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French ambassador and entourage spend busy day in Natchez

Printed 2:31 am Sunday, October 9, 2022

NATCHEZ — The Ambassador of France to the US, Philippe Etienne, had a full day visiting Natchez Saturday.

Etienne and Natchez Mayor Dan Gibson met a few month in the past when each attended the Mississippi River Cities and Cities Initiative Convention in St. Louis.

Gibson invited Etienne to go to Natchez, based by the French in 1716.

Etienne arrived in Natchez on Saturday morning, alongside together with his spouse, Patricia, Anne-Laure Desjonqueres, French Consul Normal, and Keltoum Rowland, an honorary French Consul Normal.

Etienne toured the town, together with the Fort Rosalie website, and had lunch at Rosalie. Later within the afternoon, Gibson, Etienne, and his group met with a number of Natchezians at Conde Up to date for an arts and cultural heritage dialogue.

At Stanton Corridor, the Pilgrimage Backyard Membership hosted the entourage for dinner.

Gibson introduced Etienne with a key to the town.

“It’s so stunning. It was a wonderful day, due to your hospitality,” Etienne stated. “We’ve got made many reminiscences. The day was additionally essential to me as ambassador.”

Gibson stated he’s grateful for the rekindled relationship “between Natchez, the jewel of Mississippi, and France, the jewel of Europe.”

Etienne, fluent in six languages — French, English, German, Romanian, Serbo-Croat, and Russian — thanked Gibson for the important thing to the town in every of them.

“On behalf of myself, my spouse, and the consul basic, thanks from the underside of our hearts in your hospitality,” Etienne stated.

At Stanton Corridor, the ambassador and his group, in addition to a number of friends from the town, dined on tournedos of beef with bordelaise and béarnaise sauces, Provencal salad, and bread pudding soufflé, created by The Continental Prepare dinner on the Carriage Home’s Wayne Bryant Canon and employees.

Later within the night, the ambassador and his group took within the Blues and Soul Tremendous Bowl live performance that includes Patti LaBelle.

The ambassador and his spouse spent the night time at Dunleith.

On Sunday morning, the group was to have breakfast at Magnolia Corridor, hosted by the Natchez Backyard Membership.