US embassy cable - 05KINSHASA896

UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 05 KINSHASA 000896 
 
SIPDIS 
 
FOR ECA/PE/V/G/R/A EBUTLER/DWOODS; AF/PD PERHNMAN 
FROM BRAZZAVILLE EMBASSY OFFICE 
 
E.O. 12358:N/A 
TAGS: OEXC, SCUL, KPAO 
SUBJECT: CONGO/B;  FY'06 AFRP: "Transparency and Good 
Governance," March 13-31, 2006 
 
REF: STATE 14001 
 
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VERSION: 3.0.7 
POST-EMAIL: indykegw@hotmail.com 
TRANSMITTING-POST: PAS Brazzaville 
TRANSMITTING-POST-ID: 19485 
EXPORT-TYPE: BIO DATA 
START NOMINATION: 
ECA-OFFICE: E/VGA 
PROG-AGENCY-NAME: 
POST-PROJ-ID: 9 
ECA-PROJ-NO: 
PROJ-NAME: Transparency and Good Governance 
START MEMO PROJ-DESC: 
The goal of this project is to introduce participants 
to the principles of transparency in government and to 
highlight the tools used to combat corruption in the 
public and private sector by emphasizing separation of 
powers, checks and balances, and public access to 
education.  The project will address the role private 
citizens, the media, and civic education play in 
fostering more ethical, accountable, and responsible 
government.  This project is intended for government 
officials, business leaders, civic and community 
leaders, journalists, and educators. 
END MEMO PROJ-DESC: 
PROJ-TYPE: Regional 
PROG-TYPE: IV Grant Visitor 
FY: 2005 
DEPART-POST: 3/10/2006 
SESSION-DATE: 3/13/2006 
RETURN-POST: 3/31/2006 
NO-OF-PART: 1 
RANK-ORDER: 1 
START MEMO POST-OBJ: 
ROC needs to address transparency and good governance 
as part of the Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility of 
the International Monetary Fund.  It also needs to 
address this issue in light of its expulsion from the 
Kimberley Process for certification of non-conflict 
diamonds.  In 2003-04, an Anti-Corruption Office was 
established and a government-wide anti-corruption 
conference was held.  The Embassy sponsored a U.S. 
speaker program on anti-corruption in June 2004. 
However, by the end of 2004, the anti-corruption office 
was disbanded.  ROC's government is aware of the need 
to address transparency and good governance.  Sending a 
candidate to this program will provide exposure to the 
importance with which transparency is treated and 
regarded in the U.S. and why transparency and good 
governance are beneficial. 
END MEMO POST-OBJ: 
START MEMO POST-RCMD: 
Subject matter to be covered should include tax 
collection & administration, government financial 
reporting to the public and legislature, legislative 
oversight, and how violations of transparency and good 
governance rules are handled and addressed. 
END MEMO POST-RCMD: 
ECA-OFFICE-ID: 1035 
PROG-AGENCY-ID: 
PROJ-TYPE-ID: RP 
PROG-TYPE-ID: 29 
NOMINATING-POST-ID: 19485 
FUNDING-CNTRY-ID: 19485 
STATUS: N 
ORIGINATOR: P 
SUBJ-DISC: Public Administration 
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PREFIX: Mr. 
F-NAME: Gustave 
M-NAME: 
L-NAME: Mokobo 
SUFFIX: 
POSITION-CODE: 0 
PRINCIPAL? Yes 
M-ADDR1: 54 rue Mbakas Poto-poto Brazzaville 
M-ADDR2: 
M-ADDR3: 
M-CITY: Brazzaville 
M-STATE: Congo 
M-CNTRY: Congo 
M-ZONE: 
M-ZIP: 
M-PHONE: (00242) 5514518 
M-FAX: 
M-EMAIL: cdasco-mokobo@yahoo.fr 
M-CNTRY-ID: CF 
M-ADDRTYPE: O 
GENDER: M 
DOB: 05/03/1962 
MAR-STAT: M 
BIRTH-CITY: Epena 
BIRTH-CNTRY: Congo 
CITIZ-CNTRY: Congo 
RES-CNTRY: Congo 
START MEMO POSITION: 
Senate 
END MEMO POSITION: 
START MEMO OTHER-POSITIONS: 
July 20004: Acting Chief cabinet of the President of 
Senate 
2003-Present: Parliamentary and interparliementary 
Affairs and exterior Relations Counselor of the 
President of Senate 
 
