Pierre Vimont

Pierre Vimont
Ambassador of France to the United States
In office
2007–2010
PresidentNicolas Sarkozy
Preceded byJean-David Levitte
Succeeded byFrançois Delattre
Executive Secretary General of the European External Action Service
In office
25 October 2010 – 28 February 2015
Succeeded byAlain Le Roy
Personal details
Born (1949-06-15) 15 June 1949 (age 75)
France
Alma materSciences-Po Paris, ÉNA
ProfessionDiplomat

Pierre Vimont (born 15 June 1949) is a French diplomat who served as the Executive Secretary-General of the European External Action Service (EEAS) from 2010 until 2015.[1] His current rank in the French civil service is "Ambassadeur de France", which is properly not a rank but a "dignity" bestowed upon a diplomat for life (unlike the other career ranks which cease to produce effect upon retirement or otherwise leaving the foreign service). He is a senior fellow at Carnegie Europe.[2]

  1. ^ "France, Ireland scoop top posts in EU diplomatic corps". EUobserver. 25 October 2010.
  2. ^ Michael Peel (February 24, 2019), Why the EU is embracing Middle East strongmen Financial Times.