Emmanuel Bonne

Emmanuel Bonne (French: [emanɥɛl bɔn]; born 13 August 1970)^[1] is a French career diplomat who has served as the diplomatic advisor to the President of France since 2019.^[2]^{[note 1]} During his tenure under Emmanuel Macron he has been playing a role in various matters such as the 45th G7 summit, the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, negotiations following the incarceration of Fariba Adelkhah and Roland Marchal in Iran, Nord Stream 2 and the AUKUS pact,^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6] as well as in bilateral relations with various countries.^[7]^[8]^[9]^[10] A former ambassador, Bonne is a former political scientist specializing in issues of the Middle East.^[1]

Diplomatic career

Bonne is a graduate of the Grenoble Institute of Political Studies with a Diplôme d'études approfondies in Comparative politics. After working as a researcher at the CERMOC in Beirut he was admitted to the competitive examination as a Conseiller des affaires étrangères du cadre d'Orient in March 2000. Thereafter he has held several positions and diplomatic ranks:^[1]

2000–2003: Rédacteur at the Central Administration (North Africa and Middle East)
2003–2006: Deuxième conseiller in Tehran
2006–2009: Premier conseiller in Riyadh
2009–2012: Deuxième conseiller at the Permanent Mission of France to the United Nations^[11]
2012–2015: Advisor for North Africa and the Middle East in the diplomatic cell^[12]^{[note 2]}
2015–2017: Ambassador to Lebanon^[14]
2017–2019: Directeur de cabinet of the newly-reorganized Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs^[14]^[15]

Publications

Bonne, Emmanuel (1995). Vie publique, patronage et clientèle: Rafic Hariri à Saïda. Les Cahiers de l’IREMAM (in French). Aix-en-Provence: Institut de recherches et d'études sur le monde arabe et musulman. doi:10.4000/books.iremam.2811. ISBN 9782821830165. OCLC 911492452.

Awards

Honour medal of Foreign Affairs (2004)^[1]
Officer of the National Order of the Cedar (2017)^[14]

Notes

^ The French name of the office of presidential diplomatic advisor is conseiller diplomatique.
^ The diplomatic cell or cellule diplomatique is a group of about a dozen presidential diplomatic staff.^[3]^[13]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Emmanuel Bonne, Ambassadeur de France au Liban" (in French). Ambassade de France au Liban. 13 June 2017. Archived from the original on 20 October 2020. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
^ Izambard, Antoine (9 May 2019). "Macron change sa cellule diplomatique à l'Élysée et recase un proche". Politique. Challenges (in French). Paris. ISSN 0751-4417. Archived from the original on 20 September 2021. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
^ ^a ^b Momtaz, Rym (28 October 2020). "Inside Macron's diplomacy: Tension, turf wars and burnouts". Politico Europe. Brussels. ISSN 2406-5250. Archived from the original on 31 October 2020. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
^ Reltien, Philippe (1 February 2020). "Inquiétudes autour des conditions de détention de deux chercheurs français en Iran". France Info. Samedi investigation (in French). Paris. Archived from the original on 2 February 2020. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
^ Hanke, Thomas (1 February 2021). "'Sanktionen genügen nicht mehr': Frankreich fordert Ende von Nord Stream 2". Politik. Handelsblatt (in German). Düsseldorf. ISSN 0017-7296. Archived from the original on 1 February 2021. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
^ McBride, Courtney (5 October 2021). "Blinken Meetings With French Officials Yield No 'Concrete Actions' to Strengthen Ties". Politics, National Security. The Wall Street Journal. New York. ISSN 0099-9660. Archived from the original on 9 October 2021. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
^ "China, France to work on reducing tension on Iran nuclear issue". Tehran Times. Tehran. NA, PA. 10 August 2019. ISSN 1563-860X. Archived from the original on 10 August 2019. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
^ Sibal, Sidhant (4 January 2021). "First in-coming visit: Macron's foreign policy advisor Emmanuel Bonne on two-day visit to India". WION. New Delhi: Zee Media Corporation. Archived from the original on 4 January 2021. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
^ "French spy master joins effort to deliver Lebanese reforms, sources say". The Daily Star. Beirut. Reuters. 3 September 2020. ISSN 1564-0310. Archived from the original on 3 September 2020. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
^ Abu Najm, Michel (30 July 2021). "France Stresses Support for Saudi Initiative on Yemen, Condemns Houthi Attacks". Gulf. Asharq Al-Awsat (English ed.). London. ISSN 0265-5772. Archived from the original on 30 July 2021. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
^ "A Biden presidency would offer Emmanuel Macron a tempting opportunity". Charlemagne. The Economist. No. 44/2020, Why it has to be Joe Biden. London. 31 October 2020 [in print as "Macron's mission" on 29 October 2020]. ISSN 0013-0613. Archived from the original on 31 October 2020. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
^ Cosnay, Fabienne; Robin, Mickaël (24 September 2013). "Infographie - Syrie: les hommes du président Hollande". Politique. Europe 1 (in French). Paris. Archived from the original on 10 June 2021. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
^ "Enquête interne de l'Elysée sur le fonctionnement de sa cellule diplomatique". Actualité. Le Figaro (in French). Paris. AFP. 9 October 2020. ISSN 0182-5852. Archived from the original on 24 November 2020. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c "French ambassador stresses France's support for Lebanon upon final return". The Daily Star. Beirut. 29 May 2017. ISSN 1564-0310. Archived from the original on 12 October 2021. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
^ Inchauspé, Irène; et al. (19 May 2017). "Bercy, Quai d'Orsay, Environnement, Culture, Éducation: qui sont les hommes de l'ombre?". L'Opinion (in French). Paris. ISSN 2267-1935. Archived from the original on 10 June 2017. Retrieved 10 October 2021.