2023 Gala Journal

In remembrance of Michel David-Weill (1932 - 2022)

His vision, his leadership and his wry wit built the foundation for the Lazard of today.

We honor his lifelong commitment to nurturing French-American friendship and mutual understanding.

Evening Program

ANT HEMS

WELCOME AND OPENING REMARKS

Allan M. Chapin

Chairman, Board of Directors, French-American Foundation – U.S.

Alain Papiasse

Chairman, Corporate and Institutional Banking, BNP Paribas Chairman, French-American Foundation – France

REMEMBRANCE

MICHEL DAVID-WEILL

PRESENTED BY

Gaëtan Bruel

Cultural Counselor of the French Embassy and Director of Villa Albertine

VIDEO PRESENTATION

French-American Foundation Young Leaders Program

REMARKS

Allan M. Chapin

Edward C. Wallace

Vice Chairman, Board of Directors, French-American Foundation – U.S.

REMEMBRANCE

AMBASSADOR JAMES G. LOWENSTEIN

PRESENTED BY

Constance Jewett Ellis

Former Vice President, French-American Foundation – U.S.

AWARD PRESENTATION

YVES-ANDRÉ ISTEL

Co-Founder, French-American Foundation

Senior Adviser, Hanseatic LLC

Formerly, Vice Chairman, Rothschild & Co.

Formerly, Deputy Chair, Richemont

PRESENTED BY

Raymond J. McGuire

AWARD PRESENTATION

DINA POWELL M C CORMICK

Global Head of Sustainability and Inclusive Growth

Global Head of Sovereign Business Goldman Sachs

French-American Foundation Young Leader ‘05

PRESENTED BY Tory Burch

Executive Chairman and Chief Creative Officer of Tory Burch LLC

REMARKS

Caroline Naralasetty

President, French-American Foundation – U.S.

DINNER SERVICE

Music Provided by Dimitri Landrain

President, Lazard

CHAMPAGNE TOAST

DESSERT RECEPTION

The French-American Foundation is the only organization dedicated solely to sustaining and strengthening the French-American relationship at the highest levels of leadership. The Foundation works to build lasting, practical working ties between France and the United States and to advance solutions to problems of shared concern. Through our work, we seek to perpetuate more than two centuries of shared ideals and friendship to meet the challenges of the 21st century together.

CO-CHAIRS

Kathleen Begala

Allan M. Chapin

Jean-Yves Fillion

Edward C. Wallace

BENEFIT COMMITTEE

Kirsten Bartok Touw, YL ‘10

Gary M. Cole

Anne Dias

William R. Hearst III

Johanna and Roy Kabla

Jackie and Andrew Klaber, YL ‘18

Ina C. Popova

Clyde E. Rankin III

Antonio Weiss

CORPORATE COMMITTEE

Antares International Partners, Inc.

Aragon Global Management

BNP Paribas

Debevoise & Plimpton LLP

Greenberg Traurig LLP

Dear Friends,

This evening we celebrate the spirit of collaboration, cooperation, and true friendship that have characterized the best of the French-American relationship since its beginning, some 245 years ago.

The French-American Foundation relies on the contributions of many dedicated individuals, companies, and foundations. We would like especially to extend our gratitude to our honorees, Dina Powell McCormick, YL ’05, and Yves-André Istel for their extraordinary support of the evening and our mission; to our guest speakers Tory Burch and Raymond McGuire; to the members of the Gala and Corporate Committees, and to the many donors who make our work possible. More than anything, this evening is a celebration of all of you.

Tonight we also remember two men who did so much to make the Foundation what it is today: our co-founder James Lowenstein and our longtime Board member Michel David-Weill. Both men, in their respective fields of diplomacy and business, worked tirelessly to foster the French-American relationship and to create lasting links between our two countries. We also thank Gaëtan Bruel and Constance Jewett Ellis for delivering their reflections on these two leaders.

We would like to extend a warm welcome to our colleagues at the French-American Foundation – France, and especially to Alain Papiasse, Chairman of Corporate and Institutional Banking at BNP Paribas and Chairman of the Foundation, and Amina Sabeur, Managing Director. Our structure – sister organizations in New York and Paris that share a common name and mission but operate independently – makes it uniquely positioned to collaborate closely and address the interests of constituents on both sides of the Atlantic.

We are most grateful for your own commitment and for the opportunity to welcome you here tonight. Your presence is an affirmation of the continued vitality of the French-American relationship and of the values which both countries hold dear. We hope you will have a most enjoyable evening.

