D-Day Veteran Charles Hargrove Dies At 92
Charles Hargrove, a long-standing AAPA member who took part in the D-Day landings, died at his Paris home on Sept. 19 aged 92. Charles was foreign correspondent for many years with The Times of London in a career spanning 34 years, with postings in Germany, Japan and France. He retired in 1982 after a 16-year stint as the Times’ Paris bureau chief, and served as president of the AAPA in 1968.…
AAPA Pays Tribute to John Morris
Many more images of the John Morris event are available at: https://plus.google.com/u/0/b/106700829338050700067/photos/+ClaussenFinksCreativeUlm/albums/6080839223978580305 British Ambassador Sir Peter Ricketts pays tribute to John Morris It was a memorable evening when some 80 friends, colleagues, AAPA members and their guests paid tribute to the Association's 97-year-old doyen member,…
AAPA Outlook Is Bright as Sun Shines on the Gala
The 2014 edition of the Anglo-American Press Association’s annual Gala on June 12 was sunny, in every respect: the weather was perfect, the attendance was high (93) and the mood was bright and cheery. Coming just days after the successful commemorations of the 70th anniversary of the Normandy landings -- which involved both the US and UK embassies, as well as many AAPA members -- everyone seemed…
Telecoms, Publishing on the Menu as Free CEO Meets AAPA
French entrepreneur and telecoms gadfly Xavier Niel had a lot to say about the France’s telecommunications and publishing sectors when he met with 17 AAPA members on June 2. The off-the-record event was hosted by Mr. Niel at the Parisian headquarters of Iliad, the parent company of Free, a mobile phone company and internet provider that has challenged the hold of major French telecoms…
Government Spokesman Discusses Europe, National Front’s Rise
Europe inevitably dominated the off-the-record discussion when AAPA members met government spokesman and agriculture minister Stéphane Le Foll days after the stinging defeat of ruling Socialists in May 25 European Parliament elections. Le Foll and his advisers did not try to minimize the significance of the National Front’s first victory in a nationwide French poll. However Le Foll, a…
Pascal Lamy Doubts Trade Sanctions Against Russia's Putin Will Change Much
As the US and the EU consider tougher, coordinated economic sanctions against President Vladimir Putin's annexation of Crimea and possible, similar plans for other Russian-speaking regions, Pascal Lamy, who stepped down as head of the World Trade Organization last autumn, told members March 24 that sanctions have not worked in most previous cases and doubts they will work now. …
Airbus CEO Hits Out at Boeing Over Subsidies
Airbus Chief Executive Fabrice Brégier slammed Boeing Co when he met with the AAPA on March 20, saying Boeing's planned 777X wide-body airliner is the most subsidised aircraft in the world. The E.U. and the U.S. have been at loggerheads for years over claims and counter-claims of unfair subsidies for their commercial aircraft building champions, and are engaged in a protracted dispute…
NKM Briefs The AAPA on Her Plans for Paris
Right-wing candidate for Mayor of Paris, Nathalie Kosciusko-Morizet (NKM), was the latest local, political figure to meet with the AAPA ahead of the March municipal elections and explain her positions on issues varying from transport to housing, ecology, taxes and security. Around 20 of our members went to NKM’s campaign headquarters in the 2nd arrondissement on Feb. 27 for what turned…
Paris Mayor Hopeful Makes Waves With London Comments
Socialist Anne Hidalgo, running hard to become Paris' first female mayor, created headlines in France and abroad with barbed comments about London when she met with the AAPA at her campaign headquarters Jan. 17. During a lively meeting with 25 AAPA members, the popular first deputy mayor defended the track record of outgoing mayor Bertrand Delanoé, who she pledged to follow if elected. In…
Le Pen Predicts the Demise of “Bi-polar” Politics in France
It was a classic performance by Marine Le Pen when she met with the AAPA on Jan. 19. Ever-combative and dynamic but with a twist of selective moderation that fits the new image of the National Front leader as she tries to reshape the image of her far-right party, she is embarking on a skilful marketing campaign ahead of upcoming French municipal and European elections. Ms. Le…