Jacques Tiné (; 1914-2009) was a French diplomat.

Early life

Jacques Tiné was born on May 24, 1914, in

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.Jérôme Cotillon
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/ref> He was educated in Algiers. He then received a degree in law from the

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and graduated from

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Career

Tiné started his career as a diplomat in 1935. He was an attache at the French embassy in

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, in 1938–1939. In 1941, he was recommended by Charles-Antoine Rochat to join the main bureau of the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Later, he replaced Bernard de Chalvron as an advisor on French Algeria to Marshal

Philippe Pétain Henri Philippe Bénoni Omer Joseph Pétain (; 24 April 1856 – 23 July 1951), better known as Marshal Pétain (, ), was a French marshal who commanded the French Army in World War I and later became the head of the Collaboration with Nazi Ger ...

. He served as the French Ambassador to Portugal from 1969 to 1973. He then served as France's permanent representative to

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from 1975 to 1979.

Death

He died on April 19, 2009.

References

1914 births 2009 deaths People from Algiers Pieds-noirs University of Paris alumni Sciences Po alumni People of Vichy France Ambassadors of France to Portugal Permanent representatives of France to NATO Emigrants from French Algeria to France {{France-diplomat-stub