French-American Chamber of Commerce - Washington, DC

08/27/2026

WHY DO THE FRENCH LOVE SEPTEMBER SO MUCH? 🇫🇷🥂

Because in France, September isn’t really the end of summer.

It’s a fresh start.

After weeks of holidays, long lunches and slow summer days, La Rentrée is when everyone comes back together — to reconnect, celebrate, and start the season with new energy.

And this year, there’s another reason to celebrate…

✈️ ONE LUCKY GUEST WILL WIN A ROUND-TRIP TRIP TO FRANCE FOR TWO!🇫🇷

Yes 🙌 join us for La Rentrée à la française, and you could be heading to France with a companion.

Enjoy an evening in the gardens of the Embassy of France with:

🥂 VIP Champagne Bar
🍸 Open Bar
🎶 Live music by Jennifer Scott
🎧 DJ David Dupre
🚘 Classic French cars
🍤 French Food
and more surprises 🥳🥳🥳

Come for the French tradition.
Stay for the champagne, music, food and maybe leave with a trip to France.

Because if September is a new beginning, why not start it with a little French joie de vivre?

📍 Embassy of France
📅 September 19

🎟️ Get your tickets through the link in our bio and join us for La Rentrée à la française.

08/26/2026

For more information: Click Here -> https://www.frenchwithelodie.com/french-immersion-trips.html

08/25/2026

WHAT DOES LA RENTRÉE TASTE LIKE? 🥂🇫🇷

Picture this: a glass of champagne, music playing, French cars around you… and you’re standing in the gardens of the Embassy of France.

That is La Rentrée à la française.

In France, the end of summer doesn’t mean the end of enjoying life.

It means getting together again.

And this year, we’re bringing that spirit to Washington, DC with our Garden Party de la Rentrée.

Expect:

🥂 VIP Champagne Bar
🍸 Open Bar
🎶 Live music by Jennifer Scott
🎧 DJ David Dupre
🚘 Classic French cars
🍤 French Food

It’s elegant, social, distinctly French and designed to make you forget that summer is ending.

September deserves a better goodbye.👋

📍 Embassy of France
📅 September 19

🎟️ Buy your ticket through the link in our bio and join us for La Rentrée.

WashingtonDC

08/06/2026

07/08/2026

🌸 Garden Party: 5 must-see things you can experience on July 17th!
🎟️ Tickets in bio

07/06/2026

The real Mbappé couldn’t make it… but our life-size Mbappé will be waiting for you on July 17! 😄⚽🇫🇷

Tickets Here: 👉 https://www.eventbrite.com/e/garden-party-at-the-embassy-of-france-tickets-1982314239252?aff=SM

07/06/2026

✨ Come and attend the screening of the film 'The Colours of Intimacy' organized by the Villa Albertine, the French Institute for Culture and Education on July 16th from 6:30 PM to 7:30 PM at The Phillips Collection!

📌 Directed by Bruno Ulmer, this 2015 French documentary explores how Bonnard became one of the great painters of intimacy through his masterful use of color and light. Before the screening, visitors are invited to enjoy free access to the museum galleries during the museum's Third Thursday evening hours (5:00 PM–8:00 PM).

📍 The Phillips Collection, Mansbach Auditorium (Lower Level 2)

🎟️ https://www.phillipscollection.org/event/2026-07-16-film

07/03/2026

The FACC wishes you a wonderful Independence Day celebration! 🎊

07/02/2026

As of July 1st, 2026, the European Union is abolishing the customs duty exemption that previously applied to parcels with a value of less than 150 euros. This measure aims to close a tax loophole massively exploited by e-commerce giants such as SHEIN, Temu, and AliExpress, whose millions of low-cost shipments flooded the market while avoiding import taxes. From now on, a temporary flat-rate tax of 3 euros is applied per imported item.

Via: Euronews
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