FY-2005 Voluntary Visitor Program: Karl-Erik

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SUBJECT: FY-2005 Voluntary Visitor Program: Karl-Erik
Goffinet. Request, recommendations, program suggestions
Post requests an unfunded Voluntary Visitors Program for Karl-
Erik Goffinet, a French citizen who is Vice-President for
European Affairs within the Defense Federation of the major

right-wing party, the UMP (Union pour un Mouvement Populaire
-- Union for a Popular Movement, a unified, pluralistic,
democratic and decentralized political movement).
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PROJ-NAME: VolVis - Fiscal Year 2005 - Karl-Erik Goffinet
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PROJ-TYPE: Individual
PROG-TYPE: Voluntary Visitor
FY: 2005
DEPART-POST: 07/10/2005
SESSION-DATE: 07/11/2005
RETURN-POST: 07/16/2005
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F-NAME: Karl-Erik
M-NAME: Bertrand, Xavier
L-NAME: Goffinet
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M-ADDR1: GICAT
M-ADDR2: 64, rue du Ranelagh
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M-CNTRY: France
M-ZONE: 75016
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M-PHONE: 33-1-44-14-58-25
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M-EMAIL: gicat.goffinet@wanadoo.fr
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DOB: 06/11/1966
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BIRTH-CITY: Les Lilas
BIRTH-CNTRY: France
CITIZ-CNTRY: France
RES-CNTRY: France
START MEMO POSITION:
Since 1999: GICAT (French Land Defense Manufacturers
Association): Vice President International Relations and
Strategic Affairs
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START MEMO OTHER-POSITIONS:
Since 2002: CIDEF (French Defense Industry Council): Vice
President European Affairs and Transatlantic Relations.
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START MEMO PREV-POSITIONS:
1992-2001: GICAT (French Land Defense Manufacturers
Association):
- Director Economic and Industrial Affairs (1992-1994);
- Director International Affairs (1994-1999);
- Strategic advisor of the President of European Defense
Industrial Group (EDIG).
PROJ-NAME: VolVis - Fiscal Year 2005 - Karl-Erik Goffinet
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1989-1992: SGDN (Secretariat General de la Defense Nationale
- General Secretariat of National Defense) - Prime Minister
Strategic Division:
- Strategic Analyst - Office of Eastern-Western Relations
- Strategic Analyst - Office of Middle East Affairs - Follow-
up on the Gulf War.
Member of the Board of Administration of Aerospace and Defense
Industries Association of Europe (ASD).
Member of the Board of Administration of the Defense
organization of the French Party, "Union pour la Majorite
Parlementaire" (UMP). Vice President in charge of the
European Delegation.



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START MEMO US-TRAVEL:
February 2005 - Business travel to Miami: yearly Winter
Meetings of AUSA (Association of United States Army).
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START MEMO OTHER-TRAVEL:
Spain, Italy, Belgium, Germany, Switzerland, Great Britain,
Austria.
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START MEMO EDUCATION:
1997: PhD in Political Science at Paris V University.
1990: DEA (Post Graduate Degree) - Political Science/Public
Law at Lille 2 University.
1989: M.A. Political Science - Robert Schumann University of
Law, Strasbourg.
1988: M.A. International Relations - International Relations
Institute of Paris.

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Eurodefense.
Forum du Futur--Future Forum.
IRIS (Institut de Relations Internationales et Strategiques-
Strategic and International Relations Institute).
Jefferson Circle (Association of I.V. alumni).
Member of the U.S. Army Association.
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Numerous Academic publications on:
- Relationships between France and NATO;
- Space Militarization;
- Security and Trust Measures in the Stockholm Final
Agreement;
- Relationships between Economy and Defense;
- Major Risks and Threats for the Security of Europe;
- Crisis Communication.
Numerous articles in the following professional journals:
- Parliament Journal;
- Abecedaire Parlementaire (a parliamentarian publication);
- National Defense Magazine;
- Armament Magazine.
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Non-smoker
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START MEMO NOM-POST-OBJ:
Post hopes that Karl-Erik Goffinet will be able to consult
with key U.S. institutions and policy makers on current
thinking about the transatlantic relationship; the second Bush
administration; the U.S. government structure and current U.S.
foreign and defense policies. This trip will allow Mr.
Goffinet to move ahead and explore the possibility of
reestablishing bridges, in terms of the future, between France
and the United States. French decision makers very often rely
on information gathered in the media. This mission will
provide Karl-Erik Goffinet with actual material that he will
in return pass on to key French officials and to UMP staff
working on transatlantic relations. Another one of his task
will be to introduce himself and meet key policy makers in
order to set up and maintain an informal dialogue with
American contacts. Mr. Goffinet was a FY 96 IV. He is a
close contact of the Public Affairs Section and, through
GICAT, maintains regular relations with the Office of Defense
Cooperation (ODC).
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Post recommends a three-theme program for Mr. Goffinet.

