SUMMARY

• France and the U.S. talk race, identity and culture at Festival Albertine
• A message from Ambassador Gérard Araud
• Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault in Washington and New York to discuss Syria
• Minister Michel Sapin meets with startups and attends the fall meetings of the IMF and World Bank in D.C.
• Interview - Bénédicte de Montlaur, French Embassy Cultural Counselor
• In depth - French startups flourish in the United States
• French "micro-bakery" startup Le Bread Xpress brings fresh baguettes to America
• New technology transmits Internet signal through light waves
• Street art museum Art 42 opens in Paris
• Slam-rapper and singer Gaël Faye's impressive literary debut
• Destination of the month - Etretat