Pierre Viaux

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Pierre Viaux (born February 23, 1945 in Paris ) is a French diplomat . He graduated from the Institut d'études politiques de Paris and the École nationale d'administration . He is also an authorized first class minister and was a member of the French national athletics team .

Professional background

  • 1969: Admission to training to become the second secretary of the embassy for foreign affairs
  • 1969–1970: Military service in the Joinville battalion
  • 1972–1972: Vice Consul of the Mission in Detroit ( Michigan )
  • 1972–1974: Third Secretary in Pretoria ( South Africa )
  • 1975–1977: Training at the École nationale d'administration
  • 1977–1978: Sub-Prefect, Head of Cabinet of the Prefect of the Var department
  • 1978–1979: Sub-Prefect, Head of Cabinet of the Prefect of the Nord-Pas-de-Calais Region
  • 1979–1981: Head of Cabinet of the Minister for the Environment and Quality of Life Michel d'Ornano
  • 1981–1982: Geographic Coordinator in the Directorate for Cultural, Scientific and Technical Affairs in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
  • 1982–1984: Second Counselor in La Paz ( Bolivia )
  • 1984–1986: Post in the central administration of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, deputy, then head of the method-training-computer science service
  • 1986–1990: Consul General in San Francisco ( California )
  • 1991–1992: Secretary General of the Interministerial Department for Central and Eastern European Countries
  • 1992–1995: Consul General in São Paulo ( Brazil )
  • 1995–1996: Ambassador of France in Victoria (Seychelles)
  • 1996–1999: Sports director in the Ministry of Youth and Sports
  • 1999: General Secretary of the French delegation in the UN General Assembly
  • 2000–2003: Ambassador of France in Canberra ( Australia )
  • 2003–2004: Director of the French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons 2005
  • 2005–2008: Ambassador of France in Vienna ( Austria )
  • 2008–2009: Post in the central administration of the Foreign and European Ministry
  • from 2009: General Director of the Comité National Olympique et Sportif Français

Awards

Athletic career

As a middle-distance runner, Pierre Viaux was three times French university champion in the 1500 m and once in cross-country . In 1969 he started over 1500 m at the European Indoor Games in Belgrade without reaching the goal, and was eliminated from the European Athletics Championships in Athens in the preliminary stages. He set his personal best of 3: 41.8 minutes on September 1, 1969 in London .

Web links

  • Biography (PDF file; 99 kB) on Sportsregions.fr

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ List of all decorations awarded by the Federal President for services to the Republic of Austria from 1952 (PDF file; 6.59 MB)
personal data
SURNAME Viaux, Pierre
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French diplomat and middle distance runner
DATE OF BIRTH February 23, 1945
PLACE OF BIRTH Paris