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The honorary consuls are the relays of the action of the consulate .
In permanent contact with the latter, they can provide you with information, help you if you find yourself in difficulty, facilitate some of your administrative procedures by issuing you directly either life and residence certificates, or civil status records, by legalizing or certifying your signature, by certifying true to the original translations or copies.
On the other hand, they cannot issue you passports, national identity cards or laissez-passer, and you cannot carry out civil status procedures with them, such as transcription or declaration of birth, marriage or death.
The Alliance Française of the Lake Champlain Region (AFLCR) is a nonprofit organization based in Burlington, Vermont, where French history goes back four hundred years. The AFLCR is dedicated to promoting awareness of French and Francophone cultures and to encouraging cultural, intellectual, and artistic exchange with the French-speaking world, including activities that take advantage of our proximity to francophone Canada.
The AFLCR offers classes in French language and culture; bimonthly French conversational gatherings; and picnics, potluck parties, and member outings throughout Vermont and Quebec. Members and subscribers receive a monthly newsletter about cultural events throughout the region, as well as periodic email updates.
The AFLCR is the sole Vermont affiliate of the Federation of Alliances Françaises USA. Founded in 1902, the federation is a network of more than one hundred local U.S. chapters passionate about promoting French language and celebrating Francophone cultures.
The federation, in turn, is a chapter of the Fondation des Alliances Françaises. The fondation was founded in Paris in 1883 by Louis Pasteur, Ferdinand de Lesseps, and Jules Verne to promote the French language and celebrate Francophone cultures. Today it comprises more than eight hundred affiliates located in 137 countries worldwide.
