An organization consisting of residents of the USA or US citizens living abroad who have been decorated by the French Government with the French Academic Palms
La Renaissance Française, @AATFrench, ASFAP, and AF Federation USA present Words as Keys - Stories from a French Life
November 19, 2025 at 1:00 PT/ 2:00 MT/ 3:00 CT/ 4:00 ET
Conversation online with author and blogger, Kristin Espinasse
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Guests, Xavier Moquet (Education Attaché) and Alain Mabanckou (AATF Convention Keynote), and board members at our gathering at the 2024 AATF Convention in San Diego. #palmesacadémiques#aatf24
It was great to see so many members at our virtual annual meeting last week. And a huge thank you to Will Thompson, @aatfrench’s President-Elect, for being our guest speaker.
FRENCH BY THE NUMBERS was originally compiled by Jane Robert (Officier) in 1998, then updated in 2014 and redesigned as a bookmark in 2021 by Justin Charles (Chevalier). It is available from the @AATFrench at https://t.co/0nnObDHMa7
Très heureuse de remettre les insignes de Chevalier des Palmes Académiques à Stéphanie Boulard, professeure de littérature française et cinéma @GTliberalarts. Félicitations !
🎖️Heureux d’avoir remis aujourd’hui les Palmes académiques à Gwennaël Petillat, conseiller pédagogique qui sillonne l’Amérique du Nord pour former les enseignants du premier degré des établissements homologués @aefeinfo. Félicitations @GwenPETILLAT !
Congratulations to Myrtle Place Elementary School Principal Catherine Bricelj and @ULLafayette Professor of History Jordan Kellman, who were awarded the Palmes Académiques at the @CentreIntLaf in #Lafayette for their relentless work in favor of French in Acadiana! #LâchePas 👏
Congratulations to the recipients of this year's #ILoveMyLibrarian Award! The 10 honorees included 4 outstanding public librarians—Fred Gitner, Clare Graham, Mychal Threets, and Curt Witcher. We can't wait to celebrate them at #LibLearnX24! Read more: https://t.co/e38L5gxtfp
Un grand merci à tous ceux qui m’ont aidé sur le plan financier. Sans vous, une telle aventure n’aurait jamais été possible. @asfapalms@GilmanProgram
Je posterai des photos ici quand j’en serai capable mais mon accès au WIFI est un peu limité pour le moment. À plus !
Très heureux d'avoir remis ce matin à Erika Bryant, directrice de l'école bilingue Elsie Whitlow Stokes, les insignes de Chevalier des Palmes académiques, en reconnaissance de sa contribution remarquable à l'enseignement de la langue 🇫🇷 à #WashingtonDC. 👏
#diversité#Inclusion
Toutes nos félicitations, Anne Jensen (Ancienne Présidente)
Anne reçoit la haute distinction française "Commandeur de l'ordre des palmes académiques". Malgré son hospitalisation, le Consul général de SF s'est déplacé à Stanford Hospital pour la lui remettre le 12 mai.
Des Palmes Académiques amplement méritées pour Michèle Braud, spécialiste des langues internationales @La_Believes.
Michèle est une véritable ambassadrice du #français qui contribue ardemment à la promotion du bilinguisme en ⚜️, ainsi qu'une partenaire essentielle du Consulat!👏
Congratulations to Sister Mary Helen Kashuba and Jayne Abrate who were bestowed the rank of Commandeur by Ambassador Étienne in a ceremony at the Ambassador’s Residence in Washington DC. #asfapalms
Bastille Day is coming up and there are plenty of ways to celebrate, no matter where in the US you are! From @franceinnyc's #BastilleDayNYC22 fête in Central Park & @filmsonthegreen screenings to festivals in Atlanta, Houston, & more, check out the lineup: https://t.co/VHG0eURTD9