Laurence Auer

Laurence Auer
French ambassador to Greece
Assumed office
August 2023
French ambassador to Romania
In office
September 2020 – July 2023
French ambassador to North Macedonia
In office
November 2012 – August 2016
Personal details
Born (1959-08-26) August 26, 1959

Laurence Auer (born 26 August 1959 in Geneva) is a French diplomat.[1] Since 2023, she has served as the French ambassador to Greece,[2] and previously served as French ambassador to Romania between October 2020 and July 2023.[3]

Career

From June 2003 to September 2006, she served as deputy spokesperson for French President Jacques Chirac,[4] before becoming the director of the Institut français du Royaume-Uni for four years.[5]

In November 2012, she was appointed as French ambassador to North Macedonia, where she remained until August 2016.[6]

In September 2020, she became the French ambassador to Romania.[2] Shortly after her appointment ended, on July 11, 2023, she was appointed as French ambassador to Greece, replacing Patrick Maisonnave effective August 1, 2023.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Décret du 26 janvier 2017 portant nomination et titularisation dans le corps des ministres plénipotentiaires (agents diplomatiques et consulaires)". Légifrance.
  2. 1 2 3 "Décret du 10 juillet 2023 portant nomination d'une ambassadrice extraordinaire et plénipotentiaire de la République française auprès de la République hellénique - Mme AUER (Laurence)". Légifrance.
  3. ↑ "Décret du 18 septembre 2020 portant nomination d'une ambassadrice extraordinaire et plénipotentiaire de la République française en Roumanie - Mme AUER (Laurence)". Légifrance.
  4. ↑ Guiral, Antoine (2007-01-10). "Chirac remercie son clan". liberation.fr.
  5. ↑ "Londres, actu-londres, PORTRAIT – La rigoureuse intelligence de Laurence Auer". lepetitjournal.com (in French). Retrieved 2026-04-08.
  6. ↑ "Décret du 29 novembre 2012 portant nomination d'une ambassadrice extraordinaire et plénipotentiaire de la République française auprès de l'ancienne République yougoslave de Macédoine - Mme AUER (Laurence)". Légifrance.