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Please join the European Union Center of Excellence in the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs at Georgia Tech, The French Embassy and the Consulate General of France in Atlanta in welcoming to campus the French Ambassador to the U.S., François Delattre for a public talk entitled "French-American Relations and Ethics in International Affairs."
Location:Georgia Institute of Technology
Instructional Center, Room 103
759 Ferst Drive, N.W.
Atlanta, GA 30332
*Parking: Follow Ferst Drive to West Campus Area 3 Parking
*Open and Free to the Public
Ambassador François Delattre was appointed Ambassador of France to the United States in February 2011 after serving as Ambassador of France to Canada (2008-2011), Consul General in New York (2004-2008) and Press and Communications Director at the French Embassy in Washington, D.C. (1998-2002).
A member of President Jacques Chirac's foreign policy team (1995-1998), François Delattre was responsible for European and trans-Atlantic defense and security matters and managing the Bosnian crisis.
He also served as Deputy Director of the French Foreign Minister's Office (2002-2004) and was a member of Foreign Minister Alain Juppé's cabinet (1993-1995), following two years with the Strategic, Security and Disarmament Department of the French Foreign Ministry (1991-1993).
François Delattre was posted in Bonn at the French Embassy in Germany (1989-1991), where he was in charge of matters pertaining to the economic impact of Germany's unification and the environment.
