French and American flags on the facade of Union Station in Washington

The private circle of the French-American economic relationship

The Franco-American relationship

€150bn
in annual trade of goods and services
1st
foreign investor creating jobs in France
4,700+
American subsidiaries established in France
500k
jobs created in France by American companies

A major economic alliance, yet a network of trust still to be built. Club 1778 is the missing link.

The Club's calendar

  • Silhouettes of executives in the lobby of an office tower

    1 Business mission

    Annual study trip: Silicon Valley, Washington, New York.

  • Le Bristol Paris

    12 Dialogues 1778 a year

    A monthly dinner or lunch, under the Chatham House rule.

  • Colonnade of a neoclassical building

    1 Prix 1778

    An award honouring the person who has done the most for the relationship.

  • Club 1778 emblem

    1 Dinner of the Hundred

    An annual gala celebrating the historic economic alliance between our two countries.

  • American flag flying between buildings

    2 Leadership Forums

    Closed-door bilateral summits held alternately in Paris and Washington.

The Club is limited to 100 members

A deliberately small circle, so that every member enjoys direct access, complete confidentiality and encounters that happen nowhere else.

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  1. Privileged access to leading French and American decision-makers.

  2. Exclusive identification of cross-border co-investment opportunities.

  3. Sharp geopolitical and economic insight, shared in a small circle.

  4. Highly confidential meetings with public and private sector leaders.

  5. Access to tailored business missions in Washington D.C., Paris and New York.

  6. A transatlantic network of trust built in the strictest discretion.

Portrait of François-René de Chateaubriand

The republic of Washington endures; the empire of Bonaparte is destroyed"

François-René de ChateaubriandFrench writer, memoirist and statesman
Portrait of Colonel Charles E. Stanton

Lafayette, we are here! "

Colonel Charles E. StantonOfficer of the United States Army
Portrait of Henri de Bornier

Every man has two countries,his own and France! "

Henri de BornierPlaywright

Vision & Mission

Club 1778 brings together, through dialogue and cooperation, the French and American leaders who are shaping the relationship between our two countries today. It aims to draw on their economic, diplomatic and professional achievements to strengthen, over the long term, a friendship born nearly two and a half centuries ago

  • Investment
  • Innovation
  • Trade
  • Artificial intelligence
  • Energy
  • Defense
  • Strategic industries
  • Sport

The founding team

Apolitical, confidential and transatlantic, the Club brings together business, diplomatic, political and cultural leaders called to rise above changes of government and the ups and downs of both nations. Its ambition is simple: to carry the alliance of 1778 into our own time, in the service of freedom, prosperity and the unity of the West.

Discussions within the Club are held under the Chatham House Rule. Our community is strictly limited to one hundred leaders, ensuring political neutrality, independence of voice and practical effectiveness in our strategic dialogues.

  • Chatham House Rule
  • Non-partisan & Independent
  • 100 Unique Members
The Statue of Liberty seen from below, in black and white

A radically different approach

There are excellent institutions working to bring France and the United States closer together: the French-American Foundation, AmCham, the chambers of commerce. Club 1778 is not meant to replace them: it does something different.

Where these institutions are open and widely accessible, the Club deliberately chooses to be a closed, small and confidential circle. One hundred members, not one more; by invitation and sponsorship only; discussions behind closed doors, under the Chatham House Rule.

100

Leaders

One single community of trust.

Join the 100 leaders shaping
the future of the French-American relationship

Committee secretariat: +33 7 84 05 95 26