattignies 
M-STATE: 
M-CNTRY: France 
M-ZONE: 59139 
M-ZIP: 
M-PHONE: + (33) 3.20.60.26.26 
M-FAX: + (33) 3.20.60.38.34 
M-EMAIL: shuyghe@assemblee-nationale.fr 
M-CNTRY-ID: FR 
M-ADDRTYPE: H 
GENDER: M 
DOB: 10/25/1969 
MAR-STAT: M 
BIRTH-CITY: Bethune 
BIRTH-CNTRY: France 
CITIZ-CNTRY: France 
RES-CNTRY: France 
START MEMO POSITION: 
Member of the National Assembly, since 2002 
END MEMO POSITION: 
START MEMO OTHER-POSITIONS: 
Member of the Regional Council of Nord - Pas-de-Calais, since 
2002 
END MEMO OTHER-POSITIONS: 
START MEMO PREV-POSITIONS: 
1995-2002 - Member of the City Council of La Madeleine 
1995-2002 - Vice-President of an insurance company 
 
END MEMO PREV-POSITIONS: 
START MEMO US-TRAVEL: 
- Miami - January 2005, 5 day delegation with French Minister 
of Foreign Trade 
- New York - October 2004, 6 day seminar Paris Europlace 
END MEMO US-TRAVEL: 
START MEMO OTHER-TRAVEL: 
 
END MEMO OTHER-TRAVEL: 
START MEMO EDUCATION: 
1987-1991 
- Law degree at University of Lille Law School 
- Certificate in business administration in Lille 
- Clerk diploma at the Clerk Training Center 
- PhD in Law, town planning, building and environment 
END MEMO EDUCATION: 
START MEMO MEMBERSHIPS: 
 
END MEMO MEMBERSHIPS: 
START MEMO PUBLICATIONS: 
 
END MEMO PUBLICATIONS: 
START MEMO SPEC-CONSID: 
 
END MEMO SPEC-CONSID: 
FIRST-LANG: French 
ENGL-READ: 2 
ENGL-SPEAK: 2 
ENGL-COMP: 2 
START MEMO NOM-POST-OBJ: 
An International Visitor Program for "Depute" HUYGHE would 
address the MPP Strategic Goal of "Economic Prosperity and 
Security" by promoting exchanges between U.S. policymakers and 
an important French politician. It would also help a lawmaker 
who has already worked on financial reform to better 
understand U.S. financial markets in order to use that 
knowledge to "ease the regulatory burden on financial 
markets." 
END MEMO NOM-POST-OBJ: 
START MEMO NOM-POST-RCMD: 
Nominating officer recommends a program that focuses on 
Monsieur Huyghe's interest in financial reform and his 
involvement with cleaning up industrial pollution. Either an 
individual or a group program would be appropriate. Meetings 
in Washington should focus on financial and environmental 
legislation and regulation. Visits to the New York Stock 
Exchange and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to 
see the system in operation would be most useful, as would the 
opportunity to see successfully completed as well as ongoing 
clean-up operations. Love Canal comes to mind. 
END MEMO NOM-POST-RCMD: 
START MEMO VIS-OBJ: 
 
END MEMO VIS-OBJ: 
START MEMO VIS-REC: 
 
