Honoring the Past, Celebrating the Present, and Building for the Future of the French-American Relationship.
 
  Honorer le Passé, Célébrer le Présent, et Batir pour l'Avenir de la Relation Franco-Américaine.

Cur Non? Pourquoi Pas? Why Not?

The Marquis de Lafayette, who served the Continental Army with distinction during the American Revolutionary War, was born of a family whose coat of arms bore the Latin words “Cur Non” or “Why Not?”  These are words we at the French-American Cultural Foundation live by as we celebrate with “joie de vivre” our countries’ rich heritage and exciting future!