World Holiday Party ~ December 15, 2010

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Harvard World Holiday Party - "Holiday Traditions from the East, West, North & South" DATE: Wednesday, December 15th, 2010 TIME: 7:30 PM PLACE: The George C. Marshall Center in the prestigious Hôtel de Talleyand. Place de la Concorde. 2 Rue de Saint Florentin, 75001 Paris  COST: EARLY BIRD RATES:            38€ Recent Graduates            50€ HCF Members (2010-2011)            55€ Harvard Alumni & Guests            (All prices go up after December 12th)            60€ LATE REGISTRATION Payment or registration will not be accepted at the event. Refunds will not be issued.  MORE INFO: Enjoy a UNIQUE MULTICULTURAL EVENING in a STUNNING HISTORICAL SETTING! Celebrate the diversity of interests, passions, and cultures within our Harvard community in France! COMMUNITY SPOTLIGHT: HARVARD FRENCH SCHOLARSHIP FUND. Culinary Delights*** Wine & Spirits***Music & Entertainment. Evening Program PART 1: EXHIBITION OF THE MARSHALL CENTER - Reconstructing Europe with the Marshall Plan PART 2: ICEBREAKER: "HOLIDAY BINGO" - Bring a small gift valued at 5€ to participate PART 3: PERFORMANCES - Romantic Tango Band, Traditional Indian Dance (Diwali), Christmas Carols Background on the George C. Marshall Center at the Hôtel de Talleyrand: Located at the heart of Paris near the Place de la Concorde, the Hôtel de Talleyrand is among the most important historic European buildings under the stewardship of the US Department of State. This former grand residence was the site of the administration of the Marshall Plan, when the building was purchased by the US government after World War II. Built between 1767 and 1769, the Hôtel de Talleyrand was designed by Ange-Jacques Gabriel and its interiors were designed by Jean-François-Thérèse Chalgrin, one of the most prominent architects in 18th-century France. Click for more information. A special thanks to Jones Day Law Firm for supporting the HCF Holiday Party and co-hosting us in this newly re-opened and exquisite location - the George C. Marshall Center, a part of the US Embassy.

Dinner and Discussion with Author Leah Pisar

Dinner and Discussion with Leah Pisar,
former White House advisor and foreign affairs writer

Leah Pisar has just published a book on transatlantic relations, “Orage sur l’Atlantique: La France et les Etats-Unis face à l’Irak” (Fayard, 2010). In the Clinton administration, she served in the White House as Director for communications at the National Security Council, at the US State Department and the US Embassy in Paris. She is a founding member of the National Security Network and has been an adviser to the French-American Foundation, a visiting scholar at the Center for American Progress and the Institut Français des Relations Internationales. She is a frequent television, print and radio commentator on current affairs on both sides of the Atlantic. She holds a BA from Harvard College, a graduate degree from the Institut d’Etudes Politiques of Paris and a doctorate from the University of Paris II. She serves on the board of the French-American Foundation and the National Security Network, is a term member of the Council on Foreign Relations, a Young Leader of the American Council on Germany and was a 2009 « Rising Talent » of the Women’s Forum for the Economy and Society.

WHAT:	For this event, you can enjoy an intimate evening with Harvard-educated Franco-American writer/academic/former White House official Leah Pisar over dinner at the lovely L'envue restaurant. Pisar has just published a book called "Orage sur l'Atlantique." This well-researched book is on the US-France debate over war in Iraq based on Pisar's PhD thesis. This evening's discussions will be centered around a non-fiction book written in French by a Harvard-educated Franco-American writer-academic and former White House official.
WHERE:	L'envue. 39, rue Boissy d'Anglas. 75008
WHEN:	Thursday, December 2, 2010. 7:30 P.M. (cocktails). 8:00 till 9:30 P.M. (dinner and discussion)
COST:	* HCF members: 50 euros * Non-members and Guests: 60 euros * Late-registration (as of November 30): 70 euros Payment or registration will not be accepted at the event. Refunds will not be issued.

