Background
Masset, Jean-Pierre was born on September 11, 1936 in Casablanca, Morocco. Son of Louis J. and Helene (Barrau) Masset.
Masset, Jean-Pierre was born on September 11, 1936 in Casablanca, Morocco. Son of Louis J. and Helene (Barrau) Masset.
Degree in law, University Bordeaux, France, 1957. Master in Economy, University Paris, 1960. Postgraduate, Institute for Advanced Studies, Paris.
Postgraduate in Russian, Arabic, Institute Oriental Civilisation, Paris.
With French Embassy, Rabat, Morocco, 1963-1966, Moscow, 1966-1970. Personal assistant Minister, Paris, 1971-1973. With French Embassy, Washington, 1973-1977, Bonn, Germany, 1977-1980.
Director Soviet and Eastern European Affairs French Foreign Ministry, Paris, 1980-1982. Minister counsellor French Embassy, Moscow, 1982-1985. Assistant secretary for United Nations affairs French Ministry, Paris, 1986-1989.
Ambassador to Pakistan French Embassy, Islamabad, 1989-1993. Deputy to Lord Owen Conference Former Yugoslavia, Geneva, since 1993. Ambassador to Iran-French Embassy French Embassy, Teheran, 1994-1998, ambassador to Denmark Copenhagen, 1998—2001.
Attorney Paris, since 2002. Vice chairman Franco-Russian Law Society. Arbitrator Paris, Moscow, Almaty.
Served to lieutenant colonel Marine Reserves, 1961-1963. Member of Entrepose Contracting France.
Married Lassez Francoise, April 23, 1959. Children: Nathalie Caudron, Valerie Branche, Marion Imbert.