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05KINSHASA896
2005-06-01 15:29:00
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Embassy Kinshasa
Cable title:  

CONGO/B; FY'06 AFRP: "Transparency and Good

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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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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
START BIO:
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:
START BIO:
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
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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
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