AAPA’s June Gala Was Another Big Hit
The 2016 AAPA Gala was another resounding success this year despite the showery weather that kept us indoors. Held on Tuesday, June 14, at the residence of our honorary co-president U.S. Ambassador Jane…
France Honors Two AAPA Stalwarts
Two stalwarts of the AAPA have been singled out for distinctions by the French government.
John Keating, AAPA president between 2012 and 2015, has been inducted into the Ordre National du Mérite with…
Tax Professionals Brief AAPA On Intrusive U.S. Law
Tax professionals John Fredenberger and Delphine Brett-Ziller and Lucy Laederich, former president of the Association of American Residents Overseas (AARO), shared their expertise with the AAPA on a recent U.S. law that affects the financial affairs of Americans abroad and is making them rethink their US citizenship. They spoke to 25 AAPA members at an informal gathering with refreshments kindly…
AAPA Gets the Lowdown on Art Risks, Antiquities Theft
AAPA members and their guests now understand the illegal trade in cultural objects and the natural and human risks that owners of art works must address after meeting with senior insurance company executives and a senior…
PSA’s Car-Racing Boss Tavares Meets the AAPA
A dozen AAPA members now have a better grasp of CEO compensation, vehicle emissions standards, labor relations and how to pull a 200-year-old company from the brink of bankruptcy after…
Political Islam expert explores roots of jihad with AAPA
Five days before the March 22 attacks in Brussels, French political philosopher Olivier Roy told the AAPA that Islamic State is reaching its territorial limits and French jihadists are more a product of a generational revolt than a political struggle. Roy, a professor at the European University Institute in Florence, spoke to 25 AAPA members during a lengthy Q&A session on March 17 at Bloomberg’s…
Uber Lays Out its French Woes to the AAPA
14 stalwarts of the AAPA who met Uber France chief Thibaud Simphal on Feb. 24 came away with a better understanding of the controversy and legal battle being waged between the…
AAPA Gets Inside Story on Immigration, Citizenship Issues
AAPA members now have a much deeper understanding of the controversial issues in France of immigration, citizenship and national identity after meeting on January 28 with Patrick Weil, historian and director of…
New Year's Message to the AAPA membership
Dear AAPA Members,
At the turn of the year, it's useful to reflect on the past 12 months and look forward to the future. For the AAPA and its nearly 120 members, 2015 will be remembered by the terrible…
AAPA Rounds off 2015 with a Convivial AGM
Close to 30 AAPA members converged on the Marais on Dec. 14 for another convivial Annual General Meeting.
This was the last to be presided over by President John Keating, who has served an unprecedented four-year stretch…