Head of the Regional Office South (Mostar)

Curriculum Vitae

• Born on 4 November 1947 in Hanoï (Vietnam).
• Married, has two sons.

I)  Military Career:          

1968 - 1985

Graduate officer at the Military Academy “Ecole Militaire Interarmes de Saint-Cyr Coëtquidan”.

Officer in the branch of the “French Marines” (Troupes de Marine). 

Has served in some countries overseas.

Colonel in the Reserve Forces.

II)   Diplomatic Career:          

1985 – 1987:  

Joined Diplomatic Service (Paris).

Desk officer at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in charge of Angola, Mozambique, Botswana, and Zambia.(France)     

1987 – 1988:  

Embassy Tananarive, First Secretary Political. (Madagascar)

1988 – 1990:

Embassy Moroni, Counsellor and Deputy Head of Mission. (Comoros Islands)

1990 – 1992:  

Embassy Beirut, Senior Political Counsellor. (Lebanon) 

In charge, inter alia, of Palestinian issue (refugee camps and humanitarian affairs).   

1992 – 1994:  

Embassy Bamako, Deputy Head of Mission.(Mali)

1994 – 1996 : 

Appointed as “Vice-Governor” (Sous-Préfet) to the prefectoral administration in the department of “Eure et Loir”.(France)

1996 – 1998:  

Embassy Bujumbura, Head of Mission for bilateral cooperation and cultural affairs. (Burundi)                     

1998 – 2001:

Embassy Bogota, Minister Counsellor and Deputy Head of Mission.(Colombia)

September - December 2001:

Permanent Mission of France to the United Nations in New York.  Senior Counsellor in charge of the department of political affairs during the 56^th Session of the UN General Assembly.(United States)

December 2001:

Appointed as Ambassador, Deputy High Representative to present position in Mostar. (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

Awards:

Among various medals, Member in the Orders of:

• Legion d’ Honneur (France)
• Mérite National (France)
• Etoile d’Anjouan (Comoros)
• Mérite Nigerien (Niger)
• San Carlos (Colombia)