Charles François Dumouriez
Charles-François du Périer Dumouriez was a French military officer, minister of Foreign Affairs, minister of War in a Girondin cabinet and army general during the French Revolutionary War. Dumouriez is one of the names inscribed under the Arc de Triomphe, on Column 3.
Portrait miniature by Pierre-Louis Bouvier [de], 1796/7
Louis XVI visitant le port de Cherbourg en juin 1786
Charles-François Dumouriez, Général en chef de l'Armée du Nord (1739–1823), portrait by Jean Sébastien Rouillard, 1834
Valmy with windmill
Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs (France)
The Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs is the ministry of the Government of France that handles France's foreign relations. Since 1855, its headquarters have been located at 37 Quai d'Orsay, close to the National Assembly. The term Quai d'Orsay is often used as a metonym for the ministry. Its cabinet minister, the Minister of Europe and Foreign Affairs is responsible for the foreign relations of France. The current officeholder, Stéphane Séjourné, was appointed in 2024.
Foreign Affairs Ministry building on the Quai d'Orsay