Dominique Girard is a French diplomat. He served as the French ambassador to Indonesia from 1992 to 1995, French ambassador to Australia from 1995 to 2000, French ambassador to India from 2002 to 2007.[1][2][3][4][5] He also occupied several senior positions at the French foreign ministry.[6][7] From 2008 to 2011 he was executive director of the Asia-Europe Foundation (ASEF).[8]

While Ambassador to India, he arranged for several French films to be shown at the 37th International Film Festival of India (IFFI) in 2006.[9]

References

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  2. ↑ Ramachandran, Smriti Kak (April 19, 2007). "Indian writers going places..." The Hindu. Archived from the original on August 28, 2007. Retrieved 26 April 2010.
  3. ↑ "Biographie de M. Dominique Girard". France Diplomatie. Retrieved 26 April 2010. "Google translation to English".
  4. ↑ "France eases visa rules for students". The Hindu. April 28, 2007. Archived from the original on 6 November 2012. Retrieved 26 April 2010.
  5. ↑ Saha, Subhro (June 25, 2007). "The French connection - Thrust on IT, retail". The Telegraph. Kolkata. Archived from the original on September 11, 2012. Retrieved 26 April 2010.
  6. ↑ "Philippines: French president urges government not to endanger hostages". AFP news agency. BBC Monitoring. May 2, 2000. Retrieved 26 April 2010.
  7. ↑ Siddharth Varadarajan (February 10, 2004). "India, France to talk turban ban". Times of India. Retrieved 26 April 2010.
  8. ↑ Wong Li Za (December 9, 2009). "Solid network". The Star. Malaysia. Archived from the original on 22 June 2011. Retrieved 26 April 2010.
  9. ↑ "Eight French films at IFFI Goa". One India. November 23, 2006. Archived from the original on 8 July 2012. Retrieved 26 April 2010.


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