Maurice Gourdault-Montagne CMG, CVO (born on 16 November 1953) is a career diplomat and former French Ambassador to China, Japan, the

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and

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Career

Mr Gourdault-Montagne joined the

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in 1978. He served as first secretary at the French

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(1981–83), counsellor in

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(1988–91), then as spokesman for the French Foreign Ministry (1991–93) and deputy private secretary to the minister of foreign affairs (1993–95). He became

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and head of the

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's Office (1995–97). He served as the ambassador to Japan (1998–2002) and became senior diplomatic advisor and G8 sherpa to the French

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Jacques Chirac (2002–07). He was appointed as French ambassador to the United Kingdom in 2007 and became ambassador to Germany on 14 March 2011. On 20 August 2014, he was appointed ambassador to China.

References

1953 births Living people Commandeurs of the Légion d'honneur Companions of the Order of St Michael and St George Commanders of the Royal Victorian Order Ambassadors of France to China Ambassadors of France to Germany Ambassadors of France to the United Kingdom Ambassadors of France to Japan Sciences Po alumni Paris 2 Panthéon-Assas University alumni Knights Commander of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany 20th-century French diplomats 21st-century French diplomats {{France-diplomat-stub