Charles Lucet
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Ernest Charles Lucet was a French diplomat
, and French ambassador to the United States
.
Ernest Charles Lucet studied law at the École libre des sciences politiques
.
He entered the diplomatic service in 1930.
In 1935, he was in the North America division of the French Foreign Ministry at the Quai d'Orsay
, and was sent to attache to the embassy in Washington, where he was promoted to Counsellor.
In November 1942, he was dismissed by the Vichy regime, he was followed by this recall, and did not join the exile government of de Gaulle, for which he was accredited to February 1943 in Washington.
From 1943, he worked for de Gaulle in the Commissariat of Foreign Affairs of the government in exile in Algiers and was until 1945, the French ambassador to the Ankara government in exile.
From 1945 to 1946, he was Ambassador of the French Provisional Government in Beirut, with the Delegate General of the League of Nations Mandate for Syria and Lebanon, Paul Emile Beynet, then from 1946 with Bechara El-Khoury in Lebanon.
From 1947 to 1950, he was ambassador from the Fourth Republic
to Farouk of Egypt
.
From 1950 to 1953, he was employed at the French Foreign Ministry. From 1953 to 1955, he sat on the seat of France in the UN Security Council. From 1955 to 1959, he was Counsellor at the French Embassy in Washington under Maurice Couve de Murville
and Hervé Alphand
, during the Dwight D. Eisenhower
administration.
From 1959 to 1965, he headed the French Foreign Ministry, the Department of Political Affairs. From 1965 to 1972, he was Ambassador of the French government of Georges Pompidou
to the governments of Lyndon B. Johnson
and Richard Nixon
. From 1972 to 1974, he was Ambassador of the Government of France, Georges Pompidou to Rome with Giovanni Leone
.
He then worked in the private sector.
Diplomat
A diplomat is a person appointed by a state to conduct diplomacy with another state or international organization. The main functions of diplomats revolve around the representation and protection of the interests and nationals of the sending state, as well as the promotion of information and...
, and French ambassador to the United States
United States
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.
Life
His father was a doctor. His younger brother, Jean Maurice was Lucet oil entrepreneur, his company had to manage, the Port of Bordeaux.Ernest Charles Lucet studied law at the École libre des sciences politiques
École Libre des Sciences Politiques
École Libre des Sciences Politiques , often referred to as the École des Sciences Politiques or simply Sciences Po was created in Paris in February 1872 by a group of European intellectuals, politicians and businessmen, which included Hippolyte Taine, Ernest Renan, Albert Sorel, Pierre Paul...
.
He entered the diplomatic service in 1930.
In 1935, he was in the North America division of the French Foreign Ministry at the Quai d'Orsay
Quai d'Orsay
The Quai d'Orsay is a quai in the VIIe arrondissement of Paris, part of the left bank of the Seine, and the name of the street along it. The Quai becomes the Quai Anatole France east of the Palais Bourbon, and the Quai de Branly west of the Pont de l'Alma.The French Ministry of Foreign Affairs is...
, and was sent to attache to the embassy in Washington, where he was promoted to Counsellor.
In November 1942, he was dismissed by the Vichy regime, he was followed by this recall, and did not join the exile government of de Gaulle, for which he was accredited to February 1943 in Washington.
From 1943, he worked for de Gaulle in the Commissariat of Foreign Affairs of the government in exile in Algiers and was until 1945, the French ambassador to the Ankara government in exile.
From 1945 to 1946, he was Ambassador of the French Provisional Government in Beirut, with the Delegate General of the League of Nations Mandate for Syria and Lebanon, Paul Emile Beynet, then from 1946 with Bechara El-Khoury in Lebanon.
From 1947 to 1950, he was ambassador from the Fourth Republic
Fourth Republic
Fourth Republic may refer to:* French Fourth Republic * Fourth Republic of the Philippines * Fourth Republic of South Korea * The Fourth Republic of Niger...
to Farouk of Egypt
Farouk of Egypt
Farouk I of Egypt , was the tenth ruler from the Muhammad Ali Dynasty and the penultimate King of Egypt and Sudan, succeeding his father, Fuad I, in 1936....
.
From 1950 to 1953, he was employed at the French Foreign Ministry. From 1953 to 1955, he sat on the seat of France in the UN Security Council. From 1955 to 1959, he was Counsellor at the French Embassy in Washington under Maurice Couve de Murville
Maurice Couve de Murville
Maurice Couve de Murville was a French diplomat and politician who was Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1958 to 1968 and Prime Minister from 1968 to 1969 under the presidency of General de Gaulle....
and Hervé Alphand
Hervé Alphand
Hervé Alphand was a French diplomat, and French ambassador to the United States, from 1956 to 1965. -Life:...
, during the Dwight D. Eisenhower
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Dwight David "Ike" Eisenhower was the 34th President of the United States, from 1953 until 1961. He was a five-star general in the United States Army...
administration.
From 1959 to 1965, he headed the French Foreign Ministry, the Department of Political Affairs. From 1965 to 1972, he was Ambassador of the French government of Georges Pompidou
Georges Pompidou
Georges Jean Raymond Pompidou was a French politician. He was Prime Minister of France from 1962 to 1968, holding the longest tenure in this position, and later President of the French Republic from 1969 until his death in 1974.-Biography:...
to the governments of Lyndon B. Johnson
Lyndon B. Johnson
Lyndon Baines Johnson , often referred to as LBJ, was the 36th President of the United States after his service as the 37th Vice President of the United States...
and Richard Nixon
Richard Nixon
Richard Milhous Nixon was the 37th President of the United States, serving from 1969 to 1974. The only president to resign the office, Nixon had previously served as a US representative and senator from California and as the 36th Vice President of the United States from 1953 to 1961 under...
. From 1972 to 1974, he was Ambassador of the Government of France, Georges Pompidou to Rome with Giovanni Leone
Giovanni Leone
Giovanni Leone was an Italian politician. He was the 38th Prime Minister of Italy from 21 June 1963 to 4 December 1963 and again from 24 June 1968 to 12 December 1968. He also served as the sixth President of the Republic from 1971 to 1978.-Biography:...
.
He then worked in the private sector.
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