Brig. Gen. Pascal Facon, Director, Center for Command Doctrine and Teaching, France (pictured third from right) met on his initiative with the Director of the Army Culture, Regional Expertise and Language Management Office (CRELMO), Dr. Mahir Ibrahimov (third from left), in the Lewis and Clark Center on March 14, 2018. The discussion provided an overview and programming perspective about CRELMO's roles, responsibilities and Army wide capabilities and potentially how it could be applied to France's equivalent program to CRELMO, Etat Major de Specialisation de l'Outre-Mer et de l'Etranger (EMSOME). The French delegation expressed a strong interest in establishment of a lasting cooperation and partnership with CRELMO, some specific steps towards it were also discussed. Brig. Gen. Pascal Facon was joined by Col. Frederic Gauthier, Commanding Officer, Command and General Staff Course, France (right); by Col. Pierre-Olivier Marchand, French Army Liaison Officer to the Combined Arms Center (second from right); Col. Nicolas Auboin, Director of Doctrine Directorate, France (second from left); and Maj. Laurent Nerich, Aide to Brig. Gen. Facon (pictured in the back), as well as the CRELMO team.