FY 2006 IVLP- NOMINATION AND PART I BIODATA FOR MR.

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DEPT FOR ECA/PE/V/R/E (CAROL GRABAUSKAS; STEVE TAYLOR);
EUR/PPD (LILLIAN DEVALCOURT)
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: OEXC SCUL FR
SUBJECT: FY 2006 IVLP- NOMINATION AND PART I BIODATA FOR MR.
ALEXANDRE GALDIN - PRINCIPAL CANDIDATE FOR INDIVIDUAL
PROGRAM.

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EXPORT-SOURCE: POST-EVDB
VERSION: 3.0.7
POST-EMAIL: PaillardS@state.gov
TRANSMITTING-POST: PAS Paris
TRANSMITTING-POST-ID: 14544
EXPORT-TYPE: BIO DATA
START NOMINATION:
ECA-OFFICE: E/VGE
PROG-AGENCY-NAME:
POST-PROJ-ID: 285
ECA-PROJ-NO:
PROJ-NAME: FY 2006 - INDIVIDUAL Program - Alexandre Galdin
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END MEMO PROJ-DESC:
PROJ-TYPE: Individual
PROG-TYPE: IV Grant Visitor
FY: 2006
DEPART-POST:
SESSION-DATE:
RETURN-POST:
NO-OF-PART: 1
RANK-ORDER: 13
START MEMO POST-OBJ:

END MEMO POST-OBJ:
START MEMO POST-RCMD:

END MEMO POST-RCMD:
ECA-OFFICE-ID: 1047
PROG-AGENCY-ID:
PROJ-TYPE-ID: IND
PROG-TYPE-ID: 29
NOMINATING-POST-ID: 14544
FUNDING-CNTRY-ID:
STATUS: N
ORIGINATOR: P
SUBJ-DISC: Foreign Policy
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PREFIX: Mr.
F-NAME: Alexandre
M-NAME:
L-NAME: Galdin
SUFFIX:
POSITION-CODE: 0
PRINCIPAL?: Yes
M-ADDR1: Secretariat General de la
M-ADDR2: Defense Nationale - SGDN
M-ADDR3: 51, boulevard de Latour Maubourg
M-CITY: Paris
M-STATE:
M-CNTRY: France
M-ZONE: 75700 07-SP
M-ZIP:
M-PHONE: + (33) 1.71.75.80.04
M-FAX: + (33) 1.71.75.80.40
M-EMAIL: alexandre.galdin@SGDN.pm.gouv.fr
M-CNTRY-ID: FR
M-ADDRTYPE: B
GENDER: M
DOB: 01/05/1968
MAR-STAT: M
BIRTH-CITY: Paris
BIRTH-CNTRY: France
CITIZ-CNTRY: France
RES-CNTRY: France
START MEMO POSITION:
Advisor in charge of inter-ministerial coordination for
security and defense matters, General Secretariat for National
Defense (SDGN),since February 2004
END MEMO POSITION:
START MEMO OTHER-POSITIONS:
Since April 2001:
- Vice-President (UMP) of the Financial and Open Markets
Commission of the Paris Council
- Elected Advisor (UMP) to Paris 15th district
END MEMO OTHER-POSITIONS:
START MEMO PREV-POSITIONS:
- June 2002-December 2003 - Parliamentary Assistant to the
Minister of Research and New Technologies Claude Haignere
- January-December 2002 - President of the French section of
the Atlantic Association of Young Political Leaders
- January-May 1995 - Assistant to Rene Dejean then Treasurer
of the Presidential Campaign of Edouard Balladur
February 1994-June 2002 - Parliamentary Assistant to Rene
Dejan then Deputy-Mayor (RPR) of Paris 15th district
- 1993-1994 - President of the Conference Olivaint
(Independent Political Education Center for all parties
created in 1875)
- September 1992-December 1993 - National Service in the Navy
END MEMO PREV-POSITIONS:
START MEMO US-TRAVEL:
None
END MEMO US-TRAVEL:
START MEMO OTHER-TRAVEL:
- Egypt, Turkey - 2004 for tourism
- Greece, Italy - 2003 for tourism
- Morocco, Malta - 2002 for tourism
END MEMO OTHER-TRAVEL:
START MEMO EDUCATION:
2000 - Center for Higher Studies in Armament (CHEAr),fellow
in the 36th session
1992 - Master in Business Law
1991 - Degree in Public Administration, Institute of Political
Studies of Paris
END MEMO EDUCATION:
START MEMO MEMBERSHIPS:
- Member of the French section of the Atlantic Association for
Young Political Leaders (AAYPL)
- Member of the CEPS (Center for Strategic Studies)
- Member of the Board of the CHEAr (Center for Higher Studies
in Armament attached to the Ministry of Defense),since 2000
- Financial Agent for the Political Group "Association Paris
15th district", since 1995
END MEMO MEMBERSHIPS:
START MEMO PUBLICATIONS:

