Emmanuel Jacquin de Margerie
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Emmanuel Jacquin de Margerie (December 25, 1924 - December 2, 1991 Paris
Paris
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) was the Ambassador of the Republic of France
France
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 to the United States
United States
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.

Career

He studied at the Aurora University (Shanghai)
Aurora University (Shanghai)
Aurora University was a pre-eminent Catholic university in Shanghai from 1903 to 1952.The founder was Father Joseph Ma Xiangbo S.J. and French Jesuits. The University was founded on 27th February, 1903. Ma Xiangbo left in 1906 and the university was kept by French Jesuits until the coming of...

 and the Sorbonne
Sorbonne
The Sorbonne is an edifice of the Latin Quarter, in Paris, France, which has been the historical house of the former University of Paris...

.
He graduated from the Sciences Po
Institut d'Études Politiques de Paris
The Institut d'études politiques de Paris , simply referred to as Sciences Po , is a public research and higher education institution in Paris, France, specialised in the social sciences. It has the status of grand établissement, which allows its admissions process to be highly selective...

, and ENA
École nationale d'administration
The École Nationale d'Administration , one of the most prestigious of French graduate schools , was created in 1945 by Charles de Gaulle to democratise access to the senior civil service. It is now entrusted with the selection and initial training of senior French officials...

.

He was head the Department of European Affairs.
He was Ambassador to Spain from 1977 to 1981.
He was Ambassador to the United Kingdom from 1981 to 1984.
He was Ambassador to the United States, from 1984 to 1989.

He was a director in musées de France, and helped in the creation of the Musée d'Orsay
Musée d'Orsay
The Musée d'Orsay is a museum in Paris, France, on the left bank of the Seine. It is housed in the former Gare d'Orsay, an impressive Beaux-Arts railway station built between 1898 and 1900. The museum holds mainly French art dating from 1848 to 1915, including paintings, sculptures, furniture,...

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External links

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