note — acronym from Agence de Cooperation Culturelle et Technique

address — 13 quai Andre-Citroen, F-75015 Paris, France

telephone — [33] (1) 44 37 33 00

FAX — [33] (1) 45 79 14 98

established — 21 March 1970

aim — to promote cultural and technical cooperation among French-speaking countries

members — (37) Belgium, Benin, Bulgaria, Burkina, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Dominica, Equatorial Guinea, France, Gabon, Guinea, Haiti, Laos, Lebanon, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritius, Monaco, Niger, Romania, Rwanda, Senegal, Seychelles, Togo, Tunisia, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Zaire

associate members — (5) Egypt, Guinea-Bissau, Mauritania, Morocco,
Saint Lucia

participating governments — (2) New Brunswick (Canada), Quebec
(Canada)

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