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Michel Jobert | |
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| French Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 4 April 1973 – 28 May 1974 | |
| President | Georges Pompidou |
| Prime Minister | Pierre Messmer |
| Preceded by | André Bettencourt |
| Succeeded by | Jean Sauvagnargues |
| Chief of Staff ofPresident of France | |
| In office 1969–1973 | |
| President | Georges Pompidou |
| Preceded by | Bernard Beck |
| Succeeded by | Édouard Balladur |
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| Born | (1921-09-11)11 September 1921 Meknes,French Morocco |
| Died | 25 May 2002(2002-05-25) (aged 80) Paris, France |
| Alma mater | Sciences Po,ÉNA |
Michel Jobert (French:[miʃɛlʒɔbɛʁ]; 11 September 1921 – 25 May 2002) was a French politician of the left-wingGaullist orientation. He served asMinister of Foreign Affairs underGeorges Pompidou, and asMinister of External Commerce underFrançois Mitterrand.
His tenure was marked, in part, by tense relations with the United States as he pursued French independence in the sphere of foreign relations.[1] This policy at one point led a frustratedHenry Kissinger to call him "an idiot" and a "bad" foreign minister.[2] Jobert died on 25 May 2002 in Paris, aged 80.[3]
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| Preceded by | Minister of Foreign Affairs 1973–1974 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Minister of External Commerce 1981–1983 | Succeeded by |
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