Graduate of the
École Nationale des Chartes in 1945, then graduate in literature, she became librarian in particular in the
Versailles classified municipal library. She first became interested in the Middle Ages, her research focused thereafter on the 17th century. She married
Jean Sainteny and circulated among the
gaulliste political circles. In 1953, she took part in a seminar organized in Harvard by
Henry Kissinger. This participation with Jean Sainteny provided a link between the American government and
Ho Chi Minh for secret negotiations. In 1995, she was elected in the
Académie des sciences morales et politiques, in place of
Jean Laloy. Claude Dulong has also held positions at the
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) and at the
Alliance Française. == Bibliography ==