Audrey Azoulay

Audrey Azoulay
Azoulay in 2016
Director-General of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
Assumed office
15 November 2017
Deputy Director-GeneralXing Qu
Preceded byIrina Bokova
Minister of Culture
In office
11 February 2016 – 10 May 2017
Prime MinisterManuel Valls
Bernard Cazeneuve
Preceded byFleur Pellerin
Succeeded byFrançoise Nyssen
Personal details
Born (1972-08-04) 4 August 1972 (age 52)
La Celle-Saint-Cloud, France
Political partyIndependent
SpouseFrançois-Xavier Labarraque
Children2
Parent
EducationParis Dauphine University
Lancaster University
Sciences Po
École nationale d'administration
Signature

Audrey Azoulay (French pronunciation: [o.dʁɛ a.zu.lɛ]; born 4 August 1972) is a French-Moroccan civil servant and politician who has served as the 11th Director-General of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) since 2017, becoming the second female leader of the organization. She previously served as France's Minister of Culture under Prime Ministers Manuel Valls and Bernard Cazeneuve from 2016 to 2017.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Audrey Azoulay". gouvernement.fr. Archived from the original on 7 May 2017. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
  2. ^ "UN Says Attacks on Heritage Sites Could Be War Crimes". Voice of America. 24 March 2017.