Ambassador of France Francois Xavier Deniau presented the consul Christian Reigneaud, deputy economic and trade counselor, Joelle Bonnet-Malbete and new attaché for French language cooperation, Martine Cerdan. Xavier Deniau said that the increase in number of employees of the French Embassy is unusual for the French government but was necessary given the expansion of the Dominican economy and trade and cultural relations between France and the Dominican Republic. Mrs. Cerdan will coordinate a program whereby 500 Dominicans will receive training to be able to become better French language teachers in public schools. Deniau says that the decline in the Euro versus the US dollar makes French imports more attractive to the DR market.
