Bertrand Delanoe

• Bertrand Delanoe.

Paris mayor Bertrand Delanoe, for leadership of France's divided Socialist Party, announced on August 26. Paris's gay mayor, who won a second term in ...

• The Advocate. The National Gay & Lesbian Newsmagazine
• Nbr. 2008, April 2008

• Jane Fonda Honored with Medal in Paris

PARIS -- The mayor of the City of Light has honored actress Jane Fonda in a Paris ceremony. Bertrand Delanoe bestowed the Great Medal of the City of Paris upon the Academy Award-winning actress Thursday. Fonda, who was sporting a navy pantsuit for the occasion, said she loves being in France and considers the country "like a second home.

• New Haven Register
• June 12, 2010

• Bertrand Delanoe.

Becomes the first openly gay mayor elected in a world-class city: Paris This time last year, Bertrand Delanoe was a little-known French politician i...

• The Advocate. The National Gay & Lesbian Newsmagazine
• Nbr. 2001, July 2001

• Euro Mayors Invited to Moscow Pride

Writing to openly gay Berlin Mayor Klaus Wowereit, openly gay Paris Mayor Bertrand Delanoe and gay-friendly London Mayor Ken Livingstone, Moscow Pride organizers Nikolai Baev and Nikolai Alekseev said: "Please take part in our conference and rally.

• Between the Lines; Livonia
• August 26, 2009

• Paris Mayor Rules Out Bid to Host 2016 Olympic Games; Delanoe Says He Would Support African or South American Bid

PARIS -- The mayor of Paris, still bitter about his city's loss to London to host the 2012 Olympics, on Tuesday ruled out a bid for the 2016 Games. Paris "will not be a candidate ... and if I can support a South American or an African bid, I will do it gladly," Mayor Bertrand Delanoe told radio network Europe 1.

• The Columbian
• July 13, 2005

• Paris Gives Dalai Lama Honorary Citizenship

Paris' mayor has conferred a certificate of honorary citizenship on the Dalai Lama, in a move that could further strain France's relations with China. Bertrand Delanoe has honored the exiled Tibetan leader with a ceremony in Paris' gilded City Hall. Paris' City Council voted last year to give the Dalai Lama honorary citizenship, and Sunday's ceremony bestowed the award in person.

• Deseret News (Salt Lake City)
• June 08, 2009

• Paris Mayor Rules Out 2016 Games Delanoe Backing Other Countries

PARIS - The mayor of Paris, still bitter about his city's loss to London to play host to the 2012 Olympics, on Tuesday ruled out a bid for the 2016 Games. Paris "will not be a candidate ... and if I can support a South American or an African bid, I will do it gladly," Mayor Bertrand Delanoe told radio network Europe 1.

• Augusta Chronicle, The
• July 15, 2005

• Names in the News

The Paris city council has bestowed the title of "honorary citizen" on the Dalai Lama. The symbolic council vote led by Mayor Bertrand Delanoe 's Socialists and the Green Party comes as France's relationship with China is souring. President Nicolas Sarkozy 's conservatives opposed the measure approved Monday.

• The Commercial Appeal (2007-Current)
• April 22, 2008

• City of Lights Now City of Bikes

Paris unveiled over 10,600 rental bicycles this week as part of its Velib program, the New York Times reported. The program, created by Mayor Bertrand Delanoe, installed 750 self-service bike docking stations around Paris in an effort to reduce the number of cars in city centers.

• Daily Journal of Commerce
• July 21, 2007

• International Briefs

Judge rules stabbing suspect unfit for trial PARIS - A Paris judge on Monday dismissed criminal charges against a man who allegedly stabbed Mayor Bertrand Delanoe at an all- night party in 2002, ruling the suspect was not mentally fit to stand trial, judicial officials said.

• Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque)
• February 12, 2004