Upcoming Events

Join Jennifer Scott and her ensemble at The INTERSECTIONS Festival at The Atlas Performing Arts Center on March 4th at 4pm.  

The program will feature a kaleidoscope of world rhythms and evocative melodies sung in French and  English.  Jennifer's original songs are truthful, passionate and heartfelt, addressing the emotions and versions of reality surrounding current events and life experiences.

Tickets:  www.atlasarts.org/event/jennifer-scott-dans-le-bleu/  
More info:  www.jenniferscottmusic.com   

As a way to always serve our members and our community better, as well as to increase your  participation in the Chamber's life, the FACC is launching a blog.

In it, we intend to post news about the French-American business community, some of our events, and of course relevant news about our members.

But most importantly, we want to post what is interesting to you: so if you have a topic in mind, a link to some interesting news, an announcement to make, please contact us and let us know.

We look forward to your active participation in our blog! 

Check out our new blog 

FINCA's International Women's Day Event 2017

Financial technology ("FinTech") is revolutionizing the way low-income people in developing countries access financial resources and transact with each other and the world: from enabling mobile payments that reduce expensive trips to a bank branch, to digital savings accounts, to accessing credit, to paying for solar power in affordable daily installments. Women in particular, long disproportionately held back by poverty, have much to gain. Technology has the potential to unlock markets and enable previously "unbanked" groups to access services at an unprecedented scale and velocity.

Date: Monday, March 6th  | 5:30 - 8:00pm (Panel and Free Networking Reception)

Venue: FINCA, 1201 15th Street, NW Washington, DC 20005, NAHB Auditorium

Structure: Panel discussion moderated by Andrée Simon, CEO of FINCA Microfinance Holding Company, followed by networking reception

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A Conference by Ms. Vanessa Badré.

In recent years, the unveiling of the official portrait of the French president has become a major event in the French media.

Since the beginning of the fifth republic, in 1958, official portraits have drawn ever more public attention.

Once the image is chosen, it will be associated with the person of the president long after  the end of his mandate. Much as in the United States, this official photograph is exhibited in town halls, civic centers and government buildings. 

Why do those portraits have so much to teach us about French constitution, democracy  and relationship to power ? How do they mirror the evolution of society?  What do we learn when we look at them alongside similar portraits of American presidents ?  How is legitimacy built out of images?  Which  historical tradition and iconographic heritage  inspired  the representation of the president?

A close look at a number of French and American portraits will offer up some answers.

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It takes just a few seconds of listening to Jain to know that you've stumbled on someone special. Pick a song - any song - from the Parisian's glorious, globe-trotting debut album, Zanaka, and the effect is the same. Instantly, you'll be startled, smitten and smiling.

It took about a minute for the audience at this year's French Grammys, Les Victoires de la Musique, to anoint Jain pop's most compelling new star.

Performing her song Come at the televised ceremony, surrounded by dancing doppelgangers, backed by masked drummers and blaring brass, Jain stole the show as the crowd leapt from their seats in disbelief. The following day, Come was at No.1, helping to propel Zanaka to platinum sales in France within a couple of months of its release.

When: Sun, Apr 9 at 8pm (doors open 7pm)

Where: Rock and Roll Hotel - 1353 H St, NE, Washington, DC 20002 

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