Gerard Araud
Ambassador Gérard Araud (born February 20, 1953 in Marseille ) is a French diplomat. He has been France's acting ambassador to the United States since 2014 .
Life
Gérard Araud studied at four elite universities : at the Institut d'études politiques de Paris , at the École nationale de la statistique et de l'administration économique , at the École polytechnique and the ENA . There he graduated in the year named after Henri François d'Aguesseau and joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1982 .
From 1982 to 1984 he was the embassy secretary in Tel Aviv , from 1985 to 1986 he worked in the Paris headquarters. From 1987 to 1991 he was counselor in Washington and worked again at the Quai d'Orsay from 1991 to 1993. In 1993 he advised François Léotard . From 1995 to 2000 he was employed in the North Atlantic Council . From September 10, 2003 to October 16, 2006 he was ambassador to Tel Aviv. From August 28, 2009 to 2014, he represented the French government at the UN headquarters in New York. He has been ambassador to Washington, DC since 2014. Araud is married to photographer Pascal Blondeau.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Gérard Araud's biography on franceonu.org
- ↑ [1]
- ^ Vogue: Gérard Araud, France's Head Envoy to the US, Wants to Bring Diplomacy into the 21st Century
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Jacques Gabriel Huntzinger |
French ambassador to Israel 2003–2006 |
Jean-Michel Casa |
| Jean-Maurice Ripert |
Permanent Representative of France to the United Nations 2009–2014 |
François Delattre |
| François Delattre |
French Ambassador to the United States 2014– |
officiating |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Araud, Gérard |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French diplomat |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 20, 1953 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Marseille |