François Bujon de l'Estang (born August 21, 1940) is a French diplomat who served as the Ambassador of the French Republic to the United States from 1995 until 2002.

Early life and education

Bujon de l'Estang graduated from

Sciences Po Sciences Po () or Sciences Po Paris, also known as the Paris Institute of Political Studies (), is a public research university located in Paris, France, that holds the status of ''grande école'' and the legal status of . The university's unde ...

, ENA, and the Harvard School of Business Administration.

Career

Bujon de l'Estang was special assistant to President

Charles de Gaulle Charles André Joseph Marie de Gaulle (22 November 18909 November 1970) was a French general and statesman who led the Free France, Free French Forces against Nazi Germany in World War II and chaired the Provisional Government of the French Re ...

from 1967 to 1969. He later served as diplomatic advisor to Prime Minister

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from 1986 to 1988. Bujon de l'Estang was president and CEO of the US subsidiary of

Cogema Orano Cycle, formerly COGEMA (''Compagnie générale des matières nucléaires'') and Areva NC, is a French nuclear fuel company. It is the main subsidiary of Orano S.A. It is an industrial group active in all stages of the uranium fuel cycle, ...

from 1982 to 1986, president and CEO of SFIM, from 1992 to 1993, and chairman of

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, France.

Other activities

Trilateral Commission The Trilateral Commission is a nongovernmental international organization aimed at fostering closer cooperation between Japan, Western Europe and North America. It was founded in July 1973, principally by American banker and philanthropist David ...

, Member of the European GroupMembership

References

External links

François Bujon de l'Estang : « Le risque, pour B. Obama, c'est la “carterisation” »
''Le Grand Journal'', 12/10/2009 *http://www.washingtonlife.com/directories/photos/?letter=F&name=Francois-Bujon-de-l'Estang {{DEFAULTSORT:L'estang Bujon, Francois 1940 births Living people People from Neuilly-sur-Seine Sciences Po alumni École nationale d'administration alumni Harvard Business School alumni Ambassadors of France to the United States Ambassadors of France to Canada Officers of the Legion of Honour