Spectacular President Faust Dinner at Hôtel de Lassay

Once through through the General Assembly's security and coat check, one was bedazzled by the brilliance and glamor of the gilded walls, enormous chandeliers and rich curtains of the Hôtel de Lassay, now the residence for the National Assembly's president. Built in the early 1700s for Armand de Madaillan, marquis de Lassay, this building shares a colorful history with the adjacent building--the Palace de Bourbon. After the 250 guests arrived, enjoyed some champagne and hors d'oeuvres, everyone was called to dinner at tables decorated with historical names related to Harvard. HCF president Philippe Le Corre said a brief welcome and then introduced Député du Puy-de-Dôme for the UMP governing party and Chairman of the France-USA Friendship Group at the Assemblée Nationale, Louis Giscard d'Estaing. Representing Assembly president Accoyer, Mr. Giscard d'Estaing spoke eloquently of the connections between France and America, leading graciously into president of Harvard Drew Gilpin Faust's speech. Faust focused on three aspects of breaking down "boundaries:" improving undergraduate access to Harvard; transdisciplinary dialogue and learning on campus; and intellectual outreach and openness to the world beyond campus. Between the glittery setting, the titillating speeches and conversations and delectable nourishment, it was a sublime evening.  Pictures Coming Soon!

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* DATE: Wednesday, November 24, 2010.
TIME: 7:30-10:30 pm
PLACE: Hôtel de Lassay, Salons de la Présidence. 128, rue de l'Université. 75007 Paris
MORE INFO: Capacity limited to 250 participants. Advance registration is required and must be received by November 17. 
Registration fees are nonrefundable. A valid ID must be shown for security check. Dress code : Business -- Jacket and tie required for men
COST: Alumni € 98.00
Spouses and Guests € 98.00
Harvard Alumni Clubs Members: HCF, HBSCF or Arthur Sachs dues-paying members € 82.00
Recent Graduates (College ‘05–‘10) Only for current or former undergraduates of Harvard College € 51.00
RSVP: http://fr.amiando.com/Drew_Faust_Paris.html
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Open House at the Jeu de Paume

Open House at the Jeu de Paume

They came in droves and learned how to drive...a ball across the court. Some came in their tennis whites, others took the opportunity to purchase an authentic Harvard Club of France t-shirt. And some came just to sip champagne and watch the pros and amateurs alike play the historic game of Jeu de Paume at the HCF's Open House of the Société Sportive du Jeu de Paume et de Racquets on Thursday, November 18th. On this crisp Fall night, over 50 Harvard people and members of other University Alumni associations in Paris came to the Jeu de Paume building. We heard a history of the game and welcoming words by HCF president Philippe Le Corre. Organized by Kai Carver, along with Jeu de Paume club president and Harvard alum Wesley Johnson, Jr., the evening allowed the club to show off some of their new renovations. While the game remains the same, the club is changing. And Mr. Johnson wanted to be sure HCF members know: "There remains some availability for new members at the Jeu de Paume.  The Club is offering preferential financial conditions to members of The Harvard Club of France.  For more information and to schedule an interview with the Admission Committee, please contact Danny Mandil at 01 47 27 46 86." This sounds like a good deal--it's a special place; a little hide-away, if you like, where you can play a game as intricate as the Royal decrees from whence it was formed. Pictures Coming Soon!

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WHAT: A chance to discover the Jeu de Paume, French precursor of tennis played without racquets. It became known as "tennis" in English and later "real tennis" after the derivative game of lawn tennis became the more widely known sport. Attend the cocktail and watch matches in the last remaining Jeu de Paume Court in Paris; or Bring white-sole (or non-marking) shoes, shorts and a T-shirt and register for a 30-minute session of (i) Initiation to Squash; (ii) Initiation to Paume; (iii) confirmed Squash player match with a Pro; or (iv) confirmed Squash player match without a Pro.

WHERE: Jeu de Paume 74 ter, rue Lauriston, 75016 Paris

WHEN: Thursday, November 18, 2010, starting at 7:00 p.m.

COST: 15 € (Payment or Registration will be not accepted at the event) Refunds will not be issued.

- Please Specify: (i) Cocktail Only (ii) 30-minute Initiation to Squash (iii) 30-minute Initiation to Paume (iv) 30-minute Squash Match with Pro (v) 30-minute Squash Match without Pro ----------------------------------------------------------------------

Artistic Encounters: Intimate evenings with celebrated artists ~ Author Abha Dawesar

Artistic Encounters: Intimate evenings with celebrated artists ~ Author Abha Dawesar
WHAT: This is the first in a series of artistic get togethers in the 2010-2011 season where we will have an opportunity to visit with a celebrated artist in a unique setting. For this event, you can enjoy an intimate evening with Harvard-educated author Abha Dawesar over dinner at the lovely L'envue restaurant. Abha has written four critically acclaimed novels and is the recipient of numerous honors and awards.
WHERE: L'envue 39, rue Boissy d'Anglas. 75008
WHEN: Tuesday, October 12, 2010. 7:30 P.M. (cocktails). 8:00 till 9:30 P.M. (dinner and discussion)
COST: * HCF members: 50 euros, * Non-members and Guests: 60 euros, * Late-registration (as of October 10): 70 euros

Marais Art Gallery Tour

Marais Art Gallery Tour 
A private tour with presentations at three famous art galleries in the historic Marais District
Wednesday, September 29, 2010. 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM.

