Jacques Tiné

Jacques Tiné
BornMay 24, 1914
DiedApril 19, 2009
NationalityFrench
OccupationDiplomat

Jacques Tiné (French pronunciation: [ʒak tine]; 1914-2009) was a French diplomat.

Early life

Jacques Tiné was born on May 24, 1914, in Algiers, French Algeria.[1] His father was a corporate director.[1][2]

He was educated in Algiers.[2] He then received a degree in law from the University of Paris and graduated from Sciences Po.[2]

Career

Tiné started his career as a diplomat in 1935.[1] He was an attache at the French embassy in Los Angeles, California, in 1938–1939.[2]

In 1941, he was recommended by Charles-Antoine Rochat to join the main bureau of the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs.[1] Later, he replaced Bernard de Chalvron as an advisor on French Algeria to Marshal Philippe Pétain.[1]

He served as the French Ambassador to Portugal from 1969 to 1973.[2] He then served as France's permanent representative to NATO from 1975 to 1979.[2]

Death

He died on April 19, 2009.[2]

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