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| The Ambassador of France, Mr. Antoine Pouillieute with the Ambassadress Marie Pierre Pouillieute. |
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The Ambassador of France, Mr Antoine Pouillieute and his wife, Mrs. Marie Pierre Pouillieute, along with all diplomats and members of the embassy of France, celebrated the National Day of France on July 14th 2007. Hundreds of guests were at the official residence at Setor de Embaixadas Sul for the event. |
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The guests greeting the ambassador... |
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...and the members of the French embassy. |
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| The party began at 7:00 pm with the presence of Brazilian and foreign authorities, ambassadors, consuls, diplomats and businessmen. The ambience was pleasant, allowing the guests to fraternize. |
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| From left: Col. Patrice Vernet and Col. Didier Paquet, from the France Armed Forces. |
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| Many Ambassadors were present at the event. |
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| Mrs. Motokoyo Yamaguchi, wife of the Minister of Japan. |
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| From left: Col. Didier Paquet, Mr. Thierry Bouillie and Ambassador of France, Mr. Antoine Pouillieute. |
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| The event happened at the internal and external areas of the official residence. A Jazz band was specially hired to liven up the guests until the end of the night. |
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| The Jazz band playing for the guests. |
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| From left: Mrs. Rose Dias, Admiral Dias, of the Brazilian Navy, Mrs. Raquel Dias, Mrs. Ângela Camargos and Commander Camargos of the Brazilian Navy. |
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| Mrs. Pascale de Schuyter Hualpa and Ambassadress of France, Mrs. Marie Pierre Pouilliete. |
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| Ambassador of United Arab Emirates, Mr. Yousuf Ali Al-Usaimi and his wife, Mrs. Shaza Armanazi. |
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| The ambassador of France made a speech thanking the presence of everyone and emphasized the importance of the growing relations between France and Brazil. After the speech, a band and a choir played the anthems of France and Brazil. |
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| The anthems of Brazil and France. |
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| The Ambassador is greeted after his speech. |
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| From left: Mrs. Hamarf Catherine, from Cote d´Ivoire and Mrs. Odile Wamba, from Cameroon. |
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| Guests had a lot of fraternization and joy at the event. |
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| The event was decorated with the colors of the French flag. The ambience was very festive and, during the party, delicacies from Brazil and France were served. Among the typical dishes, there were quichés, onion soup, breads, the Brazilian traditional Feijoada and fruits, besides wines and other drinks. |
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The ambience was decorated with the French flag colors. |
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The guests could taste many kinds of dishes. |
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THE GUIDE congratulates the embassy of France for the passage of its National Day. |
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