Joëlle Timsit

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Joëlle Timsit
Joëlle Timsit (left) in 1987 in East Berlin
Ambassador of France to East Germany
In office 12 March 1986 – 2 October 1990
Preceded by	Maurice Deshors
Succeeded by	Serge Boidevaix (German reunification)
Ambassador of France to Sweden
In office 8 December 1992 – 10 April 1996
Preceded by	Philippe Louët
Succeeded by	Philippe Petit
Personal details
Born	Marie-Paule Adrienne Joëlle Jaffray (1938-05-01) 1 May 1938 (age 83) Rennes, France
Nationality	French
Spouse(s)	Gérard Timsit

Marie-Paule Adrienne Joëlle Timsit (née Jaffray; born 1 May 1938) is a French diplomat.

Biography[]

Timsit is the daughter of Madame Oemoire, professor of physics, and Georges Jaffray. On 8 April 1965, she married the lawyer Gérard Timsit (* 1935). She studied German and political science and graduated from the École nationale d’administration. From 1964 to 1968, she was the second class embassy secretary in Bonn. For several years she headed the Section d’Europe central Central Europe on the Quai d’Orsay. On 12 March 1986, she was appointed French ambassador to East Germany.^[1] The embassy was located on Unter den Linden 40 and looked after around 2000 French citizens. She was ambassador to Stockholm from 8 December 1992 to 10 April 1996.^[2]

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