FY06 "RP: Foreign Policy Decision Making

UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 03 CAIRO 005553 SIPDIS FOR ECA/PE/V/R/N and NEA/PPD E.O. 12958: NA TAGS: OEXC KPAO EG SUBJECT: FY06 "RP: Foreign Policy Decision Making Process," March 20 - April 7, 2006 EGYPT NOMINATION REF: A. Cairo 2571 ¶B. Cairo 4334 ¶C. Remeika/Mahoney/Naguib e-mails of 07/14 & 18 ¶1. In addition to already nominated Mr. Gamal Ismail Abd El Aziz Hassan SHAHIN, Journalist, at Al Sharq Al Awsat Newspaper, post also nominates Mr Alaa El Din Kamal Mohamed SABET, journalist, Al Ahram Al Messaie Newspaper, for participation in subject RP. ¶2. FOLLOWING IS FULL EVDB AND SEVIS INFROMATION. START FIXED-FORMAT TEXT (PLEASE DO NOT EDIT): : The following data is in a fixed format which enables : automated processing in Washington and should not be : edited except by means of the Post-EVDB software. EXPORT-SOURCE: POST-EVDB VERSION: 3.0.5 POST-EMAIL: cairoexchanges@state.gov TRANSMITTING-POST: PAS Cairo TRANSMITTING-POST-ID: 2875 EXPORT-TYPE: BIO DATA START NOMINATION: ECA-OFFICE: E/VRA PROG-AGENCY-NAME: POST-PROJ-ID: 232 ECA-PROJ-NO: PROJ-NAME: Foreign Policy Decision-Making Process START MEMO PROJ-DESC: This project is designed to enhance understanding of the U.S. foreign policy decision-making process, with emphasis on the roles of the State Department, the National Security Council, the Department of Defense, and Congress. END MEMO PROJ-DESC: PROJ-TYPE: Regional PROG-TYPE: IV Grant Visitor FY: 2006 DEPART-POST: 03/18/2006 SESSION-DATE: 03/20/2006 RETURN-POST: 04/07/2006 NO-OF-PART: 1 RANK-ORDER: 0 START MEMO POST-OBJ: END MEMO POST-OBJ: START MEMO POST-RCMD: END MEMO POST-RCMD: ECA-OFFICE-ID: 1035 PROG-AGENCY-ID: PROJ-TYPE-ID: RP PROG-TYPE-ID: 29 NOMINATING-POST-ID: 2875 FUNDING-CNTRY-ID: STATUS: N ORIGINATOR: P SUBJ-DISC: Foreign Policy START BIO: PREFIX: Mr. F-NAME: Alaa El Din M-NAME: Kamal Mohamed L-NAME: Sabet SUFFIX: POSITION-CODE: 622 PRINCIPAL?: Yes GENDER: M DOB: 12/12/1965 MAR-STAT: M BIRTH-CITY: Kenna BIRTH-CNTRY: Egypt CITIZ-CNTRY: Egypt RES-CNTRY: Egypt START MEMO POSITION: Head of Al Ahram Al Messaie's END MEMO POSITION: START MEMO OTHER-POSITIONS: Assistant Managing Editor of Al Ahram Al Messaie END MEMO OTHER-POSITIONS: START MEMO PREV-POSITIONS: -- Freelance in Al Ahram's publications "Nesf Eldonia" magazine and "Al Ahram Al Reyadi" (Sports) 2004-present -- Regular two-page columnist in Al Ahram Strategic and Political Studies Center's monthly "Al Ahram's Strategic File" -- Certified educational advisor for the Supreme Council of Universities, 1994-present -- Reporter, "Al Ahram Al Messaie" (Evening),1994 -2004 -- Freelance reporter, "Transit" magazine for tourism, 1990-1994 -- Reporter, "Al Sharq Al Awsat's" "Al Megalla" magazine, 1990-1994 -- Features journalist, "RosAlYoussef" weekly magazine, 1990 END MEMO PREV-POSITIONS: START MEMO US-TRAVEL: No END MEMO US-TRAVEL: START MEMO OTHER-TRAVEL: -- Canada 2004, to discuss cooperation in establishing Canadian university in Egypt -- Germany July 1992, to discuss German education system before establishing the German university in Egypt -- Germany 2004, invitation from Olm University to evaluate Egyptian-German educational relations -- Turkey 2003-2004, training with the Arab Academy for Naval Shipping -- Dubai 1995, 98 for signing agreement on information network between UAE and Al Ahram Strategic and Political Studies Center -- Jordan, Lebanon and Syria for discussing educational experiences 1997, 1998 -- Saudi Arabia, religious pilgrimage END MEMO OTHER-TRAVEL: START MEMO EDUCATION: -- Luxor School, Thanaweya Amma and Al Azhar (Islamic) High School diploma, 1983 -- Faculty of Mass Commutations and Publishing, Al Azhar (Islamic) University, 1988 -- UN training courses, Faculty of Mass Communications, Cairo University, 1993 -- International Policy course, Cairo University, 1990 -- Several local conferences on education, research, and identity. For example, the First International Conference on Scientific Research and Application, Cairo University, 1994 -- Press Syndicate press courses, 1996. END MEMO EDUCATION: START MEMO MEMBERSHIPS: Member of the Press Syndicate 1994 END MEMO MEMBERSHIPS: START MEMO PUBLICATIONS: -- Collection of children stories for ETV series: "Sohail," "Prophets," "Islamic History," and other children characters -- Writing for ETV short documentary films on the environment END MEMO PUBLICATIONS: START MEMO SPEC-CONSID: END MEMO SPEC-CONSID: FIRST-LANG: Arabic ENGL-READ: 3 ENGL-SPEAK: 3 ENGL-COMP: 3 START MEMO NOM-POST-OBJ: 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: Information Officer- John Berry START MEMO NOMINATING-JUSTIFICATION: Mr. Sabet is one of PA-Cairo's senior contacts who have been cooperating largely in placing all of our cultural, youth and educational programs. His evening newspaper is part of the leading pro-government daily "Al Ahram" and is widely read among the Egyptian public. Despite Mr. Sabet's conservative education (Al Azhar high school and university are religious),he is always willing to hear about our programs and functions in Egypt and see ways of cooperation. Mr. Sabet has long experience in Egypt's educational system, and thus his several travels abroad to discuss cooperation programs. Mr. Sabet is also a writer of children's stories for the local Egyptian television channels due to his educational experience. However, he has never been to the U.S. and North America. An IV program will be an ideal first-hand experience for Mr. Sabet to know about the U.S. system and culture that will positively impact his future writings. END MEMO NOMINATING-JUSTIFICATION: NOM-OFF: SPEAKER?: No NOTIFY-EMB: Yes MEDIA?: No HOME-STAY: No HOME-HOSP?: Yes E-I-TYPE: INTERPRETER NOMINEE-ID: 564 PERSON-ID: 510 BIRTH-CNTRY-ID: EG CITIZ-CNTRY-ID: EG RES-CNTRY-ID: EG FIRST-LANG-ID: AR E-I-TYPE-ID: I NOM-POST-ID: 2875 NOM-FUNDING-CNTRY-ID: NOM-STATUS: N DS2019-ACTION: 0 DS2019-SUBJECT: 09.0401 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: END NOMINATION: END FIXED-FORMAT TEXT: ¶3. Post appreciates ECA's assistance with these nominations. Corbin