Kerry will be in St Briac, Saturday, June 7

[mylye2222]

http://www.saint-malo.maville.com/actu/actudet_-etats-unis-john-kerry-sera-a-saint-briac-le-samedi-7-juin_52701-2559461_actu.Htm

Traslated article.
The chief U.S. diplomat John Kerry will be received at City Hall Saturday with photographer Tony Vaccaro. The day before, they will be on the landing beaches.

The U.S. chief diplomat John Kerry and photographer Tony Vaccaro will be together on the landing beaches in Normandy, Friday, 6. The next day they will be in Saint-Briac (Ille-et-Vilaine), Tony Vaccaro has made numerous shots during the liberation in August 1944.
Cousin Brice Lalonde

John Kerry knows Saint-Briac having spent part of his youth. He returned from time to time and met Brice Lalonde, his cousin, who was mayor of Saint-Briac 1995 to 2008.

[karynnj]

1. That should be really nice - a fun part of this trip!

I remember that the photos of the town were gorgeous.

[mylye2222]

2. There is one klittle problem. The meeting with the mayor.

According to many french lefty press, the new St Briac's mayor, a descendant of Leopor Sedhar Senghor, is close to the French far right sphere movements.

[karynnj]

3. Yuck

I assume that it will be a ceremonial meeting only -- and JK will certainly know everything he has to about this man. After all, Kerry has met with really bad people around the world - and been a very professional diplomat.

[mylye2222]

4. Yes. Thats one of qualities that makes JK a great diplomat.

He knows to speaks to everyone, including the worts Earth's assholes.

[MBS]

5. he's meeting with Lavrov on June 5

Wow, I'd love to be a fly on the wall for that conversation.

[mylye2222]

6. Edit. The mayor I was talking above has left. It has be replaced by another guy, who I don't know

whose party does it belongs.