French Consul Philippe Ardanaz to speak at AASU

Philippe Ardanaz, the general consul of France and French trade commissioner, will speak at the Armstrong Center Ballroom on Friday, April 4, at 10 a.m. He's expected to focus his talk on the warming French-American relations since the election of French President Nicolas Sarkozy and the role that France is expected to play as it holds presidency of the Council of the European Union from July to December 2008. Congressman Jack Kingston will also speak at the event. French Club President Mourad Séghir and other members of the French Club created and organized the event. For more information on the event, contact Dorothée Mertz-Weigel at (912) 927-5386.