EXCHANGE PROGRAMS ALUMNUS MEMBERS IN THE JORDAN'S

UNCLAS AMMAN 008832 SIPDIS ECA/PE/V/C/P; ECA/PE/V/G/N; NEA/PPD (DMACINNES); NEA/ARN E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PGOV OEXC JO SUBJECT: EXCHANGE PROGRAMS ALUMNUS MEMBERS IN THE JORDAN'S CABINET ¶1. PRMIE MINISTER FAISAL AL FAYEZ RESHUFFLED HIS GOVERNMENT ON OCTOBER 23, 2004. TEN NEW MINISTERS WERE SWORN-IN WHICH RAISED THE NUMBER OF THE CABINET FROM 21 TO 28 MEMBERS. IT ALSO INCREASED THE NUMBER OF WOMEN MINISTERS FROM THREE TO FOUR. ¶2. EXCHANGE ALUMNI MEMBERS IN THE CABINET ARE: A) PRIME MINISTER AND MINISTER OF DEFENCE FAISAL AL FAYEZ, WAS SWORN IN ON OCTOBER 25, 2003. MR. AL FAYEZ IS AN ALUMNUS OF THE INTERNATIONAL VISITOR PROGRAM ON "ELECTION CAMPAIGN" IN 1988. B) THREE CONTINUING CABINET MEMBERS IN THE RESHUFFLE ARE ALUMNI OF THE INTERNATIONAL VISITOR PROGRAMS: --H.E. DR. AHMAD HILAYEL, MINISTER OF AWQAF AND ISLAMIC AFFAIRS. DR. HILAYEL PARTICIPATED IN AN INDIVIDUAL IV PROGRAM ON "THE ROLE OF RELIGION" IN 1986. --H.E. MR. MARWAN MUASHER, FORMER MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS. MR. MUASHER IS ASSIGNED AS DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER AND MINISTER OF STATE FOR PRIME MINISTRY AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT PERFORMANCE. MR. MUASHER PARTICIPATED IN A MULTI- REGIONAL PROJECT ON "NEW TECHNOLOGIES IN AMERICAN INDUSTRY" IN 1986. --H.E. MR. SAMIR HABASHNEH, MINISTER OF INTERIOR. MR. HABASHENEH PARTICIPATED IN A PARLIAMENTARY EXCHANGE PROGRAM IN 1993. ¶C. A NEW MEMBER IN THE CABINET: --DR. MUNTHER SHARA, MINISTER OF POLITICAL DEVELOPMENT. DR. SHARA PARTICIPATED THE FULBRIGHT SUMMER INSTITUTE ON "CIVIC EDUCATION AND CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT" AT RUSSELL SAGE COLLEGE, 1998. HALE