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Maurice Gourdault-Montagne

Maurice Gourdault-Montagne

Maurice Gourdault-Montagne, born in 1953 in Paris, joined the diplomatic service in 1978. After several postings in the Foreign Ministry and abroad, he was appointed Ambassador in Tokyo (1998-2002). He then worked at the French President’s Office from 2002 to 2007 as the senior diplomatic adviser to President Jacques Chirac as well as Sherpa of G7/G8. During that period, he was in charge of the strategic dialogues with India and China. He went on to become the French Ambassador in London (2007-11), Berlin (2011-14) and Beijing (2014-17). He ended his career as secretary general of the French Ministry of Foreign affairs (deputy secretary of state) from 2017 to 2019. In this position, he was also the special envoy of French President Emannuel Macron to the UAE. He has been a board member of EDF and Orano Group from 2017 to 1019. He is a graduate of Institut d’Etudes politiques de Paris and Institute of Oriental languages and civilizations (INALCO) as well as Paris-Assas where he completed a MA (Public Law).
Maurice Gourdault-Montagne, born in 1953 in Paris, joined the diplomatic service in 1978. After several postings in the Foreign Ministry and abroad, he was appointed Ambassador in Tokyo (1998-2002). He then worked at the French President’s Office from 2002 to 2007 as the senior diplomatic adviser to President Jacques Chirac as well as Sherpa of G7/G8. During that period, he was in charge of the strategic dialogues with India and China. He went on to become the French Ambassador in London (2007-11), Berlin (2011-14) and Beijing (2014-17). He ended his career as secretary general of the French Ministry of Foreign affairs (deputy secretary of state) from 2017 to 2019. In this position, he was also the special envoy of French...
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Opinion | Why China and France working together holds great promise

The governance that was set up by the victors of World War II no longer reflects the actual balance of powers. France and China, two countries deeply attached to multilateralism, can play a role in establishing a global order that better reflects the new reality.

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