Maurice Gourdault-Montagne

Maurice Gourdault-Montagne CMG, CVO (born on 16 November 1953) is a career diplomat[1] and former French Ambassador to China, Japan, the United Kingdom and Germany.

Maurice Gourdault-Montagne
Maurice Gourdault-Montagne (2012)
Ambassador of France to China
In office
20 August 2014 – 2017
PresidentFrançois Hollande
Preceded bySylvie Bermann
Succeeded byJean-Maurice Ripert
Ambassador of France to Germany
In office
2011–2014
PresidentNicolas Sarkozy
François Hollande
Preceded byBernard de Montferrand
Succeeded byPhilippe Étienne
Ambassador of France to the United Kingdom
In office
2007–2011
PresidentNicolas Sarkozy
Preceded byGérard Errera
Succeeded byBernard Émié
Personal details
Born (1953-11-16) 16 November 1953
Paris, France
NationalityFrench
Alma materSciences Po
Panthéon-Assas University
ProfessionDiplomat

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
  1. 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.
  2. "L'ambassadeur". Archived from the original on 2016-09-24. Retrieved 2016-09-24.
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