Laurent Pic Explained

Laurent Pic (born 2 August 1964) is a French diplomat who currently serves as ambassador to Japan.

He was born in Paris and graduated from Sciences Po and INALCO.^[1] As a diplomat, he has held postings at the permanent missions of France to the UN and the EU, and has served as an adviser to Pierre Moscovici and Jean-Marc Ayrault. He was ambassador to the Netherlands from 2014 to 2016 and was appointed ambassador to Japan in June 2017.

He is a knight of the National Order of Merit,^[2] and of the Légion d'honneur.^[3] He also granted the Order of the Rising Sun by Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi on September 15, 2020.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Laurent Pic, le nouvel ambassadeur de France au Japon. 13 June 2017.
2. Web site: Biographie de l'Ambassadeur. La France au Japon.
3. https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/affichTexte.do?cidTexte=JORFTEXT000038759146
4. https://jp.ambafrance.org/Remise-du-grand-cordon-de-l-ordre-du-Soleil-levant-a-l-ambassadeur-de-France-au-Japon Remise du grand cordon de l’ordre du Soleil levant à l’ambassadeur de France au Japon - La France au Japon