Emmanuel Bonne
Emmanuel Bonne is a French career diplomat who has served as the diplomatic advisor to the President of France since 2019. During his tenure under Emmanuel Macron he has been playing a role in various matters such as the 45th G7 summit, the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, negotiations following the incarceration of Fariba Adelkhah and Roland Marchal in Iran, Nord Stream 2 and the AUKUS pact, as well as in bilateral relations with various countries. A former ambassador, Bonne is a former political scientist specializing in issues of the Middle East.
He has been working as assistant professor at Marmara University, Public Management department in Istanbul/Turkey during 1993-1994.
Diplomatic career
Bonne is a graduate of the Grenoble Institute of Political Studies with a Diplôme d'études approfondies in Comparative politics. After working as a researcher at the CERMOC in Beirut he was admitted to the competitive examination as a Conseiller des affaires étrangères du cadre d'Orient in March 2000. Thereafter he has held several positions and diplomatic ranks:- 2000–2003: at the Central Administration
- 2003–2006: in Tehran
- 2006–2009: in Riyadh
- 2009–2012: at the Permanent Mission of France to the United Nations
- 2012–2015: Advisor for North Africa and the Middle East in the diplomatic cell
- 2015–2017: Ambassador to Lebanon
- 2017–2019: of the newly-reorganized Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs
Publications
*Awards
- Honour medal of Foreign Affairs
- Officer of the National Order of the Cedar