FOREIGN PRESS CENTER REPORTING TOUR ON U.S.

UNCLAS OTTAWA 000914 SIPDIS FOR: PA/PR/FPC/W: DPRINCE INFO: WHA/PDA: BBANKS AND SLEBENS TORONTO, FOR PAO E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: KPAO OPRC CA SUBJECT: FOREIGN PRESS CENTER REPORTING TOUR ON U.S. SECURITY IN THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE REF: STATE: DATE 03/04/05 ¶1. PD OTTAWA NOMINATES ONE PRINT JOURNALIST FOR THE APRIL 24-30, 2005 FPC PROGRAM U.S. SECURITY POLICY IN THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE. REQUESTED DATA FOR THE JOURNALIST FOLLOWS: (A). MANON CORNELLIER, DOB: 04/26/1960, MONTREAL, QUEBEC, CANADA. PASSPORT NUMBER IS JL958935, ISSUED IN CANADA (B). 578 CORONATION STREET, OTTAWA, ONTARIO, CANADA K1G 0M4 (C). OFFICE NUMBER IS (613) 232-1138; HOME NUMBER IS (613) 739-7182; CELL NUMBER IS (613) 795-4017 AND EMAIL ADDRESS IS MCORNELLIER@LEDEVOIR.COM. (D). LE DEVOIR, QUEBEC'S SECOND LARGEST FRENCH LANGUAGE DAILY, IS A FAVORED MEDIA SOURCE OF QUEBEC'S POLITICAL AND INTELLECTUAL ELITES. THE PAPER REGULARLY PUBLISHES IN-DEPTH ANALYTIC ARTICLES. ITS EDITORIAL LINE IS SOVEREIGNTIST AND IT RELIES HEAVILY ON FRENCH SOURCES, INCLUDING AFP WIRE COVERAGE AND ARTICLES FROM "LE MONDE" AND "LIBERATION." BUT ITS EDITORIAL LINE IS NOT REFLEXIVELY ANTI-AMERICAN AND THE CONSULATE IN MONTREAL HAS A GOOD RECORD OF PLACING BY-LINED ARTICLES FROM THE AMBASSADOR AND ASSISTANT SECRETARY NORIEGA. LE DEVOIR'S INTERNATIONAL COVERAGE IS EXTENSIVE, THOUGH IT LACKS A PERMANENT U.S.-BASED CORRESPONDENT. E). MANON CORNELLIER HAS BEEN THE SENIOR OTTAWA PARLIAMENTARY CORRESPONDENT FOR THE NEWSPAPER SINCE ¶1996. SHE IS VERY INTERESTED IN THE U.S. CANADA RELATIONSHIP, ESPECIALLY TRADE NEGOTIATIONS AND NAFTA. MS. CORNELLIER WAS PART OF THE PRESS CORP ACCOMPANYING PRIME MINISTER MARTIN TO THE SPP SUMMIT IN TEXAS. OUR GOAL FOR THIS PROGRAM IS A FULLER UNDERSTANDING OF U.S. SECURITY POLICY AND OF U.S. RELATIONS WITH OTHER COUNTRIES OF THE HEMISPHERE. (F). MR. ANGELO VALLE, TEL NUMBERS ARE (613 739-7182 AND (613) 720-4325. EMAIL IS AVALLE@ISTAR.CA. (G). FOR NON-NATIVE SPEAKERS OF ENGLISH AND SPANISH, ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEVEL ON THE FSI SCALE (AS RATED BY AN AMERICAN OFFICER) FRENCH, NATIVE: ENGLISH, S4/R4. (H). NONE. MS. CORNELLIER IS A NON-SMOKER. (I). POST ACTION OFFICER IS IO BETH POISSON, TEL (613) 688 5317; FAX (613) 688-3101; EMAIL POISSONBL@STATE.GOV. BACKUP POINT OF CONTACT IS VICTORIA TERRY, TEL (613) 688 5316; FAX (613) 688-3101; EMAIL TERRYVE@STATE.GOV (J). TOURISM TRAVEL TO ITALY, FRANCE AND POLAND AS WELL AS TOURISM TRAVEL TO THE U.S. MS. CORNELLIER DID PARTICIPATE IN (FRENCH LANGUAGE) FPC TOUR PRECEEDING THE SOA SUMMIT IN QUEBEC CITY IN 2001. (K). ARTICLES HAVE BEEN FAXED TO FPC. THANK YOU FOR CONSIDERING THIS CANDIDATE. DICKSON