• central administration, 1968–1971 • First Secretary in
Saigon, 1971–1973 • Counsellor in Saigon, 1973–1975 • Counsellor in
Bangkok, 1975–1979 • Consul General in
San Francisco, 1979–1982 • Deputy Director (
Asia and
Oceania), 1982–1985 • Deputy Permanent Representative of
France to the
United Nations in
New York, 1985–1989 • French Ambassador to
Hungary, 1989–1993 • French Ambassador in
Israel, 1993–1995 • Director General cultural, scientific and technical, 1995–1998 • Diplomatic Adviser to the Government • French Ambassador to
Portugal, 1998–2002 • Director of the DGSE, 2002-2008 ==Family==