On 3 June 2008, Strobe Talbott, the 12th U.S. Deputy Secretary of State and then President of the Brookings Institution, was hosted in Paris under the banner of Foreign Policy France — for which Fabien Baussart held the licence in France and Ukraine. The programme featured a breakfast followed by a lunch, providing an opportunity for in-depth discussion on U.S. foreign policy and transatlantic relations.

The sessions were moderated by François Roche and Alexandre Adler, who steered the exchanges toward the pressing geopolitical issues of the time. Talbott offered his perspectives on U.S.–Russia relations, arms control, and the challenges of multilateral diplomacy in addressing global security concerns.

An audience composed of policymakers, diplomats, and experts engaged directly with Talbott, fostering dialogue on the strategic shifts at the close of the Bush administration and ahead of the U.S. presidential transition later that year.