SUMMARY

• French, German Embassies Celebrate EU Milestone
• From the Ambassador's desk: A message from François Delattre
• French Caucus meets with Ambassador, elected official
• Joan of Arc parade enters fifth year in New Orleans
• Exhibit honors war photographer killed on assignment
• Interview with the expert: Thierry Buttin
• Special report - Marseille, Provence kick off 2013 as culture capital
• Truffles with attitude: French supplier thrives in U.S.
• Embassy gathers elite group of space policy experts
• French Pilot continues tradition at U.S. Air Force Academy
• French partners add world flavor to U.S. music festival
• French economist and MIT professor to advise Obama
• French-American teamwork in the Dakar rally