On 4 February 2009, Mike Huckabee, the 44th Governor of Arkansas and former U.S. presidential candidate, was hosted in Paris for a breakfast discussion on American politics, the U.S. electoral landscape, and transatlantic relations.

The event was organised under the banner of Foreign Policy édition française, for which Fabien Baussart held the licence in France and Ukraine. The format brought together journalists, experts, and political observers, offering them the opportunity to hear Huckabee’s perspective on the challenges facing the United States at the outset of the Obama presidency.

The conversation touched on U.S. domestic priorities, foreign policy direction, and the future of conservative politics in America. The breakfast format created an open exchange, in line with the think tank’s mission of providing access to influential voices in international and national political life.