Courteous French Ambassador

Apr 23, 2007

French Ambassador Bernard Garancher’s (left) humility is well documented in government and diplomatic circles. Not only is he a religious man internally, it also shows in his actions (he frequently rides to work and to the market on his tiny sports bike).

French Ambassador Bernard Garancher’s (left) humility is well documented in government and diplomatic circles. Not only is he a religious man internally, it also shows in his actions (he frequently rides to work and to the market on his tiny sports bike).

However, at the embassy recently, Garancher took his modesty a notch higher when he took it upon himself to distribute serviettes to journalists he had invited for a luncheon. Female journalists were flattered by his modest gesture.

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