Private Tour of the Fondation Louis Vuitton Construction site at the Jardin d'Acclimatation

Private "avant premiere" tour of the construction site of the Frank Gehry-designed Fondation Louis Vuitton with presentation by Directeur Délégué de la Fondation Louis Vuitton, Christian Reynes. Afterwards, there will be a buffet dinner reception, under a tent in the Jardin d'Acclimatation, catered by the Louis Vuitton caterer. Key Louis Vuitton personnel including David MacNulty, Director of Architecture for all LV Stores will be available for dinner discussions.
Read more about this exciting project here FondationLVpresskt.pdf.

Discounted Harvard Magazine for HCF members

Discounts on Harvard Magazine
The Harvard Alumni Association is going to reward you for your Harvard Club of France membership!

As a member of your local Harvard Club, in 2011 you are eligible to receive Harvard Magazine at a significantly discounted annual subscription rate made possible by HAA.

The annual subscription form for current Club members is here. Register now (login required). If you need assistance to enter the site please contact Harvard to initiate your individual annual subscription and continue receiving Harvard Magazine directly at your preferred address.

Discounted rates for International Harvard Club members are 54% off reg. subscription price:
Regular annual subscription price (six issues): US $65
Harvard Club member price: US $30

* If you haven't joined or renewed your membership for the Harvard Club of France, do so here!

Harvard Krokodiloes Paris Performance - July 26, 2010

HARVARD - YALE Annual Cocktail Reception on June 21, 2010 at the Residence of the U.S. Ambassador

Above Ground Anthology - Book Talk and Cocktail - June 17th

Above Ground is a work of Living Fiction by contemporary authors engaged in a generative literary dialogue readers are welcome to join. The variety and unexpected forms of the authors’ intelligence and wit is enthralling. Dedicated to bringing together diverse and extraordinary voices, the Above Ground anthology of Living Fiction is unique because it’s generative.

Proceeds from the sale of this book go to the Nobel Prize winning charity Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), an international medical humanitarian organization created by doctors and journalists in France in 1971.
The book talk will take place at The Village Voice Bookshop at 7pm with award-winning and new authors from LA, Brussels and Spain.  It will be followed by a dinner at the restaurant Les Editeurs for those who want to join. If you would like to join, please send an email to Jocelyn Morin at jlmorin@post.harvard.edu
www.villagevoicebookshop.com
6 Rue Princesse
75006 Paris, France
Tel: 01 46 33 36 47

HCF Speakers Series event with Rick Hunt, Former Harvard University Marshal

Rick Hunt, Ph.D, Former University Marshal, Harvard University

on

"Harvard on the World Stage"

How Did It Get There? How Long Can It Stay There? Which University (if any) Will Succeed Harvard?

 Tuesday, May 25^th, 2010, 7:00-9:00 pm
France Amériques9, Avenue Franklin Roosevelt
75008 Paris

The talk will be in English and followed by a cocktail reception.

For nearly 375 years, Harvard has risen to a position of unsurpassed academic excellence and world-wide celebrity. Most surveys still rank Harvard as the number-one institution of higher learning in the world. How did it happen? What advantages did Harvard possess? Why did Harvard pull ahead of all other universities in the last half of the 20th century?

An old saying: "Nothing lasts forever." How long can Harvard maintain its position of eminence? Given the recent economic recession, what will be the future of Harvard University? Which universities are the possible successors to Harvard's current position at the top of the academic world?

These are some questions to ponder for everyone interested in the future of the nation's oldest college.

Richard M. Hunt was a Harvard faculty member in social studies for 42 years and Harvard's University marshal for 20 years. An expert on modern European history, particularly the rise of National Socialism in Germany, Hunt has co-taught with such renowned Harvard scholars as Erik Erikson and David Riesman.

As University marshal, Hunt presided over Commencement and oversaw the Harvard International Office. He also greeted international visitors in the name of the President and Fellows of Harvard College, arranged for University delegates to attend installation ceremonies at other colleges and universities worldwide, and advised members of the University on matters of protocol.