END MEMO VIS-REC: 
NOMINATING-OFFICER: Richard Huckaby 
START MEMO NOMINATING-JUSTIFICATION: 
Sebastien Huyghe is definitely a rising star in the UMP (Union 
pour un Mouvement Populaire). Having deposed Lille's Socialist 
Mayor Martine AUBRY from her seat in the National Assembly in 
the last general election in 2002, he has attracted both local 
and national attention. A very active "depute", his interests 
include finance law and the environment. For example, he was 
instrumental in pushing through legislation reducing the tax 
burden of expatriate executives living in France in 2003, and 
he serves as Vice-President of the legislative study group on 
historical environmental pollution. He is also a member of the 
group responsible for France-U.S. relations. 
Although he has hardly any U.S. experience (about two weeks 
total), he has an open mind and a generally positive view. An 
International Visitor program would allow him to learn 
firsthand about various aspects of the American political 
scene, including the functioning of legislative bodies and the 
private/government partnerships which have been developed to 
address environmental problems. He has the personality and the 
intellectual capacity to counter some of the traditional anti- 
Americanism of French intellectuals and politicians. The 
opportunity for him to learn about U.S. pollution control 
technologies could also bring business to American companies. 
It is certainly in the interest of the U.S. government for 
this young political leader to have the opportunity to 
experience directly various aspects of U.S. political and 
cultural life. 
END MEMO NOMINATING-JUSTIFICATION: 
NOM-OFF: APP Lille, France 
SPEAKER?: No 
NOTIFY-EMB: No 
MEDIA?: No 
HOME-STAY: No 
HOME-HOSP?: No 
E-I-TYPE: 
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PERSON-ID: 459 
BIRTH-CNTRY-ID: FR 
CITIZ-CNTRY-ID: FR 
RES-CNTRY-ID: FR 
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START BIO: 
PREFIX: Mr. 
F-NAME: Jean-Louis 
M-NAME: 
L-NAME: Valentin 
SUFFIX: 
POSITION-CODE: 0 
PRINCIPAL?: Yes 
M-ADDR1: Assemblee Nationale 
M-ADDR2: 128, rue de l'Universite 
M-ADDR3: 
M-CITY: Paris 
M-STATE: 
M-CNTRY: France 
M-ZONE: 75007 
M-ZIP: 
M-PHONE: + (33) 1.40.63.59.27 
M-FAX: + (33) 1.40.63.50.93 
M-EMAIL: jlvalentin@assemblee-nationale.fr 
M-CNTRY-ID: FR 
M-ADDRTYPE: B 
GENDER: M 
DOB: 04/19/1964 
MAR-STAT: M 
BIRTH-CITY: Paris 
BIRTH-CNTRY: France 
CITIZ-CNTRY: France 
RES-CNTRY: France 
START MEMO POSITION: 
Chief of Staff to the President of the National Assembly, 
since June 2002 
END MEMO POSITION: 
START MEMO OTHER-POSITIONS: 
 
END MEMO OTHER-POSITIONS: 
START MEMO PREV-POSITIONS: 
2001-2002 - Advisor to M. Philippe Seguin, former minister, 
President of the Accounting Court 
1999-2000 - Advisor to M. Jean-Louis Debre, President of the 
RPR political party at the National Assembly 
1997-1998 - Delegate to the International Relations for the 
City of Paris 
1995-1997 - Chief of Staff, Adviser to Mr. Jean-Louis Debre, 
Minister of Interior 
END MEMO PREV-POSITIONS: 
START MEMO US-TRAVEL: 
None 
END MEMO US-TRAVEL: 
START MEMO OTHER-TRAVEL: 
- Ankara - 2005, 2 day official travel 
- Montreal - 2004, 1 day official travel 
- Rome - 2002, 1 day official travel 
- Berlin - 2002, 1 day official travel 
END MEMO OTHER-TRAVEL: 
START MEMO EDUCATION: 
1988-1992 
- Graduate of the National School of Administration (ENA) 
- Graduate of the Science Politics Institute of Paris 
- Master of Public Law 
END MEMO EDUCATION: 
START MEMO MEMBERSHIPS: 
 
END MEMO MEMBERSHIPS: 
START MEMO PUBLICATIONS: 
 
END MEMO PUBLICATIONS: 
START MEMO SPEC-CONSID: 
 
END MEMO SPEC-CONSID: 
FIRST-LANG: French 
ENGL-READ: 2 
ENGL-SPEAK: 2 
ENGL-COMP: 2 
START MEMO NOM-POST-OBJ: 
Nominee hopes to become an elected official.  His ambition is 
to win a seat in the National Assembly.  If he should succeed 
in doing so, his having learned about the U.S. through the IV 
program could prompt a sympathetic, career-long interest in 
U.S. affairs. 
END MEMO NOM-POST-OBJ: 
START MEMO NOM-POST-RCMD: 
 
