Jacques Dewatre

Jacques Dewatre (5 June 1936 – 14 December 2021) was a French diplomat and politician.^[1] He served as Director-General for External Security from 1993 to 2000.

Jacques Dewatre
France Ambassador to Ethiopia [fr]
In office 15 March 2000 – 9 July 2001
Preceded by	Alain Rouquié
Succeeded by	Josette Dallant
Director-General for External Security
In office 4 June 1993 – 13 February 2000
Preceded by	Claude Silberzahn
Succeeded by	Jean-Claude Cousseran [fr]
Prefect of Réunion
In office 19 July 1991 – December 1992
Preceded by	Daniel Constantin
Succeeded by	Hubert Fournier
Prefect of Saône-et-Loire
In office 1988 – 19 July 1991
Preceded by	Yves Mourès
Succeeded by	Jean-Claude Roure
Personal details
Born	(1936-06-05)5 June 1936 Limoges, France
Died	14 December 2021(2021-12-14) (aged 85) Clamart, France

Biography

Dewatre studied at the École spéciale militaire de Saint-Cyr and became a parachutist. After fifteen years in the military, he joined the prefectural body in 1974. He became a sub-prefect in Aude, Haute-Savoie, and French Polynesia. He then served as prefect of French Guiana from 1986 to 1988, Saône-et-Loire from 1988 to 1991, and Réunion from 1991 to 1992. He served as Director-General for External Security from 1993 to 2000. From 15 March 2000 to 9 July 2001, he served as France's ambassador to Ethiopia.

He died following a long illness at Hôpital d'instruction des armées Percy in Clamart, on 14 December 2021, at the age of 85.^[2]

Distinctions

• Grand-Officer of the National Order of the Legion of Honour
• Grand-Officer of the National Order of Merit

References

1. "DEWATRE Jacques". Académie des sciences d'outre-mer (in French).
2. Bonavita, Marie-Laetitia (16 December 2021). "Ancien directeur de la DGSE, Jacques Dewatre est décédé". Le Figaro (in French). Retrieved 21 December 2021.