The Republics of France and the United States: 240 Years of Friendship September 19-22, 2019 Paris, France
The Republics of France and the United States: 240 Years of Friendship September 19-22, 2019 Paris, France THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 19 7:00 p.m. Welcome Dinner Location: Hôtel de Soubise - French National Archives (Business Attire) 60 Rue des Francs Bourgeois, 75004 Paris • Doug Bradburn, George Washington’s Mount Vernon • Annick Allaigre, President, Université de Paris 8 (Vincennes Saint-Denis) • Jean-Michel Blanquer, French Minister of National Education* FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 20 Location: Automobile Club de France (Private club: coat and tie required) 6 Place de la Concorde, 75008 Paris, France 9:00 a.m. Session I: The Legacies of 1763 Scholars from France and the United States examine the larger context of the French-American relationship in the period before American Independence, with a focus on the British and French Atlantics, the slave trade, and the important geopolitical role of Native Americans. • CHAIR: Kevin Butterfield, George Washington’s Mount Vernon • Manuel Covo, University of California, Santa Barbara • Edmond Dziembowski, Université de Franche-Comté • David Preston, The Citadel 10:30 a.m. Session II: French Armies and Navies at War in America How did the military and naval forces of the United States and France overcome their social and cultural differences in order to work together to defeat Great Britain and secure American independence? 1 • CHAIR: Julia Osman, Mississippi State University • Olivier Chaline, Université Paris IV • Larrie D. Ferreiro, George Mason University • Joseph Stoltz, George Washington’s Mount Vernon 12:00 p.m. Lunch Program: François-Jean de Chastellux, the Unsung Hero Who was the Marquis de Chastellux? Based on a previously unexamined archive still privately held by the Chastellux family, new research sheds light on a heretofore unknown pivotal figure in the American Revolution who served alongside George Washington and became one of his dearest friends.
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