Pierre Sellal
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Pierre Sellal

French diplomat (born 1952)

Pierre Sellal (born 13 February 1952) is a French diplomat.2

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Born Feb 13, 1952.1

Companies

Early life and education

  • 1975 to 1977École nationale d'administration3
  • Date not recordedFaculty of Law, Political Science and Management of Strasbourg3

Career

Occupation: diplomat.7

  • Since 2021President, Le Siècle4 5
  • Since 2017Chair, Fondation de France6
  • 2014 to 2017Permanent Representative of France to the European Union4
  • 2009 to 2014Secretary General of the French Foreign Affairs Ministry4
  • 2002 to 2009Permanent Representative of France to the European Union4
  • 1997 to 2002Private secretary4

After leaving the ENA, he joined the Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs. The first position he held concerned international economic relations in the UN. In 1981, he joined the Permanent Representation of France to the European Communities in Brussels.

In the summer of 2002, Sellal took up the post of Permanent Representative of France to the European Union for a second time. In the summer of 2014, Sellal took up the post for the second time.

He has been senior counsel at the August-Debouzy law firm since 31 January 2018.

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Personal life

  • BornFeb 13, 1952, Mulhouse8
  • CitizenshipFrance9

Early and personal life

Sellal was born on 13 February 1952.

After studying law at the University of Strasbourg, he passed the entrance exam for the École nationale d’administration (ENA) in 1973.

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Awards

  • 2023Commander of the Legion of Honour10 14
  • 2016Commander of the National Order of Merit10
  • 2016Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres‎10 13
  • 2010Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise, 2nd class10 12
  • 2008Ambassadeur de France10 11