October 2004

You're Invited to Come Meet Jean-David Levitte, Ambassador of France to the United States. Ambassador Levitte will visit USM/L-A and the Franco-American Collection Thursday, October 28, at 3:00 p.m., as part of his tour through Augusta, Lewiston, and Portland. An informal reception, tour of the facility, and the North American studies program will be held.

Please RSVP online if you plan to join us Thursday.

His visit is being sponsored by the World Affairs Council (WAC). Ambassador Levitte presented his credentials to President Bush on December 9, 2002. Ambassador Levitte has had a distinguished and outstanding career in the French foreign service, holding various senior positions and serving on the staff of two French Presidents. After the presidential elections in 1995, President Chirac asked Ambassador Levitte to be his Senior Diplomatic Adviser. He served in that position from 1995-2000 and was then appointed French Permanent Representative to the United Nations in 2000, where he successfully handled several international negotiations.