END MEMO NOM-POST-RCMD: 
START MEMO VIS-OBJ: 
 
END MEMO VIS-OBJ: 
START MEMO VIS-REC: 
 
END MEMO VIS-REC: 
NOMINATING-OFFICER: William Owen; Marie-Claude Dumay 
START MEMO NOMINATING-JUSTIFICATION: 
Nominee is an active politician with ambitions to win elective 
office -- though (like many members of the ruling UMP party) 
he lost his bid last March for a regional counsellorship in 
his native region of Normandy.  Nominee is a well-respected, 
up-and-coming member of the Gaullist "current" of the center- 
right.  His interest (and governing experience as a former 
prefect and bureaucrat in the Ministry of the Interior 
following his graduation from France's elite Ecole Normale 
d'Administration) is in domestic governance.  In addition, as 
Chief of Staff to the President of the National Assembly he 
has considerable influence on legislators' approach to both 
domestic and international affairs matters.  Nominee has never 
been to the U.S.  A better understanding of the U.S. and the 
U.S. policy-making process should inform -- to our benefit -- 
nominee's contributions to policy making in France. 
END MEMO NOMINATING-JUSTIFICATION: 
NOM-OFF: POL - U.S. Embassy Paris, France 
SPEAKER?: No 
NOTIFY-EMB: No 
MEDIA?: No 
HOME-STAY: No 
HOME-HOSP?: No 
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BIRTH-CNTRY-ID: FR 
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PREFIX: Mr. 
F-NAME: Christophe 
M-NAME: 
L-NAME: Bechu 
SUFFIX: 
POSITION-CODE: 0 
PRINCIPAL?: Yes 
M-ADDR1: Hotel du Departement 
M-ADDR2: Place Michel Debre 
M-ADDR3: BP 94104 
M-CITY: Angers 
M-STATE: 
M-CNTRY: France 
M-ZONE: 49041 cedex 01 
M-ZIP: 
M-PHONE: + (33) 2.41.81.49.01 
M-FAX: + (33) 2.41.81.47.17 
M-EMAIL: 
M-CNTRY-ID: FR 
M-ADDRTYPE: B 
GENDER: M 
DOB: 06/11/1974 
MAR-STAT: M 
BIRTH-CITY: Angers 
BIRTH-CNTRY: France 
CITIZ-CNTRY: France 
RES-CNTRY: France 
START MEMO POSITION: 
President of the Maine-et-Loire General Council, since 2004 
END MEMO POSITION: 
START MEMO OTHER-POSITIONS: 
- President of the Departmental Fire and Rescue Service, since 
2001 
- General Counselor for the area of Angers-NorthWest, since 
2001 
 
END MEMO OTHER-POSITIONS: 
START MEMO PREV-POSITIONS: 
2000-2001 - Manager of "Craftelecom" (advising in 
telecommunication) 
1998-2001 - Deputy to the Mayor of Avrille 
END MEMO PREV-POSITIONS: 
START MEMO US-TRAVEL: 
California - a few days a couple of years ago, study botanical 
park 
END MEMO US-TRAVEL: 
START MEMO OTHER-TRAVEL: 
 
END MEMO OTHER-TRAVEL: 
START MEMO EDUCATION: 
- 2002-2003 - Masters in Municipal Law 
- 1997-1998 - Masters in Public Law 
- 1993-1996 - Political Studies Institute, Paris 
END MEMO EDUCATION: 
START MEMO MEMBERSHIPS: 
 
END MEMO MEMBERSHIPS: 
START MEMO PUBLICATIONS: 
 
END MEMO PUBLICATIONS: 
START MEMO SPEC-CONSID: 
 
