Jean François-Poncet
Jean François-Poncet (born 8 December 1928[1] in Paris) is a French politician and diplomat who served as Minister of Foreign Affairs under Valéry Giscard d'Estaing between November 1978 and May 1981.[2][3] Since 1983 he has been a member of the French Senate.[1][4] He received his B.A. from Wesleyan University in 1947, his M.A. from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University in 1948, and his PhD in economics from the Paris Law School.[5][6] François-Poncet also is a graduate of the École nationale d'administration.
André François-Poncet was the father of Jean François-Ponce. The elder François-Ponce was also a French politician and diplomat, whose diplomatic post as French Ambassador to Germany allowed him to witness the rise to power of Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party, as well as the Nazi regime's preparations for war.
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- ^ "Vidéo Ina – Jean François Poncet, sénateur, ancien ministre des affaires étrangères débat sur l' Europe, vidéo Jean François Poncet, sénateur, ancien ministre des affaires étrangères débat sur l' Europe, vidéo Economie et société Vie économique – Archives vidéos Economie et société Vie économique". Ina.fr. http://www.ina.fr/economie-et-societe/vie-economique/video/I04323630/jean-francois-poncet-senateur-ancien-ministre-des-affaires-etrangeres-debat-sur-l-europe.fr.html. Retrieved 3 June 2011.
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Minister of Foreign Affairs 1978–1981 |
Succeeded by Claude Cheysson |
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