VPP Lille
Events
April 28: Maureen Guttman, Director of the Pennsylvania Governor’s Green Government Council, visited Lille as part of wider speaker program organized by the U.S. Embassy in Paris. She spoke to 40 regional businessmen on April 28 on "The Green Building in Pennsylvania." The conference was hosted by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the AmCham Nord.
April 11: Catherine Witherspoon, an international consultant on air quality and climate change issues, discussed California climate change policy with 50 participants at the Regional Council.
April 1st: U.S Commercial Service representatives Robert Connan and Joseph White were in Lille to discuss environmental development opportunities in Northern France with Jean-Pierre Giboz, the Director Investment of Commonwealth of Pennylvania, Nord France Experts, the World Trade Center and AmCham Nord.
February 12: Ambassador Craig Stapleton traveled to Lille on February 12 to host a farewell event for Consul Jeffrey Hawkins and honor four key regional partners. The event marked the opening of a new chapter with the creation of a Virtual Presence Post (VPP). More than 150 distinguished guests and business representatives from Metropolitan Lille were in attendance.
January 16: Stressing the importance of seizing opportunities to improve one’s future, Consul Jeffrey Hawkins addressed a group of 70 young people at the Ecole de la Deuxième Chance in Margny-Les-Compiègne on January 16. Joining Hawkins in lauding the school’s efforts were Sous-Préfet Gabriel Aubert, Margny Mayor Olivier Rochereau, Compiègne Deputy Mayor Michèle le Chatelier and U.S. Embassy First Secretary Cynthia Doell.