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Emma Acher is a Director at the French-American Foundation in New York. She joined the French-American Foundation in December 2004 as Director focused on Cultural Programs. She currently is in charge of the design, organization and implementation of the Foundation's roster of Cultural programs, which include conferences, leadership and professional exchanges, multi-year thematic programs and awards programs. She obtained a graduate degree from New York University in Museum Studies, a master’s degree from l’Institut d’Etudes Politiques in Paris and a B.A. in Economics and Management from l’Université Paris IX-Dauphine. Before joining the Foundation, Ms. Archer was a project manager in the cabinet of former Minister Jack Lang. Ms. Archer was involved in the organization of several curatorial projects including an exhibition featuring young contemporary artists from the Ecole Nationale des Beaux Arts (Atelier de Guillaume Paris) whose works were shown at the Palais de Tokyo in June 2003. She has been active in the cultural media, working for the Cinema Department of Arte, the Franco-German Cultural Channel, and participating in the launching of a television program for Paris Première. She has worked in various capacities for the editorial departments of LeMonde.fr, Le Figaro and the Wall Street Journal.