Allan M. Chapin Chairman

Caroline Naralasetty President

Foundation – U.S.

U.S.

French-American

French-American Foundation –

Dina Powell M c Cormick YL‘05

Dina Powell McCormick is a member of the Management Committee at Goldman Sachs, where she serves as Global Head of Sovereign Institutional Business and as Global Head of Sustainability and Inclusive Growth, overseeing the firm’s commitment to climate transition and inclusive growth. This includes the firm’s One Million Black Women initiative, the largest investment aimed at narrowing opportunity gaps and advancing racial equity for black women.

Earlier in her career she led the firm’s Impact Investing Business, deploying market-based loans and equity to drive sustainable economic development and revitalize under-served communities. During this same period, she was also President of The Goldman Sachs Foundation, developing and overseeing two major initiatives to drive economic growth and opportunity — 10,000 Women and 10,000 Small Businesses — that successfully provided business education and capital to women and small businesses, respectively.

Dina has also served in senior ranks of the United States government across two administrations. Most recently, as the Deputy National Security Advisor and previously as Assistant Secretary of State and as a senior White House advisor to the President.

Dina is the Chair of the Robin Hood Foundation and is a proud board member of Mount Sinai, Lincoln Center, the National Geographic Society, and the Harvard Kennedy School Center for Public Leadership.

HONOREE

Yves-André Istel

Mr. Istel is in his seventh decade in finance/investment banking and is currently a Senior Adviser to Hanseatic LLC. His career leadership roles include Vice Chairman of Rothschild & Co, 1993-2002, Senior Adviser and a member of its Global Advisory Compliance Committee; Chairman International, Wasserstein, Perella International 1988-92; Co-chair First Boston International 1984-88; and Managing Director, Executive Committee and Board Member, Lehman Brothers, 1978-84. In addition, Mr. Istel was for over 30 years a Director then Deputy Chairman of Richemont; and for 10 years a Director of Analog Devices.

He has always had wide interests beyond the business world, often with a French American focus. He was Chairman at NYU of both the French Center and the Remarque Institute. He is currently an active Director, and founder, of the French-American Foundation; Action Against Hunger US, and Libraries without Borders US. He chairs the Fondation Saint John Perse. He is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and the Board of Advisers, Innova Health Partners.

Mr. Istel earned a BA in economics from Princeton University where he is a member of the President’s Council.

He was awarded “Commandeur de la Légion d’Honneur” and “Officier des Arts et des Lettres” by the French Government.

PRESENTER

TORY BURCH

Tory Burch is the Executive Chairman and Chief Creative Officer of Tory Burch LLC, an American lifestyle brand.

Tory launched the company in 2004 with a boutique in New York and an e-commerce site. The brand has since grown into a global business with 370 stores, e-commerce, and wholesale distribution.

Empowering women is Tory’s guiding principle, expressed through her collections and her work at the Tory Burch Foundation. Established in 2009, the Foundation provides women entrepreneurs in the United States with access to capital, education, and community. In addition to its own initiatives and signature Fellows program, the Foundation partners with Bank of America, Goldman Sachs, and Fearless Fund to empower women entrepreneurs through grants and low-interest loans.

Tory serves on several boards, including the Council of Fashion Designers of America, the Jay H. Baker Retailing Center at the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School, and the Society of Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. She is a Founding Advisory Council Member of the Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum, a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, and a trustee at The Barnes Foundation.

A graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, Tory lives in New York with her husband and children.

PHOTO: Patrick Demarchelier

PRESENTER

Raymond J.M c Guire

Raymond J. McGuire was named President of Lazard in April 2023. Prior to joining Lazard, Mr. McGuire held a 13-year term as Citigroup’s Global Head of Corporate and Investment Banking, the longest tenure for this position in the history of Wall Street. Afterwards, he was the Vice Chairman of Citigroup and Chairman of Citi’s Banking, Capital Markets and Advisory business. Previously, Mr. McGuire was the Global Co-Head of Mergers & Acquisitions at Morgan Stanley, a Managing Director in the Mergers & Acquisitions Group of Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc and was one of the original members of Wasserstein Perella & Co., Inc. He started his career in 1984 in the Mergers & Acquisitions Group of The First Boston Corporation.

