Discussing race, religion and gender in France has long been the third rail. And activists who thought things would be different under Emmanuel Macron are sorely disappointed.
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.
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.
Discussing race, religion and gender in France has long been the third rail. And activists who thought things would be different under Emmanuel Macron are sorely disappointed.
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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.
Global 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.
Culture
Activist ousted from French advisory council says race talk is still taboo
PRI's The World
February 13, 2018
Discussing race, religion and gender in France has long been the third rail. And activists who thought things would be different under Emmanuel Macron are sorely disappointed.