H.E. Ludovic Pouille

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of France to the United Arab Emirates

Born on June 22nd, 1971

Married, three children

EDUCATION:

1991 – Undergraduate degree in history

1993 – Degree from Sciences Po Strasbourg

1994 – Certificate in modern Arabic

1995 – Postgraduate degree in International Relations (Graduate Institute For International Studies)

CAREER:

March 1997: Entered the French Foreign Ministry as Secrétaire des Affaires étrangères (Orient section)

1997-2001: At the Central Administration (Middle East and North Africa Directorate) – Desk Officer for Iraq and Kuwait, then Syria and Lebanon

2001-2004: At the French Consulate-General in Jerusalem – Deputy Consul (politics and press)

2004-2007: At the Permanent Mission of France to the United Nations in New York – First Secretary (responsible for Middle East and North Africa/Sanctions)

2007-2010: At the central administration (Middle East and North Africa Directorate) – Head of the Egypt-and Levant Department

2010-2014: At the French Embassy in Rabat – Deputy Head of Mission

2014-2017: Deputy Director of the Middle East and North Africa Directorate

Languages:

English: fluent

Arabic: good knowledge

German: basic knowledge