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War has dominated the history of the Paris American Club, just as it has dominated the history of Europe in which the club is rooted.
The precursors of both the American Club of Paris and the Paris American Club in New York, the Benjamin Franklin Sunday dinners in Paris, were established on a regular basis because of the American Revolution. The French Revolution interrupted and then prompted the resumption of the Paris Club dinners. World War II led directly to the formation in New York of the Paris American Club. By the late 1930’s the large American business and professional colony in Paris was an established and integrated part of Paris life. All during the so-called “phony war” - from September 1939 to May 10, 1940 - the American colony in Paris moved bag, baggage and hopes, back to the United States. Most of the members settled in New York, and all were curious as well as heart broken about developments in Europe. In restaurants, on street corners, at private parties, whenever two Americans from Paris met in New York, they asked anxiously about their City of Light.
Shortly afterward, a few Americans who had been Americans in Paris began meeting at the Brevoort Hotel in New York for lunch. Raymond Harper, an international lawyer who had practiced in Paris, was the moving spirit but he sent out no announcements and made no phone calls. At first there were five or six for lunch, then 10 or 12, soon 25 or 30. In late 1940 the Brevoort lunches became, without much fanfare, the Paris American Club of New York. The New York colony that had once been the American business and professional colony in Paris wanted to remain in touch with itself and with France. The Paris American Club of New York was organized solely to realize that simple goal.
In the Fall of 1989, the France-America Society, established in 1911, merged with the Paris American Club.
Today, the Club’s membership is about equally divided between American and French government, business, professional and private individuals in New York.

Each applicant must have a sponsor and a co-sponsor, and must be introduced to at least two members of the Membership Committee.
The application will be reviewed by the Membership Committee and then his or her name will be published in the Club's monthly notices. If no objection to a proposed member is voiced by the membership within 15 days, the Membership Committee will then consider the applicant approved and advise the new member of his or her admission.
The Initiation Fee is $200.00; Annual Dues are $200.00.

Contact
contact: Kevin MacCarthy
address: Paris American Club, 150 East 55th Street, 7th Floor, New York, NY 10022-4514
phone: 212 888-5050
fax: 212 888-0084
email: info@parisamericanclub.org
website: http://www.parisamericanclub.org/

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