END MEMO PUBLICATIONS:
START MEMO SPEC-CONSID:

END MEMO SPEC-CONSID:
FIRST-LANG: French
ENGL-READ: 2
ENGL-SPEAK: 2
ENGL-COMP: 2
START MEMO NOM-POST-OBJ:
Alexandre Galdin is a fast-rising expert on defense and
security matters for the French government who has a bright
career ahead of him. He has the ear of UMP politicians and is
in a position to influence French government representatives
for years to come. A trip to the U.S., where he has never
been before, would provide him expertise to better appreciate
American policies, to start to build a network of contacts and
to help him communicate a positive view of the value of
transatlantic cooperation.
Given the SGDN's focus on regional conflicts, on counter-
terrorism and on other security and defense matters, Mr.
Galdin would be able to draw on his experience in the I.V.
Leadership program. This type of investment is sure to have a
positive influence on the Post's long-term MPP Goals.
END MEMO NOM-POST-OBJ:
START MEMO NOM-POST-RCMD:
Post recommends that we send him as an individual grantee on a
project dealing with Foreign Affairs and Security issues.
Post also suggests that Galdin meets with political
consultants and gains a better understanding of the domestic
American policy-making process.
END MEMO NOM-POST-RCMD:
START MEMO VIS-OBJ:

END MEMO VIS-OBJ:
START MEMO VIS-REC:

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NOMINATING-OFFICER: Caroline Gorse-Combalat
START MEMO NOMINATING-JUSTIFICATION:
In the General Secretariat for National Defense (SGDN: inter-
ministerial agency attached to the Prime Minister's Office),
Alexandre Galdin works in close contact with the Secretary
General of National Defense who advises the Prime Minister on
defense, security, foreign affairs, domestic, economic and
financial issues. The SGDN role is to help out the General
Secretary of the Government coordinate its tasks, prepare

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Cabinet meetings and draw up reports.
As advisor in charge of the inter-ministerial coordination of
defense and security matters, Galdin has demonstrated his
capacity to be an influential actor in the field of defense
and foreign affairs issues.
In the UMP, Alexandre Galdin has already held strong positions
as Assistant to the presidential campaign of Edouard Balladur
in 1995, as member of the board of the French section of the
Atlantic Association for Young Political Leaders from 1996
until 2002, as member of the RPR departmental committee of
Paris in 1998 and now as Vice-President (UMP) of the Financial
and Open Markets Commission of the Paris Government. Again,
in these instances, Alexandre Galdin has developed his
influence and expects to play a growing role in the future.
END MEMO NOMINATING-JUSTIFICATION:
NOM-OFF: PA - U.S. Embassy Paris, France
SPEAKER?: No
NOTIFY-EMB: No
MEDIA?: No
HOME-STAY: No
HOME-HOSP?: No
E-I-TYPE: INTERPRETER
NOMINEE-ID: 572
PERSON-ID: 471
BIRTH-CNTRY-ID: FR
CITIZ-CNTRY-ID: FR
RES-CNTRY-ID: FR
FIRST-LANG-ID: FR
E-I-TYPE-ID: I
NOM-POST-ID: 14544
NOM-FUNDING-CNTRY-ID: 0
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:
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