Pierre Vimont
 Pierre Vimont    (diplomat) | ||||||||
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| Born | 15 June 1949 France | |||||||
| Nationality | French | |||||||
| Alma mater | Sciences-Po Paris, ÉNA | |||||||
| Member of | Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Centre for European Reform, EastWest Institute, European Council on Foreign Relations, European Leadership Network | |||||||
French diplomat who was Ambassador to the United States 2007-2010, and attended the 2012 Bilderberg meeting as Executive Secretary-General of the European External Action Service.
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Pierre Vimont is a French diplomat who Ambassador of France to the United States. He attended the 2012 Bilderberg meeting as Executive Secretary-General of the European External Action Service.
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Early life and education
Vimont holds a law degree. He is a graduate of the Institut d'Études Politiques de Paris (Sciences Po) and the École nationale d'administration (1977). He speaks French, English and Spanish.
Diplomatic career
Vimont's first post was at the French embassy in London, where he was second secretary from 1977 to 1978 and first secretary from 1978 to 1981. He then worked in the Press and Information department in Paris from 1981 to 1985. From 1985 to 1986 he worked at the EastWest Institute in New York City. Then he moved back to Europe to become the second councillor at the Permanent Representation of France at the European Community in Brussels, from 1986 to 1990.
Vimont subsequently became chief of staff to successive ministers delegate of European affairs Édith Cresson and Élisabeth Guigou from 1990 to 1993. He was the director for development and of scientific, technical, and educational cooperation (1993–1996) and subsequently the adjunct general director of cultural, scientific, and technical relations (1996–1997), and the director of European cooperation (1997–1999). From 1999 to 2002 he was the ambassador and permanent representative of France at the European Union in Brussels. From 2002 to 2007 he served as chief of staff to three French Foreign Ministers, Dominique de Villepin (2002–2004), Michel Barnier (2004–2005)[1] and Philippe Douste-Blazy (2005–2007).[2]
In 2007, President Nicolas Sarkozy appointed Vimont to the position of Ambassador to the United States. On 6 November 2007, he was among the guests invited to the state dinner] hosted by U.S. President George W. Bush in honor of Sarkozy at the White House.[3]
On 25 October 2010, Vimont was selected by the European Union's (EU) High Representative Catherine Ashton to be the first Executive Secretary General of the European External Action Service, which began operation on 1 December 2010.
Later career
In March 2015 Vimont joined the European Leadership Network, a group of high-level former and serving officials from across Europe focused on dealing with the foreign and security challenges facing the continent.[4] In May 2015, Vimont became a member of the Foundation Board[5] of the Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue (HD), a private diplomacy organisation based in Switzerland. In June 2016, he became Chairman [6] of HD's Foundation Board.
In June 2015, Vimont was appointed Personal Envoy of the President of the European Council, Donald Tusk, to lead preparations for the Valletta Summit on Migration between EU and African countries. In 2016, he served as France’s Middle East envoy for the Paris peace conference. In 2019, he was appointed as French President Emmanuel Macron’s Special Envoy for the architecture of security and trust with Russia.
Additional connections
- Centre for European Reform (CER), Member of the Advisory Board[7]
- European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR), Member[8]
Events Participated in
| Event | Start | End | Location(s) | Description |
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| Bilderberg/2012 | 31 May 2012 | 3 June 2012 | US Virginia Chantilly | The 58th Bilderberg, in Chantilly, Virginia. Unusually just 4 years after an earlier Bilderberg meeting there. |
| Brussels Forum/2011 | 25 March 2011 | 27 March 2011 | Belgium Brussels | Yearly discreet get-together of huge amount of transatlantic politicians, media and military and corporations, under the auspices of the CIA and NATO-close German Marshall Fund. |
| Brussels Forum/2012 | 23 March 2012 | 24 March 2012 | Belgium Brussels | Yearly discreet get-together of huge amount of transatlantic politicians, media and military and corporations, under the auspices of the CIA-close German Marshall Fund. |
| Brussels Forum/2013 | Belgium Brussels | Yearly discreet get-together of huge amount of transatlantic politicians, media and military and corporations, under the auspices of the CIA-close German Marshall Fund. | ||
| Brussels Forum/2014 | 21 March 2014 | 24 March 2014 | Belgium Brussels | Yearly discreet get-together of huge amount of transatlantic politicians, media and military and corporations, under the auspices of the CIA-close German Marshall Fund. The theme in 2014 was A World in Transition |
References
- ↑ George Parker and Alex Barker (March 15, 2018), Meet the Brexit negotiators: David Davis and Michel Barnier Financial Times.
- ↑ http://www.ambafrance-us.org/spip.php?rubrique95
- ↑ Guest List for the Social Dinner in Honor of His Excellency Nicolas Sarkozy President of the French Republic Office of the First Lady of the United States, press release of 6 November 2007.
- ↑ https://www.europeanleadershipnetwork.org/person/pierre-vimont/
- ↑ https://www.hdcentre.org/updates/hd-welcomes-four-new-members-to-its-foundation-board/
- ↑ https://www.hdcentre.org/updates/former-head-of-the-eus-external-action-service-and-current-un-special-adviser-on-cyprus-to-lead-hds-foundation-board/
- ↑ Advisory Board Centre for European Reform (CER).
- ↑ Members of the Council European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR).
