Pierre Brochand

Pierre Brochand (born 4 July 1941 in Cannes) is a former director of the French Directorate-General for External Security (DGSE). He was previously a diplomat. He was a witness to Operation Frequent Wind and the Fall of Saigon in April 1975 at the end of the Vietnam War.^[1]

Alumnus of the École nationale d'administration (ENA), he is also a graduate of the École des Hautes Études Commerciales (HEC).

Career

• central administration, 1968–1971
• First Secretary in Saigon, 1971–1973
• Counsellor in Saigon, 1973–1975
• Counsellor in Bangkok, 1975–1979
• Consul General in San Francisco, 1979–1982
• Deputy Director (Asia and Oceania), 1982–1985
• Deputy Permanent Representative of France to the United Nations in New York, 1985–1989
• French Ambassador to Hungary, 1989–1993
• French Ambassador in Israel, 1993–1995
• Director General cultural, scientific and technical, 1995–1998
• Diplomatic Adviser to the Government
• French Ambassador to Portugal, 1998–2002
• Director of the DGSE, 2002-2008 ^[2]

Family

He is the brother of Bernard Brochand, currently UMP deputy-mayor of Cannes. Pierre Brochand is married with three children. He is a Chevalier of the Legion of Honour and Officer of the Order of Merit.

References

1. ↑ “Interview with Pierre Brochand.” WGBH Media Library & Archives. Retrieved 9 November 2010.
2. ↑ Yahoo! (in French), Dépêche AP, 7 October 2008, 12h43 http://fr.news.yahoo.com/ap/20081007/tfr-conseil-dgse-nomination-56633fe.html, retrieved 08/10/2008, PARIS - Erard Corbin de Mangoux a été nommé mardi en conseil des ministres à la tête de la Direction générale de la sécurité extérieure (DGSE), selon le compte-rendu du conseil. Ancien préfet, celui qui va succéder à Pierre Brochand était jusqu'ici conseiller de Nicolas Sarkozy pour les affaires intérieures.  Check date values in: |access-date=, |date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)