Anne-Marie Descôtes (born 5 December 1959 in Lyon) is a French diplomat who has been serving as
Ambassador of France to Germany since 6 June 2017.
She succeeded
Philippe Étienne
Philippe Noël Marie Marc Étienne (born 24 December 1955) is a French diplomat who has served as Ambassador of France to the United States since 2019. He previously served as chief diplomatic adviser to the President of France, Emmanuel Macro ...
and is the first woman to head the French embassy in reunified Germany.
Education
Descôtes attended the Ecole normale supérieure (ENS) in 1979 and the Ecole nationale d’administration (ENA), earning a bachelor’s degree in art history and a degree in Germanic studies.
Other activities
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European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR), Member
Members
European Council on Foreign Relations.
References
1959 births
Living people
Ambassadors of France to Germany
French women ambassadors
Diplomats from Lyon
ENS Fontenay-Saint-Cloud-Lyon alumni
École nationale d'administration alumni
Officers of the Ordre national du Mérite
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