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Catherine Colonna
French diplomat and politician / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Catherine Colonna (born 16 April 1956) is a French politician. Colonna has been the Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs since 2022. She was the Ambassador of France to the United Kingdom from 2019 to 2022. Before this, she was the Ambassador of France to Italy between 2014 and 2017.
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Minister of Europe and Foreign Affairs | |
Assumed office 20 May 2022 | |
Prime Minister | Élisabeth Borne |
Preceded by | Jean-Yves Le Drian |
Ambassador of France to the United Kingdom | |
In office 2 September 2019 – 20 May 2022 | |
President | Emmanuel Macron |
Preceded by | Jean-Pierre Jouyet |
Succeeded by | TBD |
Permanent Representative of France to OECD | |
In office 4 October 2017 – 2 September 2019 | |
President | Emmanuel Macron |
Preceded by | Pierre Duquesne |
Succeeded by | Jean-Pierre Jouyet |
Ambassador of France to Italy | |
In office 1 September 2014 – 21 September 2017 | |
President | François Hollande Emmanuel Macron |
Preceded by | Alain Le Roy |
Succeeded by | Christian Masset |
Permanent Representative of France to UNESCO | |
In office 26 March 2008 – 22 December 2010 | |
President | Nicolas Sarkozy |
Preceded by | Joëlle Bourgois |
Succeeded by | Rama Yade |
Minister for European Affairs | |
In office 2 June 2005 – 15 May 2007 | |
Prime Minister | Dominique de Villepin |
Preceded by | Claudie Haigneré |
Succeeded by | Jean-Pierre Jouyet |
Personal details | |
Born | (1956-04-16) 16 April 1956 (age 68) Tours, France |
Alma mater | University of Tours Sciences Po École nationale d'administration |
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