{"id":14531,"date":"2014-02-11T09:00:57","date_gmt":"2014-02-11T14:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/%year%\/%monthnum%\/%day%\/u-s-french-views-of-each-other-much-improved-as-hollande-pays-a-visit\/"},"modified":"2024-04-14T03:22:40","modified_gmt":"2024-04-14T08:22:40","slug":"u-s-french-views-of-each-other-much-improved-as-hollande-pays-a-visit","status":"publish","type":"short-read","link":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2014\/02\/11\/u-s-french-views-of-each-other-much-improved-as-hollande-pays-a-visit\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S.-French views of each other much improved as Hollande pays a visit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As the White House prepares to host French President Fran\u00e7ois Hollande for a state visit, the \u201cfreedom fries\u201d era seems a distant memory. In 2003, angered by French opposition to the Iraq War, House leaders <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/do-you-want-freedom-fries-with-that\/\">changed the name of French fries<\/a> in three congressional cafeterias (French toast also became \u201cfreedom toast\u201d).<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/global\/2003\/06\/03\/chapter-1-post-war-opinions\/#us-france\">Pew Research Center poll<\/a> conducted in 2003 highlighted France\u2019s poor image among Americans at the time \u2013 just 29% gave France a favorable rating. A decade later, however, an <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/politics\/2013\/12\/03\/section-5-public-views-of-selected-countries\/\">updated survey<\/a> conducted last year found twice as many (59%) expressing a positive view of the country Secretary of State John Kerry <a href=\"http:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/news\/worldnews\/middleeast\/syria\/10277510\/Syria-John-Kerry-slaps-Britain-in-face-as-he-calls-France-oldest-allies.html\">described last August<\/a> as \u201cour oldest ally.\u201d<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/assets.pewresearch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2014\/02\/DN_US-France.png\"><img data-dominant-color=\"7a6f74\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #7a6f74;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"400\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2014\/02\/DN_US-France.png?resize=480,300 480w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2014\/02\/DN_US-France.png?resize=640,400 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 480px, (max-width: 782px) 782px, 640px\" class=\"wp-image-26898 not-transparent\" alt=\"DN_US-France\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2014\/02\/DN_US-France.png\" ><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">Still, partisan divisions linger. Two-thirds of Democrats give France a favorable rating, compared with six-in-ten independents and just half of Republicans. Among Tea Party supporters, only 39% have a positive view of France.<\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">For their part, the French are much more positive about the U.S. than they were a decade ago. In 2013, <\/span><a style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\" href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/global\/2013\/07\/18\/chapter-1-attitudes-toward-the-united-states\/\">64% gave the U.S. a favorable rating<\/a><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">, compared with only 42% back in 2003. President Obama, who will host Hollande for a state dinner tonight, is especially popular in France, where 83% express confidence in him. In contrast, just 20% had confidence in President George W. Bush in 2003.<\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">The state visit takes place as Hollande <\/span><a style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/world-europe-25959740\">deals with scandal<\/a><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\"> in his private life. The French president recently separated from partner Valerie Trierweiler, following allegations that he had an affair with actress Julie Gayet. This may be less of a problem for Hollande than it would be for politicians elsewhere, however, since the French are <\/span><a style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\" href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2014\/01\/14\/french-more-accepting-of-infidelity-than-people-in-other-countries\/\">less troubled<\/a><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\"> by infidelity than others around the world. In a 39-nation 2013 Pew Research poll, France was the only country in which less than half said affairs are unacceptable.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About six-in-ten Americans have a favorable view of France, much improved after tensions over Iraq in 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