Hélène Duchêne

French Ambassador to the United Kingdom. @FranceintheUK

[Hélène Duchêne @AmbDuchene]

With President @EmmanuelMacron and my team @FranceintheUK at the French residence in London. Grateful to the remarkable collective effort behind the State Visit and the 37th 🇫🇷🇬🇧 Summit.

Thanks & congrats to my wonderful team for the organisation of this historical State Visit!

[Emmanuel Macron @EmmanuelMacron]

Aux côtés de la Finlande et de la Suède, la France contribuera aux rotations des Forces terrestres avancées de l’OTAN en Finlande. Nos soldats prendront part à la sécurité du Grand Nord.

Nous donnons corps chaque jour à cette Europe plus forte, dans une OTAN plus forte.

[Hélène Duchêne @AmbDuchene]

Marching #PrideInLondon today with @FranceintheUK team and our #DiplomatsForEquality colleagues. Proud to celebrate with the #LGBTQIA+ community, united by our shared commitment to dignity, equality and inclusion for all. 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

[Hélène Duchêne @AmbDuchene]

Delighted to meet Catherine Palmer, a member of the Board of Trustees of the Pasteur Foundation UK, and its Head of Development Sarah Cazelles this morning, to support them in promoting the @institutpasteur in the UK.

[Hélène Duchêne @AmbDuchene]

The 4th #ChooseFrance UK Edition brought together French & British companies, business leaders & institutional partners for an afternoon focused on innovation, one month after €5.5bn in British investment was announced at Versailles. Invaluable collaboration for growth!🇫🇷🇬🇧

[Hélène Duchêne @AmbDuchene]

.@FranceintheUK organized a seminar on nuclear deterrence, marking the 1st anniversary of the Northwood Declaration. Many thanks to French & British think tanks @RUSI_org, @IFRI_, the @ConGeostrategy & @FRS_org for their cooperation in this strategic-thinking exercise.

[Emmanuel Macron @EmmanuelMacron]

We are more and more!
Let’s protect our children online.

[Emmanuel Macron @EmmanuelMacron]

Digital spaces bring opportunities, but also risks for children’s health and development.

With @DrTedros of @WHO, we call for collective action to better protect young users while harnessing what technology can offer.

As so many, join us!

https://t.co/ryEcPJPykU

[Hélène Duchêne @AmbDuchene]

My very best wishes to the French national team as they face their first knockout match against Sweden tonight! 🇫🇷 🇸🇪

Allez les bleus !

#FRASWE | #FIFAWorldCup

[Equipe de France ⭐⭐ @equipedefrance]

👊 Une nouvelle compétition commence aujourd’hui pour nos Bleus avec le début de la phase à élimination directe !

🏆 16e de finale de la Coupe du monde
🇫🇷 France 🆚 Suède 🇸🇪
📍 New York
🕚 23h00
📺 M6 & beIN SPORTS 1

#FRASWE | #FIFAWorldCup

[Hélène Duchêne @AmbDuchene]

On the 50th anniversary of the Voltaire Foundation’s incorporation into @UniofOxford, I was delighted to inaugurate new offices, launch the Oxford University Voltaire platform hosting the digital edition of Voltaire’s complete works & announce a new digital humanities scholarship

[Hélène Duchêne @AmbDuchene]

Honoured to mark International Day of #WomenInDiplomacy during a mentorship panel with inspiring women heads of mission. Special thanks to High Commissioner Mazoka & her team for hosting and highlighting women’s essential contribution to peace & security.

[Hélène Duchêne @AmbDuchene]

Thrilled to inaugurate @ifru_london’s brand new Molière Language Centre yesterday, alongside Minister Delegate @EleonoreCaroit. A celebration of the French language brought to life through readings by @daniel_mesguich, @VelgePhilippine & Eric Génovèse of the Comédie française.

[Hélène Duchêne @AmbDuchene]

Delighted to welcome Minister Delegate @CaroitEleonore for two days during London Climate Action Week, including
an interview with @BBCWorld this morning. The Minister took time to meet the French community abroad, visiting @ConsulFranceUK & two secondary schools.

[Institut français UK @ifru_london]

Official opening of the Centre Molière, the renovated language centre of the French Institute, after a large scale renovation in the presence of French Ambassador @AmbDuchene, Minister @CaroitEleonore and Chair of the French Institute Trust, Vincent Gombault.

[Alexander Seale @AlexSeale]

“@Keir_Starmer has done a lot in the last two years to strengthen the UK’s role in #Europe and within #NATO. He did so with a dignity, decency and courage.” — President @EmmanuelMacron at today’s E5 summit in Berlin. 🇪🇺🇬🇧 
#Macron #Starmer

[Embassy of Spain UK @EmbSpainUK]

Ambassador Aparici and her French counterpart @AmbDuchene share their experiences as women diplomats and discuss the growing role of women in international relations.

International Day of Women in Diplomacy.

[Emmanuel Macron @EmmanuelMacron]

La Marine Nationale a arraisonné mardi le pétrolier Deliver alors qu’il transitait au large de la Sicile en infraction avec le droit de la mer.

Cette nouvelle action contre la flotte fantôme, conduite quelques jours après une opération similaire par le Royaume-Uni illustre la détermination des Européens.

Nous ne laisserons pas la flotte fantôme contourner les sanctions et financer l’effort de guerre russe.

L’Europe est déterminée.

Elle poursuivra tous les efforts nécessaires pour accroître le coût de la guerre pour la Russie et permettre l’avènement d’une paix robuste et durable en Ukraine.

[Hélène Duchêne @AmbDuchene]

Every year, 24 June marks the International Day of #WomenInDiplomacy. This year I sat down with HE Emma Aparici, Spanish Ambassador to the UK, to discuss our personal careers and the importance of women's voices in diplomacy.
Future women leaders, diplomacy needs you!

[Emmanuel Macron @EmmanuelMacron]

Je tiens à remercier le Premier ministre @Keir_Starmer pour sa contribution au renforcement de la relation franco-britannique, son engagement au sein de la coalition des volontaires pour l’Ukraine, ainsi qu’à la relance de la relation entre le Royaume-Uni et l’Union européenne.

Le travail accompli ensemble pour la défense, l’énergie nucléaire, l’espace et l’innovation, en particulier lors de notre sommet franco-britannique de juillet dernier, témoigne de cet engagement.

Nous poursuivrons sur cette voie au bénéfice de nos peuples et de l’Europe.

[Ben Judah @b_judah]

The 18th of June is a particularly auspicious date for all Anglo-Gaullists.

The day the General made his appeal from London to all those who refused to give up — 🇬🇧🇫🇷

Merci @FranceintheUK for hosting this gathering at the French residence.

[Hélène Duchêne @AmbDuchene]

Thank you Rear Admiral Luc Raynal & Air Chief Marshal Sir @richardknighton for a fitting finale to the 18 June commemoration at the French Residence, also featuring @LesFauristes choir who performed the French and British national anthems.

[Hélène Duchêne @AmbDuchene]

Today, @FranceintheUK commemorated the 86th anniversary of General de Gaulle’s Appeal of 18 June 1940. The ceremony at Carlton Gardens honoured the French Resistance and one of the greatest moments of Franco-British solidarity. 🇫🇷🇬🇧

[Hélène Duchêne @AmbDuchene]

Delighted to host a round table on the 18 June Appeal's anniversary, chaired by Rear Admiral Luc Raynal with @elias_forneris, @b_judah, Piers Ludlow & Armida van Rij. Valuable insights on Gen de Gaulle’s legacy & the concept of resilience in current European strategic thinking.