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'''Sylvie-Agnès Bermann''' (born 19 October 1953) is a French former career [[diplomat]] who served as the [[Embassy of France, London|ambassador of France to the United Kingdom]],<ref name="biogambauk">[http://www.ambafrance-uk.org/Biography-23568 Biography at www.ambafrance-uk.org].</ref> [[List of Ambassadors of France to Russia|ambassador of France to Russia]], and as [[Ambassador|French ambassador]] to [[China]] in [[Beijing]] from 2011 until 2014.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.allgov.com/fr/infos?news=853489|title=Ambassadrice de France en Chine : Qui est Sylvie Bermann?|website=AllGov France}}</ref> She previously served as director for United Nations, International Organizations, Human Rights and Francophony at the [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Development (France)|French Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Development]] in [[Paris]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://lannuaire.service-public.fr/gouvernement/administration-centrale-ou-ministere_178336|title=Direction des Nations unies, des organisations internationales, des droits de l'homme et de la francophonie - Annuaire &#124; service-public.fr|website=lannuaire.service-public.fr}}</ref><ref name="biogambauk"/>
[[File:Armoiries république française.svg|thumb|right|120px| Heraldic badge of the French Republic]]
'''Sylvie-Agnès Bermann''' (born 19 October 1953) is a French career [[diplomat]] and former [[Embassy of France, London|Ambassador of France to the United Kingdom]].<ref name="biogambauk">[http://www.ambafrance-uk.org/Biography-23568 Biography at www.ambafrance-uk.org].</ref> She currently serves as the [[List of Ambassadors of France to Russia|ambassador of France to Russia]].


== Early life and education ==
Bermann previously served as [[Ambassador|French Ambassador]] to China in [[Beijing]] from 2011 until 2014,<ref>[http://www.allgov.com/fr/infos/nominations-et-démissions/ambassadrice-de-france-en-chine--qui-est-sylvie-bermann-140623?news=853489 www.allgov.com]</ref> prior to which she was Director for United Nations, International Organizations, Human Rights and Francophony at the [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Development (France)]] in [[Paris]].<ref>[http://lannuaire.service-public.fr/services_nationaux/administration-centrale-ou-ministere_178336.html www.lannuaire.service-public.fr]</ref><ref name="biogambauk"/>
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Bermann is a graduate of [http://www.english.paris-sorbonne.fr/ Paris-Sorbonne University] where she studied history, the Paris Institute of Political Studies ("[[Sciences Po]]"), the French [[Institut national des langues et civilisations orientales]] where she studied Chinese, and the [[Beijing Language and Culture University]]


== Biography ==
== Career ==
Bermann embarked on her diplomatic career in 1979.<ref name="biogambauk"/> She served as vice-consul at the French Consulate General in Hong Kong from 1979 to 1980, and subsequently became third secretary, then second secretary, at the French embassy in China between 1980 and 1982.<ref name="biogambauk"/>[[File:SylvieBermannJeSuisCharlie.JPG|thumb|Ambassador Bermann with [[Miriam González Durántez|Miriam]] and [[Nick Clegg]] in [[Trafalgar Square]] at the "[[Je Suis Charlie]]" rally, 2015|left]]Bermann was subsequently responsible for policy relating to China/Hong Kong/Taiwan at the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Development until 1986, when she became second counsellor at the French embassy in Moscow. In 1989, Bermann returned to Paris to take up the post of head of the Southeast Asia Department, where she remained until 1992.<ref name="biogambauk"/>


In 1992 Bermann was appointed second counsellor at the [[Permanent Mission of France to the United Nations]] in New York. In 1996, she became head of the Common Foreign and Security Policy Department at the French Foreign Ministry, before becoming ambassador as permanent representative of France to the Western [[European Union]] and to the European Union's [[Political and Security Committee]] (PSC) in Brussels in 2002.<ref name="biogambauk"/>
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A graduate of [http://www.english.paris-sorbonne.fr/ Paris-Sorbonne University] where she studied history, the Paris Institute of Political Studies ("[[Sciences Po]]"), the French [[Institut national des langues et civilisations orientales]] where she studied Chinese, and the [[Beijing Language and Culture University]], Bermann embarked on her diplomatic career in 1979.<ref name="biogambauk"/>
Vice-consul at the French Consulate General in Hong Kong from 1979 to 1980, she became third secretary, then second secretary, at the French embassy in China between 1980 and 1982.<ref name="biogambauk"/>
Bermann headed the French Foreign Ministry's directorate for the UN and international organizations, human rights and Francophony, from December 2005 to February 2011.<ref name="biogambauk"/>
She was subsequently responsible for policy relating to China/Hong Kong/Taiwan at the [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Development (France)]] until 1986, when she became Second Counsellor at the French embassy in Moscow. In 1989, Bermann returned to Paris to take up the post of Head of the Southeast Asia Department, where she remained until 1992.<ref name="biogambauk"/>


