Hélène Tréheux-Duchêne Explained

Honorific-Prefix:Her Excellency
Hélène Duchêne
Office1:Ambassador of France to the United Kingdom
Country:France
Term Start1:12 October 2022
Predecessor1:Catherine Colonna
President1:Emmanuel Macron
Birth Date:1963 1, df=yes
Birth Name:Hélène Tréheux
Birth Place:France
Profession:Diplomat
Residence:Kensington, London[1]
Alma Mater:Sciences Po
ENA

Hélène Tréheux-Duchêne (born 7 January 1963), is a French career diplomat who, since 2022, serves as the Ambassador of France to the United Kingdom.[2]

Biography

The daughter of Professor Jacques Tréheux[3] and Augusta née Beauchot, she read modern literature at ENS Paris and after graduating she pursued further studies at Sciences Po then at ENA where she met her future husband, Rémi Duchêne.[4] [5]

After joining the French diplomatic service at the Quai d'Orsay in 1989, she rose quickly through the ranks via various EU postings to become France's Permanent Representative to NATO (2016–19).[6]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: La Résidence de France. France in the United Kingdom - La France au Royaume-Uni.
  2. https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/jorf/id/JORFTEXT000046413769 www.legifrance.gouv.fr
  3. https://www.persee.fr/authority/12904 www.persee.fr
  4. https://www.siv.archives-nationales.culture.gouv.fr/siv/rechercheconsultation/consultation/ir/pdfIR.action?irId=FRAN_IR_009545 www.siv.archives-nationales.culture.gouv.fr
  5. https://www.lefigaro.fr/carnet_du_jour/12-11-14_FIGARO.PDF www.lefigaro.fr
  6. https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/who_is_who_135088.htm www.nato.int