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Ambassador Lechevallier top pick to head foreign ministry's globalisation unit

Aurélien Lechevallier, currently the France ambassador to South Africa, is the top pick to take over the French foreign ministry's globalisation unit. He would succeed Michel Miraillet, in office since 2020. [...]

Published on 05.09.2022 at 05:00 GMT

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Agence Française de Dévélopement
Aurelien Lechevallier
Directorate General of Globalization
Emmanuel Macron
ENA
Michel Miraillet
Remy Rioux

France, South Africa
Who is on the shortlist to be France's next ambassador to South Africa?

Since mid-September, the French foreign ministry has been studying applications from those in the running to be France's next ambassador to South Africa, following current ambassador Aurélien Lechevallier's appointment as head of the Direction générale de la mondialisation (DGM).

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Who will be France's new head of defence cooperation?

In October General Régis Colcombet is expected to take over as head of France's Directorate for Security and Defence Cooperation at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

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Africa, France
French Development Agency boss Rémy Rioux's future swathed in uncertainty

At the head of the AFD since 2016, Rémy Rioux has been announced as leaving... or returning for a third term. Emmanuel Macron is due to decide on this issue in the next few days.

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CEO of the French Development Agency Rémy Rioux.

East Africa, France
Macron set to appoint new ambassadors throughout Africa

Several French embassies in Africa will change ambassadors this year, including Nairobi and Kampala in East Africa and Maputo and Pretoria in southern Africa.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 30.06.2022

Africa, France
No changes to Macron's diplomatic staff until mid-July

In the wake of France's presidential election, the future of the Elysée Palace's diplomatic cell has will not be decided until the beginning of July.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 20.05.2022

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Future of Macron's Africa advisers up in the air

The diplomatic team of Emmanuel Macron, who emerged top in the first round of the presidential elections on 10 April, is carrying on with its work as if nothing has happened. But behind the scenes, its future and especially that of its Africa unit, headed by Franck Paris since 2017, is the focus of much debate.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 12.04.2022

French president Emmanuel Macron and his Africa advisor Franck Paris walk in a street, on March 14, 2019, in Nairobi.

Inner circles | Africa, France
AFD head mobilises his networks to boost agency's foreign policy profile

As the Agence Francaise de Dévelopement prepares to have its financial capacities increased by recently adopted development legislation, its head, Rémy Rioux, is putting his connections to work to convince African financial institutions to put greater emphasis on climate change in their development strategies.

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Agence Française de Dévélopement
Aurelien Lechevallier
Directorate General of Globalization
Emmanuel Macron
ENA
Michel Miraillet
Remy Rioux

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Ambassador Lechevallier top pick to head foreign ministry's globalisation unit

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Who is on the shortlist to be France's next ambassador to South Africa?

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