Le Club des Chefs des Chefs (C.C.C.), founded by Gilles Bragard in 1977, is an international culinary organisation. The main purposes of this official gathering are to promote the national kitchen, and act as diplomatic representatives. The chefs are in contact every day with their own

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and formed a unique international network. Annually, the president brings together the chefs of heads of state to meet and discuss their work. The name of the organization is a play on words because in French, "chef" can mean either "kitchen chef" or "boss". In English, the name can be translated as "the Club of Chefs to Heads of State."

History

In 2013, the Club participated in UN Secretary-General

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's Zero Hunger Challenge. The members annually gather on invitation of a member, and are received by the head of state. Chef Garcia, head chef of the Prince of Monaco was elected in 2012 to become president. In 2014, the members were received by

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Annual meetings

*2014 Annual meeting in London and

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*2015 Annual meeting in Switzerland and Italy *2016 Annual meeting in India

Current members

; President of the C.C.C. * :

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: head chef to

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. ;Vice President of the C.C.C. * : Mark Flanagan, Chef of the King. ; Members * : Chanthy Yen, Chef to the Prime Minister of Canada. * : Rachid Agouray: Reception, Chef of the Kingdom of Morocco. * : Martin Kristoffersen, Chef of The Queen of Denmark. * : Franck Panier, Chef of the Grand Duke of Luxembourg. * : Magnus Åke Rehback, Chef of the King of Sweden. * :

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* : Shalom Kadosh, chef to the

President of Israel The president of the State of Israel ( he, נְשִׂיא מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, Nesi Medinat Yisra'el, or he, נְשִׂיא הַמְדִינָה, Nesi HaMedina, President of the State) is the head of state of Israel. The posi ...

* : Mukesh Kumar, chef to the

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* :Caroline Dembiany, chef to the

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* : Rupert Schnait, chef to the

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* :

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, head chef at the Élysée * : José Roca, chef to the

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Former members

* : Jérôme Rigaud: Former Chef of the Russian President. * : (Montu Saini, Chef to the President of India, 2015–2020), Machindra Kasture, Rashtrapati Bhavan. Chef to the

2007–2015. * : Bernard Vaussion, chef at the Élysée from 1974 to 2013, Executive Chef from 2005 to 2013 * :

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from 1966 to 1987"White House Chef To Leave In Fall"
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References

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External links

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