Jean-Claude Paye (OECD)

Jean-Claude Paye
Paye in 1985
Secretary-General of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
In office
October 1984 – September 1994
Preceded byEmiel van Lennep
Succeeded byStaffan Sohlman (acting)
In office
November 1994 – May 1996
Preceded byStaffan Sohlman (acting)
Succeeded byDon Johnston
Personal details
Born (1934-08-26) 26 August 1934 (age 90)
NationalityFrench
Alma materNational School of Administration

Jean-Claude Paye (born 26 August 1934) is a former French diplomat and civil servant who served as the Secretary-General of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) from 1984 to 1996, excluding a brief gap in 1994.

Paye is the son of Lucien Paye, who was Minister of National Education in the 1960s. He attended the National School of Administration. Paye was a highranking official at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs before becoming Secretary-General of the OECD in 1984, in place of Emiel van Lennep of the Netherlands. His ten-year term ended in September 1994 after the United States blocked an extension of his term.[1] However, after further negotiations it was agreed that Paye would stay on for an additional two years before being succeeded by Canada's Don Johnston.[2]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Rejects Extending Paye's Term : Rift Over OECD Leader, The New York Times, 29 October 1994.
  2. ^ U.S. Gives Up on Forcing Out OECD Chief, The New York Times, 26 November 1994.