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05PARIS4208
2005-06-15 09:41:00
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Embassy Paris
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FY 2006 IVLP- NOMINATION AND PART I BIODATA FOR MR.

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UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 04 PARIS 004208

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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.
EMMANUEL VIVET - 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: 283
ECA-PROJ-NO:
PROJ-NAME: FY 2006 - INDIVIDUAL Program - Emmanuel Vivet
START MEMO PROJ-DESC:

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: 11
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: Aviation
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PREFIX: Mr.
F-NAME: Emmanuel
M-NAME:
L-NAME: Vivet
SUFFIX:
POSITION-CODE: 0
PRINCIPAL?: Yes
M-ADDR1: Direction Generale de l'Aviation Civile
M-ADDR2: 50, rue Henry Farman
M-ADDR3:
M-CITY: Paris
M-STATE:
M-CNTRY: France
M-ZONE: 75720
M-ZIP:
M-PHONE: + (33) 1.58.09.43.34
M-FAX: + (33) 1.58.09.38.65
M-EMAIL: emmanuel.vivet@aviation-civile.gouv.fr
M-CNTRY-ID: FR
M-ADDRTYPE: B
GENDER: M
DOB: 02/08/1974
MAR-STAT: U
BIRTH-CITY: Chatenay Malabry
BIRTH-CNTRY: France
CITIZ-CNTRY: France
RES-CNTRY: France
START MEMO POSITION:
Head of Unit, Air Services Agreements, French Civil Aviation
Authority, since April 2002
END MEMO POSITION:
START MEMO OTHER-POSITIONS:
First Assistant to the French Chief Negotiator for bilateral
and multilateral international aviation negotiations, French
Civil Aviation Authority
END MEMO OTHER-POSITIONS:
START MEMO PREV-POSITIONS:
- August 2000-January 2001 - Six month civil service
assignment to the Prefecture of Cantal on the staff of the
Prefect, the central Government's representative in the
region; wrote Prefect's speeches, helped with local projects,
conceived and set up a web site, participated in police

activity.
- February 2000-July 2000 - Six month civil service assignment
at the French Embassy in Amman, Jordan, on the staff of the
French Ambassador to Jordan. Handled European affairs and
conducted in-depth studies on two population groups in Jordan.
- February 1999-December 1999 - French Naval Officer; Sea Duty
on-board French ship in the Indian Ocean.
END MEMO PREV-POSITIONS:
START MEMO US-TRAVEL:
Washington D.C. - May 10-14, 2004 - French member of the
European Union negotiating team for negotiations with the U.S.
on European aviation area.
END MEMO US-TRAVEL:
START MEMO OTHER-TRAVEL:
- South Korea, Singapore, India, Russia, Lebanon, Mauritius,
Yemen, Madagascar, Senegal, Slovakia, Colombia: since April
2002, professional trips on French Civil Aviation Authority'
negotiating team
- Jordan: February 2000-July 2000 - 6 month assignment to
French Embassy in Amman
- Uzbekistan: August 2002 - tourism
- Myanmar: January 1999 - tourism
- Morocco - 1997 - tourism
- Turkey, Syria, Jordan - 1996 - tourism
- Western European countries - tourism
END MEMO OTHER-TRAVEL:
START MEMO EDUCATION:
2000-2002 - National School of Public Administration (ENA)
1996-1998 - Institute of Political Studies of Paris
1993-1996 - MBA - Graduate School of Business and Economic
Science (second ranking French business school; MBA degree
with a specialization in auditing and in town planning and
regional management)
END MEMO EDUCATION:
START MEMO MEMBERSHIPS:
- Negotiation instructor at the National School of Public
Administration (ENA) and at French industrial firms
- Competitive sailing team skipper
- Clarinetist in a Paris chamber orchestra
END MEMO MEMBERSHIPS:
START MEMO PUBLICATIONS:

END MEMO PUBLICATIONS:
START MEMO SPEC-CONSID:

