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Published on October 5, 2012
        
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Address
4101 Reservoir Road, NW
Washington, DC 20007
Telephone
(202) 944-6000
Fax
(202) 944-6166

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ambassador
François Delattre

Deputy Chief of Mission
Frédéric Doré

Senior Counselor
Christine Fages

Chief of Staff, protocol
Dana Purcarescu

Middle East, North Africa, Drugs, Terrorism
David Cvach

Asia
Emmanuelle Pavillon

NATO, Security and Strategic Affairs, disarmament, Cyber-defense
François Delmas

EU, Human Rights, Death penalty, Central and Eastern Europe
Nicolas Thiriet

American Domestic Policy
Aymeric Chuzeville

G8, G20
Véronique Aulagnon

Africa, Latin America
Karim Ben Cheickh
The traditional term “Chancery” refers to the small team of diplomats who serve as the Ambassador’s closest collaborators inside the Political Section. The Deputy Chief of Mission assists and stands in for the Ambassador in the exercise of his duties, with the aid of the First Counselor. When the Ambassador is absent, he acts on his behalf as the “Chargé d’Affaires.”

Each of the Chancery’s counselors deals with a particular category of issues connected with the conduct of French foreign policy. They prepare papers for the Ambassador, inform Paris of developments taking place in their respective spheres, emphasize France’s positions, and work with American authorities to promote common French-American objectives on the international scene. They carry out their mission largely thanks to close cooperation with other Embassy Departments.

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