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To perpetuate more than two centuries of shared ideals and friendship; to build lasting, practical working ties; and to advance solutions to problems of shared concern. |
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You do not need a Zoom account to join. Registered guests will receive a link to join in the days leading up to the event. You can find the full list of descriptions and recordings of our webinars on our website.
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ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE DURING THE PANDEMIC
Public policy | Open to the public
Description: Our guest speaker Tom Lee will explore the primary health care landscape and access to health care during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Date: Wednesday, February 3 at 1:00 pm EST
Speaker: Tom Lee, Chief Executive Officer and visionary behind One Medical Group and 2008 Young Leader
Moderator: Anne Carpenter, Director of the Imaging Platform at the Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT and 2012 Young Leader
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HOW POLICYMAKING SHOULD ADJUST TO BETTER RESPOND TO MASS ATROCITIES
Transatlantic Forum | For members only
Description: Our guest speaker Matthew Smith will explain how policymaking should concert and coordinate better in the face of mass atrocities and instability.
Date: Wednesday, February 10 at 6:00 pm EST
Speaker: Matthew Smith, Co-Founder and CEO of Fortify Rights and Fellow at Carr Center for Human Rights Policy at Harvard University
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HOW TO BUILD BRIDGES BETWEEN THE LEADERS OF GLOBAL INDUSTRIES AND GOVERNMENT TO CREATE A BETTER NY
Public policy | Open to the public
Description: Our guest speaker Kathryn Wylde will explain how to build bridges between the leaders of global industries and government, drawing on the resources and expertise of business to help solve public challenges, create jobs and strengthen neighborhoods throughout the five boroughs.
Date: Thursday, February 11 at 1:00 pm EST
Speaker: Kathryn Wylde, President and CEO of the nonprofit Partnership for New York City, the city’s leading business organization.
Moderator: Remy Raisner, Founder and CEO of the Raisner Group (formerly Proteus Capital Management), a private real estate investment firm headquartered in New York.
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Information & updates about the Foundation and its programs |
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Antony Blinken (born April 16, 1962) is an American government official and diplomat who served as Deputy National Security Advisor from 2013 to 2015 and Deputy Secretary of State from 2015 to 2017 under President Barack Obama. He was confirmed to be the 71st United States Secretary of State by the United States Senate this January 26, 2021 by a vote of 78-22, succeeding Mike Pompeo. The position is the most senior Cabinet position, with the secretary fourth in the line of presidential succession. His confirmation was welcomed by lawmakers on both sides of the aisle as well as the professional association for the US Foreign Service.
During his confirmation hearing last week, Blinken pledged to re-engage with Congress on key foreign policy concerns. He faces the challenges of restoring America’s standing in the world and reinvigorating a department where many felt demoralized under the past administration. He is a strong proponent of turning to international alliances to further U.S. interests. He is expected to start work on Wednesday, January 27 after being sworn in, according to State Department officials.
Since his selection as a Young Leader, Antony Blinken has supported the work of the French-American Foundation by attending events which explored foreign policy, intervention and NATO.
The Young Leaders Program is the Foundation’s flagship program that brings together an incredible group of leaders from every possible background, all in the name of forging bonds between France and the United States. If you want more information about the program, click here or contact Katie DeMallie at kdemallie@frenchamerican.org
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"As vaccine production falls behind schedule, and the European Union lags in inoculating people, Brussels and London are lobbing threats and accusations at each other. (...)"
"The vaccines are phenomenal. Belaboring their imperfections—and telling people who receive them never to let down their guard—carries its own risks. (...)"
"When the city of Philadelphia announced its “unique public/private partnership” to create a mass vaccination clinic with an upstart nonprofit called Philly Fighting COVID in early January, it seemed like an objectively good thing. (...)"
"The U.S. rollout of the Covid-19 vaccine, managed individually by states instead of by the federal government, has been largely uneven and confusing to many seeking the vaccines. (...)"
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French Institute Alliance Program (FIAF)
Streamed Live Concert from FIAF Florence Gould Hall, World Premiere
Thursday, January 28 at 7:00 pm ET
Melissa Errico & Adam Gopnik
Love, Desire & Mystery
— Il Parle, Elle Chante
Broadway star Melissa Errico and New Yorker essayist and lyricist Adam Gopnik return to the FIAF stage to present an evening of music and conversation about desire.
This LIVE concert considers the French art of seduction and its American responses. In particular, it dives into the ways sex has become entangled in other matters of pleasure and life. Appetites for love and food, a classic French pairing, take up much of the evening, with songs from Gopnik’s musical Our Table and the Broadway adaptation of The Baker’s Wife. The second half of the evening focuses on the equally potent French duo of seduction and fashion. Selections include Funny Face, Coco, French art songs, and the best of Broadway. Learn more. Buy Your Ticket here.
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US-Europe Alliance
Panel discussion
Friday, January 29 at 12:00 pm ET
Join the Center for European Studies, the UNC TransAtlantic Masters Program (TAM), and our partner, DC-based think tank US-Europe Alliance for new perspectives and Q&A on the following topic: "North Carolina Voices: A New Generation On Why The US-Europe relationship Matters".
The panel features young voices from current UNC students and alumni discussing the relevance of the transatlantic relationship to the US and North Carolina in the 21st century. Panelists include Chloe Gruesbeck ’22, Jalyn McNeal ’22, Katja Greeson ’19, and Garrett Workman ’09. RSVP here.
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