Pascal Meunier, born 19 March 1953 in

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near

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, is a French diplomat. He served as the ambassador of France to

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and to

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Biography

Meunier graduated from the Institut d'Études Politiques de Paris (

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) and the National Institute of Oriental Languages and Civilizations (Russian and Japanese), Pascal Meunier joined the

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in 1973. After serving in the French embassies in

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and

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, he held various positions at

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, including the direction of Europe and the direction of Asia and Oceania. After working at the Ministry of Industry as Head of International Affairs to the Department of Petroleum and the Ministry of Economy and Finance, where he is the diplomatic adviser Bruno Durieux, Minister of Foreign Trade, Pascal Meunier was delegated to

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(now Thales) in 1993 as Director of foreign and multilateral funding. In 1996 he became director for international financial affairs of the

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and director in charge of the group's relations with European organizations and bodies. He became then Senior

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, International Development Director. He is a member of the board of EuroDéfense France. On 7 March 2012, he was appointed ambassador of France to Azerbaijan. On 4 March 2016, he was appointed ambassador of France to

and held the post until August 2019.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Meunier, Pascal 1953 births Ambassadors of France to Azerbaijan Ambassadors of France to Georgia (country) Living people 21st-century French diplomats