1. Current U.S. Administration:
- Introduction to governmental organizations under current
administration.

2. Security and Defense Issues:
- Introduction to Security and Defense Issues and Foreign
Policy under current administration: OSD/AT and L.

3. Foreign Policy formulation and challenges (U.S. - European
relations, more particularly on U.S.-French relations):
- Policy-making formulation and process on Foreign Policy
Challenges and Defense issues;
- U.S. perspectives on U.S.-European/U.S.-French relations
(including discussion on different perspectives of the
Republican and Democratic Parties on Foreign Policy Issues).
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Mr. Goffinet is interested in the following themes:
- Evolution of the relationship between the U.S. and France
in the second Bush administration.
- Evolution of Foreign Policy in the same administration,
with a particular percentage in Defense issues, as he is part
of the Defense Commission headed by Senator Serge Vincon,
including meetings with new teams.
- Structure of the U.S. Government, in particular
relationship between the executive and legislative branches,
the Republican Party and the sitting president - what is the
relationship?
- Meeting with lobby groups (Arms Industry, Foreign Policy,
relations between Parliamentarian and Defense Industry).
- Understanding/management of communication process within
the Administration.
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Mr. Goffinet would appreciate the following meetings:
- White House (Mr. Karl Rove's staff). Mr. Rove has the
reputation of being President Bush's political advisor. A
brief meeting with him would interest Mr. Goffinet, with an
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exclusive political view. Mr. Goffinet would like to
understand globally how one builds up and manages an American
politician's image, such as President Bush's one.
- National Security Council. Mr. Goffinet would like to have
an overview of the threats evaluation aspects, main evolutions
and priorities of U.S. Foreign Policy.
- Department of Defense (Political Affairs/Industrial
Affairs). Mr. Goffinet would like to discuss new concepts and
main evolution tendencies of U.S. Defense Policy; elaboration
of mechanisms of U.S. Foreign Policy; Industrial Policy and
DOD-Defense Industries relationships.
- Department of State (Mrs. Rice's staff and representatives
from the Office of European Affairs for an overview of key
policy issues). Mr. Goffinet is interested in U.S. Foreign
Policy priorities and evolution of EU-U.S. relations with an
emphasis on France-U.S. relations.
- Department of Commerce (Office of Strategic Industries and
Economic Security). Mr. Goffinet would like to discuss
priorities in the field of economic security and the status of
U.S. Defense Industry.
- Congress/House of Representatives: Mr. Goffinet would like
to meet with staffers working with Senator Mc Cain. FYI, he
met with Senator Mc Cain during his I.V. trip in 1996 and
would like to have a chance to see him if possible;
- Senator Hunter;
- Senator John William Warner's staff to discuss Homeland
security issues and defense issues;
- Senator Dan Inouye to discuss the U.S. Army today.
Mr. Goffinet would like to understand the role and power that
Congress has in the Defense domain and the relations between
executive and legislative powers in this field, particularly
on budgetary aspects.
- Republican Party and Democrat Party. Mr. Goffinet would
like to have an overview on how American parties are
structured; how it works on a daily basis; what are their
relations with the Government; how defense and foreign affairs
problems are dealt with; and what are the parties' main
differences on these questions.
- Think Tanks:
- The German Marshall Fund of the United States (GMF): meeting
with the President Craig Kennedy to discuss transatlantic
relations and the role of public opinion/public antagonism on
U.S. foreign policy and on U.S.-European cooperation;
- The American Enterprise Institute (AEI): meeting with senior
researchers following foreign affairs and defense issues
relevant to bilateral relations;
- The Heritage Foundation: meeting with Dr. Kim Holmes, Vice
President and Director to discuss U.S. security issues and
foreign policy issues;
- The New America Foundation: meeting with the Executive Vice-
President Steve Clemons to discuss U.S.- European Relations.
Mr. Goffinet would like to discuss strategic main questions;
main threats; the evolution of transatlantic relations; the
role of Europe; the role of France; the evolution of NATO.
- Media: foreign affairs journalists (Washington Post,
Herald Tribune).
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NOMINATING-OFFICER: Colombia Barrosse
START MEMO NOMINATING-JUSTIFICATION:
Post strongly supports this Voluntary Visitor project and
hopes that ECA will be able to schedule it in the time frame
proposed by the visitor. With the attention focused on the
