Education: 
• Master’s degree in Law
• Diploma from Sciences Po Paris

Career: 
• Passed the competitive entrance examination for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (1980) 
• In the Directorate of Economic and Financial Affairs (1980–1981) 
• Third Secretary at the French Embassy in Bogotá (1981–1983) 
• In the Directorate of Legal Affairs (1983–1988) 
• In the Directorate of Human Resources (1988–1995) 
• Deputy Cultural Counsellor at the French Embassy in Mexico City (1995–1998) 
• Directorate for French Nationals Abroad and Foreign Nationals in France; Deputy to the Deputy Director for Personal Security (1998–2001) 
• Deputy Permanent Representative of France to the United Nations and international organisations in Vienna (2001–2006) 
• Deputy Permanent Representative of France to the Conference on Disarmament and disarmament bodies in Geneva (2006–2008) 
• French Ambassador to Guatemala (2008–2010)
• Ambassador to the ‘Annecy 2018 Olympic Bid Committee’, responsible for international promotion (2010–2011) 
• Diplomatic Adviser to the Minister of Defence (2011–2012) 
• Ambassador responsible for transnational criminal threats (2013–2017) 
• French Ambassador to Romania (2017–2020) 
• French Ambassador to Colombia (2020–2021) 
• Director for the Americas and the Caribbean at the Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs (2021–2024) 
• Senior official for Gender Equality at the Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs (2021–2024)
• Since July 2024: Chair of the French National Commission for UNESCO