Jean Payart
Jean Payart (born March 22, 1892 in Sainte-Menehould , † January 25, 1969 ) was a French diplomat, ambassador and French high commissioner in Austria (1950-1955).
Life
Payart completed his legal studies with a state examination and diploma at the private university École libre des sciences politiques in Paris and entered the diplomatic service in 1920. He served as an infantryman in World War I and was wounded in German captivity.
He was, among other things, Legation Councilor in Moscow from 1931 to 1937 . He served as the French ambassador in Belgrade from 1945 to 1950 . Subsequently, Payart was appointed from June 29, 1950 to July 27, 1955 as the French high commissioner in occupied post-war Austria . From 1956 to 1957 he served as the French ambassador in Saigon .
In 1937 Payart was awarded the Legion of Honor ( Officier de la Légion d'Honneur ).
literature
- Jean Payart , in: Internationales Biographisches Archiv 50/1953 of November 30, 1953, in the Munzinger archive ( beginning of article freely accessible)
Individual evidence
- ↑ www.worldstatesmen.org
- ↑ Bribes d'Histoire / Jean Payart un homme de bien (French)
- ^ The International who's who , Volume 18, Europa Publications Ltd., 1954, p. 750.
- ↑ Florence Hellot-Bellier: France-Iran: quatre cents ans de dialogue , p. 300.
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Henry Gauquié |
French ambassador to Yugoslavia 1945–1950 |
Philippe Baudet |
| Émile Antoine Béthouart |
French High Commissioner in Austria 1950–1955 |
- ( Roger Lalouette , ambassador) |
| Jean Sainteny (1907–1978) |
French ambassador to South Vietnam 1956–1957 |
Stéphane Hessel |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Payart, Jean |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French diplomat, ambassador and high commissioner in Austria |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 22, 1892 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Sainte-Menehould |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 25, 1969 |