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François Seydoux Fornier de Clausonne (15 February 1905, in
François Seydoux Fornier de Clausonne (15 February 1905, in Berlin
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– 30 August 1981) was a French diplomat.
Seydoux de Clausonne was born the son of a French diplomat. After studying philosophy and law in Paris
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in 1928, he joined the diplomatic service.
From 1933 he served as secretary of the French Embassy in Berlin
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. From here he joined in 1936 in the French Foreign Ministry
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to take over the leadership of the Germany department. In 1942, after the occupation of France by German troops during World War II
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, Seydoux joined the French Resistance
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After the war, he headed the French Foreign Ministry's European Department from 1949 to 1955. He then served as a French ambassador, first in Vienna
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, then from 1958 to 1962 and from 1965 to 1970 in Bonn
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Seydoux de Clausonne was instrumental in bringing about the Élysée Treaty
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. For his contributions to European integration, he was honored in 1970 with the Charlemagne Prize
The Charlemagne Prize (german: Karlspreis; full name originally ''Internationaler Karlspreis der Stadt Aachen'', International Charlemagne Prize of the City of Aachen, since 1988 ''Internationaler Karlspreis zu Aachen'', International Charlemagn ...
by the city of Aachen.
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1905 births 1981 deaths Ambassadors of France to Austria Ambassadors of France to West Germany French Foreign Ministers French Resistance members {{France-diplomat-stub