Dominique Girard (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]

References
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  5. Saha, Subhro (June 25, 2007). "The French connection - Thrust on IT, retail". The Telegraph. Kolkata. Archived from the original on September 11, 2012. Retrieved 26 April 2010.
  6. "Philippines: French president urges government not to endanger hostages". AFP news agency. BBC Monitoring. May 2, 2000. Retrieved 26 April 2010.
  7. Siddharth Varadarajan (February 10, 2004). "India, France to talk turban ban". Times of India. Retrieved 26 April 2010.
  8. Wong Li Za (December 9, 2009). "Solid network". The Star. Malaysia. Archived from the original on 22 June 2011. Retrieved 26 April 2010.
  9. "Eight French films at IFFI Goa". One India. November 23, 2006. Archived from the original on 8 July 2012. Retrieved 26 April 2010.


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