Frank Melloul was born on July 2, 1973 in Fribourg, Switzerland.
Education
Melloul is a geopolitician who studied law and obtained a degree in International relations at the Graduate Institute of International Studies in Geneva in 1999. He later acquired a Master"s degree in international relations at the Écoles des hautes études internationales et politiques (EHEI) in 2000, a Masters in Negotiation at Paris XI (2001). Auditor Joint Defense College.
Professional Background.
Career
A media personality and foreign affairs specialist, Melloul was Communications Advisor to former French Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin, as well as a Director of Strategy, Research and International Business Development at France Médias Monde (formerly known as Audiovisuel extérieur de la France), an international holding company comprising France 24, Radio France Internationale (RFI), Monte Carlo Doualiya and TV5 Monde. Since 2013, he has been running the Israel-based international news channel i24news Upon completing his studies, Melloul joined France"s Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs in 2001 as a special assistant to the Director of Strategic Affairs, Security and Disarmament. He was then appointed director of communications and press relations at the Ministry of European Affairs, under Noelle Lenoir"s leadership (2002–2003).
He later worked as Deputy Spokesperson at Quai d"Orsay from 2003–2004 and was responsible for strategic affairs, security, disarmament, terrorism, the Middle East, North Africa and the United Nations during the Iraq crisis.
In April 2004, Melloul was appointed Press and Communications Advisor to Dominique de Villepin"s Ministry of Interior, Internal Security and Local Freedoms, with a special focus on international issues and the war against terrorism. Afterwards, he was named Advisor to the Prime Minister and was put in charge of Communications and Media Relations from 2005 to 2007.
From March 2009 to June 2009, Melloul participated in the AfPak (Afghanistan-Pakistan) negotiations at the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs as an Advisor to Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan, Pierre Lellouche. In a report he submitted on October 12, 2010, Melloul proposed a number of recommendations to improve the country"s diplomatic stance.
Politics
He worked as an editor on the "Crisis Management and European Security and Defense " portfolio. In June 2010, Melloul was tasked by Universiti Malaysia Pahang party Secretary-General Xavier Bertrand with the mission of broadening France"s influence on the international scene.