SUMMARY

• 50^th anniversary of the Treaty of Rome
• Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin visits U.S.
• France's TGV breaking new ground and new records
• France celebrates bicentennial of Grand Sanhédrin
• U.S. and E.U. "Open the Skies" with air travel agreement
• US delegation travels to France to explore geographic indicators
• Film festival brings France to Hollywood
• Presidential elections in France
• French wine gaining increasing market share in U.S.
• 44^th annual Agriculture Trade Show held in Paris
• Airbus A380 tours United States
• French Music Awards honor achievements in 2006
• French Slam - new trend sweeping popular culture
• Harry Potter casts his way onto stamps
• Enthusiasm erupts over new volcano park
• France and New Orleans collaborate on cultural endeavors
• Extention of Louvre Museum to open in Abu Dhabi
• Exhibition on "Napoleon on the Nile" in New York City
• Réalités et Rêves de Paris debuts in Boston