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Attacks United States: statement by Jacques Chirac

Publication date 11/09/2001 From €100.00

Relations France - United States: diplomacy

Statement by the President of the French Republic Jacques CHIRAC, from the Faculty of Rennes where he was visiting, at the announcement of the attacks that hit the United States. It assures France’s solidarity with the American people and affirms its will to fight the terrorism it condemns: "The entire French people is at the side of the American people. He expresses his friendship and solidarity in this tragedy. I naturally assure President George BUSH of my full support...".

Speech of General de Gaulle in the USA

Publication date 26/04/1960 From €100.00

Relations France - United States: diplomacy

Address given by General de Gaulle in Washington on 25 April 1960. On the occasion of an official visit to the United States, the French President is received in Washington at the Capitol, by members of the House of Representatives and the Senate. He gave a speech in which he celebrated Franco-American friendship and cooperation, but also recalled the dangers of confrontation that threaten the international community (speech not complete): .

NATO Sarkozy Summit - Obama

Publication date 03/04/2009 From €100.00

Relations France - United States: diplomacy

Report on the NATO summit in Strasbourg, during which the French Head of State Nicolas SARKOZY met with US President Barack OBAMA about Afghanistan. An unusual sequence in which Nicolas SARKOZY insists that Barack OBAMA kiss a young woman in the crowd. Interview with the young woman kissed and excerpts from the speeches of the two heads of state.

For or against foreign intervention in Iraq: Duel Villepin - Powell

Publication date 14/02/2003 From €100.00

Relations France - United States: diplomacy

After the presentation of the report of the UN inspectors on the state of disarmament in Iraq, the 15 members of the Security Council spoke on this subject. The French representative, Dominique de VILLEPIN, asked for more time for the inspectors to continue their mission in Iraq. Excerpt from his statement "In this context the use of force is not justified; today, there is an alternative to war, disarming Iraq through inspections... And it is an old country, France, of an old continent like mine, Europe, that tells you this today..." Colin POWELL accused Iraq of continuing to cheat with the UN "We cannot accept that this process is endless ... in the near future we will have to decide whether or not we have reached the moment when the Security Council will have to vote on the serious resolutions related to resolution 1441 ..."

Jacques Chirac: "There is no risk that the French people and the American people will get angry"

Publication date 10/03/2003 From €100.00

Relations France - United States: diplomacy

Live from the Elysée, the President of the Republic Jacques CHIRAC to explain to the French the position of France in the Iraqi crisis. Questioned by Patrick Poivre d'Arvor of TF1 and David Pujadas of France 2, he said that France would vote "no" to the second resolution on Iraq presented by the United States and would use its right of veto at the United Nations. David PUJADAS and Patrick POIVRE D'ARVOR ask Jacques CHIRAC if this veto would not open a diplomatic crisis with the United States and an economic embargo. It states: "France is not an anti-American country... We have two centuries of common history... There is no risk that the French people and the American people will get angry..."

Georges Pompidou discusses the announcement of France’s withdrawal from NATO

Publication date 13/04/1966 From €100.00

Relations France - United States: diplomacy

In the National Assembly, Prime Minister Georges POMPIDOU, in his policy statement, reversed the government’s decision to withdraw from NATO, expressed during the conference of the President of the Republic, Charles de GAULLE.

François Mitterrand and George Bush meet at the Elysée Palace

Publication date 24/06/1981 From €100.00

Relations France - United States: diplomacy

A month and a half after his election as President of the Republic, François MITTERRAND met the Vice President of the United States, George BUSH, at the Elysée Palace. Among other things, they discussed the presence of communist ministers in the French government. On the porch of the Elysée Palace, François Mitterrand told the press: "France’s policy is that of France and will remain that of France but France is a loyal and faithful ally of the United States of America, so we had a lot to say to us on this point." George BUSH, in turn, declares: "Our European allies are sovereign nations. It is their citizens and their elected representatives who decide how they are governed. However, the American position on the question of Communist participation in the governments of our allies is well known. ' Set in position with Philippe CHATENAY who makes an analysis of this meeting between François MITTERRAND and George BUSH.

Maurice Schumann on the role of France in the ceasefire agreement in Vietnam

Publication date 24/01/1973 From €100.00

Relations France - United States: diplomacy

Foreign Minister Maurice SCHUMANN is interviewed about the imminent signing of an agreement on Vietnam. To the question "How do you feel about this ceasefire in Vietnam?" , he says, "A feeling of satisfaction, relief and regret", before substantiating these three points. He then answered the question: "What was France’s role in these negotiations?" "I dare say that our discrete role...has not been ineffective," he says.

De Gaulle: "I have never stopped urging our country to assume its independence"

Publication date 28/10/1966 From €100.00

Relations France - United States: diplomacy

During this press conference, General de Gaulle affirms the independence of France vis-à-vis international organizations like the UN which, in his opinion, would be "only a cover for our submission to American hegemony". He adds: "I have never stopped urging our country to assume its independence." In 1966, France withdrew from NATO’s military command, while remaining a member of the UN.

François Hollande and Barack Obama, tribute of the D-Day

Publication date 06/06/2014 From €100.00

Relations France - United States: diplomacy

The French and American presidents, François HOLLANDE and Barack OBAMA, paid tribute to the heroes of D-Day during a ceremony at the cemetery of Colleville-sur-Mer which overlooks the famous beach of Omaha Beach. François Hollande: "We will never forget the sacrifice of American soldiers." Barack OBAMA (vo trad off): "Gentlemen, on this very humble day, we feel very humble to you."

France’s return to NATO

Publication date 11/03/2009 From €100.00

Relations France - United States: diplomacy

The President of the Republic, Nicolas SARKOZY, today officially announced the return of France to NATO’s integrated military command. Back to the history of this military institution and the departure of France. Reactions of opposition members who consider that France loses its military independence by rejoining NATO. Commentary on factual images and archival images intersected from the extract of a statement by Nicolas SARKOZY and interviews with Martine AUBRY, first secretary of the Socialist Party, François BAYROU, President of Modem and Dominique de VILLEPIN, former Prime Minister.

NATO: Macron-Trump meeting

Publication date 25/05/2017 From €100.00

Relations France - United States: diplomacy

French President Emmanuel MACRON made his international debut today at the NATO Summit in Brussels. His meeting with his American counterpart Donald TRUMP was particularly awaited. "It is a great honour for me to be with the new President of France," stresses the American President.

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