END MEMO SPEC-CONSID: 
FIRST-LANG: French 
ENGL-READ: 1 
ENGL-SPEAK: 1 
ENGL-COMP: 1 
START MEMO NOM-POST-OBJ: 
We hope Mr. Bechu will gain a better understanding of the U.S. 
political system, and greater knowledge of American values and 
culture, thus promoting mutual understanding between our two 
countries.  We would also like to see him develop a network of 
contacts in the U.S., especially at the county and municipal 
level, with whom he could exchange ideas about economic 
development.  This exchange of experiences would help promote 
economic development of the U.S.  Ideally, Mr. Bechu will 
develop a greater appreciation for the U.S. that will incline 
him toward cooperation with the U.S., thus enhancing our own 
security, as he moves upward through the French political 
ranks. 
END MEMO NOM-POST-OBJ: 
START MEMO NOM-POST-RCMD: 
Mr. Bechu should spend some time in Washington, DC to meet 
with elected officials and government representatives, and to 
gain a better understanding of the U.S. political system.  He 
should also visit a few small cities where he can speak to 
elected officials and economic development specialists to 
share ideas on attracting jobs and business to smaller 
municipalities. 
END MEMO NOM-POST-RCMD: 
START MEMO VIS-OBJ: 
 
END MEMO VIS-OBJ: 
START MEMO VIS-REC: 
END MEMO VIS-REC: 
NOMINATING-OFFICER: Gary A. Clements 
START MEMO NOMINATING-JUSTIFICATION: 
Christophe Bechu is the youngest person ever elected President 
of a General Council in France.  He was elected a municipal 
councilor of his hometown of Avrille even before completing 
his studies at Sciences Po in Paris.  Although clearly 
ambitious, he has kept his focus on the demands of his current 
job, where he is responsible for a team of 1200 General 
Council employees.  He has made a point of visiting each 
canton of his department to listen to the needs of the 
citizens.  A devoted member of the conservative UMP party, 
Bechu is nevertheless well liked by his political opponents, 
and respected for his efforts to improve the economic 
situation in Maine-et-Loire.  Bechu has made only one brief 
trip to the U.S. to study a botanical park that he hopes to 
recreate in his department as part of his economic development 
plan.  He would thus benefit greatly from exposure to the 
American political system at this early stage in his promising 
career.  As he assumes positions of greater authority in the 
French government, his IV experience will make him more 
inclined to work cooperatively with the U.S. on matters of 
mutual interest. 
END MEMO NOMINATING-JUSTIFICATION: 
NOM-OFF: APP Rennes, France 
SPEAKER?: No 
NOTIFY-EMB: No 
MEDIA?: No 
HOME-STAY: No 
HOME-HOSP?: No 
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PREFIX: Mr. 
F-NAME: Philippe 
M-NAME: 
L-NAME: Rouault 
SUFFIX: 
POSITION-CODE: 0 
PRINCIPAL?: Yes 
M-ADDR1: Palais Bourbon 
M-ADDR2: Casier de la Poste 
M-ADDR3: 126, rue de l'Universite 
M-CITY: Paris 
M-STATE: 
M-CNTRY: France 
M-ZONE: 75355 
M-ZIP: 
M-PHONE: + (33) 1.40.63.60.00 
M-FAX: + (33) 2.23.41.35.33 
M-EMAIL: 
M-CNTRY-ID: FR 
M-ADDRTYPE: B 
GENDER: M 
DOB: 12/17/1962 
MAR-STAT: M 
BIRTH-CITY: Rennes 
BIRTH-CNTRY: France 
CITIZ-CNTRY: France 
RES-CNTRY: France 
START MEMO POSITION: 
Member of the French National Assembly, since 2002 
END MEMO POSITION: 
START MEMO OTHER-POSITIONS: 
- Committee Reporter for Ecology and Sustainable Development 
at the French National Assembly, since 2002 
- Member of the Ille-et-Vilaine General Council 
END MEMO OTHER-POSITIONS: 
START MEMO PREV-POSITIONS: 
- 1995-2002 - Mayor of the town of Pace; General Councilor of 
Ille-et-Vilaine 
- University - 2002 - Environmental Engineer, specialized in 
soil and water quality 
END MEMO PREV-POSITIONS: 
START MEMO US-TRAVEL: 
two weeks vacation in 1999 
END MEMO US-TRAVEL: 
START MEMO OTHER-TRAVEL: 
Cancun. Mexico in September 2003 to attend the WTO Convention 
END MEMO OTHER-TRAVEL: 
START MEMO EDUCATION: 
Post Graduate Engineering Degree, University of Rennes I 
Masters of Biology, University of Rennes I 
B.S. in Biology, University of Rennes I 
END MEMO EDUCATION: 
START MEMO MEMBERSHIPS: 
President of Young Social Democrats in 1989-1992 
END MEMO MEMBERSHIPS: 
START MEMO PUBLICATIONS: 
 
