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Jean Guéguinou

French diplomat (1941–2021)

Jean Guéguinou (17 October 1941 – 21 June 2021) was a French diplomat, who served as ambassador to Czechoslovakia (1990–1993), the United Kingdom (1993–1998), and the Vatican City (1993–1998). Guéguinou also served as Consul-General in Jerusalem from 1982 to 1986 and as France's permanent representative to UNESCO from 2000 to 2006.²

From Wikipedia’s article on Jean Guéguinou (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born Oct 17, 1941, died Jun 21, 2021.¹

Companies

École du LouvreChair 2003 to 2007¹⁷

Early life and education

1965 to 1967École nationale d'administration³
Date not recordedParis Institute of Political Studies³

Jean Guéguinou was born on 17 October 1941 in Carhaix-Plouguer, Brittany, France.

From Wikipedia’s article on Jean Guéguinou (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Career

Occupation: diplomat.⁸

Until 2021President, Q136560515^{4 5}
2009 to 2010President, Culturesfrance⁴
2009 to 2021President, Association des amis de l'EBAF⁴
2006 to 2011President, section française du Conseil franco‐britannique⁴
2003 to 2007Chair, École du Louvre⁷
2000 to 2006Ambassador of France to UNESCO⁴
1998 to 2000Ambassador of France to the Holy See⁴
1993 to 1998Ambassador of France to the United Kingdom⁴
1991 to 2013President, Association des amis de l'abbaye d'Abu Gosh⁴
1990 to 1993Ambassador of France to Czechoslovakia⁴
1982 to 1986Consul General of France in Jerusalem^{4 6}

Personal life

BornOct 17, 1941, Carhaix-Plouguer^{9 10}
DiedJun 21, 2021, 15th arrondissement of Paris¹¹
CitizenshipFrance¹²
SpouseLuc Bouniol-Laffont Until 2021^{13 14}

Awards

2000Ambassadeur de France^{15 16}
1995Officer of the National Order of Merit¹⁵
Date not recordedCommander of the Legion of Honour¹⁵
Date not recordedCommandeur des Arts et des Lettres‎¹⁵
Date not recordedKnight Grand Cross of the Order of Pius IX‎¹⁵

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WikidataJean Guéguinou: education, on Wikidata
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WikidataJean Guéguinou: President, Q136560515, on Wikidata
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WikidataPresident, Q136560515, as reported
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WikidataConsul General of France in Jerusalem, as reported
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WikidataJean Guéguinou: Chair, École du Louvre, on Wikidata
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WikidataJean Guéguinou: occupation, on Wikidata
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WikidataJean Guéguinou: place of birth, on Wikidata
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Wikidataplace of birth, as reported by Fichier des personnes décédées mirror
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WikidataJean Guéguinou: place of death, on Wikidata
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WikidataJean Guéguinou: citizenship, on Wikidata
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WikidataJean Guéguinou: spouse, on Wikidata
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Wikidataspouse, as reported
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WikidataJean Guéguinou: award, on Wikidata
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Wikidataaward, as reported by Légifrance
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WikidataÉcole du Louvre, Chair
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Wikimedia CommonsJean Guéguinou photo by Alcyone.OJ, CC BY-SA 4.0