FORM 6-K

                                    FORM 6-K
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              Washington, DC 20549

                        Report of Foreign Private Issuer


                        Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16
                     of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934


                          For the month of August 2004


                         Commission File Number: 1-14836

                                     ALSTOM
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                 (Translation of registrant's name into English)


            3, avenue André, Malraux, 92309 Levallois-Perret, France
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                    (Address of principal executive offices)



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Enclosures:

Press release dated August 24, 2004, "Denis Samuel-Lajeunesse
Appointed New Board Member at ALSTOM"



                                    SIGNATURE

     Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

                                            ALSTOM



Date: September 1, 2004                    By: /s/ Philippe Jaffré
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                                                Name:   Philippe Jaffré
                                                Title:  Chief Financial Officer







                                                                  24 August 2004




                        DENIS SAMUEL-LAJEUNESSE APPOINTED
                           NEW BOARD MEMBER AT ALSTOM


By order of the  Minister  of the  Economy,  Finance  and  Industry,  Mr.  Denis
Samuel-Lajeunesse,  Senior Civil Servant,  has been appointed member of ALSTOM's
Board of Directors as a representative of the French State.

Denis   Samuel-Lajeunesse   is  Managing   Director  of  the  French  Government
Shareholding  Agency of the  Ministry  of the  Economy,  Finance  and  Industry,
Treasury  Department.  He also is a  member  of the  Board of  Directors  of Air
France, Thalès and France Telecom.

He was previously  Chairman and Chief  Executive  Officer of Lyonnaise de Banque
and its subsidiary Banque de Vizille,  from 1992 to 2002. From 1986 to 1992, Mr.
Samuel-Lajeunesse  was International Affairs Assistant Secretary at the Treasury
Department.  Prior  to this,  he held  several  positions  within  the  Treasury
Department:  Senior Civil Servant  (1973-1983),  Deputy  Assistant  Secretary of
International   Affairs  (1983-1985)  and  Deputy  Assistant  Secretary  of  the
Financial Market (1985-1986).



Press relations:        S. Gagneraud
                        (Tél. +33 1 41 49 27 40)
                        internet.press@chq.alstom.com

Investor relations:     E. Chatelain
                        (Tél. +33 1 41 49 37 38)
                        Investor.relations@chq.alstom.com