has responsibility for arms spending in the US as well as working with the US to develop new military technology. Both offices have a role to play in keeping the ambassador abreast of current defence issues and advising the Pentagon on French defence policy. The Cultural Service The Cultural Services of the embassy is located at 972 Fifth Avenue in Manhattan, New York City. Its responsibility is to facilitate "cultural exchange" between the two nations, a role that can be creative, informative or merely administrative. The duties of the service include promoting French creative works in cultural and academic institutions from across France, with the help of the attachés in regional consulates. The Office of Science and Technology The Office of Science and Technology (OS&T) is tasked with: promoting French science and technology with US actors, and with science expats, by organizing events and publishing local or topical newsletters; outreach activities to US academia and federal research bodies, with other European science advisors, and through an active presence in the Science Diplomats Club through "Science Breakfasts" organized since 2005, chairing the Club since 2010; watching and reporting on scientific breakthroughs, investments and innovations in key fields, by networking with academia, R&D agencies, non-governmental organizations, Congress, think tanks, etc.; building and sustaining scientific partnerships by organizing expert visits, seminars, and promoting annual calls of the French-US joint endowments and funds; fostering doctoral mobility of students and researchers, in particular with its flagship Chateaubriand program (see below). OS&T is an active, reactive and proactive observer of scientific activity, technological innovations and their impact on the US society and beyond. OS&T is headquartered at the Washington, D.C. embassy and has teams at the French consulates of Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, and San Francisco. OS&T collaborates with French research agencies, universities, engineering schools, and competitiveness clusters. Chateaubriand Program The Chateaubriand Fellowship Program, run by the Embassy of France, offers scholarships for US students to study in France. Founded in 1981, the fellowship has provided semester- and year-long support to over 750 students in the humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, and technology. The acceptance rate for the fellowship is between 6 and 8 percent annually. The program, which aims to promote French-US cooperation, is run by the Office for Science & Technology and the Cultural Services division. The Office for Economic and Commercial Affairs This is the office primarily concerned with maintaining and