END MEMO PUBLICATIONS: 
START MEMO SPEC-CONSID: 
 
END MEMO SPEC-CONSID: 
FIRST-LANG: French 
ENGL-READ: 2 
ENGL-SPEAK: 2 
ENGL-COMP: 2 
START MEMO NOM-POST-OBJ: 
We hope Mr. Rouault will gain an understanding of the variety 
of approaches rural areas in the United States have used 
successfully to ensure their economic survival and protection 
of their environment. 
Mr. Rouault will become an important opinion maker in France 
in the coming years and is potentially a valuable future 
contact for the USG.   It is our hope that as a result of his 
participation in the IV program, Philippe Rouault will be 
inclined to seek out U.S. views on agriculture, trade and 
other international affairs issues and to support cooperation 
with the U.S. both privately and publicly. 
END MEMO NOM-POST-OBJ: 
START MEMO NOM-POST-RCMD: 
Mr. Rouault should learn about American political institutions 
and should meet with elected officials so as to better 
understand the U.S. political system.  Additionally, he should 
meet with high-profile farm leaders and U.S. policy makers 
from farming regions with whom he can exchange views on 
current trends in rural development. 
END MEMO NOM-POST-RCMD: 
START MEMO VIS-OBJ: 
 
END MEMO VIS-OBJ: 
START MEMO VIS-REC: 
 
END MEMO VIS-REC: 
NOMINATING-OFFICER: Eric Beaty 
START MEMO NOMINATING-JUSTIFICATION: 
Philippe Rouault, elected Member of the National Assembly in 
2002, is a former mayor of the suburban town of Pace, and 
former member of the General Council of the Ille-et-Vilaine 
Department.  Rouault is a rising star in the UMP party and 
achieved national prominence in September 2003 when he 
attended the WTO Cancun Ministerial meeting as a special envoy 
of the French Parliament.  Rouault has always been interested 
in French-American relations, but has had little direct 
exposure to the U.S.  In his role as the committee reporter 
for the Environmental Commission of the French Parliament, 
Rouault has taken a keen interest in rural development in 
order to advance the interests of his largely rural 
constituency.  An IV program on rural development and 
governance will enable Mr. Rouault to draw on the experiences 
of rural communities in the U.S. in fashioning a strategy for 
his district.  It will also help ensure continued positive 
relations between the U.S. and this young man with a bright 
political future. 
END MEMO NOMINATING-JUSTIFICATION: 
NOM-OFF: APP Rennes, France 
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PREFIX: Mr. 
F-NAME: Olivier 
M-NAME: Yves Philippe 
L-NAME: Nocquet 
SUFFIX: 
POSITION-CODE: 0 
PRINCIPAL?: No 
M-ADDR1: Permanence parlementaire 
M-ADDR2: du Senateur Jean Bizet 
M-ADDR3: Place de l'Eglise 
M-CITY: Le Teilleul 
M-STATE: 
M-CNTRY: France 
M-ZONE: 50640 
M-ZIP: 
M-PHONE: + (33) 2.33.59.44.54 
M-FAX: + (33) 2.33.59.72.23 
M-EMAIL: o.nocquet@libertysurf.fr 
M-CNTRY-ID: FR 
M-ADDRTYPE: B 
GENDER: M 
DOB: 05/29/1970 
MAR-STAT: M 
BIRTH-CITY: Boulogne Billancourt 
BIRTH-CNTRY: France 
CITIZ-CNTRY: France 
RES-CNTRY: France 
START MEMO POSITION: 
Parliamentary Assistant to Senator Jean Bizet of La Manche, 
since December 1996 
END MEMO POSITION: 
START MEMO OTHER-POSITIONS: 
 
