Day: June 7, 2016
France Honors Two AAPA Stalwarts
Two stalwarts of the AAPA have been singled out for distinctions by the French government. John Keating, AAPA president between 2012 and 2015, has been inducted into the Ordre National du Mérite with the rank of Chevalier. He was nominated for the award by Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault. John, who is Irish, is a long-standing member of the AAPA. He has been part of its management team for…
Tax Professionals Brief AAPA On Intrusive U.S. Law
Tax professionals John Fredenberger and Delphine Brett-Ziller and Lucy Laederich, former president of the Association of American Residents Overseas (AARO), shared their expertise with the AAPA on a recent U.S. law that affects the financial affairs of Americans abroad and is making them rethink their US citizenship. They spoke to 25 AAPA members at an informal gathering with refreshments kindly…
AAPA Gets the Lowdown on Art Risks, Antiquities Theft
AAPA members and their guests now understand the illegal trade in cultural objects and the natural and human risks that owners of art works must address after meeting with senior insurance company executives and a senior police officer over breakfast for a panel discussion on May 25. The meeting was hosted by AXA Art, a division of leading French insurer AXA, in the Hotel de La Vaupalière, an…