Mr. McGuire is currently a member of the corporate boards of the Hess Corporation, KKR & Co., Inc. and Vornado Realty Trust. He also holds leadership roles on several not-for-profit boards including: the American Museum of Natural History, the Black Trustee Alliance for Art Museums, the Hotchkiss School, the New York Public Library, the Regional Plan Association (Chairman), the Studio Museum in Harlem (Chairman), the Whitney Museum of American Art, and the French-American Foundation.

He received his M.B.A. and J.D. from Harvard Business School and Harvard Law School and an A.B. from Harvard College.

Michel David-Weill 1932-2022

At once a Frenchman and a New Yorker, Michel David-Weill was dedicated to strengthening the FrenchAmerican relationship through business and philanthropy alike. He believed deeply in the mission of the French-American Foundation, and served as a member of our Board of Directors for over four decades. He was instrumental in supporting the Foundation’s work, in particular our Young Leaders program, to which he brought his keen eye for talent and whose purpose and ideals so closely mirrored his own work and life experiences.

Michel David-Weill led an extraordinary life. Born in Paris in 1932, he graduated from Sciences Po and joined Lazard in 1956. Michel was appointed Senior Partner of the Paris partnership in 1975 and in 1979, he became Senior Partner of the New York partnership. Over the course of the next three decades, he unified, globalized, and led Lazard until 2002.

A patron of the arts, a collector, a philanthropist, a believer in the importance of cross-cultural exchange, and a renaissance man in the truest sense of the word, Michel David-Weill leaves behind an extraordinary legacy on both sides of the Atlantic.

Ambassador James G. Lowenstein 1927 -- 2023

Jim Lowenstein co-founded the French-American Foundation with the goal of building an organization that would work to strengthen Franco-American relations outside of official diplomatic circles. He was instrumental in establishing the Young Leaders program, which in its 42-year history has been responsible for identifying exceptional professionals in all fields.

Jim entered government service as a Foreign Service Staff Officer at the Marshall Plan in Paris. After three years of service in the U.S. Navy, in 1956 he was commissioned as a Foreign Service Officer. Assignments followed in the Department of State and the American Embassies in Colombo and Belgrade. From 1965 to 1973 he was on the staff of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. The field investigative reports he co-produced attracted considerable press attention.

He returned to the State Department in 1974 as Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs under Secretary of State Henry Kissinger. In 1977 he was appointed Ambassador to Luxembourg where he remained until 1981. He retired from the Foreign Service in 1982.

A graduate of Yale University, Jim held the rank of officer in the French Legion of Honor and was decorated with the Luxembourg Grand Croix of the Couronne de Chêne.

allan M. chapin

Allan M. Chapin began his career as a lawyer at Sullivan & Cromwell, where he became a Partner in 1976. He was a resident of their Paris office for several years and served as head of Sullivan & Cromwell’s European operations. He then became a Managing Director of Lazard Frères & Co. LLC, and subsequently a partner of Compass Partners Advisors, LLP. Throughout his career, Mr. Chapin has represented sovereign governments, agencies, investment and merchant banks, insurance companies, a wide array of industrial private sector companies, and many foreign investors, both individuals and corporations.

Mr. Chapin has served as a Director of the French-American Foundation since 1999, becoming Chairman of the Foundation in 2008. Mr. Chapin is also a Director of Fondation Claude Pompidou, a Trustee of Aperture Foundation and has served as a Director of many public and private companies in the United States and Europe. Mr. Chapin received his bachelor’s degree from Yale University and his LLB from Yale Law School. He served in the United States Marine Corps.

Edward C. Wallace

Edward C. Wallace serves as Co-Chairman of Greenberg Traurig New York office. Ed has deep experience in law, business, and government. He serves as a trusted advisor to companies doing business with government. He serves as outside counsel to JCDecaux North America. He has advised Extell/Carlyle, Silverstein/El Ad, Columbia University, NYU and Fordham on major real estate development projects and major government service providers including JCDecaux and Hornblower.

Prior to entering the private sector as a Vice President at Boston Properties, he served as City Council Member-atLarge (Manhattan) and then Chief of Staff to the New York City Council President. Ed began his career in the Chelsea neighborhood office of the Legal Aid Society. Ed serves as vice chairman of the French-American Foundation and New Yorkers for Parks where he was chair. He serves as vice president and outside general counsel to the Citizens Budget Commission and served as counsel to NYC 2012, the City’s Olympic bid. Ed has been listed in multiple editions of The Best Lawyers in America and Super Lawyers and is rated AV Preeminent® by Martindale-Hubbell. He is consistently included on City and State’s “New York City Power 100” list and was named a 2020 Lifetime Achievement honoree.

