Patrick Maisonnave
Patrick Maisonnave
Ambassador of France to Israel
In office
2013–2016
PresidentFrançois Hollande
Preceded byChristophe Bigot
Succeeded byHélène Le Gal
Ambassador of France to Greece
Assumed office
2019
PresidentEmmanuel Macron
Preceded byChristophe Chantepy
Personal details
Born (1963-09-06) 6 September 1963
Bayonne, France
ProfessionDiplomat

Patrick Maisonnave (born September 6, 1963) is a French diplomat. He was the French Ambassador to Israel between 2013 and 2016.[1] He has been serving as French Ambassador to Greece since 2019.[2]

Biography

Patrick Maisonnave obtained a master's degree in economics and a diploma from the Paris Institute of Political Studies before joining the Condorcet promotion of the National School of Administration in 1990. From 1992 to 1993, he was in the management Economic and Financial Affairs and then European Cooperation in 1993.

In 1997, he became a technical adviser to the office of Minister Delegate for European Affairs Pierre Moscovici, then in 2001 to the office of the mayor of Paris Bertrand Delanoë and, in 2004, to the French Embassy in Greece in Athens . In 2007, he was head of the European Union's external relations department and in 2009, director of strategic affairs, security and disarmament at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.[3]

References

  1. "France names its first female ambassador to Israel". The Times of Israel.
  2. "Liste chronologique des ambassadeurs".
  3. "AllGov France - Officials".
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