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The Country Studies Series presents a description and analysis of the historical setting and the social, economic, political, and national security systems and institutions of countries throughout the world.

In 1945 General de Gaulle appointed Claude Lévi-Strauss as the first Cultural Counselor, with the mission of providing Americans (individuals and organizations) with access and resources to engage with French culture and promote it in their own communities.

Single access point to millions of books, paintings, films, museum objects & archival records that have been digitised throughout Europe.

Forvo is a wiki that claims to be the largest pronunciation guide in the world. Listen to words pronounced by others, or register to add words yourself.

French Cultural diplomacy, foreign policy, files on other countries are part of this website. It also lists the ministries and the ministers.

Official Website of the French Government Tourist Office

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MyLanguageExchange.com uses the Cormier method of language exchange that has been proven for 3 years at the C.E.L.M. language school in Montreal, Canada. In this method, small mixed groups of native speakers of two languages spend half the time speaking in one language and half the time in the other language. Activities are structured to ensure all areas of language acquisition are exercised such as vocabulary, pronunciation and listening comprehension. In addition, the activities in the Cormier method are designed to enable students to discover the "conversation culture" - how native speakers of the other culture interact.

The Bureau actively promotes Paris as a destination for leisure and business tourism to tour operators and the media. It organizes promotional campaigns, which highlight such different aspects of Paris as: Paris, the capital of shopping; or Paris, the capital of romance. As well as providing solid support for the organization of company events, the Bureau also actively champions bids by the capital to host national and international events.