Day: December 26, 2013
JACK LANG INVITES THE AAPA INTO THE ARAB WORLD
Former Culture Minister and recently-appointed President of the Arab World Institute (IMA), Jack Lang hosted some 30 members of the AAPA at the IMA on Dec. 17 for an interesting and stimulating visit that included a 90-minute question-and-answer session with Lang, himself. The enthusiastic AAPA group was firstly treated to some historical explanations on the make-up and evolution of…
French Minister Deplores Lack of Transparency in US-EU Trade Talks
During our third meeting with a minister from Bercy this year, Foreign Trade Minister Nicole Bricq gave the AAPA an exclusive insight into the government's foreign trade policy, while answering some tough questions on France's positions in the ongoing U.S.-Europe trade talks. Hosting a lunch for 18 AAPA members on Nov. 15 on the top floor of the Finance Ministry, Mme. Bricq said the U.S.…