Henri Bonnet
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Henri Bonnet was a French politician, diplomat
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 from 1944 to 1954.

He was a member of the secretariat of the League of Nations
League of Nations
The League of Nations was an intergovernmental organization founded as a result of the Paris Peace Conference that ended the First World War. It was the first permanent international organization whose principal mission was to maintain world peace...

 from 1921 to 1931.
He was Information Commissioner in the French Committee of National Liberation
French Committee of National Liberation
The French Committee of National Liberation was a body formed by the French leaders Gens. Henri Giraud and Charles de Gaulle to provide united leadership, organize and coordinate the campaign to liberate France from Nazi Germany during World War II. The committee was formed on June 3, 1943 and...

 (CFLN), and the Provisional Government of the French Republic (GPRF), from 3 June to 9 September 1944.
He was named after the official recognition of GFRP States United representative of France in Washington.

Works

  • The world's destiny and the United States, World Citizens association, 1941
  • The United Nations on the way: principles and policies, World Citizens Association, 1942
  • Intellectual co-operation in world organization, American Council on Public Affairs, 1942
  • Roman et poésie, Nizet, 1951
  • Hommage à George Sand, Presses Universitaires de France, 1969

External links

  • "Henri Bonnet", French Wikipedia
  • http://www.life.com/image/50447188 French Minister George Bidault, James F. Byrnes and Henri Bonnet talking at the French Embassy reception.
  • http://www.oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/kt5t1nf0v6/ Overview of the Henri Bonnet typescript : The United Nations
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