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Loïc Hennekinne

Loïc Hennekinne

French diplomat (1940–2020)

Loïc Hennekinne (20 September 1940 – 18 April 2020) was a French government official and diplomat.[1][2]

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Biography

Hennekinne studied at Sciences Po and the École nationale d'administration in Paris. He was arrested in 1962 for attending a meeting of Patrie en Progrès.[3]

He was an advisor to French Foreign Minister Roland Dumas from 1988 to 1989, then a diplomatic advisor to President François Mitterrand from 1989 to 1991.

Hennekinne served numerous French ambassadorial roles, including in Indonesia, Japan, Canada, and Italy. He also served as Inspector General and Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.[4]

After the end of his public career, Hennekinne joined the Fondation Res Publica, founded by Jean-Pierre Chevènement, and was on its scientific council. He served as an advisor to Arnaud Montebourg during the 2017 French Socialist Party presidential primary on foreign policy issues.[5]

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References

  1. [1]
    "Monsieur Loïc HENNEKINNE". PFG (in French). 18 April 2020.
  2. [2]
    "Loïc Hennekinne, la disparition d'un grand diplomate". Les Echos (in French). 23 April 2020.
  3. [3]
    "Six élèves de l'Institut d'études politiques de Paris gardés à vue". Le Monde (in French). 7 March 1962.
  4. [4]
    "Loïc Hennekinne". Les Echos (in French). 4 June 1998.
  5. [5]
    "Intégré dans l'équipe de Montebourg à son insu, Guy Bedos finit par accepter". Le Figaro (in French). 2 January 2017.
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