SUMMARY

• Christine Lagarde returns to Washington as Head of IMF
• France offers solutions to global food price speculation, works with G20
• Solar-powered aircraft breaks record at Paris Air Show
• Creativity festival in Cannes hosts social media, tech firms
• CEO of French company total lectures in Washington, D.C.
• Congressional French Caucus promotes Franco-American relations
• In depth - Christine Lagarde: A return to the United States, for a place on the world stage
• Biomedical conference highlights French research support
• French Robotics Co. receives public- and private-sector support
• Moët Hennessy to plant sparkling wine vineyards in China
• American F riends of the Musée d'Orsay makes Paris debut
• The Creators project hosts DJ at the Grand Palais in Paris
• American high school show choir tours France, Monaco
• California celebrates its French-Basque history, gastronomy
• Franco-Lebanese writer elected into the Académie Française
• Bals populaires also popular in America
• Maryland Superintendent receives medal for French programs