Jean-Noël de Bouillane de Lacoste (23 December 1934 – 21 July 2020) was a French ambassador and diplomat.

Biography

De Bouillane de Lacoste was the son of . He was a descendant of the de Bouillane family, with old nobility from Dauphiné. De Bouillane de Lacoste studied at Lycée Ronsard in Vendôme and the Lycée Michel Montaigne in Bordeaux. He earned a degree in political studies from the École nationale d'administration in 1964. De Bouillane de Lacoste served numerous ambassadorial roles throughout his career, most notably as Ambassador of France to

Laos Laos (, ''Lāo'' )), officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic ( Lao: ສາທາລະນະລັດ ປະຊາທິປະໄຕ ປະຊາຊົນລາວ, French: République démocratique populaire lao), is a socialist ...

, to Tunisia, and to Israel. He also served as President of the Fréquence protestante radio from 2001 to 2007. He also wrote in the journal ''Réforme''. He was an active member of Action des chrétiens pour l'abolition de la torture. Jean-Noël de Bouillane de Lacoste died on 21 July 2020 in Le Kremlin-Bicêtre at the age of 85.

Distinctions

*Commander of the Legion of Honour *Commander of the Ordre national du Mérite *Officer of the Order of Polonia Restituta

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bouillane de Lacoste, Jean-Noel 1934 births 2020 deaths 20th-century French diplomats Ambassadors of France to Tunisia Ambassadors of France to Israel Commanders of the Legion of Honour Officers of the Order of Polonia Restituta People from Vendôme