President Hollande’s State Visit to the U.S.

President Barack Obama and President François Hollande of France tour Monticello, the home of Thomas Jefferson in Charlottesville, Va., with Leslie Bowman, president of the Monticello Foundation, Feb. 10, 2014 (Official White House Photo by Chuck Kennedy)
President Barack Obama and President François Hollande of France tour Monticello, the home of Thomas Jefferson in Charlottesville, Va., with Leslie Bowman, president of the Monticello Foundation, Feb. 10, 2014 (Official White House Photo by Chuck Kennedy)

Program of the Visit

Monday, February 10 – Washington, D.C. (Paris + 6h)

  • 14h30 Arrival of the French President
  • 16h30 Visit to Monticello
  • 20h00 Dinner with Christine LAGARDE, FMI Director, and Dr Jim YONG KIM, World Bank President

Tuesday, February 11 – Washington, D.C. (Paris + 6h)

  • 09h00 Welcome Ceremony and meeting of the two Presidents François HOLLANDE and Barack OBAMA at the White House
  • 12h00 Joint Press Conference
  • 13h15 Lunch with Vice-President Joseph R. BIDEN, and Secretary of State John F. KERRY
  • 15h15 Ceremony at the Arlington National Cemetery
  • 15h45 Decoration of six World War II Veterans at Fort Myer
  • 16h30 Meeting with American Business Leaders
  • 19h00 Dinner hosted by Barack Obama at the White House

Wednesday, February 12 – San Francisco (Paris + 9h)

  • 11h00 Meeting with San Francisco Mayor Edwin M. LEE, and Edmund G. BROWN, Governor of California
  • 12h30 Breakfast with American Business Leaders
  • 14h15 Inauguration of the US French Tech Hub, with San Francisco Mayor Edwin M. LEE
  • Statement of President Hollande
  • 16h00 Meeting with Civil Society Actors
  • 18h00 Speech to the French Community