▁him ▁on ▁ 1 0 ▁August ▁to ▁Paris ▁and ▁then ▁back ▁to ▁America . ▁He ▁visited ▁President ▁George ▁W . ▁Bush ▁in ▁K enne b unk port , ▁Maine , ▁and ▁returned ▁to ▁France ▁by ▁commercial ▁jet ▁on ▁ 2 1 ▁August . ▁ ▁G add af i ' s ▁visit ▁ ▁From ▁ 1 0 ▁to ▁ 1 5 ▁December , ▁Lib ya ' s ▁leader ▁Mu am mar ▁G add af i ▁visited ▁Paris . ▁It ▁was ▁a ▁po lem ical ▁official ▁trip . ▁The ▁Secretary ▁of ▁Human ▁Rights , ▁R ama ▁Y ade , ▁argued ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁not ▁acceptable ▁for ▁France ▁to ▁receive ▁on ▁its ▁territory ▁a ▁man ▁that ▁did ▁not ▁respect ▁human ▁rights . ▁Foreign ▁Affairs ▁Ministry ▁Bernard ▁K ouch ner ▁supported ▁her ▁and ▁did ▁not ▁meet ▁G add af i . ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁ ▁Nicolas ▁S ark o zy ▁was ▁also ▁much ▁critic ised ▁at ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁with ▁his ▁divor ce ▁and ▁then ▁with ▁his ▁rem ar riage ▁with ▁singer ▁and ▁ex - model ▁Car la ▁Br uni ▁in ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁Indeed , ▁he ▁appeared ▁as ▁over - medi at ised ▁and ▁om ni present , ▁and ▁criticism ▁of ▁hyper pres iden cy ▁were ▁common . ▁In ▁February ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁at ▁the ▁annual ▁Sal on ▁of ▁Agricult ure , ▁S ark o zy ▁declared ▁" C asse ▁to i ▁pau v ’ con ▁! " ▁( which ▁can ▁be ▁translated