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France has three consular agencies in the Washington constituency, located in Philadelphia, Pittsburgh and Norfolk. Placed under the responsibility and control of the Consul General of France in Washington, they extend the consular network closer to French nationals. They are managed by an honorary consul.
Honorary consuls are not civil servants but private individuals who exercise their functions on a voluntary basis.
Their main mission is the protection of French people and their interests and the duty to report to the French consular authorities on events of interest to these authorities.
The Alliance Française de Richmond is dedicated to promoting French language and culture throughout Central Virginia.
The Alliance Française is the largest and oldest network of French language and cultural centers in the world. It was founded in 1883 in Paris, France. Chapters across the world are dedicated to promoting French language and francophone culture in order to foster relationships between people of all nationalities, ethnicity, and backgrounds.
Alliance Française de Richmond, Chapitre Rochambeau (AFR), is one of 850 chapters worldwide, and one of over 100 in the United States. Originally founded as the Accueil Français, it officially became an Alliance Française chapter in 2012.
Today, AFR has over 100 members with around 50 events annually, all designed to connect French speakers and those interested in French culture throughout Richmond and Central Virginia.
The Alliance Française de Richmond is volunteer based. It is operated by an elected Board and volunteers.
The Alliance Française is a worldwide non-profit organization devoted to promoting French language learning and cross-cultural understanding. Created in 1883 in Paris, the organization is composed of 843 chapters in 132 countries on all continents. The Alliance Française of Norfolk, Hampton Roads was founded in 1969 and encompasses the Chesapeake Bay area from Norfolk to Virginia Beach, Chesapeake, Portsmouth, Suffolk, Newport News, Hampton, Williamsburg and surrounding places. We are a member chapter of the Federation of Alliances Françaises based in Washington, DC.
Our goal is to foster a rich relationship between the American, French and Francophone communities of the Hampton Roads area. Teaching French and promoting French and Francophone cultures are means to that end. To that effect we are partnering with several local organizations and businesses.
The Alliance Française de Lynchburg offers an English course allowing you to practice a simple and useful conversation in this language. We also provide information on some websites that may be of interest to you and on the difference between English in England and English in the United States. This discussion remains simple and it is also free. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to call Elaine Jackson at 528-5443. I hope to see you there.
The Alliance Française de Charlottesville began in 1992 and is dedicated to promoting French language and culture. Come and join us if you want to speak French, learn French, or just soak up French culture, right here in Charlottesville!
The Alliance Française de Charlottesville is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization funded by local donations. It is not an agency of the French government.
Our Mission
- Promote and share French language and culture within the Charlottesville community
- Serve as a non-profit French cultural center and language school
- Foster cross-cultural dialogue between French-lovers of all ages and backgrounds
-… and have fun!
