Several pillars of the Quai d’Orsay are called upon to take important positions in countries of the G7.
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The chassé-crossed of the ambassadors committed to the heart of summer gradually delivers its secrets. While the movement takes place discreetly, one thing is certain: the current carousel game will undoubtedly lead to a deep renewal at the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, several pillars of which are called to take positions of importance in G7 country.
According to the decisions made to the Council of Ministers, Friday, July 29, the secretary general of the ministry, François Delattre, would indeed be appointed as ambassador to Germany. Several names circulate to replace him, including that of the outgoing ambassador in Berlin, Anne-Marie Descôtes, or that of the permanent representative of France with the United Nations in Geneva, Jérôme Bonnafont, author before his arrival in Switzerland, here is a barely one year of a report on the human resources policy of the Quai d’Orsay.
In addition, two out of the three managers in the three of the ministry should leave their duties. The current owner of the administration, Hélène Duchêne, would be appointed to London, where she must replace Catherine Colonna, who became Minister of Foreign Affairs after the re -election of Emmanuel Macron. Michel Miraillet (Director General of Globalization) is leaving for Ottawa, Canada.
In addition, the current director of legal affairs of the ministry, François Alabrune, will become ambassador to the Netherlands, also responsible for representing Paris with the organization for the ban on chemical weapons. A position which will allow him to ensure the work of the International Criminal Court, very committed to investigations about war crimes committed in Ukraine by the Russian army. Mr. Alabrune replaces Luis Vassy, who has just taken over the management of Ms. Colonna.
At this stage, these different appointments, such as those operated ten days earlier for around thirty countries, are rather likely to reassure diplomats, scalded by the overhaul of the quay carried out at the instigation of the Elysée, in the framework of the reform of the high public service. Many fear indeed that extinction by the end of the year of the two bodies at the heart of the ministry – foreign affairs advisers and plenipotentiary ministers – allow the executive to make more political choices , to the detriment of professional diplomats, experienced in world affairs. Rarious fact, on June 2, a good part of the hierarchy of the quay, of which Michel Miraillet, had strikes against these measures.
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