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Jean Guéguinou

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Jean Guéguinou
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Permanent Representative of France to UNESCO
In office
2000 – 2006
French Ambassador to the Vatican City
In office
1993 – 1998
French Ambassador to the United Kingdom
In office
1993 – 1998
French Ambassador to Czechoslovakia
In office
1990 – 1993
Consul-General in Jerusalem
In office
1982 – 1986
Preceded by Bernard Lopinot
Succeeded by Jean-Claude Cousseran
Personal details
Born 17 October 1941
Carhaix-Plouguer, France
Died 21 June 2021 (aged 79)

Jean Guéguinou (17 October 1941 – 21 June 2021) was a French diplomat, who served as ambassador to Czechoslovakia (1990–1993), the United Kingdom (1993–1998), and the Vatican City (1993–1998). Guéguinou also served as Consul-General in Jerusalem from 1982 to 1986 and as France's permanent representative to UNESCO from 2000 to 2006.

Early life

Jean Guéguinou was born on 17 October 1941 in Carhaix-Plouguer, Brittany, France.[1]

Death

Guéguinou died on 21 June 2021 at the age of 79.[2]

References

  1. Back to citation "L'ambassadeur de France à Londres de retour au pays" [The French Ambassador to London returns home]. Le Télégramme (in French). 19 May 1997. Archived from the original on 23 June 2021. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
  2. Back to citation Pérennès, Jean Jacques (23 June 2021). "In Memoriam Jean Guéguinou". École Biblique (in French). Archived from the original on 23 June 2021. Retrieved 23 June 2021.