Maurice Gourdault-Montagne
| Maurice Gourdault-Montagne | |
|---|---|
 Maurice Gourdault-Montagne (2012) | |
| Ambassador of France to China | |
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Assumed office 20 August 2014 | |
| President | François Hollande |
| Preceded by | Sylvie Bermann |
| Ambassador of France to Germany | |
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In office 2011–2014 | |
| President |
Nicolas Sarkozy François Hollande |
| Preceded by | Bernard de Montferrand |
| Succeeded by | Philippe Étienne |
| Ambassador of France to the United Kingdom | |
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In office 2007–2011 | |
| President | Nicolas Sarkozy |
| Preceded by | Gérard Errera |
| Succeeded by | Bernard Émié |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
16 November 1953 Paris, France |
| Nationality | French |
| Alma mater |
Sciences Po Panthéon-Assas University |
| Profession | Diplomat |
Maurice Gourdault-Montagne CMG, CVO (born on 16 November 1953) is a career diplomat[1] and the current French Ambassador to China.
Career
Mr Gourdault-Montagne joined the French Foreign Ministry in 1978. He served as First Secretary at the French Embassy in New Delhi (1981–83), Counsellor in Bonn (1988–91), then as Spokesman for the French Foreign Ministry (1991–93) and Deputy Private Secretary to the Minister to Foreign Affairs (1993–95). He became Private Secretary and Head of the Prime Minister's Office (1995–97). He served as the Ambassador to Japan (1998–2002) and became Senior Diplomatic Advisor and G8 sherpa to the French President Jacques Chirac (2002–07). He was appointed as French Ambassador to the United Kingdom in 2007 and became Ambassador to Germany on 14. March 2011. On 20 August 2014, he was appointed Ambassador to China.[2]
References
- ↑ Redd, Forrest P. (August 2009). Blood on their hands: how callous conservatives capitalize on clueless constituents. University Press of America. pp. 38–. ISBN 978-0-7618-4602-4. Retrieved 9 August 2011.
- ↑ L’ambassadeur
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