François Charles-Roux
Jules François Charles-Roux (born November 19, 1879 in Marseille , † June 26, 1961 in Paris ) was a French diplomat , historian and manager .
Life
François Charles-Roux was the son of Jules Charles-Roux . He married Sabine Gounelle. On October 4, 1909, their son Jules Henri François Charles-Roux was born in Sorgues . Their daughter Edmonde Charles-Roux was born on April 17, 1920 in Neuilly-sur-Seine .
He studied at the University of Paris, and at the École libre des sciences politiques . He entered the foreign service in 1902 and was posted to Saint Petersburg as an attaché from 1902 to 1904 . From 1905 to 1906 he was the legation secretary in Constantinople . From 1907 to 1911 he was Secretary of the Embassy in Cairo . From 1912 to 1915 he was legation secretary in London . From 1916 to 1923 he was Minister Counselor in Rome . In 1924 he was embassy inspector. In 1925 he was a delegate of the Danube Commission . From 1926 to 1932 he was envoy in Prague . In 1934 he became a member of the Academy of Moral and Political Sciences . From 1932 to 1940 he was ambassador to the Holy See .
In May 1940, he replaced Saint-John Perse as Secretary General of the French Foreign Ministry . An office which he held under Paul Baudouin until October 24, 1940, when Adolf Hitler met Pierre Laval and Philippe Pétain in Montoire-sur-le-Loir . After 1945 he was a prominent advocate for the continuation of French colonial policy and led the Présence française group , which sought to preserve the protectorate of French Morocco . He was chairman of the Central Committee of the French Overseas Territories and from 1948 to 1956 President of GDF Suez and chairman of the Catholic Relief Service .
literature
- François Charles-Roux , in: Internationales Biographisches Archiv 39/1956 of September 17, 1956, in the Munzinger Archive ( beginning of article freely accessible)
Web links
- Literature by and about François Charles-Roux in the SUDOC catalog (Association of French University Libraries)
Individual evidence
- ^ The Middle East : Issue 6 Europa Publications Limited - 1958 p. 424
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Joseph Couget |
French ambassador in Prague 1926–1932 |
Maurice Dejean |
| Luigi Gabriele Antonio Giuseppe de Fontenay |
French ambassador to the Holy See 1932–1940 |
Leone Bérard |
| Louis de Vogue | President of GDF Suez 1948–1956 |
Jean Peyrelevade |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Charles-Roux, François |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Charles-Roux, Jules François (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French ambassador, manager, historian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 19, 1879 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Marseille |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 26, 1961 |
| Place of death | Paris |