Snapchat CEO Evan Spiegel quietly acquired French citizenship last year because 'he loves France'
Though his naturalization actually took place in 2018, it wasn't revealed until this week, when Les Echos published the news yesterday .published on 12 September 2018, alongside that of his son, Hart.
Under article 21-21 of the Civil Code, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs can grant French nationality to "a French-speaking foreigner who requests it and who contributes [to France] through exceptional action to the standing of France and the prosperity of international economic relations."Getty Images / JB Lacroix / ContributorThe country only received around 10 to 20 applications each year. It's not known how many of these applications are successful.
It was allegedly at the Alliance Française in Los Angeles that the Snapchat boss learnt French, an institution that happens to be in close proximity to the country's business community, according to Les Echos.
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