French diplomat
Dominique Girard is a French diplomat. He served as the French ambassador to Indonesia from 1992 to 1995, French ambassador to Australia from 1995 to 2000, French ambassador to India from 2002 to 2007.[ 1] [ 2] [ 3] [ 4] [ 5] He also occupied several senior positions at the French foreign ministry.[ 6] [ 7] From 2008 to 2011 he was executive director of the Asia-Europe Foundation (ASEF) .[ 8]
While Ambassador to India, he arranged for several French films to be shown at the 37th International Film Festival of India (IFFI) in 2006.[ 9]
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