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  • - Situation in Libya
  • - France/Turkey - Turkey agenda – Armenian genocide
  • - Mr. Maurice Leroy, the French Minister of the City, in charge of the “Grand Paris,” to travel to Memphis, TN April 6-11
  • - Libya crisis/military action/political solution
  • - Libya : death of two journalists Tim Hetherington and Chris Hondros
  • - Troy Davis: Declaration on behalf of the European Union
  • - Nicole Kruse awarded the National Order of Merit Medal
  • - London Conference on Libya (March 30, 2011)
  • - Speech by the President of the Republic to the French community of Japan
  • - France/UN/Ivory Coast
  • - Libya: Meeting of the Contact Group in Doha, Qatar (April 13, 2011)
  • - Japan: French assistance continues
  • - Situation in Libya
  • - France has designated a new Ambassador of France to the United States, Mr. François Delattre
  • - Mali: Statement by President François Hollande
  • - Libya : Joint article by Nicolas Sarkozy, Barack Obama and David Cameron
  • - Situation in Syria - France’s action within the United Nations and the European Union
  • - Libya/Syria/Al-Qaeda : press conference given by Alain Juppé
  • - Osama bin Laden’s death
  • - France/US/Afghanistan
  • - Visit by Alain Juppé to Haiti
  • - Situation in Syria
  • - Europe Day : Statement by Alain Juppé
  • - France/Tunisia
  • - Meeting between Alain Juppé and Hillary Clinton, U.S. Secretary of State
  • - G8-G20 - Deauville Summit - France
  • - Visit of Alain Juppé to the United States (June 6-7, 2011)
  • - Statement by Alain Juppé: re-election of Ban Ki-moon as UN Secretary-General
  • - Statement by Alain Juppé: Christine Lagarde, Director General of the IMF
  • - Investments in the Future Programme: Speech by Nicolas Sarkozy
  • - Syria - UN Security Council’s adoption of a statement on Syria
  • - France/Afghanistan: Article by Bernard Valero, Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs Spokesman
  • - France/US/Afghanistan/death of American soldiers
  • - Visit to Afghanistan of President Sarkozy
  • - Financial crisis/working meeting at the Elysée Palace
  • - Libya - Adoption of additional EU sanctions
  • - Syria: joint statement by President Sarkozy, Chancellor Merkel and Prime Minister Cameron
  • - Franco-German Summit on the Eurozone: Statement by Alain Juppé
  • - Libya: Statement by Alain Juppé
  • - Troy Davis’s case: the EU and France deplore his execution
  • - XIXe Ambassadors’conference
  • - Conference in support of the new Libya
  • - Libya : Speech by Nicolas Sarkozy
  • - General Assembly of the United Nations: Speech by Mr. Nicolas Sarkozy
  • - France/Palestinian state/UN observer status
  • - President Sarkozy speaks to Le Monde after EU summit
  • - Palestine/Unesco: Statements by Bernard Valero
  • - Euro Area/Greek referendum
  • - World and European Day against Death Penalty
  • - Dedication of the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial
  • - G20 Summit : Joint Press Conference by N. Sarkozy and B. Obama
  • - European Council and Euro Area summit
  • - Summit of G20 heads of state and government
  • - Syria: Interview given by Alain Juppé, Minister of Foreign and European Affairs
  • - Iran - Communiqué by the Presidency of the Republic
  • - UNGA resolution on human rights in Syria
  • - France/Germany/Euro Area
  • - Franco-German Letter to the President of the European Council
  • - Syria: Russian draft United Nations Security Council resolution
  • - Alain Juppé Meets With a Turkish Parliamentary Delegation
  • - Dispatch of Arab League observers
  • - Afghanistan: Death of Two French Legionnaires
  • - Euro: "France will not only meet but exceed her commitments"
  • - Recap on the visit of Ambassador Delattre to North Carolina
  • - French, U.S. Forces Complete Large-Scale Amphibious Exercise
  • - The situation in the Middle East: Challenges and Opportunities
  • - Attack in Toulouse: statements by Nicolas Sarkozy and Alain Juppé
  • - Syria/aggravation of the situation – Press conference given by Laurent Fabius (June 13, 2012)
  • - Syria: "Damascus is Flouting its Commitments"
  • - President Hollande Visits D-Day Memorial
  • - François Hollande Elected President of the Republic
  • - President François Hollande’s Inauguration Speech
  • - French President’s visit to the U.S.: meeting with the French community
  • - French President’s visit to the U.S.: Press briefing
  • - French President’s visit to the U.S.: meeting with President Obama
  • - G8: Press Conference given by François Hollande
  • - Explosions in Boston
  • - Arms trade
  • - Action Group for Syria final communiqué
  • - Meeting between M. François Hollande, President of the Republic, and Mrs Hillary Rodham Clinton, United States Secretary of State
  • - Laurent Fabius: "Bashar al-Assad will fall"
  • - French General to Assume NATO Leadership at Norfolk
  • - France Assumes Presidency of U.N. Security Council
  • - Death of the United States Ambassador to Libya
  • - Campaign for the abolition of the death penalty
  • - Nobel Peace Prize
  • - Presidential elections in the US
  • - President Hollande Hosts U.S. Vice President Biden in Paris
  • - Shooting in Connecticut
  • - Appointment of John Kerry as U.S. Secretary of State
  • - Warren Hill: European Union statement
  • - John Kerry Makes Official Visit to Paris
  • - Nicole Bricq for a free trade agreement between the European Union and the United States
  • - French Navy Ship “Monge” to make a port call in Charleston, April 16-19
  • - France to honor Dr. Joseph Parello and Chef Roger Michel
  • - Bestowal of the Legion of Honor upon Dr. Joseph Parello
  • - Oklahoma Tornado
  • - 67th United Nations General Assembly

