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US envoy in Paris promises cooperation after spy allegations

French President Francois Hollande walks through the lobby of the Elysee Palace after the weekly cabinet, Wednesday, June 24, 2015 in Paris, France. France summoned the U.S. ambassador to the Foreign Ministry on Wednesday following revelations by WikiLeaks that the U.S. National Security Agency eavesdropped on the past three French presidents. (AP Photo/Kamil Zihnioglu)
French President Francois Hollande walks through the lobby of the Elysee Palace after the weekly cabinet, Wednesday, June 24, 2015 in Paris, France. France summoned the U.S. ambassador to the Foreign Ministry on Wednesday following revelations by WikiLeaks that the U.S. National Security Agency eavesdropped on the past three French presidents. (AP Photo/Kamil Zihnioglu) French President Francois Hollande walks through the lobby of the Elysee Palace after the weekly cabinet, Wednesday, June 24, 2015 in Paris, France. France summoned the U.S. ambassador to the Foreign Ministry on Wednesday following revelations by WikiLeaks that the U.S. National Security Agency eavesdropped on the past three French presidents. (AP Photo/Kamil Zihnioglu)

By Associated Press 1 min read

PARIS (AP) – The United States ambassador to France is reiterating American pledges of close cooperation in intelligence and security after revelations that the NSA was eavesdropping on three French presidents.

Ambassador Jane Hartley released a statement Thursday, a day after she was summoned by France’s foreign minister to answer for the WikiLeaks revelations.

U.S. President Barack Obama told French President Francois Hollande that the U.S. isn’t targeting his communications, according to the White House. Obama said the U.S. is abiding by a commitment that he made in 2013 not to spy on the French leader after Edward Snowden disclosed the extent of NSA surveillance powers.

The new WikiLeaks trove dates from 2006 to 2012 and appears to capture top French officials talking candidly about relations with Germany, Greece’s economy and American spying.