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Henri Bonnet (26 May 1888

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( Haute-Vienne) – 25 October 1978

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) was a French politician,

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, and French ambassador to the United States from 1944 to 1954. The son of J. Th. and Marie Thérèse (Lascoux) Bonnet; he was educated at the Lycées of Tours and Paris; the University of Paris; École Normale Supérieure, Paris 1921. He was married to Hellé Zervoudaki. He was foreign editor for "Ere Nouvelle" in 1919; Director, International Institute of Intellectual Cooperation, 1931-40. He was a member of the secretariat of the

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from 1921 to 1931. He was Information Commissioner in the

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(CFLN), and the Provisional Government of the French Republic (GPRF), from 3 June to 9 September 1944. He was named, after the official recognition of GFRP by the United States, the representative of France in Washington.

Works

*''The world's destiny and the United States'', World Citizens Association, 1941 *''The United Nations on the way: principles and policies'', World Citizens Association, 1942 *''Intellectual co-operation in world organization'', American Council on Public Affairs, 1942

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French Minister George Bidault, James F. Byrnes and Henri Bonnet talking at the French Embassy reception.

Overview of the Henri Bonnet typescript : The United Nations
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bonnet, Henri 1888 births 1978 deaths 20th-century French diplomats Ambassadors of France to the United States League of Nations people People from Haute-Vienne Ministers of Information of France