Daniel Jouanneau

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Daniel Jouanneau (born September 15, 1946 in Vendôme, Loir-et-Cher) is a French diplomat and statesman. He is the former French Ambassador to Pakistan (2008-2011), Ambassador to Canada (2004-2008), Ambassador to Lebanon (1997-1999) and Ambassador to Mozambique, Lesotho and Swaziland (1991-1994).[1]

Education

Jouanneau completed his secondary education at the Lycée Ronsard in his hometown of Vendôme.[2] He then studied at Sciences Po and the École Nationale d'Administration and holds a master's degree in public law.[2]

Career

Jouanneau joined the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1971 and held a variety of positions at home and abroad.[2] While working at the Ministry in Paris, Jouanneau mostly worked in various capacities for the department European affairs but he was also chief of protocol in the last two years of the François Mitterrand administration (1993-1995) and the first two years of the Jacques Chirac administration (1995-1997) as well as Inspector General of Foreign Affairs (1999-2004).[2][3] Abroad he was a press secretary at the French embassy in Egypt (1974-1976), the chargé d'affaires in Zimbabwe, the chief of the cultural affairs and cooperation mission in Guinea (1985-1987) and the Consul General in Quebec City (1987-1989).[2][4] Jouanneau served as ambassador on four occasions: first as Ambassador to Mozambique (with concurrent accreditation in Lesotho and Swaziland) then as Ambassador to Lebanon (1997-1999), Ambassador to Canada (2004-2008) and finally Ambassador to Pakistan (2008-2011).[1][2]

Following his diplomatic career, Jouanneau was named a puisne judge (conseiller maître) at the French Court of Audit.[5] He is also the author of four books on foreign affairs and more precisely on the GATT, the WTO, Mozambique and Zimbabwe.[4][6]

References

  1. ^ a b "Liste chronologique des représentants permanents de la France avec rang d'ambassadeur auprès de commissions, organisations et conférences internationales" (PDF) (in French). Ministry of Foreign Affairs (France). p. 113. Retrieved 17 December 2012.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Biography of Mr. Daniel Jouanneau". Embassy of France in Ottawa. Retrieved 12 January 2013.
  3. ^ Décret du 16 décembre 1999, JORF n°294, December 19, 1999, p. 18964
  4. ^ a b Massoud, Evelyne. "Daniel Jouanneau: Ambassadeur de France au Liban" (in French). La Revue du Liban. Retrieved 12 January 2013.
  5. ^ "Décret du 14 septembre 2011 portant nomination d'un conseiller maître en service extraordinaire à la Cour des comptes" (in French). Journal Officiel de la République Française. 16 September 2011. Retrieved 12 January 2013.
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