Leprette, Jacques

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Dates:
Birth 1920-01-22
Death 2004-04-03
French,
French,

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Chronology

1920 Born, Alexandria, Egypt 1940 1941 Mobilized and serves in French army 1941 Evacuated to Algeria, where he studies law 1943 Enlisted in Foreign Legion 1944 1945 Landed with French forces in Provence. Wounded in the Battle of Belfort, then participated in campaigns in Alsace, Germany, and Austria 1947 Graduated from the Ecole Nationale d'Administration, Paris. Joined French foreign ministry as member of its European department Author, Le statut international de Trieste 1949 1952 Counselor, Council of Europe, Strasbourg, France 1952 1955 Head, political division, French military government in Berlin, Germany 1955 1959 First secretary, French embassy, Washington, D.C. 1959 1961 Head of European Community affairs service, French foreign ministry, Paris, France 1961 1964 French ambassador to Mauritania 1964 1966 Director of interministerial liaison service, French information ministry, Paris, France 1966 1971 Minister-counselor, French embassy, Washington, D.C. 1971 1975 Director responsible for affairs concerning the United Nations and international organizations, French foreign ministry, Paris, France 1975 1976 Associate director for political affairs, French foreign ministry, Paris, France 1976 1982 French ambassador to the United Nations and permanent representative on the Security Council, New York City 1982 1985 French ambassador to the European Community, Brussels, Belgium 1984 Elevated to the rank of Ambassador of France 1985 1989 Organized conferences and summit meetings relating to the international Francophone community 1987 Awarded title of Commandeur, Legion d'Honneur 1988 1990 French representative to U.N. Human Rights Commission, Geneva, Switzerland 1994 1995 Author, Une clef pour l'Europe. Book is awarded Prix des Ambassadeurs and Prix Jean Finot de l'Académie des Sciences Morales et Politiques 1999 Elected member of the Institut de France, Académie des Sciences Morales et Politiques 2002 Awarded title of Grand officier de l'Ordre National du Mérite 2004 Died

From the guide to the Jacques Leprette Papers, 1913-2004, (Hoover Institution on War, Revolution, and Peace)

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