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In an interview published in Tuesday's (20 May) Le Figaro, US ambassador to France, Howard H. Leach, says that political tensions since the war in Iraq, are affecting trade relations between the two sides. Mr Leach, who took up his functions in Paris in July 2001, says that during his time as Ambassador, the single issue that most surprised him was "the hostile action of the French government in the UN." "That was a great shock to me," he added. When asked whether France's strong opposition to the American-led war in Iraq led to the feared boycott of French products...