Alain Papiasse

Alain Papiasse began his career in 1973 at Crédit Lyonnais where he held various positions including Credit Analyst and Deputy Senior Banker, before being appointed Crédit Lyonnais Executive Vice President for the Americas in 1996. In 2002, Alain Papiasse was appointed Group Vice President of Crédit Lyonnais, before being appointed in 2003 Vice President of Crédit Agricole Indosuez Calyon following the merger between Crédit Lyonnais and Crédit Agricole.

In January 2005, he joined BNP Paribas as a member of the Group Executive Committee and Head of Investment Solutions; the Group’s division responsible for administering customers’ savings programs and providing asset management services. In April 2009, he was appointed Head of the Corporate and Investment Banking division (CIB), and in December 2011 becomes Deputy Chief Operating Officer of the Group.

In 2018, Alain Papiasse was appointed Chairman of CIB to bring his expertise and knowledge of the BNP Paribas Group and develop relationships with large international clients, while continuing to oversee the Group’s activities in North America (Chairman of BNP Paribas USA Inc.), the United Kingdom, the MEA Region and India. In 2021, Alain Papiasse is appointed Executive Advisor to General Management while retaining the position of Chairman of CIB.

Alain Papiasse is also Chairman of BNP Paribas Exane, as well as President of the Steering Committee of Paris-Europlace, and Chairman of the FrenchAmerican Foundation – France.

Alain Papiasse is a graduate of three French business schools: Institut Technique de Banque, Centre d’Etudes Supérieurs de Banque and HEC business school (EMBA).

Caroline Naralasetty

Caroline Naralasetty joined the Foundation in 2021. She previously served as Director of Development at the Lycée Français de New York, where she oversaw annual and major giving, special events, and alumni relations for the 1,200+ student school, a member of the global AEFE network. Prior to that, Caroline was a Corporate Vice President at consulting firm CCS, where she planned, implemented, and managed major fundraising initiatives and capital campaigns for non-profit organizations across secondary and higher education, healthcare, and the arts. She began her career as a strategic communications consultant in New York.

Caroline holds an MBA from New York University’s Stern School of Business, an MA from NYU’s Institute of French Studies, and a BA from Stanford University. She and her family reside in Manhattan.

TRIBUTE PRESENTER

Constance

Jewett Ellis

Former Vice President, French-American Foundation -- U.S.

TRIBUTE PRESENTER

GaËten Bruel

Cultural Counselor of the French Embassy and Director of Villa Albertine

PERFORMER Dimitri Landrain

Dimitri Landrain is a French pianist & composer based in New York City. He started studying classical piano in at the age of eight years old and was playing piano bar gigs in Paris and composing original music by age 16. Dimitri notably wrote a pop song, “Nous Ne Sommes Presque Rien,” which was recorded by French singer Liane Foly as part of her platinum album.

In 1997, Dimitri won a scholarship at a workshop in Umbria and moved to Boston to attend the Berklee College of Music, focusing on jazz piano studies. Following Berklee, he worked as both a Showband musician and eventually a bandleader on various cruise lines, enabling him to travel the world.

In 2006, Dimitri began a Master of Music/Jazz Studies at the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, after which he moved to New York to pursue an MFA at NYU Tisch in the Graduate Musical Theater Writing Program. He also attended the Advanced Lehman Engel Workshop and has written a children’s show that was recently licensed by MTI and presented by Lincoln Center on “The Green,” titled, The Ant and The Grasshopper , cowritten with AJ Freeman (Bookwriter/ Lyricist).

Dimitri released a piano solo album of original music in 2013 titled, September, NYC . Since moving back to New York in 2016, Dimitri faithfully attended the Barry Harris jazz workshop and now gigs throughout the city, with jazz being his primary professional focus. His latest album of original compositions recorded in trio, Astor’s Place , is scheduled to be released on the Zoho Music Record Label in June of 2023.

The Board of Directors and the staff of the French-American Foundation extend their sincerest gratitude to Allan M. Chapin for his 15 years of leadership and dedicated service as Chairman.

Son dévouement et son implication ont contribué à rendre la Fondation plus solide et plus rayonnante, toujours davantage au service du débat et de la communauté transatlantique. Au nom de tous les membres de la Fondation, merci pour tout.

Congratulations to Dina Powell McCormick and Yves-André Istel

the French-American Foundation 2023 Honorees.

