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140th Anniversary of the Alliance Française worldwide network

International Alliance Française Congress in Paris in July 2023

140th Anniversary of the Alliance Française worldwide network

21st July 2023: The 140th anniversary of the Alliance Française worldwide network was celebrated in #Paris, with more than 600 colleagues from over 100 countries. 🎂

Alliance Française de #Cork, which celebrated its 75th anniversary in 2022, was represented at this event by its President, Valérie David-McGonnell. Our colleagues from the Alliances Françaises in Dublin, Waterford/Wexford and Kilkenny were also present.

On 21st July, on the occasion of a garden party at the Elysée presidential Palace, the President of Alliance Française de Cork shook hands with French President Emmanuel Macron and met French Minister of State Chrysoula Zacharopoulou, Fondation des Alliances Françaises President Yves Bigot, and Institut Français President Eva Nguyen Binh.

See Emmanuel Macron’s speech >