The Society

Board of directors, regional delegations, secretariat and NSSAR liaison

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The Society in France of the Sons of the American Revolution is the first state society outside the United States of the National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution (NSSAR). It is governed by a board of directors composed of volunteer members and relies on a network of regional correspondents across France and Europe to foster the Society’s activities close to its members.

Board of Directors

  • President: Patrick Mesnard
  • Vice President: Hervé Audren de Kerdrel
  • Secretary General: Jean-Charles Henry
  • Deputy Secretary General: François Devoucoux du Buysson
  • Treasurer: Jacques de Nucé de Lamothe
  • Deputy Treasurer: Charles-Edouard de Broglie
  • Proof Commissioner: Loïc de Saint Pol
  • Historian: Comte Thierry de Seguins-Cohorn
  • Director: Michael Carter
  • Director: Erard Corbin de Mangoux
  • Director: Jérôme de Keréver
  • Director: Stéphane Meffre
  • Director: Olivier Partiot
  • Director: Jean-Mathieu Robine
  • Director: Florian de Roux
  • Director: Pierre-Nicolas de Tarlé

NSSAR Liaison

  • SAR France Trustee to NSSAR (USA): Patrick Kelly
  • Alternate Trustee: William Schwedtke (until June 30, 2026), then Samuel Powell (from July 1, 2026)
  • NSSAR Vice President General (Europe District): Patrick Mesnard

Regional Delegations

Regional Development Coordinator: Olivier Partiot

  • Aquitaine / Deux-Sèvres: Jean-Mathieu Robine
  • Auvergne (Clermont-Ferrand): Florent Farges
  • Belgium: Hugues Parmentier
  • Burgundy: Xabert de Bélizal
  • Brittany: Martin Boyer
  • Creuse (Aubusson): Bertrand Desthieux
  • Hauts de France: Olivier Partiot
  • Île-de-France: Florian de Roux (Paris), Gérard Priet (Versailles), Bertrand Savatier (Fontainebleau)
  • Languedoc (Uzès): Comte Thierry de Seguins-Cohorn
  • Normandy: Jacques de Pesquidoux, Mathieu Farges (Rouen)
  • Western Occitania (Toulouse): Yves Parmentier
  • Orléanais: Martin Boyer, Patrick Villiers
  • Provence / Alps / French Riviera: Christian Guidi, Antoine Comby
  • Rhône-Alpes (Lyon): Antoine Comby
  • Savoy / Switzerland: Philippe de La Débutrie, Cyrille Joye

Secretariat

Office hours: Tuesday and Thursday from 9:30 AM to 6:00 PM.

The Society’s secretariat, located at our offices at 20 rue Bosquet, serves as the link between the Board of Directors, its Bureau, and all our members.

Responsibilities

The Secretariat prepares all events and conferences and ensures their smooth running. It attends all of them whenever possible and facilitates exchanges between members on these occasions.

It handles all formalities related to member admissions, renewals, and the collection of all information necessary for approval by the proof commission, as well as their formalization.

It also serves as the permanent link between the Paris headquarters and the various regional delegations, disseminating announcements of local events.

Finally, it attends all board of directors meetings; it assists the secretary general in preparing sessions and implementing decisions.

For any enquiry, please visit our Contact page.

Advisory History Committee

The Society has an Advisory History Committee, composed of six to twelve recognized specialists and members of the society’s committee. This committee meets approximately every two months at the society’s headquarters and oversees:

  • Conferences and commemorative events
  • Collection and analysis of little-known family archives
  • Implementation of the SAR Thesis Award “Jacques de Trentinian Prize”
  • Publications and historical studies