Born on November 15, 1963 in Saint-Marcellin (France), a French national, François DELATTRE is a graduate of the Institut d’études politiques (IEP) in Paris and the École nationale d’administration.
He was appointed Secretary General of the Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs on July 1, 2019.
François DELATTRE was the Ambassador, Permanent Representative of France to the United Nations Organization from September 2014 to July 2019. He previously served for nearly four years as Ambassador of France to the United States (2011-2014), after being Ambassador of France to Canada (2008-2011), French Consul General in New York City (2004-2008), and Press and Communications Director at the French Embassy in Washington, D.C. (1998-2002).
A devoted practitioner of economic diplomacy, he is also an expert in European and transatlantic defense and security. He was in charge of these issues on the diplomatic team (1995-1998) of the French President, Jacques Chirac, where he was also responsible for monitoring the crisis in Bosnia. He furthermore served as an advisor on these issues (1993-1995) in the Office of French Foreign Minister, Alain Juppé, after two years with the Department of Strategic Affairs and Disarmament in the French Foreign Minister’s Office (1991-1993).
François DELATTRE also held the office of Deputy Chief of Staff (2002-2004) to the French Foreign Minister, Dominique de Villepin. Lastly, he was posted to the French Embassy in Bonn, Germany (1989-1991), where he was responsible for environmental affairs and the economic integration of Germany after the reunification.
He was appointed Secretary General of the Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs on July 1, 2019.
François DELATTRE was the Ambassador, Permanent Representative of France to the United Nations Organization from September 2014 to July 2019. He previously served for nearly four years as Ambassador of France to the United States (2011-2014), after being Ambassador of France to Canada (2008-2011), French Consul General in New York City (2004-2008), and Press and Communications Director at the French Embassy in Washington, D.C. (1998-2002).
A devoted practitioner of economic diplomacy, he is also an expert in European and transatlantic defense and security. He was in charge of these issues on the diplomatic team (1995-1998) of the French President, Jacques Chirac, where he was also responsible for monitoring the crisis in Bosnia. He furthermore served as an advisor on these issues (1993-1995) in the Office of French Foreign Minister, Alain Juppé, after two years with the Department of Strategic Affairs and Disarmament in the French Foreign Minister’s Office (1991-1993).
François DELATTRE also held the office of Deputy Chief of Staff (2002-2004) to the French Foreign Minister, Dominique de Villepin. Lastly, he was posted to the French Embassy in Bonn, Germany (1989-1991), where he was responsible for environmental affairs and the economic integration of Germany after the reunification.