Infrastructure

In 2011, the French-American Foundation launched the Infrastructure Nexus program. This initiative gathers high-level U.S. and French participants – policymakers, corporate senior management, leading experts – to enrich the national infrastructure debate with an international perspective at this crucial juncture for the United States.

French-American Foundation on Capitol Hill: Rosa DeLauro

This series of select, closed-door seminars is designed to promote best practices and discuss policy priorities and market conditions in the energy, transportation and water industries. The program reviews the European experience, notably that of France, and its success in building and maintaining its infrastructure.

Two roundtable sessions have taken place to date: the first with a focus on energy, the second session on water and transportation.

Participants have included:

  • Jacques Besnainou, CEO, Areva North America
  • Rosa DeLauro, U.S. Representative
  • Serge Lepeltier, Official French Ambassador for Climate Negotiations; Mayor of Bourges, France; former French Minister of Ecology and Sustainable Development
  • Peter Lyons, Assistant Secretary for Nuclear Energy, U.S. Department of Energy
  • Howard Neukrug, Commissioner, Philadelphia Water Department
  • James Oberstar, Former U.S. Representative and Chairman, House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
  • Polly Trottenberg, Assistant Secretary for Transportation Policy, U.S. Department of Transportation
  • Patrick Vieu, Deputy for the French National Administration of the Environment and Sustainable Development

 

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