In 1992 she was appointed second counsellor at the [[Permanent Mission of France to the United Nations]] in New York. In 1996, she became head of the Common Foreign and Security Policy Department at the French Foreign Ministry, before becoming ambassador as Permanent Representative of France to the Western [[European Union]] and to the European Union's [[Political and Security Committee]] (PSC) in Brussels in 2002.<ref name="biogambauk"/>
Bermann was appointed ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary to China on 23 February 2011, becoming the first woman to hold the post of French ambassador in a country which is a permanent member of the Security Council. She became French ambassador to the United Kingdom in August 2014.<ref name="biogambauk"/>
She headed the French Foreign Ministry's directorate for the UN and international organizations, human rights and Francophony, from December 2005 to February 2011.<ref name="biogambauk"/>


==Other activities==
She was appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to [[China]] on 23 February 2011, becoming the first woman to hold the post of French Ambassador in a country which is a permanent member of the Security Council. She became French Ambassador to the United Kingdom in August 2014.<ref name="biogambauk"/>
* French Institute for International and Strategic Affairs (IRIS), Member of the Board of Directors<ref>[https://www.iris-france.org/experts-en/ Board of Directors] French Institute for International and Strategic Affairs (IRIS).</ref>
* [[Institut des hautes études de défense nationale|Institute of Advanced Studies in National Defence]] (IHEDN), Member of the Board of Directors (since 2020)<ref>[https://www.ihedn.fr/conseil-dadministration Board of Directors] [[Institut des hautes études de défense nationale|Institute of Advanced Studies in National Defence]] (IHEDN).</ref>

==Writing==
In 2021, Bermann published a book about Britain and Brexit - ''Goodbye Britannia'' based on stereotypes of French hatred toward Britain (Éditions Stock).<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-02-26|title='Lying is no longer a sin': former French ambassador on Brexit and Boris Johnson|url=http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2021/feb/26/lying-is-no-longer-a-sin-sylvie-bermann-on-brexit-and-boris-johnson|access-date=2021-03-21|website=the Guardian|language=en}}</ref> She had previously written a book on China - ''La Chine en eaux profondes'' (Éditions Stock, 2017).


== Honours ==
== Honours ==
* [[Image:Legion Honneur Officier ribbon.svg|45px]] [[Officer|Officier]], [[Legion of Honour|Légion d'honneur]] (2012)<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20141012142649/http://www.legifrance.com/affichJO.do?idJO=JORFCONT000026178725 www.legifrance.gouv.fr]</ref>
* [[Image:Legion Honneur Officier ribbon.svg|45px]] [[Officer|Officier]], [[Legion of Honour|Légion d'honneur]] (2012)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.legifrance.com/affichJO.do?idJO=JORFCONT000026178725|title=Journal officiel "Lois et Décrets" - JORF n°0163 du 14 juillet 2012 &#124; Legifrance|date=October 12, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141012142649/http://www.legifrance.com/affichJO.do?idJO=JORFCONT000026178725|archive-date=2014-10-12}}</ref>
* [[File:Ordre_national_du_Merite_Commandeur_ribbon.svg|45px]] Commander (2019)<ref>{{in lang|fr}}[https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/affichTexte.do?cidTexte=JORFTEXT000038528305 Décret du 29 mai 2019 portant promotion et nomination ]</ref> of the [[National Order of Merit (France)|Ordre national du Mérite]], [[Officer|Officier]] in 2008.
* [[File:Ordre_national_du_Merite_Commandeur_ribbon.svg|45px]] Commander (2019)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/jorf/id/JORFTEXT000038528305|title=Décret du 29 mai 2019 portant promotion et nomination - Légifrance|website=www.legifrance.gouv.fr}}</ref> of the [[National Order of Merit (France)|Ordre national du Mérite]], [[Officer|Officier]] in 2008.


