Ambassador Gérard Errera former Secretary General, FRENCH MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS

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EDUCATION
Graduated from the Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Paris
Graduated from the Ecole Nationale d'Administration

CAREER
1969 Enters French Ministry of Foreign Affairs
1971-75 First Secretary, French Embassy in Washington
1975-77 Special Adviser to the French Minister of Foreign Affairs
1977-80 Political Counsellor, French Embassy in Madrid
1980-81 Senior Adviser to the French Minister of Foreign Affairs
1982-85 Consul General in San Francisco
1985-90 Director for International Affairs, French Atomic Energy Commission and Governor for France to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
1991-95 Ambassador to the Conference on Disarmament (Geneva)
1995-98 Ambassador to NATO (Brussels)
1998-2002 Political Director, French Ministry of Foreign Affairs
2002-2007 Ambassador to the United Kingdom
2007-2009 Secretary-General of the French Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs
2007-2009 Member of the Board, EDF and AREVA
2009 Special Adviser,The Blackstone Group and member of Blackstone International Advisory Board
2009 Senior Adviser for International Affairs, August & Debouzy (Paris)
2010 Member Huawei International Advisory Council

DISTINCTIONS
Ambassadeur de France
Officier de la Légion d'Honneur, Officier de l’Ordre du Mérite
Commander of the Victorian Order (UK)
Gérard Errera is married to Virginia Bedoya. They have three children: Philippe, Emmanuelle and Alexandre.