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Michel Jobert | |
|---|---|
| French Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 4 April 1973 – 28 May 1974 | |
| President | Georges Pompidou |
| Prime Minister | Pierre Messmer |
| Preceded by | André Bettencourt |
| Succeeded by | Jean Sauvagnargues |
| Chief of Staff of President of France | |
| In office 1969–1973 | |
| President | Georges Pompidou |
| Preceded by | Bernard Beck |
| Succeeded by | Édouard Balladur |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 11 September 1921 Meknes, French Morocco |
| Died | 25 May 2002 (aged 80) Paris, France |
| Alma mater | Sciences Po, ÉNA |
Michel Jobert (French: [miʃɛl ʒɔbɛʁ]; 11 September 1921 – 25 May 2002) was a French politician of the left-wing Gaullist orientation. He served as Minister of Foreign Affairs under Georges Pompidou, and as Minister of External Commerce under François Mitterrand.
His tenure was marked, in part, by tense relations with the United States as he pursued French independence in the sphere of foreign relations.[1] This policy at one point led a frustrated Henry Kissinger to call him "an idiot" and a "bad" foreign minister.[2] Jobert died on 25 May 2002 in Paris, aged 80.[3]
- ^ Gfeller, Aurélie Elisa, 1977- (December 2014). Building a European identity : France, the United States, and the oil shock, 1973-1974 (First paperback ed.). New York. ISBN 978-1-78238-688-9. OCLC 898210833.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ File:Nixon, Kissinger, George Shultz, William Simon - February 9, 1974(Gerald Ford Library)(1552661).pdf, p. 4
- ^ "Michel Jobert, 80, Minister Under Pompidou". The New York Times. 31 May 2002.