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The Monroes became very popular in France, where the diplomat's lady received the affectionate name of la belle Americaine.
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"There is a climate of mistrust and it's focused on one of the 19 allies, " said a diplomat, referring to France.
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As a young boy, Oliver would meet his three half-brothers every week, and at the age of 7 he left France after his mother married a diplomat in the U.S. foreign service, a change that took him to Zambia and Egypt, and eventually boarding school in Britain.
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