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Compte personnel de l'Ambassadeur de France aux Etats-Unis / Personal account of the French ambassador to the U.S. / RTs are not endorsements.

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  1. 2 minutes ago

    08/10/1792. Fall of the monarchy after the storming of the royal palace, Les Tuileries, by a revolutionary mob. The Swiss guards are slaughtered.

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    15 hours ago

    🌎🌍🌏 Discover the Paris Peace Forum Steering Committee, fifteen high-level experts on global governance coming from all the world’s continents: thanks so much for joining us!

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  3. 17 hours ago

    Le café voisin porte toujours le nom du “cœur couronné” d’où s’élança Ravaillac. La plaque représente les armes de France et de Navarre.

    C’est ici, au 8 de la rue de la Ferronnerie dans le quartier des Halles à côté de l'actuel Banana Café que se trouve une plaque toujours visible mentionnant le lieu où François Ravaillac assassina Henri IV le 14 mai 1610.
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    Aug 8

    Fontaine à parfum in Chinese porcelain with , owned by the Duchesse du Maine in 1757: «Une fontaine de porcelaine bleu céleste semée de rosettes sur un pied de porcelaine rouge monté en bronze doré 140 livres». Prempted by France in 2014 & now at the chateau de Sceaux!

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    19 hours ago

    A French village committed to deception. Fully isolated and surrounded by forest, what better place to hide people? In an extraordinary campaign of non-violent resistance, Le Chambon-Sur-Lignon saved thousands from deportation. |via

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    22 hours ago

    Thousands didn't survive Assad's torture chambers. This man lived to tell. No Syrian refugee should be sent back to the prospect of having to endure such cruelty. Got that, Putin?

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    18 hours ago

    - France welcomes proposal to appoint Michelle Bachelet as High Commissioner Full support of France🇫🇷

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    21 hours ago

    The EU is the world's most open market for African exports. Today, Gambia became the 14th West African country to sign the region-to-region Economic Partnership Agreement with the EU. More information about with West Africa →

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    22 hours ago

    A tale of two artists and brothers-in-law, tells a story of art, family, rivalry, and personality, who together shaped the art of the Renaissance. Opens 1 October. Book your tickets online and save:

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    23 hours ago

    France Is Building an “Alzheimer’s Village” Where Patients Can Live Freely

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    24 hours ago

    The armies of & fought 48BC at Pharsalus, one of the decisive battle of this civil war. Pompey fought the battle despite wanting to starve 's army out; he lost, fled the battlefield, & was assassinated within the month.

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    23 hours ago

    Europe's heatwave has sparked wildfires in the Iberian peninsula and caused glaciers to melt. This is what you need to know about the deadly heatwave and stifling temperatures

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    Aug 9

    1 in 10 pollinating insects is on the verge of extinction. A third of bee and butterfly species are in decline. Learn how our initiative will protect pollinators in the EU 🐝🌼 →

    Protecting pollinators
    Our first-ever EU Pollinators Initiative was possible thanks to 66,000 responses to our online survey and experts via workshops, groups and committees. Thank you for your feedback!
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  14. Aug 9

    Reading « Crashed : how a decade of financial crisis changed the world » by Impressive, thorough, technical but understandable. The consequences of unleashed greed.

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    Aug 7

    Il y avait bien 1 % des acteurs qui a produit 47 % du contenu en prenant les retweets compris. (3378 individus pour 2163 000 tweets) Le volume reste exceptionnel même sans ces hyper-actifs

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    Aug 8

    With respect this is also the essence of question, details apart. It was not Cypriot troops marching into Turkey. It was Turkish troops marching into Cyprus. Cypriots did not invade themselves. Yet this is never admitted, conveniently forgotten & whitewashed

    It wasn’t Georgian troops marching into Russia. It was Russian troops marching into Georgia. Details apart - that’s the essence of it.
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    Aug 8

    Top 3 -friendly countries in the world are , , and . Check out your country ranking here: .

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    Aug 8

    Gorgeous morning in the Loire Valley, visiting le château de Chambord!

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    Aug 8

    As heard on the podcast, centennial commemoration at the beautiful Cathedral this week. 1918, it had different look, with hundreds of sandbags to protect the church from guns and planes.

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    Aug 6

    What has the EU ever done for you? Quite a lot actually. Take a look at our video to find out 🎥⤵

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