France–United States relations
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 France |
 United States |
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| Diplomatic Mission | |
| French Embassy, Washington, D.C. | United States Embassy, Paris |
| Envoy | |
| Ambassador Gérard Araud | Ambassador Jane D. Hartley |
French–American relations refers to the relations between France and the United States since 1776. For the relationship between France and the entire North and South America, see France–Americas relations. France was the first ally of the new United States due to its 1778 treaty and military support in the American Revolutionary War. The relations are part of France–Americas relations. The France-American relationship has been generally peaceful (except for large-scale fighting in 1798 and small-scale fighting in 1942) and the relationship is important for both nations.
In 2002, 62% of French people viewed the United States favorably; this number dropped below 50% for each year between 2003 and 2008, due in part to differences between the two countries during the Iraq War. As of 2013, 64% of French people viewed the U.S. favorably, increasing up to 75% in 2014. According to a 2015 Gallup poll, 82% of Americans view France favorably.
Leaders of France and United States from 1958
As long as Great Britain and France remained at peace in Europe, and as long as the precarious balance in the American interior survived, British and French colonies coexisted without serious difficulty. However, beginning in earnest following the Glorious Revolution in England (1688), the simmering dynastic, religious, and factional rivalries between the Protestant British and Catholic French in both Europe and the Americas triggered four "French and Indian Wars" fought largely on American soil (King William's War, 1689–97; Queen Anne's War, 1702–13; King George's War, 1744–48; and, finally the Seven Years' War, 1756–63). Great Britain finally removed the French from continental North America in 1763 following French defeat in the Seven Years' War. Within a decade, the British colonies were in open revolt, and France retaliated by secretly supplying the independence movement with troops and war materials.
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