France’s ambassador to Canada, Francois Delattre, will hold a public lecture at The University of Western Ontario on Wednesday, April 1 to discuss France’s role in the world today.
The event will be held at 11 a.m. in Richard Ivey School of Business Room 1R40 and is open to the public.
Francois Delattre
Delattre was appointed ambassador of France to Canada in June 2008, following four years as French Consul General in New York (2004-2008), two years as Deputy Director of the French Foreign Minister’s Office (2002-2004) and four years as Press and Communications Director at the French Embassy in Washington, D.C. (1998-2002).
As a member of President Jacques Chirac’s Foreign Policy Team (1995-1998), Delattre was responsible for European and trans-Atlantic defence and security issues and managing the Bosnian crisis.
He had previously advised Foreign Minister Alain Juppé in his cabinet on these same issues (1993-1995) following two years with the Strategic, Security and Disarmament Department of the French Foreign Ministry (1991-1993).
François Delattre was posted in Bonn at the French Embassy in Germany, where he was in charge of environmental issues and the economic consequences of Germany’s unification.