Jump to content

Pierre-Louis Gabriel Falaize

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Pierre-Louis Gabriel Falaize
French ambassador to Jordan
of  France
to  Jordan
In office
19541957
Preceded byAndré Guibaut [fr]
Succeeded byRoger Lescot
French ambassador to Libya [fr]
of  France
to  Libya
In office
19581958
Preceded byJacques Dumarçay
Succeeded byPierre Sébilleau
French ambassador to Laos [fr]
of  France
to  Laos
In office
1 December 1959 – 1 February 1964
Preceded byOlivier Gassouin
Succeeded byPierre Millet
French ambassador to Lebanon
of  France
to  Lebanon
In office
1 March 1964 – 1967
Preceded byRobert Barbara de Labelotterie de Boisséson
Succeeded byPierre Millet
Personal details
Born(1905-08-18)18 August 1905
Reims Marne
Died25 August 1974(1974-08-25) (aged 69)
Spouseon 26 March 1958 second marriage to Odette Blanc
Parents
  • Gabriel Falaize (1893-1956) (father)
  • Laville du Fort (mother)
Alma materLycée Henri-IV, University of Paris studied law. DipL: Licence en Droit

Pierre-Louis Gabriel Falaize (18 August 1905 – 25 August 1974) was a French journalist, Resistance fighter and Ambassador.[1]

Career

[edit]
  • From 1932 to 1939 he was Political commentator at L'Aube.
  • From 1937 to 1939 he was Political commentator at Paris-soir.
  • From 1944 to 1948 he was Director of the Cabinet of Georges Bidault (Minister of Foreign Affairs then President of the Provisional Government of the French Republic).
  • From 1949 to 1950 he was Director of the Cabinet of Georges Bidault, the President of the council.
  • From 1951 to 1952 he was Director of the Office of Georges Bidault, the Minister of National Defense.
  • In 1953 he was director of the United Nations Center. In the Middle East, Minister Plenipotentiary, director of the Cabinet of Georges Bidault, the Minister of Foreign Affairs.
  • From 1954 to 1957 he was ambassador in Amman.
  • In 1958 he was ambassador in Tripoli (Libya).
  • From December 1959-February 1964 he was ambassador in Vientiane (Laos).
  • From March 1964 to 1967 he was ambassador in Beirut (Lebanon), on 18 May 1964 he was concurrent accredited in Kuwait City (Kuwait).[2][3]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "Pierre Louis Falaize". The New York Times. UPI. 27 August 1974. Page 36, column 4. Retrieved 5 November 2023. Pierre Louis Falaize, Monaco's Minister to France, died here yesterday at the age of 69.
  2. ^ Who's who in Lebanon. Les Éditions Publitec. 1964. p. 320.
  3. ^ Brown, Mervyn. War in Shangri-La: A Memoir of Civil War in Laos. p. 37 – via Google Books.