Élisabeth Laurin (born 7 December 1952) is a French diplomat who has served as
Ambassador to South Korea,
[''Journal officiel de la République française'' (JORF), n°0132 du 10 juin 2009 page texte n° 53 ](_blank)
/ref> the Permanent Mission of France to the United Nations
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in Geneva, and former director of the French Institute (now French Office in Taipei
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).
Laurin earned a BA in Oriental Studies
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(Japanese), MA in Oriental Studies (Chinese) and PhD in Economics
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.
References
1952 births
Living people
Ambassadors of France to South Korea
French women ambassadors
Representatives to Taiwan
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