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Honorary Consuls of France are either French citizens or citizens of the host country who are nominated by the French “Ministère des Affaires Etrangères” and delegated by the Consul General of the circumscriptions to which they belong. They are not diplomats by training and are not paid. They are, however, officially accredited by the host country and enjoy privileges and immunities as defined by the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations dated 24 April 1963.
The Honorary Consuls perform certain administrative functions; protect their constituent inhabitants and travelers; facilitate visits by political representatives and business leaders, and promote trade, investment and the arts.
The Alliance Française de Jacksonville belongs to the Network of around 800 French Alliances in the world , of which over 100 are in the United States.
As such, its mission is to spread the French language and French culture outside of France. This mission is organized into three areas:
- Offer French courses to all audiences;
- Increase awareness of French culture and Francophone cultures;
- Fostering cultural diversity by organizing exchanges between local and French-speaking populations
The Alliance Française de Jacksonville, a social club in its early days, has gradually developed over the years and is now a Language School with its own premises, organizing several cultural events every month, and participating in the promotion of the Jacksonville-France exchanges, in particular in partnership with the Jacksonville Sister Cities Association and the committee dedicated to twinning with the city of Nantes.
