President Macron presented with baguette at French embassy in Washington

French President Emmanuel Macron was presented with a baguette while speaking at the French Embassy in Washington, DC on Wednesday.

Stéphane Grattier, a baker at “Christophe Bakery,” handed it to him.

The baguette was already drawing worldwide recognition this week.

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It is being added to the United Nations’ list of intangible cultural heritage as a cherished tradition to be preserved by humanity.

UNESCO experts gathering in Morocco this week decided that the simple French flute - made only of flour, water, salt, and yeast - deserved UN recognition, after France’s culture ministry warned of a “continuous decline” in the number of traditional bakeries, with some 400 closing every year over the past half-century.

With the bread’s new status, the French government said it planned to create an artisanal baguette day, called the “Open Bakehouse Day,” to connect the French better with their heritage.

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