Politics
PRI's The World
January 11, 2013
Since 9/11, outreach to Muslim communities around the world has been a U.S. diplomatic priority. Perhaps nowhere else is that more in display than in France, where Ambassador Charles Rivkin has made visiting the largely minority suburbs a major focus of his public diplomacy.
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Business, Economics and Jobs
Qatar Plan to Invest in Muslim Populated Paris Suburbs Makes Some French Uneasy
PRI's The World
March 27, 2013
Oil-rich Qatar invests extensively around the world. France is one of the largest recipients of Qatari money. But a plan for Qatar to fund business opportunities in the heavily Muslim suburbs near Paris is controversial.
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Business, Economics and Jobs
Ambassador Charles Rivkin and American Diplomacy in Paris Suburbs
PRI's The World
January 10, 2013
The US embassy in France has been reaching out to people in the Muslim immigrant suburbs of Paris. And that's put some in France on edge.
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Politics
U.S. Embassy in France makes outreach to minority communities a top priority
PRI's The World
January 11, 2013
Since 9/11, outreach to Muslim communities around the world has been a U.S. diplomatic priority. Perhaps nowhere else is that more in display than in France, where Ambassador Charles Rivkin has made visiting the largely minority suburbs a major focus of his public diplomacy.