The Kabla family is pleased to support the Foundation and its important work.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE FRENCH-AMERICAN FOUNDATION – FRANCE, ALAIN PAPIASSE, CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD, CONGRATULATES OUR SISTER FOUNDATION, THE FRENCH-AMERICAN FOUNDATION – UNITED STATES, FOR ITS SUCCESS IN PROMOTING

THE SHARED IDEALS OF OUR TWO NATIONS.

Quarter after quarter, global business continues to evolve and grow. Sullivan & Cromwell has been helping clients stay the course for more than a century. We provide high-quality counsel and intense dedication to solving a variety of complex issues faced by our clients. Our market leading practices focus on M&A, finance and capital raising, complex regulatory issues, corporate governance, legislative developments, significant litigation and enforcement matters, corporate investigations and tax matters.

Sullivan & Cromwell is proud to support the French-American Foundation Gala

Félicitations Yves-André Amitiés

Robert de Rothschild

Congratulations to Dina Powell McCormick and Yves-André Istel on being honored this evening

BEDFORD RIDGE CAPITAL SALUTES

THE FRENCH AMERICAN FOUNDATION

LEADERSHIP & BOARD

AND TONIGHT’S HONOREES

DINA POWELL M C CORMICK & YVES-ANDRE ISTEL

“Impossible n’est pas Francais”

2023 Programs

POLICY BREAKFASTS

The French-American Foundation’s Policy Breakfasts showcase a guest of honor and subject-matter expert for an in-depth discussion of politically and culturally relevant topics. These programs are invitation-only, intimate, and take place in an off-the-record setting. Participants include leaders from across the fields of politics, business, journalism, government, and more.

Recently featured speakers have included Philippe Étienne, Former Ambassador of France to the United States; PierreAndré de Chalendar, Chairman of Saint-Gobain; and Gina Adams, Corporate Vice President for Government and Regulatory Affairs for FedEx Corporation.

CYBER SECURITY CONFERENCE

The French-American Foundation has a longstanding commitment to advancing dialogue on cyber security-related topics of mutual concern for France and the United States. The Cyber Security Program comprises the annual Cyber Security Conference and relevant events in our other program initiatives that assemble leaders in military, government, industry, and academia to examine emerging cyber security challenges in a transatlantic context. The Foundation’s work in cyber security is an outgrowth of our historic work on defense and security issues, areas where Franco-American cooperation continues to be active and strong.

This year’s conference, the tenth edition, will take place from December 6th – 7th and assemble nearly 100 cyber security experts from various backgrounds for a two-day event.

The theme of this year’s event is The Impact of Emerging Technologies in a Dynamic Geopolitical and Cyber Security Global Landscape

2023 Programs

TRANSATLANTIC FORUM

Founded in 2018, the Transatlantic Forum is an invitation-only membership group that brings together French and American executives and innovators for in-depth conversations on contemporary issues of concern on both sides of the Atlantic.

The program aims to provide a deeper understanding of the forces shaping both American and French societies in a warm, convivial atmosphere that fosters lasting relationships. The goal is to create a community that is informed, open-minded and committed to engaging personally on issues of critical importance to the US – France relationship.

Members cross nationalities and professional fields such as government, media, non-profit, academia, business, law, finance, the arts, and more. Forum members share a passion for debate and a desire to engage across cultures to help build a more peaceful and unified world.

TRANSLATION PRIZE

For over 35 years, the Translation Prize has served to promote French literature in the United States and to provide translators and their craft with greater visibility and recognition. The Prize also spotlights the publishers who bring these important French works of literature to the American market.

This year we are pleased to honor three translators for extraordinary achievements in their field: Juliet Sutcliffe for her translation of The Music Game by Stéfanie Clermont (Biblioasis), and Kieran Aarons and Cédrine Michel, for their co-translation of Self Defense: A Philosophy of Violence by Elsa Dorlin (Verso Books).

This program is generously funded by the Florence Gould Foundation.

YOUNG LEADERS

The French-American Foundation’s flagship Young Leaders program was founded in 1981 and planned in collaboration with our sister organization in France. The program brings together an exceptional group of young professionals, aged 30 to 40, from a wide array of sectors, whose common link is their passion for forging bonds in a globalized world and using their influence for the common good.

In this two-year program, alternating between France and the United States, a group of 40 Young Leaders spends five days together discussing issues of common concern, meeting with local and global specialists, and getting to know one another. In today’s globalized world, where the need for international cooperation and cross-cultural knowledge has never been greater, the program provides an essential environment in which to create productive, lasting links among influential people in both countries.

