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Auguste Henri Ponsot (2 March 1877 – 5 October 1963) was a French
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and statesman.


Life

Auguste Henri was born in Bologna, Italy. After law studies at the
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, Ponsot entered the diplomatic career in 1903. After having stayed in
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, Berlin and Canada, he was appointed as the Secretary General of the Tunisian Government in 1922. Appointed to the Sub-Directorate of African Affairs, he negotiated with the Spain an agreement for a joint action in Morocco and lead the talks of Oujda in May 1925. Ponsot became the French High Commissioner in Syria and Lebanon in August 1926 until 23 July 1933. Afterwards, he served as the French resident-general in Morocco from August 1933 to March 1936. From 1936 to 1938, Ponsot was the French Ambassador to Turkey in
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. Later on, Ponsot led the discussions with
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in which the French authorities expected an improvement in France's status in the Arab world through his intermediaries. After the World War II, Ponsot worked in
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to participate in the creation of the Office of the
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. He remained there for several years until his final retirement.


See also

* High commissioner *
Mandate for Syria and the Lebanon The Mandate for Syria and the Lebanon (french: Mandat pour la Syrie et le Liban; ar, الانتداب الفرنسي على سوريا ولبنان, al-intidāb al-fransi 'ala suriya wa-lubnān) (1923−1946) was a League of Nations mandate foun ...


References

French Ministers of Overseas France 1877 births 1963 deaths High Commissioners of the Levant Resident generals of Morocco Ambassadors of France to Turkey {{France-politician-stub