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Michel Jobert

Michel Jobert

French politician (1921–2002)

Michel Jobert (French: [miʃɛl ʒɔbɛʁ]; 11 September 1921 – 25 May 2002) was a French politician of the left-wing Gaullist orientation. He served as Minister of Foreign Affairs under Georges Pompidou, and as Minister of External Commerce under François Mitterrand.

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His tenure was marked, in part, by tense relations with the United States as he pursued French independence in the sphere of foreign relations.[1] This policy at one point led a frustrated Henry Kissinger to call him "an idiot" and a "bad" foreign minister.[2] Jobert died on 25 May 2002 in Paris, aged 80.[3]

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References

  1. [1]
    Gfeller, Aurélie Elisa, 1977- (December 2014). Building a European identity : France, the United States, and the oil shock, 1973-1974 (First paperback ed.). New York. ISBN 978-1-78238-688-9. OCLC 898210833.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  2. [2]
    File:Nixon, Kissinger, George Shultz, William Simon - February 9, 1974(Gerald Ford Library)(1552661).pdf, p. 4
  3. [3]
    "Michel Jobert, 80, Minister Under Pompidou". The New York Times. 31 May 2002.


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