Hadelin de La Tour du Pin Chambly de La Charce (26 August 1951 – 23 September 2024) was a French diplomat who served as the Ambassador of France to Monaco.
Hadelin de La Tour du Pin | |
|---|---|
| Ambassador of France to Monaco | |
| In office 2014–2016 | |
| Monarch | Albert II, Prince of Monaco |
| President | François Hollande |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 26 August 1951 Antananarivo, Madagascar |
| Died | 23 September 2024 (aged 73) Paris, France |
| Alma mater | Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University Sciences Po, ÉNA |
| Profession | Diplomat |
Early life
editDe La Tour was born on 26 August 1951.[1][2] He graduated from Sciences Po and the École nationale d'administration in 1977.[1]
Career
editDe La Tour joined the French foreign service in 1977.[2] He served as ambassador to Guinea (1994–1997), Zimbabwe (1997–2000),[2] Cyprus (2003–2006), Venezuela (2006–2009),[2] and the Pacific Region (2009–2014).[2] He succeeded Hughes Moret as Ambassador to Monaco in 2014.[2]
De La Tour was a Knight of the Legion of Honour and the National Order of Merit.[1]
Death
editDe La Tour died in Paris on 23 September 2024, at the age of 73.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b c Hillion, Anne-Claire (11 August 2014). "Le nouvel ambassadeur de France officiellement nommé à Monaco". Monaco-Matin. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f "Remise des Lettres de Créance de M. Hadelin de La Tour du Pin". La France à Monaco. Ambassade de France à Monaco. 17 October 2014. Archived from the original on 5 August 2016. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
- ^ "Carnet du jour". Le Figaro (in French). Retrieved 25 September 2024.