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Ambassador
Philippe ETIENNE Deputy Chief of Mission Aurélie BONAL First Counselor, European Union Damien CRISTOFARI Chief of Staff, protocol Léa VINEL Political counselor, North Africa, Middle East Dora CATTUTI Political counselor, Africa, Latin America Alexandre AZIZ Political counselor, global Challenges Frédéric CHOLE Political counselor, CSIS Mathieu DROIN Political counselor Louis DUGIT-GROS Political counselor, Continental Europe and Asia Adèle JEANROY-BROZ Political counselor, Domestic Policy Hugo VERGES Political counselor Pierre MORCOS Cyber counselor Oceane THIEROT Congressional Affairs Liaison Cameron GRIFFITH Exchange program, State Department Sébastien FAGARD |
Address
4101 Reservoir Road, NW Washington, D.C. – 20007 Telephone (202) 944-6000 Fax (202) 944-6166 |
The traditional term “Chancery” refers to the small team of diplomats who serve as the Ambassador’s closest collaborators inside the Political Section.
The Deputy Chief of Mission assists and stands in for the Ambassador in the exercise of his duties, with the aid of the First Counselor. When the Ambassador is absent, he acts on his behalf as the “Chargé d’Affaires.”
Each of the Chancery’s counselors deals with a particular category of issues connected with the conduct of French foreign policy. They prepare papers for the Ambassador, inform Paris of developments taking place in their respective spheres, emphasize France’s positions, and work with American authorities to promote common French-American objectives on the international scene. They carry out their mission largely thanks to close cooperation with other Embassy Departments.
