The French Ambassador for Sri Lanka and Maldives Jean-François Pactet has passed away today, officials said.
He was born in 1970.
He has served as the Ambassador in Sri Lanka since October 2022.
A career diplomat, Pactet was previously Deputy Director of Culture and Education in the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
In this position, he was in charge of developing the network of French language and cultural centers abroad and supporting French cultural and academic institutions in their international cooperations.
From 2016 to 2019, Jean-François Pactet was in charge of the Ministry’s policy regarding global health, gender equality and education, and supervised French contributions to multilateral funds in these areas.
Prior to this, Jean-François Pactet has been posted at the French Embassy to the United States in Washington (2012-2016) and at the French Permanent Representation to NATO in Brussels.
He was also a Deputy Spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
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