Chairman of the Vergennes Institute, founded in 1993 with Supreme Court Associate Justice Antonin Scalia, to whom he was close.

[7][8][9] He also acted as counsel for Nicaraguan workers against the Dow Chemical Company[10] and in favor of François Compaoré, brother of the former Burkina Faso's president.

[11] He maintains close ties with the American world, and provides interpretation and commentary for French-speaking audiences.

[12][13] Briard was received in a private audience at the White House by Presidents George W. Bush and Donald Trump and attended the swearing-in ceremony of President Barack Obama on 20 January 2009.

[4][5] François-Henri Briard was a trustee of Sarah Lawrence College in New York for eight years.