Alumni of the program include prominent figures from both sides of the Atlantic, including President Bill Clinton, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Secretary of State Antony Blinken, President Emmanuel Macron, Pulitzer Prize-winner writer and journalist Isabel Wilkerson, entrepreneur Tom Lee, US Ambassador to India Eric Garcetti, journalist Christine Ockrent and ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet.

This year’s program will take place in Strasbourg, France from October 17th – 22nd.

Upcoming Events

OCTOBER 5-6

Young Leaders & Alumni Gathering

LOCATION: New York City

OCTOBER 17-22

Young Leaders Seminar

LOCATION: Strasbourg, France

DECEMBER 6-7

Cyber Security Conference

LOCATION: Washington, DC

FALL 2023

Stay tuned for a complete schedule of our fall programming!

Contributors

$50,000 OR MORE

Allan M. Chapin and Anna Nilsson

The David-Weill Family

Yves-André Istel and Kathleen Begala

Dina Powell McCormick

$25,000 OR MORE

Jean-Yves Fillion and BNP Paribas

Lazard

Rothschild & Co.

Frédéric Rozé and L’Oréal USA

The Starr Foundation

John Thain

Edward C. Wallace and Greenberg Traurig, LLP

$20,000 OR MORE

William R. Hearst III

$15,000 OR MORE

Anonymous

Kirsten Bartok Touw and Paul Touw

Geoffrey and Tenley Chepiga

French-American Foundation - France

Johanna and Roy Kabla

Ina C. Popova and Debevoise & Plimpton

Clyde E. Rankin III and Baker McKenzie

Melissa Sawyer and Eric Kaplan

Craig and Debbie Stapleton

$12,500 OR MORE

Gary Cole and Antares

International Partners, Inc.

Jackie and Andrew Klaber

$10,000 OR MORE

Anne Dias

Lawrence Goodman

François Pagès

Rhône Group

Antonio Weiss

$5,000 OR MORE

Mortimer Berkowitz III

Emma Fuerst Frelinghuysen

Stefan and Heidi Selig

David Thoms

$2,500 OR MORE

Suruchi Ahuja

Richard and Marian Bott

George Brokaw

Chloe Demrovsky

James Finkel

Dorie Klissas

Mia de Kuijper, PhD

Jiten and Caroline Naralasetty

Robert de Rothschild

Siddhartha Shukla

$1,250 OR MORE

Evelyne Estey

Jonathan Kagan

Anaïs Rameau

Andrew Spinelli

Marie-Monique Steckel

Ali Wambold

Vincent Zappola

UP TO $1,249

Rafael Alfonzo

Tory Burch and Pierre-Yves Roussel

Didier Choix

Marjorie Cyr Isaksen

Kyle Dropp

Rémi Forgeas

Maya and Alain Henry

Carolyn Kaye

Tom and Julie Lenehan

François Maisonrouge

Gurpreet Oberoi

Valerie Tomasello

Rachel Winokur

CHAIRMAN

Allan M. Chapin

VICE CHAIRMAN

Edward C. Wallace

PRESIDENT

Caroline Naralasetty

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Gary M. Cole

Chloe Demrovsky

Jean-Yves Fillion

Yves-André Istel

Roy Kabla

François Pagès

Ina Popova

Douglas M. Price

Clyde E. Rankin III

Cynthia Smith

Antonio Weiss

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Gina Adams

Kirsten Bartok Touw

Carol Bellamy

George Brokaw

Anne Dias

Charles Ferguson

James Finkel

Julia Fromholz

Emma Fuerst Frelinghuysen

Fatima Hadj

Scott Handler

William R. Hearst III

Maya Henry

Adam Hodge

Reuben Jeffery III

Andrew Klaber

Mia de Kuijper, PhD

Raymond J. McGuire

Clare O’Brien

Alain Papiasse

Frédéric Rozé

Melissa Sawyer

Siddhartha Shukla

Ambassador (ret.) Craig Stapleton

John Thain

G. Richard Thoman

David Thoms

Robert Treuhold

HONORARY DIRECTOR

François Bujon de L’Estang

IN MEMORIAM

Michel David-Weill

James G. Lowenstein

Congratulations to a true friend and mentor

Yves-André ISTEL

on this well-deserved recognition.

STEFAN

& HEIDI SELIG

@FRENCH-AMERICAN-FOU