Ecole des Chartes and University de Paris DARIDAN.

Background

DARIDAN., Ecole des Chartes and University de Paris was born on August 15, 1906. Son of Edmond Daridan and Jeanne Parmentier.

Education

College de Juilly, Ecole des Chartes and University de Paris.

Career

Counsellor Chungking 1945-1946. Charge d’affaires Bangkok 1947. Minister-Counsellor Washington 1948-1954.

Deputy High Commissioner French Indochina 1954.

Deputy Director-General Political and Economics Affairs, Paris 1955, Director-General 1956. Ambassador to Japan 1959-1962.

Diplomatic Adviser to French Government 1963-1965. Ambassador to India 1965-1970, concurrently to Nepal 1965-1967.

Honorary Chairman, France-Amerique.

Chairman France Union-Indienne 1974. Chairman Aide et Action 1981.

Membership

Advisory Committee to French National Museums.

Interests

• Asian art and archaeology.

Connections

Married Genevieve le Couteulx de Caumont in 1959.

Father:

Edmond Daridan

Mother:

Jeanne Parmentier

Spouse:

Genevieve le Couteulx de Caumont