END MEMO SPEC-CONSID:
FIRST-LANG: French
ENGL-READ: 4
ENGL-SPEAK: 4
ENGL-COMP: 4
START OTHER-LANGS:
OTHER-LANG: German
OTHER-LANG-ID: GM
READ: 0
SPEAK: 0
COMP: 0
END OTHER-LANGS:
START OTHER-LANGS:
OTHER-LANG: Arabic
OTHER-LANG-ID: AR
READ: 0
SPEAK: 0
COMP: 0
END OTHER-LANGS:
START MEMO NOM-POST-OBJ:
Vivet plays a role now in U.S.-EU aviation issues, which is
part of Embassy Paris' MPP objectives related to economic
prosperity and security. Successful air transport
negotiations with the EU will ensure continued and expanded
market access for U.S. air carriers.
In addition, Embassy Paris' MPP paper on Response to Terrorism
outlines the objectives of protecting U.S. citizens in part
through TSA and FAA's role in civil aviation security and
safety. As Vivet rises through the ranks at the French civil
aviation authority, he will manage each of these issues and
deal directly with bilateral aviation safety and security
issues.
END MEMO NOM-POST-OBJ:
START MEMO NOM-POST-RCMD:
Vivet would need to make the rounds of all the players in U.S.
aviation negotiations, which are led by State with the
participation of the Department of Transportation, Department
of Commerce, airlines and airline associations. He should
meet with Congressional members or staff on committees with
oversight for aviation policy to get a grasp of legislative
input into the process. He would also benefit from visits to,
and a better understanding of, our Federal Aviation
Administration and Transportation Security Administration.
Outside of this narrow focus, Vivet may be interested in
looking at policy changes under discussion in FAA and DOT per
recommendations from the International Civil Aviation
Organization (ICAO) with respect to oversight of Air Traffic
Control. ICAO recommendations have recently led to a
reorganization of Vivet's agency, the General Directorate of
Civil Aviation (DGAC),in France. Learning how major U.S.
airports deal with the challenge of noise abatement may be of
interest to him also. DGAC and the GOF have made the issue a
high priority with mixed results for U.S. companies.
Trade policy officials in the U.S. could provide a forward-
looking view at trade-in-services agreements. American
academics and business executives with a focus on the future
of the air transport industry (legacy carriers vs. low-cost),
or negotiation theory could provide insight into areas he
would want to explore. In addition, a stop at Boeing with the
right officials would be important to show the other side of
the aircraft manufacturing subsidies debate. In a broader
perspective, interaction with State governments for a better
general understanding of federalism would be in order.
On a personal side, Vivet is the skipper of an eight-main
sailing team in national competition and may want to
experience sailing in the U.S. He is also an amateur musician
and supports a handicapped persons association.
END MEMO NOM-POST-RCMD:
START MEMO VIS-OBJ:
END MEMO VIS-OBJ:
START MEMO VIS-REC:

END MEMO VIS-REC:
NOMINATING-OFFICER: Amy Westling
START MEMO NOMINATING-JUSTIFICATION:
Emmanuel Vivet is a promising civil servant who is smart,
ambitious and clearly destined for broader responsibilities in
French government beyond his current position of civil
aviation negotiator.
As a negotiator, Vivet has represented France in 7 of the 9
negotiating rounds between the European Union and the U.S. on
a US/EU open skies air transport agreement. On internal EU
aviation issues, Vivet drafts positions for the French
Ambassador and his team at France's permanent representation
to the EU in Brussels and has participated in 35 bilateral air
services consultations between France and countries outside
the European Union. In this position he prepares negotiations
by defining the French position in consultation with the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and French airlines. He takes the
floor in negotiations, drafts the MOUs and sends diplomatic
reports.
In my meetings with Vivet, he has demonstrated a mastery of
his aviation brief and the English language that is
impressive. He demonstrates an outlook that is curious and
open to the world while he clearly articulates the logic
behind his government's positions. His superiors have trusted
him with significant responsibility at a relatively young age.
Vivet is exactly the type of bright civil servant that we want
to expose to the complexities of the U.S. policy context. For
the immediate future, an IV experience would give him a better
understanding of the interaction between the executive and
legislative branches and the influence of the private sector
in air services negotiations.
Partly because of fundamental differences between the U.S. and
France on the role of government in society, conventional
wisdom in France often dictates that U.S. policy be described
in simplistic and misguided terms. Even intelligent, well-
educated people sometimes accept such generalizations because
they have no alternative reality to refute them. The IV
program provides the opportunity to present the reality of the
U.S. in all its complexity. Vivet is a prime candidate for
the experience because he is young, competent, open to other
points of view and undoubtedly will rise to a position of
authority in the French government. Now and in the future,
his work needs to be informed by a more realistic picture of
how U.S. government and society work, a view that will
influence his official decisions.
END MEMO NOMINATING-JUSTIFICATION:
NOM-OFF: ECON - U.S. Embassy Paris, France
SPEAKER?: No
NOTIFY-EMB: No
MEDIA?: No
HOME-STAY: No
HOME-HOSP?: No
E-I-TYPE:
NOMINEE-ID: 570
PERSON-ID: 469
BIRTH-CNTRY-ID: FR
CITIZ-CNTRY-ID: FR
RES-CNTRY-ID: FR
FIRST-LANG-ID: FR
E-I-TYPE-ID:
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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