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Michel Jobert (French: [miʃɛl ʒɔbɛʁ]; 11 September 1921 – 25 May 2002) was a French politician of the left-wing Gaullist orientation. He served as Minister of Foreign Affairs under Georges Pompidou, and as Minister of External Commerce under François Mitterrand.
Michel Jobert | |
|---|---|
| French Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 4 April 1973 – 28 May 1974 | |
| President | Georges Pompidou |
| Prime Minister | Pierre Messmer |
| Preceded by | André Bettencourt |
| Succeeded by | Jean Sauvagnargues |
| Chief of Staff of President of France | |
| In office 1969–1973 | |
| President | Georges Pompidou |
| Preceded by | Bernard Beck |
| Succeeded by | Édouard Balladur |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 11 September 1921 Meknes, French Morocco |
| Died | 25 May 2002 (aged 80) Paris, France |
| Alma mater | Sciences Po, ÉNA |
His tenure was marked, in part, by tense relations with the United States as he pursued French independence in the sphere of foreign relations.[1] This policy at one point led a frustrated Henry Kissinger to call him "an idiot" and a "bad" foreign minister.[2] Jobert died on 25 May 2002 in Paris, aged 80.[3]
References
edit- ^ Gfeller, Aurélie Elisa, 1977- (December 2014). Building a European identity : France, the United States, and the oil shock, 1973-1974 (First paperback ed.). New York. ISBN 978-1-78238-688-9. OCLC 898210833.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ File:Nixon, Kissinger, George Shultz, William Simon - February 9, 1974(Gerald Ford Library)(1552661).pdf, p. 4
- ^ "Michel Jobert, 80, Minister Under Pompidou". The New York Times. 31 May 2002.
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