Jacques Chirac (born 1932) was an influential French technocrat under Presidents Charles de Gaulle and Georges Pompidou. He served as prime minister under President Valéry Giscard d'Estaing (1974-1976), was an unsuccessful presidential candidate...

Jacques ChiracPresident (pronounced "ZHOCK sheer-ROCK") "I would like all fellow citizens, more at ease about their future, to feel they are part of a collective destiny,…more patriotic and at the same time more...

Jacques René Chirac (born on 29 November 1932) served as the President of France from 17 May 1995 until 16 May 2007. As President he also served as an ex officio Co-Prince of Andorra and Grand Master of the French Légion d'honneur. Chirac was the...

JACQUES CHIRAC, who confirmed last week that he will not seek a third term as president of France, will depart in May with his popularity at a nadir, and he may have to face indictment for corruption scandals during his 15 years as mayor...

French Prime Minister Jacques Chirac, having learned nothing from the example of Ronald Reagan and William Casey, grovels at the feet of Ayatollah Khomeini. To procure the release of two French hostages held by Khomeini's Lebanese agents, Chirac has not only short-circuited the French...

A leading Democratic lawmaker lashed out at the former leaders of Germany and France, calling former German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder a 'political prostitute.'Germany denounced the remarks by Rep. Tom Lantos, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, as an insult to its people.Lantos' comments about...

Nicolas Sarkozy resigned Monday as French interior minister to focus on his presidential bid, recalling his successes but also challenges, including violence by poor young minorities.Sarkozy, the tough-talking candidate for the ruling conservative party, was replaced in the post by Francois Baroin, who was previously...