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Ambassador Lechevallier top pick to head foreign ministry's globalisation unit

Aurélien Lechevallier, currently the France ambassador to South Africa, is the top pick to take over the French foreign ministry's globalisation unit. He would succeed Michel Miraillet, in office since 2020. [...]

Published on 05/09/2022 at 06:00 GMT

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Agence Française de Dévélopement
Aurelien Lechevallier
Directorate General of Globalization
Emmanuel Macron
ENA
Michel Miraillet
Remy Rioux

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French president Emmanuel Macron and his Africa advisor Franck Paris walk in a street, on March 14, 2019, in Nairobi.

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AFD head mobilises his networks to boost agency's foreign policy profile

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Agence Française de Dévélopement
Aurelien Lechevallier
Directorate General of Globalization
Emmanuel Macron
ENA
Michel Miraillet
Remy Rioux

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Botswana, South Africa
From Gaborone to Antwerp, is De Beers's empire on the rocks?

France
Ambassador Lechevallier top pick to head foreign ministry's globalisation unit

France, South Africa
Who is on the shortlist to be France's next ambassador to South Africa?

Africa, France
Who will be France's new head of defence cooperation?

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Macron set to appoint new ambassadors throughout Africa

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AFD head mobilises his networks to boost agency's foreign policy profile