Background
SOUTOU, Jean-Marie was born on September 18, 1912 in Bruges. Son of Antoine and Marie (nee Matocq-Massey) Soutou.
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Jean-Marie Leon SOUTOU
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University de Paris a la Sorbonne.
Career
Served Switzerland 1943-1944, Yugoslavia 1945. Administration, Ministry of Foreign Affairs 1950. Secretary of Foreign Affairs 1951.
Assistant Director Cabinet of M. Mendes-France 1954-1955.
East. European SubDir. to Minister of Foreign Affairs 1955-1956. Minister-Counsellor, Moscow 1956-1958.
Consul-General, Milan 1958-1961. Director European Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs 1961-1962, Director African and Middle East Affairs 1962-1966.
Inspector-General Diplomatic and Consular Corps 1966-1971.
Ambassador to Algeria 197175. Permanent Representative to the European Communities 1975-1976. Secretary-General Ministry of Foreign Affairs 1976-1983.
President French Red Cross 1978-1983.
Ambassadeur de France 1976. Commander, Chevalier de la Legion d’Honneur"honneur.
Grand Officier, Ordre national du Merite.
Connections
Married Maria Isabel de Semprun y Maura in 1942.
