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Anne-Marie Descôtes | |
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Secretary General of the Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs | |
Incumbent | |
Assumed office 30 August 2022 | |
Preceded by | François Delattre |
Ambassador of France to Germany | |
In office 6 June 2017 – 29 August 2022 | |
President | Emmanuel Macron |
Preceded by | Philippe Étienne |
Succeeded by | François Delattre |
Personal details | |
Born | (1959-12-05) 5 December 1959 (age 65) Lyon, France |
Alma mater | École normale supérieure de Fontenay-aux-Roses École nationale d'administration |
Anne-Marie Descôtes (born 5 December 1959) is a French diplomat who has served as the Secretary General of the Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs since 2022. She previously served as Ambassador of France to Germany from 2017 to 2022. She succeeded Philippe Étienne and is the first woman to head the French embassy in reunified Germany.
Early life and education
Descôtes was born on 5 December 1959 in Lyon to Georges Descôtes and Suzanne Jusseau.
After studying at the Lycée Jean-Perrin in Lyon, Descôtes joined the École normale supérieure de Fontenay-aux-Roses in 1979.
Other activities
- European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR), Member
- Institute of Advanced Studies in National Defence (IHEDN), Member of the Board of Directors
References
- "Anne-Marie Descôtes takes over the reins of Quai d'Orsay's general secretariat". Diplomat Magazine. 30 August 2022. Retrieved 9 December 2024.
- "HE Anne-Marie Descôtes". Global Female Leaders Summit. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
- "Biography". French Embassy in Berlin. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
- "Anne-Marie Descôtes, Ambassador of France to Germany, presents credentials". France in Germany. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
- ^ Who's Who in France, édition 2015, p. 730.
- Members European Council on Foreign Relations.
- Board of Directors Archived 2021-01-19 at the Wayback Machine Institute of Advanced Studies in National Defence (IHEDN).
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