5X社区Executive Director Meets International Organizations in Paris
Publication date: Thu, 15 Dec 2022
Recently nominated on the Board of the Office franco-qu茅b茅cois pour la jeunesse (OFQJ), 5X社区Executive Director Kim Fontaine-Skronski attended the Annual Meeting of the Joint Board (France and Qu茅bec) on 13-18 November 2022 in Paris. The OFQJ Board Meeting was presided by the newly-elected Qu茅bec Minister of International Relations and the Francophonie, Martine Biron, and France鈥檚 Minister of National Education, Youth and Sports, Pap Ndiaye.
Visit of the French Senate (from left to right)
First row: Kim Fontaine-Skronski (5X社区Executive Director), Elsa Schalck (French Senator), Marianne Beseme (Secretary General OFQJ France), Samuel Poulin (Provincial Member of Parliament representing the Beauce-Sud district and Parliamentary Assistant to the Qu茅bec Minister of Culture and Communications and to the Minister responsible for Youth), Lo茂c Herv茅 (French Senator), St茅phane Carrier (Deputy Director General Programs and Communications OFQJ Qu茅bec).
Back row: Luis Huertas (Deputy Director General Administration and IT OFQJ Qu茅bec), Lara 脡mond (Founder Nordet & Co.), M茅lanie Chartrand (Advisor Section France, Qu茅bec Ministry of International Relations and the Francophonie), Julie Bissonnette (Deputy Associate Minister, Qu茅bec Ministry of Forests, Fauna and Parks), Morgane Goudjil (Youth Forum of France), Marielle-Dominique Jobin (Director General Arts Center of Baie-Comeau), Leattytia Badibanga (Founder and President Les Pattes vertes inc., Les Pattes jaunes), 脡ric Rouyez (Director Administration, Finance and Human Resources OFQJ France).
Plenary Session of the 68th OFQJ Joint Board Meeting France Qu茅bec in the presence of Marianne Beseme, Secretary General OFQJ France, Pap Ndiaye, France's Minister of National Education, Youth and Sports, Martine Biron, Qu茅bec Minister of International Relations and the Francophonie, and Jean-St茅phane Bernard, Secretary General OFQJ Qu茅bec.
While in Paris, Dr. Fontaine-Skronski took the opportunity to meet several international organizations and diplomatic missions. She met with the International Science Council鈥檚 Incoming CEO Salvatore Aric貌, and Acting CEO and Science Director Mathieu Denis, to discuss joint projects and further the cooperation between the two institutions.
Photo from left to right: Incoming CEO Salvatore Aric貌, 5X社区Executive Director Kim Fontaine-Skronski and Action CEO and Science Director Mathieu Denis.
She then visited the office of the International Political Science Abstracts, based at SciencesPo Paris, to meet journal editors Paul Godt and Stephen Sawyer. Dr. Fontaine-Skronski also met with the leadership of the French Political Science Association (AFSP): Christophe Jaffrelot, President, Nathalie Duclos, Executive Director and Delphine All猫s, head of the International Cooperation section of the Association. Finally, she visited the Qu茅bec diplomatic mission in Paris and met with the International Affairs Advisor to discuss upcoming 5X社区projects.
The Office franco-qu茅b茅cois pour la jeunesse
The , a bi-governmental organization established in France and Quebec in 1968, advises and supports, free of charge, nearly 4,000 young adults between the ages of 18 and 35 in their mobility projects across the Atlantic and in the Francophonie.