Maurice Gourdault-Montagne

Maurice Gourdault-Montagne
File:Gedenkeier Charles de Gaulles Besuch in Köln vor 50 Jahren-9225.jpg Maurice Gourdault-Montagne (2012)
Ambassador of France to China
Incumbent
Assumed office 1 August 2014
President	François Hollande
Preceded by	Sylvie Bermann
Ambassador of France to Germany
In office 2011–2014
President	Nicolas Sarkozy François Hollande
Preceded by	Bernard de Montferrand
Succeeded by	Philippe Étienne
Ambassador of France to the United Kingdom
In office 2007–2011
President	Nicolas Sarkozy
Preceded by	Gérard Errera
Succeeded by	Bernard Émié
Personal details
Born	(1953-11-16) 16 November 1953 Paris, France
Nationality	French
Alma mater	Sciences Po Panthéon-Assas University
Profession	Diplomat

Maurice Gourdault-Montagne CMG, CVO (born on 16 November 1953) is a career diplomat and the current French Ambassador to China.

Career

Mr Gourdault-Montagne joined the French Foreign Ministry in 1978. He served as First Secretary at the French Embassy in New Delhi (1981–83), Counsellor in Bonn (1988–91), then as Spokesman for the French Foreign Ministry (1991–93) and Deputy Private Secretary to the Minister to Foreign Affairs (1993–95). He became Private Secretary and Head of the Prime Minister's Office (1995–97). He served as the Ambassador to Japan (1998–2002) and became Senior Diplomatic Advisor and G8 sherpa to the French President Jacques Chirac (2002–07). He was appointed as French Ambassador to the United Kingdom in 2007 and became Ambassador to Germany on 14. March 2011. On 20 August 2014, he was appointed Ambassador to China.