Jean-Pierre Berçot (born 3 November 1947,

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) is a French ambassador and politician. He previously served as ambassador to

Chad Chad, officially the Republic of Chad, is a landlocked country at the crossroads of North Africa, North and Central Africa. It is bordered by Libya to Chad–Libya border, the north, Sudan to Chad–Sudan border, the east, the Central Afric ...

(2003-2006) and

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(2010-2012), as well as

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(2008-2010). During his career, he visited

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, and

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as Deputy

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Career

After attending

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, Berçot served in the

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, earning the rank of captain in 1980."Jean-Pierre Berçot"
''Les Echos'', 1 August 2008 In 2000, he was made

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of the Reserve and in 2002 was made Honorary

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of the Navy."Jean-Pierre Berçot, nou ambaixador de França".
''Diari d'Andorra'', 15 May 2010 Berçot was First Secretary to

in 1987 and subsequently returned to the country and to

over the next two years on diplomatic missions. Between 1994 and 1996, he was Deputy Prefect of

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in 1996 before traveling to

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, where he worked at the

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until 2001, when he became Deputy High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina."High Representative Appoints New Head of OHR Mostar (South)"
19 December 2001, Office of the High Representative He held this role in

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in 2003, when he was named Ambassador of France to

. On 1 August 2004, he said that France would deploy 200

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s to help secure Chad's eastern

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with

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's conflict-torn

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region."French army moves to Sudan border: France is deploying 200 soldiers to help secure Chad's eastern border with Sudan's conflict-torn Darfur region"
''

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'', 31 July 2004. He left Chad in 2008 to become

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, a role he held for two years."RECUEIL des actes administratifs de la préfecture et des services déconcentrés de l'État"
Government of Saint-Pierre and Miquelon, 30 November 2008 He then spent 2010-2012 as Ambassador of France to

."Jean-Pierre Berçot: «La simbiosi entre Andorra i París va néixer de la crisi»"
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'', 13 May 2012

Honours

Berçot is an Officer in the

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References

1947 births Living people Ambassadors of France to Chad Prefects of Saint Pierre and Miquelon Ambassadors of France to Andorra Officers of the Legion of Honour French Navy officers 21st-century French diplomats 20th-century French diplomats {{SaintPierreMiquelon-bio-stub