The beautiful pale green boiserie dining room is the site of sumptuous meals and has hosted some of Washington's most notable social and intellectual gatherings. Amb. Vimont will now be responsible for the well-stocked wine cellar - a task his predecessors have taken very seriously, much to the delight of dinner guests.
Ambassador Vimont will no doubt carry on the long tradition of his predecessors in maintaining the French residence as a place where Washington’s left, right and center can debate, argue and, in the end, toast one another.
As the former chief of staff in France’s Foreign Ministry, Vimont served three consecutive ministers over the last five years – Dominique de Villepin, Michel Barnier and Philippe Douste-Blazy – and has been involved in some of the hottest international dossiers.
