Ambassador’s News
15.05.2012
10 May 2012. Held this year at the Ambassador's residence in London, the Left Bank Bordeaux Cup is an international competition that pits the best young wine connoisseurs in Europe against each other.
25.04.2012
24 April 2012. France pays tribute to the brilliant career of Stefano Pace, Technical Director of this prestigious Royal Opera House in Covent Garden.
23.03.2012
23 March 2012. See photos of Professor John Rogister being awarded the insignia of Grand Officier in the Ordre national du mérite for his contribution to the study and history of the Ancien Régime.
01.03.2012
29 February 2012. The Duff Cooper Prize celebrates the best in non-fiction writing. This year again it was hosted at the Ambassador's Residence. Robert Douglas-Fairhurst was the eventual winner for his biography of Charles Dickens.
26.02.2012
20 February 2012. Ceremony to award the Ordre du Mérite Agricole, a distinction created under the Third Republic in 1883 by Agriculture Minister Jules Méline as a reward for services rendered to agriculture.
20.02.2012
20 February 2012. Ceremony to award the insignia of Chevalier in the Ordre national du Mérite to Mr Ian Cheshire. Held at the Ambassador's residence in London.
27.01.2012
26 January 2012. His Excellence Bernard Emié gave a lecture to members of the Advanced Command and Staff Course at the Defence Academy in Shrivenham. His talk was on the theme of Anglo-French partnerships.
16.01.2012
9 December 2011. Listen to the Ambassador's interview on French Radio London.
28.12.2011
16 December 2011. The glitz and glamour of the movie world came to the Ambassador's home. At this event, Sir Christopher Lee was decorated with a French Legion of Honour for his life-long services to the arts and cultures. He was accompanied by his wife Lady Lee, his family and his good friend (...)
30.11.2011
24-25 November 2011. For the 70th anniversary of General de Gaulle's speech on 25 November 1941, His Excellency the Ambassador Bernard Emié attended the commemoration in Oxford.
14.11.2011
12 November 2011. A small but elegant ceremony in memory of those who sacrificed their lives during the Great War was held under the statue of Maréchal Foch near Victoria Station in London. It was also an opportunity to recognize the achievements of some of the men and women in our armed forces (...)
23.10.2011
20 October 2011. Ambassador Bernard Emié went to York on 20 October to attend the inauguration of the French Air Force memorial at York Minster. The memorial plaque is the first French war memorial to be placed in an English cathedral.
20.10.2011
14 October 2011. Ambassador Emié played host to a work meeting at his London Residence. Gathered on the day were the French Honorary Consuls in the UK and elected representatives to the Assembly of French Citizens Abroad.
19.10.2011
13 October 2011. Ambassador Bernard Emié, on visit in Manchester, unveils the new Alliance Française Manchester building and inaugurates the Adolphe Valette exhibition at The Lowry.
14.06.2011
2 June 2011. The Queen receives His Excellency the Ambassador of France, Mr. Bernard Emie, who presented his Letter of Credence at Buckingham Palace, London.