Pascal Le Deunff

Pascal Le Deunff (born July 11, 1959) is a French diplomat. In September 2017, he was appointed as Ambassador of France to the Republic of Moldova.
Education and teaching
Pascal Le Deunff obtained a master's degree in international economy and a doctorate in economics at the University of Paris (Nanterre). From 1981 to 1984, he was a teacher of economics at the University of Paris. In 1985 and 1986, he taught Economics at the French Lycée of Montevideo, Uruguay.
Diplomatic career
From 1987 to 1991, Pascal Le Deunff was attaché at the French Consulate in San Francisco. In 1992 and 1993, he worked as press attaché at the consulate general of France in Stuttgart, Germany. In 1994, he joined the team of the Spokesman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Paris. In this capacity, he was spokesperson of the French Ministry for matters regarding Central and Eastern Europe, the Balkans, international strategic affairs, and issues related to French expatriates.
From 1997 to 2000, Pascal Le Deunff was posted as First Secretary at the French embassy in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. During the Asian financial crisis, his duties included the monitoring of the Malaysian political situation and the strengthening of political ties between France and Malaysia.
Between September 2000 and August 2003, he was First Secretary and Deputy Head of Mission at the French embassy in Ljubljana, Slovenia. In this capacity, Pascal Le Deunff contributed to finalizing the Accession Treaty negotiation between Slovenia and the European Union.
Returning to Paris in September 2003, Pascal Le Deunff became adviser to Noelle Lenoir, French Minister of European Affairs, in charge of EU enlargement and EU external relations. After working with the Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in April 2004 he was appointed Deputy Head of the Department for the EU Foreign and Security Policy at the MFA. He was responsible for formulating the French official position in all matters related to the European foreign policy.
From August 2006 until August 2009, Pascal Le Deunff was Senior Adviser and Deputy Head of Mission at the French embassy in Bangkok, Thailand.
From September 2009 until August 2012, Le Deunff was Consul general of France in Atlanta (United States).
From August 2012 until December 2015, he has been Deputy Director in charge of international scientific co-operation at the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
From September until December 2016, he was Diplomatic Adviser at the Permanent Mission of France to the United Nations in New York, and a member of the French delegation to the 71st United Nations General Assembly. In this position, he negotiated several UN resolutions on development issues and economic affairs.
Pascal Le Deunff then served in the administration of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Paris, before being appointed in September 2017 as Ambassador of France to the Republic of Moldova.
In January 2009, Le Deunff was awarded the silver Medal of Honour of the French Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs. In November 2009, he was appointed a Knight of the National Order of Merit. In March 2016, he was appointed a Knight of the Legion of Honor by the President of the French Republic.

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