Gérard ARAUD

Graduated from:
Ecole Polytechnique,
Institut d’Etudes Politiques de Paris,
Ecole Nationale de la Statistique et de l’Administration Economique,
Ecole Nationale d’Administration (Class of 1982).

Decorations and Honours:
Ambassadeur de France (4 January 2012),
Chevalier de la Légion d’Honneur (9 April 2004).

As of September 2009
Ambassador, Permanent Representative of France to the United Nations in New York

2006 – 2009
Deputy Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs, Director General for Political Affairs and Security

2003 – 2006
Ambassador of France to Israel, Tel Aviv

2000 – 2003
Director for Strategic Affairs, Security and Disarmament, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

1995 – 2000
Deputy Permanent Representative of France to the North Atlantic Council (NATO), Brussels

1993 – 1995
Diplomatic Advisor, Office of the Minister of Defense

1991 – 1993
Head of Bureau for European Community Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Directorate of Economic and Financial Affairs)

1987 – 1991
Second Counselor, Embassy of France in the United States, Washington

1984 – 1987
Policy Planning Staff, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

1982 – 1984
First Secretary, Embassy of France in Israel, Tel Aviv