On February 23, the ACCF proudly hosted “A Conversation with Philippe Étienne, the Ambassador of France to the United States about Franco—American Political & Economic Challenges”.
Ambassador Étienne served as chief diplomatic adviser to the President of France, Emmanuel Macron, from 2017 to 2019 before being nominated as ambassador of France in the United States in September 2019. He previously held numerous posts within the Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs, notably including Ambassador of France to Romania (2002-2005), Director of the Cabinet of the Minister of Foreign and European Affairs (2007-2009), Permanent Representative of France to the European Union (2009-2014), Ambassador of France to Germany (2014-2017) and most recently, Diplomatic Adviser to the President (2017-2019).
Ambassador Étienne is an expert on the European Union and continental Europe and has held posts in Moscow, Belgrade, Bucharest, Bonn, Berlin and Brussels. He has also served as an adviser in the Cabinet of the Minister of Foreign Affairs on several occasions. Ambassador Étienne is fluent in English, German, Spanish, Russian and Romanian. He is an Officer of the Legion of Honor and a Commander of the National Order of Merit.
