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The Embassy of France in Washington, D.C., is the French diplomatic mission to the United States. It is located at 4101 Reservoir Road Northwest, Washington, D.C., just north of Georgetown University. [1] It is accessed by the Rosslyn station on the Washington Metro. The embassy opened in 1984.
The completion of the Reservoir Road embassy allowed the 400 employees of the French diplomatic mission at the time to work in a single location, rather than at the ten different offices scattered around Washington, where French diplomats had previously worked. [8]
Other notable events organized by Cultural Tourism DC included: Passport DC, an annual event each May where many of the embassies and international cultural centers in Washington, DC open their doors to showcase their culture, art, music, dance and food. The event features street festivals, open houses, embassy events, special performances and ...
The International Comics and Animation Festival was founded in 1995 [4] as a one-off event, conceived by Tristan Fonlladosa, a cultural attaché of the French Embassy, who proposed the idea to the Department of French at Georgetown University. Fonlladosa collaborated closely with Georgetown Professor Guy Spielmann, who played a pivotal role in ...
The Alliance Française of Washington is a non-profit, non governmental cultural and educational American association. Its mission is to promote the French language and Francophone cultures in the Capital Region, as well as intercultural exchanges, within the context of the international network of the Alliance Française [1]
The French ambassador to the United States is the diplomatic representation of the French Republic to the United States. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] They reside in Washington, D.C. The current ambassador is Laurent Bili .
November 9–23 – Occupy Wall Street protesters march from New York City to Washington DC, to demonstrate at a congressional committee meeting to decide whether to keep President Barack Obama's extension of tax cuts enacted under former President George W. Bush. Protesters say the cuts benefit only rich Americans.
Promoted to commandant in 1923, Thenault completed his six-year tour as military attaché in spring 1928, went to France and later returned to the United States reporting to the French embassy in Washington DC, Friday, 27 July 1928, as Military Attaché for Aeronautics – replacing newly promoted Brigadier Gen Georges Armand Louis Dumont In ...