17 Nov 2009
Luncheon with Laurent Wauquiez, Secrétaire d'État à l'Emploi

On November 17, Laurent Wauquiez, Minister of Employment, addressed over 50 AmCham members at the Park Hyatt Vendome Hotel.  He compared the different economic recovery models in the U.S. and France, pointing out that France, with a rise in the unemployment rate of only 20-30% did far better than most countries.  This was possible largely because recovery measures were targeted at areas of immediate employment impact rather than funding consumption, and because automatic stabilizers... Read More

21 Oct 2009
Luncheon with Patrick Devedjian, Minister of the Recovery Plan

Patrick Devedjian, Minister for the Recovery Plan, addressed AmCham and Entreprise et Progrés members at a luncheon on October 21 at the Grand Hotel.  The Minister emphasized that, contrary to other countries, France elected to spend 75% of its recovery funds in 2009, so that it has been able to post the highest growth rate in Europe.  For this, France's centralized system, often a handicap, was an asset, since it allowed funds t... Read More

02 Sep 2009
Breakfast with U.S. Ambassador Charles Rivkin

AmCham was pleased to welcome the new U.S. Ambassador, Charles Rivkin, for a roundtable discussion with Board members about trans-Atlantic economic affairs.  Attending were the CEOs or top officials of the following companies: Citigroup, BNP, Marriott, 3M, Microsoft, Euro Disney, Lafarge, UPS, Air Liquide, Ernst & Young, Boeing, Carlson Wagonlit, International Herald Tribune, Delphi, Jones Day, and Esso. They discussed their firms' operations in France.  Ambassador Rivkin, ... Read More

28 Apr 2009
Roundtable Breakfast with the Minister for the Digital Economy Nathalie Kosciusko-Morizet

On April 28th, Nathalie Kosciusko-Morizet, Minister of State to the Prime Minister with responsibility for Forward Planning, Assessment of Public Policies and Development of the Digital Economy graciously invited senior AmCham members to a roundtable discussion on the development of the digital economy and information society in France.  She has just come back from an introductory tour of the United States and meetings with the Obama administration and other experts, so thi... Read More

Le dixième baromètre de la Chambre de commerce américaine sur le moral des investisseurs américains

Le dixième baromètre de la Chambre de commerce américaine sur le moral des investisseurs américains en France, publié hier, est le plus sombre jamais réalisé. Près de deux répondants sur trois tablent sur une sortie de crise d'ici à la fin 2009 .

 

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AmCham in Roundtable on Franco-American and European R&D with Xerox Chair, Anne Mulcahy

On September 30, AmCham Managing Director Oliver Griffith participated in a roundtable with Xerox Chair Anne Mulcahy at Xerox's French Research & Development center.

Round table participants included: David Appia, Ambassador for International Investment, Chairman and CEO, Invest in France Agency; Monica Beltrametti Vice President & Director, Xerox Research Centre Europe; Oliver Griffith, Managing Director, American Chamber of Commerce, France; Jean-Charles Guibert, Director of Technology Transfer Office, CEA-Grenoble, Director of MINATEC; Richard Hudson  CEO & Editor, Science Business (moderator); Anne M. Mulcahy, Chairman, Xerox Corporation; Khalil Rouhana, Head of Unit European Commission, C2 Strategy for ICT research and innovation; Joseph Sifakis, Director VERIMAG and Turing award recipient 2007.

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114th Benjamin Franklin Awards Dinner Gala

The Benjamin Franklin Dinner, named after America's first diplomat, began in 1895 as an annual gala event.  In 1928 AmCham started awarding a Medal of Honor at the dinners to those who had been particularly supportive of its mission to promote trans-Atlantic economic relations.  Among the recipients have been French Presidents Paul Doumer and Albert Lebrun, Ambassadors Charles Bohlen, Pamela Harriman and Felix Rohatyn, and the CEOs of prominent companies such as American Express, General Electric, Axa, Eurodisney, IBM France, J.P. Morgan, France Telecom, Ford Motors, and United Technologies.  The 2008 recipient was Minister of Economy and Finance Christine Lagarde.

This year’s awards went to Maurice Lévy of Publicis Groupe and Frederick W. Smith of FedEx.

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2009 Bain-AmCham Barometer, Communiqué de Presse

Les résultats du Baromètre

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2009 Bain-AmCham Baromter, Dossier de Présentation

Click here for the 'Dossier de Présentation' of the Barometer in French. It includes the evaluation, and an analysis of the results.

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Commerce in France, Fall 2009, Medical and Pharmaceutical Sectors

The Fall 2009 Issue of Commerce in France is all about the medical and pharmaceutical sectors. Articles include topics on patient's rights, electronic medical data, clinical trials, and more. There is also a special section on the Rhone-Alpes region! 

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U.S.-French Commercial Ties--The latest report from the U.S. Congressional Research Service

U.S. commercial ties with France are extensive, mutually profitable, and growing. With over $1.35 billion in commercial transactions taking place between the two countries every day of the year, each country has an increasingly large stake in the health and openness of the other’s economy.

France is the eighth largest merchandise trading partner for the United States and the United States is France’s largest trading partner outside the European Union. More than half of bilateral trade occurs in major industries such as aerospace, pharmaceuticals, medical and scientific equipment, electrical machinery, and plastics where both countries export and import similar products.

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2008 Bain-AmCham Barometer

The annual survey of what U.S. company executives think of the French business climate. The 2009 version will be published in November.

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