Like many embassies, it regularly hosts events for the general public including concerts (e.g. baroque, classical, jazz, contemporary, pop and alternative music), films, dance, exhibitions, lectures and theatre.

[4] By the early 1970s, the administrative roles of the embassy had expanded far beyond what they had been in the interwar era, and its services were scattered in buildings throughout Washington DC.

In 1975, government architect André Remondet [fr] won the design competition; construction works started in 1982 and was completed in late 1984.

However, diplomacy is primarily conducted by the ambassador, leaving the chancery to liaise with the French government and coordinate with the Press Service in matters of public policy.

The office also monitors American press coverage on issues pertaining to France and reports back to the ambassador and to Paris.

The duties of the service include promoting French creative works in cultural and academic institutions from across France, with the help of the attachés in regional consulates.

OS&T is headquartered at the Washington, D.C. embassy and has teams at the French consulates of Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, and San Francisco.

[14] The program, which aims to promote French-US cooperation, is run by the Office for Science & Technology and the Cultural Services division.

It also helps large and small French businesses which have long since established themselves in the American market, providing support and advice on economic and trade policies, both within the US and in France.

[18] The ambassador is also ultimately responsible for the 10 regional consulates:[19] In 2006, a judge ruled that an employee of the Cultural Service of the French Embassy had been illegitimately fired for being pregnant and Muslim.