Giscard d'Estaing
Americannoun
noun
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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
The Advocate reported that the visit will be the first by a French president since Valery Giscard d’Estaing traveled to Lafayette and New Orleans in 1976.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 2, 2022
In 1974, conservative Valéry Giscard d'Estaing went on to beat Socialist François Mitterrand after performing well in their debate.
From BBC • Apr. 20, 2022
Born on Feb. 2, 1926, in Koblenz, Germany, where his father was posted as an economist serving in the French diplomatic service, he was christened Valéry Marie René Georges Giscard d’Estaing.
From Washington Post • Dec. 2, 2020
President Valéry Giscard d’Estaing, a centrist, made Mr. Chirac prime minister, heading a government coalition of rightist and centrist parties.
From New York Times • Sep. 26, 2019
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