By Ambassador Stuart Holliday, CEO of Meridian International Center When President Biden welcomed President Macron of France for December’s State Visit, the United States recommitted to a key, foundational component of our approach to foreign policy: strengthening alliances. The visit is remarkable in the greater timeline of U.S. – France’s long relationship as it is the first state visit of the Biden-Harris administration — a return to the traditional diplomacy paused due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The state visit also marks the first time one French leader has been invited for two U.S. state visits, the last being in...