Posted by BEN BEAUMONT – The French ambassador to the United States said Monday in a Clinton School speech that his government always looks for peaceful solutions to global problems.
Urging support for the United Nations, Ambassador Pierre Vimont said cooperative diplomacy is the best approach in a world that grows more interdependent each day.
“As long as you can try to find a peaceful solution, try it,” Vimont said. “You need first of all to through the whole peaceful negotiation process in order to find a solution.”
The rise of globalization has only heightened the need for a cooperative approach to international relations, Vimont said.
“The reality today is you can’t do it on your own,” Vimont said. “You can’t act on your own and hope to bring solutions to challenges that are so complex and intertwined as they are today.”
Video of the ambassador’s speech will be posted soon at www.clintonschoolspeakers.com. CLICK HERE for coverage of the speech from the Arkansas Democrat Gazette.
Vimont was introduced by U.S. Congressman Vic Snyer and also accompanied by U.S. Congressman John Boozman.
Appointed ambassador to the United States by President Nicolas Sarkozy in 2007, Vimont has more than 30 years of experience in the French Foreign Service.
He previously served as chief of staff to the French minister of foreign affairs and as ambassador of France to the European Union.
Ambassador Pierre Vimont speaks at the Clinton School.
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