December 2009

Joint AARO/AmCham Investment Seminar
Edmung Shing and Grant Rogers spoke to AARO and American Chamber of Commerce-Paris Members pertaining to five long-term investment themes for American expatriate investors and how to implement them.

November 2009

Jean Taquet, the author of Insider Guide to Living in France
AARO members and guests were informed of some of the issues that can be troubling for those who are not totally familiar with the French system.

October 2009

France on the U.S. radio waves: An evening with Eleanor Beardsley
National Public Radio’s correspondent in Paris, Eleanor Beardsley, was AARO’s guest at a get-together this fall. In her Postcards from Paris, Beardsley brings Paris and France into focus with warmth and humor.

July 2009

Summer Book, CD, and DVD Exchange Party.
We celebrated the arrival of summer on the AARO terrace by bringing a book or CD/DVD to exchange in anticipation of more time for reading, listening, meditating, or exercising.

June 2009

Social Security Seminar
The new director of the U.S.S.S. in Europe, Loretta Terry, spoke to AARO and members of the American Chamber of Commerce in France.

April 2009

AARO Annual General Meeting
The evening's guest speaker, Ms Kathleen Allegrone, Minister Counselor for Political Affairs, U.S. Embassy Paris, addressed the subject: American Foreign Policy: Change and Continuity. Musical entertainment by Sheldon Forrest, a New York City pianist who plays Jazz, Blues, Cabaret, Broadway, Pop, Rock, & Classical styles.

AARO Overseas Americans Week Presentation
Members of the AARO team who went to Washington for Overseas Americans Week reported on their meetings with congressional representatives and other events that took place during the week of March 30 - April 3, 2009.

March 2009

AARO Annual Tax Seminar
IRS issues of importance to Americans in France, as well as recent changes in US tax law were on the agenda for March 4. Speakers included: Aziz Benbrahim, Chief of IRS France, John Fredenberger, French-based tax attorney, Norman Reuter, French-based tax attorney, John Campbell, Partner at Kohnen and Patton, and Stephanie Simonard, French-based tax attorney.

January 2009

AAWE/AARO Joint Event: Inauguration Day Party!
AAWE and AARO hosted an Inauguration day party on January 20, 2009 to watch live television coverage of the swearing in of the 44th President of the United States of America, while celebrating together our country and the future!

America’s Social Security Dilemma: Is it too late to Fix?
Can America afford to grow old? Board Member Tom Rose, author of the AARO primer on Social Security, delved into the serious implications for Social Security pensions and Medicare of the Baby Boomer generation, whose first members reach 65 this year.

The Election Results, the Obama Transition, and the 111th Congress
Patricia Woods, Director of the Woods Institute in Washington D.C., shared her thoughts on this timely subject. Patricia is the founder of the Woods Institute (www.woodsinstitute.com), an educational organization which focuses on the functioning of the US government. Among her clients are members of government departments who seek greater insight in dealing with Congress.

AARO Meetup
AARO members and non-members met for lunch and lively discussion of political issues affecting overseas Americans - from taxes to voting to citizenship to whatever else was on their mind.