END MEMO OTHER-POSITIONS: 
START MEMO PREV-POSITIONS: 
 
END MEMO PREV-POSITIONS: 
START MEMO US-TRAVEL: 
none 
END MEMO US-TRAVEL: 
START MEMO OTHER-TRAVEL: 
Italy, Spain, Slovenia - 1996-2000, holidays 
END MEMO OTHER-TRAVEL: 
START MEMO EDUCATION: 
1996 - DEA - Master's Degree in Political Sciences, University 
of Paris II 
END MEMO EDUCATION: 
START MEMO MEMBERSHIPS: 
 
END MEMO MEMBERSHIPS: 
START MEMO PUBLICATIONS: 
 
END MEMO PUBLICATIONS: 
START MEMO SPEC-CONSID: 
 
END MEMO SPEC-CONSID: 
FIRST-LANG: French 
ENGL-READ: 2 
ENGL-SPEAK: 2 
ENGL-COMP: 2 
START OTHER-LANGS: 
OTHER-LANG: German 
OTHER-LANG-ID: GM 
READ: 0 
SPEAK: 0 
COMP: 0 
END OTHER-LANGS: 
START MEMO NOM-POST-OBJ: 
We hope Mr. Nocquet will gain an understanding on how rural 
areas cope with an evolving economy and ensuing population 
shifts, with a special focus on ways to attract new families, 
develop new business and maintain basic services. 
We would also like to see him develop a network of contacts in 
the U.S., especially at the county and municipal level, with 
whom he could exchange ideas about economic development. 
Ideally, Mr Nocquet will develop a greater appreciation for 
the U.S. that will incline him toward cooperation with the 
U.S. as he moves upward through the French political ranks. 
END MEMO NOM-POST-OBJ: 
START MEMO NOM-POST-RCMD: 
Mr Nocquet should spend some time in Washington, DC to meet 
with elected officials and government representatives. This 
will enable him to gain a better understanding of the U.S. 
political system, and of federal government programs that 
address economic development. He should also visit a few small 
cities in rural areas where he can speak to elected officials 
and economic development specialists to share ideas on how to 
integrate development goals in a mixed rural/urban setting. 
END MEMO NOM-POST-RCMD: 
START MEMO VIS-OBJ: 
 
END MEMO VIS-OBJ: 
START MEMO VIS-REC: 
 
END MEMO VIS-REC: 
NOMINATING-OFFICER: Emilie Salieges 
START MEMO NOMINATING-JUSTIFICATION: 
Olivier Nocquet is the young, energetic and very forward- 
looking parliamentary assistant of Senator Jean Bizet, the UMP 
Senator from the La Manche department of Normandy.  A junior 
politician-in-the-making, Mr. Nocquet is committed to the 
Normandy region through both family ties and his personal 
desire to assist his native region in its attempt to gain a 
more solid economic and political footing.  La Manche is home 
to the largest number of agricultural enterprises in the 
Normandy region.  Characterized by small towns that rely on a 
rural economy, La Manche is very concerned by agricultural 
issues between France, the U.S. and the E.U. It faces problems 
like rural migration to urban areas, closings of small 
businesses and unfavorable implementation of farming quota 
policies.  In this regard, Mr. Nocquet works hard with Senator 
Jean Bizet, a very pro-American Senator who is the head of the 
Senate's Biotechnology Committee and special assistant to the 
Foreign Trade Minister, to ensure rural economic survival in 
this part of France.  Although Mr. Nocquet is very 
professional, he appears to APP Rennes staff to have little 
concrete information on the U.S., its policies and rural 
development practices. We believe that an IV grant for Mr. 
Nocquet would provide him with the contacts and factual 
information he needs to promote a mutually beneficial dialogue 
between the U.S. and the agricultural stronghold he serves. 
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