Anne-Marie Descôtes
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Anne-Marie Descôtes | |
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Ambassador of France to Germany | |
Assumed office 6 June 2017 | |
President | Emmanuel Macron |
Preceded by | Philippe Étienne |
Personal details | |
Born | Lyon, France | 5 December 1959
Nationality | French |
Alma mater | École normale supérieure de Fontenay-aux-Roses École nationale d'administration |
Anne-Marie Descôtes (born December 5, 1959 in Lyon) is a French diplomat who has been serving as Ambassador of France to Germany since June 6, 2017.[1][2] She succeeded Philippe Étienne and is the first woman to head the French embassy in reunified Germany.[3]
Education[]
Descôtes attended the Ecole normale supérieure (ENS) in 1979 and the Ecole nationale d’administration (ENA), earning a bachelor’s degree in art history and a degree in Germanic studies.[1][2]
Other activities[]
- European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR), Member[4]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "HE Anne-Marie Descôtes". Global Female Leaders Summit. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Biography". French Embassy in Berlin. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
- ^ "Anne-Marie Descôtes, Ambassador of France to Germany, presents credentials". France in Germany. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
- ^ Members European Council on Foreign Relations.
Categories:
- 1959 births
- Living people
- Ambassadors of France to Germany
- French women ambassadors
- People from Lyon
- ENS Fontenay-Saint-Cloud-Lyon alumni
- École nationale d'administration alumni
- Officers of the National Order of Merit (France)
- French diplomat stubs