== See also ==
== See also ==
* [[List of Ambassadors of France to the United Kingdom]]
* [[List of Ambassadors of France to the United Kingdom]]
* [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Development (France)|Ministère des Affaires étrangères de la France]]<ref>[http://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/en/ www.diplomatie.gouv.fr]</ref>
* [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Development (France)|Ministère des Affaires étrangères de la France]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/en/|title=France Diplomacy|first=Ministère de l'Europe et des Affaires|last=étrangères|website=France Diplomacy - Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs}}</ref>
[[File:SylvieBermannJeSuisCharlie.JPG|thumb|right|Ambassador Bermann with [[Miriam González Durántez|Miriam]] and [[Nick Clegg]] in [[Trafalgar Square]] at the "Je Suis Charlie" rally, 2015]]

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Latest revision as of 00:37, 31 July 2023

Not to be confused with Sylvia Bermann.
Her Excellency
Sylvie Bermann
Ambassador of France to the United Kingdom
In office
21 August 2014 – 11 September 2017
MonarchElizabeth II
PresidentFrançois Hollande
Emmanuel Macron
Preceded byBernard Émié
Succeeded byJean-Pierre Jouyet
Ambassador of France to Russia
In office
September 2017 – December 2019[1]
PresidentEmmanuel Macron
Preceded byJean-Maurice Ripert
Succeeded byPierre Levy
Personal details
Born (1953-10-19) 19 October 1953 (age 70)
Salins-les-Bains, France
Residence(s)Kensington, London W8[2][3]
Alma materParis-Sorbonne University
Sciences Po
ProfessionDiplomat
Websitewww.ambafrance-uk.org

Sylvie-Agnès Bermann (born 19 October 1953) is a French former career diplomat who served as the ambassador of France to the United Kingdom,[4] ambassador of France to Russia, and as French ambassador to China in Beijing from 2011 until 2014.[5] She previously served as director for United Nations, International Organizations, Human Rights and Francophony at the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Development in Paris.[6][4]

Early life and education[edit]

Bermann is a graduate of Paris-Sorbonne University where she studied history, the Paris Institute of Political Studies ("Sciences Po"), the French Institut national des langues et civilisations orientales where she studied Chinese, and the Beijing Language and Culture University

Career[edit]

Bermann embarked on her diplomatic career in 1979.[4] She served as vice-consul at the French Consulate General in Hong Kong from 1979 to 1980, and subsequently became third secretary, then second secretary, at the French embassy in China between 1980 and 1982.[4]

Ambassador Bermann with Miriam and Nick Clegg in Trafalgar Square at the "Je Suis Charlie" rally, 2015

Bermann was subsequently responsible for policy relating to China/Hong Kong/Taiwan at the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Development until 1986, when she became second counsellor at the French embassy in Moscow. In 1989, Bermann returned to Paris to take up the post of head of the Southeast Asia Department, where she remained until 1992.[4]

In 1992 Bermann was appointed second counsellor at the Permanent Mission of France to the United Nations in New York. In 1996, she became head of the Common Foreign and Security Policy Department at the French Foreign Ministry, before becoming ambassador as permanent representative of France to the Western European Union and to the European Union's Political and Security Committee (PSC) in Brussels in 2002.[4]

Bermann headed the French Foreign Ministry's directorate for the UN and international organizations, human rights and Francophony, from December 2005 to February 2011.[4]

Bermann was appointed ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary to China on 23 February 2011, becoming the first woman to hold the post of French ambassador in a country which is a permanent member of the Security Council. She became French ambassador to the United Kingdom in August 2014.[4]

Other activities[edit]

Writing[edit]

In 2021, Bermann published a book about Britain and Brexit - Goodbye Britannia based on stereotypes of French hatred toward Britain (Éditions Stock).[9] She had previously written a book on China - La Chine en eaux profondes (Éditions Stock, 2017).

Honours[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Newly appointed French ambassador to arrive in Russia next week — embassy". TASS.
  2. ^ "France in London | Controversial Bastille Day Celebration at the French Ambassador's Residence". www.franceinlondon.com.
  3. ^ "La Résidence de France". France in the United Kingdom - La France au Royaume-Uni.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h Biography at www.ambafrance-uk.org.
  5. ^ "Ambassadrice de France en Chine : Qui est Sylvie Bermann?". AllGov France.
  6. ^ "Direction des Nations unies, des organisations internationales, des droits de l'homme et de la francophonie - Annuaire | service-public.fr". lannuaire.service-public.fr.
  7. ^ Board of Directors French Institute for International and Strategic Affairs (IRIS).
  8. ^ Board of Directors Institute of Advanced Studies in National Defence (IHEDN).
  9. ^ "'Lying is no longer a sin': former French ambassador on Brexit and Boris Johnson". the Guardian. 2021-02-26. Retrieved 2021-03-21.
  10. ^ "Journal officiel "Lois et Décrets" - JORF n°0163 du 14 juillet 2012 | Legifrance". October 12, 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-10-12.
  11. ^ "Décret du 29 mai 2019 portant promotion et nomination - Légifrance". www.legifrance.gouv.fr.
  12. ^ étrangères, Ministère de l'Europe et des Affaires. "France Diplomacy". France Diplomacy - Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs.

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