Jean Sauvagnargues

French politician

Jean Sauvagnargues
Jean Sauvagnargues (1974)

French Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office 28 May 1974 – 27 August 1976
President	Valéry Giscard d'Estaing
Preceded by	Michel Jobert
Succeeded by	Louis de Guiringaud

Personal details
Born	(1915-04-02)2 April 1915 Paris, France
Died	6 August 2002(2002-08-06) (aged 87) Lausanne, Switzerland
Nationality	France
Alma mater	École Normale Supérieure

Jean Sauvagnargues (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ sovaɲaʁɡ]; 2 April 1915 – 6 August 2002) was a French politician who served as Minister of Foreign Affairs under Valéry Giscard d'Estaing from 1974 to 1976 and was Ambassador to Ethiopia, Tunisia, West Germany, and the United Kingdom.^[1]^[2] Sauvagnargues died on 6 August 2002 in Lausanne, aged 87.^[3]

Honours

Commandeur de la Légion d’Honneur,
Commandeur de l’ordre national du Mérite,
Croix de guerre.^[4]

References

^ Jessel, Stephen. "Jean Sauvagnargues: Germanophile ambassador, and Foreign Minister of France who was in on the beginnings of European Monetary Union". The Guardian.
^ Staff. "Jean Sauvagnargues, 87; Was Foreign Minister for France 1974-'76". Los Angeles Times.
^ "Jean Sauvagnargues, 87, Paris Diplomat, Dies". The New York Times. 9 August 2002.
^ www.whoswho.fr