During his tenure at Harvard, Hunt also served as director of the Mellon Faculty Fellowship Program, and as assistant dean (1960-1969) and associate dean (1970-1977) of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. Hunt was also chairman of the Faculty Committee on Religion, a member of the Social Studies Committee, and an affiliate of the Center for European Studies.

He is co-author (with John Bethell, former editor of Harvard Magazine, and the late Robert Shenton, former secretary of Harvard's governing boards) of "Harvard A to Z," recently published by Harvard University Press.

Annual Meeting of the Harvard Law School Association of Europe, Graz, May 13-16, 2010

HLSAE 2nd Circular letter (08.03.2010)

HCF Members Only : Private Visite of Espace Culturel Louis Vuitton, May 6th

Private Visit of 'Chili behind the scenes' at Espace Culturel Louis Vuitton 

Member Exclusive Event for dues-paying members and their guests
Please contact the HCF if you haven't received the invitation

HCF Speakers Series event with John Bellinger, Former legal adviser to US Secretary of State - March 18th

The Harvard Club of France and the Académie Diplomatique Internationale
cordially invite their members and friends to a Speakers Series event with

The Honorable John B. Bellinger, III,
Former legal adviser to US Secretary of State, Condoleezza Rice
John B. Bellinger is Adjunct Senior Fellow for International and National Security Law at the Council on Foreign Relations. He is also currently a partner at Arnold & Porter LLP. From 2005 to 2009, Bellinger was the Legal Adviser to the US Department of State. Previously he served as Senior Associate Counsel to the President and Legal Adviser to the National Security Council and Counsel for National Security matters at the Department of Justice. He has also served as Counsel to the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, General Counsel to the Commission on the Roles and Capabilities of the US Intelligence Community, and Special Assistant to the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency.

Bellinger received his AB from Princeton University's Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, and his JD from Harvard Law School. He also received an MA in foreign affairs from the University of Virginia.

Harvard / Columbia Bowling, Feb 25th, 2010

Harvard / Columbia Bowling 2010  

Come for a fun and relaxing evening of bowling.
Help the Harvard Club win against the Columbia University Club in this yearly event!

Venue: Bowling Montparnasse, 25 rue du Commandant Mouchotte, 75014 Paris, métro Gaîté 
Time : Thursday February 25th, 7:30 pm (play begins at 8:00 pm)

Harvard Open House & Member Appreciation Reception - 2/10/10

Harvard Open House  &  Member Appreciation Reception     "Champagne Party"      Wednesday, February 10th, 2010, 7pm      Le Télégraphe Restaurant  41 rue de Lille, 75007 Paris

Evening Program PART 1:  ICEBREAKER "SPEED-NETWORKING" Connect with alumni in your class range PART 2:  PRESENTATIONS Associations & "Not-for-Profits" by HCF Members   "Harvard Serves" Initiative  Harvard French Scholarship Fund   New Committees: Career, Membership, & Community Service   Hors d'œuvres, Cocktails, & Music

 

This special event is designed to welcome all Harvard alumni to the Harvard Club of France and to say thank-you to our current members for their support over the years.

 

Come to connect with fellow alumni in Paris and hear how you can get involved in alumni career development, membership, community service (or associated charities), and other club activities.  This private event will include hors d'oeuvres, drinks, and of course champagne... as well as a brief presentation and some "speed networking" to help you find classmates who share your interests.

 

The Harvard Club of France would like to encourage all Harvard alumni and faculty to attend, with substantially subsidized tickets for Harvard affiliates and a further 10% discount for "Ambassadors" who refer/recruit other alumni to attend.  Non-Harvard spouses and other guests are also welcome, at the full rate.
 

Please note: All event attendees invited by "Ambassadors" will be entered into a raffle for a special prize, and the Ambassador with the most attendees will be awarded a special Ambassador's Prize. Attendees must be present to win.

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   Special Rates 

15€ Members & Non-Member; 35€ Guests (Non Harvard Alumni); 40€ Late Registration (after February 7th);

10% "Ambassadors" Discount for Recruiting New Members & Attendees

HCF Event : Lunch-debate on "Barack Obama and the Race Question in America" on Friday 29th, 2010

Lunch-debate on "Barack Obama and the Race Question in America"

Randall Kennedy is a professor at Harvard Law School where he teaches courses on contracts, criminal law, and the regulation of race relations. He was born in Columbia, South Carolina.

For his education he attended St. Albans School, Princeton University, Oxford University, and Yale Law School. He served as a law clerk for Judge J. Skelly Wright of the United States Court of Appeals and for Justice Thurgood Marshall of the United States Supreme Court. He is a member of the bar of the District of Columbia and the Supreme Court of the United States.

