Background
VIOT, Jacques Edmond. L. Es L. was born on August 25, 1921 in Bordeaux.
VIOT, Jacques Edmond. L. Es L. was born on August 25, 1921 in Bordeaux.
Bordeaux and Paris lycees and Ecole Normale Superieure and Ecole national d’Administration.
Lecturer in French, University of Dublin 1945-1947, Ecole National d’Administration 1948-1950. Foreign Office 1951-1953, Second Secretary, London 1953-1957. First Secretary, Rabat 1957-1961.
Held various posts in cen. admin. 1961-1972; Ambassador to Canada 77. General Inspector for Foreign Affairs 1977-1978.
Director de Cabinet, Ministry of Foreign Affairs 1978-1981. General Inspector for Foreign Affairs 1981-1984. Ambassador to United Kingdom 1984-1986.
Chairman Review Committee on Foreign Affairs, Paris 1986-1987. Chairman France-Grande Bretagne 1987.
Administration Council Alliance-Francaise since 1987, Ecole Normale superieure since 1988, Conseil superieur Agence France-Presse since 1988.
Married Jeanne de Martimprey de Romecourt in 1950.