Jean Sauvagnargues
Jean Sauvagnargues (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ sovaɲaʁɡ]; 2 April 1915 – 6 August 2002) was a French politician who served as Minister of Foreign Affairs under Valéry Giscard d'Estaing from 1974 to 1976 and was Ambassador to Ethiopia, Tunisia, West Germany, and the United Kingdom.[1][2] Sauvagnargues died on 6 August 2002 in Lausanne, aged 87.[3]
Jean Sauvagnargues | |
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.jpg.webp) Jean Sauvagnargues (1974) | |
| French Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 28 May 1974 – 27 August 1976 | |
| President | Valéry Giscard d'Estaing |
| Preceded by | Michel Jobert |
| Succeeded by | Louis de Guiringaud |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 April 1915 Paris, France |
| Died | 6 August 2002 (aged 87) Lausanne, Switzerland |
| Nationality |  France |
| Alma mater | École Normale Supérieure |
Honours
Commandeur de la Légion d’Honneur,
Commandeur de l’ordre national du Mérite,
Croix de guerre.[4]
References
- Jessel, Stephen. "Jean Sauvagnargues: Germanophile ambassador, and Foreign Minister of France who was in on the beginnings of European Monetary Union". The Guardian.
- Staff. "Jean Sauvagnargues, 87; Was Foreign Minister for France 1974-'76". Los Angeles Times.
- "Jean Sauvagnargues, 87, Paris Diplomat, Dies". The New York Times. 9 August 2002.
- www.whoswho.fr
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