'Your papers, please' must never be heard in America
This is a list of diplomatic missions of France, excluding honorary consulates.[http://www.expatries.diplomatie.gouv.fr/default.aspx?SID=12291] France's permanent representation abroad began in the reign of Francis I, when in 1522 he sent a delegation to the Swiss. Despite its reduced presence following decolonisation, France still has substantial influence in the world. France has the world's second largest network, second to the network of the United States. - Source: Wikipedia
Two guards were injured in a Tuesday car bombing of the French Embassy located in Tripoli, Libya.
In 1922, Anne Archbold purchased 78 acres on the hills of upper Georgetown, drawn by the serenity of the woods and ponds and inspired to create her own Tuscan-style villa on the property.
The son of French President Nicolas Sarkozy has been hospitalized with food poisoning in the Black Sea city of Odessa, French and Ukrainian officials said Wednesday.
A stolen work by French impressionist Camille Pissarro is going home after 31 years, thanks to sharp-eyed French investigators and the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Foxhall Road meanders from the edge of Georgetown in Northwest Washington past awe-inspiring mansions and charming historic homes as it travels through Wesley Heights until it ends near American University's campus on Nebraska Avenue.
Supporters of Syria's government smashed windows at the U.S. Embassy in Damascus on Monday, raised a Syrian flag and scrawled graffiti calling the American ambassador a "dog" in anger over the envoy's visit to an opposition stronghold, witnesses said.
A roadside bomb exploded Monday morning next to a French Embassy convoy traveling through downtown Baghdad, wounding seven Iraqis, officials said.
The French government has fingerprinted U.S. journalists who will travel with President Obama to France for the G-8 summit next week.
Ivory Coast's strongman leader Laurent Gbagbo holed up in a bunker inside the presidential residence Tuesday, defiantly maintaining he won the election four months ago even as troops backing the internationally recognized winner encircled the home.