Awarded the 1998 Robert F. Kennedy Book Award for Race, Crime, and the Law, Mr Kennedy writes for a wide range of scholarly and general interest publications. His most recent books are Nigger: The Strange Career of a Troublesome Word (2002), Interracial Intimacies: Sex, Marriage, Identity, and Adoption (2003), and Sellout (2007). A member of the American Law Institute, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and the American Philosophical Association, Mr. Kennedy is also a Charter Trustee of Princeton University.

HCF Speakers Series Event: Stephen Walt on Obama's Foreign Policy, January 11th, 2010

"BARACK OBAMA'S FOREIGN POLICY: ONE YEAR AND COUNTING"

featuring STEPHEN M. WALT, The Robert & Renee Belfer Professor of International Affairs, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University
Monday, January 11, 2010, 6:30-8:00 pm
at the Académie Diplomatique Internationale
4bis Avenue Hoche - 75008 Paris

The talk will be in English and followed by a cocktail reception.

Just a year on the world stage and President Barack Obama finds himself immersed in a hyperactive foreign policy universe. From clenched fists and nuclear disarmament, to just and unjust wars and a Nobel Peace Prize, his global impact on geopolitical crises and on the international community as a whole is inestimable. Stephen Walt, one of Harvard's preeminent experts on international affairs, will share with us his perspective on Obama's global challenges and opportunities at this exciting, perhaps precarious, and historically critical time.

Stephen M. Walt is the Robert and Rene Belfer Professsor of International Relations at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government. He previously taught at Princeton University and the University of Chicago, where he served as Master of the Social Science Collegiate Division and Deputy Dean of Social Sciences. He has been a Resident Associate of the Carnegie Endowment for Peace and a Guest Scholar at the Brookings Institution, and he has also served as a consultant for the Institute of Defense Analyses, the Center for Naval Analyses, and the National Defense University. He presently serves on the editorial boards of Foreign Policy, Security Studies, International Relations, and Journal of Cold War Studies, and he also serves as Co-Editor of the Cornell Studies in Security Affairs, published by Cornell University Press. Additionally, he was elected as a Fellow in the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in May 2005.

Professor Walt is the author of The Origins of Alliances (1987), which received the 1988 Edgar S. Furniss National Security Book Award. He is also the author of Revolution and War (1996), Taming American Power: The Global Response to U.S. Primacy (2005), and, with co-author J.J. Mearsheimer, The Israel Lobby (2007).

The Académie Diplomatique Internationale was founded in 1926 as one of the world's first independent institutions dedicated to international affairs, and is currently being revitalized as a center for modern diplomacy under the Presidency of His Highness the Aga Khan. The ADI convenes conferences and public debates, conducts diplomatic training courses, and undertakes research projects relevant to the diplomatic, business and foreign policy communities.

Dinner with Mohsen Mostafavi, Dean of the Harvard Graduate School of Design, January 6th, 2010

Dinner with Mohsen Mostafavi, Dean of the Harvard Graduate School of Design, January 6th, 2010
GSD alumni and dues-paying members of the HCF are cordially invited to a small group dinner with Mohsen Mostafavi, Dean of the Faculty of Design.

Dinner will take place in a restaurant in the 8th Arrondissement.

Mohsen Mostafavi, an architect and educator, is the Dean of the Harvard Graduate School of Design and the Alexander and Victoria Wiley Professor of Design. Previously he was the Gale and Ira Drukier Dean of the College of Architecture, Art and Planning at Cornell University and the Arthur L. and Isabel B. Wiesenberger Professor in Architecture. Prior to that, he had been the Chairman of the Architectural Association School of Architecture in London.

Dean Mostafavi serves on the steering committee of the Aga Khan Awards for Architecture, the jury of the Holcim Foundation for Sustainable Construction, has served on the design committee of the London Development Agency (LDA), the RIBA Gold Medal, and is currently involved as a consultant on a number of international architectural and urban projects.

He studied architecture at the AA, and undertook research on counter-reformation urban history at the Universities of Essex and Cambridge. Previously he was Director of the Master of Architecture I Program at the Harvard Graduate School of Design. Dean Mostafavi has also taught at the University of Pennsylvania, Cambridge University, and the Frankfurt Academy of Fine Arts (Staedelschule). His research and design projects have been published in many journals, including The Architectural Review, AAFiles, Arquitectura, Bauwelt, Casabella, Centre, and Daidalos.