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I've met presidents...

US former President Jimmy Carter visits Nepal on Election day. (Kathmandu, Nepal, 2008)

photography by matthieu alexandre

I've met presidents...

The years when I covered politics for Corbis-Sygma, AFP and Associated Press. From presidential campaigns to official visits.

(2002-2017)

"I've met presidents and a king. But it did not resolve anything." (Le Bob, Straight Home)
Donald Trump is in Paris for a high profile two-day visit during which he will be the guest of honour of his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron at the annual Bastille Day parade. (Paris, France, July 13, 2017)
Le Figaro (23 avril 2018)
The Los Angeles Times (13 juillet 2017)
The Press Democrat (USA, 13 juillet 2017)
Brigitte Macron, right, wife of French President Emmanuel Macron, and US First Lady Melania Trump attend an official welcoming ceremony in the courtyard of the Invalides. (Paris, France, 2017)
Emmanuel Macron is a candidate for the presidential election. (Lyon, France, 2017)
President Emmanuel Macron receives Angela Merkel. (Paris, 2017)
Le Parisien (31 aout 2016)
François Fillon cancelled his visit to the Agriculture show to the surprise of everyone after learning that he would soon be summoned by the judges with a view to being indicted. He finally decided to appear there. (Paris, 1 mars 2017)
Benoit Hamon is a candidate for the presidential election. (Paris, 2017)
Benoit Hamon is a candidate for the presidential election. (Paris, 2017)
Manuel Valls is a candidate for the presidential election. (Paris, France, 2017)
French Prime Minister Manuel Valls (R) attends a speech with Labour Minister Myriam El Khomri (L) to share Government orientations on Labour Code reform at the Hotel Matignon. (Paris, France, 2015)
Vincent Peillon is a candidate for the presidential election. (Paris, France, 2017)
Jean-Luc Mélenchon is a candidate for the presidential election. His hologram appears here during a meeting in the Paris region while it is filmed live from Marseille. (Saint-Denis, France, 2017)
Jean-Luc Mélenchon announces his candidacy for the presidential election. (Paris, France, 2016)
Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe pays tribute to the victims of the November 13 Paris terrorist attacks at a makeshift memorial in front of the Bataclan concert hall. (Paris, France, 2015)
Former President Nicolas Sarkozy gives a press conference. (Paris, France, 2015)
President François Hollande receives Nicolas Sarkozy at the Elysee Palace after the Charlie Hebdo attack. (Paris, France, 2015)
L'OBS (14 janvier 2015)
President François Hollande receives Angela Merkel at the Elysee Palace after the Charlie Hebdo attack. (Paris, France, 2015)
Marine Le Pen gives a press conference. (Saint-Cloud, France, 2015)
President Francois Hollande receives Benjamin Netanyahu at the Grand Mosque after the Charlie Hebdo attack. (Paris, France, 2015)
Libération (2 novembre 2015)
Le Monde (3 novembre 2015)
Central African Republic President Catherine Samba-Panza (Bangui, 2014)
Nepal Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal (Kathmandu, 2012)
Nicolas Hulot is a candidate for the presidential election. (Paris, France, 2007)
Nicolas Sarkozy is a candidate for the presidential election. (Paris, France, 2007)
Jean-Marie Le Pen is a candidate for the presidential election. (Paris, France, 2007)
Ségolène Royal is a candidate for the presidential election. (Paris, France, 2007)
Ségolène Royal is a candidate for the presidential election. (Paris, France, 2007)
Jean-Pierre Raffarin (Mai, 2002)
President Jacques Chirac presents his new government. (Paris, France, 2002)
Figaro magazine (january 2004)
(Paris, Mai 2002)
As accredited photographer at the Presidential Palace for Associated Press I was invited to take part to the first edition of "Regards sur l'Elysée" an exhibition in the garden of the Elysee Presidential Palace opened to the public (September 14, 2018)

All photographs copyrighted © Matthieu Alexandre