Jordan

French presence

French community in Jordan (2018): 1,569 registered
Jordanian community in France (June 2015): 320 registered

Visits

Visits to Jordan

2020

• 28 August: Ms Florence Parly, Minister for the Armed Forces

2019

• 13 January: Mr Jean-Yves Le Drian, Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs

2018

• 1 - 2 August: Mr Jean-Yves Le Drian, Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs
• 31 December: Ms Florence Parly, Minister for the Armed Forces

2017

• 18-19 March: Mr Jean-Marie Le Guen, Minister of State for Development and Francophonie
• 29-30 March: Ms Laurence Rossignol, Minister for Families, Children and Women’s Rights
• 2 December: Participation of Mr Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne in the Aqaba counter-terrorism forum

2016

• 1 January: Mr Jean-Yves Le Drian, Minister of Defence
• 19 April: Mr François Hollande, President of the French Republic
• 30 December: Mr Jean-Yves Le Drian, Minister of Defence

Visits to France

2020

• 8 September: King Abdullah II of Jordan
• 15 January: King Abdullah II of Jordan

2019

• 15 May: King Abdullah II of Jordan
• 29 March: King Abdullah II of Jordan
• 11 January: Mr Muhannad Shehadeh, Minister of Investment

2017

• 23 January: Mr Yarub Qudah, Minister of Industry, Trade and Supply
• 17 June: King Abdullah II of Jordan
• 6 September: Mr Ayman Safadi, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriate Affairs
• 19 December: King Abdullah II of Jordan

2016

• 3-7 April: Mr Bassam Talhouni, Minister of Justice
• 3 June: Participation of Mr Nassar Judeh, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriate Affairs, in the Paris ministerial meeting devoted to the Middle East peace process

Ambassadors

• Ambassador of France to Jordan: Ms Véronique Vouland-Aneini
• Ambassador of Jordan to France: Mr Makram Queisi

Cultural, scientific and technical cooperation

France is involved in various scientific and technical cooperation projects in key sectors of the Jordanian economy such as energy, water and tourism. Good governance, justice, State modernization, promoting archaeological resources and culture are also among our priorities.

The Amman branch of the IFPO (French Institute for the Near East) is conducting archaeological, historical and contemporary sociological research which is of scientific interest to France and Jordan. The Institut Français in Jordan (IFJ) is France’s cultural agency in the country. It promotes and spreads the French language and culture through French language courses and an ambitious cultural programme. It is also involved with Jordanian cultural stakeholders to promote joint projects.

The Lycée Français International d’Amman, which was opened in September 2013, is a catalyst for increasing our educational, cultural and linguistic cooperation with Jordan.

The Agence Française de Développement (AFD) and its subsidiary PROPARCO are among the main donors of bilateral funds to Jordan. The AFD supports Jordan’s development in key sectors for the country: water, energy, transport and local development.

The Memorandum of Understanding signed in February 2019 provides for maintenance at high level of the AFD’s engagement in Jordan, with €1 billion in loans and donations earmarked for the period 2019-2022. Support for infrastructures, water management projects and reforms and assistance to Jordan to accommodate 670,000 Syrian refugees are priority sectors for AFD’s action.

For more information, consult the following websites:

• Institut Français in Jordan
• Institut Français du Proche-Orient (French Institute for the Near East) (in French)