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Christian Masset
Masset as Secretary General of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs at the conference on Afghanistan in London, 2014
Ambassador of France to Italy
In office
2017–2023
Preceded byCatherine Colonna
Succeeded byMartin Briens
Secretary General of the Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs
In office
2014–2017
Preceded byPierre Sellal
Succeeded byMaurice Gourdault-Montagne
Ambassador of France to Japan
In office
2011–2014
Preceded byPhilippe Faure
Succeeded byThierry Dana
Personal details
Born (1957-01-23) 23 January 1957 (age 67)
Sète, France
EducationDegree in political and administrative sciences
Alma materSciences Po
  • École supérieure des sciences économiques et commerciales
  • École nationale d'administration
OccupationDiplomat, politician

Christian Masset is a French diplomat who served as Ambassador of France to Italy from 2017 to 2023.

Biography

Christian Masset studied at the Sciences Po (Paris Institute of Political Studies) and at the École supérieure des sciences économiques et commerciales (ESSEC). He graduated among the top of his class at the École nationale d'administration (ENA), and opted for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Career

He has held various positions in the Central Administration (including the Directorate of Economic Affairs) and in the Diplomatic Network of London (1987-1989), Pretoria (1991-1994), Brussels (Permanent Representation of France to the European Union) (1994-1997, then 2002-2007 with Pierre Sellal), and Rome (1999-2002).

From 1997 to 1999, he was a member of the government cabinet of Hubert Védrine, then Minister for Foreign Affairs, alongside Pierre Sellal, head of the cabinet.

In 2009, he was responsible for creating the Directorate General for Globalization, Development, and Partnerships (DGM), resulting from the consolidation of the Directorate of Economic and Financial Affairs (DAEF), which he had led since 2007, and the Directorate General for International Cooperation and Development, born from the 1999 merger of the Directorate General of Cultural, Scientific, and Technical Relations (DGRCST) and the Ministry of Cooperation. As DGM, he chaired the Board of Directors of the French Agency for Education Abroad (AEFE) and that of the public interest group France Coopération Internationale. He is also part of the strategic advisory board of the French Institute.

In December 2011, he was appointed Ambassador of France to Japan, then in 2014, Secretary General of the Ministry.

In September 2017, Christian Masset was appointed Ambassador of France to Italy, succeeding Catherine Colonna.

Since 2016, he has held the lifetime dignity of Ambassador of France, and since 12 July 2023, he has been a counselor at the Court of Auditors.

Personal life

Christian Masset is married and has three children. He speaks: French, Italian, English, Spanish, and German.

Publications

  • Christian Masset. "L'énergie nucléaire en Europe". Revue Générale Nucléaire (in French) (1): 179–182. 5618758323.
  • Dominique Marie Kerouedan; Marc Gentilini; Philippe Kourilsky; Christian Masset, ed. (2010). Santé internationale: les enjeux de santé au Sud (in French). Paris, Sciences Po. les Presses. ISBN 9782724611724. OCLC 708393910.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: editors list (link)
  • Christian Masset (2011). "G8/G20 : la France et l'enjeu africain". Géopolitique africaine (in French) (39): 39–62. OCLC 806368662.
  • Christian Masset (2015). "Il est évident que le nucléaire fait partie de la solution". Revue générale nucléaire (in French) (3): 12. OCLC 5864606829.

Honors

Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Star of Italy - 2023

References

  1. ^ "Biografia dell'Ambasciatore Christian MASSET". La France en Italie. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
  2. "Christian Masset - Les Echos" (in French). Archived from the original on 17 April 2015. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
  3. "Décret du 21 décembre 2011 portant nomination d'un ambassadeur extraordinaire et plénipotentiaire de la République française auprès du Japon - M. Masset (Christian)". Nome. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
  4. "Christian Masset, un ambassadeur au taquet". L'Opinion (in French). 3 June 2013. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
  5. "Remaniement diplomatique au Quai d'Orsay". Le Monde.fr (in French). Retrieved 12 July 2024.
  6. "L'Ambasciatore - La France en Italie". it.ambafrance.org. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
  7. "Così l'ambasciatore Christian Masset benedice l'unione Italia-Francia - Formiche.net". Formiche.net. 15 June 2018. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
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