Ryan Brown, La Médaille d’Or du Rayonnement CulturelRyan Brown is the founder, conductor, and artistic director of Opera Lafayette, an early-music opera company based in Washington D.C.
Ambassador Craig Roberts Stapleton, Médaille d’Or de la Renaissance FrançaiseCraig Roberts Stapleton served as United States Ambassador to France from 2005 to 2009. He has been a strong supporter of the Sister Cities.
Albert Valdman, Ph.D., Médaille d’Or du Mérite FrancophoneAlbert Valdman is Rudy Professor Emeritus at Indiana University, where he chaired the Department of French & Italian and Linguistics.
