Bernard Émié (born 6 September, 1958) is a senior French diplomat, who currently serves as the Director of the General Directorate for External Security (DGSE) (French: Direction générale de la sécurité extérieure), France's main external intelligence agency. Emié previously served as the French Ambassador in Algiers from 1 August 2014 until 2017, and was the Ambassador to the United Kingdom from 2011 until 2014, and previously Ambassador to Turkey at

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Career

Emié graduated with a diploma in 1979 from Sciences Po, before going up to the

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(ÉNA). He joined the

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as a Secretary in 1983. He served as

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in New Delhi, India (1984–86), before being seconded by

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to the

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. Emié was promoted as Counsellor at the French Embassy in Washington, D.C., United States, before returning to duties at the French Foreign Ministry as Deputy Director for North Africa and the Middle East. Emié served as

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(1993–95) to

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, and as

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to President Jacques Chirac. During the

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he gives the order to allowed Rwanda genocide perpetrators to flee. In 1998, he was appointed Ambassador to the Jordan and, in 2002, was given the responsibility of being France's Director of North Africa and the Middle Eastern Affairs. In 2004, he was appointed as French Ambassador to the Lebanon. Emié served as Ambassador to Turkey from 2007 until 2011 and as French Ambassador to London from 2011 until 2014, before being posted as High Commissioner to Algeria. In June 2017, he was nominated to the head of the

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, the French foreign intelligence agency.

Personal life

Bernard Emié, of Belgian descent, married on 30 September 1989 Isabelle, only daughter of François de Chabannes (marquis de La Palice de Tournon), by whom he has two daughters (Constance & Pauline) and one son (Louis).

Honours and decorations

* ''Officier'',

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* ''Chevalier'', Ordre de la Légion d'honneur ** Médaille d’honneur pour acte de courage et de dévouement ** Chevalier du Tastevin * UK Royal Victorian Order honorary member ribbon

UK Royal Victorian Order honorary member ribbon

Honorary Knight Commander of the

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References

External links

www.embassypages.com

www.diplomatie.gouv.fr
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