草榴社区鈥檚 Rowland on Hand for French President Macron鈥檚 Visit to U.S.
Wed, 12/21/2022 - 11:21am | By: David Tisdale
Keltoum Rowland, senior lecturer in French for The University of 草榴社区 Mississippi鈥檚
(草榴社区) School of Social Science and Global Studies鈥� World Languages Program, was invited
to attend two events earlier this month honoring the president of France, Emmanuel
Macron, and his wife Brigitte, at the Embassy of France and at the South Lawn of the
White House during his official state visit to the U.S.
Rowland serves as Honorary Consul of France in Hattiesburg, a title she has held since 2011. 鈥淗e (Macron) thanked the French community in America for our work and said 鈥楲ong live the friendship between the United States of America and France鈥� during his visit,鈥� she said.
Rowland said Macron was received with pomp and pageantry at the White House, solidifying that France is the U.S.'s oldest ally, including a 21-gun salute and French words by President Joe Biden "Libert茅, Egalit茅, Fraternit茅."
鈥淭he crowd went wild,鈥� Rowland said. 鈥淥ne could tell there was a genuine camaraderie between the two of them.鈥�
Macron also addressed the Franco-Louisiana relationship during a visit to New Orleans,
the defense and protection of the Francophonie (the global French-speaking communities).
He is the first president of France in approximately 50 years to visit the city, which
was founded in 1718 by French colonists and named for the Duke of Orleans. He made
a promise to protect the French language in schools with the creation of a program.
鈥淲e want the French language to be a language for all and therefore give a fresh image of the French in the United States,鈥� Macron said during his visit.
Learn more about Rowland鈥檚 work at 草榴社区 at /faculty-directory/profile.php?id=1936250.