Where is the closest French possession to the United States?

There is a group of islands just south of Newfoundland. They are French territory and are called St Pierre and Miquelon. Their closest American neighbor is the State of Maine.

i think there are a couple of islands in the Atlantic to the east of Nova Scotia that are still French. These might be closer than the remaining French possessions in the Caribbean

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The french Embassy. It is considered French territory and it is on U.S. soil. In Washington DC

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