Background
BEGOUGNE, Gontran was born on July 28, 1908 in Limoges. Son of Octave Begougne de Juniac and Madeleine Desgranges.
BEGOUGNE, Gontran was born on July 28, 1908 in Limoges. Son of Octave Begougne de Juniac and Madeleine Desgranges.
Ecole Montalembert, Limoges, Ecole Libre des Sciences Politiques, Paris, and University de Paris a la Sorbonne.
Deputy Consul 1935; Secretary of Embassy, Berlin 1936-1937, Moscow 1937-1941. Ministry of Foreign Affairs 1941. Secretary of Embassy, Dublin 1945-1947.
Division of Cultural Relations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs 1947-1949, Secretary-General of Four Powers Conference 1949.
Counsellor, Washington 1949-1955. Minister and Minister-Counsellor, London 1955-1960.
Ambassador to Ethiopia 1960-1965, to Turkey 1965-1970, to Belgium 1970-1973. Commander Chevalier de la Legion d’Honneur"honneur, Commander ordre national du Merite, Grand-Croix de l’ordre de Leopold et de l’ordre de la Couronne de Belgique.
Married Myriam des Moutis in 1959.