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Embassy of France, Washington, D.C.

The Embassy of France in Washington, D.C., is the French diplomatic mission to the United States.

French Embassy, Washington, D.C.

Washington, D.C.

4101 Reservoir Road, N.W.

38°54′49.27″N 77°4′40.63″W / 38.9136861°N 77.0779528°W / 38.9136861; -77.0779528

Laurent Bili

It is located at 4101 Reservoir Road Northwest, Washington, D.C., just north of Georgetown University.[1] The embassy opened in 1984. With some 400 staffers, it is France's largest foreign embassy. The embassy represents the interests of France and French citizens in the United States and conducts the majority of diplomatic work on such interests within the U.S.

Structure[edit]

The embassy is headed by the French Ambassador to the United States, currently Laurent Bili. In addition to the standard diplomatic facilities, the compound includes La Maison Française, a cultural facility consisting of an auditorium, ballroom, and exhibition hall. Like many embassies, it regularly hosts events for the general public including concerts (e.g. baroque, classical, jazz, contemporary, pop and alternative music), films, dance, exhibitions, lectures and theatre.

promoting French science and technology with US actors, and with science expats, by organizing events and publishing local or topical newsletters;

outreach activities to US academia and federal research bodies, with other European science advisors, and through an active presence in the through "Science Breakfasts" organized since 2005, chairing the Club since 2010;

Science Diplomats Club

watching and reporting on scientific breakthroughs, investments and innovations in key fields, by networking with academia, R&D agencies, non-governmental organizations, Congress, think tanks, etc.;

building and sustaining scientific partnerships by organizing expert visits, seminars, and promoting annual calls of the French-US joint endowments and funds;

fostering doctoral mobility of students and researchers, in particular with its flagship Chateaubriand program (see below).

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Controversy[edit]

In 2006, an employee of the Cultural Service of the French Embassy was fired for the motive of being pregnant and Muslim, a judge ruled. "This may be the only time a U.S. court has extended the reach of the civil rights laws to extend to a foreign citizen, working for a foreign government on foreign soil at an embassy here in D.C." said Ari Wilkenfeld for NBC Washington.[15]

List of diplomatic missions of France

Alliance française

France – United States relations