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14-639: The Prix Bordin is a series of prizes awarded annually by each of the five institutions making up the Institut Français since 1835. The prize was created by Charles-Laurent Bordin , a notary in Paris from 1794 to 1820, who bequeathed 12,000 Francs to the Institut de France in his testament dated April 7, 1835, for the foundation of an annual prize to be given to each of the five: Institut Fran%C3%A7ais Chaired by interim by its general director Erol Ok, who

28-401: Is assisted by Chrysoula Zacharopoulou , Secretary of State for Development and International Partnerships, and Jean-Noël Barrot , Minister Delegate for Europe, and Franck Riester, Minister Delegate for Foreign Trade, Economic Attractiveness, Francophonie and French Nationals Abroad. There are multiple services under its authority, along with that of some other ministers. Under the authority of

42-689: Is assisted by Clément Bodeur-Cremieux, Secretary General, the French Institute works closely with the French cultural network abroad consisting of more than 150 branches and nearly 1000 branches of the Alliance française around the world. The process of incorporating the cultural networks of a dozen diplomatic missions has been conducted from January 2011 to 2014 as an experiment: Cambodia, Chile, Denmark, United Arab Emirates (UAE), Georgia, Ghana, India, Kuwait, UK, Senegal, Serbia, Singapore and Syria (suspended due to

56-574: Is the ministry of the Government of France that handles France's foreign relations . Since 1855, its headquarters have been located at 37 Quai d'Orsay , close to the National Assembly . The term Quai d'Orsay is often used as a metonym for the ministry. Its cabinet minister, the Minister of Europe and Foreign Affairs ( French : Ministre de l'Europe et des Affaires étrangères ) is responsible for

70-763: The French cultural centers , usually created later in the second half of the 20th century or the beginning of the 21st century, were created by the French government. This difference does not exist anymore and cultural centers are now adopting the name of Institut Français. Some institutions have a bi-national status, governed by a bilateral agreement between the governments, particularly in Guinea (Conakry), Guinea Bissau ( Bissau), Mozambique ( Maputo), Namibia ( Windhoek) and Niger ( Jean Rouch Franco-Nigerien Cultural Centre of Niamey ). The 143 French institutions and French cultural centers are institutions located outside France under

84-505: The Institut français de Florence , was established in 1907 in Florence by Julien Luchaire , with the help of the Faculty of Arts of Grenoble , followed by others would play an important role in the creation of deep cultural ties between France and other country. Historically the French institutions established in the first half of the 20th century were committed to academic institutions, while

98-473: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and charged with promoting intellectual and cultural audiovisual cooperation between professionals, to present the French, Francophone as well as local traditional and contemporary art for all audiences (to begin with, with the young audience), to promote French higher education to foreign students and teachers and offer a complete range of courses and international examinations for

112-534: The foreign relations of France . The current officeholder, Jean-Noël Barrot , was appointed in 2024. In 1547, royal secretaries became specialised, writing correspondence to foreign governments and negotiating peace treaties. The four French secretaries of state where foreign relations were divided by region, in 1589, became centralised with one becoming first secretary responsible for international relations. The Ancien Régime position of Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs became Foreign Minister around 1723; it

126-454: The French language. They usually have, in the embassies of France which they depend on, a financially (but not legally) autonomous status. This also gives its director the status of authorising and being accountable for the budget devoted to the establishment (which is a grant from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and from its own resources) and a reserve fund not limited to the year, which enables

140-544: The creation of multi-year programs. They are funded fully or partially by their own revenues raised by teaching French as official language or as a foreign language (depending on the countries) and sponsorship (for those with a genuine ambition in terms of cultural engineering). Moreover, the French research institutes abroad (IFRE) depend jointly on the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the CNRS . Today, French institutions and French cultural centers (RTCs) are essential levers for

154-637: The development of cooperation between network professionals culture and education as well as for the promotion of cultural and linguistic diversity. In November 2023, the Institut francais in Gaza was hit by an Israeli air strike amid the Israel–Hamas war , but no injuries were reported among staff at the site. Ministry of Foreign Affairs of France The Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs ( French : Ministère de l'Europe et des Affaires étrangères , MEAE )

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168-462: The organization of "seasons" or festivals and cooperation with the countries of the south, including ensuring the management of the funds of "Fonds Sud Cinema" in partnership with the National Center of Cinematography and the moving image . It also provides training for newly formed missions and professionalization of staff of the international French cultural network. The first French institute,

182-542: The political situation in Syria.) The government has entrusted the Institut Français with promoting French culture abroad through artistic exchanges: performing arts, visual arts, architecture, the worldwide diffusion of French books, film, technology and ideas. Accordingly, the institute has developed a new scientific program for the dissemination of culture. The Institut Français welcomes foreign cultural missions through

196-619: Was renamed Minister of Foreign Affairs in 1791 in the aftermath of early stages of the French Revolution . All ministerial positions were abolished in 1794 by the National Convention and reestablished with the Directory . For a brief period in the 1980s from 1984 to 1986, the office was retitled Minister for External Relations . As of 2024, it is designated as Minister of Europe and Foreign Affairs and occupied by Stéphane Séjourné, who

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