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Giscard d'Estaing

American  
[zhees-kar des-tan, zhee-skahr de-stang] / ʒis kar dɛsˈtɛ̃, ʒiˈskɑr dɛˈstæŋ /

noun

  1. Valéry 1926–2020, French political leader: president 1974–81.


Giscard d'Estaing British  
/ ʒiskardɛstɛ̃ /

noun

  1. Valéry (valeri). born 1926, French politician; minister of finance and economic affairs (1962–66; 1969–74); president (1974–81)

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As energy exporters accumulated dollar reserves, this allowed the U.S. to borrow extensively and cheaply, what former French president Valery Giscard d’Estaing called its “exorbitant privilege.”

From MarketWatch • Mar. 25, 2026

But Mr. Macron, with his strong sense of history, favored New Orleans, last visited by a French president, Valéry Giscard d’Estaing, in 1976.

From New York Times • Dec. 2, 2022

The visit will be the first by a French president since Valery Giscard d’Estaing traveled to Lafayette and New Orleans in 1976, The Advocate reported.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 2, 2022

Simone Veil, a fellow lawyer and women’s rights advocate, took up the cause while serving as minister health in the French government of President Valéry Giscard d’Estaing.

From Washington Post • Feb. 11, 2022

But in 1976 under President Giscard d'Estaing, the French state introduced a brighter blue on the tricolour to match the blue on the flag of Europe.

From BBC • Nov. 14, 2021

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