Philippe Étienne
| Philippe Étienne | |
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| Sherpa of President of France | |
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Assumed office 14 May 2017 |
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| President | Emmanuel Macron |
| Preceded by | Jacques Audibert |
| Ambassador of France to Germany | |
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In office 2014–2017 |
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| President | François Hollande |
| Preceded by | Maurice Gourdault-Montagne |
| Succeeded by | Anne-Marie Descôtes |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
24 December 1955 Neuilly-sur-Seine, France |
| Nationality | French |
| Alma mater |
École Normale Supérieure ÉNA |
Philippe Étienne (born 24 December 1955) is a French diplomat who currently serves as diplomatic adviser to the President.
Étienne was born in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Paris. He graduated from the École Normale Supérieure in 1974, and from the École nationale d'administration in 1980, alongside François Hollande and Michel Sapin. He also has an agrégation in mathematics and studied Serbo-Croat at INALCO.
As a diplomat, he has served in Belgrade (1981-1983), Bonn (1985-1987), the French mission to the EU in Brussels (1988-1991 and 1997-2002), Moscow (1991-1994) and Bucharest (ambassador to Romania, 2002-2005). He has also served in various roles in Paris, notably as president of the Agency for French Education Abroad (2004-2007). He has also worked as deputy chief-of-staff to Hervé de Charette (1995-1997) and as chief-of-staff to Bernard Kouchner (May 2007-April 2009). In the latter role, he was closely involved in the G20 summit following the 2008 financial crash, the evacuation of French citizens from Tblisi during the Russian invasion of Georgia, and the French presidency of the Council of the European Union.
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