Profession: John E. Burchard Professor of the Humanities; Founding Director of JSF

Favorite Visit: "Picasso et les maîtres" because it revealed Picasso's amazing indebtedness to his predecessors while at the same time highlighting his unique genius.

Thoughts on JSF 2009: I was extremely pleased with the way this year's JSF program played out.  The range of tours, performing arts events, and gastronomic discoveries was broader than ever, and I had the sense that each of the participants was soaking up a tremendous amount of French culture and French language, and a strengthened sense of what it means to be an American abroad.  The energy, inquisitiveness, maturity, and wonderful sense of humor of this group were all outstanding, and I congratulate each and every one of them.