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 | |
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| France Ambassador to Ethiopia | |
| 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 |
| 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 | 5 June 1936 Limoges, France |
| Died | 14 December 2021 (aged 85) Clamart, France |
Biography
editDewatre 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
edit- Grand-Officer of the National Order of the Legion of Honour
- Grand-Officer of the National Order of Merit
References
edit- ^ "DEWATRE Jacques". Académie des sciences d'outre-mer (in French).
- ^ Bonavita, Marie-Laetitia (16 December 2021). "Ancien directeur de la DGSE, Jacques Dewatre est décédé". Le Figaro (in French). Retrieved 21 December 2021.