NAMES OF INFLUENTIAL WOMEN - FRANCE

UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 PARIS 000265 SIPDIS STATE FOR S/WE SMEHRA, GLANE; ALSO FOR EUR/PPD E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: OPRC KWMN PHUM PREL FR SUBJECT: NAMES OF INFLUENTIAL WOMEN - FRANCE REF: STATE 178055 ¶1. SUMMARY: In response reftel, Mission France identified ten (10) influential women in politics, business, civil society and media. END SUMMARY. ¶2. Retel asked posts to contribute names to a worldwide roster of women leaders for contact use by the Secretary and other Department principals. Listing for ten prominent French women follows, including brief descriptions and contact information: - Segolene Royal - 2007 Socialist Party Presidential Candidate; Deputy of "Les Deux-Sevres"; President of Poitou-Charentes Region; Former Minister of Education Contact information: Prsidente de la Region Poitou-Charentes 15, rue de l'ancienne comedie 86021 Poitiers Cedex Tl: +33 5 49 55 77 00 Fax: +33 5 49 55 77 88 Email Secretary: sroyal@assemblee-nationale.fr - Michele Alliot-Marie - Minister of Defense ; Former President of RPR, ex-UMP (Chirac's political party),1999-2002) Contact information: Ministre d'Etat, Ministre de la Dfense 14, rue Saint-Dominique 00452 Armees Tel: +33 1 42 19 30 11 - Laurence Parisot - President of MEDEF - Mouvement des Entreprises de France (Association of French CEOs); Chairman of the Supervisory Board, IFOP Group Contact information: Presidente du M.E.D.E.F. 55, avenue Bosquet 75007 Paris Secretaries' phones: +33 1 53 59 19 20 (Ms. Codevelle, secretary) SIPDIS and +33 1 53 59 19 08 (Ms. Servazeix, secretary) Office Phone at IFOP: +33 1 45 84 14 44 Email secretary: info@ifop.com - Christine Lagarde - External Trade Minister. Former head of law firm Baker & McKenzie. Employment and antitrust specialist and former national team synchronized swimmer. Contact information: Ministre Deleguee au Commerce Exterieur 139, rue de Bercy Teledoc 143 75012 Paris Tel: +33 1 53 18 46 00/01 - Simone Veil - Member of the Constitutional Council; First woman president of the European Parliament; Auschwitz deportee; Former Minister of Health and Social Affairs Contact information: Conseil Constitutionnel 2, rue Monpensier 75001 Paris Tel: +33 1 42 93 00 60 (Secretary) Office phone: +33 1 40 15 30 12 (Conseil Constitutionnel) - Bernadette Chirac - First Lady of France. Wife of President Jacques Chirac Contact Information: Prsidence de la Republique Palais de l'Elysee 55 rue du Faubourg Saint-Honore 75008 Paris Tel: +33 1 42 92 86 01/02 Protocol: +33 01 42 92 84 78 - Anne Lauvergeon - AREVA CEO. Former Assistant-general secretary of the Elysee, in charge of International Economy (Mitterrand) Contact Information: Prsident du Directoire du groupe AREVA 27-29 rue Le Peletier 75433 Paris cedex 09 Tel: +33 1 44 83 24 02 Fax: +33 1 44 83 25 25 Email: Anne.lauvergeon@areva.com - Christiane Taubira - Deputy for Guyana in the National Assembly and great black voice in France. She has just associated herself with Segolene Royal's campaign team as an "independent voice." Contact Information: Assemblee Nationale, Palais Bourbon Casier de la poste 75355 Paris 07 SP Office telephone: +33 1 40 63 71 60 - Aude Zienseniss de Thuin - Founder and President, Women's Forum For the Economy and Society - held annually early October in Deauville (U/S Hughes and other prominent women have been among the participants.) Contact information: Women's Forum for the Economy & Society Wetcos, 13 rue Royal, 75008 Paris, France Office telephone: +33 1 58 18 62 00 Email: contact@womens-forum.com - Fadela Amara - President of the Movement "Ni Putes Ni Soumises" (Neither Whores nor Submissives") - a women's NGO reaching out to French minorities and combating discrimination and violence against women/youth. Contact Information: Presidente Mouvement "Ni Putes Ni Soumises" Maison de la Mixite 70, rues des Rigoles 75020 Paris Office Phone : +33 1 53 46 63 06 Email : sihem.h@niputesnisoumises.com (Public Relations) Web Site : http://www.niputesnisoumises.com/ ¶4. Post officers following women's issues are PAS CAO Helen L. Margiou, phone: +33 1 43 12 47 79, email: MargiouHL@state.gov; PAS ACAO Colombia Barrosse, phone number: +33 1 43 12 45 41, email: BarrosseCX@state.gov STAPLETON