Pierre Brochand (born 4 July 1941, in
Cannes) is a former director of the French
Directorate-General for External Security (DGSE). He was previously a diplomat. He was a witness to
Operation Frequent Wind and the
Fall of Saigon in April 1975 at the end of the
Vietnam War.
Alumnus of the
École nationale d'administration (ENA), he is also a graduate of the
École des Hautes Études Commerciales (HEC).
Career
* central administration, 1968–1971
* First Secretary in
Saigon
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, 1971–1973
* Counsellor in Saigon, 1973–1975
* Counsellor in
Bangkok, 1975–1979
* Consul General in
San Francisco, 1979–1982
* Deputy Director (
Asia and
Oceania), 1982–1985
* Deputy Permanent Representative of
France to the
United Nations in
New York
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, 1985–1989
* French Ambassador to
Hungary, 1989–1993
* French Ambassador in
Israel, 1993–1995
* Director General cultural, scientific and technical, 1995–1998
* Diplomatic Adviser to the Government
* French Ambassador to
Portugal, 1998–2002
* Director of the DGSE, 2002-2008
Family
He is the brother of Bernard Brochand, currently UMP deputy-mayor of Cannes. Pierre Brochand is married with three children. He is a
Chevalier of the
Legion of Honour and Officer of the
Order of Merit
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References
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1941 births
Living people
French spies
Directors of the Directorate-General for External Security
Ambassadors of France to Israel
Ambassadors of France to Hungary
Ambassadors of France to Portugal
Commanders of the Ordre national du MĂ©rite
HEC Paris alumni
École nationale d'administration alumni
Officiers of the LĂ©gion d'honneur