December 2006

Health Care Coverage Roundtable
With representatives of AARO’s medical insurance manager.Results of the health insurance questionnaire, discussion of the structure of the French health care system, explanation of positive changes in the AARO plan.

November 2006

Special Tax Forum
Guest speaker Jackie Bugnion, director of American Citizens Abroad, analyzed the harsh effects of new U.S. tax legislation on overseas Americans. She was joined by the AARO tax committee.

September 2006

Are reports of the death of the newspaper premature? And why we all should care?
Michael Oreskes, Executive Editor of the International Herald Tribune, gave his insights into the fast-moving media world and how the changes underway will affect the way we receive information.

September 2006

U.S. Social Security/Medicare Workshop in Lyons
Richard Groccia, U.S. Federal Benefits Director for Southern Europe, made a detailed presentation of how these benefits affect Americans living abroad.

July 2006

Report on Overseas Americans Week
Members of AARO's delegation reported on their recent visit to Washington and the status of our tax, voting, representation and other issues on Capitol Hill.

May 2006

Mona Bismarck, Cristobal Balenciaga: Perfection Partagée.
An after-hours tour of the fashion designer’s exhibit at the Mona Bismarck Foundation. It also provided a chance to learn more about the person whose home is now the center for several American organizations, including AARO.

April 2006

New Member Cocktail & Vernissage
“View from the Other Side:” AARO board member Helen Tange’s photographs from California and Montana, on display at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.

March 2006

Annual General Meeting at the U.S. Ambassador’s Residence, Paris
Guest speaker: Louise Oliver, U.S. Ambassador to UNESCO

March 2006

Tax Seminar

February 2006

Tax and Investment Seminar in Aix-en Provence
The event was sponsored jointly by the Anglo-American Group of Provence (AAGP) and AARO.

January 2006

Raising the Curtain on Mid-Term Elections
Patricia Woods, author of "The Dynamics of Congress," Washington educator and observer, focused on the details that could make a difference in the upcoming vote.