• > Consular

  • - Keltoum Rowland, new Honorary Consul of France to Hattiesburg, Mississippi
  • - The "competences and talents card"
  • - This consulate general announces the nomination of two additional Honorary Consuls of France
  • - New procedure concerning visas and other administrative fees
  • - This consulate general will now issue biometric visas
  • - The "Maison de France" to be inaugurated in Atlanta
  • - Nashville welcomes the newly appointed Honorary Consul of France to Nashville, Amelie de Gaulle
  • - A new Honorary Consul of France and Germany to Savannah, GA
  • - Charlotte welcomes a new Honorary Consul of France
  • - Your new contacts at the consulate
  • - This consulate general welcomes 5 new members

• > Cultural and educational

  • - Results of the survey on the schooling of French students in Atlanta, GA
  • - Conclusion of the survey regarding French students schooling in Raleigh, NC
  • - This consulate general welcomes a new Deputy Cultural Attache, Clementine Bernon
  • - The bilingual French School in Greenville welcomes students from other regions
  • - Educational cooperation between Georgia and the Lorraine region (France)
  • - MOU Nancy-Metz: first exchanges!
  • - A look back at the opening of the Jean-Louis Forain exhibition the Dixon Gallery in Memphis
  • - Marc Mallet and William Moon, decorated with the medal of Officer for the Palmes Académiques
  • - “Looking forward to the future/ Construire l’avenir”
  • - Campbell High School, the winner of our France-Atlanta humanitarian contest
  • - GA Tech- "The Role of Diplomacy in the Transatlantic Relationship" (11-29-2012)
  • - Ford Motor Company recognizes Atlanta’s own unsung hero, Camille Russell Love
  • - Georgia Tech- “The Eurozone Crisis: Turning the Corner or a Bend in the Road” (10-27-2012)
  • - Survey : a New French Bookshop in the U.S.
  • - Europe Day 2013
  • - Savannah Tour Video Released in French & German
  • - Contest for Students of the Southeast : Passeport pour le français
  • - Olivier Tallec in Atlanta - April 2013
  • - Mémorial de la Shoah U.S. Tour brings travelling exhibition to the Southeast
  • - France honors Baxter Jones, lover and ambassador of the Francophile tradition in Atlanta
  • - Sonic Generator presents free outdoor screening of Fritz Lang’s Sci-Fi masterpiece Metropolis
  • - The Official Selection of the 66th Annual Cannes Film Festival
  • - Antoine Guilloppé in Atlanta - May 2013
  • - 6 recipients from the U.S. Southeast to receive the Palmes académiques

• > University

  • - Opening of SKEMA campus in Raleigh, North Carolina
  • - Dr. Vicki Birchfield to receive the National Order of Merit Medal
  • - The Lafayette Institute officially established and first President named
  • - Emory Global Health Case Competition dedicated to the French Health System

• > Scientific

  • - A look back at Professor Francoise Barre-Sinoussi’s visit to Atlanta June 15-17, 2011
  • - Innovation, "U.S. labs are not afraid of a social blockage"
  • - Jules Hoffmann, Nobel Laureate
  • - A new Cancer Genomics Center at Emory
  • - May 7: "European Science Café"
  • - France Provides Crucial Technology in Curiosity’s Mars Exploration
  • - The Nobel Prize in Physics 2012
  • - "LIFE SCIENCES: inventing - creating - having fun" 2013

• > Economic

  • - Trade relations between France and the US Southeast
  • - Ubifrance in Atlanta welcomes its new Director, Serge Hanoca
  • - French SMEs enter the export market
  • - The city of Atlanta, Paris Airports and Paris Region sign a cooperation agreement to promote business between the aetropolis
  • - Air France-KLM Cargo to Restart Atlanta Service (By Global Atlanta)
  • - Mr. James Blair promoted to the grade of Officier in the Ordre national du Mérite
  • - Michelin’s $750 Million Investment to Create Up to 500 New Manufacturing Jobs in South Carolina
  • - Job-creating foreign investment in France
  • - Airbus to open an assembly line in Alabama
  • - “Say OUI to France. Say OUI to innovation” campaign kicks off
  • - Airbus Breaks Ground for Plant in Mobile, Ala.

• > Transversal, others

  • - This consulate general on Facebook!
  • - This consulate general launches its Youtube channel
  • - The Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs to partner with the Carter Center
  • - The French channel France 24 available, starting July 14, 2010
  • - TV5 Monde is now available on Time Warner Cable in the Carolinas
  • - France-Atlanta now on Twitter!
  • - France-Atlanta: WINNER of the International Education Program
  • - France-Atlanta 2012 gathered over 4,700 participants around 15 French American events
  • - France-Atlanta continues with the announcement of a 4th edition
  • - Europe Day 2013
  • - French-American community – May 2013

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