Antoine Joly (16 July 1955) is a French politician who served as ambassador to Suriname, CARICOM and Guyana from 2017 until 2021.

Biography

Joly was born in

Le Mans Le Mans (, ) is a city in northwestern France on the Sarthe River where it meets the Huisne. Traditionally the capital of the province of Maine, it is now the capital of the Sarthe department and the seat of the Roman Catholic diocese of Le Man ...

, and graduated from

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. He started his career for the City of Paris and in 1981 became the head of the Tax and Economic Office. From 28 March 1993 until 21 April 1997, Joly was the deputy for Sarthe's 3rd constituency in the National Assembly. His party affiliation is RPR. From 15 July 2011 until August 2015 he served as French ambassador to

Nicaragua Nicaragua (; ), officially the Republic of Nicaragua (), is the largest country in Central America, bordered by Honduras to the north, the Caribbean to the east, Costa Rica to the south, and the Pacific Ocean to the west. Managua is the cou ...

. On 17 January 2017 Joly was appointed as the French ambassador to

Suriname Suriname (; srn, Sranankondre or ), officially the Republic of Suriname ( nl, Republiek Suriname , srn, Ripolik fu Sranan), is a country on the northeastern Atlantic coast of South America. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the north ...

as well the ambassador for French Guiana to the CARICOM, and non-resident ambassador to

Guyana Guyana ( or ), officially the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, is a country on the northern mainland of South America. Guyana is an indigenous word which means "Land of Many Waters". The capital city is Georgetown. Guyana is bordered by the ...

. On 24 March 2020, Joly became the eight case of

COVID-19 Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a contagious disease caused by a virus, the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The first known case was COVID-19 pandemic in Hubei, identified in Wuhan, China, in December ...

in Suriname. Joly got infected when he was in a small waiting room of

Zorg en Hoop Airport Zorg en Hoop Airport is an airport serving general aviation in the city of Paramaribo, Suriname. It is west of the Suriname River, between the city quarters of Zorg en Hoop and Flora. The runway length includes a displaced threshold on Runway ...

together with a Dutch person who was later diagnosed positive in

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. Joly was first treated at the Wanica Hospital in

Lelydorp Lelydorp is the capital city of Wanica District, located in Suriname. With a population of 18,663 (2012), it is the second largest city in Suriname, after Paramaribo. History Pad van Wanica For centuries the Pad van Wanica (path of Wanica) has ...

. Joly only had mild symptoms, therefore he was transported to Cayenne in French Guiana on 29 March 2020, where he was quarantined. On 7 April 2020 Joly recovered from COVID-19. On 8 April 2020, Joly returned to Suriname to resume his duties. On 8 September 2021, Joly retired and was succeeded by Pierre Lanapats. During his tenure, he established the first joint police post, judicial cooperation, and helped pass a border protocol. Joly expressed his regrets that he was not able to resolve the 1891 border dispute. On 6 October 2021, he was awarded the Grand Cordon of the

Honorary Order of the Palm The Honorary Order of the Palm (Dutch: ''Ere-Orde van de Palm'') is a military and civil state decoration A state decoration is an object, such as a medal or the insignia of an Order (distinction), order, that is awarded by a sovereign state to h ...

by President Santokhi.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Joly, Antoine Living people 1955 births Ambassadors of France to Nicaragua Ambassadors of France to Suriname People from Le Mans Rally for the Republic politicians Sciences Po alumni Deputies of the 10th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic