The French-American Foundation is the principal non-governmental organization linking France and the United States at leadership levels and across the full range of the French-American relationship. 
Annual Gala
The Annual Gala is the principal fundraising event of the French-American Foundation. Each year at the Gala, the Foundation presents its Benjamin Franklin Award to two individuals who have made significant contributions to the French-American relationship. The Comte de Vergennes Award is presented to longtime supporters of the French-American Foundation. Past honorees include: Anne Lauvergeon, Patricia Russo, Ambassador Anne Cox Chambers, Henri de Castries, John A. Thain, Hon. C. Douglas Dillon, Hon. Walter J. P. Curley, Médecins sans Frontières, Bernard Arnault, Michel David-Weil, The Forbes Family, Maurice Lévy and Frederick W. Smith.Annual Gala 2009
The French-American Foundation was pleased to have honored Mr. Carlos Ghosn, chairman and CEO of the Renault Nissan Alliance, and Ambassador Arthur A. Hartman, former United States ambassador to France and the Soviet Union, at its gala dinner held on November 19, 2009 in New York City.
Previous Gala Honorees