END MEMO OTHER-POSITIONS: 
START MEMO PREV-POSITIONS: 
200-2003: Political and Public Relation attach of the 
President of the transition National council 
1985-2000: Civil servant 
END MEMO PREV-POSITIONS: 
START MEMO US-TRAVEL: 
August 2000: 1st conference of Presidents of world 
parliament in New York 
 
END MEMO US-TRAVEL: 
START MEMO OTHER-TRAVEL: 
October: 2000 Survey on Political Parties Management: 
Paris (France) 
Mars 2001: Conference on the world trade Geneva 
June 2001: Conference on parliament as tool of peace 
Stockholm 
Feb: ACP/EU- Bruxelles 
September 2003: Convention on desertification Havana 
(Cuba) 
April 2004: Creation of the Pan African Commission - 
Ethiopia 
Mars 2004: creation of political committee of the 
parliamentary Assembly of Francophony- Gabon 
END MEMO OTHER-TRAVEL: 
START MEMO EDUCATION: 
1969: Primary studies 
1981:Secondary studies 
1998-2004: University studies 
END MEMO EDUCATION: 
START MEMO MEMBERSHIPS: 
-Member of the Congolese federation of Human Rights 
- Member of the coordination of Associations and 
network of the civil society in Congo 
END MEMO MEMBERSHIPS: 
START MEMO PUBLICATIONS: 
N/A 
END MEMO PUBLICATIONS: 
START MEMO SPEC-CONSID: 
END MEMO SPEC-CONSID: 
FIRST-LANG: French 
ENGL-READ: 1 
ENGL-SPEAK: 1 
ENGL-COMP: 1 
START OTHER-LANGS: 
OTHER-LANG: English 
OTHER-LANG-ID: EN 
READ: 1 
SPEAK: 1 
COMP: 1 
END OTHER-LANGS: 
START MEMO NOM-POST-OBJ: 
Exposure to the importance of transparency and good 
governance would support IMF recommendations on the 
transparency of government budgeting, taxation, fee 
receipt (oil revenues) and accounting.  The 
transparency issue also would reinforce the importance 
of transparency and good governance concerning the 
Kimberley Process rules. 
END MEMO NOM-POST-OBJ: 
 
START MEMO NOM-POST-RCMD: 
-Exposure to the importance of transparency of 
government budgeting, revenue receipts and accounting. 
Importance of public, media and legislative oversight 
of government operations. 
Importance of accountability to voters. 
Methods of addressing violations of transparency and 
good governance. 
Methods of implementing transparency and good 
governance. 
END MEMO NOM-POST-RCMD: 
START MEMO VIS-OBJ: 
END MEMO VIS-OBJ: 
START MEMO VIS-REC: 
The Nominee wishes to meet with NGOs, which are 
involved in good governance and transparency issues. 
END MEMO VIS-REC: 
NOMINATING-OFFICER: George W. Indyke Jr. 
START MEMO NOMINATING-JUSTIFICATION: 
Mr. Mokobo is the counselor to the Senate President. 
He participated in the Embassy-sponsored civil-military 
relations seminar in February 2005 and took a 
leadership role during and after the conference.  He 
organized follow-up meetings that engaged both civil 
and military participants so that the momentum of 
dialogue could be maintained.  He plans to share the 
IVLP experience and learning with other government and 
civil society members upon returning. 
END MEMO NOMINATING-JUSTIFICATION: 
NOM-OFF: Deputy Chief of Mission 
SPEAKER? No 
NOTIFY-EMB: Yes 
MEDIA? No 
HOME-STAY: No 
HOME-HOSP? Yes 
E-I-TYPE: NONE 
NOMINEE-ID: 20 
PERSON-ID: 25 
BIRTH-CNTRY-ID: CF 
CITIZ-CNTRY-ID: CF 
RES-CNTRY-ID: CF 
FIRST-LANG-ID: FR 
E-I-TYPE-ID: N 
NOM-POST-ID: 19485 
NOM-FUNDING-CNTRY-ID: 19485 
NOM-STATUS: N 
DS2019-ACTION: 1 
DS2019-SUBJECT: 
SPONS-FUNDS: 0 
SPONS-AGENCY1: 
USGOVT-AGENCY1: 
US-AGENCY-AMT1: 0 
USGOVT-AGENCY2: 
US-AGENCY-AMT2: 0 
INTL-ORG1: 
INTL-ORG-AMOUNT1: 0 
INTL-ORG2: 
INTL-ORG-AMOUNT2: 0 
VIS-GOVT-AMT: 0 
COMMISSION: 0 
OTHER-AMOUNT: 0 
VIS-AMOUNT: 0 
VIS-CAT: 5 
END BIO: 
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PREFIX: Mrs. 
F-NAME: Brigitte 
M-NAME: Andre 
L-NAME: Nzingoula 
SUFFIX: 
POSITION-CODE: 700 
PRINCIPAL? Yes 
M-ADDR1: 164 rue Alexandry Mpissa-Bacongo 
M-ADDR2: 
M-ADDR3: 
M-CITY: Brazzaville 
M-STATE: 
M-CNTRY: Congo 
M-ZONE: 
M-ZIP: 
M-PHONE: (00242) 6682129 
M-FAX: 
M-EMAIL: cabandree@yahoo.fr 
M-CNTRY-ID: CF 
M-ADDRTYPE: O 
GENDER: F 
DOB: 11/19/2196 
MAR-STAT: S 
BIRTH-CITY: Brazzaville 
BIRTH-CNTRY: Congo 
CITIZ-CNTRY: Congo 
RES-CNTRY: Congo 
START MEMO POSITION: 
NGO bongui du Pool 
END MEMO POSITION: 
START MEMO OTHER-POSITIONS: 
Secretary in charge of Human Rights 
 
