I was on a business trip to France this past week, yet another sign of return
to normality. The main reason was a 2-day meeting at the OECD, specifically
something called the Task Force on Combatting Illicit Trade, a body which
concerns itself with all manner of illicit trade, including drugs, human
trafficking, wildlife, and also counterfeit goods—it is for the latter reason
that my office is involved. I come to the OECD a couple of times a year, but
had not been there since 2019, for reasons we all know. I enjoyed being back
and offer four images.
The OECD HQ consists of two buildings, one big and modern where most of its
people work:
https://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-jsMXcbN/A
<https://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-jsMXcbN/A>
The other building is known simply as “the château”; its formal name is Château
de la Muette, built by one of the Rotschilds in the 1920s on the site of
earlier chateaux, dating back to the 17th century. Today, it house the offices
of the Secretary-General of the OECD and the ceremonial meeting rooms for the
big occasions. I posed in front of the building and my OECD colleague Piotr
took the picture:
https://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-F7kh8SM/A
<https://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-F7kh8SM/A>
A selfie inside the Château. I like the sense of history I feel when I visit
here. A good chunk of the post-war architecture of Europe was conceived here:
https://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-HbHSS7c/A
<https://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-HbHSS7c/A>
And this is the main meeting room in the Château, where I spent the better part
of Wednesday and Thursday. When not used for big occasions, it is available for
lower-level gatherings like the one in which I participated, especially right
now when the main conference centre is still closed due to Covid. The meeting
of the task force was hybrid, another sign of the times, and on the screen,
Steve Francis, the acting Executive Associate Director, Homeland Security
Investigations, is ready in Washington:
https://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-twz9sG4/A
<https://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-twz9sG4/A>
I did less formal things in France too, those will the subject of other posts.
Cheers,
Nathan
Nathan Wajsman
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http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws
http://www.greatpix.eu
http://www.frozenlight.eu
YNWA
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