European Union due to the debate about the Constitution, it is
important for the USG to reiterate that the United States has
long supported a strong Europe, a concept that is often argued
in France. USG and Post need to explain that cooperating
partners are more beneficial than opposing "poles" or "counter
weights" to each other. Mr. Goffinet plays a major liaison
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and substantive role on a myriad of Franco-American issues.
Mr. Goffinet is a candidate with impressive academic
credentials who looks forward to a future as a decision maker
in the European defense sector. Upon his return, Goffinet
expects to brief UMP staffers on the evolution of
transatlantic relations and provide them with contacts in
Washington D.C. By participating in this Voluntary Visitor
trip, Mr. Goffinet will acquire expertise in European-American
relations, will gain understanding of our policies and
communicate a more positive view of the United States among
French Government officials that would help the re-
strengthening of Franco-American bilateral ties. We highly
recommend Mr. Goffinet for consideration for a VolVis.
Karl-Erik Goffinet is a French citizen who is Vice-President
for European Affairs within the Defense Federation of the
major right-wing party, the UMP (Union pour un Mouvement
Populaire -- Union for a Popular Movement, a unified
pluralistic, democratic and decentralized movement). Mr.
Goffinet's responsibilities are planning exchange
relationships with UMP's homologous parties in the European
field and in the defense domain. FYI, Nicolas Sarkozy (I.V.
1985),former Finance Minister, heads the UMP Party since
November 2004. Mr. Sarkozy is one of France's most well known
political figures and is considered to be the man to watch in
the next (2007) French Presidential Elections. Under his
leadership, the UMP Party has been reorganized to permit an in-
depth reflection on transatlantic relationship. Mr. Serge
Dassault presides over the "Defense Federation", an internal
UMP body whose main vocation is to ensure the continued
existence of a strong defense policy, particularly in the
industrial field, able to meet the challenges of the 21st
century. This Federation has a Consortium whose members are
elected for a three-year mandate. Mr. Goffinet belongs to the
executive committee for the Federation and, in that capacity
is very interested in learning more about the U.S. position
and in building stronger links to appropriate entities
(private and government)
Mr. Goffinet is also Vice-President for International
Relations and Strategic Affairs at GICAT (Groupement des
Industries Concernees par les Materiels de Defense Terrestre--
"French Land Defense Manufacturers Association". GICAT is a
private industry association regrouping most French companies
in the land defense sector and reportedly enjoys close
relations with the Association of the U.S. Army (AUSA). GICAT
has the attention of key French Government officials,
including the Prime Minister and the Minister of Defense, as
well as direct access to most of Europe's defense decision
makers and strategic planning organizations. GICAT is a strong
supporter of the "Europeanization" of the defense industry,
which is currently underway as a natural consequence of the
defense market's international restructuring. In his current
position, Mr. Goffinet is actively working on the strategic
development of a policy of cooperation between Europe and the
United States in both land and air domains. He has been
working closely with GOF, USG, French and American industry
associations to explore avenues to improve industry
cooperation. Mr. Goffinet is actively initiating programs to
improve international understanding and communication as a
means to break down invisible barriers to multilateral
cooperation.
With a PhD on "The New European Architecture in Terms of
Defense and Security", a Masters Degree in International
Relations and another Masters in Political Science, Mr.
Goffinet is a knowledgeable specialist in Defense and
Security. Mr. Goffinet is also Vice-President of European
Affairs and Transatlantic Relations at CIDEF (Conseil des
Industries de Defense Francaises -- French Defense Industry
Council). CIDEF can be described as the French Industry's
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holding structure, which consolidates the three main French
arms industry unions (GIFAS, GICAN and GICAT). CIDEF is
alternatively presided over by one of these unions' President
(GICAT for the moment). CIDEF has a light structure with
three permanent missions: Lobbying, European affairs and
transatlantic relations, and regulation. Mr. Goffinet
coordinates issues concerning Europe and Transatlantic
Relations. His responsibilities deal essentially with the
conception and implementation of the French industry's
positions in Europe. He is also in charge of following up on
bilateral relations with the United States.



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