Jean-Noël de Bouillane de Lacoste
Jean-Noël de Bouillane de Lacoste | |
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| Third Secretary of France to the United Nations in New York City | |
| In office 1964–1967 | |
| Second Secretary of France to Poland | |
| In office 1967–1970 | |
| Second Consulate of France in Santiago, Chile | |
| In office 1973–1975 | |
| Second Consulate of France in Beijing, China | |
| In office 1975–1979 | |
| Ambassador of France to Laos | |
| In office 1982–1985 | |
| Preceded by | Roger Duzer |
| Succeeded by | Marc Menguy |
| Consulate Minister of France in London, United Kingdom | |
| In office 1985–1989 | |
| Ambassador of France to Tunisia | |
| In office 1992–1995 | |
| Preceded by | Alain Grenier |
| Succeeded by | Jacques Lanxade |
| Ambassador of France to Israel | |
| In office 1995–1999 | |
| Preceded by | Pierre Brochand |
| Succeeded by | Jacques Huntzinger |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 23 December 1934 Vendôme, France |
| Died | 21 July 2020 (aged 85) Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France |
Jean-Noël de Bouillane de Lacoste (23 December 1934 – 21 July 2020) was a French ambassador and diplomat.[1]
Biography
De Bouillane de Lacoste was the son of Henry Adrien de Bouillane de Lacoste.[2] He was a descendant of the de Bouillane family, with old nobility from Dauphiné.[3] De Bouillane de Lacoste studied at Lycée Ronsard in Vendôme and the Lycée Michel Montaigne in Bordeaux. He earned a degree in political studies from the École nationale d'administration in 1964.
De Bouillane de Lacoste served numerous ambassadorial roles throughout his career, most notably as Ambassador of France to Laos,[4] to Tunisia, and to Israel.
He also served as President of the Fréquence protestante radio from 2001 to 2007. He also wrote in the journal Réforme. He was an active member of Action des chrétiens pour l'abolition de la torture.
Jean-Noël de Bouillane de Lacoste died on 21 July 2020 in Le Kremlin-Bicêtre at the age of 85.
Distinctions
- Commander of the Legion of Honour[5]
- Commander of the Ordre national du Mérite
- Officer of the Order of Polonia Restituta
References
- ^ "L'ancien ambassadeur Jean-Noël de Bouillane de Lacoste est décédé". Réforme (in French). 24 July 2020.
- ^ "Jean-Noël de Bouillane de Lacoste". Who's Who in France (in French). 21 July 2020.
- ^ "L'armorial de Dauphiné : contenant les armoiries figurées de toutes les familles nobles & notables de cette province, accompagnées de notices généalogiques complétant jusqu'à nos jours les nobiliaires de Chorier et de Guy Allard". Rivoire de La Bâtie (in French). 1 January 1867.
- ^ "Liste chronologique des ambassadeurs (de 1955 à nos jours)". La France au Laos (in French).
- ^ "Décret du 12 juillet 2002 portant élévation aux dignités de Grand'Croix et de Grand Officier". Ordre de la Légion d'honneur (in French). 14 July 2002.
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