SIPDIS 
END MEMO OTHER-POSITIONS: 
START MEMO PREV-POSITIONS: 
 
END MEMO PREV-POSITIONS: 
START MEMO US-TRAVEL: 
N/A 
END MEMO US-TRAVEL: 
START MEMO OTHER-TRAVEL: 
2003: France (Annual leave) 
END MEMO OTHER-TRAVEL: 
START MEMO EDUCATION: 
1969 - 1975: Primary studies in Brazzaville 
1975 -1981: Secondary studies in Brazzaville 
1981-1984: High school studies 
1984 - 1988: University studies in Brazzaville 
Bachelor degree in Private Law 
1989 - 1990: Master degree in Private Law 
END MEMO EDUCATION: 
START MEMO MEMBERSHIPS: 
3rd vice-President of the international league against 
racism and anti-Semitism in charge of the legal 
Committee 
END MEMO MEMBERSHIPS: 
START MEMO PUBLICATIONS: N/A 
END MEMO PUBLICATIONS: 
START MEMO SPEC-CONSID: 
END MEMO SPEC-CONSID: 
FIRST-LANG: French 
ENGL-READ: 5 
ENGL-SPEAK: 5 
ENGL-COMP: 4 
START OTHER-LANGS: 
OTHER-LANG: Spanish 
OTHER-LANG-ID: QB 
READ: 2 
SPEAK: 2 
COMP: 2 
END OTHER-LANGS: 
START MEMO NOM-POST-OBJ: 
Exposure to the importance of transparency and good 
governance would support IMF recommendations on the 
transparency of government budgeting, taxation, fee 
receipt (oil revenues) and accounting.  The 
transparency issue also would reinforce the importance 
of transparency and good governance concerning the 
Kimberley Process rules. 
END MEMO NOM-POST-OBJ: 
START MEMO NOM-POST-RCMD: 
Exposure to the importance of transparency of 
government budgeting, revenue receipts and accounting. 
Importance of public, media and legislative oversight 
of government operations. 
Importance of accountability to voters. 
Methods of addressing violations of transparency and 
good governance. 
Methods of implementing transparency and good 
governance. 
END MEMO NOM-POST-RCMD: 
START MEMO VIS-OBJ: 
END MEMO VIS-OBJ: 
START MEMO VIS-REC: 
The Nominee wishes to meet with U.S. NGOs, which are 
involved in good governance and transparency issues. 
END MEMO VIS-REC: 
NOMINATING-OFFICER: Ambassador 
START MEMO NOMINATING-JUSTIFICATION: 
END MEMO NOMINATING-JUSTIFICATION: 
NOM-OFF: 
SPEAKER? No 
NOTIFY-EMB: Yes 
MEDIA? No 
HOME-STAY: No 
HOME-HOSP? No 
E-I-TYPE: 
NOMINEE-ID: 21 
PERSON-ID: 26 
BIRTH-CNTRY-ID: CF 
CITIZ-CNTRY-ID: CF 
RES-CNTRY-ID: CF 
FIRST-LANG-ID: FR 
E-I-TYPE-ID: 
NOM-POST-ID: 19485 
NOM-FUNDING-CNTRY-ID: 19485 
NOM-STATUS: N 
DS2019-ACTION: 1 
DS2019-SUBJECT: 45.0501 
SPONS-FUNDS: 0 
SPONS-AGENCY1: 
USGOVT-AGENCY1: 
US-AGENCY-AMT1: 0 
USGOVT-AGENCY2: 
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